PHOTOS

By: Kevin Ramsell
LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, June 14, 2008) – A great crowd and a great field of cars were on hand for another exciting night of racing and a School Bus Jump at the Rockford Speedway. At the end of the night it was Tim Sargent, Chris Gantz, Gene Marocco, Jeff Myers and Jake Zellmer taking home feature wins.

Sargent grabbed the early lead in the 40-lap feature event for the 23 car feature field for the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models.

Ricky Bilderback started third but fell back early then charged back towards the front where he was back to third at the halfway mark.

Turn two became a parking lot on lap 20 when Matt Mylin, Keith Tolf, Alex Papini, John Sojer, and Jacob Gille were all involved in a crash on the exit of turn two to bring out a red flag.

Sargent continued to lead on the re-start while Bilderback worked his way past Carlson for second with 18 laps to go. Carlson would fall off the pace with a flat tire.

Bilderback would try to get by Sargent for the lead with 10 laps to go, but Sargent would hold on to the lead on the outside. With five laps to go, Bilderback would take a high line off of turn four and dive low under Sargent to try for the lead. But, Sargent had a lot of momentum off of the corners that he would hold on to the top spot.

Bilderback would try the move again on the last lap but would get loose off of turn two allowing Sargent to secure the win over Bilderback. Jerry Gille was third with Matt Berger in fourth. Jon Reynolds Jr. was fifth.

“We had a great car tonight,” Sargent stated. “Ricky kept running me clean, he is a good friend and we had a good night.”

Gantz held off Brock Behnke for his second Bargain Hunters Sportsman feature win of the season. Kyle Watters was the early lead of the 25-lap feature event.

A caution flew on lap 5 when David Lounsbury went to the inside of Watters for the lead. Lounsbury went into the turn real hard and drove into the side of Watters causing both to spin. Watters got his spot back while Lounsbury was sent to the rear.

Watters continued to lead until Gantz got alongside of him with 11 laps to go. Gantz would take over the top spot a lap later with Brock Behnke right behind him.

The last five laps were tense as Behnke would get on the inside of Gantz numerous times, but each time Gantz was able to hold on to the lead and then the win over Behnke.

Tory Bagley was third with Butch Swinbank in fourth. Fred Nason rounded out the top five.

Marocco collected another feature win in the Coca-Cola RoadRunner division.

Mike Vines was the early leader in the 20-lap feature event. But his lead would only last for three laps as Marocco got by Vines for the lead on lap 4.

Marocco would enjoy an early Father’s Day drive around the Speedway as he picks up another win. Terrance Robinson would try to catch Marocco but would come up short to finish second. Robert Roush was third with Richard Nielsen in fourth. Joshua Lundy rounded out the top five.

Myers held off of Jim Termanes to win the Adult Supercup feature.

Myers grabbed the lead at the start of the 25-lap event and held off numerous challenges from Termanes to take the win. Erik Gehrke was third with Erle Hoth in fourth. Mick Ellis was fifth.

Zellmer won the Junior SuperCups feature after he took the lead at the halfway mark of the 20-lap feature event. It was Garrett Goodwin with the early lead but Zellmer was able to catch him and make the pass on the inside and pulled away for the win.

Kyle Brinkmann was third with Cody Lipstreuer in fourth. Alyssa Metallo rounded out the top five.

The evening concluded with Gary Oscarson doing a school bus jump right into a motorhome. Oscarson was able to drive away to jump again another day. The motorhome, well, is not looking good.

It’s Kid’s Night next Saturday night at the Rockford Speedway. All Kids 11 and under will get in for FREE and will get to participate in a Kid’s Penny Gold Rush.

It will also be another evening of NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action with the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models, Bargain Hunter Sportsman, Budweiser American Short Trackers and Coca-Cola RoadRunners in action with the first race at 7:07 pm.

For more information or interested in hosting a birthday party at the Speedway, please call the track office at (815) 633-1500 or visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com.

