2002 NASCAR WINSTON WEST SERIES RACE FACTS

Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Date: 04/08/2002

WHAT: THE ORLEANS 222

NASCAR Winston West Series Race #2

WHERE: The Bullring, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.

.375-Mile Paved Speedway

WHEN: Saturday, April 13, 2002 - 7:00 p.m. PT

DISTANCE: 222 Laps, 83.25 Miles

POSTED AWARDS: $124,870

FIELD: 24 cars possible. Fastest 19 cars through time trials. Two provisional starting positions based on 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship driver point standings, two provisional starting positions based on 2001 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship owner point standings, one additional provisional starting position to NASCAR Winston West Series Champion.

SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, LLC.

CONTACTS: Jeff Motley, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 702/632-8231

Kevin W. Green, NASCAR, 707/447-2743

TV: NASCAR TV on SPEED Channel (Tape Delay)

Air Date & Time: April 22, 8 p.m. ET

SCHEDULE: Saturday, April 13

8:00 a.m. NWWS Team Haulers enter

8:00 a.m. Registration

9:00 a.m. Inspection

10:00 a.m. Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting

12:30 p.m. Practice to 2:00 p.m.

3:00 p.m. Mandatory Drivers' and Crew Chiefs' Meeting

4:15 p.m. Time Trials (2 laps), All Positions

THE RACE: The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a .375-mile paved oval with turns banked 12 degrees, six degrees banking in the front straight and eight degrees banking in the dogleg on the backstretch. This will be only the second visit by the series to the track.

RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time

Qualifying: Mark Reed March 1, 2001 87.999 mph 15.341sec

Race: Will be first race at this distance.

2001 REVIEW: Last year's caution-filled event, which marked the first visit by the series to The Bullring, featured an early battle between two rookies. Although Mark Reed won the Bud Pole Award, it was Ross Thompson who led the early laps of competition. Veteran Joe Bean swapped the front spot with the two rookies, before giving way to Steve Portenga. Reed took over and overcame challenges from Sean Woodside, Kevin Richards and Austin Cameron to dominate the late stages of the event and clinch his first series victory.

2001 TOP 10 IN EVENT: 2001 STATS:

1. Mark Reed Bud Pole: Mark Reed

2. Mike Duncan Time of Race: 1 hour, 56 minutes, 56 seconds

3. Sean Woodside Average Speed: 57.725 mph

4. Austin Cameron Margin of Victory: .126 second

5. Kevin Richards Caution Flags: Sixteen for 96

6. Brett Thompson Lap Leaders: Mark Reed-grid, Ross Thompson 1-3, Joe

7. Johnny Borneman Bean 4-10, Thompson 11, Reed 12-16, Bean 17-62, Steve

8. Brendan Gaughan Portenga 63-110, Sean Woodside 111-122, Kevin

9. Scott Gaylord Richards 123-148, Woodside 149, Reed 150-206,

10. Ross Thompson Woodside 207-210, Austin Cameron 211-218, Reed 219-300

Thirteen lead changes among seven drivers.

PAST RESULTS OF THIS EVENT

Winner Bud Pole

2001 Mark Reed Mark Reed

PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS:

Winston, Aeroquip, Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter Products, Clevite Engine Parts, Competition Cams, Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Featherlite Trailers, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Holley Carburetors, Hoosier Tires, JE Pistons, Jesel Rocker Arms, MAC Tools, Moog Chassis Parts, MSD Ignitions, Raybestos Brakes, Stage 8 Locking Fasteners, Wix Air Filters, 3M Automotive, 76 Race Gasoline.

THE ORLEANS 222 SUMMARY:

* The Orleans 222 is the second race on the NWWS schedule and one of two visits this year to Las Vegas. The series will return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway in October to compete on the 1.5-mile superspeedway.

* Mike Duncan picked up a career-best finish in last year's event at The Bullring, finishing in the runner-up spot.

* The 16 cautions that flew in last year's race was one short of the modern era record for the NASCAR Winston West Series. A series event at Mesa Marin Raceway in 1990 featured 17 cautions.

* The list of entries for The Orleans 222 includes C.T. Hellmund, who won the only series race in which he competed (Mazda Raceway at Laguna Seca last season). The entry list also includes two newcomers to the series - Clint Vahsholtz of Woodland Park, Colo., and Dusty Fielden of Tucson, Ariz.

* As part of the promotion of The Orleans 222, Austin Cameron participated in pre-race festivities for the NHRA national event at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday, April 7.

* Eric Norris is scheduled to be a guest on Friday, April 12, on ESPN Radio in Las Vegas. The radio show airs each day between 4 and 6 p.m.

NOTES OF INTEREST:

* Six drivers have registered for this year's Stage 8 Locking Fasteners Rookie-of-the-Year program. Those chasing the title include Mike David, Scott Lynch, G.J. Mennen Jr., Greg Pursley, Brett Thompson and Gene Woods.

* Drivers celebrating birthdays in the month of April include David Gilliland, who turned 26 on the 1st; Mike Chase, who turns 50 on the 17th; Ken Kaltschmidt, who turns 40 on the 19th; and Bob Howard, who turns 58 on the 22nd.

STATS OF THE WEEK:

* This event was the only series race last year that was won by the Bud Pole winner.

NWWS Race Winners in 2002: NWWS Bud Pole Winners in 2002:

1. Austin Cameron 1 1. Eric Norris 1

NWWS money winnings for 2002: Stage 8 Locking Fasteners

1. Austin Cameron $19,605 Rookie-of-the-Year Standings:

2. Sammy Potashnick 12,330 1. Greg Pursley 10

3. Eric Norris 11,215 2. Mike David 9

4. Sean Woodside 8,470 3. Scott Lynch 8

5. Kevin Richards 6,605 4. Brett Thompson 7

6. Greg Pursley 6,301 5. G.J. Mennen Jr. 6

7. Johnny Borneman 5,555

8. Hershel McGriff 5,005 Lap Leaders for 2002:

9. Tim Woods III 4,155 1. Austin Cameron 134

10. Brett Thompson 3,855 2. Eric Norris 16

Top 10 Laps Completed (150):

Series Manufacturers' Championship 1. Austin Cameron 150

Points Wins 2. Sammy Potashnick 150

1. Chevrolet 9 1 3. Eric Norris 150

2. Ford 6 0 4. Sean Woodside 150

3. Pontiac 4 0 5. Greg Pursley 150

6. Kevin Richards 150

7. Hershel McGriff 150

8. Johnny Borneman 149

9. Ken Schrader 149

10. Tim Woods III 149

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:

2002 2001 (After one race)

Driver Points Wins Driver Points Wins

1. Austin Cameron 185 1 1. Ken Schrader 185 1

2. Sammy Potashnick 170 0 2. Eric Norris 175 0

3. Eric Norris 170 0 3. Austin Cameron 165 0

4. Sean Woodside 160 0 4. Mark Reed 160 0

5. Greg Pursley 155 0 5. Kevin Richards 155 0

6. Kevin Richards 150 0 6. Scott Lynch 151 0

7. Hershel McGriff 146 0 7. Steve Portenga 150 0

8. Johnny Borneman 142 0 8. Bill Sedgwick 142 0

9. Ken Schrader 138 0 9. Joe Bean 138 0

10. Tim Woods III 134 0 10. Scott Gaylord 134 0

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