Erik Pierce Wins Sportsman Crown, May Grabs Number Eight, Moves Closer! By  Dale R. Erdmann

September 16, 2006;  Lake Geneva, WI.  - It’s midway through the month of September and the Saturday night race show at Lake Geneva Raceway, had a championship race.The race winner was Kenny Smart of Oconomwoc and Erik Pierce from Lake in the Hills, Illinois finished sixth to win his first career championship in the Performance Unlimited sportsman division. Eddie May from Crystal Lake, IL. won his ninth 40 lap super late model feature and moved within a few points
of winning his second title in his career. Next Saturday night will determine the championship. In the McHenry Limousine super stocks, Genoa City driver Tom Jastrab picked up the win in the 30 lap feature. In the checkered flag season, the
first appear this season of the Midwest super truck series,20 lap feature went to veteran driver Bill Prietzel of Richfield. They will race again, in the Fall Classic.

Photo Highlights

Eventual winner Eddie May (#2) goes to the inside of Matt Kocourek (#43) during the Super Late Model feature. Jerry Cowan finally broke into the 2006 win column by winning the Super Late Model dash. 2006 LGR Sportsman champion, Erik Pierce, does a backwards victory lap after clinching the title. Ken Smart (#45) battles with Andrew Kulka (#25) on his way to winning the last regular Saturday night Sportsman feature ever at LGR. Tom Jastrab was a very happy winner of the Super Stock feature. Ryan Gutknecht scored his first LGR win ever by capturing the Super Stock semi-feature. Bill Prietzel (#5) held off John Wood (#72) and Tom McClintock (#40) on a restart to win the Wisconsin Super Truck feature.

The 30 lap championship race started off with Fred Boal ahead of Jeremy Olson, Kyle Shear and Andrew Kulka. Olson was having handling problems dropping to the rear of the field, before retiring early. Kulka moved in on the leader, then until lap eight when the lead changed. At lap ten Adam Mass, Kenny Smart and Shear Jr. were putting the pressure on Boal for second.Mass was the first to make the pass, before the first Yellow Book USA caution period when James Swan and Cliff Adee tangled. One lap later the final caution came when Troy Shear Jr. spun. This was all Kenny Smart needed as he picked the correct lane for the restarts. With the green displayed Smart cruised out front with Mass second until lap twenty four, when Jeremy Bloomberg moved into second. The field remained tight for the remainder of the race, with the exception of Smart who was in firm command of the lead and his second win of the season. Kenny Joosten the 2005 champion nipped Bloomberg for second. John John Janssen was fourth, Denny Norton Jr. was fifth and Erik Pierce
the 2006 champion was sixth, in a real good race.

Wayne Freimund grabbed the lead at the off set of the super late model feature. Terry Patnode slipped into second, with Jamie Wallace, Matt Kocourek and Jason Hicks, very tight For the next seven laps Patnode and Kocourek diced for second, two laps later the first caution came for a spin by Patnode who collected Randy Rodgers the fast qualifier and Landry Potter.On the restart Kocourek marched in front, with Eddie May now second. Jerry Cowan, got by Freimund with Earl Counter next. Sonny Schoffen brought out the next caution when he spun. Kocourek maintained the lead with May trying to get by. Midway nothing changed except Counter was now fourth. It took May until lap thirty three before he caught and one lap later there was a new leader, that went on to win the race over Kocourek, Cowan, Freimund and Mike Meyerhofer crossed next in a dead heat and near photo finish for fourth. Counter was in the mix for sixth.

Nathan Matz in the Brian Oaks race car shot out front of the super stock field with rookies Cody Potter and Tyler Peterson who both wanted second. John Maki Jr. was in the Craig Mertes car holding onto fourth. Just after lap one was completed. Jack Rubach had something let loose in his mount, causing the caution to come out, as second in points driver sat stalled on the corner of turn one. Back in high gear, Matz was still the leader, with Peterson and Maki side by side for second before they tangled on lap seven for the final caution. Now Tom Jastrab was second as the green was again displayed. One lap later there was a new leader, as Adam Regnier slipped past Matz, as did Scott Norton one lap later. Then Bob Moeller, Joe DeCubellis and Dave Edwards got around Tom Roney who had problems. Before Jastrab took the win, rookie Sam Redman got past fast timer Edwards. At the checkered Jastrab easily won the race, with Regnier second, Norton was a close third, with DeCubellis fourth, Redman fifth and Edwards.

