First Career Feature Win for Connelly!

First Career Feature Win for Connelly!
By Dale Erdmann

July 19, 2002; Lake Geneva, WI. - With temperatures in the mid 90’s the Friday night racing at Lake Geneva Raceway experienced a new high.Shawn Connelly of Huntley, Illinois won his first career in the 20 lap contest for the S&P motorsports Millennium Late Model division.

Photo Highlights

Shawn Connelly (#03) won his first Millennium late model feature Friday at Lake Geneva Raceway!
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Brian Cataldi (#7) won the second 15-lap legends main at Lake Geneva Friday.
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Dale Gustum (#28) was best in the BIC feature Friday. The event was contested on a special road course laid out through the infield. 42801b.jpg (10225 bytes)

Jim Vuegler (#28) moves to the bottom of the track and executes a daring three-wide pass on his way to winning the Rascal Outlaw feature.

Clayton Kruse of Burlington won his third Perfection Auto Body legends car 20 lap feature and took over the point lead after winning the first of two 15 lap features. The second was won by Brian Cataldi out of Rokford,IL.. Dale Gustum of Round Lake Beach,IL. won the wire to wire road course Anchor Towing Basic International cars feature for 15 laps, his first win of the season in the mid season championship event.

Chad Ross of Kenosha won his third sport truck feature and Jim Veugeler of Crystal Lake,IL. just missed a clean sweep of the Rascal Outlaws action by winning the controversial 20 lap feature that left Chris Carlton out of the race for the second week in a row after getting involved with lapped cars while leading the race by a large margin. After getting frustrated by the call Carlson made an obscene gesture at starter Dave Rex Jr. and received one week off as the visiting club is here next Friday night so the costly move didn’t help his cause.

Rookie Joe Rusciano led the first lap of the millennium feature before third week driver Joshua Shaw moved in front the next go round.Another rookie Boyd Calvert was third with Steve Maciosek next. The tight formation continued and by lap ten Paul Dygon had moved into second just before Rusciano spun bringing out the first caution.

On the rstart something happened to track record qualifier Denny Norton Jr. in the Tommy Nevoso ride causing it to stall at the start/finish line before being hit by Carrie Dygon. No one was injured but both cars received enough damage to retire for the evening.

On the restart second place Paul Dygon spun halting the race for the final time on lap twelve. As the race went green Shawn Connelly moved into second then crept past Shaw and never looked back. At the checkered Paul Dygon recovered for second as Connelly breezed to a comfortable win. Shaw was third with another rookie Kenny Joosten at his side and Maciosek grabbed fifth.

Clayton Kruse moved in front of the field on lap nine of the first twin 15 event with Herman Greinig taking second. Robb Duffek was third with visiting Chris Sevey fourth and Garrett Will fifth. In the second twin feature Brian Cataldi led all fifteen laps with Will second, Kruse was third and atight finish behind the new point leader as Greinig and Lyle Kuklinski were next. Five cars sat out the night with mechanical problems including Curt Gnatzig who led the point standings going into tonights action.

The specially prepared road course proved to keep the field tight as Dale Gustum led all laps of the race that went non-stop. Greg Sheldon took a close second with Dave Cheney Jr. point leader Nick Kalteis, Kevin Oliver and Steve Doherty under a blanket.

Next Friday night the Herb’s mini modifieds return along with the BIC cars legends Millennium late models sport trucks and the open wheel Rascal Outlaws. Time trials are at 6pm. first race at 7:30 sharp.

LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <A-Main 01>
    1    3    Shawn Connelly     ,
    2    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI
    3    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL
    4    14    Joshua Shaw     Vernon Hills, IL
    5    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI
    6    98    Steve Maciosek     Burlington, WI
    7    85    Joe Rusciano     Crystal Lake, IL
    8    63    Jacob Humphrey     Lake Geneva, WI
    9    11    Mike Lange     Milwaukee, WI
    10    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <Heat 01>
    1    14    Joshua Shaw     Vernon Hills, IL
    2    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI
    3    63    Jacob Humphrey     Lake Geneva, WI
    4    85    Joe Rusciano     Crystal Lake, IL
    5    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI
    6    98    Steve Maciosek     Burlington, WI
    7    0    Carrie Dygon     Racine, WI
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <Time Trial>
    1    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI
    2    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL
    3    3    Shawn Connelly     ,
    4    11    Mike Lange     Milwaukee, WI
    5    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI
    6    98    Steve Maciosek     Burlington, WI
    7    63    Jacob Humphrey     Lake Geneva, WI
    8    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI
    9    14    Joshua Shaw     Vernon Hills, IL
    10    85    Joe Rusciano     Crystal Lake, IL
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    3    Shawn Connelly     ,
    2    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI
    3    11    Mike Lange     Milwaukee, WI
    4    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL

