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Bilderback Returns To Victory Lane At Rockford
By: Kevin Ramsell
Saturday, May 12, 2007 (Loves Park, IL) – Ricky Bilderback has not had a
great start to the 2007 season. But tonight, he may have turned the
corner by picking up his first feature win of the season. George
Sparkman, Jon Logan Jr., Michael Bilderback and Jesse Bernhagen also took home
feature wins on Windsor Auto Sales night at the races.
Bill Hobson would grab the early lead in the 30-lap main event for the Stanley
Steemer NASCAR Late Models. Bilderback, who started sixth, quickly
worked his way to the front.
Bilderback would get past Bob Kahler for second on lap 4 and quickly set his
sights on Hobson. Bilderback would get on the inside of Hobson on lap 7
and the two would battle side-by-side until Bilderback pulled away to the lead
on lap 8.
The caution flew on lap 16 when Tim Sargent spun in turn one. Sonny
Schoffen spun to avoid Sargent, but Tim Ellis could not stop in time and spun
into Schoffen and Sargent. All three went to the pits and Sargent was
the only one able to return.
The caution flew again on lap 17 when Hobson and Kahler made contact coming
out of turn four causing Kahler to spin. A melee ensued on the front
stretch with Nick Beinlich’s car ending up on the top of Nick Shutkas’s
hood. Kahler suffered some heavy damage and was done for the
night.
Bilderback would pull away from current point leader Jon Reynolds Jr. to take
home his first feature win of the year. Brett McCoy would come home
third with Shutkas returning to finish fourth. Ryan Miles would round
out the top five.
“The car was pretty good and it’s pretty good on a slick track and we had
a slick track tonight,” Bilderback stated in victory lane.
Sparkman took home his second Budweiser American Short Tracker feature win of
the year.
Zach Rodriguez took the early lead in the 25-lap feature event. Sparkman,
who started fourth, closely followed Rodriguez to the front. The two
would pull away from pole sitter Reid Nuttall.
On lap 3, Sparkman would get on the inside of Rodriguez. The two would
race side-by-side for a lap until Sparkman took over the top spot.
Sparkman would go on to hold off current point leader Tim Melvin en route to
his win. Matt Berger would come home third with BJ Sparkman and Jason
Bragg rounding out the top five.
It took two attempts to get the 20-lap Coca-Cola RoadRunner feature
underway. As the field came off of turn four to complete the first lap
when Sam Christofano got loose and spun on the front stretch. This
caused a melee behind him and the field had to be reset for a complete
re-start.
Curt Nighswonger grabbed the early lead over Ronald Stoltz at the drop of the
green flag. Christofano would challenge for the top spot on lap 4.
On lap 5, he would get past Nighswonger to take over the lead.
Logan moved from his fifth starting spot to up to second by lap 6. Logan
would get on the inside of Christofano to challenge for the lead on lap
7. Logan would get past Christofano a lap later to take over the top
spot.
Logan would cruise on to his second feature win of the season. Charlie
Frisch would finish second. Alex Papini finished third with Shannon
Stoltz and Dan Carlson rounding out the top five.
Bilderback easily sailed to the INEX Legend feature win.
The feature got off to a rough start when polesitter Kyle Jusits drifted up to
the outside groove and hit David Townsend. This sent Townsend
sailing into the front stretch wall. He rode the wall from the flag
stand down towards the entrance of turn one. Jusits went into the turn
one wall hard. Both were able to walk away but were done for the night.
On the re-start, Bilderback would pull away from Hermann Greinig to take the
lead. Greinig would find himself in a battle for second with Brandon
Allen and Ross Kenseth. Allen would take over the second spot on lap
7.
Bilderback would go on to take the win with Allen in second. Greinig
would hold off Kenseth for third. Cody Townsend would round out the top
five.
Bernhagen held off Cody Daul to take home the 12-lap INEX Bandolero feature
win.
Bernhagen and Daul started on the front row and put on a great side-by-side
battle in the early going of their feature event. Bernhagen would use
take advantage of the higher line and take over the lead on lap 3.
Bernhagen would be challenged by Daul in the late going but would him off for
the win. Brandon Heisler would come home third with Caylie Duncanson and
Vern Fagerberg rounding out the top five.
Elizabeth Larson of Beloit, WI won a used car courtesy of Windsor Auto Sales.
