Mike Marden is all smiles in victory lane after winning the Illinois Vintage Racing Series 15-lap feature event.
Racing action from the Illini Midgets as they showed racing fans close open wheel racing action.
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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 (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.
Dale Nottestad, Cambridge, Wis; showed patience when many others didn't, biding his time and picking off cars to get to the front before putting it on cruise control and never looking back on the way to victory lane. Pictured with Dale is Speedway CEO Jody Derry and series flagman.
Throughout the day race fans saw close racing action making for action packed racing.
By Jordan Kuehne -- (MASCS story courtesy of Matt Panure)
Rockford, IL- The 34th annual Spring Classic will take center stage this Sunday afternoon at Rockford Speedway with a 1pm start time, officially marking the start of short track racing in the upper Midwest. Engines have been roaring all week in preparation for this marquee event which will feature the top drivers from weekly short tracks in Wisconsin and Illinois as the Big 8 Late Model Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet as well as the Mid-American Stock Car Series begin their seasons at the high banked quarter mile paved oval.
Loves Park, IL- Defending Spring Classic Champion and 2010 Jefferson Speedway Track Champion Casey Johnson has filed his entry to defend his title during the 34th Spring Classic on Sunday afternoon April 17 at Rockford Speedway. The 2008 Dells Raceway Park Champion Mike Ehde will also return to Big 8 Late Model Series action when he returns to Rockford where he recorded his only series win during the 2007 Spring Classic.
Big 8 Entry Form - Spring Classic Schedule
Loves Park, IL- The 34th Spring Classic at Rockford Speedway will now feature a 108 lap Big 8 Late Model Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet feature event on Sunday afternoon April 17. The Mid-American Stock Car Series shares the card with a 50 lap feature during the annual Midwest pavement opening event.
New for 2011, all Big 8 Series double file restarts will utilize the ‘Choose’ rule, utilized weekly at many of the nation’s short tracks, including Rockford Speedway. On restarts, the field will be reset in their running order, then be given the option to choose what lane they want to restart the race in, either inside or outside, with the leader out front.
Loves Park, IL- The stars of two of the most intense weekly Late Model point battles of the season will set their sights on capturing the Big 8 Series 108 lap feature event this Saturday night during the 45th annual National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway. Current Big 8 Series point leader Jeremy Miller and Bobby Wilberg fought tooth and nail for the Madison International Speedway title while Tim Sargent topped Jon Reynolds, Jr in the weekly point fight at Rockford Speedway.
Being interviewed is eventual BRP Big 8 Series winner is Casey Johnson from Stoughton, Wisconsin.
Racing action out of turn 2 saw these two competitors exchanging paint as they raced down the backstretch.