INEX LEGENDS <A-Main 01>
    1    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI
    2    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL
    3    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL
    4    7    Brian Cataldi     ,
    5    77    Chris Sevey     Waterloo, IA
    6    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL
    7    45    Lyle Kuklinski     New Berlin, WI
    8    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI
    9    63    Legends 63    ,
INEX LEGENDS <Heat 01>
    1    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL
    2    77    Chris Sevey     Waterloo, IA
    3    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI
    4    7    Brian Cataldi     ,
    5    63    Legends 63    ,
INEX LEGENDS <Time Trial> Top 10
    1    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI
    2    45    Lyle Kuklinski     New Berlin, WI
    3    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL
    4    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL
    5    77    Chris Sevey     Waterloo, IA
    6    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL
    7    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI
    8    63    Legends 63    ,
    9    6    Curt Gnatzig     Hartford, WI
    10    8    Steve Licht     Burlington, WI
INEX LEGENDS <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL
    2    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL
    3    45    Lyle Kuklinski     New Berlin, WI
    4    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI

BASIC INT'L CARS <A-Main 01>
    1    28    Dale Gustum     Round Lake Beach, IL
    2    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, IL
    3    15c    Dave Cheney     Winthrop Herbor, IL
    4    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL
    5    11k    Kevin Oliver     Pell Lake, WI
    6    49    Steve Doherty     Woodstock, IL
    7    23    Randy Schneider     Burlington, WI
    8    43    Jeff Bremer     Round Lake, IL
    9    33    Dan Giannotti     Bristol, WI
    10    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL
BASIC INT'L CARS <B-Main 01>
    1    2    Lenny Adams     Mc Henry, IL
    2    82    Nathan Matz     Burlington, WI
    3    9    Matt Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL
    4    15b    Jeff Larson     Lake Geneva, IL
    5    1    Kevin Weiss     Mc Henry, IL
    6    12    Louie Kenney     Elkhorn, WI
    7    717    Michael Ford     Mc Henry, IL
    8    630    John Orr     South Milwaukee, WI
    9    99    Rob Maule     Twin Lakes, WI
    10    120    Rod Brossard     Fox Lake, IL
BASIC INT'L CARS <B-Main 02>
    1    26    Brit Bromann     Wildwood, IL
    2    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI
    3    6r    Mark Johler     Des Plaines, IL
    4    17m    Mike Ryszkiewicz     Muskego, WI
    5    20t    Tony Riek     Lake Geneva, Wi
    6    39c    Dan Clemenz     Waukegan, IL
    7    50b    Tom Benedetti     Glenview, IL
    8    69m    Chris Blake     Milwaukee, WI
    9    26b    Shay Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL
    10    14    Al Barry     Whitewater, WI
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 01>
    1    17m    Mike Ryszkiewicz     Muskego, WI
    2    630    John Orr     South Milwaukee, WI
    3    14    Al Barry     Whitewater, WI
    4    120    Rod Brossard     Fox Lake, IL
    5    582    Smoochy McCleary     Winthrop Harbor, IL
    6    282    Brian Corning     Delavan, WI
    7    26b    Shay Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL
    8    7    Le Roy Brown     Beloit, WI
    9    1    Kevin Weiss     Mc Henry, IL
    10    18p    David Emery Jr.     Lake Geneva, WI
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 02>
    1    28s    Chris Scala     Fox River Grove, IL
    2    15b    Jeff Larson     Lake Geneva, IL
    3    16c    Louis Cmhtroop     Des Plaines, IL
    4    69m    Chris Blake     Milwaukee, WI
    5    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI
    6    58    Steve Richter     Bristol, WI
    7    99    Rob Maule     Twin Lakes, WI
    8    113    Marty Butler     Lake Villa, IL
    9    262    William Aslett     Kenosha, WI
    10    97    Reid Kahrs Jr     Milwaukee, WI
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 03>
    1    26    Brit Bromann     Wildwood, IL
    2    19    John Da Duke Edwards     Crystal Lake, IL
    3    2    Lenny Adams     Mc Henry, IL
    4    82    Nathan Matz     Burlington, WI
    5    9    Matt Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL
    6    20t    Tony Riek     Lake Geneva, Wi
    7    888    Ern Fell (t)     Fontana, WI
    8    717    Michael Ford     Mc Henry, IL
    9    12    Louie Kenney     Elkhorn, WI
    10    6r    Mark Johler     Des Plaines, IL
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 04>
    1    11k    Kevin Oliver     Pell Lake, WI
    2    69    Todd Booker (t)     Hebron, IL
    3    33    Dan Giannotti     Bristol, WI
    4    55    Vladi Vladimirov     Racine, WI
    5    15c    Dave Cheney     Winthrop Herbor, IL
    6    49    Steve Doherty     Woodstock, IL
    7    63    Tony Burrafato     McHenry, IL
    8    28    Dale Gustum     Round Lake Beach, IL
    9    39c    Dan Clemenz     Waukegan, IL
    10    51    Rob Schiebel     ,
BASIC INT'L CARS <Time Trial>
    1    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL
    2    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, IL
    3    3    Bob Koch     McHenry, IL
    4    43    Jeff Bremer     Round Lake, IL
    5    23    Randy Schneider     Burlington, WI
    6    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL
    7    33    Dan Giannotti     Bristol, WI
    8    63    Tony Burrafato     McHenry, IL
    9    69    Todd Booker (t)     Hebron, IL
    10    76    Rob Hunt     Cyrstal Lake, IL
BASIC INT'L CARS <Trophy Dash 01>
    1    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL
    2    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, IL
    3    43    Jeff Bremer     Round Lake, IL
    4    3    Bob Koch     McHenry, IL
    5    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL
    6    23    Randy Schneider     Burlington, WI