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| GARVEY OUTLASTS MILLER IN ASA FLORIDA 200 | 
by Thom Watson
LAKELAND, FL - Mike Garvey outlasted pole sitter, Butch Miller, to take the ASA Florida 200 at USA International Speedway in Lakeland Saturday night. Garvey took the lead on lap 167 when leader Gary St. Amant and Kevin Cywinski tangled in turn one. Butch Miller stayed on Garvey's tail for the remaining laps, but could not pull out the victory.
The first two starters, Garvey and Miller, took the green flag and raced door handle-to-door handle for the first two laps, with Miller finally taking over the lead and leading for the next 93 laps. At times he was able to stretch the lead to 7 car lengths under the long green run.
St. Amant was able to take the lead on lap 95 as he passed Miller on the backstretch. ASA officials decided to throw a competition yellow on lap 100, as the race was green up until that point. The leaders elected to take pit stops, and Garvey was the big winner as he went in fifth and was able to get out in third, thanks to a great pit stop.
On lap 117, the top five of St. Amant, Miller, Garvey, Toby Porter and Cywinski were nose-to-tail and had pulled out to a four-car length lead over the rest of the field. It stayed that way, with Miller catching St. Amant in the turns, but lacked the horsepower to keep up on the long straight-aways.
On lap 167, leader St. Amant along with Cywinski and two lapped cars tangled in turn one and were out of the running for the win. Garvey took over the lead, with Miller in second. Garvey went on to take the checkers. Miller, Porter, Joey Clanton and Scott Fraser rounded out the top five.
In the 50-lap consolation race, for the Florida 200 race, Ryan Hemphill started in the pole position and led the entire race to grab the 23rd starting position for Saturday’s ASA race at USA International Speedway. In a race where staying in line was the rule and passing was the exception, David Elliott was able to pass two cars in the last two laps and take the final transfer spot. The top 12 finishers were able to automatically transfer into the main event.
The top five starters, Hemphill, Ricky Carlton, Matt Sieisky, Doug Stevens, and Travis Kittleson stayed that way the entire 50 laps. Homosassa Springs’, Ricky Carlton was able to stay with Hemphill on restarts, but would fade on long green flag runs. On the final lap, the #60 car of Ed Brown, lost control and hit the turn one wall hard. While Brown was able to walk away, his car’s front end was badly damaged.
Earlier in the evening, qualifying took place and ASA veteran Butch Miller took the pole position for the ASA Florida 200, with a lap 21.090 seconds, 128.023 miles per hour. Forty-six drivers took qualifying runs for the 38-car field.
FN ST NO. Driver/Hometown Sponsor/Make LAPS STATUS
1 3 1 Mike Garvey/Lakeville, MN Tecumseh/Texas Roadhouse/LaFavre Racing Teams Chev. 200 Running
2 1 52 Butch Miller/Coopersville, MI Meijer/Jolly Rancher/Tyson/Stouffer's/PowerBar/Throop Motorsports Pont. 200 Running
3 4 44 Toby Porter/Greenville, SC Herzog Motor Sports Ltd. Chev. 200 Running
4 16 83 Joey Clanton/Stockbridge, GA Zaxby's Real Chicken/Pro Shocks/Racing Radios/Steve Dale Enterprises Chev. 200 Running
5 5 00 R Scott Fraser/Shubenacadie, NS, CN King Freight Lines Ltd./King Racing Chev. 200 Running
6 9 5 Scott Hansen/Green Bay, WI Russet Potato Exchange/Mr. Tasty/Biggin's Big Bakin' Taters/Fanetti Motorsports Ford 200 Running
7 28 33 Greg Stewart/Four Oaks, NC Textilease Medique/X1-R/Screaming Eagle Motorsports Pont. 200 Running
8 21 18 Mike Miller/Woodstock, GA Jani-King/Miller Motorsports Pont. 200 Running
9 19 05 R Chris Wimmer/Wausau, WI Wimmer Racing Chev. 199 Running
10 30 6 R Tim Jedrzejek/Garfield Heights, OH Hawk Performance/enerco Mr. Heater/Tex Racing/Prestige Motorsports Pont. 198 Running
