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Big Night At LGR
By Dale R. Erdmann
Lake Geneva, WI. May 5th - 14 year old Kyle Justis from Kenosha had a great
opening night at Lake Geneva Raceway’s special small car spring opener on
Friday night. The big show was sponsored by Bilderback Auto Parts of South
Beloit, Illinois. Justis first took fast time, just like he did in last
seasons event for the bandolero race cars. Then Kyle took second in the large
heat and was the surprise winner of the 15 lap feature. 16 year old Kyle
LaPier out of Belvidere, IL. started off where he left off last year winning
the 15 lap Perfection Auto Body INEX legends feature race. Defending Luisa’s
pizzeria mini modifieds champion Mike VanHouten of Cary, IL. had a great
night by taking a clean sweep. Mike took fast time, won the heat and the 15
lap feature starting off the season just the way he hoped it would go. Chris
Bedore of Popular Grove, IL won the open wheels rascal outlaws 20 lap feature,
but missed a clean sweep by taking second in his heat, along with fast time.
The first night for the super mini cup kids was a nice one, as 10 year old
Dakota Potts of Zion, IL. won his first feature here and won his heat. Then
three time champion and the defending champion Ken Jones from Lomard, IL. had
an excellent night, by winning the feature for 20 laps, winning the dash,
taking second in time and second in his heat, for the super mini cups,
adults.
Defending champion Kyle Palma had qualifying problems, but by feature time his
second row start spot gave him the lead before a quarter lap was completed. He
led the entire event despite a Yellow Book USA caution period and ran away
with the race. Fast qualifier Kyle Justis moved into second with five laps to
go, but time ran out to challenge Palma. A post race inspection
dropped Palma from the finish and Justis was awarded the win with his second
place run. Five new comers were next, Alex Argiano, Steve Grossman, Aaron
Moyer, Caylie Duncanson, with second year driver Hope Bidlack.
The legends feature looked like 14 year old Michael Bilderback might complete
his clean sweep after breaking the track qualifying record earlier in the
evening, then taking the dash win at the wire, but a fifth lap check up by a
cluster of cars, left Michael no where to go, but into the melee. This
broke his front bumper loose, causing a black flag two laps later, dashing his
hopes for that clean sweep. Second year driver Ryan Miles was the leader since
the double greens, driving a flawless race despite challenges first from Don
Fort Jr. then Joe Scala and Curt Gnatzig. Then Bilderback moved along Gnatzig,
just before the black came out. Second in time Kyle LaPier was right
with Bilderback, before he retired to the pits. By lap ten LaPier moved
past Ernie Schaal. Then Miles started to smoke and on lap twelve the first and
only caution came for a tangle between four cars. On the restart Miles
received the black for a lot more smoke as Schaal and LaPier battle for the
top spot, just as Bilderback came back on the track with three laps to go, but
five laps down. LaPier inched ahead with three laps to go, as Schaal didn’t
let up the pressure. LaPier won the race with Schaal right behind him, Scala,
Fort, Gnatzig and Chris Helgerson were next, in one of the best feature
finishes of the night.
The mini modified feature saw Curt Thomazin shoot out front with Bill Trusky,
John DeMay and Jesse Johnson all over the leader. On lap five something caused
Barry Trusky to fly off of the track just into turn one. The caution appeared
and the leader for some unknown reason went into the pits and never returned
for the remainder of the non stop event to follow. On the restart Mike
VanHouten raced Doctor Tooth Ken Johnson in the Vince Heywood race car to the
corner side by side. No one would give, but coming off turn two, VanHouten
inched ahead and then never looked back for the win. Johnson held onto second
with Scott McCarthy third, Jesse Johnson was fourth, Trusky fifth and DeMay
sixth, in another good race.
There were three different leaders before a lap fifteen caution slowdown the
action in the super mini cup feature that seventeen cars started. On the
restart leader 15 year old Jake Jump held onto the lead he gained on lap six.
Then with just three laps to go Jump spun in turn four and Ken Jones was the
new leader, going on to win the twenty lap race. Erik Gehrke was a very close
second, in another close race.
