29th Annual Winternationals at East Bay

Don O’Neal, Steve Francis, Terry English, Steve Shaver and Rick Eckert – all Sunoco Race Fuels users – finished first through fifth respectively Monday night. “We are thrilled that so many of the top late model drivers are representing Sunoco Race Fuels in the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series this year,” commented Don Van Valkenburgh, Sunoco Performance Products National Sales Manager. “The Winternationals isthe traditional start of the racing year for late models and we are pleased that Sunoco Race Fuels affiliated drivers are doing so well.”

This was O’Neal’s first career Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series main event win. He led every lap of the 30- lap main event on his way to his 10th win at East Bay Raceway Park. Steve Francis started 12th, working his way up to battle O’Neal but had to settle for 2nd on the final lap.

A record 116 drivers from 23 states were on hand for the first night of the Dirt Late Models Winternationals at East Bay.

“It is exciting to have someone from our area win,” stated Russ Bradford ofBazell Oil, Sunoco Performance Products master distributor for Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Western Pennsylvania. “This gives us something to brag about given the number of top late model drivers here this week.”