t The ASA Late Model race from Milwaukee saw
another win by series regular Robbie Pyle but
Wisconsin's own Travis Dassow (third place) and
New Germany, Minnesota native Jacob Goede
(fourth place) managed top-five finishes.
ASALMS Challenge Division Points Leader, Travis
Dassow also came from the rear of the field to finish
third and extend his points lead heading into the
ASALMS Challenge Division Season Championships
in late September in Pensacola, Florida. Jacob
Goede finished fourth while Brian Campbell rounded
out the Top FiveASALMS Challenge Division Points
Leader,
Milwaukee, Wis., (August 25, 2007)—In
what is the biggest venue and longest
race on the ASA Late Model Series
Challenge Division, Ohio short track
veteran Robbie Pyle tamed The
Milwaukee Mile Saturday afternoon, as
he led a whopping 138 laps en route to a
dominating victory.
Pyle started sixth and sliced his way
through the field to take the lead on lap
12 and then turned back challenges from
West Bend , Wis. native Travis Dassow
and Sean Murphy to take the checkered
flag for a nearly half-straightaway margin
of victory.
Texas hotshoe Colt James and Michigan
upstart Brian Campbell led the field to
the green flag, as James charged into
the early lead with Campbell, Keeton
Hanks, and Pyle fell into formation.
The caution flag flew early as Michael
Annett looped his machine exiting turn
four on lap two and Earl Counter
bounced off the fence in an effort to
avoid the incident. Shortly after the
restart, James fell victim to Pyle’s charge,
as the Columbus , Ohio driver was never
headed
With Pyle pulling away out front, Dassow
began to hook up as he maneuvered his
way into the runner-up spot by lap 30.  
Murphy trailed in third ahead of
Campbell and accomplished
Chicagoland short track ace Eddie
Hoffman in fourth and fifth place
respectively.
Hanks encountered mechanical
problems four laps shy of the Lap 75
halfway break, slowing to bring out the
event’s second caution.  With the crews
allowed to work on their cars and change
two tires, the halfway hiatus provided
plenty of drama as Dassow’s crew found
a rear tire to be blistered, forcing them to
change three tires, causing them to fall
from second place to the tail end of the
pack for the restart.
Murphy’s team, under the direction of
Michigan short track hall of famer Butch
Miller, also changed three tires and
joined Dassow at the back.
Pyle resumed the lead with new pursuer
Hoffman moving into second place
ahead of Campbell , California rookie
Derek Thorn in a back-up car, polesitter
James, and two-time ASALMS Challenge
Division race winner in 2007, Jacob
Goede, in pursuit.
With Pyle building a comfortable lead,
Dassow and Murphy became the pair to
watch. They threaded their way through
the pack to just outside the top ten when
the yellow flag flew for a Terry
Schoppenhorst accident ten laps in to
the second half of the Jani-King 150.
Once back to green, Dassow dazzled the
crowd, advancing from ninth to second in
just twenty laps, while Campbell,
Hoffman, and Goede found Murphy
knocking on their rear bumper, just
outside the top five.
Dassow made several attempts to run
down Pyle for the lead, but was only able
to get to Pyle’s rear bumper.  With the
laps winding down, Murphy worked his
way to third, the used the inside groove
to get around Dassow with just ten miles
to go.
Murphy, however, was unable to put a
dent in Pyle’s lead, settling for second
and highest finishing rookie in the race,
with ASALMS Challenge Division point
leader Dassow third.  Goede slipped
around Campbell on the final lap to finish
fourth, with Thorn ahead of Hoffman at
the line for sixth.
MILWAUKEE
MILE