AVONDALE, Arizona Eddy McKean from Jerome, Idaho again showed his mastery of the desert mile that is Phoenix International Raceway by dominating the NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series Cruise America "125" to score his second win of the season and third at PIR. McKean held off a determined Eric Holmes by .278 seconds. The victory also moved McKean up to the third position in the final point standings. Following Holmes to the stripe was NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Star Ken Schrader, Jim Pettit II, and Nick Lynch.
Jim Pettit II from Prunedale, Calif. claimed his first Southwest Series title with his fourth place finish. The finish was Pettit's tenth top five performance of the season. Pettit also finished in the top five in all three PIR races this season. Craig Raudman finished second in the final standings, followed McKean, Burney Lamar, and Eric Holmes.
Lamar scored his fifth Bud Pole Award of the season with a quick lap around the one-mile oval of 27.387 seconds/131.449 mph to lead 47 drivers in qualifying. Ed Belec, Roger Avants, Dustin Jones, Russell Butler, and Brett Thompson failed to qualify for the event.
Joining the top five in the final standings for an invitation to the second annual NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will be Joe Herold, Rip Michels, Greg Voigt, Todd Souza, and Doug McCoun.
The Southwest Series will honor Pettit and the rest of the series drivers at the annual awards banquet to be held on Friday, December 10 at the Orleans Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. The 20th season for the Southwest Series will begin on Sunday, January 23, 2005 back at Phoenix, Int'l Raceway.
NASCAR AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series
Cruise America "125 Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Phoenix, November 4, 2004
125-Laps/125 miles on a One-Mile Paved Oval, Purse: $119,294
Finishing position, starting position, driver, car, laps completed, reason out, money won. 1. (3) Eddy McKean, Pontiac, 125, Running, $11,400;
2. (7) Eric Holmes, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $6,800;
3. (4) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $4,100;
4. (5) Jim Pettit II, Ford, 125, Running, $4,300;
5. (8) Nick Lynch, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $3,200;
6. (11) Joe Herold, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $3,700;
7. (19) Kyle Busch, Pontiac, 125, Running, $2,400;
8. (2) Craig Raudman, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $3,100;
9. (20) Zach Niessner, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $2,100;
10. (13) Tim Schendel, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $2,000;
11. (15) Jeff Bailey, Chevrolet, 125, Running, $1,700;
12. (29) Dan Holtz, Ford, 124, Running, $2,400;
13. (27) Thomas Martin, Pontiac, 124, Running, $1,600;
14. (16) M.K. Kanke, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,550;
15. (32) John Dillon, Pontiac, 124, Running, $1,500;
16. (21) Nick Joanides, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,475;
17. (24) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,425;
18. (23) Kevin Clark, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,400;
19. (31) Tom Dyer, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,375;
20. (34) Danny Burson, Chevrolet, 124, Running, $1,325;
21. (10) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 123, Running, $1,300;
22. (35) Rip Michels, Chevrolet, 123, Running, $2,175;
23. (28) Jeff Seifert, Chevrolet, 123, Running, $1,240;
24. (25) Michael Lewis, Chevrolet, 122, Running, $1,200;
25. (42) Randy Nelson, Ford, 122, Running, $1,175;
26. (9) Ed Hoffman, Chevrolet, 122, Running, $1,150;
27. (30) Todd Souza, Chevrolet, 121, Running, $2,025;
28. (12) Jeff Jefferson, Dodge, 113, Accident, $1,125;
29. (6) Auggie Vidovich Jr., Chevrolet, 113, Accident, $1,125;
30. (40) Jody Tanner, Pontiac, 110, Running, $1,125;
31. (1) Burney Lamar, Chevrolet, 107, Running, $2,375;
32. (14) Justin Martz, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,125;
33. (26) Brandon Riehl, Chevrolet, 96, Accident, $1,125;
34. (38) Richard Johnson, Chevrolet, 96, Handling, $1,125;
35. (36) Doug McCoun, Chevrolet, 84, Accident, $2,025;
36. (39) Greg Fowler, Chevrolet, 83, Accident, $1,125;
37. (18) Greg Voigt, Chevrolet, 79, Running, $2,025;
38. (17) Stan Silva Jr., Chevrolet, 71, Brakes, $1,125;
39. (22) JR Norris, Ford, 66, Engine, $1,125;
40. (37) Bob Lyon, Chevrolet, 32, Oil Leak, $1,125;
41. (41) Stephan Sadler, Chevrolet, 8, Drive Line, $1,125;
42. (33) Darrell LaMoure, Chevrolet, 0, Transmission, $1,125;
# Autometer Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: Ed Belec, Roger Avants, Dustin Jones, Russell Butler,
Brett Thompson
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 21 minutes, 49 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 91.668 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .278 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Burney Lamar, Groeniger/HPS Chevrolet 27.387 seconds/131.449
mph
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Dan Holtz, Rialto Concrete Products
Ford
FEATHERLITE AWARD: Eric Holmes, Kenko Chevrolet
ROOKIE-OF-THE-RACE: Nick Lynch, Yerf-Dog Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Five cautions for 29 laps (2-7, 77-82, 86-90, 98-104,
115-119)
LAP LEADERS: Two Lead Changes between three drivers . Burney Lamar 1-10,
Craig Raudman 11-42, Eddy McKean 43-125
AUTOZONE SOUTHWEST SERIES TOP 20 POINTS(WINS)
1. Jim Pettit II*** 2216 (4) 2. Craig Raudman 2082 (2) 3. Eddy McKean 1996 (2) 4. Burney Lamar 1889 (1) 5. Eric Holmes 1867 (2) 6. Joe Herold 1762 - 7. Rip Michels 1698 - 8. Greg Voigt 1689 - 9. Todd Souza 1664 - 10. Doug McCoun 1664 - 11. Nick Joanides 1582 - 12. Nick Lynch 1570 - 13. Danny Burson 1560 - 14. Darrell LaMoure 1469 - 15. Thomas Martin 1466 - 16. Bob Lyon 1438 - 17. Dan Holtz 1349 - 18. David Gilliland 1323 (2) 19. Auggie Vidovich 1029 - 20. Richard Johnson 1028 - ***Denotes 2004 Series Champion
ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR STANDINGS
Name Pts Rip Michels 133 Nick Lynch 118 Todd Burns 41
MANUFACTURE' STANDINGS MFG Pts
Chevrolet 100
Pontiac 84
Ford 80
Dodge 6
FEATHERLITE AWARD STANDINGS
Name Pts
Eric Holmes 2
Danny Burson 2
David Gilliland 2
Rip Michels 1
Stephen Sadler 1
Darrell LaMoure 1
Eric Holmes 1
Tracy Bolin 1
Randy Nelson 1
Joe Herold 1
Doug McCoun 1
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Name Pts
Burney Lamar 5
Craig Raudman 4
Eric Holmes 2
Zach Niessner 1
Boris Said 1
M.K. Kanke 1
POWERADE MOVE OF THE RACE
Name Pts
Todd Souza 2
Doug McCoun 1
David Gilliland 1
Bob McCoun 1
Ben Walker 1
Greg Voigt 1
Rudy Revak 1
Darrell LaMoure 1
Nick Joanides 1
Jim Pettit II 1
Travis Bennett 1
Mike Mendenhall 1
Dan Holtz 1
