Point leader Jake Gille had a strong start last Saturday night by

setting fast time, but issues arose at the beginning of the 30 lap

NASCAR Late Model feature event, regulating Gille to a tenth-place

finish. Gille’s point lead was cut nearly in half to 21 points with

four-time and defending track champion Jon Reynolds Jr jumping into

second place behind Gille in the standings. 19-year-old Max Kahler won

his second straight feature Saturday night, outlasting Josh Thiering

in an incredible battle which included 20 laps of incredible

side-by-side racing for the win.

Parody continues to be the name of the game in the Sportsman division,

with five different feature winners in five different races so far

this year. On Saturday night, Josh Lundy led all 25 laps enroute to an

emotional victory which was his first ever in the Sportsmen class.

2017 track champion Chad Smith continues to lead the standings by 17

points over Patrick Featherston and 19 points ahead of Lundy. 2018

track champion Howie Ware sits fourth. The top four in points have all

won a feature this year, along with Bobby Frisch, who sits sixth in

the standings behind Saturday night’s fast qualifier John Featherston.

The Bandit class saw a swing in their standings last weekend after

point leader Steve Dickson encountered issues with his throttle before

the green flag of the 20-lap feature race. The beneficiary of

Dickson’s misfortune was Ryan Finley, who finished second place in the

main event behind Shawn Bowar. Finley’s solid night gave him the

Bandit point lead. The Bandits return to action on Saturday night July

2.

Thirty-two Original Sixers battled for 24 starting spots in the 16 lap

“Sixermania” feature. When the dust settled, Adam Dlubak took his

first win of the year and the point lead in the division. The Sixers

return this week while also racing next Sunday night July 3.

The Short Trackers and Roadrunners return to the track this Saturday

night June 25. Both have been off since May 28. The young and fearless

High School Racers return on Saturday July 2, while Bandit Figure 8

returns on Saturday July 9 for Fan Appreciation Night.

This Saturday night is Byron Generating Station Kids Night, with Kids

11 and under admitted FREE, along with a Kids Candy Scramble at

Intermission and a Poster Giveaway for the first 500 Kids. The NASCAR

Late Models, Sportsmen, American Short Trackers, Roadrunners and

Sixers will all be racing. Race time is 7:07 PM. For more information

visit rockfordspeedway.com

POINT STANDINGS FOR EACH DIVISION

(Top 10, as of June 18 2022)

Late Model

   1.   13   Jacob Gille   331

   2.   X   Jon Reynolds Jr   310

   3.   99R   Johnny Robinson II ®   301

   4.   08   Dennis Smith Jr   298

   5.   1   Josh Thiering   292

   6.   36   Jayden Dahlberg ®   238

   7.   17K   Max Kahler   206

   8.   25   Willie Nelson   191

   9.   42   Adam Cartwright   119

   10.   5   Jeremy Miller   100

Sportsmen     

   1.   82   Chad Smith   264

   2.   71   Patrick Featherston II   247

   3.   11   Joshua Lundy   245

   4.   2   Howie Ware   240

   5.   47   John Featherston   239

   6.   92   Bobby Frisch   238

   7.   017   Alex Weber   207

   8.   18   Evan Leahy   197

   9.   37   Chad Lounsbury ®   192

   10.   35   Brock Behnke   167

American Short Trackers   

   1.   91   Matt Berger   178

   2.   98   Kelly Evink   167

   3.   90   Steven Erickson   167

   4.   6   Amanda Bohn   144

   5.   8   David Russell Jr   139

   6.   90W   Jeremy Watson ®   126

   7.   47   Ronald Robinson   125

   8.   44   Todd Snow   114

   9.   25   Shawn Bowar   90

   10.   96   Michael Mahurin ®   72

Road Runners   

   1.   3   Kevin Memoli   143

   2.   50   Ryan Smith   137

   3.   13   Terry Ciano Jr   136

   4.   25   Tyler Vincetich   134

   5.   29   Austin Fowler   131

   6.   23   Bryan Nalan Jr   131

   7.   36   Eric Bennett   121

   8.   24   Zach Cichon   116

   9.   01   Tyler Martin   107

   10.   131   Dave Lumsden Jr   102

Original Sixers   

   1.   534   Adam Dlubak   106

   2.   12H   James Amundrud   91

   3.   2   Justin Tyler   90

   4.   47   Mark Conning   87

   5.   87   Greg Whitt   87

   6.   21   Roger Emery   77

   7.   80   Austin Price   76

   8.   23   Bradley Lounsbury   62

   9.   77   Hailey Frye   57

   10.   13   Morgan Mausehund   57

High School Racers   

   1.   214   Mathew Fairburn Jr   56

   2.   03   Jayd Faust   52

   3.   77   Hailey Frye   50

   4.   12   Chance Lounsbury   49

   5.   28   Mady Meyers   47

   6.   87A   Ashtin Whitt   45

   7.   26   Colton Cavin   42

   8.   4   Elliott Hawkins   39

   9.   007   Hunter Thompson   38

   10.   9   Jake Mathison   37

Bandit Figure 8

   1.   716   Charles Schork   50

   2.   08   Stephen Hillary   48

   3.   96   Mark Bielefeldt   46

   4.   25   Shawn Bowar   44

   5.   44   Todd Snow   42