NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Report, Results, Standings after Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200
5 August 1997
Gilchrist Notches First Career NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Win
GREENVILLE, SC - August 2, 1997 - In 1997 parity seems to be the
operative term on the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series. Raleigh, NC's
Derrick Gilchrist reinforced that notion on Saturday night at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC as he won the $43,800
Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 to become the 11th different winner in 13 series
events in 1997. Driving his Fairfield Inns/Tarheel Wood Treating/BB&T
Bank Chevrolet, the 20-year-old driver earned his first career NASCAR
Slim Jim All Pro Series win after capturing the Busch Pole Award, then
proceeded to stave off the challenges of numerous competitors while
leading all 200 laps. No one had led from start to finish at
Greenville-Pickens since August 11, 1991 when Gary Balough started
from the pole, led 127 laps, then earned the victory in a
rain-shortened event.
Gilchrist earned $8,375 for his efforts and moved back into
seventh place in the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series point standings,
after dropping to ninth after a mechanical failure in last weekend's
event at Heartland Park Topeka.
Gilchrist's first win proved to be quite emotional for the
youngster as he thanked family and crew members, as well as crew chief
Robert Hamke in victory lane, "I want to thank my mom and dad, as well
as all of my crew for helping me get to this point. Also, I couldn't
have won this race tonite without the help of Robert (Hamke), he kept
me calm during the race and told me to conserve my tires. We had seen
others win here on one set of tires so we tried to do the same thing
and it worked!"
After being one of the fastest cars in practice, Gilchrist was
expected to be one of the top cars in Busch Pole qualifying. Of the
37 cars entered, Gilchrist was the next to last car to make a
qualifying attempt and he made the most of it by earning his second
career pole position, with his other pole coming at Greenville-Pickens
on April 26. He earned the top spot with a time of 19.849 seconds
which translated into a speed of 90.685 mph. By earning the top spot
for the second time this year Gilchrist has moved into a tie with
Steven Christian and Hank Parker, Jr. for the lead in the season-long
championship for most Busch Poles earned.
At the drop of the green flag Gilchrist did what he would
ultimately do for the entire event, run his own race. He got the jump
on outside polesitter Scott Sutherland and held Sutherland, Hal
Goodson, Billy Bigley, Jr. and Mike Harmon at bay. The caution waved
after one lap when Scott Kilby spun in turn one but he was able to
regroup and restart at the rear of the field. Only six laps later the
second caution flew when Pete Silva spun his Pontiac into the
frontstretch wall and collected Spanks Overbeck in the process. Both
drivers were forced to retire for the evening.
When green flag racing resumed the field settled into a groove
with Gilchrist setting the pace and Goodson, Bigley, Sutherland,
Steven Christian and a host of others were left to battle for the top
five positions. The yellow flag was again displayed on lap 52 when
Kilby, Ken Alexander, Kevin Horton and Carl Long got together between
turns one and two. Kilby was done for the evening while the other
three drivers were able to continue.
The event's fifth caution period occurred on lap 73 when Hank
Parker, Jr. and Wayne Anderson got together entering turn one. Parker
suffered extensive rear end damage and pulled into the pits for
lengthy repairs while Anderson was able to continue. During this
caution period most of the leaders pitted, with the exception of
Gilchrist, Bigley, Christian, local favorites Randy Gentry and Mardy
Lindley and Larry Raines. At the 100 lap mark half of the 34 car
field was still on the lead lap and when the sixth caution waved on
lap 115, as a result of a backstretch crash between Nipper Alsup and
1996 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Track Champion Steven Howard, Mike
Harmon and series points leader Jeff Fultz were saved from going a lap
down to Gilchrist.
During this caution Christian and Harmon elected to pit for
fresh Hoosier tires and returned to the track at the tail of the lead
lap pack. When the green waved once again on lap 124, Bigley fell off
the pace with motor problems while running second, handing the
runnerup spot to Gentry. By lap 142 Lindley had closed on a fading
Gentry and took over second. Behind Lindley the battle raged as
Gentry continued to fade on worn tires with Goodson, Raines, Ron
Young, Christian and Sutherland swapping positions repeatedly.
