August 30, 2006
 

PHELPS FINDS FAST LANE IN ADVANCE AUTO FAIRYTALE FINISH AT BREWERTON

 

Brewerton, NY – August 30, 2006 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director

 

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series 100-Lap main event winner Jimmy Phelps.

It was a story-book finish, certainly the biggest upset in the DIRT NorthEast’s premier Modified Series since Vic Coffey’s miraculous win on the Syracuse Mile four years ago. Second-year touring driver Jimmy Phelps did the improbable Wednesday night. Not only did the Baldwinsville, New York racer score his first-ever big-block Modified feature win at Brewerton Speedway in the Monro Muffler/Brake & Service 100, it was his inaugural trip to victory lane after an Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series race. And he swept past the nearly unflappable Alan Johnson with just a half-dozen laps remaining after coming from the 26th starting spot to do so.

 

“My knees were definitely knocking the last two laps,” admitted Phelps, 31, after registering the second-ever tour win for the H&H Motorsports Mohawk Northeast-New England Race Fuels team. With car owners John Holland and Al Heinke making a rare appearance together at the D-Shaped DIRT Demon, Phelps more than matched the drama that unfolded even when H&H teammates Bobby Varin and Chuck McKee finished 1-2 in the 2003 Eastern States Championship at Orange County Fair Speedway. “I knew we were making progress lately and getting a little closer but this is more than the top-five we hoped for after starting so far back. Randy (Kisacky, crew chief) and Billy (Colton, car designer) have been pounding it into my head to pace myself and save the tires all season. Tonight I actually listened and the guys finally got what they deserved all along,” added Phelps, whose late-race rally rivaled Coffey’s storied run chronicled during Super DIRT Week XXXI. Coffey, who had been scored 11th with ten laps left and still seventh with five laps to go, rode lady luck the final half-mile and sped past a fuel-drained Kenny Tremont to capture the 2002 Eckerd 200 that was extended three laps by caution.

 

Current Advance Auto Parts SDS front runner Johnson led 56 laps before reluctantly securing second at the line. Reigning overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Champion Tim Fuller settled for third position while Danny Johnson and Brewerton points leader Billy Decker rounded out the top-five. Todd Burley, who debuted the first big-block entry for the Holland/Heinke duo in 2002 Series competition, finished seventh to earn an automatic starting berth in the Eckerd 200 during Super DIRT Week XXXV at the New York State Fairgrounds in October.

 

Fuller was the first out of the blocks and kicked off the evening by blistering the Brewerton third-miler in a record time of 14.360 sec. (83.565 mph ave.) to garner his third Integra Shocks Fast Time Award. Debuting a brand-new Troyer chassis on the lightning fast clay oval, Phelps was clocked a dismal 35th out of 38 cars that took time. While Fuller led flag-to-flag to dominate from the pole in the first of four qualifying heats, Phelps limped around to finish seventh in his own preliminary event and relegate himself to the last chance consolation round where he placed third displaying only marginal improvement. “It was tough going early on but we made enough changes to get through tonight,” began Kisacky, who also served as crew chief for recent Mr. DIRT titleholders Alan Johnson (2002-03) and Gary Tomkins (2004). “We accidentally put in the wrong gears for time trials and then a spark plug closed on us in the heat. We still had a lot of typical new car stuff to iron out by feature time. I predicted the track would start changing about lap 50, we just needed to be around to have a chance to finish near the front.”

