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06-20-2006, 05:24 PM
* Kansas Driver John Allen Maintains Lead at Lakeside and Linn County
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Junior Miller’s record-tying win at Bowman Gray Stadium, in Winston-Salem, N.C., not only moved him one step closer to a career goal of becoming the track’s all-time win leader, but also moved him into third place in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I standings.
Miller, of Pine Hall, N.C., is a five-time champion at NASCAR’s longest-running weekly track and earned his 64th career win at the track last Saturday – moving him into a tie with Ralph Brinkley for Bowman Gray’s all-time win record.
Elsewhere, as John Allen maintained his lead in the NDWS Division I standings with a second-place finish at Lakeside Speedway, in Kansas City, Kan., last Friday, Jamie Stephens Jr. advanced to sixth-place on the NDWS Division I leaderboard with his third win at Lanier National Speedway, in Braselton, Ga., on Saturday. Stephens, of Conyers, Ga., has not finished outside the top five in his last 13 races at Lanier, dating back to July 23, 2005.
While Stephens advanced with his victory, Allen is at a crossroads of his racing season. The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I championship standings are determined by each driver’s best 16 points finishes – a policy that helps drivers “drop” their poorest finishes and provide some relief in the event of rainouts or other troubles. Once a driver has recorded more than 16 starts, their best 16 results will determine their position in the championship standings. The more top finishes they have, the more challenging it can become to increase their overall point total as only their very best results will make a difference.
Allen, of Chante, Kan., has logged 17 starts this season, at Lakeside and Linn County Speedway, in Pleasanton, Kan. From this point forward, any finishes outside the top five or 10 places may not increase Allen’s total and the pressure is on. NASCAR points are collected until Oct. 1. At stake is a $25,000 bonus to the 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I champion and a potential $50,000 prize which is awarded to the 2006 national champion.
Greg Edwards’ third runner-up finish in three weeks at Langley Speedway, in Hampton, Va., helped him advance to 10th place in the NDWS Division I standings this week. Greg’s older brother, Danny, won the Late Model Sportsman feature race at Langley on Saturday.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division I Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. John Allen, Chante, Kan, Linn County Speedway, 1,016 points
2. Rodney Cook, Reidsville, N.C., Ace Speedway, 786
3. Junior Miller, Pine Hall, N.C., Bowman Gray Stadium, 684
4. Kerry Davis, Parksville, Mo., Lakeside Speedway, 664
5. Kelly Kingery, Wirtz, Va., Motor Mile Speedway, 660
6. Jamie Stephens Jr., Conyers, Ga., Lanier National Speedway, 624
7. Randy Benson, Rockingham, N.C., Caraway Speedway, 606
8. Jon Denning, Springfield, N.J., South Boston Speedway, 568
9. Randy Porter, Easley, S.C., Greenville-Pickens Speedway, 560
10. Greg Edwards, Poquoson, Va., Langley Speedway, 468
11. Nick Parker, Kearns, Utah, Rocky Mountain Raceways, 458
12. Sherman Davis Jr., Fayetteville, N.C., Southern National Raceway Park, 438
13. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton, Ill., Rockford Speedway, 392
14. Rick Groetsch, North Ridgeville, Ohio, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, 320
15. Bobby Babb Jr., Windham, Maine, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, 310
16. Doug Davidson, Monroe, Wash., Evergreen Speedway, 192
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, John Allen has made 17 starts and collected 1,050 points. Allen’s NDWS Division I total, based on his best 16 points finishes, is 1,016, including results from both Lakeside and Linn County Speedways
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Two brothers from Omaha, Neb. – both former national champions in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series – lead this week’s standings in Division II. Joe Kosiski retained first place, which he has held for four consecutive weeks, while Ed Kosiski moved into second in the rankings.
With a fourth-place finish this past weekend, Joe continues to lead the track standings at Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa – where he competes on Saturdays. He did not do as well, however, at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Neb. – where he races on Sundays. While Joe finished 12th, younger brother Ed finished fourth and took over the NASCAR points lead at I-80.
