“6th Annual Masters” At Cedar Lake!!!
New Richmond,WI 6-19-04
By Bret Emrick
Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville,FL captured the Stacker2® Xtreme DirtCar Series/Northern Xtreme DirtCar Series co-sanctioned “6th Annual Masters” event Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond,WI while Jimmy Mars of Elk Mound,WI was the high-point driver over the two nights of racing action to claim the title of the “2004 Masters” champion.
Pearson Jr. started from the outside front row in the $10,000 to win main event and tracked down early race leader Donnie Moran in lapped traffic to take the lead on lap 20. Once in front, the driver of the Lucas Oil/Dunn-Benson Ford No. 1 Team L Rocket Chassis/Wallace Racing Engines Ford Taurus never looked back in the non-stop feature besting Moran by 1 second to score his second Stacker2® XDCS victory of the season.
Mars, who had won the previous night’s racing Friday, finished in the third spot Saturday in his Stacker2®/Heeg Well Drilling/Deppe Enterprises No. 28M Jimmy Mars Racing MasterSbilt Race Cars/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo. With the victory Friday and the third place finish Saturday, Mars scored 4 more points than Brian Birkhofer over the two nights of racing to claim the “2004 Masters” title and the $5,000 bonus that went with it.
“Jimmy was so strong last night running the bottom groove that we decided today that was going to be our game plan for tonight,” said Pearson Jr. “Donnie was running a great race using the middle groove and when we got into the lapped traffic I told myself to stay on the bottom and it worked out. The race track both nights was just absolutely perfect and I hope the fans enjoyed what they saw. The Goodyear Eagles worked flawlessly for us and most everybody. A lot of people were thinking the track would lock down but these Goodyear Eagles don’t do that to a race track. Two nights of great racing with plenty of action for the fans. It doesn’t get any better than that. I can’t wait to get back here in August for the ‘USA Nationals’.”
Mars was very happy with his week-end as well stating, “I want to congratulate Earl and his guy’s on winning. They had their car just perfect tonight. Earl busted the track record tonight with a lap I thought I’d never see here. For him to turn a 13.3 is unbelievable. I think the fastest I ever turned a lap here was a 13.5. Man, was this place fast tonight. I really think if we wouldn’t have broken the rear-end during the YJ Stinger dash while leading it might’ve been a different story but that’s all hindsight. I’m just happy that we got the ‘Masters’ title and the fans got to see two great nights of racing. My hats off to the Cedar Lake staff for giving us a great racetrack both nights. And, I can’t say enough about Stacker2®, Goodyear and all of the series sponsors who have made this possible for all of us. Usually when you have two nights of racing the track will bolt down but every race we’ve run this year the track has never done that with these Goodyear Eagles. What a great tire!”
Steve Shaver rode home fourth with Birkhofer finishing fifth and Eddie Carrier Jr. sixth, the last car on the lead lap. Darren Miller, who started 19th, rode home seventh with Shane Clanton eighth, 16th starting Billy Drake ninth and 15th starting Matt Miller tenth.
The main event went caution free taking 10 minutes and 20 seconds to complete and all 28 starters finished the race.
Moran and Pearson Jr. brought the field to the green flag with Moran winning the drag race off of turn two over Pearson Jr. Shaver held the third spot at the end of the first lap trailed by Mitch Johnson and Carrier Jr. Moran opened up a two car length lead over Pearson Jr. by lap 5 and entered lapped traffic three laps later. Moran worked his way past the backmarkers but by lap 15 saw his frentic pace slowed somewhat allowing Pearson Jr. to move to within a car length of the leader. Working lap 20 Pearson Jr. kept his car to the low side of the lightning fast speedway as Moran ran the middle groove. Pearson Jr. passed Moran exiting turn four to grab the lead which he would never give up.
At the halfway mark Pearson Jr. had a three car length lead on Moran while Shaver sat third nearly a straightaway behind the two front runners with Mars fourth and Birkhofer fifth followed by Carrier Jr., Johnson, Clanton, Ray Cook and Darren Miller. With 20 to go Pearson Jr. had two lapped cars separating him from Moran. As the race wore on Pearson Jr. continued his torrid pace and with 5 laps to go Pearson Jr. had lapped up to the sixth place car of Carrier Jr.
