- The race within the race . JR Patton leads Danny Burson in the Victory Circle Chassis' Rookie-of-the-Year race. Thomas Martin, Greg Voigt, Kevin Vernon round out the top five rookies.
- How many cars? More than 42 cars have pre-entered the Phoenixraceway.Com "100".
- Auggie Vidovich Jr. from Lakeside, Calif. is the only driver to
complete every lap contested so far this season (1502).
- Eddy McKean has three runner-up finishes in the last four
Featherlite Southwest Series races staged at PIR.
- There have been 13 different winners in 26 previous Featherlite
Southwest Series races at PIR.
- Darrell LaMoure of Phoenix, Arizona welcomes NAPA Auto Parts and
Yerf-Dog Fun Karts as sponsors to his team in 2003. LaMoure continues to
bring awareness regarding missing children to fans through his Racing for
the Missing program. At each series race this season LaMoure and Yerf-Dog
will raffle a Yerf-Dog Fun Kart at the race. Proceeds will be spilt between
the Racing for the Missing program and the track's selected charity.
- Featherlite Southwest Series drivers will meet race fans at the Home
Depot at 1489 N. Dysart Road in Avondale, AZ (Corner of Dysart and Coldwater
just south of I-10) from 6-8pm Friday, October 3.
- Driver to keep your eye on: Joe Herold, Steve Belletto, Brandon
Whitt, and Todd Souza all finished in the top-ten last season and each has
the potential to win at any race track.
- The NASCAR Toyota All-Star Showdown will feature the top 10 drivers in each of the four series in the NASCAR Elite Division. The Elite Division consists of the Featherlite Southwest Series, International Truck and Engine Corporation Midwest Series, Kodak Southeast Series and Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series. The Toyota All-Star Showdown will be televised live on NASCAR TV on SPEED Channel, beginning at 8:00 p.m. (ET) Nov. 8.
Mike Ledbetter of Ceres, Calif. sits just 54 points out of the NASCAR Top 10 in 12th place with three races left to go on the schedule. Ledbetter has three top ten finishes in eleven 2003 starts.
"Live to achieve, not to acquire." - the late Alan Kulwicki
Ken Schrader and Rick Carelli each have four victories at PIR. Ron Hornaday Jr., Dick Trickle, and Garrett Evans each have two wins at the Desert Jewell. Seven other drivers share one victory apiece. But it is Scott Hansen that leads all drivers in Featherlite Southwest Series competition with five wins on the one-mile oval. Hansen's wins have all come in the fall race with his last victory coming in 1999.
Ron Hornaday Jr. from Palmdale, Calif. driving the M&R Machine Pontiac cruised to victory in the GM Goodwrench 300 November 2, 1991. Hornaday beat Danny Crafton to the line by five seconds in a race that took two hours, 14 minutes, and 21 seconds to complete. It was Hornaday's 4th win of the season but it was not enough to close in on Rick Carelli who won the series title by just 56 points. Brett Bell was the top finishing rookie (10th). The event featured eleven lead changes among 10 drivers.
- What:
- The Phoenixraceway.Com "100" Race 12 of 14 for the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series.
- Where:
- Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz.
- When:
- 12:00 noon PDT, Sunday, October 5.
- Track layout:
- 1-mile paved oval.
- Race length:
- 100 laps, 100 miles.
- Posted awards:
- $81,271
- 2002 winner:
- Inaugural Event
- 2002 Bud Pole winner:
- Inaugural Event
- Qualifying Record:
- Dan Holtz, Ford, 27.091 seconds, 138.885 mph, February 2, 2002.
- Pre-race schedule (all times local):
- Saturday 10/4 6:00 am Haulers Enter, 7:00 am Registration and Inspection Begins, 9:00 am Mandatory Rookie Driver's meeting, 9:30 am Mandatory Crew Chief's Meeting, 9:30 am Qualifying Draw, 10:30-11:30 am Practice, 12:30-1:30 pm Practice, 3:00 pm Time Trials, 5:00-5:30 pm Final Practice , 6:30 pm Garage Closes, Sunday 10/5 7:00 am Garage Opens, 8:00 am Mandatory Driver's/Crew Chief's Meeting, 10:00 am Mandatory Spotter's Meeting, 10:00 am Mandatory Scorer's Meeting, 12:00 noon Phoenixraceway.com "100".
- Track contact:
- Mike Prusinski (602) 252-3833.
- Ticket information:
- Available online at www.phoenixraceway.com or by calling (602) 252-3833.
