2002 NASCAR WINSTON WEST SERIES RACE FACTS

WHAT:                        COORS LIGHT 200 Presented by NAPA and ALBERTSON’S

NASCAR Winston West Series Race #5 of 10

WHERE: Evergreen Speedway, Monroe, Wash. .646-Mile Paved Speedway

WHEN:                        Saturday, June 29, 2002 - 8:35 p.m. PT

DISTANCE:                        200 Laps, 129.2 Miles

POSTED AWARDS:                        $129,551 

FIELD: 24 cars possible. Fastest 19 cars through time trials. Two provisional starting positions based on current 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship driver point standings, two additional provisional starting positions based on 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship owner point standings, one provisional starting position to NASCAR Winston West Series Champion.

SANCTION:                        National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:                        International Productions, Inc.

CONTACTS:                        Mickey Beadle, Evergreen Speedway, 360/805-6100

                        Kevin W. Green, NASCAR, 707/447-2743

SCHEDULE:  Saturday, June 29

                                   8:00 a.m. NWWS Team Haulers Enter

  8:00 a.m. Registration & Inspection

10:00 a.m.                        Mandatory Rookie Drivers’ Meeting

12:00 p.m.                         Practice to 1:00 p.m.

  2:00 p.m.                         Practice to 3:00 p.m.

  4:05 p.m. Mandatory Drivers’ Meeting

  5:00 p.m.                         Time Trials, All Positions (2 laps)

THE RACE: Evergreen Speedway is a semi-banked .646-mile paved oval with turns banked eight degrees and four degrees banking in the straights. The track has hosted 34 NASCAR Winston West Series races in the modern era, since 1971. It’s history with the series dates back even earlier, however. The track has been a stop on the circuit since 1964, hosting approximately 10 events between 1964 and 1970.

 RECORDS:      Driver Date Speed Time

Qualifying: Mark Krogh June 29, 1996 99.589 mph 23.352 seconds

Race: Roy Smith July 12, 1981 83.395 mph 1 hr, 29 min, 56 sec 

2001 REVIEW: Bud Pole winner Sean Woodside led from the drop of the green, with Austin Cameron and Jeff Jefferson in pursuit. The defending champion of the event, Brendan Gaughan, started eighth on the grid and progressed toward the front of the pack in a methodical manner. Woodside relinquished the lead to a hard-charging Steve Portenga on lap 65, only to take it back briefly six rounds later. Portenga was back and front and pulling away by lap 74, however. The pace of the race was slowed by a series of cautions through the midway point of the event. Gaughan took over the top spot on lap 110 and set sail for the finish – with Mark Reed in his wake. Gaughan stretched his fuel mileage to the finish, with Reed taking second and Austin Cameron finishing third.

 

2001 TOP 10 IN EVENT:                        2001 STATS:

  1. Brendan Gaughan                        Bud Pole: Sean Woodside

  2. Mark Reed                        Time of Race: 1 hour, 47 minutes, 33 seconds

  3. Austin Cameron                        Average Speed: 72.078 mph

  4. Brandon Ash                        Margin of Victory:  .455 seconds

  5. Bill Sedgwick Caution Flags: Five for 29

  6. Hershel McGriff Lap Leaders: Sean Woodside 1-64, Steve Portenga 65-70,

  7. Johnny Borneman Woodside 71-73, Portenga 74-109, Brendan Gaughan 110-200.

  8. Tom Haffer                                                 Four lead changes among three drivers.

  9. Sammy Potashnick

10. Sean Woodside

PAST 10 RESULTS OF THIS EVENT

  Winner                              Bud Pole

2001   Brendan Gaughan               Sean Woodside

2000   Brendan Gaughan               Jeff Jefferson

1999   Kevin Richards                   Kelly Tanner

1998   Butch Gilliland                     Kelly Tanner

1997   Sean Woodside                   Gary Smith

1996   Butch Gilliland                     Mark Krogh

1993   Rick Carelli                         Dirk Stephens

1992   Bill Sedgwick                      Chad Little

1991   Mike Chase                        Sterling Marlin

1990   Bill Sedgwick                     Bill Elliott 

PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS:

Winston, Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter Products, Clevite Engine Parts, Competition Cams, Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Featherlite Trailers, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Holley Carburetors, Hoosier Tires, JE Pistons, Jesel Rocker Arms, MAC Tools, Moog Chassis Parts, MSD Ignitions, Raybestos Brakes, Stage 8 Locking Fasteners, Wix Air Filters, 3M Automotive, 76 Race Gasoline.

COORS LIGHT 200 SUMMARY: 

·         The Coors Light 200 Presented by NAPA and Albertson’s is the only visit by the series to Evergreen Speedway this season. As the fifth of 10 races on the 2002 schedule, it marks the midway point of the season. 

