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Jennerstown
Speedway
2000 Season In Review |
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On April 29, 2000 Team Three Motor Sports. Inc. opened the doors of
Jennerstown Speedway for their first season as track promoters. At
first there was much speculation of what the year had to bring. Each
week brought new faces, both drivers and spectators, to the
speedway. All of who left with an improved feeling for the track.
Every week, gains were made whether they were in car count, fans or
sponsors. And then, after 20 weeks of racing consisting of gorgeous
sunshine, waiting out rain storms and even a couple of
cancellations, the season came to an end on September 9, 2000.
The premiere Lowe's Home Improvement Late Model division featured
nine different winners and thirty-nine different drivers, some
traveling from as far away as New York City. The excitement was
greatly increased with constant battles for the lead among many
different cars that were all capable of winning. At the end, it was
Barry Awtey who won the championship by twenty-four points over Jeff
Dunmyer. Barry finished the season with three wins, twelve top fives
and seventeen top tens. Barry also placed eighth in the NASCAR
Weekly Racing Series Regional standings.
Some of the closest battles of the year came in the Riggs Industries
Pro Truck Division. Almost every truck was capable of winning on any
given night. Amongst every battle was Aaron Will who managed to win
seven races to become the Track Champion. This division featured six
different winners among twenty-four different drivers. The
championship came down to the last evening of racing with five
different drivers having a chance of winning. Aaron Will won by
only fourteen points over Todd Price. Aaron also finished the year
with thirteen top fives and sixteen top tens in seventeen starts.
Aaron finished fourth in the Exide Shorttrack Series regional
standings.
The Brown Timber and Land Company Street Stocks with their side by
side, bumping and banging style of racing proved to be a much
anticipated part of every racing program. They featured eight
different winners among thirty-seven different drivers. These
drivers also competed in the NASCAR Accel Charger division of the
weekly racing series. It provided them with some extra incentive
although they were not scored on a regional or national level. John
Stanko proved to be the class of the field with four wins, eleven
top fives and fourteen top tens. John managed to pull out the
championship by only twelve points over runnerup Mike Davis.
The amateur Jennerstown Charger Division made great steps as the
season progressed. They went from beginners making passes here and
there to three wide battles for the lead that could last up to
fifteen laps. This division featured five different winners and
twenty-five different drivers. Charger champion Pete Walrath managed
to win by a mere two points over the 1999 champion Jason Fritz. In
the final race of the season, Walrath dropped out and left the
season in the hands of Fritz who was only able to manage a fourth
place finish. Pete Walrath finished the year with five wins,
thirteen top fives and fourteen top tens.
The fans could always count on the Cover Insurance PA Legacy
division for a good race to the finish. This division brought the
crowd to its feet on several occasions with their constant side by
side racing. Jennerstown Speedway saw five different winners and
sixteen different drivers in this "mini" division. Jayme Bolkovac
managed to win the division by twenty-six points over Ricky
Anderson. Jayme became the first female track champion ever at
Jennerstown Speedway. She also was the highest finishing rookie in
the Lowe's Home Improvement Late Model division with a tie for 11th
place.
The Wheeler Bros./AC Delco Grand American Modified division was
dominated by Tom Knight, Jr who managed to finish with eleven wins
in fifteen starts. Overall the division featured three different
winners and 19 different drivers. Champion Tom Knight Jr. won by 52
points over runnerup Wade Champeno.
With cars spread out three wide around the entire track, the
Jennerstown Enduro races proved to be a fan favorite. These
fourcylinder front wheel drive cars raced for fifty laps or thirty
minutes, whichever came first. The largest race of the year featured
around one hundred cars. In total, seven races were run featuring
five different winners.
| Late Model
Top 10 |
Pro Truck
Top 10 |
Street
Stock Top 10 |
- Barry Awtey
- Jeff Dunmyer
- Mark Smith
- Bobby Henry
- Neil Brown
- Travis Geisler
- Shawn Beam
- Cary Todaro
- Snooky Williams
- Michael Bakalon
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- Aaron Will
- Todd Price
- David Brunell
- George Englert
- Josh Coughenour
- Mike Hemminger
- Scott Coughenour
- Brandon Manns
- Bill Fawcett, Jr.
- J. Paul McCracken
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- John Stanko
- Mike Davis
- Roger Onstead
- Mel Wilt
- Billy Mostoller
- Chris Deyarmin
- Adam Kostelnik
- Matt Berkebile
- Larry Williams
- Bryan Awtey
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| Modified
Top 10 |
Charger Top
10 |
Legacy Top
10 |
- Thomas Knight, Jr.
- Wade Champeno
- Tim Stump
- Marion Reno, Jr.
- Matt Smith
- Frank McGill III
- Jason Busch
- Ken Skomo
- Scott Skomo
- James Nicola
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- Pete Walrath
- Jason Fritz
- Jason Holder
- Gary Churchfield
- June Weyant
- Jeff Petrini
- Jason Lasky
- Gregory Praysner
- Ron St. Clair
- Daniel LaRoche
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- Jayme Bolkovac
- Ricky Anderson
- Bill Miller
- Dave Holder
- Ed Boyer
- Art McElhinney
- Dustin Powell
- Glenn Gault, Jr.
- Marshall Biddington
- PJ Ehrlich
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