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Huge weekend planned for Jackson Nationals

to bring fans to their feet.
On Friday, Sept. 2, the
Lucas Oil ASCS National
The action will be hot on Tour will race, as will
the half-mile track at the the HRA non-wing sprint
Jackson Motorplex for the cars.
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by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor

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Jackson Motorplex General Manager Doug Johnson has heard a lot of positive comments about the changes
at the track and expects a big turnout for the annual Jackson Nationals.

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WEEKEND: Big three days set

Continued from PAGE 2
Fun planned for the entire weekend
The action on the track
is just the start of the
fun planned for the big
weekend.
A four-person golf
scramble takes place
Thursday, Sept. 1, at
Brooks National Golf
Course in Okoboji, Iowa,
to kick off the weekend.
Johnson said a beanbag tournament will take
place Saturday behind
the bleachers and a wine
tasting event is set for
the same day.
Starting at noon on
both Saturday and Sund a y, t h e c o n c e s s i o n
stands will be open, as
well as the midway with
vendors selling shirts
and souvenirs.
AGCO is also hosting
tours of the Intivity Center Friday and Saturday,
with driver autograph
sessions available.

A lot of positive comments

The Jackson Motorplex has undergone a
major overhaul over the
last year-plus and Johnson said hes heard plenty of good things about
the place.
I talked to a lot of
people in Knoxville,
(Iowa), he said. We
are definitely getting it
put on the map. I heard a
lot of positive comments,
especially after our last
couple races. Everyone is really excited.
Theres a lot of excitement from the racing
community about what
weve got going on.
And Johnson said the improvements and changes
are far from over.
Theres a lot of work
going on, and there will
be through the entire
fall, he said. Theres
still a lot of work to do.

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Jackson Motorplex
General Manager Doug
Johnson said some big
names are expected to
fly around the track for
the Jackson Nationals,
including current points
leaders Danny Lasoski
and Sam Hafertepe Jr.
Lasoski has a slim lead
over Craig Dollansky
in the NSL standings
and Hafertepe Jr. has a
series-leading six feature wins to lead the
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Tour point standings
over four-time winner
Johnny Herrera.
All four are expected
to compete at the Jackson Nationals, along with
Sammy Swindell, Brian
Brown, Wayne Johnson
and Aaron Reutzel.
Johnson said he expects 40-plus cars for
the 360 race and hopes
for 30 or more 410 sprint
cars.

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Halverson hoping nationals provides major highlight

Underdog likes
his neon pink car
with odd number
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor

In his own words, Brandon Halversons season

has produced nothing
spectacular so far.
But he hopes that
changes at this year s
Jackson Nationals.
The 360 sprint car driver has a pair of top-five
finishes at the Jackson
Motorplex and another
top-10 placing this summer and finished as runner-up once while racing a non-wing car in
Worthington.
A win during the nationals, though, would
make this season one to
remember for the driver
from Jackson.
Halverson plans to race
his 360 sprint car during
the Jackson Nationals, as

well as a non-wing sprint

car.
With any luck, we can
win one of those, he said.
Halverson said the first
step to doing so comes
from getting off to a good
start.
Qualifying really well
would be a good thing for
both classes, he said.
Always the underdog
Even if Halverson isnt
the favorite to win the
Jackson Nationals, thats
fine by him.
Hes always been
known as a bit of an underdog so much so he
named his racing team
Underdog Motorsports.
My mom always called
me the underdog because
we never had the nice
equipment or anything,
Halverson said. I just
kind of went with it.
Besides being an underdog, Halverson said he
doesnt mind being a bit of
an oddball.
See HALVERSON on PAGE 5

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HALVERSON: Underdog likes neon pink car and odd number

Continued from PAGE 4
He gave his car the No.
13, even though most shy
away from it.
I like the number, he
said. Not many people
do it for the superstition.
I like being the oddball.
But what comes after the
number is even more important to the fifth-year
sprint car driver.
The MJ in 13MJ is for
his daughter, Maryjane.
When she was born,
we put that on there, he
said. I like it.
If the number isnt
unique enough, Halversons paint scheme is.
His sprinter is black
and bright pink, making it
easy to spot on the track.
Ive kind of always
done pink, he said. We
just did a lot more this
year. Its different; nobody does it.
His freshly-painted car
took first place in a car
show at the beginning of
the season.
So we have won something, Halverson joked.

