ROAD AMERICA - Kohler/SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints drivers broke 15 qualifying track records on Saturday and Sunday and nine race records on Sunday. More than 425 competitors from 31 states, the Bahamas and Canadaparticipated in the 49th running of the annual event at the historic race track. Wisconsin Secretary of Tourism Jim Holperin presented the Elkhart Lake Area Chamber of Commerce the 2004 Governor’s Cup Trophy “in recognition of their long-standing efforts on behalf of amateur sports car racing.”
New Qualifying RecordsRace Group 3, Formula Mazda (QualifyingJamie Bach, Saukville, Wisc., 2:216.568, 105.441 mph;old 2:17.490, 104.734 mph, set by Matt Downs, in 2003
Race Group 3, Formula Ford (Qualifying)Justin Pritchard, Granville, Ohio, 2:21.613, 101.685 mph;old 2:23.412, 100.412 mph., set by John Burton LaRue, in 1998
Race Group 4, Spec Racer Ford (SRF) (Qualifying)Brian Schofield, Lakeland, Fla., 2:38.145, 91.055 mph;old 2:39.638, 90.204 mph, set by Jim Marinangel in 2001
Race Group 5, T1, T2, SSB, SSC, AS CombinedTouring 1 (T1) (Qualifying)Scotty White, Puyallup, Wash., 2:27.852, 97.394 mph;old 2:28.984, 96.654 mph, set by White in 2003
A Sedan (Qualifying)John Heinricy, Holly, Mich., 2:31.921, 94.876;old 2:33.619, 93.738 mph, set by Heinricy in 2003
Touring 2 (T2) (Qualifying)Toby Grahovec, Palos Park, Ill., 2:37.303, 91.543 mph;old 2:38.131, 91.068 mph, Brian Kelm, in 2000
Showroom Stock – B (SSB) (Qualifying)Jim Leithauser, Westminster, Colo., 2:45.897, 86.800 mph;old 2:47.659, 85.888 mph, Toby Grahovec, in 2003
Showroom Stock – C (SSC) (Qualifying)Jim Daniels, Germantown, Tenn., 2:49.763, 84.824 mph.;old 2:50.431, 84.491, Neal Sapp, in 1999
Race Group 6, GT1, GT2, GT3GT – 1 (Qualifying)Cliff Ebben, Appleton, Wisc., 2:09.488, 111.207 mph;old 2:11.963/109.121, Max Lagod
GT-2 (Qualifying)James Ferro, Minooka, Ill., 2:23.339, 100.461 mph;old 2:23.684, 100.219 mph, Jim Blakewell, in 2000
Race Group 7, EP, FP, GP, HP, GT4, GT5 CombinedE Production (EP) (Qualifying)John Brakke, of Fargo, N. Dak., 2:31.364, 95.134 mph;old 2:31.647, 94.957, Tony Rivera, in 2003
F Production (FP) (Qualifying)Steve Sargis, Frankfort, Ill., 2:36.892l 91.782;old 2:37.919, 91.185 mph, Sargis in 2001
G Production (GP) (Qualifying)Karl McColl, Arvada, Colo., 2:41.238, 89.308 mph;old 2:42.289, 88.730 mph, Dean Johnson in 1995
H Production (HP) (Qualifying)John Salisbury, Gurnee, Ill., 2:48.687, 85.365 mph;old 2:49.552, 84.929 mph, Anthony Chiles in 2001
Race Group 8, FA, FCFormula A (Qualifying)Tom Jagemann, of Two Rivers, Wisc., 2:06.411, 113.914 mph;2:07:467, 112.970 mph, Larry Connor, in 2001
New 2004 June Sprints Track Race RecordsRace Group 3 –
Official Race ResultsFormula MazdaJames Bach, Saukville, Wisc., 2:17.768, 104.523 mph;old 2:18.803, 103.744 mph, Matt Beardsley, in 2001
Formula FordScott Rarick, of Santa Monica, Calif., 2:22.648, 100.947;old 2:22.561, 101.809 mph, Clare Jenkins in 1995
Race Group 4 – Spec Racer Ford Provisional race resultsLee Fleming, of Lake Forest, Ill., 2:39.262, 90.17 mph;old 2:40.626, 89.645 mph, Tony Buffonte, in 1995
Race Group 5 – TA, T2, SSB, SSC, AS Provisional race resultsA SedanAndy McDermid, of Grand Lodge, Mich., 2:33.595, 93.753 mph;old 2:34.715, 93.074 mph, McDermid in 2000
Touring 2 (T2)Jordan Sandridge, Westfield Ctr., Ohio, 2:37.849, 91.226 mph;old 2:29.334, 96.428, Bob Schader, in 2001
SSBHarry Manning, Racine, Wisc., 2:48.155, 85.635 mph;old 2:48.334, 85.544, Manning in 2001
Group 7, EP, FP, GP, HP, GT4, GT5 Provisional race resultsE ProductionJon Brakke, Fargo, N. Dak., 2:31.959, 94.762 mphold 2:32.226, 94.596 mph, David Lemon, in 2003
Group 8, FA, FC Official race resultsFormula AtlanticsTom Jageman, Two Rivers, Wisc., 2:06.156, 114.144 mph;old 2:06, 113.476 mph, Lary Connor, in 2001
Race officials were sorting through protests and infractions and do not anticipate official results soon.
The next spectator event at Road America will be the Brian Redman International Challenge, featuring Historic Grand Prix Formula One cars, July 14-18.
