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  1.   RaceFanX posted:
  11.20.2020 - 9:57 am
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The NASCAR Southwest Tour makes its first visit to the Centennial State
as it holds its inaugural race at the Denver-area Colorado National
Speedway. Fittingly its Denver's own Rick Carelli who would claim the
win on his home track track. Defending series champion Carelli bested
his future NASCAR Truck Series rival Ron Hornaday, Jr. to get the win on
a green-white-checker finish.

This race was held on an off weekend for the NASCAR Winston Cup series
so the promoters no doubt got out some nice financial carrots to get a
few big name NASCAR drivers in the field for this one although it would
be a mixed night for them. Michael Waltrip had the best night as his
Southwest Tour debut saw him qualify and run at the front en route to a
top-5. Derrick Cope's only Southwest Tour outing would be a little
rougher, he started last and no doubt had issues en route to finishing
four laps down. Chad Little's series debut would be the roughest of all
though as he wrecked in the opening laps, finishing dead last after
starting near the front.

Carelli and Hornaday's title opponent Jon Paques started first in this
one and led the opening laps. It would however be a short race for him
as blown engine put him on the sidelines not long after Hornaday took
the lead from him.


  2.   JSPorts posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:05 am
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I think it would be really cool if tracks like Colorado could make a
return to the Truck Series calendar. It would give the schedule more
uniqueness, which I think is needed (there are going to be 16 triple
header weekends next year, I believe.)


  3.   RaceFanX posted:
  11.20.2020 - 10:05 am
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Former Southwest Tour winner Roger Avants returns for his only start of
1992 to be part of the series' first race in his home state. He finished
a strong third. Bruce Yackey, another Colorado driver, also scores a
top-10 in his debut and lone start of the season as did the late Jeff
Seidler doing the same. There was a strong Colorado contingent in the
field for this one as Bob Hackenberg and Rick Fierro both made their
series debuts, with this as Fierro's only start, while Mike Opperman
returned to the tour for the first time in four years only to drop out
before halfway.

Safe to say the Colorado's Best Chevrolet Dealers 100 featured many of
Colorado's Best stock car racers of the era.


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