Love for racing

Halverson said he got
into racing after going
to races at the Jackson
Speedway now known
as the Jackson Motorplex.
I grew up watching
it and just liked it, he
said. I watched mostly in
Jackson. When I was old
enough to travel around
by myself, I started doing
that too.
Halverson started his
racing career 10 years
ago when he was 16, hopping behind the wheel of
a hobby stock car.
Five years later, he
started driving a sprint
car.
He said hed like to
drive a 410 sprint car in
the future, but for now,
likes sharing the track
with those guys.
The 410s around here
are as good as you can get
anywhere in the country,
Halverson said. Id like
to try it someday. As of
now, we have 360 stuff, so
thats what we do.

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Record-breaking season for Coopman

Mankato driver
opened season
with track-record
nine straight wins
by DAN CONDON
Sports Editor

PHOTO COURTESY OF SHANNON DYCE

Nate Coopman celebrates one of his record-setting nine straight sport compact
feature wins in Victory Lane at the Jackson Motorplex.

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Nate Coopman made

history earlier this season
as he dominated the sport
compact class at the Jackson Motorplex.
Coopman won the first
nine sport compact feature
races of the season, shattering the track record for
consecutive feature wins.
The Mankato native is no
stranger to winning. Earlier this season, he picked
up his 200th career feature
victory while racing at the
Redwood Speedway.
At that track, hes won
all nine sport compact features of the season and 15
straight going back to last
season.
The last person other
than Coopman to win at

the Redwood Speedway the Boone Super Nationals

is the same person who last season in Boone, Iowa.
This season, he has nine
ended his winning streak
at the Jackson Motorplex wins at both the Jackson
this season: his girlfriend, Motorplex and Redwood
Speedway, as well as three
Stephanie Forsberg.
S h e w o n f a i r a n d wins at the Murray County
square, he said of Fors- Speedway and a pair of
bergs win in Jackson on wins at both the Princeton
Speedway and Fairmont
Aug. 6.
Not surprisingly, Coop- Raceway.
His nine straight wins
man met Forsberg while
at the Jackson Motorplex
racing.
I met her at the track broke the previous record
in Slayton, Coopman said. of six, but Coopman said he
never realCooply felt any
man, himI JUST WANT TO
self, has
KEEP UP THE GOOD pressure
to keep
grown up
WORK.
his string
around the
of success
track. His
Nate Coopman
going.
dad has
I just
driven a
racecar longer than Coop- kind of did my own thing,
he said.
man has been alive.
And his plan for the rest
When he was 12, Coopman first got behind the of the season is to keep
wheel of a hornet car at the doing what hes done so
far: win.
Fairmont Raceway.
I just want to keep up
Coopman is a 2014 IMCA
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Upper Midwest racing archives on display in Jackson Sept. 3

Past Jackson and
Fairmont champ
Edgington slated
to welcome all
those who come
The Algona Museum
Racing Hall of Fame joins
the Jackson Racing Hall
of Fame in displaying
racing archives from the
past from around the Upper Midwest in Jackson
during the AGCO Jackson
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The archives can be
seen at the Jackson American Legion in downtown
Jackson from 10 a.m. to 4
p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The display will include
racing items from the
racetracks in Jackson,
Algona, Fairmont and
many more tracks. This
will include all classes of
racecars.
Past Jackson Speedway
and Fairmont Raceway
track champion Jim Edgington will be on hand to

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When: Saturday, Sept.
3, 10 a.m. to 4
p.m.
Where: Jackson
American
Legion, Jackson
greet fans. He was also
a Minnesota State Fair
champion and has been inducted into both the Jackson Speedway and Algona
Speedway Halls of Fame.
Food will be available
and prizes will be awarded.
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Past Jackson Speedway

