Cook Claims 2007 Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Championship


Veteran driver Tommy Cook used consistency during the 2007 season to claim the Bollhoff Rivnut SUPERPRO Series championship for crate motored template bodied late model stock cars.
Cook scored one win in 2007 at his home track Baer Field Speedway. He also scored a pair of runner-up finishes along with three thirds and two fourths. A pair of seventh place finishes were his worst of the campaign. Cook won the point battle by 152 points over 19 year old Michael Gaier. Al Cook Jr. (Tommy’s brother), 2005 SUPERPRO Champion Rob Buckley, and Kevin Todd rounded out the top five. Cook and the rest of the drivers, owners, and crews will be honored at the 2007 SUPERPRO Awards Banquet on January 26th in Jackson, Michigan.
Young 19 year old Colin Toland used three top ten finishes to help win the “Five Star Racing Bodies Rookie of the Year “ award. His best finish was a second at Plymouth, Indiana in July, a race that he led for the first 68 laps.
SUPERPRO would like to thank all the sponsors that backed the series in 2007. They include Bollhoff Rivnut, Five Star Racing Bodies, Aluminum Racing Products, All Star Performance, Lane Automotive, Randercar Racing, Q Racing and Corrigan Oil, Team Tech Motorsports, Zentx Media Group, Rogers Crankshaft and Machine, Bassett Wheels, Howe Racing Enterprises, Whitney Racing, Group 5 Graphics, Schaeffer Oil, and TCI Automotive. SUPERPRO would also like to thank the tracks that hosted the series - Angola Motor Speedway (Craig Everege, Wes Parrish and Dick Poe), Baer Field Speedway (Tom Isch), Plymouth Speedway (Tom Smith and Bobby Blount), Spartan Speedway (Paul Zimmerman and Jim Leasure), Anderson Speedway (Rick Dawson), Winchester Speedway (Charlie Shaw, RJ Scott, and Glen Luckett) and Auto City Speedway (Joe DeWitte)

2007 BOLLHOFF RIVNUT SUPERPRO SERIES - YEAR IN REVIEW

Angola, IN. - 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 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.
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.

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
DNS John Lynch

Ft Wayne, IN. - 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. Kortz dogged Cook for the final laps of the race 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.

ALUMINUM RACING PRODUCTS 75
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

Anderson, IN. - Nineteen 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. 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.
FIVE STAR RACE CAR BODIES 75
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



Mason, MI. - 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 titlist Buckley moved into third and fourth two laps later.
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.

RANDERCAR RACING ENTERPRISES - LIPARI FOODS 75
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


Clio, MI. - 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 titlist Mark Kortz, Brian Bauman, Bubba Whitney, and Norm Wilcox in pursuit. 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.

LIPARI FOODS PATRIOT 150 PRESENTED BY TEAM TECH MOTORSPORTS-WHITNEY RACING AND ROGERS CRANKSHAFT AND MACHINE“
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

Plymouth, IN. - 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 twelfth starting position. 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 top 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.

ALL STAR PERFORMANCE- LANE AUTOMOTIVE 75

NAME HOMETOWN LAPS

1. ANTHONY DANTA ORLAND PARK, ILL. 75
2. COLIN TOLLAND SOUTH BEND, IN. 75
3. KEVIN TODD ALBION, IN. 75
4. TOMMY COOK FT. WAYNE IN. 75
5. MICHAEL GAIER COLDWATER, MI 75
6. AL COOK JR. FT. WAYNE, IN. 75
7. JASON DIETSCH EDGERTON, OH. 75
8. JUSTIN KAZMAR MARSHALL, MI. 75
9. STEVEN BROOKS NEW LEONX, IL. 75
10. MICHAEL TUTINO NORTH LIBERTY, IN. 75
11. DOUG TRUE DOWAGIAC, MI. 75
12. TYLER ROAHRIG MISHAWAKA, IN. 75
13. DERRICK BISCHAK ANGOLA, IN. 75
14. ROYCE MASON FT. WAYNE, IN. 74
15. MARK KORTZ BROOKLYN, MI. ACCIDENT
16. RYAN INMAN GLENNIE, MI. MECHANICAL

Angola, IN. - 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 brought 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 mechanical 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.

ENGINNERED SYSTEMS 75

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.

Winchester, IN. - 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.

ALUMINUM RACING PRODUCTS 50

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

Clio, MI - 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 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.

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

Ft. Wayne, IN. - 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 runner-up 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.
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 to be announced at a later date.

BOLLHOFF RIVNUT 50
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