Skinner scores an impressive win at LGR!
By Dale R. Erdmann

May 22, 1999; Lake Geneva, WI. - The sixth night of stock cars this season at Lake Geneva Raceway and the largest crowd of the young season was on hand. Billy Skinner Jr. of Pell Lake scored his first super late model victory of the year in an interesting race. Adam Regnier of McHenry, Illinois won the 20 lap super stock feature, while James Swan of Lake Geneva won the last lap dash in the sportsman 20 lap feature and B.J.  Goodin won the 20 lap Legend feature, giving race fans four great main events. Dave Lohse beat Bob Buehrer in the final two rounds of one on one competition.

Billy Skinner Jr. of Pell Lake, WI. tops Lake Geneva Lates!
	Billy Skinner Jr. ran a limited schedule at Lake Geneva last season, but this year he appears to be on track to running a full season.   This evening he made his way back to victory lane in the Super Late Model division.

Russ Blakley raced side by side with Brian Ulrich for the lead during the first three laps of the Super Late Model main event. Joe Fischer slipped into second on lap four. With Ulrich in front, Mike Simon Sr. was watching for just the smallest mistake with Larry Surleta right behind him.

On lap seven, Denny Hiffman went around in turn three, causing the first restart. This brought the parade lap like racing to start all over again, as Ulrich had Fisher along side, looking just like they were glued together.

Fischer inched in front on lap nine. But during the next three laps Ulrich diced for that front spot over and over again. Then Ulrich had something let loose entering turn three, sixteen drivers behind him did everything they could to miss each other.

With some bent sheet metal, everyone came back except Ulrich and Blakley. On the restart, fast qualifier Randy Rodgers shot past Fischer, but Jamie Wallace and Mike Simon Jr. got together in turn three, stopping the race for the final time. Wallace came back before anyone completed the next green flag lap, but dropped out with engine problems two laps later.

Two of the most tenacious competitors at Lake Geneva Raceway are Super Late Model drivers Randy Rodgers (#14) and Billy Skinner Jr. (#47).  This evening Skinner was just a little more determined and would up beating Rodgers to the line for the feature win.

With Rodgers running away with this race, eyes were on second place, as Fischer had Billy Skinner Jr., Jeff Storm and Al Schill all over him. Kent Burkoth last weeks feature winner, joined the battle, with Skinner getting under Fischer on lap fifteen. Schill who won the semi, after not qualifying, started last in the eighteen car field, started challenging Skinner on lap nineteen. The pace was intense, with the top ten, still along side each other.

Danny Darnell and Brad Durbin got around Storm, with Rodgers starting to feel the heat on lap twenty four. The field was tight with just six laps to go, as Skinner challenged Rodgers for the lead. The pair diced for that top spot for the next two laps, with Schill, Burkoth and Darnell right there.

Then Durbin crept under Darnell, while Skinner was inching ahead for the lead.. Rodgers wasn't going to lose this one, coming back, one more time. However Skinner fought back, moving out front on lap twenty seven. Once in front, Skinner chose the high line, and it looked like Rodgers would again charge in front.

With the white flag out, the top eight positions were too close to call. Skinner wasn't intimidated, holding onto that outside groove, scooting across the wire just in front of Rodgers. Schill took third with Burkoth fourth, Durbin, Darnell, Storm and Fran Prestay, who was involved in that lap eleven incident completed the top eight.

The non stop super stock feature, brought Jerry Cornelison out front as the double greens flew. Mike Kooi, Greg Peterson, Todd Peterson and Bert Getchell were scrambling for second. Greg Peterson moved into the lead on lap four, with Cornelison coming back in front on lap six. Kooi slipped past Greg Peterson, with Todd Peterson, along side.

Adam Regnier (#73) came home with a very important feature win in the McHenry Limo Super Stock division.  Regnier's victory netted him a very slim 15 point lead in the standings for the class, over Zac Deeringer who led the standings heading into the evening.

Another new leader came on lap eight, as Kooi managed to take it away from Cornelison. Todd Peterson grabbed second on lap ten, with Adam Regnier now in the top five. Another intense battle was brewing , with Marty Robb now shooting into third on lap eleven. It looked like Robb was on a mission, taking over second two laps later, then he became the leader, with five laps to go.

But Regnier wasn't going to be denied, moving up quickly and along side of Robb, then becoming the fifth and final leader of the event on lap seventeen. The race was won by Regnier, with Robb, Zac Deeringer, Kooi, Jerry Cowan, Troy Weber, John Janssen and Todd Peterson rounding out the top eight. The Street Stocks had run green to checkered now for the second week in a row in their feature race.

