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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 12:29:05 GMT -5
 Back on June 6th I released this fictional carset for the BR MCLM mod; my take on the Nascar Southeast Series based in 1997 with series sponsorship from All Pro Auto Parts. Then I got an itch to assemble a schedule and run a season. Here is the table of drivers for the 1997 season:  This series has four ASA drivers competing in a few races; Gary St. Amant, Kevin Cywinski, Bob Senneker, and Mike Eddy. Because of the ASA schedule and a rule put in place that these drivers can only compete in events in which the venue can hold a full field of cars, these guys are limited to four races but all have picked three. All four of these drivers ran the season opener at Walt Disney World Speedway and will run the All American 400 at Nashville. Gary. St Amant and Bob Senneker both ran the North Wilkesboro race while Kevin Cywinski and Mike Eddy will run Memphis. If you'd like to read a little backstory on each driver, you can do so here: www.simracingdesign.com/threads/thunder98s-showroom.62887/page-7#post-831823The points are real simple. 40 points to the winner and 1 point for 40th. 1 point for winning the pole, 1 point for leading a lap, and 5 points for leading the most laps. ASA drivers are ineligible to receive points. Here's the schedule:  At the time of this being posted, 9 of 22 races have been completed. Race recaps will begin in post #2. |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 13:21:46 GMT -5
Race 1: Five Star Bodies 150 at Walt Disney World Speedway; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, January 24th, 1997. Just one week after the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series opened their season at this one mile oval, the All Pro Southeast Series arrived to share the track with the Indy Racing League. In an attempt to boost ratings with this event being broadcasted on ESPN2, entry fees were waived and all 40 cars came to the track, including our four guests from the ASA. Gary St. Amant was the best-starting ASA driver, starting 3rd. Kevin Cywinski started 4th. Mike Eddy started 5th. Bob Senneker started 6th. The caution flew seven times for 28 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 14: Roger Fowler (#99) got into Jimbo Bailey (#32) coming out of turn two and sent the 32 into the wall battling for 30th place. Caution 2 - Lap 55: Jimbo Bailey (#32) got into Barry Peterson (#0) coming out of turn two, spun the 0 to the inside of the track going into turn three, causing the 0 to come back up and collect the 32. Bailey was running 27th and Peterson was 38th, one lap down. -This incident would cause Bailey to DNF, finishing 40th after starting 38th.
Caution 3 - Lap 79: Blaine Freeman (#19) blew his engine while running 4th, fluids found on the track as a result.
-This would cause Freeman to finish 39th after starting 10th.
Caution 4 - Lap 87: Gary Campbell (#22) was spun into the turn three wall by Rob Snyder (#2) while battling for 18th place.
Caution 5 - Lap 97: Ryan Fisher (#30) was spun by Kevin Cywinski (#51) coming out of turn three. Fisher was two laps down in 33rd and Cywinski was 17th on the lead lap.
Caution 6 - Lap 102: Caught in a battle for 14th between Becky Conway (#95) and Robby Anderson (#55), Scotty Hayes (#33) gets turned going into turn three. Hayes was 32nd, two laps down.
Caution 7 - Lap 136: In a heated fight for 4th place, Kurt Collins (#60) turned Gary St. Amant (#7) in turn three.
In the end it was rookie Richie Howard holding off three-time champion Troy Pearson for the victory. Howard started second and wound up leading a race-high 105 laps.
Busch Pole Award: Leroy Gardner (#28) (29.183 seconds / 123.359 mph)
Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Richie Howard (#75) (105 of 150)
Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Troy Pearson (#05) (+30, Started 32nd, Finished 2nd)
STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Leroy Gardner (#28) (29.425 seconds / 122.345 mph)
Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Richie Howard (#75) (Winner)
Five Star Moment of the Race: Rookie Richie Howard (#75) holding off three-time series champion Troy Pearson (#05) in his first paved oval race.
