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Berger Grabs NASCAR LM Feature At Rockford
By: Kevin Ramsell
Saturday, July 29, 2006 (Loves Park, IL) – Matt Berger, Brock Behnke, Pat
Smith, and Nick Beinlich took home feature wins on Allstate Night at the
Rockford Speedway. Also, Ricky Bilderback and Jeremy Miller went head to
head in a special match race.
Berger returns to the NASCAR Late Model division and takes home his first
feature win of the season.
Mike Beyer and Brett McCoy lead the field to the start of the 30-lap feature
event. Beyer would take the early lead. On lap 2, George Bohn
would get tapped by Bob Kahler in turn two sending Bohn into the wall and
bring out a caution. Beyer would continue to lead at the re-start.
Berger started third and got on the inside of Beyer on lap 3. Two laps
later, Berger would take over the top spot.
Jeremy Miller started tenth and climbed his way to the front. At the
halfway mark, Miller would get past McCoy and to take over the second
spot. He would spend the final 15 laps trying to chase down
Berger. At the checkers, it was Berger with a win by two car lengths
over Miller. McCoy would hold off Ricky Bilderback for third.
Beyer would round out the top five.
Behnke, current Grand National point leader, took home his second feature win.
The 25-lap feature event got off to a rough start when Warren Swinbank spun in
turns three and four. Rick Nielsen was caught up in it and was done for
the night. At the re-start, Dennis Basler and Doug Bennett put on a
great battle for the early lead. By lap 6, Bennett would take over the
top spot after Basler got loose coming off turn two. Behnke moved to
second.
Behnke looked to the inside a few times of Bennett before he got the top spot
over Bennett on lap 14.
Fred Nason would take over second with seven laps to go, but would not be able
to catch up to Behnke who rolled on to the win. Bennett would come home
third with Chad Smith in fourth. Basler would round out the top five.
Smith picked up his fourth Coca-Cola RoadRunner feature win.
Charlie Frisch grabbed the early lead in the 20-lap feature race. Smith
started sixth and worked his way past Beau Lawson for second on lap 6.
Two laps later, Smith would get on the inside and challenge Frisch for the
lead. The two swapped the lead back and forth until Smith takes command
of the lead on lap 13.
Smith would take home the checkered while Lawson held off Dan Carlson for
second. Rick Nielsen came home fourth with Kris Nilson rounding out the
top five. Nielsen and Nilson failed post race inspection.
Beinlich had an easy drive to take home the 20-lap Allison Legacy feature
event.
Beinlich took the early lead over Scott McGinnis. Beinlich pulled out a
healthy lead over Jake Gille. The only caution flew on lap 6 when Collin
Laursen spun in turn 2. At the re-start, Beinlich pulled away from Gille
to an easy victory. McGinnis came home third with Dave Cooter Jr. in
fourth and Brock Russell in fifth.
The evening capped off with a Match Race between Ricky Bilderback and Jeremy
Miller. The two competed in a best two out of three 4-lap each
race. Bilderback took the first one with Miller taking the second.
The fans voted to have Miller take the outside for the third race.
Bilderback would get the jump over Miller. With two laps to go, the two
touched going into turn one. But, Bilderback held off Miller at the
finish. “That was pretty cool,” Miller stated. “We should do
this every week.”
It’s Faith Night this Wednesday at the Rockford Speedway. The Hornets,
Winged Women on Wheels, Figure 8, and the FIRA Formula Indy cars will be in
action. Plus, there will be One-on-One Spectacular Drags and the Fastor
Pastor Race and Name that Hymm. The racing action starts at 7:07 p.m.
Next Saturday night, it’s another evening of NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
racing action with the NASCAR Late Models, Grand Nationals, Budweiser American
Short Trackers, and the Coca-Cola RoadRunners. Plus, the evening will be
capped off with the Finnegan’s RV World Famous Figure 8 Trailer Race.
Advance tickets are on sale now at the track office. Order yours today
by calling the calling the office at (815) 633-1500. For more
information, please visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com.
7/29/2006 - Rockford Speedway Results
NASCAR Grand Nationals
A-Main 01 -- 1. Brock Behnke, Poplar Grove; 2. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 3.
Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 4. Chad Smith (r), Poplar Grove; 5. Dennis Basler,
Schiller Park; 6. Warren Swinbank (r), Rockford; 7. Ricky Nielsen (r),
Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 2. Ricky Nielsen (r), Rockford; 3.
Brock Behnke, Poplar Grove; 4. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 5. Chad Smith (r),
Poplar Grove; 6. Warren Swinbank (r), Rockford; 7. Dennis Basler, Schiller
Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 2. Brock Behnke, Poplar Grove; 3.
