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Goodson Storms to Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Win at Myrtle Beach Myrtle Beach, S.C. - June 12, 1998 - Going into the $46,100 7 Up 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, two-time Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Champion Hal Goodson had ...

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Goodson Storms to Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Win at Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach, S.C. - June 12, 1998 - Going into the $46,100 7 Up 250 at Myrtle Beach Speedway, two-time Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Champion Hal Goodson had 12 career victories. But he had no wins at Myrtle Beach, his home track. All that changed Saturday night when the Darlington, S.C. native dominated the 250-lap race for his first series win at the 0.538-mile oval. "I've raced here for a long time at Myrtle Beach and about eight or nine years ago we were leading an All American Challenge (predecessor to the Slim Jim All Pro Series) race with about five to go and had just about as good a car as we had tonight. We blew a tire and hit the wall. I've been waiting on this moment, we had a great race car and this Nortel Networks crew, they busted a pit stop and we jumped out ahead of everybody," stated Goodson. For the seventh time in eight races a different driver captured the $300 Bud Pole Award. On the second of two qualifying laps, and as the last of 29 cars to attempt to qualify, Goodson planted his Chevrolet Monte Carlo in the top starting position after touring the 0.538-mile oval in a time of 19.892 seconds at an average speed of 97.366 mph. It was his eighth career pole, moving him into third place on the career Bud Poles list. Easley, S.C.'s Randy Gentry, after experiencing an eventful 24-hour-period culminating in the birth of his first child, put his Carolina Painting Chevrolet on the outside of the front row, narrowly missing his second pole position of 1999. Goodson's years of experience on the flat d-shaped oval served him well when the green flag waved as he maneuvered into the early lead with Gentry, Scott Kilby and rookie Coy Gibbs in tow. On lap 34, as Goodson approached Keith White and series points leader Wayne Anderson, Goodson made contact with White and it was enough to cause White to spin on the backstretch, bringing out the race's first caution. Anderson escaped being lapped and restarted at the tail of the lead lap cars, after pitting for adjustments during the caution period. When green flag racing resumed Goodson continued to lead, continuing to maintain the top spot through two more minor caution periods. The fourth caution waved on lap 104 when Robert Burroughs spun on the backstretch. During this caution period Gibbs, Gentry, David Reutimann and Anderson were the only lead lap cars to pit. Once back to green this quartet, on fresh tires, began slicing through the field. By the race's halfway point on lap 125 Gentry had moved all the way to fifth position but Goodson continued to cruise and picked up the $400 Gatorade Front Runner Award for leading when the crossed flags were displayed. In earning the award Goodson also moved into a tie with Steven Howard for the points lead in the chase for the annual Gatorade Front Runner Award. The fifth caution was displayed on lap 141 when Anderson and Howard got together in turn one. During this break in green flag racing the balance of the cars on the lead lap pitted and Gentry assumed the top spot. The green waved again on lap 146 and Goodson had moved back into the runner-up spot by lap 154. On lap 168 he caught Gentry and on the 171st circuit Goodson was declared the leader as the duo raced side-by-side across the start/finish line. From that point forward Goodson was in total command. Billy Bigley, Jr. also overhauled Gentry to capture the runner-up spot while Gentry settled for a third place finish. Ron Young captured his first top five finish of 1999 with a fourth place finish while first year driver Rodney Childers rounded out the top five. Kilby, Anderson, Jeff Fultz, rookie Lance Goodson and Reutimann rounded out the top 10. These drivers were the only starters to finish on the lead lap. Goodson established a new race record in completing the 134.5 mile distance in one hour, 46 minutes and 33 seconds at a winning average speed of 75.739 mph. His margin of victory over Bigley was a healthy 1.985 seconds. There were a total of eight caution periods for 38 laps and two lead changes among two drivers. Twenty two of 29 starters were running when the checkered flag waved. In the series point standings, Anderson maintains a narrow six point lead over Goodson as one half of the 16-race schedule is now complete. Bigley is just 19 points behind Goodson and a scant six points separates Bigley and Ronnie Burkett. Howard continues to hold down the fifth position. Jimmy King, Goodson's crew chief, earned the $300 Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew-Chief-of-the-Race Award for the third time this season and now leads the annual points chase in that category. In piloting his Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers Chevrolet to a fifth place finish, Mooresville, N.C.'s Childers earned the Rookie-of-the-Race honors. He also closed the gap to just four points between Gibbs and himself for the Rookie-of-the-Year honors. The next event for the Slim Jim All Pro Series is Saturday night, June 19 at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Ga. The Greeson/Horton Homes 200 will be the ninth event on the 16-race Slim Jim All Pro Series schedule.

