8/3/2013
Bill Balog
Picked up Win #10 at the Lightning Fast Langlade County Fairgrounds
Bristol, WI – August 3, 2013. Bill and the B2 Motorsports headed north this past weekend to a facility that the Interstate Racing Association hasn’t visited since the 2007 season. The teamed headed up Highway 45 to Antigo, WI to the Langlade County Fairgrounds for the town’s county fair race. Spotty rain showers most of the afternoon put the event in jeopardy, but the track prep crew busted their tails to get the half-mile into shape and the races went on. Due to the late start, qualifying was scrapped and it was now a passing points event. Bill would line the 17B sprinter up in the 4th starting position in the 2nd heat and at the drop of the green move into the 3rd position. Caution would fly around halfway bunching the field back up giving Bill a shot to make up some ground on the very fast, narrow racing surface. On the restart, Bill would try to make his way around the #85M of Steve Meyer, but Meyer had a better line and pulled back away from Bill. Bill would end up finishing where he was at and set himself up with a 10th place starting position in the feature. At the drop of the green in the feature Bill made it known that his car was fast as he quickly began picking cars off as he made his way to the front. By lap fourteen Bill made his way into the 2nd position and on the back bumper of the #85M sprinter again as the caution would fly on lap fifteen. On the restart, Meyer got a good jump, but Bill gained ground through turns one and two. The pair came out of turn two side by side as the Northpole Nightmare would gain some position coming into turn three and taking the lead from Meyer. Bill would pull away from the pack and accept the checkered flag on lap twenty picking up his 10th victory of the 2013 season.
The team headed deeper into the northwoods on Saturday to the ABC Raceway in Ashland, WI. The group was once again fighting the weather and at about 5:30 Mother Nature took the victory as rain began to fall at the racetrack raining the event out.
Tonight, Saturday, August 3rd, the team will head to the third-mile facility of the Beaver Dam Raceway in Beaver Dam, WI. Bill and the B2 Motorsports team have picked up two victories at the track in 2013 this far. Tomorrow night, Sunday August 4th, the team will travel to the Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, IA for the Capitani Classic in preparation for the Knoxville Nationals which will occur August 7th-10th. Please check our Facebook page for any last minute changes to our schedule by going to http://www.facebook.com/bsquaredmotorsports. Results throughout the night are also posted on our Facebook page provided there is service at the track. Also remember to check out Bill Balog and the B2 Motorsports Team by visiting www.billbalog.com for driver and crew bios, our schedule, pictures, videos, and to sign our guestbook if you’d like to.
Bill and the B2 Motorsports Team would also like to thank our continued supporters/sponsors including: Buesser Concrete, Maxim Chassis, Hepfner Racing Products, Xtreme Stainless, Gleason Equipment, Super Shox, K&N Filters, FK Rod Ends, Auto Meter, Weld Wheels, Saldana Racing Products, Astro Titanium, DMI, Fibrestar Industries, Stumble Inn Bar and Grill, Allstar Performance, Competition Driveline Service, BLZ, XYZ Machining, Outerwears, and Champion Oil.
Article Credit: Matt Myers
Submitted By: Matt Myers