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DECEMBER 13, 2000 - Jennerstown, PA -Team Three Motorsports Inc.
recently celebrated their inaugural season of racing with an Awards
Banquet to honor the 2000 Jennerstown Speedway NASCAR Weekly Racing
Series divisional champions. The event took place at the Four Points
Sheraton Hotel in Greensburg, PA, with over 400 people in attendance,
including race teams, event sponsors, members of the media, track
personnel, and welcomed guests.
The Divisional Champion Honorees included: Jayme Bolkovac - Cover
Insurance Agency/Allison
PA Legacy Car Series, Pete Walrath - Jennerstown Chargers, John Stanko -
Brown Timber and Land Street Stock, and Torn Knight Jr.-Wheeler Bros./AC
Delco Modified, Aaron Will - Riggs Industries Pro Truck and Barry Awtey
- Lowes Home Improvement Late Model.
In addition to their championships, Jayme Bolkovac was recognized as the
first female division champion in the history of Jennerstown Speedway,
while Barry Awtey attained his fourth championship at the famed Laurel
Highlands Oval.
The evening began with a Cocktail Hour provided by Boswell Lumber, Awtey
Racing and Snavely Forest Products, providing everyone with the
opportunity to get reacquainted with their friends and fellow
competitors.
Jennerstown Speedway General Manager and Team Three Motorsports Inc.
partner Steve Peles led off the evenings events with a warm welcome to
all those in attendance. He then proceeded to reiterate the intention of
Team Three Motorsports Inc. to maintain the well-established
relationship with the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing
(NASCAR), and their Weekly Racing Series, as the Speedway's foundation
sanctioning body for local racers and teams to compete under for the
2001 racing season, and beyond. He said that the relationship between
Jennerstown Speedway and NASCAR has been great thus far, and that he
felt that it would continue to grow for many years to come. He then went
on to recognize the return of the American Speed Association (ASA) to
Jennerstown for another action-packed event in 2001, once again with
nationwide television coverage from The National Network, (TNN, formerly
known as The Nashville Network).
The biggest news of the evening surrounded the formal announcement of
the association between the Jennerstown Speedway and United Speed
Alliance Racing (USAR), who sanction the Hooters ProCup Tour. The USAR
will debut a Northern Region Hooters ProCup Tour as a companion division
to it's well established Southern Region for the 2001 racing season, and
has chosen Jennerstown Speedway to host their inaugural Northern Region
event in April. In addition to this race, there will be two other USAR
events held at the Laurel Highlands Oval during 2001 season. A second
regular season race in July, and one of the four Series
Champion/Championship Events in September.
It was announced that each of these three races will also be televised
nationally on the Speedvision Cable Network, making a total of four
separate occasions for the Jennerstown Speedway to receive national
Motorsports attention in 2001, from millions of race fans tuning in
across the entire country. In related news it was also stated that the
USAR has chosen the Jennerstown Speedway as their Northern Region
headquarters, and will set up offices on site to maintain their
day-to-day Northern operations.
Upon completion of the "State of the Speedway Address", it was time to
hand out the awards for the top ten points finishers in each division.
These awards included magnificent NASCAR trophies and wall plaques,
along with monogrammed Jennerstown Speedway shirts and Hoosier Racing
Tire Champion Jackets. Each Divisional Champion took their turn at the
microphone to thank all those who helped to make their dreams become
reality.
Steve Peles closed out the evening by recognizing all of the sponsors,
media, and staff, who he said helped to make the first season at
Jennerstown Speedway a memorable one for all of the members of Team
Three Motorsports Inc., and reminded everyone that the 2001 racing
season would be even bigger and better.
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