2007 Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series In Review
                  

                                GAIER GRABS BOLLHOFF RIVNUT SUPERPRO OPENER
  The Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series for late model stock cars kicked off its 2007 season with the running of the "Engineered Systems 75" on Saturday, May 19 at the Angola Speedway with young Mike Gaier making a late race pass to capture the victory.
  Former champions Rob Buckley and Jack Landis led the 20 car field to the green. After battling side by side for several laps, Landis assumed the point. Landis led Buckley, Gaier, Tommy Cook, Jason Dietsch and Mike Kugler for several laps. On lap 28, a caution came out for a spin and Aluminum Racing Products fast qualifer Jack Smith pitted for a flat tire.
  The battle continued until lap 59 when Buckley, making a bid for the lead, came in contact with a lapped car and brought out the caution, with a flat tire ending Buckley's chance at victory. Landis continued to lead but appeared to have a left rear tire going down. Gaier took full advantage and passed the 2004 SUPERPRO champion for the lead on lap 68. At the finish it was Gaier, Landis, Tommy Cook, Dietsch, Kugler with Mark Kortz, Rick Everidge, Al Cook, Jr., Mike Tutino, and Smith rounding out the top ten.
  Smith was the Aluminum Racing Products fast qualifier with a lap of 14.12 seconds at an average speed of 95.548 around the 3/8ths.mile high banked paved oval and Royce Mason II grabbed the All Star Performance Hard Charger Award.
  ENGINEERED SYSTEMS 75 - ANGOLA SPEEDWAY - MAY 19, 2007
  1. Mike Gaier
  2. Jack Landis
  3. Tommy Cook
  4. Jason Dietsch
  5. Mike Kugler
  6. Mark Kortz
  7. Rick Everidge
  8. Al Cook, Jr.
  9. Michael Tutino
  10. Jack Smith
  11. Justin Kazmar
  12. Rob Buckley
  13. Royce Mason II
  14. Mark Browning
  15. Kevin Todd
  16. Jason Snyder
  17. Fred Elkins
  18. Scott McLaughlin
  19. Colin Toland
  20. Ryan Inman
  21. John Lynch
            
                           COOK CAPTURES SUPERPRO "ARP 75" AT BAER FIELD
  Hometown favorite Tommy Cook took the lead from brother Al on lap 24 and went on to win the "Aluminum Racing Products 75" for the Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series Saturday night at Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, IN.
  Al Cook, Jr. and Rick Everidge led the field to the green with Cook, Jr. jumping into the early lead. After a lap 15 caution and restart, Cook moved into third and grabbed second on lap 19. He took the lead on lap 24 with 2006 SUPERPRO champion Mark Kortz moving into second a few laps later.
  At the half way mark, it was Tommy Cook leading Kortz, Al Cook, Jr., Michael Gaier, 2005 champ Rob Buckley and Jason Dietsch for his 18th starting position. Buckley and Dietsch battled side by side for fifth for ten laps with Buckley finally nabbing the spot.
  A lap 61 altercation between Cook, Jr. and Gaier sent Gaier to the rear. Buckley, who moved into third on lap 62, lost a tire six laps later ending his fine run. Kortz dogged Cook for the final seven laps but settled for second followed by Cook, Jr., Dietsch, and Rick Everidge. Scott McLaughlin, Kevin Todd, Hartsville, Tennessee driver Zach Taylor, Michael Tutino, and Justin Kazmar rounded out the top 10.
  Tommy Cook won the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Award with a new track record lap of 17.68 seconds on the half mile paved oval. Dietsch grabbed the "All Star Performance Hard Charger Award" by moving up 13 positions.
  ALUMINUM RACING PRODUCTS 75 - BAER FIELD SPEEDWAY - JUNE 9, 2007
  1. TOMMY COOK
  2. MARK KORTZ
  3. AL COOK JR.
  4. JASON DIETSCH
  5. RICK EVERIDGE
  6. SCOTT MC LAUGHLIN
  7. KEVIN TODD
  8. ZACH TAYLOR
  9. MICHAEL TUTINO
  10. JUSTIN KAZMAR
  11. ROYCE MASON II
  12. MARC BROWNING
  13. RYAN INMAN
  14. MICHAEL GAIER
  15. ROB BUCKLEY
  16. COLIN TOLAND
  17. JASON SNYDER
  18. JOHN LYNCH
  
