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July, 4th 2002- Bear Lake, Pa

The holiday weekend kicked off back at the racetrack that it all began at for Chub the defending two-time Renegade DirtCar Racing Series Champion at Stateline Speedway in Busti, NY. just a little over 4 miles from Chub's home in Bear Lake, PA. Jerry Frank Chub's father still prepares the 1/3-mile slightly banked speedway for Owner/promoter Francis Seamen's. Before Chub began his racing career he would help his dad get the racing surface ready for the weekend races at Stateline. Seamen's presented the $7,000 to win "Stars and Stripes 50" tonight at Stateline Speedway. Tonight's event is the only 2002 appearance of the Renegade DirtCar Racing Series in the state of New York. In 11 previous visits to the 1/3rd mile track, Chub has won two renegade Series Races at Stateline prior to tonight's event. You can visit the Stateline - Eriez Speedways website located at http://www.statelineeriezspeedway.com/

Chub and the 1* team unloaded at Stateline speedway and qualified 5th out of 54 cars that signed in for tonight's event at the 1/3 mile race track and that put Chub in the first heat race starting in 3rd, Chub went on to finish 3rd in his heat and he transferred to the dash. He then lined up in the4th position in the 6 lap dash and finished 2nd behind Jim Dandy Jr.  Chub lined up the Corry Rubber, Corry Laser, Nystrom's Auto Sales, Draime Racing Engines, Rocket Chassis, Pierotti Motorsports, Farr MotorSports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo in front of a standing room only crowd for the 50 lap event on the outside front row in 2nd position with Dandy on the pole. On the start Dandy quickly got the jump on Chub as the inside lane is the preferred lane at Stateline and Chub got in line in second with Ron Davies making a charge around the top on lap 5. Davies would take 2nd away from Chub, then on lap 11 Davies took the lead from Dandy with Chub now closing in on the two front runners, Chub drove around Dandy on lap 17 and was now running 2nd and closing in on Davies and 4 laps later took the lead and led laps 21 thru 24 when Davies got by Chub in lapped traffic. Chub retook the lead on lap 27 and went on to win by 4 car lengths over Mike Balzano in 2nd, Rick Aukland in 3rd, Dave Lyon in 4th and  Earl Pearson Jr. was 5th.

2002 Renegade DirtCar Racing Series Point Standings (after 7-04-02)

1. Chub Frank 3,750
2. Mike Balzano 3,600
3. Davey Johnson 3,510
4. Steve Shaver 3,050
5. Rod Conley 2,880