Race #8 of 16 $46,100 7 Up 250 Myrtle Beach Speedway - 0.538 mile oval June 12, 1999 Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Finish  Start   #       Driver
Sponsor/Make                                         Laps Pnts Earnings Status

1       1       16      Hal Goodson
Nortel Networks Chevrolet Monte Carlo                250  180   $9,695  running
2       6       28      Billy Bigley, Jr.
Peerless Woodworking Chevrolet Monte Carlo           250  170   3895    running
3       2       09      Randy Gentry
Carolina Painting/Milliken Cleaners Chev Monte Carlo 250  165   2595    running
4       12      4       Ron Young
Cofer Bros. Building Materials Chev Monte Carlo      250  160   1995    running
5       8       54      #Rodney Childers
Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers Chev Monte Carlo          250  155   1945    running
6       3       45      Scott Kilby
Arndt & Herman Windows Chev Monte Carlo              250  150   1690    running
7       23      86      Wayne Anderson
Jani King Chev Monte Carlo                           250  146   1890    running
8       7       30      Jeff Fultz
Multiple Tool Chev Monte Carlo                       250  142   1490    running
9       5       23      #Lance Goodson
Easy Care/Quaker State Chev Monte Carlo              250  138   890     running
10      15      00      David Reutimann
Pennzoil Chev Monte Carlo                            250  134   1390    running
11      13      31      Ronnie Burkett
Big Daddy's BBQ Sauces & Spices/Havana Cola Chev     249  130   1440    running
12      22      11      #A.J. Frank
Millionaire Magazine/Fuel Clothing Pont Grand Prix   249  127   690     running
13      18      9       #Patrick Lawler
Manheim's Auto Auctions of Texas Chev Monte Carlo    249  124   965     running
14      21      21      Steve Mendenhall
Interstate Batteries Chev Monte Carlo                248  121   640     running
15      4       44      #Coy Gibbs
MBNA Chev Monte Carlo                                248  118   1115    running
16      14      33      Conrad Burr
National Peening Chev Monte Carlo                    247  115   995     running
17      26      34      #Ken Weaver
Square D/All Phase Electric Chev Monte Carlo         245  112   885     running
18      17      20      #Brian Smith
Juba Glass Chev Monte Carlo                          244  109   575     running
19      19      14      Josh Clemons
Fuzzy's Sauces/SkySpy/Tech Star Chev Monte Carlo     244  106   565     running
20      10      19      Steven Howard
Dick Brooks Automotive/Greer Flooring CenterChev     244  103   1155    running
20      25      26      Keith White
Bayer Agricultural/Advantage Flea Adulticide Chev    241  100   820     running
22      28      83      #Tina Gordon
Inland Buildings Chev Monte Carlo                    241  97    510     running
23      9       53      Robert Burroughs
Burroughs Motorsports Chev Monte Carlo               103  94    1000    accident
24      24      18      #Strom Altman
Southern Insurance Agency Chev Monte Carlo           57   91    490     clutch
25      20      1       Eddie Mercer
Phoenix Construction/Eddie Mercer Automotive Chev    42   88    880     suspens
26      11      3       David Bonnett
Dunlop Golf/Golf Dimensions Chev Monte Carlo         41   85    780     accident
27      16      87      Kevin Prince
Wells Transmission Chev Monte Carlo                  23   82    480     engine
28      29      6       Jerry Russell
Dick's Auto Parts Chev Monte Carlo                   3    79    480     rear end
29      27      72      #Benny Gordon
Elliott Trucking Pont Grand Prix                     0    76    780     t. chain

