NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 Fact Sheet and Entries
1 August 1997
1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Race Facts
WHAT: Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200
WHERE: Greenville-Pickens Speedway, Greenville, SC, 0.500 paved oval
WHEN: Saturday night, August 2, 1997, 8:00 p.m.
DISTANCE: 200 laps (100 miles)
POSTED AWARDS: $43,800
TV/RADIO: None
FIELD: 34 cars. Starting positions 1-30 will be determined by time
trials (2 laps). Positions 31-34 will be available to any of the top
30 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 30 starting positions. If a
starting position(s) remains unfilled, then that starting 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: Greenville Auto Racing, Inc.
CONTACTS: Jim Noltimier, NASCAR, (770) 486-3591
Chip Gray, Greenville-Pickens Speedway, (864) 244-0597
SCHEDULE: Team Hauler Parking 9:00 a.m.
Registration & Inspection 10:00 a.m.
Practice 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Mandatory Drivers' Meeting 4:15 p.m.
Time Trials (2 laps) 6:00 p.m.
Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 8:00 p.m. approx.
THE RACE: The Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 is the 13th of 20 races on the 1997
series schedule. Consisting of 200 laps, the event is the second Slim
Jim All Pro Series event to be held at Greenville-Pickens Speedway
this year.
RECORDS: Track Qual. Record: Rick Crawford, Mobile, AL, Ford, 19.325
secs., (93.144 mph), (8/5/95) Fastest Avg. Speed: (200 lap) Mike Cope,
Pinellas Park, FL, Oldsmobile, 1 hr., 20 mins., 57 secs., 74.11 mph,
8/7/93
1996 REVIEW: In one of his seven starts in 1996, 1995 NASCAR Slim Jim
All Pro Series Champion Hal Goodson picked up his only win in '96.
Greenville's Toby Porter was second over eventual '96 Champion Mike
Cope and Scott Sutherland and Shane Hall rounded out the top five.
NOTES OF INTEREST:
? 38 cars have pre-entered this 200 lap event which carries a maximum
starting field of 34 racers.
? Previous winners of NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series events at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway include Mike Garvey, Gary Balough, Jason
Keller, Donnie Bishop, Jody Ridley (2 wins), Mike Cope (3 wins), Shane
Hall, Toby Porter, Hal Goodson and Dick Anderson.a who's who of short
track aces.
? There will be no repeat winner in 1997 at Greenville-Pickens
Speedway. Dick Anderson, subbing for his son Wayne who was competing
in a NASCAR Busch North Series event in Loudon, NH, will turn the
wheel of the Porter Cable Power Tools Chevrolet back over to his son.
The elder Anderson blistered the field in the spring event.
STAT OF THE WEEK:
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: Comfort Inn, 1804 Highway 123 South, Easley, SC
29640, Contact: Steve Alexander, Sandy Boggs, (864) 859-7520, 40
Rooms, Single or Double, $38.00
To get to Greenville-Pickens Speedway take I-85 to Exit 44, then north
on Highway 25 to Highway 123 South. Then south on Highway 123 to
Fairgrounds, or three miles north of headquarter motel on Highway 123.
Expected Entries - Greenville-Pickens Speedway - Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 - August 9, 1997
No Driver Car
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
02 A.J. Alsup Pontiac Grand Prix
03 Ken Alexander, Central, SC Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser Chevrolet Monte Carlo
09 #Randy Gentry, Greenville, SC United Coatings/Quality Lift Chevrolet Monte Carlo
0 Steven Christian, Sugar Hill, GA BellSouth Chevrolet Monte Carlo
2 Steve Allison, Snellville, GA AucNet/Trammell Truck Sales/Oakbrook Homes Chevrolet
4 Ron Young, Conyers, GA Kendall Motor Oil/Hero's Hand Cleaner Monte Carlo
6 #Billy Deckman, Kansas City,MO Owens Corning Ford Thunderbird
