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First Career Win for Arelano! Bilderback, Dooherty and Vito Do
It Again!
By Dale R. Erdmann |
Wednesday at the Milwaukee Mile and then here at LGR. Arelano won
his first career features, in the INEX bandolero race cars, for the
15 lap event here. Alex from Frankfort, Illinois, made the three
plus hour trip here, worth it, by winning by just a car length.
Michael Bilderback of South Beloit,IL. ,fresh from his feature win
at Milwaukee on Wednesday, just missed a clean sweep in the
Perfection Auto Body, INEX legends cars. Bilderback took fast time,
second in his heat and won his second 15 lap feature in a row.
Anthony Vito of
Crystal Lake, L.won his second 20 lap feature race in a row, for the
weapons race cars. Rockford, IL.driver Steve Doherty won another
Basic International 20 lap feature. Chris Bedore of Popular Grove,
IL. won his second 15 lap feature of the season, in the rascal
outlaw series. Then Keith Tolf from Union Grove, just missed a clean
sweep, by taking fast time, second in the dash and won his second 30
lap feature for the late model race cars.
The bandolero feature started off with Alex Arelano moving in front
with Kyle Justis slipping into second and Hope Bidlack third.
Bidlack was on the move, taking over second, then going after the
lead. Mixing it up two laps later, Kyle Palma pulled off a slick
move getting around Justis and Bidlack on lap five. Visiting Slone
Henderson arrived late and did not qualify, but the 13 year old
female traveling from Ohio to be here, was now third. Palma and
Henderson raced side by side for the
next two laps. Henderson had six laps to catch Arelano, on the final
lap she was three car lengths back. At the final turn Arelano was
just ahead and came across the line first, Henderson was on his
bumper for second. Palma was third, with Justis, Steven Grossman and
Blake Brown who’s feature win streak stopped at two, finished six.
The rascal outlaw feature started off fast and furious with Bill
Gundlach leading the first two laps, before John LeSage grabbed the
top spot. Kip Novotny in the Roger Aronson race car, had taken fast
time, hen moved into second on lap four. Chris Bedore moved into the
top four one lap later, with Jeff LeSage now in the cluster. A few
lapped cars made the race really exciting, as the top four diced for
positions. Novotny put his mount deep into turn one, but slipped
outside and Bedore got by. This set up the great finish, as Bedore
got by John LeSage with just two laps to go. Bedore came home the
winner, with John LeSage, Novotny, Jeff LeSage, Jim Thiel and
Gundlach under a blanket, behind him.
Jason Conrad climbed in front of the BIC feature with Pete Koenig
second. By lap two Steve Doherty was already third, with Robert
Palka fouth. One lap later Koenig and Matt Booker tangled and the
first Yellow Book USA caution period ensued. On the restart Doherty
flew in from, with Palka, last week’s feature winner Leo Bujak and
Conrad very close. Doherty won the race, as the excitement was for
second through eighth. Booker recovered for second, Bujak was third
at his side, Palka was next, with Tom Homan and Nick Henning side by
side for fifth and sixth.
The weapons feature looked like a repeat of last weeks run. As
Anthony Vito drove in front, with Mike Herwald in his brand new
mount next, moving along side the leader from time to time. Andy
Krueger slipped into second on lap six, with Vito just a few feet in
front of the fast approaching field. Herwald had settled for third,
but moved back into second from time to time, before solidly gaining
back second on lap nine, before taking the lead on lap eleven.
With just one lap to
go, Krueger, Herwald and Reid Kahrs Jr. the quick timer tangled with
three laps to go and the caution flag was shown for the first time.
Guess who was the new leader? Fourth place runner, Anthony Vito.
There was a green
white checkered situation, that Vito showed he could race under the
pressure, as Black Betty “bam ah lam” cruised across the line first.
Mark Tomasi was second, Michael Shorten third, with Herwald
recovering for fourth, Kahrs the defending champion next and Krueger
rounding out the top six.
The legends feature was a side by side spectactular, as Larry Will
moved in front at the drop of the green. Kyle LaPier inched his way
into second, with Tom Palma in hot pursuit. By lap five, Palma was
second, with Michael Bilderback, Ernie Schaal, LaPier and Curt
Gnatzig oh so close. The group mixed it up, with Gnatzig moving
along side Bilderback who was eying in on Will. On lap nine
Bilderback moved along side and around Will, Gnatzig quickly
followed, as the top two were putting on a show. Schaal joined them
on lap eleven. The only slow down came on lap twelve, when something
happened with Will and LaPier tangling. Palma spun around to miss
the melee and this set up a three lap dash to the delight of the sun
baked crowd that came out to the 90 plus day. Bilderback held onto
the lead to win the race, Schaal nipped Gnatzig, with Palma on his
tail for fourth. Ryan Miles was fifth and LaPier recovered for
sixth.
