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Hobson Captures First Feature Win At Rockford
By: Kevin Ramsell
Saturday, June 24, 2006 (Loves Park, IL) – It was a memorable night for Bill
Hobson as he captured his first feature win. Matt Berger, Pat Smith and
Vern Brown also captured feature wins on Northwest Bank Kid’s Night at the
Rockford Speedway.
Hobson held off Ricky Bilderback to win his first ever NASCAR Late Model
feature win.
Hobson grabbed the early lead at the start of the 30-lap feature event.
Bilderback started fifth and moved his way to the front. On lap 25,
Hobson got loose in turns one and two and Bilderback went by on the
inside. On the same lap, Brett McCoy and Josh Nelms got together in
turns three and four to bring out the caution. The lineup went back to
the last completed lap putting Hobson back in the lead.
Hobson would go on to hold off Bilderback for his first ever win. Jerry
Gille would finish third with Bob Kahler and Jeremy Miller rounding out the
top five.
“I got loose in turns one and two trying to hold off a great driver,”
Hobson stated in victory lane. “He is one of those guys that will
intimidate you.”
Berger captured his third feature win in a row for the Budweiser American
Short Tracker division.
Steve Allman took the early lead in the 25-lap feature event. Jason
Bragg moved from his fifth starting spot to the lead on lap 13. A lap
later, Bragg came out of turn two and spun out. This handed the lead
over to Berger. Berger, who started 13th, held off Aaron Rude for the
win. Justin Scott came home third. George Sparkman had a wild
night. He spun twice but came through to finish fourth. Randy
Samples rounded out the top five.
Smith had a great night in the Coca-Cola RoadRunner division. Not only
did he win the RoadRunner Challenge, but he also captured the feature win as
well.
John Logan Jr. took the early lead in the wild 20-lap event. Logan had a
huge lead until the caution flew on lap 15 when Jerry Mesch got loose coming
off on turn two and collected Josh Lundy.
Smith, who started eleventh, got on the inside of Logan with four laps to
go. At the finish, it was Smith with the win. Dan Carlson came
through to finish second with Gene Marocco in third. Kris Nilson came
home fourth with Raymond Hardesty rounding out the top five.
Brown held off Neal Gillentine to win the 20-lap FIRA feature race.
Grant Greenfield grabbed the early lead and held on to it until lap 3 when
Zellinga took over the top spot. Brown started fifth and challenged
Gillentine for the lead on lap 8. Brown dove to the inside of Gillentine
for the lead going into turn one and didn’t give up the spot.
The only caution came on lap 17 when Tim Roach hit the wall hard in turns one
and two. He was able to walk away. At the finish, Gillentine made
one last attempt but Brown was able to hold him off by half a car length at
the line.
Racing action continues this Wednesday night with Windsor Auto Sales Used
Car/Country Music Night. The Hornets, Winged Women on Wheels, Figure
8’s will be in action along with the Shine N Show Car Show, Ugly Car/Truck
Competition and one-on-one Spectacular Drags. Plus, the Marines NASCAR
Showcar will make an appearance. And at the end of the night, someone
will win a used car. The racing action will start at 7:07 p.m.
Next Saturday night, Instant Jungle presents an evening of NASCAR Dodge Weekly
Series action. The NASCAR Late Models, Budweiser American Short
Trackers, Coca-Cola RoadRunners and the SuperCups will be in action.
Plus, the RoadRunners will have their famous Flagpole Race. The racing
will start at 7:07 p.m.
For more information, please call the track office at (815) 633-1500 or visit
the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com.
6/24/2006 - Rockford Speedway Results
NASCAR American Short Trackers
A-Main 01 -- 1. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 2. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis;
3. Justin Scott (r), Loves Park; 4. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 5. Randy
Samples, Rockton; 6. Brian Harder, Davis; 7. Steven Allman (r), Oconomowoc,
Wis; 8. Tim Steger, Rockford; 9. Jason Bragg, Rockford; 10. David Cooter (r),
Loves Park; 11. Jeffery Turnure, Rockford; 12. Nick Cina, Jr, Machesney Park;
13. Jonathan Carsey (r), Rockford; 14. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park;
15. Tim Melvin, Machesney Park; 16. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 17. Jack
Atchison, Stillman Valley.
Heat 01 -- 1. Steven Allman (r), Oconomowoc, Wis; 2. Jeffery Turnure,
Rockford; 3. Tim Steger, Rockford; 4. Jack Atchison, Stillman Valley; 5. Keith
Pierce, Machesney Park; 6. David Cooter (r), Loves Park; 7. Jonathan Carsey
(r), Rockford; 8. Tim Melvin, Machesney Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Nick Cina, Jr, Machesney Park; 2. George Sparkman, Loves
Park; 3. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 4. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 5.
