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“I was not expecting Berger to pull into the pits, but you know what, I got it!!!” said Doug Bennett, the ASA Midwest Sunoco Sportsman Tour 2011 National Short Track Champion winner.
Twenty-six cars took the green flag for the Sunoco Sportsman feature at Rockford Speedway on Saturday night. Darrell Garman and Justin Sellers led the field to the green. Before lap one was completed the #95 of Bob Hansberry lost a wheel and slammed hard into the turn two wall.
The field set up for a complete restart, but once again the caution flag fell as #12 of Scott Lawver and the #6 of Garman made contact with Garman landing in the turn one wall.
Justin Sellers inherited the lead and led them back to the green on lap two. Debris on the track brought out the third caution of the night. Finally the field was able to get a solid green run. Sellers continued to lead the field for the next 12 laps before a slow car in turn two brought out another caution
If the beginning of the race was not exciting enough, point leader, Chris Marek was powering through the field. He and Sellers raced side-by-side as Marek ducked to the inside in attempt to take the top spot.
As the two came down the front stretch, contact was made. The two sailed through the infield and as Marek was attempting to recover, he slid in front of the field. Several cars spun and the #8 of Brian Turtle climbed the billboards and ended up on his side.
After the clean-up, the #91 of Matt Berger led the field to the green followed by Doug Bennett and Scott Null. With only nine laps remaining, Jerry Suderland took a nose dive into the front stretch wall and another caution fell with seven to go for debris and the #99 of Sellers in the turn one wall.
At the restart, the leader, Matt Berger headed into the pits handing the lead over to Doug Bennett. Scott Null gave it everything he had to take over the top spot, but got a little sideways and was unable to seal the deal.
Doug Bennett took home the 2011 Rockford Speedway National Short Track Champion victory followed by Null. Chris Marek rallied back to a sixth place finish solidifying his second consecutive ASA Midwest Sunoco Sportsman Tour Championship.
To learn more about the American Speed Association® Kwik Trip Midwest Tour presented by ECHO Outdoor Power Equipment and GrandStay Hospitality, log on to asamidwesttour.com. For questions call the ASA Midwest Tour office at (630) 212-6022 or Tim Olson at (612) 327-5831 or e-mail Tim Olson at tim@asamidwesttour.com or Steve Einhaus at steve@asamidwesttour.com.
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Feature Results
# Driver Name Hometown
1 - 5B - Doug Bennett - Cedar Rapids, IA
2 - 62N - Scott Null - Lake Mills, WI
3 - 6T - Jason Thoma - Fort Atkinson, WI
4 - 3G - Chris Gantz - Rockford, IL
5 - 3 - Chris Marek - Lakeville, MN
6 - 77 - Mike Winters - Sun Prairie, WI
7 - 88 - Logan Love - Plano, IL
8 - 16 - Nathan Kelly - Coal City, IL
9 - 78G - Rob Goodman - McHenry, IL
10 - 26 - Dave Meyerhofer - Kaukauna, WI
11 - 12 - Scott Lawver - Beloit, WI
12 - 23 - Austin Nason - Rockford, IL
13 - 91 - Matt Berger - Loves Park, IL
14 - 78 - Matt Lundberg - Rockford, IL
15 - 99S - Justin Sellers - Carol Stream, IL
16 - 21 - Jerome Suderland - Wisconsin Dells, WI
17 - 8 - Bryan Turtle - Chaska, MN
18 - 3J - David Einhaus - Seneca, IL
19 - 27L - Stephanie Losiniecki - Slinger, WI
20 - 75 - Rob Coppernol - Cottage Grove, WI
21 - 6G - Darrell Gantz - Rockford, IL
22 - 95 - Bob Hansberry - Beloit, WI
23 - 20 - Kody Hubred - Cambridge, WI
24 - 11 - Josh Lundy - Rockford, IL
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