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May Scores Second Win of Season at LGR!
By Natasha Fabian and Dale R. Erdmann |
It was the first of three trailer races sponsored by R.A.Adams Enterprises out
McHenry,Illinois.Eddie May, the 1986 late model champion from Crystal Lake, IL. picked up
his second win of the season by topping the field in the Jim Olson Collision centers super
late model 35 lap feature. Jeremy Miller of Rockton,IL. the defending MSCS champion and
current point leader in this fabulous series, won his third feature of the season. The
Performance unlimited sportsman feature went 30 laps. Waterford’s Darryl Traber,the
Midwest enduro stock car series Promoter and past enduro champion won his first 25 lap for
the McHenry Limousine service super stocks feature.
The super late model feature had just got started when Vincent Merry
spun bringing out the first Yellow pages USA caution period. Under way Brandon Hill
slipped back in front after leading two out of three laps while battling with Don Collins.
Jerry Cowan crept into second on lap four, just a Jacob Humphrey went into the pits with
problems. In third was Denny Hiffman, with Terry Patnode, Jerry Mueller and Shane Bishop
in tight formation. There was intense racing throughout the field but on lap eight Jason
Hicks and Earl Counter made contact bringing out another caution period.
On the restart just one more lap was recorded before Patnode and Bishop got together.
Again Hill marched in front with Hiffman now in second from time to time as Collins wanted
that position too and he took it over on lap eleven. Now Hill would find that Collins
wasn’t going to waste anytime mounting a challenge of a position he held since the
get go.From laps thirteen to sixteen it a side by side race at the top with Collins
inching his way in front one lap later.
Then out of no where Eddie May climbed into second then along side the new leader three
laps later, before moving into the lead on lap twenty one, then going on to win the event
in fine fashion.Collins held back numerous tries for his spot as Rick Corso took a close
third. Hiffman in his first night out was fourth, with Cowan and Billy Baumeister rounding
out the top six in a very excellent race.
Darryl Traber shot off the pole as the double greens were shown in the super stock clash
and never looked back until the only caution flew on lap twenty with five laps to go as
Dave Melahn stalled in turn one.
This set up one intense fight for the lead and the win as John Janssen gave it his all but
Traber drove a perfect line to win his first main event in teammates Al Kuphal’s car.
Shane Sapp who was along Janssen for the past ten laps took third still at his side.Jack
Rubach the quick qualifier who started last was fourth after taking the Powersource racing
engines challenge.Bob Moeller was fifth and Mike Gunderson who started near rear claimed
sixth.
Former dwarf car racer Danny Powell darted out front of the sportsman field but the only
caution came at the end of lap one,as Bobby Hacker and Adam Berge made contact causing
Hacker to go around. Powell slipped back in front for three more laps but Jeremy Spoonmore
worked hard to take over the top spot. Point leader Jeremy Bloomberg was now second and
Jeremy Miller third, Jamie Dorsey fourth as Powell faded to fifth in a side by side fight
for a position.
Things were tight as Miller climbed into second on lap eight after a great
tussle with Bloomberg. Lapped traffic played the part of this lead change as Spoonmore and
Miller waged the war for that top position.
Miller finally moved inside of the leader one more time with the lapped cars now behind
them and the lead changed on lap twelve as the new front runner going home with another
victory eighteen laps later. Miller used those lapped cars to his advantage after they
were in his way before taking the top spot. Bloomberg was second, with Spoonmore a close
third, Dorsey fourth, as fast qualifier James Swan claimed fifth and Hacker recovering for
sixth in another good race.
Next Saturday night the Midwest sportsman championship series comes back for their second
appearance here. A full field of sportsman, along with the super late models and super
stocks will be on hand. There will be no increase in admission prices. Time trials begin
at 5:45 and the first race at 7 sharp. As Avoco Oil will sponsor the show.
