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PRESS RELEASE -- PRESS RELEASE

MUSKINGUM COUNTY SPEEDWAY
Zanesville, Ohio

KENTUCKY DRIVER JIM LEMASTER CLAIMS 3rd ANNUAL
STREET STOCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE

9/29/02
submitted by:  Randy Matheny & Herman Staats

  Falcon,  Kentucky driver Jim Lemaster claimed the title to the 3rd Annual American Payroll Advance, Ltd. Street Stock World Championship, at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville Ohio on Sunday evening, after a lengthy delay on Friday, due to the consistent rains that fell all day.  The original 2-day show was scheduled for Friday and Saturday but was pushed back to Saturday and Sunday after Mother Nature dropped rain all day Friday.
  Lemaster drove the Bruce and Anita Spence owned #42 street stock with American Racer tires as sponsorship comes from Spence Logging, Barker Mobile Homes and Spence Trucking on a Checkered Flag Speed Shop Chassis.
  "This is an awesome thing to accomplish!" stated Lemaster in Budweiser Victory Lane.  "We need to thank all of our sponsors and really appreciate Bruce & Anita Spence for this opportunity to enter this race, and, to think we actually have won!", with total jubilation in his voice!  "This is just a home-made engine that really has nothing special about it like some of the professional engine builders sell," he added.  Lemaster gave additional thanks to Matt Spence, Glenn Lint and Bob Rehl with recognition to his pit crew Matthew Spence, Doris Hardin, Claude Spence, Bryce and Toby.
  The action began on Saturday with the elimination races that came down to the first 25-lap A-Main where the first 12 drivers were decided and transferred into the 75-lap SSWC feature event.
  Racing resumed on Sunday with 6 heat races, 3 B-Mains and the second 25-lap A-Main that decided the second 12 drivers to transfer into the 75-lap feature event for positions 13 thru 24.  2 provisionals were selected with Rick Hines (2000 winner) going into starting spot 25 and Chuck Haga (fast qualifier not making the show) in the 26th starting spot.
  The 75-lap main event started at 9:10 pm, lasting one hour and 12 minutes, after the complete driver introduction on the frontstretch that saw 7 different states represented.  The elimination races of 143 cars from 12 states and Canada saw the best drivers right there in front of the race fans, ready to decide another winner and the top prize of $7,500!
  The racing action began with Rod White and Mitch Gillian starting from the front row as Bruce Dennis, Paul Belken Jr., Mike Ankrom, Lee Hobbs, Toad Fordyce, Rob House, Jerry Farmer, Bob Cannon, Jim Lemaster and Kenny Johnson following for the first 12 starting spots.
  White immediately took the lead with Gillian hot on his tail as Ankrom and Belken followed but the caution flag appeared for a spinning Lee Hobbs and 3rd starting Dennis was sent to the tail for the restart!  White continued his lead for the scoring of the second thru 11 laps as Lemaster was moving up through the field.
  Lemaster scored in the second spot as a spinning Jeremy Blake brought out the next caution flag in turn #3.  Lemaster was ready for the restart and scored in the top position after making a pass on White thru turns 3 & 4!  The caution appeared for a slowing Rob House but the pass was good and the new leader was ready to burn up the track!  House brought out another yellow flag on the next lap was was sent pitside for his 2-caution rule on lap #13.
  Lemaster continued to lead over White and Gillian as Ankrom was dealing with the #46 car of Belken Jr. who had dropped a few spots but now had things figured out and was ready to start his advancement toward the front.
  The race behind leader Lemaster was between White and Gillian for laps 14 thru 23 as Gillian made a pass for second place ahead of White, and, Belken Jr was now running 4th with Jerry Farmer in 5th!
  Debris slowed racing action on lap 25 but the top five held strong for the restart and fans were still witnessing the amazing charges of Dennis as he was now going into the 6th spot for the scoring of lap 28, and then, broke into the top five on lap 53!  Don't forget--Dennis started from the tail of 26 cars for his caution on the first lap!
  Belken Jr moved White back to take 3rd on lap 33 and kept hounding Gillian for second place.  Belken took over second place from Gillian on lap 47 and started pressuring the leader Lemaster through the turns and down the straightaways.  Belken took over the first place position on the next lap (lap 48) as Dennis was hot on the tail of Gillian, taking over 4th place on lap 54, pushing Farmer back to 5th.
  Belken pulled out in front of the pack as Dennis made a pass for 3rd on lap 60 and White was now in 5th place.
  Lap 61 saw only 17 cars left as Belken Jr. led but immediately broke a rear-end and dropped pit-side!  This put Lemaster back into the lead as Dennis, Gillian, White and Ankrom held the top five spots!
  Three more caution periods slowed racing action before the end of this 3rd annual event but it was lap 72 that saw a big moan from the fans in the grandstands as the #7 car of Gillian started throwing pieces of red-hot metal on the track and eventually broke, coming to a rest toward the pit entrance!  Losing $2,000 for a potential 3rd place finish was a hard thing to swallow after an excellant race from this driver!
  The restart had Lemaster still in the lead for a 3-lap shootout to the end as Dennis, White, Ankrom and Larry Moran sat in the top five spots.  Lemaster held strong to his position in front as the checker flag signaled the end!  Bruce Dennis, Rod White, Larry Moran and Bob Cannon completed the top five.  Cannon made a comeback after falling back in the pack to be scored as far back as 9th early on in the race.
  Ryan Driemeyer was credited with the Hard Charger award for his most advancements to the end without penalty.  Driemeyer also had a borrowed rear-end from the #46 crew of Belken Jr.  Hard Charger recognition certainly goes to Bruce Dennis for finishing second but was unable to claim it due to his penalty at the beginning of the race.
 
