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Novoso Scores Millennium Late Model Win at LGR!
By Dale Erdmann

May 24, 2002; Lake Geneva, WI. -  It was a cold 37degrees at race time but with over 100 race cars in the pit area and a sparse crowd on hand the second week of Friday night stock car racing is now history. In the books Tommy Nevoso of Trevor became the third different driver to win a feature this young season in the S&P motorsports millennium late model feature race for 15 laps. Kenosha driver Joe Miller won the non stop Herb’s mini modified feature for 15 laps in his first win this season. The Perfection Auto Body legends feature for 20 laps went to defending champion Al Smith of Rockford,Illinois. Greg Sheldon of Crystal Lake,IL. won the Anchor Towing Basic International 15 lap road course feature and Chad Ross of Kenosha won the Sideline Motorsports sport truck feature for 12 laps.

Photo Highlights
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Tommy Nevoso (#84) won the Millennium late model main event at Lake Geneva.42801b.jpg (10225 bytes)
Larry Will (59) was best in the Legends feature at LGR Friday.
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Greg Sheldon (#91) won the BIC Car feature which was run on a special road course this evening.
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All primed up!  Chad Ross (#3) was the feature winner in Sport Trucks.42801b.jpg (10225 bytes)
Joe Miller (#11) capped off his evening with a win in the Mini-Modified main event.

Rookie Boyd Calvert dropped in front of the field when the millennium late model feature began.On lap two Paul Dygon worked the leader over and the lead changed hands. Tommy Nevoso moved up on the leader by lap seven but took until lap 14 to gain lead after a lengthy battle with Dygon.With just one lap to go quick timer Mark Hartline tried everything to move into that top spot but Nevoso came across the line first in this close contest Hartline was second with Dygon at his side.Clavert was fourth with Carrie Dygon the only female competitior was fifth in her best finish to date.

The BIC cars ran on a homemade road course with Dave Edwards out front for the first 8 laps before Greg Sheldon managed to get by in one of those ticky corners.Former champion Bob Koch chased the leader along with Dave Cheney in a see saw battle for second.Jeff Baum out ran these two but fell short of a challenge before the race ended with Sheldon the winner. Randy DeGraves was third as Nick Kaltelis captured fourth and Dan Meyer fifth as just 58 cars qualified.

The mini modifieds were short on cars but not on action as Bill Trusky slipped in front of the field as the double greens appeared. Hermie Schultz put the pressure on the leader until problems put his mount in the pits on lap five for some unknown reason. Joe Miller shot into third then second within two more laps and in just one more there was a new leader. Before the checkered Phil Schultz the 1996 champion in his brother Jeff’s car grabbed second with Trusky third fast timer Mike VanHouten and Lee Morrison nearly in a dead heat for fifth.

The Legends feature was extremely close as the see saw battle for positions went on until the checkered flag was shown. Steve Lecht and visiting Eric Lokomoen dueled for the lead two laps before Lokomoen darted out front. Then Garrett Will challenged the leader from laps six to ten before taking over the top spot.At this halfway point things got real heated as Curt Gnatzig who set fast time earlier in the night came through the field knocking at the leaders door for three laps before becoming the third leader.

Some would think that the race for the lead would be over but Al Smith in Larry Will’s mount proved that the only lap that really counted was the final one. Smith came across the line first winning the 20 lap event over Gnatzig Garrett Will Clayton Kruse and Herman Greinig in a main event that had non stop thrills.

Chad Ross took fourteen laps to gain the top spot after taking fast time as Todd Ross who led from lap six could not overcome the pressure but finished second with Bill Olson and Vincent Merry next. Next Friday night will mark the first appearance of the Formula Indy cars this season. This open wheel group brings in two classes. The five regular divisions will also be here as a field of over 135 cars is expected. Time trials now begin at 6:15 p.m. due to the large field of cars. The first race will start at 7:30 p.m. sharp.

Pro moto cross racing takes place on the east end of the grounds at 8 pm. Over 300 riders will compete.

