NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Coca-Cola Shootout -- Facts, Entries, Notes
21 July 1997
Expected Entries Heartland Park Topeka Coca-Cola Shootout July 26, 1997 No. Driver Hometown Sponsor/Make/Model ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00 #David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Sunstate Recycling Chevrolet Monte Carlo 03 Ken Alexander Central, SC Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser Chevrolet Monte Carlo 05 John Metcalf Englewood, CO Re/Max Realty Chevrolet Monte Carlo 0 Steven Christian Sugar Hill, GA BellSouth Chevrolet Monte Carlo 1 Jeff Klem Kansas City, MO K.C. Colors Chevrolet Monte Carlo 2 Steve Allison Snellville, GA Aucnet/Trammell Truck Sales/Oakbrook Homes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 4 Ron Young Conyers, GA Pine Construction Chevrolet 6 #Billy Deckman Kansas City, MO Owens Corning Ford Thunderbird 10 Monte English Port Angeles, WA Chevrolet Monte Carlo 10 Chad Nolting Bonner Springs, KS Brewer's Country Mart Chevrolet Monte Carlo 12 #John Covan Cumming, GA Reb-Co Racing Products/Outlaw Disc Brakes Chevrolet Monte Carlo 14 Larry Raines Cumming, GA JaniKing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 15 #Carl Long Roxboro, NC Austin Snack Crackers Chevrolet Monte Carlo 16 Hal Goodson Darlington, SC Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser Ford Thunderbird 17 George Ingole Lakeland, FL Freezer Radiator Cooling Agent Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19 #Steven Howard Greer, SC Bobby Wood Chevrolet/A&R Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo 19 Tony Toste Pismo Beach, CA Toste Paving Chevrolet Monte Carlo 20 Jim Inglebright Fairfield, CA Wunder Bar Chevrolet Monte Carlo 21 #Steve Mendenhall Raleigh, NC CR Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo 22 Michael Britt Cumming, GA Catalina Carpentry Chevrolet Monte Carlo 24 Mike Harmon Birmingport, AL Lonesome Pine Timber Co. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 25 Wayne Anderson Wildwood, FL Porter Cable Power Tools Chevrolet Monte Carlo 26 Keith White Higginsville, MO Bayer Agricultural/Advantage Flea Adulticide/Performance Corner Chevy 27 Ken Bailey Pasco, WA Northwest Container Rental Chevrolet Monte Carlo 27 Derrick Gilchrist Raleigh, NC Fairfield Inns/Tarheel Wood Treating/BB&T Bank Chevrolet Monte Carlo 28 Greg Biffle Spokane, WA Kalico Kitchen Restaurant/Ulrich's Transmission Chevrolet Monte Carlo 30 Jeff Fultz Milford, OH King Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo 33 Conrad Burr Concord, NC Southeastern Industrial Plating/Burr Construction Chevrolet Monte Carlo 37 Scot Walters Owensboro, KY Timber Wolf Chew/Penske Shocks/Brewco Collision Chevrolet 38 John Crow Concord, NC C&C Boilers/Cleaver Brooks Chevrolet Monte Carlo 43 #Bobby Hamilton, Jr. Mt. Juliet, TN Coastal Power Clean Pontiac Grand Prix 48 Brett Oakley Middletown, OH Mar-Flex Waterproofing Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo 49 Randy Ruhlman Greensboro, NC Preformed Lined Products Ford Thunderbird 57 Mark Wilson Bakersfield, CA PPG Industries Chevrolet Monte Carlo 58 Mike Cope Pinellas Park, FL Penrose Meat Snacks/Manheim Auto Auctions Chevrolet Monte Carlo 58 Steve Portenga Ukiah, CA America Online/Dillon's/Kleenex Chevrolet Monte Carlo 60 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. Mt. Juliet, TN Coastal Power Clean Pontiac Grand Prix 61 Michael Alsup Bakersfield, CA Probuilt Homes/Hauser Construction/H.P.S. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 64 Bob Lyon Agua Dulce, CA Checker/Schucks/Kragen Auto Parts/Northridge Rentals Pontiac 66 Gary McCoy Cornelia, GA Catalina Carpentry Chevrolet Monte Carlo 73 Mark Reed Bakersfield, CA J.H. Sims Trucking Chevrolet Monte Carlo 74 Nipper Alsup Mooresville, NC Lift Services Wire Rope Specialists Chevrolet Monte Carlo 75 Davy Lee Liniger Castle Rock, CO Re/Max Realty Chevrolet Monte Carlo 79 #Spanks Overbeck Cincinnati, OH AutoLine Racing/Courtesy Chev./Aramark Uniforms Chevrolet M.C. 86 Hank Parker, Jr. Denver, NC Delco Voyager Batteries/Duragloss/NGK Chevrolet Monte Carlo 87 M.K. Kanke Granada Hills, CA Chevrolet Monte Carlo 88 Scott Sutherland Jefferson, GA Nortel/Northern Telecom Pontiac Grand Prix 91 #Kevin Horton Suwanee, GA Wattyl Paints/Magbee Contractors Supply Chevrolet Monte Carlo 96 Dan Matthews Raleigh, NC Lacy Buffaloe Construction/John Boy & Billy Big Show Chevrolet M.C. 97 Ron Hornaday, Jr. Reb-Co Racing Ent. Chevrolet Monte Carlo 98 #Sean Studer Concord, NC Old El Paso Mexican Style Foods Chevrolet Monte Carlo Total - 51 # Denotes Port City Racing Rookie of the Year Candidate 1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Race Facts WHAT: Coca-Cola Shootout WHERE: Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS, 2.1 mile paved road course WHEN: Saturday afternoon, July 26, 1997, 3:00 p.m. CDT DISTANCE: 60 laps (126 miles) POSTED AWARDS: $93,100 TV/RADIO: TNN Live FIELD: 32 cars. Starting positions 1-24 will be determined by European Style Qualifying. Positions 25-28 will be available to any of the top 40 eligible drivers in the current 1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Championship point standings, who have entered the event, but have not qualified for one of the original 24 starting