Top Fives for regular season finales

EAU CLAIRE, WI (August 30) - It was Late Model Season Championship races on Friday night August 28 at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI. Twenty cars signed in to compete in the final point’s event and a $1000 paycheck. Heat races were lined up by points in which Jake sat on the pole for heat race number three along his older brother Jesse. As the green flag flew Jesse got the quick jump on the high side of the speedway and never looked back. Jake tried his best to track him down but never could catch him in the ten lap heat race finishing a solid second place. The 20-lap feature saw Jake start in the sixth position. On lap six a slight mist fell and halted the race action for a few minutes as the cars circled the track to rework the track surface in. As the race restarted this was Jimmy Mars night, as he pulled away from the field in route to his third victory of the season at Red Cedar Mars was followed by Ashley Andersen, Mike Prochnow, Chris Oertel, and rounding out the top five was Jake Redetzke. The final point standing at Red Cedar Speedway found Jake finishing the year in the third position behind Cory Mahder and track champion Ashley Anderson.

The next evening Team Redetzke made the trip over to the Cedar Lake Speedway for their Season Championships. The Cedar Lake Speedway does not line up their season championships by points so with the draw lined up in the fifth spot. On a very heavy racetrack Jake was able to only advance one position to fourth place behind winner Steve Laursen, Adam Hensel, and Rick Egersdorf. In the 30-lap feature Jake started in the fifth position on the grid and quickly moved up to the fourth position on the start. Jake was able to advance one more position before the checkered flag flew. The final run down saw winner Steve Laursen in a runaway followed by Mike Bear, Jake Redetzke, Chad Mahder and Mike Nutzmann rounding out the top five. The final point standing saw Redetzke finish in the third position behind Track Champion Rick Egersdorf and Rick Hanestad.

Labor Day weekend will see Team Redetzke making the trek north for four days of racing action. Thursday September 3 is the historic Silver 1000 at the Proctor Speedway followed by the First Annual Wissota Classic Friday evening at the Grand Rapids Speedway in Grand Rapids, MN. Saturday Jake will make a visit to the Hibbing Raceway in Hibbing, MN for the final stop on the Dart Challenge Series schedule and the first day of the Labor Day Shootout. Sunday will also be another complete show at the Hibbing Raceway and a top prize of $3,500 up for grabs.

Celebration and disappointment

EAU CLAIRE, WI (August 23 ) - On Friday August 21 the Redetzke Motorsports team was scheduled to compete at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI but do to wet grounds track officials were forced to cancel the evenings racing program. Superior Speedway in Superior, WI also cancelled the nights racing events due to wet grounds. After the two closest tracks cancelled Jake and team decided to take a night off and gather themselves for the following night’s action.

On Saturday August 22 after the first annual Redetzke family reunion Team Redetzke brought their MasterSbilt by Mars to Cedar Lake Speedway for weekly NASCAR racing. With family members in the stands, Jake looked to impress with an excellent finish. Twenty-six Super Late Models checked into the back gate to battle for the $1,200 top prize. In heat race action after starting in the ninth position Jake made his way through the field early in the race and finished in the third position. After redrawing the eighth pill for the redraw Jake lined up for the 30-lap feature in the eighth position. As the green flag flew Jake wasted no time working his way to the front as he cracked the top five on lap six. But just two laps later Adam Hensel over took the fifth spot as Jake slid back to the sixth spot. On lap 17 Jake was able to work his way from fifth to third and was applying pressure to Egersdorf for second. On lap 21 Jake was able to move past Egersdorf and set sights on his older brother for the top position. Two laps later Jake was able to close the gap on Jesse Redetzke a small margin, but it was not enough. The older of the two Redetzke boys went on to capture the 30-lap victory followed by Jake Redetzke, Rick Egersdorf, Mike Nutzmann, and Eric Breeschoten. However, in all the congratulations to his older brother Jake failed to bring his car to scale road and the tech area directly after the race and under Cedar Lake Speedway rules was issued a disqualification. The final finishing order saw Jake finish in the 26th position. People in attendance were widely impressed by the racing of the two Redetzke brothers tonight as it is proven they will be force to battle with for some time to come.

This upcoming week will see the final regular season racing events at the Red Cedar Speedway and the Cedar Lake Speedway. Team Redetzke will be battling at both speedways looking for win number four on the year. The new Jake Redetzke t-shirts and hoodies are still available at the hauler in a variety of sizes. Please stop by and take a look!

