tqj3 Posted February 3, 2003 Report Share Posted February 3, 2003 Release: February 2, 2003 Austinite Hellmund Seventh in NASCAR Winston West "Bosch Spark Plug 150" in Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona -- Racing for the first time on a track he's never seen before, Austin's C. T. (Tavo) Hellmund drove his Suzuki Motorcycles and ATVs/Pontiac Grand Prix into the top ten within the first 20 laps of the 150-lap NASCAR Winston West "Bosch Spark Plug 150" at Phoenix International Raceway and finished seventh. Winston Cup veteran Ken Schrader won, with Scott Lynch second in Brendan Gaughan's Winston Cup car. Hellmund lost two spots with only 20 laps to go when Brett Thompson spun in front of him and allowed Austin Cameron and Steve Portenga to get by Hellmund's Suzuki/Grand Prix. "We brought six gears to Phoenix and all of them were too tall," Hellmund laughed after the race. "I was on the rev limiter halfway down the back straight during the race. We tried to borrow a taller gear, but obviously that's the gear everyone else was using." Hellmund also lost five spots in the pits when the fuel hose malfunctioned. To save time lost due to the fuel problem the Suzuki crew elected to change only the outside tires while everyone else was changing all four. Still, Hellmund and the crew were satisfied with the finish. "Two months ago, we had a 1999 car we had last run at Las Vegas in 2002." Hellmund said. "NASCAR was sending rules changes out to the teams constantly as they worked to get the Winston West and Busch North series cars combined into the new Grand National Division, and we couldn't test at Phoenix. But we got the car here, qualified in the top 15, raced all day in the top six or seven and finished seventh. We're seventh in championship points and with two months until the next race, we'll take that and move forward." PHOENIX, Ariz. - Final results of Sunday's $187,744 NASCAR Grand National Division, Winston West Series "Bosch Spark Plug 150" with driver's starting position in parenthesis, hometown, make and model of car, laps completed, winner's average speed, reason out if any and prize money. 1. (2) Ken Schrader, Fenton, Mo., Pontiac Grand Prix, 151, 86.699 mph, $13,350 2. (1) Scott Lynch, Burley, Idaho, Dodge Intrepid, 151, $11,700 3. (11) Jim Inglebright, Fairfield, Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 151, $8,750 4. (5) Austin Cameron, El Cajon, Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 151, $7,750 5. (12) Steve Portenga, Sparks, Nev., Ford Taurus, 151, $6,250 6. (6) Kevin Richards, Spokane, Wash., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 151, $6,200 7. (13) C.T. Hellmund, Austin, Tex., Pontiac Grand Prix, 151, $4,450 8. (18) Jimmy Kitchens, Hueytown, Ala., Pontiac Grand Prix, 151, $5,000 9. (15) Scott Gaylord, Lakewood, Colo., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 151, $4,950 10. (9) Clint Vahsholtz, Woodland Park, Colo., Ford Taurus, 151, $3,900 11. (8) Johnny Borneman, Ramona, Calif., Ford Taurus, 151, $4,350 12. (14) Scott Schmidt, Fort Lupton, Colo., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 150, $3,300 13. (16) Brett Thompson, Jerome, Idaho, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 149, $3,000 14. (20) David Eshleman, Fontana, Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 149, $2,300 15. (19) Gene Woods, Ontario, Calif., Dodge Intrepid, 148, $2,600 16. (17) Jack Sellers, Sacramento, Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 147, $3,250 17. (4) Paul Wolfe, Mooresville, N.C., Dodge Intrepid, 123, Accident, $6,900 18. (23) Wayne Jacks, Las Vegas, Nev., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 111, Transmission, $1,800 19. (24) Carl Harr, Canada, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 99, Accident, $2,200 20. (7) Mike Duncan, Lamont, Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 86, Accident, $2,900 21. (21) Daryl Harr, Canada, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 66, Accident, $2,100 22. (26) Jeff Davis, Anaheim, Calif., Pontiac Grand Prix, 52, Electrical, $2,050 23. (3) Matt Kobyluck, Uncasville, Conn., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 45, Accident, $6,500 24. (22) Ken Weaver, Dallas, Tex., Ford Taurus, 37, Accident, $2,200 25. (27) Jeff Barrister, Scottsdale, Ariz., Ford Taurus, 21, Accident, $1,400 26. (28) Bobby Hillis, Phoenix, Ariz., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 16, Engine, $2,600 27. (10) Brandon Miller, Bakersfield, Calif., Pontiac Grand Prix, 4, Accident, $1,300 28. (25) Takuma Koga, Nagoya, Japan, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1, Accident, $1,300 ### T. Q. Jones P. O. Box 91346 Austin, TX 78709-1346 PH: (512) 266-4814 FAX: (512) 266-4833 Email: tqj@mindspring.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted February 4, 2003 Report Share Posted February 4, 2003 good job guys. Big John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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