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track champion Jim
Edgington (center) will
greet fans at a special
racing archives display
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Name isnt only thing thats changed at Jackson Motorplex

Facility sees big
upgrades, with
more to come in
the near future
by JUSTIN R. LESSMAN
Publisher

The name isnt the only

thing thats changed at the
Jackson Motorplex.
The historic half-mile
speedway formerly
known as the Jackson
Speedway opened for its
63rd season of racing in
May with a complete facility facelift, including
all-new bleacher seats,
new VIP suites, a brandnew concession area and
new digital video boards.
The schedule has also
changed this season, with
the newly renovated facility playing host to two
nights of edge-of-yourseat racing action each
week.
Huge improvements
Renovations and up-

dates to the motorplex

unveiled this season come
on the heels of improvements begun in 2015. That
year, the half-mile track
was widened to provide
more side-by-side racing
and all-new Musco lighting was added throughout
the facility.
This year saw the debut of all-new bleacher
seats with backs and 20
new VIP suites. Race fans
and businesses are able
to rent the climate-controlled suites high above
the speedway for the entire season or for a single
race night.
The view is spectacular, said Doug Johnson,
Jackson Motorplex general manager.
Race fans and teams
are also being treated
this season to a brandnew concession area with
an outdoor patio area at
which to sit and enjoy the
motorplexs renowned
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Race fans at the Jackson Motorplex are enjoying recent improvements to the facility, including all-new bleacher
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MOTORPLEX: The name isnt the only thing that has changed
Continued from PAGE 8
panded menu, all at affordable prices.
Back on the track, race
fans are enjoying electronic timing and scoring
with two new digital video
boards along the backstretch, which also show
video replays of the action
on the speedway. Johnson
said footage from other
local and area tracks is
also able to be shown on
the video boards.
Expanded schedule
The completely renovated motorplex is host
to a newly expanded racing schedule this season,
with two nights of racing
scheduled weekly.
Friday nights offer three
classes of sprint cars,
featuring the 900-horsepower 410 sprint cars,
while Saturday nights feature the IMCA Stock Car
classes. Sprint car racing
begins at 7:30 p.m. on
Fridays, with stock cars
hitting the dirt at 7 p.m.
on Saturdays.

Looming large on the

Jackson Motorplex schedule yet this season are the
Jackson Nationals Sept.
2-4 and the IMCA Stock
Car Nationals Sept. 23-24.
Were excited about
the Jackson Nationals,
Johnson said, adding
plans are being laid for
a beanbag tournament,
golf tournament and perhaps even a hauler parade
through downtown Jackson in conjunction with
the event. Were looking
at doing some different
things to add to the experience and increase fan
interaction. Its not just
about the races; its the
whole experience were
looking to enhance.
Bright future
The future is bright for
the Jackson Motorplex,
Johnson said. More improvements to the facility and track itself are
planned in the future, and
the motorplex is poised
See MOTORPLEX on PAGE 10

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MOTORPLEX: The name isnt the only thing that has changed

Continued from PAGE 9

to host entertainment op- of those for next year.
To accommodate the antions beyond racing.
Were looking at bring- ticipated crowds, a 50ing in a Snocross event unit campground is in the
early next February and works on the east side of
working to book some the Jackson Motorplex
big-time concerts for complex to give fans the
opportuninext year,
ty to spend
Johnson
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this fall.
some big
Johnson said he hopes
holiday weekends next
year, we can have racing to have a schedule of
action on Saturday and a events for 2017 in place by
concert follow on a Sunday the end of the September.
Its an exciting time
afternoon or evening, and
really make an event out for us all at the Jackof it, he said. We think son Motorplex, he said.
such multi-day events are This facility is really
the wave of the future. I poised for some big things
think well see a lot more in the very near future.

