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Fifth Super Late Model feature win for Skinner!
By Dale Erdmann

July 7, 2001; Lake Geneva, WI. It was a hot humid night at Lake Geneva Raceway Saturday night as Billy Skinner Jr. of nearby Pell Lake won his fifth 35 lap feature in the super late model division.Mike Kooi of Island Lake, Illinois won the 25 lap McHenry Limo super stock feature race running away from the field off the pole leading all but lap one .Tom Ross of Wadsworth won the shortened Sideline Motorsports sport truck feature for 12 laps. On a specially prepared road course track the 15 lap BIC feature went to Dale Gustum of Darien who led start to finish. The night was marred by a qualifying lap incident as Ryan Matthews slammed hard into the start/finish line wall coming to rest just before turn one. Matthews a recent college graduate was shaken but not injured, but his race car was badly damaged.

Photo Highlights

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Current Super Late Model point leader Billy Skinner Jr. (#47) earned his fifth feature win of the 2001 season at Lake Geneva Raceway.
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Mike Kooi (#76) paced all but the first lap en route to winning the Super Stock feature contest.
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Tom Ross (#11) came home with the victory in the Sport Truck feature.

In his first appearance of the season Terry Patnode scooted out front with Kent Burkoth just behind him. Jerry Cowan and Billy Baumeister were next. Before the lap was completed Burkoth was in front with a tight field behind him. On lap seven Chuck Duncan got onto the wall after an incident that caused Joel Clossey to slide under the other mount.No one was injured but both cars received damage and their night was over during the first and only caution of the super late model feature.

On the restart Burkoth sailed out front with Baumeister and Billy Skinner Jr. in a dead heat for second. Joe Fischer, Denny Hiffman, Cowan and Landry Potter were next. The race for second was what the crowd had their eyes on,as Baumeister held the slight wiskers edge advantage.By lap twelve Potter got by Cowan and set his sights on Hiffman.

Entering lap twenty it was Burkoth by a four car lead, with Skinner just ahead of Baumeister, Fischer anda hard charging Potter who had the inside. Skinner slipped inside the leader on lap twenty five, with Potter and Baumeister just waiting for the slightest mistake. Skinner drew close to Burkoth in now another dead heat for the top spot. For the

Next few laps it was a see/saw battle as either driver would lead the race.  The top three were under a blanket on lap thirty. Skinner edged ahead one lap later and with just two laps to go he was secure in his new position.The race for second back was still up for grabs as Skinner won the event. Burkoth nipped Potter for second, with Hiifman fourth. Baumeister held onto fifth with Baumeister next.

Trevor Mock slipped in front at the drop of the first green flag of the super stock feature. On lap two Mike Kooi who has had two weeks of qualifying problems flew in front and never looked back. Scott Scholl worked on Greg Janutka for one lap and set his sights on Mock. By lap nine Scholl and mock were in a dead heat for second. Then Brad Spiniolos broke an axle stopping the intense action on lap ten.

Kooi ran away and hid again,but the race was for second as Scholl and Craig Mertes put on a five lap battle before the change came. Doug Peterson joined these two with a tight field behind them.With just five laps left Peterson worked his way around Mertes with last weeks feature winner Rob Summers now challenging for third. At the checkered

Kooi won the event, with the race for second going to Peterson, Summers nipped Mertes for third,as Andy Szymanskyj and Dave Timan rounding out the top six.

Dale Gustum started on the pole and went on to win the road course BIC feature lapping his first car with just six laps to go. Jeff Baum was second with Todd Booker who won the semi due to arriving after qualifying was over because of the change in the schedule. Last nights feature winner Willy Webb fourth, Bill Horvat and Rob Schiebel were next.

Next Saturday night the Performance Unlimited sportsman return with a tight battle between point leader Mike Lange and second place Brian Baker with just five points separating them. The super late models and super stocks will join Bumper to Bumper  in Lake Geneva and Burlington the nights sponsor.It will also be Hot Tub night. Anyone who comes with a swim suit on can witness the show in the hot tub on the infield. Time trials begin at 6 pm.racing at 7:30 sharp.