14 Larry Raines, Cumming, GA JaniKing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
15 Carl Long, Roxboro, NC Austin Cracker Sandwiches Chevrolet Monte Carlo
16 Hal Goodson, Darlington, SC Greased Lightning Cleaner Degreaser Chevrolet Monte Carlo
17 George Ingole, Lakeland, FL Freezer Radiator Cooling Agent Chevrolet Monte Carlo
18 Joe Frasson, Spartanburg, SC Southern Insurance Agency Chevrolet Monte Carlo
19 #Steven Howard, Greer, SC Bobby Wood Chevrolet/A&R Auto Parts Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20 #David Reutimann, Zephyr Hills, FL Jiffy Lube Chevrolet Monte Carlo
21 #Steve Mendenhall, Raleigh, NC CR Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
24 Mike Harmon, Birmingport, AL Lonesome Pine Timber Company 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/Perf. Corner Chevy
27 Derrick Gilchrist, Raleigh, NC Fairfield Inns/Tarheel Wood Treating Chev. Monte Carlo
28 Billy Bigley, Jr., Naples, FL Budweiser/Royal Purple/Bilstein Shocks Chevrolet Monte Carlo
30 Jeff Fultz, Milford, OH King Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo
33 Conrad Burr, Concord, NC Southeastern Ind'l Plating/Burr Construction Chevrolet Monte Carlo
36 Rick Roller, Sharpsburg, GA Roller Racing Pontiac Grand Prix
38 John Crow, Concord, NC C&C Boilers/Cleaver Brooks Chevrolet Monte Carlo
40 Pete Silva, Arden, GA, Acord & Son Auctioneers Chevrolet Monte Carlo
43 #Bobby Hamilton, Jr., Mt. Juliet, TN Coastal Power Clean Pontiac Grand Prix
45 Scott Kilby Statesville, NC Arndt & Herman Windows Pontiac Grand Prix
48 Brett Oakley Middletown, OH Mar-Flex Waterproofing Systems Chevrolet Monte Carlo
72 #Dennis Southerlin, Greenville, SC Jimmy's Family Restaurant Chevrolet Monte Carlo
74 Nipper Alsup Huntersville, NC Lift Services Wire Rope Specialties Chevrolet Monte Carlo
79 #Spanks Overbeck, Cincinnati, OH Courtesy Chevrolet/Aramark Uniforms Chevrolet Monte Carlo
86 Hank Parker, Jr., Denver, NC Delco Voyager Batteries/Duragloss/NGK Chevrolet Monte Carlo
87 Kevin Prince,Wilmington, NC Mega Power Chevrolet Monte Carlo
88 David Owens Pontiac Grand Prix
91 #Kevin Horton, Suwanee, GA Wattyl Paints/Magbee Contractors Supply Chevrolet Monte Carlo
94 Collins, Charles, Arden, NC IMOCO Contractors Chevrolet Monte Carlo
96 Dan Matthews, Raleigh, NC Lacy Buffaloe Construction/John Boy & Billy Big Show Chevrolet
98 #Sean Studer, Concord, NC Old El Paso Mexican Style Foods/Bi-Lo Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Total - 38
# signifies Port City Racing Rookie of the Year Candidate.
For additional information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591. 7/31/97 jn
Point Standings after 12 Events - Last Race Date - 7/26/97
Pos Driver Points Starts Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 Earnings
1 Jeff Fultz 1779 12 1 1 7 10 $44,375
2 Hal Goodson 1702 12 0 1 6 8 33,985
3 Ron Young 1642 12 0 1 6 7 35,770
4 #David Reutimann 1628 12 0 0 3 6 25,050
5 Nipper Alsup 1603 12 1 1 2 7 25,205
6 Mike Harmon 1558 12 0 0 5 6 25,385
7 Hank Parker, Jr. 1537 12 2 0 3 6 23,365
8 Steven Christian 1512 12 2 1 5 7 37,865
9 Derrick Gilchrist 1475 12 1 0 3 4 20,390
10 Wayne Anderson 1419 11 0 3 3 5 35,325
11 #Carl Long 1407 11 0 1 2 5 28,925
12 Scott Sutherland 1321 11 0 1 1 2 21,615
13 Steven Howard 1284 10 0 0 0 2 11,310
14 Dan Matthews 1279 11 0 0 1 3 14,515
15 Larry Raines 1267 9 0 0 0 6 9,775
16 Keith White 1261 11 0 0 0 2 13,475
17 Bobby Hamilton, Jr. 1239 11 0 0 0 3 12,080
18 Conrad Burr 1173 9 0 0 1 3 13,225
19 Sean Studer 1143 11 0 0 0 0 7,480
20 Kevin Horton 1104 10 0 0 0 0 8,820
21 John Crow 1025 10 1 0 0 1 7,560
22 Steve Mendenhall 1024 9 0 0 1 1 9,800
23 Ken Alexander 954 10 0 0 0 0 8,135
24 Billy Deckman 936 5 0 0 0 1 5,220
25 Spanks Overbeck 840 6 0 0 0 0 3,735
26 Steve Allison 800 7 0 0 0 2 5,355
27 Randy Gentry 795 5 0 0 1 1 3,880
28 George Ingole 649 5 0 0 0 0 3,925
