HARDING WINS FRANK'S CHEVROLET SUN CITY 250

RAYBESTOS BRAKES NORTHWEST SERIES RACE #8

Yakima Speedway

Yakima, Wash.-July 14, 2001

.500-mile Paved Oval

125 Miles, 250 Laps-Purse $38,150

Pos Qual Car Driver Team Laps Points

1 7 39 Pete Harding LP Body Shop Chevrolet 250 180

2 9 33 Kevin Hamlin American Dream Motorsports Chevrolet 250 170

3 8 18 # John Bender B&B Excavation/Roger Dick Chevrolet 250 165

4 6 2 Joe Benedetti RaceCals/Support MRO/TSTR Pontiac 249 160

5 5 73 Gary Lewis The Sign Factory USA/Jones Soda Co. Pontiac 249 155

6 13 40 Rick Suran Eastside Paving/Hanson's Auto Body Pontiac 249 150

7 2 16 # Troy Conrad Painter Logging/Canyon Auto Paint Chevrolet 249 146

8 12 31 Shane Biles Angel Racing/Performance Machine Ford 247 142

9 11 5 Chris Hart Yakima Implement/Speck Chevrolet 247 138

10 15 8 Steven Howard B&R Plumbing/Quality Inn of Yakima Chevrolet 247 134

11 1 42 Jeff Jefferson D&G Bodyworks Chevrolet 247 130

12 3 7 Ron Eaton Lake's Body Shop Chevrolet 246 127

13 14 6 Wes Rhodes Lumberman's/Knight Fire Protection Chevrolet 246 124

14 17 75 # Ralph Hubbert TSTR/Gemini Automotive Center Chevrolet 246 121

15 4 64 Garrett Evans Leonard Evans Used Car Superstore Chevrolet 245 118

16 20 22 Chris Rothfus Original Lines/Collision 1 Pontiac 244 115

17 10 34 Ray Wallace Race World/Harbor Freight Chevrolet 236 112

18 21 28 # Matt Hall NSF Resources Chevrolet 225 109

19 16 38 Wilber Bruce 6 Robblees/Hayen & Assoc. Pontiac 218 106

20 22 87 Travis Powell Powell Awards Pontiac 61 103

21 18 98 Greg Bennett Toyz Digital Graphics/Highway Auto Supply Chevrolet 38 100

22 19 20 # Howard Ford Lucky 7 Casino/Del Norte Disposal Chevrolet 24 97

# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders

Failed to Qualify: None

TIME OF RACE:1 Hour, 35 min., 15 sec.

AVERAGE SPEED: 79.156 MPH

MARGIN OF VICTORY: .04 seconds

BUD POLE AWARD: Jeff Jefferson, D&G Bodyworks Chevrolet (18.811 sec., 95.689 mph)

GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Pete Harding, LP Body Shop Chevrolet

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

CAUTION FLAGS: 4 for 21 laps (63-70), (91-93), (125-130), (239-242)

LAP LEADERS: Jefferson (1-60), Lewis (61-62), Harding (63-250). There were two lead changes among three drivers.

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