This past Saturday, Columbus 151 Speedway held their 2009 Awards Banquet at the Cardinal Ale House & Bowl located in Columbus, WI. A large crowd gathered to congratulate the division champions and others for their season accomplishments.

Steve Bodeau was the emcee for the evening while Dave Rottiger assisted in handing out the awards. The evening started by introducing Brian Dopkins, the track’s 2010 flagman. It was also announced that the Jeff Falbe Memorial will open the 2010 season on Sunday, May 2.

Randy Bruenig of Columbus was crowned Late Model champion. He acknowledged the difficult challenge of winning a championship and thanked the people that helped him succeed. Throughout his title winning campaign, Bruenig captured 2 feature wins and 7 fast times. Randy also won the Sportsmanship award. Dean Schultz of Horicon was second and Fort Atkinson’s Don Gaserude came in third. Lincoln Keeser of Johnson Creek won the Rookie of the Year award.

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Wednesday, October 21, 2009) Columbus 151 Speedway, in conjunction with STM Promotions and Dan Thiel, would like to announce that the dirt has returned to 151 Speedway for one show this summer. This will be the first show on dirt at Columbus 151 since it was originally paved circa 1962. On Saturday night, July 3, the asphalt will be covered with clay for the running of this great event. Raindate will be Sunday, July 4. Participating divisions will be announced in early November. Mark your calendars! Please visit www.columbus151.com for more information regarding the speedway.

by Andrew Schaller

by Andrew Schaller

by Andrew Schaller
COLUMBUS, WI (Friday, August 28, 2009) Luke Hoffman of Madison claimed his third win of the 2009 season by winning the 35 lap Late Model main event on Friday night at Columbus 151 Speedway. Hoffman started from the pole with Russ Hanson to his outside. The pair of competitors raced side by side until Hoffman took control on lap three as Hanson fell back into a battle for second with Al Weishoff. Weishoff claimed the position a lap later and set his sights on Hoffman for the lead. Jerry Auby moved up to challenge Weishoff on lap eight, getting to his inside down the backstretch. Auby claimed the spot on lap 12 with Dean Schultz trying to follow past Weishoff. Schultz moved to third on lap 16 as the top three began to break away from the pack slightly. Hoffman remained in control while Auby and Schultz fought for second. Andy Wendt joined the battle for second while Hoffman's lead increased. Hoffman motored to the checkers to take the win with Auby, Wendt, Schultz and Don Gaserude rounding out the top five.