Race 1 Results.html (31.14 KB)
Race 1 Points.htm (25.48 KB)
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 13:51:51 GMT -5
Race 2: Sunshine Rotors 200 at USA International Speedway; Lakeland, Florida, February 8th, 1997. With the 1997 Busch Clash and ARCA 200 just one day away down in Daytona Beach, the Southeast series looked to put on a show in Lakeland. Rookie Derek Hawkins (#47) started on pole. The caution flew four times for 20 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 71: Becky Conway (#95) blows an engine in turn four while running 10th, oils gets on Derek Hawkins's (#47) tires and causes him to spin to the inside, collecting Tim Foster, Jr. (#4) while Ryan Fisher (#30) also gets oil and spins to the inside. Caution 2 - Lap 80: Clyde Houston (#3) gets spun by Caleb McDonald (#93) coming out of turn four. Caution 3 - Lap 100: Halfway caution. Caution 4 - Lap 125: Caleb McDonald (#93) hooked Adam Coleman (#8) going into turn one, sending Coleman head-on into the wall at 111 mph, causing the car to flip several times. -Coleman would be kept in a Lakeland-area hospital for observation and was released three days later.
Rookie Chad Moon (#98) would go on to take the victory after holding off seven-time champion Roger Fowler (#99). Trent Blanchard (#10) managed to squeak past Fowler for second on the last lap. Busch Pole Award: Derek Hawkins (#47) (21.569 seconds / 125.18 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Roger Fowler (#99) (111 of 200 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Trent Blanchard (#10) (+15, Started 17th, Finished 2nd) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Roger Fowler (#99) (21.291 seconds / 126.814 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Chad Moon (#98) (Winner) Five Star Moment of the Race: Rookies going 2-for-2 to start the season. Race 2 Results.html (33.47 KB) Race 2 Points.htm (25.5 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 14:02:54 GMT -5
Race 3: GM Goodwrench 200 at Richmond International Raceway; Richmond, Virginia, March 1st, 1997. This race was the first opportunity for the Southeast series drivers to showcase themselves before the owners of the Winston Cup and Busch Grand National series. Season-opener winner Richie Howard started on pole. The caution only flew twice for ten laps. Caution 1 - Lap 33: Defending series champion Damian Washington's (#1) car stopped on track just past the entrance to pit road. Caution 2 - Lap 98: Halfway caution. The race was predominantly clean and in the end it was Jason Sullivan (#82) who took the checkered flag, earning his first win since the season finale at Five Flags Speedway in 1994. Busch Pole Award: Richie Howard (#75) (22.286 seconds / 121.152 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Kurt Collins (#60) (133 of 200 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Neil Charles (#17) (+24, Started 28th, Finished 4th) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Rob Snyder (#2) (22.396 seconds / 120.557 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Blaine Freeman (#19) (Finished 6th) Five Star Moment of the Race: Jason Sullivan (#82) snaps a 48-race winless streak. Race 3 Results.html (26.39 KB) Race 3 Points.htm (25.51 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 14:24:54 GMT -5
Race 4: Lowes Foods 200 at Hickory Motor Speedway; Hickory, North Carolina, March 28th, 1997. Joining the Nascar Busch Grand National Series in Hickory, Kurt Collins looks to maintain his one-point advantage over Chad Moon. Tim Foster, Jr. would start on the pole in car #4. The caution waved nine times for 47 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 26: Blake Roosevelt (#37) spins Peter Murphy (#64) on the frontstraight going into turn one. Caution 2 - Lap 71: Mike Palmer (#5) turns Scotty Hayes (#33) going into turn three. Caution 3 - Lap 100: Halfway caution Caution 4 - Lap 119: Clyde Houston's car stalls in turns one and two. Caution 5 - Lap 127: Ernie Bryant (#9) spins Blaine Freeman (#19) going into turn one. Caution 6 - Lap 150: Gary Campbell and Mike Palmer spin coming out of turn two. Caution 7 - Lap 165: Neil Charles spins Ernie Bryant going into turn three. Caution 8 - Lap 180: Adam Coleman gets spun by Blaine Freeman on the backstraight. Caution 9 - Lap 190: Going four-wide coming out of turn two, Roger Fowler, Damian Washington, and Adam Coleman crash. Chad Moon was passed on the very last lap by Jason Sullivan who went on to become a two-time winner in 1997. Busch Pole Award: Tim Foster, Jr. (#4) (14.845 seconds / 87.302 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Tim Foster, Jr. (#4) (98 of 200 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Roger Fowler (#99) (+27, Started 33rd, Finished 6th) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Neil Charles (#17) (14.903 seconds / 86.962 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Chad Moon (#98) (Finished 2nd) Five Star Moment of the Race: Jason Sullivan's last lap pass to go back-to-back after going winless in 1995 and 1996. Race 4 Results.html (26.12 KB) Race 4 Points.htm (25.54 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 14:49:22 GMT -5
