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October 7, 2002 NWWS Race Facts
2002 NASCAR WINSTON WEST SERIES RACE FACTS
WHAT: THE ORLEANS 150
NASCAR Winston West Series Race #10 of 10
WHERE: Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Las Vegas, Nev.
1.5-Mile Paved Speedway
WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 12, 2002 - 7:30 p.m. PT
DISTANCE: 100 Laps, 150 Miles
POSTED AWARDS: $145,779
FIELD: 30 cars possible. Fastest 25 cars through time trials. Two provisional starting positions based on 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship driver point standings, two provisional starting positions based on 2002 NASCAR Winston West Series Championship owner point standings, one additional provisional starting position to NASCAR Winston West Series Champion.SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
PROMOTER: Nevada Speedway, LLC.
CONTACTS: Jeff Motley, Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 702/632-8231
Kevin W. Green, NASCAR, 707/447-2743TV: NASCAR TV on SPEED Channel (Tape Delay)
Air Date & Time: Nov. 25, 8 p.m. ET
SCHEDULE: Friday, Oct. 11
12:00 p.m. Registration
12:00 p.m. Team Haulers Enter
1:00 p.m. Inspection
3:30 p.m. Mandatory Rookie Drivers’ Meeting
4:00 p.m. Practice to 6:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. Garage ClosesSaturday, Oct. 12
7:00 a.m. Garage opens
10:00 a.m. Final Practice to 11:00 a.m.
1:05 p.m. Time Trials (2 laps), All Positions
3:45 p.m. Mandatory Drivers’ MeetingTHE RACE: The Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a superspeedway with turns banked 12 degrees, nine degrees banking in the dogleg and three degrees banking in the straights. The track has hosted nine NASCAR Winston West Series races.
RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time
Qualifying: Brendan Gaughan April 21, 2000 167.691 mph 32.202 seconds
Race: Brendan Gaughan Oct. 13, 2001 114.286 mph 1 hr, 18 min, 45 sec
2001 REVIEW: Although Jon Wood won the Bud Pole Award, it was Scott Riggs who dashed into the early lead. As the pair pulled away, with Austin Cameron in their wake, Brendan Gaughan began making his way to the front. Wood slipped into the lead briefly on lap 37 and again on lap 46. It was Gaughan, however, who flexed his muscle to take over the top spot on lap 47. After a brief early-race yellow, the action went caution-free for 56 laps – leaving competitors to make pit stops under green-flag conditions. Wood’s fuel-starved car stalled on pit lane, leaving him two laps down. Although Gaughan made his pit stop and relinquished the point to Riggs on lap 63, he was able to chase down the leader and regain the top spot on lap 80. Riggs dropped out of contention after contact with the turn three wall on lap 90. The ensuing restart set up a five-lap chase to the checkered flag – with Gaughan holding off Cameron for the win.
2001 TOP 10 IN EVENT: 2001 STATS:
1. Brendan Gaughan Bud Pole: Jon Wood
2. Austin Cameron Time of Race: 1 hr., 18 min., 45 sec.
3. Mark Reed Average Speed: 114.286 mph
4. John Metcalf Margin of Victory: .866 seconds
5. Mike David Caution Flags: Four for 19
6. Scott Gaylord Lap Leaders: Jon Wood-grid, Scott Riggs 1-36, Wood 37,
7. Sean Woodside Riggs 38-45, Wood 46, Brendan Gaughan 47-62, Riggs 63-79,
8. Eric Norris Gaughan 80-100 lead changes among three drivers.
9. Jon Wood Seven
10. Brandon Ash
PAST RESULTS OF THIS EVENTWinner Bud Pole
2001 Brendan Gaughan Jon Wood
2000 David Starr Brendan Gaughan
1999 Jerry Nadeau Jerry Nadeau
1998 Kevin Harvick Kevin Harvick
1997 Gary Smith Sammy Potashnick
PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS:
Winston, Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter Products, Clevite Engine Parts, Competition Cams, Edelbrock Intake Manifolds, Featherlite Trailers, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Holley Carburetors, Hoosier Tires, JE Pistons, Jesel Rocker Arms, MAC Tools, Moog Chassis Parts, MSD Ignitions, Raybestos Brakes, Stage 8 Locking Fasteners, Wix Air Filters, 3M Automotive, 76 Race Gasoline.
THE ORLEANS 150 SUMMARY:
The Orleans 150 is the 10th and final race on the NASCAR Winston West Series schedule for 2002. It is the second visit to LVMS this year. The circuit visited The Bullring at LVMS in April.
This event is the final of four superspeedway races on the NASCAR Winston West Series 2002 schedule. The circuit also traveled to Phoenix, Fontana and Kansas City.