29 Sean Monroe 590 5 0 0 0 0 5,450
30 John Covan 487 4 0 0 0 0 1,835
31 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. 437 3 1 0 1 2 5,200
32 Ricky Sanders 435 4 0 0 0 0 1,705
33 Billy Bigley, Jr. 389 3 0 0 0 1 3,730
34 Josh Clemons 379 4 0 0 0 0 1,905
35 Randy Ruhlman 365 2 0 0 0 0 2,025
36 Shawn Hendricks 349 3 0 0 1 1 3,460
37 Scot Walters 337 3 0 0 1 1 8,540
38 Chad Nolting 328 3 0 0 0 1 2,650
39 Steve Smith 323 1 0 0 0 0 700
40 Scott Kilby 319 2 0 0 0 0 1,300
41 Freddie Query 318 3 0 0 1 1 1,960
42 Clark Ninneman 313 2 0 0 0 0 820
43 Gary McCoy 307 2 0 0 1 1 1,945
44 Keith Gardner 292 2 0 0 0 2 2,450
45 Kevin Prince 289 2 0 0 0 0 1,825
46 Bobby Gill 286 2 0 0 1 1 3,625
47 Brett Oakley 282 1 0 0 0 0 445
48 John Metcalf 277 2 0 0 1 1 3,850
49 Joe Williamson 272 2 0 0 0 2 1,925
50 Dennis Southerlin 246 1 0 0 0 0 475
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 Terry Harris 170 1 0 0 0 0 950
60 Skip Pannell 155 1 0 0 1 1 1,825
61 Jeep Pflum 155 1 0 0 0 0 625
62 Tony Toste 150 1 0 0 0 1 3,000
63 Jeff Klem 150 1 0 0 0 1 1,600
64 M.K. Kanke 138 1 0 0 0 1 2,350
65 Benny Gordon 135 0 0 0 0 0 0
66 John Jones 130 1 0 0 0 0 650
67 Rick Miller 127 1 0 0 0 0 1,300
68 Joe Frasson 123 0 0 0 0 0 0
69 Tracy Goodson 118 1 0 0 0 0 550
70 Mark Wilson 118 1 0 0 0 0 1,950
71 Monte English 115 1 0 0 0 0 2,566
72 Brian Smith 115 1 0 0 0 0 500
73 Todd Breedlove 112 1 0 0 0 0 490
74 Greg Biffle 109 1 0 0 0 0 2,466
75 Brad Correll 106 1 0 0 0 0 470
76 Steve Cook 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
77 Ken Weaver 104 0 0 0 0 0 0
78 Ricky Turner 103 1 0 0 0 0 460
79 Lennie LeGrande 103 1 0 0 0 0 425
80 Jerry Russell 101 1 0 0 0 0 445
81 Robert Powell 98 1 0 0 0 0 410
82 Kenny Shepherd 94 1 0 0 0 0 1,600
83 Kevin Bryant 92 0 0 0 0 0 0
84 Bob Lyon 91 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
85 Davy Lee Liniger 88 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
86 Ray Skillman 88 1 0 0 0 0 400
87 Charles Collins 86 0 0 0 0 0 0
88 Jim Inglebright 85 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
89 Ron Hornaday, Jr. 82 1 0 0 0 0 575
90 Randy Holt 82 1 0 0 0 0 400
91 Bill Holt 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
92 Danny Barrett 80 0 0 0 0 0 0
93 Chuck Winders 79 1 0 0 0 0 445
94 Rich Bickle 79 1 0 0 0 0 700
95 Robert Burroughs 73 1 0 0 0 0 650
96 Ken Bailey 73 1 0 0 0 0 2,241
97 Joe Walsh 70 1 0 0 0 0 475
98 Mark Reed 70 1 0 0 0 0 1,575
99 Brian Ball 70 1 0 0 0 0 600
100 John Cadman 67 1 0 0 0 0 575
101 Derrick Kelley 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
102 Roland Isascs 64 1 0 0 0 0 445
103 Casey Atwood 64 1 0 0 0 0 600
104 Junior Blankenship 61 1 0 0 0 0 445
105 Jerry Awbrey 61 0 0 0 0 0 0
106 Steven Allison 61 0 0 0 0 0 0
107 Mike Franklin 52 0 0 0 0 0 0
108 Rick Carelli 49 0 0 0 0 0 0
109 Brian Weeks 43 0 0 0 0 0 0
110 Tim Bolton 37 0 0 0 0 0 0
111 Doug Walker 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
112 Jimmy Garmon 34 0 0 0 0 0 0
113 Debris Brown 31 0 0 0 0 0 0
114 Ron Shephard 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
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
August 9 Caraway Speedway, Asheboro, NC (.455 mile) 200 laps
Arndt & Herman Windows/Slim Jim 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 - 7/31/97
For further information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591. jn
Christian Captures First '97 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Win
TOPEKA, KS - July 26, 1997 - The 1997 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series season
has been a case of feast or famine for Sugar Hill, GA's Steven Christian. When the
checkered flag waved on the $93,100 Coca-Cola Shootout at Heartland Park Topeka,
Christian was ready to feast on the spoils of victory as he bested a field of 31 other
drivers for his first series win of '97.
