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 PHOENIX,
AZ (February 3) -- The NASCAR Featherlite Southwest Series began its
season earlier this month at Phoenix International Raceway with
Hoosier tires making their debut in the NASCAR Elite Division series.
Bryan Germone captured the win in the 100-lap race after taking the
lead from pole-sitter Ken Schrader on lap 80. Germone led the
remainder of the way to take the win and collect $10,000.
Forty-two cars were scheduled to start the race with
41 taking the green flag on the 1-mile oval also known as the Desert
Jewel. Winston Cup veteran Ken Schrader was on the pole after winning
the Bud Pole Award for his lap of 27.615 seconds (130.364 mph). At the
drop of the green flag, Schrader immediately jumped out into the race
lead. Schrader was in command until lap 80, when 17th starting Bryan
Germone, in the #89 Koster Motorsports Chevrolet Monte Carlo, took
over the race lead. Germone held on for the win and happily pocketed
the $10,000 top prize.
Eddy McKean took runner-up honors after starting
fourth. McKean's take was $6,400. Auggie Vidovich, Jr. finished in
third place after starting fifth. Vidovich collected $4,900 for the
final podium spot.
Ed Hoffman, Frank Deiny, Jr., JR Patton, Craig
Raudman, Ken Schrader, Brandon Whitt and Darrell LaMoure rounded out
the top ten.
The next stop on the NASCAR Featherlite Southwest
Series is Bakersfield, California's Mesa Marin Raceway on March 22.
Hoosier is very pleased to have been selected as the exclusive tire
supplier for five of the eight NASCAR Touring divisions in 2003, and
is also proud to have been selected by NASCAR as the new,
exclusive tire supplier to the Featherlite Southwest Series this
season.
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