stock car championship racing 

Updated 11/24/2010

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Bill Beckman, SC

2010 Champion

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Event History
1999    Rebekah Garton     37
2000    Tim Dolan     68
2001    Devin Flawd     60
2005    Seth Gunar     47
2006    Seth Gunar     42
2007    Jean Younkin     49
2008    Steve Caler     51
2009    Phil White     53
2010    Bill Beckman     43
 Laurels

Rank  Name              From  Last  Total
  1.  Seth Gunar         NJ    10     84
  2.  Phillip White      MD    10     60
  3.  Steve Caler        OH    08     36
  4.  Bill Beckman       SC    10     30
  5.  Kevin Brown        GA    08     30
  6.  Jean Younkin       VA    07     30
  7.  Devin Flawd        PA    01     30
  8.  Tim Dolan          NJ    00     30
  9.  Jim Bell           MD    09     27
 10.  Haim Hochboim      is    09     18
 11.  Derek Miller       VA    07     18
 12.  Mike Buccheri      MD    07     18
 13.  Keith MacFarland   NJ    05     18
 14.  Dan Hoffman        NC    01     18
 15.  Andy Lewis         DE    00     18
 16.  Henry Pfeiffer     SC    10     12
 17.  Carol Caler        OH    10     12
 18.  John Weber         MD    09     12
 19.  Luke Koleszar      VA    08     12
 20.  Steve May          MD    01     12
 21.  Bill Place         PA    00     12
 22.  Rebekkah Garton    VA    99     10
 23.  Tom McCorry        VA    08      9
 24.  Nate Timko         PA    07      9
 25.  Chad Gormly        MA    06      9
 26.  Stuart Tucker      MD    05      9
 27.  Adam Gugliemini    PA    01      9
 28.  Darren Velez       NY    00      9
 29.  Rob Buccheri       MD    07      6
 30.  Dan Dolan Jr       NJ    01      6
 31.  Bob Olivere        AZ    00      6
 32.  Ken Sheffield      VA    99      4
 33.  Matt Deuber        OH    10      3
 34.  Angelo Ricchiuto   PA    09      3
 35.  Cameron Spaner     MD    08      3
 36.  Marshall Daw       NM    07      3
 37.  Mike Garton        VA    06      3
 38.  Rex Lehman         FL    05      3
 39.  Dave Bohnenberger  PA    01      3
 40.  Brian Carr         VA    00      3
 41.  Steve Cameron      PA    99      2
 42.  Joe Sposito        NJ    99      1

2010 Laurelists                                            Repeating Laurelists:

Phil White, MD
2nd

Henry Pfeiffer, SC
3rd

Carol Caler, OH
4th

Seth Gunar, NJ
5th

Matt Deuber, OH
6th

Past Winners

Rebekkah Garton, VA
1999

Tim Dolan, NJ
2000

Devin Flawd, PA
2001

Seth Gunar, NJ
2005-2006

Jean Younkin, VA
2007

Steve Caler, OH
2008

Phil White, MD
2009

Bill Beckman, SC
2010
   

GM Michael Garton leads a qualifying heat.

No woman driver jokes here ... Carol Caler runs with the guys.

Leaving the Pits ...

We welcomed back original GM Michael Garton and his son Joshua last summer after a five-year hiatus. They joined co-designer John McLaughlin, who has held the fort the past three years, in running WBC's most visually spectacular event.

The WBC 250 Final of the Stock Car Championship Racing Card Game took place after six qualifying preliminary races. 18 drivers qualified with 15 following through for the spectacle that occurs only at the WBC Final. It took place using a custom track deck made exclusively for the WBC 250. Fabio Pelligrino (#93 Amoco) came all the way from Italy to participate in this prestigious event.

At the drop of the green flag, 2008 champion Steve Caler (#9 Dodge) starting in the second position immediately played a Pull Away and dropped down to the inside to take the lead from the Pole Position, Scott Nerney in #88 Amp. #9 Dodge held the lead for the first 24 laps, but faded back never to contend again. Eric Ritter in #99 Dominoes moved up from his initial third position to take the lead on lap 25 and held it for the next 72 laps (six turns). During this dominating run by 99, a crash occurred on lap 67, bringing out the yellow flag and knocking Mike Buchheri (#26 Ricky Bobby "If you ain't first, you're last!!") out of the race. On the restart, a second crash occurred and Danny Lewis (#16 Prime Star) and Dave Albin (#24 McDonalds) got caught in the wreckage and were too damaged to continue.

The first round of green flag pitstops happened on lap 91 with no change to the lead. On lap 97, defending champ Phil White (#17 Western Auto) pulled into the lead - having worked his way forward from dead last. Western Auto worked his way up the inside lane and was behind the leader when he made a slingshot move to the outside lane to take the lead and hanging #88 Amp with no drafting help. Western Auto went on to lead 78 of the next 102 laps, temporarily giving up the lead to #88 Amp and two-time champ Seth Gunar in #72 Detroit Gasket during this stretch. On lap 120, Henry Pfeiffer's #29 Cartoon Network experienced engine trouble, but continued racing, nursing his car around the track.

On lap 170, the second round of green flag pit stops occurred with Detroit Gasket giving the lead back to Western Auto. #9 Dodge blew his transmission coming out of the pits causing the yellow flag to fly once again. On lap 199, #29 Cartoon Network took the lead, despite his engine troubles, from 17 Western Auto for 24 laps, but rubbed the wall slightly causing body damage further weakening his car's ability to compete. On the last turn of the race, #17 Western Auto) bumped drafted Bill Beckman in #33 Old Spice into the lead and himself to second, dropping #29 Cartoon Network) to third. #33 Old Spice coasted to the winner's circle as Cartoon Network was too damaged to make any kind of last ditch challenge. Carol Caler in #05 Disney finished fourth with Seth Guner (#72) rounding out the top five.

Thanks to all drivers for participating. The race had ten lead changes over 19 turns with the new green flag pit stop rules instituted to everyone's liking.

Scott Nerney, Henry Pfeiffer, Bill Beckman and Steve Caler enjoy the seating at the corner.

Two GM's - no waiting ... as Michael Garton and John McLaughlin move the cars in the big oval.
 GM     Michael Garton [5th year]  2617 Robin Hood Trail, Suffolk, VA 23435
   mgarton@tmail.com  757-927-1136 

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