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Six new members enshrined in speedways hall of fame

The Jackson Speedway
Hall of Fame enshrined
six new members earlier
this year during a newly
formatted induction ceremony.
This years inductees
are James (Lucky) Jasper,
Brian Schnee, Don Reiners, Dave Engebretson,
Wayne Gohr and the Jackson Ambulance Service.
Inductees were honored May 20 at the Jackson Motorplex as part
of the Folken Brothers
Spring Nationals. The
induction ceremony took
place the following day
at the Jackson American
Legion Hall.
Jaspers Carmel Corn
becomes wildly popular
The name Jasper became synonymous with
the Jackson Speedway for
many reasons. His famous
Carmel Corn was popular
among fans and his motion as commander of the
local Veteran of Foreign
Wars Post No. 900 to pur-

chase an ambulance for

the city of Jackson led to
increased safety at the
racetrack.
When the VFW became
involved with managing
the track, Jasper was instrumental in purchasing popcorn from a local
vendors stand in Jackson
and then sold it at the concession stand at the track.
In the late 1950s, Jasper
invited some friends to
his house and they made
batch after batch of caramel corn, looking for the
perfect recipe. They made
several batches until the
recipe was just right, thus
creating Jaspers Carmel
Corn.
Jasper bought a popcorn trailer and parked
it under the grandstand,
selling his Carmel Corn,
peanuts and ice cream
sandwiches. During the
Jackson County Fair, they
added snow cones and
cotton candy. Jasper also
decided to sell beer at the
track as a way to raise

funds for the VFW. He

helped construct a building, acquired coolers and
managed the selling of
the beer.
Jasper employed many
young boys at his popcorn
stand, many of whom were
working their first job. If
there was a lot of product
left toward the last race
of the night, Jasper would
suggest a power outage to
the maintenance personnel in order to halt the
races. Most of the lights
would go out and people
headed to the concession
stands. Eventually the
outage was fixed and
races continued.
In the early days, if
track officials didnt generate enough money from
ticket sales, they used
money from the popcorn
stand to fulfill the winners purse.
In the late 1960s, during
his time as commander
of the local VFW, Jasper made the motion to

PHOTO BY JUSTIN LESSMAN

Inductees into the Jackson Speedway Hall of Fame include the late James Lucky
Jasper, represented at left by son Tim and wife Eveline Jasper, as well as Brian
Schnee (front, from left), Dave Engebretson and Don Reiners. Also recently inducted are the Jackson Ambulance Service, represented by Phil Markman (back,
right) and the late Wayne Gohr, represented by Jason Fiala and Harlan Gohr.

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HALL: New members enshrined in speedways hall of fame

Continued from PAGE 11

purchase an ambulance
for the city of Jackson
from some of the profits
made at the racetrack.
The motion passed and,
in February 1968, the city
received its first ambulance. It was the first of
several ambulances the
VFW helped purchase for
Jackson.
Jackson a special place
for Schnee
Schnee remembers going to the races in Madison, S.D., for the first time
in the early 1970s and
being hooked instantly.
I knew thats what I
wanted to do, Schnee
said in his HOF biography.
The Schnee family
moved to Sioux Falls, S.D.,
around 1977, where his
new neighbor, Pat Cambell, owned a six-cylinder
modified. Schnee hung
around Cambells house
for years and helped in
the garage. Cambell introduced Schnee to Marlo
and Marlon Jones and

Schnee soon became good

friends with Marlon. Marlon and Don Larson were
building a car, and Schnee
helped.
Around that time,
Schnee started hearing
people talk about the
Jackson Speedway. He
starting coming to the
speedway in 1978 and
said, from the first time
I ever saw Jackson, I
just fell in love with the
place.
Schnee credits that to
his eventual success at the
Jackson Speedway.
I think the reason we
were always pretty good
at Jackson once I started
racing there was because
I just love that track, he
said. Everyone treated
you so well and I love the
high-speed half-mile.
Schnee says he remembers Jack McCorkell lapping him when Schnee
first started racing in
Jackson and marveled as
he watched McCorkell fly
down the straightaway.
Schnee met Steve

