by Derrick Shannon
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 2, 2003) Making his full-time return to racing, Bryan Germone of Windsor, Calif. picked up his 8th career victory and first win at Phoenix Int'l Raceway in the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series. Germone paced the final 20 laps to take the checkers ahead of 2002 series champion Eddy McKean to kick off the 2003 NASCAR racing season.
Following Germone and McKean were Auggie Vidovich Jr. in third, with Ed Hoffman in fourth and Frank Deiny Jr. rounding out the top five. Deiny was the top finishing rookie with Craig Smith collecting the Powerade Move-of-the-Race for picking up the most positions during the race. Jason Jefferson of Yakima, Washington finished 19th to give Dodge its first finish in Featherlite Southwest Series competition.
The race took 1 hour, 11 minutes, and 24 seconds to complete at an average of 84.033 MPH and was slowed seven times for 32 laps of caution. Ken Schrader collected another Bud Pole Award at the Desert Jewell. The Featherlite Southwest Series will return to action on Saturday, March 22 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.
NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series
SOUTHWEST SERIES "100"
Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz., February 2, 2003
100-Laps/100-Miles on One-Mile Paved Oval, Purse: $112,770
Finishing position, starting position, driver, car, laps completed, reason out, money won.
1. (17) Bryan Germone, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $10,000;
2. (4) Eddy McKean, Pontiac, 100, Running, $6,400;
3. (5) Auggie Vidovich Jr., Chevrolet, 100, Running, $4,900;
4. (11) Ed Hoffman, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $4,334;
5. (32) Frank Deiny Jr., Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,800;
6. (19) JR Patton, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,500;
7. (6) Craig Raudman, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,700;
8. (1) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,725;
9. (3) Brandon Whitt, Pontiac, 100, Running, $2,600;
10. (9) Darrell LaMoure, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,100;
11. (28) Randy Nelson, Ford, 100, Running, $1,900;
12. (25) Jim Pettit II, Ford, 100, Running, $2,200;
13. (23) Burney Lamar, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,075;
14. (42) Craig Smith, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,675;
15. (29) Sean Woodside, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,000;
16. (40) Kevin Vernon, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,875;
17. (21) Steve Belletto, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,950;
18. (8) Doug McCoun, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,925;
19. (41) Jason Jefferson, Dodge, 100, Running, $3,050;
20. (26) Stanley Smith, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,975;
21. (20) Greg Fowler, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,425;
22. (2) Benny Gordon, Pontiac, 99, Running, $1,400;
23. (34) Scott Busby, Chevrolet, 99, Running, $1,375;
24. (24) Nick Lynch, Chevrolet, 99, Running, $1,350;
25. (37) Thomas Martin, Chevrolet, 98, Running, $1,320;
26. (39) Dave Finley, Chevrolet, 98, Running, $1,600;
27. (7) Joe Herold, Chevrolet, 97, Running, $1,275;
28. (27) Eric Holmes, Chevrolet, 92, Running, $1,250;
29. (22) Danny Burson, Chevrolet, 88, Running, $1,220;
30. (35) Greg Voigt, Chevrolet, 80, Handling, $1,200;
31. (30) Ed Belec, Chevrolet, 77, Running, $1,200;
32. (10) Tim Schendel, Chevrolet, 63, Running, $2,033;
33. (31) Todd Souza, Ford, 54, Running, $1,200;
34. (38) Rick Suran, Pontiac, 49, Accident, $2,450;
35. (14) Rocky Nash, Pontiac, 23, Accident, $1,200;
36. (16) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 23, Accident, $1,200;
37. (13) Dan Holtz, Ford, 10, Suspension, $1,200;
38. (15) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 8, Running, $2,033;
39. (12) Zach Niessner, Chevrolet, 4, Accident, $1,200;
40. (33) Mike Ledbetter, Chevrolet, 2, Accident, $1,200;
41. (36) Scott Schmidt, Chevrolet, 2, Rearend, $1,200;
42. (18) John Dillon, Chevrolet, 0, Engine, $0 (Did Not Grid Or Start);
# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: Roger Avants, Jody Tanner, Ken Weaver, Chris Hines
TIME OF RACE: 1 Hour, 11 minutes, 24 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 84.033 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .521 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Ken Schrader, Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet, 27.615/130.364 mph
POWERADE MOVE OF THE RACE: Craig Smith, B&J Asphalt and Concrete Chevrolet
ROOKIE-OF-THE-RACE AWARD: Frank Deiny Jr., Star Nursery Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Seven for 32 Laps (5-9, 12-13, 16-18, 25-34, 40-41, 51-55, 83-87)
LAP LEADERS: One lead change between two drivers. Ken Schrader 1-79, Bryan Germone 80-100
PHOENIX, Ariz. (Feb. 2, 2003) Making his full-time return to racing, Bryan Germone of Windsor, Calif. picked up his 8th career victory and first win at Phoenix Int'l Raceway in the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series. Germone paced the final 20 laps to take the checkers ahead of 2002 series champion Eddy McKean to kick off the 2003 NASCAR racing season.
