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Bires Puts Exclamation Point On 2006
By: ASA Late Model Series
Lexington, Michigan (10/17/2006): The crown jewel of the ASA Late Model Series
Presented by GM Performance Parts, the televised Challenge Division has
completed it's final points race of the 2006 season at the immaculate Iowa
(IA) Speedway in Newton, Iowa on Saturday October 14, 2006.
The ASALMS Challenge Divisions 2006 Season Championships were at the fast 7/8s
mile progressively banked paved oval located East of Des Moines in Newton,
Iowa for the 11th and final points race of the 2006 season for the televised
ASALMS Challenge Division; The Northland Oil 250 Presented by TMC
Transportation.
The ASALMS Challenge Division events in 2006 are being televised on a tape
delayed basis The Men’s Outdoor and Recreation Network, I-Drive TV, and Mav
TV networks, all available on Dish Network as well as select cable outlets.
Airings for the events will be on a tape delayed basis on Wednesdays at 7:00pm
on IDrive TV and then again at 4:30pm on the Men’s Outdoor and Recreation
network on Saturdays followed by a repeat airing back on IDrive also on
Saturdays at 9:00pm.
2006 ASALMS Challenge Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the
Year, Kelly Bires put an exclamation point on an already successful 2006
season as the Mauston, Wisconsin freshman led the final 230 laps to win his
sixth Challenge Division, and seventh overall ASALMS Feature win of the 2006
season!
Hometown favorite from near-by Des Moines, Iowa, Michael Annett and 2006
ASALMS Northern Division Champion, 17-year-old Jesse Smith led a star studded
31-car field to chief starter, Tim Goodlet’s green flag to begin the longest
distance race in the ASALMS’ four year history!
After a lap of side by side racing, Annett beat out Smith to the start/finish
line to lead the first lap to roar of the partisan crowd on hand. Later that
same lap, the first of 13 cautions flew when Alison Quick, the 2006 GM
Performance Parts Shootout Champion in the ASALMS Northern Division, and
making her first career Challenge Division start, spun in turn four.
On the restart, Annett pulled out to a sizable lead as 2006 ASALMS Challenge
Division Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires was
beginning his charge to the front from his sixth starting spot. Bires was soon
in second and began reeling in Annett.
Finally on lap 21, Bires steered his WalTom Racing Ford Fusion around Annett
to take the lead away from the Des Moines’ pilot. On lap 33 a caution came
out for Chad Wood, who entered the weekend second in the season long points
chase, who backed his Ford Fusion into the turn two wall after contact between
him and Wes Griffith Jr., Wood was done for the evening.
Seven laps later, Denver, Colorado visitor, Bear Lynch found the turn three
wall, ending his night. On the ensuing restart, Bires would ease out to a huge
lead over the field and despite five more cautions prior to the halfway break,
Bires would begin lapping cars at a rapid rate.
At the ½ way, 125-lap mark, Bires led over Peter Cozzolino, Annett, Kris
Stump, Brent Downey, Dean Cornelius, Chris Sevey, Brian Campbell, Landon
Cassill, and Travis Dassow, the Top 10.
On the restart, Bires picked up where he left off and again pulled away from
the second place car, this time Indianapolis, Indiana veteran, Peter Cozzolino.
Another caution on lap 136 saw, Brian Campbell slide hard into the turn four
wall after coming from the back of the pack. The 2005 Pat Bourdow Memorial
Rookie of the Year was also done for the evening.
All the while Bires would pull away from the field and at various points would
have nearly a half a track lead on the competition. Cozzolino’s night ended
on lap 224 when he slid up into the turn four wall ending his night.
Stump, who was now in second, tried in vain to mount a serious challenge to
Bires, but the Mauston, Wisconsin driver, who led since lap 21 wouldn’t give
the lead up and never faltered all race long.
Stump tried to muster up a late race challenge with 10 laps to go, but Bires
was too strong and would go on to win his sixth Challenge Division and seventh
overall ASALMS Feature win of the 2006 season!
The Mauston, Wisconsin driver, who will vie for the Rookie of the Year title
in 2007 with the NASCAR Craftsman Trucks Series would stamp an exclamation
point on his 2006 titles with the victory and in the process, tie him with
former WalTom Racing driver, Stephen Leicht for the most wins in ASALMS
Challenge Division history with six apiece!
Stump settled for second as Annett would finish third in his first Challenge
Division start to stay on the podium. Landon Cassill, from 30th earned the
Hard-Charger Award for the event by finishing fourth ahead of Chris Sevey,
Dean Cornelius, ARP Bodies Fast Qualifier, Travis Dassow, Eddie Hoffman, Andy
Hanson, and Charlie Menard would complete the Top 10.
Earlier in the evening, Travis Dassow established the track record around the
fast 7/8s mile progressively banked paved oval with a 23.256 lap, which
measures out to a blistering 133.838 MPH. There was no GM Performance Parts
Shootout held for this event, so Eddie Hoffman was crowned the 2006 GM
Performance Parts Shootout Champion for the Challenge Division.
