Kanke wins the Coors Light "125" at Cajon

El Cajon, Calif. (March 23, 2002) M.K. Kanke of Frazier Park, Calif. completed his comeback by winning the Coors Light "125" at Cajon Speedway Saturday Night. Kanke pasted leader Burney Lamar on the last lap to win race number two for the Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring division.

The win was Kanke's 19th career victory and third on the tough 3/8-mile paved oval East of San Diego, Calif. Lamar led 124 laps before over driving the car into turn one, allowing the veteran Kanke to make a move on the inside. The pair raced side-by-side into turn three where Kanke pulled the advantage and crossed the line .125 seconds ahead of Lamar.

"This win is for the guys as they have worked real hard and waited a long time to get back to racing," Kanke said. Lamar finished second, with Frank Maronski Jr. finishing in third. Former Winston West Series Champion Sean Woodside finished in the fourth position with Rookie-of-the-Year contender Brandon Whitt of El Cajon rounding out the top five.

Lamar heads the point standings over Eddy McKean going into the third event of the season at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. Saturday, April 6, 2002. The MMR event will be the second televised race for the Featherlite Southwest Series which will air on Monday, April 15, 2002 at 8pm EST.

FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES RACE #2
COORS LIGHT "125"
Cajon Speedway

El Cajon, Calif., March 23, 2002
3/8-Mile Paved Oval
125-Laps, 46.875 Miles-Purse $35,850

Pos Qual Car Driver Team Laps Points $ Won Status
1 6 98 M.K. Kanke Community Recycling/Mechanix Wear Chevrolet 125 180 4,525 Running
2 1 33 Burney Lamar TRI-C Mfg./Waveshield/TRI-C Tire Shredder Chevrolet 125 170 3,000 Running
3 3 7 Frank Maronski Jr. Stock Building Supply/Ron Rear Ends/Dewalt Chevrolet 125 165 1,950 Running
4 13 45 Sean Woodside Team Walker Motorsports Chevrolet 125 160 1,200 Running
5 5 28 # Brandon Whitt Moen Faucets/STR Chevrolet 125 155 1,200 Running
6 19 59 Auggie Vidovich Jr. PG Series/Ransom Brothers/Creative Touch Chevrolet 125 150 1,500 Running
7 9 70 Jerry Gay Star Nursery.com/LTR/Victory Circle Chevrolet 125 146 980 Running
8 7 6 Todd Souza Central Coast Cabinets Ford 125 142 940 Running
9 21 19 Eddy McKean Magic Valley Pipe & Steel/HPS/Victory Circle Pontiac 125 138 1,150 Running
10 20 10 Nick Joanides Jackson Race Cars Chevrolet 125 134 1,130 Running
11 22 03 Jim Pettit II Hall Kinion.com/Bay Pac Racing Ford 125 130 1,050 Running
12 18 74 # Jason Allen Wolfe Motorsports/Buzards Eye Inst/EZ Up Canopies Pontiac 125 127 730 Running
13 15 5 Joe Herold Quality Chevorlet/Nelson & Nelson Race Cars Chevrolet 125 124 880 Running
14 2 18 John Baker Mid-States Truck and Rigging Inc./Baker Motorsports Chevrolet 124 121 840 Running
15 24 30 # Steve Belletto California Hot Woods/Ashby Const./ Chevrolet 124 118 625 Running
16 10 26 Zach Niessner Wide World of Maps/Farm America Chevrolet 123 115 540 Running
17 8 88 Rocky Nash Honda Cars of Corona/The Body Shop Pontiac 122 112 830 Running
18 23 61 Mike Ledbetter Pabco Gypsum/ER Vine & Sons/Bills Drywall Chevrolet 122 109 770 Running
19 16 44 Bob Lyon Northridge Rentals/LTR Chevrolet 121 106 760 Running
20 12 16 Sean Monroe CBA Motorsports/LTR Racing Engines Chevrolet 113 103 500 Running
21 11 63 Eric Holmes Taco Bell/Wayne Tuel Enterprises Chevrolet 107 100 500 Running
22 4 64 Mark Meech BTI Chevrolet 23 97 500 Accident
23 10 80 Jon Nelson Ultra Wheels Pontiac 8 94 750 Suspension
24 17 48 # David Gilliland Lukes Transmissions/Dominos Chevrolet 0 91 500 Engine

# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: Ron Overman, Danny Burson, Rick Suran, Greg Fowler, Doug McCoun, Scott Lynch, Scott Busby, Jimmy White, Adam Andretti, JR Patton, Thomas Martin,
Michael Walker, Tony Gomez, Dan Holtz, Greg Voight, Scott Schmidt
TIME OF RACE: 41 minutes, 18 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 68.099 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .125 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Rocky Nash, /Honda Cars of Corona Pontiac, 15.906/84.874 mph
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Burney Lamar, TRI-C Mfg. Chevrolet
ROOKIE-OF-THE-RACE AWARD: Brandon Whitt, MOEN Faucets Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Three for 19-laps (25-33, 67-71, 115-122)
LAP LEADERS: One lead change between two drivers. Burney Lamar 1-124, M.K. Kanke 125