The final caution waved on lap 185 when Goodson and Christian
got together on the backstretch. Both suffered sheet metal damage but
were able to continue and managed to stay on the lead lap. When the
checkered flag waved Gilchrist streaked across the finish line 0.431
seconds ahead of Lindley, with Young, Harmon and Sutherland completing
the top five. The next five were led by Raines, Gentry, Fultz,
Goodson and Horton who secured his first ever top 10 finish.
With his eighth place finish Fultz extended his points lead to
81 over Goodson while Young and leading Port City Racing Rookie
candidate David Reutimann maintained their respective fourth and fifth
place points positions. Harmon displaced Alsup for the fifth spot
after Harmon's fourth place finish. With his seventh place finish
Gentry earned the $400 Port City Racing Rookie of the Race Award for
the third time this year. By virtue of his first top 10 finish Horton
earned Rookie of the Race Runner-Up honors. Reutimann continues to
maintain the lead in the season long rookie battle over Long.
After coaching Gilchrist to his first career NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro
Series win Hamke picked up the $300 check from Jasper Engines and
Transmissions as the Crew Chief of the Race. As a result of Young's
third place finish crew chief Larry Rapp broke a tie with Michael
Williams and Jimmy King to take a six point lead in the season long
crew chief battle.
The next event for the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series will take place
at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, NC. The Arndt & Herman Windows 200
is scheduled for Saturday night, August 9, and represents the 14th of
20 races on the 1997 schedule..
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For further information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591.
Race #13 of 20 - Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 - August 2, 1997
Greenville-Pickens Speedway - 0.500 mile paved oval, Greenville, SC
Fin Str Car NASCAR Money Reason Out
Pos Pos No Driver Team Laps Pts Won of Race
1 1 27 Derrick Gilchrist Fairfield Inns/Tarheel Wood Treating/BB&T Chevy 200 180 $8,375 Running
2 14 10 Mardy Lindley CR-59/Palmetto State Transportation Chevrolet 200 170 3,575 Running
3 20 4 Ron Young Cofer Bros. Building Materials Chevrolet 200 165 2,450 Running
4 4 24 Mike Harmon Lonesome Pine Timber Co./Sierra Contr. Chevy 200 160 1,700 Running
5 2 88 Scott Sutherland Nortel/Northern Telecom Pontiac 200 155 1,625 Running
6 17 14 Larry Raines JaniKing Chevrolet 200 150 1,300 Running
7 9 09 #Randy Gentry United Coatings/Quality Lift Chevrolet 200 146 1,200 Running
8 22 30 Jeff Fultz King Motorsports Chevrolet 200 142 1,550 Running
9 3 16 Hal Goodson Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser Chevrolet 200 138 1,400 Running
10 33 91 #Kevin Horton Wattyl Paints/Magbee Contractors Supply Chevy 200 134 1,300 Rear End
11 16 98 #Sean Studer Old El Paso Mexican Style Foods/Bi-Lo Chevy 200 130 950 Running
12 6 0 Steven Christian BellSouth Chevrolet 200 127 1,525 Running
13 31 20 #David Reutimann Jiffy Lube Chevrolet 199 124 1,200 Running
14 26 72 #Dennis Southerlin Jimmy's Family Restaurant Chevrolet 199 121 575 Running
15 25 03 Ken Alexander Greased Lightning Cleaner/Admakers Chevrolet 199 118 550 Running
16 34 80 David Owens Red Line Incorporated Pontiac Grand Prix 198 115 525 Running
17 28 15 #Carl Long Austin Cracker Sandwiches Chevrolet 197 112 900 Running
18 8 38 John Crow C&C Boilers/Cleaver Brooks Chevrolet 196 109 785 Running
19 32 26 Keith White Bayer Agricultural/Advantage Flea Adulticide Chev 194 106 875 Running
20 12 25 Wayne Anderson Porter Cable Professional Power Tools Chevrolet 191 103 965 Running
21 19 33 Conrad Burr Southeastern Ind'l Plating/Burr Constr. Chevrolet 189 100 755 Running
22 30 2 Steve Allison Aucnet/Trammell Truck Sales/Oakbrook Homes Ch 183 97 440 Running
23 13 19 #Steven Howard Bobby Wood Chevrolet/A&R Auto Parts Chevrolet 167 94 830 Running
24 27 17 George Ingole Freezer Radiator Cooling Agent Chevrolet 159 91 420 Overheat.
