LOOKING AHEAD TO THIS WEEKEND’S WISCONSIN STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

What: 34th Annual Wisconsin State Championships

Where: Jefferson Speedway, located between Jefferson and Cambridge WI on US Hwy 18

When: Friday and Saturday September 12 and 13

Schedule and Information:
Thursday Sept 11- Practice Night (Gates open at 4 PM, Track Open from 4 PM-9 PM)

Friday Sept 12- Gates open at 1 PM, Practice at 2 PM, Time Trials at 5 PM, Racing at 7:30 PM
(Full program including qualifying races, Preview Features and the Race of Champions)

Saturday Sept 13- Gates open at 3 PM, Practice at 4 PM, Racing at 7 PM
(Full program of Last Chance Races and Features including Twin 65 lap Late Model Features)

Admission:
Friday- $15 for adults, $12 (ages 12-15 & seniors) $8 (ages 8-11) Ages 7 & under are FREE
Saturday- $20 for adults, $15 (ages 12-15 & seniors), $10 (ages 8-11) Ages 7 & under are FREE

Current Big 8 Series point standings (Top 6)

1. #5 Casey Johnson 511
2. #51 Dale Nottestad 507
3. #14 Austin Nason 498
4. #X Jon Reynolds Jr 492
5. #7 John DeAngelis Jr 445
6. #28 Jesse Bernhagen 443

LAST YEAR AT JEFFERSON: 2013 Jefferson Speedway Track Champion Dale Nottestad shook off his Friday frustrations and felt Saturday sensations, sweeping the 33rd Annual Wisconsin State Championships. After issues in qualifying on Friday evening, Nottestad was forced to fight through a Friday night qualifying race. Nottestad avoided an early race wreck and won the qualifier, putting him in the 15th starting spot for Saturday’s first 75 lap feature. Nottestad raced through the field in both events, claiming both 75’s and the overall Wisconsin State Championship. Eventual Big 8 Series champion Casey Johnson was the weekend’s fast qualifier and finished second in both 75’s and overall.

THIS YEAR: For the second straight season, the Wisconsin State Championships at Jefferson kick off ‘four races in four weeks’ to determine the 2014 Big 8 Late Model Series champion. Defending series champion Casey Johnson leads his chief nemesis from 2013 Dale Nottestad by just four points in this year’s chase. Slinger Big 8 winner Austin Nason sits third, just thirteen points off the lead. ‘Driver X’ Jon Reynolds Jr, a three-time Big 8 winner in 2014, sits six points behind Nason and nineteen points behind Johnson. Young guns John DeAngelis Jr and Jesse Bernhagen are still in the battle for the championship and are separated by just two points in fifth and sixth.

REMAINING BIG 8 LATE MODEL SERIES EVENTS:
Fri-Sat Sept 13-14- 34th Annual Wisconsin State Championships at Jefferson (WI) Speedway
Sat Sept 20- 6th Annual ‘Thunderstruck 93’ at Elko (MN) Speedway
Sat Sept 27- 49th Annual ‘National Short Track Championships’ at Rockford (IL) Speedway
Sat October 4- Oktoberfest Racing Weekend at LaCrosse (WI) Fairgrounds Speedway

FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please visit www.big8series.com or www.jeffersonspeedway.com