Race 5: Craftsman 200 at North Wilkesboro Speedway; North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, April 13th, 1997. With the ASA series having an off weekend, Gary St. Amant and Bob Senneker join the Southeast series drivers. Roger Fowler won the pole while Chad Moon entered as the points leader by 16 over the red-hot Jason Sullivan. The caution flew nine times for 45 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 5: Kurt Collins hooks Bob Senneker and sends the 84 into the turn one wall head-on at 94 mph. Senneker would drive his car back into the garage and finish 34th. Caution 2 - Lap 13: Mike Palmer gets spun by Rob Snyder coming out of turn four. Caution 3 - Lap 52: Clyde Houston comes down on Richie Howard and Roger Fowler, spinning all three cars on the frontstraight. Caution 4 - Lap 62: Kurt Collins gets hooked by Robby Anderson coming out of turn four, collecting Blaine Freeman. Caution 5 - Lap 100: Halfway caution Caution 6 - Lap 117: Roger Fowler gets turned by Jason Sullivan on the frontstraight. Caution 7 - Lap 145: Richie Howard hooks Neil Charles and sends him into the inside wall, also collecting Robby Anderson and Chad Moon. Caution 8 - Lap 173: Clyde Houston gets hooked by Tim Foster, Jr. and is sent into the inside wall on the frontstraight. Caution 9 - Lap 183: Jimbo Bailey hooks Rob Snyder coming out of turn two and sends him swerving to the apron. Snyder wasn't able to recover in time and went head-on into the pit entrance wall at 104 mph. -Snyder would suffer broken ribs as a result of the accident and was airlifted to Wake Forest Baptist Hospital in nearby Winston-Salem where he underwent surgery to speed up the healing process. Snyder would be listed 20th in the final results.
After the dust settled, Trent Blanchard would go on to win in dominating fashion. Roger Fowler and Chad Moon would be tied at the top of the standings but with his Lakeland win, Moon holds the tiebreaker. Busch Pole Award: Roger Fowler (#99) (19.513 seconds / 115.308 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Trent Blanchard (#10) (130 of 200 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Trent Blanchard (#10) (+24, Started 25th, Finished 1st) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Gary Campbell (#22) (19.531 seconds / 115.202 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Derek Hawkins (#47) (Finished 6th) Race 5 Results.html (27.52 KB) Race 5 Points.htm (25.55 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 15:17:34 GMT -5
Race 6: Duragloss 250 at Martinsville Speedway; Martinsville, Virginia, April 19th, 1997. This weekend was shared with the Nascar Featherlite Modified Tour while the Busch cars were in Nashville and Cup had an off weekend. Rob Snyder would show up to the track, qualify his car in 8th, and start the race to earn credit for the start while getting out under caution. The relief driver was Ryan Fisher, driver of the #30 car. Fisher's mechanical woes meant he was running part-time this season and wasn't returning to the track until Volusia in July. To combat the attrition rate after the North Wilkesboro race, Nascar slowed these cars down quite a bit as Neil Charles sat on the pole. The caution waved ten times for 48 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 6: Keith Norton (#00) gets into Adam Coleman in turns one and two, collecting John Kendrick (#57). -Rob Snyder would come to pit road to perform his driver change with Ryan Fisher.Caution 2 - Lap 12: Sammy Moore (#6) is spun by Roger Fowler going into turn three. Caution 3 - Lap 48: John Kendrick is spun by Greg Partridge (#25) coming out of turn two. Caution 4 - Lap 68: Kurt Collins and Tim Foster, Jr. get together in turn four. Caution 5 - Lap 121: Blake Roosevelt's car comes to a stop past the pit exit on the frontstraight. -This would serve as the halftime caution.
