2006 Made in America Whelen 300
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| 2006 Made in America Whelen 300 | ||||||||
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| Martinsville | ||||||||
| September 2, 2006 | ||||||||
| White denotes Northern Modified drivers | ||||||||
| Red denotes Southern Modified drivers | ||||||||
| Fin | St | # | Driver | Make | Laps | Lead | Status | |
| 1 | 9 | 12 | Jimmy Blewett (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 20 | running | |
| 2 | 15 | 36 | Ted Christopher (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 3 | 21 | 28 | James Civali (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 4 | 5 | 2 | Todd Szegedy (RES) | Ford | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 5 | 25 | 77 | Doug Coby (RES) | Pontiac | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 6 | 11 | 6 | Ron Yuhas (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 7 | 24 | 59 | Matt Hirschman (RES) | Dodge | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 8 | 29 | 58 | Kevin Goodale (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 9 | 12 | 83 | Tim Brown (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 10 | 38 | 31 | Gene Pack (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 11 | 31 | 50 | Michael Clifton (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 12 | 1 | 10 | Ed Flemke, Jr. (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 11 | running | |
| 13 | 17 | 1 | Burt Myers (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 0 | running | |
| 14 | 4 | 16 | Mike Stefanik (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 142 | running | |
| 15 | 10 | 15 | Zach Sylvester (RES) | Chevy | 200 | 3 | running | |
| 16 | 3 | 4 | Jerry Marquis (RES) | Dodge | 200 | 24 | running | |
| 17 | 6 | 18 | Donny Lia (RES) | Chevy | 199 | 0 | running | |
| 18 | 42 | 57 | Jay Foley (RES) | Chevy | 197 | 0 | running | |
| 19 | 37 | 11 | Anthony Sesely (RES) | Chevy | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 20 | 43 | 47 | Jimmy Storace (RES) | Chevy | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 21 | 40 | 33 | Wade Cole (RES) | Chevy | 196 | 0 | running | |
| 22 | 34 | ?? | Jamie Tomaino, Jr. (RES) | Chevy | 195 | 0 | running | |
| 23 | 23 | 46 | Dick Houlihan (RES) | Chevy | 194 | 0 | running | |
| 24 | 16 | 0 | Danny Sammons (RES) | Chevy | 189 | 0 | running | |
| 25 | 13 | 36 | L.W. Miller (RES) | Pontiac | 188 | 0 | running | |
| 26 | 39 | 07 | Frank Fleming (RES) | Pontiac | 173 | 0 | engine | |
| 27 | 2 | 48 | Tony Hirschman (RES) | Chevy | 169 | 0 | running | |
| 28 | 27 | 4? | Jason Myers (RES) | Chevy | 164 | 0 | running | |
| 29 | 30 | 19 | Ronnie Silk (RES) | Chevy | 159 | 0 | running | |
| 30 | 28 | 14 | Bobby Hutchens (RES) | Chevy | 149 | 0 | clutch | |
| 31 | 22 | 79 | Chuck Hossfeld (RES) | Pontiac | 145 | 0 | running | |
| 32 | 33 | 23 | Brian Loftin (RES) | Chevy | 100 | 0 | shocks | |
| 33 | 20 | 21 | Ken Barry (RES) | Chevy | 93 | 0 | engine | |
| 34 | 14 | 99 | Jamie Tomaino (RES) | Chevy | 82 | 0 | running | |
| 35 | 35 | 17 | Brian King (RES) | Chevy | 50 | 0 | accident | |
| 36 | 41 | 04 | Kevin Powell (RES) | Ford | 23 | 0 | engine | |
| 37 | 36 | 86 | Mike Andrews (RES) | Chevy | 23 | 0 | suspension | |
| 38 | 8 | 41 | Reggie Ruggiero (RES) | Chevy | 15 | 0 | accident | |
| 39 | 26 | 69 | Junior Miller (RES) | Dodge | 15 | 0 | radiator | |
| 40 | 19 | 06 | Steve Whitt (RES) | Dodge | 14 | 0 | clutch | |
| 41 | 7 | 3 | Eric Beers (RES) | Chevy | 12 | 0 | accident | |
| 42 | 32 | 1 | Rob Summers (RES) | Pontiac | 12 | 0 | accident | |
| 43 | 18 | 20 | Richard Savary (RES) | Chevy | 4 | 0 | accident | |
The 2006 Made in America Whelen 300 was a Whelen Southern Modified Tour-Whelen Modified Tour combination event held at Martinsville Speedway on September 2, 2006. WMT star Jimmy Blewett picked up the victory, holding off the race's inaugural winner, Ted Christopher. Tim Brown was the highest Southern Modified driver in 9th position.
