ARCA Truck release, results, points, Lorain County

-The unofficial championship points rankings for the ARCA Lincoln
Welders Truck Series after Lorain County Speedway are: 1. Pete
Wormcastle (1975); 2. Chad Guinn (1965); 3. Jeff Speakman (1875); 4.
Darren Jones (1850); 5. Bill Withers (1845); 6. ®Brandon Knupp (1835);
7. Brett Oakley (1810); 8. Paul Hahn (1780); 9. Joe Wormcastle (1760);
10. Robbin Slaughter (1730); 11. Jack Weethee (1680); 12. Tully
Esterline (1655); 13. ®Kevin Reeb  (1645); 14. Eddy Adams (1645); 15.
John Kasmierski (1585); 16. Mark Otting (1505); 17. Stan Maitlen (1275);
18. Phil Bozell (865); 19. Kyle Witwer (725); 20. Steve Christman (665);
21. Jeff Wichmann (650); 22. Brian Rowe, Jeff Quitte (425, tie); 24.
Craig Meyers (380); 25. Brad Yunker (305); 25. Robert Stoner (300); 26.
Paul Vander Hoff (165); 27. Chad Blount (160); 28. Brian Barker (135).

PETE REPEATS! WORMCASTLE GETS SECOND WIN, POINTS LEAD WITH VICTORY AT
LORAIN COUNTY

South Amherst, Ohio (7-27-02) by Wendy Wellman - New Haven, Indiana
driver Pete Wormcastle grabbed the championship points lead and his
second win of the season at Lorain County Speedway last Saturday night.
Wormcastle now leads Chad Guinn by a mere 10 points heading into the
final five races of the 2002 season.

“I’d like to win the championship this year,” Wormcastle said. “We did a
lot of work over the winter on the chassis and the motors, and we’ve had
a lot of luck with our chassis set ups every week so far.”

Pete’s father, Joe Wormcastle, snatched the lead position from outside
polesitter Jeff Speakman on lap eight of the 100-lap event. On lap 52,
Joe cut a tire and slipped off the track into the pit area at turn one.
Pete grabbed the lead in the Preferred Painting & Roofing-Witwer
Construction Chevrolet, successfully holding off 1999 ARCA truck series
champion Bill Withers. Withers ended the night a close second in the
Mannings USA-Hall Electronics-Wachholz Engines Ford.

“Withers and I were battling hard all the way to the finish,” Wormcastle
said. “The track was real slick at the beginning and then it got better
as the night went on. I’d like to thank Kyle Witwer and Jerry Brown of
Preferred Painting & Roofing of Fort Wayne for helping me out this
year.”

Toledo, Ohio driver John Kasmierski grabbed third place and Ed & Company
Hard Charger honors after a spin during qualifying sent him to 19th on
the starting grid in the Pat & Dandy’s Sports Bar-Top Notch Seamless
Gutter Ford. Cloyes Gear Halfway Leader award winner Joe Wormcastle of
Fort Wayne, Indiana took fourth in the Witwer Construction Chevrolet,
while North Baltimore, Ohio rookie Kevin Reeb followed at fifth in his
Accurate Logistics Ford, for his best finish of the season.

The Mark Knupp Muffler & Tire Ford of rookie points leader Brandon Knupp
snagged sixth place, with two-time series champion Robbin Slaughter, of
Columbus, Ohio close behind at seventh in the Carmen’s Vacuum-NAPA Auto
Parts Ford. Old Milwaukee Pole Award Winner Tully Esterline, of
Pettisville, Ohio was eighth in the Rev Up-Rupp Seeds Chevy after two
separate wrecks took him out of contention.

Greenville, Ohio’s Stan Maitlen took ninth in the Maitlen Racing Ford,
while Darren Jones of Fairfield, Ohio was 10th, two laps down, in the
Pierce Plumbing Ford.

The versatile ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series tackles their first dirt
track this year at the quarter-mile of LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle,
Illinois. Check out pictures of the track on the official speedway
website at www.lasallespeedway.com .

Series Notes:

-Pete Wormcastle adds another notch in his belt with this win at Lorain.
He already took home the checkered this year at brand new I-75 Speedway
in June. Other active drivers included on the all-time series winners
listing are Chad Guinn, with 13 (Dixie, Ona, Illiana 2002; Flat Rock,
Kentucky, Lorain, LaSalle, 2001; Toledo, Plymouth, Flat Rock,
Winchester, 2000; Owosso, Crystal, 1999); Robbin Slaughter, 8 (Chicago,
Crystal, Toledo, 2001; Salem, Berlin, Toledo, Illiana, 2000; Toledo,
1999); Paul Hahn, 2 (New Paris, 2001; Flat Rock, 2002); Jeff Speakman
(Lake Erie, 2002; Shady Bowl 1999); and with one each: Phil Bozell
(Toledo, 2002), Tully Esterline (LaSalle, 1999), John Kasmierski
(Thunderbird, 1999), Jack Weethee (Illiana, 2001), Joe Wormcastle
(Kentucky, 2002), Bill Withers (Shady Bowl, 2000).

