In front of a stand room only crowd, Multi-time Oktoberfest
Feature Winner, Eddie Hoffman passed 19-year-old Nick
Neville on Lap 34 and from there, the Wheaton, Illinois
veteran withstood heavy pressure the remainder of the race
from ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier,
Jacob Goede to score his third ASALMS Northern Division
Feature Win of the 2007 Season.For Hoffman, it was his
Third Feature to go with his previous triumphs at the
Rockford (IL) Speedway in the Rockford 100 on July 28,
2007 and the 1st annual Bob Milner Memorial 125 Win at
his home track of the Grundy County (IL) Speedway. In
addition, this was the 47-year-olds’ Fourth career Oktoberfest
Feature victory!
“I had to work hard for this one.” Hoffman said as he climbed
out of his Lisa Thomas Salon Ford Fusion. “ The 72 car
(Jacob Goede) was right there with me for the longest time. I
gave him the top side and I think he burned his tires up
running up there for so long. This is a great win for the
whole team especially after the way we lost this race a year
ago.” He added.
In the 2006 version of the Oktoberfest 100, Landon Cassill,
now driving for Hendrick Motorsports, passed the Wheaton,
Illinois veteran with less than a lap to go to win the ASALMS
Northern Division portion of the 37th annual Oktoberfest
Weekend.
19-year-old Nick Neville and Hoffman led a strong 30-car
field to Chief Starter, Tom Powell’s green flag to begin the
100-lap main event that featured two other battles within
itself. Trent Snyder led Peter Cozzolino and Charlie Menard
by just 21 and 31 points respectively in the chase for the
2007 ASALMS Northern Division Championship.
Both Menard and Cozzolino had to come through the 25-
lap GM Performance Parts Shootout just to make the 100-
lap Feature as a stellar 42-car field was on hand with
Qualifying times real close with the Top 29 cars in
Qualifying separated by just a half second!
Meanwhile the chase for the 2007 Rookie of the Year title
would be decided as well as Jesse Saunders carried a 40-
point margin over Mike Heiss and needed to stay within Nine
(9) positions of the fellow freshman to score the Rookie title!
Neville edged out ahead of Hoffman at the drop of the
green flag, but his efforts were for naught as the first of 10
cautions flew as the field was heading down the backstretch.
Trevor Stewart and Griffin McGrath got together in Turns 1-2
and collected Cozzolino, who started shot gun on the field
in 30th place. All three were able continue, but all three
suffered some forms of cosmetic damage as a result of the
incident.
On the restart, Neville again beat Hoffman to the first corner
to take the early lead as the rest of the field tried to settle
down in the beginning stages of the century grind. Hoffman
never let Neville stray to far out in front of him and stayed
glued to the fellow Prairie State drivers’ back bumper
through two more cautions.
Another caution flew on Lap 31 as a crash involving 15-year-
old Alex Kennedy and 2007 I-70 Speedway ASA Late
Models Track Champion, Austin Siebert slowed the action
down. During the clean up process, both ASALMS Northern
Division Points Leader, Trent Snyder and Rookie of the Year
Points Leader, Jesse Saunders pitted throwing the 2007
Points Standings into disarray!
Both drivers came back out after curing their respective
ailments and restarted the race at the rear of the field and
both with their work cut out for them. Meanwhile up front,
Hoffman began his charge and looked high and low trying
to figure out a way around Neville.
Hoffman had to hurry though as ARP Bodies/Aluminum
Racing Products Fast Qualifier, Jacob Goede was now on
Hoffman’s back bumper. Finally on Lap 34, both Hoffman
and Goede were able to skate by Neville to take first and
second respectively.
Lap 41 saw 2007 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion,
Travis Dassow and 19-year-old Josh Wallace collide while
racing for the 10th spot and both slid up into the Turns 1-2
wall. Both Wisconsin based drivers were done for the night
as on the restart, Hoffman, Goede, and Neville pulled away
to battle one more time.
Hoffman and Goede were able to separate themselves from
a hard-charging Neville and commenced to battling on
their own. Both drivers dove high and low dicing through
lapped traffic and all the while, Hoffman was able to keep
Goede behind him.