Time of Race: 1 hr., 46 mins., 33 secs. (NRR) Winner's Average Speed: 75.739 mph Margin of Victory: 1.985 seconds Bud Pole Award: Hal Goodson, Darlington, S.C., Chevrolet, 19.892 seconds, 97.366 mph Gatorade Front Runner Award: Hal Goodson Caution Periods: 8 for 38 laps, 35-39, 43-47, 55-58, 104-109, 141-145, 191-194, 230-234, 241-244 Lead Changes: 2 changes among 2 drivers Lap Leaders: Goodson 1-142, Gentry 143-170, Goodson 171-250 Rookie of the Race: Rodney Childers # signifies Rookie Contender Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew Chief of the Race: Jimmy King NOTE: The above figures are based on team winnings, and include racing purse and cash contingency awards from participating manufacturers. Next Event: Greeson/Horton Homes 200, Lanier National Speedway, Braselton, Ga., June 19, 1999

1999 Point Standings (thru 6/12/99) Car Pos # Driver Points Strt Poles Wins Top 5 Top 10 Earnings 1 86 Wayne Anderson 1278 8 0 1 6 8 $23,740.00 2 16 Hal Goodson 1272 8 1 3 5 7 $43,915.00 3 28 Billy Bigley, Jr 1253 8 0 1 6 7 $27,195.00 4 31 Ronnie Burkett 1247 8 0 0 4 7 $24,690.00 5 19 Steven Howard 1130 8 1 2 2 5 $28,410.00 6 00 David Reutimann 1120 8 0 0 2 6 $14,765.00 7 45 Scott Kilby 1067 8 2 0 2 5 $14,855.00 8 30 Jeff Fultz 1035 8 0 0 1 6 $11,570.00 9 44 #Coy Gibbs 1001 8 1 0 0 3 $10,115.00 10 54 #Rodney Childers 999 8 1 0 3 3 $10,760.00 11 09 Randy Gentry 962 8 1 0 2 2 $12,825.00 12 53 Robert Burroughs 954 8 0 0 0 2 $9,885.00 13 33 Conrad Burr 945 8 0 1 1 2 $17,530.00 14 1 Eddie Mercer 941 8 0 0 2 2 $13,860.00 15 4 Ron Young 914 7 0 0 1 1 $10,655.00 16 26 Keith White 845 8 0 0 0 0 $8,575.00 17 9 #Patrick Lawler 835 7 0 0 0 2 $6,025.00 18 34 #Ken Weaver 788 8 0 0 0 0 $6,400.00 19 3 David Bonnett 758 8 0 0 0 0 $6,290.00 20 72 #Benny Gordon 748 7 0 0 0 1 $6,565.00 21 11 #A.J. Frank 671 7 0 0 0 0 $4,450.00 22 25 Mike Cope 617 5 1 0 1 2 $7,880.00 23 83 #Tina Gordon 608 4 0 0 0 0 $2,535.00 24 77 #Chad Bland 537 5 0 0 0 0 $3,165.00 25 14 Josh Clemons 525 6 0 0 0 0 $4,505.00 26 61 #Mike Franklin,Jr 520 4 0 0 0 3 $3,540.00 27 18 #Strom Altman 500 4 0 0 0 0 $2,340.00 28 36 #Robbie Pyle 485 5 0 0 0 0 $3,345.00 29 20 #Brian Smith 485 4 0 0 0 0 $2,310.00 30 38 #Shane Sieg 471 3 0 0 0 0 $1,860.00 31 04 Mardy Lindley 442 4 0 0 0 0 $4,020.00 32 23 #Lance Goodson 405 3 0 0 0 1 $2,555.00 33 05 Chip Rutherford 347 3 0 0 0 0 $1,495.00 34 20 Jim Inglebright 312 3 0 0 0 0 $2,425.00 35 36 Rick Roller 294 3 0 0 0 0 $1,445.00 36 98 Sean Studer 289 2 0 0 1 2 $3,675.00 37 94 Scott Riggs 279 3 0 0 0 0 $2,585.00 38 21 Steve Mendenhall 239 2 0 0 0 0 $1,765.00 39 2 Robbie Ferguson 234 1 0 0 0 0 $555.00 40 37 Larry Raines 216 2 0 0 0 1 $1,620.00 41 07 Greg Harrison 176 2 0 0 0 0 $1,015.00 42 80 Toby Porter 165 1 0 0 1 1 $2,725.00 43 87 Kevin Prince 155 2 0 0 0 0 $1,005.00 44 7 Jason Schuler 142 1 0 0 0 1 $1,050.00 45 51 Brian Hoppe 124 1 0 0 0 0 $650.00 46 96 Jeremy Thompson 116 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 47 62 John Gerstner 109 1 0 0 0 0 $700.00 48 0 Steven Christian 100 1 0 0 0 0 $875.00 49 26 Jimmy Cope 94 1 0 0 0 0 $895.00 50 10 Doug Klein 91 1 0 0 0 0 $775.00 51 01 Derrick Kelley 88 1 0 0 0 0 $575.00 52 6 Jerry Russell 79 1 0 0 0 0 $480.00 53 70 Kevin Gingrich 79 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 54 82 Donnie Wilson 76 1 0 0 0 0 $675.00 55 72 Dennis Southerlin 73 1 0 0 0 0 $485.00 56 1 Lee Tissot 67 1 0 0 0 0 $485.00 57 48 David Probst 67 1 0 0 0 0 $520.00 58 71 Ray Skillman 52 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 59 75 Keith Brack 52 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 60 89 Tony Ponkauskus 49 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 61 91 Richard Noda 46 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 62 75 #Billy Mills 40 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 63 39 Carl Hedin, Jr. 34 0 0 0 0 0 $0.00 # denotes Rookie of the Year candidate. $379,605.00

