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The Season Heats Up For CSR Super Cups
The last race of May was an exciting night in front of a record size crowd at
Lake Geneva. Jake Jump once again stole the pole from the 17 car field.
Andy Forster was hard to pass and won the trophy dash while Erik Gehrke and
Brandon Scurto won their heats. The feature race was one of the closest
finishes in CSR history! At the start of the race Mick Ellis and Gehrke traded
for the lead while Jeff Myers was moving up from the back. At the finish line
Forster and Myers pulled along Gehrke for a three wide finish! By just inches
Gehrke won his first feature of 2006.
That excitement was followed up by the “Midwest Showdown” in Rockford. 26
adult cars and 14 junior division cars packed the track with awesome racing.
Steve Naples and Andy Forster won the adult heats. Cody Lipstreuer and Greg
Ballard won the junior heats.
In the feature, Gary Whitson of Indiana checked out on the field and won the
35 lap feature. Points leader at the time, Erik Gehrke, was close behind until
a mechanical failure with 2 laps to go knocked him out. Andy Forster finished
second with Alex Yendrzeski in third. Mackenzie Piller won the junior feature,
followed by Cody Lipstreuer and Morgan Schissel.
As usual, CSR put on some of the best racing of the evening at Lake Geneva on
June 10th. 18 cars made an appearance at the Speedway. The feature event went
caution-less until lap 17 when Sam Morici got into the back of Jimmy Scanlan
causing a spin. When the race resumed Ken Jones finished in first with
Jeff Myers, Mick Ellis and Andy Forster rounding out the rest of the field.
Andy Forster also won his heat, bolstering his current first place in the
points standings.
The junior division also competed twice at the Milwaukee Mile Summer Shoot-Out
Series. On May 24th, Cody Lipstreuer appeared unbeatable until a late race
spin. Morgan Schissel went on to win the feature, followed by Alyssa Myers and
Dakota Potts. They raced again on June 14th. Morgan Schissel ran from the
field and scored his second win at the Mile. The real race was for second and
third place with Alyssa Myers, Cody Lipstreuer, Greg Ballard and Camden Murphy
all contending at different points. Liptsteruer took second, followed by
Ballard, Murphy and Myers.
The CSR Super Cup cars and drivers also made many appearances over the past
few weeks. Jeff Myers, Erik Gehrke, and Cody Lipstreuer brought their cars to
the ESPN Radio Racing Round Up show in Milwaukee. All three drivers were
interviewed on air and shared their favorite driving moments and promoted
their sponsors. Several cars also made appearances at Memorial Day
Parades in the Chicago suburbs.
The Super Cups make their first out of area race this weekend in New Paris,
Indiana. Points leader Andy Forster looks to hold his points lead against the
climbing Jeff Myers. Look for Jake Jump to continue his habit of taking the
pole position this year. The Super Cups will then return to Lake Geneva on
June 23. Many of the drivers will rush off after the race to Dixie Motor
Speedway in Michigan on June 24th for a $25,000 in prizes race weekend!
Check out the league website www.supercupracing.com
to keep up with the latest results and plan your next trek to the track. We
hope to see you there!
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