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2007 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Quick Facts for the Aaron's Southern Division
| What: |
Naturally Fresh 250 presented by Greased Lightning |
| Where: |
Concord Motorsport Park (CMP), Concord, NC
.5-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval |
| When: |
Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| Distance: |
250 Laps/ 125 Miles |
| Posted Award: |
$122,670 (Includes $37,000 Point Fund) |
| Starting Field: |
32 car starting field - 34 cars possible - Fastest 28 cars through time trials - two provisional position from 2006 Northern Division top- 30 Driver Points Standings and two provisional position from 2006 Northern Division top-30 Owner points Standing. Provisional for past Champion and past Rookie of the Year (only if necessary)
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| Promoter: |
Dwight Davies, General Manager |
| Contacts: |
Paul Warner, USAR Media Relations Director, 843-390-4224
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| Television: |
SPEED Channel Wednesday May 9, 2007 (4 p.m. ET)
Friday, May 11, 2007 (12 Noon ET)
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Race Week Schedule
| Friday April 27, 2007 |
| 5:00 -7:00 pm |
Transporter Parking and Early Registration |
| 7:00 pm |
Track Closes |
| Saturday April 28, 2007 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
USAR HPCS officials Meeting |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Transporter Parking |
| 8:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Crew Chief Meeting |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Pit Gates Open |
| 9:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Tech Inspection Begins |
| 10:00 am |
USAR HPCS Rookie Meeting |
| 11:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Practice Begin |
| 1:30 p.m. |
USAR HPCS Practice Ends |
| 2:00 p.m. |
USAR HPCS Drivers Meeting (Engines Off) |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Chapel Service (Engines Off) |
| 2:30-3:00pm |
Allison Legacy Series Practice |
| 3:30 pm |
Allison Legacy Series Qualifying |
| 3:30 pm |
Front Gate opens |
| 4:30 pm |
Naturally Fresh 250 Qualifying for the USAR HPCS |
| 5:15 pm |
Allison Legacy Series Race 50 Laps |
| 6:15 pm |
Wraps Ink on track Autograph Session for the USAR HPCS |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Pre-Race Ceremonies for the Naturally Fresh 250 |
| 7:30 p.m. |
Naturally Fresh 250 presented by Greased Lightning |
HPCS Track Qualifying Record at SBS
| Date
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Driver
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Lap Time / Top Speed
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10/27/01 |
Shane Huffman |
16.342 seconds / 110.146 mph |
Results from Greased Lighting 250 race at Concord Motorsport Park 4/29/06
| Place
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Driver
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| 1. |
Shane Huffman |
| 2. |
Clay Rogers |
| 3. |
Bobby Gill |
| 4. |
Joey Logano |
| 5. |
Jay Fogleman |
| 6. |
Mike Mason |
| 7. |
Dange Hanniford |
| 8. |
Wayne Willard |
| 9. |
Shane Wallace |
| 10. |
Andrew Rogers |
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- BFGoodrich Tires Pole Award: Shane Huffman (16.632 seconds/ 108.225 MPH)
- Icard Time of the Race: 1:54:25
- Green Flag Average Speed: 104.619 mph
- Margin of Victory: .041 seconds
- Caution Flags: 14 for 86 laps
- Lap Leaders: 1-106 Shane Huffman (107); 107-113 Daniel Johnson (7); 114-121 Andrew Rogers (8); 122-249 Clay Rogers (128); 250 Shane Huffman
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Past Winners at Concord Motorsport Park
| Year
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Race Winners
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Pole Winners
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| 2006 |
Shane Huffman |
Shane Huffman |
| 2005 |
Bobby Gill |
Shane Huffman |
| 2004 |
Bobby Gill |
Danny O'Quinn |
| 2003 |
Clay Rogers |
Clay Rogers |
| 2002 |
Bobby Gill |
Clay Rogers |
| 2001 |
Hal Goodson |
Shane Huffman |
| 2000 |
Clay Rogers |
Clay Rogers |
| 1999 |
Mario Gosselin |
Jay Fogleman |
| 1998 |
Michael Ritch |
Scott Sutherland |
| 1998 |
Chad Chaffin |
Scott Wimmer |
2007 HPCS Winners
| Date
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Location
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Race Winner
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Pole Winner
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| March 10 |
Sears Auto Center 200, USA Int'l Speedway |
Matt Hawkins |
Mike Garvey |
| March 31 |
Glover Foods 250, South Georgia Mtspts Park |
Woody Howard |
Woody Howard |
| April 14 |
Farmer's Foods 250 South Boston Speedway |
Bobby Gill |
Frank Deiny Jr |
Glover Foods 250 Fast Facts
- Over the past five years, three names you would find at the top of the results from CMP are Shane Huffman, Clay Rogers and Bobby Gill. This year Gill will be flying solo, as Huffman has a full-time ride in the Busch Series and Rogers has moved to the Sears Auto Center Northern Division.
- Last season, Rogers took the win at in the Northern Division opener at South Boston and then went on to win the HPCS Champion. This season Gill, an Aaron's Southern Division competitor, went to South Boston and took the win. Gill now has two third-place finishes and one win. Can he do what Rogers did last season?
- Current point's leader Woody Howard has been on fire in the first two races of the season with a fourth-place finish at USA International and pole and win at South Georgia Motorsports Park (SGMP).
- Michael Ritch is coming off a second-place finish place at SGMP. Ritch has one win to his credit at CMP.
- Dange Hanniford and his Mac Hill Motorsports team are coming off a top-10 finish at SGMP. Hanniford finished seventh at CMP last season.
- Former NASCAR Nextel Cup driver Buckshot Jones will be making his third start in the HPCS. Jones had a quiet run at South Georgia, picking up his first top-10 finish in his HPCS career.
Participating Special Award Sponsors:
Pole Award ($1,000)
Lucas Oil Products Halfway Leader Award ($1,000)
Miller Lite Beer Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000)
Aaron's Do the Math Award ($500)
Longhorn Win from the Pole ($500)
Greased Lighting "Clean Team Award" ($500)
Comp Cams "Engine Builder of the Race"
Official Series Sponsors
Hooters Restaurants * Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces & Dips * Jackaroo Sauces * Miller Lite *
BFGoodrich Tires g-Force T/A * Sears Auto Center * Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership * Greased Lightning * Lucas Oil Products *Longhorn * Pepsi * Advance Auto Parts * Sunoco Race Fuels * Racing Electronics * Crane Cams Ignition *
ICard Real-Time Race Information * Club Car * Fatheadz Sunglasses * Tri Star Racewear * Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Participating Contingency Award Sponsors:
Automotive Specialist * Auto Meter * Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Brodix * BSCI * Crane Cams * Crane Ignitions * Competitive Used Parts Comp Cams *Eaton Corporation (Detroit Locker) Edelbrock * Eibach Springs Fischer Engineering* Gaerte Engines Greenville Tech * Hawk Performance * Heintz Performance * Hess Racing Products * Holley Performance * Impact Racing Products * K & N Filters * Kool Mat * Laughlin Performance * Longacre Racing Products* Ohlins Shocks * Penske Racing Shocks * Performance Friction * Quarter Master * RE Suspension * Leavitt Racing Components * Tex Racing * Tiger Rear Ends * Trailers of the East Coast * Turn One * Whelen Engineering * XRP (Extreme Racing Products)
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