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Loxahatchee, Florida Rookie, Jeff Choquette wins the ARP Bodies Fast Qualifier
Award at the Orange County (NC) Speedway.Posted August 11th, 2007
Jeff Choquette, a contender for the ASALMS Southern Division Overall and Rookie
of the Year title, won his first career ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Fast
Qualifier Award at the Orange County (NC) Speedway on Saturday August 11,
2007 for the Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars. (Chuck Gonzalez
Photo)
By ASA Late Model Series
Rougemont, North Carolina (08/11/2007): ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products
Qualifying is now complete and the 26-car starting line up for the Orange County
125 Presented by FLF Racecars is now set!
The Orange County (NC) Speedway, located just South of the North
Carolina/Virginia state line and North of Raleigh/Durham in Rougemont, North
Carolina serves as hosts for the Fifth Race of the 2007 season in the ASA Late
Model Series Southern Division Presented by GM Performance Parts.
26 cars are on the grounds as ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying
is now complete on an extremely hot and humid afternoon in the Tar Heel State
with temperatures reaching near 100 degrees! All 26 teams are locked into the
extended distance 125-lap Feature as the GM Performance Parts Shootout has
been scrapped for this event
As for ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying, Rookie of the Year
contender, Jeff Choquette won his first career ARP Bodies Fast Qualifier Award as
the Loxahatchee, Florida driver in his C-C Loader Service/Ford Fusion turned a
14.234 which measures out to 94.843 MPH.
The ASALMS Southern Division Track Record was set back on August 19, 2006
when Josh Hamner went a 14.009 around the 0.375 Mile High-Banked Paved Oval.
After ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying, Choquette then drew a
Seven (7) for an inversion, which places two drivers making their ASALMS debuts,
Corey Williams and Taylor Satterfield on the front row for the Orange County 125
Presented by FLF Racecars.
Also of note, there will be no Live Internet Broadcast this weekend of the Orange
County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars. The Master Schedule and Time Line is
Subject to Change at the discretion of the ASALMS and all Times are in
accordance with Eastern Standard Time (EST). After OCS Divisions Qualifying,
which begins at 5:30pm, there will be an ASALMS Autograph Session that will last
until 7:00pm.
After the Invocation and National Anthem, racing begins at 7:15pm with the OCS
divisions of Late Model Stock Cars, Grand Stocks, Southern Ground Pounders,
and Street Stocks each running their respective Features. The Limited Late Model
Stock Cars will be running Twin 50-lap Features with the second 50 going after the
Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars.
After Pre Race Ceremonies and Driver Introductions, the Orange County 125
Presented by FLF Racecars will get the green flag at approximately 9:00pm. The
second OCS Limited Late Model Stock Car 50-lap Feature will close out the night.
Keep your browser locked in all weekend long exclusively on the ASALMS
Southern Division website by clicking on the link provided: Orange County 125
Race Weekend
As for the rest of ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying, Brandon
Johnson, the winner of the Florida 100 back on June 23, 2007 at the New Smyrna
(FL) Speedway was second quick with a 14.242 while 18-year-old David Wilson
timed in third fastest with a 14.321. 17-year-old John Wes Townley was fourth with
a 14.334 and ASALMS Challenge Division invader, Sean Murphy rounded out the
Top Five with a 14.335.
19-year-old Taylor Satterfield (14.350) timed in sixth fastest while Corey Williams
(14.368) was next and was followed by Chris Fontaine (14.371), Wes Burton
(14.380) and ASALMS Southern Division Overall and Rookie of the Year Points
Leader, Sean Bass (14.395) completed the Top 10.
In the ASALMS Southern Divisions’ only appearance at the fast 0.375 Mile High-
Banked Paved Oval in Rougemont, North Carolina back on August 19, 2006;
Colleyville, Texas pilot Ryan Lawler won his first career ASALMS Southern Division
Feature in the extended distance Dr. Pepper 150 Presented by Zaxby’s Real
Chicken.
Lawler took the win over 15-year-old, at the time, Dalton Zehr, who finished a
career high second while Colt James, 2006 ASALMS Southern Division Champion
and Rookie of the Year; now 17-year-old James Buescher, and Josh Hamner
completed the Top Five. Hamner also holds down the ASALMS track record at
OCS with a 14.009.
Orange County Speedway is located in Northeastern Orange County on the site of
the original Trico Motor Speedway, which was built in the early 1960s. What
originally opened as a dirt facility was paved and is currently a 3/8ths mile (0.375)
asphalt, high-banked oval track.
The oval has 16 degree banking in the straightaway and 19 degree banking in the
turns. The banking and wide-sweeping turns make this facility the fastest 3/8 mile
track in the country. The track averages 50 feet wide, which offers plenty of room
for side by side racing among competitors.
For more information about the Orange County Speedway, located on 9450
Highway 57 in Rougemont, North Carolina, please call during normal business
hours at: 1 (336) 364-1222 or you can log onto the tracks website at: Orange
County Speedway
ARP Bodies/Aluminum Racing Products Qualifying Results
1. 170 Jeff Choquette-R 14.234—-94.843 MPH
2. 41 Brandon Johnson-R 14.242
3. 83 David Wilson-R 14.321
4. 09 John Wes Townley 14.334
5. 32 Sean Murphy-R 14.335
6. 140 Taylor Satterfield-R 14.350
7. 40 Corey Williams-R 14.368
8. 47 Chris Fontaine-R 14.371
9. 5 Wes Burton-R 14.380
10. 28 Sean Bass-R 14.395
11. 26 Travis Cope-R 14.411
12. 133 Greg Stewart 14.428
13. 62 Travis Wilson 14.431
14. 08 Beau Slocumb 14.453
15. 12 Tyler Townsend-R 14.460
16. 75 David Odell-R 14.503
17. 8 Michael Seeright-R 14.508
18. 98 Zach Taylor-R 14.518
19. 70 Jeremy Gerstner-R 14.541
20. 3 Brian Blum-R 14.545
21. 16 Tommy King-R 14.563
22. 127 Kyle Maynard-R 14.582
23. 33 Dillon Oliver 14.595
24. 86 Jimmy Lang-R 14.666
25. 93 Rob Partelo-R 14.838
26. 30 Preston Walker-R 14.861
Orange County 125 Presented by FLF Racecars Starting Line-Up (125 Laps)
Inversion = 7
1. 40 Corey Williams-R
2. 140 Taylor Satterfield-R
3. 32 Sean Murphy-R
4. 09 John Wes Townley
5. 83 David Wilson-R
6. 41 Brandon Johnson-R
7. 170 Jeff Choquette-R
8. 47 Chris Fontaine
9. 5 Wes Burton-R
10. 28 Sean Bass-R
11. 26 Travis Cope-R
12. 133 Greg Stewart
13. 62 Travis Wilson
14. 08 Beau Slocumb
15. 12 Tyler Townsend-R
16. 75 David Odell-R
17. 8 Michael Seeright-R
18. 98 Zach Taylor-R
19. 70 Jeremy Gerstner-R
20. 3 Brian Blum-R
21. 16 Tommy King-R
22. 127 Kyle Maynard-R
23. 33 Dillon Oliver
24. 86 Jimmy Lang-R
25. 93 Rob Partelo-R
26. 30 Preston Walker-R
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