NEWS & NOTES
Special sponsorship from 33 Auto Sales, Elliotts Excavating, Bubby's Drive Thru, Circle H Roofing, Ronshousen Auto Repairs, Dan's Auto Sales, Stan Hover-Hoosier Tire Ohio Valley, Zemba Brothers Ltd and Dick's Performance put and extra $100 each into the pockets of drivers that won heat races on Saturday and Sunday.
  -Sara Brookover made history as the only female driver to enter the SSWC
  -SSWC news & notes...
  -Mitch Gillian ran in thop 3 the entire distance before his break with just 4 laps to go.
  -Rod White was second fast qualifier on Friday and finished 3rd.
  -143 cars registered with 136 taking to the track for qualifying.
  -In victory lane, race winner Jim Lemaster state he really didn't think he could outrun Belken Jr.
  -Ryan Driemeyer credited with HARD CHARGER Award - started 22nd & finished 6th without penalty.
  -10 cars on the lead lap at finish of 75 laps
  -2000 SSWC winner Rick Hines started main event in T67 car of Randy Turner
  -Chuck Haga added as fastest qualifier not making the show.
 
DRIVER REPLACEMENTS
  - Jeff Abrams in Mike Abrams #03
  - Brian Nethers in Mike Curry's #7c
  - Jerry Farmer in Ed Watson's #11
  - Sam Lovejoy in Mike Ankrom's #12A
  - Kenny Johnson in Larry Jarrett's #15
  - Pat Gillian in Jason Canaperi's #19c
  - Frank Wilson Jr. in Steve Bush's #23
  - Rob House in Mike Simon's #33
  - Larry Moran in Brian Nethers #34
 

2002 American Payroll Advance, Ltd. Street Stock World Championship

SATURDAY - 9/28/02 - RESULTS
HEAT#1: Bob Cannon,Jerry Farmer,Brian Worley,Brian Nethers.
HEAT#2: Mike Ankrom,Rod White,Brent McCormick,Mike Fields.
HEAT#3: Bruce Dennis,Mitch Gillian,Travis Dobson,Joey Funk.
HEAT#4: Kenny Johnson,Tom Cota,Sam Lovejoy,Lou Ennis.
HEAT#5: Rob House,Jim Lemaster,Glenn Patton,Steve Bigley.
HEAT#6: Toad Fordyce,Darrell Mayer,Josh Adams,Dusty Boley.
HEAT#7: Lee Hobbs,Larry Moran,Rob Casto,Darrell Dick.
HEAT#8: Paul Belken Jr.,Jeremy Blake,Chris Schneider,Brad Mashek.
B-MAIN#1: Josh Adams,Brian Worley,Anthony Huber,Joey Funk,Bill Henney,Brad Mashek,Ryan Driemeyer,Todd Brennan,Dana Hammer,John Bookwalter,Tory Ernst,Dave Clark,Bill Crothers,Dennis Wernle,Danny Gotschall,Randy Moore,Corey Kepner,Dale Cole,Ed Simmer,Jeff Walters,Kevin Smith,Corey Camillo,Jeff Evans.
B-MAIN#2: Brent McCormick,Lou Ennis,Edwin Wells,Hod Brennan,Steve Stollings,Dan McGuire,Steve Maughan,Tony Reeser,Tom Snyder,Lee Heavener,David Bumgardner, Keith Haislip,Russ Stonbraker,Brian Whiteman,Rick Jasper,Tim Riley,Tobie Bago,Greg Kendall,Frank Wilson Jr.,Chuck Haga,Justin Skeens,Kurt Waller,Rob Casto.
B-MAIN#3: Travis Dobson,Chris Stotts,Steve Bigley,Lenny Guyton,Jesse Wisecarver,Jeff Bates,Randy Roseman,Ken Stitt Jr.,Spensor Watson,Eddie Morris,Chris Schneider,Dave Watkins,David Nutter,Jerry Bookwalter,Frank Cullen Jr.,Jim Rayner,Wayne Hughes,Joey Back,Lee Neil,John Simmons,Steve Taylor,Curt Leonard,Jesse Simmons.
B-MAIN#4: Sam Lovejoy,Brian Nethers,Jeff Babcock Jr.,Dusty Boley,Robbie Lewis,Jeff Abrams,Jason Schmidt,John Powell Jr.,Randy Turner,Dan Shepherd,Tony Tolles,Terry Harris,Mark Frost,Jeremy Scott,Rick Hines,Sara Brookover,Dan Bookwalter,Don Bice, Glenn Underwood,Anthony Morgan,Tommy Moore,Eric Lane,Robert Kiser.
B-MAIN#5: Glenn Patton,Mike Fields,Brady Short,Roger Flanagan,Rodney Kimes,James Bookwalter,Jerry Bookwalter,John Brooks,Kevin Allen,Jeff Campbell,Billy Stokes,Tony Roush,Tommy Treadway,Tim Penley,Darrell Dick,Jason Hehman,Terry Tucker,Shannon Emery,Ryan Cox,Pat Gillian,Mike Kinneer,Bobby Davis.
SATURDAY 9/28/02 A-MAIN - (Top 12 transfer to 75-lap SSWC)
Bruce Dennis,Mike Ankrom,Bob Cannon,Kenny Johnson,Toad Fordyce,Paul Belken Jr.,Lee Hobbs,Rob House,Jerry Farmer,Rod White,Mitch Gillian,Jim Lemaster,Sam Lovejoy, Travis Dobson,Glenn Patton,Darrell Mayer,Brian Worley,Jeremy Blake,Tom Cota,Josh Adams,Brian Nethers,Brent McCormick,Larry Moran,Mike Fields,Lou Ennis,Chris Stotts.

