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June 17, 2001

Fox LLM Winner at Charlotte

The Lee's Auto Detail & Transmission Pure Stocks started the night's racing action with their first heat. #22 Kevin Murphy of Ft. Myers sat on the pole. Murphy spun on lap two bringing out a caution. #71 Scott Moran of Port Charlotte had the point for the restart, but it was #6 Kevin Utter of Ft. Myers out in front when the checkered flag flew. #71 Moran took second and #3 Loren Rosenthal of Ft. Myers took third.

Heat two began with #31X Elbert Butts of Nocatee on the pole. #31X Butts took the win in this all green flag race. #7 Danny Caylor came in second followed by #19 Greg Anderson of Port Charlotte in third.


The first heat of the Big Wheels Mini Stocks got underway with #41 Billy Ray Jr. of Port Charlotte on the pole. #41 Ray held on for the win in this all green flag race. #2 Roger Garrett of N. Ft. Myers took second followed by #5 Glenn Travis, also from N. Ft. Myers, in third.

#6 Marshall Parr of N. Ft. Myers sat on the pole for the second heat. #94 Keith Risinger of Ft. Myers, #31 Harlan Wilson of Arcadia, #98 Johnny Allen, and #56 Brian Richardson of N. Ft Myers mixed it up for four of the six laps in this heat putting on a good show for the fans. #94 Risinger took the win followed by #31 Wilson in second and # 98 Allen in third.


#08 Eddie Allen of Alva sat on the pole for the first Hendry's Mango Maniacs Cowboy Cadillacs first six lap heat. #08 Allen stayed way out in front of the rest of the pack for the first five laps of this race. #7 Bryan Maine of Cape Coral broke a tie rod on lap five bringing out a caution and bunching up the field for the final lap. #08 Allen went on to win followed by #46J Jay Bryant of Arcadia in second and #44 Raymond Tucker of Ft. Myers in third.


Heat two was all green flag racing with #73M Richard Martin of Port Charlotte on the pole. #73M Martin held on for the win followed by #33 Don Van Acker of Punta Gorda in second and #24 Justin Bryant of Arcadia in third.


The first heat of the Cat Country Limited Late Models began with #36X Al Fradette of N. Lauderdale on the pole. #81 Chuck Sweet of Port Charlotte took the lead on lap three but had to pit on the very next lap. #2 Rodney Calico of North Port took the win followed by #36X Fradette in second and #62 Buzz Martin of Lehigh Acres in third.


#51 Richie Anderson of N. Ft. Myers sat on the pole for the second heat. #4 Randy Fox of Lehigh Acres took over the lead on the first lap and held on for the win. #64 Chris Libak of Ft. Myers came in second followed by #51 Anderson in third.


The Little Vic's Concessions Modified Minis heat race got started with #98 Mike Ginaitt of Punta Gorda on the pole. #96 Frank Welch of N. Ft. Myers took over the lead on lap three and held on for the win in this all green flag race. #98 Ginaitt came in second followed by #3 Danny Yates of Cape Coral in third.


#11 Robert Hendry of N. Ft. Myers sat on the pole for heat one of the Lee's Auto Repair Road Warriors. A blown engine on lap three brought out the all volunteer broom crew and a caution. #4 Bruce Allen of Naples took the win followed by #28 Joe Bossey of Englewood in second and #42X Trey Almand in third.


#21 Andy Wood of Ft. Myers had the pole for the second heat. It was side by side, three wide racing for the first three laps of this all green flag race. #21 Wood held on for the win followed by #1 Jesse Gargus of N. Ft. Myers in second and #M00 Bob Williams of Naples in third.

The Lee's Auto Detail & Transmission Pure Stocks twenty five lap feature got underway with #22 Kevin Murphy on the pole. Four cars got together on the start causing a complete restart. Lap two saw #71 Scott Moran spun around coming out of turn four. With nowhere else to go, #6 Kevin Utter of Ft. Myers slammed in to #71 Moran. #6 Utter had to pit with heavy front end damage and #71 Moran went to the rear, while #18 Ray Jayne of Punta Gorda had the point for the restart. #18 Jayne was still out in front after a restart on lap seven when five cars got together in turns three and four. #31X Elbert Butts took the lead on lap eight with #19 Greg Anderson right behind him. #31X Butts held on for the win followed by #19 Anderson in second and #38 Joe Reese of Bonita Springs in third.


The Big Wheels Mini Stocks were up next for their twenty lap feature race with #41 Billy Ray Jr. on the pole. There was some tight racing for the first seven laps between #41 Ray, #98 Johnny Allen, and #94 Keith Risinger. By lap ten #56 Bryan Richardson had moved up for a challenge. Lap fourteen saw #94 Risinger take the lead. #94 Risinger held on for the win followed by #98 Allen in second and #56 Richardson in third.


