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Jamie Wallace Scores First SLM Win at LGR!
By Dale R. Erdmann and Dave Kamholtz |
Jeremy Bloomberg of Hampshire, Illinois the current Performance
unlimited point leader won the sportsman feature 25 lap event and Jeff Myers of Elgin ,IL.
won the central states region/super mini cups 15 lap for his second win of the season. It
was inadvertently stated that Myers won his second feature on Friday June 7th. It was
actually won by Mick Ellis of Schaumburg,IL. Ken Jones broke the two week old one lap
qualifying mark with a time of 20.280 seconds. Ron Adee dominated the one on one spectator
drags,in his 1996 Viper. Kenneth Burkoth in a Corvette was a distant second,in a field of
ten cars entered.
The super late model field was a season record number of cars as the large
semi went to Brad Norgard of Pell Lake. Second place was Steve Vaughn of Loves
Park,IL.both advanced to the feature. Denny Hiffman shot out front of the field as the
double greens were thrown. Rookie Mike Meyerhofer,Vincent Merry,Jeff Lorenz and Joe
Fischer were in a tight cluster all looking for second. On lap eight Earl Counter got
pushed out of the groove and went flying off the track, bringing out the first Yellow
pages USA caution period. On the restart the next lap wasn’t even completed when
Hiffman stalled entering turn three as everyone shattered, another caution appeared.
Meyerhofer became the new leader when the green flew with Fischer all over him. Brandon
Hill picked the right lane on that last restart,as he moved into third with Merry, Jamie
Wallace the quick time qualifier and Eddie May side by side. The show was for second
as the race fans could see that many positions were too close to call. Steve Vaughn spun
on lap nineteen tightening up the field.
This was the thing Meyerhofer didn’t want to see after moving to a
four car length lead. With the next green Hill surprised Fischer and got inside the leader
too. Five laps later Terry Patnode got turned around and another slowdown came. Each time
the green came out Meyerhofer walked out to a comfortable margin ahead of the group
behind him. This time Hill worked on the leader, but settled into second before Wallace
began his challenge for second two laps later. Another caution appeared on lap twenty nine
as Brad Norgard stalled.
This would give the large crowd a great six lap dash for the finale, as the cars came up
to speed, Meyerhofer slipped in front of Hill, who lost second before the lap would end to
Wallace as the laps were winding down. Entering turn four Meyerhofer who held a perfect
line, gave Wallace just enough room to challenge. This twosome ran along side each other
until lap thirty two when Wallace inched in front for the first time.
The white flag came out and things got real ugly, as Lorenz got midway into turn four
getting way too wide and then slammed into the wall hard, collecting many other cars.
When the dust settled everyone escaped injury, but Lorenz and Counter received the most
damage in this melee. The race was called due to the time limit and curfew nearing.
Wallace was the winner with Meyerhofer and Hill in their best run second and third, re
spectively. Fran Prestay in his second night out this season, was fourth, May fifth and
Jerry Cowan sixth in what could have been a barn burner finish if the incident would have
not happened.
The super stock feature was set at 30 laps due to the twenty three car starting field.
Mike Hansen darted in front of the pack with Ken”farmer”Calhoun at his side.
Both drivers diced for the first three laps, before Calhoun gained the lead. Trevor Mock,
Zac Deeringer in the Tom Fay mount, Scott Norton and Shane Sapp were next.
Shuffling for positions made the event look like a parade lap but Sapp got a break after
making a slick move, before taking the lead three laps later. On lap seven an official
spotted a belt on the track, four laps later everyone knew who’s belt came off, as
fast timer Adam Mass had his race car go up in steam, retiring to the infield, but the
caution had to come because of the liquid on the surface.
On the re start Deeringer worked on Calhoun two laps before taking over
the position. Midway last weeks feature winner John Janssen was running fourth after
getting by Mock and Norton one lap earlier and by lap twenty Deeringer would surrender his
position, but there was a lot of space to make up with only five laps to go.
Then on lap twenty two, Sapp would see the last thing he would want to see, a caution flag
with the worse incident of the season. Coming off turn two into the straightaway Mike
Gunderson running fifth was collected by Calhoun, after the incident was done, Tom Roney
and Norton were involved in this mess. Everyone escaped injury but, Roney, Norton and
Gunderson’s night was over with extreme damage to their cars.
After a lengthy clean up and hauling all the cars to the pits, the line up set Sapp in
front,as the green came back out Sapp marched in front, but coming into turn four Sapp got
wide and Janssen went in front quickly. It wasn’t a usual night for this feature as
Bob Moeller sixth lost a wheel and the final slowdown ensued.