Following Germone and McKean were Auggie Vidovich Jr. in third, with Ed Hoffman in fourth and Frank Deiny Jr. rounding out the top five. Deiny was the top finishing rookie with Craig Smith collecting the Powerade Move-of-the-Race for picking up the most positions during the race. Jason Jefferson of Yakima, Washington finished 19th to give Dodge its first finish in Featherlite Southwest Series competition.
The race took 1 hour, 11 minutes, and 24 seconds to complete at an average of 84.033 MPH and was slowed seven times for 32 laps of caution. Ken Schrader collected another Bud Pole Award at the Desert Jewell. The Featherlite Southwest Series will return to action on Saturday, March 22 at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif.
NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series
SOUTHWEST SERIES "100"
Phoenix Int'l Raceway, Phoenix, Ariz., February 2, 2003
100-Laps/100-Miles on One-Mile Paved Oval, Purse: $112,770
Finishing position, starting position, driver, car, laps completed, reason out, money won.
1. (17) Bryan Germone, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $10,000;
2. (4) Eddy McKean, Pontiac, 100, Running, $6,400;
3. (5) Auggie Vidovich Jr., Chevrolet, 100, Running, $4,900;
4. (11) Ed Hoffman, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $4,334;
5. (32) Frank Deiny Jr., Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,800;
6. (19) JR Patton, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,500;
7. (6) Craig Raudman, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,700;
8. (1) Ken Schrader, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,725;
9. (3) Brandon Whitt, Pontiac, 100, Running, $2,600;
10. (9) Darrell LaMoure, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,100;
11. (28) Randy Nelson, Ford, 100, Running, $1,900;
12. (25) Jim Pettit II, Ford, 100, Running, $2,200;
13. (23) Burney Lamar, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,075;
14. (42) Craig Smith, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,675;
15. (29) Sean Woodside, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $2,000;
16. (40) Kevin Vernon, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,875;
17. (21) Steve Belletto, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,950;
18. (8) Doug McCoun, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,925;
19. (41) Jason Jefferson, Dodge, 100, Running, $3,050;
20. (26) Stanley Smith, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $3,975;
21. (20) Greg Fowler, Chevrolet, 100, Running, $1,425;
22. (2) Benny Gordon, Pontiac, 99, Running, $1,400;
23. (34) Scott Busby, Chevrolet, 99, Running, $1,375;
24. (24) Nick Lynch, Chevrolet, 99, Running, $1,350;
25. (37) Thomas Martin, Chevrolet, 98, Running, $1,320;
26. (39) Dave Finley, Chevrolet, 98, Running, $1,600;
27. (7) Joe Herold, Chevrolet, 97, Running, $1,275;
28. (27) Eric Holmes, Chevrolet, 92, Running, $1,250;
29. (22) Danny Burson, Chevrolet, 88, Running, $1,220;
30. (35) Greg Voigt, Chevrolet, 80, Handling, $1,200;
31. (30) Ed Belec, Chevrolet, 77, Running, $1,200;
32. (10) Tim Schendel, Chevrolet, 63, Running, $2,033;
33. (31) Todd Souza, Ford, 54, Running, $1,200;
34. (38) Rick Suran, Pontiac, 49, Accident, $2,450;
35. (14) Rocky Nash, Pontiac, 23, Accident, $1,200;
36. (16) David Gilliland, Chevrolet, 23, Accident, $1,200;
37. (13) Dan Holtz, Ford, 10, Suspension, $1,200;
38. (15) Erik Darnell, Chevrolet, 8, Running, $2,033;
39. (12) Zach Niessner, Chevrolet, 4, Accident, $1,200;
40. (33) Mike Ledbetter, Chevrolet, 2, Accident, $1,200;
41. (36) Scott Schmidt, Chevrolet, 2, Rearend, $1,200;
42. (18) John Dillon, Chevrolet, 0, Engine, $0 (Did Not Grid Or Start);
# Rookie-of-the-Year Contenders
Failed to Qualify: Roger Avants, Jody Tanner, Ken Weaver, Chris Hines
TIME OF RACE: 1 Hour, 11 minutes, 24 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 84.033 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .521 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Ken Schrader, Federated Auto Parts Chevrolet, 27.615/130.364 mph
POWERADE MOVE OF THE RACE: Craig Smith, B&J Asphalt and Concrete Chevrolet
ROOKIE-OF-THE-RACE AWARD: Frank Deiny Jr., Star Nursery Chevrolet
CAUTION FLAGS: Seven for 32 Laps (5-9, 12-13, 16-18, 25-34, 40-41, 51-55, 83-87)
LAP LEADERS: One lead change between two drivers. Ken Schrader 1-79, Bryan Germone 80-100
