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 LAKEVILLE,
IN (May 13) -- Three of the five NASCAR Touring Series' that Hoosier
exclusively provides tires for were scheduled to be in action over the
weekend. While two of the events were contested, one had to be
postponed due to rain. The NASCAR International Truck and Engine
Midwest Series was forced to postpone its annual Spring Sizzler 200 at
Wisconsin Dells Motor Speedway on Saturday. The race was to have been
the second on the series' 12-race schedule. The race was rescheduled
for this Saturday, May 17th. In the NASCAR Featherlite Modified
Series, Rick Fuller (at right) led 123 of the 150 race laps in
Saturday's Waterford 150 in Waterford, CT en route to capturing his
first win in the series in two years. While in the Raybestos Brakes
Northwest Series on Saturday, John Bender won his first-ever race in
the series in grand fashion leading every lap of the NUPRECON 125, at
Evergreen Speedway in Monroe, Washington.
NASCAR FEATHERLITE MODIFIED SERIES
WATERFORD, CT (May 10) -- Thirty cars took the green flag Saturday in
the Waterford 150 at Connecticut's 3/8-mile Waterford Speedbowl. Chuck
Hossfeld won the Bud Pole Award for the event and when the top six
qualifiers redrew for the first six starting positions, Hossfeld drew
the number one spot with Rick Fuller drawing the outside pole.
Hossfeld, the season opening race winner at Thompson,
CT in early April, took the race lead from the outset. Hossfeld held
the lead until lap 28, when Rick Fuller moved into the lead. From
there, Fuller led the rest of the way to capture the win with previous
race winner Teddy Christopher finishing in second followed by Jerry
Marquis, Todd Szegedy and Robbie Summers in third through fifth,
respectively.
Rounding out the top ten were Chuck Hossfeld, John
Blewett, III, David Berghman, Tony Hirschman and Mike Stefanik.
Berghman started 26th en route to his eighth place finish.
Other races notes: Fuller collected $5,200 for the
win, while Christopher pocketed $3,600 for his runner-up finish. Fifth
place finisher Robbie Summers is the son of Hoosier Tire East owners
Bobby and Connie Summers. Seventeen of the 30 starters finished the race on the
lead lap. Rick Fuller was the series champion in 1993.
After three races, Chuck Hossfeld currently leads the
NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series standings with 490 points followed
by Todd Szegedy with 476 points and John Blewett, III with 462 points.
Jerry Marquis and Tony Hirschman round out the top five in the
standings.
The series will be back in action this weekend at
Pennsylvania's Nazareth Speedway on May 18th.
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MONROE,
WA (May 10) -- Twenty-eight cars were vying for one of the 24 starting
spots Saturday at Evergreen Raceway. John Bender was one of the 24
drivers with a shot at winning the NUPRECON 125 at the 3/8-mile track.
And Bender wouldn't let his chance at winning his first-ever race in
the NASCAR series slip away. Bender led wire-to-wire to win his
first-ever race in convincing fashion. The Monroe Washington driver
collected $2,300 in winning the third race on the schedule in the
Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series. Robb Touchette finished in second
place after starting tenth. Ed Watson took third after starting way
back in 20th place. Kevin Hamlin and Kelly Mann rounded out the top
five.