Next Saturday night its Kid’s Night at the Rockford Speedway with all kids
11 & under getting free admission.
The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will be in action with the Stanley
Steemer NASCAR Late Models, NASCAR All-American Sportsman, Budweiser American
Short Trackers, and the Coca-Cola RoadRunners in action. Plus, there
will be a candy scramble for the kids and the evening will be capped off with
the World’s First Burpee Museum Dinosaur Demo Derby. The action gets
underway 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.
5/12/2007 - Rockford Speedway Results
NASCAR American Short Trackers
A-Main 01 -- 1. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 2. Tim Melvin, Machesney
Park; 3. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 4. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 5.
Jason Bragg, Rockford; 6. Kelly Evink, Machesney Park; 7. Nick Cina, Jr,
Roscoe; 8. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis; 9. Steven Allman, Oconomowoc, Wis; 10.
Zach Rodriguez (r), Rockton; 11. Larry Dickinson II, Rockford; 12. Randy
Samples, Rockton; 13. Reid Nuttall, Machesney Park; 14. Jack Atchison,
Stillman Valley; 15. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 16. Kenny Marcellis, West
Chicago; 17. Tim Dix (r), Beloit, Wis; 18. Artt Higbee, Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 2. Jack Atchison, Stillman
Valley; 3. Zach Rodriguez (r), Rockton; 4. Jason Bragg, Rockford; 5. Larry
Dickinson II, Rockford; 6. Kenny Marcellis, West Chicago; 7. Artt Higbee,
Rockford; 8. Reid Nuttall, Machesney Park; 9. Tim Dix (r), Beloit, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis; 2. Nick Cina, Jr, Roscoe; 3.
Tim Melvin, Machesney Park; 4. Randy Samples, Rockton; 5. Kelly Evink,
Machesney Park; 6. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 7. George Sparkman,
Loves Park; 8. Steven Allman, Oconomowoc, Wis; 9. Matt Berger, Loves Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 2. Randy Samples,
Rockton; 3. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 4. Nick Cina, Jr, Roscoe; 5. Tim Melvin,
Machesney Park; 6. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis; 7. Kelly Evink, Machesney Park;
8. Steven Allman, Oconomowoc, Wis; 9. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 10. Larry
Dickinson II, Rockford; 11. Zach Rodriguez (r), Rockton; 12. Reid Nuttall,
Machesney Park; 13. Jack Atchison, Stillman Valley; 14. Tim Dix (r), Beloit,
Wis; 15. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 16. Kenny Marcellis, West Chicago; 17.
Artt Higbee, Rockford.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 2. Randy
Samples, Rockton; 3. Tim Melvin, Machesney Park; 4. Matt Berger, Loves Park;
5. Aaron Rude, Cambridge, Wis; 6. Nick Cina, Jr, Roscoe.
NASCAR Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe;
3. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 4. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 5. Ryan Miles (r),
Crystal Lake; 6. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 7. Scott McGinnis (r), Sugar Grove; 8.
Steve Hillary (r), Machesney Park; 9. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 10. Bob
Kahler, Belvidere; 11. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 12. Nick Beinlich, Lincolnshire;
13. Sonny Schoffen, Island Lake; 14. Tim Ellis, Roscoe.
Heat 01 -- 1. Ryan Miles (r), Crystal Lake; 2. Brett McCoy, Belvidere;
3. Sonny Schoffen, Island Lake; 4. Scott McGinnis (r), Sugar Grove; 5. Nick
Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 6. Tim Ellis, Roscoe; 7. Steve Hillary (r), Machesney
Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 3.
Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 4. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 5. Tim Sargent (r), South
Beloit; 6. Bill Hobson, Roscoe.
Time Trial -- 1. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 3.
Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 4. Bob Kahler, Belvidere; 5. Nick Shutkas, Loves
Park; 6. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 7. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 8. Nick
Beinlich, Lincolnshire; 9. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 10. Scott McGinnis (r),
Sugar Grove; 11. Ryan Miles (r), Crystal Lake; 12. Sonny Schoffen, Island
Lake; 13. Tim Ellis, Roscoe; 14. Steve Hillary (r), Machesney Park.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Jerry Gille, Roscoe;
3. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 4. Tim Sargent (r), South Beloit; 5. Bob Kahler,
Belvidere; 6. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe.
