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Dorsey Scores MSCS Series Win/Jindra Memorial Night!
By Dale
R. Erdmann and Natasha Steenbergen |
Jamie Wallace of Pell Lake,ran away with the 40 lap super late model
feature and Scott Norton of Wonder Lake, a second generation driver was the surprise
winner of the 25 lap super stock feature race .The show was sponsored by Quality tire
company/American car care centers in the memory of John Jindra Sr. who died last November.
Jamie Dorsey of Rockford, Ill., won the third round of the Midwest Sportsman Championship
Series, also the second round of the Lynch Challenge, under the lights at the Lake Geneva
Raceway Saturday. Dorsey started the main event on the pole and never looked back,
maintaining only the smallest lead over contenders Adam Mass and James Swan.
The 40-lap contest was plagued with seven caution periods, the earliest on lap three for a
solo spin by Nic Savaglio in turn two. Seven laps later, John Fischer's machine also
encountered similar problems slowing the field once again. On lap fifteen the same could
be said of Denny Norton Jr.'s car, as the track conditions were not ideal with the high
humidity and lingering storm clouds brewing in the south. With fifteen laps to go,
Fischer, Adam Berge, and Gary Norton made contact, again allowing the field to close on
Dorsey's lead. The "big one" came on lap 32 when defending track champion Jeremy
Bloomberg and current MSCS point leader Kenny Joosten fought to be in the same place at
the same time and collected most of the rest of the field at the start/finish line.
Bloomberg then spun solo with six laps remaining in the event. The final yellow flag was
displayed on lap 36 when Gary Norton and Rob Braun made contact in turn four, sending
Braun around into oncoming traffic. The dash to the finish resulted in a second place
finish for Swan, Bobby Giers who had started eleventh finished in third place, Mass
fourth, and Erik Pierce rounded out the top five.
Gary LaMonte was forced to take his machine to the pit area after the melee on lap 25,
causing him to drop from the top spot to third in the point standings. Joosten's strong
run enabled him to take over the lead in championship standings, his teammate Swan in the
second spot. John Senerchia fell to fourth in the standings, Jeff Steenbergen ranking
fifth. Round four of the Midwest Sportsman Championship Series will take place July 4 on
the high banks of the Slinger Super Speedway.
Jeff Lorenz and Jamie Wallace dueled for the lead in the super late model
feature race with Kent Burkoth, Eddie May and Shane Bishop close behind them. Wallace
moved in front on lap three and for the next seven laps it was a see/saw fight for second
between Lorenz and Burkoth.Lorenz won the tug of war, leading laps fourteen through twenty
five. Wallace by now was nearly a quarter lap ahead, but then Vincent Merry spun three
laps later and out came the Yellow Book USA caution point. Wallace’s large advantage
was gone as the next green appeared.
Again the leader marched away from the pack, as Eddie May moved into
second. Lorenz now had Jeff Holmgren Jr to contend with and before long Jerry Cowan was
then fourth. The field remained tight until the end, despite Wallace’s large margin
for the win. May was just ahead of Lorenz, Cowan, Holmgren, Burkoth and Terry
Patnode the quick time qualifier.
Adam Regnier shot out front of the super stock feature with Seth Lootens right behind
him.Craig Mertes was third, with Randy Schneider, Tom Roney and Mike Gunderson
next.Nothing changed until lap ten, as Mertes inched his way into second, by then Regnier
was over a half lap ahead of the field. On lap sixteen Ken Eisbrenner and Mertes made
contact in a racing incident and the first of two rare caution periods would follow. The
next green was a short one, as Regnier tried to keep the field slow until the green, Roney
raced ahead for the lazy green start.
Then just as the next pace lap came, Regnier had the field doing their
brake checks, Jamie Starks spun around as the green appeared. Out came another caution and
the field was again tight and Regnier’s nearly one hlaf lap lead was gone. On the
restart Regnier dashed ahead, with Gunderson second. By now fast timer Scott Norton was
third, with Roney still wanting that spot too. Lap nineteen things got wild, as the top
two raced side by side for the next three laps. The lead changed on lap twenty three as
Gunderson had a quarter of his car ahead, as Regnier bobbled giving Norton the break he
needed gaining second with the white flag out. Gunderson came home ahead, with Norton
right there in second, Regnier recovered for third, as Roney claimed fourth, Dave Edwards
was fifth and Schneider next.
A post race inspection took the win from Gunderson and third from Regnier.
This moved everyone up and Norton received the victory.
Next Saturday night the super mini cups join the other three divisions. Time trials begin
at 5:45 pm. with racing at 7 sharp.
Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 2. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Bobby
Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 4. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 5. Erik Pierce, Lake In The
Hills, Ill.; 6. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder Lake, Ill.; 7. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 8.
Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 9. John Fiorita, Mount Prospect, Ill.; 10. Jeff
Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 11. Rob Braun, Wales, Wis; 12. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 13.
Bill Neering, Cedar Lake, Ind.; 14. John Fischer, Burlington, Wis; 15. John Senerchia,
Orland Park, Ill.; 16. Dennis Norton Jr, McHenry, Ill.; 17. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis;
18. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 19. Rick Rowlett, Marengo, Ill.; 20. Adam Berge (t), East
Troy, Wis; 21. Nic Savaglio, Machesney Park,
Heat 01 -- 1. Rob Braun, Wales, Wis; 2. Gary
Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 3. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 4. John Fiorita, Mount Prospect,
Ill.; 5. Rick Rowlett, Marengo, Ill.; 6. Nic Savaglio, Machesney Park, Ill.; 7. Dennis
Norton Jr, McHenry, Ill..
Heat 02 -- 1. Adam Berge (t), East Troy, Wis; 2.
John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 3. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford, Ill.; 4. Bill Neering, Cedar
Lake, Ind.; 5. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 6. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 7.
John Fischer, Burlington, Wis; 8. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 2.
John Senerchia, Orland Park, Ill.; 3. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 4. Kenny Joosten
(t), Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis; 6. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis;
7. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 8. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 9. John
Fischer, Burlington, Wis; 10. Bill Neering, Cedar Lake, Ind.; 11. Jamie Dorsey, Rockford,
Ill.; 12. John Janssen, Burlington, Wis; 13. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 14. Adam Berge
(t), East Troy, Wis; 15. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 16. John Fiorita, Mount Prospect,
Ill.; 17. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 18. Rob Braun,
Wales, Wis; 19. Rick Rowlett, Marengo, Ill.; 20. Nic Savaglio, Machesney Park, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.;
2. John Senerchia, Orland Park, Ill.; 3. Kenny Joosten (t), Wonder Lake, Ill.; 4. Jeremy
Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 5. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis; 6. James Swan,
Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3.
Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 4. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 5. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East
Troy, Wis; 6. Kent Burkoth (t),Pell Lake, Wis; 7. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 8.
Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 9. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Mike Meyerhofer,
Burlington, Wis; 11. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 12. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego,
Wis; 13. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15.Joe
Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 16. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 17. Fran Prestay, Burlington,
Wis; 18. Chuck
Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 19. Jeff Menolascino, Walworth, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2.
Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 3. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 4. Mike Simon Jr,
Ingleside, Ill.; 5. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 6. Jeff Menolascino,
Heat 02 -- 1. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis;
2. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 4. Shane Bishop, Lake
Geneva, Wis; 5. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis;
7. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee,
Wis; 2. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 3. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 4. Jerry
Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 5. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 6. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis;
7. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Jamie Wallace,
Pell Lake, Wis; 10. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 11. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 12.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 13. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 14. Vincent
Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 15. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 16. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee,
Wis; 17. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18.
Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 19. Jeff Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 20. Mike Simon Sr
(t), Grayslake, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Terry Patnode, South
Milwaukee, Wis; 2. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 3. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 4. Jeff
Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 6. Fran Prestay,
Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 2. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 3. Dave
Edwards, Salem, Wis; 4. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 5. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis;
6. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 7. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Ken Eisbrenner,
Racine, Wis; 9. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 10. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 11.
Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 12. Bill Reese, Hebron, Ill.; 13. Tom Fay, Arlington Heights,
Ill.; 14. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 15. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 16. Paul
Roscoe, Mundelein, Ill.; 17. Craig Mertes (t), Antioch, Ill.; 18. Seth Lootens, Kenosha,
Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 2.
Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill.; 3. Bill Reese, Hebron, Ill.; 4. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin,
Wis; 5. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 7. Cindy
Krause, Burlington, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis;
2. Seth Lootens, Kenosha, Wis; 3. Craig Mertes (t), Antioch, Ill.; 4. Tom Roney,
Ridgefield, Ill.; 5. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 6. Randy Schneider, Burlington,
Wis; 7. Paul Roscoe, Mundelein, Ill.; 8. Dan Clemenz (t), Waukegan, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 2. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 4. Mike Gunderson,
Wind Lake, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 7.Tom
Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 8. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 9. Craig Mertes (t),
Antioch, Ill.; 10. AdamRegnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 11. Seth Lootens, Kenosha, Wis; 12.
Dan Clemenz (t), Waukegan, Ill.; 13. JoeDeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 14. Willy Peterson,
Woodstock, Ill.; 15. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 16. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 17.
Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill.; 18. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 19. Bill Reese,
Hebron, Ill.; 20. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 2. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake,Wis; 4. Dave Edwards,
Salem, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. John Maki Jr, Antioch,
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