Runner-up at Red Cedar

EAU CLAIRE, WI (August 16) - On a warm August day Team Redetzke made its return to the Red Cedar Speedway for weekly competition after getting rained out the week before.  A stout field of 15 Wissota Late Models checked in the back gate to do battle for the $1,000 top prize. Jake lined up in heat race number one in fourth position and quickly moved forward as the green flag waved. Able to make his way to the front Jake won the heat race in convincing fashion over older brother Jesse Redetzke, Mike Prochnow, Cory Mahder and Chuckie DeSmith. Jake started the feature in the fifth position due to the Wissota point average and was able to hold his position until a late race restart when he was able to charge down Duane Mahder and Jessie Redetzke to take away the second and third positions. But Ashley Anderson was the class of the field on this evening as he stormed to the front on the bottom of the speedway taking the win in front of Jake, Jesse Redetzke, Chad Mahder, and Duane Mahder who rounded out the top five.

Saturday, August 15 was a rainy day in Western Wisconsin and as the noon hour arrived things were not looking good for the Cedar Lake Speedway to compete on this evening so Jake and the team decided to head east down HWY 29 to the Shawano Speedway in Shawano, WI. They had hoped the four hour drive would pay off by dodging the rain and pull off a victory at the track Jake has run very well at in the past visits. Heat race action saw Redetzke line up in the third position and work his way by a car to finish in the runner up spot. But that was the best Redetzke would finish on this night as he started in the eighth starting spot and came home in the eighth spot in the 20-lap feature. Nick Anvelink was the eventual winner followed by AJ Diemel and Tom Naeyaret. This upcoming week will see Redetzke compete at the Season Championship nights both at the Red Cedar Speedway on Friday night and the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night.

Splash Splash Spin

EAU CLAIRE, WI (August 9) - On Friday August 7 team Redetzke planned to make the trip north to the Superior Speedway for weekly NASCAR racing action but the negative forecast for the evening and chilly temperatures outside forced Superior Speedway officials to cancel the evenings racing program.

Saturday August 8 planned to be a race night at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI but large amounts of rain fell overnight drowning the grounds and track officials were forced to cancel once again. So Jake decided to head south to the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN. Twenty one cars checked in the pit gate before racing action began.  After starting the heat race in the second position Jake quickly wheeled his way around the Southern Minnesota speed plant to the convincing heat race victory. The point average lined up Jake outside the front row for the feature and he quickly jumped out to the early lead in the 20 lap feature. Redetzke easily had the fastest car at the start of the race and quickly roared to a half a lap lead in the race. As Jake moved into lap traffic on lap 11 some misfortune came about as he drove his Mastersbilt by Mars right into the back of the lapped car of Lucas Peterson causing Jake to lose control and spin to a halt. Under DCS rules if you stop on the speedway and bring out the caution you go to the back of the racing order. With only a few laps left Redetzke elected to take his tattered machine pit side. The final finishing order saw Redetzke finish in the nineteenth position. This upcoming week will see the Redetzke Motorsports team compete at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI on Friday and the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI on Saturday evening.

Redetzke Captures his Second Challenge Series Victory and First Win at ABC

EAU CLAIRE, WI (July 26) - On Friday July Team Redetzke headed north of Eau Claire on Hwy 53, bound for Ashland, WI and the ninth leg of the Dart Challenge Series. In the eleven year history of the Challenge Series this was the first visit to one of Wissota’s founding tracks.  Jake Redetzke had an excellent draw coming into the pit gate which sat him on the pole position of the heat race. Redetzke out ran outside pole sitter Paul Brust for the first lap, but then Brust began to pull away and Redetzke could not catch him. Brust went on to win the heat race followed by Redetzke, Travis Budislavich, Darin Meireotto, and John Kannta. With Redetzke’s finish in the heat race it gave him enough passing points to line up for the Debbie’s Dash. In which he started sixth and finished fourth behind Darrell Nelson, Kevin Carlson and winner Paul Brust. After the dash they had Brust draw to see how many cars would be inverted. The number was four, so that put Redetzke on the pole for the $3,000 to win 40-lap main event. As the green flag flew Redetzke and outside pole sitter Darrell Nelson circled the speedway side by side but on lap one Nelson pulled out to a slight advantage over Redetzke. Redetzke shadowed every move of Nelson around the ABC Raceway for nearly 24 laps before deciding it was time to take over. Redetzke bolted to the bottom of the track coming out of turn two and took over the top spot for only one lap as Nelson battled back to re take the point. On lap 29 Redetzke once again pulled alongside of Nelson as the two battled side by side for nearly two laps before Redetzke could eventually clear him for good. The 27 lapped several more cars in route to a near half a lap victory over the cars of Nelson, Steve Laursen, Don Copp, and Joel Crydermann. The victory was Redetzke’s second ever victory in the Dart Challenge Series as the other one came at the Rice Lake Speedway his rookie year. It would also end up being Redetzke’s first ever victory at the famed ABC Raceway.