It wasn’t series champion Kip Novotny night dropping out of each event he
was in, after having belt problems. Rookie Jason Mahoney paced the field for
the first six laps of the feature for the rascal outlaws. Then quick timer
Chris Bedore moved out front and easily won the main event, with Mahoney
for a great showing in his first start. Jeff LaSage was a close second, as
second year driver Jim Thiel, Mark Findley was next with John Binkert rounding
out the top six.
Next Friday night is the season opener for the Family fun night show.
The Legends, bandoleros, mini modifieds, super mini cups, super mini cup kids,
BIC cars, rascal outlaws and will be joined by the return of the LGR late
models (super 8) type cars with no increase in admission prices. Time trials
begin at 6pm. races at 7:30 sharp.
5/5/2006 - Lake Geneva Raceway Results
INEX Bandoleros
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kyle Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 2. Steven Grossman,
Barrington, Ill.; 3. Aaron Moyer, Eden, Wis; 4. Caylie Duncanson, De Pere, Wis;
5. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 6. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 7. Alex Arglano,
Frankfort, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Kyle Palma, Delavan, Wis; 2. Kyle Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis;
3. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 4. Steven Grossman, Barrington, Ill.; 5.
Aaron Moyer, Eden, Wis; 6. Caylie Duncanson, De Pere, Wis; 7. Alex Arglano,
Frankfort, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Kyle Jusits (y), Kenosha, Wis; 2. Kyle Palma, Delavan,
Wis; 3. Hope Bidlack, Genoa City, Wis; 4. Steven Grossman, Barrington, Ill.;
5. Aaron Moyer, Eden, Wis; 6. Alex Arglano, Frankfort, Ill.; 7. Caylie
Duncanson, De Pere, Wis.
INEX Legends
A-Main 01 -- 1. Kyle La Pier , Belvidere, Ill.; 2. Ernie Schaal,
Wauconda, Ill.; 3. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 4. Don Fort Jr, Delavan,
Wis; 5. Curt Gnatzig, Hartford, Wis; 6. Chris Helgerson, Burlington, Wis; 7.
Timothy Narr, Franklin, Wis; 8. Ryan Miles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 9. Michael
Cooter;; 10. Michael Bilderback,South Beloit,Ill.
Heat 01 -- 1. Ernie Schaal, Wauconda, Ill.; 2. Don Fort Jr, Delavan, Wis;
3. Chris Helgerson, Burlington, Wis; 4. Joe Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 5.
Michael Cooter;; 6. Timothy Narr, Franklin, Wis; 7. Mark Sissulak,Hoffman
Estates,Ill.
Time Trial -- 1. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 2. Kyle La
Pier (y), Belvidere, Ill.; 3. Ryan Miles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 4. Curt Gnatzig,
Hartford, Wis; 5. Michael Cooter;; 6. Chris Helgerson, Burlington, Wis; 7. Joe
Scala, Fox River Grove, Ill.; 8. Don Fort Jr, Delavan, Wis; 9. Timothy Narr,
Franklin, Wis; 10. Mark Sissulak, Hoffman Estates, Ill.; 11. Ernie Schaal,
Wauconda, Ill..
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback (y), S. Beloit, Ill.; 2. Ryan
Miles, Crystal Lake, Ill.; 3. Kyle La Pier , Belvidere, Ill.; 4. Curt Gnatzig,
Hartford, Wis.
Mini-Modifieds
A-Main 01 -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2.Ken Johnson,Park Ridge,
Ill.; 3. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5.
Bill Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 6. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 7. Jonathan
Gagne, Deerfield, Ill.; 8. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 9. Barry Trusky,
Waukegan, Ill..
Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2. Ken Johnson,Park Ridge ,
Ill.; 3. Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 5.
John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 6. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Bill Trusky,
Silverlake, Wis; 8. Jonathan Gagne, Deerfield, Ill..
Time Trial -- 1. Mike Van Houten, Cary, Ill.; 2. Curt Thomazin, Elkhorn,
Wis; 3. Vince Heywood, Antioch, Ill.; 4. Scott McCarthy, Antioch, Ill.; 5.
Jesse Johnson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 6. Jonathan Gagne, Deerfield, Ill.; 7. Bill
Trusky, Silverlake, Wis; 8. John DeMay, Lake Villa, Ill.; 9. Barry Trusky,
Waukegan, Ill..
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