JBM TRIPLE CROWN PRIZE INCREASE

August 6, 2009

John Houghton
Delaware Speedway PR

Rocket Ron Sheridan (#52) of Mt. Brydges narrowly leads Steve Robblee (#28) in the JBM Auto Leasing Triple Crown points Standings

Prizing has been increased for the final JBM Auto Leasing Triple Crown race of the year.  JBM Auto Leasing has injected an additional $3000 directly into the race night purse for the event.  This comes in addition to the $11,000 on the line as the drivers wrap up their third JBM Triple Crown Points Race.   All told, the additional prizing brings JBM’s total commitment to Delaware Speedway drivers to $14,000.  With the special purse increase, if any driver is able to win both races, they would win $1,400.

In cooperation with NASCAR, the JBM Auto Leasing event nights are a pair of 25-lap feature races.  August 14 will be a historic race for the APC Late Models as the first race will be set on the driver’s first time trial lap, and the second race will be set based on their second time trial lap.  To increase the challenge, there will also be a one dice inversion applied to each lineup.  It is the first time at Delaware Speedway the time trials have been used in this way to lineup two races.  This new use of time trials was arrived at through suggestions from NASCAR officials.

The stakes are high in both races, with both Delaware Speedway and NASCAR Whelen All-American Series points on the line in the two 25-lap races.  In the second 25-lap race, however, the stakes increase as it is the final event of the year that counts towards the $11,000 JBM Auto Leasing Triple Crown points fund.

“Rocket” Ron Sheridan (#52) of Mt. Brydges is the current leader of the JBM Auto Leasing Triple Crown points heading into the final event.  His next closest challenger is Steve Robblee (#28) of Dorchester who sits just one point behind Sheridan.  Third is Southwold’s Jesse Kennedy, eleven points behind Sheridan.  With the points so close, it will be anyone’s Triple Crown Championship to win come August 14.

The timing of the race is perfect for Late Model competitors throughout the region.  It provides a great opportunity for any Late Model competitor to come to the track for a good purse and the last tune up opportunity before the Total APC 300 on September 6.

The APC Late Model’s next race is this upcoming Friday night, August 7.  The division is running alongside the World’s Most Powerful Short Track Cars: The ISMA Super Modifieds.  The ISMA cars are part of the two-day Tammy $10,000 weekend presented by Corr / Pak Merchandising, Sloan Insulations and Patco Transportation.

JBM AUTOLEASING TRIPLE CROWN POINTS STANDINGS
Pos.	Car #	Driver(s)	Hometown	May-08	Jul-10	TOTAL:
1	52	Ron Sheridan	Mt. Brydges	91	87	178
2	28	Steve Robblee	Dorchester	88	89	177
3	10	Jesse Kennedy	Southwold	87	80	167
4	02	Mark Watson	St. Thomas	60	86	146
5	22	Jamie Ramsay	London	66	80	146
6	37	David Elliott	Acton	74	68	142
7	3	Chad Rijnen	Thamesford	68	67	135
8	15	Steven Matthews	New Liskeard	67	66	133
9	27	Mat Box	Mississauga	72	60	132
10	32	Matt Robblee	Dorchester	65	67	132
11	4	Jonathan Urlin	London	56	71	127
12	14	Rick Emery	Ruscom	64	61	125
13	20	Scott Lindsay	St. Marys	54	70	124
14	72	Shawn Thompson	Ailsa Craig	69	55	124
15	2	Doug Stewart	London	71	53	124
16	5	Kyle Delisle	Lasalle	61	59	120
17	9	Gary Elliott	Waterdown	60	58	118
18	29	Todd Barlass	North Street, Michigan	54	63	117
19	82	Jason Shaw	Guelph	46	71	117
20	8	Marc Jacobs	London	57	57	114
21	7	Pete Vanderwyst	St. Thomas	53	56	109
22	69	Lloyd Rawlings	Windsor	48	54	102
23	38	Kirk Hooker	Blenheim	71	0	71
24	56	Robbie Pyle	Chicago Illinois	0	68	68
25	89	Drew Spicer	Innerkip	64	0	64
26	55	Bruce Rankin	Mississauga	62	0	62
27	41	Steve Adams	Milton	58	0	58
28	49	Rob Clarke	London	55	0	55
29	91	Scott MacGillivray	Cambridge	55	0	55
30	77	Dion Verhoeven	Kerwood	54	0	54
31	18	Jim Wiersma	Dorchester	49	0	49

August 14, 2009 Payout:

	First 25 Laps	Second 25 Laps
1	$600.00	$600.00
2	$400.00	$400.00
3	$375.00	$375.00
4	$250.00	$250.00
5	$250.00	$250.00
6	$225.00	$225.00
7	$200.00	$200.00
8	$200.00	$200.00
9	$200.00	$200.00
10	$200.00	$200.00
11	$175.00	$175.00
12	$175.00	$175.00
13	$150.00	$150.00
14	$150.00	$150.00
15	$150.00	$150.00
16	$150.00	$150.00
17	$150.00	$150.00
18	$150.00	$150.00
19	$150.00	$150.00
20	$150.00	$150.00
21	$100.00	$100.00
22	$100.00	$100.00
23	$100.00	$100.00
24	$100.00	$100.00
25	$100.00	$100.00
26	$100.00	$100.00
27	$100.00	$100.00
28	$100.00	$100.00
	$5,250.00	$5,250.00
Grand Total:		$10,500.00	+ $200 for Best Avg Finish