On Saturday July 25 the Redetzke team traveled west on I 94 to the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI for weekly competition and a tune up before the upcoming USA Nationals the following weekend. An excellent turnout of 30 cars was on hand to do battle on the newly laid down racing surface and the $1,200 on the line. In heat race action Jake lined up in the seventh position and was able to work his way by two cars to make it way into a transfer position into the feature, coming home with a fifth place finish in the feature. Which meant Jake missed the redraw position by one spot and would start the feature thirteenth on the grid. After starting thirteenth in the feature Redetzke wasted no time at the drop of the green and moved his way forward on the bottom of the speedway. At one point he was up to fourth with five laps to go but got involved in a accident with Brent Larson sending the car of Rick Hanestad around with Redetzke clipping the front of Hanestand giving a right rear flat. Jake took his car pit side under the caution and did not finish the race and ended up getting scored in the thirteenth position.

This upcoming week will be a busy one for the Jake Redetzke Motorsports as a week along trek of open Late Model racing in store. Starting out Tuesday July 28 at the North Central Speedway in Brainerd, MN for a WDRL clash, followed the next night July 29 at the Superior Speedway in Superior, WI for another WDRL battle, then things shift south to the Cedar Lake Speedway for the USA Nationals weekend. Thursday is a complete show for the WDRL Late Models for $5,000 to win. And then Friday is the big show with qualifying and heats for the $50,000 to win USA Nationals followed by the B Mains, and the 100-lap feature on Saturday August 1. Make sure to stop by the hauler and show Jake your appreciation.

Weekly Racing at Red Cedar and Cedar Lake

EAU CLAIRE, WI (July 19) - On Friday July 17 Team Redetzke traveled the half hour west to the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie to do battle for the $1,000 top prize. After lining up for the heat race in the third position Jake was able to advance ahead one position and finish behind eventual race winner Cory Mahder. In feature action the 27 placed its self on the grid in the seventh position and eventually came home with a seventh place finish on a tricky racing surface.

On Saturday July 18 Nascar weekly racing was in store for the Jake and crew as they competed at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI. The heat race saw Jake line up in the fourth position and advance one spot to come home with a third place finish. After redrawing eighth Jake quickly worked his way through traffic to advance to the second position where he was up on the wheel for the remaining laps to try and catch eventual winner Steve Laursen but only to fall a few feet short in the end. The top five were as follows Steve Laursen, Jake Redetzke, John Kannta, Adam Hensel, and Darrell Nelson.

Redetzke Back in Action

EAU CLAIRE, WI (July 12) - After repairing the 2009 MasterSbilt by Mars all week and missing a few Challenge Series races Team Redetzke brought the repaired car to the Red Cedar Speedway on Friday July 10 for weekly competition. In heat race action the Wissota point average lined up Redetzke in the second position and Jake held his ground coming home with a stout second place finish behind eventual winner Ashley Anderson. In the redraw Redetzke drew the eighth spot for the feature and battled a tricky racetrack throughout the 20 lap feature to manage a sixth place finish behind Jesse Redetzke, Randy Gullixson, Cory Mahder, Chris Oertel, and eventual winner Mike Prochnow.

On Saturday July 11 it was off to the Cedar Lake Speedway for their Fire Cracker Special along with a makeup feature from the June 27 rainout. Jake started the makeup feature in the seventh starting spot and worked his way through traffic to finish in third place in the 25 lap make up feature. Quickly the crew had to prepare the car for the upcoming regular night’s heat race in a short period of time. As Jake lined up for the heat in the fourth position he quickly moved up to the second spot as the green flag flew and followed eventual winner Jim Carlson around the speedway to the finish. The redraw once again put the team behind the eight ball as Redetzke pulled a nine. The ninth starting position made claim to the 27 of Redetzke but not for long as the green waved Redetzke quickly gunned for the bottom of the track managing to pick car after car. As the twenty five lap race ended Redetzke crossed the line with a respectable fourth place finish.

