Novoso Scores Millennium Late Model Win at LGR!

Wild Full Moon Night at Lake Geneva Raceway!
By Dale Erdmann

May 25, 2002; Lake Geneva, WI. - It was Steinbrinks Pick and Save Night at Lake Geneva Raceway Saturday night. The weather just 2 degrees higher than last night but the big story NO wind and a near full moon.The Budweiser super late model feature took nearly 50 minutes to run even thou it was an excellent race while it was running. Terry Patnode of South Milwaukee who started his racing career in 1986 as a dirt track whales driver before moving to the pavement in 1990 at LGR won his first 35 lap feature since August of 1997. That was Patnode’s last full season until this year after ill health sidelined the smooth stay out of trouble driver who won two feature in 1997. Dan Huber of Antioch, Illinois won his second 25 lap feature in the McHenry Limousine super stocks and visiting Josh Bauer won the 20 lap Performance Unlimited sportsman feature from start to finish. All three features were close and exciting.

Photo Highlights

Terry Patnode (#5) passes Billy Baumeister (#12) on his way to winning the
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Denny Hiffman's super late model flames up after a head-on collision with another car Saturday at LGR. No injuries were reported!
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Josh Bauer (#05) broke the win streak of James Swan in the Sportsman division captuing the feature race this week.
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Dan Hueber (#44) works his way past Rob Summers (#38) on his way to winning
the super stock feature Saturdat at Lake Geneva.

Billy Baumeister a second generation driver moved off his out side pole starting position with Terry Patnode right with him.Joe Fischer Billy Skinner Jr. and Fran prestay were next.

Right behind this cluster that would not shake loose of each other Matt Kocourek second generation driver Jamie Wallace and quick qualifier Jason Hicks another second generation driver were too close to call for any positions.With ten laps in starting the next lap wasn’t to good for Brian Ulrich spinning while running mid pack with the first caution appearing.

On the restart Baumeister held his own to a hard charging Patnode and now Kocourek then there was a spin by rookie Dan Mecum and Chuck Duncan but no caution came out until the other corner had a Denny Hiffman and Jeff Lornez crash head on collision. No one was injured but both drivers night was over. After a lengthy clean up due to that mishap when the next green appeared Baumeister maintained the lead sometimes less than a foot over Patnode, right behind them it was another great story with Prestay trying to hold back Al Schill, Kocourek and Wallace.

On lap twenty four Prestay spun bringing out another caution. This bunched up the field even tighter on the next green.Kocourek was on the move drawing up on the top three but on lap thirty after coming along side the leader for the lead a squeeze job ensued and the challenger went around and was then hit by Jerry Cowan who had no place to go. This caused a long delay with the mess left by these two cars. Both were uninjured but their night with both being hauled to the pits for the remaining five laps.

With just three laps to go Patnode again edged ahead of Baumeister and for the first time a lap was completed before the final caution came out for another spun mount.This set up a green white checkered situation. Patnode bobbed on the restart and Baumeister stormed in front but then Patnode forged his way back in front as they diced for the win. Coming across the line Patnode became the sixth different winner in so many weeks.Baumeister was right along side for second Schill was third with Randy Rodgers, Fischer and Rick Corso rounding out the top six in what was a long but great race.

Mike Kooi came in front of the twenty car super stock feature with Craig Mertes right on his bumper. By lap three Scott Eggebrecht was working his way into second then the lead before the next go round. Bob Moeller in the Tony Burrafato car challenged the new leader but then Rob Summers joined the cluster and by lap eight Dan Huber was right there too. On lap eleven Huber out ran everyone except Eggebrecht but the leader knew he was there. The last thing this group wanted to see was a caution but on lap fifteen Adam Mass and Scott Scholl got together halting the action.

Eggebrecht, Huber and Summers put on one great show but then on lap eighteen fast timer and point leader Jack Rubach tangled with rookie Sonny Schoffen in turn three with the intense battle throughout the field Norm Paulsen Mike Bell and Ken Eisbrenner had no place to race and crashed because of that other incident. No one was injured but Paulsen’s car was extensively damaged. Underway the lead changed hands quickly with Huber now on top.

Summers and Eggebrecht had Moeller John Janssen and Mertes all over them with another great conclusion shaping up. It was the best five lap dash anyone could have asked for as Huber won the race over Summers, Janssen, Jeremy Tess Eggbrecht and Moeller under a blanket in this barn burner.

Josh Bauer Ken Joosten and Nick Schumacher ran hard for the opening bell of the sportsman 22 car field. Then as quick as the race began the caution came out for the Rick Rowlett and Rob Werkmeister tangle. When the green reappeared Scott Ascher moved up into third with a very tight field behind them. On lap seven Brian Baker and Gary LaMonte tangled stoppingthe race again.When the race resumed Bauer and Joosten moved forward as Ascher now had John Fischer to contend with in a see saw battle for third.