                                     GAIER GRABS ANDERSON SUPERPRO WIN
  Ninteen year old Michael Gaier of Coldwater, MI. took the lead on lap 39 and cruised to victory Saturday night in the "Five Star Racing Bodies 75" Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series at Anderson Speedway.
  Al Cook, Jr. and Michael Tutino brought the field to green with Cook to the lead. Tutino and Kevin Todd brought out the first caution as they came together on the backstretch on lap 5, eliminating both competitors.
  Cook, Jr. held the lead until brother Tommy Cook moved by into first on lap 12, bringing 2005 SUPERPRO champion Rob Buckley and Gaier with him. T. Cook led until he slowed on lap 35, giving the point to Buckley.
  Buckley's early season bad luck continued as a broken front suspension part sent him into the Turn 1 wall on lap 39. Tommy Cook retired from the event during the Buckley caution giving Gaier the lead he would keep to the end.
  The race was for second as Rick Everidge and Al Cook, Jr. battled for the runner up spot. They raced side by side for several laps with Cook, Jr. taking over second on lap 66 and Everidge retaking the position on lap 69. At the finish it was Gaier, Everidge, Al Cook, Jr., rookie Colin Toland and Jason Snyder. It was Toland and Snyder's best SUPERPRO finishes to date.
  Gaier captured the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Award with a lap of 12.52 seconds around the high banked quarter mile paved oval and Toland was the AllStar Performance Hard Charger of the Race.
  FIVE STAR RACE CAR BODIES 75-ANDERSON SPEEDWAY-JUNE 12, 2007
  1. MICHAEL GAIER
  2. RICK EVERIDGE
  3. AL COOK JR
  4. COLIN TOLAND
  5. JASON SNYDER
  6. ROYCE MASON II
  7. TOMMY COOK
  8. ROB BUCKLEY
  9. RYAN INMAN
  10. MICHAEL TUTINO
  11. KEVIN TODD
 

         BUCKLEY BAGS SUPERPRO "RANDERCAR-LIPARI FOODS 75" AT SPARTAN
  Hometown favorite Rob Buckley finally took the lead on lap 73 and went on to win the Randercar Racing Enterprises - Lipari Foods 75 Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series feature event Sunday evening at the Spartan Speedway in Mason, MI.
  Rookie Colin Toland and Tommy Cook led the field to the green with Cook jumping into the early lead. First time SUPERPRO contestant Doug True moved into second on lap 25 while 2006 SUPERPRO champ Mark Kortz and 2005 titliest Buckley moved into third and fourth two laps later.
  The first caution of the race flew on lap 30 when Ryan Inman and Royce Mason II got together on the backstretch, eliminating both drivers.
  Buckley began his march to the front on lap 60 by moving around Kortz for third. Two laps later he grabbed second from True and set sail for Cook. Cook and Buckley had the large crowd on their feet for several laps of side by side racing before Buckley took the top spot with two laps remaining. Following Buckley and Cook to the checkers was Kortz, True, Michael Gaier, Toland, Shaun "Bubba" Whitney, Michael Tutino, Justin Kazmar, and Kevin Todd.
  Buckley grabbed the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier Award with a lap of 13.19 on the high banked quarter mile oval. Tutino won the All Star Performance Hard Charger Award and Royce Mason II was the ARP Hard Luck winner.
  RANDERCAR RACING-LIPARI FOODS 75-SPARTAN SPEEDWAY-JUNE 24, 2007
  1. ROB BUCKLEY
  2. TOMMY COOK
  3. MARK KORTZ
  4. DOUG TRUE
  5. MICHAEL GAIER
  6. COLIN TOLAND
  7. SHAUN WHITNEY
  8. MICHAEL TUTINO
  9. JUSTIN KAZMAR
  10. KEVIN TODD
  11. JASON SNYDER
  12. STEVEN BROOKS
  13. JOHN LYNCH
  14. AL COOK JR.
  15. SCOTT MC LAUGHLIN
  16. ZION SCHAUB
  17. MARK NIENHOUSE
  18. RYAN INMAN
  19. ROYCE MASON II
  
