It seemed like the wind would be the winner at Colorado National Speedway on October 9th, 2021, but the action on the speedway held up against the gusts. Thankfully, the blustery weather died off just in time for Take 5 Oil Change’s Super Stock, Super Late Model and Figure 8 championship-deciding races.
ROCK ‘N’ ROLL BREWERY FIGURE 8s
FEATURE PART 1 CNS’s iconic Figure 8s always promise a good show, and with only two races left to decide a champion, the intensity was ramped up to the max. Anthony Martinez #78 got around polesitter #72 David Martinez for the lead on the first lap, but a single-car incident forced the field to come back together and try again. It didn’t take long for the field to get strung out and cause drama and excitement in “The X.” The #64 Michael Kephart, trailing behind the rest of the pack, caused some serious close calls, but he kept it matted through the track’s crossroads.
Jereme Wall #15 took control of the race with 17 laps left on the board. Behind him, several cars tangled in the infield as the #78 Anthony Martinez contacted #18 Dennis Stepanich III, causing the #78 machine to hop up on the #18’s wheel. They got untangled on their own and were both able to continue. After the green flag waved again, Wall’s #15 had some serious close calls in “The X” on his way to the checkered flag, but not even that could stop him from winning the first feature.
FEATURE PART 2 Jereme Wall #15 had some work to do for the second feature, as he was forced to start in the rear of the field. Several consecutive cautions stalled the start of the race as drivers kept getting into one another before a single lap could be completed, forcing the field to bunch up and try again. Finally, things got rolling, and Wall #15 set his sights on the race lead, and ultimately the Figure 8 championship. He led with ease, though the #92 Jason Wall, tried to hunt him down. Jereme Wall #15 didn’t let up once, sending his machine right through the middle of the fray in “The X.” He narrowly dodged the cars at the tail end of the field and in the middle of the pack, and the fans were on their feet as he wheeled it to the checkered flag. Wall #15 managed to hang onto the lead, gaining two more trophies: the Feature 2 win, and the 2021 Rock ‘N’ Roll Brewery Figure 8s championship.
FEATURE PART 1: #15 Jereme Wall FEATURE PART 2: #15 Jereme Wall 2021 ROCK ‘N’ ROLL BREWERY FIGURE 8S CHAMPION: #15 Jereme Wall
TBK BANK SUPER STOCKS
FEATURE PART 1 Jereme Wall #15 became a familiar visitor to Victory Lane. His car clearly the one to beat. After setting the night’s quick time in the series, Wall led the first feature race to green and easily darted ahead of the rest of the pack. He led the #90 Alex Rodriguez for most of the race. A multicar incident reined in the 28-car field with one lap left, ramping up the intensity with a green-white-checker finish. Wall #15 easily took over the first position when things went green, showing the way to the double checkered flag followed by #23 Jordan Abeyta and #90 Alex Rodriguez.
FEATURE PART 2 Jereme Wall #15 found his way back to his favorite position – first – for the second feature race. He had some competition from the #11w Scott Long at first, but Wall #15 passed him after only a handful of laps. Meanwhile, championship points leader #49 Chris Cox quietly held down the fourth position, right behind #90 Alex Rodriguez, who was also in the hunt for the overall championship. A two-car incident in Turn 2 slowed the field, but when things got rolling again, it was Wall #15 to the lead while the #11w Scott Long tried to reel him in.
In the end, nobody had anything for Wall’s #15, and he crossed the line ahead of the pack to get his fourth feature win of the night, earning his overall fifth trophy including his Figure 8 championship. #49 Chris Cox was credited as the 2021 TBK Bank Super Stocks champion. The only races Wall didn’t win were the ones he wasn’t in!
