GOODYEAR, GOODYEAR EVERYWHERE

Before the running of the NAPA 150 at Tri-City Raceway in West Richland, Wash., Jason Jefferson was what racers term a veteran rookie. Jefferson, 26, had won races at the track in his weekly racing Late Model car and in the Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series. The NAPA 150 was his first start in a Winston West car.

Now Jefferson is what racers call a Winston West Series winner. He beat series veteran Kevin Richards to the finish of the 150-lap race by just .535 of a second. Jefferson averaged 74.586 mph.

Richards finished second, despite winning the Bud Pole Award with a lap averaging 95.541 mph, exactly matching the series record at the track.

Scott Gaylord finished third in the race, followed by Mark Reed and Jeff Jefferson, the winner’s brother.

Steve Portenga leads the standings with 779 points, while Jim Inglebright is second with 748.

The Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen turned out to be a Goodyear day in more ways than one. Scott Goodyear, racing in a Goodyear-equipped Porsche Fabcar, muscled his way by Didier Theys to take the lead in the final minutes and went on to win the race at Watkins Glen International in Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Scott Goodyear co-drove with David Donohue and Mike Borkowski. The winners averaged 94.351 mph around the 3.4-mile road course. They finished 167 laps or 567.8 miles. Their margin of victory was 58.584 seconds.

Theys, who drove a Chevrolet Doran with Terry Borcheller, finished second. Both the Fabcar and Doran were in the Daytona Prototype class.

Dave Machavern, Tommy Riggins and Scott Lagasse teamed to drive a Ford Mustang to the GTS class victory. They finished 10th overall.

Goodyear is the exclusive tire supplier for the Daytona Prototype and GTS classes.

Johannes Van Overbeek, Seth Neiman and Lonnie Pechnik teamed to drive a Porsche to victory in the GT class.

Hal Goodson beat Kertus Davis to win the Naturally Fresh Foods 250 at Salem Speedway in Salem, Ind.

Goodson narrowly beat Davis to the line, winning by just .343 of a second. Jeff Agnew finished third, Eric Corbett was fourth and rookie Gerald Davis took fifth.

Corbett now leads the Northern Division standings with 825 points. Brian Ross is next with 813.

Danny Sammons won the Advance Auto Parts Pole Award with a lap averaging 110.028 mph around the .555-mile oval.

Tom Carey and two other drivers exchanged the lead eight times before Carey finally won the hotly contested Carquest 150 at Stafford Motor Speedway in Stafford Springs, Conn.

Carey averaged 65.170 mph around the half-mile oval. Martin Truex Jr., who won the Bud Pole Award and started up front, finished second. Truex was just .303 of a second behind the winner at the finish. The top two finishers completed the distance without changing tires.

Kelly Moore, Joey McCarthy and Ryan Moore capped the top five finishers.

Truex averaged 89.713 mph on his pole run. Andy Santerre now leads the championship standings with 853 points. Ryan Moore is next with 773.

The series next race is June 28 at Holland International Speedway in Holland, N.Y. The track is a 3/8-mile, steeply banked oval. Dave Dion, the 1996 series champ, said that that because of the great performance of the Goodyear Eagles the series races on, tire wear will not be an issue.

"The big difference going to Holland this year is we’re on a great tire,” said Dion. “I see everybody running wide open, you don’t have to save your tires or your car."

Veteran drivers Junior Hanley and Bull Baker know a thing or two about racing at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Ind. and they gave a demonstration during the running of the Winchester 100.

Hanley beat Baker to the finish and won the race. Baker finished second, followed by Bobby Parsley, Brian Rievley and J.R. Roahrig.

Roahrig and Todd Oliver won the Goodyear Performance Awards. Jeff Lane won the Yockey Motorsports Marketing Fast Qualifier award with a lap averaging 117.111 mph around the half-mile speed plant.

Darren Long and J.R. Stewart were the main event winners as the series ventured into Canada for a weekend.

Long won the 30-lapper at Ohsweken Speedway in Ohsweken, Ontario, becoming the first repeat winner of the season. Dain Naida finished second, followed by Stewart, Dustin Daggett and Ronnie Beale. Jim Wohfeil won the Goodyear Racing Tire Heat Race.

Stewart won the 25-lap main at South Buxton International Raceway in South Buxton, Ontario. Daggett grabbed second, Long was third, Gregg Dalman took fourth and Ben Rutan got fifth. Naida won the Goodyear Racing Tire Heat Race.

Eric McClure sat on the pole, led all 150 laps and won the Advance Auto Parts/Hobart’s 150 at Lonesome Pine Raceway in Coeburn, VA.

During the middle portion of the race, McClure won a door-to-door battle with series star Lee Tissot as they charged around the 3/8-mile oval.

Tissot finished second, Keith Stiltner was third, Robbie Ferguson came in fourth and Mark Ketron took fifth.