Which way to go?  Shane Bishop (#17) continues in the right direction, while a few fellow Super Stock competitors try out different ways to navigate Lake Geneva Raceway.  Bishop seemed to have the right idea as he won the semi-feature and later came back to post a tenth place finish in the main event.

Another non stop main, was the sportsman division as Rick Rowlett jumped out front of the 16 car field, holding onto the lead for just one lap, when Brad Troxel moved around him. LeRoy Potter charged to the inside, letting Troxel know he was there, with Scott Korner, Monty Cauffman and James Swan next.

On lap six Potter slipped in front, with Cauffman next in line. One lap later Potter ducked into the pits for some unknown reason making Cauffman the new leader. Troxel, Korner and now Scotty Poritz were next. The battle throughout the field, gave fans some great racing action, as now Poritz came along side Cauffman on lap eleven. Two laps later there was another new leader as Poritz took the top spot, with Swan second. From the rear, Eric Roberts finally made it to fifth with five laps to go.

It looked like Poritz would pull off his first win of the season, but Swan moved to his inside, as these two drivers diced back and forth for the remaining four laps. As the white flag was displayed, contact was made between the top two and Swan moved in front, with Poritz left rear tire going down. At the wire, Swan was the winner, with Roberts nipping Poritz for second, as Cauffman, Korner, Brian Baker, Dan Erikson and Patrick Marcott finished extremely close.

Ric Mattie led the first lap of the Legends 20 lap feature, before Pat Lawlor moved in front, for another lap. Then Clayton Kruse slipped in front until lap twelve.  That's when the winningist driver here in the Legend cars, Curt Gnatzig finally got around, and took the lead.

B.J. Goodin (#114) found the fast line around Lake Geneva Raceway's third-mile paved oval, outrunning a strong field of Legend cars to take the feature victory.

It looked like another Gnatzig victory would be coming, but on lap seventeen BJ Goodin used a lapped car to his advantage, taking the lead and the win four laps later. Gnatzig, Kruse, Tom Pirkel, fast timer Matt Kocourek, Al Smith, Gary Lamonte and Herman Greinig completing the top eight.

Lake Geneva Raceway Plans busy Memorial Day Weekend!

Lake Geneva, Wi. (spl):  With the official first day of summer almost one month away, southeastern Wisconsin uses the Memorial Day Weekend to kick off vacation time in the resort town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. The Lake Geneva Raceway which operates weekly racing, has a big schedule this weekend.

On Friday night May 28th. two race programs take place, with weekly moto cross racing on the stadium dirt track at 8 pm. The oval track will see the regular racing show which normally runs Saturday's instead run a Friday evening program, with super late models and super stocks. They will have have the Mid American super trucks join them for this special show. Also, originally the LGR sport trucks were to race on Saturday, but now have been added to the Friday night program.

Keeping with the truck theme, one on one truck racing will top off the evening. Time trials are at
6 pm. racing at 7:30 sharp.

Then on Saturday May 29th. and Sunday May 30th. the 30th annual off-road race shoot-out comes to the area. A specially prepared one and one quarter mile dirt course on the grounds will give the large spectator viewing area, a show to remember. Races begin each day rain or shine at noon. Drivers from around the country should be.

On the action oval, Saturday night, a special Performance Unlimited sportsman shoot out takes place. With $500 to win the feature and $100 to start, should bring in drivers from all over the Midwest, taking on the regular Sportsman drivers. The Wisconsin Allison Legacy series and super stocks will be part of this show.  The first ever, trailer race will be the added attraction. Time trials are at 6:30 pm. Racing will start at 7:30pm. sharp.

On Monday May 31st. the first Midwest Enduro series program of the season will be here. A field of 70 cars is expected for the Klements Sausage 299 lap Cherry Bomber race.

After the show, up in the bar, a DJ will be there and just out side the building, a post race tail gate party will top off the day. Racing begins at 1 pm.

The 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.) Garrett Fait; 2.) Chuck Duncan; 3.) Paul Loppnow
Second 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Russ Blakley; 2) Denny Hiffman; 3.) Prestay

First 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Katie Taylor; 2.) Tess; 3.) Scott Peterson
Second 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Cornelison; 2.) Greg Peterson; 3.) Todd Peterson

First 10 Lap Heat: 1.) Roberts; 2.) LeRoy Potter; 3.) Troxel