Another Rainy Night at LGR Couldn't Stop Josh Wallace First Career Win! By Dale R. Erdmann

June 10, 2006;  Lake Geneva, WI. - The Saturday night weekly race program at Lake Geneva raceway went on despite rain in the area and at the track. 17 year old Josh Wallace of Pell Lake,a third generation driver won his first career 40 lap super late model feature race. Adam Regnier of Twin Lakes won his first 25 lap feature for the McHenry Limousine super stocks of the season. Erik Pierce of Lake in the Hills, Illinois won his third 25 lap feature for the Performance Unlimited sportsman cars and Ken Jones of Lomard,IL. made a three lap to go pass to win the 20 lap feature for the super mini cup race cars.
 

Photo Highlights

Super Late Model feature winner Josh Wallace poses with reps from the evening's sponsor, Bodycraft. Josh Wallace (#99) had to hold off a determined Landry Potter (#57) for many laps to win his first-ever Super Late Model feature. Mike Meyerhoffer got the honor of carrying the American Flag by setting fast time for the Super Late Models. Erik Pierce (#118) goes inside Mike Smart (#64) during the Sportsman feature. Pierce went on to win the event. Shane Sapp (#56) tries the outside to get around leader Adam Regnier (#73) during the Super Stock feature The Mini-Cup cars go three-deep during their feature event. Eventual winner, Ken Jones (#3) battled with Sam Morici (#11) and Erik Gehrke (#9).

Veteran driver Don Collins moved in front of the super late model field,with
Kenny Joosten,Mike Gunderson and Josh Wallace putting on the pressure. With just five laps in, the first Yellow Book USA caution period was thrown after RickCorso and Jeff Holmgren Jr. made contact.Holmgren’s night was over with serious damage to his mount. Corso came back before the green came out. When the green reappeared not even a lap was completed, after a melee in the field. On the next re-start Collins walked out front for two laps, before Wallace slipped in front. Collins didn’t let that move stand, as it was a see/saw battle for three laps even thou Wallace was the leader at the line. Landry Potter moved into third, with Jamie Wallace next.

Visiting Bobby Gash spun on lap sixteen, stopping the great race. With the next green displayed Wallace had Potter, Collins, Jamie Wallace and Jason Hicks to contend with. Four laps later Terry Patnode joined the fray, as did quick timer Mike Meyerhofer, as things got real tight at the top. Wallace went on to win the event, just in front of Potter, Jamie Wallace, Collins, Hicks and Randy Rodgers who were under a blanket, in this barn burner.

For the second week in a row the super stock feature was a rough and tumble event, plagued caution periods. Dan Huber shot out front of the race with 14 year old Tyler Peterson was second with Daryl Traber, Craig Mertes and Shane Sapp right behind him. Lap seven Peterson and Traber got together for the first caution. Before another lap could be completed, two more incidents happened. Then for some unknown reason, the leader flew into the pits with problems, returning just in time for the next green.

Sapp was now the leader, with Adam Regnier knocking on the door. Tom Roney was next, with Joe DeCubellis and Ken Eisbrenner looking at that top spot. On lap eleven Regnier caught the leader and two laps later after a great side by side race, the lead changed. On Lap eighteen someone dumped fuild all the way around the track. After a lengthy clean up, Regnier moved out front and never looked back for the win. Sapp held onto second with Roney just in front of fast timer Jack Rubach, Eisbrenner and Scott Norton.

The sportsman feature was fast and furious as Mike Smart took the lead at the off set of the race. Point leader John Janssen briefly held the lead for one lap. Erik Pierce seemed to come out of no where and took the lead on lap five. Brothers Mike and Kenny Smart joined together in a racing incident. Three laps later Todd Stoner and Cliff Adee got together and another caution came. On the next restart Bobby Giers was now second. Until the next caution Giers and Janssen were in tussle for that runner up position. On lap seventeen Giers spun while running second. On the restart Pierce still had the upper hand, but second was up for grabs as Janssen and now Kenny Smart were at it. It the finish it was Pierce the winner, with Smart second, Janssen third, with Gary Norton in the only true Ford fourth, Mike Smart next and Stoner sixth.

The super mini cup feature saw only one caution period as Alex Tordizerski paced the field for the first six laps of the close event. Before and unknown driver moved in front until lap eighteen, when Ken Jones worked his way into the front spot for the win, despite Jeff Myers, fast qualifier Mick Ellis, Andy Forester, Tordizerski and Doug Juhrend all there at the finish for a great exciting race.

Next Saturday is a big day for Lynch Motors GM super store with a combined 13th. annual motorsports show and 29th. annual BARS “let’s go racing show” at the new store on Highway 36 and County W. From 9am. Until 3pm. Then on  Saturday night Lynch will sponsor the LGR race show with the first appearance of the season for the Mid American sportsman cars. Along with the super stocks, formula indy open wheel race cars and the super late models. Time trials begin at 5:45 pm. races will commence at 7 sharp. On Monday June 19th. the first of three Lion Club races will take place. The great race number one will have time trials at 6pm. racing will begin at 7pm.

Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 2. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 3. John Janssen (t), Burlington, Wis; 4. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 5. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 6. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 7. Todd Stoner, Pleasant Prairie, Wis; 8. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 9. Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill.; Heat 01 -- 1. John Janssen (t), Burlington, Wis; 2. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 3. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 4. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 5. Todd Stoner, Pleasant Prairie, Wis; 6. Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill..

Time Trial -- 1. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 2. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill.; 3. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 4. Cliff Adee, Gilberts, Ill.; 5. John Janssen (t), Burlington, Wis; 6. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 7. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 8. Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill.; 9. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 10. Todd

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 2. Cliff Adee, Gilberts, Ill.; 3. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 4. Bobby Giers, McHenry, Ill..

Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 3. Jamie Wallace (t),Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 5. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 6. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 8. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 9. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva,Wis; 10. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 12. Terry Patnode (t), SouthMilwaukee, Wis; 13. Bobby Gash, Evanston, Ill.; 14. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 15. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill.; 16. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 17. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 18. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 19. Mike Gunderson,Wind Lake, Wis; 20. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill..

Heat 01 -- 1. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 2. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 3. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Bobby Gash, Evanston, Ill.; 6. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 7. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill..

Heat 02 -- 1. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 2. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 3. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake Wis; 5. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 6. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 7. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill..

Time Trial -- 1. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 2. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 5. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 6. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 7. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 8. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 9. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 10. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 11. Mike Gunderson, Union Grove, Wis; 12.Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 13. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 14. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 15. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 16. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 17. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 18.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 2. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 5. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 6. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis.

Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 2. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 4. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. Scott Norton, WonderLake, Ill.; 7. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 8. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 9. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 10. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 11. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 12. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis;13. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 14. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 15. Dan Huber(t),Antioch,  Ill.; 16. Ken "farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 17. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Al Kuphal (t),
Franklin, Wis; 19. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 20. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill..

Heat 01 -- 1. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 2. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 3. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood,Ill.; 4. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 6. Ken "farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 7. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 8. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 2. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 4. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 5. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 6. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 7. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 9. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 10.Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 11. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 12. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 13. Paul Kaye, Oconomowoc, Wis; 14. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Ken "farmer" Calhoun, Johnsburg, Ill.; 16. Bill Morris (t), Streamwood, Ill.; 17. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 18. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 19. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 20. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 21. Dustin Holland, Genoa City,

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 2. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 3. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 4. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis.

Heat 02 -- 1. Dan Huber(t),Antioch,Ill., Wis; 2. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 3. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 4., Wis; 5. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 7. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 8. Paul Kaye, Oconomowoc, Wis.