Janssen held on for the win even Sapp who took second gave it his all. Jack Rubach was
third right along side of Sapp, with Dave Melahn fourth, Mock fifth and Dave Edwards sixth
in this record number of caution periods. Josh Matz who finished seventh and Hansen who
was eleventh were both penalized 25 points each. After the final cone came out, they
selected their lane but switched before the race started again.
The sportsman main event brought Lee Gibbs in front at the drop of the green. Rick Rowlett
was second with Jamie Dorsey, Erik Pierce, Jeremy Bloomberg and Adam Berge in a tight
formation. By lap four Dorsey had pulled off some great moves and there was a new leader
on lap five. Pierce, and Bloomberg followed the new leader as Gibb’s faded to fourth
with Gary Norton and quick qualifier Ken Smart within striking distance.
Bloomberg secured second on lap twelve after a lengthy tussle with Pierce, setting his
sights on Dorsey who had built up a good size lead. On lap eighteen rookie Jack
Clark’s mount started on fire and the red flag stopped the field. Clark escaped his
mount without injury as the safety crew put out the fire. On the restart Dorsey was able
to lead part of the next lap before Bloomberg crept by at the end of that lap and into the
lead. Lap twenty Gibbs spun all by himself and the final caution was seen. Bloomberg went
on to win the race with Dorsey coming back to score second after a great race with Pierce
who was credited with third. Kenny Joosten who got hung up in traffic was fourth, Smart
was fifth and Bobby Giers sixth.
The super mini cups was a chase for the front spot between Ken Jones the early
leader who came home in second and Jeff Myers the eventual winner of the feature. Eric
Gehrke was third right with the lead cars, Mick Ellis last winners feature winner
was fourth,J im Jump was fifth and Nick Krueger sixth in another good feature.
This coming Saturday night June 19th. the Lynch Motors race car Jamboree takes place from
9am. until 3pm. at their store in Burlington on Highway 36 north.
All types of race cars are expected for the 11th. annual event. The Richard Childress
racing’s legendary number 3 GM Goodwrench Chevrolet Monte Carlo that was driven by
seven time NASCAR Winston cup champion the late Dale Earnhardt.
Then that evening Lynch will sponsor the race program, as the first appearance of the
season for the Yellow Book USA Mid American point series show will be here along with the
super late models and super stocks. Time trials begin at 5:45pm and the first race
at 7pm.
On Sunday district 16 motocross points series race will be on the stadium
dirt course starting at 7am.On Monday June 21st. District 27A-1 Lions clubs along with
Bumper to Bumper presents the first Lions club race of the season. Time trials begin at
6pm.races at 7 pm.
Tickets are on sale for the 34th. year of racing from any Lions club
members or at the gate. Call the raceway for more information at 262-248-8566.
Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 2. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 3.
Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 4. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Ken
Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 6. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 7. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 8.
Adam Berge, East Troy, Wis; 9. Lee Gibbs, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Wally Morgan;; 11. Rick
Rowlett, Marengo,Ill.; 12. Jack Clark, Delafield, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 2.
Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 3. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 4. Erik Pierce, Lake In
The Hills, Ill.; 5. Rick Rowlett, Marengo, Ill.; 6. Jack Clark, Delafield, Wis; 7. Randy
Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 8. Wally Morgan;; 9. Lee Gibbs, Lake Geneva, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 2.
Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 3. Gary Norton,Hebron, Ill.; 4. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder
Lake, Ill.; 5. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 6. Adam Berge, East Troy, Wis; 7. Erik
Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 8. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 9. Rick Rowlett,
Marengo, Ill.; 10. Lee Gibbs, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Jack Clark, Delafield, Wis;
12. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 13. Wally Morgan;.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder
Lake, Ill.; 2. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 3. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 4. Gary Norton,
Hebron, Ill..
Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Mike Meyerhofer (t), Burlington, Wis; 3.
Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Fran Prestay, Waterford, Wis; 5. Eddie May, Crystal
Lake, Ill.; 6. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 7. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 8. Vincent
Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 9. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 10. Randy Rodgers (t), Elkhorn, Wis;
11. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 12. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 13. Mike
Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill.; 14. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 15. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha,
Wis; 16. Rick Corso (t), McHenry, Ill.; 17. Earl Counter, Geneva, Ill.; 18. Jacob Humphrey
(t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 19. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 20. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park,
Ill..
B-Main 01 -- 1. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 2.
