Bob Wilberg found victory lane to his liking tonight as he won two features in two different divisions on a picture perfect night for racing at Madison International Speedway. Wilberg won the 40 lap feature for the Rockweiler Insulation Late Models and the 20 lap feature for the Brown Heating and Air Conditioning Area Sportsman. “We’ve been doing the two car deal for many years. It’s a lot of racing in a night. Our goal is to be able to get two wins and set fast times in both divisions so we haven’t accomplished that yet,” said Wilberg after his second feature win.
Three other drivers also took home victories with Kyle Padfield (Roto Rooter Bandits), Brad Luck (Weaver Auto Parts Hobby Stocks), and Aaron Moyer (Pellitteri Waste Systems Legends) taking the honors.
A total of thirty Rockweiler Insulation Late Models were on hand at MIS tonight and after all was said and done in would be Bob Wilberg being the best of them all as he took home the checkered flag in the 40-lap feature.
From the start it appeared that Casey Johnson had the potential of leading wire to wire. Johnson quickly moved past the front row of Jason Hicks and Chad Stevens on the first row and by lap 3 had built a large lead. With Stevens, Cliff Rucks, Zack Riddle, and Chad Wood in hot pursuit. On lap 11, Wilberg broke into the top five and appeared to have the most speed of the challengers.
Out front Johnson continued to build a sizeable margin over the competition until the caution flag came out for a spin on lap 13. His multi-car advantage was now gone.
It was time for things to get interesting. On the restart Stevens put heavy pressue on Johnson and one lap later appeared to be ready to challenge for the lead as the two went into turn one. Unfortunately contact was made between the leaders ending the night for Johnson and sending Stevens to the rear of the field.
This moved Riddle into the lead followed by Wilberg, Wood, Scott Broughton, and Dave Feiler. Riddle’s lead would be short-lived as Wilberg wasted no time in getting up to challenge for the top spot. Wilberg took the opportunity to get by Riddle on lap 17 and vaulted to the lead; a position he would not relinquish.
With Wilberg checking away from the field, the best races were behind him. Point leader Jeremy Miller cracked the top five on lap 20 and moved into fourth on lap 31. Disaster struck for Wood on lap 35 when his night ended due to engine failure.
But it was clear to all that Wilberg was not going to be denied in his pursuit of two feature wins as he cruised to victory lane. Following Wilberg would be Riddle, Miller, Ross Kenseth, and Feiler.
In victory lane Wilberg was asked by the voice of MIS, Eric Huenefeld, if the car was good. “Yeah, it was good. We’ve struggled a little bit this year and this is a brand new Lefthander Chassis…we figured it out last week. It was really good. This is a great car.”
Miller set fast time for the seventh time in 2009 with a lap of 18.802. Heat wins were recorded by JD Leonard, Josh Wallace, and Kenseth. The 15-lap Last Chance race that advanced six cars to the feature was won by John Ovadal Jr.
Rockweiler Insulation Late Models
40 Lap Feature:1. Bob Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 2. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 3. Jeremy Miller (Rockton, IL), 4. Ross Kenseth (Spring Valley, IL), 5. Dave Feiler (Sun Prairie, WI), 6. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 7. Cliff Rucks (Deerfield, WI), 8. Jason Hicks (Elkhorn, WI), 9. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 10. Brady Liddle (Oregon, WI), 11. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI), 12. Chad Stevens (Orfordville, WI), 13. Josh Wallace (Genoa City, WI), 14. John Ovadal Jr. (Watertown, WI), 15. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 16. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 17. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 18. Scott Broughton (Stoughton, WI), 19. Chad Wood (Madison, WI), 20. Casey Johnson (Stoughton, WI), 21. Ryan Miles (Crystal Lake, IL), 22. Ryan Goldade (Stoughton, WI),
Heat 1:1. JD Leonard (Brodhead, WI), 2. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 3. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 4. Brad Becker (Elkhorn, WI), 5. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 6. Bruce Lee (Cambridge, WI), 7. Mackenzie Piller (Amboy, IL), 8. John Ovadal Jr. (Watertown, WI), 9. Alex Jones (Middleton, WI), 10. Mike Storkson (Evansville, WI),
Heat 2:1. Josh Wallace (Genoa City, WI), 2. Tanner Berryhill (Bixby, OK), 3. Ryan Miles (Crystal Lake, IL), 4. Kevin Knuese (Waukesha, WI), 5. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 6. Chad Stevens (Orfordville, WI), 7. Jason Hicks (Elkhorn, WI), 8. Brady Liddle (Oregon, WI), 9. Cliff Rucks (Deerfield, WI), 10. Casey Johnson (Stoughton, WI),
Heat 3:1. Ross Kenseth (Spring Valley, IL), 2. Chad Wood (Madison, WI), 3. Ryan Goldade (Stoughton, WI), 4. Bob Wilberg (Beloit, WI), 5. Dave Feiler (Sun Prairie, WI), 6. Jeremy Miller (Rockton, IL), 7. John Baumeister Jr. (Lake Geneva, WI), 8. Scott Broughton (Stoughton, WI), 9. Zack Riddle (Brooklyn, WI), 10. Nathan Oppliger (Oregon, WI),
15 Lap Last Chance:1. John Ovadal Jr. (Watertown, WI), 2. Shaun Scheel (Lake Mills, WI), 3. Josh Wallace (Genoa City, WI), 4. Ryan Miles (Crystal Lake, IL), 5. Tyler Kelley (Oregon, WI), 6. Jake Finney (Sycamore, IL), 7. Tanner Berryhill (Bixby, OK), 8. JD Leonard (Brodhead, WI), 9. Mike Storkson (Evansville, WI), 10. Vern Fagerberg Jr. (Bloomingdale, IL), 11. Bruce Lee (Cambridge, WI), 12. Alex Jones (Middleton, WI), 13. Mackenzie Piller (Amboy, IL), 14. Brad Becker (Elkhorn, WI),
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