Jasper Engines & Transmissions Crew Chief Challenge Standings Jimmy King (Hal Goodson) 40 Augie Grill (Wayne Anderson) 34 Bill Bigley, Sr. (Billy Bigley, Jr.) 32 Jeff Burkett (Ronnie Burkett) 30 Danny Howard (Steven Howard) 20 Charlie Phillips (Eddie Mercer) 14 Jason Greene (Scott Kilby) 10 Buzzie Reutimann (David Reutimann) 10 Gary Crooks (Conrad Burr) 10 Jon Craig (Rodney Childers) 10 Dean Nash (Mike Cope) 8 Rodger Gentry, Jr. (Randy Gentry) 8 Joey Bishop (Toby Porter) 6 Larry Rapp (Ron Young) 4 Jerry Russell (Jeff Fultz) 2 James Cowan (Sean Studer) 2

Rookie Standings Coy Gibbs 64 Rodney Childers 60 Patrick Lawler 41 Ken Weaver 39 Mike Franklin, Jr. 35 Benny Gordon 31 Robbie Pyle 24 Strom Altman 24 A.J. Frank 21 Chad Bland 20 Lance Goodson 20 Brian Smith 19 Shane Sieg 17 Tina Gordon 16 Chip Rutherford 5

Bud Pole Awards Scott Kilby 2 Mike Cope 1 Rodney Childers 1 Randy Gentry 1 Steven Howard 1 Coy Gibbs 1 Hal Goodson 1

Gatorade Front Runner Award Steven Howard 10 Hal Goodson 10 Eddie Mercer 9 Coy Gibbs 8 Rodney Childers 6 Toby Porter 5 Conrad Burr 5 Scott Kilby 5 Ronnie Burkett 4 Mike Cope 3 Billy Bigley, Jr. 3

Manufacturer's Wins Chevrolet 8 Ford 0 Pontiac 0

1999 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Statistics Lap Leaders (1290 total laps) Hal Goodson 374 Coy Gibbs 124 Steven Howard 113 Toby Porter 112 Mike Cope 106 Billy Bigley, Jr. 105 Scott Kilby 77 Conrad Burr 75 Eddie Mercer 62 Rodney Childers 45 Wayne Anderson 44 Randy Gentry 38 Rick Roller 10 Jim Inglebright 5

