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LGR Remembers Their Family Again!
By Dale
R. Erdmann |
In racing competition Kent Burkoth of nearby Pell Lake won his first
super late model 40 lap feature of the season. Second generation driver Tom Roney of
Ridgefield, Illinois has raced for 5 years and finally won his first feature of his career
in the McHenry Limousine super stocks during the 25 lap non stop event.
The big story about Tom is he came out to put some time on his new engine
and blew the motor. They quickly went back to Ridgefield, put in the old engine, got back
in time to qualify, win a heat and then lead lead every lap for the win. Todd Ross of
Grayslake,IL. took a clean sweep in Midwest sport truck action,after taking fast
time,winning the heat and 15 lap feature. Jeremy Spoonmore of Somonauk, IL. won the 35 lap
MidAmerican feature. The race program was sponsored by Lynch Motors of Burlington.
Shane Bishop moved in front of the super late model field as the feature race began. Dave
Thomas was second, with Mark Hartline in his first appearance of the season third and Rick
Corson fourth. Lap three was the first Yellow book USA caution period as Corso and Thomas
tangled. One lap later Chuck Duncan spun for the next slowdown. Finally underway again,
Bishop led the race one more time, with Vincent Merry and Kent Burkoth right on his
bumper. On lap nine Burkoth was looking for the lead and gained it before the lap ended.
On lap fifteen Eddie May and Jamie Wallace made contact and out came the caution flag.
On the restart Burkoth now had Merry challenging his every move. Bishop
was third, Brandon Hill and Jeff Holmgren Jr. were close behind.Midway Corso was back up
to sixth with a tight field in front of him. Burkoth couldn’t shake Merry who would
duck under the leader from time to time, letting the leader know he was there. On lap
thirty five Merry spun in turn four and the race would stop for the final time before the
checkered. The five lap dash to the finish would be great as Burkoth held back Corso for
the win. Bishop was third, with Holmgren and Jason Hicks next.
The super stock feature brought Tom Roney off the pole for the lead at the off set. Joe
DeCubellis, Josh Wallace, Willie Peterson and Adam Regnier who would move through the
field to gain third on lap ten was next. The race was so close except for the leaders
advantage, no one was going anywhere. With just seven laps to go, Regnier moved into
second after a hard battle, but never moved in on the eventual winner. Roney went on to
win the race that never saw any slowdowns.Regnier had Wallace behind him, DeCubellis held
back the challenges from Dan Clemenz in his best performance to date.Roney in an emotional
interview with Track announcer Mike Babicz said,” thanks to everyone for the
help” and the Story that led up to the first win in his 5 year career.
This coming Saturday night marks midseason championship races with no increase in
admission prices. Time trials begin at 5:45 pm. and the first race at 7pm.
This Monday June 20th.is the next Lions club race program. Time trials
begin at 6 pm. racing at 7. Tickets can be purchased at the gate.
Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 3. Shane
Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Jason Hicks, Delavan,
Wis; 6. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 7. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Eddie May
(t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 10. Ron Stoehr, Dousman,
Wis; 11. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 12. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 13.
Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 14. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Chuck Duncan,
Milwaukee, Wis; 16. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 17. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis;
18. Brad Kossow, Union Grove, Wis; 19. Jeff Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 20. Terry Patnode,
South Milwaukee, Wis;
Heat 01 -- 1. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 2.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 3. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Ron Stoehr,
Dousman, Wis; 5. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 6. Brad Kossow, Union Grove, Wis; 7.
Jeff Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 8. Steve Mack, Cherry Valley, Ill..
Heat 02 -- 1. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2.
Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 3. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 4. Rick Corso,
McHenry, Ill.; 5. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 6. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 7. Mark
Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 8. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee,
Wis; 2. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 3. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Eddie May
(t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Jason Hicks, Delavan, Wis; 6. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake,
Wis; 7. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 8. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 9. Brandon Hill,
Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 11. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.;
12. Shane Bishop, Lake Geneva, Wis; 13. Dave Thomas, Franklin, Wis; 14. Mike Simon Jr,
Ingleside, Ill.; 15. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 16. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva,
Wis; 17. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 18. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 19. Jeff
Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 20. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 21. Brad Kossow, Union
Grove, Wis; 22. Steve Mack, Cherry Valley, Ill.; 23. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake,
Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Jeff
Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 6. Jason
Super StocksA-Main 01 -- 1. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 2. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes,
Wis; 3. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 5. Dan Clemenz
(t), Waukegan, Ill.; 6. Mike Gunderson, UnionGrove, Wis; 7. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis;
8. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 9. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 10. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin,
Wis; 11. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 12. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 13. Tom
Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 14. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 15. Tom Fay, Arlington
Heights, Ill.; 16. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 17. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 18.
Chris Sackman, Union Grove, Wis;19. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 20. Randy Schneider,
Burlington, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 2.
Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 3. Chris Sackman, Union Grove, Wis; 4. Cindy Krause,
Burlington, Wis; 5. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 6. Vaughn Lesko, Twin
Heat 02 -- 1. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 2.
Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 3. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Adam Regnier (t),
Twin Lakes, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 7.
Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 8. Tom Fay, Arlington Heights, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 2. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 3. Mike Gunderson, Union Grove, Wis; 4. Dan Clemenz
(t), Waukegan, Ill.; 5. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 6. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 7.
Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 8. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 9. Tom Fay, Arlington
Heights, Ill.; 10. Josh Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 11. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 12.
Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 13. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 14. Randy Schneider,
Burlington, Wis; 15. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 16. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 17.
Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 18. Chris Sackman, Union Grove, Wis; 19. Bill Reese,
Hebron, Ill.; 20. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 21. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis;
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Mike Gunderson, Union
Grove, Wis; 2. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 3. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 4. Dan
Clemenz (t), Waukegan, Ill.; 5. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 6. Al Kuphal (t), |