Joe leads the NDWS Division II standings with two wins and 12 top-five finishes, while accumulating 882 points. Ed trails with 10 top-five finishes and 802 points.
A veteran NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series competitor on the West Coast closed ground on the leaders this week after picking up his second consecutive win. Dave Byrd of Pacific Grove, Calif., scored his second straight and third overall victory in the Western Late Model class at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. Byrd – who also competes at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – has 706 points, with four wins and 11 top-five finishes overall this season.
Bobby Oglesby of Bloomingdale, Ga., is fourth in the standings this week with 662 points. Oglesby – who competes in the Late Models at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Savannah, Ga. – has four wins, 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.
Continuing in the fifth spot in the NDWS Division II rankings is Pete Anderson Jr. of Stockton, Calif., with 480 points. The defending track champion at Stockton 99 Speedway notched his sixth top-five finish of the season last Saturday.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division II Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., I-80 Speedway, 882 points
2. Ed Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., Adams County Speedway, 802
3. Dave Byrd, Pacific Grove, Calif., Altamont Motorsports Park, 706
4. Bobby Oglesby, Bloomingdale, Ga., Oglethorpe Speedway Park, 662
5. Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton, Calif., Stockton 99 Speedway, 480
6. Stuart Ricks, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Myrtle Beach Speedway, 458
7. John Blewett III, Howell, N.J., Wall Township Speedway, 450
8. Jon Kellner, Lansdale, Pa., Grandview Speedway, 438
9. Steven Gannon, Redding, Calif., Shasta Raceway Park, 398
10. Shane Brafford, Concord, N.C., Concord Motorsport Park, 398
11. Benoit Juteau, Ste Sophie, Quebec, Autodrome St. Eustache, 366
12. Joe Aramendia, Schertz, Tex., San Antonio Speedway, 348
13. Eric Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Edmonton International Raceway, 254
14. Mike Leaty, Williamson, N.Y., Spencer Speedway, 116
15. Bryan Kruczek, Newmarket, N.H., Lee USA Speedway, 114
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Joe Kosiski has 444 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Adams County Speedway. In addition, he has collected 438 NASCAR points at I-80 Speedway – for a total of 882 points in the NDWS Division II standings.
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* Ohio’s Dick Dunlevy Jr. leads Division III standings for fourth consecutive week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Justin Johnson began the 2006 racing season with a 13th-place finish in the season-opening Super Late Model race at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since then, Johnson hasn’t finished outside the top-five and has posted five wins.
Last weekend, The Bullring hosted twin feature events for its Super Late Model class, as part of the Chris Trickle Father’s Day Doubleheader. Johnson, a 20-year-old Las Vegas resident, took advantage of the dual format and finished both races in the top five. The results boosted him from fifth to second in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division III point standings this week. Johnson trails Dick Dunlevy Jr., who races at Kil Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Dunlevy, of New Carlisle, Ohio, has led the NDWS Division III standings for four consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Va., Frank Deiny Jr. earned his fourth win of the year last Saturday night. Deiny, of Mechanicsville, Va., is ranked sixth in the NDWS Division III standings.
One spot behind Deiny this week, in seventh, is eight-time Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway track champion Andy Bozell, of Portage, Mich. While the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series was center stage in Brooklyn, Mich. last weekend, Bozell was busy racing 80 miles to the West in Kalamazoo – where he finished second for his sixth top-five result of the season.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division III Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Dick Dunlevy Jr., New Carlisle, Ohio, Kil Kare Speedway, 814 points
2. Justin Johnson, Las Vegas, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 652
3. Donnie Hill, Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Motor Speedway, 610
4. Andy Mercer, Gastonia, N.C., Hickory Motor Speedway, 588
5. Scotty Backman, Parker, Colo., Colorado National Speedway, 552
6. Frank Deiny Jr., Mechanicsville, Va., Old Dominion Speedway, 538
7. Andy Bozell, Portage, Mich., Kalamazoo Speedway, 514
8. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis., LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, 506
9. Bobby Latham III, Twin Falls, Idaho, Magic Valley Speedway, 378
10. Chris Young, Calverton, N.Y., Riverhead Raceway, 296
11. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis., Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway, 294
12. Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, Ill., Peoria Speedway, 264
13. Thomas Will III, Sharpsville, Pa., Holland International Speedway, 224
14. Fred Nason, Rosco, Ill., Rockford Speedway, 222
15. Glenn Gault Jr., Hubbard, Ohio, Lake Erie Speedway, 70
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Dick Dunlevy Jr. has 246 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Kil Kare Speedway. In addition, Dunlevy has 568 NASCAR points at Columbus Motor Speedway – for a total of 814 points in the NDWS Division III standings.