11 23 02 Ryan Hemphill/Oakmont, PA ARGO Packing Company/Motordrome Speedway/Hemphill Racing Chev. 198 Running
12 13 11 Tristan Dupuis/Lansing, MI Meijer/Tony's Pizza/Kellogg's/Edy's Grand Ice Cream/Go Go Motorsports Pont. 198 Running
13 29 20 R Pat Kelly/Rockdale, IL BRN Motorsports/John Brolick Chev. 198 Running
14 17 2 Chad Wood/Madison, WI Wood Brothers Racing Ford 198 Running
15 11 22 Mark Dismore Jr./Greenfield, IN WOWemployers.com/Herzog Motor Sports Ltd. Chev. 198 Running
16 35 35 R Ricky Bryant/Archdale, NC Washington Apples/U-Save Supermarkets/Racing Milestones/Bryant-Granelli Mtrsprts. Pont. 197 Running
17 26 98 Doug Stevens Jr./Lovejoy, GA Conkle's Tree Service Inc. Ford 197 Running
18 31 55 Greg Williams/Haubstadt, IN Greg Williams Racing Chev. 197 Running
19 38 07* R Tully Esterline/Pettisville, OH Nexus-Vortec Engines Power Drive/Dum Dum Pops/Noah Yoder Racing Ford 197 Running
20 12 38 R Johnny Spaw/Cedar Rapids, IA Medicap Pharmacies/McLeod USA Publishing/Dr. Pepper/Contemporary Auto Body Chev. 197 Running
21 14 28 Tim Taylor/Indianapolis, IN EMAS Inc. Ambulance Service/Taylor Racing Chev. 194 Running
22 33 03 Ken Alexander/Clemson, SC Greased Lightning/A&M Cleaning Products Chev. 191 Running
23 2 7 Gary St. Amant/Columbus, OH Wynn's/ACDelco/Lane Automotive/Automotive Promotions Inc. Chev. 188 Running
24 10 25 R Mike Cope/Weeki Wachee Springs, FL Manheim's Florida Auto Auction of Orlando/TheRaceFansChoice/Hodges Mtrsprts. Chev. 182 Running
25 8 09 J.C. Beattie Jr./Baltimore, MD ATI Performance Products/RUS Uniforms Chev. 179 Clutch
26 25 10 R Matt Sielsky/Northbrook, IL Sielsky Racing LLC Chev. 172 Running
27 36 06 Davin Scites/Wayne, WV Wayne Lumber & Mulch Inc. Chev. 169 Running
28 6 21 Kevin Cywinski/Wausau, WI Texas Roadhouse/LaFavre Racing Teams Chev. 167 Accident
29 18 63 R Brian Schwartz/Countryside, IL Nexus-Vortec Engines Power Drive/WalTom Racing LLC Chev. 164 Accident
30 15 9 R Johnny Sauter/Necedah, WI A.P. Plasman Group/Build A Mold/Moldplas/Trimplas/A.P. Performance Chev. 159 Running
31 20 16 Russ Tuttle/Indianapolis, IN Conseco Pont. 138 Electrical
32 24 34 Ricky Carlton/Homosassa Springs, FL McNatt Plumbing Company/Your Logo Chev. 116 Ignition
33 7 56 Glenn Allen Jr./Cincinnati, OH Wunder Bar/Auction Broadcasting Company/West & East Bay Construction Chev. 112 Brakes
34 34 87 David Elliott/Suwanee, GA Ultrapure Technology/Royal Wire Products/Team Clean Motorsports Chev. 55 Exhaust
35 32 19 Dennis Lampman/Oak Creek, WI Barricade Flasher Service/Lampman Racing Chev. 39 Brakes
36 27 30 R Travis Kittleson/Merritt Island, FL Bob Steele Chevrolet/R/T Racing Inc. Chev. 15 Accident
37 22 12 R Kenny Phillips/Wakeman, OH Adopt America Network/CRS Registrars/KB Motorsports Chev. 15 Accident
38 37 60* R Ed Brown/Leesburg, FL Champion Air-On-Line.com/Charlotte Wheel/Ed Brown Racing Chev. 2 Handling
R - Pat Schauer Memorial Rookie of the Year Candidate
Race Stats
Time of Race: 1 hr. 31 mins. 22.525 secs. (Track Record)
Average Speed: 98.495 mph
Margin of Victory: 0.508 sec. Winning Chassis: LaFavre
Lead Changes: 3 among 3 drivers
Lap Leaders: G. St. Amant 1; B. Miller 2-95; G. St. Amant 96-166; M. Garvey 167-200
Cautions: 4 for 29 laps
Pole Position: Butch Miller 21.090 secs. / 128.023 mph
Entries: 47 Qualifiers: 46Awards
GM/Vortec Engines: M. Garvey (1st); B. Miller (2nd); T. Porter (3rd)
ATI Performance Products: M. Garvey (1st); S. Fraser (Rookie)
Hawk Performance: Not Awarded
Howe Racing: Not Awarded
Penske Shocks: S. Fraser (Rookie)
Tex Racing Enterprises: M. Garvey (1st)
Tri-Star Racewear "Best Appearing Crew" Award: J.C. Beattie Jr. #09 — J.C. Beattie Jr.
VP / Pat Schauer Memorial Rookie Of The Race: S. Fraser (5th)
VP Racing Fuels "Front Runner" Award: Not Awarded
Wynn's "Winning Move" Award: LaFavre Racing Teams #1 — M. Garvey
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