Randy Samples, Rockton; 6. Justin Scott (r), Loves Park; 7. Jason Bragg,
Rockford; 8. Brian Harder, Davis; 9. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 2. Matt
Berger, Loves Park; 3. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis; 4. George Sparkman, Loves
Park; 5. Nick Cina, Jr, Machesney Park; 6. Jeffery Turnure, Rockford.
NASCAR Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 3.
Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 5. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 6.
George Bohn, Machesney Park; 7. Josh Nelms (r), Bartlett; 8. Brett McCoy,
Belvidere; 9. Chad Misslich, Rockford; 10. Bryan Ellis (r), Roscoe.
Heat 01 -- 1. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 2. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 3. Chad
Misslich, Rockford; 4. Bryan Ellis (r), Roscoe; 5. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 3.
George Bohn, Machesney Park; 4. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 5. Josh Nelms (r),
Bartlett; 6. Jeremy Miller, Rockton.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. George Bohn, Machesney Park; 2. Ricky Bilderback,
Rockton; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 5. Bob Kahler,
Belvidere; 6. Josh Nelms (r), Bartlett.
NASCAR Road Runners
A-Main 01 -- 1. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 2. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 3. Gene
Marocco, Machesney Park; 4. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 5. Raymond Hardesty,
McHenry; 6. Ricky Weimerskirk, Rockford; 7. Dan Sander, Rockton; 8. David
Long, Rockford; 9. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 10. Joshua Lundy, Rockford;
11. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 12. Bret Clark, Pecatonica; 13. Steve Talley,
Rockford; 14. Jerry Jackson, Machesney Park; 15. Anthony (Andy) Bristol,
Rockford; 16. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 17. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park;
18. Robert Roush, Woodstock; 19. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 20. Richard
Nielsen, Byron; 21. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 22. Edwin Trent, Rockford;
23. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 24. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 25. Terrance
Robinson, South Beloit.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 2. Terrance Robinson, South
Beloit; 3. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 4. Dan Sander, Rockton; 5. Jerry Jackson,
Machesney Park; 6. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 7. Ricky Weimerskirk, Rockford; 8.
Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 9. Anthony (Andy) Bristol, Rockford; 10. Beau
Lawson, Machesney Park; 11. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 12. Edwin Trent,
Rockford; 13. Bret Clark, Pecatonica; 14. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 15. Ed
Clevenz, Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 2. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry;
3. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 4. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 5. Jerry Jackson,
Machesney Park; 6. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 7. Bret Clark, Pecatonica; 8.
Ed Clevenz, Rockford.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 2. Steve Talley, Rockford;
3. Joshua Lundy, Rockford; 4. Terrance Robinson, South Beloit; 5. Edwin Trent,
Rockford; 6. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 7. Dan Sander, Rockton; 8. Beau Lawson,
Machesney Park; 9. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park.
Heat 03 -- 1. David Long, Rockford; 2. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 3.
Robert Roush, Woodstock; 4. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 5. Dan Carlson,
Rockford; 6. Anthony (Andy) Bristol, Rockford; 7. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 8.
Ricky Weimerskirk, Rockford; 9. Cory Teran, Machesney Park.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 2. Jerry Mesch, Rockford; 3.
Larry Dickinson II, Rockford; 4. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 5. Jerry
Jackson, Machesney Park.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 2. Gene Marocco, Machesney
Park; 3. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 4. Ricky Weimerskirk, Rockford; 5. Pat Smith,
Loves Park; 6. Robert Roush, Woodstock.
FIRA Mini-Indy's
A-Main 01 -- 1. Vernon Brown, Waunakee, Wis; 2. Neal Gillentine,
Yorkville; 3. Grant Greenfield, Waupun, Wis; 4. Kai McNulty, Sturtevant, Wis;
5. Gary Cooper, Lake Zurich; 6. Michael Del Favero, Hawthorn Woods; 7. Driver
35;; 8. Kenny Marcellis, West Chicago; 9. Tim Roach, Janesville, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Grant Greenfield, Waupun, Wis; 2. Vernon Brown, Waunakee,
Wis; 3. Neal Gillentine, Yorkville; 4. Gary Cooper, Lake Zurich; 5. Kai
McNulty, Sturtevant, Wis; 6. Tim Roach, Janesville, Wis; 7. Michael Del Favero,
Hawthorn Woods; 8. Kenny Marcellis, West Chicago; 9. Driver 35;.
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