Mike Van Houten Wins MM Championship Kyle LaPier Nearly Clean Sweeps Two Divisions! By Dale R. Erdmann

September 30, 2005;  Lake Geneva, WI. - The weather was beautiful and for the first time in three years, the Quality auto and truck repair of Kenosha small car world championships took place on the scheduled night.The best crowd in the history of this event came out to enjoy the first night of a three day weekend at Lake Geneva Raceway Friday night.

Photo Highlights

Mike Van Houten celebrated his Mini-Mod feature and championship win family after the race. Mini-Mod title contenders Mike Van Houten (#24) and Curt Thomazin (#40) finished neck and neck at the end of a heat race. Kyle LaPier won the Bandolero feature and the Legends feature. Here he is with his sister after the Legends event. The Rascal Outlaw feature was won by Kip Novotny. Jake Jump was the winner of the Super Mini Cup feature. Paul Bosler travelled from Michigan to race and went home with the feature winner's trophy in the Formula Indy division. Christian Janssen won one of the Burris Circle Track Kart features.

Mike Van Houten of Cary,Illinois made it look exciting as he took fast time,
won the heat and the 15 lap feature race for a clean sweep.Mike took the points standings by just thirty five points over Curt Thomazin .In third for
the season is Glen Vernezze with 3165 points, Jerry Giuliano has 3120 and Chris Thomazin completed the top five with 2815 points.

There were seven clean sweeps tonight in the ten classes that ran tonight. Other events included the INEX Perfection auto part legends cars we added at the last minute for a unpoints showing. Kyle LaPier a 15 year old youngster from Belvidere,IL.won the 15 lap feature race, the dash and took fast time, for a clean sweep of the action. LaPier also ran his
bandolero car, that is usually driven by his cousin and just missed another clean sweep by taking fast time and winning the 11 lap feature race.

In the formula indy cars Michigan driver Paul Bosier made his trip worth the miles, by taking fast time, winning the heat and the 10 lap feature,for a clean sweep of that class.Rockford Speedway American shorter B.J. Sparkman took a clean sweep of the 4 cylinder race vehicles by taking fast time, winning the heat and the 15 lap feature.

Kansasville driver Ryan Marshall clean swept the F200 champs in the Burris circle track go karts. Former LGR late model champion Jacob Humphrey of Lake Geneva did the same in the senior karts. Sean Clavey won the 10 lap junior sprtsman champ karts and Nick Chiapetta won the 10 lap feature for the F200 karts over Joe Moser who fast time and won the heat. 15 year old Jake Jump of Wisconsin Dells won the 15 lap feature For the super mini cup cars. In the 5 to 6 year olds, Christian Janssen of Burlington won the feature race.

Kip Novotny of Johnsburg,IL. had another clean sweep to win the championship for the rascal outlaws and win the championship for the Open wheel class.

The mini modified feature got off to a rocky start, as Bill Trusky spun in turn four, with everyone missing him, but it was the first Yellow book caution period that followed. On lap four Mike Van Houten was up front after starting in the back of the event.The next caution came after Jesse Johnson spun and two laps later for a spin by Scott McCarthy.Each time VanHouten would stay in front of the field.

The next small car event will be May 5th. for the World class spring opener.

Mini-Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 4. Jerry Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 5. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 6. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill.; 7. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 8. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Jonathan Gagne,Deerfield,Ill..

Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 4. Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 5. Jerry Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 6. Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. JohnDeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 8. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill.; 10. Jonathan GagneDeerfield,Ill.

Time Trial -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Jerry Giuliano, Park Ridge, Ill.; 4. Glen Vernezze, Salem, Wis; 5. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 6. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 7. Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Barry Trusky, Waukegan, Ill.; 9. Jonathan Gagne, Deerfield, Ill.; 10. Bill Trusky,Silver Lake,Wis.