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16 Year Old Josh Wallace Wins MLM Feature at LGR!!
By Dale R. Erdmann |
The Rolling services Basic International cars,Bob Koch of
McHenry,IL. took a clean sweep of the action, by taking fast time, winning the dash and
the 15 lap feature that ran clock wise on the smaller oval and “Doctor Tooth”
Ken Johnson took advantage of a fellow competitors problems and won the 20 lap
Lusia’s pizzeria mini-modifieds feature.
Rod Brossart paced the field for the first three laps of the BIC feature, before Vladi
Vladimirov scooted in front until lap eight,when Bob Koch came in front and held
back the challenges of second place Lenny Adams, Dan Giannotti, Brit Bromann and Reid
Kahrs Jr. a in very close contest.
Ernie Schaal grabbed the lead of the legends feature and held the lead for two laps before
Garrett Will moved in front and never looked back.At one time the leader had eight car
advantage, but the great race behind the leader was too close to call, as Steve Licht the
defending champion,fast timer Curt Gnatzig, Michael Bilderback and Schaal diced for that
second spot. The rest of the field remained very tight,with five laps to go Bilderback
crept along Licht from time to time, but never secured the spot, as Licht wasn’t
giving an inch to the challengers. Even once there was contact as the group came off turn
four and Licht got very wide.With one lap to go, Will had no problems winning the event,
Bilderback nipped Licht for second, with Gnatzig at the inside in fourth place. Schaal
claimed fifth and Larry Will completed the top six.
The mini modified feature was another intense battle for the top spot at the drop of The
green flag, when Curt Thomazin slipped in front, as a cluster of cars tried to over take
the leader. On lap three, the first Yellow Book USA caution period was seen after John
DeMay lost traction, then slipped right, then left and smacked the wall hard, coming to
rest in front of the field, that did everything to miss him.
DeMay escaped injury,but his car received some damage. On the restart Thomazin darted back
in front, with Jesse Johnson, Glen Vernezze and Andy Krueger all over each other for the
same spot. By lap eight Ken Johnson was in second some distrance behind the leader. Last
weeks feature winner Mike VanHouten spun in turn one on lap eleven and the second caution
was thrown. Thomazin march right out front, as Ken Johnson, Jesse Johnson and Krueger.
Until lap thirteen it looked like Thomazin would win the race,but something happened to
his car causing it to not handle. Holding the lead two more laps with his ill handling Car
gave Ken Johnson the opportunity to move in and take over the lead. Thomazin dropped out
two laps later, with Johnson breezing to a big lead and win over Vernezze, Krueger, Jesse
Johnson, Hermie Schultz and a recovering VanHouten.
The bandolero feature saw two new drivers along with the regulars as Jim Uteg Jr.moved in
front of the field with fast qualifier Kyle LaPier pulling off a slick move to gain
second,then the lead two laps later. Coming off turn four the leader drifted too
wide and Michael Bilderback inched ahead.Two laps later LaPier spun and out came the
caution. As the green reappeared Uteg tried to out run Bilderback into turn one. they
stayed side by side, before Bilderback climbed in front coming out of two. The race
remained close as Bilderback claimed the win, with a recovered LaPier nipping Uteg for
second. Kyle Jusits was fourth, with Jimmy Uteg III fifth and Bobby Yonkee sixth.
The millennium late model feature was another full field as rookie Ralph Gentile moved
from his row two starting spot and quickly secured the lead for just one lap before Josh
Wallace took over the lead. Brad Kossow who finished runner up last week was having
problems all night and dropped out on lap seven. Another rookie Ryan Walsh got under
Gentile for second but Monty Coffman was on the move, taking over the second spot on lap
nine.Point leader Brian Ulrich took three more laps to get by Walsh, but the field was too
close to call with ten laps to go.
From time to time Coffman would try to get by Wallace, but then Ulrich was right there
waiting for a mistake. Keith Tolf was now up to fourth by lap eighteen. From second to
tenth, the field would dice for a better position, there would be changes.
With five laps to go Ulrich secured second, as the veteran put on the pressure, but the
fifth week driver held his own and came home the winner, with Ulrich second, Coffman held
onto third, with fast timer Sonny Schoffen, Tolf and Bill Hobsin under a blanket for the
checkered in a extremely close race.