It would be a non stop twelve laps to the finish in what truned out to be a good race with Bauer taking the win over Joosten Fischer another visitor Rod Brewe who hauled down from Menomonie for this show Denny Norton Jr. was fifth and James Swan who got boxed up stopping his four night win streak was sixth.

This coming Saturday night will be the rescheduled Planet Pages Mid American series points show along with the super late models and super stocks. Time trials will be at 5:45 p.m. and the first race at 7 p.m.

SUMMARY OF EVENTS LAKE GENEVA RACEWAY, LAKE GENEVA, WI. -- May 25, 2002

SUPER LATE MODELS <A-Main 01>
    1    5    Terry Patnode     ,
    2    12    Billy Baumeister     ,
    3    14    Al Schill     Franklin, WI
    4    14R    Randy Rodgers     Elkhorn, WI
    5    2    Joe Fischer     Mchenry, IL
    6    88    Rick Corso (t)     McHenry, IL
    7    87    Jamie Wallace     Pell Lake, WI
    8    63    Jason Hicks     Lake Geneva, WI
    9    44    Wayne Freimund     West Allis, WI
    10    68w    Jeff Way    ,

SUPER LATE MODELS <B-Main 01>
    1    41    Denny Hiffman     River Forest, IL
    2    11    Dan Mecum     Marengo, IL
    3    30    Mark Hartline     Gilberts, IL
    4    56    Mike Simon Jr     Ingleside, IL
    5    8    Ron Stoehr     Waukesha, WI
    6    48    Mike Simon Sr     Grayslake, IL
    7    36m    Jeff Menolascino     Walworth, WI
    8    55    Vincent Merry (t)     Wadsworth, IL

SUPER LATE MODELS <Heat 01>
    1    41    Denny Hiffman     River Forest, IL
    2    11    Dan Mecum     Marengo, IL
    3    44    Wayne Freimund     West Allis, WI
    4    56    Mike Simon Jr     Ingleside, IL
    5    67    Jerry Cowan     Burlington, WI
    6    30    Mark Hartline     Gilberts, IL
    7    8    Ron Stoehr     Waukesha, WI
    8    36m    Jeff Menolascino     Walworth, WI
    9    55    Vincent Merry (t)     Wadsworth, IL
    10    48    Mike Simon Sr     Grayslake, IL

SUPER LATE MODELS <Heat 02>
    1    2    Joe Fischer     Mchenry, IL
    2    47    Billy Skinner Jr (t)     Pell Lake, WI
    3    68w    Jeff Way    ,
    4    5    Terry Patnode     ,
    6    12    Billy Baumeister     ,
    7    5    Fran Prestay     Waterford, WI
    8    3    Chuck Duncan     Milwaukee, WI
    9    25    Jeff Lorenz     Waukesha, WI
    10    61    Jerry Freeman     Richmond, IL
    23    23    Brian Ulrich (t)     Racine, WI

SUPER LATE MODELS
    1    63    Jason Hicks     Lake Geneva, WI
    2    87    Jamie Wallace     Pell Lake, WI
    3    88    Rick Corso (t)     McHenry, IL
    4    14    Al Schill     Franklin, WI
    5    43    Matt Kocourek     Racine, WI
    6    14R    Randy Rodgers     Elkhorn, WI
    7    5    Fran Prestay     Waterford, WI
    8    47    Billy Skinner Jr (t)     Pell Lake, WI
    9    2    Joe Fischer     Mchenry, IL
    10    61    Jerry Freeman     Richmond, IL

SUPER LATE MODELS <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    87    Jamie Wallace     Pell Lake, WI
    2    14    Al Schill     Franklin, WI
    3    88    Rick Corso (t)     McHenry, IL
    4    43    Matt Kocourek     Racine, WI
    5    63    Jason Hicks     Lake Geneva, WI
    6    14R    Randy Rodgers     Elkhorn, WI

SPORTSMEN <A-Main 01>
    1    5    Josh Bauer     Randon Lake, WI
    2    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL
    3    13F    John Fischer     Burlington, WI
    4    53    Rod Brewe     Menonone, WI
    5    96    Dennis Norton Jr     Wonder Lake, IL
    6    97    James Swan     Lake Geneva, WI
    7    4    Nick Schumacher     Germantown, WI
    8    2u    Shawn Uptahl     ,
    9    2    Zac Derringer     Wonder Lake, IL
    10    18    Jeremy Bloomberg     Hampshire, IL

SPORTSMEN <Heat 01>
    1    28    Scott Ascher     Sussex, WI
    2    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL
    3    5    Josh Bauer     Randon Lake, WI
    4    22    Robert Werkmeister     Plainfield, IL
    5    16    Rick Rowlett     Marengo, IL
    6    33    Jeff Peterson     Lombard, IL
    7    45    Adam Beige     East Troy, WI
    8    5n    Gary Norton     Hebron, IL