25 18 50 Greg Porter Carolina Signs/Mac's Auto Glass Chevrolet 150 88 415 Accident
26 10 86 Hank Parker, Jr. Delco Voyager Batteries/Duragloss/NGK Chevrolet 143 85 910 Running
27 29 43 #Bobby Hamilton, Jr Coastal Power Clean Pontiac 126 82 705 Running
28 5 28 Billy Bigley, Jr. Budweiser/Royal Purple/Bilstein Shocks Chevrolet 124 79 400 Engine
29 11 74 Nipper Alsup Lift Services Wire Rope Specialists Chevrolet 120 76 1,000 Running
30 24 18 Robert Powell Southern Insurance Agency Chevrolet 75 73 400 Oil leak
31 15 45 Scott Kilby Arndt & Herman Windows Pontiac 52 70 400 Accident
32 23 6 #Billy Deckman Owens Corning Ford 26 67 400 Rear End
33 7 99 Pete Silva Whitaker Chevrolet/Florida Auto Auction Chevrolet 7 64 400 Accident
34 21 79 #Spanks Overbeck Courtesy Chevrolet/Aramark Uniforms Chevrolet 7 61 400 Accident
Failed to Qualify: Charles Collins, Roger Gentry, A.J. Alsup
Time of Race: 1 hour, 42 mins., 12 secs. Winner's Average Speed: 58.70 mph Margin of Victory: 0.421 secs.
Busch Pole Award: Derrick Gilchrist, Chevrolet, 19.849 secs., 90.685 mph.
Caution Periods: 11 for 62 laps Lead Changes: No lead changes
Lap Leaders: Gilchrist (First on Grid) 1-200
Port City Racing Rookie of the Race: Randy Gentry # signifies Port City Racing Rookie Contender
Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew Chief of the Race: Robert Hamke
NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Jasper Engines & Transmissions Port City Racing
Point Standings (Wins)Crew Chief Challenge
1-Jeff Fultz 1921 (1) Larry Rapp (Ron Young) 46
2-Hal Goodson 1840 (1) Michael Williams (Wayne Anderson) 40
3-Ron Young 1807 (1) Jimmy King (Jeff Fultz) 40
4-David Reutimann 1752 Sammy Shumate (Steven Christian) 36
5-Mike Harmon 1718 Delbert Ray (Steven Christian) 36
6-Nipper Alsup 1679 (1) Daryle Bush (Mike Harmon) 30
7-Derrick Gilchrist 1655 (1) Robert Hamke (Derrick Gilchrist) 28
8-Steven Christian 1639 (1) Buzzie Reutimann (David Reutimann) 20
9-Hank Parker, Jr. 1622 Tommy Puryear (Carl Long) 16
10-Wayne Anderson 1522 (3) Shane Wilson (Nipper Alsup) 14
11-Carl Long 1519 (1) Ronnie Carrier (Hank Parker, Jr.) 14
12-Scott Sutherland 1476 (1) Donnie Poole (Scott Sutherland) 12
13-Larry Raines 1417 Jeff Vandermoss (Mike Garvey) 10
14-Steven Howard 1378 Jason Walters (Scot Walters) 8
15-Keith White 1367 Frankie Grill (Mardy Lindley) 8
16-Bobby Hamilton, Jr 1321 Keith Hinkein (Dan Matthews) 6
17-Dan Matthews 1279 Greg Kunce (John Metcalf) 6
18-Sean Studer 1273 Roger Gentry, Jr. (Randy Gentry) 4
19-Conrad Burr 1273 Alex Query (Freddie Query) 4
20-Kevin Horton 1238 Chuck Fairman (Bobby Hamilton, Sr.) 4
Busch
Rookie Standings Pole Awards
David Reutimann 111 Steven Christian 2
Carl Long 77 Derrick Gilchrist 2
Steven Howard 75 Hank Parker, Jr. 2
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 68 Nipper Alsup 1
Sean Studer 67 Mike Cope 1
Kevin Horton 56 John Crow 1
Steve Mendenhall 54 Jeff Fultz 1
Randy Gentry 42 Mike Garvey 1
Billy Deckman 32 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. 1
Spanks Overbeck 29
Shawn Hendricks 15
John Covan 14
Ricky Sanders 13
Dennis Southerlin 11
Clark Ninneman 7
Steve Smith 6
Carl Hedin, Jr. 2
Jason McDowell 1
NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings, and include racing
purse and cash contingency awards from participating manufacturers.
