Eric Sayre of Vancouver, WA survived a incident-filled main event to record another victory in the NASCAR Grand American Modified Division at the Portland Speedway Friday night. Unofficially with the win, Sayre edged Tom Pinkowsky, also of Vancouver, in the pursuit of the season championship for that division by only one point. Due to this extremely narrow margin, the final standings are being thoroughly reviewed. Going into the night’s contest Pinkowsky, who finished fifth in the main event, held a 9-point margin over Sayre.
The evening was also the finale in most of the Speedway’s other divisions. The ShortTrack Sportsman division championship was earned by Martin Stanwood of Portland, OR., with Brad Tanner of Clackamas, OR racing to victory in the Sportsman main event. In the Street Stock division, Scott Puncochar of Hillsboro, OR drove to his second straight season championship. Puncochar will move up to the Grand American Modified division in 2002. It was also a successful night for Street Stock driver Willy Thom of Dundee, OR, who finished first in the division’s main event as well as earning wins in the trophy dash and heat race. Dan Cherington of Vancouver, WA added another main event win in the Figure 8 division and locked up his fourth season championship. The Bomber division championship was won by Jeremy Brookshire of Eagle Creek, OR.
Divisional Rookies of the Year include Hal Farness in Sportsman and Brian Puncochar in Street Stocks.
Final Results – NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Grand American Modifieds
Fast Time: Richard Whiteman 15.689 seconds (new track record)
Trophy Dash: Don Jenner
Heat Race #1: Gary Morris, Eddie Daniels, Sonny Modaff, Scott Puncochar
Heat Race #2: Ray Elwess, Tom Pinkowsky, Kenny Miller, Eric Sayre
Heat Race #3 Dan Fox, Jesse Williamson, Gary Lee Morris, Don Jenner
Main Event (35 laps):
Eric Sayre, Vancouver, WA
Gary Morris, Boring, OR
Jesse Williamson, Portland, OR
Ray Elwess, Portland, OR
Tom Pinkowsky, Vancouver, WA
Gary Lee Morris, Molalla, OR
Sonny Sayre, Vancouver, WA
Don Jenner, Vancouver, WA
Scott Puncochar, Hillsboro, OR
Chris Quinn, Longview, WA
Mike Obrist, Portland, OR
Dave Burkhardt, Beaverton, OR
Sonny Modaff, Portland, OR
Dan Obrist, Portland, OR
Dan Fox, Warren, OR
Zoe Minsker, Clackamas, OR
Richard Whitemann, Tigard, OR
Eddie Day, Portland, OR
Kenny Miller, Vancouver, WA
Gannon Thomas
Eddie Farness, Portland, OR
Eddie Daniels, Portland, OR
Donnie Martin, Portland, OR
Final Results – NASCAR Shortrack Sportsman Series
Fast Time: Scott Winebarger 17.040 seconds (new track record)
Trophy Dash: Trevor Brotherton
Heat Race #1: Ross Grieff, Bob Hays, Doug Mitchell, Jody Tanner
Heat Race #2: Andy Church, Martin Stanwood, Tim Patrick, Jay Estes
Heat Race #3: Dale Holland, Trevor Brotherton, Brad Stanwood, Scott Winebarger
Main Event (30 laps):
Brad Tanner, Clackamas, OR
Scott Winebarger, Portland, OR
Jay Estes, Oregon City, OR
Brad Stanwood, Portland, OR
Darrell Smith, Milwaukie, OR
Martin Stanwood, Portland, OR
Dale Holland, Portland, OR
Ross Roberts, Portland, OR
Tim Patrick, Portland, OR
Andy Church, Portland, OR
Trevor Brotherton, Clackamas, OR
Doug Mitchell, Milwaukie, OR
Jody Tanner, Portland, OR
Hal Farness, Portland, OR
Jeremy Brookshire, Eagle Creek, OR
Clyde White, Longview, WA
Bob Hays, Portland, OR
"B" Main Event (20 laps):
Bob Hays, Portland, OR
Larry Brookshire, Portland, OR
Jody Tanner, Portland, OR
Ross Greiff, Portland, OR
Randy Allen, Portland, OR
Christopher Michael, Portland, OR
Clark Lukens, Vancouver, WA
George Simms IV, Portland, OR
Sherman Radford, Portland, OR
Dan Daniels, Portland, OR
Final Results – NASCAR Street Stocks
Trophy Dash: Willy Thom
Heat Race #1: Dennis Krohling, Mike Aubrey, Rob Evans, Bob Gaboury
Heat Race #2: Brian Puncochar, Scott Puncochar, Tim Patrick, Dustin Wilkinson
Heat Race #3: Dan Harris, Mike Crase, Pat Schwartzkopf, Curt Nusom
Heat Race #4: Willy Thom, Herb Thomas, Susan Nelson, Tracy Jones
‘A’ Main Event (30 laps):
Willy Thom, Dundee, OR
Dave Cannon, Portland, OR
Tracy Jones, Portland, OR
Curt Nusom, Portland, OR
Tim Patrick, Portland, OR
Brian Puncochar, Hillsboro, OR
Mike Aubrey, Portland, OR
Dennis Krohling, Vancouver, WA
Wes Maxwell, Portland, OR
Grant Baker, Sandy, OR
Dustin Wilkenson, Milwaukie, OR
Bob Gaboury, Portland, OR
Dan Harris, Portland, OR
Rob Evans, Portland, OR
Scott Puncochar, Hillsboro, OR
Pat Schwartzkopf, Tigard, OR
Mike Crase, Portland, OR
Herb Thomas, St. Helens, OR
‘B’ Main Event (25 laps):
Don Grentz, Yamhill, OR
Grant Baker, Sandy, OR
Wes Maxwell, Portland, OR
Pete Kelly, Gresham, OR
Kari Puncochar, Hillsboro, OR
Jim Schram, Vancouver, WA
Kevin Martell
John Fordyce, Vancouver, WA
Robert Jenner, Portland, OR
Brian Overturf, Portland, OR
Thomas Zywicki, Portland, OR
Christopher Michael, Portland, OR
Susan Nelson, Portland, OR
Don Dean
‘C’ Main Event (20 laps):
Pete Kelly, Gresham, OR
Wes Maxwell, Portland, OR
Robert Cutler
Ian Mills, Vancouver, WA
Tom Haskett, Vancouver, WA
Thomas Pillow, Gresham, OR
Don Jenner, Vancouver, WA
Jody Tanner, Portland, OR
Keith Clevenger, Gresham, OR
Michael Ward
Bob Hardie, Clackamas, OR
Brad Tanner, Clackamas, OR
Final Results – Figure 8 Cars
Trophy Dash: Joe Cherington
Heat Race #1: Dan Cherington, Kelly Nace, Ken Warford
Heat Race #2: Ray Perry, Joe Cherington, John Schave
Main Event (15 laps):
Dan Cherington, Vancouver, WA
John Mayfield, Vancouver, WA
Joe Cherington, Vancouver, WA
John Schave
Ron Henderson, Vancouver, WA
Ray Perry, Portland, OR
Robert Jordaine, Tigard, OR
Eddie Farness, Portland, OR
Ken Warford, Vancouver, WA
Kelly Nace, Clackamas, OR