SUMMARY OF EVENTS LAKE GENEVA RACEWAY, LAKE GENEVA, WI. --  July 7, 2001

Super Late Model Feature 35 Laps

1 47 Billy Skinner Pell Lake, WI
2 19 Kent Burkoth Pell Lake, WI
3 99 Landry Potter ,
4 41 Denny Hiffman River Forest, IL
5 12 Billy Baumeister Janesville, WI
6 2 Joe Fischer Mchenry, IL
7 67 Jerry Cowan Burlington, WI
8 88 Rick Corso Mchenry, IL
9 43 Matt Kocourek Racine, WI
10 44 Wayne Freimund West Allis, WI
Super Late Model Semi Feature 12 Laps
1 8 Ron Stoehr ,
2 3 Chuck Duncan Milwaukee, WI
3 62 Joel Clossey Beloit, WI
4 48 Mike Simon ,
5 9V Mike Vogt Jr Racing Greenfield, WI
6 8m Mike McCabe New Berlin, WI
7 77 Dave Martinson ,
8 40 Tim White Pell Lake, WI
Super Late Model Heat #1 10 Laps
1 8 Ron Stoehr ,
2 5 Scott Poritz Racing Waterford, WI
3 9V Mike Vogt Jr Racing Greenfield, WI
4 23 Brian Ulrich Racing Racine, WI
5 48 Mike Simon ,
6 62 Joel Clossey Beloit, WI
7 68 Jeff Way Burlington, WI
8 8m Mike McCabe New Berlin, WI
9 25 Jeff Lorenz Lake Geneva, WI
10 40 Tim White Pell Lake, WI
Super Late Model Heat #2 10 Laps
1 43 Matt Kocourek Racine, WI
2 88 Rick Corso Mchenry, IL
3 47 Billy Skinner Pell Lake, WI
4 67 Jerry Cowan Burlington, WI
5 12 Billy Baumeister Janesville, WI
6 5 Terry Patnode South Milwaukee, WI
7 19 Kent Burkoth Pell Lake, WI
8 38r Toby Rott Slinger, WI
9 7 Jamie Artelt ,
Super Late Model Time Trials
1 87 Jamie Wallace Racing Pell Lake, WI
2 99 Landry Potter ,
3 2 Joe Fischer Mchenry, IL
4 44 Wayne Freimund West Allis, WI
5 41 Denny Hiffman River Forest, IL
6 49 Jerry Mueller West Bend, WI
7 47 Billy Skinner Pell Lake, WI
8 67 Jerry Cowan Burlington, WI
9 12 Billy Baumeister Janesville, WI
10 19 Kent Burkoth Pell Lake, WI
Super Late Model Dash
1 2 Joe Fischer Mchenry, IL
2 99 Landry Potter ,
3 41 Denny Hiffman River Forest, IL
4 44 Wayne Freimund West Allis, WI
5 87 Jamie Wallace Racing Pell Lake, WI
6 49 Jerry Mueller West Bend, WI
Super Stock Feature 25 Laps
1 76 Mike Kooi Island Lake, IL
2 63 Doug Peterson Antioch, IL
3 38 Rob Summers Lake Geneva, WI
4 42 Craig Mertes ,
5 0 Andy Szymanskyj East Troy, WI
6 6 Dave Timan Antioch, IL
7 34 Dan Tschida ,
8 44 Dan Huber Antioch, IL
9 73 Adam Regnier McHenry, IL
10 29 Trevor Mock ,
Super Stock Semi Feature 15 Laps
1 75D AJ DUNN ,
2 16 Scott Peterson Racing Lake Geneva, WI
3 12 Paul Konieczny Oconomowoc, WI
4 3E Scott Eggebrecht ,
5 00O Pete Olson McHenry, IL
6 21b Mike Gunderson ,
7 33 Byron Oaks ,
8 52 Jack Clark Delafield, WI
9 10 Tom Roney Crystal, IL
10 1 Norm Paulsen Beach Park, IL
Super Stock Heat #1 10 Laps
1 75D AJ DUNN ,
2 1 Norm Paulsen Beach Park, IL
3 99 Adam Mass Woodstock, IL
4 10 Tom Roney Crystal, IL
5 21b Mike Gunderson ,
6 16 Scott Peterson Racing Lake Geneva, WI
7 52 Jack Clark Delafield, WI
8 66 Michael Olson Wonder Lake, IL
9 21 Aaron Willms Burlington, WI
10 90 Chris Mckay Hanover Park, IL
Super Stock Heat #2 10 Laps
1 3E Scott Eggebrecht ,
2 92 Tom Fay Racing Arlington Heights, IL
3 45 Jeremy Olson ,
4 12 Paul Konieczny Oconomowoc, WI
5 29 Trevor Mock ,
6 76 Mike Kooi Island Lake, IL
7 1 Mike Bell Waukesha, WI
8 33 Byron Oaks ,
Super Stock Heat #3 10 Laps
1 34 Dan Tschida ,
2 30 Scott Scholl Oconomowoc, WI
3 6 Dave Timan Antioch, IL
4 73 Adam Regnier McHenry, IL
5 44 Dan Huber Antioch, IL
6 00O Pete Olson McHenry, IL
7 39 Brad Spiniolos ,
8 3 Greg Janutka ,
9 42 Craig Mertes ,
Super Stock Time Trials
1 46 Jack Rubach Burlington, WI
2 38 Rob Summers Lake Geneva, WI
3 63 Doug Peterson Antioch, IL
4 37 Dave Melahn Burlington, WI
5 0 Andy Szymanskyj East Troy, WI
6 57 driver unknown ,
7 44 Dan Huber Antioch, IL
8 73 Adam Regnier McHenry, IL
9 39 Brad Spiniolos ,
10 6 Dave Timan Antioch, IL
Super Stock Dash
1 37 Dave Melahn Burlington, WI
2 0 Andy Szymanskyj East Troy, WI
3 63 Doug Peterson Antioch, IL
4 57 driver unknown ,
5 46 Jack Rubach Burlington, WI
6 38 Rob Summers Lake Geneva, WI

