By: Russell Wheeler
Kar Korner's World Famous Trailer Race Night was everything it was anticipated to be Saturday night at the Rockford Speedway. A solid field of race cars put on a great racing show. The large crowd brought out the competitive side of the racers on this night as well, and the sparks did fly on more than one occasion.

Racing in the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Models has been as close as ever this year. With only three repeat winners on the year, and 10 different winners in 14 events, it is truly a toss up any given Saturday as to who will master the divisions' 30 lap feature event. On this Saturday night, a familiar face would return to victory lane, and become the eleventh different Late Model feature winner.

2011 Rockford Speedway Champion Ryan Carslon would not emerge from the main event totally unscathed, in fact, very few would. However, when the checkered flag flew, Carlson would best the field and return to Victory Lane for the first time since last September. Carlson topped the twenty car field, and was able to survive a rash of early incidents to claim the main event. "Insane" Wayne Freimund came home with a runner up finish, and points leader Jerry Gille ended the night in third. Gille, along with Carlson, was involved in a 10 car chain reaction wreck out of turn two on the races second circuit. Carlson sustained minimal front end damage, while Gille and his closest competition in points, Matt Berger and "Driver X" Jon Reynolds Jr, received moderate-to-heavy damage and all were forced pit-side.

All three cars returned, and were able to move forward through the field. Berger, however, would spin near the races midway point and fight an ailing car the rest of the night. Reynolds was able to move as high as third spot before his car began to let go with five laps to go. And as Berger and Reynolds faltered, Gille made his way to the top three, and with it had a very big night in regards to padding his point lead as the veteran driver looks to capture a third track championship.

The Miller Lite American Short Tracker feature may have been the most entertaining race of the night in regards to pure on-track action. The race featured no yellow flags, great side-by-side racing, and another last lap pass for the win. Point leader Joe LaMarca was in fifth place with ten laps to go. When the white flag flew, LaMarca found himself in a battle for the lead. Sitting between LaMarca and a third win of the year was former Short Tracker champion Kyle Lapier. The two let it all hang out on the final lap with LaMarca making the powerful move on the bottom and taking the win by a car length at the line.

As the two cars battled side-by-side over the final few circuits, Nick Cina Jr was able to close on the duo and as LaMarca disposed of Lapier, Cina slipped underneath and would steal second from Lapier at the line. "The Boogeyman" Jason Bragg came home with a season best fourth place finish, while five-time track champion George Sparkman finished in fifth.

After last week's photo finish, and the Short Tracker race that preceded it, the Bargain Hunter Sportsman feature had a lot to live up to on this night. But again, the Sportsman did not disappoint. For the second time this season, Justin Sellers was able to take the big trophy and walked away a winner in the divisions 25 lap feature event. Sellers would make the move for the lead on second year driver Tim Jendrycki with just eight circuits remaining. As Sellers got out front, a battle would ensue for second. Wisconsin driver Kyle Chwala surged through the field and take the runner up spot late in the going. As Chwala made a beeline for the head of the field, the action was three-wide at times for third. Jefferson, Wisconsin driver Jason Thoma was the artist of a lot of the three-wide action, and made it pay off, working his way to third in the eighteen car contest.

Chwala would reach the back bumper of Sellers, but was not able to make a serious move for the lead when the checkered flag flew. It was Sellers ahead of Chwala and Thoma, and Jendrycki in fourth, his best ever Sportsman feature finish. Last week’s winner Darryl Gerke finished fifth. Doug Bennett, the division's point leader, put his car out of commission in practice Saturday afternoon, but was able to borrow another car and survive the night with minimal points damage after a seventh place effort.

A caution-free 20 lap RockStar Energy Drink RoadRunner feature saw a two-car breakaway at the front of the field. Those two cars, driven by Adam Cartwright and Arlyn Roush, would stay side-by-side and bumper-to-bumper most of the way, and put on a high speed battle for the win. Cartwright would stay in front of Roush for most of the races first half, with Roush on his bumper. But as the race neared halfway, Roush was able to get beside Cartwright and the two began to battle side-by-side. The two continued door-to-door for the next several laps before Roush was finally able to grab a small lead with two to go. Roush would get in front of Cartwright by the white flag and went on to his second Saturday night feature win of the year. Cartwright would hold second, "Bullet" Bobby Frisch took home a third place finish and held his point lead over the man who finished behind him in the feature race, Dennis Smith Jr. Former track champion Terrance Robinson made his first Saturday night appearance well worth it, taking home a fifth place finish.

