First Career Win for Jamie Starks, Novotny Scores Another Clean Sweep! By Dale R. Edrmann

August 20, 2005;  Lake Geneva, WI. - The largest crowd of the season came out Saturday night at Lake Geneva Raceway, as R.A.Adams Enterprises of McHenry, Illinois sponsored the race program. Jamie Starks of Waukesha won his first career non stop McHenry Limousine 25 lap feature.

Photo Highlights

Kent Burkoth (#93) beat Eddie May (#2) to the finish by this much to win the Super Late Model feature. Jamie Wallace set fast time for the Super Late Models. Chuck Duncan (#3) held off Michael Kruschke (#19) to win the Super Late Model semi-feature. Jamie Starks won his first ever Super Stock feature Saturday night. Michael Olson scored his first victory at LGR this year in a Super Stock heat race. Kip Novotny won the Rascal Outlaw feature. He was joined in victory by LGR Junior Fan Club member Tyler Broadfield, and Claire Adams, Mary-Kate Freund, and Kenndra Dominguez from evening sponsor R.A. Adams. Bill Gundlach was a happy winner if a Rascal Outlaw heat race.

Kip Novotny of Johnsburg, IL.again made it look very easy as he took a clean sweep in the rascal outlaws association division. Novotny nearly broke his one lap qualifying mark, won a heat and the 20 lap feature race and point
leader Kent Burkoth of Pell Lake won his third 40 lap super late model feature of the year.

Vincent Merry drove in front of the super late model feature at the wave of the double greens. Rob Summers, Billy Baumeister, Jeff Lorenz and Eddie May were next. Baumeister slipped into second on lap four and from time to time would move along side the leader.On lap eight the lead changed hands, but on lap ten Merry went back in front. On the next go round Summers and Jeff Way got together and the first Yellow Book USA caution period was shown. When the green reappeared Merry charged in front,with another slowdown ten laps later, with a Mike Gunderson spin.

Then three laps later semi feature winner Chuck Ducan spun bring out an caution. On the restart Baumeister led the next lap,but then Merry came right back in front. Things got real tight on lap twenty six, as Baumeister moved back in front. A three deep situation on lap twenty nine, caused the group up front to bobble, as Kent Burkoth came in front. When things got situated Baumeister charged right back in front until an caution came on lap thirty seven, when Jeff Holmgren Jr. and Joe Fischer tangled. On the restart Burkoth out ran Eddie May and Baumeister to the corner. Across the line for the win was Burkoth, then May at his side and Baumeister, with Merry along side for fourth, Jerry Cowan fifth and Jamie Wallace the quick qualifier sixth, in one of the best feature finishes of the year.

Vaughn Lesko led the first three laps of the super stock feature before Jamie Starks moved in front.Darryl Traber scooted into second one lap later, with Mike Olson, Tom Roney and Tom Jastrab right on his bumper. On lap eleven Roney retired to the pits with problems,just like his heat went.Randy Schnieder moved into fourth at that time, with Dave Edwards fifth. Starks went on to win the contest with the race for second coming down to the wire, as fast time qualifier Adam Regnier nipped Mike Gunderson and Schneider for second. Traber claimed fifth with Olson hanging onto sixth. In a post race interview Starks said,”thank goodness there were no cautions, so the race remained non stop or I’d never had a chance to win this one in my rookie year”. In a post race inspecation, Regnier was dropped from the sheet for all events he ran and only appearance points were awarded.

This coming Saturday will be round three of the “no bull” super late model series. The winner of the 50 lap feature will receive $1000 and the overall winner of the series will also receive $1000. Jamie Wallace leads the series in points. Time trials are at 5:45 and first race at 7pm.The LGR late models join the millennium late models and super stocks and there will be no increase in admission prices.

Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 4. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 5. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 6. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 7. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 8. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 9. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 10. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 11. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 12. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 13. Jamie Artelt, Round Lake, Ill.; 14. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 15. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 16. Jeff Way, Burlington, Wis; 17. Len Nowosel, Grayslake, Ill.; 18. Chuck Duncan,
Milwaukee, Wis; 19. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 20. Landry Potter, Racine, Wis.

B-Main 01 -- 1. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 2. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 3. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 4. Jim Olson, Woodstock, Ill.; 5. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis; 6. Dennis Vito, Crystal Lake,

Heat 01 -- 1. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 2. Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 3. Jamie Artelt, Round Lake, Ill.; 4. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 5. Dennis Vito, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 7. Jim Olson, Woodstock, Ill.; 8. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis; 9. Dan Huber (t), Antioch,

Heat 02 -- 1. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 2. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 4. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 5. Jeff Way, Burlington, Wis; 6. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 7. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 8. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 9. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis;

Time Trial -- 1. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 4. Landry Potter, Racine, Wis; 5. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 7. Jeff Way, Burlington, Wis; 8. Ron Stoehr, Dousman, Wis; 9. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 10. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 11. Jerry Cowan, Burlington, Wis; 12. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 13. Jeff Lorenz, Waukesha, Wis; 14. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 15. Rob Summers, Lake Geneva, Wis; 16. Len Nowosel, Grayslake, Ill.; 17. Jamie Artelt, Round Lake, Ill.; 18. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 19.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 20. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake, Ill.; 21. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 22. Jim Olson, Woodstock, Ill.; 23. Dennis Vito, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 24. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 4. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 6.

Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 2. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake Wis; 3. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 4.Darryl Traber (t),Waterford, Wis; 5. Mike Olson, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 6. Jack Rubach, Burlington, Wis; 7. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 8. Norman Paulsen, Beach Park, Ill.; 9. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 10. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 11. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 12. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 13. Cindy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 14. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 15. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 16. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 17. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 18. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis;

Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Olson, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 2. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 3. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 4. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 5. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 6. Cindy Krause, Burlington,  Wis; 7. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill..

Heat 02 -- 1.Darryl Traber (t),Waterford, Wis; 2. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 3. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 5. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 6. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 7. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Norman Paulsen, Beach Park, Ill.; 2. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 3. Jack Rubach, Burlington, Wis; 4. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 6. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 7. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 9. Randy Schneider,   Burlington, Wis; 10. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 11.Darryl Traber (t),Waterford, Wis; 12. Mike Olson, Wonder  Lake, Ill.; 13. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 14. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 15. Cindy Krause,  Burlington, Wis; 16. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 17. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 18. Joe DeCubellis,
Burlington, Wis; 19. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 20. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 2. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 3. Jack Rubach, Burlington, Wis; 4. Norman Paulsen, Beach Park, Ill.; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis.