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Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series, NASCAR Touring
Source: NASCAR Public Relations
Date: 05/24/2000
WHAT: Leonard Evans Used Car Superstore 125
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series Race No. 6 of 16
WHERE: Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval, Wenatchee, Wash.
0.250-Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN: Saturday, May 27, 2000 -- 9:00 p.m. PDT
DISTANCE: 125 Laps/31.25 Miles
POSTED AWARDS: $27,850
FIELD: 22 cars possible. Fastest 17 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 17 starting positions.
SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
PROMOTER: Garrett L. Evans Promotions, Inc.
PSCHEDULE:
Saturday, May 27
2:00 p.m. Registration and inspection
4:00 p.m. Mandatory Spotters' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting
4:30 p.m. Alternating Practice Sessions to 6:25 p.m.
6:30 p.m. Mandatory Drivers Meeting
7:00 p.m. Two-lap time trials
TBA Qualifying Race and Trophy Dashes
THE RACETRACK: Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval is a high-banked .250-mile
paved oval.
RECORDS:
QUALIFYING: Ken Kaltschmidt 8/21/99 71.559mph 12.577 seconds
RACE: Wilbur Bruce 8/22/98 52.107mph 35 min 9 sec
1999 TOP 10 IN THE EVENT
1. Tom Pinkowsky
2. Ken Kaltschmidt
3. Chris Hart
4. Pete Harding
5. Tom Sweatman
6. Wes Rhodes
7. Kevin Hamlin
8. Wilbur Bruce
9. John Zaretzke
10. Greg Bennett
1999 RACE STATISTICS
Bud Pole: Ken Kaltschmidt, 12.577sec/71.559 mph (record)
Time of Race: 42 min. 49 sec.
Average Speed: 44.492 mph
Margin of Victory: 1 sec
Caution Flags: 7 for 41 laps
Lap Leaders: Tom Pinkowsky (1-127).
LOOKING BACK AT TENINO:
- There have been five different winners in the first five races on the
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series for the 2000 season.
- Lewis' podium finish moved him into second in the points race. He trails
Evans by 31 points.
- Eaton reestablished his own record as the oldest driver to win a series
event. He is 56 years and 9 months old.
- Eaton also broke the race record established last year by Joe Benedetti.
The race was slowed by just three cautions for 13 laps. The race time was 37
minutes, 11 seconds for an average speed of 67.167 mph.
TURNING TO WENATCHEE:
- Although this is his home track, and the one he owns, Garrett Evans has had
the least success at this track than any other oval the series runs at on a
regular basis. In 22 races, he has collected only four wins. A meager
number compared to the figures he sports at other tracks. That number is,
however, tied with Ron Eaton for most all-time at the facility.
- Evans won more Bud Poles at Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval than any other
track. He has seven. Kelly Tanner is second best with five Bud Pole Awards.
- It's not surprising that Tanner was crew chief for Ken Kaltschmidt last
year when Kaltschmidt claimed fast time.
- Every driver broke the old track record in qualifying last year at the
newly renovated facility. Look for even faster times this year as Hoosier
and Goodyear look to get their drivers in the show.
STAT OF THE WEEK:
- Evans, Eaton, Tanner and Gary Lewis are the only drivers with multiple wins
at Wenatchee Valley's Super Oval.
1999 IN REVIEW:
- Tom Pinkowsky, as a result of a four-car invert, started on the pole of
last year's race. He held all challengers at bay to collect his first
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series win. Bud Pole winner Ken Kaltschmidt
rallied to finish second. Chris Hart, Pete Harding and Tom Sweatman rounded
out the top-five.
2000 Rookie-of-the-Year:
1. Matt Kelley 47
2. Gaylon Stewart 43
3. John Zaretzke 41
4. Steven Howard 37
5. Rod Schultz
6. Motohiro Nakaji
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