This week the 27 will be in action once again at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI on Friday night and the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI on Saturday night. The new tee-shirts and sweat-shirts have arrived and are for sale at the hauler for $15 and $25 respectively.

<sup>Challenge Series starts out as a Struggle

EAU CLAIRE, WI (July 6) - On Thursday July 2 Jake and crew made the trip south along the Mississippi River to the Mississippi Thunder Speedway in Fountain City, WI formerly the Tri-Oval Speedway. After the first two Challenge Series races were cancelled due to rain the newly configured Fountain City track was now the first stop for the traveling series. Team 27 arrived at the speedway not knowing how things would turn out but looked forward to a fun challenging night of racing. After lining up the heat race in the third position came home with a second place finish behind Brent Larson. With Jake’s second place finish he earned him a spot in the Debbie’s Dash. Jake eventually came home with the win in the Debbie’s Dash and redrew the fourth starting position in the feature. As the feature started Jake settled into the third position and battled with Lance Mathees for most of the race until Lap13 when the lapped car of Joe Ludeman came to a spin in turn three. Having nowhere to go Redetzke made contact with the outside retaining wall and severely damaged his car. With that accident Jake wants it to be known “If you are a lapped car PLEASE hold your line for the leaders making their way through traffic so you don’t tear up others equipment.” Jake ended up not finishing the race and was recorded in the 20 position.

The WISSOTA car will need to be sent to Mars Racing to be placed on the jig for repair. Team Redetzke spent the whole night switching motors between the Wissota car and the Open car. Shortly before having to leave for the Red Cedar Speedway on Friday July 3 the process was complete. The team was tired but had high hopes they could challenge for the win and the $2,000 top prize. In the heat race Jake started on the pole and came home with the win with a very strong performance. As the 40 lap feature rolled out onto the track Jake lined up in the ninth position due to the redraw. That did not hold Jake back as he worked his way through traffic and came home with a very strong second place finish behind eventual winner Jimmy Mars.

On Saturday July 4 Jake and team once again headed south to the Deer Creek Speedway for stop number two on the Dart Challenge Series. From the previous night’s performance Jake was excited the way the car was handling and had hope hopes of another good finish. After starting the heat race in the eighth position Jake quickly moved up and finished in the fourth spot. Which put the 27 team in the tenth starting spot and Jake moved up quickly into fifth but found trouble shortly after making contact with the wall. Redetzke’s MasterSbilt by Mars was once again severely damaged and could no longer compete in action. Jake was officially recorded in the 21 position.

The Redetzke team has rethought the schedule for the week of the July 6 and has decided to stay back in Eau Claire and repair both race cars instead of following the Challenge Series races out west. On July 10 Jake will be back in action at the Red Cedar Speedway for regular racing action and will be competing at the Cedar Lake Speedway on July 11 for their Fireworks spectacular and make up feature from the rainout two weeks prior.</sup>

Weekly Racing at Red Cedar and Cedar Lake

EAU CLAIRE, WI (June 28) - On Friday June 26 Jake Redetzke and the 27 team brought their Wissota legal MasterSbuilt by Mars to the Red Cedar Speedway for weekly racing action. Fourteen cars signed into the back gate to do battle at the $1,000 top prize. After starting the heat race in the sixth position Jake raced his way to fourth place before the checker’s flew. Jake made the redraw and stared the feature seventh. After the dust settled after the twenty laps the 27 came home with a third place finish behind winner Chad Mahder and older brother Jesse Redetzke.

On Saturday June 27 Nascar weekly racing was in store for Jake and crew at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI. Once again a tough draw was to start the night out as Jake lined up for the heat race in the sixth position. The car was really good, as Jake was able to quickly move up to the second position and challenge leader Rick Egersdorf multiple times for the lead but as they crossed the finish line came up a couple feet short to settle for second.  As the modified feature was lining up, a strong storm moved over the speedway drenching the grounds. Race officials were forced to cancel the rest of the night’s events. In two weeks will be the makeup feature as Cedar Lake is not racing Late Models on the 4^th of July holiday.

