Huffman Only Needs to Take Green Flag in Atlanta for
Championship
MTS-95-03
Event: NASCAR Goody's Dash Series Brawny 150 presented by Pork The Other
White Meat
Location: Hampton, Ga.
Date/Time: Oct. 24, 2003 at 8:30 p.m.
Track: Atlanta Motor Speedway Legends Track - ¼-mile flat oval
Series: 8th of 8 races in the 2003 NASCAR Goody's Dash Series
HUFFMAN WILL CLINCH FIFTH GOODY'S DASH TITLE, FIRST FOR TOYOTA - History
will be made Friday night when Toyota racer Robert Huffman crosses the Start/Finish line of
the Atlanta Motor Speedway Legends Track to start the final race of 2003, which will also be
the final race in the 29-year history of the NASCAR Goody's Dash Series. With three wins,
six top-five finishes, and no finishes outside the top-10, the driver of the No. 47 White House
Apple Juice Toyota Celica has built an insurmountable lead in the championship point
standings and will capture his fifth Goody's Dash Series title by simply starting the race. This
will not only tie Huffman for the most Goody's Dash Series championships, it will also mark
Toyota's first championship in a NASCAR-sanctioned series, and will give both parties the
distinction of being the series' final champions. The Claremont, N.C., native finished second
in the last race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
DEFENDING CHAMPION HOBGOOD COULD GIVE TOYOTA 1-2 FINISH - 2002 Goody's
Dash Series Champion Jake Hobgood has had a strong season behind the wheel of the No.
64 Germain Toyota Celica. The Winnsboro, S.C., native followed his Bud Pole Award at
Oglethorpe's dirt track with a win in South Boston and four other top-10 finishes to put him in
second position in the season standings. Hobgood's victory, combined with Robert
Huffman's three wins, gives Toyota a series-leading four first-place finishes and the chance
to be the top manufacturer in the final season of NASCAR Goody's Dash Series competition.
Hobgood finished ninth at the last race in Bristol, Tenn.
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Toyota/Goody's Dash at Atlanta
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WARD'S TOYOTA ROUNDS OUT THE TOP FIVE - No. 11 Rayco Safety/TRD Toyota
Celica driver Brandon Ward finished third in last season's Atlanta race and returns this year
in fifth place in the championship points. Ward, from Winston-Salem, N.C., has finished third
two times this season and also won the Bud Pole Award in South Boston. As the highest
placing Toyota driver last year, Ward could jump up in the standings if he repeats his
excellent result at Atlanta's ¼-mile flat oval. Another Toyota racer to watch for is rookie of the
year contender Reece Milton, who is currently the fifth-placed rookie and in 26th position
overall.
"QUOTES"
Robert Huffman, No. 37 White House Apple Juice Toyota Celica - "It's been a great year
for the White House Apple Juice Celica and the entire team. Winning a fifth championship is
fantastic, and I'm really proud that we've been able to give Toyota its first championship in
NASCAR. It's been great to work with them and the people at TRD over the last three years.
I also have to thank the guys on my team and my family for all the great help and support
they have given me this year."
Rookie
Driver Points Behind Wins Top 5 Top 10 Points
1. Robert Huffman 1,180 Leader 3 6 7
2. Jake Hobgood 1,034 -146 1 3 5
3. Justin Hobgood 1,026 -154 0 3 5
4. Randy Humphrey 924 -256 0 1 5
5. Brandon Ward 898 -282 0 3 4
6. Kelly Sutton 868 -312 0 0 3
7. Danny Bagwell 864 -316 1 3 3 61
8. Eric Wilson (rookie) 862 -318 0 1 2 58
9. Scott Weaver 836 -344 0 1 4
10. TJ Majors (rookie) 823 -357 0 0 3
26. Reece Milton (rookie) 446 -734 0 0 1 24 (5th)