Ralph Gentile and Carrie Dygon raced for the lead at the sight of
the double greens. Gentile led the first three laps before Andy
Evraets came in front in the Michael Kruschke mount. Brian Ulrich
took over second two laps later. The first caution came on that lap,
when Carrie Dygon and Joe Rusciano got together. Under way Evraets
walked away from the field, with Ulrich feeling the pressure of
Keith Tolf, the fast timer. The next caution came on lap seventeen.
On the restart Ulrich charged in front, but Evraets came right in
front. Ulrich had problems on lap twenty, retiring to the pits, just
as Rusciano and Gentile collected each other. Evraets was still the
leader when the green reappeared, but Tolf was crawling all over the
leader. Sonny Schoffen joined the fight ,as the twenty fifth lap was
completed. Tolf won the event, despite losing the lead to Schoffen
with one lap to go, but a caution came out and the line up was off
the lap that Tolf was still the leader, because the next lap wasn’t
completed. This set up another classic two lap dash, that Tolf won.
Schoffen was second, with Evraets third,
“Doctor Tooth”Ken Johnson was fourth, Jack Rabey was fifth and
Ruscinao came back for sixth, in the late model feature race.
The open wheel Formula indy race cars join five regular divisions of
action, Next Friday night. Time trials are at 6pm.racing at 7:30 pm.
INEX Bandoleros
A-Main 01 -- 1. Alex Arelano, Frankfort, Ill.; 2. Sloan
Henderson,Franklin,Oh; 3. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 4. Kyle Jusits
(y), Kenosha, Wis; 5. Steven Grossman, Barrington, Ill.; 6. Blake
Brown, Franksville, Wis; 7. Caylie Duncanson, De Pere, Wis; 8. Hope
Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Blake
Brown, Franksville, Wis; 2. Sloan Henderson,Franklin,Oh; 3. Kyle
Palma, Delavan, Wis; 4. Alex Arelano, Frankfort, Ill.; 5. Kyle
Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 6. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 7.
Caylie Duncanson, De Pere, Wis; 8. Steven Grossman, Barrington,
Ill.; 9. Aaron Moyer, Eden, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Kyle
Palma, Delavan, Wis; 2. Blake Brown, Franksville, Wis; 3. Kyle
Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 4. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 5. Alex
Arelano, Frankfort, Ill.; 6. Steven Grossman, Barrington, Ill.; 7.
Aaron Moyer, Eden, Wis; 8. Caylie Duncanson, De Pere, Wis; 9. Sloan
Henderson,Franklin,Oh; NT.
Basic Int'l Cars
A-Main 01 -- 1. Steve Doherty, Rockford, Ill.; 2. Matt Booker,
Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 4. Robert Palka,
Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Ryan Andrews, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Nick Henning,
Lake Villa, Ill.; 7. Evan Townsend, Elkhorn, Wis; 8. Jason Condrad,
Burlington, Wis; 9. Gary Mondus, Antioch, Ill.; 10. Tim Jendrycki,
Round Lake, Ill.; 11. Shawn Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis; 12. Travis
Dean, Lake Geneva, Wis; 13. Pete Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 14. Bill
Johnson, Antioch, Ill.; 15. Ronnie Mink, Bristol, Wis; 16. Dustin
Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 17. Tom Homan, Antioch, Ill.; 18. Kevin
Lynn, Lake Geneva, Wis.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Dustin
Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 2. Travis Dean, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Lori
Jacoby, Elkhorn, Wis; 4. Frank Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 5. Tim
Redden, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Jennette Ellifritz, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7.
Rodger Emery, Delavan, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Pete
Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 2. Shawn Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Travis
Dean, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Lori Jacoby, Elkhorn, Wis; 5. Tim Redden,
Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Jennette Ellifritz, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. Rodger
Emery, Delavan, Wis; 8. Bill Johnson, Antioch, Ill.; 9. Scott
Redden, Woodstock,
Heat 02 -- 1. Robert
Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 2. Evan Townsend, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Jason
Condrad, Burlington, Wis; 4. Kevin Lynn, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Gary
Mondus, Antioch, Ill.; 6. Tim Jendrycki, Round Lake, Ill.; 7. Frank
Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 8. Dustin Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 9. Ronnie
Mink, Bristol, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Steve
Doherty, Rockford, Ill.; 2. Matt Booker, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Leo
Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 4. Tom Homan, Antioch, Ill.; 5. Ryan
Andrews, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Nick Henning, Lake Villa, Ill.; 7.