The $42,000 event attracted 67 cars to the high-banked 3/8ths mile speedway with Pearson Jr. earning his seventh Ringers Gloves Time Trials Fast Qualifier award with a new track record of 13.379 seconds. Pearson Jr. also captured the MSD Ignition/Mason Racin’,Inc. heat race while Shaver captured the JE Pistons heat, Moran the Wrisco Industries heat and Carrier Jr. the Bert Transmission heat. Mars and Johnson captured their respective heat races as well. Darren Miller won the Sunoco Race Fuels “B” Main with the other two “B” Mains falling to John Kaanta and Brian Harris while Moran copped the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink Dash.
The event was taped before the Speed Channel cameras and will be broadcast Saturday, July 17 at 3:00pm EDT on Speed Channel. The Stacker2® XDCS will team up with the Southern Xtreme DirtCar Series Saturday, June 26 at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville,VA for the $10,000 to win “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50”.
The cameras of Speed Channel will also be on hand for the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50”. The Speed Channel cameras will catch all the action to be broadcast at later date. And, the action will be “webcast” for computer users starting at 9:30pm EDT. Computer users can find the “webcast” at RSBN.net and follow the prompts.
The very popular Stacker2® “Pay Dirt 24” promotion, giving one fan a $1,000 cash prize, will also be part of the week-end at Wythe Raceway. Fans may simply fill out an entry form at the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink “Splash Of Energy” Tour display. After entry’s have been closed 24 names for all entry’s will be randomly drawn for the Stacker2® “Pay Dirt 24” $1,000 prize. The names drawn will receive a Stacker2®/YJ Stinger Gift Pack and will be matched with one of the feature starting drivers. If the lucky fan’s driver wins the feature event that fan wins the “Pay Dirt 24” $1,000 cash prize.
The “local/regional loaner program”, a collaborative effort between the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Weld Wheels and Xtreme DirtCars,Inc., will also be offered for the Wythe Raceway event. The loaner program offers two front Goodyear Eagle Racing Tires and two front Weld Wheels to the first 25 ‘local/regional’ raceteams who pre-register for the Stacker2® XDCS/Southern XDCS co-sanctioned event. Raceteams eligible for the “loaner” program must contact the the Xtreme DirtCars,Inc. office to pre-register for the event and take part in the “loaner” program. Raceteams may either phone 704-487-1169 or e-mail to xdcs@xtremedirtcars.com to pre-register.
Raceteams are reminded that the Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire X-200 and X-300 with an option of the X-400 for the right rear ONLY are the tires allowed for competition in the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50” at Wythe Raceway. Raceteams with questions or to order tires should phone Mike Franklin, Xtreme DirtCars,Inc. Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire program co-ordinator, at 704-487-1169.
Pit gates for the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50” at the semi-banked ½ mile speedway will open at 2:00pm with spectator gates opening at 4:00pm. Warm-ups are slated to begin at 6:30pm with RINGERS GLOVES Time Trials beginning at 7:00pm with a complete program of MSD Ignition/JE Pistons/Wrisco Industries/Bert Transmission Heat Races, Sunoco Race Fuels “B” Mains and the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink Dash to precede the main event. The Wythe Raceway Crate Late Model division will also be on the racing card.
Adult general admission is $25.00, children ages 6 – 12 years of age $10.00 and children 5 years of age and under free. Pit admission is $35.00.
Wythe Raceway is located west of Wytheville,VA on I-81 to exit 60, then 0.1 mile north on frontage road, then 1.5 miles east, then north. For further information phone (276) 228-3118, race day only at (276) 686-4261 or visit the Wythe Raceway websiate located at www.wytheraceway.com.
STACKER2® Xtreme DirtCar Series Race Report For 6-19-04
Round No. 12-2004 Season-"6th Annual Masters 50"
Cedar Lake Speedway-New Richmond,WI-3/8ths Mile Oval
$42,000 Purse-$10,000 To Win-50 Lap Feature
Fin.Pos.
StartPos.
Car#
Driver
Laps Fin.
Reason Out (if any)
Purse
1
2
# 1
Earl Pearson Jr.
50
Running
$10,100
2
1
#99
Donnie Moran
50
Running
$6,100
3
6
#28M
Jimmy Mars
50
Running
$3,100
4
3
# 0
Steve Shaver
50
Running
$2,600
5
9
#15B
Brian Birkhofer
50
Running
$2,000
6
5
#28
Eddie Carrier Jr.®
50
Running
$1,900
7
19
#32D
Darren Miller®
49
Running
$1,600
8
11
#25
Shane Clanton®
49
Running
$1,400
9
16
# 9
Billy Drake®
49
Running
$1,200
10
15
# 7
Matt Miller
49
Running
$1,100
11
4
#00
Mitch Johnson
49
Running
$1,100
12
22
# 2
Brady Smith
49
Running
$950
13
24
#31T
Trent Follmer
49
Running
$900
14
8
#50
Denny Eckrich
49
Running
$875
15
7
#53
Ray Cook
49
Running
$850
16
18
#2*
D.J. Troutman
49
Running
$825
17
10
#11
Pat Doar
49
Running
$800
18
23
#12M
Mike Goodremote
49
Running
$750
19
13
#16
Tony Izzo Jr.
