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Vidovich Dominates Again for Second Straight Win
STOCKTON, CALIF. (April 30, 2005) Auggie Vidovich from Lakeside, Calif. dominated the
action for the second race in a row to claim his second victory of the season in NASCAR
AutoZone Elite Division, Southwest Series competition Saturday night at the historic
Stockton (Calif.) 99 Speedway. Vidovich maneuvered lap traffic over the final 40 laps of
the event en route to a 3.498 second margin of victory over series veteran M.K. Kanke.
Two-time and defending Northwest Series champion Jeff Jefferson finished third with Jim
Pettit II and rookie Ryan Foster rounding out the top five finishers in the 100-lap
AutoZone Twin Championships presented by Havoline.
Vidovich started on the outside front row for the second consecutive race but getting an
advantage with a six-car invert.
Kanke, Jefferson, and Pettit waged a spirited battle for third place over the closing
laps, but Kanke able to hold the advantage for the runner-up spot. Defending Northwest
Series champion Jeff Jefferson rallied to finish third with a loose race car.
Jefferson led all drivers in qualifying with a quick lap of 13.692seconds/65.732 mph
around the quarter-mile paved oval to claim his first career Southwest Series Bud Pole
Award.
With the victory Vidovich took over the points lead by one over 2004 series champion
Pettit. Kanke moves up to third followed by Lamar and Jefferson.
The race took just 35 minutes and 22 seconds to complete at an average speed of 42.423mph.
The action was slowed five times for 29 laps of caution. Mike Ledbetter won the $750
PowerAde Award for improving the most positions in the event (13), while Eddy McKean
collected the $300 Featherlite Award for improving the most positions from the previous
event. Jeff Jefferson claimed the $400 Bud Pole Award and Ryan Foster was the top
finishing Sunoco Rookie-of-the-Year competitor. Mike Harvick claimed the Lunati Crew
Chief-of-the-Race Award for preparing the winning car.
The next event for the Southwest Series is Saturday, May 14 at Mesa Marin (Calif.) Raceway
for the second of three visits the series will make to the high-baked half-mile oval.
Auggie Vidovich dominated the action in the series' last visit to MMR while four time MMR
winner M.K. Kanke finished fourth.
AutoZone Twin Championships presented by Havoline
NASCAR AUTOZONE ELITE DIVISION, SOUTHWEST SERIES
Stockton 99 Speedway April 30, 2005
1. Auggie Vidovich, Lakeside Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, 42.413 mph, $2,500
2. M K Kanke, Frazier Park Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,600
3. Jeff Jefferson, Naches Wash., Dodge Intrepid, 100, $1,700
4. Jim Pettit, II, Prunedale Calif., Ford Taurus, 100, $1,600
5. *Ryan Foster, Anderson Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,100
6. Eddy McKean, Jerome Idaho, Pontiac Grand Prix, 100, $1,700
7. Rip Michels, San Fernando Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,375
8. Greg Voigt, Santa Barbara Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,350
9. Bobby Lyon, Aqua Dulce Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,300
10. Mike Ledbetter, Ceres Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $1,625
11. *David Mayhew, Atascadero Calif., Pontiac Grand Prix, 100, $850
12. *Dustin Jones, Tucson Ariz., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 100, $800
13. Nick Lynch, Burley Idaho, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 99, $1,175
14. *Don Campbell, Campbell Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 99, $750
15. Thomas Martin, Auburn Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 98, $1,100
16. Joe Herold, Del Mar Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 98, $1,075
17. *Stephan Sadler, Brea Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 98, $650
18. Brandon Riehl, Boring Ore., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 97, $625
19. Doug McCoun, Prunedale Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 94, $1,025
20. Richard Johnson, Antioch Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 94, $625
21. Dan Holtz, Pacific Palisades Calif., Ford Taurus, 81, Rear End, $625
22. Burney Lamar, W. Sacramento Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 70, Engine, $1,025
23. Greg Pursley, Canyon Country Calif., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 53, Accident, $625
* Denotes Rookie of the Year Contender
Time of Race: 0 hrs., 35 mins, 22 secs Average Speed: 42.413 mph Margin of Victory: 3.498
Seconds
BUD POLE AWARD: Jeff Jefferson, 42 LeMay Auto Museum/Tri County Parts Dodge