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* Defending Division IV Champion Donny Reuvers Maintains Lead
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Donny Reuvers is on a roll. After recording his 11th top-five finish of the season, the Dundas, Minn. Late Model star continues to lead the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division IV standings. Sitting on top of the Division IV standings is nothing new for Reuvers – he led the standings for several weeks last season and won the $25,000 Division IV title.
This week, Reuvers’ closest competition is from Music City Motorplex in Nashville, where Mark Day won his fifth Late Model race of the season last Friday night. Day, of Clarksville, Tenn., advanced from fourth to second in the NDWS Division IV point standings and trails Reuvers by 134 points (628-494).
In western Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Garry Wiltrout rocketed to sixth-place in the NDWS Division IV standings after a successful weekend at his local speedways. Wiltrout, of Somerset, Pa., won last Friday’s Late Model race at Motordrome Speedway, in Smithton, Pa. The next night, Wiltrout traveled to Jennerstown (Pa.) Speedway and finished third. The results gave Wiltrout a berth in the NDWS Division IV championship standings – he was unranked the previous week.
Another newcomer on the NDWS Division IV leaderboard this week is Eric Berndt, of Rocky Hill, Conn. Berndt won last Friday’s SK Modified® feature race at Stafford Motor Speedway, in Stafford Springs, Conn., to take 11th place in the NDWS Division IV standings.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division IV Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Donny Reuvers, Dundas, Minn., Raceway Park, 628 points
2. Mark Day, Clarksville, Tenn., Music City Motorplex, 494
3. Bill Leighton Jr., Omaha, Neb., I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park, 456
4. Van Knill, Tucson, Ariz., Irwindale Speedway, 436
5. Dennis Gada, Salem, Conn., Waterford Speedbowl, 392
6. Garry Wiltrout, Somerset, Pa., Motordrome Speedway, 384
7. Todd Patnode, West Swanzey, N.H., Monadnock Speedway, 374
8. Ron Barker, Dubuque, Iowa, Farley Speedway, 374
9. Gary Caron, Lempster, N.H., Twin State Speedway, 352
10. Conrad Jorgenson, Lakeville, Minn., 288
11. Eric Berndt, Rocky Hill, Conn., Stafford Motor Speedway, 254
12. Tommy Cravenho, Raynham, Mass., Thompson International Speedway, 234
13. Mark Poole, Eighty Four, Pa., Jennerstown Speedway, 210
14. Ron Norman, Tucson, Ariz., Tucson Raceway Park, 196
15. Tony Kawejsza, Epping, N.H., Star Speedway, 50
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Donny Reuvers has 370 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Raceway Park, in Shakopee, Minn. In addition, Reuvers has collected 258 NASCAR points at Elko (Minn.) Speedway – for a total of 628 points in the NDWS Division IV standings
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Junior Miller’s record-tying win at Bowman Gray Stadium, in Winston-Salem, N.C., not only moved him one step closer to a career goal of becoming the track’s all-time win leader, but also moved him into third place in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I standings.
Miller, of Pine Hall, N.C., is a five-time champion at NASCAR’s longest-running weekly track and earned his 64th career win at the track last Saturday – moving him into a tie with Ralph Brinkley for Bowman Gray’s all-time win record.
