6/30/10 – This past weekend, Bill Balog & the B Squared
Motorsports team competed at two different tracks in two states. First up was
the Kankakee County Speedway in Kankakee, IL.
There were 25 sprint
cars on hand for the Friday show, Bill ended up turning the 10th
quickest lap in qualifying, which lined him up in the 3rd position
for the start of heat #1. Once the green flag flew, Bill began working on the 2
cars in front of him & by the midway point of the race, he had taken the
lead. He would go on to collect his 3rd heat race win of the year.
For the feature event, he would once again take the green flag from position
#3. Bill quickly moved in to 2nd at the start & began putting
pressure on the race leader, after battling for a few laps, he moved in to the
lead for the better part of half the race. As the race went on, the handling on
the 17B machine began to slip away, & by the time the checkered flag flew,
he fell back to 2nd place.
The second night of
the weekend took place at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, WI. 33 cars were
on hand for the event; Bill turned a lap of 11.551 seconds which was good
enough for 3rd quick. As a result of being 3rd quick, he
had to start 6th in heat race #3. As the race began, Bill wasted
little time working his way forward & by the midway point, he had taken the
lead. Bill wouldn’t falter over the last remaining laps & would go on to
collect his 4th heat race win of the year & 3rd in a
row. He took the green flag in the 30 lap feature from position #6 & felt
very confident going in to the race. As the race began, Bill was just biding
his time & trying to let the surrounding cars sort things out. Just as he
was beginning to work his way toward the front, the race took a turn for the
worse, as cars who were trying to win the race on lap 3 got together exiting
turn 2 & collected the 17B in the process. After making a trip to the work
area, the team realized the LR birdcage was broken. So with help coming from
the 1HRP, 2B, & 68 teams, the necessary repairs were made & Bill
rejoined the field at the tail. From that point on, many eyes were on Bill as
he was slicing & dicing his way through traffic on his way back towards the
front. With the white flag flying, Bill was sitting in the 4th spot,
but to not be denied, Bill grabbed the 3rd spot coming out of turn 4
on the last lap. After a dismal start to the race, the night ended with a solid
3rd place finish. The team would like to thank the Hepfner 1HRP,
Bear Motorsports 2B, Uttech 68, & anybody else who we missed for all there
help in getting the car repaired in time to rejoin the race.
This coming weekend,
you can catch the B Squared Motorsports entry in action at the Dodge Count
Fairgrounds in Beaver Dam, WI on Friday July 2nd & then the
Wilmot Raceway in Wilmot, WI on Saturday July 3rd.
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.
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