NASCAR Road Runners
A-Main 01 -- 1. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 2. Charlie Frisch, South
Beloit; 3. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 4. Shannon Stoltz, Machesney Park; 5.
Dan Carlson, Rockford; 6. Sam Christofano, Rockford; 7. Kris Nilson, Rockford;
8. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 9. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis; 10. Beau Lawson,
Machesney Park; 11. Curt Nighswonger, Rockford; 12. Dennis Smith, Jr, South
Beloit; 13. Bryan Wilhelmi, Loves Park; 14. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 15.
Terrance Robinson, South Beloit; 16. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 17. Steven
Clark, Rockford; 18. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 19. Joey Thomas, Rockford;
20. Jerome Edge, Marengo; 21. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 22. Ronald Stoltz,
Rockford; 23. Brad Troxel, S. Beloit; 24. William (BJ) Muraski, Stillman
Valley; 25. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry.
Last Chance "A" 01 -- 1. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 2. Chris
Gantz, Rockford; 3. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 4. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 5.
Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 6. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 7. Vachenzia
Jester, Beloit, Wis; 8. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 9. Jerome Edge, Marengo;
10. Terrance Robinson, South Beloit; 11. Steven Clark, Rockford; 12. Brad
Troxel, S. Beloit; 13. William (BJ) Muraski, Stillman Valley; 14. Steve
Gregory, Machesney Park; 15. Linnea Weerda, Loves Park; 16. Jim Ort, Machesney
Park.
Heat 01 -- 1. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 2. Curt Nighswonger, Rockford; 3.
Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 4. Cory Teran, Machesney Park; 5. Beau Lawson,
Machesney Park; 6. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 7. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park;
8. Steve Gregory, Machesney Park; 9. Linnea Weerda, Loves Park; 10. William (BJ)
Muraski, Stillman Valley; 11. Brad Troxel, S. Beloit; 12. Jim Ort, Machesney
Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 2. Bryan Wilhelmi, Loves Park;
3. Sam Christofano, Rockford; 4. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 5. Dan Sander,
Rockton; 6. Jerome Edge, Marengo; 7. Terrance Robinson, South Beloit; 8.
Steven Clark, Rockford.
Heat 03 -- 1. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 2. Charlie Frisch, South
Beloit; 3. Shannon Stoltz, Machesney Park; 4. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 5.
Kris Nilson, Rockford; 6. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 7. Dennis Smith, Jr, South
Beloit; 8. Dan Carlson, Rockford; 9. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 2. Gene Marocco, Machesney
Park; 3. Shannon Stoltz, Machesney Park; 4. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 5.
Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 6. Thomas Barclay, Roscoe.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 2. Charlie Frisch,
South Beloit; 3. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 4. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 5. Dan
Carlson, Rockford; 6. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park.
INEX Bandoleros
A-Main 01 -- 1. Jesse Bernhagen, Markesan, Wis; 2. Cody Daul, DePere,
Wis; 3. Brandon Heisler, Aurora; 4. Caylie Duncanson, DePere, Wis; 5. Vern
Fagerberg;; 6. Brody Beyer, Machesney Park; 7. Blaz Daul, DePere, Wis; 8.
Monica Kunkel, Hanover Park.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jesse Bernhagen, Markesan, Wis; 2. Caylie Duncanson,
DePere, Wis; 3. Cody Daul, DePere, Wis; 4. Vern Fagerberg;; 5. Brandon Heisler,
Aurora; 6. Blaz Daul, DePere, Wis; 7. Brody Beyer, Machesney Park; 8. Monica
Kunkel, Hanover Park.
INEX Legends
A-Main 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 2. Branden Allen,
Yorkville; 3. Hermann Greinig, Addison; 4. Ross Kenseth, Spring Valley; 5.
Cody Townsend, Sugar Grove; 6. Alex Arelano, Frankfort; 7. Brad Plunkett,
Naperville; 8. Kyle Jusits, Kenosha, Wis; 9. David Townsend, Sugar Grove.
Heat 01 -- 1. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 2. Kyle Jusits, Kenosha,
Wis; 3. Hermann Greinig, Addison; 4. Ross Kenseth, Spring Valley; 5. David
Townsend, Sugar Grove; 6. Branden Allen, Yorkville; 7. Cody Townsend, Sugar
Grove; 8. Alex Arelano, Frankfort; 9. Brad Plunkett, Naperville; 10. Ryan
Miles (r), Crystal Lake.
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