Cywinski Sets Track Record, Winning the CITGO Pole at Illiana
Schererville, Ind. (September 19, 2003) – Current ASA Racing Series point’s leader Kevin Cywinski recorded the quickest lap in qualifying for Saturday’s CITGO/MDA 250 presented by Jani-King at Illiana Motor Speedway in Schererville, Ind. Cywinski registered an official qualifying time of 19.770 seconds at 91.047 mph. on the .50-mile oval. Driving the No. 1 Greased Lightning Orange Blast/Great Clips Chevrolet, it marks the third pole of 2003 for Cywinski and eighth of his career. Cywinski broke last year’s pole record set by Robbie Pyle. Ohio’s Robbie Pyle qualified in the second position, tripping the clocks in 19.894 seconds at 90.480 mph. Three-time ASA National Champion Butch Miller timed in third fastest followed by West Virginia’s Davin Scites and Illinois competitor Brett Sontag. The sixth starting spot was awarded to 1995 ASA National Champion Bryan Reffner with Florida’s Travis Kittleson in seventh position. Four-time 2003 event winner Mike Garvey was in eighth, Toby Porter and Peter Cozzolino round out the top-10 qualifiers in the 34- car starting field. On Saturday, the Silent MDA Auction begins Saturday at 1:30 PM and concludes at 7:15 PM. The Live Auction takes center stage from 6:50-7:20 pm. The on-track fan autograph session featuring live musical entertainment TK Scott of Detroit takes place at 6 p.m. with the CITGO/MDA 250 presented by Jani-King going green at 8 p.m. (Local) Tickets are available through the Illiana Motor Speedway ticket office at a cost of $25 for general admission seats. For additional information on the ASA Racing Series visit www.asaracing.com. ASA BOX American Speed Association CITGO/MDA 250 Illiana Motor Speedway Lap distance: .50-mile Race Saturday 1) Kevin Cywinski, Chevrolet, 91.074 (new track record) 2) Robbie Pyle, Chevrolet, 90.480 mph 3) Butch Miller, Chevrolet, 89.888 mph 4) Davin Scites, Chevrolet, 89.374 mph 5) Brett Sontag, Chevrolet, 89.246 mph 6) Bryan Reffner, Chevrolet, 89.219 mph 7) Travis Kittleson, Chevrolet, 89.144 mph 8) Mike Garvey, Chevrolet, 88.801 mph 9) Toby Porter, Chevrolet, 88.779 mph 10) Peter Cozzolino, Chevrolet, 88.591 mph 11) Reed Sorenson, Chevrolet, 89.928 mph 12) Jeff Harrison, Chevrolet, 88.591 mph 13) Travis Geisler, Chevrolet, 88.557 mph 14) Gary St. Amant, Chevrolet, 88.526 mph 15) Dan Fredrickson, Chevrolet, 88.483 mph 16) Casey Smith, Chevrolet, 88.456 mph 17) Greg Stewart, Chevrolet, 88.448 mph 18) Andrew Morrisey, Chevrolet, 88.365 mph 19) Chris Wimmer, Chevrolet, 86.361 mph 20) Todd Kluever, Chevrolet, 88.292 mph 21) Rick Beebe, Ford 22) Chad Wood, Chevrolet 23) Boris Jurkovic, Chevrolet 24) Glenn Allen Jr., Chevrolet 25) Rich Loch, Chevrolet 26) Troy Wangerin, Chevrolet 27) Kris Stump, Ford 28) Steven Leicht, Chevrolet 29) Zach Niessner, Chevrolet 30) Rich Bickle, Chevrolet 31) Travis Dassow, Chevrolet 32) Kyle Jones, Chevrolet 33) Ed Brown, Chevrolet, provisional starter 34) Greg Williams, Chevrolet, provisional starter Failed to Qualify Brent Downey, Chevrolet Travis Foster, Chevrolet Frank Gaudesi, Chevrolet Bill Plemons, Chevrolet Jim Ross, Chevrolet Regan Baker, Chevrolet Cale Wiltse, Chevrolet Tim Russell, Chevrolet John Silverthorne, Chevrolet Herb Eddy, Pontiac A.J. Ganino, Chevrolet