9/22/10 – It was back to the Oshkosh Speedzone this past Friday for the 3^rd & final round of the Budweiser Triple Crown for Bill Balog & the B Squared Motorsports team. After picking up rounds 1 & 2 earlier in the season, the team had high hopes going in to this one. The night didn’t start as planned when Bill ended up turning only the 21^st quickest time in qualifying out of the 28 cars present. From that point on, the team had to dig them selves out a deep hole the rest of the night. Bill took the green flag in heat #3 from the 7^th spot, he quickly got to work once the green flag flew and was inside the top 5 early on in the 10 lap event. After battling the 4^th place car for a few laps, Bill eventually got around him & he had his eyes on the 3^rd place car. He would ultimately claim the 3^rd spot with a daring pass in turn 4 of the final lap, which was good enough to earn a spot in the 30 lap main event. By virtue of the poor qualifying time, Bill started 17^th in the main event, & before he even crossed the line to take the green, he was caught up in someone else’s wreck. After a quick stop in the work area for the crew to check things over, Bill rejoined the tail of the field. Once the field went back to green, Bill started to work his way towards the front, he knew he had to be patient, yet aggressive to make sure he didn’t get to far behind the leaders. He was masterfully working his way through the field and was in the top 10 by the mid way point of the race. Over the course of the last 10 laps, Bill really got to work and put on a driving clinic through traffic and was in the top 5 with a few laps remaining, by the time the checkered flew, he worked his way in to 4^th position, to bring the top 5 finish streak to 20 straight IRA feature’s. By virtue of the 4^th place finish, the team had also earned enough points to claim the track’s Budweiser Triple Crown, which consisted of the 3 IRA show’s through out the year.

Next up on the schedule was the 14^th Annual Frank Filskov Memorial on Saturday at the Plymouth Dirt Track in Plymouth, WI. This night started off completely different than Friday, as Bill would go out & lay down a lap time of 11.696 seconds which would end up being quick time out of the 31 cars present.By virtue of quick time, Bill had to start 6^th in the 1^st 10 lap heat race. He once again quickly got to work on trying to secure a top 5 finish, but once inside the top 5, Bill didn’t stop there, as he continued to work forward and at the end of the 10 laps, he would bring home a 3^rd place finish. With a 2 pill drawn for the feature inversion, Bill started the 27 lap main event from the 4^th spot. At the drop of the green, Bill jumped in to3rd place and began to slowly reel in the leaders who were running side by side. After a caution early on, Bill made his move on 2^nd place and then set his eyes on the leader. Bill was working the top side of the track perfectly and eventually passed for the lead coming out of turn 4 & from then on he began to open up a sizeable lead on the field. A few more cautions throughout the race, gave the competition some chances at Bill, but the B Squared Motorsports 17B proved to be to strong, as Bill would go on to claim the checkered flag in the Prestigious IRA event. With that win, Bill now has 7 IRA wins in 2010 & 14 in his IRA career. The team also kept the top 5 streak alive by virtue of the win & it now stands at 21 straight IRA feature events.

This weekend the Hoeft Builders / Weld Racing 17B team will take their 280 point lead to the Wilmot Raceway on Saturday, September 25^th & then the La Salle Speedway in La Salle, IL on Sunday, September 26^th.

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,B Squared Visual Solutions, Weld Racing, Outerwears Inc, Race Gear X, Gleason Racing Equipment, Rhey Graphics, Gaerte Engines, Competition Driveline, Ringers Gloves, Plank Enterprises, and Buzz Signs & Graphics.