          TURNBULL TAKES SUPERPRO LIPARI FOODS PATRIOT 150 AT AUTO CITY
  John Turnbull Jr. took the lead with three laps to go and went on to win the "Lipari Foods Patriot 150 Presented by Team Tech Motorsports-Whitney Racing and Rogers Crankshaft and Machine" Saturday at Auto City Speedway in Flint, MI.
  Mike Coats and Jeff Owens brought the 24 car field to the green flag of the first ever Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series-Auto City Super Stock Shootout with Coats grabbing the early lead. Coats led until lap 40 when he spun coming out of turn 4 bringing out the caution. 2005 SUPERPRO Champion Rob Buckley inherited the lead with 2006 titleist Mark Kortz, Brian Bauman, Bubba Whitney, and Norm Wilcox in pursuit. The field was stopped on lap 75 for fuel with the top five remaining the same followed by Turnbull, Sam Coulter, Robbie Johnson, who started dead last in the field, Dennis Rederstorf, and Owens.
  Johnson was the man on the move after the break taking fifth on lap 104, fourth on lap 112 and into third on lap 116. Buckley's hard luck season continued as he encountered mechanical problems and fell off the pace, giving the lead to Kortz. The next 20 laps was a battle between Kortz and Johnson for the lead with Turnbull looming in third. On lap 147, Johnson grabbed the point from Kortz and Turnbull moved right by Johnson for the lead and the win. At the checkers, it was Turnbull, Johnson, Kortz, Rederstorf, Whitney, Al Cook, Jr., Tommy Cook, Barry Hartwell, Lonnie Saumier, and John Lynch. Lynch and Cook, Jr. will split the "All Star Performance Hard Charger Award" and Buckley received the "Aluminum Racing Products Hard Luck Award". Whitney was the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier with his lap of 15.42 being the fastest of the 31 cars.
  "LIPARI FOODS PATRIOT 150 Presented by Team Tech Motorsports- Whitney Racing and Rogers Caranshaft and Machine." - JUNE 30, 2007
  1. JOHN TURNBULL JR.
  2. ROBBIE JOHNSON
  3. MARK KORTZ
  4. DENNIS REDERSTORF
  5. SHAUN WHITNEY
  6. AL COOK JR.
  7. TOMMY COOK
  8. BARRY HARTWELL
  9. LONNIE SAUMIER
  10. JOHN LYNCH
  11. BRIAN BAUMAN
  12. KEVIN TODD
  13. MICHAEL TUTINO
  14. COLIN TOLAND
  15. MARK RUSSELL
  16. ROB BUCKLEY
  17. SAM COULTER
  18. SCOTT MC LAUGHLIN
  19. JEFF OWENS
  20. NORMAQN WILCOX
  21. MICHAEL GAIER
  22. MIKE COATS
  23. WAYNE HOWE
  24. TERRY BOGUSZ
  