Sharpe in 1985 and raced

his sprint car for two
years, winning University
of Okoboji Night a couple
times.
Sharpe sold all his stuff
after the 1986 season, so
Schnee turned his attention to starting his business of fixing cars and
building nerf bars and
bumpers. By 1990, he was
building cars for some
of the best racers in the
country.
Through the 1990s,
Schnee raced his own
car in Jackson and drove
for several other owners
at different times. He
retired from racing in
2001, but says the Jackson Speedway has always
been a special place.
Schnee said being able
to be part of the season
opener at the Jackson Motorplex earlier this year
was pretty special ahead
of his induction into the
hall of fame.
The whole thing has
really come full circle,
he said. Its quite an

honor to be in here.
Reiners wins Nationals,
two track titles in Jackson
Reiners has been
around racing nearly his
entire life. His dad, Don
Reiners Sr., raced motorcycles and, later, modified
cars at Husets Speedway
in Brandon, S.D.
The two started racing
together in 1969, teaming up with a supermodified car No. 6 and No. 26.
They raced at Husets and
Madison, S.D. until Reiners moved to Sturgis, S.D.,
where he raced his No.
26 sprint car at the Rapid
Speedway.
Reiners moved back to
Sioux Falls, S.D., in 1975
and built a supermodified
No. 23 with Darrell Dawley and Doug Clark. They
had great success with the
car for one year and then
Reiners drove the No. 7
sprint car for Don Larson.
In August 1977, Reiners teamed up with Loren
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Continued from PAGE 12
sprint car. They spent the
winter months building
frames and parts and soon
started having success. In
1979 and 1980, Reiners
won track championships
at the Jackson Speedway
and Hartford Speedway
and he won the track title
at Harford again in 1981.
Reiners lists his biggest
triumph as winning the
1982 Jackson Nationals
in dramatic fashion on the
last lap.
His racing career ended
the next year when he received a severe back injury as the result of a sprint
car accident at the Jackson Speedway. After many
years of rehab, Reiners is
back in action driving and
racing his dirt bike and on
the golf course.
I am truly honored
to accept this, Reiners
said during the induction
ceremony back in May.
Its like family coming
here always. I am just
awestruck to be accepting this.

Second induction for

Engebretson
The 2016 induction into
the Jackson Speedway
Hall of Fame is the second
for Engebretson, who is
already a member of the
Husets Hall of Fame.
Engebretson began his
racing career in 1954 at
Husets Speedway, racing
in a 1937 Ford two-door
sedan he purchased for
$40. He won his first race
that summer in Mitchell,
S.D., and raced at Husets
and the old Soo Speedway
until the late 1950s.
In the early 1960s,
Engebretson drove a 1937
Ford coupe at the Jackson
Speedway and Minnesota
State Stock Car Association. He won the MSSCA
title, as well as the Jackson championship.
In 1964, Engebretson
drove a new car built
by Marlo and Jay Egge
and won four features
in a row and the season
championship at Husets.
That same year, he drove

a sprint car for the first

time, racing a cageless
Chevrolet owned by Hank
Hannestad. Engebretson
raced the sprint car Sunday afternoons and then
quickly headed to Husets
that night to race the Egge
car Sunday nights.
After the 1964 season,
the sprint car returned
to California, where Jan
Opperman got it for his
first chance at sprint car
racing.
Engebretson retired
from racing after the 1966
season, but returned in
1974 with a new supermodified. In 1977, Engebretson went to just driving sprint cars, racing in
Hartford, S.D.; Knoxville,
Iowa; and Rapid City. He
raced sprints and modifieds until 1981.
Spanning his racing career, Engebretson raced
in the first World of Outlaws event in Dallas and
won championships at
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Continued from PAGE 13
and MSSCA, the tri-state
championship for Minnesota, South Dakota and
Nebraska and won the B
dash at the Knoxville Nationals in 1977.
Engebretson has raced
in six Mint 400 Desert
Races, the Mexican 1000
and several snowmobile
races in the area.
Although not officially retired, Engebretson
has not raced since the
Masters Classic Races
at Knoxville in 1994 and
1995. He and his wife,
Nancy, live near Meckling, S.D.
Gohr always there to lend
a hand
Gohr was someone who
was always willing to lend
a helping hand, regardless of what needed to
be done at the Jackson
Speedway. He always
made sure everybody was
having a good time and
cheered those up when
they were down or had a
rough night.