SPORTSMEN <Heat 02>
    1    53    Rod Brewe     Menonone, WI
    2    4    Nick Schumacher     Germantown, WI
    3    2u    Shawn Uptahl     ,
    4    13F    John Fischer     Burlington, WI
    5    96    Dennis Norton Jr     Wonder Lake, IL
    6    13    Kevin King     Greenfield, WI
    7    54    Erik Pierce     Lake In The Hills, IL
    8    7b    Darryl Gerke     Whitelaw, WI

SPORTSMEN <Time Trial>
    1    97    James Swan     Lake Geneva, WI
    2    63    Gary Lamonte     West Allis, WI
    3    32    Brian Baker     Springfield, WI
    4    2    Zac Derringer     Wonder Lake, IL
    5    18    Jeremy Bloomberg     Hampshire, IL
    6    7    Mike Lange     Milwaukee, WI
    7    96    Dennis Norton Jr     Wonder Lake, IL
    8    53    Rod Brewe     Menonone, WI
    9    7b    Darryl Gerke     Whitelaw, WI
    10    2u    Shawn Uptahl     ,

SPORTSMEN <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    7    Mike Lange     Milwaukee, WI
    2    18    Jeremy Bloomberg     Hampshire, IL
    3    97    James Swan     Lake Geneva, WI
    4    32    Brian Baker     Springfield, WI
    5    63    Gary Lamonte     West Allis, WI
    6    2    Zac Derringer     Wonder Lake, IL

SUPER STOCKS <A-Main 01>
    1    44    Dan Huber     Antioch, IL
    2    38    Rob Summers     Lake Geneva, WI
    3    43    John Janssen     Burlington, WI
    4    60    Jeremy Tess     East Troy, WI
    5    64    Scott Eggebrecht     Crystal Lake, IL
    6    63m    Bob Moeller     ,
    7    42    Craig Mertes     Antioch, IL
    8    92    Tom Fay     Arlington, IL
    9    30    Scott Scholl     Wauwatosa, WI
    10    76    Mike Kooi    ,

SUPER STOCKS <B-Main 01>
    1    93    Tom Boyd     Antioch, IL
    2    10    Tom Roney     Ridgefield, IL
    3    16    Willy Peterson (t)     Woodstock, IL
    4    39    Brad Spiniolas     Harvard, IL
    5    29    Trevor Mock     Island Lake, IL
    6    53    Dustin Holland     Genoa City, WI
    7    36    Super Stock 36     ,
    8    4    Brad Norgard     Pell Lake, WI
    9    229    Super Stock 229     ,
    10    22    John Curcio     Racine, WI

SUPER STOCKS <Heat 01>
    1    93    Tom Boyd     Antioch, IL
    2    10    Tom Roney     Ridgefield, IL
    3    16    Willy Peterson (t)     Woodstock, IL
    4    53    Dustin Holland     Genoa City, WI
    5    36    Super Stock 36     ,
    6    39    Brad Spiniolas     Harvard, IL
    7    22    John Curcio     Racine, WI
    8    4    Brad Norgard     Pell Lake, WI
    9    229    Super Stock 229

SUPER STOCKS <Heat 02>
    1    99    Adam Mass     Woodstock, IL
    2    29    Trevor Mock     Island Lake, IL
    3    0    Pete Olson     Mchenry, IL
    4    76    Mike Kooi    ,
    5    92    Tom Fay     Arlington, IL
    6    87    Ken Eisbrenner     Racine, WI
    7    73    Adam Regnier     Twin Lakes, WI
    8    98    Greg Beebe     Waukesha, WI
    9    88    Paul Roscoe     Mundelein, IL

SUPER STOCKS <Heat 03>
    1    75    Sonny Schoffen     Crystal Lake, IL
    2    64    Scott Eggebrecht     Crystal Lake, IL
    3    1    Mike Bell     Waukesha, WI
    4    42    Craig Mertes     Antioch, IL
    5    30    Scott Scholl     Wauwatosa, WI
    6    4    Mike Gunderson     Union Grove, WI
    7    1    Norman Paulsen (t)     Beach Park, IL
    8    21    Aaron Willms     Burlington, WI

SUPER STOCKS <Time Trial> Top 10
    1    46    Jack Rubach     Burlington, WI
    2    44    Dan Huber     Antioch, IL
    3    43    John Janssen     Burlington, WI
    4    38    Rob Summers     Lake Geneva, WI
    5    60    Jeremy Tess     East Troy, WI
    6    63m    Bob Moeller     ,
    7    30    Scott Scholl     Wauwatosa, WI
    8    64    Scott Eggebrecht     Crystal Lake, IL
    9    1    Mike Bell     Waukesha, WI
    10    75    Sonny Schoffen     Crystal Lake, IL

SUPER STOCKS <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    38    Rob Summers     Lake Geneva, WI
    2    63m    Bob Moeller     ,
    3    60    Jeremy Tess     East Troy, WI
    4    43    John Janssen     Burlington, WI
    5    46    Jack Rubach     Burlington, WI
    6    44    Dan Huber     Antioch, IL