Toledo Speedway report, results, 2001-05-18

Dave White Chevrolet Autograph Night
Toledo Speedway
Friday, May 18, 2001

SUPER LATE MODELS
Fast Time: Chuck Roumell, 15.80 sec. Heats: Ron Allen, Joe Hawes, Nick Bailey Feature: Dennis Strickland, Allen, Regan Ford, Jimmy Thiel, Roumell, Brian Schlatterback, Kevin Stahl, Sean Monahan, Barry Quiniff, Guy Pritchard, Tom O'Leary Jr., Steve Cronenwett, Robbie Loving, Chris Benson, Don St Denis, Hawes, Bailey, Stewart Evans, Steve Peters

Notes: Dennis Strickland took over the lead when then leader Canadian Sean Monahan got extremely loose coming out of two on lap 18. Strickland led the remaining 17 laps to record his second career Toledo victory. He also won at ARCA’s other track, Flat Rock, last Saturday. It’s his third career ARCA SLM win…Monahan led the first five laps before being overtaken by fellow Canadian driver, defending track champion, Don St. Denis…St. Denis led until suffering engine problems on lap 10, returning the lead for the next eight laps to Monahan…Three cautions slowed things in the 35-lap feature, the worst when Monahan backed into the wall while racing hard with Chuck Roumell for third. Both drivers were able to continue….Joe Hawes was in the car normally driven by Mike Demars, after suffering engine problems during hot laps…Sixteen year-old, Nick Bailey’s heat win was the first win of his career....Former IHRA dragster Stewart Evans made his first stock car start tonight.

SPORTSMAN
Fast Time: Ronnie Allen, 15.80 sec.
Heats: Allen, Nikk Nuccio, Jerry Jones

Feature: Ron Allen, Robbie Loving, Randy Cronenwett, Jeff MacZink, Tim Jansen, Nikk Nuccio, Terry Jones, Craig Bracken, Dan Guy, John Brooks, John Bauer, Rich Able, Tom O'Leary III, John Heath, Kevin Burnheimer, Rich Frantz, Randy Cornett, Chad Stilwell, Greg Stilwell Jr.

Notes: Tonight’s win made it three in a row for Ronnie Allen…Robbie Loving led the first 17 laps of the event, building up nearly a straightaway lead…A caution on lap 15 for an accident involving Rich Franz, Randy Cronenwett, Randy Cornett, Kevin Burnheimer and Tommy O’Leary III. Franz’s and Cornett’s damage was too great to continue...The track was red flagged for cleanup for the second time in the feature (the first to remove Chad Stilwell’s car who although he didn’t hit anything was unable to drive his car back to the pits)...Allen took over the lead on lap 18 and led the remaining seven laps...Jerry Jone’s heat win was the first of his racing career.

FACTORY STOCKS
Heats: Paul Radavich, Paul Duffin, Jeff Maran

Consi (8-laps): Jeff Radabaugh, Jim Stewart, Joe Gramlich, Craig Osenbaugh, Ron Osenbaugh, Joe Wisnewski, H.J. Helzer, Troy Brehmer, Cal Baker, Jill DeBash, Robert Pepper, Rob Stewart, Ramon Ortiz, Garrick Gray, Robert Heath

A Main (20-laps): Maran, Duffin, Dennis Randall, James Hazlett, Gramlich, Matthew Bunting, Mark Argo, Radabaugh, Osenbaugh, Tara St. Aubin, Eugene Worden, Lynn Hall, Osenbaugh, Chris Chinni, Stewart, Jill Ausmus, Radavich

B Main (8-laps): Helzer, Brehmer, Baker, Stewart, Pepper, Heath, DeBash, Ortiz

Notes: Polesitter, Jeff Maran led all 20 laps...It was the third different winner in the division this year...Only one caution slowed the race when Jill Ausmus and Paul Radavich tangled.

FIGURE 8's Heats: Dennis Whisman Feature (20-laps): Greg Studt, Ricky Kargel, Danny Leppen, Jeremy Miller, Whisman, Ken Ahlgren, Vern Okopski Jr., Dave Lambert, Frankie Bonkstanz, Eric Buck, Troy Herrmann

Notes: Greg Studt started on the pole and led all 20 laps.

#Note: Finishes above tenth are unofficial.

-Debi Domby