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Rain Couldn't Stop Championship Races at LGR!
By Dale R. Erdmann and Breanna Blink |
In the McHenry Limousine super stocks fourth year driver, Mike
Gunderson of Wind Lake won his first ever title. The 21 year old driver made it look good,
as it went back and forth all season. The final standings is Gunderson 4890, second
generation driver Scott Norton second with 4740. Adam Regnier who won ten features this
year with 4435 for third, Tom Roney another second generation driver, in fourth with 4205
and Ken Eisbrenner fifth with 4085.
In the LGR late models, 17 year old Josh Wallace a third generation driver out of Pell
Lake, showed how good it feels to have a father and son win titles at the same
track.Wallace won with 4140 points. Sonny Schoffen is second with 3860, third is Brian
Ulrich last seasons champion with 3710, Keith Tolf finished fourth with 3490 and Paul
Dygon was fifth with 2805.
Tonights feature winners wereLandry Potter of Genoa City coming home on top of the 50
lapper for the super late models in their championship race. Adam Regnier of Twin Lakes
won the 30 lap super stock feature and Josh Wallace the champ winning the 30 lap late
model feature.
Mike Gunderson slipped in front of the super late model field with John Baumeister briefly
second before Mike Lange got by, but then the race stopped for Terry Patnode’s car
with a lot of fire in the back of the mount. Terry raced to the infield, where the safety
crew quickly put of the flames. His night was over, but there were no injures. Underway
one more time and Gunderson and Lange raced for the lead the next six laps before Lange
moved in front.enny Norton Jr. in the Jeff Lorenz was third all this time. On lap ten
Billy Baumeister moved into third, with Landry Potter taking over fourth one lap
later.Lange lost the lead on lap sixteen when Baumeister moved around him and Potter
followed the new leader.Four laps later Potter was side by side with the leader, as the
lead changed hands one more time one lap later.
The field remained tight as Baumeister and May put on the show for second
the next eight laps, before anything changed again. On lap thirty two Jamie Wallace got
past Baumeister, but that was short lived as Baumeister moved back in to third four laps
later.From the back of the field Jeff Holmgren Jr. was on the move, getting around Wallace
and Baumeister by lap forty one. Things stayed the same until the checkered, as Potter was
many lengths in front of May, with Holmgren right at his side in third, Baumeister was
next with Wallace fifth for a close contest.
The super stock feature got off to a bad start,as Vaughn Lesko got side ways in front of
most of the field, causing Dan Huber to slide onto the wall going for quite the ride.
Everyone else shattered and it was a complete restart. Again Bill Morris led the race but
Adam Regnier was along side and then in front one lap later. The next Yellow Book USA
caution period came on lap seven when Morris, Josh Wallace and Tom Roney got together
stopping the race for a rare second time. Regnier scooted back in front with Willy
Peterson and Jamie Starks in a see/saw race for second, before Mike Gunderson moved around
them. Randy Schneider worked on Peterson for many laps before gaining the third spot on
lap thirteen.
Behind Peterson there was a lot going on, with Al Kuphal, Starks, Morris
and Roney in a battle for the fourth position. Roney moved into fourth on lap eighteen. On
lap twenty eight the leader was going around some lapped cars when Morris and Mike Hansen
tangled taking Peterson with them and nearly collecting the leader. Peterson’s car
got the worse damage from that incident and it was a green white checkered race for two
laps. On the restart Roney flew past Gunderson,with Regnier again moving away from the
field coming home the winner, Roney was second with Gunderson, Schneider and Ken
Eisbrenner under a blanket.A post race inspection dropped Roney and Eisbrenner from the
finish. Starks moved to fourth and Kuphal to fifth, with Gunderson second, as everyone
moving up.
The LGR late model feature brought Brad Kossow in the Jeff Goodwin mount in front of the
field for the first four laps, before Andy Evraets slipped in front, Kossow held onto
second until lap eleven when Keith Tolf crept by. Four laps later Tolf was the new leader,
with fast timer Sonny Schoffen now second, as Evraets and Josh Wallace raced side by side
for third.The top eight were extremely close,with Tolf holding his own up front. The first
and only caution came with two laps to go, when Kossow stalled on the back straight away.
This set up another green, white, checkered situation, as the green was displayed Tolf
lost power, with Schoffen stuck behind the fallen former leader, Wallace sailed by and
easily won the event, Schoffen recovered for second, with Ulrich third, Evraets nipping
Tolf for fifth, in another great race.
This coming weekend this mark the three days of racing, as Quality Auto and Truck repair
at 3922 75th. Street in Kenosha will sponsor the Friday night show. The small car world
championships will take place at 7:30 pm..
On Saturday and Sunday Budlight will sponsor the 14th. annual fall
classic. Time trials will be on Saturday at 2pm.racing at
6 pm. Topping the show will be a world class one on one contest. On Sunday it’s a
full day of semi’s and feature racing starting at 1 pm. A weekend pass for spectators
will be only $25 for adults and $12 for juniors 8 to 14.Children under 8 are free with
parents. Parking is also free to all spectators.
