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 RIVERHEAD,
NY (June 5) -- The 2004 NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series was back in
action Saturday to determine whether it would be a sixth different
winner in as many events in the elite open wheel modified series. When
it was over, the string was broken by Jerry Marquis. The Broad Brook,
CT driver also won the second race of the year at Stafford Motor
Speedway. Marquis dominated the event from the outside pole leading
all 200 laps en route to the win.
Forty-seven drivers jammed the pit area at Riverhead
Raceway's 1/4-mile oval with 28 making the field for the "Miller
Lite 200" race. Jerry Marquis earned the Bud Pole Award and
started second after the top-ten redraw.
Marquis won the event in just over an hour pocketing
$6,200 for his efforts. Finishing 2.3 seconds behind Marquis was John
Blewett III after starting fifth in the field. Mike Stefanik rounded
out the list of top three finishers followed by Ted Christopher and
Eddie Flemke. Previous race winner Tony Hirschman finished in sixth
place--one lap down. The race was slowed by seven caution flags for a
total of 56 laps.
Eddie Flemke retains the series points lead with 960
points. Ted Christopher is in second place--49 points behind, while
Tony Hirschman drops to third--52 points out of first. With the win,
Jerry Marquis is in fourth place just 59 points behind Flemke.
All NASCAR Featherlite Modified Series events are
serviced by Hoosier Tire East in Manchester, CT. Irish Saunders,
Hoosier Product Manager for the series, will be attending the series'
next event this Saturday, June 12, at Lake Erie Speedway.
Hoosier Racing Tire Corp. is proud to have been
selected by NASCAR to provide tires exclusively to the three series
mentioned above, as well as, the NASCAR Southwest and NASCAR Northwest
Series.
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LAKEVILLE,
IN -- Three of the five NASCAR divisions Hoosier Racing Tire Corp.
provides tires for were in action on Saturday with Justin, Jeff and
Jerry coming away winners. Justin Diercks (photo) won the second race
of the season in the NASCAR Midwest Series at Colorado National
Speedway. Diercks, who started third, collected $5,710 for the win. In
the NASCAR Southeast Series, after winning six of ten races last
season, Jeff Fultz won his first race of the season at
Greenville-Pickens Speedway. Fultz started sixth and pocketed $4,950
for the win. He is now the third different winner in the four races
contested to date with Jason Hogan the only repeat winner so far this
season. Saturday's race was originally scheduled for May 1, but rain
forced it to be rescheduled to June 5th. In the NASCAR Featherlite
Modified Series, Jerry Marquis captured his second win of the season
becoming that series' first repeat winner in the sixth race of the
year. Marquis led all 200 laps en route to collecting the $6,200 win
at Riverhead Speedway in New York. 
GREENVILLE,
SC (June 5) -- Originally scheduled for May 1, Saturday night's
"Rock 101 150" at Greenville-Pickens Speedway was completed
with no rain drops this time as Jeff Fultz came from sixth place to
capture the win. Fultz was one of 24 drivers to test the historic
South Carolina 1/2-mile. The Cincinnati, OH driver led all but 20 of
the 150 race laps en route to the win--his first of the season after
capturing an amazing six wins last year.