SUMMARY OF EVENTS Lake Geneva Raceway May 30th, 2004:
Super Late Models:
A-Main 01 -- 1. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 3. Rick Corso
(t), McHenry, Ill.; 4. Randy Rodgers (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 5. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis;
6. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 7. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wi
B-Main 01 -- 1. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 2. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill.; 3. Mark
Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 4. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park, Ill.; 5. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha,
Wis; 6. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 7. Bob Pulkowski, Dousman, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 2. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 3. Steve
Vaughn, Loves Park, Ill.; 4. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 5. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake,
Ill.; 6. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 7. Bob Pulkowski, Dousman, Wis; 8.
Heat 02 -- 1. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 2. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Jerry
Mueller, Hubertus, Wis; 4. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 5. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.;
6. Randy Rodgers (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis;
Time Trial -- 1. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Jim Olson, Woodstock, Ill.; 3. Jason
Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 4. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Billy Baumeister,
Janesville, Wis; 6. Rick Corso (t), McHenry, Ill.; 7. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, I
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Rick Corso (t), McHenry, Ill.; 2. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3.
Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 4. Jim Olson, Woodstock, Ill.; 5. Jason Hicks, Delavan,
Wis; 6. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis.
Sportsman:
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jeremy Miller, Rockton, Ill.; 2. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.;
3. Jeremy Spoonmore, Somonauk, Ill.; 4. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 5. James Swan, Lake
Geneva, Wis; 6. Bob Hacker, Loves Park, Ill.; 7. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.;
Heat 01 -- 1. Jeremy Spoonmore, Somonauk, Ill.; 2. Danny Powell, Polo, Ill.; 3. Jamie
Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 4. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 5. Adam Berge, East Troy,
Wis; 6. Jack Clark, Delafield, Wis; 7. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis;
Time Trial -- 1. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Jeremy Miller, Rockton, Ill.; 3. Kenny
Joosten (t), Wonder Lake, Ill.; 4. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 5. Gary Norton,
Hebron, Ill.; 6. Bob Hacker, Loves Park, Ill.; 7. Erik Pierce, Lake In The
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jeremy Miller, Rockton, Ill.; 2. Bob Hacker, Loves Park, Ill.; 3.
Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 4. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 5. James Swan, Lake
Geneva, Wis; 6. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder Lake, Ill..
Super Stocks:
A-Main 01 -- 1. Al Kuphal, Franklin, Wis; 2. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 3. Shane Sapp,
Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 5. Bob Moeller, McHenry, Ill.; 6.
Mike Gunderson (t), Union Grove, Wis; 7. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wi
B-Main 01 -- 1. Paul Kaye;; 2. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 3. Tom Jastrab, Pell Lake,
Wis; 4. Kyle Prestay, Kansasville, Wis; 5. Mike Hansen, New Berlin, Wis; 6. Greg Beebe,
Waukesha, Wis; 7. Jason Krage, Huntley, Ill.; 8. Bill Morris (t), Stre
Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Hansen, New Berlin, Wis; 2. Paul Kaye;; 3. Willy Peterson, Woodstock,
Ill.; 4. Jason Krage, Huntley, Ill.; 5. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 6. Mike Olson,
Wonder Lake, Ill.; 7. Rick Paap;; 8. Steve Ackeret, Waterford, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Kyle Prestay, Kansasville, Wis; 2. Greg Beebe, Waukesha, Wis; 3. Tom
Jastrab, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Adam Regnier, Twin Lakes, Wis; 5. Shane Scarpace, Woodstock,
Ill.; 6. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill..
Heat 03 -- 1. Al Kuphal, Franklin, Wis; 2. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 3. Tom Roney,
Ridgefield, Ill.; 4. Shane Sapp, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Tom Fay (t), Arlington Heights,
Ill.; 6. Ken "farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 7. Trevor Mock, Island Lake
Time Trial -- 1. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 2. Bob Moeller, McHenry, Ill.; 3. Mike
Gunderson (t), Union Grove, Wis; 4. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 5. Adam Mass (t),
Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 7. Trevor Mock, Islan
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 2. Mike Gunderson (t), Union Grove,
Wis; 3. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 4. Bob Moeller, McHenry, Ill.; 5. Scott Norton,
Wonder Lake, Ill.; 6. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill..
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