JEFF STRUNK!

STRUNK WINS NASCAR CHAMPIONSHIP FOR PENNSYLVANIA
Honored As One Of The Top Drivers In North America

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 6, 2009) – NASCAR has announced that Jeff Strunk has
won the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Pennsylvania championship.

Strunk, of Mohnton, Pa., had two wins, 11 top fives and 16 top 10s in 19 starts, racing at
Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa.
Just 28 drivers out of the thousands of participants in NASCAR’s grassroots, local-racing
program – which encompasses tracks throughout the United States and Canada – earned a
similar honor.
Strunk will be honored Friday, Nov. 13 at the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series
Awards Banquet at the Concord (N.C.) Convention Center along with the NASCAR Whelen All-
American Series national champion, U.S. state and Canadian provincial champions, track
champions and special award winners.

The NASCAR Pennsylvania champion was determined by the driver’s highest 18 finishes
at NASCAR sanctioned tracks within the state.

The crowning of champions in a U.S. state or Canadian province continues a tradition of
honoring the best short-track racers which dates back to the earliest days of NASCAR.
Since its inception, NASCAR’s national short-track racing series has served as a
springboard in the careers of many top drivers. NASCAR stars Greg Biffle, Clint Bowyer, Jeff
Burton, Kurt and Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick,
Bobby Labonte, Jamie McMurray, Elliott Sadler and Brian Vickers all began their careers racing
their local short tracks.
PAST NASCAR PENNSYLVANIA STATE CHAMPIONS
All-American Whelen Series
Year Driver Hometown
2009 Jeff Strunk Mohnton, Pa.
2008 Jeff Strunk Mohnton, Pa.
2007 Duane Howard Oley, Pa.

(Bruce Thomas photo)