LOVES PARK, Ill. — An exhausted Kenny Joosten pumped his fists in triumph, thanked almost everyone he ever met and accepted his trophy as the winner of the Yellow Book 75 at Rockford Speedway on Sunday.
Joosten added his name to the list of 14 other winners in the Mid-American Stock Car Series portion of the National Short Track Championships. The only challenges Joosten faced after taking the lead from Jeremy Bloomberg on lap 21 were easily dismissed by the Wonder Lake, Ill., veteran.
Pole-sitter Jeremy Spoonmore finished second, while John Senerchia, James Swan and Bill Prietzel rounded out the top five.
The finish:
Kenny Joosten, Jeremy Spoonmore, Johnny Senerchia, James Swan, Bill Prietzel, Kevin Damrow, Jeremy Bloomberg, Bobby Gutknecht, Lyle Nowak, Jake Finney, Andrew Kulka, Troy Shear, Jr., Kyle Shear, Hank Tews, Adam Mass, Scott Null, Dave Obermeyer, Scott Lawyer, Shaun Wiltjer, Maxwell Schultz, Dean Patterson, Jimmy Becker, Eric Pierce.