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LOVES PARK, IL (Sunday, October 2, 2011) – Steve Carlson put his name in the record books by tying the late great Joe Shear with his eighth National Short Track Championship. Carlson held off Jacob Goede and Nick Panitzke to win the ASA Midwest Tour Budweiser 200 event.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, October 1, 2011) – The famous wreath was about two feet off the ground, but Ty Majeski felt like a bigger man as he held off some of the best Big 8 Series competitors to win Parent Petroleum 108 on Saturday night at Rockford Speedway. Majeski, along with Doug Bennett, Ray Search and Mike Marden each etched their names into the history books for the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Friday, September 30, 2011) – It was a wild night of racing action to open the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships at the Rockford Speedway. Bobby Wilberg, Rich Hinerichsen Jr., George Sparkman, Kris Nilson, Bryce Bailey and Dennis Smith Jr. all took home a feature win.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Friday, September 30, 2011) – Are you still thinking about attending the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships this weekend at Rockford Speedway? Many area hotels are still showing room availability for this weekend.

by Kari Shear-Carlson
September 29, 2011 - In 1947 a group of farmers and investors birthed a great idea; to build a high-banked 1/4 mile oval race track in Loves Park, IL. Rockford Speedway opened as a midget track in 1948 and has never looked back.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Wednesday, September 28, 2011) – Just 23 points separate the top-three in the Big 8 Series points standings with two events remaining in the 2011 schedule. One of those two events will be contested in a 108-lap feature this Saturday night at the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway in Loves Park, IL.

Loves Park, IL- This Friday night September 30 marks the Championship Round of the Gilley’s Cool 5 Series at Rockford Speedway which boasts a point fund of over $12,000 that will be divided amongst the Weekly Warrior Late Models, Area Sportsman, American Short Trackers and RoadRunners based on the final point standings. Large fields of entrants are expected in all 4 divisions as well as the Figure 8 and Hornet/Bandit Challenge which join the card during Hinckley Springs opening night of the 46th annual National Short Track Championships.

Loves Park, IL- Brett Sontag is always a favorite to find victory lane at Chicagoland short tracks and as of late, Rockford Speedway can be added to the list of bull rings ‘The Jet’ has mastered. After a strong run in the 2009 running of the National Short Track Championships ended after mechanical woes sent Sontag home on the wrecker, he rebounded with a dominant performance during the 2010 edition, claiming the checkers in the 200 lap main event.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Tuesday, September 27, 2011) – It has become a fall tradition with the gathering of some of the best Midwest race drivers competing on the tough quarter-mile oval. The National Short Track Championships dates back to 1966 with Dick Trickle taking the first win.

Loves Park, IL- Rockford Speedway and Buffalo Wild Wings have teamed up for a fun event benefiting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Monday night October 24 at the Buffalo Wild Wings location in Machesney Park on IL 173 just west of the Speedway. Family and friends are invited to partake in the festivities from 5-8pm in which all proceeds go to benefit St. Jude.

“We are going to show some old racing videos on the many big screen TV’s they have, reflect on the season on fun we had and do some other bench racing as well.” Commented Rockford Speedway GM Gregg McKarns. “This event has a great feel to it and I am looking forward to it.”