ARCA Midget release, results, Flat Rock

Baumgartner wins Perry Younce Memorial at Flat Rock

FLAT ROCK MI (7-27-02) Ottawa Lake, Michigan driver Dave Baumgartner
padded his point lead in the ARCA Auto Value Midget Series with a
convincing victory in the ARCA/NAMARS co-sanctioned Perry Younce
Memorial Saturday night at Flat Rock Speedway.

Baumgartner, who started sixth after winning the Old Milwaukee Quick
Time Award earlier, quickly charged his way towards the front overtaking
polesitter Adam Nuetzel on lap 13 of the 30-lap feature event. From
there, Baumgartner, in his own Weld Wheels-Simpson Autocraft Hawk, never
looked back to earn his 4th career ARCA Auto Value Midget Series
victory.

“It feels great,” said Baumgartner in victory lane. “The car was perfect
right off the trailer. I could drive it pretty much anywhere I needed
to. There’s always two good grooves to work with at Flat Rock, sometime
three. If you can make your car handle, you can pass here. I always
wanted to win the Perry Younce race for who it’s named after. I’m proud
of this one.”

The event, the 6th annual Perry Younce Memorial, was named in memory of
Perry Younce who lost his life in a Midget racing accident in 1996.

Nuetzel held on for second in front of second-generation open-wheel
driver Chris Hettinger who steered the United Cable Construction-Penske
Shocks VW to the finish in third. New Carlisle, Ohio driver Matt Brun
held off two-time ARCA Midget winner Aaron Pierce for fourth. Pierce
finished fifth ahead of Isaiah Bross, Phil Rutledge, Mel Kenyon, Paul
Perkins and two-time ARCA Midget champion Rick Harrell to complete the
top-ten finishers respectively.

   2002 ARCA AUTO VALUE MIDGET SERIES EVENT #5
   Flat Rock Speedway, 7-27-02
   Official Results, Perry Younce Memorial

FIN STR NO DRIVER/RESIDENCE TEAM SPONSOR/MAKE LAPS STATUS
1 6 38 Dave Baumgartner/Ottawa Lake MI Weld Wheels-Simpson-Autocraft
Hawk 30 Running
2 1 28 Adam Nuetzel/Indianapolis IN NAMARS 30 Running
3 5 71 Chris Hettinger/Grand Blanc MI United Cable Construction-Penske
Shocks VW 30 Running
4 4 28 Matt Brun/New Carlisle OH Champion Auto Service-Valvoline-Auto
Value Hawk 30 Running
5 12 26 Aaron Pierce/Muncie IN Sam Pierce Chevrolet Snyder Beast 30
Running
6 3 8 Isaiah Bross/LaSalle MI Monroe Fencing-Leckler's Inc Autocraft
Hawk 30 Running
7 10 97 Phil Rutledge/Troy MI The Vette Shop Pontiac Rutledge 30 Running

8 11 61 Mel Kenyon/Lebanon IN NAMARS 30 Running
9 15 63 Paul Perkins/Antioch IL Perkins Quality Exteriors 30 Running
10 17 4 Rick Harrell/Lambertville MI Kayo Lumber Brayton Buick Hawk 30
Running
11 14 21 Mike Nigh/Brownsburg IN NAMARS 30 Running
12 13 46 Adam Schuyler/Yorktown IN A&E Environmental VW White 29 Running

13 9 20 Ryan Gillenwater/Barberton OH 5th St NAPA Autocare-NE Auto
Autocraft Hawk 26 Spin
14 7 15 Sondi Eden/Crawfordsville IN B&R Fire-Schloot Furniture Brayton
Chevy 23 Tire
15 8 19 Chris O'Connell/Fort Wayne IN Race Against Cancer Autocraft Hawk
20 Rear end
16 2 2 Gary Harrell/Temperance MI Dove Racing Autocraft Hawk 18 Tire
17 16 32 Dave Fuhrman/Fort Wayne IN NAMARS 5 Handling

   OLD MILWAUKEE QUICK TIME AWARD:  Dave Baumgartner 11.672 seconds
   HEAT RACE WINNERS:  Paul Perkins, Chris Hettinger
   LAP LEADERS:  Nuetzel 1-12 (12); Baumgartner 13-30 (18)

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