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Stefanik
Wins Jennerstown BGNN
Jennerstown, PA (August 22, 1998) -- No matter how you
look at it Mike Stefanik has won two-straight at
Jennerstown (PA) Speedway. The Coventry, R.I. driver
nailed down the Burnham Boilers 150 for the Busch North
Series Saturday night - a race presented by his own race
team sponsor.
This is the second-straight Busch North Series win
at Jennerstown for Stefanik who won this event last
year, and his second-straight Jennerstown win in 1998 -
having won the Featherlite Modified Series race here in
June.
Dave Dion of Hudson, N.H. won the Bud Pole
Qualifying Award, and picked the number eight to re-draw
the top-eight cars in the traditional Busch North Series
re-draw of the top qualifiers. Amazingly, Dion picked
the number one pill, and started the race from the
point.
Dion led the first 78 laps, but relinquished the
lead to a hard charging Brad Bennett from Stamford, Conn,
on a lap 79 re-start.
Bennett headed the field for 10 laps until Stefanik
chased him down and passed him to lead lap 89.
While Stefanik was headed for victory, Dion put on a
crowd-pleasing run from the back after pitting for tires
on lap 83.
Dion heading for the front was interrupted by Brad
Leighton of Center Harbor, N.H. who registered his
second runner-up finish in as many weeks.
Stefanik's win was worth $11,300 of the $73,515 in
posted awards.
Jennerstown, PA - Results from Saturday's Burnham
Boilers 150 for the Busch North Series, NASCAR Touring
at the Jennerstown (PA) Speedway giving starting
position in parentheses, driver, hometown, car make,
laps completed, winner's average speed, reason out if
any, and money won.
BUSCH
NORTH SERIES, A PART OF THE NASCAR TOURING DIVISION
BURNHAM BOILERS 150 - August 22, 1998 - $73,515
Jennerstown Speedway, Jennerstown, PA. (.522 Mile)
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1. |
(8) |
Mike
Stefanik, Coventry, R.I., Chevrolet, 150, 63.301 mph,
$11,300 |
| 2. |
(3) |
Brad
Leighton, Center Harbor, N.H., Chevrolet, 150, $6,155 |
| 3. |
(1) |
Dave
Dion, Hudson, N.H., Ford, 150, $5,520 |
| 4. |
(19) |
Mike
Olsen, N. Haverhill, N.H., Pontiac, 150, $2,200 |
| 5. |
(10) |
Jerry
Marquis, Broad Brook, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $2,550 |
| 6. |
(20) |
Brad
Bennett, Stamford, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,800 |
| 7. |
(7) |
Martin
Truex, Mayetta, N.J., Chevrolet, 150, $1,650 |
| 8. |
(2) |
Tracy
Gordon, Strong, ME., Chevrolet, 150, $1,500 |
| 9. |
(12) |
Dale
Shaw, Center Conway, N.H., Pontiac, 150, $950 |
| 10. |
(25) |
Bryan
Wall, Sandown, N.H., Ford, 150, $2,150 |
| 11. |
(16) |
Kelly
Moore, Scarborough, ME., Pontiac, 150, $1,300 |
| 12. |
(11) |
Stub
Fadden, N. Haverhill, N.H., Chevrolet, 150, $1,150 |
| 13. |
(21) |
Bobby
Dragon, Milton, VT., Chevrolet, 150, $1,100 |
| 14. |
(14) |
Jimmer
Seger, Morrisdale, PA., Chevrolet, 150, $650 |
| 15. |
(18) |
Dennis
Doyle, Plymouth, Conn., Chevrolet, 150, $1,475 |
| 16. |
(15) |
Dennis
Demers, Shelburne, VT., Chevrolet, 150, $995 |
| 17. |
(5) |
Tom
Carey, Orange, Mass., Pontiac, 149, $985 |
| 18. |
(9) |
Eric
Bodine, Chemung, N.Y., Chevrolet, 149, $975 |
| 19. |
(13) |
Ben
Rowe, Turner, ME, Pontiac, 149, $1,565 |
| 20. |
(27) |
Brett
Roubinek, Lakeville, Conn., Chevrolet, 149, $1,200 |
| 21. |
(26) |
Barney
McRae, Colchester, VT., Pontiac, 149, $945 |
| 22. |
(24) |
Jamie
Aube, Manchester, N.H., Chevrolet, 148, $935 |
| 23. |
(6) |
Jeff
Taylor, Farmington, ME., Ford, 148, $925 |
| 24. |
(4) |
Brad
Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., Chevrolet, 147, $515 |
| 25. |
(28) |
Dan
Koonman, Fairport, N.Y., Pontiac, 147, $515 |
| 26. |
(17) |
Kip
Stockwell, Randolph, VT., Oldsmobile, 144, $515 |
| 27. |
(22) |
Tim
Zock, Youngsville, PA., Ford, 106, accident, $515 |
| 28. |
(23) |
Bill
Penfold, Yarmouth, ME., Chevrolet, 104, accident, $915 |
TIME OF RACE: 1
hour, 14 minutes, 13 seconds
WINNERS AVERAGE SPEED: 63.301 mph
MARGIN OF VICTORY: .25 seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Dave Dion
MCI FAST PACE AWARD: Dave Dion
RAYBESTOS ROOKIE OF THE RACE AWARD: Ben Rowe
GATORADE FRONT-RUNNER AWARD: Mike Stefanik
AE CLEVITE ENGINE BUILDER AWARD: Ron Hutter
CAUTION FLAGS: 6 for 36 laps
LEAD CHANGES: 2 among three drivers
LAP LEADERS: Dave Dion, 1-78: Brad Bennett, 79-88: Mike
Stefanik, 89-150 |