QUICK TIME: #15 Jereme Wall, 19.274 FEATURE PART 1: #15 Jereme Wall FEATURE PART 2: #15 Jereme Wall 2021 TBK BANK SUPER STOCKS CHAMPION: #49 Chris Cox
MOUNTAIN STATES FIRE PROTECTION SUPER LATE MODELS
FEATURE PART 1 Rookie #87 Tim Trostel III set the division Quick Time for the night and landed the pole position for the first of two feature races. He led the 16-car field to the green flag, including the #32 Brett Yackey, who went into the night with the overall points lead, and #3c Cassidy Hinds making her Super Late Model debut. Trostel #87 led a clean race until the field was slowed in response to the #07 Joe Mares Jr. spinning out with six laps left. This put the #87 Trostel and #05 Nick Cooper neck-and-neck for the race lead on the restart. Ultimately, Trostel #87 showed the way to the checkered flag, earning his first Super Late Model feature win in only his third start in the series.
FEATURE PART 2
The season all came down to this. Bruce Yackey #12 showed the way for the field, starting beside championship hopeful #32 Brett Yackey. #02 Steve Thompson ran into trouble early and had to head for the pits, but the race stayed green, while the #32 Brett Yackey controlled the field. Trostel’s #87 looked like it had something for Brett Yackey’s #32, but something in the machine broke, causing fire to erupt under the hood. Trostel got out unscathed and was able to drive his now fire-damaged racecar back to the pits, ending his quest for two feature wins in one night.
Brett Yackey #32 led on the green flag, but a caution was soon called for a multicar incident in Turn 4, bunching the pack back up. Brett Yackey #32 chose the high line, but was slow to the restart, prompting track officials to throw another caution and force the #32 machine to start the race at the rear of the field. On the next restart, the #11 Darren Robertson found the lead while Brett Yackey #32 battled his way up to third place. Robertson #11 crossed the finish line first with #05 Nick Cooper behind and Brett Yackey #32 in third. Despite the setback, Yackey was crowned 2021 Mountain States Fire Protection Super Late Model champion.
QUICK TIME: #87 Tim Trostel III, 15.603 FEATURE PART 1: #87 Tim Trostel III FEATURE PART 2: #11 Darren Robertson 2021 MOUNTAIN STATES FIRE PROTECTION SUPER LATE MODEL CHAMPION: #32 Brett Yackey
OFFICIAL RESULTS
Super Late Model
Feature 1 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 87 Tim Trostel III (R) Thornton 2. 05c Nick Cooper (R) Loveland 3. 32 Brett Yackey Greeley CO 4. 11 Darren Robertson Westminster 5. 12 Bruce Yackey Greeley 6. 61 Matt Martinez Parker CO 7. 22 Chris Eggleston Thornton 8. 37 Ethan Hunter Colorado Springs CO 9. 14 Brody Moore (R) Dillon 10. 84 Matt Zwingelberg Parker 11. 07 Joe Mares Jr Aurora 12. 16 Steve Mills Colorado Springs 13. 02 Steve Thompson (R) Scottsbluff NE 14. 3 John Negri III (R) Byers 15. 3c Cassidy Hinds Arvada DNS 98 Shonnon Flick Colorado Springs DNS 88 Jonathan Knee Fort Collins
Feature 2 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 11 Darren Robertson Westminster 2. 05c Nick Cooper (R) Loveland 3. 32 Brett Yackey Greeley CO 4. 61 Matt Martinez Parker CO 5. 12 Bruce Yackey Greeley 6. 37 Ethan Hunter Colorado Springs CO 7. 14 Brody Moore (R) Dillon 8. 16 Steve Mills Colorado Springs 9. 07 Joe Mares Jr Aurora 10. 3 John Negri III (R) Byers 11. 87 Tim Trostel III (R) Thornton 12. 02 Steve Thompson (R) Scottsbluff NE 13. 84 Matt Zwingelberg Parker 14. 22 Chris Eggleston Thornton DNS 3c Cassidy Hinds Arvada DNS 98 Shonnon Flick Colorado Springs DNS 88 Jonathan Knee Fort Collins