Gohr started at the

Jackson Speedway helping Richard and Lynn
Mohlencamp in the late
1980s or early 1990s.
Through the years, Gohr
started helping Scott
Knudson, sticking with
Knudson from the hobby
stock years all the way
through the 305 sprint
cars. Even when Knudson
wasnt able to make the
races, Gohr was there.
Gohr started pushing
sprint cars to the starting area, sitting in turns
three and four to watch
the race. He worked in
various positions, including the back gate, and had
his dream job of corner
four the last years he was
at the track. Gohr loved
being that close to the
sprint cars as they went
racing by.
Gohr and his family
helped the cleaning crew
with post-race clean up
every week and Gohr
could then be found with

Family can still feel presence of hall of fame inductee at new motorplex
As Marlene Wolff approached the new and improved
Jackson Motorplex on opening night back in May, she
wasnt sure hed still be there.
Her brother, Wayne Gohr, who worked at the old
Jackson Speedway for the better part of two decades,
died suddenly in 2012 at the age of 47. But Wolff said
while Gohr was no longer around in body, his spirit never
really left the racetrack he so loved.
So she was uncertain ahead of the May 20 seasonopening race at the made-over Jackson Motorplex if
that old feeling would remain. It didnt take long for
her to realize it did.
The minute I stepped in there, I felt Waynes presence, Wolff told the crowd gathered for Gohrs induc-

tion into the Jackson Speedway Hall of Fame the afternoon of May 21. I felt it all the way around.
For Marlene Wolff, Gohrs sister, and other members
of Gohrs family on hand for the ceremony, Gohrs posthumous induction into the Jackson Speedway Hall of
Fame was a dream come true.
Gohr joined James (Lucky) Jasper, Brian Schnee, Don
Reiners, Dave Engebretson and the Jackson Ambulance
Service as 2016 inductees Saturday. The inductees
were also honored Friday at the Jackson Motorplex as
part of the Folken Brothers Spring Nationals.
We thank the hall of fame for welcoming Wayne into
the family, Wolff said.
PHOTO BY
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All eyes and cameras are on the family

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as they accept his posthumous induction into
the Jackson Speedway
Hall of Fame Saturday.

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Congrats,

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a cold one, sometimes A mainstay at the speedcarrying on conversations way
The Jackson Ambuuntil sunrise.
On occasion, Gohr spon- lance Service has been a
sored race nights and fire- mainstay at the Jackson
works, but never wanted Speedway for decades,
any credit, so credit was ever since its first ambugiven to an anonymous lance was donated in the
late 1960s.
donor.
The JAS began serving
Gohr died suddenly in
December 2012, at the Jackson and surroundage of 47. He was still ing rural areas on Jan.
employed at the Jackson 1, 1968, with Lyle Dilley
Speedway at the time appointed the secretary
of his death. His wife, and treasurer, a position
Tiffany, and daughter, later known as ambulance
Elizabeth, still work at director.
Ike Dunlavey went to
the track.
Gohrs family continues the local VFW in search
to help keep his memory of funds for the first amalive by getting bike spon- bulance and the members
decided
sorships
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from local
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ACCEPT THIS.
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bike givecost. The
away at
ITS LIKE FAMILY
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the JackCOMING HERE
Cadillac
son MoALWAYS. I AM JUST
had room
torplex,
AWESTRUCK TO BE
for two pawhich has
tients and
coincided
ACCEPTING THIS.
featured
with his
Don Reiners
the latest
memorial
safety and
race the
oxygen
last few
equipment.
years.
Twenty firemen went
For Marlene Wolff,
Gohrs sister, and other through comprehensive
members of Gohrs family training to become memon hand for the induction bers of the ambulance
ceremony in May, Gohrs service, which transportposthumous induction ed its first patient on its
into the Jackson Speed- first official day in serway Hall of Fame was a vice.
By 1971, the ambulance
dream come true.
We thank the hall service was in need of
of fame for welcoming a new ambulance and,
Wayne into the family, again, the VFW assisted,
contributing $5,000 for a
Wolff said.
1972 Cadillac.
The VFW continued its

