6/3/10 – Over the course of the long Memorial Day weekend,
Bill Balog piloted his B Squared Motorsports #17B entry at 3 different tracks
in 2 states over the course of 3 days.
First up was the
ultra fast Hartford Motor Speedway in Hartford, MI. The night started with Bill
turning the 6th fastest time in qualifying, which would place the
17B in position #5 in heat race #3. In a rather uneventful 8 lap race, Bill
managed to gain a few spots to bring home a 3rd place finish, which
locked him into the feature event. Bill started the 25 lap main event from
position #10, and from the drop of the green, he quickly began moving his way
forward. With a few caution flags to assist him in his quest towards the front,
Bill managed to bring home a solid 4th place finish to start the
weekend. He also passed the most cars in the feature to pick up the HRP Hard
Charger Award for the 2nd straight feature.
Night 2 took place
at the Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI; Bill began the night by turning the 14th
fastest time out of the 36 cars present. With the result of the qualifying
time, Bill started from position #3 in heat race number 2. He quickly began
picking his way through traffic at the drop of the green flag & by the end
of the 10 laps; he would bring home a 1st place finish. Up next was
the 30 lap feature & the BLZ / Weld Racing #17B would start from the 10th
spot for the 2nd night in a row. After battling his way into the top
5, Bill still wanted more & he raced his way all the way up to 3rd
at one point in the race. A late race yellow bunched the field back up &
gave Bill his last chance to go for the win. He gave it all he had but couldn’t
make it happen & in the process coming to the checkered, he would slip one
more spot to finish in 4th for the second straight night.
The 3rd
and final night took place at the “New” 141 Speedway in Maribel, WI.31 cars were present for the first ever
sprint car show at Wisconsin’s newest dirt track, & Bill timed in with the
4th quickest time of the night. He started 6th in heat
race number 4 & needed a top 4 finish to transfer to the feature. From the
drop of the green, Bill worked his way in to the top 4 & by the end of the
10 laps, he was up to 2nd. The 30 lap feature was next on the agenda & the
Super Shox / XYZ Machining #17B started from the pole position. The race got
off to a couple rocky starts before they could get any green flag laps
complete, but once they got going Bill quickly jumped out to the lead. Sometime
during the race, something had put a hole in the right rear tire, which
affected the handling of the car. Bill managed to hold on to the car &
bring home 2nd place finish.
This week the team
will be back in action at the Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, WI on Saturday
June 5th.
To keep up on all
the latest news regarding the team, be sure to visit the all new team website
at www.b2motorsports.com. You can
also become a fan of B Squared Motorsports on Facebook at www.facebook.com/bsquaredmotorsports
Sponsorship for the
2010 season comes from the following companies: Buesser Concrete, Hoeft
Builders, Hepfner Racing Products & HRP Wings, DMI Race Products, XYZ
Machine, Allstar Performance, K&N Engineering, Astro Titanium, Super Shox,
BLZ, Rod End Supply, Olson Construction,B Squared Visual Solutions, Weld Racing, Outerwears Inc, Race Gear X,
Rhey Graphics, Gaerte Engines, Competition
Driveline, Ringers Gloves, Plank Enterprises, and Buzz Signs & Graphics.