·         A combined $50,000 from the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., will be paid out through the NASCAR Winston West Series Leader Bonus Program to the top 15 drivers in the championship standings based on the first five events. The prize money, which is part of the $350,000 point fund award from Reynolds’ Winston brand, is slated to be presented to the drivers prior to the race at Irwindale Speedway on July 27. 

·         Twenty different drivers have won a series race at Evergreen Speedway since 1971. Kevin Richards is the only previous winner expected to enter this event.

·         Since 1983, there have only been two regular competitors in the series who reached victory lane at Monroe and did not win the series championship during their racing career. They are Richards, who won in 1999, and Derrike Cope, who won in 1985.

·         Orleans Racing will attempt to extend its streak of podium finishes at Monroe to five. The NAPA/Martin Senour-sponsored Chevrolet has finished first or second in the past four events at Evergreen Speedway. The Bill McAnally-led team finished in the runner-up spot in 1998 with Gary Smith behind the wheel and took another second-place finish in 1999 with Sean Woodside at the controls. Brendan Gaughan, who is competing this season for the rookie title in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, scored back-to-back series wins for the team at Evergreen Speedway, with victories in 2000 and 2001.

·         Ray Elder has the most wins at Evergreen Speedway, with five. He visited victory lane in 1971, twice in 1972 and twice in 1975.

·         Bill Elliott holds the record for the most Bud Pole Awards at the Monroe facility, with four. Those came in 1986, 1987, 1989 and 1990.

·         Roy Smith leads the lists for most top-five finishes (nine) and top -10 finishes (14) in series competition at the track since 1971.

·         Chad Little has led the most laps of series competition around the Monroe track since 1971, staying out front for 1,183 circuits. 

·         Jack Sellers has taken the green flag in 14 series races at the .646-mile track, more than any other active driver in the series. His best finish there was ninth in 1991.  

·         Bill Sedgwick leads in terms of money won in series events at Evergreen Speedway in the modern era. He has winnings of $108,351 in 10 races.  

·         A total of 274 different drivers have competed in the 34 NASCAR Winston West Series events held at the .646-mile oval in the modern era of the series, 1971-present.  

·         Ford tops the list of manufacturer wins at Evergreen Speedway, with nine. A Chevrolet has been in victory lane following each of the last three, however. 

STATS OF THE WEEK: 

·         Eight of the 34 winners at Evergreen Speedway since 1971 started from the Bud Pole. Of the 200-lap events, six of 16 were won from the Bud Pole. 

Series Race Winners in 2002:   Series Bud Pole Winners in 2002:

  1. Austin Cameron       2               1. Austin Cameron      2

  2. Brandon Ash            1               2. Eric Norris               2

  3. Eric Norris                1

Series money winnings for 2002: Stage 8 Locking Fasteners

  1. Eric Norris                        $48,265                        Rookie-of-the-Year Standings:

  2. Austin Cameron                 47,670                          1. Mike David               35

  3. Brandon Ash                       31,030                          2. Greg Pursley           34

  4. Kevin Richards                   30,035                          3. Brett Thompson      33

  5. Mike Duncan                       23,710                          4. Scott Lynch             25

  6. Brett Thompson                  21,953                          5. G.J. Mennen Jr.       21

  7. Johnny Borneman              20,245                       

  8. Greg Pursley                      18,777                                                                                                                             

  9. Tim Woods III                        18,395                                           

10. Scott Gaylord                        18,195           

Top 10 Lap Leaders:                                    Top 10 Laps Completed (563):

  1. Austin Cameron               174                    1. Kevin Richards             562

  2. Eric Norris                          99                    2. Eric Norris                    562

  3. Greg Pursley                      95                    3. Greg Pursley                559

  4. Kevin Richards                  64                     4. Mike Duncan               553

  5. Brandon Ash                      40                     5. Brandon Ash               545

  6. Sean Woodside                 29                     6. Bobby Hillis                 530

  7. Mike Duncan                      27                     7. Jack Sellers                524

8. Tim Woods III                     21                     8. Mike David                  503

9. Scott Gaylord                     12                     9. Austin Cameron          489

10. Scott Lynch                          2                    10. Brett Thompson         451

CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:

2002                                       2001 (After four races)

Driver            Points     Wins        Driver      Points     Wins

  1. Eric Norris 654 1       1. Mark Reed 643 1

  2. Austin Cameron 642 2   2. Austin Cameron 626 0

  3. Kevin Richards 614 0   3. Eric Norris 567 0

  4. Mike Duncan 580 0   4. Johnny Borneman 565 1

  5. Greg Pursley 572   0   5. Steve Portenga 550 1

  6. Mike David 548   0   6. Scott Gaylord 548 0

  7. Brandon Ash 547 1   7. Joe Bean 535 0

  8. Brett Thompson 524 0   8. Brendan Gaughan 532 0

  9. Scott Gaylord 507   0   9. Brandon Ash 520 0

10. Johnny Borneman 504 0 10. Mike Duncan 511 0

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