 

All-time Advance Auto Parts Series race winner Brett Hearn was fifth fastest in time trials and finished behind Fuller in the first heat before selecting the pole to begin the 100-lap nightcap. Hearn out-dragged front-row partner Fuller on the initial start yet after Jack Johnson looped his mount to bring out the first yellow flag, Fuller flew past high on lap five following the restart. While Hearn gradually faded, fifth-place starter Pat Ward moved up quickly using the high line and blasted ahead of Fuller on a second restart following a caution period for Jeff Isabell’s disabled machine between turns one and two. Two more slowdowns for Tim McCreadie, who slid to a stop in his father ‘Barefoot’ Bob’s borrowed no. 9 Syracuse Frame Service ride, and Joe Isabell, who looped his own no. 6j JIR Motorsports mount in turns three and four, kept the field bunched with Fuller able to regain the point on a lap 18 restart. Low riding Ward and high rolling Fuller swapped the lead three more times before Alan Johnson put the Rudalavage/Laughing-owned no. 14j  NativePoker.Com-WPC Associates,Inc.-Pine Line Auto Sales/Bicknell entry out front on lap 32 after starting ninth on the grid.

 

Top 3 Super DIRT Series Finishers - Jimmy Phelps (C), Alan Johnson (2nd, L), Tim Fuller (3rd, R).

On this night picking up a ride in the no. 32c Sweeteners Plus-CME,Inc./Bicknell machine from owner/driver Vic Coffey, 10th-place starter Burley began his march toward the front with 40 laps complete. Using the outside groove to its fullest, last year’s Eckerd 200 rookie of the race picked off a car every lap until nosing ahead of Johnson for the first time on lap 47. At the midway mark Burley and Johnson continued to pace the field with Fuller, Danny Johnson and Decker filling out the front-five. Ward dropped to sixth ahead of a charging Dale Planck with Phelps making his presence known in eighth ahead of Hearn and Matt Sheppard. Just as McCreadie brought out the yellow lights for a second time on lap 54, ‘A.J. Slideways’ moved back out front eyeing his fifth win of the ’06 Series. When Bobby Varin lost a left-rear wheel exiting turn two, still 35 laps remained and Phelps cracked the top-five with just a regular Friday night feature distance to cover.

 

Back under green flag conditions, Johnson opened up a sizable advantage on his nearest challengers with Fuller, Burley, younger brother Danny Johnson and Phelps trading paint as they searched for the needed traction both high and low. Phelps never flinched after contact with Danny vaulted him into fourth on lap 71 and two circuits later he ducked under Burley for third. It took Phelps longer to reel in runner-up Fuller, yet in a three-wide maneuver he dove under the lapped car of Dan Vauter in turn three. With Fuller pushed up high he exited the last corner holding down the number two slot. And just as he pulled underneath Johnson in a bid for the top spot, the 10th and final caution period arrived as Planck came to a halt on the frontstretch due to a right-rear flat. That also seemed to deflate the hopes of the partisan capacity crowd as less than 10 laps remained and Johnson was already a 41-time winner at Brewerton and hungry for more. “I really didn’t mind that last caution, it kinda cleared the track and gave more room to run at the end,” Phelps said afterwards. “Still you never want to show Alan your wheels, when he knows you’re there he usually comes up with some kind of magic to get the job done. He’s got a way of coming out ahead and he’s been on top of his game all year.”

 

The green lights flashed once more on the ensuing lap 92 restart and Johnson surprised no one by pulling away for the final stretch run. Even more expectedly Phelps fell in line from the outset but uncharacteristically suddenly found some needed bite down low. The born-and-bred Brewerton regular dug down even deeper as the lead duo rounded the second corner on lap 95 and two turns later crossed the line first to bring the rising grandstand throng to its feet. A rousing ovation waited five laps later as Phelps out-distanced Johnson by eight car-lengths as the checkered flag waved.

 

“I’ve really dreaded this place for the last few years, I just couldn’t hit on anything and its just been one frustration after another,” confessed Phelps, who began his racing career at Brewerton as a 4-Cylinder Super Stock campaigner in 1991. He now owns eight DIRT big-block Modified feature wins with an asterisk highlighting the biggest victory of his career at the Route 11 speedplant. “I won in every class I ran here but never had any luck with a Modified. I’ve always tried to win the race on the first lap no matter where I started. When the race was half over tonight I knew the car was good, just needed to keep it clean in traffic, that was really the biggest concern from lap one. Near the end I figured there was a good shot for top-five, no way did I think first. Guys like Alan, Tim, Billy and Danny were there, that’s a lot to handle with a new car and they don’t get passed too much when they’re running up front.”

