by RacingNews | Oct 1, 2014 | Rockford Speedway
After thorough research by Rockford Speedway tech officials and parts manufacture engineers, parts under the hood of Casey Johnson’s Super Late Model car were found to be not within the rules laid out for the 200 lap National Short Track Championship, meaning the Edgerton Wisconsin driver is not able to claim a second win in as many days at Rockford Speedway during the 49th annual event and has been disqualified from the Sunday afternoon feature.
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by RacingNews | Oct 1, 2014 | Big 8 Late Model Series, Rockford Speedway
Casey Johnson only led one lap Saturday night at Rockford Speedway.
But it was the most important lap.
Johnson survived a caution-filled 108 lap feature event and came out on top of a thrilling three-way battle during a green-white-checkered finish to capture his first National Short Track Championship win and his fourth win of the season in the Big 8 Late Model Series.
Dale Nottestad was the driver to beat for most of the event. Nottestad, the two time Jefferson Speedway track champion, took the race lead at the drop of the green flag from pole sitter Jake Gille. As the race progressed, several drivers arrived at Nottestad’s bumper, with few able to make a move for the lead. In the second half of the race, seven-time Rockford Speedway track champion Bobby Wilberg made his way to second spot and promptly began a wrestling match for the lead with Nottestad. The two determined drivers traded paint and punches over the next several laps. Wilberg at one point ripped the lead from Nottestad, but soon after it was Nottestad slamming back into the top spot.
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by RacingNews | Sep 17, 2014 | New England, Rockford Speedway
In just ten short days, race cars and drivers from throughout the Midwest will descend on Rockford Speedway for one of the longest running and most prestigious post-season racing events anywhere.
Beginning Friday September 26, the 49th Annual National Short Track Championships (NSTC) once again takes center stage on Rockford Speedway’s famed high banks. The 2014 installment of ‘One Great Racing Weekend’ boasts another full line up, featuring a diverse docket of racing.
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by | Jun 7, 2014 | Rockford Speedway
By: Eric Huenefeld
Loves Park Motorsports Night at the Rockford Speedway was presented in part by the number ‘five.’
Saturday night’s racing event marked the first race in this season’s Gilley’s ‘Cool 5’ series. The evening also marked the continuation of defending Stanley Steemer NASCAR Late Model track champion Alex Papini’s impressive winning streak, which stretched to five consecutive wins.
Starting from the seventh position in the 30 lap sprint, Papini used his speed and a timely caution to climb to the front of the field. By lap 12, Papini challenged outside pole sitter Wayne Freimund for the race lead. Within a lap and a half, Papini wrestled the lead away from Freimund and assumed the top spot. Behind Papini, the battling was intense for second and third, as three-time track champion Jerry Gille and ‘Driver X’ Jon Reynolds Jr waged a hard-fought battle for the runner up position. After several laps of back and forth racing, Reynolds nabbed second spot from Gille.
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