Eight different drivers have visited victory lane in the nine series events on the 1.5-mile facility at LVMS. Ken Schrader has two victories (1996 and 1997) – while Brendan Gaughan, Kevin Harvick, Andy Houston, Gary Smith, Jerry Nadeau, David Starr and Kevin Richards each have one.
Gaughan is the only driver with more than one Bud Pole Award on the Las Vegas superspeedway. He won one in the fall event in 1999 and another in the only series visit to the track in 2000. Drivers with a single Bud Pole Award on the big track include Schrader, 1996; Sammy Potashnick, 1997; Kenny Wallace, 1997; Harvick, 1998; Mike Chase, 1998; Nadeau, 1999; and Jon Wood, 2001.
Although he has yet to reach victory lane on the 1.5-mile track, Austin Cameron has run well there. He finished in the runner-up position in three of the past four series races at the superspeedway. He has the most top-five finishes in series competition, with five. With $52,705 in winnings, he tops the list in terms of money won in series competition. The only LVMS race in which Cameron competed in and did not finish in the top five was a 32nd-place finish in his debut with the NASCAR Winston West Series in February of 1998.
Scott Gaylord has competed in the most series events at the 1.5-mile Las Vegas track – taking the green flag in eight of the nine races.
Harvick has led the most laps of series competition at Las Vegas. He led a total of 121 laps – seven in the fall race of 1997, 89 in the spring race of 1998 and 25 in the fall race of 1998. Incidentally, Harvick’s first race in the NASCAR Winston West Series was the inaugural event in November of 1996, in which he started fourth and finished 13th.
Gaughan, a two-time series champion and the winner of this event last year, will make his first return to the series since graduating to the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series for 2002.
Jason Small is also slated for double-duty at Las Vegas. The series Rookie-of-the-Year in 1999 has entered Saturday’s The Orleans 150 and will also compete on Sunday in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, where he is 22nd in the championship standings.
A Chevrolet has been in victory lane for eight of the nine series races on the Las Vegas superspeedway.
STATS OF THE WEEK:
Three of the nine series races on the 1.5-mile Las Vegas track were won from the Bud Pole. Two winners started from outside of the top 10, meanwhile.
Series Race Winners in 2002: Series Bud Pole Winners in 2002:
1. Austin Cameron 5 1. Austin Cameron 4
2. Eric Norris 2 2. Eric Norris 2
3. Brandon Ash 1 3. Scott Gaylord 2
4. Johnny Borneman 1 4. Brandon Ash 1Series Manufacturers’ Championship Stage 8 Locking Fasteners
Points Wins Rookie-of-the-Year Standings:
1. Chevrolet 69 5 1. Mike David 82
2. Ford 62 4 2. Greg Pursley 78
3. Pontiac 36 0 3. Brett Thompson 74
4. Dodge 16 0 4. Scott Lynch 35
5. G.J. Mennen Jr. 21
Series money winnings for 2002:1. Austin Cameron $98,571
2. Eric Norris 92,423
3. Kevin Richards 56,263
4. Johnny Borneman 52,298
5. Brandon Ash 49,208
6. Mike Duncan 46,113
7. Scott Gaylord 40,824
8. Brett Thompson 37,206
9. Mike David 36,560
10. Greg Pursley 35,846Top 10 Lap Leaders: Top 10 Laps Completed (1,620):
1. Austin Cameron 388 1. Kevin Richards 1,619
2. Scott Gaylord 340 2. Eric Norris 1,619
3. Johnny Borneman 317 3. Brandon Ash 1,599
4. Eric Norris 152 4. Mike David 1,556
5. Kevin Richards 148 5. Austin Cameron 1,542
6. Greg Pursley 95 6. Mike Duncan 1,536
7. Mike David 50 7. Brett Thompson 1,489
8. Brandon Ash 40 8. Scott Gaylord 1,424
9. Sean Woodside 29 9. Johnny Borneman 1,411
10. Mike Duncan 27 10. Greg Pursley 1,375CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS:
2002 2001 (After nine races)
Driver Points Wins Driver Points Wins
1. Eric Norris 1,490 2 1. Mark Reed 1,430 1
2. Austin Cameron 1,454 5 2. Brendan Gaughan 1,412 3
3. Kevin Richards 1,412 0 3. Austin Cameron 1,343 0
4. Mike Duncan 1,317 0 4. Steve Portenga 1,238 1
5. Johnny Borneman 1,313 1 5. Eric Norris 1,236 0
6. Mike David 1,298 0 6. Sean Woodside 1,219 0
7. Brandon Ash 1,262 1 7. Johnny Borneman 1,211 1
8. Scott Gaylord 1,239 0 8. Scott Gaylord 1,198 0
9. Greg Pursley 1,234 0 9. Brandon Ash 1,165 0
10. Brett Thompson 1,174 0 10. Bill Sedgwick 1,150 0
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