Two In a Row for Josh Wallace at LGR! By Dale R. Erdmann

June 17, 2006;  Lake Geneva, WI. - It was another rainy night around the 30 mile radius of Lake Geneva Raceway, Saturday night. Josh Wallace of Pell Lake showed the large crowd on hand, what this third generation driver and 2005 late model champion was made of. Wallace won the 40 lap feature for the super late model race cars.

Photo Highlights

Josh Wallace poses with Cheyenne Hill after winning the Super Late Model feature. Brandon Hill (#34) tries the bottom to get past Josh Wallace (#99), but to no avail, as Wallace scored his second straight Super Late Model feature victory. Mid-American feature winner, Sonny Schoffen poses with employees of evening sponsor Lynch Chevrolet of Burlington. Sonny Schoffen (#47) battles with Gary Norton (#5) on his way to winning the Mid-American Sportsman feature. Dave Obermeyer (#93) held off Jim Thorsen (#99) to win the Mid-American Sportsman Semi-feature. The Super Stock feature came down to this close of a finish between winner, Randy Schneider (#23) and Adam Regnier. Tom Jastrab claimed victory in the Super Stock Dash. The Formula Indy cars made an appearance at LGR. Vern Brown won their feature, them posed with LGR Junior Fan, Cheyenne Hill.

This was Josh’s second win in a row for a rookie in the division. Burlington’s Randy Schneider won the very close super stock feature race. It was Randy’s first win of his career, using Jamie Starks race car. The formula indy open wheel cars were here, as 62 year old Vern Brown won his first race
here this season. Saturday nights show was sponsored by Lynch GM super
store in Burlington. John Fischer was presented with two plaques. The first
for all his support of auto racing. The second for to the Lynch dealership for
their support of the raceway. Both plagues were in the name of Henry H.
Babicz who is the late Father of Mike Babicz the announcer on Saturday night. The 29th. annual BARS “let’s go racing” auto show was part of the 13th.annual motorsports jamboree sponsored by Lynch last Saturday at the dealership. A special Mid American points series program was also part of this show. Sonny Schoffen of Crystal Lake,IL. won his first ever 40 lap feature race, in the Kenny Joosten race car.

The super late model feature got off to a rocky start, as there was a group of
race cars doing the brake check game, causing a melee through the field, resulting in a complete restart. Finally under way as John Baumeister charged out in front of the field, with Josh Wallace, Mike Lange, Brandon Hill and Mike Meyerhofer in hot pursuit. Three laps later, Wallace was along side the leader, racing side by side until Wallace came in front on lap five. One lap later Landry Potter running  twelfth dropped out with overheating problems. Before that lap was over Baumeister was back in front, with Eddie May briefly getting by Wallace. It was a show to remember, up front with a too close to call. Wallace came back in front with Hill now in the mix. Kenny Joosten and Meyerhofer were in a dead heat for fifth. Baumeister wasn’t content with second, moving back in front from laps eleven through twenty two, racing his own line in brilliant form.

The next go round Wallace inched ahead, with Hill in his new mount following the new leader. So the pressure up front was still there,as the top ten looked look a parade lap. On lap twenty six Meyerhofer was on the move,working his way past May and then moving along side Hill. Those final ten laps were an unbelievable show for the crowd on hand. Meyerhofer moved up to challenge Wallace as they raced to the checkered in a dead heat until the final lap. Wallace won the event, with Meyerhofer second, Hill claimed third, May was fourth, Wayne Freimund in his first appearance of the season was fifth and Jason Hicks sixth in the best feature in this year.

The super stock feature was another great race as Josh Matz slipped in front
of Sam Redmond, Vaughn Lesko and Brad Drach. Quickly Randy Schneider
coming from row three crept into second by lap three and into the lead after
a great fender to fender run with Matz until lap eight. Once in front Schneider
moved to a two car advantage. Matz now had Adam Regnier to contend with
with Tom Roney was fourth.Everything remained the same until Roney received the black flag for smoking on lap eighteen.

Tom Jastrab,John Maki Jr.Jack Rubach and fast timer Scott Norton were glued together behind the top three. With two laps to go Regnier got inside Schneider and tried to get the lead, with the white flag out. It was too close to call,going into one Regnier was ahead by about six inches. Schneider came off two slightly the leader. Coming into three Schneider came ahead by inches, holding that margin to the wire. Regnier was second, with Maki a close third, Norton nipped Matz for fourth and Rubach was sixth in this excellent finish and non stop event.

This coming Saturday night, race fans will get their first look at the legend and bandolero race cars. The super late models and super stocks will also race. On Sunday at 12 noon, the first of two demo derbies will take place. Over 100cars are expected. The second demo will be the very last show ever at the raceway on October 14th.for the finale of 44 years of racing here.

Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 3. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Wayne Freimund, East Troy, Wis; 6. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 9. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 11. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 12. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 13. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 15. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 16. Chris Blawat, Eagle, Wis; 17. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill.; 18. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 19. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 20. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis;

Heat 01 -- 1. Chris Blawat, Eagle, Wis; 2. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 3. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 4. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 5. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill.; 6. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 7. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 8. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 9. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill..

Heat 02 -- 1. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 3. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 5. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 6. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill..

Time Trial -- 1. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 3. Wayne Freimund, East Troy, Wis; 4. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 5. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 6. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 7. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 8. Brandon Hill, Lake Geneva, Wis; 9. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 10. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 11. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 12. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 13. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 14. Mike Gunderson, WindLake, Wis; 15. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 16. Don Collins, Trevor, Wis; 17. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 18.
Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 19. Chuck Duncan, Milwaukee, Wis; 20. Mike Simon Sr, Grayslake, Ill.; 21. Larry Epright, East Troy, Wis; 22. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill.; 23. Chris Blawat, Eagle, Wis.

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

Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 2. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 3. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 6. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 7. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 8. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 9. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 10. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 11. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 12. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 13. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 15. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 16. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 17. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 18. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 19.
Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 20. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 21. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 22.

Heat 01 -- 1. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 3. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 4. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 5. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 6. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 7. Dustin Holland, Genoa City, Wis; 8. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis.

Heat 02 -- 1. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 2. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 3. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 4. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 5. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 6. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 7. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 8. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 2. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 3. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 4. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 5. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 6. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 7. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 8. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 9. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 10. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 11. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 12. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 13. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 14. Al Kuphal (t), Franklin, Wis; 15. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 16. Josh Matz, Burlington, Wis; 17. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 19. ShaneSapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 20. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 21. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 22. Dustin

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 2. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. John Maki Jr, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. Dave Edwards, Salem,