NASCAR WINSTON CUP
STARS SHINE DURING
RACE OF CHAMPIONS ACTION AT JENNERSTOWN
Jennerstown-(July 17, 1999)-NASCAR Winston Cup
stars, both past and present, were the stars of the
show as they thrilled race fans with an extended
personal autograph session, then brought them to
their feet with 20 laps of match race competition.
The four drivers included eventual match race winner
Mike Skinner, Michael Waltrip, Hut Stricklin, and
Harry Gant who came out of his racing retirement to
compete at the Laurel Highlands Oval. All of the
visiting racing celebrities were in complete
agreement about their positive experience with the
Speedway and the great fans in attendance. The race
fans were just as excited to have the stars of
NASCAR’s premier division come into their own
backyard to visit.
The
NAPA Auto Parts Late Model division got off to a
rough start when pole sitter Jonathan Greenawalt got
tagged from behind and was sent into the outside
wall hard, causing a multi-car accident. Once the
track had been cleared the action returned to full
speed with Ryan Hemphill taking over the top spot
for most of the first half of the race. Close behind
the leader were Barry Awtey and eventual race winner
Rich Mitchell. Mitchell worked the high groove to
perfection as he took over the lead with a power
move around Hemphill. Jeff Dunmyer came on strong in
the second half of the race to finish in the runners
up spot, with Barry Awtey coming home in third. Mark
Cottone bounced back from the opening lap wreck to
finish in fourth and Mark Smith rounding out the top
five.
The
Giant Eagle Pro Trucks were a great show once again
as the win came down to a four truck battle with
Todd Price taking home the checkered flag. The race
lead was swapped, along with some paint, in the
final laps with Bryan Thomas getting the second spot
at the finish line. Nick Rosa came home in a close
third with Josh Coughenour and George Englert
finishing in fourth and fifth respectively.
As hard
as it might be to imagine, the Street Stock event
had the closest finish of the night as seven cars
battled each other in the final laps, with Doug
Shaulis getting to the finish line first in a battle
that saw half of the field finish within a second or
two of each other. Billy Mostoller had a great run
to finish in second place, while George Nicola, Mike
Bakalon, and Todd Knight finished under a blanket in
third through fifth.
Tom
Knight Jr. started his feature in fourth, but wasted
little time getting to the front by lap three, then
never looked back as he held off the remainder of
the field en route to his fourth win of the season.
Mark Flick also worked his way through the field to
finish in second place, with Erik Skomo right behind
in fourth. Marion Reno finished in fourth, while
Ralph McBride came home in fifth.
It was
Jason Fritz picking up his third win in Charger
division action as he also used the outside groove
to his advantage for the winning pass over Carl
McCurdy, who came home in second. Mike Griffith
avoided some early race spins to finish in third,
while Tammy Smith finished fourth in her first ever
race and Jesse King capped off the top five.
The
Pennsylvania Legacy Cars had a few cautions to deal
with but in the end it was Mike Smith coming home
victorious for the seventh time this season. He
outdistanced second place runner Brandon Manns, who
finished in front of Rick Boyer, George Stockman,
and Ed Boyer. Those drivers took home places third
through fifth.
| Late Model |
Pro Truck |
Street Stock |
- 22 Richard Mitchell
- 07 Jeff Dunmyer
- 75 Barry Awtey
- 31 Mark Cottone
- 94 Mark Smith
- 02 Ryan Hemphill
- 21 Shawn Beam
- 24 Brad Smales
- 95 Gary Wiltrout
- 14 Cary Todaro
- 87 Daune Harbaugh
- 6 Snooky Williams
- 44 Scott Sipes
- 20 Dave Houpt
- 5 Chris Angellichio
- 18 Chris Coughenour
- 11 Bobby Henry
- 99 Barry Geary
- 97 Travis Geisler
- 03 Paul Schreckengost
- 56 Jim Miko
- 15 Jon Greenawalt
- 98 Neil Brown
- 0 Nick Rosa
- 96 Mark Poole
- 70 Randy King
|
- 96 Todd Price
- 27 Bryan Thomas
- 1 Nick Rosa
- 20 Josh Coughenour
- 6 George Englert
- 12 Aaron Will
- 44 Jim Hamilton
- 2 Mike Merringer
- 16 Bill Fawcett, Jr
|
- 99 Doug Shaulis
- 76 Billy Mostoller
- 9 George Nicola
- 48 Mike Bakalon
- 70 Todd Knight
- 07 Chris Deyarmin
- 47 Adam Kostelnik
- 75 Dick Smith
- 17 John Stanko
- 73 Roger Onstead
- 72 Larry Williams
- 33 Mel Wilt
- 64 Bill Henry
- 71 Robert Smith
|
| GA
Modified |
Legacy |
Charger |
- 76 Tom Knight Jr.
- 2 Mark Flick
- 01 Eric Skomo
- 4 Marion Reno
- 61 Ralph McBride
- 3 Matt Smith
- 78 Wade Champeno
- 02 Scott Skomo
|
- 26 Mike Smith
- 51 Branden Manns
- 04 Rick Boyer
- 27 George Stockman
- 72 Ed Boyer
- 37 Bill Miller
- 32 Glenn Gault Jr.
- 24 Jayme Bolkavac
- 3 Tyler Kicera
- 77 Art McElhinney
- 96 Branden Taylor
|
- 76 Jason Fritz
- 12 Carl McCurdy
- 74 Mike Griffith
- 5 Tammy Smith
- 88 Jesse King
- 75 Jason Lasky
- 99 Sam King
|
RACE
OF CHAMPIONS
1. Mike Skinner 2. Hut
Stricklin
3. Mike Waltrip 4.
Harry Gant
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