SWS: Mesa Marin: Qualifying notes, results

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (March 22, 2003) Dan Holtz of Pacific Palisades, Calif. collected his second career Bud Pole Award to lead thirty-five drivers in qualifying for tonights Star Nursery.Com "200" at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield, Calif. for the NASCAR Elite Division, Featherlite Southwest Series. Holtz put down a quick lap of 19.016 seconds/94.657 mph to best former series champion Craig Raudman. Eric Homes, Doug McCoun, and JR Patton round out the top-five qualifiers.

Stan Silva Jr, Michael Price, Dennis Dyer, Chris Hines, Nathan Thiesse, and Richard Johnson will attempt to race their way into the feature race through the 15-lap non-qualifiers race scheduled to take place at 7:00pm PST this evening. Two drivers will transfer. <pre> NASCAR Elite Division Featherlite Southwest Series Star Nursery.Com "200" Mesa Marin Raceway, Bakersfield, Calif., March 22, 2003

Pos     Car     Driver                                  Time 1  Time 2  Quick Lap       MPH
1       23      Dan Holtz               Ford            19.016  19.141  19.016          94.657
2       2       Craig Raudman           Chevrolet       19.079  19.097  19.079          94.345
3       62      Eric Holmes             Chevrolet       19.140  19.383  19.140          94.044
4       34      Doug McCoun             Chevrolet       19.270  19.162  19.162          93.936
5       97      JR Patton               Chevrolet       19.467  19.175  19.175          93.872
6       6       Todd Souza              Ford            19.177  19.970  19.177          93.862
7       30      Steve Belletto          Chevrolet       19.299  19.334  19.299          93.269
8       51      Kevin Vernon            Chevrolet       19.618  19.327  19.327          93.134
9       03      Jim Pettit II           Ford            19.400  19.368  19.368          92.937
10      59      Auggie Vidovich Jr.     Chevrolet       19.475  19.372  19.372          92.918
11      61      Mike Ledbetter          Chevrolet       19.562  19.373  19.373          92.913
12      45      Tommy Fry               Chevrolet       19.454  19.395  19.395          92.807
13      16      Burney Lamar            Chevrolet       19.398  19.806  19.398          92.793
14      28      Brandon Whitt           Pontiac         19.726  19.442  19.442          92.583
15      70      Frank Deiny Jr.         Chevrolet       19.595  19.446  19.446          92.564
16      08      Eric Schmidt            Chevrolet       19.666  19.497  19.497          92.322
17      94      Darrell LaMoure         Chevrolet       19.513  19.544  19.513          92.246
18      8       Ryan Arciero            Chevrolet       55.823  19.536  19.536          92.138
19      19      Eddy McKean             Pontiac         19.549  20.019  19.549          92.076
20      68      Randy Nelson            Ford            19.565  19.765  19.565          92.001
21      38      Tony Gomez              Chevrolet       19.601  20.265  19.601          91.832
22      73      Scott Busby             Chevrolet       99.999  19.691  19.691          91.412
23      89      Bryan Germone           Chevrolet       21.274  19.735  19.735          91.209
24      21      Thomas Martin           Chevorlet       19.838  19.760  19.760          91.093
25      11      David Gilliland         Chevrolet       20.061  19.898  19.898          90.461
26      65      Stan Silva Jr.          Chevrolet       20.188  19.953  19.953          90.212
27      3       Michael Price           Chevrolet       20.582  19.954  19.954          90.207
28      09      Greg Voigt              Chevrolet       20.158  19.989  19.989          90.050
29      56      Danny Burson            Chevrolet       20.170  20.027  20.027          89.879
30      4       Dennis Dyer             Pontiac         20.036  20.216  20.036          89.838
31      71      Greg Fowler             Chevrolet       20.325  20.051  20.051          89.771
32      96      Chris Hines             Chevrolet       20.350  20.328  20.328          88.548
33      88      Nathan Thiesse          Pontiac         26.343  99.999  26.343          68.329
34      47      Richard Johnson         Chevrolet       37.532  99.999  37.532          47.959

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