 

In the end it came down to one-on-one match-up between an experimental ’07 Troyer chassis and a proven ’07 Bicknell car that Johnson had already put in the winner’s circle. “I was just too good too early,” figured runner-up Johnson, who extended his lead by two points through 17 races in the 2006 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series. DIRT NorthEast’s all-time big-block winner (341) entered the event leading Decker by 35 points and left for his Phelps, N.Y. home with a 37-point advantage over Fuller. “The car was just all over the place at the end. I would’ve had a lot more fun if I won, there’s a big dip in money from first to second. We’re still good in points but you always want to win when you’re this close at the end.”

 

Fast-timer Fuller was moderately content with the show position, his third straight top-three tally including a second tour win this season at New Egypt (NJ) Speedway on Aug. 16. “We ran good for awhile out there, the car just wasn’t tight enough to get the job done. Hats off to Jimmy’s team, they finally got it all together after struggling a lot this season. And Alan, there’s just no stopping him when he’s on his game. Third was all we could do tonight. We’ll take the points and go on to the next race, that’s all you can do.”

 

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series Race #17 – Brewerton Speedway, August 30, 2006 Monro Muffler/Brake & Service 100 Modified Event Summary

FIN  STR    CAR#      DRIVER

1          26        98h      Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY ($6,000)

2          9          14j       Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY

3          2          19        Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

4          6          27j       Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

5          12        91        Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY

6          5          42p     Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

7          10        32c      Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY

8          18        44        Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

9          1          20        Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

10        16        1          Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

11        4          44s      Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

12        23        60        Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

13        25        24        Jim Witko Jr./Clarks Summit,PA

14        14        99        Ryan Phelps/Fulton,NY

15        22        99b     Chuck Bower/Lansing,NY

16        21        7x        Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

17        19        85        Dan Vauter/Forest City,PA

18        15        7j         Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY

19        30        Z          Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA

20        27        6j         Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

21        7          77x      Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

22        13        3          Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

23        29        47        Scott Prentice/Central Square,NY

24        17        88        Steve Hulsizer/Bridgeport,NY

25        11        2          Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY

26        20        93        Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY

27        28        9          Tim McCreadie/Watertown,NY

28        24        42b     Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA

29        31        8j         Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

30        3          39        Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY

31        8          14r      Jack Johnson/Duanesburg,NY

LAP LEADERS: Hearn (1-4), Fuller (5-13), Ward (14-17), Fuller (18), Ward (19-21), Fuller (22-26), Ward (27-31), A.Johnson (32-46), Burley (47-53), A.Johnson (54-94), J.Phelps (95-100).

CAUTIONS: 10 for 12 laps.

ECKERD 200 QUALIFIER: Todd Burley.

 

QUALIFYING

            FAST              AVE               

            TIME               MPH               CAR# DRIVER

1          14.360 sec.    83.565            19        Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY

*NEW TRACK RECORD                 *$100 Integra Shocks Fast Qualifier Award

2          14.450            83.045            27j       Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY

3          14.454            83.022            91        Billy Decker/Unadilla,NY

4          14.472            82.919            44s      Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY

5          14.549            82.480            20        Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ

6          14.576            82.327            42p     Pat Ward/Genoa,NY

7          14.585            82.276            14j       Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY

8          14.655            81.883            77x      Dale Planck/Cortland,NY

9          14.769            81.251            6j         Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY

10        14.781            81.185            14r      Jack Johnson/Duanesburg,NY

11        14.795            81.108            32c      Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY

12        14.799            81.087            2          Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY

13        14.829            80.923            39        Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY

14        14.831            80.912            99        Ryan Phelps/Fulton,NY

15        14.841            80.857            7j         Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY

16        14.845            80.835            1          Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY

17        14.866            80.721            3          Justin Haers/Phelps,NY

18        14.918            80.440            60        Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY

19        14.923            80.413            99b     Chuck Bower/Lansing,NY

20        14.924            80.407            Z          Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA

21        14.930            80.375            91h      Chad Homan/Macedon,NY

22        14.937            80.337            44        Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA

23        14.941            80.316            9          Tim McCreadie/Watertown,NY

24        14.959            80.219            93        Bobby Varin/Sharon Springs,NY

25        14.968            80.171            47        Scott Prentice/Central Square,NY

26        14.969            80.166            7x        Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY

27        14.970            80.160            8j         Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY

28        14.981            80.101            42b     Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA

29        14.983            80.091            88        Steve Hulsizer/Bridgeport,NY

30        15.032            79.830            24        Jim Witko Jr./Clarks Summit,PA

31        15.070            79.628            85        Dan Vauter/Forest City,PA

32        15.166            79.124            1*        Tony Buffa/Clay,NY

33        15.187            79.015            18        Sean Beardsley/Central Square,NY

34        15.194            78.979            48too  Dave Rauscher/Waterloo,NY

35        15.240            78.740            98h      Jimmy Phelps/Baldwinsville,NY

36        15.306            78.401            15        Matt Fink/Baldwinsville,NY

37        15.536            77.240            7          D.J. Forbes/Syracuse,NY

38        16.654            72.055            07        Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT

39          -NT-                -----               27a     Dave Axton/Port Byron,NY

Heat Races (10 laps, top-5 finishers transferred to feature, top 3 went to re-draw)

#1: Fuller, Hearn, Coffey, Haers, Hulsizer, Jo.Isabell, Prentice, Beardsley, Homan, Forbes.

#2: D.Johnson, Ward, J.Johnson, R.Phelps, Cozze, Stafford, Paine, Witko, Rauscher, Kerr.

#3: Decker, Burley, A.Johnson, Je.Isabell, Vauter, Bower, J.Phelps, McCreadie, Sears, Axton (DNS).

#4: Sheppard, Planck, R.Johnson, Tomkins, Varin, Bates, Tittle, Buffa, Fink.

Consolation Round (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to feature)

#1: Paine, Stafford, Witko, Jo.Isabell, Prentice, Beardsley, Homan, Forbes, Rauscher.

#2: Bower, Bates, J.Phelps, McCreadie, Tittle, Buffa, Fink, Kerr, Sears, Axton (DNS).

Provisional: Tom Sears Jr.

 

Advance Auto Parts Super Series Point Standings (through August 30, 2006)

            No.      Driver                       Points    Diff      Money       Wins  Top-5  Top-10 Starts

1          14J      Alan Johnson 1,412 0          $52,125          4          12        13        17

2          19        Tim Fuller                   1,375 (37)     $40,700          3          13        14        17

3          91        Billy Decker               1,366 (46)     $42,425          3          12        14        17

4          20        Brett Hearn                1,226 (186)   $30,650          2          9          12        17

5          1          Gary Tomkins            1,172 (240)   $28,050          1          8          12        17

6          42p     Pat Ward                    1,135 (277)   $16,250          0          3          12        17

7          27J      Danny Johnson          1,091 (321)   $19,250          1          2          10        17

8          98h      Jimmy Phelps            1,073 (339)   $20,500          1          4          12        17

9          77x      Dale Planck               1,019 (393)   $18,375          1          2          10        16

10        44s      Matt Sheppard          1,007 (405)   $12,425          0          1          8          17

11        44c      Frank Cozze              986     (426)   $11,650          0          3          7          17

12        7x        Steve Paine               961     (451)   $11,450          0          1          7          17

13        8J        Tom Sears Jr.            683     (729)   $6,125            0          1          2          14

14        10        Stewart Friesen         519     (893)   $3,713            0          0          2          10

15        32c      Vic Coffey                  512     (900)   $6,375            0          2          5          9

