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Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series, NASCAR Touring
Source: Scott Hara
Date: 06/30/2000
WHAT: Frank's Chevrolet 125
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series Race No. 10 of 16
WHERE: Yakima Speedway, Yakima, Wash.
0.500-Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN: Saturday, July 1, 2000 -- 8:30 p.m. PDT
DISTANCE: 125 Laps/62.5 Miles
POSTED AWARDS: $27,850
FIELD: 28 cars possible. Fastest 23 cars through time trials with two
provisional starting positions available to the top 20 drivers based on the
current 2000 Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series point standings, two starting
positions from the top two finishers in the non-qualifiers race, and one
additional starting position for a former Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series
champion who participated in as a driver in 1999 and did not qualify in one
of the original 23 starting positions.
SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 1
12:00 noon Registration and inspection
2:15 p.m. Mandatory Spotters' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
2:30 p.m. Alternating Practice Sessions to 5:00 p.m.
5:15 p.m. Mandatory Drivers Meeting
6:30 p.m. Two-lap time trials
TBA Qualifying Race and Trophy Dashes
THE RACETRACK: Yakima Speedway is a slightly-banked .500-mile paved oval.
RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time
QUALIFYING: Bill Lawrence 4/19/95 98.436mph 18.286 seconds
RACE: Pete Harding 5/29/93 74.626mph 50 min 15 sec
1999 TOP 10 IN THE EVENT
1. Chris Hart
2. Kevin Quesnell
3. Wilbur Bruce
4. Garrett Evans
5. Tom Sweatman
6. Wes Rhodes
7. Kevin Hamlin
8. Shane Biles
9. Pete Harding
10. Jeff Jefferson
1999 RACE STATISTICS
Bud Pole: Chris Hart (19.029 sec/94.592 mph)
Time of Race: 1 hr, 18 min, 59 sec.
Average Speed: 47.478 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.09 seconds
Caution Flags: 8 for 31
Lap Leaders: Bruce (1-23), Hart (24-125).
LOOKING BACK AT PIR:
· John Zaretzke became the first repeat winner in nine races on the 2000
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series season.
· The win for Zaretzke moved him from 11th to 7th in the championship points
standings.
· When asked if the rubber on the track left by the Championship Auto Racing
Teams (CART) bothered the drivers, a common complaint in reverse made by the
CART drivers, Gaylon Stewart responded, "No, the rubber doesn't bother me.
But they are loud. When they hit the rev limiters, it hurts my ears."
TURNING TO YAKIMA:
· This will be the second visit for the Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series to
Yakima Speedway in 2000. Kevin Quesnell picked up his first career win at
the spring race at Yakima.
· The first race was marred by a number of flat tires. Look for that
situation to improve this time around. The rumble strips installed in the
off season have had the edges worn down and should not be throwing pebbles
onto the track. In addition, the tire manufacturers will be bringing a
harder compound to deal with the summer heat.
· Just 34 points separate sophomore driver Ken Kaltschmidt and three-time
series champion Garrett Evans in the points race. The top-10 is separated by
only 244 points.
· So far this season there have been eight different race winners. That is
just two off the record set last year. Former race winners Garrett Evans,
Kevin Hamlin, Chris Hart, Joe Benedetti, Pete Harding, and Shane Biles have
yet to visit victory lane in 2000.
STAT OF THE WEEK:
· Kelly Tanner is the only driver to sweep all of the races at Yakima
Speedway in one season. This year the trick is a little harder with three
races to be held at Yakima.
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