Lake Geneva Raceway Race Reports:
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Prestay Wins Round One of No Bull Series,
Dustin Holland Scores First Career Win!

By Dale R. Erdmann

May 21, 2005;  Lake Geneva, WI. -  It was the first night of great weather as the race fans came out to see the first round of the no bull series sponsored by Five star race car bodies. The sponsor of the night for the program was Beechwood Distributors of New Berlin who supplies the raceway with the Anheuser-Busch products we sell.Fran Prestay of Burlington won the 50 lap feature for the super late model race cars and went home with $1000 for his efforts.

Photo Highlights

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Fran Prestay #99 holds off Matt Kocourek for the lead of the Super Late Model feature.

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Rick Corso set fast time for the Super Late Models.
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Ralph Gentile was victorious in a Millennium Late model heat race.
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The vintage stock cars showed that they are not afraid to race hard.
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Eventual winner Dustin Holland #53 passes Bill Reese during the Super Stock feature.
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Millennium Late Model feature winner Josh Wallace in victory lane with LGR Junior Fan Club member Lauren Michels.

When announcer Mike Babicz asked Prestay about winning the feature a few weeks ago and now another win, after a years drought, Prestay said, “I guess that means no feature win next year”.

Dustin Holland of Genoa City won his first career McHenry Limousine super stock non stop 25 lap feature. 17 year old Josh Wallace of Pell Lake, a third generation driver won the S&P motorsports Millennium late model 30 lap feature.With the win this records an all time mark at the raceway,as a Father and Son have the points lead. Josh’s Father Jamie is the superlate model points leader and Josh moved into first place in his division, after his win.

The large crowd took a moment of silence for the passing of William”the chief” Dygon who died May 1st. after an extended illness.William was an avid race fan and had never missed a race that Paul and Carrie Dygon participated in.

Fran Prestay darted out front of the super late model main event,with Eddie May, Matt Kocourek ,Brandon Hill and Randy Rodgers in hot pursuit.Eddie May and Jamie Wallace retired to the pits on lap six with problems. The first Yellow Book USA caution period came on lap fourteen when Shane Bishop’s engine let loose causing him to go off the track in turn four with numerous other cars following because of the slippery track.On the restart quick qualifier Rick Corso slipped into third,but three laps later,the black flag came out to him because of smoking.Just past midway,Jeff Holmgren Jr. and Terry Patnode were on the move from the rear of the pack.

In front of them Jerry Cowan was trying everything to get around Kent Burkoth. The final ten laps were great as Prestayheld his line,but behind the veteran driver, Kocourek, Burkoth and Patnode were giving the race fans their monies worth.It was one excellent ending as Patnode gave his all,but Prestay held back the competition,as Kocourek nipped Patnode,with Rodgers fourth,Burkoth fifth and Holmgren Jr. next.

Dustin Holland shot out front and never turned back around to see where anyone went at the off set of the super stock feature race. Rookie Jamie Stark raced along the leader for the next ten laps, but now Bill Reese pulled off a slick move and went in front on lap six.One lap later Holland said no to that move and had retaken the leader. On lap thirteen Ken Eisbrenner joined the fray, with Willie Peterson just behind Stark. Traffic was very heavy as the leader lapped his first caron lap twenty.The final dash was good,as Holland came home the winner, just ahead of Eisbrenner, Stark in his best start to date, Mike Gunderson, Scotty Norton, and Randy Schneider in his best finish too.

Doctor Tooth Ken Johnson moved in front of the millennium late model field with Paul Dygon, Joe Rusciano and Jeff Steenbergen all over the leader. By lap five Steenbergen was second and lap ten the new leader. That was very short lived as Josh Wallace slipped outside the leader and into the lead three laps later. Sonny Schoffen who had taken fast time quickly moved into second on lap eighteen. Before two more laps were recorded the top nine were too close to call. Schoffen tried everything those final nine laps,but Wallace was up to the call and won the race, with Schoffen nipping Keith Tolf by just inches, Ralph Gentile in his  best feature finish to date, 2004 champion Brian Ulrich was next and Dygon sixth.

Next weekend will be very busy with a four day holiday celebration. On Friday the weekly motocross action takes place at 8pm.The oval track will race on Friday,Saturday and Monday. The Midwest Enduro series comes in on that final day at 12:30 for a variety of racing and events. The first Mexican Rodeo takes place Sunday at 1pm. Saturday night is the first trailer race of the season, along with a full program on stock car racing starting at 7pm.

Limited (Millenium) Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 4. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 5. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 6. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 7. Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 8. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 9. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 10. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 11. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 12. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis; 13.

Heat 01 -- 1. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 2. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 3. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 4. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 5. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 6. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis;7. Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 8. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis; 9. Rob Maule, Burlington, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 6. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 7. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 8. Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 10. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 11. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 12. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis;

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 3. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis.

Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 2. Matt Kocourek, Racine, Wis; 3. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 4. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 7. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 8. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 9. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 12. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 13. Jamie Artelt, Waukegan, Ill.; 14. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 15. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 16. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 17. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 18. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 19. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 20. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis.

B-Main 01 -- 1. Jamie Artelt, Waukegan, Ill.; 2. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 3. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 4. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 6. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 9. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 10. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 11. Dan Jung, Iron Ridge, Wis; 12. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 13. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 14. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 2. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 3. Jamie Artelt, Waukegan, Ill.; 4. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 6. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 7. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Dan Jung, Iron Ridge, Wis.

Heat 02 -- 1. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 2. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 3. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 4. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 5. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 6. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 8. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis.

Heat 03 -- 1. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Matt Kocourek, Racine, Wis; 6. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 7. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 8. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 2. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 3. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 7. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 9. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 10. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 12. Matt Kocourek, Racine, Wis; 13. Jacob Humphrey (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Billy  Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 16. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 17. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Ron
Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 19. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 20. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 21. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 22. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 23. Dan Jung, Iron Ridge, Wis; 24. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 25. Jamie Artelt, Waukegan, Ill.; 26. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 27. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 28. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 29. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 30.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 4. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 5. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 6. Jeff Holmgren, Jr.,


Super Stocks

A-Main 01 -- 1. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 2. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 3. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 4. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 5. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 6. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 7. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 8. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 10. Craig Mertes (t), Antioch, Ill.; 11. Bill Reese, Hebron, Ill.; 12. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 13. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 14. Paul Roscoe, Mundelein, Ill.; 15. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 16. Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill.; 17. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 18. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis;
19. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 20. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 21. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 22.

Heat 01 -- 1. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 2. Bill Reese, Hebron, Ill.; 3. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 4. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 5. Paul Roscoe, Mundelein, Ill.; 6. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 7. Donnie Paskiewicz, Franklin, Wis.

Heat 02 -- 1. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 2. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 3. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 5. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 6. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 7. Craig Mertes (t), Antioch, Ill.; 8. Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill.; 9. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 2. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake Wis; 4. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 6. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 7. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 9. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 10. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 11. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 12. Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill.; 13. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 14. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 15. Bill Reese, Hebron, Ill.; 16. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 17. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 18. Paul Roscoe, Mundelein, Ill.; 19.
Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 20. Donnie Paskiewicz, Franklin, Wis; 21. Craig Mertes (t), Antioch, Ill.; 22.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 2. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 3. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 4. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 5. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Adam Regnier (t),