NASCAR GDS: Jimmy Britts Wins 1999 NASCAR Goody's Dash NAPA Filters Rookie of the Year Title
20 October 1999
Posted By Terry
Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
Langley, VA - Jimmy Britts dominated the final eight days
of
the 1999 NASCAR Goody's Dash season by winning the race at Jacksonville,
NC on October 9th and finishing 9th at Langley, VA on October 16th. His
103 of 160 possible NAPA Filters Rookie of the Year points led the
strongest Goody's Dash rookie class in years. Jimmy also moved up a spot
to finish the year 4th in the championship points battle.
Britts qualified for all 16 races this season with 2 wins, 8 top ten and 7 top five finishes. Add to that the NAPA Filters Rookie of the Race Award at Daytona, Charlotte, Summerville, Orange County, Myrtle Beach and Jacksonville; plus the Gatorade Front Runner Award at Summerville, Lanier
and Jacksonville, and you get another successful season with one of the top racers in the country behind the wheel, Jimmy Britts! Look for Jimmy to return to the series in 2000 for a run at the championship.
The title "Rookie of the Year" is not new to Britts, with previous titles in '95 (NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro), '89 (Volusia NASCAR Winston Racing Series), '88 (Jax Raceway NASCAR Winston Racing Series Dirt Late Model) and '87 (Lake City Outlaw Dirt Series).
Behind every great driver is an equally great team and this year was no exception. Cornerstone Racing, Inc., put a professional, top quality organization together with the end result meeting the 3 team goals for '99; win the rookie title, win a race and finish in the top 5 in points.
Cornerstone Racing would like to thank the following companies and individuals for their support during our successful campaign this season: NAPA, Crane & Rigging Services, NAPA Racing Filters, Martin Senour Paints, NAPA Batteries, Action Welding, Excalibur Motorsports Marketing, Shoei Helmets, Racerz Footwear, S Line Motorsports, Basset Wheels, Mechanix Wear, The Lex & Terry Show, Lamee Florist, Hartle Realty Corp., Weaver Race Cars, Pro-Clean Systems, Fast Wax, Total Reproductions, Southern Speed Custom Race Cars, Kandi Britts, Patti McCormick, Buddy & Kay Britts, Marty Jones, Mark Hohe, Ray Lane, Kent Carter, Kevin Brown, Alfred Blankenship, Robert Vallejos, Bob Crawford, Brian Gill, James Salas, Larry Naston, Richard Lamee, Randy Murphy, Mark Hartle, Skip Pope, Randy Claypoole, Jerry Haislip, Tim Southers, Mike Symmonds and his NASCAR Crew, the crew at Weaver Race Cars, and last but not least our crew: Brian, Jake, Yank, Mike, Glenn, Mike, Dale, John, Jim and all of the Jacobs brothers.
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