[edit] Qualifying
Mike Stefanik was the polesitter for the event, turning his #16 machine into the top slot in qualifying. The top four drivers, however, were inverted, leaving Stefanik 4th and Eddie Flemke, Jr. officially starting in first place.
Six drivers did not qualify for the Made in America Whelen 300:
- #81 - Brian Pack (RES) (WSMT)
- #44 - Brandon Hire (RES) (WSMT)
- #5 - Randy Butner (RES) (WSMT)
- #73 - Jon McKennedy (RES) (WMT)
- #38 - Ken Heagy (RES) (WMT)
- #9 - Jake Marosz (RES) (WMT)
[edit] NASCAR PR Recap
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – It was a wild – and rather long – evening of racing action Saturday night in the Made in America Whelen 300 at Martinsville Speedway. When all was said and done, it was all well worth the wait for race winner Jimmy Blewett who picked up what he said was the biggest victory of his young career.
As a matter of fact, wild might be a rather calm word to describe what took place under the lights at the famed Martinsville short track.
“This was definitely a long night,” Blewett said. “To be able to win at a place like Martinsville Speedway is awesome and it’s the biggest win of my career. I’ve got to hand it to the guys on this team because they gave me a good car as soon as we unloaded. We made all our adjustments at the halfway point and we picked up some positions which made it a little easier. We simply put ourselves in a position to win and that’s what we did.”
Blewett scored the victory when another rain shower hit the Martinsville area just after midnight and the race was called official at that point. Rounding out the top-five behind Blewett were Ted Christopher, James Civali, Todd Szegedy and Doug Colby.
Saturday night’s race was a ‘combination’ event for the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour and the NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour. In the combination format, drivers are credited with an official placement relative to the other drivers in their “home” series.
It was a race that was once again dominated by the Whelen Modified Tour drivers who swept the top eight spots while Tim Brown led the Whelen Southern Modified Tour competitors with his ninth-place finish.
The race was started almost two hours late after a rain shower hit the Martinsville area just before the start of the 50-lap ‘last chance’ race. The event was further delayed just after the start for a wild multi-car wreck coming off the fourth turn involving or slowing a majority of the field as the track was essentially blocked.
The race was placed under a temporary red flag while the cars of potential race winners such as Jamie Tomaino, Tony Hirschman, L.W. Miller, Chuck Hossfield and Junior Miller were taken to the garage.
Mike Stefanik had the race’s most dominant car in the early stages before Blewett nudged him out the way to take the lead.
“I got into Mike and that’s really not the way I wanted to win this race,” Blewett explained. “I know if there was a hole open he would taken advantage of it like I did.”
The NASCAR Whelen Southern Modified Tour returns to action next Saturday night, Sept. 9 at Caraway Speedway in Asheboro, N.C. while the NASCAR Whelen Tour gets back underway next Sunday, Sept. 10 at Thompson International Speedway in Thompson, Conn.
[edit] Race Data
Failed to Qualify: (6) Brian Pack (#81), Jon McKennedy * (#73), Brandon Hire (#44), Randy Butner (#5), Ken Heagy * (#38), Jake Marosz (#9) Time of Race:2 hrs., 6 mins, 12 secs Average Speed: 50.016 mph Margin of Victory:Under Caution BUD POLE AWARD: Mike Stefanik, 16 Diversified Metals Chevrolet FEATHERLITE MOST IMPROVED DRIVER: James Civali *, 28 Ramar Hall/Haydt Excavating Chevrolet POWERADE POWER MOVE OF THE RACE AWARD: Gene Pack, 31 Bath Fitter Chevrolet
Caution Flags: Laps 3-12; 13-23; 45-49; 51-56; 96-102; 123-140; 147-155; 166-172; 176-181; 194-200. 10 for 86 laps.
POINT STANDINGS: Junior Miller 1139, Tim Brown 1092, Burt Myers 992, Jason Myers 971, Bobby Hutchens 966, Gene Pack 952, L.W. Miller 941, Michael Clifton 912, Brian King 906, Brian Pack 892
Lap Leaders: Eddie Flemke 1-11, Jerry Marquis 12-32, Mike Stefanik 33-95, Jerry Marquis 96-98, Mike Stefanik 99-101, Zach Sylvester 102, Mike Stefanik 103-139, Zach Sylvester 140, Mike Stefanik 141-154, Zach Sylvester 155, Mike Stefanik 156-171, Jimmy Blewett 172, Mike Stefanik 173-181, Jimmy Blewett 182-200.
