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Four In a Row for Wallace!!
By Dale
R. Erdmann and Mellssa Bobula |
USA caution periods, that took nearly one hour to run.
This was Wallace’s fourth win in a row. Andy Krueger a hometown
driver from Lake Geneva won his second straight 15 lap weapons feature despite finishing
second, as the Nestles race car of Randy Schneider from Burlington actually came
across the line first.Veteran Lusia’s pizzeria mini modified driver Glen Vernezze
missed a clean sweep by taking fourth in the heat, but took fast time and won the 15 lap
feature.
Bob Koch of McHenry, Illinois was back to his winning ways by taking first
place in the Double R towing Basic International cars nearly non stop 20 lap feature.
Points leader Michael Cooter of Loves Park,IL. won his second 15 lap feature for the INEX
bandolero cars.17 year old Ernie Schaal of Wauconda,IL.won his first 15 lap Perfection
Auto Body legends car feature ofthe season and Vincent Merry of Wadsworth,IL. just had to
get back in his championship race truck just missing a clean sweep, by taking fast time,
second in the heat and winning the 15 lap feature. It was Nestles night at the raceway
with many employees from the Burlington plant here tonight.
The limited millennium late model feature just got started with Joe Rusciano out front,
before Jeff Steenbergen and Carrie Dygon got together causing the first caution period.
The next caution came two laps later for a Paul Edmundson spin.Each time Rusciano charged
out front, with Paul Dygon, then Keith Tolf second. Rob Maule spun for the next
caution with just one more lap in. Then Carrie Dygon had a fuild leak that caused a
another long delay. The next green brought out two more laps of racing before another
slowdown. One lap later Sonny Schoffen headed to the pits with problems, just a Jeff Graf
spun in turn four. Then fast timer Ralph Gentile got under Brian Ulrich’s mount as
the caution came out again. For the next fourteen laps it was all out racing as Josh
Wallace ran away from the field as second through sixth was up for grabs until the
checkered. Wallace easily won the event, with Tolf, Ulrich, Rusciano Paul Dygon and
Steenbergen under a blanket.
The legends feature was only one half lap old when a racing incident ensued when Don
Schaal squeezed Michael Bilderback into the wall,collecting quick qualifier Curt Gnatzig,
point leader Eric Lokemoen, Ernie Schaal and Tom Palma. Before the dust settled Palma went
over Ernie Schaal’s from end, flying high into the air before nose diving to the
pavement. Palma had the wind knocked out of himself and his night was over. A complete
restart brought Kyle LaPier in front of the field, with Bilderback briefly in second, but
his bend spindle from the incident with the wall caused his mount to mishandle and Ernie
Schaal took over second.
Within a few laps it was side by side racing for the top spot. It took
Schaal until lap seven to grab that top spot. LaPier got a second wind and took the lead
back on lap eight, but Schaal wasn’t going to be denied. The race was far from over
as Lokemoen challenged the leaders every move. Then the white flag came out, with Lokemoen
just in front. Into turn one it was a dead heat, coming off turn two, Schaal crept ahead
by less an inch. Coming through three and into four it was too close to call, as Schaal
pulled in front at the wire for the thrilling win. Lokemoen was second, with LaPier right
behind them in third, Gnatzig was fourth and Bilderback managed a fifth place despite the
ill handling car.
The mini modified feature brought guest driver Duck Wack out front in Ken Johnson’s
car. A slight bobble by the leader was all Glen Vernezze needed to move out front and
never look back for the win. The race behind him was good,as Mike Van Houten came in
second, with Wack just ahead of Chris Thomazin and Bill Trusky for another close race.
Michael Cooter raced out front of the bandolero feature with Kyle Palma right on his rear
bumper. Lap four last weeks feature winner Collin Laursen broke a tie rod and spun in turn
four for the first of two caution periods. On the restart Cooter
had all he could do as Palma and then fast quailifier Branden Allen slipped into
second.Then Steve Erickson got too wide flying off the turn between three and four,
causing his control arm to break. Cooter regained the lead as the green reappeared and
came home the winner,just in front of Allen, Palma, Vince Heywood in his best finish for
the rookie driver in the former championship car. Kyle Justis was fifth just inches behind
him.