- Unofficial rookie points standings: 1. Brandon Knupp (1835); 2. Kevin
Reeb (1645).

- Several teams in the ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck Series keep their fans
up-to-date with the latest racing news with Internet websites or
newsletters. Keep track of your favorite driver by visiting these sites:

Bales Motorsports, driver Brett Oakley
www.balesmotorsports.com

Jones Brothers Racing, driver Darren Jones
www.jonesbrosracing.com

Slaughter Racing, driver Robbin Slaughter
www.slaughterracing.com

To get a subscription to the Esterline Motorsports Newsletter, driver
Tully Esterline, or to the Quik Cow Racing News, drivers Mark Otting and
Paul VanderHoff, email wendywellman@yahoo.com .

- New Track Records set during qualifying this year by ARCA Lincoln
Welders Truck Series drivers include Jeff Speakman, Lake Erie Speedway,
15.948 seconds, Ona Speedway, 17.995; Brett Oakley, Dixie Motor
Speedway, 15.512; Brandon Knupp, I-75 Speedway, 15.313; Steve Christman,
Kentucky Speedway, 14.996.

   2002 ARCA LINCOLN WELDERS TRUCK SERIES EVENT #9
   Lorain County Speedway, Lorain OH, 7-27-02
   Official Results, Lorain ARCA 100

FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM & CAR LAPS STATUS
1 7 12 Pete Wormcastle/New Haven IN Preferred Painting & Roofing-Witwer
Construction Chevrolet 100 Running
2 11 57 Bill Withers/Columbus OH Mannings USA-Hall Electronics-Wachholz
Engines Ford 100 Running
3 19 3 John Kasmierski/Toledo OH Pat & Dandy's Sports Bar-Top Notch
Seamless Gutter Ford 100 Running
4 6 16 Joe Wormcastle/Fort Wayne IN Witwer Construction Chevrolet 100
Running
5 12 98 Kevin Reeb/N Baltimore OH Accurate Logistics Ford 100 Running
6 10 1 Brandon Knupp/Sidney OH Mark Knupp Mufflers & Tires Ford 100
Running
7 4 6 Robbin Slaughter/Columbus OH Carmen's Vacuum-NAPA Auto Parts Ford
100 Running
8 1 10 Tully Esterline/Pettisville OH Rev-Up Sports Energy Drink
Chevrolet 99 Running
9 15 17 Stan Maitlen/Greenville OH Maitlen Racing Ford 98 Running
10 13 15 Darren Jones/Fairfield OH  John Pierce Plumbing Ford 98 Running

11 3 55 Jack Weethee/Grove City OH Weethee Builders-Den's Automotive
Ford 97 Running
12 17 06 Ron Wells/Riverside OH Tanner HVAC-Moore Trucking-Main Auto
Parts Ford 95 Running
13 20 30 Brad Yunker/Maumee OH Yunker Racing Ford 90 Running
14 16 19 Jeff Wichmann/Mason OH Royal Purple Ford 71 Electrical
15 14 00 Mark Otting/Plainwell MI Kalmbach Feed-Posilac 1
Step-Westfalia-Surge Ford 60 Carburetor
16 2 2 Jeff Speakman/Piqua OH Pennzoil-National Auto Lube Ford 51
Throttle
17 18 75 Eddy Adams/Sheffield Village OH Lake Side Auto Parts Ford 50
Oil fitting
18 9 7 Paul Hahn/Canton MI Hahn's Collision-Certified First-Fox Auto
Parts Ford 37 Accident
19 8 4 Chad Guinn/Erie MI BFI-Northland Collision-Coastal Coating
Services Ford 29 Engine
20 5 91 Brett Oakley/Middletown OH MAR-FLEX Products-HB Products Ford 22
Overheating

   LAP LEADERS:  Speakman 1-7 (7); J. Wormcastle 8-51 (44); P.
Wormcastle 52-100 (49)

   SPECIAL AWARDS

   OLD MILWAUKEE POLE:  Tully Esterline
   CLOYES GEAR HALF-WAY LEADER:  Joe Wormcastle
   ED & COMPANY HARD CHARGER:  John Kasmierski
   REVENGE POLE-WIN:  None
   BROOKS RACING TIRE:  Pete Worcastle
   DIAMOND WHEELS:  John Kasmierski
   RJS SAFETY:  John Kasmierski
   BART PRODUCTS WHEELS:  Tully Esterline

CONTACT:  ARCA (734) 847-6726 or arcaracing.com