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Phoenix, Ariz. (November 6, 2002) Burney Lamar of W. Sacramento, Calif. captured his fifth Bud Pole of the season with a blistering lap of 27.393/131.420 mph to lead 59 Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring drivers in qualifying for the Cruise America "125" Thursday afternoon at Phoenix Int'l Raceway. Ken Schrader will line up on the outside of row number one followed by Frank Maronski Jr., Benny Gordon, and young Danny Burson rounding out the top five.
Championship point leader Eddy McKean will line up eighth and Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series champion Kevin Hamlin starting tenth. M.K. Kanke who was in second place in the point standings going into the event withdrew his car due to mechanical problems, leaving the title chase to Burney Lamar who is 103 points back. McKean needs to finish 28th or better no matter how Lamar finishes tomorrow's 125-lap sprint.
Other notable qualifiers include NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Star Matt Crafton who will start ninth, 2001 Featherlite Southwest Series Champion Craig Raudman lining up 15th, and the return of Darrell LaMoure griding 19th. Steve Carlson, the 2002 RE/MAX Series Champion will start 39th. Drivers not making the starting line-up include multi-time winner Scott Hansen, RE/MAX regular Tim Schendel, and ALL PRO Series veteran Stanley Smith.
The Cruise America "125" will take the green flag at 3:45 MST on Thursday, November 7.
CRUISE AMERICA "125"
Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz.
November 7, 2002
Pos Car Driver Team Time MPH
Row 1
1 33 Burney Lamar Wide World of Maps/TRI-C Mfg./DC Racing Eng Chevy 27.393 131.420
2 99 Ken Schrader Federated Auto Parts/Valvoline/Budweiser/Penda Chevrolet 27.524 130.795
Row 2
3 7 Frank Maronski Jr. Stock Building Supply/Ron Rear Ends/Grip Rite Chevrolet 27.567 130.591
4 72 Benny Gordon Johnny's Truck & Auto Sales Pontiac 27.584 130.510
Row 3
5 56 Danny Burson Great Western Electric Chevrolet 27.633 130.279
6 59 Auggie Vidovich Jr. PG Series/Ransom Brothers/Creative Touch/Carquest Chevrolet 27.661 130.147
Row 4
7 34 Doug McCoun Marina Motor Co./Truline/Wynn's Chevrolet 27.672 130.095
8 19 Eddy McKean HPS Mechanical/Victory Circle/Braun Electric/Cottman Trans Pontiac 27.686 130.030
Row 5
9 46 Matt Crafton Menard's/Pittsburg Paints Ford 27.687 130.025
10 38 Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports/Berryman Products Chevrolet 27.707 129.931
Row 6
11 87 Erik Darnell AMI Trailer Leasing Chevrolet 27.728 129.833
12 11 David Gilliland Centrifugal Technologies/Condenser & Chiller Chevrolet 27.733 129.809
Row 7
13 68 Randy Nelson DACOR/BCI Motorsports Ford 27.739 129.781
14 26 Zach Niessner Wide World of Maps/Barb Myers Chevrolet 27.844 129.292
Row 8
15 2 Craig Raudman Melos Gas & Gear Chevrolet 27.851 129.259
16 9 Kenny Shepherd RACE N SHIRT.COM Chevrolet 27.871 129.167
Row 9
17 8 Ed Hoffman Lisa Thomas Salon/M.R. Lee Building Materials Chevrolet 27.918 128.949
18 30 Steve Belletto California Hot Wood/Ashby Const./Hill Plumbing Chevrolet 27.927 128.908
Row 10
19 94 Darrell LaMoure NAPA Auto Parts/Racing for the Missing Chevrolet 27.936 128.866
20 88 Rocky Nash Honda Cars of Corona/The Body Shop Pontiac 27.942 128.838
Row 11
21 23 Dan Holtz Rialto Concrete Products/Thompson Motorsports Ford 27.955 128.778
22 96 Chris Hines Iron Eagle Motorcycles/Hollywood's Chevrolet 27.966 128.728
Row 12
23 6 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Ford 27.970 128.709
24 74 Greg Pursley Star Nursery.com/LTR/Dr. Q's Fertilizer Chevrolet 27.973 128.696
Row 13
25 5 Joe Herold Quality Chevorlet Chevrolet 27.980 128.663
26 13 Paul Menard Menards/Pittsburg Paints/Conseco Chevrolet 27.991 128.613
Row 14
27 70 Frank Deiny Jr. Star Nursery.com/Pepsi/Dr. Q's Chevrolet 28.005 128.548
28 89 Bryan Germone Drivetech Racing School Chevrolet 28.014 128.507
Row 15
29 81 Scott Lynch Yerf-Dog Fun Karts/Mr. Gas Chevrolet 28.051 128.338
30 25 John Dillon Frontier Equipment/Toyota Industrial Equipment Chevrolet 28.087 128.173
Row 16
31 39 Shane Sieg S & W Motorsports Chevrolet 28.096 128.132
32 28 Brandon Whitt Moen Faucets/Simpson Race Products/Auto Pro Chevrolet 28.100 128.114
Row 17
33 09 Greg Voigt Worldgate Networks/Bilstein Shocks/Mission Linen Chevrolet 28.104 128.096
34 03 Jim Pettit II Hall Kinion/Career Builder/Bay Pac Racing Ford Provisional
Row 18
35 61 Mike Ledbetter Pabco Gypsum/ER Vine & Sons/Bills Drywall Chevrolet Provisional
36 44 Bob Lyon Northridge Rentals/LTR/Ron's Rear Ends Chevrolet Provisional
Row 19
37 73 Scott Busby Richmond American Homes/Sheehan Construction Chevrolet Provisonal
38 71 Greg Fowler Plumb Creek Mortgage/Sunoco Race Fuels Chevrolet Provisonal
Row 20
39 66 Steve Carlson Structural Transport Inc./Don Fenetti Trucking Ford Provisional
40 10 Nick Joanides Victory Circle Race Cars Pontiac Provisional
Row 21
41 79 Jason Jefferson PSP Inc.Com/ Devroads Technologies/CK Shock Chevrolet Provisional