 

SUMMARY OF EVENTS LAKE GENEVA RACEWAY, LAKE GENEVA, WI. --  May 24, 2002
BASIC INT'L CARS <A-Main 01>
    1    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, WI    1
    2    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL    2
    3    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI    3
    4    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL    4
    5    76x    bic 76x    ,      5
    6    0    Mike Fossler (t)     Crystal Lake, IL    6
    7    2bc    Andrew Johnson     Winthrop Harbor, IL    7
    8    15c    Dave Cheney     Winthrop Herbor, IL    8
    9    69m    Chris Blake     Milwaukee, WI    9
    10    11k    Kevin Oliver     Pell Lake, WI    10
                   
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <B-Main 01>
    1    69    Todd Booker (t)     Hebron, IL    1
    2    26    Brit Bromann     Wildwood, IL    2
    3    717    bic 717    ,      3
    4    88    Mad Matt Pruessing     Walworth, WI    4
    5    12    Bic 12    ,      5
    6    39c    bic 39c    ,      6
    7    18p    David Emery Jr.     ,     7
    8    17m    Mike Ryszkiewicz     Muskego, WI    8
    9    29    Russell Gest     Elkhorn, WI    9
    10    53    Bic 53    ,      10                    
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <B-Main 02>
    1    2bc    Andrew Johnson     Winthrop Harbor, IL 
    2    28s    Chris Scala     Fox River Grove, IL    2
    3    69m    Chris Blake     Milwaukee, WI    3
    4    33m    Bic 33m    ,      4
    5    15    Brian Lagray     McHenry, IL    5
    6    12er    Nick Gruling     East Troy, WI    6
    7    9    Matt Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL    7
    8    22m    Jeff Curcio     Racine, WI    8
    9    37    bic 37    ,      9
    10    9er    Kyle Bettis     East Troy, WI    10                    
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 01>                   
    1    717    bic 717    ,      1
    2    12er    Nick Gruling     East Troy, WI    2
    3    13    Jim Weis     Paddock Lake, WI    3
    4    2T    George Thuelus Jr     Waterford, WI    4
    5    29    Russell Gest     Elkhorn, WI    5
    6    20t    Tony Riek     Lake Geneva, Wi    6
    7    2620    Bic 2620    ,      7
    8    18p    David Emery Jr.     ,     8
    9    9er    Kyle Bettis     East Troy, WI    9
    10    7    Le Roy Brown     Beloit, WI    10                    
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 02>                    
    1    15b    Jeff Larson     Lake Geneva, IL    1
    2    2bc    Andrew Johnson     Winthrop Harbor, IL    2
    3    23k    Jason Kelly     Burlington, WI    3
    4    22m    Jeff Curcio     Racine, WI    4
    5    26b    Shay Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL    5
    6    12    Bic 12    ,      6
    7    97    Reid Kahrs Jr     Milwaukee, WI    7
    8    17m    Mike Ryszkiewicz     Muskego, WI    8
    9    87    Jeff Gross     Kenosha, WI    9
    10    9    Matt Bushnell     Fox River Grove, IL    10
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 03>                    
    1    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI    1
    2    26    Brit Bromann     Wildwood, IL    2
    3    69    Todd Booker (t)     Hebron, IL    3
    4    8r    James Raderschadt     Lake Geneva, WI    4
    5    33m    Bic 33m    ,      5
    6    88    Mad Matt Pruessing     Walworth, WI    6
    7    15    Brian Lagray     McHenry, IL    7
    8    8    T-Bone Fell     Fontana, WI    8
    9    28s    Chris Scala     Fox River Grove, IL    9
    10    37    bic 37    ,      10                    
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Heat 04>                     
    1    3    Bob Koch     McHenry, IL    1
    2    76x    bic 76x    ,      2
    3    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, WI    3
    4    911    Bruce Barry     Lake In The Hills, IL    4
    5    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL    5
    6    15c    Dave Cheney     Winthrop Herbor, IL    6
    7    53    Bic 53    ,      7
    8    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI    8
    9    54    Michael Gross     Kenosha, WI    9
    10    19    bic 19    ,      10
                   
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Time Trial>
    1    63    Tony Burrafato     McHenry, IL    1
    2    76x    bic 76x    ,      2
    3    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL    3
    4    0    Mike Fossler (t)     Crystal Lake, IL    4
    5    23    Randy Schneider     Burlington, WI    5
    6    43    Jeff Bremer     , IL    6
    7    34    Jeff Baum     Gurnee, IL    7
    8    3    Bob Koch     McHenry, IL    8
    9    91    Greg Sheldon     Crystal Lake, WI    9
    10    222    Randy DeGrave     Elkhorn, WI    10                  
                   