Steve Vaughn, Loves Park, Ill.; 3. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 4. Paul Loppnow,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 6. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 7. Mike Simon
Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 8. Andy Brocker, Jefferson, Wis; 9. Bob Pulkowski, Dousman, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 2.
Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 3. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 4. Brad Norgard,
Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 6. Steve Vaughn, Loves Park, Ill.; 7. Ron
Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 8. Paul Loppnow, Burlington, Wis;9. Andy Brocker, Jefferson, Wis;
10. Bob Pulkowski, Dousman, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Rick Corso (t), McHenry, Ill.; 2.
Mike Meyerhofer (t), Burlington, Wis; 3. Randy Rodgers (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 4. Jeff Lorenz,
Waukesha, Wis; 5. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 6. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 7. Joe
Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 8. Earl Counter, Geneva, Ill.; 9. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy,
Wis; 10. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Mike Simon Sr,
Time Trial -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis;
2. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 3. Eddie May,Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Jason Hicks, Delavan,
Wis; 5. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 6. Fran Prestay, Waterford, Wis; 7. Brandon
Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Earl Counter, Geneva, Ill.; 9. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 10.
Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 11. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 12. Vincent Merry,
Wadsworth, Ill.; 13. Mike Meyerhofer (t), Burlington, Wis; 14. Randy Rodgers (t), Elkhorn,
Wis; 15. Rick Corso (t), McHenry, Ill.; 16. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 17. Mike Simon Sr,
Grayslake, Ill.; 18. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 19. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee,
Wis; 20. Paul Loppnow, Burlington, Wis; 21. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 22. Steve Vaughn,
Loves Park, Ill.; 23. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 24. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake,Wis; 25.
Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 26. Andy Brocker, Jefferson, Wis; 27. Bob Pulkowski,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake
Geneva, Wis; 2. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Jerry
Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 5. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 6. Fran Prestay, Waterford, Wis.
Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 2. Shane Sapp, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Jack
Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 4. Adam Regnier, Twin Lakes, Wis; 5. Trevor Mock, Island
Lake, Ill.;6. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 7. Josh Matz, East Troy, Wis; 8. Tom Fay (t),
Arlington Heights, Ill.; 9. David Erickson, Algonquin, Ill.; 10. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine,
Wis; 11. Mike Hansen, New
Berlin, Wis; 12. Ken "farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 13. Shane Scarpace,
Woodstock, Ill.; 14. Mike Bell, Waukesha, Wis; 15. Jason Krage, Huntley, Ill.; 16. Willy
Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 17. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 18. Bob Moeller,
McHenry, Ill.; 19. Mike Gunderson (t), Union Grove, Wis; 20. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 21. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 22. Adam Mass
(t), Woodstock, Ill.; 23. Tom Jastrab, Pell Lake, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. David Erickson, Algonquin, Ill.;
2. Tom Jastrab, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Shane Scarpace, Woodstock, Ill.; 4. Ken
"farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 5. Josh Matz, East Troy, Wis; 6. Willy
Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 7. Mike Hansen, New Berlin, Wis; 8. Jason Krage, Huntley, Ill.;
9. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill..
Heat 02 -- 1. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 2.
Shane Sapp, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Tom Fay (t), Arlington Heights, Ill.; 4. Scott Norton,
Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Mike Bell, Waukesha, Wis; 6. Trevor Mock, Island Lake, Ill.; 7. Ken
Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 8. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.;
2. Mike Gunderson (t), Union Grove, Wis; 3. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 4. Bob
Moeller, McHenry, Ill.; 5. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 6. Adam Regnier, Twin Lakes, Wis;
7. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 8. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 9. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine,
Wis; 10. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 11. Mike Bell, Waukesha, Wis; 12. Shane Sapp,
Crystal Lake, Ill.; 13. Trevor Mock, Island Lake, Ill.; 14. Tom Fay (t), Arlington
Heights, Ill.; 15. Mike Hansen, New Berlin, Wis; 16. Ken "farmer" Calhoun,
Johnsburg, Ill.; 17. Josh Matz, East Troy, Wis; 18. David Erickson, Algonquin, Ill.; 19.
Tom Jastrab, Pell Lake, Wis; 20. Jason Krage, Huntley, Ill.; 21. Bill Morris (t),
Streamwood, Ill.; 22.
Shane Scarpace, Woodstock, Ill.; 23. Dan Clemenz, Waukegan, Ill.; 24. Steve Ackeret,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Bob Moeller, McHenry, Ill.;
2. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 3. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 4. Mike Gunderson (t),
Union Grove, Wis; 5. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 6. Adam Regnier, Twin Lakes, Wis. |