This coming Saturday night marks championship races for two more divisions. The super late models pit Eddie May against Landry Potter for the final title. In the super stocks, Adam Regnier of Twin Lakes is the points leader, with second generation driver Scott Norton of Wonder Lake, IL. in second place and former champion Jack Rubach of Burlington in third for a three way battle for the crown.

On the printed schedule from the beginning of the season, the INEX bandolero and Perfection Auto Body INEX legends were to hold their championships this night too. But due to five rain outs on their regular Friday night program, they will race
for nationwide INEX points along with the raceway points, but the championship will now be part of the Quality Auto and Truck Repair of Kenosha and Bilderback Auto Parts of South Beloit,IL. small car world championships on the 29th. of this
month.

This will be part of the four day Victor Ford of Wauconda,IL./Bud Light fall classic, which starts the 28th. and runs through October 1st. This coming Saturday night, time trials begin at 5:45 pm. and races at 7. There will be no increase in admission spectator prices. Parking is still free, along with children under 8 with an adult admission purchase. The program will be co-sponsored by Bear Reality and the Madison International Speedway. The final oval track race will be on October 21st.

Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 2. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 4. John Janssen (t), Burlington, Wis; 5. Dennis Norton Jr, McHenry, Ill.; 6. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 7. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 8. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 9. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 10. Cliff Adee, Gilberts, Ill.; 11. Jerry Freeman, Burlington, Wis; 12. Kyle Shear, Roscoe, Ill.; 13. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 14. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 15. Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill.; 16. Troy Shear Jr, Roscoe, Ill.; 17. Jeremy Olson, Lake Villa, Ill..

Heat 01 -- 1. Jerry Freeman, Burlington, Wis; 2. Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill.; 3. Cliff Adee, Gilberts, Ill.; 4. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 5. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 6. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 7.Jeremy Olson, Lake Villa, Ill.; 8. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 9. Gary Norton, Hebron, Ill.; 10. Troy Shear Jr, Roscoe, Ill.; 11. Kyle Shear, Roscoe, Ill..

Time Trial -- 1. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 2. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 5. Dennis Norton Jr, McHenry, Ill.; 6. John Janssen (t),  Burlington, Wis; 7. Jeremy Bloomberg, Hampshire, Ill.; 8. Cliff Adee, Gilberts, Ill.; 9. Gary Norton, Hebron,  Ill.; 10. Adam Mass (t), Woodstock, Ill.; 11. Andrew Kulka, Deerfield, Wis; 12. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc,  Wis; 13. Kyle Shear, Roscoe, Ill.; 14. Jeremy Olson, Lake Villa, Ill.; 15. Jerry Freeman, Burlington, Wis; 16.  Fred Boal, Woodstock, Ill.; 17. Troy Shear Jr, Roscoe, Ill..

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Dennis Norton Jr, McHenry, Ill.; 2. John Janssen (t), Burlington, Wis; 3. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Erik Pierce, Lake In The Hills, Ill.; 5. Ken Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 6. Kenny Joosten, Wonder Lake, Ill..

Super Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 2. Matt Kocourek, Franklin, Wis; 3. Jerry Cowan (t), Burlington, Wis; 4. Wayne Freimund, East Troy, Wis; 5. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 6. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 7. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 8. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 9. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 10. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 11. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 12. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 13. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 14. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis; 15. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 16. Eric Roberts, Zion, Ill.; 17. Rob Summers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 18.
Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 19. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 20. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee,Wis;

B-Main 01 -- 1. Rob Summers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 3. Eric Roberts, Zion, Ill.; 4. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis; 5. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 6. Bill Shavlik, West Bend, Wis; 7. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill.; 8. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Rob Summers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Eric Roberts, Zion, Ill.; 3. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 4. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 5. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 6. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis; 7. Bill Shavlik, West Bend, Wis; 8. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis; 9. Rick Corso, McHenry, Ill.; 10. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill.; 11. Chuck Rein, Las Vegas, Nev..

