Bahama Brackets
A-Feature -- 1. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 2. Danny Church, Big Bend, Wis; 3. James Swan, Lake Geneva, Wis; 4. Mark Pluer, Brookfield, Wis; 5. Bill Tuckwell, Springbay; 6. Michael Lange, West Allis, Wis; 7. Joe Dynek, Kingston; 8. Mike Smart, Oconomowoc, Wis; 9. Ryan Farrell, East Troy, Wis; 10. Eddie Wolf, Thornton; 11. Dylan Harmon, Downers
Grove; 12. Darrell Gay, Morris; 13. Dean Patterson, Bridgeview; 14. Tony Sancinati, West Allis, Wis; 15. AJ aka JP Odegaard, Brooklyn Center, Minn.; 16. Brad Norgard, Pell Lake, Wis; 17. Tim Ellis, Roscoe; 18. Mark Swan, South Bend, Ind.; 19. Pat "Hacksaw" Heaney, Greenfield, Wis; 20. Ed Williams, Jr., Streamwood; 21. Tom Prim, Thornton; 22. Chris Storey, Burlington, Wis; 23. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 24. Billy Bob Wiltjer, Griffith, Ind..

Over 100 teams have already filed their entry for this weekend’s 20th annual Bahama Bracket Nationals presented by TIKI. That number is expected to double to over 200 once teams start rolling through the gates Friday at 1pm for the 5pm Open Practice and Open Time Trials. Racecars from across the Midwest will take on the Rockford Speedway high banks in two and three wide racing action that many call the best of the year. All cars will qualify on Saturday (12:30pm) which will set their bracket (groups of cars grouped together based on speed rather than by division/rules). Once qualifying concludes, Happy Half Hour Qualifying will begin which is usually over two hours of teams trying to better their speed as well as collect the $100 bonus for a perfect time (14.300 and 15.600 for the 4cyl ‘B’ bracket). Once 6pm rolls around Saturday night, hang on tight as the furious heat races and Bermuda Bashes take the track to help set the feature field. Drivers will go high and low in an attempt to not break-out (going .200 seconds faster than their qualifying time) and put their ride into one of Sunday’s 50 lap features. One lucky driver will be able to take advantage of the Sing for your Start on Saturday night during the Bud Light Last Blast Race Party in the Pavilion, in order to punch their card for the big show.

Click here to download and print the Schedule of Events for this weekend

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Sunday, October 17th, 2010) – Patience is a virtue and Nick Shutkas rode it all the way to victory Sunday, taking home the main event at the Rockford Speedway’s 19th annual Bahama Bracket Nationals, surviving a caution-plagued ‘A’ Bracket 50-lap feature and holding off a hard-charging James Swan to find the winner's circle.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Saturday, October 16th, 2010) – One of the longest days in racing came to a close with a lot of questions answered and even more up in the air. The opening day of the 19th annual Bahama Bracket Nationals at the legendary Rockford Speedway helped set the majority of tomorrow’s feature fields as 206 cars qualified and set a time, looking to set themselves up for success in the main event.

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Friday, October 15th, 2010) – With many Midwestern tracks putting a bow on their season and wrapping things up, the 19th edition of the always festive Bahama Bracket Nationals at the legendary Rockford Speedway present one last chance at glory, redemption, or in many cases, fun racing for several drivers from around the region. With Mother Nature smiling down from above, over 180 wheelmen have already flocked to the pits at the high banked oval in what promises to be an exciting weekend for any race fan.

Click here for the 2010 Bahama Bracket Entry Form

The entry form for the 19th annual Bahama Bracket Nationals are now available at www.rockfordspeedway.com. The event taking place at Rockford Speedway October 16 and 17 is a favorite amongst true grassroots racers as it groups cars together by their speed, not division, providing some of the most intense racing seen all season long. New for 2010 is a 4 cylinder only division, What Happens at the Bahamas, Stays at the Bahamas!

All photos courtesy of Jim Ambruoso
http://www.myfinishlinephotos.com/