49
Running
$700
20
14
#27X
Jerry Redetzke
49
Running
$700
21
12
#55
Jeep Van Wormer®
49
Running
$700
22
20
#85
John Kaanta
49
Running
$700
23
21
#21H
Brian Harris
48
Running
$700
24
17
#1K
John Anderson®
48
Running
$700
25
25
#72
John Mason
48
Running
$700
26
26
#19J
Davey Johnson
48
Running
$700
27
27
#1x1
Sonny Conley®
48
Running
$700
28
28
#59
Bill Cunningham
48
Running
$700
Time Of Race: 10 Mins. 20 Secs.
Yellow Flags: None
Red Flags: None
LapLeaders: Two - Moran 1-19, Pearson Jr. 20-50
GEMINI AUTO CARE CENTERS "Hard Charger of the Race": D. Miller (advanced 12 positions)
LUCAS OIL "Rookie of the Race": Carrier Jr.
Provisional Starters: Mason, D. Johnson, Conley, Cunningham
Car Count: 67
RINGERS GLOVES Time Trials Fast Time Award: Pearson Jr. 13.379 secs. (new track record)
MSD IGNITION/MASON RACIN',INC. Heat Winner: Pearson Jr.
JE PISTONS Heat Race Winner: Shaver
WRISCO INDUSTRIES Heat Race Winner: Moran
BERT TRANSMISSION Heat Race Winner: Carrier Jr.
Other Heat Race Winners: Mars, M. Johnson
SUNOCO RACE FUELS "B" Main Winner: D. Miller
Other "B" Main Winners: Kaanta, Harris
YJ STINGER EXTREME ENERGY DRINK Dash Winner: Moran
New Richmond,WI 6-19-04
By Bret Emrick
Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville,FL captured the Stacker2® Xtreme DirtCar Series/Northern Xtreme DirtCar Series co-sanctioned “6th Annual Masters” event Saturday at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond,WI while Jimmy Mars of Elk Mound,WI was the high-point driver over the two nights of racing action to claim the title of the “2004 Masters” champion.
Pearson Jr. started from the outside front row in the $10,000 to win main event and tracked down early race leader Donnie Moran in lapped traffic to take the lead on lap 20. Once in front, the driver of the Lucas Oil/Dunn-Benson Ford No. 1 Team L Rocket Chassis/Wallace Racing Engines Ford Taurus never looked back in the non-stop feature besting Moran by 1 second to score his second Stacker2® XDCS victory of the season.
Mars, who had won the previous night’s racing Friday, finished in the third spot Saturday in his Stacker2®/Heeg Well Drilling/Deppe Enterprises No. 28M Jimmy Mars Racing MasterSbilt Race Cars/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo. With the victory Friday and the third place finish Saturday, Mars scored 4 more points than Brian Birkhofer over the two nights of racing to claim the “2004 Masters” title and the $5,000 bonus that went with it.
“Jimmy was so strong last night running the bottom groove that we decided today that was going to be our game plan for tonight,” said Pearson Jr. “Donnie was running a great race using the middle groove and when we got into the lapped traffic I told myself to stay on the bottom and it worked out. The race track both nights was just absolutely perfect and I hope the fans enjoyed what they saw. The Goodyear Eagles worked flawlessly for us and most everybody. A lot of people were thinking the track would lock down but these Goodyear Eagles don’t do that to a race track. Two nights of great racing with plenty of action for the fans. It doesn’t get any better than that. I can’t wait to get back here in August for the ‘USA Nationals’.”
Mars was very happy with his week-end as well stating, “I want to congratulate Earl and his guy’s on winning. They had their car just perfect tonight. Earl busted the track record tonight with a lap I thought I’d never see here. For him to turn a 13.3 is unbelievable. I think the fastest I ever turned a lap here was a 13.5. Man, was this place fast tonight. I really think if we wouldn’t have broken the rear-end during the YJ Stinger dash while leading it might’ve been a different story but that’s all hindsight. I’m just happy that we got the ‘Masters’ title and the fans got to see two great nights of racing. My hats off to the Cedar Lake staff for giving us a great racetrack both nights. And, I can’t say enough about Stacker2®, Goodyear and all of the series sponsors who have made this possible for all of us. Usually when you have two nights of racing the track will bolt down but every race we’ve run this year the track has never done that with these Goodyear Eagles. What a great tire!”