Next Event: Arndt & Herman Windows 200, Caraway Speedway, Asheboro,
NC, August 9, 1997
Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew Chief Challenge Point Standings
after 13 of 20 events Crew Chief of the Race
Larry Rapp (Ron Young) 46 One Time (5/17)
Michael Williams (Wayne Anderson) 40 Four Times (5/10, 6/14, 7/3, 7/5)
Jimmy King (Jeff Fultz) 40 One Time (4/12)
Sammy Shumate (Steven Christian) 36 One Time (7/26)
Delbert Ray (Hal Goodson) 32 One Time (7/11)
Daryle Bush (Mike Harmon) 30
Robert Hamke (Derrick Gilchrist) 28 One Time (8/2)
Buzzie Reutimann (David Reutimann) 20
Tommy Puryear (Carl Long) 16 One Time (6/21)
Shane Wilson (Nipper Alsup) 14 One Time (3/16)
Ronnie Carrier (Hank Parker, Jr.) 14
Donnie Poole (Scott Sutherland) 12 One Time (5/3)
Jeff Vandermoss (Mike Garvey) 10 One Time (5/23)
Jason Walters (Scot Walters) 8
Frankie Grill (Mardy Lindley) 8
Keith Hinkein (Dan Matthews) 6
Greg Kunce (John Metcalf) 6
Rodger Gentry (Randy Gentry) 4
Alex Query (Freddie Query) 4
(Bobby Hamilton, Sr.) 4
Craig Gower (Steve Mendenhall) 2
Bill Simcox (Conrad Burr) 2
Mike McCoy (Gary McCoy) 2
Dale Burns (Bobby Gill) 2
Lee McCallister (Shawn Hendricks) 2
Bill Acord (Skip Pannell) 2
Points are awarded as follows:
1st 10
2nd 8
3rd 6
4th 4
5th 2
For additional information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591. jn
1997 Top 5 Finishes
3/16/97 Homestead Motorsports Complex Nipper Alsup/Hank Parker, Jr./Derrick Gilchrist/Jeff Fultz/Shawn Hendricks
4/12/97 St. Augustine Speedway Jeff Fultz/Mike Harmon/Ron Young/Nipper Alsup/Skip Pannell
5/2/97 Southern National Speedway Scott Sutherland/Hal Goodson/Dan Matthews/Derrick Gilchrist/Mike Harmon
5/10/97 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Dick Anderson/Ron Young/Steven Christian/Randy Gentry/S. Mendenhall
5/18/97 Salem Speedway Ron Young/Mike Harmon/Hal Goodson/Jeff Fultz/Conrad Burr
5/23/97 I-70 Speedway Mike Garvey/Jeff Fultz/Mike Harmon/David Reutimann/Hal Goodson
6/14/97 Myrtle Beach Speedway Wayne Anderson/Steven Christian/Ron Young/Hank Parker, Jr./Gary McCoy
6/21/97 Bristol Motor Speedway Carl Long/Scot Walters/Ron Young/Jeff Fultz/Bobby Gill
7/3/97 Lanier National Speedway Wayne Anderson/Derrick Gilchrist/John Metcalf/Hal Goodson/Mike Harmon
7/5/97 Volusia County Speedway Wayne Anderson/David Reutimann/Steve Christian/Fred Query/Hal Goodson
7/11/97 Louisville Motor Speedway Hal Goodson/David Reutimann/Steven Christian/Ron Young/Jeff Fultz
7/26/97 Heartland Park Topeka Steven Christian/Jeff Fultz/Carl Long/Bobby Hamilton, Sr./Hank Parker, Jr.
