2002 FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES RACE FACTS & NOTES OF INTEREST
WHAT: STOCKTON "125" Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring Race No. 4
WHERE: Stockton 99 Speedway, Stockton, Calif. 1/4-Mile Paved
WHEN: Saturday, April 27, 2002 -- 9:00 p.m. PST
DISTANCE: 125 Laps/31.25 Miles
POSTED AWARDS: $35,850
FIELD: 22 cars possible. Fastest 16 cars through time trials with two (17th & 18th) provisional starting positions available to the top 30 drivers based on the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series point standings, who have not qualified for one of the original 16 starting positions, provided eligible drivers attempt to qualify. The 19th & 20th provisional starting positions are available to the top 30 car owners based on the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series point standings, who's cars have not qualified for one of the original 16 starting positions. The 21st & 22nd starting positions will be filled by the top two (2) highest finishing drivers from the Qualifying Race, electing to transfer.
SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
PROMOTER: CARS, Inc.
CONTACTS: Derrick Shannon, NASCAR, 208/890-7078 Jim Shiels, Stockton 99 Speedway, 209/563-6666 or 209/632-5999
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, April 27
11:00 a.m. Registration & Inspections
1:00p.m. Mandatory Rookie Driver's Meeting
1:30 p.m. Drawing to determine Qualifying order
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. - Practice
4:30 p.m. Mandatory driver's meeting
5:15 p.m. Time Trials (2 Laps). All positions
6:30 p.m. Mandatory Spotters Meeting
7:00 p.m. Trophy Dash
7:30 p.m. Qualifying Race
9:00 p.m. Stockton "125"
THE RACE TRACK: Stockton 99 Speedway is a 1/4-mile paved oval track.
RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time QUALIFYING: Steve Johnson 5/19/90 68.017 mph 13.232 sec. RACE: 100-Laps Rick Carelli 5/9/92 57.034 mph 26 min. 18 sec.
FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES NOTES:
· Eddy McKean enters the Stockton "125" as the point leader over 2001 ROTY Burney Lamar.
· This is the first race for the Featherlite Southwest Series at Stockton since 1996. There have been 18 Featherlite Southwest Series events held at Stockton since 1986 and there are only five drivers with multiple wins with Ron Hornaday Jr. winning three times.
· Bob Lyon, Aqua Dulce, Calif., is the iron man of the series with 237 appearances.
· Doug McCoun has the longest active streak of consecutive seasons finishing in the top 10 in the final standings. McCoun has managed a top 10 final points finish nine straight years.
· The record for most different Bud Pole Award winners in a season is 13, set in 1997 and tied in 1998.
· Craig Raudman, the 2001 Featherlite Southwest Series champion, will run a limited schedule during 2002.
· Five Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring races will be televised on the SPEED Channel as part of NASCAR TV's Racing Across America series.
· Local Modesto, Calif. star Steve Belletto joins the 2002 Rookie-of-the-Year class that includes Dan Holtz, Brandon Whitt, Jason Allen, Greg Voigt, and Adam Andretti.
*********************************A special driver autograph session will be held on Friday, April 26, 2002 at the Graduate Restuarant in Stockton Calif. The address is 2207 Country Club Blvd.and the phne number is 209/463-1669 Several of the top Feahterlite Southwest Series drivers will be on hand as wells two Featherlite Southwest Series racecars. Each fan will receive a Featherlite Southwest Series FAN Sticker! ***********************************
1996 RACE REVIEW: Local driver Bob Strandwold won the Bud Pole Award with a time of 13.581 and started the event in the eighth position due to the invert. Craig Raudman started on the pole and lead every lap in route to his second win of the 1996 season.
1996 RACE STATS Bud Pole: Bob Strandwold, 13.581 second/66.269 MPH Time of Race: 37 min, 27seconds Average Speed: 43.977 mph Margin of Victory: .22 seconds Caution Flags: Six for 35 Laps Lap Leaders: Craig Raudman 1-101. There were no lead changes in the event.
Previous FSWS Winners at Stockton 99 Speedway 2002- 1996- Craig Raudman 1995- Lance Hooper 1994- Mike Cofer 1993- Ron Hornaday Jr. 1993- Ron Hornaday Jr. 1992- Ron Hornaday Jr. 1992- Rick Carelli 1991- Ken Boyd 1991- Jon Paques 1990- Troy Beebe 1990- Steve Johnson 1989- Troy Beebe 1989- Dan Press 1988- Dan Press 1987- Rick Carelli 1987- Roman Calczynski 1986- Ken Boyd 1986- Ron Esau
Media Services:
NASCAR Online, NASCAR's Official Internet Site on the World Wide Web can be accessed at www.nascar.com and offers up to the minute information on all NASCAR Touring divisions.
