Rodgers scores first Super Late win of season at LGR! By Dale Erdmann

July 14, 2001; Lake Geneva, WI. -  Bumper to Bumper in Lake Geneva and Burlington along with Lakes Area Recreation out of Delavan were on hand Saturday night at Lake Geneva Raceway for the weekly race program as Randy Rodgers out of Lake Geneva won his first super late model feature for 35 laps in a brand new race car. John Maki Jr. of Antioch, Illinois won his first 25 lap McHenry Limo super stock feature of the season and point leader Mike Lange of Milwaukee won his first 25 lap Proformance Unlimited sportsman feature of the year.

As the next green flew Joe Fischer tried to get past third place Fox but the veteran driver wasn’t going to go down easy.Two laps later coming into turn four Fox drifted high as Mueller brushed him going by just as he about to challenge for the lead. Fox spun and out came the caution. As the field lined up Prestay knew Mueller would pick the inside to mount his renewed challenge. Much to his dismay Mueller was sent to the back because of his involvement in the racing incident.

On the restart Prestay now had Randy Rodgers all over him. Somehow Prestay crossed the line in first but one lap later there was a new leader.Fischer Denny Hiffman and Landry Potter were next. Fischer pitted one lap later for unknown reasons and Billy Baumeister now joined the fray. It was still looking like a parade lap on lap twenty with Rodgers still out front. It was a great race, but the movement was coming from Matt Kocourek and Mueller as they came through the field. At the finish Rodgers came home the winner with Prestay holding back the numerous challenges of Hiffman, Potter was right on his tail for fourth, with Kocourek and Mueller next.

With only two laps in the super stock feature was derailed as Jack Clark barged his way through a close field. Mike Kooi and Craig Mertes got the worse deal out of that incident by just being there. Kooi smashed into the wall and two laps later Mertes mount started to smoke and his night was over. Meanwhile John Maki Jr. was out front since the off set of this event. Scott Scholl was putting a serious bid on the leader with Paul Konieczny looking at that front spot too. Quickly Dan Huber only back for his second week after major engine problems in June started to pressure Konieczny.

This was shaping up as another excellent race as Maki could feel the pressure for his spot. Huber moved past Scholl as this tightened the field with ten laps to go. Adam Regnier was now behind the top three coming into turn three/four he looked inside Huber which could make a three deep situation. Backing out of it down the straightaway everyone held their own. Konieczny slipped in front on lap seventeen, but this race wasn’t over. Huber moved in on Maki with Scholl and Regnier tied at the line.Huber got the black flag on lap nineteen for allegedly creating the three deep situation.

There was still a tight race even with Huber gone with three laps to go Maki made another bid for that top spot he held for seventeen laps. Coming out of turn four Maki drew even with the leader. The race went close but Maki got in front at the wire and held on to win the event. Konieczny held on for second with Regnier Rob Summers Jack Rubach and Scholl rounding out the top six.

Ken Joosten shoot in front of the sportsman main event with Jocko Terrault Ken Smart and Denny Norton Jr. all right there. Suddenly Shawn Utphall moved into third with Zac Deeringer putting on the pressure. Somehow Mike Lange got a break and went from sixth to third in five laps. It took two more laps before Lange would gain another position and then it was a driver on a mission for the lead.

It was side by side with Joosten as Lange inched in front on lap thirteen going on to win the feature. Deeringer and Joosten put on a race for second as the white flag came out the runner up positions would change hands. Following this threesome Terrault Norton and Utphall came across the line for another exciting contest.As the checkered came out Utphall tagged Norton for some unknown reason spinning him after the line. No one was injured and damage was slight.

This Saturday night Jim Adams Carstar Auto Body of McHenry,along with Radicom and Rowe Heating and Air Conditioning sponsor the night . The twin bus jump has been cancelled due to bus problems. One on ones replace this attraction. The sportsman join the super late models and super stocks for the weekly program. Time trials begin at 6 pm. racing at 7:30 p.m. sharp.