Twenty-two competitors jammed the "Figure 8" for the destructive grand climax to the night, and when the dust cleared, it was Rodney Molitor who was declared the winner of the World Famous Figure 8 Trailer Race over Mark Madey and Eric Schoffen.

Racing action continues this week at Rockford Speedway as the Wild Wednesday Championship Night is slated for Wednesday night. NASCAR Whelen All-American Series action takes center stage on Saturday night during Speedway Auto Mall Kids Night which is highlighted by Kids Bike Races. For additional information visit www.rockfordspeedway.com or call the Speedway Box Office at 815-633-1500.

NASCAR Stanley Steemer Late Models
A-Main 01 -- 1. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 2. Wayne Freimund, Elkhorn, Wis; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Steve Rubeck, Rockford; 5. John Beinlich, Prairie View; 6. Austin Nason (r), Roscoe; 7. Rich Hinerichsen, Machesney Park; 8. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 9. Steve McBride, South Beloit; 10. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 11. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 12. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 13. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Rockford; 14. Jacob Gille, Machesney Park; 15. Matthew Clossey, Beloit, Wis; 16. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 17. Mitchell Garfield, Gilberts; 18. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 19. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 20. Timothy Slater, Hampshire.
Heat 01 -- 1. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 2. Steve McBride, South Beloit; 3. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 4. Rich Hinerichsen, Machesney Park; 5. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 6. Timothy Slater, Hampshire; 7. John Beinlich, Prairie View.
Heat 02 -- 1. Steve Rubeck, Rockford; 2. Mitchell Garfield, Gilberts; 3. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 4. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 5. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 6. Wayne Freimund, Elkhorn, Wis; 7. Kyle Shear, Roscoe.
Heat 03 -- 1. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Rockford; 2. Matthew Clossey, Beloit, Wis; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Austin Nason (r), Roscoe; 5. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 6. Jacob Gille, Machesney Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Austin Nason (r), Roscoe; 2. Jacob Gille, Machesney Park; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 5. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Rockford; 6. Matthew Clossey, Beloit, Wis; 7. Matt Berger, Loves Park; 8. Kyle Shear, Roscoe; 9. Casey Johnson, Stoughton, Wis; 10. Mitchell Garfield, Gilberts; 11. Alex Papini, Machesney Park; 12. Steve Rubeck, Rockford; 13. Wayne Freimund, Elkhorn, Wis; 14. Mike Beyer, Machesney Park; 15. Mark Hartline, Gilberts; 16. Rich Hinerichsen, Machesney Park; 17. Steve McBride, South Beloit; 18. John Beinlich, Prairie View; 19. Dave Edwards, Salem, Wis; 20. Timothy Slater, Hampshire.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Ryan Carlson, Loves Park; 2. Jon Reynolds, Jr., Rockford; 3. Jerry Gille, Roscoe; 4. Austin Nason (r), Roscoe; 5. Matthew Clossey, Beloit, Wis; 6. Jacob Gille, Machesney Park.
Bargain Hunter Sportsman
A-Main 01 -- 1. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 2. Kyle Chwala, Johnson Creek, Wis; 3. Jason Thoma, Jefferson, Wis; 4. Tim Jendrycki, Round Lake; 5. Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw, Wis; 6. Johnny Robinson, II (r), Beloit, Wis; 7. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 8. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 9. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 10. Patrick Featherston II (r), Byron; 11. Brandon Swinbank, Fitchburg, Wis; 12. Kody Hubred, Cambridge, Wis; 13. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 14. John Dietrich, Carol Steam; 15. Jack Williams, Rockford; 16. Jeff Schultz, Elkhorn, Wis; 17. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 18. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Jeff Schultz, Elkhorn, Wis; 2. Brandon Swinbank, Fitchburg, Wis; 3. Doug Bennett, Brodhead, Wis; 4. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 5. Tim Jendrycki, Round Lake; 6. Patrick Featherston II (r), Byron; 7. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 8. John Dietrich, Carol Steam; 9. Jack Williams, Rockford; 10. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford.