Next week will start a busy stretch of races for the Jake Redetzke Racing team 10 races in 11 days starting on Wednesday July 1 at the Superior Speedway in Superior and will conclude at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI on July 11. We hope to see you on the road in the coming days. New tee shirts and sweat shirts have been ordered and will be arriving soon. Check at the hauler for details…

Redetzke Tackles the WDRL Northern Swing

EAU CLAIRE, WI (June 22) - On Wednesday June 17 Jake and team decided to head west to the North Central Speedway in Brainerd, MN to compete in round four of the WDRL tour. The plan was to unveil the 2009 MasterSbuilt by Mars and get some laps on it before Superior and Cedar Lake in the coming days. The decision paid off for Jake and crew as he started his heat race in the pole position and ran away with the victory ahead of Tim Isenberg and Gordie Seegert. After qualifying for the Iowa-Illinois Taylor Isulation Pole Dash Jake raced for a fourth place finish in the six lap shootout which gave Jake the outside second row to start the A-main. In the 50-lap $5,000 to win A-main Jake held his ground and came home with a respectable fourth place finish behind the excitement of Chad Mahder, Jimmy Mars and eventual winner Chad Simpson.

Thursday June 18 Team Redetzke followed the WDRL tour up to the Superior Speedway in Superior, WI for round five of the WDRL tour. The team was excited from the previous night’s performance and was looking to another great finish for the young hot shoe out of Eau Claire. In heat race action Jake started in the third position and finished where he started which locked him into the main event. After starting in the 12th spot on the starting grid Jake was able to race his way up to the fifth position  before the checkers flew in the 50-lap $5,000 to win A-main. Jimmy Mars captured the victory ahead of Justin Fegers, Chad Simpson and Darrell Nelson.

June 19 round six on the WDRL tour at the famed Cedar Lake Speedway for the annual Master’s event. On this night Jake and team 27 where behind the eight ball finishing eighth in the heat race and forced to race in the B Main, came home with a disappointing DNF. The team loaded up the car and hoped for better results on Saturday evening.

Saturday proved to be a new day as Jake came out of the box with a third place finish in the heat race after starting in the seventh position. Which gave him the seventh starting spot in the 50-lap $5,000 to win A-main and eventually came home in a stout eighth place finish. Jake and the team were very pleased with the way the new car performed and is looking forward to more open motor races in the coming months.

On Sunday June 21 Team Redetzke trekked north for the second stop in the Wissota Dart Challenge Series at the Proctor Speedway in Proctor, MN. After arriving at the track rains moved in and series officials were forced to cancel the nights racing action.

This coming Friday June 26 Jake will be back in weekly action at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI followed by a visit to the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night.

Redetzke Drives to Top Five at Cedar Lake

EAU CLAIRE, WI (May 26) - Team 27 once again headed over to the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI  on Friday May 22 for weekly WISSOTA  racing action after a two week weather related hiatus. After starting sixth in the eight lap heat race, Jake came home with a stout second place finish. After the redraw Jake started in the eighth position for the 20 lap feature and crossed the checker’s with a ninth place finish.  Full results can be found at www.redcedarracing.com.

On Saturday night May 23 Jake competed in weekly NASCAR racing action at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI. Another great field of 33 cars was on hand to do battle for the $1,200 payday. After starting in the second position in the heat race came home with the victory over Brent Larson. Redrew the Pole for the feature and after the track taking rubber early came home with a respectable third place finish in the 30 lap main event behind Rick Egersdorf and John Kaanta. Full results of can be found at www.cedarlakespeedway.com.

Jake Redetzke Victorious at Superior Opener

EAU CLAIRE, WI (May 20) - The Redetzke race team towed north on HWY 53 Wednesday afternoon to compete at a rare mid week show at the Superior Speedway in Superior, WI. Making the trip north payed off for the #27 team as Jake picked up his second feature win of the 2009 racing season. After running third in heat race action, Jake led flag to flag in the feature to grab the checkers ahead of Brent Larson and Adam Hensel. Full feature results can be found at www.superiorracetrack.com. Jake and crew will be competing at his local tracks this weekend the Red Cedar Speedway on Friday night and the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night.

Redetzke Races to seventeeth at Cedar Lake

EAU CLAIRE, WI (May 11) - For the second straight week the events at the Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, WI were cancelled due to rain.

On Saturday May 16 the 27 team pulled to the Cedar Lake Speedway for their annual school bus race night. With a large car count on hand Jake raced to a seventh place finish in the heat after starting in the seventh position. For the first time this season Jake was forced to race in the B feature due to the large amount of cars on hand. After stating in the fifth position came home with a second place finish, which enabled him to transfer to the A feature where he started 22nd and came home with a 17th place finish.

Jake and team will be in action at the Superior Speedway this Wednesday for NASCAR regular racing action in addition to the weekly racing at the Red Cedar Speedway on Friday night and the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday night.