BASIC INT'L CARS <Trophy Dash 01>                    
    1    63    Tony Burrafato     McHenry, IL    1
    2    27    Nick Kalteis     Lake Villa, IL    2
    3    0    Mike Fossler (t)     Crystal Lake, IL    3
    4    23    Randy Schneider     Burlington, WI    4
    5    43    Jeff Bremer     , IL    5          		INEX LEGENDS <A-Main 01>                    
    1    59    Larry Will     Batavia, IL    1
    2    6    Curt Gnatzig     Hartford, WI    2
    3    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL    3
    4    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI    4
    5    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL    5
    6    8l    Eric Lokemoen     Merrill, WI    6
    7    45    legend 45    ,      7
    8    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL    8
    9    8    Steve Licht     Burlington, WI    9
    10    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI    10                    
                   
INEX LEGENDS <Heat 01>                
    1    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI    1
    2    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL    2
    3    8l    Eric Lokemoen     Merrill, WI    3
    4    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL    4
    5    45    legend 45    ,      5
    6    8    Steve Licht     Burlington, WI    6                    
                   
INEX LEGENDS <Time Trial>     
    1    6    Curt Gnatzig     Hartford, WI    1
    2    59    Larry Will     Batavia, IL    2
    3    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI    3
    4    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL    4
    5    66    Robb Duffek     Orland Park, IL    5
    6    8    Steve Licht     Burlington, WI    6
    7    45    legend 45    ,      7
    8    79    Garrett Will     Batavia, IL    8
    9    8l    Eric Lokemoen     Merrill, WI    9
    10    67    Brad Popp     Burlington, WI    10                    
                   
INEX LEGENDS <Trophy Dash 01>                    
    1    3    Clayton Kruse     Burlington, WI    1
    2    59    Larry Will     Batavia, IL    2
    3    6    Curt Gnatzig     Hartford, WI    3
    4    78    Hermann Greinig     Addison, IL    4                    
                   
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <A-Main 01>
    1    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI    1
    2    3    Mark Hartline     Gilberts, IL    2
    3    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI    3
    4    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI    4
    5    0    Carrie Dygon     Racine, WI    5
    6    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL    6                    
                   
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <Heat 01>
    1    3    Mark Hartline     Gilberts, IL    1
    2    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI    2
    3    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL    3
    4    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI    4
    5    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI    5
    6    0    Carrie Dygon     Racine, WI    6                    
                   
LIMITED (MILLENIUM) LATE MODELS <Time Trial>
    1    3    Mark Hartline     Gilberts, IL    1
    2    47    Kenny Joosten     Wonder Lake, IL    2
    3    84    Tommy Nevoso (t)     Trevor, WI    3
    4    95    Paul Dygon     Racine, WI    4
    5    3    Boyd Calvert     Elkhorn, WI    5
    6    0    Carrie Dygon     Racine, WI    6
    7    23    Jeff Goodwin     Kenosha, WI    7                    
                   
MINI-MODIFIEDS <A-Main 01>                   
    1    11    Joe Miller    ,      1
    2    74    Jeff Schultz     ,     2
    3    72    Bill Trusky     ,     3
    4    24    Mike Vanhouten     ,     4
    5    77    Lee Morrison     ,     5
    6    57    Joe Marinello     ,     6
    7    25    Chris Marinello     ,     7
    8    71    Hermie Schultz     ,     8                    
                   
MINI-MODIFIEDS <Heat 01>
    1    11    Joe Miller    ,      1
    2    74    Jeff Schultz     ,     2
    3    24    Mike Vanhouten     ,     3
    4    71    Hermie Schultz     ,     4
    5    77    Lee Morrison     ,     5
    6    72    Bill Trusky     ,     6
    7    57    Joe Marinello     ,     7
    8    25    Chris Marinello     ,     8                    
                   
MINI-MODIFIEDS <Time Trial>                   
    1    24    Mike Vanhouten     ,     1
    2    74    Jeff Schultz     ,     2
    3    77    Lee Morrison     ,     3
    4    11    Joe Miller    ,      4
    5    72    Bill Trusky     ,     5
    6    71    Hermie Schultz     ,     6
    7    57    Joe Marinello     ,     7
    8    25    Chris Marinello     ,     8
    9    2    Ken Johnson    ,      9