Robert Palka, Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Evan Townsend, Elkhorn, Wis; 9.
Kevin Lynn, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Gary Mondus, Antioch, Ill.; 11.
Jason Condrad, Burlington, Wis; 12. Ronnie Mink, Bristol, Wis; 13.
Tim Jendrycki, Round Lake, Ill.; 14. Bill Johnson, Antioch, Ill.;
15. Pete Koenig, Richmond, Ill.; 16. Shawn Kasten, Lake Geneva, Wis;
17. Travis Dean, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Lori Jacoby, Elkhorn, Wis;
19. Jennette Ellifritz, LakeGeneva, Wis; 20. Rodger Emery, Delavan,
Wis; 21. Dustin Richards, Kenosha, Wis; 22. Tim Redden, Woodstock,
Ill.; 23. Scott Redden, Woodstock, Ill.; 24. Frank Richards,
Kenosha, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1.
Steve Doherty, Rockford, Ill.; 2. Matt Booker, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3.
Ryan Andrews, Woodstock, Ill.; 4. Leo Bujak, Spring Grove, Ill.; 5.
Tom Homan, Antioch, Ill.; 6. Nick Henning, Lake Villa, Ill..
INEX Legends
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback, S. Beloit, Ill.; 2. Ernie Schaal,
Wauconda, Ill.; 3. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 4. Tom Palma,
Delavan, Wis; 5. Ryan Miles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Kyle La Pier
(y), Belvidere, Ill.; 7. Hermann Greinig, Addison, Ill.; 8. Brian
Peterson, Mukwonago, Wis; 9. Larry Will, Batavia, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Ernie
Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 2. Michael Bilderback , S. Beloit, Ill.; 3.
Kyle La Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.; 4. Ryan Miles, Crystal Lake,
Ill.; 5. Larry Will, Batavia, Ill.; 6. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis;
7. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis; 8. Brian Peterson, Mukwonago, Wis; 9.
Hermann Greinig, Addison, Ill.
Time Trial -- 1. Michael
Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 2. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 3.
Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 4. Kyle La Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.;
5. Tom Palma, Delavan, Wis; 6. Larry Will, Batavia, Ill.; 7. Hermann
Greinig, Addison, Ill.; 8. Ryan Miles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Brian
Peterson, Mukwonago, Wis.
Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 2. Sonny Schoffen,
Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls, Wis; 4. Ken
Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 5. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 6.
Joe Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 7. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 8.
Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 9. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 10.
Paul Dygon (t), Wind Lake, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Ralph
Gentile, Racine, Wis; 2. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls, Wis; 3. Joe
Rusciano, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa, Ill.; 5.
Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis; 6. Paul Dygon (t), Wind
Time Trial -- 1. Keith
Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 2. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3.
Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 4. Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.;
5. Andy Evraets, Menomonee Falls, Wis; 6. Joe Rusciano,Crystal Lake,
Ill.; 7. Ralph Gentile, Racine, Wis; 8. Carrie Dygon, Racine, Wis;
9. Jack Rabey, Lake Villa,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1.
Brian Ulrich (t), Racine, Wis; 2. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 3.
Ken Johnson (t), Park Ridge, Ill.; 4. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake,
Ill..
Weapons Division
A-Main 01 -- 1. Anthony Vito (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Mark Tomasi,
Wind Lake, Wis; 3. Micheal Shorten, Mundelein, Ill.; 4. Mike Herwald,
Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 6. Andy
Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 7. Mark Ludtke, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8.
Glenn Tomasini, Burlington, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Anthony
Vito (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Mike Herwald, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3.
Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Reid Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis;
5. Mark Tomasi, Wind Lake, Wis; 6. Micheal Shorten, Mundelein,
Ill.; 7. Glenn Tomasini, Burlington, Wis; 8. Mark Ludtke, Lake
Geneva, Wis.
Time Trial -- 1. Reid
Kahrs Jr, West Allis, Wis; 2. Andy Krueger, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3.
Micheal Shorten, Mundelein, Ill.; 4. Glenn Tomasini, Burlington, Wis;
5. Anthony Vito (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Mike Herwald, Lake
Geneva, Wis; 7. Mark Ludtke, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Mark Tomasi, Wind
Lake, Wis.
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