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ASA SET FOR 14TH VISIT TO JENNERSTOWN SPEEDWAY
PENDLETON,
Ind. - The ACDelco Challenge Series will make its 14th
stop at Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, Penn. on
September 11 and 12 for the Pontiac Excitement 400
presented by Jani-King.
The 1998
race saw Mike Eddy end his 49-race winless streak with a
victory in the Keystone Country Pontiac Dealers Pontiac
Excitement 400. Ironically, Jennerstown was the last
race track Eddy won before starting the winless streak.
Eddy led the first 101 circuits around the .545-mile
oval, until fellow Michigan competitor Bob Senneker
paced the field. Gary St. Amant, Jack Landis, Tim Sauter
and Mike Garvey all spent time showing the way, but the
seven-time series National Champion grabbed the point
away from St. Amant with five laps remaining and claimed
his first victory of 1998. At the checkers, Landis, St.
Amant, Garvey and Senneker followed the number 88
Pontiac.
The
current national points leader Mike Miller is the only
1999 regular to have won at Jennerstown, taking the
checkered flag in October 1996. Other former ASA winners
at Jennerstown include stock car greats Senneker, Eddy,
Glenn Allen Jr. and Tony Raines. Race winners from this
year, St. Amant, Sauter, Garvey and rookie Derrick
Gilchrist will all be looking for their first
Jennerstown victory.
The race
is also the final event in the Jani-King Triple Crown
Challenge. The Triple Crown Challenge is a $50,000 bonus
which was offered to any driver who could win ASA races
at Memphis (TN) Motorsports Park, La Crosse Fairgrounds
Speedway in West Salem (WI) and at Jennerstown. Jimmie
Johnson won at Memphis, while Eddy picked up the victory
at La Crosse. While neither driver is eligible for the
$50,000 bonus, both are eligible for a $10,000 bonus for
winning two of the three Jani-King Triple Crown
Challenge races.
Activities for the Pontiac Excitement 400 presented by
Jani-King are scheduled to get started on Saturday,
September 11 with a two-hour practice session begining
at 11 a.m. Wheeler Pontiac Pole Qualifications are set
for 3 p.m. with a final practice session slated for 4
p.m.
On
Sunday, September 12, the ASA on-track autograph is
slated for 11 a.m., with pre-race ceremonies scheduled
for 12:30 p.m. The Pontiac Excitement 400 presented by
Jani-King is scheduled to go green at 1 p.m.
Tickets
are available for $22 in advance or $25 on race day. For
additional information, contact the ASA ticket line,
toll-free, 1-888-ASA-1020 or (765) 778-2105. VISA and
MasterCard are accepted.
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