Wallace wins in Super Late Model action at LGR! Peterson takes career first Super Stock feature victory! By Dale Erdmann

August 4, 2001; Lake Geneva, WI. -  There was a full moon as Discount mufflers and brakes sponsored the Saturday Night race program as Jamie Wallace the 1992 late model champion from Pell Lake won his first 35 lap super late model Feature of the season surviving six caution flags that plagued the event. Doug Peterson of Antioch,Illinois a mild mannered veteran driver won his first 25 lap McHenry Limo super stock feature of his career and Racine driver Shawn Upthall won his second Performance Unlimited sportsman feature this event went 24 laps.

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Al Smith (#69) won the Legends feature Friday night at Lake Geneva Raceway.  The win put him into a tie for the top spot in the point standings. The Repo Man strikes at Lake Geneva! No it's the track wrecker removing first time super stock feature winner Doug Peterson's car from victory lane. The car needed to be towed after "Doug's Donuts" snapped an axle while doing a victory power doogie. Lake Geneva's sportsman feature Shawn Upthall (#2) winner picked up victory number two Saturday at LGR. Lucky Fan of the night, Nicole Rubach joined him in victory lane.

On the restart Jamie Wallace out ran Freimund to turn one and there was another new leader on lap twelve. Quickly Terry Patnode moved into second with Freimund Burkoth and now Matt Kocourek all over each other for another position forward.Only three more laps went in the book before Rick Corso’s mount went flat as everyone scattered but Denny Hiffman nipped him before the next caution was shown.

Patnode tried to out race Wallace to the corner but that didn’t happen. But two laps later Billy Baumeister left the track in turn four stopping the action again.On the restart it was Wallace Patnode and now Burkoth glued together.

Kocourek was waiting in the wings to advance forward as this threesome put on a nice little show for the lead.Meanwhile Landry Potter got past Fischer and Freimund with everyone really tight.Within five laps Kocourek got past Patnode and then started challenging Burkoth for second. It was a see/saw drama unfolding as the crowd went wild wondering who would win or take second.Meanwhile Wallace was setting a smooth pace.On lap twenty eight Potter slowed quickly with problems heading for the pits one lap later.Within a few laps Burkoth started to get loose and Kocourek got by.

Just as Kocourek moved in on the leader Eddie May and Corso spun and the intense pace was halted with the final caution appearing just as the white flag came out.This created a green/white/checkered situation that Wallace took to the bank for the win. Burkoth out ran Kocourek to the wire with Fischer and Patnode completing the top five.

Scott Peterson had his hood fly off with a complete restart ensuing. Greg Janutka held the lead one lap before Mike Olson charged in front.Mike Bell was behind Janutka with Aaron Willms next. The event still looked like a parade lap with eight laps in the books but Doug Peterson was on the move.gaining third on lap nine and second on lap ten with Olson way out front.

Now Peterson had Mike Kooi to contend with as Adam Regnier worked on Kooi’s back side.The one and only caution appeared for Kooi’s stalled mount. On the restart Peterson worked on the leader with Pete Olson and now John Janssen behind him.Entering lap twenty one Peterson drew even with Olson but until the white flag lap it looked like there would be no changes in the positions. Peterson pulled off the win with just before his right rear axle broke. Pete Olson was second, with Mike Olson,John Janssen and fast qualifier Jack Rubach fifth.

Just as the green flag came out for the sportsman main event Dan Erickson dropped out with problems. Shawn Utphall charged in front with Mark Guess Brian Baker and Ken Jossten next. Within three laps Baker was right on Utphall’s bumper with Zac Deeringer and Denny Norton Jr. fighting for third. Mike Lange joined the tight field up front gaining fifth on lap seven.

Baker inched ahead on lap that lap but Utphall was bound and determined to move in front again. One lap later it was a dead heat for that spot.Lange got around Deeringer on lap nineteen but one lap later Deeringer moved back into third. On the white flag lap Baker gave it one last shot and held the lead at the line. Coming around for the checkered Utphall slipped in front for the win at the wire as Baker held back point leader Lange who nipped Deeringer and Norton was fifth in another close feature tonight.

This coming Saturday night Woodward Trucking Company presents the Five Star Stock car Body Second No bull series show of the season. The super late model feature will pay $1000 to win .The Sport trucks will join the super stocks and super late models. Time trials begin at 6 pm racing at 7:30 pm sharp. A large field of super late models cars from Grundy County and other tracks are expected to take on the LGR regulars.