RACE: Wisconsin racers at June Sprints preview

Wisconsin Drivers to Compete in National Race Elkhart Lake, Wisc., June 14, 2004

More than 400 competitors from 28 states, including 59 from Wisconsin and the Bahamas and Canada will compete in the Kohler/SCCA Chicago Region June Sprints® at Road America, June 17-20. The June Sprints race weekend marks the first step in winning the Sports Car Club of America's (SCCA) Triple Crown of Racing. The prestigious race gives drivers in all of the race classes an opportunity to compete against the best drivers in the U.S. early in the season.

Tickets are available online, www.roadamerica.com, by phone, 1.800.365.7223 or at the gates, which open at 7 a.m. each day. Tickets, which include free parking and paddock access, are $10 Thursday, $15 Friday, $20 Saturday and $25 Sunday. Children 12 and under are free.

Off-the-track activities include behind-the-scenes tours, called Up Close and Personal, organized by SCCA's Chicago Region, on-track touring and autograph sessions. Cars will be on track beginning at 8 a.m. each day. Free autograph sessions will be held during the lunch hours on Saturday and Sunday. The Road America Karting Club (RAKC) will be on the Briggs & Stratton Motorplex, which is included with the event ticket. Road America offers camping available in the Carousel Campground for tents and pop-ups and around the track for self-contained motorhomes.

Road America hosted its first race in 1955. A list of Wisconsin competitors follows.

Mike Beaumia Appleton WI; Bill Douglas Appleton WI; Cliff Ebben Appleton WI; Joe Ebben Appleton WI; Denny Lamers Appleton WI; Dan VerKnilen Black Creek WI; John Salisbury Bristol WI; Michael Kehoe Brookfield WI; Bill Paul Brookfield WI; Filippo M. Reina Brookfield WI; Robert Reina Brookfield WI; Roberto Reina Brookfield WI; Michael Varacins Burlington WI; Ken Kannard East Troy WI; Michael Wettstein Eau Claire WI; Michael Froh Elkhart Lake WI; Jeff Miller Elkhart Lake WI; John Sauermilch Jr. Elkhart Lake WI; Patrick Jeffords Elm Grove WI; J.R. Smart Fitchburg WI; Gino J. Carini Fox Point WI; Lawrence Loshak Glendale WI; Brian Belardi Grafton WI; Michael Sturm Grafton WI; Mike Beauchamp Green Bay WI; Michael A. Reupert Hubertus WI; Richard Root Kenosha WI; Mike Gnadt Kiel WI; Bill Wessel Madison WI; Tom Jagemann Manitowoc WI; Skip Pfeffer Manitowoc WI; Tony Smith Mayville WI; Kevin Bonneau Mequon WI; Steve Forrer Mequon WI; Jim Trotnow Mequon WI; Mike Cudahy Milwaukee WI; Tom Doerr Milwaukee WI; Randy Rosenmerkel Milwaukee WI; Loren Tieman Mukwonago WI; Greg Olson Muskego WI; Dave Knaack Neenah WI; Ron Whitston Neenah WI; Bob Ablard Neenah WI; Hal M. Briand New Baltimore WI; Don Stadler Oshkosh WI; Tom Bartz Plymouth WI; Harry Manning Racine WI; Peter Mohrhaurer Racine WI; Becky Bach Saukville WI; James Bach Saukville WI; Brian French Sheboygan WI; Brian French Sheboygan WI; Bob Giesen Sherwood WI; Mike Lord Suamico WI; Jim Gustafson Sussex WI; Mike Stagl Waukesha WI; Daryl Wessel Waukesha WI; David Vennaus West Allis WI; Jeff Kowalik Winneconne WI.

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