16        3          Justin Haers               492     (920)   $4,000            0          0          2          10

17        Z          Butch Tittle                 453     (959)   $3,250            0          0          0          11

18        60        Kenny Stafford           453     (959)   $3,100            0          0          0          9

19        11        Kyle Jacobs               445     (967)   $3,825            0          1          1          9

20        6J        Joe Isabell                  350     (1,062)$2,175           0          0          0          6

21        39        Tim McCreadie         348     (1,064)$7,250           0          3          4          6

22        62        Todd Burley               312     (1,100)$3,400           0          0          2          5

23        42B     Kevin Bates               307     (1,105)$1,850           0          0          0          6

24        42        Jimmy Horton            296     (1,116)$7,400           1          1          1          5

25        3b        Chad Brachmann      242     (1,170)$2,925           0          1          1          5

26        99        Ryan Phelps              227     (1,185)$1,525           0          0          0          6

27        99b     Chuck Bower             226     (1,186)$1,400           0          0          0          4

28        14r      Ronnie Johnson        217     (1,195)$1,500           0          0          0          5

29        14        Rick Laubach            212     (1,200)$1,200           0          0          0          5

30        73        Ryan Jacobs              207     (1,205)  $900             0          0          0          3

31        22g     Mitch Gibbs               196     (1,216)$1,263           0          0          0          5

32        6          Pat O'Brien                195     (1,217)$6,500           0          2          2          2

33        88        Steve Hulsizer           169     (1,243)$1,200           0          0          0          5

34        18        Sean Beardsley        169     (1,243)$1,125           0          0          0          4

35        357     Billy Pauch                 162     (1,250)$2,000           0          0          1          3

36        R2       Rusty Smith                156     (1,256)$1,100           0          0          0          3

37        90r      Martin Roy                  156     (1,256)$1,050           0          0          0          3

38        42        Pete Bicknell             152     (1,260)$4,350           0          1          1          2

39        26        Ryan Godown            143     (1,269)$1,000           0          0          0          3

40        66        Jeff Heotzler               128     (1,284)$2,300           0          1          1          3

41        71        David VanHorn Jr.    124     (1,288)$1,000           0          0          1          2

42        33.3    Tommy Meier            120     (1,292)  $500             0          0          0          2

43        66        Kyle Dingwall             115     (1,297)  $800             0          0          0          2

44        21        Yan Bussiere             111     (1,301)  $625             0          0          0          2

45        11        Chris Jones               106     (1,306)$1,100           0          0          1          2

46        86        Billy Pauch Jr.            105     (1,307)$1,100           0          0          1          2

47        30        Jamie Mills                 105     (1,307)  $900             0          0          1          2

48        81        Rich Rutski                 103     (1,309)  $800             0          0          0          2

49        1J        Bobby Varin               102     (1,310)  $900             0          0          1          2

50        19B     Kenny Brightbill         102     (1,310)  $600             0          0          0          2

51        14w     Ryan Watt                  101     (1,311)  $650             0          0          0          2

52        88        Jeff Strunk                    99      (1,313)  $650             0          0          0          2

53        91d     Kevin Hirthler   96      (1,316)  $650             0          0          0          2

54        FX1     Frankie Caprara         95      (1,317)  $625             0          0          0          3

55        20D     Del Rougeux Jr.           94      (1,318)  $800             0          0          0          2

56        8          Rich Scagliotta            93      (1,319)  $600             0          0          0          2

57        00        Doug Manmiller           93      (1,319)  $600             0          0          0          2

58        9          Ken Cosgrove             90      (1,322)$2,500           0          1          1          1

59        9          Bob McCreadie          90      (1,322)  $600             0          0          0          3

60        151     Brian McDonald          89      (1,323)  $600             0          0          0          2

61        115     Kenny Tremont Jr.       88      (1,324)$2,000           0          1          1          1

