Eddy, Hansen, Senneker ASA Top Guns at Salem

 
Pendleton, Ind. (September 10, 2003) ? In 38 previous ASA Racing Series events at
the famed .54-mile Salem Speedway, seven-time ASA National Champion Mike Eddy,
1989 Rookie of the Year Scott Hansen and all-time victory leader Bob Senneker top the
victory charts. Eddy has drove into the winner?s circle on five occasions with Hansen and
Senneker both earning four victories. Darrell Waltrip won the inaugural event at Salem,
labeled the first national event in October of 1973.

Dominating the second half of the Third Annual Raider 100, Eddy wheeled his No. 88
Chevrolet to a first victory at Salem in August of 1976. He passed Ohio?s John Anderson
on  the  41st  circuit  and  then  lapped  all  but  the  runner-up  finisher.  The  race  was  made
official at the 96th circuit after an accident. Anderson finished second with Florida?s Bob
Schippers in third.

Leading the final 95 circuits, Eddy scored his second victory in three events at the high-
banked track. On the sixth lap, Eddy bypassed early pacesetter Ellis Herbert and then
finished ahead of Bob Coffey, Dennis Miles and L.J. Lines.

Scoring his third victory, Eddy initially won the pole position and then led every lap of the
final  segment  of  the  Midwest  300  in  September  of  1978.  Eddy  got  the  jump  on  Mark
Martin  at  the  start  of  the  event  and  then  lapped  all  but  Martin  and  third-place  finisher
Bob Sensiba.

The  final  win  for  Eddy  occurred  in  April  of  1979,  finishing  ahead  of  Bob  Sensiba  and
Terry Senneker. Eddy got by early leader Rick Knotts on the 16th lap and then was the
only competitor to finish the 150 laps.

Completing  the  race-winning  pass  on  Tim  Steele  with  12  laps  remaining,  Wisconsin?s
Scott  Hansen  recorded  his  first  victory  at  Salem.  Bob  Senneker  was  second,  just  .18
seconds behind the race winner. Johnny Benson Jr. finished in third position.

Earning a second consecutive victory, Hansen again made a late-race pass. With eight
laps remaining, Hansen drove around Jay Sauter, who dominated the conclusion of the
event. Hansen drove away at he end, finishing .41 seconds ahead of Tony Raines with
Jay Sauter finishing third.

Diving around Joe Nott on lap 255 of 300, Hansen bagged his third win, finishing ahead
of Tim Sauter and Steve Holzhausen. Hansen also grabbed the pole position earlier in
the day to make it a clean sweep.

Leading on four occasions, Hansen captured his fourth victory at Salem in July of 2000,
the initial event at the high-banked oval with the current package of fuel-injected engines
and  BFGoodrich  T/A  Radial  Tires.  Hansen  took  the  lead  for  a  final  time  on  the  221st
circuit,  passing  series  veteran  Mike  Miller.  At  the  finish,  Garvey  placed  second  with
former champions Gary St. Amant and Kevin Cywinski close behind.


Recording  his  first  of  four  victories,  Bob  Senneker  crossed  the  line  in  first  position  in
August of 1975, beating Joe Wallace and Roland Van Arsdale. Charlie Glotzbach was
fourth  with  Moose  Myers  rounding  out  the  top-five  finishers.  Eddy  and  Miles  were  lap
leaders, until Senneker took control on the 27th circuit.

Ending a five-race winless streak at Salem, Bob Senneker returned to the winner?s circle
in  October  of  1977,  controlling  the  second  half  of  the  Championship  100.  Senneker
bypassed early race dominator Dick Trickle on the 45th circuit, leading the remainder of
the event. Rick Knotts of Michigan was second with Mark Martin and Dick Trickle filling
out the top performers.

In  a  lop-sided  event,  Senneker  crushed  the  competition  in  October  of  1988  in  the
Midwest 300. Senneker took the lead on lap 163 after powering around Butch Miller. At
the finish, Senneker finished 14.20 seconds in front of Dick Trickle with Miller crossing
the line in third.

Bob  Senneker  turned  in  another  impressive  performance  in  June  of  1990,  finishing
almost  four  seconds  ahead  of  Harold  Fair  with  Johnny  Benson  Jr.  and  Junior  Hanley
rounding out the top-four finishers.

John  Anderson  and  Darrell  Waltrip  have  recorded  three  wins  at  Salem  with  Randy
Sweet  visiting  the  winner?s  circle  on  two  occasions.  Single-event  winners  included  Ed
Angle, Harold Fair, Dick Freeman, Don Gregory, Jerry Makara, LaMarr Marshall, Mark
Martin,  Denny  Miles,  Butch  Miller,  Mike  Miller,  Tony  Raines,  Tim  Sauter,  Neal  Sceva,
Tim Steele, Bob Strait, Gary St. Amant and David Stremme.

ASA  returns  to  Salem  Speedway  for  the  Pep  Boys  300  presented  by  Greased
Lightning Orange Blast on Saturday, October 4, with the first of two practice sessions
beginning at noon. Pole qualifying is set for 4 p.m. with a fan autograph session and live
musical entertainment to follow. The Pep Boys 300 presented by Greased Lightning
Orange Blast goes green at 8 p.m. (Central)

Tickets  are  available  through  the  ASA  office  at  a  cost  of  $25  for  general  admission
seats. Discounts are available when purchasing in advance. For additional information,
contact the ASA ticket line at 1-888-ASA-1020.

For more information on the ASA Racing Series, visit www.asaracing.com.


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