                FIRST TIMER TAKES ALL STAR PERFORMANCE WIN AT PLYMOUTH
  Young Anthony Danta of Orland Park, Illinois took the lead late in the race and went on to win on his first ever visit to the Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway.
  Leading rookie contender Colin Toland and Kevin Todd brought the field down to the green for the "All Star Performance - Lane Automotive 75" at the newly repaved 3/8 ths. mile oval. Toland jumped out to the early lead followed by Todd, Mark Kortz, Al Cook, Jr., and Michael Tutino. The race stayed green for the first half of the race with Danta moving through the pack from his twelveth starting position.
  At the half way mark, it was Toland, Todd, Kortz, Danta and Tommy Cook. The first caution came out on lap 40 for moisture on the track. Danta got around Kortz on lap 44 for third and moved around Todd for the runner up spot on lap 48. It took twenty laps for Danta to track down Toland for the lead. He was able to get under the young local favorite for the ltop spot on lap 68. Kortz brought out the second caution of the race with a blown tire on lap seventy two that bunched the field up for a three lap shootout and Danta was able to hold on for the victory.
  Toland and Todd scored their best ever SUPERPRO finishes with a second and third respectfully, followed by Tommy Cook, Michael Gaier, Al Cook, Jr., Jason Dietsch, Justin Kazmar, Steven Brooks, and Tutino. Danta was the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier with a lap of 13.180 seconds with an average speed of 102.428 miles per hours and grabbed the All Star Performance Hard Charger Award. Toland was the Five Star Racing Bodies "Rookie of the Race."
  ALL STAR PERFORMANCE-LANE AUTOMOTIVE 75-PLYMOUTH SPEEDWAY - JULY 15, 2007
1. ANTHONY DANTA
2. COLIN TOLLAND
  3. KEVIN TODD
  4. TOMMY COOK
5. MICHAEL GAIER
6. AL COOK JR.
7. JASON DIETSCH
8. JUSTIN KAZMAR
9. STEVEN BROOKS
10. MICHAEL TUTINO
11. DOUG TRUE
12. TYLER ROAHRIG
13. DERRICK BISCHAK
  14. ROYCE MASON
15. MARK KORTZ
16. RYAN INMAN 
 
 
         KUGLER THE MAN AT SUPERPRO "ENGINEERED SYSTEMS 75" AT ANGOLA
  Veteran Mike Kugler took advantage of Al Cook, Jr.'s misfortune and and won the "Engineered Systems 75" Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series feature Saturday at Angola Speedway.
  Cook Jr. and Kevin Todd brough the field to the green and ran side by side for the first five laps until Cook took over the lead. Cook maintained his lead over Todd, Kugler, Jack Landis, and Mark Kortz until Landis fell out of competition with mechannical problems on lap 42. Kugler moved around Todd for second on lap 43 and was followed by Kortz, Tommy Cook and Jason Dietsch.
  The third caution flew on lap 51 when it was discovered Al Cook's differential was leaking, forcing the leader from the event. It was smooth sailing for Kugler from that point as he led Kortz, Tommy Cook, Dietsch, Jack Smith, and Rob Buckley to the stripe. Todd held on for sixth followed by Michael Gaier, Derek Bischak, and Justin Kazmar.
  Dietsch was the Aluminum Racing Products Fast Qualifier with a new SUPERPRO Angola track record of 14.056 around the high banked three-eighths mile oval. Al Cook, Jr. was the ARP "Hard Luck Award" and Buckley was the All Star Performance Hard
Charger.
  ENGINEERED SYSTEMS 75 - ANGOLA SPEEDWAY - JULY 28, 2007
  1. MIKE KUGLER ORLAND, IN.
  2. MARK KORTZ BROOKLYN, MI.
  3. TOMMY COOK FT. WAYNE, IN.
  4. JASON DIETSCH EDGERTON, OH.
  5. JACK SMITH MEDINA, OH.
  6. ROB BUCKLEY EATON RAPIDS, MI.
  7. KEVIN TODD ALBION, IN.
  8. MICHAEL GAIER COLDWATER, MI.
  9. DEREK BISCHAK ANGOLA, IN.
  10. JUSTIN KAZMAR MARSHALL, MI.
  11. RICK EVERIDGE STROH, IN.
  12. TYLER ROAHRIG MISHAWAKA, IN.
  13. COLIN TOLAND SOUTH BEND, IN.
  14. JOHN LYNCH MT. MORRIS, MI.
  15. DOUG TRUE DOWAGIAC, MI.
  16. ROYCE MASON FT. WAYNE, IN.
  17. SCOTT MC LAUGHLIN CLAY TOWNSHIP, MI
  18. MARC BROWNING BROOKLYN, MI.
  19. MICHAEL TUTINO NORTH LIBERTY, IN.
  20. FRED ELKINS HUDSON, IN.
  21. RYAN INMAN GLENNIE, MI.
  22. AL COOK, JR. FT. WAYNE, IN.
  23. JACK LANDIS EDGERTON, OH.
  24. JASON SNYDER JONESVILLE, MI.
  