The rascal outlaws and the super mini cup cars join the bandolero, legends, sport trucks,
BIC cars and millennium late models. Time trials begin at 6pm.races at 7:30pm sharp. Only
five more nights remain on the 2004 schedule for the family fun night
Basic Int'l Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Bob Koch, McHenry, Ill.; 2. Lenny Adams, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Dan
Giannotti, Bristol, Wis; 4. Todd Miller, Oak Creek, Wis; 5. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.;
6. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 7. Rod Brossart, Fox Lake, Ill.; 8. Marty Butler, Lake
Villa, Ill.; 9. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park, Ill.; 10. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.;
11. Pete Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 12. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 13. Jay Lunsford,
Caledonia, Wis; 14. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 15. James Raderschadt, Lake Geneva,
Wis; 16. Ken Causey, Pell Lake, Wis; 17. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 18. Vladi
Vladimirov, Racine, Wis; 19. Shaun
Deibert, Milwaukee, Wis; 20. Andy Portzen, Burlington, Wis.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Robert Palka, Pell Lake,
Wis; 2. Ken Causey, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Lisa Waterman, Trevor, Wis; 4. Morgan Breeding,
Woodstock, Ill.; 5. Bobby Grolt, McHenry, Ill.; 6. Scott Kellermeier, East Troy, Wis; 7.
Paula Emery, Delevan, Wis; 8. David Emery Sr, Delevan,Wis; 9. Bryan Talbert, Kenosha, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jay Lunsford, Caledonia, Wis;
2. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Lisa Waterman, Trevor, Wis; 4. Morgan Breeding,
Woodstock, Ill.; 5. Peter Olson Jr., Johnsburg, Ill.; 6. Bobby Grolt, McHenry, Ill.; 7.
Scott Kellermeier, East Troy, Wis; 8. Ken Causey, Pell Lake, Wis; 9. Paula Emery, Delevan,
Wis; 10. Bryan Talbert, Kenosha, Wis; 11. David Emery
Heat 02 -- 1. Rod Brossart, Fox Lake, Ill.;
2. Marty Butler, Lake Villa, Ill.; 3. Andy Portzen, Burlington, Wis; 4. Cindy Krause,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.; 6. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 7.
Roger Schultz, Machesney Park, Ill.; 8. James Raderschadt, Lake Geneva, Wis; 9. Pete
Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 10. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 11. Shaun Deibert, Milwaukee,
Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Bob Koch, McHenry, Ill.;
2. Lenny Adams, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Todd Miller, Oak Creek, Wis; 4. Dan Giannotti,
Bristol, Wis; 5. Vladi Vladimirov, Racine, Wis; 6. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 7.
Roger Schultz, Machesney Park, Ill.; 8. Andy Portzen, Burlington, Wis; 9. Marty Butler,
Lake Villa, Ill.; 10. James Raderschadt, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Rod Brossart, Fox Lake,
Ill.; 12. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.; 13. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 14. Shaun
Deibert, Milwaukee, Wis; 15. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 16. Pete Koenig, Richmond,
Ill.; 17. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 18. Jay Lunsford, Caledonia, Wis; 19. Lisa
Waterman, Trevor, Wis; 20. Morgan Breeding, Woodstock, Ill.; 21. Peter Olson Jr.,
Johnsburg, Ill.; 22. Bobby Grolt, McHenry, Ill.; 23. Ken Causey, Pell Lake, Wis; 24.
Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 25. Bryan Talbert, Kenosha, Wis; 26. Paula Emery, Delevan,
Wis; 27. Scott Kellermeier, East
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Bob Koch, McHenry,
Ill.; 2. Vladi Vladimirov, Racine, Wis; 3. Todd Miller, Oak Creek, Wis; 4. Lenny Adams,
Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Dan Giannotti, Bristol, Wis; 6. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis.
INEX Legends
A-Main 01 -- 1. Garrett Will, Batavia, Ill.; 2. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.;
3. Steve Licht, Burlington, Wis; 4. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 5. Ernie Schaal,
Wauconda, Ill.; 6. Larry Will, Batavia, Ill.; 7. Lyle Kuklinski, New Berlin, Wis; 8.