Steve Shaver rode home fourth with Birkhofer finishing fifth and Eddie Carrier Jr. sixth, the last car on the lead lap. Darren Miller, who started 19th, rode home seventh with Shane Clanton eighth, 16th starting Billy Drake ninth and 15th starting Matt Miller tenth.
The main event went caution free taking 10 minutes and 20 seconds to complete and all 28 starters finished the race.
Moran and Pearson Jr. brought the field to the green flag with Moran winning the drag race off of turn two over Pearson Jr. Shaver held the third spot at the end of the first lap trailed by Mitch Johnson and Carrier Jr. Moran opened up a two car length lead over Pearson Jr. by lap 5 and entered lapped traffic three laps later. Moran worked his way past the backmarkers but by lap 15 saw his frentic pace slowed somewhat allowing Pearson Jr. to move to within a car length of the leader. Working lap 20 Pearson Jr. kept his car to the low side of the lightning fast speedway as Moran ran the middle groove. Pearson Jr. passed Moran exiting turn four to grab the lead which he would never give up.
At the halfway mark Pearson Jr. had a three car length lead on Moran while Shaver sat third nearly a straightaway behind the two front runners with Mars fourth and Birkhofer fifth followed by Carrier Jr., Johnson, Clanton, Ray Cook and Darren Miller. With 20 to go Pearson Jr. had two lapped cars separating him from Moran. As the race wore on Pearson Jr. continued his torrid pace and with 5 laps to go Pearson Jr. had lapped up to the sixth place car of Carrier Jr.
The $42,000 event attracted 67 cars to the high-banked 3/8ths mile speedway with Pearson Jr. earning his seventh Ringers Gloves Time Trials Fast Qualifier award with a new track record of 13.379 seconds. Pearson Jr. also captured the MSD Ignition/Mason Racin’,Inc. heat race while Shaver captured the JE Pistons heat, Moran the Wrisco Industries heat and Carrier Jr. the Bert Transmission heat. Mars and Johnson captured their respective heat races as well. Darren Miller won the Sunoco Race Fuels “B” Main with the other two “B” Mains falling to John Kaanta and Brian Harris while Moran copped the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink Dash.
The event was taped before the Speed Channel cameras and will be broadcast Saturday, July 17 at 3:00pm EDT on Speed Channel. The Stacker2® XDCS will team up with the Southern Xtreme DirtCar Series Saturday, June 26 at Wythe Raceway in Wytheville,VA for the $10,000 to win “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50”.
The cameras of Speed Channel will also be on hand for the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50”. The Speed Channel cameras will catch all the action to be broadcast at later date. And, the action will be “webcast” for computer users starting at 9:30pm EDT. Computer users can find the “webcast” at RSBN.net and follow the prompts.
The very popular Stacker2® “Pay Dirt 24” promotion, giving one fan a $1,000 cash prize, will also be part of the week-end at Wythe Raceway. Fans may simply fill out an entry form at the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink “Splash Of Energy” Tour display. After entry’s have been closed 24 names for all entry’s will be randomly drawn for the Stacker2® “Pay Dirt 24” $1,000 prize. The names drawn will receive a Stacker2®/YJ Stinger Gift Pack and will be matched with one of the feature starting drivers. If the lucky fan’s driver wins the feature event that fan wins the “Pay Dirt 24” $1,000 cash prize.
The “local/regional loaner program”, a collaborative effort between the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., Weld Wheels and Xtreme DirtCars,Inc., will also be offered for the Wythe Raceway event. The loaner program offers two front Goodyear Eagle Racing Tires and two front Weld Wheels to the first 25 ‘local/regional’ raceteams who pre-register for the Stacker2® XDCS/Southern XDCS co-sanctioned event. Raceteams eligible for the “loaner” program must contact the the Xtreme DirtCars,Inc. office to pre-register for the event and take part in the “loaner” program. Raceteams may either phone 704-487-1169 or e-mail to xdcs@xtremedirtcars.com to pre-register.
