2001 South Boston 200

2001 South Boston 200
South Boston
202 L, 80.8 M
Extended from 200 L; Green-White-Checkered
March 11, 2001
Fin	St	#	Sponsor	Driver	Make	Laps	Led	Status
1	12	44	Jerry Marquis (RES)	Teddy Bear Pools	Pontiac	202	107	running
2	2	21	Mike Stefanik (RES)	Egglands Best	Chevy	202	85	running
3	7	25	Ted Christopher (RES)	ATC	Dodge	202	1	running
4	6	3	Tommy Cravenho, Jr. (RES)	T & M Landscaping	Chevy	202	0	running
5	23	26	Ted Riggott (RES)	Space Fitters	Dodge	202	3	running
6	8	5	Charlie Pasteryak (RES)	Dale Averill Designs	Chevy	202	0	running
7	30	54	Dave Etheridge (RES)	Portland Transmission	Chevy	201	0	running
8	29	34	Michael Boehler (RES)	BRE Racing	Chevy	201	0	running
9	13	75	Carl Pasteryak (RES)	Western Auto	Pontiac	201	0	running
10	18	32	Dave Berghman (RES)	Northeast Builders	Chevy	200	6	running
11	15	2	Reggie Ruggiero (RES)	LesCare Kitchens	Pontiac	200	0	running
12	3	8	Rick Fuller (RES)	Sheba Racing	Chevy	199	0	running
13	5	77	John Blewett, III (RES)	Mastrobattisto	Chevy	197	0	running
14	28	15	Joey Caraccia (RES)	Triple Crown Trailers	Pontiac	180	0	running
15	34	06	J.R. Kent (RES)	Maine Harvest Seafood	Chevy	156	0	running
16	27	28	Jamie Asklar (RES)	Newcomb Spring	Chevy	156	0	running
17	24	73	L.W. Miller (RES)	Stateline Auto Auction	Chevy	150	0	running
18	31	03	Bruce Taylor (RES)	Malco Products	Chevy	150	0	running
19	26	09	Bo Gunning (RES)	T.S. Haulers	Pontiac	146	0	running
20	21	62	Jim Willis (RES)	JD Racing	Chevy	138	0	running
21	25	99	Jamie Tomaino (RES)	Perth Amboy Spring	Chevy	135	0	handling
22	9	11	Tony Hirschman (RES)	Bear Motorsports	Chevy	132	0	running
23	11	79	Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES)	Hill Enterprises	Pontiac	125	0	running
24	32	33	Wade Cole (RES)	Colonial Card	Pontiac	120	0	handling
25	22	12	Bobby Gegetskas (RES)	Aaron's	Dodge	120	0	running
26	14	04	Fred Vordermeier (RES)	E.J. Davies Trucking	Chevy	93	0	accident
27	1	17	Mike Ewanitsko (RES)	Universal Welding	Chevy	92	0	accident
28	10	4	Rob Summers (RES)	Mystic River Marina	Dodge	92	0	accident
29	16	31	Tony Ferrante, Jr. (RES)	Ferrante Racing	Chevy	92	0	accident
30	33	89	Junior Miller (RES)	Advance Auto Parts	Chevy	92	0	accident
31	17	63	Nevin George (RES)	Bruce George Paving	Chevy	92	0	accident
32	20	57	Jay Foley (RES)	Packaging Products	Chevy	88	0	accident
33	19	7	Tom Baldwin (RES)	Virginia Motor Speedway	Pontiac	56	0	accident
34	4	14	Ken Woolley, Jr. (RES)	United Crane Rentals	Chevy	40	0	oil pressure
4	6	3	BRE Racing (RES)	T & M Landscaping		Chevy	202	0	running
8	29	34	BRE Racing (RES)	BRE Racing		Chevy	201	0	running

The 2001 South Boston 200 was a Featherlite Modified Tour (now Whelen Modified Tour) event held at South Boston Speedway on March 11, 2001. It was the season opener and certainly a preview of the championship battle to come. Defending champ Jerry Marquis won the race, nudging Mike Stefanik on a green-white-checkered. But it was Stefanik who would actually win the 2001 championship, barely edging Marquis.

[edit] Qualifying

Mike Ewanitsko won the pole for the race and would lead the field down to the green flag with Mike Stefanik to his outside. Eventual winner Jerry Marquis was forced to start in 12th position.

The following drivers failed to qualify for the 2001 South Boston 200:

• #9 - Jake Marosz (RES)
• #?? - Frank Boardwick, III (RES)
• #69 - Tommy Cloce (RES)
• #48 - Sean Kehley (RES)
• #52 - Greg Edelman (RES)
• #96 - Howie Brode (RES)

[edit] Race Data

TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 23 minutes, 43 seconds AVERAGE SPEED: 57.34 mph MARGIN OF VICTORY: .47 seconds CAUTION PERIODS: 9 for 64 laps LEAD CHANGES: 4 among 5 drivers LAP LEADERS: Mike Stefanik 1-85, Ted Christopher 86, Dave Berghman 87-92, Ted Riggott 93-95, Marquis 96-202 BUD POLE AWARD: Mike Ewanitsko GATORADE FRONT RUNNER AWARD: Jerry Marquis ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Jim Willis