WHAT: SNAP-ON TOOLS/JELLY BELLY "200" Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring Race No. 7 of 14
WHERE: Sears Point Raceway, Sonoma, Calif. 1.99-Mile Paved Road Course
WHEN: Saturday, June 22, 2002 - 1:00 PM PST
DISTANCE: 203.776 Kilometers/64-Laps (127.36 Miles)
POSTED AWARDS: $84,300
FIELD: 42 cars possible. The fastest 28 cars through time trials with two provisional starting positions (29th & 30th) available to the top 30 drivers based on the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series drivers point standings, who have not qualified for one of the original 28 starting positions, provided eligible drivers attempt to qualify. Provisional positions 31st & 32nd will be available to the highest 30 car owners in the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series point standings who have not qualified for the event. Provisional position 33rd has been established for a driver in the RE/MAX Series top 30 2002 point standings who has not qualified. Provisional position 34th has been established for a driver in the Raybestos Brakes NW Series in the top 30 2002 point standings who has not qualified. Starting positions 35th thru 42nd will be filled by the top eight (8) highest finishing drivers from the Qualifying Race, electing to transfer.
SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
PROMOTER: Sears Point Raceway, LLC
SCHEDULE:
Wednesday, June 19
2:00-6:00 p.m. Optional Hauler Parking
Thursday, June 20
6:00 a.m. Registration Begins
10:00 a.m. Mandatory Rookie Meeting
11:00 a.m. Draw for Qualifying Order
11:00 a.m.-1:25 p.m. Practice
3:00 p.m. European Style Qualifying
5:30 p.m. Garage Closes
Friday, June 21
6:00 a.m. Garage Opens
8:30 a.m. 10-Lap Qualifying Race
9:25-10:25 a.m. Final Practice
2:00 p.m. Garage Closes
Saturday, June 22
7:30 a.m. Garage Opens
11:00 a.m. Driver & Crew Chief Meeting
1:00 p.m. SNAP-ON TOOLS "200"
THE RACE TRACK: Sears Point Raceway is a 1.99-mile Paved Road Course
RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time
QUALIFYING: Steve Petty 6/24/00 97.746 mph 1m 11.82 sec.
RACE: 70-Laps Jim Inglebright 6/24/00 58.806 mph 2hr 19 min 12 sec.
RACE: 64-Laps Jim Inglebright 6/23/01 59.405 mph 2hr 5 min 59 sec.
FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES NOTES:
· M.K. Kanke has five straight top-5 finishes going into the Snap-On Tools/Jelly Belly "200" including one victory at Cajon Speedway. Kanke has climbed to second in the point standings, just 15 markers out of the lead.
· This season there has been six different race winners and six different Bud Pole Award winners in the first six events.
· Bob Lyon, Aqua Dulce, Calif., is the iron man of the series with 241 appearances, and 185 consecutive starts.
· Doug McCoun has the longest active streak of consecutive seasons finishing in the top 10 in the final standings. McCoun has managed top 10 finishes eight straight years.
· The record for most different Bud Pole Award winners in a season is 13, set in 1997 and tied in 1998.
· 19-year old Rookie-of-the-Year candidate, Brandon Whitt, of El Cajon, Calif. maintains his lead in the FSWS Rookie-of-the-Year battle over Steve Belletto of Modesto, Calif. Whitt currently sits ninth in the overall 2002 standings. Whitt has one top-5 and one top-10 finish in six starts.
· Jim Inglebright looks to make it a three-peat as he goes for three victories in a row at the famed Sonoma road course. He'll have to contend with Winston Cup Regulars Kevin Harvick, Jeff Green, Robby Gordon, as well as road racing ace, Boris Said. The 1997 Featherlite Southwest Series champion, Bryan Germone, is also making his return to the series.
2001 RACE REVIEW: Steve Petty grabbed his second consecutive Bud Pole Award with a time of 1 min 16.792 and started first. Petty led the first 27 laps until two-time winner Jim Inglebright pressured his way by on lap 28. Mark Reed muscled the lead on lap 30 and led the next 31 circuits. Jim Inglebright then took the lead back and assumed control of the race on lap 62 and led the final two laps in route to his second consecutive victory
2001 Race Stats
Bud Pole: Steve Petty
Time of Race: 2 hrs 5 min 59 sec
Average Speed: 59.405 mph
Margin of Victory: 2.653 seconds
Caution Flags: Eight for 22 Laps
Lap Leaders: Steve Petty 1-27, Jim Inglebright 28-29, Mark Reed 30-61, and
Inglebright 62-64. Three lead changes among three drivers.
Previous FSWS Winners at Sears Point Raceway
2002- 2001- Jim Inglebright
2000- Jim Inglebright 1992- Jon Paques
1999- Kurt Busch 1991- Ken Pederson
1998- Ken Pederson 1990- Doug George
1996- Doug McCoun 1989- Jon Paques
1995- Ron Hornaday Jr. 1988- Jon Paques
1994- Ken Schrader 1987- Roman Calczynski
1993- Ron Hornaday Jr.
