PHOTOS

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, June 13, 2009) – Tim Noble took advantage of his great starting position and held off a late charge from defending champion Jerry Gille to collect his first career Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models feature victory at the Rockford Speedway tonight. Noble started on the point and felt the heat at the end, flipping his mirror around with five laps left, but he had enough speed to take home the top spot. George Sparkman, Larry Dickinson II, Ernie Schall and Jacob Van Wazer also brought home feature wins.

Tim Noble and rookie Mikie Breiner brought the 14 car Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model field to the green flag. Noble grabbed the lead entering turn one of the 30-lap main event and quickly built up a sizable lead on Breiner.

Just four laps in, “Driver X”, Jon Reynolds Jr., worked from his seventh place starting spot into the third position. Six circuits later, Reynolds Jr. used the low line to take second away from Breiner and brought defending champion Jerry Gille with him into third.

The caution flew on lap 17 for an unassisted Tom Gille spin in turn one that collected Dave Edwards and ended both drivers’ nights early. Jerry Gille used the restart to take second and Bilderback followed suit, working his way by Reynolds Jr. on the high side for third. Bilderback and Gille took turns racing each other as Noble held off a hard-charging Gille for his first feature win of the season.

“This feels great, I have to thank my crew for getting this car right, it’s just awesome,” an elated Noble stated in victory lane. “I had those three heavy hitters (Bilderback, Gille, and Reynolds Jr.) behind me and I just turned the mirror towards me and tried to hold them off. This win is a testament to my team and the work they do.”

Bilderback, Reynolds Jr. and Nick Shutkas finished the top five.

George Sparkman brought the 19 car Budweiser American Short Tracker field to the green for their 25-lap feature event and never looked back, turning in a strong performance and leading wire-to-wire to collect his first feature win of the season.

Sparkman built up an early lead as the battle would be for second between rookie Matt Booker and Nick Cina Jr. The two went side-by-side for ten laps before Cina Jr. finally managed to grab the runner-up spot with six circuits remaining.

Billy McCoy and rookie Scott Hoeft rounded out the top five.

Larry Dickinson II brought home his third feature win of the season in the Mtn Dew RoadRunners 20-lap headliner, topping 24 other cars to take the trophy.

Gene Marocco, Robert Roush, Bobby Frisch and Dana Czach Jr. completed the top five.

Ernie Schaal took the top spot away from Erle Hoth at the drop of the green flag in the 25-lap Super Cup Pro feature and survived a late caution for the victory. Schaal held off late charges from Hoth and Jim Termanas to collect the win.

Jeff Myers and Erik Gerhke collected top five’s.

Jacob Van Wazer grabbed the lead at the beginning of the 15-lap feature for the Super Cup Juniors and never let up, going the distance for the win.

Second went to Jacob Zellmer, who couldn’t quite catch up to Van Wazer, while Tyler Brown and Jordan Wendt came home in third and fourth.

This week marks the return of Wild Wednesdays as Dex presents “Bring A Date Night” at the Rockford Speedway. The Mtn Dew RoadRunners headline the action with their RoadRunner Super Summer Series. Also in action are the Crap Scrapper Hornets, Stateline Staffing Services Winged Women on Wheels, Figure 8’s, Spectacular Drags, Legends, Bandoleros and Allison Legends plus the 2nd Over the Line Wins Race. It’s only $7 for adults and kids ages 6-11 get in for $3 while children 5 and under are FREE. Racing action gets underway at 7:07pm with the spectator gates opening at 5:30pm.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series returns to action next Saturday night for the Nason’s Landscaping Father’s Day Weekend Special. The Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models, Bargain Hunter Sportsman and Mtn Dew RoadRunners all take on the high-banked quarter-mile plus the Sam’s Drive-In RoadRunner Challenge will feature RoadRunner Smokey Burnouts. The Popeye’s Mini Grand Prix is also on tap plus Aaron’s Sales & Lease will be sponsoring a Big Screen Give-A-Way. The green flag will fly at 7:07pm with qualifying scheduled for 5:45pm and spectator gates opening at 5pm.

For more information, including a full 2009 racing schedule, please visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com or call the Speedway Box Office at (815) 633-1500.