positions. Positions 29-30 have been established for up to two additional starting positions which will be available to any of the top 40 drivers in the current 1997 NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Tour Championship point standings and positions 31-32 have been established for up to two additional starting positions which will be available to any of the top 40 drivers in the current 1997 NASCAR Reb-Co Northwest Tour Championship point standings, who have not qualified for one of the original 24 starting positions, provided eligible drivers attempt to qualify in qualifying events. In the event any of the above provisional starting positions are not used by that division's drivers, then that provisional starting position (s) will be available to the other division's drivers. If a provisional position(s) still remains unfilled, then that position(s) will become available to the next eligible car from the qualifying procedure for the event. SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR) PROMOTER: Heartland Park Corporation CONTACTS: Jim Noltimier, NASCAR, (770) 486-3591 Len Lehmann, Heartland Park Topeka, (913) 862-4781 SCHEDULE: Friday, July 25 Registration & Inspection 8:00 a.m. Drawing to determine order of qualifying 10:00 a.m. Practice 11:45 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. Qualifying (European Style) 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 26 Garage Opens 6:00 a.m. Mandatory Drivers' Meeting 12:00 p.m. Coca-Cola Shootout 3:00 p.m. CDT THE RACE: The Coca-Cola Shootout is the 12th of 20 races on the 1997 series schedule. Consisting of 60 laps, this event is the only road course event for the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series in 1997. The Shootout is also the only event specifically designed to bring all three of NASCAR's Touring Series' late model competitors together to compete with and against each other. In last year's inaugural event the competitors raced on a 1.8 mile configuration, this year the configuration will equal 2.1 miles in length. RECORDS: Track Qual. Record (1.8 mile config.): Ken Schrader, Fenton, MO, Chevrolet, 67.729 secs., 95.675 mph, 6/8/96 Fastest Avg. Speed (1.8 mile config.): Toby Porter, Greenville, SC, Chevrolet, 1 hr., 22 mins., 44 secs., 78.324 mph, 6/8/96 1996 REVIEW: Greenville, SC's Toby Porter picked up the inaugural win in the first ever road course race for the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series. Winston Cup star Kenny Schrader led many laps as did eventual '96 Series Champion Mike Cope and Series regular Rick Crawford. But it was Porter who persevered to top Ron Young, Crawford, Cope and Bill Baird. NOTES OF INTEREST: ? Over 50 cars have pre-entered this event including nine Featherlite Southwest Tour drivers and three Reb-Co Northwest Tour competitors. ? This event is the fourth and final companion event with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series in 1997. ? Pinellas Park, FL's Mike Cope, the 1996 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Champion and Palmdale, FL's Ron Hornaday, Jr., the 1996 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Champion, have each filed an entry for this event. ? This event will be the first race of 1997 to be televised live. The event will air at 4:00 p.m. EDT on TNN STAT OF THE WEEK: The top three drivers in NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series points, Milford, OH's Jeff Fultz, Darlington, SC's Hal Goodson and Zephyrhills, FL's David Reutimann have no NASCAR Touring Series road course experience. MEDIA SERVICES: NASCAR Online, NASCAR's Official Internet Site on the World Wide Web can be accessed at http://www.nascar.com and offers up to the minute information on the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series and all of NASCAR's racing divisions. The NASCAR MEDIAFAX SERVICE is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, fax-on demand system offering results, statistics, press releases, qualifying and race reports and other information. The number to call is 201/302-RACE (media use only). HEADQUARTER MOTEL: Airport Value Inn, 3846 South Topeka Ave. (Hwy 75), Topeka, KS 66609, Contact: Sheila Wisecup, (913) 267-1222, 30 rooms, Single or Double, $30.99 + tax Other Possibilities: Best Western Candlelight Inn, 2831 S.W. Fairlawn, Topeka, KS 66614, Contact: Ed Foreman Sr. or Jr., (800) 223-8892 Heartland Park Topeka is located 4.2 miles south of I-335 (Kansas Turnpike) on US 75. Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, KS (2.1 mile paved road course) CONTACT: Heartland Park Topeka 1805 Southwest 71st Street Topeka, KS 66619 (913) 862-4781 Bill Kentling (Promoter) Len Lehmann (Public Relations) TRACK RECORDS Qualifying (1.8 mile configuration): Ken Schrader, Fenton, MO, Chevrolet, 67.729 secs., 95.675 mph, 6/8/96 Qualifying (2.1 mile configuration): 6/26/97 (108 mile/1.8 mile configuration): Toby Porter, Greenville, SC, Chevrolet, 1 hr., 22 mins., 44 secs., 78.324 mph, 6/8/96 (126 mile/2.1 mile configuration): 6/26/97 DATE EVENT Top 5 ____ 6/8/96 Coca-Cola Shootout Toby Porter/Ron Young/Rick Crawford/Mike Cope/Bill Baird 6/26/97 Coca-Cola Shootout --=====================_869463096==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" --=====================_869463096==_--