Elsewhere, as John Allen maintained his lead in the NDWS Division I standings with a second-place finish at Lakeside Speedway, in Kansas City, Kan., last Friday, Jamie Stephens Jr. advanced to sixth-place on the NDWS Division I leaderboard with his third win at Lanier National Speedway, in Braselton, Ga., on Saturday. Stephens, of Conyers, Ga., has not finished outside the top five in his last 13 races at Lanier, dating back to July 23, 2005.
While Stephens advanced with his victory, Allen is at a crossroads of his racing season. The NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I championship standings are determined by each driver’s best 16 points finishes – a policy that helps drivers “drop” their poorest finishes and provide some relief in the event of rainouts or other troubles. Once a driver has recorded more than 16 starts, their best 16 results will determine their position in the championship standings. The more top finishes they have, the more challenging it can become to increase their overall point total as only their very best results will make a difference.
Allen, of Chante, Kan., has logged 17 starts this season, at Lakeside and Linn County Speedway, in Pleasanton, Kan. From this point forward, any finishes outside the top five or 10 places may not increase Allen’s total and the pressure is on. NASCAR points are collected until Oct. 1. At stake is a $25,000 bonus to the 2006 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division I champion and a potential $50,000 prize which is awarded to the 2006 national champion.
Greg Edwards’ third runner-up finish in three weeks at Langley Speedway, in Hampton, Va., helped him advance to 10th place in the NDWS Division I standings this week. Greg’s older brother, Danny, won the Late Model Sportsman feature race at Langley on Saturday.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division I Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. John Allen, Chante, Kan, Linn County Speedway, 1,016 points
2. Rodney Cook, Reidsville, N.C., Ace Speedway, 786
3. Junior Miller, Pine Hall, N.C., Bowman Gray Stadium, 684
4. Kerry Davis, Parksville, Mo., Lakeside Speedway, 664
5. Kelly Kingery, Wirtz, Va., Motor Mile Speedway, 660
6. Jamie Stephens Jr., Conyers, Ga., Lanier National Speedway, 624
7. Randy Benson, Rockingham, N.C., Caraway Speedway, 606
8. Jon Denning, Springfield, N.J., South Boston Speedway, 568
9. Randy Porter, Easley, S.C., Greenville-Pickens Speedway, 560
10. Greg Edwards, Poquoson, Va., Langley Speedway, 468
11. Nick Parker, Kearns, Utah, Rocky Mountain Raceways, 458
12. Sherman Davis Jr., Fayetteville, N.C., Southern National Raceway Park, 438
13. Ricky Bilderback, Rockton, Ill., Rockford Speedway, 392
14. Rick Groetsch, North Ridgeville, Ohio, Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, 320
15. Bobby Babb Jr., Windham, Maine, Beech Ridge Motor Speedway, 310
16. Doug Davidson, Monroe, Wash., Evergreen Speedway, 192
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, John Allen has made 17 starts and collected 1,050 points. Allen’s NDWS Division I total, based on his best 16 points finishes, is 1,016, including results from both Lakeside and Linn County Speedways
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Two brothers from Omaha, Neb. – both former national champions in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series – lead this week’s standings in Division II. Joe Kosiski retained first place, which he has held for four consecutive weeks, while Ed Kosiski moved into second in the rankings.
With a fourth-place finish this past weekend, Joe continues to lead the track standings at Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa – where he competes on Saturdays. He did not do as well, however, at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Neb. – where he races on Sundays. While Joe finished 12th, younger brother Ed finished fourth and took over the NASCAR points lead at I-80.
Joe leads the NDWS Division II standings with two wins and 12 top-five finishes, while accumulating 882 points. Ed trails with 10 top-five finishes and 802 points.
A veteran NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series competitor on the West Coast closed ground on the leaders this week after picking up his second consecutive win. Dave Byrd of Pacific Grove, Calif., scored his second straight and third overall victory in the Western Late Model class at Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy, Calif. Byrd – who also competes at Stockton 99 Speedway in Stockton, Calif. – has 706 points, with four wins and 11 top-five finishes overall this season.
