WHAT: Oasis Waterworks 125
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series Race No. 5 of 14
WHERE: Tri-City Raceway, W. Richland, Wash. ,br> 0.500-Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN: Saturday, June 9, 2001 -- 8:00 p.m. PDT
DISTANCE: 125 Laps/62.5 Miles
POSTED AWARDS: $26,050
FIELD: 28 cars possible. Fastest 21 cars through time trials with two provisional starting positions available to the top 20 drivers based on the current 2001 Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point standings, two starting positions from highest 30 car owners in the current 2001 Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point standings, one position for a former champion of the series who has not qualified in the original 21 positions, the final two positions will be filled by the top two highest finishers in the Qualifying Race.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, June 9
12:00 noon Registration and inspection
1:00 p.m. Drawing to determine order of qualifying
3:00 p.m. Mandatory Crew Chief’s Meeting
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Practice
5:45 p.m. Mandatory Driver’s Meeting
6:00 p.m. Mandatory Rookie Driver’s Meeting
7:00 p.m. Time Trials (2 Laps). All positions
TBA Trophy Dash
TBA 15-Lap Qualifying Race
8:00 p.m. Oasis Waterworks 125
THE RACETRACK: Tri-City Raceway is a slightly banked .500-mile paved tri-oval.
QUALIFYING: Jeff Krough 4/22/95 103.211 mph 17.440 seconds
RACE: Chris Hart 6/5/99 86.772 mph 43 min 13 sec
2000 TOP 10 IN THE EVENT
1. John Dillon
2. Chris Hart
3. Gaylon Stewart
4. Ken Kaltschmidt
5. Wes Rhodes
6. Mel Shenyer
7. Garrett Evans
8. Steven Howard
9. Bill Lawrence
10. Kevin Hamlin
PAST 10 RESULTS OF THIS EVENT
2000 John Dillon
1999 Chris Hart
1998 John Dillon
1997 Kelly Tanner
1996 Marc Groskreutz
1995 Ron Eaton
1994 Garrett Evans
1992 Dirk Stephens
1991 Tobey Butler
2000 RACE STATISTICS
Bud Pole: Gary Lewis
Time of Race: 48 min. 35 sec.
Average Speed: 77.187 mph
Margin of Victory: 2 seconds
Caution Flags: 3 for 19 laps
Lap Leaders: Benedetti (1-36) Hart (37-40)
Dillon (41-125)
NOTES OF INTEREST:
- John Dillon, Garrett Evans, and Tobey Butler have five career victories on the .500-paved tri-oval of Tri-City Raceway. Ron Eaton and Gary Lewis are next with three wins apiece.
- Evans is the career leader in Bud Pole Awards at Tri-City Raceway. The Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series has run in West Richland, Wash. every year since its inception in 1985. In that time, Evans has seven pole awards, followed by Eaton with five.
- In the history of Tri-City Raceway and NASCAR, some of the regions best drivers have claimed victory on the .500-paved tri-oval. Among those are Chad Little, Derrick Cope, Tobey Butler, Kelly Tanner, Jeff Krough, and Dirk Stevens. All have gone up the ladder in NASCAR to drive on some the premier series of the sport. Former track champion and series veteran, Greg Biffle, is currently running on the Busch Series.
- Chevrolet leads the manufacturer standings in wins at Tri-City Raceway. In 35 events, Chevrolet has 20 wins followed by Pontiac with eight. Ford has captured six wins while Oldsmobile has one.
STAT OF THE WEEK:
- Since 1995, Tri-City Raceway has produced four first time winners. The most recent driver to accomplish the feat was Chris Hart in 1999. Others who have won for the first time in their career on the tri-oval include Martin Rosler and Marc Groskreutz. Chris Cunningham has two wins on the series, both coming at Tri-City Raceway.
2000 IN REVIEW:
- Joe Benedetti took the early lead from pole-sitter, Garrett Evans, and stayed out front for 36 laps. Chris Hart moved in front on lap 37 before John Dillon would overtake the Yakima, Wash. native on lap 41. Dillon earned the Gatorade Front Runner Award for leading the most laps, tallying 84 circuits around the .500-paved tri-oval.
Current 2001 Money Winners:
1. Ron Eaton $12,280
2. Kevin Hamlin 9,200
3. Gary Lewis 7,295
4. Joe Benedetti 5,375
5. Chris Hart 4,525
6. John Bender 4,395
7. Garrett Evans 3,985
8. Ray Wallace 3,445
9. Troy Conrad 3,280
10.Pete Harding 3,175
2001 RBNWS Manufacturers’ Championship
Points Wins
1. Chevrolet 33 3
2. Pontiac 27 1
3. Ford 16 0