The Hendry's Mango Maniacs Cowboy Cadillacs twenty lap feature began with #08 Eddie Allen on the pole. #46J Jay Bryant blew an engine on lap eight causing a lengthy caution and cleanup. On the restart, #37 Cheryl Weaver of Port Charlotte blew an engine for another caution and cleanup. #08 Allen was out on the point for the restart, and #2 Gene Pack of Grove City was in second. #2 Pack spun on his own on lap twelve and had to go to the rear. #7 Bryan Maine brought out a caution on lap eighteen bunching up the field for the final two laps. #08 Allen held on for the win followed by #73M Richard Martin in second and #33 Don Van Acker in third.


#36X Al Fradette sat on the pole for the Cat Country Limited Late Models fifty lap feature, but by lap three it was #51 Richie Anderson out in front. #51 Anderson and #4 Randy Fox, in second, had a nice lead on the rest of the pack. #4 Fox took over the lead on lap ten. #81 Chuck Sweet, who was in third, and #64 Chris Libak, running in fourth, had a good battle for position going for fifteen laps or more. With ten laps to go, a caution came out when #62 Buzz Martin spun in turn two. On the restart, #4 Fox was still in the lead with #51 Anderson in second and #81 Sweet in third, and that's the way they finished the race. Fox in first, Anderson in second, and Sweet in third.


The Little Vic's Concessions Modified Minis began their twenty lap feature with #98 Mike Ginaitt on the pole. #98 Ginaitt got together with #57 Travis Kuykendall of Punta Gorda on lap eight bringing out a caution. #99 Jason Kuykendall of Port Charlotte had the point for the restart. On lap fourteen #96 Frank Welch and #5 Steve Gill were battling it out for second place. With #96 Welch in second, #3 Danny Yates moved up into third. #99 Jason Kuykendall held on for the win followed by #96 in second and #3 Yates in third.


#92 Richard Dupont of Ft. Myers sat on the pole for the Lee's Auto Repair Road Warriors twenty lap feature race. A multi-car tangle on the drop of the green brought out the Mackie's Body Shop wrecker, and when the race was started again, only eighteen out of the twenty two car field took the green flag. #4 Bruce Allen held the lead for eleven laps before having to pit with a flat tire. The lead then passed to #21 Andy Wood with #M00 Bob Williams in second. #Moo took the lead on lap fourteen and held on for the win. #73 Del Beckner of Naples took second, and #61 Chris Oncken of Ft. Myers rounded out the top three in third.

Cat Country Limited Late Models
4 Randy Fox
51 Richie Anderson
81 Chuck Sweet
64 Chris Libak
2 Rodney Calico
36X Al Fradette
62 Buzz Martin
17 Randy Packard

Lee’s Auto Detail & Transmission Pure Stocks
31X Elbert Butts
19 Greg Anderson
38 Joe Reese
18 Ray Jayne
99 Mark Collins
28 Hugh Hackney
11 Doug Spitzer
87 Eric Schank
22 Kevin Murphy
29 John Plakiotis
7B John Basquin
7 Danny Caylor
71 Scott Moran
3 Loren Rosenthal
6 Kevin Utter

Little Vic’s Modified Minis
99 Jason Kuykendall
96 Frank Welch
3 Danny yates
5 Steve Gill
1 Dave Moskwa
98 Mike Ginaitt
57 Travis Kuykendall
82 Jimmy Warram Did Not Start
62 Rick Thompson Did Not Start
28 Dean Forrest Did Not Start

Big Wheels Mini Stocks
94 Keith Risinger
98 Johnny Allen
56 Brian Richardson
51 Rick Nastan
41 Billy Ray, Jr.
1 John Trotta
31 Harlan Wilson
6 Marshall Parr, Sr.
7 Hank Fielder
8 Roger Maples
5 Glenn Travis
2 Roger Garrett
17 Michael Johns
4 Marshall Parr, Jr. Did Not Start

Hendry’s Mango Maniacs Cowboy Cadillacs
08 Eddie Allen
73M Richard Martin
33 Don Van Acker
24 Justin Bryant
2 Gene Pack, Jr.
44 Raymond Tucker
7 Bryan Maine
1 Chuck Merchant
37 Cheryl Weaver
46J Jay Bryant

Lee’s Auto Repair Road Warriors
Moo Bob Williams
73 Del Beckner
61 Chris Oncken
29 Derek Ficarra
28 Joe Bossey
42X Trey Almand
8 Randy Stephenson
79 Leigh Elliott
82 Billy Lentz
11 Robert Hendry
27 Terry Price
31 Scott Barnes
35 Ron Dushek, Jr.
4 Bruce Allen
92 Richard Dupont
10 Mark Regner
14 David Garrett
7 Jonathan Abraham
1 Jesse Gargus
9 Gary Miller
63 Gerald Bates
97 Frank McIntosh Did Not Start
81 James Backmann Did Not Start
21 Andy Wood Disqualified Unsportsmanlike Conduct


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