                               A PAIR OF FIRSTS FOR SUPERPRO AT WINCHESTER
  The Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series paid its first ever visit to Charlie Shaw's historic Winchester Speedway and Edgeton, Ohio's Jason Dietsch picked up the first SUPERPRO win of his career.
  Young Derek Bischak and Al Cook, Jr. led the field to the green of the "Aluminum Racing Products 50" with Cook, Jr. jumping into the lead. Michael Gaier moved quickly from his sixth starting position to grab the point on lap four. Fast qualifier Rick Turner, Dietsch and Tommy Cook all began to put the heat on the leader. Gaier made contact with the turn four wall on lap 15 and made a miraculous save down the front stretch to maintain the lead. Dietsch moved to second on lap 16 and into the lead two laps later.
  Turner made hard contact with the wall on lap 22, bringing out the first caution of the event. Cook made the save of the century as he lost it out of turn four trying to pass Dietsch and somehow missed the water barrels that protect the inside wall.
  At the half way point, it was Dietsch followed by Rob Buckley, Gaier, Al Cook and Bischak. Tommy Cook moved from the tail to fourth by lap 34. It was all Dietsch to the checkers followed by Buckley, Gaier, Tommy Cook, and Bischak with his best SUPERPRO finish to date.
  Dietsch also won the All Star Performance Hard Charger Award with leading Five Star Racing rookie Colin Toland, who hit the wall during practice, taking the ARP Hard Luck honors. Turner was the ARP-Q Racing and Corrigan Oil fast qualifier with a lap of 16.41 seconds (109.689 miles per hour) around the high banked half mile oval.
 
  ALUMINUM RACING PRODUCTS 50 - WINCHESTER SPEEDWAY 8/12/07
  1. JASON DIETSCH
  2. ROB BUCKLEY
  3. MICHAEL GAIER
  4. TOMMY COOK
  5. DEREK BISCHAK
  6. AL COOK JR.
  7. KEVIN TODD
  8. MICHAEL TUTINO
9. RICK TURNER
  10. JASON SNYDER
  11. COLIN TOLAND
  
                            GAIER EVENS THE SCORE FOR SUPERPRO AT AUTO CITY
  19 year old Michael Gaier of Coldwater, MI took the lead on lap17 and cruised to an easy win in the ZENTX MEDIA GROUP 75 SUPERPRO-ACSS Shootout Series Saturday at Auto City Speedway in Flint, MI.
  Dennis Rederstorf and Robbie Johnson brought the field down to the green with Rederstorf grabbing the lead. Johnson spun on the backstretch on lap one, sending him to the pits for repairs and eliminating 2005 SUPERPRO champ Rob Buckley and Norman Wilcox.
  On the restart, Sam Coulter and Jeff Owens got together in turn four with young Barry Hartwell going over the front of Coulter's machine and flipping wildly into the wall. After a few anxious moments, Hartwell emerged unscathed.
  Rederstorf maintained the lead until lap 17 when Gaier moved by. The Cook brothers, Al and Tommy moved into second and third on lap 39 and Shaun Whitney moved into fourth on lap 40.
  At the 50 lap mark, it was Gaier, Al Cook, Whitney, Tommy Cook and Jeff Owens. The field maintained those positions until a last lap altercation between Al Cook and Whitney. At the checkers, it was Gaier, Al Cook, Tommy Cook, Jeff Owens, Rederstorf, Johnson, Whitney, John Buckner, Wayne Howe, and Kevin Todd.
  Wilcox was the Aluminum Racing Products-Q Racing - Corrigan Oil Fast Qualifier with a time of 15.62 seconds around the ½ mile oval. Buckley was awarded the ARP "Hard Luck Award" and Kevin Todd was the "AllStar Performance Hard Charger."
  ZENTX MEDIA GROUP 75 - AUTO CITY SPEEDWAY - SEPTEMBER 8, 2007
  1. MICHAEL GAIER
  2. AL COOK, JR.
  3. TOMMY COOK
  4. JEFF OWENS
  5. DENNIS REDERSTORF
  6. ROBBIE JOHNSON
  7. SHAUN WHITNEY
  8. JOHN BUCKNER
  9. WAYNE HOWE
  10. KEVIN TODD
  11. PAUL FREELAND
  12. RYAN INMAN
  13. BOB SZECSODI
  14. BRIAN BAUMAN
  15. SAM COULTER
  16. MIKE COATS
  17. BARRY HARTWELL
  18. ROB BUCKLEY
  19. NORMAN WILCOX
  