8/2/97 Greenville-Pickens Speedway Derrick Gilchrist/Mardy Lindley/Ron Young/Mike Harmon/Scott Sutherland
8/9/97 Caraway Speedway
8/30/97 Lanier National Speedway
9/13/97 Five Flags Speedway Rained out on 7/19/97.
9/28/97 Winchester Speedway
10/4/97 Concord Motorsports Park
10/19/97 Nashville Speedway U.S.A.
11/8/97 Homestead Motorsports Complex
Point Standings after 13 Events - Last Race Date - 8/2/97
Pos Driver Points Strts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 Earnings
1 Jeff Fultz 1921 13 1 1 7 11 $45,925
2 Hal Goodson 1840 13 0 1 6 9 35,385
3 Ron Young 1807 13 0 1 7 8 38,220
4 #David Reutimann 1752 13 0 0 3 6 26,250
5 Mike Harmon 1718 13 0 0 6 7 27,085
6 Nipper Alsup 1679 13 1 1 2 7 26,205
7 Derrick Gilchrist 1655 13 2 1 4 5 28,765
8 Steven Christian 1639 13 2 1 5 7 39,390
9 Hank Parker, Jr. 1622 13 2 0 3 6 24,275
10 Wayne Anderson 1522 12 0 3 3 5 36,290
11 #Carl Long 1519 13 0 1 2 5 29,825
12 Scott Sutherland 1476 12 0 1 2 3 23,240
13 Larry Raines 1417 10 0 0 0 7 11,075
14 #Steven Howard 1378 11 0 0 0 2 12,140
15 Keith White 1367 12 0 0 0 2 14,350
16 #Bobby Hamilton, Jr 1321 12 0 0 0 3 12,785
17 Dan Matthews 1279 11 0 0 1 3 14,515
18 #Sean Studer 1273 12 0 0 0 0 8,430
19 Conrad Burr 1273 10 0 0 1 3 13,980
20 #Kevin Horton 1238 11 0 0 0 1 10,120
21 John Crow 1134 11 1 0 0 1 8,345
22 Ken Alexander 1072 11 0 0 0 0 8,685
23 #Steve Mendenhall 1024 9 0 0 1 1 9,800
24 #Billy Deckman 1003 6 0 0 0 1 5,620
25 #Randy Gentry 941 6 0 0 1 2 5,080
26 #Spanks Overbeck 901 7 0 0 0 0 4,135
27 Steve Allison 897 8 0 0 0 2 5,795
28 George Ingole 740 6 0 0 0 0 4,295
29 Sean Monroe 590 5 0 0 0 1 5,450
30 #John Covan 487 4 0 0 0 0 1,835
31 Billy Bigley, Jr. 468 4 0 0 0 1 4,130
32 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. 437 3 1 0 1 2 5,200
33 #Ricky Sanders 435 4 0 0 0 0 1,705
34 Scott Kilby 389 3 0 0 0 0 1,700
35 Josh Clemons 379 4 0 0 0 0 1,905
36 #Dennis Southerlin 367 2 0 0 0 0 1,050
37 Randy Ruhlman 365 2 0 0 0 0 2,025
38 #Shawn Hendricks 349 3 0 0 1 1 3,460
39 Scot Walters 337 3 0 0 1 1 8,540
40 Chad Nolting 328 3 0 0 0 1 2,650
41 Steve Smith 323 1 0 0 0 0 700
42 Freddie Query 318 3 0 0 1 1 1,960
43 #Clark Ninneman 313 2 0 0 0 0 820
44 Gary McCoy 307 2 0 0 1 1 1,945
45 Keith Gardner 292 2 0 0 0 2 2,450
46 Kevin Prince 289 2 0 0 0 0 1,825
47 Bobby Gill 286 2 0 0 1 1 3,625
48 Brett Oakley 282 1 0 0 0 0 445
49 John Metcalf 277 2 0 0 1 1 3,850
50 Joe Williamson 272 2 0 0 0 2 1,925
51 Rick Roller 243 2 0 0 0 0 1,050
52 #Carl Hedin, Jr. 217 1 0 0 0 0 400
53 Mike Cope 202 1 1 0 0 1 2,900
54 Bill Baird 197 2 0 0 0 0 1,275
55 #Jason McDowell 189 1 0 0 0 0 400
56 Mike Garvey 180 1 1 1 1 1 9,675
57 Dick Anderson 180 1 0 1 1 1 7,875
58 Charles Powell, III 173 2 0 0 0 0 960
59 Robert Powell 171 2 0 0 0 0 810
60 Mardy Lindley 170 1 0 0 1 1 3,575
61 Terry Harris 170 1 0 0 0 0 950
62 Jeep Pflum 155 1 0 0 0 0 625
63 Skip Pannell 155 1 0 0 1 1 1,825
64 Tony Toste 150 1 0 0 0 1 3,000
65 Jeff Klem 150 1 0 0 0 1 1,600
