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| Ted "Mr. Mini-Stock" Vulipus Crowned Mini-Stock Champion on Night 5 | Night five of the World Series of Asphalt Racing saw
thirty six Super Lates in the field for their 30 lap
feature race. On the pole for tonight's events was
James Powell #37. But as fast as the green came out so
did the yellow for a pile-up on the frontstretch
involving the #27, #03, #47, #79 and #68. The field
was realigned and once again the green was thrown.
Powell #37 and the Re/Max Challenge Rookie of the Year
#36 Dan Fredrickson were side by side for the lead
position as the caution came out again for a car with
a fire. The car was towed in and the field was
realigned for a single file restart. The #36 of
Fredrickson quickly jumped to the lead just as the
#66 of Hanley came off the track for mechanical problems.
Freddue Query #8 and Jimmy Cope #61 were having their
own battle for the third position with Cope finally
taking it by lap 9. #84 Wayne Anderson also pulled
off the track at this time with mechanical problems.
The race was restarted with Cope #61 and Powell #37
door to door now for the second place spot. Lap
16 saw a caution for the #47T of Ryan Moore who hit
the frontstretch wall and was towed into the pits.
Once again Powell #37 and Cope #61 were door to door
for the second place spot with Cope taking it before
the yellow came out for the blown motor of the #90
Bob Fox. The race was restarted with Fredrickson,
Cope, Powell, Query, Kittleson filling the top five
spots. Larry Gelinas #371 and B.J. McLeod #78 are
going side by side as McLeod gets loose but does a
very good save and Gelinas spins and hits the backstretch
wall which brings out a red flag. This is lap 27,
only 3 laps remaining. The track is cleared and
the fans are set to see a three lap shoutout. Fredrickson
maintains his lead and wins his first race in the
World Series of Asphalt Stock Car racing. Following
Fredrickson were Jimmy Cope #61, James Powell #37,
Travis Kittleson #88, Chris Wimmer #62, Clay Rogers
#2x, Matt Hagan #9, B.J. McLeod #78, and Randy
Gentry #09.
The NASCAR Tour Type/SK Mods had two features tonight,
one from their rainned out feature from Sunday night.
Eric Beers #19 sat on the pole for the makeup feature
and won from the pole. Beers was able to hold the
number one spot in spite of a number of restarts from
caution flags. Following Beers across the finish line
were Nevin George #11, Rob Summers #14, Charlie
Pasteryak #5 and #32.
In their second feature, Jamie Tomaino #99 sat on the
pole and lead for the first 11 laps until the caution
came out for the #11 of Nevin George who spun. On the
restart it was Tomaino #99 and Pasteryak #5 going door
to door for the lead as the caution came out for a pile
up coming out of turn 4 of the #2, #11 and #29. On
the restart Pasteryak jumped to the lead only to be
stopped by a red flag on lap 14. As the green was
thrown for the restart, the yellow was thrown for
the #88 who spun in the turn 4 wall. As the race
went green once again, it was Tomaine #99 and Ted
Christoper #14 now fighting for the second place
position. Christopher takes the second place spot
and Tomaino is shuffled back to fourth just as the
caution comes out again for the #08 who spun coming
out of turn 4. The race remained green after that
with Pasteryak holding the lead in spite of Christopher
being right on his bumper. The top five were:
Charlie Pasteryak #5, Ted Christopher #13, Rob Summers
#14, Jamie Tomaino #99, and #32.
The STARS were next up for the night. STAR (Senior
Tour Auto Racers) race in New Hampshire, Maine,
Mass., Connecticut, Maryland and have a full schedule
and are well liked. On the pole for their race
was the #2x of Charlie Lima (MA) but it was the #77 of
Dennis Griffin (NC) that jumped to the lead and
never let up. Following Griffin was the #10 Ray
Liss (NJ), #2x Charlie Lima (MA), #2-13 Bobby
Hanshaw (NC) and #138 Joe Farnsworth (VT).
The second group of antique cars were the Flatheads which
have Sportsman and Modifieds in their group. They
race them together but always give separate trophys
to each division. Their club comes from Virginia and
the Carolinas. On the pole was the #6 of James
Rogers (Ridgeway, VA) a modified. Rogers jumped to
the lead on the green but it was the #53 of Tim
Brown (King, NC) also a modified, taking the lead
over. Brown maintained the lead throughout the
race with Rogers second, #550 (not part of this club),
#16 Wayne Tuttle (King, NC) a sportsman, #55 Carlton
Pugh (Gretna, VA) sportsman, #15 Kenneth Tuttle
(King, NC) a sportsman.
Waylon Flynn #6x sat on the pole for the final Mini-
Stock race for the World Series of Asphalt Stock Car
Racing. But it was the #55 of Rick Tumey who quickly
jumped to the lead and maintained it for his first win
in the five nights of Mini-Stock racing. Scott Reeves
#11, Ted Vulipus #71 and Flynn #6x battled for the
second place spot but it was Reeves #11 who kept it.
Vulipus #71 did take over third putting Flynn #6x in
fourth. Ron Debeau #4 filled out the top five. After
the races, Ted "Mr. Mini-Stock" Vulipus was given the
giant trophy for the Champion of the Mini-Stock division
for the 2002 World Series of Asphalt Stock Car Racing.
Jason Boyd #2x sat on the pole for the Open Wheel
Modified race but it was Tank Tucker #17 who lead almost
the entire race. Jerry Symons #66 and #1 Stephen
Johanneck put on a show going door to door for the
second place spot. On lap 13, Symons claimed the second
place spot when Johanneck spun on the backstretch and
was sent to the rear. This left Tucker and Symons do
what they do best, race each other close. Symons
tried to shake Tucker but Tucker was not to be shaken
from that number one spot. After a caution for Mark
Vandevender #7 who spun, Tucker pulled the #17 into
the pits with mechanical problems. This gave the lead
to Symons who went on to win his fourth race of the
nine nights. Following Symons was Jason Boyd #2x,
Bobby Blake #00, Jared Allison #18 and Bob Bauer #2.
Kirk Hooker #38 sat on the pole for the Late Model
feature and actually got to lead a few laps before
the #15 of Jason Boyd took the lead and never looked
back. Boyd has won every race so far and is coming
off a 3 night winning streak during SpeedFest at
Lakeland's USA International. Joey Miller #5 did
a really good job of trying to shake Boyd's tree
and actually got him just alittle but Boyd was not
to be shaken. Top five were Jason Boyd #15, Joey
Miller #5, Kirk Hooker #38, Robert Andercheck #90.
Mike Murphy #26, T.C. McElyea #19, Danny Maddox #82,
Jerick Johnson #23, Mike Bologna #00, #46.
Night 6 - Super Late Models, NASCAR Tour Type/SK
Mods (50 lapper), Late Models, FL/IMCA Mods,
Sportsman and Strictly Stocks.
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