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2007 USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series Quick Facts for the Sears Auto Center Northern Division
| What: |
Greased Lighting 250r |
| Where: |
Mansfield Motorsports Park (MMP), Mansfield OH
.5-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval |
| When: |
Saturday June 9, 2007 |
| Distance: |
250 Laps/ 100 Miles |
| Posted Award: |
$122,670 (Includes $37,000 Point Fund) |
| Starting Field: |
36 car starting field - 38 cars possible - Fastest 32 cars through time trials - two provisional position from 2007 Northern Division top- 30 Driver Points Standings and two provisional position from 2007 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: |
Mike Dzurilla, General Manager |
| Contacts: |
Paul Warner, USAR Media Relations Director, 843-390-4224
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| Television: |
SPEED Channel Wednesday June 20, 2007 (4 p.m. ET)
Friday June 22, 2007 (12 Noon ET)
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Race Week Schedule
| Friday June 8, 2007 |
| 5:00 -7:00 pm |
Early Registration and Transporter Parking |
| Saturday June 9, 2007 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
USAR HPCS officials Meeting |
| 8:20 am |
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 Begins |
| 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) |
| 3:30 p.m. |
Front Gates Opens |
| 4:30 p.m. |
Greased Lighting 250 Qualifying for the USAR HPCS |
| 5:45 p.m. |
Wraps Ink on track Autograph Session for the USAR HPCS |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Pre-Race Ceremonies for the Greased Lighting 250 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Greased Lighting 250 |
HPCS Track Qualifying Record at MMP
| Date
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Driver
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Lap Time / Top Speed
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10/9/05 |
Mark McFarland |
16.715 seconds / 107.688 mph |
Results from Sears Auto Center 250 10/14/066
| Place
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Driver
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| 1. |
Clay Rogers |
| 2. |
Shelby Howard |
| 3. |
Jay Fogleman |
| 4. |
Jody Lavender |
| 5. |
Gary St Amant |
| 6. |
Shane Wallace |
| 7. |
AJ Frank |
| 8. |
Justin Hobgood |
| 9. |
Kirk Leone |
| 10. |
Matt Carter |
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- BFGoodrich Tires Pole Award: Woody Howard (16.829 sec / 106.958 MPH)
- Icard Time of the Race: 2:14:51
- Green Flag Average Speed: 102.779mph
- Margin of Victory: .472 sec
- Caution Flags: 16
- Number of Caution Laps: 119
- Lap Leaders: 1-5 Woody Howard (68): 6-64 Shelby Howard (59): 65-127 Woody Howard; 128-260 Clay Rogers (133). Three lead changes among three drivers
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Past Winners at Mansfield Motorsports Park (MMP)
| Year
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Race Winners
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Pole Winners
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| 2006 |
Clay Rogers |
Woody Howard |
| 2006 |
Benny Gordon |
Clay Rogers |
| 2005 |
Michael Ritch |
Mark McFarland |
| 2005 |
Joey Logano |
Shelby Howard |
| 2004 |
Benny Gordon |
Mart Nesbitt |
| 2004 |
Benny Gordon |
Benny Gordon |
| 2003 |
Eric Corbett |
Brian Ross |
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 |
| April 28 |
Naturally Fresh 250 Concord Motorsport Park |
Chase Pistone |
Michael Ritch |
| May 3 |
Farmer's Foods 250 Shenandoah Speedway |
Mark McFarland |
Clay Rogers |
| May 26 |
Sears Auto Center 200 Madison Int'l Speedway |
Benny Gordon |
Gary St. Amant |
| June 2 |
Aaron's 199 Peach State Speedway |
Clay Rogers |
Dusty Williams |
| June 9 |
Greased Lighting 250 |
Mansfield Motorsports Park |
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Greased Lighting 250 Fast Facts
- HPCS Sears Auto Center Northern Division will make its eighth appearance at Mansfield Motorsports Park for the Greased Lighting 250.
- Benny Gordon has had great success at MMP with three wins and a pole and average finish of 9.66. Gordon is currently tied for third place in points with Matt Carter.
- Two HPCS drivers have recorded their first win at MMP: Eric Corbett (2003) and Joey Logano (2005).
- MMP has hosted one of the five HPCS Championship Series events in each of the last three years. Fans can look for this race to be a prelude to the September Championship event with several Southern Division drivers intending to travel north for this event.
- Current point leader and Ohio native Gary St Amant has a good record at MMP with four top-five finishes and six top-10 finishes, giving him an average finish of 5.5 at MMP.
- Jody Lavender sits second in the point standings and is coming off an eighth place finish at Madison International Speedway (MIS). Lavender's past two events at MMP were both top-five finishes.
- Matt Carter heads to MMP tied for third in points, 76 points behind leader Gary St Amant. Carter has finished in the top 10 two of the three times he has competed at MMP.
- Brandon Ward currently leads the Sears Auto Center Northern Division "Miller Lite Rookie of the Year" standings, 24 points ahead of second place contender Ben Stancill. Both drivers are coming off their best finishes of the season. Ward took second at MIS, while Stancill finished sixth.
- Jeff Agnew, Shane Wallace, and Benny Gordon all came home with top-10 finishes at Madison after disappointing starts to the 2007 season. All three hope to finish the first half of the Sears Auto Center Northern Division season on a high note with a win at MMP.
Participating Special Award Sponsors:
BFGoodrich Tires 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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