SHANE HUFFMAN WINS USAR HOOTERS PROCUP
“CHARLIE CAMPBELL MEMORIAL 250”
NEIL BROWN CAPTURES 2001 JENNERSTOWN FINALE RACE

by Mike Milliron 

Jennerstown, PA – September 29, 2001 – Shane Huffman proved that previous track experience is not always necessary, as he took his first visit to Jennerstown Speedway all the way to victory lane in the USAR Hooters ProCup presentation of the “Charlie Campbell Memorial/Hooters 250” Saturday night at the Laurel Highlands Oval. Huffman began his initial visit by blasting to the pole position for the 250 lap feature event, then went on to dominate the race by leading the most laps, en route to the win. The race was the first of four champions championship events leading up to the crowning of the 2001 Hooters ProCup Series Championship. Derrick Kelly used early pit strategy to move from his 34^th starting position, and wound up with the race lead after a mid-race caution period. Huffman restarted the race in fourth place, and quickly worked back to the front of the pack. Brian Vickers, Jeff Agnew, and Jay Fogleman rounded out the top five. 

Neil Brown capped off his 2001 NASCAR Weekly Racing Series Late Model division championship by winning the final race of the season, run in conjunction with the USAR Hooters ProCup Series event at the Laurel Highlands Oval. Brown started from the sixth position, due to an eight-car field inversion, but wasted little time making his way to the front of the pack. Early race leader Mark Cottone who had won the previous two feature events, seemed to have another race win in hand, but lost the handle on his race car as Brown’s machine continued to gain ground. 

Once in the race lead, Brown seemed to be running on a rail, as the race quickly developed into a battle for the runner-up position. The two cars in contention were Cottone and Mark Smith, who had won the “Fast Time” pole position award earlier in the evening. The drivers used the high and low racing grooves to wage a side-by-side battle that allowed other cars to close on the duo and begin to force the issue. As the laps wound down, it was Mark Smith who won the battle with Mark Cottone, and finished the race in a distant second to Brown. Cottone held onto third, while Bobby Henry and Barry Awtey completed the top five to drop the curtain on the 2001 NASCAR Weekly Racing Season at Jennerstown Speedway. 

Next Sunday will be the “Racer’s Swap Meet”, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Everything involved with racing, from complete racecars, to parts and pieces will be available for purchase or trade. Come on out and find a bargain! 

Date- 9-29-01

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Shane Huffman

Johnsonville Bratwurst/ComputerWise/Triton H2O

Ford

250

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Derrick Kelley

Executive Racing School

Chev

250

$5,500

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42

Brian Vickers

EMP-Stewart Components/Royal Purple/2-Qwik Performance

Chev

250

$4,000

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Jeff Agnew

NGA/Hooters Golf Tour

Chev

250

$3,200

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Jay Fogleman

Two Minute Warning/Cooper Family Ford/ RUS Uniform

Ford

250

$2,600

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16C

Steve Christian

Lucas Oil Products/Irmo Grading

Ford

250

$2,400

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Hal Goodson

Taylor Motorsports/Carlin Financial Group

Chev

250

$2,200

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10G

Mario Gosselin

Carter Grandle/Eastern Metals/Polar Guard

Chev

250

$2,000

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5G

Bobby Gill

Gill Racing/Triple Diamond Enterpreises

Ford

250

$1,900

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Bill Plemons Jr

Hooters

Ford

250

$1,800

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Mike Laughlin Jr

Viacreme/Griffin/Carolina Kit Car

Chev

250

$1,700

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Mardy Lindley

Aloe Lu Ya

Ford

250

$1,600

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Mart Nesbitt

GlaxoSmithKline

Chev

249

$1,550

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Jon Kerley

Catabawa Valley Community College

Ford

249

$1,500

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Toby Robertson

Lennox

Chev

249

$2,450

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Danny Sammons

Fred's Trailer Repair/Haulmark Trailers/aarn.com

Ford

249

$1,400

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Daniel Johnson

Happy Hunting Ground/Whitetail Research Center

Chev

249

$1,350

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Regan Smith

Lucas Oil

Chev

249

$1,300

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Donnie Hill

Servpro Restoration/Deep Shine

Chev

249

$1,250

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Chris Gordon

Paxton-Stuart Land Company

Ford

249

$1,200

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Dave Houpt

Kuntz Motor Compay

Chev

248

$1,150

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Dale Delozier

Sponsor needed

Chev

248

$1,150

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28

179

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R D Smith

Hot Rod Magazine

Pont

248

$1,150

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Lonnie Rush

Qwik-way Products/Precision Metal Works

Chev

248

$1,150

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Jason Sarvis

Domincks/Taylor Waterstove/Blacks Tire Service

Chev

247

$1,150

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Mike Herman Jr

Serta Mattress Company/Don Sprouse Motorsports

Ford

247

$1,100

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Glenn Sullivan

Sponsor needed

Chev

247

$1,100

Running

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Tim Bainey Jr

Jackaroo Sauces/Falcone

Ford

244

$1,100

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Sean Studer

Naturally Fresh

Chev

228

$1,100

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Kevin Sasser

Sasser Motorsports

Chev

225

$1,100

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Kertus Davis

Broadway Motor Co/Document Technologies/Wire Rite Fab

Chev

209

$1,050

Mechanical

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John Kinder

Multimedia Graphics and Production

Chev

199

$1,050

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Jason McLellan

Artic Clear/ Thistletown Motor Freight

Chev

193

$1,050

Mechanical

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Bob Gegetskas

Aarons Sales & Lease/1812 Paint & Body

Chev

182

$1,050

Mechanical

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Lee Tissot

Cars Plus/Honda Yamaha of Statesville

Chev

173

$1,050

Mechanical

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Jeremiah Kuntz

Jehovah Jireh/Kuntz Chev Olds Cad/Kuntz Chry

Chev

153

$1,000

Mechanical

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11P

Stacy Puryear

Naturally Fresh Foods/Clarence's Steak House

Pont

135

$1,000

Mechanical

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