Night 6 of the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing
by Jane Smith SAMSULA, Fla. (Feb. 12, 2003) - The night air was still a little chilly but as the nights dwindle down, the action remains hot at the one-half mile fast track at New Smyrna Speedway. The Mini Stocks are gone and the Sportsman division has come in for three nights of racing along with the Super Lates, NASCAR Tour Type/SK Mods, FL/IMCA Mods and Late Models.
Wayne Parker sat on the pole for the 20 lap feature for the Open Wheel Modifieds but before a lap could be made, the yellow flew for a car that spun in turns 3 and 4. A total restart was in order with Jerry Symons quickly taking the lead over Parker.
Shaun Stroble brought out the yellow on lap 7 when he spun on the bottom of turns 3 and 4. On the restart, Symons held the point with the best racing being between Jason Boyd, Brad May and Wayne Parker. The three went nose to tail until Boyd passed Parker for the second spot with May running on Boyd's shirttail for third. Symons took the checkered for win number 4.
Following Symons to the checkered was Jason Boyd, Brad May, Wayne Parker and Mark Vandevender.
Larry Osteen sat on the pole for the 20 lap caution free event for the Late Models. Osteen quickly took the lead on the green followed by Mike Murphy, Jason Boyd, Kirk Hooker, and Scott Watts. By lap 6, Boyd had taken over second putting Murphy third.
Osteen and Boyd go wheel to wheel for the lead slightly touching in lap 15. Boyd powers his machine to the point and never looked back. Hooker lost ground and found himself back in the pack as Watts took over fourth and A.J. Curreli ran fifth.
Lap 18, Joey Miller powers past Curreli and takes over the fifth place spot with Boyd taking the checkered followed by Larry Osteen, Mike Murphy, Scott Watts and Joey Miller.
George Boch sat on the pole for the 50 lap feature for the NASCAR Tour Type/ SK Mods. But it was the #00 Ted Christopher who powered his way to the lead on the green. Joining in the field for the first time during the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing was Eric Beers.
Lap 8 the yellow was thrown for Kevin Goodale who spun in the top of turn 4. The race was restarted with Christopher on the point followed by Tim Arre, Ed Flenke, Jr., Eric Beers and George Boch. Flenke is on the move taking over second from Arre and on lap 12, Christopher finds himself suddenly in the second place postion as Flenke takes the point.
Adam Horwith brought out the yellow on lap 21 as he spun in turns l and 2. On the restart, Christopher spun at the top of turn 2 bringing the yellow out once again. Christopher pits and comes back out before the race is restarted, joining the field in the rear.
On the restart, Flenke holds the point followed by Eric Beers, J.R. Bertuccio, Rob Summers and George Kent Jr. But coming up fast is Christopher who takes fifth, then third, then second and Flenke finds his hands full of Christopher on his tail.
Beers brings out the yellow on lap 45 for a spin rejoining the field in the rear with Christopher ready on the restart to retake the point. Christopher makes the pass and again takes the lead and the win for win number three. Following Christopher to the stripe was Ed Flenke, Jr., J.R. Bertuccio, Rob Summers and Tim Arre.
Christopher stated in Victory Lane "We have had a fast car all week. The car came in good tonight. I would like to thank my car owner and my team for getting me here and working so hard."
Wayne Anderson had the pole for the Super Late Model 30 lap feature but due to a bad start, the race was restarted with James Powell III quickly taking the point followed by Anderosn, Jr. Hanley, B.J. McLeod and Scott Hantz. Alittle lead swapping and Anderson retakes the point with Jr. Hanley right on his tail in second as Powell falls to third.
On lap 14, Hanley passed Anderson and the crowd went wild. But two laps later, lap 16, the yellow comes out for Jeff Emery and Bruce Gowland who get together coming off the bottom of turn 4 and spin. Hanley holds the point on the restart followed by Anderson, Powell, McLeod and Hantz.
Chris Fontaine brought out the yellow as he found himself up against the turn 2 wall. Fontaine was fine but his car went in on the dreaded hook, done for the night. Hanley holds the point once again on the restart but another short green lap period as Chris Moore's throttle cable seemed to stick coming off the frontstretch sending him hard into the turn 1 wall. Moore is fine.
On the restart, Hanley finds his mirror full of Anderson's red, white and blue machine and Anderson finds his mirror full of James Powell's machine. As the top five go nose-to-tail, Hanley's clutch lets go as he slows around the track and makes his way into the pits done for the night after running up front for most of the race. The crowd is extremely disappointed.
Anderson takes over the point and gets his second win in the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing. Following Anderson was James Powell III, B.J. McLeod, Scott Hantz and Louis Mechalides.
Anderson stated in Victory Lane, "Nothing like being an oreo cookie between Jr. and James. Both Jr. and James have had great cars and if Jr.'s had not broken, I am not sure if I would have won. Again, I owe it all to my engine builder for a great engine."
Brett Boltmeyer had the pole for the 20 Lap Sportsman event but it was Earl Beckner who put his sleek #3 Sportsman on the point with Boltmeyer, Bob Cumbou, Doug Callebs and Paul Colgan in the top five.
Jim Elliott Jr. brought out the yellow on lap 3 as his cockpit was engulfed with smoke from a possible broken oil line. Elliott was pushed into the pits and the race was restarted with Beckner in the lead.
The red flag came out on lap 4 as Doug Callebs and Buddy Brown got together at the top of turn 1. Callebs spun and before Brown could check-up, ran straight into the stalled car of Callebs. Both drivers were fine but their cars were done for the night.
