By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL. (Saturday, June 6, 2009) – Despite Mother Nature’s best efforts, the Kar Korner World Famous Trailer Race will still try to tame the high-banked quarter mile Rockford Speedway tonight. The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series will also be in action with all four divisions on the schedule, including an expected 20 late model entries. According to Weather.com, the current system of precipitation in the area will move out by 2:30pm, clearing the way for a great night at the races.

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By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL. (Saturday, May 30, 2009) – Jake Gille celebrated his 21st birthday in style, albeit a week late, holding off Tim Noble and going wire-to-wire to bring home his first career Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature win. An emotional Scott Lawver held off a hard-charging Fred Nason a week after the passing of Lawver’s father, collecting his second Bargain Hunter Sportsman feature win of 2009 and earning a standing ovation from a supportive crowd. Larry Dickinson II brought home the Mtn Dew RoadRunners main event.

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Loves Park, IL- The entry blank for the 2009 Goodyear Stateline Challenge events between Jefferson Speedway and Rockford Speedway was made available to race teams earlier today. Top weekly late model competitors from both tracks will by vying for the ‘Sammy the Stateline Sow’ trophy as well as bragging rights for their home track. Team Jefferson with 81 points bested Team Rockford whom tallied 115 points during the inaugural Goodyear Stateline Challenge last season.

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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.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Friday, May 22, 2009) – On a night of thrills and spills, Steve Erickson Jr. made the most exciting move of them all, forcing his way to the front with five laps remaining in the Budweiser American Short Trackers feature event and holding on to win on Friday Night Fright at Rockford Speedway. Allen Bekielewski brought home the win in the Crap Scrappers Hornets main event as an enthusiastic and excited crowd watched on.

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By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, May 16, 2009) – When Ricky “the Rocket” Bilderback was asked before the season how many feature wins he thought he would accumulate at Rockford Speedway in 2009, his answer was ten. After grabbing his second Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature win of the young season, Bilderback may well be on his way there. Bilderback cruised to an easy victory in front of a packed house as rookie Kyle Lapier and John Logan Jr. brought home the night’s other feature events.

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