support of the ambulance

service, assisting with the
purchase of equipment
and supplies for many
years.
The JAS became a staple of the races in the
early 1970s. Until that
time, the track relied on
a station wagon that was
stocked with medical supplies and operated by
people involved with the
races. The JAS provided
equipment and man hours
to the VFW-operated racetrack free of charge in appreciation for the years of
donations and support the
VFW provided the JAS.
The ambulance and fire
departments continue
to provide emergency
medical technician and
firefighter services at the
local track throughout the
racing season.
The JAS has owned 19
ambulances throughout
the years, with ambulance
Nos. 18, 19 and 20 remaining in service. All Jackson
ambulances continue to
display the VFW name
and symbol in honor of
Post 900s financial assistance in establishing the
service and ongoing support over the years.

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Lloyd Bunny
Houseman
Jack McCorkell
Bobby Geldner
2004
Gale White
Dick Forbrook
Gene Albers
Tom Savage
Ruby Sorenson
2005
Daryl Dawley
Bill Mellenberndt
Dean Wieskus

2002
Bob Johnson
Clair Gilmore
Don Jensen
John Mulligan
Darrel Gilbert
Willmar Lundt
Daryl Burns
John Levernz
Marv DeWall
Everett Dobson
Loren Woodke
2003
Nick Pronk

Arvin Sidles
2006
Doug Wolfgang
Dennis Perkins
Forrest Anderson
Dick Trondson
2007
Leland Erickson
Vic Dicks
Elmer Thurmer
Bob Thurmer
Ronnie Kauffman
2008
Joe Wieskus

Ivan Tokle
Jim Miller
Jerry Frantsen
Keith Frantsen
2009
Dick Valentine
Jr. Thaemlitz
Lyle DeVries
VFW Ladies Auxiliary
2010
Matt Spies
Joel Taylor
Larry Smith
Mike Thurmer

2011
Bob Weber
Arnie Nimmerfroh
Dean Anderson
Bert Winrich
KKOJ/KRAQ Radio
2012
Russell Hemstead
John Loken
Barb Wieskus
Gordy Vogelaar
Denny Houseman
Doug Cellan
2013
Les Wildin
Hugh Craven
Loren Fick
Kenny Chapman
Doug DeWall
Summer Racing Group
2014
Reinhard Reiny Staerk
Ray Smith

Bill Happy Smith

Gabby Lusk
Pete Werner
Jackson County Pilot
2015
Jim Edgington
Gary DeWall
Bob Houseman
Bobby Johnson
Gary Strube
Jackson Sports
2016
James (Lucky) Jasper
Brian Schnee
Don Reiners
Dave Engebretson
Wayne Gohr
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Don Reiners
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Bobby Davis Jr.
Doug Wolfgang
Bobby Allen
Doug Wolfgang
Steve Kinser
Ricky Hood
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Tim Monson
Gary DeWall
Tim Monson
Doug Wolfgang
Brian Schnee
Lou Kennedy Jr.
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Jake Peters
Rob Tvedte
Randy Nygaard
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Roll of past track champions features names of the greats

1954
Stock Cars Willmar
Lundt
1955
Stock Cars Willmar
Lundt
1956
Stock Cars Willmar
Lundt
1957
Stock Cars Daryl Burns
1958
Stock Cars Gil Haugan
1959
Stock Cars John
Leverenz
1960
Stock Cars John
Leverenz
1961
Stock Cars Marv
DeWall
1962
Stock Cars Marv
DeWall
1963
Stock Cars Dave
Engebretson
1964
Stock Cars Dick
Forbrook

1965
Stock Cars Vic Dicks
1966
Modifieds Marv
DeWall
1967
Modifieds Les Welden
1968
Modifieds Daryl
Dawley
1969
Modifieds Daryl
Dawley
Sportsman Bob
Shryock
1970
Modifieds Jim
Edgington
Sportsman Bob
Shryock
1971
Modifieds Marv
DeWall
Sportsman Denny
Houseman
1972
Modifieds Bill
Mellenberndt
1973
Modifieds Bill
Mellenberndt

Six Cylinder Randy

Fredrickson
1974
Modifieds Bobby
Geldner
Six Cylinder Jim
Adamson
1975
Modifieds Bill
Mellenberndt
Six Cylinder Loren
Matejka
1976
Modifieds Roger
Larson
Six Cylinder Miles
Grein
1977
Modifieds Jack
McCorkell
Six Cylinder Miles
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1978
Modifieds Marv
DeWall
Six Cylinder Ray Smith
1979
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1982
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1983
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1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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1989
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1990
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1991
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1992
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1993
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1994
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1997
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1998
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IMCA Modifieds Greg
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IMCA Stock Cars
Roger Tripp
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Chris Frerichs
2002
Championship Sprints
Matt Spies
IMCA Modifieds Roger
Nielsen
IMCA Stock Cars
Randy Brands
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Chad Hulstein
360 Modifieds Jesse
Odegaard
2003
WISSOTA Sprints Bill
Boles
IMCA Modifieds Roger
Nielsen
IMCA Stock Cars
Randy Brands
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Jeff Senne
360 Modifieds Terry
Hanning
2004
360 Sprints Gregg
Bakker
Modifieds Roger
Nielsen
Double Barrel Sprints
Troy Schmidtke
IMCA Stock Cars Trent
Schroeder
IMCA Hobby Stocks
John Briggs
360 Modifieds Ken
Odegaard

See CHAMPIONS on PAGE 23

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Continued from PAGE 22
2005
360 Sprints Bill Boles
Modifieds Eric Dailey
Double Barrel Sprints
Bruce Anderson
IMCA Stock Cars
Roger Tripp
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Dan Strandberg
360 Modifieds Travis
Engeman
2006
360 Sprints Bill Boles
Modifieds Eric Dailey
Limited Sprints Bruce
Anderson
IMCA Stock Cars Jim
Larson
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Drew Barglof
2007
360 Sprints Bill Boles
Double Barrel Sprints
Bruce Anderson
IMCA Stock Cars Trent
Schroeder
IMCA Hobby Stocks
Dan Strandberg
2008
360 Sprints - Gordy
Vogelaar

Double Barrel Sprints Frank Phipps

IMCA Stock Cars - Trent
Schroeder
B Mods - Justin Schuder
Hobby Stocks - Dan
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JSTS Sprints - Gregg
Bakker
2009
360 Sprints - Bill Boles
305 Sprints - Frank
Phipps
IMCA Stock Cars Jeffrey Larson
B Mods - Gregg Sidles
Hobby Stocks - Dan
Strandberg
Hornets - Nate Coopman
JSTS Sprints - Gregg
Bakker
2010
360 Sprints - Casey
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305 Sprints - Ryan Voss
IMCA Stock Cars - Jim
Larson
B Mods - Mathew Looft
Hobby Stocks - Dustin
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Hornets - Nate Coopman

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Hobby Stocks - Justin
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Sport Mods - Jason
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Stock Cars - Trent
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A Mods - Josh Meyer
360 Sprints - Skylar
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Sport Mods - Mathew
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Stock Cars - Luke
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A Mods - Eric Dailey
360 Sprints - Skylar
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305 Sprints - Bill Boles
2013
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Stock Cars - Luke
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A Mods - Roger Nielsen
360 Sprints - Skylar
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