Heat 02 -- 1. Johnny Robinson, II (r), Beloit, Wis; 2. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 3. Kody Hubred, Cambridge, Wis; 4. Kyle Chwala, Johnson Creek, Wis; 5. Jason Thoma, Jefferson, Wis; 6. Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw, Wis; 7. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 8. Scott Lawver, Roscoe.
Time Trial -- 1. Kyle Chwala, Johnson Creek, Wis; 2. Jason Thoma, Jefferson, Wis; 3. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 4. Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw, Wis; 5. Johnny Robinson, II (r), Beloit, Wis; 6. Kody Hubred, Cambridge, Wis; 7. Scott Lawver, Roscoe; 8. Justin Sellers, Carol Stream; 9. Seth Lootans, Kenosha, Wis; 10. Tim Jendrycki, Round Lake; 11. Joshua Lundy, Loves Park; 12. Warren (Butch) Swinbank, Rockford; 13. Brandon Swinbank, Fitchburg, Wis; 14. Jeff Schultz, Elkhorn, Wis; 15. John Dietrich, Carol Steam; 16. Jack Williams, Rockford.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Daryl Gerke, Whitelaw, Wis; 2. Jason Thoma, Jefferson, Wis; 3. Kyle Chwala, Johnson Creek, Wis; 4. Brett McCoy, Belvidere; 5. Kody Hubred, Cambridge, Wis; 6. Johnny Robinson, II (r), Beloit, Wis.
Miller Lite American Short Trackers
A-Main 01 -- 1. Joe LaMarca, Rockford; 2. Nick Cina, Jr, Belvidere; 3. Kyle Lapier, Belvidere; 4. Jason Bragg, Machesney Park; 5. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 6. Christopher Jones, Capron; 7. Scott Hoeft, Watertown, Wis; 8. Alan Bekielewski, Roscoe; 9. Nick Letsinger, Rockford; 10. Rachel Sparkman, Belvidere; 11. Tim Dix, Beloit, Wis; 12. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 13. David Russell, Jr, Rockford.
Heat 01 -- 1. Christopher Jones, Capron; 2. David Russell, Jr, Rockford; 3. Scott Hoeft, Watertown, Wis; 4. Kyle Lapier, Belvidere; 5. Alan Bekielewski, Roscoe; 6. Nick Letsinger, Rockford; 7. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park.
Heat 02 -- 1. Tim Dix, Beloit, Wis; 2. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 3. Rachel Sparkman, Belvidere; 4. Nick Cina, Jr, Belvidere; 5. Joe LaMarca, Rockford; 6. Jason Bragg, Machesney Park.
Time Trial -- 1. Joe LaMarca, Rockford; 2. Nick Cina, Jr, Belvidere; 3. Rachel Sparkman, Belvidere; 4. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 5. Tim Dix, Beloit, Wis; 6. Jason Bragg, Machesney Park; 7. Alan Bekielewski, Roscoe; 8. Kyle Lapier, Belvidere; 9. Christopher Jones, Capron; 10. Nick Letsinger, Rockford; 11. Scott Hoeft, Watertown, Wis; 12. Keith Pierce, Machesney Park; 13. David Russell, Jr, Rockford.
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. George Sparkman, Loves Park; 2. Nick Cina, Jr, Belvidere; 3. Tim Dix, Beloit, Wis; 4. Jason Bragg, Machesney Park; 5. Rachel Sparkman, Belvidere; 6. Joe LaMarca, Rockford.
RockStar Energy RoadRunners
A-Main 01 -- 1. Arlyn Roush, Woodstock; 2. Adam Cartwright, Marengo; 3. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 4. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 5. Terrance Robinson, Beloit, Wis; 6. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 7. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 8. Derek Nichol, Roscoe; 9. Brian Mayer, Machesney Park; 10. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 11. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 12. Shawn Rickelman, Rockton; 13. Terry Van Hise, Machesney Park; 14. Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford; 15. Robert Myher, South Beloit; 16. Josh DiGiovanni, Machesney Park.
Heat 01 -- 1. Shawn Rickelman, Rockton; 2. Terrance Robinson, Beloit, Wis; 3. Terry Van Hise, Machesney Park; 4. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 5. Linnea Lundy, Loves Park; 6. Josh DiGiovanni, Machesney Park; 7. Kenneth Brazee III, Rockford; 8. Robert Myher, South Beloit; 9. Derek Nichol, Roscoe.
Heat 02 -- 1. Adam Cartwright, Marengo; 2. Brian Mayer, Machesney Park; 3. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 4. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 5. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 6. Arlyn Roush, Woodstock; 7. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 8. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 9. Dana Czach, Wauconda.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Adam Cartwright, Marengo; 2. Jason Van Hise, Loves Park; 3. Dana Czach, Wauconda; 4. Raymond Hardesty, McHenry; 5. Shawn Rickelman, Rockton; 6. Terry Van Hise, Machesney Park; 7. Derek Nichol,
Trophy Dash 01 -- 1. Dennis Smith, Jr, South Beloit; 2. Gene Marocco, Machesney Park; 3. Bobby Frisch, Beloit, Wis; 4. Howie Ware, South Beloit; 5. Arlyn Roush, Woodstock; 6. Brian Mayer, Machesney Park.