Kevin Hill moved in front of the BIC feature, with Leo Bujak, Jack Rabey and Brit Bromann
in his first appearance of the year all right there. By lap ten Dan Giannotti in his
first night out gained second. Within two laps it was a three way battle for the lead, as
Bob Koch joined these two.With just five laps to go, Koch gained the lead and went home to
win the race ahead of Giannotti, Steve Doherty last weeks clean sweeper, Bromann hung on
to fourth and fast timer Lenny Adams fifth.
Next Friday night time trials begin at 6pm. with racing at 7:30 sharp. There will be six
divisions racing.
INEX Bandoleros
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Cooter (y);Loves Park,Ill.; 2. Branden Allen (y), Yorkville, Ill.;
3. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 4. Vince Heywood, Antioch, Ill.; 5. Kyle Jusits (y), Kenosha,
Wis; 6. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 7. Steve Erickson, Roscoe, Ill.; 8. Collin Laursen,
Nelson, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 2.
Collin Laursen, Nelson, Wis; 3. Branden Allen (y), Yorkville, Ill.; 4. Michael Cooter
(y);Loves Park,Ill.; 5. Kyle Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 6. Vince Heywood, Antioch, Ill.; 7.
Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 8. Steve Erickson, Roscoe, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Branden Allen (y), Yorkville,
Ill.; 2. Collin Laursen, Nelson, Wis; 3. Steve Erickson, Roscoe, Ill.; 4. Vince Heywood,
Antioch, Ill.; 5. Michael Cooter (y);Loves Park,Ill.; 6. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 7. Kyle
Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 8. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis.
Basic Int'l Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Bob Koch, McHenry, Ill.; 2. Dan Giannotti, Bristol, Wis; 3. Steve Doherty,
Woodstock, Ill.; 4. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.; 5. Lenny Adams, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6.
Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 7. Kevin Hill, McHenry, Ill.; 8. Jason Spittle, Trevor, Wis;
9. Pete Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 10. Matt Booker, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 11. Ashleigh
Kitterman, Burlington, Wis; 12. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 13. Jason Conrad,
Burlington, Wis; 14. Nick Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 16.
Roger Schultz, Machesney Park, Ill.; 17. Ryan Andrews, Woodstock, Ill.; 18. Kevin Lynn,
Genoa city, Wis; 19. Rob
B-Main 01 -- 1. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 2.
Kevin Lynn, Genoa city, Wis; 3. Rob Schiebel, Ingleside, Ill.; 4. Evan Townsend, Elkhorn,
Wis; 5. Morgan Breeding, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Sam Schaal, Genoa City, Wis; 7. David Emery
Jr., Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Jennette Ellifritz, Genoa City, Wis; 9. David Rex Jr,
Burlington, Wis; 10. John Gariepy, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 11. Andrew Yeates, Lakemoor, Ill.;
12. John Toft, Elkhorn, Wis; 13. Bill Urban, Twin Lakes, Wis; 14. Micheal Shorten,
Mundelein, Ill.; 15. Nick Skelton, Crystal Lake, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Evan Townsend, Elkhorn, Wis; 2.
Sam Schaal, Genoa City, Wis; 3. Kevin Lynn, Genoa city, Wis; 4. John Toft, Elkhorn, Wis;
5. Nick Skelton, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Jennette Ellifritz, Genoa City, Wis; 7. Micheal
Shorten, Mundelein, Ill.; 8. Dustin Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 9. Andrew Yeates, Lakemoor,
Ill.; 10. John Gariepy, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 11. David Emery Jr., Lake Geneva, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park,
Ill.; 2. Nick Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. David Rex Jr,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Ryan Andrews, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Rob Schiebel, Ingleside, Ill.; 7.
Morgan Breeding, Woodstock, Ill.; 8. Bill Urban, Twin Lakes, Wis; 9. Ken Causey, Elkhorn,
Wis; 10. David Emery Sr, Delevan, Wis.
Heat 03 -- 1. Bob Koch, McHenry, Ill.; 2. Jack
Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 3. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 4. Kevin Hill, McHenry, Ill.;
5. Jason Spittle, Trevor, Wis; 6. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.; 7. Tom Homan, Antioch,
Ill.; 8. Ashleigh Kitterman, Burlington, Wis; 9. Andy Portzen, Burlington, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Lenny Adams, Crystal Lake,
Ill.; 2. Dan Giannotti, Bristol, Wis; 3. Todd Miller, Oak Creek, Wis; 4. Jason Conrad,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Steve Doherty, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Matt Booker, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 7.
