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Championship Weekend Set At The Rockford Speedway
By: Kevin Ramsell
Thursday, August 31, 2006 (Loves Park, IL) – Five Champions will be crowned
in this weekend’s racing activities at the Rockford Speedway. Three
will be crowned this Saturday night and the other two on Monday Funday.
Champions will be crowned in the NASCAR Late Models, Budweiser American Short
Trackers and the Coca-Cola RoadRunners division this Saturday night. The
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series action, along with the famous Outhouse Races will
get underway at 7:07 p.m.
Ricky Bilderback will continue his streak that he started in 2001 by picking
up his sixth straight NASCAR Late Model championship. Bilderback
currently has a 124 point lead over Jerry Gille. Bilderback already has
10 feature wins of the season and currently sits 11th in the Division One
points for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national program.
The Budweiser American Short Tracker championship won’t be determined until
the checkered flag falls on their feature event this Saturday night.
George Sparkman currently holds a 26 point lead over Matt Berger.
Gene Marocco currently holds a 51 point lead over Dan Carlson in the Coca-Cola
RoadRunner division. The 66-year-old driver pretty much needs to start
the feature event to pick up his first ever championship.
On Labor Day, the Speedway will host its annual Monday Funday sponsored by
Yellowbook. Champions will be crowned in the Grand Nationals and Figure
8 divisions. Plus, the Legends, Bandoleros, Allison Legacy, SuperCups
and FIRA Formula Indy cars will be in action.
Brock Behnke currently holds a 66 point lead over Doug Bennett in the Grand
National division. Behnke will pick up his first championship on
Monday. The most points a driver can receive is 62 points. This
will be the first championship for the second generation driver.
Pat Smith has a 19 point lead over defending Figure 8 champion Chris Gantz.
Expect a spirited battle to the checkered flag by these two Rockford Speedway
veteran drivers.
The Winged Women on Wheels and Hornet division champions will be crowned
during the 41st Annual Chicago International Trucks National Short Track
Championships. Both divisions will be competing on Friday, September 22.
Tickets are on sale now for the Night of Thrills on Saturday, September 9th
and the NSTC on September 22-24. For more information, please visit the
Speedway’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com
or call the track office at (815) 633-1500.
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