NASCAR All American Sportsmen
A-Main 01 -- 1. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 2. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 3. Tory Bagley, McFarland, Wis; 4. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 5. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 6. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 7. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 8. Ron Young, Rockford; 9. Ken Scott, Rio, Wis; 10. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 11. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 12. Kyle Watters, Stoughton, Wis; 13. Randy Samples, Rockton; 14. David Lounsbury, Beloit, Wis; 15. Bret Schmidt, Watertown, Wis; 16. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 17. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 18. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 19. Jake Cholke, Chicago Ridge.
Heat 01 -- 1. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 2. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 3. Ken Scott, Rio, Wis; 4. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 5. Jake Cholke, Chicago Ridge; 6. Ron Morris, Belvidere; 7. Jerry Edge, Marengo.
Heat 02 -- 1. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 2. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 3. Ron Young, Rockford; 4. David Lounsbury, Beloit, Wis; 5. Kyle Watters, Stoughton, Wis; 6. Randy Samples, Rockton.
Heat 03 -- 1. Tory Bagley, McFarland, Wis; 2. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 3. Bret Schmidt, Watertown, Wis; 4. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 5. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 6. Don Exline, Oak Lawn.
Time Trial -- 1. Bret Schmidt, Watertown, Wis; 2. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 3. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 4. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 5. Tory Bagley, McFarland, Wis; 6. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 7. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 8. Randy Samples, Rockton; 9. David Lounsbury, Beloit, Wis; 10. Kyle Watters, Stoughton, Wis; 11. Brandon Riedner, Waunakee, Wis; 12. Ron Young, Rockford; 13. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 14. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 15. Jake Cholke, Chicago Ridge; 16. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 17. Ken Scott, Rio, Wis; 18. Jerry Edge, Marengo.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Fred Nason, Roscoe; 2. Don Exline, Oak Lawn; 3. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 4. Bret Schmidt, Watertown, Wis; 5. Brock Behnke, South Beloit; 6. Tory Bagley, McFarland, Wis.
NASCAR Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Tim Sargent, South Beloit; 2. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 6. Tyler Sauter, Necedah, Wis; 7. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 8. Steve Rubeck, Monroe Center; 9. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 10. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 11. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 12. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 13. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 14. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 15. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 16. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 17. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 18. Matt Mylin, Roscoe; 19. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 20. John Sojer, Gurnee; 21. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 22. James Oxtoby, Pell Lake, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 2. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 3. Matt Mylin, Roscoe; 4. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 5. John Sojer, Gurnee; 6. James Oxtoby, Pell Lake, Wis; 7. Robert Nelson, Solon Mills; 8. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 2. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 3. Tim Sargent, South Beloit; 4. Tyler Sauter, Necedah, Wis; 5. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 6. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 7. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 8. Mark Hartline, Gilberts.
Heat 03 -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 2. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 3. Steve Rubeck, Monroe Center; 4. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 5. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 6. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 7. Matt Berger, Loves Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 2. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 3. Steve Rubeck, Monroe Center; 4. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 5. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit; 6. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 7. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 8. Tim Sargent, South Beloit; 9. Tyler Sauter, Necedah, Wis; 10. Steve Dobbratz, Rio, Wis; 11. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 12. Noel Ramge, Helenville, Wis; 13. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 14. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 15. Keith Tolf, Union Grove, Wis; 16. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 17. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 18. Bill Hobson, Roscoe; 19. Matt Mylin, Roscoe; 20. John Sojer, Gurnee; 21. Robert Nelson, Solon Mills; 22. Leonard Reimer, Beloit, Wis; 23. James Oxtoby, Pell Lake, Wis.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 2. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 3. Steve Rubeck, Monroe Center; 4. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Roscoe; 5. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 6. Michael Bilderback, South Beloit.
NASCAR Road Runners