A pivotal caution flew on Lap 56 when Northern Division
title contender, Charlie Menard, who started 27th and had
worked his way up to 10th, came in contact with Derek
Neville, Nick’s older brother, and the contact resulted in
Menard backing his mount into the Turn Three wall.
Cozzolino, who was involved in the opening lap incident
was also involved and suffered more cosmetic damage to
his machine! Menard was done for the night while
Cozzolino spent more time than he wanted too on pit road
and lost several laps in the pits once the green came out.
Because of this, Snyder, who was back up to 15th, had to
just finish the race and he would win the 2007 ASALMS
Northern Division Championship. Saunders meanwhile
needed to finish closer to an Eighth Place at the time, Mike
Heiss and the Rookie title was his.
A scary moment occurred for Heiss on Lap 74 when debris
from another car fly off and Heiss ran over it on the front
stretch! Heiss was ok and no damage was done. One more
caution flew on Lap 77 when LaCrosse regular, J. Herbst
spun in Turn Four setting up one final showdown.
Back up front, Hoffman had Goede following in his tire
tracks all over the 0.545 Mile Progressively Banked Paved
Oval as the laps continued to click off. Behind the lead duo,
Neville now had his hands full with 2007 Big 8 Late Model
Series Champion, Jeremy Miller, who was making his
ASALMS debut and Wisconsin veteran, Jim Duchow as the
trio ran nose to tail in an effort to reel in Hoffman and
Goede.
Goede tried every trick in his arsenal to get by Hoffman, but
the crafty Wheaton, Illinois veteran stood his ground and
with 10 laps to go, Goede’s tires began going away while
Hoffman pulled away from him and the rest of the field.
Hoffman carefully negotiated some late lapped traffic and
was able to lose Goede in the process and go on to score
his third ASALMS Northern Division Feature Win of the 2007
season and fourth career Oktoberfest Feature victory!
“This feels really good to be back in Oktoberfest Victory
Lane. We have a lot of great history with John McKarns
(Oktoberfest Promoter) and we’re certainly happy to be
standing here in victory lane in front of these great fans!” An
appreciative Hoffman added as the crowd roared their
approval. “We’ve got one race left in Nashville and
hopefully this is the start of ending this year on a high note.”
Hoffman ended.
“Man I gave him all I had, but we just came up a little short.”
Goede added in his post race interview after finishing
second to Hoffman. “To be racing with these guys,
especially that guy up there (Pointing towards Hoffman) and
having a chance at winning is a really big deal for this
team. We can only afford to make certain shows and we’ve
tried to make the most of the them.” The New Germany,
Minnesota driver added.
Goede, who ironically was making his first ASALMS
Northern Division start of the season, has two ASALMS
Challenge Division Feature Wins to his credit. The first
came in the Make-A-Wish 150 at the Iowa (IA) Speedway on
May 19, 2007 and his second and by far the biggest win of
his career, occurred on August 4, 2007 when the 22-year-
old won the Crate American Race 200 at the Bristol (TN)
Motor Speedway
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Oktoberfest 100 UNOFFICIAL Results
Pos,,Start,,Car
#/Driver,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Laps,,Status
1,,,,,,2,,,,,,,8 Eddie
Hoffman,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
2,,,,,,6,,,,,,,72 Jacob
Goede-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
3,,,,,,1,,,,,,,55 Nick
Neville,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
4,,,,,,11,,,,,5 Jeremy
Miller-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
5,,,,,,3,,,,,,,36 Jim
Duchow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
6,,,,,,4,,,,,,,35 Tom
Gille,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
7,,,,,,10,,,,,00 Mike
Heiss-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
8,,,,,,7,,,,,,,95 Derek
Neville,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
9,,,,,,16,,,,,81 Jesse
Smith,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
10,,,,14,,,,,88 Trent
Snyder,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
11,,,,20,,,,,87 Jesse
Saunders-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
12,,,,23,,,,,82 J.