62        7J        Jeff Isabell                    86      (1,326)  $300             0          0          0          1

63        15        Brett Tonkin                 83      (1,329)  $600             0          0          0          3

64        09        Alex Fortier                  83      (1,329)  $600             0          0          0          2

65        21        Gary Edwards Jr.        81      (1,331)$1,000           0          0          1          1

66        95        Mark Hitchcock           81      (1,331)  $600             0          0          0          2

67        12a     Jack Johnson              81      (1,331)  $600             0          0          0          2

68        XXX    Todd Gordon               80      (1,332)  $600             0          0          0          2

69        22        Mario Clair                   80      (1,332)  $600             0          0          0          2

70        47        Jerry Higbie                 79      (1,333)$1,400           0          0          1          1

71        17d     Danny O'Brien             77      (1,335)$1,200           0          0          1          1

72        29B     Jeff Brownell Jr.           76      (1,336)$1,400           0          0          1          1

73        93x      Craig Mitchell              75      (1,337)$1,200           0          0          1          1

74        17T     Todd Town                   68      (1,344)  $500             0          0          0          1

75        48T     Dave Rauscher           68      (1,344)  $300             0          0          0          1

76        2          Frederic Gamache     65      (1,347)  $800             0          0          1          1

77        46        Kayle Robidoux           62      (1,350)  $600             0          0          1          1

78        07        Tim Kerr                       62      (1,350)  $300             0          0          0          1

79        72        Ray Swinehart             60      (1,352)  $300             0          0          0          1

80        99        Mike Adderley             59      (1,353)  $400             0          0          0          1

81        3          Sam Martz                   59      (1,353)  $325             0          0          0          1

82        26        Rich Richner                58      (1,354)  $300             0          0          0          1

83        777     Kevin Bolland              58      (1,354)  $300             0          0          0          1

84        85        Dan Vauter                  58      (1,354)  $300             0          0          0          1

85        49        Billy Dunn                     58      (1,354)  $300             0          0          0          1

86        24        Jim Witko Jr.                56      (1,356)  $350             0          0          0          1

87        23x      Danny Bilodeau           56      (1,356)  $350             0          0          0          1

88        3g        Gary Risch Jr.              55      (1,357)  $500             0          0          0          1

89        23        Larry Lampman           55      (1,357)  $300             0          0          0          1

90        4          Duane Howard            54      (1,358)  $325             0          0          0          1

91        12J      Danny Williams           54      (1,358)  $300             0          0          0          1

92        8          Frank Jashembowski 53      (1,359)  $300             0          0          0          1

93        8g        Keith Swartzlander      52      (1,360)  $500             0          0          0          1

94        39        Clement Therrien        52      (1,360)  $300             0          0          0          1

95        44w     Shannon Whaley         50      (1,362)  $300             0          0          0          1

96        41        Keith Brightbill             50      (1,362)  $300             0          0          0          1

97        66x      Carey Terrance           50      (1,362)  $300             0          0          0          1

98        RJ7     Ron Jon Koczon          49      (1,363)  $300             0          0          0          1

99        44sf     Sebastian Gougeon   48      (1,364)  $300             0          0          0          1

100     24        Chris Shultz                  48      (1,364)  $300             0          0          0          1

 

Advance Auto Parts DIRT Modified Entries – August 30 (39)

CAR#   DRIVER / HOMETOWN                    TEAM (Sponsor / Chassis / Engine)

Z         Butch Tittle/Saylorsburg,PA             Smith Excavating & Paving-Tittle & Sons Motorsports/TEO/Fiehl

07       Tim Kerr/Picton,ONT                         Hubert Kerr Construction-C.F. Evans Lumber/Bicknell/Murray

1         Gary Tomkins/Clifton Springs,NY     Honeoye Auto Parts-Pillsbury/Bicknell/Mastin

1*        Tony Buffa/Clay,NY                        The Leader Family-Jim Ford Dyno Service/Bicknell/'Fast' Fred Haag

