By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Wednesday, June 24, 2009) – Chargin’ Charlie Frisch made a late race pass on Joe LaMarca to pick up the win in the Mtn Dew RoadRunners Super Summer Series feature event tonight at the Rockford Speedway. Nick Lasher picked up his second straight victory in the 15-lap Crap Scrappers Hornet swarm. Cory Cootware, Tom Schneider, Robin Ulrey, Dwight Dunlap and Adam Rawski also collected feature victories.

Loves Park, IL- Defending Rockford Speedway Champion Jerry Gille challenged his distant competitors from neighboring tracks, stating that “Rockford has the best drivers.” following his feature triumph earlier this month. This did not fall on deaf ears however, causing the rivalry between the two tracks to intensify after Gille’s comments were made known at Jefferson Speedway’s drivers meeting one week later. As the 2009 running of the Goodyear Stateline Challenge approaches, both fans and drivers of the two Midwest ovals are preparing for a short track showdown.

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Side by side and bumper to bumper racing action in the All American Sportsmen Division is common site lap after lap.

Ron Morris works his way through the field to claim his first feature win of the season.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, June 20, 2009) – Ricky Bilderback knew he had the fastest car early in the night and he showed it when the time was right, grabbing the lead three laps into the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models 30-lap main event and holding off a hard-charging Jon Reynolds Jr. for his third feature win of the season. Ron Morris collected his first career Bargain Hunter Sportsman feature win and Ricky Nielson brought home the top spot in the Mtn Dew RoadRunners headline event.

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By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Wednesday, June 17, 2009) – After a brief hiatus from the Rockford Speedway, Alex Papini returned to victory lane tonight on the opening Wednesday night at the Rockford Speedway. Papini held off a hard-charging Gene Marocco to collect the first feature win for the 2009 Mtn Dew RoadRunner Super Summer Series. Nick Lasher also made his return to victory lane tonight at Rockford in the Crap Scrappers Hornet swarm. Rachael Pinkerman, Dwight Dunlap, Felisha Morgan, Cory Cootware and Tom Schneider also brought home feature victories.

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By Jordan Kuehne

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By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL. (Saturday, June 6, 2009) -- Jerry Gille held off late advances from Ryan Carlson and Ricky Bilderback to collect his first Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature win of 2009 tonight at the Rockford Speedway. Several late cautions gave Carlson and Bilderback opportunities to make their move late but Gille was too tough and managed to prevail. Doug Bennett, BJ Sparkman and Bobby Frisch also collected feature wins in front of an enthusiastic crowd on Kar Korner’s World Famous Trailer Race Night.