Wins Hal Goodson 3 Steven Howard 2 Wayne Anderson 1 Billy Bigley, Jr. 1 Conrad Burr 1 5 Race Winners

Laps Completed Percentage Top 20 (1290 Possible) 1 Wayne Anderson 1290 100.00% 2 Hal Goodson 1290 100.00% 3 Ronnie Burkett 1288 99.84% 4 David Reutimann 1288 99.84% 5 Billy Bigley, Jr. 1288 99.84% 6 Steven Howard 1281 99.30% 7 #Coy Gibbs 1280 99.22% 8 Scott Kilby 1273 98.68% 9 #Rodney Childers 1248 96.74% 10 Keith White 1244 96.43% 11 #Ken Weaver 1229 95.27% 12 Randy Gentry 1174 91.01% 13 Jeff Fultz 1134 87.91% 14 Robert Burroughs 1092 84.65% 15 Eddie Mercer 1060 82.17% 16 Conrad Burr 1027 79.61% 17 Ron Young 997 77.29% 18 #Patrick Lawler 971 75.27% 19 David Bonnett 842 65.27% 20 #A.J. Frank 839 65.04%

1991 - 1999 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Statistics Career Bud Pole Positions Mike Cope 13 Toby Porter 9 Jeff Purvis 9 Hal Goodson 8 Mike Garvey 7 Derrick Gilchrist 6 Bobby Gill 6 Wayne Anderson 5 Shane Hall 5 Randy Porter 5 Tony Walls 5 Billy Bigley, Jr. 5 Freddie Query 5 Steve Holzhausen 4 Eddie Mercer 4 Robert Powell 4 Gary Balough 3 Ron Barfield, Jr. 3 Rick Crawford 3 Casey Elliott 3 Hank Parker, Jr. 3 Jody Ridley 3 Jeff Fultz 3 Nipper Alsup 2 Rich Bickle 2 Steven Christian 2 Matt Hutter 2 Bob Senneker 2 Jack Sprague 2 Tammy Jo Kirk 2 Sean Studer 2 Scott Kilby 2 Ron Young 2 Mardy Lindley 2 Conrad Burr 2 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. 1 Bubba Gale 1 Clay Brown 1 Coy Gibbs 1 Daniel Keene 1 Dick Anderson 1 Donnie Bishop 1 Eddie Goodson 1 Jamie Prell 1 Jason Keller 1 Jimmy Garmon 1 John Crow 1 Ken Schrader 1 Kevin Evans 1 Marty Ward 1 Mike Harmon 1 Pete Orr 1 Randy Gentry 1 Rodney Childers 1 Scot Walters 1 Scott Hansen 1 Scott Sutherland 1 Steven Howard 1 Terry Harris 1

Career Wins Freddie Query 17 Mike Cope 14 Hal Goodson 13 Jody Ridley 12 Bobby Gill 10 Mike Garvey 9 Toby Porter 9 Jeff Purvis 7 Ron Young 6 Steven Christian 6 Wayne Anderson 6 Rick Crawford 5 Jason Keller 5 Derrick Gilchrist 4 Scott Hansen 4 Billy Bigley, Jr. 4 Ron Barfield, Jr. 3 Hank Parker, Jr. 3 Rich Bickle 2 Jeff Fultz 2 Gary Balough 2 Donnie Bishop 2 Scott Sutherland 2 Scot Walters 2 Steven Howard 2 Brian Rievley 1 Carl Long 1 Clay Brown 1 Conrad Burr 1 David Green 1 Dick Anderson 1 Gary Bradberry 1 Gary Jones 1 Gary St. Amant 1 Lee Tissot 1 Mike Miller 1 Nipper Alsup 1 Randy Porter 1 Shane Hall 1 Steve Holzhausen 1 Terry Brooks 1 Tim Sauter 1 Tim Steele 1 Wayne Willard 1

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