Super Stocks
Feature 1 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 15 Jereme Wall Commerce City 2. 23 Jordan Abeyta Denver 3. 90 Alex Rodriguez Phoenix AZ 4. 49 Chris Cox Keenesburg 5. 86 Tim Coate Highlands Ranch CO 6. 11w Scott Long Lyman NE 7. 14e Eric Phelps Cheyenne WY 8. 55 Damian Lockhart Hudson 9. 7 David Robinson (R) Johnstown 10. 21 Chris Nelson Arvada 11. 34 Ronald Johnson Westminster 12. 60 Matthew Hill Brighton 13. 32 Cody Milan Fort Collins 14. 15B Brendan Knowles 15. 4 Chris Jordan Mead 16. 4G Brian Galvin Jr Byers 17. 86I Ian Clark 18. 45E Rebecca Simpson Colorado Springs 19. 8 Steve Mills 20. 53 David Noah (R) Lakewood 21. 13B Brandon Claiborn Lafayette 22. 1NE Troy Witthar Arvada 23. 9c Brent Cave Brighton 24. 19 Shelby Cortese Thornton 25. 5C Kyle Carrasco (R) Hudson 26 98 Joel Perri Arvada 27 5 Brent Miller 28 8I Isaac Almaswari (R) Brighton
Feature 2 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 15 Jereme Wall Commerce City 2. 11w Scott Long Lyman NE 3. 90 Alex Rodriguez Phoenix AZ 4. 49 Chris Cox Keenesburg 5. 32 Cody Milan Fort Collins 6. 86 Tim Coate Highlands Ranch CO 7. 21 Chris Nelson Arvada 8. 1NE Troy Witthar Arvada 9. 23 Jordan Abeyta Denver 10. 14e Eric Phelps Cheyenne WY 11. 7 David Robinson (R) Johnstown 12. 55 Damian Lockhart Hudson 13. 15B Brendan Knowles 14. 34 Ronald Johnson Westminster 15. 86I Ian Clark 16. 5C Kyle Carrasco (R) Hudson 17. 4G Brian Galvin Jr Byers 18. 60 Matthew Hill Brighton 19. 8I Isaac Almaswari (R) Brighton 20. 19 Shelby Cortese Thornton 21. 8 Steve Mills 22. 45E Rebecca Simpson Colorado Springs 23. 13B Brandon Claiborn Lafayette 24. 9c Brent Cave Brighton 25. 53 David Noah (R) Lakewood 26. 4 Chris Jordan Mead DNS 98 Joel Perri Arvada DNS 5 Brent Miller
Figure 8s
Feature 1 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 15 Jereme Wall Commerce City CO 2. 7 Daniel Wood Greeley 3. 17 Harry Livermore Jr Denver CO 4. 52 Jared Wall Commerce City 5. 2 Jeremy Jackson Denver CO 6. 92 Jason Wall (R) Brighton Co 7. 18 Dennis Stepanich III Thornton CO 8. 1 Issac Martinez Denver CO 9. 78 Anthony Martinez Denver 10. 67 Kaleigh Swenson (R) Strasburg CO 11. 38 Cassidy Creekmore Littleton CO 12. 64 Michael Kephart (R) Commerce City CO 13. 12 Harvey Webb Fort Morgan 14. 50 Justin Mckeachie Aurora 15. 5 Curtis Chavez Loveland 16. 08 Travis Sanders Aurora CO DNS 72 David Martinez (R) Denver
Feature 2 Pos No. Name Hometown 1. 15 Jereme Wall Commerce City CO 2. 2 Jeremy Jackson Denver CO 3. 7 Daniel Wood Greeley 4. 52 Jared Wall Commerce City 5. 18 Dennis Stepanich III Thornton CO 6. 78 Anthony Martinez Denver 7. 64 Michael Kephart (R) Commerce City CO 8. 17 Harry Livermore Jr Denver CO 9. 38 Cassidy Creekmore Littleton CO 10. 12 Harvey Webb Fort Morgan 11. 08 Travis Sanders Aurora CO 12. 5 Curtis Chavez Loveland 13. 67 Kaleigh Swenson (R) Strasburg CO 14. 1 Issac Martinez Denver CO DNS 50 Justin Mckeachie Aurora DNS 72 David Martinez (R) Denver DQ 92 Jason Wall (R) Brighton Co