Pete Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 8. Andy Portzen, Burlington, Wis; 9. Ashleigh Kitterman,
Burlington, Wis; 10. Jason Spittle, Trevor, Wis; 11. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.;
12. Brit Bromann, Grayslake, Ill.; 13. Bob Koch, McHenry, Ill.; 14. Kevin Hill,
McHenry, Ill.; 15. Tom Homan, Antioch, Ill.; 16. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 17.
Nick Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park, Ill.; 19. Ryan Andrews,
Woodstock, Ill.; 20. Rob Schiebel, Ingleside, Ill.; 21. Ken Causey, Elkhorn, Wis; 22. Bill
Urban, Twin Lakes, Wis; 23. Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 24. Morgan Breeding,
Woodstock, Ill.; 25. David Rex Jr, Burlington, Wis; 26. Micheal Shorten, Mundelein,
Ill.; 27. Kevin Lynn, Genoa city, Wis; 28. Dustin Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 29. Sam
Schaal, Genoa City, Wis; 30. David Emery Jr., Lake Geneva, Wis; 31. John Toft, Elkhorn,
Wis; 32. Nick Skelton, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 33. John Gariepy, Crystal Lake, Ill.;
34. Andrew Yeates, Lakemoor,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Steve Doherty, Woodstock,
Ill.; 2. Dan Giannotti, Bristol, Wis; 3. Lenny Adams, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Matt Booker,
Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Jason Conrad, Burlington, Wis; 6. Pete Koenig,
INEX Legends
A-Main 01 -- 1. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 2. Eric Lokemoen, Merrill, Wis; 3. Kyle La
Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.; 4. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 5. Michael Bilderback (y), S.
Beloit, Ill.; 6. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 7. Don Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 8. Chris
Helgerson, Burlington, Wis; 9. Vince Heywood, Antioch, Ill.; 10. Dave Cooter Sr., Loves
Park, Ill.; 11. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit,
Ill.; 2. Kyle La Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.; 3. Chris Helgerson, Burlington, Wis; 4. Don
Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 5. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 6. Vince Heywood, Antioch,
Ill.; 7. Dave Cooter Sr., Loves Park, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 2.
Eric Lokemoen, Merrill, Wis; 3. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 4. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis;
5. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 6. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 7. Kyle
La Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.; 8. Don Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 9. Chris Helgerson,
Burlington, Wis; 10. VinceHeywood, Antioch, Ill.; 11. Dave Cooter Sr., Loves Park, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Eric Lokemoen, Merrill,
Wis; 2. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 3. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis; 4. Curt Gnatzig,
Hartford, Wis.
Limited
(Millenium) Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3. Brian
Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake,
Wis; 6. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 7. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 8. Rob Maule,
Burlington, Wis; 9. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis; 10. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.;
11. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 12. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater,
Heat 01 -- 1. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 2.
Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3. Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Ken Johnson (t),
Park Ridge, Ill.; 5. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 6. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 7. Paul
Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 8. Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis; 9. Rob Maule, Burlington, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 2.
Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Josh Wallace,
Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 6. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 7.
Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 8. Jeff Steenbergen, Waupun, Wis; 9. Joe Rusciano, Crystal
Lake, Ill.; 10. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 11. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis; 12. Rob
Maule, Burlington,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake,
Wis; 2. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 3. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Ralph
Gentile, Racine, Wis.
Mini-Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 2. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 3. Jerry
Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 4. Chris Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 5. Bill Trusky, Silverlake,
Wis; 6. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill.; 8. John DeMay,
Lake Villa, Ill.; 9. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 2.
Chris Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 4. Glen Vernezze, Salem,
Wis; 5. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 6. Jerry Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 7. John DeMay,
Lake Villa, Ill.; 8. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 2.
Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 3. Chris Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 4. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn,
Wis; 5. Jerry Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 6. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 7. Bill Trusky,
Silverlake, Wis; 8. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill..
Weapons
A-Main 01 -- 1. Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 3. Mark
Tomasi, West Allis, Wis; 4. Sammie Morezze,Chicago,Ill.; 5. Jeff Schultz, Salem, Wis; 6.
Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 2.
Jeff Schultz, Salem, Wis; 3. Sammie Morezze,Chicago,Ill.;; 4. Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva,
Wis; 5. Mark Tomasi, West Allis, Wis; 6. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis;
2. Jeff Schultz, Salem, Wis; 3. Mark Tomasi, West Allis, Wis; 4.Sammie
Morezze,Chicago,Ill.;; 5. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 6. Randy Schneider, Burlington,
Wis.
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