Hermann Greinig, Addison, Ill.; 9. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis; 10. Tom Hunter, Merrill, Wis;
11. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Garrett Will, Batavia, Ill.;
2. Lyle Kuklinski, New Berlin, Wis; 3. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 4. Ernie
Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 5. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis; 6. Tom Hunter, Merrill, Wis; 7. Joe
Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford,
Wis; 2. Hermann Greinig, Addison, Ill.; 3. Larry Will, Batavia, Ill.; 4. Steve Licht,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 6. Garrett Will, Batavia,
Ill.; 7. Lyle Kuklinski, New Berlin, Wis; 8. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 9. Tom Palma,
Delavan, Wis; 10. Tom Hunter, Merrill, Wis; 11. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Larry Will, Batavia,
Ill.; 2. Steve Licht, Burlington, Wis; 3. Hermann Greinig, Addison, Ill.; 4. Curt Gnatzig,
Hartford, Wis.
Limited
(Millenium) Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 3. Monty
Coffman, Algonquin, Ill.; 4. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Keith Tolf, Union
Grove, Wis; 6. Bill Hobson, Roscoe, Ill.; 7. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 8. Paul Dygon,
Wind Lake, Wis; 9. Ryan Walsh (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 10. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 11.
Stephen Brooks, New Lenox, Ill.; 12. Jeff Miller, Whitewater, Wis; 13. Paul Edmundson,
Whitewater, Wis; 14. Brad
Heat 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis;
2. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 3. Ryan Walsh (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 4. Carrie Dygon,
Racine, Wis; 5. Stephen Brooks, New Lenox, Ill.; 6. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 7.
Jeff Miller, Whitewater, Wis; 8. Brad Kossow, Union Grove, Wis; 9. Joe Rusciano, Crystal
Lake, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal
Lake, Ill.; 2. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 3. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 4. Monty
Coffman, Algonquin, Ill.; 5. Bill Hobson, Roscoe, Ill.; 6. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 7.
Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 8. Ryan Walsh (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 9. Joe Rusciano, Crystal
Lake, Ill.; 10. Brad Kossow, Union Grove, Wis; 11. Josh Wallace, Pell
Lake, Wis; 12. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 13. Jeff Miller, Whitewater, Wis; 14. Paul
Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 15. Stephen Brooks, New Lenox, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake,
Wis; 2. Monty Coffman, Algonquin, Ill.; 3. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Bill Hobson,
Roscoe, Ill.; 5. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 6. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill..
Mini-Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Ken Johnson, Park Ridge, Ill.; 2. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 3. Andy
Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Jesse Johnson, Elkhorn, Wis; 5. Hermie Schultz, Silver Lake,
Wis; 6. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 7. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Chris Thomazin,
Elkhorn, Wis; 9. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 10. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 11.
Gerardo Giuliano, Schaumburg,, Ill.; 12. Phil Schultz, Silver Lake, Wis; 13. John DeMay,
Lake Villa, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Phil Schultz, Silver Lake,
Wis; 2. Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 4. John DeMay,
Lake Villa, Ill.; 5. Hermie Schultz, Silver Lake, Wis; 6.Chris Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 7.
Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 9. Jesse Johnson, Elkhorn,
Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Ken Johnson, Park Ridge,
Ill.; 2. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 3. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 4. Gerardo Giuliano,
Schaumburg,, Ill.; 5. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 6. Phil Schultz, Silver Lake, Wis; 7.
Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Hermie Schultz, Silver Lake, Wis; 9. Jesse Johnson,
Elkhorn, Wis; 10. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 11. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 12.
Chris Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 13. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary,
Ill.; 2. Gerardo Giuliano, Schaumburg,, Ill.; 3. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 4. Ken
Johnson, Park Ridge, Ill..Bandoleros
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback (y), S.
Beloit, Ill.; 2. Kyle La Pier (y);; 3. Jim Uteg Jr, Manhattan, Ill.; 4. Kyle Jusits (y);;
5. Jimmy Uteg III, Manhatta, Ill.; 6. Bobby Yonkee (b), Willowbrook, Ill.; 7. Must Be a
Cooter;.
Heat 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback (y), S.
Beloit, Ill.; 2. Kyle La Pier (y);; 3. Jim Uteg Jr, Manhattan, Ill.; 4. Bobby Yonkee (b),
Willowbrook, Ill.; 5. Jimmy Uteg III, Manhatta, Ill.; 6. Kyle Jusits (y);; 7. Must Be a
Cooter;.
Time Trial -- 1. Kyle La Pier (y);; 2.
Bobby Yonkee (b), Willowbrook, Ill.; 3. Jim Uteg Jr, Manhattan, Ill.; 4. Kyle Jusits (y);;
5. Jimmy Uteg III, Manhatta, Ill.; 6. Must Be a Cooter;. |