Ricky Nielsen (r), Rockford; 4. Chad Smith (r), Poplar Grove; 5. Doug Bennett,
Brodhead, Wis; 6. Warren Swinbank (r), Rockford; 7. Dennis Basler, Schiller
Park.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 2. Ricky Nielsen (r), Rockford;
3. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 4. Brock Behnke, Poplar Grove; 5. Chad Smith
(r), Poplar Grove; 6. Warren Swinbank (r), Rockford.
NASCAR Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 2. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 3.
Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 4. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 5. Mike Beyer, Machesney
Park; 6. Josh Nelms (r), Bartlett; 7. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 8. Bob Kahler,
Belvidere; 9. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 10. Nick Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 11.
Dean Slater, Schaumburg; 12. Bryan Ellis (r), Roscoe; 13. Chad Misslich,
Rockford; 14. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 15. George Bohn, Machesney Park.
Heat 01 -- 1. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 2. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 3. Mike
Beyer, Machesney Park; 4. Nick Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 5. Dean Slater,
Schaumburg; 6. Chad Misslich, Rockford; 7. Bryan Ellis (r), Roscoe.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 2. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 3. Ricky
Bilderback, Rockton; 4. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe;
6. Josh Nelms (r), Bartlett; 7. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 8. George Bohn,
Machesney Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Jeremy Miller, Rockton; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton;
3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 5. Josh Nelms (r),
Bartlett; 6. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 7. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 8. George
Bohn, Machesney Park; 9. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 10. Mike Beyer, Machesney
Park; 11. Chad Misslich, Rockford; 12. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 13. Nick Beinlich,
Lincolnshire; 14. Dean Slater, Schaumburg; 15. Bryan Ellis (r), Roscoe.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Jeremy Miller,
Rockton; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 5. Josh Nelms
(r), Bartlett; 6. Bob Kahler, Belvidere.
NASCAR Road Runners
A-Main 01 -- 1. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 2. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park;
3. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 4. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 5. Gene Marocco,
Machesney Park; 6. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 7. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park;
8. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 9. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 10. Gina
Davies, Beloit, Wis; 11. Steve Talley, Rockford; 12. Raymond Hardesty,
McHenry; 13. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 14. Dan Sander, Rockton; 15. Chris Gantz,
Rockford; 16. Jerry Jackson, Machesney Park; 17. Greg Pruitt, Rockford; 18.
Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford; 19. Charlie Frisch, South Beloit; 20. Ricky
Weimerskirk, Rockford; 21. Robert Bielefeldt, Machesney Park; 22. Richard
Nielsen, Byron; 23. Kris Nilson, Rockford.
B-Main 01 -- 1. Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 2. Jason Van Hise, Loves
Park; 3. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 4. Steve Hillary, Machesney Park; 5.
Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 6. Jerry Jackson, Machesney Park; 7. Robert
Bielefeldt, Machesney Park; 8. Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford; 9. Chris Gantz,
Rockford; 10. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 11. Edwin Trent, Rockford; 12. Ricky
Weimerskirk, Rockford; 13. Kris Nilson, Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Gina Davies, Beloit, Wis; 2. Larry Dickinson II, Rockford;
3. Charlie Frisch, South Beloit; 4. Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford; 5. Joey
Thomas, Rockford; 6. Jerry Jackson, Machesney Park; 7. Edwin Trent, Rockford;
8. Robert Bielefeldt, Machesney Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Steve Talley, Rockford; 2. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 3.
Jarrod Sutherland, Beloit, Wis; 4. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 5. Steve
Hillary, Machesney Park; 6. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 7. Cory Teran, Machesney
Park; 8. Richard Nielsen, Byron.
Heat 03 -- 1. Greg Pruitt, Rockford; 2. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 3.
Dan Sander, Rockton; 4. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 5. Gene Marocco, Machesney
Park; 6. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 7. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 8. Ricky
Weimerskirk, Rockford; 9. Kris Nilson, Rockford.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Terry Van Hise, Machesney Park; 2. Steve Hillary,
Machesney Park; 3. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 4. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 5. Larry
Dickinson II, Rockford; 6. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 7. Jerry Jackson, Machesney
Park; 8. Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 2. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 3.
Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 4. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 5. John Logan,
Jr., Loves Park; 6. Ricky Weimerskirk, Rockford.
Allison Legacy's
A-Main 01 -- 1. Nick Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 2. Jake Gille, Winnebago;
3. Scott McGinnis, Auroa; 4. Dave Cooter, Jr;; 5. Brock Russell, Loves Park;
6. Collin Laursen, Nelson, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Scott McGinnis, Auroa; 2. Jake Gille, Winnebago; 3. Nick
Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 4. Collin Laursen, Nelson, Wis; 5. Brock Russell,
Loves Park; 6. Dave Cooter, Jr;.
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