Bobby Oglesby of Bloomingdale, Ga., is fourth in the standings this week with 662 points. Oglesby – who competes in the Late Models at Oglethorpe Speedway Park in Savannah, Ga. – has four wins, 11 top-five and 13 top-10 finishes.
Continuing in the fifth spot in the NDWS Division II rankings is Pete Anderson Jr. of Stockton, Calif., with 480 points. The defending track champion at Stockton 99 Speedway notched his sixth top-five finish of the season last Saturday.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division II Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Joe Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., I-80 Speedway, 882 points
2. Ed Kosiski, Omaha, Neb., Adams County Speedway, 802
3. Dave Byrd, Pacific Grove, Calif., Altamont Motorsports Park, 706
4. Bobby Oglesby, Bloomingdale, Ga., Oglethorpe Speedway Park, 662
5. Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton, Calif., Stockton 99 Speedway, 480
6. Stuart Ricks, Myrtle Beach, S.C., Myrtle Beach Speedway, 458
7. John Blewett III, Howell, N.J., Wall Township Speedway, 450
8. Jon Kellner, Lansdale, Pa., Grandview Speedway, 438
9. Steven Gannon, Redding, Calif., Shasta Raceway Park, 398
10. Shane Brafford, Concord, N.C., Concord Motorsport Park, 398
11. Benoit Juteau, Ste Sophie, Quebec, Autodrome St. Eustache, 366
12. Joe Aramendia, Schertz, Tex., San Antonio Speedway, 348
13. Eric Dowler, Sherwood Park, Alberta, Edmonton International Raceway, 254
14. Mike Leaty, Williamson, N.Y., Spencer Speedway, 116
15. Bryan Kruczek, Newmarket, N.H., Lee USA Speedway, 114
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Joe Kosiski has 444 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Adams County Speedway. In addition, he has collected 438 NASCAR points at I-80 Speedway – for a total of 882 points in the NDWS Division II standings.
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* Ohio’s Dick Dunlevy Jr. leads Division III standings for fourth consecutive week
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Justin Johnson began the 2006 racing season with a 13th-place finish in the season-opening Super Late Model race at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Since then, Johnson hasn’t finished outside the top-five and has posted five wins.
Last weekend, The Bullring hosted twin feature events for its Super Late Model class, as part of the Chris Trickle Father’s Day Doubleheader. Johnson, a 20-year-old Las Vegas resident, took advantage of the dual format and finished both races in the top five. The results boosted him from fifth to second in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division III point standings this week. Johnson trails Dick Dunlevy Jr., who races at Kil Kare Speedway in Xenia, Ohio and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway. Dunlevy, of New Carlisle, Ohio, has led the NDWS Division III standings for four consecutive weeks.
Meanwhile, at Old Dominion Speedway in Manassas, Va., Frank Deiny Jr. earned his fourth win of the year last Saturday night. Deiny, of Mechanicsville, Va., is ranked sixth in the NDWS Division III standings.
One spot behind Deiny this week, in seventh, is eight-time Kalamazoo (Mich.) Speedway track champion Andy Bozell, of Portage, Mich. While the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series was center stage in Brooklyn, Mich. last weekend, Bozell was busy racing 80 miles to the West in Kalamazoo – where he finished second for his sixth top-five result of the season.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division III Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Dick Dunlevy Jr., New Carlisle, Ohio, Kil Kare Speedway, 814 points
2. Justin Johnson, Las Vegas, The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, 652
3. Donnie Hill, Columbus, Ohio, Columbus Motor Speedway, 610
4. Andy Mercer, Gastonia, N.C., Hickory Motor Speedway, 588
5. Scotty Backman, Parker, Colo., Colorado National Speedway, 552
6. Frank Deiny Jr., Mechanicsville, Va., Old Dominion Speedway, 538
7. Andy Bozell, Portage, Mich., Kalamazoo Speedway, 514
8. Kevin Nuttleman, Bangor, Wis., LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway, 506
9. Bobby Latham III, Twin Falls, Idaho, Magic Valley Speedway, 378
10. Chris Young, Calverton, N.Y., Riverhead Raceway, 296
11. Dan Shelliam, Hazel Green, Wis., Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway, 294
12. Steve Lance Jr., Cuba, Ill., Peoria Speedway, 264
13. Thomas Will III, Sharpsville, Pa., Holland International Speedway, 224
14. Fred Nason, Rosco, Ill., Rockford Speedway, 222
15. Glenn Gault Jr., Hubbard, Ohio, Lake Erie Speedway, 70
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Dick Dunlevy Jr. has 246 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Kil Kare Speedway. In addition, Dunlevy has 568 NASCAR points at Columbus Motor Speedway – for a total of 814 points in the NDWS Division III standings.