SUNDAY - 9/29/02 - RESULTS
HEAT#1: Larry Moran,Sam Lovejoy,Jeff Abrams,Jeff Babcock Jr.
HEAT#2: Anthony Huber,Rob Casto,Jeremy Blake,Dusty Boley.
HEAT#3: Joey Funk,Tony Roush,Joey Back,Edwin Wells.
HEAT#4: Jeff Bates,Dana Hammers,Lee Neil,Tom Cota.
HEAT#5: Chuck Haga,Steve Stollings,Travis Dobson,Ryan Driemeyer.
HEAT#6: Darrell Mayer,Bill Henney,Tommy Treadway,Brian Whiteman.
B-MAIN#1: Kevin Smith,Glenn Patton,Jeff Babcock Jr.,Lenny Guyton,Dusty Boley, Randy Turner,Tom Snyder,Terry Tucker,Rodney Kimes,Tony Reeser,Don McGuire,Tim Penley,Jeff Campbell,Steve Taylor,Don Bice,Todd Brennan,Glenn Underwood,Brian Worley,Dan Bookwalter,Robbie Lewis,Billy Stokes,John Powell Jr.
B-MAIN#2: Edwin Wells,Brian Nethers,Jesse Wisecarver,John Brooks,Dan Shepherd,Dan Gotschall,Dale Cole,Tom Cota,Jim Rayner,Chuck Bryner,Lee Heavener,David Nutter,Bill Crothers,Randy Roseman,Ed Simmer,Tim Riley,Frank Cullen Jr.,Brady Short,Jerry Bookwalter,Corey Kepner,Jason Schmidt,Frank Wilson Jr.,Dennis Wernle.
B-MAIN#3: Ryan Driemeyer,Brian Whiteman,Robert Kiser,Brent McCormick,Darrell Dick,Dave Clark,Steve Maughan,Tony Tolles,Roger Flanagan,Corey Camillo,Hod Brennan,Brad Mashek,Steve Bigley,James Bookwalter,Jason Hehman,Mark Frost,Wayne Hughes,Lou Ennis,Tory Ernst,Chris Stotts,Ken Stitt Jr.
SUNDAY - 9/30/02 - A-MAIN - (Top 12 transfer to 75-lap SSWC)
Larry Moran,Bill Henney,Joey Funk,Jeff Bates,Kevin Smith,Darrell Mayer,Rob Casto,Dana Hammers,Brian Whiteman,Ryan Driemeyer,Jeremy Blake,Anthony Huber,Sam Lovejoy, Jesse Wisecarver,Lee Neil,Tony Roush,Jeff Abrams,Jeff Babcock Jr,Robert Kiser,Edwin Wells,Steve Stollings,Joey Back,Tommy Treadway,Brian Nethers,Chuck Haga,Glenn Patton,Travis Dobson.

3RD ANNUAL STREET STOCK WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
75-Laps - 26 car starting field
Jim Lemaster (Falcon, KY), Bruce Dennis (Lowell, OH), Rod White (Newport, OH), Larry Moran (Newark, OH), Bob Cannon (Newark, OH), Ryan Driemeyer (Pierron, IL), Darrell Mayer (Newark, OH), Mike Ankrom (Zanesville, OH), Rob Casto (Coolville, OH), Bill Henney (Huntingdon, PA), Jeremy Blake (Guysville, OH), Mitch Gillian (Coolville, OH), Jeff Bates (New Concord, OH), Jerry Farmer (Nashport, OH), Dana Hammers (Zanesville, OH), Rick Hines (Seymour, IN), Paul Belken Jr (Hillsboro, MO), Lee Hobbs (Mitchell, IN), Kenny Johnson (Mineral Wells, WV), Anthony Huber (Washington, WV), Chuck Haga (Bismark, IL), Brian Whiteman (Creola, OH), Joey Funk (Lexington, KY), Toad Fordyce (Mineral Wells, WV), Kevin Smith (Belle Valley, OH), Rob House (Dresden, OH).