The final points race of the 2006 season overall for the ASALMS will be for
the Southern Division. The entry form for the 14th and final race of the 2006
season for the ASALMS Southern Division, the Texas All-Star Southern Shootout
Twin 75s is available.
The San Antonio (TX) Speedway in San Antonio, Texas will host the 14th and
final points race of the 2006 season, which also happens to be the 2006 ASALMS
Southern Division Season Championships on Saturday October 21, 2006.
The fast ½ mile semi-banked paved oval will see the battles for both the
ASALMS Southern Division Championship as well as the 2006 Appleton Rack and
Pinions Rookie of the Year titles come to a conclusion in the first of two
75-lap Features in Southern Texas, which pays $3000 to win.
The second 75-lap Feature will be a non-points affair paying $5000 to win and
an additional $2000 if the winner of the first Feature can bring home the
second 75-lap Feature. In all total, a potential for $10,000 is on the line
for any driver who can sweep both ends of the Texas Twins!
In addition, it'll be $500 to start each 75-lap Feature, so every car on hand
that takes the green flag for both Features will go home with a minimum of
$1000.
The entry form for the Texas All-Star Southern Shootout Twin 75s is available
and due to the ASALMS Home offices by TODAY Tuesday October 17, 2006 to avoid
the late fees. You can download the Texas All-Star Southern Shootout Twin 75s
entry form by going to the link below:
Texas
All-Star Southern Shootout Twin 75s Entry Form
Then all three divisions within the ASALMS will get together the first weekend
of November as the entry form for the final race of the 2006 season for all
three divisions within the ASA Late Model Series Presented by GM Performance
Parts; The North VS South All-Star Showdown/All-American 200 is available.
The historic Music City (TN) Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee will host the
North VS South All-Star Showdown/All-American 200 on Friday, Saturday, and
Sunday November 3-4-5, 2006. All three divisions will be on hand in a
Challenge Division procedural event using the North/South bias-ply Hoosier
Racing Tires.
All three ASALMS Divisional Championships will have been decided when the cars
and stars of the ASALMS roll into the Music City for one of the biggest end of
season special events in the entire United States in a Non-Points Event.
2006 ASALMS Champion and Pat Bourdow Memorial Rookie of the Year, Kelly Bires
will headline a stellar field of cars which will also include ASALMS Northern
Division Champion, 17-year-old Jesse Smith, and current ASALMS Southern
Division Points Leader, 16-year-old James Buescher.
The entry form for the North VS South All-Star Showdown/All-American 200 is
available and due to the ASALMS home offices by Monday October 30, 2006 to
avoid the late fees.
You can download the North VS South All-Star Showdown/All-American 200 entry
form by going to the link: All-American
400 Weekend Entry Form
To learn more about the on going 2006 seasons within the entire ASALMS, as
well as the approaching 2007 campaigns, you can call the ASALMS home offices
during normal business hours Monday through Friday (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: ASALMS
Challenge Division For the Northern Division, log in at: ASALMS
Northern Division and finally for the Southern Division click on: ASALMS
Southern Division
Northland Oil 250 Presented by TMC Transportation OFFICIAL Results
Pos. Start Car #/Driver Laps Status
1. 6 89 Kelly Bires-R 250 Running
2. 13 35 Kris Stump 250 Running
3. 1 12 Michael Annett-R 250 Running
4. 30 7 Landon Cassill 250 Running
5. 9 77 Chris Sevey-R 250 Running
6. 4 09 Dean Cornelius 250 Running
7. 7 92 Travis Dassow 250 Running
8. 15 8 Eddie Hoffman 249 Running
9. 3 08 Andy Hanson-R 249 Running
10. 21 13 Charlie Menard 248 Running
11. 22 011 Curt Van Der Wal 248 Running
12. 20 177 Jonathan Eilen-R 247 Running
13. 23 15 Kyle Hinrichs-R 247 Running
14. 14 14 Jim Ross 247 Running
15. 19 112 Alison Quick-R 242 Running
16. 12 23 Brent Downey 233 Running
17. 2 81 Jesse Smith 232 Running
18. 29 41 Derek Strong-R 227 Running
19. 8 11 Peter Cozzolino 223 Accident
20. 5 28 Jack Smith 219 Electrical
21. 25 36 Ryan Durst-R 180 Accident
22. 16 32 Mike Beyer 158 Mechanical
23. 10 29 Brian Campbell 135 Accident
24. 24 25 Todd Rosebrugh 121 Mechanical
25. 17 33 Wes Griffith Jr.-R 112 Mechanical
26. 27 16 Austin Siebert-R 71 Mechanical
27. 18 108 Bear Lynch 39 Accident
28. 11 2 Chad Wood 34 Accident
29. 26 74 Dudley Fleck 32 Handling
30. 28 24 Bryan Goldsmith-R 23 Accident
31. 31 114 Brent Seeley-R 7 Handling
Lap Leaders: 12 Michael Annett Pole-20, 89 Kelly Bires 21-250. Cautions:
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