Limited
(Millenium) Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake,
Ill.; 3. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls, Wis; 5. Keith
Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 6. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 7. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 8.
Jeff Graf, Milwaukee, Wis; 9. Jeff Babb, Elgin, Ill.; 10. Paul Edmundson, Whitewater, Wis;
11. Brad Kossow,Union Grove, Wis; 12. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis; 13. Ken Johnson,Park
Ridge,Ill.
Heat 01 -- 1. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls,
Wis; 2.Brad Kossow,Union Grove, Wis; 3. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 4. Jeff Graf,
Milwaukee, Wis; 5. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 6. Jeff Babb, Elgin, Ill.; 7. Paul
Dygon,Wind Lake,Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal
Lake, Ill.; 2. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Brian
Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 5. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 6. Paul Edmundson,
Whitewater, Wis; 7. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls, Wis; 8. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 9.
Brad Kossow, Union Grove, Wis; 10. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 11. Jeff Babb, Elgin,
Ill.; 12. Paul Dygon, Wind Lake, Wis;
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Brian Ulrich (t), Racine,
Wis; 2. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3. Sonny Schoffen (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Josh
Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 6. Paul Edmundson,
Whitewater, Wis.
Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Landry Potter, Genoa City, Wis; 2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3.
Jeff Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 4. Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 5. Jamie
Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 7. Wayne Freimund, Greenfield,
Wis; 8. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 9. Denny Hiffman (t), River Forest, Ill.; 10.
Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 11. Mike Lange, Milwaukee, Wis; 12. Mike McCabe, New
Berlin, Wis; 13. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 15.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 16. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 17. Jeff
Menolascino, Walworth,
Wis; 18. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 19.Denny Norton Jr.,McHenry,Ill; 20. Terry Patnode,
South Milwaukee,
B-Main 01 -- 1. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis;
2. Jeff Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 3. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 4. Dennis Vito,
Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. John Nelson, Hartford, Wis; 6. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake,Ill.
Heat 01 -- 1. Vincent Merry, Wadsworth, Ill.; 2.
Billy Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 3. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 4. Jeff Menolascino,
Walworth, Wis; 5. Dennis Vito, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7.
John Nelson, Hartford, Wis; 8. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 9. Mike Simon Sr (t),
Grayslake,Ill.
Heat 02 -- 1. Mike Lange, Milwaukee, Wis; 2.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 3. Wayne Freimund, Greenfield, Wis; 4. Kent Burkoth
(t), Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 6. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7.
Denny Hiffman (t), River Forest, Ill.; 8. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 9. Mike McCabe,
New Berlin,Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake,
Ill.; 2. Landry Potter,Genoa City, Wis; 3. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Jeff
Holmgren, Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 6.Denny Norton Jr.,
McHenry,Ill; 7. Wayne Freimund, Greenfield, Wis; 8. Kent Burkoth (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 9.
Michael Kruschke (t), Muskego, Wis; 10. Denny Hiffman (t), River Forest, Ill.; 11. Don
Collins, Trevor, Wis; 12. Mike McCabe, New Berlin, Wis; 13. Mike Lange, Milwaukee, Wis;
14. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 16. Billy
Baumeister, Janesville, Wis; 17. Terry Patnode, South Milwaukee, Wis; 18. Jeff
Menolascino, Walworth, Wis; 19. Mike Simon Jr, Ingleside, Ill.; 20. Vincent Merry,
Wadsworth, Ill.; 21. Dennis Vito, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 22. Mike Simon Sr (t), Grayslake,
Ill.; 23. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Landry Potter, Racine, Wis;
2. Eddie May (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Jamie Wallace, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Jeff Holmgren,
Jr., East Troy, Wis; 5. Fran Prestay, Burlington, Wis; 6.Denny Norton Jr., McHenry,Ill.
Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 2. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 3.
Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 4. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 5. Al Kuphal (t),
Franklin, Wis; 6. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 7. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 8.
Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 9. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 10. Mike Hansen, New
Berlin, Wis; 11. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 12.Dan Huber, Antioch,Ill.
Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 2.
Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Mike Hansen, New Berlin, Wis; 4. Jamie Starks,
Waukesha, Wis; 5. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 7.
Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 8. Nick Nelson, Lombard, Ill.; 9. Al Kuphal (t),
Franklin, Wis; 10. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 2. Tom Jastrab, Genoa City, Wis; 3. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 4.Dan Huber,
Antioch, Ill.; 5. Josh Wallace (T), Pell Lake, Wis; 6. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 7.
Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 8. Willy Peterson, Woodstock, Ill.; 9. Al Kuphal (t),
Franklin, Wis; 10. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 11. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis;
12. Jamie Starks, Waukesha, Wis; 13.Derrek Peirie,Streamwood, Ill.; 14. Mike Hansen, New
Berlin, Wis; 15. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 16. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 17. Ken
Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake,
Ill.; 2.Dan Huber, Antioch, Ill.; 3. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 4. Tom Jastrab,
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