Ringers
Gloves 100
Presented
by
Howe
Racing
Hantz In The Right Place To Claim The
Win In The Ringers Gloves 100
Presented By Howe Racing At Baer
Field Speedway
Ft. Wayne, IN (August 24, 2003) – Pleasant
Lake, Indiana’s Scott Hantz was in the right place on Sunday afternoon to
get the victory in the Sunoco Super Series Ringers Gloves 100 Presented By
Howe Racing at Baer Field Speedway in Ft.Wayne, Indiana. Hantz, who
earlier in the day claimed the Yockey Motorsports Marketing Fast Qualifier
Award, had worked his way up to third from his sixth place inverted
starting position in the later laps of the of the event, and found himself
behind a heated battle between Junior Hanley and Fred Campbell for first
place. Contact from Campbell sent Hanley spinning on lap 72 of the 100 lap
event. Hanley was regulated to the tail of the field after spinning along
with Campbell for initiating the contact. That opened the door for Hantz
to claim the lead on lap 73. Hantz pulled away to claim the victory, his
third of the season, and his eleventh career victory with the Sunoco Super
Series.
“I had a fast car all day, but didn’t think I would
end up in victory lane,” remarked Hantz. “If Junior’s spin hadn’t
happened, it would have been tough for me to have passed both of them to
get the win. I’ll take it, we worked hard to be fast today, and just
managed to be in the right spot towards the end! My car owner, Dick Poe,
brought his Mother-In-Law to the race today, she seems to be a good luck
charm for me, she’s been to three Sunoco Super Series races, and I’ve won
all three!”
The Ringers Gloves 100 Presented By Howe Racing saw
three different drivers to take turns leading. Jeff Lane had the early
lead from his pole starting position, but lost it to Fred Campbell on lap
13. Campbell only got to lead three laps before Hanley powered by to take
the lead on lap 16. Hanley lead until the incident on lap 72, Hanley ‘s
car seemed to be slowing and Fred Campbell looked to be faster, but Hanley
was using every inch of the racetrack to keep the Battle Creek, Michigan
late model veteran behind him. The event had only two caution periods for
13 laps. The long green run in the middle put a lot of good cars a lap
down to the leaders.
Eight drivers finished on the lead lap including
second place finisher Bobby Parsley, who may have had the fastest car on
the track at the end of the race. A late pass on the outside of Eddie
Hoffman got Parsley the second place finish. Hoffman finished third, his
third top five finish with the series in three series events so far this
season. Campbell and Hanley each battled back for a top five finish.
Campbell came home fourth followed by Hanley in fifth. The last three cars
to stay on the lead lap were JR Roahrig in sixth, Jack Landis in seventh
and Todd Oliver in eight.
Pat Anderson, Crew Chief for Scott Hantz, was the
Gladiator GarageWorks Crew Chief Of the Race Award winner. Terry Fisher
Jr. was the Hubler Automotive Group/Blake Carburetion Rookie Of The Race.
Eddie Van Meter was the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hardcharger Award
winner. Van Meter finished ninth after starting twenty second. Hantz and
Van Meter earned Goodyear Performance Awards. Hantz claimed the Spray
Power Clean Sweep Award of $150 for winning and being the fast qualify of
the Ringers Gloves 100 Presented By Howe Racing. The Jonny On The Spot
Delivery Service Halfway Leader Award for leading at lap 50 went to Junior
Hanley. Bobby Parsley received the Sweet Manufacturing Sweet Move Of The
Race Award for his late outside pass of Eddie Hoffman to take second spot
away. The EMF Corp Hard Luck Award went to Scott Whitehouse.
The next Sunoco Super Series event will be the
Electric Mills 150 Presented By DeKalb Distributing at Angola Motor
Speedway this Saturday, August 30th.
Official
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Qualifying
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