BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (October 18, 2003) Kevin Vernon scored his first career Saturday night as the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series staged their 54th series race at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. Danny Burson crossed the line second, with Eric Holmes, Doug McCoun, and Auggie Vidovich rounded out the top five finishers. Vidovich maintains the series point lead heading into the final race of the season at Phoenix Int'l Raceway October 30.
NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series Lucas Oil "150" Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, Calif.., October 18, 2003
150-Laps/75-Miles on Half-Mile Paved Oval, Purse: $47,621
Finishing position, starting position, driver, car, laps completed, reason out, money won.
1. (4) Kevin Vernon, Chevrolet, 150, Running, $2,700;
2. (14) Danny Burson, Chevrolet, 150, Running, $1,700;
3. (13) Eric Holmes, Chevrolet, 150, Running, $1,900;
4. (15) Doug McCoun, Chevrolet, 150, Running, $1,200;
5. (11) Auggie Vidovich Jr., Chevrolet, 150, Running, $1,550;
6. (27) Greg Voigt, Chevrolet, 149, Running, $1,100;
7. (30) Keith Spangler, Chevrolet, 149, Running, $1,800;
8. (25) JR Patton, Chevrolet, 148, Running, $1,350;
9. (29) Brandon Loverock, Chevrolet, 148, Running, $950;
10. (2) Jim Pettit II, Ford, 148, Running, $1,250;
11. (9) Nick Joanides, Chevrolet, 147, Flat Tire, $800;
12. (18) Nick Lynch, Chevrolet, 146, Running, $750;
13. (22) Steve Belletto, Chevrolet, 145, Running, $1,100;
14. (24) Ben Walker, Chevrolet, 143, Running, $625;
15. (28) Richard Johnson, Chevrolet, 141, Running, $600;
16. (5) Burney Lamar, Chevrolet, 141, Running, $975;
17. (16) M.K. Kanke, Chevrolet, 132, Running, $550;
18. (6) Craig Raudman, Chevrolet, 121, Accident, $1,250;
19. (23) Steve Johnson, Chevrolet, 118, Accident, $500;
20. (3) Dan Holtz, Ford, 109, Handling, $875;
21. (10) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 108, Accident, $850;
22. (17) Joe Herold, Chevrolet, 108, Accident, $425;
23. (20) Scott Calvin, Pontiac, 106, Accident, $400;
24. (21) Tommy Fry, Pontiac, 101, Running, $400;
25. (1) Thomas Martin, Chevrolet, 98, Suspension, $400;
26. (26) Mike Ledbetter, Chevrolet, 64, Accident, $400;
27. (8) Eddy McKean, Pontiac, 63, Accident, $800;
28. (12) Jason Jefferson, Dodge, 63, Ignition, $400;
29. (19) Rick Ruzbarsky, Pontiac, 62, Accident, $400;
30. (7) Bob Lyon, Chevrolet, 18, Accident, $400;
UPDATED UNNOFICIAL FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES TOP 20
POINTS (WINS)
1. Auggie Vidovich Jr. 1964 -
2. Eric Holmes 1865 (1)
3. Jim Pettit II 1804 (1)
4. Dan Holtz 1744 (1)
5. David Gilliland 1743 (5)
6. Eddy McKean 1700 (1)
7. Steve Belletto 1670 -
8. JR Patton 1605 -
9. Burney Lamar 1578 -
10. Craig Raudman 1553 -
11. Doug McCoun 1526 -
12. Danny Burson 1496 -
13. Mike Ledbetter 1428 -
14. Joe Herold 1344 -
15. Thomas Martin 1311 -
16. Kevin Vernon 1162 -
17. Greg Voigt 1153 -
18. Darrell LaMoure 1129 -
19. Todd Souza 1064 -
20. Bryan Germone 1009
VICTORY CIRCLE CHASSIS ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR STANDINGS
Name Pts
JR Patton 108
Danny Burson 94
Thomas Martin 83
Greg Voigt 71
Frank Deiny Jr. 56
Kevin Vernon 48
Michael Price 12
MANUFACTURE' STANDINGS
MFG Pts
Chevrolet (10 Wins) 104
Ford (2 Wins) 72
Pontiac (1 Win) 67
Dodge 6
BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Name Pts
Craig Raudman 5
Ken Schrader 1
Dan Holtz 1
Mike Ledbetter 1
JR Patton 1
Burney Lamar 1
Todd Souza 1
Kevin Vernon 1
Thomas Martin 1
POWERADE MOVE OF THE RACE
Name Pts
Jim Pettit II 2
Craig Smith 1
Greg Voigt 1
Bryan Germone 1
Todd Souza 1
Thomas Martin 1
Jeff Bailey 1
Joe Herold 1
Eddy McKean 1
Mike Ledbetter 1
Chris Hines 1
Keith Spangler 1
#Victory Circle Chassis Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: Dave Byrd, Chris Hines, Stan Silva Jr., Steve Yatsko, Don Kerr, John Luecht, Kristi Schmidt, John Moore
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 10 minutes, 16 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 64.041 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .250 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Craig Raudman, HPS Mechanical Chevrolet, 18.422 seconds/97.709 mph
POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Keith Spangler, LADCO Motorsports Chevrolet
VICTORY CIRCLE CHASSIS ROOKIE-OF-THE-RACE AWARD: Kevin Vernon, Action Towing Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Eight cautions for 47 laps (5-8, 13-16, 20-25, 58-61, 65-70, 101-108, 111-119, 123-128)
LAP LEADERS: Three lead change among four drivers. Thomas Martin 1-3, Jim
Pettit II 4-11, Eddy McKean 12-56, Kevin Vernon 57-150