NASCAR American Short Trackers

A-Main 01 -- 1. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 2. Nick Cina, Jr, Roscoe; 3. Matt Booker (r), Wonder Lake; 4. Billy
McCoy, Belvidere; 5. Scott Hoeft (r), Watertown, Wis; 6. Zach Rodriguez, Rockton; 7. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney
Park; 8. Steve Erickson, Jr, Rockton; 9. Kyle Lapier (r), Belvidere; 10. Jason Bragg, Rockford; 11. Keith Pierce,
Machesney Park; 12. Rachel Sparkman, Loves Park; 13. Jack Atchison, Stillman Valley; 14. Bobby Carter, Machesney
Park; 15. Artt Higbee, Rockford; 16. Matt Woelber (r), Belvidere; 17. Laura Siarkiewicz (r), Algonquin; 18. David Russell
(r), Rockford; 19. Tanner Atchison, Byron.

Heat 01 -- 1. Jack Atchison, Stillman Valley; 2. Artt Higbee, Rockford; 3. Matt Woelber (r), Belvidere; 4. Bobby Carter,
Machesney Park; 5. David Russell (r), Rockford; 6. Dave Lee, Rockford; 7. Laura Siarkiewicz (r), Algonquin.

Heat 02 -- 1. Tanner Atchison, Byron; 2. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 3. Matt Booker (r), Wonder Lake; 4. Nick Cina,
Jr, Roscoe; 5. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 6. Billy McCoy, Belvidere; 7. Rachel Sparkman, Loves Park.

Heat 03 -- 1. Scott Hoeft (r), Watertown, Wis; 2. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 3. Steve Erickson, Jr, Rockton;
4. Zach Rodriguez, Rockton; 5. Kyle Lapier (r), Belvidere; 6. Jason Bragg, Rockford.

Time Trial -- 1. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 2. Kyle Lapier (r), Belvidere; 3. Jason Bragg, Rockford; 4. Zach
Rodriguez, Rockton; 5. Scott Hoeft (r), Watertown, Wis; 6. Steve Erickson, Jr, Rockton; 7. Matt Booker (r), Wonder Lake;
8. Nick Cina, Jr, Roscoe; 9. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 10. Billy McCoy, Belvidere; 11. Tanner Atchison, Byron; 12.
Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 13. Rachel Sparkman, Loves Park; 14. David Russell (r), Rockford; 15. Jack Atchison,
Stillman Valley; 16. Artt Higbee, Rockford; 17. Bobby Carter, Machesney Park; 18. Matt Woelber (r), Belvidere; 19. Dave
Lee, Rockford; 20. Laura Siarkiewicz (r), Algonquin.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Boyce (BJ) Sparkman, Machesney Park; 2. Steve Erickson, Jr, Rockton; 3. Kyle Lapier (r),
Belvidere; 4. Scott Hoeft (r), Watertown, Wis; 5. Zach Rodriguez, Rockton; 6. Jason Bragg, Rockford.

NASCAR Late Models

A-Main 01 -- 1. Tim Noble, Janesville, Wis; 2. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 3. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 4. Jon Reynolds, Jr.,
Machesney Park; 5. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 6. John Beinlich (r), Prairie View; 7. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis;
8. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 9. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 10. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg; 11. Robert Nelson, Solon Mills;
12. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 13. Tom Gille, Winnebago; 14. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis.

Heat 01 -- 1. John Beinlich (r), Prairie View; 2. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 3. Tim Noble, Janesville, Wis; 4. Tom Gille,
Winnebago; 5. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 6. Robert Nelson, Solon Mills; 7. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis.

Heat 02 -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Machesney Park; 2. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 3. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 4. Ricky Bilderback,
Rockton; 5. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 6. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg.

Time Trial -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Machesney Park; 3. Jacob Gille, Winnebago; 4. Jerry
Gille, Roscoe; 5. Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 6. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 7. Mikie Breiner (r), Johnburg; 8. Tim Noble,
Janesville, Wis; 9. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 10. Tyler Peterson, Lake Geneva, Wis; 11. John Beinlich (r), Prairie
View; 12. Robert Nelson, Solon Mills; 13. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 14. Tom Gille, Winnebago.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton; 2. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 3. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Machesney Park; 4.
Nick Shutkas, Loves Park; 5. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 6. Jacob Gille, Winnebago.

