2000 World Series presented by Xtramart

2000 World Series by Xtramart
Thompson
125 L, 78.13 M
October 15, 2000
Fin	St	#	Driver	Sponsor	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	30	3	Tommy Cravenho, Jr. (RES)	T & M Landscape	Chevy	125	21	running
2	13	6	Mike Stefanik (RES)	ATC	Dodge	125	30	running
3	17	25	Ted Christopher (RES)	ATC	Dodge	125	0	running
4	5	11	Tony Hirschman (RES)	Wynn's	Chevy	125	0	running
5	6	44	Jerry Marquis (RES)	Teddy Bear Pools	Pontiac	125	0	running
6	8	5	Charlie Pasteryak (RES)	Dale Averill Designs	Chevy	125	0	running
7	7	71	Bob Polverari (RES)	Frasco Fuel Oil	Pontiac	125	9	running
8	10	77	John Blewett, III (RES)	Mastrobattisto	Chevy	125	0	running
9	12	72	Jimmy Kuhn, Jr. (RES)	Desantis Chevrolet	Chevy	125	0	running
10	15	26	Ted Riggott (RES)	Space Fitters	Dodge	125	0	running
11	11	32	Dave Berghman (RES)	Emmanuello Excavating	Chevy	125	0	running
12	9	2	Reggie Ruggiero (RES)	LesCare Kitchens	Pontiac	125	0	running
13	2	43	Kirk Alexander (RES)	JGS Construction	Chevy	124	0	running
14	32	55	Rob Summers (RES)	Johnsonville Food	Chevy	124	0	running
15	28	79	Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES)	Hill Enterprises	Pontiac	124	0	running
16	24	04	Fred Vordermeier (RES)	Davies Trucking	Chevy	123	0	running
17	35	09	Bo Gunning (RES)	TS Haulers	Pontiac	123	0	running
18	14	8	Rick Fuller (RES)	American Sleeve Bearing	Chevy	122	0	running
19	25	81	Bruce Driver (RES)	Tonka/Pennzoil	Chevy	122	0	running
20	36	31	Tony Ferrante, Jr. (RES)	Ferrante Racing	Chevy	119	0	running
21	21	75	Carl Pasteryak (RES)	Western Auto	Pontiac	115	0	running
22	18	73	L.W. Miller (RES)	Stateline Auto Auction	Chevy	107	0	running
23	33	15	Joey Caraccia (RES)	Triple Crown Trailers	Pontiac	106	0	running
24	20	83	Chris Wenzel (RES)	Sunoco	Pontiac	95	0	running
25	4	4	Tim Connolly (RES)	Tidy Cats	Dodge	87	0	running
26	31	16	Chris Kopec (RES)	Diversified Metals	Chevy	87	0	running
27	23	54	Dave Etheridge (RES)	Portland Transmission	Chevy	78	0	running
28	27	0	Ed Kennedy (RES)	Call Before You Dig	Chevy	67	0	accident
29	29	7	Tom Baldwin (RES)	Virginia Motor Speedway	Pontiac	64	0	accident
30	1	21	Mike Ewanitsko (RES)	Universal Welding	Chevy	63	0	accident
31	16	10	Dan Avery (RES)	Space Fitters	Chevy	63	0	accident
32	3	91	Todd Ceravolo (RES)	Allied Snow Removal	Chevy	63	0	accident
33	22	99	Jamie Tomaino (RES)	Perth Amboy Spring	Chevy	46	0	accident
34	26	24	Doug Meservey (RES)	Pleasant Lake Store	Chevy	32	0	accident
35	34	13	Mike Christopher (RES)	Bear Motorsports	Chevy	24	0	overheating
36	19	63	Nevin George (RES)	Bruce George Paving	Chevy	3	0	accident

The 2000 World Series presented by Xtramart was a Featherlite Modified Series (now Whelen Modified Tour) event held at Thompson International Speedway on October 15, 2000. It was the season finale. Tommy Cravenho, Jr. won his third and final career series race, holding off Mike Stefanik by just .08 seconds. With his 5th place run, Jerry Marquis claimed his only series title by just 36 markers over Reggie Ruggiero (12th).

[edit] Qualifying

Mike Ewanitsko won the pole for the race, turning in a speed of 116.635 mph. The top-six drivers redrew for starting position, and Ewanitsko continued his luck by redrawing first. On the outside of the front row would start Kirk Alexander. Eventual race winner Tommy Cravenho, Jr. would have to come all the way from 30th.

A, simply put, huge field showed up for this race. Sixty-two machines made qualifying attempts. After factoring in provisionals, 28 non-qualifiers were entered into a "Last Chance" qualifying race. Bo Gunning held off Tony Ferrante, Jr. in that shootout, allowing only those two drivers to transfer in. The rest of the drivers who failed to qualify, in order of lineup in the qualifier race were:

• #94 - Frank Ruocco (RES)
• #90 - Herb Drugg (RES)
• #62 - Jim Willis (RES)
• #50 - Richard Clark (RES)
• #12 - Bobby Gegetskas (RES)
• #68 - Jamie Asklar (RES)
• #18 - Eddy Spiers (RES)
• #02 - J.R. Bertuccio, Jr. (RES)
• #1 - Dan Meservey, Jr. (RES)
• #57 - John Sneade (RES)
• #08 - Ken Heagy (RES)
• #96 - Howie Brode (RES)
• #80 - Gary Casella (RES)
• #26 - Wayne Anderson (NY) (RES)
• #07 - Mike Curtis (RES)
• #52 - Greg Edelman (RES)
• #05 - Joe Hartmann (RES)
• #28 - Paul Surprenant (RES)
• #49 - Renee Dupuis (RES)
• #01 - Art Caruso (RES)
• #88 - Lee Weldy (RES)
• #14 - Kevin Konopka (RES)
• #20 - Dale Evonsion (RES)
• #33 - Wade Cole (RES)
• #03 - Michael Boehler (RES)
• #9 - Jake Marosz (RES)

[edit] Race Data

Time Of Race: 1 hour, 12 minutes, 35 seconds. Average Speed: 64.581 mph. Margin Of Victory: .08 seconds. Caution Periods: 8 for 44 laps. Lead Changes: 5 among 5 drivers. Lap Leaders: Mike Ewanitsko 1-63, Rick Fuller 64-65, Bob Polverari 66-74, Tommy Cravenho 75, Mike Stefanik 76-105, Tommy Cravenho 106-125. Bud Pole Award: Mike Ewanitsko. Gatorade Front Runner Award: Mike Ewanitsko. Featherlite Modified Series Rookie Of The Race: Ted Riggott.