Caution 6 - Lap 126: Debris in turn three. Caution 7 - Lap 138: Robby Anderson gets turned by Jimbo Bailey coming out of turn four. Caution 8 - Lap 206: Zach O'Malley (#40) overcorrects his car coming out of turn two, hits Gary Campbell's car, and spins up the track into Scotty Hayes. Caution 9 - Lap 214: Clyde Houston overcorrects his car coming out of turn four and turns Jimbo Bailey into the outside wall, collecting Becky Conway. Caution 10 - Lap 246: Race leader Trent Blanchard spins Zach O'Malley going into turn three. The race would end under caution but because the race leader caused the final caution to end the race under yellow, Trent Blanchard was penalized for the accident. Blanchard was stripped of his bonus points and docked 15 points while being placed as the last car on the lead lap in 7th. The win would end up going to rookie Blaine Freeman in car #19. So instead of leaving Martinsville second in the points by only two to Roger Fowler, Blanchard was 7th in points, 19 points back. Busch Pole Award: Neil Charles (#17) (22.038 seconds / 85.924 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Chad Moon (#98) (120 of 250 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Sammy Moore (#6) (+17, Started 19th, Finished 2nd) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Roger Fowler (#99) (22.330 seconds / 84.801 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Blaine Freeman (#19) (Finished 1st) Five Star Moment of the Race: Trent Blanchard's penalty Race 6 Results.html (32.56 KB) Race 6 Points.htm (25.61 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 15:40:06 GMT -5
Race 7: Myers Brothers 250 at Bowman-Gray Stadium; Winston-Salem, North Carolina, May 23rd, 1997. It was Memorial Day Weekend at the Madhouse and 33 cars came to the track to try and qualify for 28 spots on the grid, so a special qualifying procedure was put into place for this race. 19 teams were locked into the show, leaving the remaining 14 go-or-go-homers. The fastest four of those 14 locked themselves in on speed, those being Alan Dudley (#52), Keith Norton, Vince Stevens (#12), and Zach O'Malley. The remaining ten cars had a 25-lap dash to determine the final five starters. Blake Roosevelt won the last chance qualifier while John Kendrick, Caleb McDonald, Mike Palmer, and Clyde Houston made the show. Greg Partridge (#25) was running comfortably in 4th before being spun by Mike Palmer, effectively DNQ'ing the 25 car. Gary Campbell would qualify on the pole for this race, the first night race of the season. Did Not Qualify: 8 - Adam Coleman 9 - Ernie Bryant 25 - Greg Partridge 33 - Scotty Hayes 64 - Peter Murphy The caution flew three times for 11 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 85: Neil Charles wheelhops his car into turn one and gets turned by Richie Howard. -Rob Snyder performs his driver change on lap 86. Ryan Fisher would go on to finish 4th.
Caution 2 - Lap 115: Damian Washington spins coming out of turn four. -This would serve as the halftime caution.
Caution 3 - Lap 203: Caleb McDonald smacks the turn four armco and spins. Gary Campbell had the field in the palm of his hands the whole night, winning and leading all 250 laps at Bowman-Gray. Roger Fowler leaves with a one point lead over Richie Howard. Busch Pole Award: Gary Campbell (15.087 seconds / 59.654 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Gary Campbell (All 250 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Richie Howard (+12, Started 14th, Finished 2nd) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Gary Campbell (14.98 seconds / 60.08 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Richie Howard (Finished 2nd) Five Star Moment of the Race: Keith Norton finishing 11th after qualifying his way in on time in 21st. Race 7 Results.html (28.93 KB) Race 7 Points.htm (25.62 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 16:12:45 GMT -5
