Rockford Speedway Rules | Big 8 Series Rules

Loves Park, IL- The 2012-2014 Rulebook for Rockford Speedway and the Big 8 Late Model Series are now available online at each group’s website, www.rockfordspeedway.com and www.big8series.com. Changes and updates are highlighted in blue. Details pertaining to which tire will be utilized in each class will be released in late January, although no major changes are expected.

Loves Park, IL- The 64th Rockford Speedway Champions’ Banquet will take place on Saturday night January 28 at Forest Hills Lodge, located adjacent to the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series sanctioned quarter mile facility. Drivers from all four NASCAR divisions, the Big 8 Late Model Series, Stateline Staffing Services Dashes, Wild Wednesday Nights, Sam’s Drive-In Challenge as well as the new Gilley’s Cool 5 Series will be honored during a night of fun and fellowship. Invitations will be sent in early December with complete details of the night.

By: Kevin Ramsell
(West Salem, WI – October 8, 2011) Speed was on display tonight for the third day of the 42nd Annual Livewire Energy Oktoberfest Race Weekend. Skylar Holzhausen came from the middle of the field to take the Big 8 Series win. Dan Jung showcased his strong car in the OUTLAWZ feature and James Swan capped off his 2011 Mid-American Series season with a win and a championship.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Saturday, October 1, 2011) – The famous wreath was about two feet off the ground, but Ty Majeski felt like a bigger man as he held off some of the best Big 8 Series competitors to win Parent Petroleum 108 on Saturday night at Rockford Speedway. Majeski, along with Doug Bennett, Ray Search and Mike Marden each etched their names into the history books for the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships.

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LOVES PARK, IL (Wednesday, September 28, 2011) – Just 23 points separate the top-three in the Big 8 Series points standings with two events remaining in the 2011 schedule. One of those two events will be contested in a 108-lap feature this Saturday night at the 46th Annual National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway in Loves Park, IL.

Rockford’s very own Steve Rubeck will be coming into this Saturday night with a 17-point lead over Dale Nottestad and a 23-point lead over defending Big 8 Series Champion Jeremy Miller.

MIS Fall Classic
Saturday, September 24, 2011

10:00 Pit Gates Open
11:40 Chapel
Noon-3:30 Practice
4:00 Qualifying
· Legends
· Super Cups
· Illini Midgets
· Big 8 Late Models
· Area Sportsman
· ASA Midwest Trucks
· International / Short Trackers

6:00 Racing Schedule
Qualifying Races
Legends (8 Laps)
Super Cups (8 Laps)
Illini Midgets (8 Laps)

By Jordan Kuehne

SLINGER, Wis. (Sunday, July 17th, 2011) -- When asked to assess his chances before tonight's Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet Old Wisconsin Smokehouse 'King of the High Banks 88', James Swan simply pointed to the ten cars starting ahead of him and laughed. "I have no chance," he muttered. Turns out he was wrong -- the Slinger Super Speedway regular rolled through the field before utilizing a nifty bump-and-run move on defending champion Jeremy Miller for second with under 30 laps remaining.

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Thursday, July 14th, 2011) -- The 'World's Fastest Quarter-Mile' plays host to the Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet this Sunday night as the tour comprised of local stars wheeling devilishly fast late models makes its way to Slinger Super Speedway for the second rendition of the 'King of the Highbanks 88' presented by Old Wisconsin. An expected field of 30-plus cars from the Midwest's best local racetracks will take to the heavily banked asphalt oval for 88 fast paced laps in hopes of dethroning defending champ Jon Reynolds Jr.

By Jordan Kuehne

LOVES PARK, Ill. (Thursday, June 30th, 2011) -- With the Fourth of July weekend around the corner, the Big 8 Series presented by Gandrud Chevrolet looks to heat up the night sky with exciting on-track fireworks tomorrow night at the half-mile Madison International Speedway in Oregon, Wis. The series will tackle 'Wisconsin's Fastest Half-Mile' via the 'Independence 48', a 48-lap bout featuring several of the Midwest's brightest stars and cars from local tracks across Wisconsin and Illinois.