2         Ronnie Johnson/Duanesburg,NY    JRP Construction-Witz Roofing-Larned & Sons Sand & Gravel/TEO/Enders

3         Justin Haers/Phelps,NY                  Phelps Cement Products-SMV Motorsports-Jeff Jolly Masonry/Bicknell/Finger Lakes

6j        Joe Isabell/Pennellville,NY               JIR Motorsports-A&D Structures/TEO/Morrison

7         D.J. Forbes/Syracuse,NY               JIR Motorsports-A&D Structures/Bicknell/Morrison

7j        Jeff Isabell/Pennellville,NY               JIR Motorsports/TEO/Morrison

7x       Steve Paine/Waterloo,NY                Tallmadge Tire-Terrell's Potato Chips-Geneva Homes-J&M Roofers/TEO/Finger Lakes

8j        Tom Sears,Jr./Clay,NY                    JIR Motorsports-Commercial Roofing & Sheet Metal,Inc./TEO/Morrison

9         Tim McCreadie/Watertown,NY        Kinney Drugs-Syracuse Frame Service-F.X. Caprara Car Co./Bicknell/Finger Lakes

14j      Alan Johnson/Phelps,NY                 NativePoker.Com-WPC Associates,Inc.-Pine Line Auto Sales/Bicknell/Morrison

14r     Jack Johnson/Duanesburg,NY        Chet's Floor Covering-Finish Line Welding/TEO/Dan Bedell

15      Matt Fink/Baldwinsville,NY               Benwood Auto Parts-Ernie Kreis & Son Heating & AC/Bicknell/Finger Lakes

18      Sean Beardsley/Central Square,NY Town Mechanical,Inc-American Aluminum(Fla)/Troyer/Moshier

19      Tim Fuller/Edwards, NY                                   JL Motorsports(Native Poker)-Chiefs Tobacco&Gas-G&R Auto Parts/TEO/Enders

20      Brett Hearn/Sussex,NJ                    Madsen Mtrsports-Wentworth Custom Homes-BPG Racing-Kruger-WLR/TEO/Enders

24      Jim Witko Jr./Clarks Summit,PA        Brenzel Construction-Bruce's Speed Shop/Bicknell/Finger Lakes

27a    Dave Axton/Port Byron,NY              Quality Concrete-King Enterprises-Chiefs Tobacco & Gas/Troyer/Kevlar

27j     Danny Johnson/Rochester,NY         Quality Concrete-King Enterprises-Chiefs Tobacco & Gas/Troyer/Kevlar

32c    Todd Burley/Spencerport,NY           Sweeteners Plus-CME,Inc./Bicknell/C.C. Performance

39      Vic Coffey/Leicester,NY                                 Sweeteners Plus-CME,Inc./Bicknell/C.C. Performance

42b    Kevin Bates/Lake Ariel,PA              Blaise & Son Racing-The Ulster 4-Locklin's Bottled Gas/Bicknell/Bedell & Murray

42p    Pat Ward/Genoa,NY                        Gypsum Express,Ltd.-Stadium International/Bicknell/Enders

44     Frank Cozze/Wind Gap,PA              Waite's General Contr-Carquest Auto Parts-Bert Transmission/TEO/Feil-M2 Power

44s   Matt Sheppard/Waterloo,NY            BKS/G-U Hardware-Currier Pastics-Adam Ross Cut Stone/Bicknell/FingerLakes

47     Scott Prentice/Central Square,NY    Watson's Funeral Parlor/Bicknell/Enders

48too Dave Rauscher/Waterloo,NY          Magee Transportation Services-Monadnock Disposal Service/Bicknell/Morrison

60      Kenny Stafford/Homer,NY              HS Edinger Trucking-Amsoil-Fast Line Performance/TEO/Chevy

77x    Dale Planck/Cortland,NY                 East End Auto Parts & Construction-Jacob's Excavation/Bicknell/Enders