66 Charles Collins 144 0 0 0 0 0 0
67 M.K. Kanke 138 1 0 0 0 1 2,350
68 Benny Gordon 135 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 John Jones 130 1 0 0 0 0 650
70 Rick Miller 127 1 0 0 0 0 1,300
71 Joe Frasson 123 0 0 0 0 0 0
72 Mark Wilson 118 1 0 0 0 0 1,950
73 Tracy Goodson 118 1 0 0 0 0 550
74 Brian Smith 115 1 0 0 0 0 500
75 David Owens 115 1 0 0 0 0 525
76 Monte English 115 1 0 0 0 0 2,566
77 Todd Breedlove 112 1 0 0 0 0 490
78 Greg Biffle 109 1 0 0 0 0 2,466
79 Brad Correll 106 1 0 0 0 0 470
80 Ken Weaver 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
81 Steve Cook 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
82 Ricky Turner 103 1 0 0 0 0 460
83 Lennie LeGrande 103 1 0 0 0 0 425
84 Jerry Russell 101 1 0 0 0 0 445
85 Kenny Shepherd 94 1 0 0 0 0 1,600
86 #Kevin Bryant 92 0 0 0 0 0 0
87 Bob Lyon 91 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
88 Ray Skillman 88 1 0 0 0 0 400
89 Greg Porter 88 1 0 0 0 0 415
90 Davy Lee Liniger 88 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
91 Jim Inglebright 85 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
92 Ron Hornaday, Jr. 82 1 0 0 0 0 575
93 Randy Holt 82 1 0 0 0 0 400
94 Bill Holt 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
95 Danny Barrett 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
96 Chuck Winders 79 1 0 0 0 0 445
97 Rich Bickle 79 1 0 0 0 0 700
98 Robert Burroughs 73 1 0 0 0 0 650
99 Ken Bailey 73 1 0 0 0 0 2,241
100 Joe Walsh 70 1 0 0 0 0 475
101 Mark Reed 70 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
102 Brian Ball 70 1 0 0 0 0 600
103 John Cadman 67 1 0 0 0 0 575
104 Pete Silva 64 1 0 0 0 0 400
105 Derrick Kelley 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 Roland Isaacs 64 1 0 0 0 0 445
107 Casey Atwood 64 1 0 0 0 0 600
108 Junior Blankenship 61 1 0 0 0 0 445
109 Jerry Awbrey 61 0 0 0 0 0 0
110 Steven Allison 61 0 0 0 0 0 0
111 Roger Gentry 55 0 0 0 0 0 0
112 Mike Franklin 52 0 0 0 0 0 0
113 A.J. Alsup 52 0 0 0 0 0 0
114 Rick Carelli 49 0 0 0 0 0 0
115 Brian Weeks 43 0 0 0 0 0 0
116 Tim Bolton 37 0 0 0 0 0 0
117 Doug Walker 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
118 Jimmy Garmon 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
119 Debris Brown 31 0 0 0 0 0 0
120 Ron Shephard 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
# denotes Port City Racing Rookie of the Year candidate.
1997 NASCAR SLIM JIM ALL PRO SERIES SCHEDULE
DATE EVENT/LOCATION DISTANCE
March 16 Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, FL (1.5 m.) 75 miles
Napa Auto Parts Challenge presented by Champion Spark Plugs - Nipper Alsup
April 12 St. Augustine Speedway, St. Augustine, FL (.500 mile) 200 laps
Winn Dixie 200 - Jeff Fultz
May 3 Southern National Speedway, Kenly, NC (.400 mile) 200 laps
Austin 200 - Scott Sutherland
May 10 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, SC (.500 mile) 200 laps
Domino's Pizza 200 - Dick Anderson