                     LANDIS WINS THE BATTLE - COOK WINS THE SUPERPRO WAR
  Edgerton, Ohio veteran Jack Landis took the lead on lap 15 and went on to win the "Bollhoff Rivnut 50" for the Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series Saturday night at Baer Field Speedway. With his runnerup finish, Ft. Wayne's Tommy Cook became the 2007 SUPERPRO Champion.
  Michael Tutino and Rick Everidge brought the field to the green with Everidge jumping into the early lead. Landis, who started seventh, began making his way through the field. He was fourth by lap 10, third by lap 12, second by lap 13 and moved past Everidge for the lead on lap 15. Cook followed Landis through the pack and moved into second on lap 16.
  On lap 23, Michael Gaier, who started the night with a chance to catch Cook for the championship, got together with Everidge while battling for third. Everidge returned after changing a tire but Gaier's evening and his championship chances ended with the incident.
  The final caution of the event came on lap 38 when young Tyler Roahrig collided with Mike Kugler, sending Roahrig to the tail. At the finish, it was Landis, Cook, Kugler, Al Cook, Jr., and Roahrig in the top 5. Kevin Todd, Everidge, Tutino, Royce Mason II, and Jason Snyder rounded out the top ten. Landis won the All Star Performance Hard Charger Award along with the Aluminum Racing Products - Q Racing and Corrigan Oil Fast Qualifier Award.
  Cook used consistency throughout the 2007 season to win his first SUPERPRO Championship. His worst finish of the campaign was seventh. He will be officially crowned champion at the Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Banquet at Bullingers Pub in Jackson, MI. on January 26, 2008.
  BOLLHOFF RIVNUT 50 - BAER FIELD SPEEDWAY - 9/15/07
  1. JACK LANDIS
  2. TOMMY COOK
  3. MIKE KUGLER
  4. AL COOK JR.
  5. TYLER ROAHRIG
  6. KEVIN TODD
  7. RICK EVERIDGE
  8. MICHAEL TUTINO
  9. ROYCE MASON II
  10. JASON SNYDER
  11. MICHAEL GAIER
  
  
  FINAL 2007 BOLLHOFF RIVNUT SUPERPRO SERIES POINTS
  8 TOMMY COOK 1818
71 MICHAEL GAIER 1666
  88 AL COOK, JR. 1412
  43 ROB BUCKLEY 1280
  92 KEVIN TODD 1188
  113 MARK KORTZ 1140
  7 JASON DIETSCH 1049
  22 MICHAEL TUTINO 1023
  35 COLIN TOLAND 983
63 RICK EVERIDGE 818
56 JASON SNYDER 806
  5 ROYCE MASON II 771
  10 JACK LANDIS 679
94 RYAN INMAN 660
  2 MIKE KUGLER 649
96 JUSTIN KAZMAR 593
4 JOHN LYNCH 475
  94 SCOTT MCLAUGHLIN 459
  72 BUBBA WHITNEY 434
  24 TYLER ROAHRIG 399
  31 DEREK BISCHAK 388
  51 ANTHONY DANTA 338
  93 DOUG TRUE 320
  28 JACK SMITH 265
  26 MARC BROWNING 255
  105 STEVE BROOKS 243
  23 BRIAN BAUMAN 212
  12 JOHN TURNBULL JR. 205
28 FRED ELKINS 190
  98 ZACH TAYLOR 138
  26 GREG TAYLOR 136
  26 RICK TURNER 120
  20 MARK RUSSELL 92
  71 TERRY BOGUSZ 80
  73 ZION SCHAUB 65
  44 MARK NIENHOUSE 60
  7 BRIAN BILACIC 60