Race 8: Slim Jim 250 at Southern National Motorsports Park; Kenly, North Carolina, June 7th, 1997. The Southeast series is back under the lights again for 250 laps at SNMP. 33 cars tried for 29 spots on the grid while Neil Charles got the pole. Did Not Qualify: 3 - Clyde Houston 9 - Ernie Bryant 33 - Scotty Hayes 64 - Peter Murphy The caution waved 15 times for 75 laps. Caution 1 - Lap 16: Sammy Moore spins in turn one. Caution 2 - Lap 65: Richie Howard swerves to the apron and clips the end of the pit exit going into turn one, causing him to get up in front of Robby Anderson and get hooked into the outside wall. Caution 3 - Lap 105: Caleb McDonald spins Mike Palmer coming out of turn two. Caution 4 - Lap 116: Gary Campbell spins Caleb McDonald coming out of turn four. Caution 5 - Lap 123: Neil Charles spins Mike Palmer in turn four. -This would be the halftime caution. Rob Snyder performed his driver change with Ryan Fisher. Fisher would later finish 5th.Caution 6 - Lap 135: Neil Charles spins Trent Blanchard on the backstraight. Caution 7 - Lap 142: Ryan Fisher, running 2nd, caught between Keith Norton and Vince Stevens, spins Norton on the frontstraight. Caution 8 - Lap 147: Fluid in turn three. Caution 9 - Lap 162: Blaine Freeman spins in turn three. Caution 10 - Lap 174: Jimbo Bailey hooks Trent Blanchard into Caleb McDonald on the frontstraight, collects Ryan Fisher, Gary Campbell, and Mike Palmer in turn one. Caution 11 - Lap 183: Keith Norton slides into Trent Blanchard and get together in turn one, spinning Norton and Neil Charles Caution 12 - Lap 190: Greg Partridge spins in turn four. Caution 13 - Lap 199: Greg Partridge and Blake Roosevelt get together in turn four. Caution 14 - Lap 205: Sammy Moore hooks Trent Blanchard going into turn one, collecting Jimbo Bailey, Roger Fowler, and Becky Conway. Caution 15 - Lap 213: Tim Foster, Jr. spins Caleb McDonald into the outside wall coming out of turn four. Troy Pearson, known by most as the Silver Rooster, Kentucky fried the field by leading 215 of the 250 laps. Roger Fowler extended his points lead to 18 over Damian Washington and Derek Hawkins. The feelgood stories of the night came from Blake Roosevelt and John Kendrick, two guys who usually finish out back, finished 10th and 11th respectively. Roosevelt's previous best finish of the season was 18th at Hickory while Kendrick's previous best finish was 17th, also at Hickory. Busch Pole Award: Neil Charles (14.409 seconds / 99.938 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Troy Pearson (215 of 250 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Roger Fowler (+16, Started 22nd, Finished 6th) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Troy Pearson (14.335 seconds / 100.454 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Chad Moon (Finished 4th) Five Star Moment of the Race: Blake Roosevelt and John Kendrick finishing 10th and 11th. Race 8 Results.html (29.22 KB) Race 8 Points.htm (25.63 KB) |
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Post by thunder98 on Jun 28, 2018 16:24:58 GMT -5
Race 9: Myrtle Beach 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, June 14th, 1997. The Southeast series is ready to run under the South Carolina sunshine. Tim Foster, Jr. won the pole for the race. The caution flew twice for nine laps. Caution 1 - Lap 40: Caleb McDonald's car came to a halt coming off of turn two. Caution 2 - Lap 125: Halftime caution. Timeless Neil Charles would go on to win the race, leading 92 of 250 laps but all eyes were on Rob Snyder who two months ago underwent rib surgery, ran the full 250 laps, and finished 3rd after leading 42 laps. Ryan Fisher stood by on pit road that whole day but wasn't needed to take over the #2 car. Fisher is set to return to the track at the series's next race, the Budweiser 200 at Volusia on July 4th. Roger Fowler continues his march towards an eighth series championship as he leaves with an eight point lead over Chad Moon. Busch Pole Award: Tim Foster, Jr. (21.073 seconds / 91.909 mph) Safety Kleen Front Runner (Most Laps Led): Neil Charles (92 of 250 laps) Gatorade Hard Charger (Most Positions Gained): Greg Partridge (+13, Started 33rd, Finished 20th) STP Hot Lap (Best Lap Time): Troy Pearson (20.547 seconds / 94.262 mph) Raybestos Rookie of the Race: Chad Moon (Finished 2nd) Five Star Moment of the Race: Rob Snyder running all 250 laps. Race 9 Results.html (33.42 KB) Race 9 Points.htm (25.63 KB) |
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