Kocourek, Huber, Swan and Lepperd LGR Feature winners!  Rex Jr. and Dawson Top Gauntlet! By Dale Erdmann

September 7, 2002; Lake Geneva, WI. - Summer was in full force at Lake Geneva Raceway Saturday night as some earlier feature winners came back to victory lane tonight. Matt Kocoureck of Racine the current Budweiser super late model point leader just won the 35 lap feature race in his fifth win of the season.

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Current Super Late Model point leader Matt Kocourek (#43) was joined by the Junior Fan of the Night Allen Swan in victory lane after winning the feature event this evening. Matt Kocourek (#43) was able to fend off the challenges of Chad Barker (#68) in the Super Late Model feature enroute to his fifth victory of the 2002 season at Lake Geneva Raceway. 2002 Mid-American Sportsman champion James Swan continued his winning ways this evening at Lake Geneva Raceway taking the feature event. The only caution of the Mid-American Sportsman main event came on lap three when leaders Terry Crowell (#71) and Bobby Gutknecht (#10) tangled. Dan Huber (#44) won his fifth Super Stock feature victory of the 2002 season here at Lake Geneva Raceway.

Dan Huber of Antioch, Illinois won his fifth McHenry Limousine super stock 25 lap feature in another close contest. The 2002 Performance unlimited sportsman champion James Swan of Lake Geneva won his sixth 25 lap feature and Matt Lepperd of Eagle won the 10 lap Vintage race car Association feature. Starter Dave Rex Jr. and Kevin Dawson owner and promoter of the raceway won their third ganulet race against a full field of BIC drivers that tried their hardest to put them out of the race.

Rick Corso slipped in front of the super late model main event with Matt Kocourek, Jeff Way, Chad Barker, Joe Fischer and Jerry Cowan next. For the next thirteen laps it was a see saw fight for the front spot with either driver leading numerous laps before Kocourek inched ahead of the field. There was no breathing room for the leader as Chad Barker moved in for a challenge just before Jeff Way spun on lap seventeen.

On the restart Kocourek bearly held the advantage as Barker wanted that lead. Meanwhile Corso now had Eddie May right on his tail with Al Schill, Jamie Wallace, and Fran Prestay next. From time to time Barker would try to get under the leader but Kocourek knew he needed points after his poor qualifying run for the first time in weeks. The field tightened up with six laps to go as Billy Baumeister who came from second in the semi after not timing in was now eighth.

It was just like a parade lap for the win as Kocourek held back Barker who held back May who in return held off Schill and Wallace for a very close race event.

Trevor Mack moved in front of the super stock feature with Tom Roney, Paul Konieczny, rookie Ken Eisbrenner and Norm Paulsen all over the leader. Just like the last feature the lonely caution came on lap four when Adam Mass got squeezed off the track and slammed hard into the wall. Mass was uninjured but his quest for a win was over for tonight.

With the green displayed Mock drove out front one more time as Roney was setting up the leader for a challenge. Two laps later Roney was the new leader but now Dan Huber was right behind him and Paulsen followed quickly with Mock now fourth and  Mike Bell fifth with this cluster for the lead. Roney could feel the pressure as Huber first tried the inside to no avail and then the outside grabbing the lead on lap eleven.

Huber held on to claim another victory with a great race for second as Paulsen nipped Roney who held off Bell and Jack Rubach to round out the top five.

Just like the features before them the only caution of the sportsman event came on lap three when Terry Crowell the leader and challenging Bobby Gutkneckt tangled for the only caution of the race. Brian Baker became the leader with James Swan right behind him. It was a great show up front for the next seven laps before Swan got around the leader.

Three laps later Kenny Joosten followed but time ran out for any serious challenge for the race as Swan finished far ahead of Joosten last weeks winner Zac Deeringer who is locked into a tight point battle going down for the championship next Saturday night. Joosten took over second by five points ahead of Deeringer. Fast time Jocko Terrault was next and Baker fifth.

The vintage car feature had just one caution too when Larry Hoeler lost a wheel midway through the feature with fast qualifier Matt Lepperd on his way to victory. When the green came out last weeks feature winner John Vassh tried everything in the book but had to settle for second with former sport truck driver Frank Caravetta third, Dave Johnson was fourth and Dan Vash fifth.

This coming Saturday night will be the sportsman championships along with the first Bi-annual bus race with full size units racing. The super late models. super stocks and the vintage cars will race too. Racing will continue through October 5th. for weekly action.