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2002 HILLS BROS. ALL PRO SERIES, NASCAR TOURING

WHAT: "UNCLE BOB" HARMON ALL PRO 200
Hills Bros. All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Race 3 of 13 Events

WHERE:
Birmingham International Raceway, Birmingham, Al.,
.625-mile oval

WHEN:
Saturday, May 11 2002

DISTANCE:
200 Laps (125 Miles)

POSTED AWARDS:
$49,550

FIELD:
32 Cars. Twenty-seven starting positions will be determined through two laps of qualifying. Positions 28 - 29 will be available to any driver in the top 30 2001 All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point standings who has not qualified for one of the original 27 positions, provided eligible driver attempts to qualify in qualifying events. Provisional postions 30 - 31 are available to any top 30 car owner in the current 2001 points standing who has not qualified for one of the original 27 positions and provisional position 32 will be for a past champion who ran in 2001 on the series. Official points standing and not time trial speed will determine these positions.

SANCTION:
National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER:
B. J. Parker and Ben Atkinson

SCHEDULE:

Friday, May 10 2002
Friday will be an open test session, presented by Birmingham Int'l Raceway, open to any and all Hills Bros. All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring teams.

3:30 - 5:00 p.m. --Open Practice Session
Another 30 minutes of practice during the BIR Friday night racing program.

Saturday, May 11 2002
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Hills Bros. All Pro Practice
6:00 p.m. - Hills Bros. All Pro Qualifying (2 Laps)
8:00 p.m. -- Green Flag NASCAR All Pro 200

THE RACE: The NASCAR All Pro 200 will be race 3 of 13 races on the 2002 Hills Bros. All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Schedule. Cautions will count towards total laps and the race can end with a checkered flag or a green-white-checkered situation.

EVENT REVIEW: This racetrack provides so much history for drivers on the Hills Bros. All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring. So many NASCAR stars, past and present, started at this track which include Stanley Smith, Darrell Brown, Gary Bradberry, Mike Harmon and Charlie Bradberry who will be in the field for this event. There will be many new drivers competing in this event who have never raced at this track but the long straightaways will be similar to the previous event at Greenville-Pickens Speedway. An outstanding group of drivers are competing for rookie-of-the-year Honors with Jason Hogan leading after two races with Dusty Williams and Jarod Robie tied for second Followed by Joe Aramendia, Johnny Brazier and Tommy Owens. David Reutimann leads the series in the national points standing with last year's winner, Steven Howard, 18th in points.

PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS: Anheuser-Busch, Carrera Shocks, Competition Cams, Five Star Bodies, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Hills Bros, Holly Carburetors, Hoosier Tires, JE Pistons, Jesel Rocker Arms, Mac Tools, Moroso Blue Max Ignition Wires, MSD Ignitions, Quick Car, Wix, and "76" Race Gasoline.

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