       

Bic Feature 15 Lap Road Course
1 28 Dale Gustum ,
2 34 Jeffrey Baum ,
3 69 Todd Booker Hebron, IL
4 67 Bill Webb Sharon, WI
5 21 Bill Horvat Delevan, WI
6 51 ROB SCHIEBEL ,
7 22m Jeff Curcio ,
8 20 Kenneth Knapik Mchenry, IL
9 29 Brian Saunders Genoa City, WI
10 24 Todd Miller ,
Bic Semi-Feature 6 Laps
1 69 Todd Booker Hebron, IL
2 16 Paul Schramm ,
3 99b Brian Bottlemy ,
4 986 Dan Craig ,
5 13 Wally Nowak Twin Lakes, WI
6 1 Alan Danielson Burlington, WI
Bic Heat #1 10 Laps
1 28 Dale Gustum ,
2 24 Todd Miller ,
3 22m Jeff Curcio ,
4 13 Wally Nowak Twin Lakes, WI
5 58D Dennis Brant ,
6 29 Brian Saunders Genoa City, WI
7 23o Tim Olson ,
8 986 Dan Craig ,
9 1 Alan Danielson Burlington, WI
Bic Heat #2 10 Laps
1 69 Todd Booker Hebron, IL
2 8R James Raderschadt ,
3 21 Bill Horvat Delevan, WI
4 20 Kenneth Knapik Mchenry, IL
5 11 John Curcio ,
6 92 William Brant Twin Lakes, WI
7 0C Ray Caswell ,
8 16 Paul Schramm ,
9 99b Brian Bottlemy ,
10 63 Tony Buerafato Mchenry, IL
Bic Time Trials
1 23 Randy Schneider ,
2 34 Jeffrey Baum ,
3 17 Chris Koleno Sr Wonder Lake, IL
4 51 ROB SCHIEBEL ,
5 3 Bob Koch Mchenry, IL
6 67 Bill Webb Sharon, WI
7 21 Bill Horvat Delevan, WI
8 20 Kenneth Knapik Mchenry, IL
9 0C Ray Caswell ,
10 92 William Brant Twin Lakes, WI
Bic Dash
1 67 Bill Webb Sharon, WI
2 34 Jeffrey Baum ,
3 17 Chris Koleno Sr Wonder Lake, IL
4 3 Bob Koch Mchenry, IL
5 23 Randy Schneider ,
6 51 ROB SCHIEBEL ,
Sport Truck Feature 15 Laps
1 11 Tom Ross Wadsworth, IL
2 3 Chad Ross Kenosha, WI
3 2 Kurt Gurtowski ,
4 0 Todd Ross Hoffman Estates, IL
5 27 Bill Olson Wonder Lake, IL
Sport Truck Heat #1 10 Laps
1 27 Bill Olson Wonder Lake, IL
2 3 Chad Ross Kenosha, WI
3 11 Tom Ross Wadsworth, IL
4 0 Todd Ross Hoffman Estates, IL
5 2 Kurt Gurtowski ,
6 55 Vincent Merry Wadsworth, IL
Sport Truck Time Trials
1 27 Bill Olson Wonder Lake, IL
2 11 Tom Ross Wadsworth, IL
3 55 Vincent Merry Wadsworth, IL
4 0 Todd Ross Hoffman Estates, IL
5 3 Chad Ross Kenosha, WI
6 2 Kurt Gurtowski ,