May 18 Salem Speedway, Salem, IN (.555 mile) 250 laps
Owens Corning 250 - Ron Young
May 23 I-70 Speedway, Odessa, MO (.543 mile) 250 laps
Rick Hendrick 250 - Mike Garvey - ESPN2 Tape Delayed
June 14 Myrtle Beach Speedway, Myrtle Beach, SC (.538 mile) 250 laps
7 Up/Slim Jim 250 - Wayne Anderson
June 21 Bristol Motor Speedway, Bristol, TN (.533 mile) 200 laps
Pep Boys 200 - Carl Long - ESPN2 - Same Day Tape Delayed, ESPN - Tape Delayed
July 3 Lanier National Speedway, Gainesville, GA (.375 mile) 200 laps
Budweiser 200 - Wayne Anderson
July 5 Volusia County Speedway, Barberville, FL (.500 mile) 200 laps
Volusia 200 - Wayne Anderson
July 11 Louisville Motor Speedway, Louisville, KY (.438 mile) 300 laps
Porter Cable Professional Power Tools 300 - Hal Goodson
July 26 Heartland Park Topeka, Topeka, KS (2.1 mile road course) 100 miles
Coca-Cola Shootout - Steven Christian - TNN Live
August 2 Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, SC (.500 mile) 200 laps
Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 - Derrick Gilchrist
August 9 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, NC (.455 mile) 200 laps
Arndt & Herman Windows 200
August 30 Lanier National Speedway, Gainesville, GA (.375 mile) 200 laps
Old El Paso presents the Kroger 200
September 13 Five Flags Speedway, Pensacola, FL (.500 mile) 200 laps
Pensacola 200 (rained out on July 19)
September 28 Winchester Speedway, Winchester, IN (.500 mile) 400 laps
Winchester 400
October 4 Concord Motorsports Park, Concord, NC (.500 mile) 200 laps
Concord 200
October 19 Nashville Speedway USA, Nashville, TN (.596 mile) 400 laps
17th Annual Manheim Auto Auctions All American 400 - TNN Same Day Tape Delayed
November 8 Metro-Dade Homestead Motorsports Complex, Homestead, FL (1.5 m.) 150 miles
Homestead 150 - WTBS Live
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE - SUBJECT TO CHANGE - 8/3/97
For further information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591. jn
Port City Racing Rookie of the Year Standings
after 13 of 20 events Rookie of the Race Rookie of the Race Runnerup
David Reutimann 111 Five Times Three Times
Carl Long 77 Three Times One Time
Steven Howard 75 Three Times
Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 68 One Time Two Times
Sean Studer 67 One Time
Kevin Horton 56 One Time
Steve Mendenhall 54 One Time
Randy Gentry 42 Three Times
Billy Deckman 32 One Time
Spanks Overbeck 29
Shawn Hendricks 15 One Time
John Covan 14
Ricky Sanders 13
Dennis Southerlin 11
Clark Ninneman 7
Steve Smith 6
Carl Hedin, Jr. 2
Jason McDowell 1
Kevin Bryant 0
10 points are awarded to the top finishing Port City Rookie Rookie contender, and are
then awarded on a one point declining scale to all other contenders. If there are more
than 10 rookie contenders in an event, those rookies finishing as the 10th or lower
rookies all receive one point. Points are only awarded to rookie contenders who qualify
and start an event.