Raceteams are reminded that the Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire X-200 and X-300 with an option of the X-400 for the right rear ONLY are the tires allowed for competition in the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50” at Wythe Raceway. Raceteams with questions or to order tires should phone Mike Franklin, Xtreme DirtCars,Inc. Goodyear Eagle Racing Tire program co-ordinator, at 704-487-1169.
Pit gates for the “Battle Of The Blue Ridge 50” at the semi-banked ½ mile speedway will open at 2:00pm with spectator gates opening at 4:00pm. Warm-ups are slated to begin at 6:30pm with RINGERS GLOVES Time Trials beginning at 7:00pm with a complete program of MSD Ignition/JE Pistons/Wrisco Industries/Bert Transmission Heat Races, Sunoco Race Fuels “B” Mains and the YJ Stinger Extreme Energy Drink Dash to precede the main event. The Wythe Raceway Crate Late Model division will also be on the racing card.
Adult general admission is $25.00, children ages 6 – 12 years of age $10.00 and children 5 years of age and under free. Pit admission is $35.00.
Wythe Raceway is located west of Wytheville,VA on I-81 to exit 60, then 0.1 mile north on frontage road, then 1.5 miles east, then north. For further information phone (276) 228-3118, race day only at (276) 686-4261 or visit the Wythe Raceway websiate located at www.wytheraceway.com.
STACKER2® Xtreme DirtCar Series Race Report For 6-19-04
Round No. 12-2004 Season-"6th Annual Masters 50"
Cedar Lake Speedway-New Richmond,WI-3/8ths Mile Oval
$42,000 Purse-$10,000 To Win-50 Lap Feature
Fin.Pos.
StartPos.
Car#
Driver
Laps Fin.
Reason Out (if any)
Purse
1
2
# 1
Earl Pearson Jr.
50
Running
$10,100
2
1
#99
Donnie Moran
50
Running
$6,100
3
6
#28M
Jimmy Mars
50
Running
$3,100
4
3
# 0
Steve Shaver
50
Running
$2,600
5
9
#15B
Brian Birkhofer
50
Running
$2,000
6
5
#28
Eddie Carrier Jr.®
50
Running
$1,900
7
19
#32D
Darren Miller®
49
Running
$1,600
8
11
#25
Shane Clanton®
49
Running
$1,400
9
16
# 9
Billy Drake®
49
Running
$1,200
10
15
# 7
Matt Miller
49
Running
$1,100
11
4
#00
Mitch Johnson
49
Running
$1,100
12
22
# 2
Brady Smith
49
Running
$950
13
24
#31T
Trent Follmer
49
Running
$900
14
8
#50
Denny Eckrich
49
Running
$875
15
7
#53
Ray Cook
49
Running
$850
16
18
#2*
D.J. Troutman
49
Running
$825
17
10
#11
Pat Doar
49
Running
$800
18
23
#12M
Mike Goodremote
49
Running
$750
19
13
#16
Tony Izzo Jr.
49
Running
$700
20
14
#27X
Jerry Redetzke
49
Running
$700
21
12
#55
Jeep Van Wormer®
49
Running
$700
22
20
#85
John Kaanta
49
Running
$700
23
21
#21H
Brian Harris
48
Running
$700
24
17
#1K
John Anderson®
48
Running
$700
25
25
#72
John Mason
48
Running
$700
26
26
#19J
Davey Johnson
48
Running
$700
27
27
#1x1
Sonny Conley®
48
Running
$700
28
28
#59
Bill Cunningham
48
Running
$700
Time Of Race: 10 Mins. 20 Secs.
Yellow Flags: None
Red Flags: None
LapLeaders: Two - Moran 1-19, Pearson Jr. 20-50
GEMINI AUTO CARE CENTERS "Hard Charger of the Race": D. Miller (advanced 12 positions)
LUCAS OIL "Rookie of the Race": Carrier Jr.
Provisional Starters: Mason, D. Johnson, Conley, Cunningham
Car Count: 67
RINGERS GLOVES Time Trials Fast Time Award: Pearson Jr. 13.379 secs. (new track record)
MSD IGNITION/MASON RACIN',INC. Heat Winner: Pearson Jr.
JE PISTONS Heat Race Winner: Shaver
WRISCO INDUSTRIES Heat Race Winner: Moran
BERT TRANSMISSION Heat Race Winner: Carrier Jr.
Other Heat Race Winners: Mars, M. Johnson
SUNOCO RACE FUELS "B" Main Winner: D. Miller
Other "B" Main Winners: Kaanta, Harris
YJ STINGER EXTREME ENERGY DRINK Dash Winner: Moran
