Berlin Raceway: Tillema Pro Stock News and Weekend Winners

Defending champion Brian Tillema continues Pro Stocks success at Berlin Raceway
Cris Greer
The Grand Rapids Press

Defending Pro Stocks champion Brian Tillema is making his move at Berlin Raceway.
Tillema, who won Saturday's 30-lap race, currently is in second place in the points standings with 572. Weston Jewett leads the way with 612.

After a restart on lap 14, Tillema slowly moved up through the pack and grabbed the lead on lap 19 from Scott Root.

“Success has kind of come and gone depending on the class we’ve been in, but in this class with this car, we seem to have done really well,” said Tillema, who’s been racing for 15 years. “It’s a good car, but it’s a good class, too.

"It’s a good fit for me. I like the treaded tires; the car slides around. It’s a lot more fun than the Super Stock or Late Model cars.”

Tillema, of Byron Center, has won the Pro Stock championship the past three years.

Last year, he had two wins, 14 top-five finishes and 15 top-10 finishes.

Here's a wrapup of the weekend winners from around the state:

BERLIN RACEWAY

•USAC Sprints: Brian Clauson
•USAC Midgets: Daniel Bedford
•Pro Stocks: Brian Tillema

CRYSTAL MOTOR SPEEDWAY

•Late Models: Scott Baker
•Street Stocks: Mike Vandermark Jr.
•Cory Burch: Flinn Stocks
•Scott Neiman: Pro Trucks

U.S. 131 MOTORSPORTS PARK
•Pro Extreme: Josh Hernandez
•Pro Nitrous: Lee Adkins
•Extreme 10.5: Gary White
•Pro Extreme Motorcycle: Ashley Owens
•Extreme Pro Stock: John Montecalvo
•Pro Junior Dragster: Tayler Weatherford

THUNDERBIRD RACEWAY
•Late Models 1: Alan Vochaska
•Late Models 2: Alan Vochaska
•Modifieds: John McCaul
•Street Stocks: Dan Dykman
•Bombers: Spike Grega
•Thunder Stocks: Mel Whitten
•UMP Warriors: Ryan Hamm

AROUND THE STATE

DIXIE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
•Super Late Models: Terry Senneker Jr.
•Pro Stocks; Jon Giffel
•Street Stocks: Robby Johnston
•Bombers: Cam Hiltz
•Figure 8s: Tony Williams

HARTFORD MOTOR SPEEDWAY
•SOD Sprints: Dustin Daggett
•Modifieds: Jacob Poel
•Stock Car: Tom Disterheft

MT. PLEASANT SPEEDWAY
•Late Models: Rich Neiser
•Modifieds: Rich Robinson Jr.
•Stock Cars: Gary Vandermark
•Mini Stocks: Trever Fedewa
•Stock Minis: Patrick McNamara
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•Stock Cars: Gary Vandermark
•Mini Stocks; Trever Fedewa
•Stock Minis: Steve Keeler Jr.

OWOSSO SPEEDWAY
•Pro Late Models: Mark Welch
•Michigan Legends Series: Loren Short
•Pure Stocks: Gary Pelky
•Sport Stocks: Matt Vainner

SPARTAN SPEEDWAY
•Sprints: Tommy Fedewa
•Modifieds: Larry Wallace
•Pure Stocks: Ben Hidy