Herbst,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
13,,,,22,,,,,51 Anthony
Danta-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
14,,,,15,,,,,16 Nick
Schumacher,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
15,,,,29,,,,,33 Wes Griffith
Jr.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,100,,,,Running
16,,,,19,,,,,34 Troy
Hintzsche-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,99,,,,,,Running
17,,,,25,,,,,26 Alison
Quick,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,99,,,,,,Running
18,,,,28,,,,,64 Griffin
McGrath-R,,,,,,,,,,,,97,,,,,,Running
19,,,,5,,,,,,,52 Eric
Fransen-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,84,,,,,,Mechanical
20,,,,30,,,,,11 Peter
Cozzolino,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,71,,,,,,Handling
21,,,,13,,,,,18 Dan
Lensing,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,62,,,,,,Accident
22,,,,26,,,,,91 Trevor
Stewart,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,58,,,,,,Accident
23,,,,12,,,,,139 Andrew
Morrissey,,,,,,,,,56,,,,,,Accident
24,,,,27,,,,,13 Charlie
Menard,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,56,,,,,,Accident
25,,,,17,,,,,25 Tom
Fedewa,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,56,,,,,,Overheating
26,,,,9,,,,,,,10 Josh
Wallace-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,41,,,,,,Accident
27,,,,21,,,,,89 Travis
Dassow,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,41,,,,,,Accident
28,,,,8,,,,,,,54 Kevin
McCann-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,33,,,,,,Mechanical
29,,,,18,,,,,15 Alex
Kennedy-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,31,,,,,,Accident
30,,,,24,,,,,116 Austin Siebert-R,,,,,,,,,,,,,31,,
,,,,Accide
nt
Jacob Goede Wins
the ARP
Bodies/Aluminum
Racing Products Fast
Qualifier Award at the
LaCrosse (WI)
Fairgrounds
Speedway.
42 cars are on the grounds for the ASALMS Northern Division portion of the 38th annual
Oktoberfest Weekend as ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying is now
complete as New Germany, Minnesota driver; Jacob Goede won his First ASALMS
North and third overall ARP Bodies Fast Qualifier Award of the season.
The 22-year-old driver of the Laketown Electric/Chevrolet Monte Carlo turned a 19.599
which measures out to 105.338 MPH. The ASALMS Northern Division Track Record
was set one ago

1. 72 Jacob Goede-R 19.599—-
105.338 MPH
2. 52 Eric Fransen-R 19.636
3. 35 Tom Gille 19.645
4. 36 Jim Duchow 19.649
5. 8 Eddie Hoffman 19.683
6. 55 Nick Neville 19.719
7. 95 Derek Neville 19.734
8. 54 Kevin McCann-R 19.742
9. 10 Josh Wallace-R 19.750
10. 00 Mike Heiss-R 19.769
11. 5 Jeremy Miller-R 19.774
12. 139 Andrew Morrissey-R 19.784
13. 18 Dan Lensing 19.794
14. 88 Trent Snyder 19.827
15. 16 Nick Schumacher-R 19.830
16. 81 Jesse Smith 19.846
17. 25 Tom Fedewa 19.852
18. 15 Alex Kennedy-R 19.864
19. 34 Troy Hintzsche-R 19.869
20. 91 Trevor Stewart 19.886
21. 89 Travis Dassow 19.901
22. 82 J. Herbst 19.920
23. 64 Griffin McGrath-R 19.929
24. 87 Jesse Saunders-R 19.942
25. 13 Charlie Menard 19.956
26. 32 Sean Murphy-R 19.986
27. 22 Chris Eggleston-R 20.056
28. 51 Anthony Danta-R 20.062
29. 33 Wes Griffith Jr. 20.081
30. 39 Ryan Carlson 20.168
31. 11 Peter Cozzolino 20.169
32. 04 Mike Osgar 20.176
33. 2 Michael Bilderback-R 20.187
34. 6 Dave Gentile Jr.-R 20.231
35. 115 Kyle Hinrichs 20.281
36. 105 Steven Brooks-R 20.319
37. 9 Shane Riffel-R 20.339
38. 116 Austin Siebert-R 20.348
39. 26 Alison Quick 20.388
40. 75 Mike Tetzlaff 20.464
41. 21 Shane Morrissey-R NO TIME
42. 121 Bobby Gash-R NO TIM
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JACOB GOEDE IS
NAMED YOUNG GUN
OF OCTOBERFEST
2007