RAYBESTOS BRAKES NORTHWEST SERIES RACE #8
Yakima Speedway
Yakima, Wash.-July 14, 2001
.500-mile Paved Oval
125 Miles, 250 Laps-Purse $38,150
Pos Qual Car Driver Team Laps Points
1 7 39 Pete Harding LP Body Shop Chevrolet 250 180
2 9 33 Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports Chevrolet 250 170
3 8 18 # John Bender B&B Excavation/Roger Dick Chevrolet 250 165
4 6 2 Joe Benedetti RaceCals/Support MRO/TSTR Pontiac 249 160
5 5 73 Gary Lewis The Sign Factory USA/Jones Soda Co. Pontiac 249 155
6 13 40 Rick Suran Eastside Paving/Hanson's Auto Body Pontiac 249 150
7 2 16 # Troy Conrad Painter Logging/Canyon Auto Paint Chevrolet 249 146
8 12 31 Shane Biles Angel Racing/Performance Machine Ford 247 142
9 11 5 Chris Hart Yakima Implement/Speck Chevrolet 247 138
10 15 8 Steven Howard B&R Plumbing/Quality Inn of Yakima Chevrolet 247 134
11 1 42 Jeff Jefferson D&G Bodyworks Chevrolet 247 130
12 3 7 Ron Eaton Lake's Body Shop Chevrolet 246 127
13 14 6 Wes Rhodes Lumberman's/Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet 246 124
14 17 75 # Ralph Hubbert TSTR/Gemini Automotive Center Chevrolet 246 121
15 4 64 Garrett Evans Leonard Evans Used Car Superstore Chevrolet 245 118
16 20 22 Chris Rothfus Original Lines/Collision 1 Pontiac 244 115
17 10 34 Ray Wallace Race World/Harbor Freight Chevrolet 236 112
18 21 28 # Matt Hall NSF Resources Chevrolet 225 109
19 16 38 Wilber Bruce 6 Robblees/Hayen & Assoc. Pontiac 218 106
20 22 87 Travis Powell Powell Awards Pontiac 61 103
21 18 98 Greg Bennett Toyz Digital Graphics/Highway Auto Supply Chevrolet 38 100
22 19 20 # Howard Ford Lucky 7 Casino/Del Norte Disposal Chevrolet 24 97
# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: None
TIME OF RACE:1 Hour, 35 min., 15 sec.
AVERAGE SPEED: 79.156 MPH
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .04 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Jeff Jefferson, D&G Bodyworks Chevrolet (18.811 sec., 95.689 mph)
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Pete Harding, LP Body Shop Chevrolet
TOTEM TRAVEL ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD: John Bender, B&B Excavation Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 21 laps (63-70), (91-93), (125-130), (239-242)
LAP LEADERS: Jefferson (1-60), Lewis (61-62), Harding (63-250). There were two lead changes among three drivers.