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* Defending Division IV Champion Donny Reuvers Maintains Lead
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 20, 2006) – Donny Reuvers is on a roll. After recording his 11th top-five finish of the season, the Dundas, Minn. Late Model star continues to lead the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division IV standings. Sitting on top of the Division IV standings is nothing new for Reuvers – he led the standings for several weeks last season and won the $25,000 Division IV title.
This week, Reuvers’ closest competition is from Music City Motorplex in Nashville, where Mark Day won his fifth Late Model race of the season last Friday night. Day, of Clarksville, Tenn., advanced from fourth to second in the NDWS Division IV point standings and trails Reuvers by 134 points (628-494).
In western Pennsylvania, meanwhile, Garry Wiltrout rocketed to sixth-place in the NDWS Division IV standings after a successful weekend at his local speedways. Wiltrout, of Somerset, Pa., won last Friday’s Late Model race at Motordrome Speedway, in Smithton, Pa. The next night, Wiltrout traveled to Jennerstown (Pa.) Speedway and finished third. The results gave Wiltrout a berth in the NDWS Division IV championship standings – he was unranked the previous week.
Another newcomer on the NDWS Division IV leaderboard this week is Eric Berndt, of Rocky Hill, Conn. Berndt won last Friday’s SK Modified® feature race at Stafford Motor Speedway, in Stafford Springs, Conn., to take 11th place in the NDWS Division IV standings.
NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series
Division IV Leaders as of June 20 (best 16 points finishes)
Driver, Hometown, Home track, NDWS points
1. Donny Reuvers, Dundas, Minn., Raceway Park, 628 points
2. Mark Day, Clarksville, Tenn., Music City Motorplex, 494
3. Bill Leighton Jr., Omaha, Neb., I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park, 456
4. Van Knill, Tucson, Ariz., Irwindale Speedway, 436
5. Dennis Gada, Salem, Conn., Waterford Speedbowl, 392
6. Garry Wiltrout, Somerset, Pa., Motordrome Speedway, 384
7. Todd Patnode, West Swanzey, N.H., Monadnock Speedway, 374
8. Ron Barker, Dubuque, Iowa, Farley Speedway, 374
9. Gary Caron, Lempster, N.H., Twin State Speedway, 352
10. Conrad Jorgenson, Lakeville, Minn., 288
11. Eric Berndt, Rocky Hill, Conn., Stafford Motor Speedway, 254
12. Tommy Cravenho, Raynham, Mass., Thompson International Speedway, 234
13. Mark Poole, Eighty Four, Pa., Jennerstown Speedway, 210
14. Ron Norman, Tucson, Ariz., Tucson Raceway Park, 196
15. Tony Kawejsza, Epping, N.H., Star Speedway, 50
Editor’s Note: NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series Division championship standings are based on NASCAR points, awarded to all drivers in the top class at each participating track. From Jan.1-Oct. 1, drivers collect points and bonus points (depending on the number of cars competing in a given race). The driver with the most NASCAR points from each track is ranked in the Division standings, based on their best 16 points finishes from any tracks in the Division. For example, Donny Reuvers has 370 NASCAR points to lead all drivers at Raceway Park, in Shakopee, Minn. In addition, Reuvers has collected 258 NASCAR points at Elko (Minn.) Speedway – for a total of 628 points in the NDWS Division IV standings