NASCAR WINSTON WEST SERIES RACE No. 3

PONTIAC WIDETRACK GRAND PRIX 200

CALIFORNIA SPEEDWAY

Fontana, Calif. – April 27, 2002
2-Mile Paved Speedway
182 Miles, 91 Laps – Purse $244,020

1 1 32 Eric Norris JaniKing/Ultra Wheels Ford 91 *185 10 $24,549 Running
2 4 85 Kevin Richards Monaco Enterprises Chevrolet 91 *175 5 14,754 Running
3 3 16 Austin Cameron NAPA/Martin Senour Chevrolet 91 165 11,289 Running
4 7 9 Mike Duncan Surface Pumps Chevrolet 91 160 9,564 Running
5 13 24 David Gilliland Spirit of Fontana/Rose Café Chevrolet 91 155 8,641 Running
6 9 61 # Brett Thompson MBNA/Thompson Trucking Chevrolet 91 150 9,322 Running
7 10 54 Tim Woods III Spirit of Rancho Cucumonga/Chino Hills Ford 91 146 8,214 Running
8 2 08 # Scott Lynch Yerf-Dog/Mr. Gas/Crown Asphalt Chevrolet 91 *147 5 6,714 Running
9 15 00 Scott Gaylord Oliver Gravity Separators Chevrolet 91 138 7,214 Running
10 6 8 Johnny Borneman MotorSportDirect.com Ford 91 134 6,914 Running
11 12 01 Butch Gilliland Spirit of Ontario Chevrolet 90 130 4,500 Running
12 5 77 # Greg Pursley Cardenas Markets/King Taco Ford 89 127 5,000 Running
13 16 15 Jack Sellers Dayco Belts/Candles of America Chevrolet 88 124 5,214 Running
14 20 29 Mike Hamby Hamby Textile Research Pontiac 88 121 3,400 Running
15 14 09 # G.J. Mennen Jr. Greased Lightning Chevrolet 85 118 3,425 Running
16 17 23 Brandon Ash Fuji Film/Auto Marine Ford 82 115 4,914 Engine
17 22 27 Bobby Hillis Candles of America Pontiac 79 112 3,814 Running
18 18 70 Rick Bogart Team Chalet Products Dodge 61 109 3,000 Engine
19 21 1 Jeff Davis Candles of America Chevrolet 51 106 2,700 Smoke
20 8 5 # Mike David Injury Helpline.com Ford 33 103 3,314 Accident
21 11 33 Jeff Jefferson Morgan Transport/D&G Bodyworks Ford 19 100 2,450 Engine
22 19 04 Hershel McGriff Park Corp Chevrolet 16 97 3,114 Handling


* Includes race winner/lap leader bonus
# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: (0)

TIME OF RACE: 1 hour 20 minutes 28 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 135.708 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 1.207 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Eric Norris, JaniKing/Ultra Wheels Ford, 39.706 seconds, 181.333 mph
CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER OF THE RACE AWARD: Pro Motor, JaniKing/Ultra Wheels Ford
GATORADE FRONT RUNNER OF THE RACE AWARD: Eric Norris, JaniKing/Ultra Wheels Ford
STAGE 8 LOCKING FASTENERS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Brett Thompson, MBNA/Thompson Trucking Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Three for 16 laps. (35-42, 64-67, 86-89)
LAP LEADERS: Eric Norris 1-47, Scott Lynch 48-49, Norris 50-67, Kevin Richards 68-73, Norris 74-91. There were four lead changes among three drivers.


TOP 20 NASCAR WINSTON WEST SERIES
POINTS (WINS)
1 – Austin Cameron 530 (2)
2 – Eric Norris 489 (1)
3 – Kevin Richards 476 (0)
4 – Greg Pursley 442 (0)
5 – Mike Duncan 405 (0)
6 – Mike David 393 (0)
7 – Scott Gaylord 384 (0)
8 – Brett Thompson 374 (0)
9 – Tim Woods III 371 (0)
10 – Johnny Borneman 370 (0)
11 – Brandon Ash 362 (0)
12 – Bobby Hillis 351 (0)
13 – Jack Sellers 348 (0)
14 – Jeff Jefferson 345 (0)
15 – Hershel McGriff 343 (0)
16 – G.J. Mennen Jr. 342 (0)
17 – Sean Woodside 335 (0)
18 – Scott Lynch 274 (0)
19 – Daryl Harr 236 (0)
20 – Carl Harr 224 (0)

CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD
Kevin Kroyer (#16) 57
Bill Maropulas (#85) 33
Ed Ash (#77) 30

BUD POLE AWARD STANDINGS
Eric Norris 2
Austin Cameron 1

GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD
Austin Cameron 4
Eric Norris 4
Greg Pursley 3
Kevin Richards 2
Sean Woodside 1
Scott Lynch 1

MANUFACTURERS' CHAMPIONSHIP
POINTS WINS
Chevrolet 24 2
Ford 19 1
Pontiac 14 0
Dodge 3 0


STAGE 8 LOCKING FASTENERS
ROOKIE OF THE YEAR CONTENDERS
1 – Greg Pursley 27
2 – Mike David 25
3 – Brett Thompson 25
4 – G.J. Mennen Jr. 20
5 – Scott Lynch 17

NEXT EVENT: June 1, 2002 – kansasspeedway.com 150 – Kansas Speedway – Kansas City, Kan. – 100 Laps, 150 Miles – Purse $198,701
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings and include racing purse and cash contingency awards by participating manufacturers. (4/29/02/kwg) ® 2002 NASCAR

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