Bill Balog Comes in First at Cornfest

Aaron Reutzel (#8) and Bill Balog (#17B) Friday at Knoxville Raceway. (Mark Funderburk photo)

SUN PRAIRIE, Wi. (August 20, 2023) — Bill Balog picked up his second Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association feature win of the weekend Sunday night at Angell Park Speedway during “Corn Fest” at the legendary 1/3-mile oval. Balog started on the front row and led every lap, holding off a late charge by Travis Arenz. Mike Reinke from 16th starting position finished third while 9th starting Blake Nimee was fourth and 20th starting Joel Myers Jr. rounded out the top five.

Bumper to Bumper Interstate Racing Association
Angell Park Speedway
Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
Sunday, August 20, 2023

Qualifying A
1. 17B-Bill Balog, 12.425[8]
2. 1-Brenham Crouch, 12.517[4]
3. 85M-Steve Meyer, 12.721[1]
4. 68-Dave Uttech, 12.793[3]
5. 79-Blake Nimee, 12.836[5]
6. 25-Danny Schlafer, 13.001[9]
7. 9K-Kyle Schuett, 13.071[6]
8. 3N-Jake Neuman, 13.114[11]
9. 22-Riley Goodno, 13.385[15]
10. 3B-Shelby Bosie, 13.420[13]
11. 13-Van Gurley Jr, 13.436[10]
12. 2W-Scott Neitzel, 13.532[16]
13. 26R-Preston Ruh, 13.532[17]
14. 38-Allen Hafford, 13.729[7]
15. 88-Christopher Flick, 13.815[12]
16. 4K-Kris Spitz, 13.842[14]
DNS: 39V-William Huck, 13.842

Qualifying B
1. 96-Jake Blackhurst, 13.065[8]
2. 87A-Austin Hartmann, 13.139[1]
3. 19J-Jett Mann, 13.219[3]
4. 10W-Mike Reinke, 13.316[16]
5. 73-Scotty Thiel, 13.348[11]
6. 25T-Travis Arenz, 13.393[14]
7. 49-Josh Schneiderman, 13.418[13]
8. 5J-Jeremy Schultz, 13.471[12]
9. 7N-Darin Naida, 13.557[2]
10. U2-Jack Vanderboom, 13.564[6]
11. 85J-Logan Julien, 13.734[5]
12. 23-Russel Borland, 13.742[15]
13. 65-Jordan Goldesberry, 13.819[9]
14. 46JR-Joel Myers Jr, 13.850[7]
15. 16C-Tylar Rankin, 13.879[17]
16. 99-Tyler Brabant, 14.039[4]
17. 21-Will Gerrits, 14.187[10]

Heat Race #1 (8 Laps)
1. 9K-Kyle Schuett[1]
2. 17B-Bill Balog[4]
3. 22-Riley Goodno[5]
4. 79-Blake Nimee[2]
5. 13-Van Gurley Jr[6]
6. 85M-Steve Meyer[3]
7. 26R-Preston Ruh[7]
8. 88-Christopher Flick[8]
DNS: 39V-William Huck

Heat Race #2 (8 Laps)
1. 3N-Jake Neuman[1]
2. 25-Danny Schlafer[2]
3. 1-Brenham Crouch[4]
4. 2W-Scott Neitzel[6]
5. 3B-Shelby Bosie[5]
6. 68-Dave Uttech[3]
7. 4K-Kris Spitz[8]
8. 38-Allen Hafford[7]

Heat Race #3 (8 Laps)
1. 73-Scotty Thiel[2]
2. 49-Josh Schneiderman[1]
3. 96-Jake Blackhurst[4]
4. 19J-Jett Mann[3]
5. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[7]
6. 7N-Darin Naida[5]
7. 16C-Tylar Rankin[8]
8. 21-Will Gerrits[9]
9. 85J-Logan Julien[6]

Heat Race #4 (8 Laps)
1. 25T-Travis Arenz[2]
2. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[1]
3. 10W-Mike Reinke[3]
4. 87A-Austin Hartmann[4]
5. 46JR-Joel Myers Jr[7]
6. 23-Russel Borland[6]
7. U2-Jack Vanderboom[5]
8. 99-Tyler Brabant[8]

Dash #1 (4 Laps)
1. 17B-Bill Balog[2]
2. 9K-Kyle Schuett[1]
3. 3N-Jake Neuman[5]
4. 1-Brenham Crouch[4]
5. 79-Blake Nimee[3]

Dash #2 (4 Laps)
1. 73-Scotty Thiel[2]
2. 87A-Austin Hartmann[1]
3. 25T-Travis Arenz[3]
4. 96-Jake Blackhurst[5]
5. 19J-Jett Mann[4]

B-Main (12 Laps)
1. 23-Russel Borland[4]
2. 85M-Steve Meyer[1]
3. 16C-Tylar Rankin[8]
4. 7N-Darin Naida[2]
5. 26R-Preston Ruh[5]
6. U2-Jack Vanderboom[6]
7. 21-Will Gerrits[12]
8. 4K-Kris Spitz[7]
9. 38-Allen Hafford[9]
10. 99-Tyler Brabant[10]
11. 85J-Logan Julien[14]
12. 88-Christopher Flick[11]
13. 68-Dave Uttech[3]
DNS: 39V-William Huck

A-Main (30 Laps)
1. 17B-Bill Balog[1]
2. 25T-Travis Arenz[6]
3. 10W-Mike Reinke[16]
4. 79-Blake Nimee[9]
5. 46JR-Joel Myers Jr[20]
6. 1-Brenham Crouch[7]
7. 9K-Kyle Schuett[3]
8. 5J-Jeremy Schultz[14]
9. 65-Jordan Goldesberry[18]
10. 16C-Tylar Rankin[23]
11. 3N-Jake Neuman[5]
12. 22-Riley Goodno[13]
13. 3B-Shelby Bosie[17]
14. 87A-Austin Hartmann[4]
15. 2W-Scott Neitzel[15]
16. 23-Russel Borland[21]
17. 13-Van Gurley Jr[19]
18. 49-Josh Schneiderman[12]
19. 19J-Jett Mann[10]
20. 25-Danny Schlafer[11]
21. 96-Jake Blackhurst[8]
22. 7N-Darin Naida[24]
23. 73-Scotty Thiel[2]
24. 85M-Steve Meyer[22]