A-Main 01 -- 1. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 2. Terrance Robinson, Beloit, Wis; 3. Robert Roush, Marengo; 4. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 5. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 6. David Lignell, Rockford; 7. Jeff Allendorf, Belvidere; 8. Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 9. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 10. Mike Vines, Byron; 11. Christopher Jones, Rockford; 12. Richard Edge, Marengo; 13. Sam Christofano, Rockford; 14. Sabrina Castillo, Rockford; 15. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis; 16. Kevin Nighswonger, Rockford; 17. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 18. Steven Clark, Rockford; 19. David Russell, Rockford; 20. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 21. Dan Sanders, Rockton; 22. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 23. Richard Clark, Rockford; 24. Dave Lumsden, Jr., Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Mike Vines, Byron; 2. Dan Sanders, Rockton; 3. Sabrina Castillo, Rockford; 4. David Russell, Rockford; 5. Kyle Watts, Loves Park; 6. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 7. Steven Clark, Rockford; 8. Richard Clark, Rockford; 9. Richard Edge, Marengo.
Heat 02 -- 1. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 2. Joey Thomas, Rockford; 3. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 4. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 5. Jerry Edge, Marengo; 6. Vachenzia Jester, Beloit, Wis; 7. Dave Lumsden, Jr., Rockford; 8. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 9. Kevin Nighswonger, Rockford.
Heat 03 -- 1. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 2. Jeff Allendorf, Belvidere; 3. Robert Roush, Marengo; 4. Terrance Robinson, Beloit, Wis; 5. David Lignell, Rockford; 6. Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 7. Christopher Jones, Rockford; 8. Sam Christofano, Rockford.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 2. David Russell, Rockford; 3. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 4. Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 5. Kyle Watts, Loves Park; 6. Robert Roush, Marengo; 7. David Lignell, Rockford; 8. Richard Edge, Marengo; 9. Sabrina Castillo, Rockford.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Robert Roush, Marengo; 2. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 3. Terrance Robinson, Beloit, Wis; 4. David Lignell, Rockford; 5. Ricky Nielsen, Rockford; 6. Christopher Jones, Rockford.

Super-Cup
Adult Supercups-- 1. Jeff Myers, Elgin; 2. Jim Termanas, Lake in the Hills; 3. Erik Gehrke, Grayslake; 4. Erle Hoth, Medinah; 5. Mick Ellis, Schaumburg; 6. Davey Pennel, Sparta, Wis; 7. Andrew Forster, Lake Zurich; 8. Jim Scanlon, Zion; 9. Skyler Murphy, Itasca; 10. Dakota Potts, Zion; 11. David Cerer, Antioch; 12. Tony Vellez;.
Junior Supercups -- 1. Jacob Zellmer, Waterford, Wis; 2. Garett Goodwin, Three Oaks, Mich.; 3. Kyle Brinkman, Elkhorn, Wis; 4. Cody Lipstreuer, Genoa City, Wis; 5. Alyssa Metallo, South Elgin; 6. Camden Murphy, Itasca; 7. Jacob VanWazer, Lombard; 8. Morgan Schissel, Marshal, Wis; 9. Brian Tedeschi, Custer Park; 10. Dakota Morris, Streamwood; 11. Lily McElwee, Mishawaka, Ind.; 12. Elliott Pritchett, Sycamore; 13. Tyler Brown, Carol Stream; 14. Krystinia Lipstreuer,
Genoa City, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Dakota Potts, Zion; 2. David Cerer, Antioch; 3. Andrew Forster, Lake Zurich; 4. Mick Ellis, Schaumburg; 5. Erle Hoth, Medinah; 6. Jim Termanas, Lake in the Hills; 7. Skyler Murphy, Itasca.
Heat 02 -- 1. Steve Naples, Bartlett; 2. Davey Pennel, Sparta, Wis; 3. Jeff Myers, Elgin; 4. Tony Vellez;; 5. Erik Gehrke, Grayslake; 6. Jim Scanlon, Zion; 7. Sam Morici, McHenry.
Jr. Heat 1 -- 1. Camden Murphy, Itasca; 2. Cody Lipstreuer, Genoa City, Wis; 3. Lily McElwee, Mishawaka, Ind.; 4. Elliott Pritchett, Sycamore; 5. Dakota Morris, Streamwood; 6. Krystinia Lipstreuer, Genoa City, Wis; 7. Garett Goodwin, Three Oaks, Mich..
Jr. Heat 2 -- 1. Jacob Zellmer, Waterford, Wis; 2. Jacob VanWazer, Lombard; 3. Alyssa Metallo, South Elgin; 4. Morgan Schissel, Marshal, Wis; 5. Kyle Brinkman, Elkhorn, Wis; 6. Brian Tedeschi, Custer Park; 7. Tyler Brown, Carol Stream.