On the restart, it was Beckner, Boltmeyer, Paul Colgan, Bob Cumbou, and Ron Lufcy in the top five. Terry Wright brought out the yellow as he spun at the top of turn 4 and found himself against the wall and with a flat tire limping into the pits and done for the night.
Beckner took the checkered followed by Brett Boltmeyer, Paul Colgan, Ron Lufcy, and Bill Love.
Night 7 will see the Super Late Models in a 50 lap feature along with the Late Models, NASCAR Tour Type/SK Mods, FL/IMCA Mods, Sportsman and the Allison Legacy cars. Racing action will begin at 7:30 p.m.
RESULTS
NASCAR TOUR-TYPE/SK MODS
1. #00 Ted Christopher 2. #79 Ed Flenke, Jr. 3. #2 J.R. Bertuccio 4. #36 Rob Summers 5. #14 Tim Arre 6. #26 George Kent, Jr. 7. #29 George Boch 8. #7 Tom Baldwin 9. #9NH Mike Fitch 10. #17 Bo Gunning 11. #50 Kevin Goodale 12. #35 Larry Altholtz 13. #46 Tom White 14. #19 Eric Beers 15. #11 Chuck Stoener 16. #25 Dave Roys, Jr. 17. #62 Jim Willis 18. #44 Frank Wainwright 19. #06 Steve Shitt 20. #18 Donny Lia 21. #30 J.R. Helberg 22. #1 Daniel Meservey 23. #19x Adam Horwith 24. #86 Thomas Bentz 25. #80 Brad May
POINTS: 1. #00 Ted Christopher 430 2. #14 Tim Arre 410 3. #79 Ed Flenke, Jr. 394 4. #29 George Boch 390 5. #36 Rob Summers 362 6. #9NH Mike Fitch 356 7. #1 Daniel Meservey 352 8. #50 Kevin Goodale 352 9. #2 J.R. Bertuccio 349 10. #62 Jim Willis 340 11. #26 George Kent 339 12. #12 Bo Gunning 338 13. #44 Frank Wainwright 326 14. #25 Dave Roys Jr. 308 15. #46 Tom White 302 16. #30 J.R. Helberg 290 17. #18 Donny Lia 264 18. #80 Brad May 246 19. #06 Steve Whitt 234 20. #86 Thomas Bentz 220 21. #11 Chuck Stoener 216 22. #82 Jamie Wolf 210 23. #97 Frank Ruocco 184 24. #27 John White 180 25. #35 Larry Altholtz 168 26. #17 Jeff Malave 158 27. #7 Tom Baldwin 146 28. #19 Eric Beers 118 29. #19x Adam Horwith 100
SUPER LATE MODELS
1. #84 Wayne Anderson 2. #78 B.J. McLeod 3. #72 Scott Hantz 4. #47 Louie Mechalides 5. #4 Don Tomson 6. #23 Eddie Van Meter 7. #12 Terry Shoppenhorst 8. #90 Bob Fox 9. #26 Jeff Emery 10. #80 Jonathan Smith 11. #21x Todd Jackson 12. #60 Bob Eastwood 13. 02x Kenny Kirovac 14. #66 Jr. Hanley 15. #1 Chris Moore 16. #46 Chris Fontaine 17. #18 Bruce Gowland 18. #74 Ryan Moore 19. #12B Steve Weaver 20. #23x Steve Keller 21. #18x Frank Mitzke 22. #71x Russ Shaw 23. #141 Jake Keaton 24. #43 Eddie Hamby, Jr. 25. #7 Mark Vandevender
#37 James Powell III DQ'd in tech
LATE MODELS
1. #15 Jason Boyd 2. #22 Larry Osteen 3. #26 Mike Murphy 4. #81 Scott Watts 5. #51 Joey Miller 6. #2 A.J. Curreli 7. #05 Jerry Artuso 8. #82 Danny Maddox 9. #38 Kirk Hooker 10. #9 Rich Clouser 11. #8 Tim Clark 12. #66 Jerry Symons 13. #79 Pete Shepard Jr. 14. #31 Shaun McWhirter 15. #lx Kenny Crites 16. #09 Kent Nuhn 17. #30x Terry Jones 18. #29 Steve Sunde 19. #34 Bobby Fleckinger 20. #36x Jamie Parker 21. #90 Jonathan Smith 22. #46 John Denniston 23. #23 Jerick Johnson 24. #88 John Crumrine
FL/IMCA MODS
1. #66 Jerry Symons 2. #2x Jason Boyd 3. #00 Brad May 4. #3 Wayne Parker 5. #7 Mark Vandevender 6. #05 Jerry Artuso 7. #33 Chuck Rein 8. #96 Matthew Wheeler 9. #51 Chad Pierce 10. #86 Chet Morrison 11. #57 Mark Slye 12. #4B Alan Bruns 13. #7x Al Marmande 14. #00x Victor Olmos 15. #52 George Procter 16. #45 Shaun Stroble 17. #1 Steve Johanack 18. #17 Dink Sullivan 19. #05x Dave Riley
SPORTSMANS
1. #3 Earl Beckner 2. #2 Brett Boltmeyer 3. #31 Paul Colgan 4. #07 Ron Lufcy 5. #2x Bill Love 6. #2H Bob Hart 7. #51 John Webber 8. #28y David Myer 9. #98 Bob Cumbou 10. #007 Terry Wright 11. #55 Doug Callebs 12. #32 Jim Elliott, Jr. 13. #62 Buddy Brown
