There's so much news from the Firecracker, get a cup of coffee and come back, you'll be here a while. Saturday was a hot and muggy day, but the hot drive was worth it.  Bill Douglas Car 7, took the pole and drove his way to his first win. Dale Brown Car 21, was second on the grid and drove to his first podium finish, second place. Douglas' win was not really in jeopardy until the second to last lap, when a track incident allowed Brown to catch him. (No lead is enough for Bill.) Congratulations also to Mike McCann Car 38, who came in 3rd on Saturday. In fact, six of the top 10 drivers belonged to Elite. And they are: Douglas Car 7, 1st; Brown Car 21, 2nd; McCann Car 38, 3rd; Mel Boldt Car 8, 6th; Steve Nekich Car 6, 7th; Jim Ferro Car 37, 8th; David Shapiro Car 02, 11th; Bernie Schatz Car 00, 16th; Keith Conroy Car 35, 18th; Lance Mussler Car 04, 19th; Dean Cunningham, Car 08, 21st. David Riese Car 4, 22nd; John Kluth Car 01, 23rd, John Cunningham Car 03, 25th, and Steve Anastasi Car 2, 26th.  

On Sunday, a much cooler and nicer day, Dale Brown Car 21, earned the pole position, with his best time ever 1:21.231. Also notable, Doc Riese Car 4, the Smurf Car, qualified with his best time ever 1:24.6. The race was very tight for several laps with the lead passing back and forth between Brown and Mike McCann Car 38. In the end, McCann finished first, Bill Douglas Car 7, 2nd and Jim Ferro Car 37, took 3rd, completing the podium. Dale finished 4th. Note, this is the second year in a row that Dale took the pole and finished 4th on Sunday. Other Elite drivers finishing well included: Steve Anastasi 5th, Steve Nekich 6th, Bob Shineflug 10th, David Shapiro 13th, Mel Boldt 17th, Lance Mussler 18th, Dean Cunningham 21st, Keith Conroy 23rd, David Riese, 24th, John Cunningham 25th, and John Kluth, 27th.   

July 1, 2001 - Regional
28 Starters, 27 Finishers

Elite Autosport Drivers are denoted in red.
Bold type indicates drivers that have an association with Elite.