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By Jordan Kuehne

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

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL. (Saturday, June 6, 2009) -- Jerry Gille held off late advances from Ryan Carlson and Ricky Bilderback to collect his first Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature win of 2009 tonight at the Rockford Speedway. Several late cautions gave Carlson and Bilderback opportunities to make their move late but Gille was too tough and managed to prevail. Doug Bennett, BJ Sparkman and Bobby Frisch also collected feature wins in front of an enthusiastic crowd on Kar Korner’s World Famous Trailer Race Night.

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.

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

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.

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 (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.

By: Eric Huenefeld
Last season in the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model division at the Rockford Speedway, eight of the top 10 drivers in the final point standings would score a feature win in the ultra-competitive premier division at the high-naked quarter mile. One of the two drivers left out of the victory circle last season was 3rd place points man Jon Reynolds Jr. After finishing second on opening week to seven-time Track Champion Ricky Bilderback, you figured it wouldn't be long before Reynolds found the checkers.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, May 2, 2009) – The 2009 NASCAR Whelen All-American Series season got off to a rousing start tonight as a packed house witnessed Rockton native Ricky “the Rocket” Bilderback take home the Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model feature on opening night at the Rockford Speedway. BJ Sparkman won the Budweiser American Short Tracker feature while Larry Dickinson II brought home the win in the Mtn Dew RoadRunner main event.