By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, May 23, 2009) – Jon Reynolds Jr. held off a late challenge from Ricky Bilderback to bring home his second Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature win of the season in front of an enthusiastic holiday weekend crowd on Military Night presented by Camping World at Rockford Speedway. Doug Bennett, Dana Czach Jr. and Dwight Dunlap also collected feature wins.

Mark Hartline grabbed the early lead in the main event for the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models. Kyle Shear brought out an early caution on lap four after getting loose exiting turn four and turning his machine around in turn one.

Jon Reynolds Jr. used the recently reinstated restart cone to jump up to second and quickly dove to the inside of Hartline when the green flag flew taking the lead with five laps in the books. 2008 Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model champion Jerry Gille and seven-time division champion Ricky “the Rocket” Bilderback would jump into the top three on lap eight.

Halfway into the feature, Brandon Eash and John Beinlich got together in turn three sending Beinlich around. Tim Slater, trying to avoid Beinlich’s car, hit the turn four outside wall ending his night early. Bilderback took the inside line on the restart and worked his way by Gille to take second.

Bilderback tried to make a move for the lead working the inside of Reynolds Jr. over the final ten laps but “Driver X” was too much for Ricky, holding on to bring home his second feature win of the season. Gille, Shear, who came from the back of the field to finish fourth, and rookie Mikie Breiner completed the top five.

The 25 lap main event for the Bargain Hunter Sportsman was full of action from the beginning as an early caution flew on lap two for a Ricky Nielson spin in turn two. Rob Goodman led the 15 car field to the line on the restart but wouldn’t hold onto the top spot for long as Butch Swinbank took over the lead on lap four.

Swinbank immediately came under fire from Brodhead, WI native Doug Bennett, and Bennett grabbed the lead exiting turn four on lap six. The defending champion in the Sportsman division, Fred Nason, and the 2008 Rookie of the Year in the class, Chris Gantz, went side-by-side for seven laps battling for third before Nason finally grabbed the spot and turned his sights toward Swinbank.

Swinbank would offer little resistance to Nason, who moved into second place with six laps remaining. Six laps wouldn’t be enough for Nason though, as he ran out of time trying to reel in Bennett. It was the first feature win of the short 2009 season for Bennett.

Gantz, Swinbank, and Brock Behnke rounded out the top five.

Dana Czach Jr. made an exciting last lap pass on Charlie Frisch exiting turn one to take home his first career feature victory in the Mtn Dew RoadRunners.

Dwight Dunlap completed the sweep in the Allison Legacy division bringing home the heat race and the 12 lap feature. Bill Fox took the runner-up spot in the main event.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series is back in action next Saturday night as Car Load Night presented by CarBiz Auto Credit takes center stage at the Rockford Speedway. The Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models, Bargain Hunter Sportsman and Mtn Dew RoadRunners all take on the high-banked quarter mile along with the Sam’s Drive-In RoadRunner Challenge featuring the 2nd Over the Line Wins Race plus the Popeye’s Mini Grand Prix for the kids.

Car Load Night offers a great value for fans as $25 gets a full car load admission to the track until 7pm. Fans will also receive a free NASCAR bumper sticker when the gates open at 5pm, with qualifying getting underway at 5:45pm and the green flag scheduled to fly at 7:07pm.

For more information, including a full 2009 racing schedule, please visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com or call the Speedway Box Office at (815) 633-1500.

NASCAR All American Sportsmen

A-Main 01 -- 1. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 2. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 3. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 4. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 5. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 6. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 7. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 8. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 9. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 10. Tim Dickson, Beloit, Wis; 11. Rob Goodman (r), McHenry; 12. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 13. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 14. William Glombicki, Jr (r), Machesney Park; 15. Ron Morris,

Heat 01 -- 1. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 2. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 3. Rob Goodman (r), McHenry; 4. William Glombicki, Jr (r), Machesney Park; 5. Tim Dickson, Beloit, Wis; 6. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 7. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford.

Heat 02 -- 1. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 2. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 3. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 4. Fred Nason,
Roscoe; 5. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 6. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 7. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 8. Scott Lawver, Roscoe.

Time Trial -- 1. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 2. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 3. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 4. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 5. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 6. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 7. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 8. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 9. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 10. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 11. Rob Goodman (r), McHenry; 12. Rob Solo Rio (r), Hampshire; 13. Tim Dickson, Beloit, Wis; 14. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 15. William Glombicki, Jr (r), Machesney Park; 16. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 2. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 3. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 4. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 5. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 6. Scott Lawver, Roscoe.

NASCAR Late Models

A-Main 01 -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 5. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg; 6. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 7. Tim Noble, Janesville, Wis; 8. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 9. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 10. John Beinlich (r), Prairie View; 11. Brandon Eash (r), Rockford; 12. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 13. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. Tim Noble, Janesville, Wis; 2. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 3. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 4. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 5. John Beinlich (r), Prairie View; 6. Brandon Eash (r), Rockford; 7. Timothy Slater, Hampshire.

Heat 02 -- 1. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 2. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 3. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 4. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 5. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 6. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg.

Time Trial -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 5. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 6. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg; 7. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 8. Tim Sargent, South Beloit; 9. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 10. Tim Noble, Janesville, Wis; 11. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 12. Brandon Eash (r), Rockford; 13. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 14. John Beinlich (r), Prairie View.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 3. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 4. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 5. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 6. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg.

NASCAR Road Runners

A-Main 01 -- 1. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 2. Charlie Frisch, Rockford; 3. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 4. Kris Nilson,
Rockford; 5. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 6. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 7. David Lignell, Rockford; 8. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 9. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville; 10. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 11. Robert Roush, Marengo; 12. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 13. Mike Swanson, Rockford; 14. Jeff Allendorf, Belvidere; 15. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 16. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 17. Jim Ehle, Belvidere; 18. Kenneth Brazee III, Machesney Park; 19. Anthony (Andy) Bristol, Rockford; 20. Marvin Butler, Rockford; 21. Gilbert Brewer, Genoa; 22. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 23. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis; 24. Christopher Jones, Rockford; 25. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 26. Jason Brockway, Machesney Park.

Heat 01 -- 1. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 2. Anthony (Andy) Bristol, Rockford; 3. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 4. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 5. Tammy Hawkins, Machesney Park; 6. Mike Swanson, Rockford; 7. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 8. Jim Ehle, Belvidere; 9. Marvin Butler, Rockford.

Heat 02 -- 1. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis; 2. Gilbert Brewer, Genoa; 3. Christopher Jones, Rockford; 4. Richard
Nielsen, Byron; 5. Robert Roush, Marengo; 6. David Lignell, Rockford; 7. Kenneth Brazee III, Machesney Park; 8. Jeff Allendorf, Belvidere.

Heat 03 -- 1. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 2. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 3. Charlie Frisch, Rockford; 4. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 5. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 6. Beau Lawson, Machesney Park; 7. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 8. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville; 9. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park.

Challenge 01 -- 1. Gilbert Brewer, Genoa; 2. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 3. Robert Roush, Marengo; 4. Lloyd
Hawkins, Machesney Park; 5. Marvin Butler, Rockford.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Charlie Frisch, Rockford; 2. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 3. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 4. John Logan, Jr., Loves Park; 5. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 6. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville.