Seven Super Late Model winners in Eight Nights at Lake Geneva Raceway as Fisher scores career first!
By Dale R. Erdmann

June 5, 1999; Lake Geneva, WI. - With excellent weather in Southeastern Wisconsin, the weekly Saturday night race program at Lake Geneva Raceway, saw some new winners and one that has four feature wins this season.

The McHenry, Illinois drivers fared well, winning three of the four main events, as Joe Fisher won his first career, super late model event, leading all but one lap. Kip Novotny ran away with the Rascal Outlaw sprint 15 lap race and Adam Regnier chalked up number four, in the 20 lap non-stop super stock feature. Scotty Poritz of Lyons was the only Wisconsin winner, in the 20 lap, accident plagued sportsman event.

Career Super Late Model feature win #1!  Bill Fisher (#2) celebrates his first ever Super Late Model main event win at Lake Geneva Raceway.  He is joined by a lucky fan in the winner's circle after the event.

The super late model feature brought Mike Simon  Jr. in front, with Joe Fischer, Russ Blakley, Billy Baumeister and Bob Moeller, trying to gain pavement. Fisher slipped in front the next go round, with Simon and Blakley dueling for second. Moeller dropped out on lap five, as Garrett Fait and Brad Durbin brought out the first caution one lap later. Again Fisher walked the field on the restart, Jeff Storm started to inch forward, grabbing fourth on lap nine.

Jamie Wallace crept around Baumeister one lap later, as Danny Darnell and Al Schill tried to move up. On the start of lap eleven, Wallace had something let go bringing the race to another halt. Simon Jr. got loose two laps after the restart, while running second. This caused another stop in the action.

With movement around the oval, Storm was up to second on lap seventeen. Each time, Fisher charged back in front. Dicing for a position, Storm picked off second place, Blakley, with just nine laps to go. Al Schill got around Darnell with Just one lap to go. Fisher looked impressive picking up his first win . Storm was second, with Blakley, then Darnell nipping Schill, with Kent Burkoth, Randy Rodgers and Baumeister rounding out the top eight.

Taking the lead!  Bill Fisher (#2) slips under Mike Simon Jr., early in the Super Late Model main event to take the lead.   Fisher would pace the remaining distance to the checkered flag to score the win.

Jeremy Tess shot out front of the 20 car, super stock feature, with Scott Eggebrecht, Greg Janutka and Todd Peterson next. Janutka led lap four, before Greg Peterson moved under him. The side by side pace, left Marry Robb stranded in third, but somehow, the second year driver slipped into second, then the lead, before lap eleven.

Quickly Robb built up a one car advantage, with lots of movement behind him. Regnier looked like he'd settle for second, but with four laps to go, he was knocking on the leaders door. The lead changed with just three laps to go. Before the checkered, Regnier held back numerous challenges from Zac Deeringer, who ended up settling for second. John Janssen, Robb, Greg Peterson, Eggebrecht, Janutka and Katie Taylor completed the top eight.

Nick Schumacher and LeRoy Potter fought for the lead of the sportsman feature, at the drop of the double greens. Schumaoher led three laps, before Potter led the next two. Then Eric Roberts inched in front, with something happening on lap eight.

Coming off turn four, someone got out of square. Everyone tried to miss each other, with Jerry Freeman crashing hard into a spun Brian Baker. Freeman escaped injury, but his race car had extensive damage. Six other drivers were involved, with first nighter Jacko Terrault and Baker receiving the most damage, never returning to the field, along with Freeman who was also sidelined.

Whoops?!  The Sportsman feature race saw extensive use of the tow trucks to separate a pile of cars which included Monty Cauffman (#2), Brian Baker (#32) and Jerry Freeman (#61).  None of the drivers were injured in the tangle.

Roberts charged back in front , with Potter not giving up. With many challenges, Potter looked like he'd be back on top, until a lap eleven spin put him out of contention. Roberts led three more laps, but Scotty Poritz was hooked up, taking over the top spot on lap fourteen. Before long, Rick Corso gained second, but time ran out, as Poritz won the event, Corso was second with Roberts, Dan Erikson, Patrick Marcott, Brad Troxel Mike Lange and Potter next.

Kip Novotny took the lead from second year driver Chris Carlson on lap three. Winning the event by over a straightaway ahead of Carlson. Dave Colletti was third, with heat winner Bob Torkelson next, in the Rascal Outlaw feature.

Next week Alko Woodcrafters presents three divisions of action this coming Saturday night. The sport trucks join the super late models and super stocks, along with one on one challenge races for street cars to conclude the program.

Lake Geneva Raceway is located on Bloomfield Road just one and a half mile southeast of downtown Lake Geneva. The track surface is a paved one third mile banked oval.

For a complete schedule of the 1999 events , send one large self addressed stamped envelope to: Lake Geneva Raceway 1015 N. Bloomfield Road , Lake Geneva, WI. 53147. If you wish to contact the track the phone number is  (414) 248-8566.

RESULTS

First 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Surleta; 2.) Tommy Goff; 3.) Duncan
Second 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Fisher; 2.) Brian Ulrich; 3.) Mike Simon Jr,.
Third 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Prestay; 2.) Rodgers; 3.) Brad Durbin

First 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Brewster Baker; 2.) Schumacher; 3.) Mertes
Second 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Bob Koidahl; 2.) Jeremy Tess; 3.) Tim Wilson
Third 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Jeff Lorenz; 2.) Doug Peterson; 3.) Janssen