Earning a career high $12,175, in front of a live TNN television audience,
Christian piloted his race car to a 46.55 second victory over series points leader Jeff
Fultz. In a post race press conference Christian gave praise to his crew chief Sammy
Shumate who made some critical strategic calls, "We stopped during the first caution to
work on our shifter and then during the second caution we came in and got as much
fuel into our BellSouth Chevrolet as we could. It was enough to allow us to run to the
end of the race and we finally found victory lane in '97!"
Commenting on his relative lack of road course experience Christian stated,
"The first 30 laps of the race were almost a practice session, I was learning the track
and honing my shifting points. We only made about half the race last year when we
experienced rear end trouble."
Busch Pole qualifying was conducted European style with four groups of 11 cars
taking to the 2.1 mile road course, each attempting to secure a timed lap that would
qualify them for the 32 car starting field. NASCAR Winston Cup Series star Bobby
Hamilton captured his first career Busch Pole in NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series
competition, and became the ninth different pole sitter in 12 series events, as he
clicked off a lap of 86.369 seconds which equated to 87.531 mph.
The event served as an invitational event for drivers from the NASCAR
Featherlite Southwest and Reb-Co Northwest Tours with drivers from those respective
series capturing the next four of five starting positions. Northwest Tour driver Greg
Biffle earned the outside front row starting position while Fairfield, CA's Jim Inglebright
qualified third in front of NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series standout Ron Hornaday, Jr.
The third row was made up of John Metcalf and M.K. Kanke, two more regulars on the
Featherlite Southwest Tour.
Only one lap had been completed when the first full course caution was
displayed after the Wattyl Paints Chevrolet of Toronto, Ontario, Canada's John
Cadman experienced engine problems and came to rest in a precarious position just off
of the race course. When green flag racing resumed Hamilton took advantage of his
top starting position and quickly moved back around Biffle after the Spokane, WA driver
led the first lap. Hamilton paced the field until lap nine when Biffle once again
displayed his road course prowess and regained the lead.
The race's second and final caution period occurred on lap 12 when several cars
got off the track at several locations as a result of oil on the racing surface. It was
during this extended caution that Shumate made the call for Christian to pit, change
tires and top off the fuel. It proved to be a winning choice as Shumate's strategy paid
off for the BellSouth team. As other drivers pitted at later stages in the race Christian
continued his climb to the top spot, eventually taking over on lap 35 and staying out
front until the checkered flag waved. Milford, OH's Fultz led once for nine laps in his
King Motorsports Chevrolet enroute to a second place finish in his first ever road race
and Roxboro, NC's Carl Long drove his Austin Cracker Sandwiches Chevrolet to a third
place finish. Rounding out the top five were polesitter Hamilton and Hank Parker, Jr.,
in Parker's first ever road course start as well. Rounding out the top 10 were Tony
Toste, Ron Young, Sean Monroe, Kanke and Hal Goodson.
With his second place finish Fultz extended his points lead to 77 over Goodson
while Young displaced David Reutimann for the third spot with Reutimann dropping to
fourth. Nipper Alsup maintained the fifth spot in the Slim Jim All Pro Series point
standings. With his win Christian moved from ninth to eighth in the annual points dash.
Long's weekend proved to be very successful as he was the top qualifying Slim
Jim All Pro Series regular, then, by virtue of his third place finish, earned the Port City
Racing Rookie of the Race honors for the third time this year. Reutimann, who earned
Rookie of the Race Runner-Up honors, now leads Long by 32 points in the season long
rookie battle.
Shumate picked up $300 as his crack decisions propelled his driver to victory
lane and earned himself the Jasper Engines and Transmissions Crew Chief Challenge
Award. Shumate now trails the triumvirate of Michael Williams, Larry Rapp and Jimmy
King who guide the team efforts for Wayne Anderson, Young and Fultz respectively.
Shumate is just four points behind the trio.
The next event for the NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series will take place at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway in Greenville, SC. The Bi-Lo Bonuscard 200 is
scheduled for Saturday night, August 2.
-30-
For further information contact NASCAR Public Relations at (770) 486-3591.