Heat 02 -- 1. Mike Gunderson, Wind Lake, Wis; 2. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 3. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 4. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 6. Wayne Freimund, East Troy, Wis; 7. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 8. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Matt Kocourek, Franklin, Wis; 10. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Randy Rodgers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 2. Mike Meyerhofer, Burlington, Wis; 3. Landry Potter (t), Genoa City, Wis; 4. Eddie May, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 5. Jerry Cowan (t), Burlington, Wis; 6. Jason Hicks (t), Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Sonny Schoffen, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 8. Matt Kocourek, Franklin, Wis; 9. Jamie Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 10. Wayne Freimund, East Troy, Wis; 11. Josh Wallace (t), Pell Lake, Wis; 12. Terry Patnode (t), South Milwaukee, Wis; 13. Earl Counter (t), OakBrook, Ill.; 14. Joe Fischer, Mc Henry, Ill.; 15. Mike Gunderson, Union Grove, Wis; 16. John Baumeister, Lake Geneva, Wis; 17. Mark Hartline, Gilberts, Ill.; 18. Gary Lamonte, West Allis, Wis; 19. Chad Davidson, Lodi, Wis; 20. Mike Lange, West Allis, Wis; 21. Eric Roberts, Zion, Ill.; 22. Rob Summers (t), Lake Geneva, Wis; 23. Mike Simon Jr, Grayslake, Ill.;24. Chuck Rein, Las Vegas, Nev.; 25. Bill Shavlik, West Bend, Wis; 26. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 27.

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

Super Stocks
A-Main 01 -- 1. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 2. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 3. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 4. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 5. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 7. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 8. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Nathan Matz, Burlington, Wis; 10. Ryan Gutknecht, Oak Creek, Wis; 11. Cody Potter, Pell Lake, Wis; 12. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 13. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 14. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 15. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 16. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 17. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 18. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 19. John

B-Main 01 -- 1. Ryan Gutknecht, Oak Creek, Wis; 2. John Sojer, Gurnee, Ill.; 3. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 4. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 5. Shane Scarpace, Woodstock, Ill.; 6. Mike Johnson, Crystal Lake,Ill.; 7. Scott Smart;; 8. Nick Nelson, Lombard, Ill.; 9. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 2. Scott Smart;; 3. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 4. John Sojer, Gurnee, Ill.; 5. Ryan Gutknecht, Oak Creek, Wis; 6. Shane Scarpace, Woodstock, Ill.; 7. Nick Nelson, Lombard,Ill;

Heat 02 -- 1. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 2. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 3. Mike Johnson, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Cody Potter, Pell Lake, Wis; 5. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 6. Nathan Matz, Burlington, Wis; 7. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Heat 03 -- 1. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 2. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 3. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 5. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 6. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis.

Time Trial -- 1. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 2. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 4. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 5. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 6. Tom Roney, Ridgefield, Ill.; 7. Dan Clemenz, Waukegan, Ill.; 8. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 9. Shane Sapp (t), Crystal Lake, Ill.; 10. Tom Jastrab (t), Genoa City, Wis; 11. Joe DeCubellis, Burlington, Wis; 12. Craig Mertes, Antioch, Ill.; 13. Bob Moeller, Algonquin, Ill.; 14. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 15. Cody Potter, Pell Lake, Wis; 16. Nathan Matz, Burlington, Wis; 17. Ken Eisbrenner, Racine, Wis; 18. Brad Drach, Harvard, Ill.; 19. Mike Johnson, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 20. Vaughn Lesko, Twin Lakes, Wis; 21. John Sojer, Gurnee, Ill.; 22. Randy Schneider, Burlington, Wis; 23. Ryan Gutknecht, Oak Creek, Wis; 24. Cyndy Krause, Burlington, Wis; 25. Shane Scarpace, Woodstock, Ill.; 26. Scott Smart;; 27. Nick Nelson, Lombard, Ill..

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Adam Regnier (t), Twin Lakes, Wis; 2. Scott Norton, Wonder Lake, Ill.; 3. Sam Redmond, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 5. Jack Rubach (t), Burlington, Wis; 6. Tom Roney,Ridgefield,Ill;