Posted by Illiana Speedway on 9/20/2004, 2:06 pm
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43rd ANNUAL TONY BETTENHAUSEN MEMORIAL 100 CLASSIC ILLIANA MOTOR SPEEDWAY-SCHERERVILLE, INDIANA-SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 *******SUMMARY******* 100 LAP FEATURE RACE .1. Dave Weltmeyer, Monte Carlo #16, (6), 100 Laps .2. Eddie Hoffman, Monte Carlo #8, (10), 100 .3. Pat Kelly, Monte Carlo #28, (5), 100 .4. Mike Monroe, Monte Carlo #3, (23), 100 .5. John Nutley, Monte Carlo #40A, (7), 100 .6. Kevin Moenck, Taurus #40, (4), 100 .7. Billy Knippenberg, Taurus #01, (1), 100 .8. Ron Breese Jr., Taurus #01, (3), 100 .9. Keith Parker, Grand Prix #10, (12), 100 .10. Brian Schwartz, Monte Carlo #25, (11), 100 .11. Keith Sterkowitz, Monte Carlo #28, (20), 100 .12. Joe O’Connor, Monte Carlo #12, (13), 100 .13. Brian Muick, Monte Carlo #F5, (16), 99 .14. Bobby Gash, Monte Carlo #21, (14), 98 .15. Larry Schuler, Taurus #30, (2), 95 .16. Scott Koerner, Intrepid #35, (22), 95 .17. Doug Kowal, Monte Carlo #18, (19), 93 .18. Duke Nalon III, Intrepid #17, (17), 91 .19. Pat McCabe, Taurus #31, (21), 74 .20. Len Nowosel, Monte Carlo #0, (18), 72 .21. Mike White, Monte Carlo #63, (9), 59 .22. Phil Splant, Monte Carlo #56, (24), 39 .23. Boris Jurkovic, Monte Carlo #53, (8), 28 .24. Jim Rossiter, Monte Carlo #5, (15), 28 (xx) – indicates starting position Lap Leaders: Larry Schuler 1 – 11, Pat Kelly 12 – 58, Dave Weltmeyer 59 - 100 Margin of Victory: 0.284 seconds 10 Lap Qualifying Heat Races— First: 1. O’Connor, 2. Rossiter, 3. Nalon, 4. Kowal, 5. Joe Fadke. Second: 1. Gash, 2. Muick, 3. Nowosel, 4. Sterkowitz, 5. Koerner. 15 Lap Last Chance Race—1. McCabe, 2. Koerner, 3. Monroe, 4. Rich Segvich, 5. Tom Knippenberg, 6. Fadke. 10 Lap “Fast Car” Dash—1. Nutley, 2. Weltmeyer, 3. Jurkovic Fastest Qualifier—Hoffman, 19.483 seconds (92.388 miles per hour) 33 entries/31 qualifiers Mike White, Monte Carlo #00—also in pits with engine problems Ryan Mathews, Taurus #21-also in pits with engine problems Failed to make feature race: Brent Klisiak, Thunderbird #11 Ryan Mathews, Monte Carlo #21 Tom Knippenberg, Monte Carlo #14 Rob Werkmeister, Taurus #22 Joe Fadke, Monte Carlo #15 Joel Pejkovich, Monte Carlo #78 Scott Dunning, Intrepid #19D Rich Segvich, Monte Carlo #91