WVSO RESULTS

Source: NASCAR Media Relations
Date: 05/27/2001

Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports Chevrolet won the Wenatchee Valley Super Oval's Charter Comunication 125. Second place went to Ron Eaton. Gary Lewis was good for third with rookie drivers John Bender and Troy Conrad rounding out the top five.

Charter Communications 125

Wenatchee Valley Super Oval

E. Wenatchee, Wash. – May 26, 2001

.250-Mile Paved Speedway

31.25 Miles, 125 Laps – Purse $27,150

1 1 33 Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports Chevrolet 125 180 $4,125 Running

2 4 7 Ron Eaton Holtzinger Fruit Chevrolet 125 170 2,630 Running

3 7 73 Gary Lewis The Sign Factory USA Pontiac 125 165 1,920 Running

4 11 18 # John Bender B&B Excavation Chevrolet 125 160 1,050 Running

5 12 16 # Troy Conrad Painter Logging Chevrolet 125 155 1,030 Running

6 5 11 Tom Sweatman Riverside Cedar Chevrolet 125 150 850 Running

7 3 2 Joe Benedetti Support MRO Pontiac 125 146 975 Running

8 9 6 Wes Rhodes Lumberman’s Chevrolet 125 142 950 Running

9 17 55 Ed Watson Mountain Glen Retirement Chevrolet 124 138 750 Running

10 20 40 Rick Suran Eastside Paving Pontiac 124 134 900 Running

11 6 5 Chris Hart Holtzinger Fruit Chevrolet 124 130 875 Running

12 8 47 Ken Kaltschmidt Marion Aircraft Chevrolet 124 127 925 Running

13 15 31 Shane Biles Angel Racing Ford 124 124 825 Running

14 13 8 Steven Howard B&R Plumbing Chevrolet 123 121 800 Running

15 22 98 Greg Bennett Toyz Digital Graphics Chevrolet 119 118 725 Running

16 19 21 Bill Lawrence Central Water Chevrolet 101 115 755 Running

17 18 34 Ray Wallace Race World Chevrolet 95 112 795 Overheat

18 2 64 Garrett Evans Leonard Evans Superstore Chevrolet 73 109 960 Brakes

19 21 38 Wilber Bruce Hayden & Associates Pontiac 56 106 610 Oil Cooler

20 10 39 Pete Harding LP Body Shop Chevrolet 28 103 725 Overheat

21 14 20 # Howard Ford Lucky 7 Casino Chevrolet 25 100 550 Engine

22 16 26 Zach Niessner Leap Batteries Chevrolet 19 97 725 Overheat

# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders

Failed to Qualify: Roger Habich, Kristi Schmitt, Chris Rothfus, Matt Hall, Mike Merry, Ralph Hubbert, Matt Kelley

TIME OF RACE: 30 Minutes, 36 Seconds (Record)

AVERAGE SPEED: 61.275 MPH (Record)

MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1 second

BUD POLE AWARD: Ron Eaton, Lake’s Body Shop Chevrolet (12.425/72.435 mph,)

GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports Chevrolet

TOTEM TRAVEL ROOKIE-OF-THE-YEAR AWARD: John Bender, B&B Excavation Chevrolet

CAUTION FLAGS: 1 for 6 laps (68-73)

LAP LEADERS: Hamlin (1-3), Evans (4-55), Hamlin (56-125) There were two lead changes among two drivers.

RAYBESTOS BRAKES NORTHWEST SERIES TOP 20

POINTS (WINS)

1 Ron Eaton 505 (1)

2 Kevin Hamlin 477 (1)

3 Troy Conrad 453 -

4 John Bender 452 -

5 Gary Lewis 445 (1)

6 Pete Harding 418 -

7 Steven Howard 401 -

8 Joe Benedetti 396 -

9 Ray Wallace 392 -

10 Chris Hart 382 -

11 Garrett Evans 380 -

12 Wes Rhodes 375 -

13 Tom Sweatman 368 -

14 Shane Biles 360 -

15 Roger Habich 350 -

16 Zach Niessner 336 -

17 Wilber Bruce 336 -

18 Bill Lawrence 312 -

19 Rick Suran 310 -

20 Howard Ford 306 -

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS

Name Pts

John Bender 1

Ken Kaltschmidt 1

GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD

Name Pts

Ron Eaton 4

Kevin Hamlin 3

Tom Sweatman 2

Chris Hart 1

Joe Benedetti 1

Gary Lewis 1

Garrett Evans 1

TOTEM TRAVEL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR

1 – Troy Conrad 28

2 – John Bender 28

3 – Howard Ford 15

4 – Kevin Moland 9

5 – Ralph Hubbert 8

6 – Takuma Koga 6

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP

POINTS WINS

Chevrolet 24 2

Pontiac 21 1

Ford 12 0

NEXT EVENT: June 2,2001 – Frank’s Chevrolet 125 – Yakima, Wash. – 62.5 M 125 L $27,150

NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers

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