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Hoffman Wins The ASALMS Waffle House 200 At The Music City Motorplex
By: ASA Late Model Series Staff
Nashville, Tennessee (03/18/2006): The ASA Late Model Series Challenge
Division has completed the first event of the 2006 season at the Music City
(TN) Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee.
The Waffle House 200 Presented by Dollar General was the ASALMS fist foray
into the uncharted waters of a distance longer than 100 laps. 52 of the
premiere drivers in the country met up at the famed Tennessee State
Fairgrounds oval.
Standing in victory lane was Wheaton, Illinois veteran, Eddie Hoffman, who
took the lead on lap 11 and led the remaining 190 laps enroute to his first
career ASALMS victory and a prestigious Barry Clapp originally designed Copley
Guitar.
Chad Wood and Hoffman led a star studded 30-car field to chief starter, Tom
Powell’s green flag to begin the deuce century grind. Things happen in a
hurry at the Nashville, Tennessee speed plant and heading into turn one chaos
ensued resulting in a multi-car pile-up.
In the end, seven cars received damage including perennial title contenders,
Jason Dietsch, Charlie Menard, and Jack Smith. Dietsch was done, Menard came
out later several laps down, and Smith restarted at the rear.
On the restart, Wood beat out Hoffman to the first corner to take the initial
lead. Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year title contender, Kelly Bires
settled in behind the leaders and when Hoffman worked his way around Wood for
the lead on lap 11, Bires followed suit and settled into second.
On lap 69 Bires spun in the backstretch to bring out the second of nine
cautions thrown during the evening. Quick Car Fast Qualifier, Jake Ryan,
another Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie title contender, soon worked his way into
second spot after battling with 2005 Rookie of the Year, Brian Campbell, and
shadowed Hoffman into the 10-minute break at the 100-lap mark.
On the restart to begin the second half of the 200-lap affair, Ryan looked
high and low trying to figure out a way around the crafty Hoffman. The most
serious incident of the night occurred on lap 156 when Frank Kreyer, who
earlier in the evening won the GM Performance Parts Shootout, slammed hard
into the turn three wall.
Kreyer was ok but done for the evening, the accident also took out Jeff
VanOudenhoven. On the restart, Ryan again hounded Hoffman, but then had to
deal with Coopersville, Michigan veteran, Butch Miller, who had quietly worked
his way up to third from his 11th starting spot.
It got heated on lap 183 when Ryan and Miller touched sending Miller into the
inside backstretch wall, and all done for the evening. This put Campbell back
into second spot and on the final restart, Campbell tried to keep pace with
Hoffman.
Hoffman was too strong however as the Wheaton, Illinois veteran would hang on
to post his first career ASALMS Feature win!
Campbell settled for second as Wood, Bires, Bo Miller, Jack Smith from 24th,
Bobby Parsley, Landon Cassill, Ryan, and Travis Dassow completed the Top
10.
Earlier in the evening, Ryan won the Quick Car Racing Products Fast Qualifier
award over the 52 cars on hand with an 18,741. Kreyer won the 25-lap GM
Performance Parts Shootout over Dan Lensing, Ken Wills, Jim Ross, and John
Bolen, the Top Five.
The next event for the ASALMS Challenge Division is on Friday March 31st and
Saturday April 1st at the San Antonio (TX) Speedway in San Antonio, Texas for
the running of the Alamo 200.
A week later the ASALMS Southern Division returns to action on Saturday April
8th at the Shenandoah (VA) Speedway in Shenandoah, Virginia for the Virginia
100.
Finally the all-new ASA Late Model Series Northern Division will hold its’
inaugural event on Saturday May 6th at the wicked fast ½ mile of the I-70
(MO) Speedway outside of Kansas City in Odessa, Missouri for the Show-Me 100.
For more information about the 2006 seasons with the ASALMS Challenge
Division, as well as the ASALMS Northern and Southern Divisions; You can also
call the ASALMS home offices during normal business hours (9am-5pm Eastern
Standard Time) at 1 (800) 385-2503.
You can also log onto any of the three websites for more information. For the
Challenge Division, go to: www.asalatemodels.com
For the Northern Division, log in at: www.asalatemodelsnorth.com
and finally for the Southern Division click on: www.asalatemodelssouth.com
Waffle House 200 Presented by Dollar General (UNOFFICIAL Results)
Pos. Start Car #/Driver Laps Status
1. 2 8 Eddie Hoffman 200 Running
2. 4 29 Brian Campbell 200 Running
3. 1 2 Chad Wood 200 Running
4. 3 89 Kelly Bires-R 200 Running
5. 10 38 Bo Miller-R 200 Running
6. 24 28 Jack Smith 200 Running
7. 8 121 Bobby Parsley 200 Running
8. 5 7 Landon Cassill 200 Running
9. 6 19 Jake Ryan-R 200 Running
10. 18 92 Travis Dassow 199 Running
11. 28 123 Kris Stump 199 Running
12. 21 74 Jay Middleton 199 Running
13. 26 25 Tony Rosebrugh 199 Running
14. 19 86 Michael Driskell 198 Running
15. 23 23 Brent Downey 196 Running
16. 25 11 Peter Cozzolino 196 Running
17. 22 32 Ryan Carlson 195 Running
18. 27 81 Jesse Smith 193 Running
19. 11 52 Butch Miller 183 Accident
20. 30 18 Dan Lensing 173 Mechanical
21. 13 9 Mark Kraus 168 Mechanical
22. 12 96 Greg Davidson 167 Running
23. 9 184 Willie Allen-R 158 Suspension
24. 15 08 Jeff VanOudenhoven 155 Accident
25. 29 99 Frank Kreyer 154 Accident
26. 20 13 Charlie Menard 139 Running
27. 16 91 Trevor Stewart 107 Mechanical
28. 7 90 Keeton Hanks 76 Accident
29. 14 39 Andrew Morrissey 5 Mechanical
30. 17 6 Jason Dietsch 1 Accident
Lap Leaders: 2 Chad Wood Pole-10, 8 Eddie Hoffman 11-200.
Cautions 9.
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