BIG DAWG HIGHLIGHTS THE 2006 NIGHT OF THRILLS AT ROCKFORD
By: Kevin Ramsell

Saturday, September 09, 2006 (Loves Park, IL) – Doug Noelke wowed the huge crowd on hand with his Big Dawg Monster Truck at the annual Budweiser Night of Thrills at the Rockford Speedway. The driver from Union, MO put on a great freestyle exhibition by crushing cars and doing his patented pop wheelie that brought the crowd to their feet.

The Rockford Speedway Stanley Steamer Hornets and Figure 8 division showed off a great night of racing with Randy Reynolds and Pat Smith taking home feature wins.

Reynolds had a great time at the Night of Thrills. He captured the RoadRunner Challenge and also captured the 13-lap Hornet Swarm.

Mark Vicencio took the early lead in the event. While he was battling through lap traffic, Reynolds took advantage of the traffic and got by him with three laps to go.

Reynolds would pull away to take the win in front of a packed house.

Smith took the lead on lap two and held off Chris Gantz to win the Figure 8 feature. Robert Stoltz came home third.

The fans in attendance also had the opportunity to participate in the evening’s activities by participating in the Spectacular Drags and Smokey Burnout Championship.

Gilberto Gonzalez of Davis Junction beat Gary Oscarson to win the Spectacular Drags. And he then he came back and won the Smoking Burnout Championship.

Fans were also entertained with a California Style Drifting exhibition, a Figure 8 Train Race that was won by Gary Oscarson and Scott Luck, and Diesel Divas Bus Race won by Sabrina Castillo.

The teams of Mark Bielefeldt, Nick Lasher, and Roger Schultz won the Stock Car Roller Derby.

Rich Schinderling got the crowd on their feet when he rolled his Monte Carlo 4 ½ times and he was able to walk away after that spectacular roll.

Gary Oscarson thrilled the fans with a spectacular Camper Trailer Jump.

The wild evening ended with a Figure 8 School Bus race with Charlie Costello taking the win.

Highlights of the Night of Thrills will be shown in the fall on Speed Channel’s On the Edge program.

There will be no racing action next weekend at the Rockford Speedway as it prepares for the 41st Annual Chicago International Trucks National Short Track Championships on September 22-24. Ten divisions will be competing over three days with 689 laps of feature racing along with qualifying, qualifying races, and last chance races. The highlight will be on Sunday, September 24 as the CRA Super Series will compete in a 200-lap main event. This will be “One Great Racing Weekend.”

Get your tickets now by calling the Speedway office at (815) 633-1500 or visit the track’s website at www.rockfordspeedway.com.

9/9/2006 - Rockford Speedway Results... Page 1 of 1
Hornets
A-Main 01 -- 1. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park; 2. Nick Lasher, Machesney Park; 3. Mark Vicencio, Rockford; 4.
Camron Frederick, Belvidere; 5. Michael Stratton, Beloit, Wis; 6. Randy Reynolds, Rockford; 7. Chris Lee, Rockford; 8.
David Russell, Rockford; 9. Erik Knodle, Rockton; 10. Chad Peavy, Machesney Park; 11. Chad Charlton, Rockford; 12.
Joe Rupp, Rockford; 13. Rick Quillman, Janesville, Wis; 14. Ben Montemayor, Poplar Grove; 15. Ryan Johnson, Poplar Grove; 16. Jerry Fortson, Durand; 17. Brian Jacobs, Rockford; 18. Don Mullins, Janesville, Wis; 19. David Pautsch, Jr, Roscoe; 20. Steve McBride, Rockton; 21. Gary Rapinski, Janesville, Wis; 22. Frank Neisius, Clinton, Wis.
Heat 01 -- 1. Chad Charlton, Rockford; 2. Don Mullins, Janesville, Wis; 3. Gary Rapinski, Janesville, Wis; 4. Jerry Fortson, Durand; 5. Brian Jacobs, Rockford; 6. David Pautsch, Jr, Roscoe; 7. Ryan Johnson, Poplar Grove; 8. Frank Neisius, Clinton, Wis.
Heat 02 -- 1. Mark Vicencio, Rockford; 2. Chad Peavy, Machesney Park; 3. Steve McBride, Rockton; 4. Joe Rupp, Rockford; 5. Rick Quillman, Janesville, Wis; 6. David Russell, Rockford; 7. Chris Lee, Rockford.
Heat 03 -- 1. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park; 2. Nick Lasher, Machesney Park; 3. Randy Reynolds, Rockford; 4.
Camron Frederick, Belvidere; 5. Michael Stratton, Beloit, Wis; 6. Ben Montemayor, Poplar Grove; 7. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 8. Erik Knodle, Rockton.
Challenge 01 -- 1. Roger Schultz, Machesney Park; 2. Randy Reynolds, Rockford; 3. Nick Lasher, Machesney Park; 4.
Ben Montemayor, Poplar Grove; 5. Mark Bielefeldt, Loves Park; 6. Mark Vicencio, Rockford; 7. David Russell, Rockford; 8. Steve McBride, Rockton; 9. David Pautsch, Jr, Roscoe.
National Figure 8 League
A-Main 01 -- 1. Pat Smith, Loves Park; 2. Chris Gantz, Rockford; 3. Ronald Stoltz, Rockford; 4. Steve Cavin, Rockford; 5.
Robert Stoltz, Rockford.