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
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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
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