NASCAR Road Runners

A-Main 01 -- 1. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville; 2. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 3. Robert Roush, Marengo; 4. Bobby
Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 5. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 6. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 7. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 8. David
Lignell, Rockford; 9. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 10. Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 11. Jeff Allendorf, Belvidere; 12.
Mike Swanson, Rockford; 13. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 14. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 15. Kenneth Brazee III,
Machesney Park; 16. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 17. Mike Vines, German Valley; 18. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 19. Raymond
Hardesty, McHenry; 20. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 21. Jason Brockway, Machesney Park; 22. Justin Hawkins,
Machesney Park; 23. Michael Neblock, Loves Park; 24. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 25. Christopher Jones, Rockford.

Heat 01 -- 1. Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 2. Kenneth Brazee III, Machesney Park; 3. Jason Brockway, Machesney
Park; 4. Jonathan Stoltz, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; 5. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 6. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 7. Michael
Neblock, Loves Park; 8. Justin Hawkins, Machesney Park; 9. Jonathon Dean, Machesney Park; 10. Raymond Hardesty,
McHenry.

Heat 02 -- 1. Christopher Jones, Rockford; 2. Andrew Wells, Machesney Park; 3. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 4. Jeff
Allendorf, Belvidere; 5. Mike Vines, German Valley; 6. Robert Roush, Marengo; 7. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 8. Mike
Swanson, Rockford; 9. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 10. David Lignell, Rockford.

Heat 03 -- 1. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 2. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville; 3. Kris Nilson, Rockford; 4. Bobby
Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 5. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 6. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 7. Dana Czach, Wauconda.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 2. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 3. Kenneth Brazee III, Machesney
Park; 4. David Lignell, Rockford; 5. Robert Roush, Marengo; 6. Mike Leopold, Algonquin; 7. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 8.
Lloyd Hawkins, Machesney Park; 9. Jonathan Stoltz, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; 10. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 11. Michael
Neblock, Loves Park.

Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Larry Dickinson II, Cedarville; 2. Mike Swanson, Rockford; 3. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 4. Dana
Czach, Wauconda; 5. Richard Nielsen, Byron; 6. Charlie Frisch, Beloit, Wis.

Super-Cup

A-Main 01 -- 1. Ernie Schaal;; 2. Erle Hoth, Medinah; 3. Jim Termanas, Lake in the Hills; 4. Jeff Myers, Elgin; 5. Tony
Velez, Buffalo Grove; 6. Erik Gehrke, Grayslake; 7. Loretta Hall;; 8. Steve Naples, Bartlett; 9. Bill Sebenick, Tinley Park;
10. Dakota Potts, Zion; 11. Jamie Domski;; 12. Chad Logan, Sr., Elburn; 13. Jamie Clos, Chicago.

A-Main 02 -- 1. Jacob VanWazer, Lombard; 2. Jacob Zellmer, Waterford, Wis; 3. Tyler Brown, Carol Stream; 4. Jordan
Wendt;.

Heat 01 -- 1. Tony Velez, Buffalo Grove; 2. Jeff Myers, Elgin; 3. Erle Hoth, Medinah; 4. Loretta Hall;; 5. Dakota Potts,
Zion; 6. Bill Sebenick, Tinley Park; 7. Jamie Domski;.

Heat 02 -- 1. Jim Termanas, Lake in the Hills; 2. Erik Gehrke, Grayslake; 3. Jamie Clos, Chicago; 4. Steve Naples,
Bartlett; 5. Chad Logan, Sr., Elburn; 6. Ernie Schaal;.

Junior Heat 01 -- 1. Jacob VanWazer, Lombard; 2. Jacob Zellmer, Waterford, Wis; 3. Tyler Brown, Carol Stream.

Time Trial -- 1. Erik Gehrke, Grayslake; 2. Erle Hoth, Medinah; 3. Jim Termanas, Lake in the Hills; 4. Jeff Myers, Elgin;
5. Ernie Schaal;; 6. Loretta Hall;; 7. Jamie Domski;; 8. Jamie Clos, Chicago; 9. Jacob Zellmer, Waterford, Wis; 10. Tony
Velez, Buffalo Grove; 11. Dakota Potts, Zion; 12. Chad Logan, Sr., Elburn; 13. Jacob VanWazer, Lombard; 14. Tyler
Brown, Carol Stream; 15. Bill Sebenick, Tinley Park; 16. Steve Naples, Bartlett; 17. Jordan Wendt