USAR Hooters ProCup Series Discount Auto Parts 300: Report and Results
3 March 1998
Lakeland, FL -- "Super" Mario Gosselin led on two separate occasions
for a total of 166 laps enroute to winning the 1998 United Speed Alliance
Racing Hooters ProCup opener at USA International Speedway in Lakeland, FL.
By winning the Discount Auto Parts 300, the defending series champion
served notice that he will be a strong force to be reckoned with in the
1998 Hooters ProCup Championship battle. The 1998 Championship is worth
$250,000 to the driver fortunate enough to win it.
Gosselin put his Jackaroo Meat Sauces Chevrolet into the lead for good on
lap 204 by passing eventual third place finisher Mike Laughlin. Gosselin
then withstood a race ending challenge by Jay Fogleman to record his sixth
career Hooters ProCup win and collected $11,000 for his effort. By driving
a Chevrolet into Victory Lane at USA International, Gosselin broke a string
of three Ford wins at the high banked 3/4 mile oval.
"I was nearly overcome by exhaust fumes," said a weary Gosselin in Victory
Lane. "My eyes are stinging, but this is a great way to start the defense
of my title."
Fogleman won the Jackaroo Meat Sauces Halfway Leader Challenge Award by
leading lap 150 under caution. The award is worth $1,000. The strategy
nearly backfired when he ran out of gas just moments later.
Bob Schacht set a new qualifying record with a lap of 21.989 seconds for an
average speed of 116.60 mph to take the pole and pick up the $1,000
Gooodyear Pole award in his Miller Lite Ford.
Brad May started in 41st position and finished in 17th to win the $500 Hard
Charger Award in the Naturally Fresh Foods Chevrolet.
The next event for the Hooters ProCup Series will be March 21 at Mobile
(AL) International Speedway.
USA Int'l Speedway - RIS - Provisional results for the
Hooters ProCup,
Discount Auto Parts 300:
Ps.Ql.No. Driver , Car Laps Notes
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1 10 Mario Gosselin Lake Wales FL, DGM Racing 305
2 4 Jay Fogleman Durham, NC, JFCO Motorsports 305
3 7 Mike Laughlin(R)Simpsonville, SC, Cincinatti Milacron 305
4 75 Bob Schacht Chapin, SC, Engineered Components 305
5 73 Jeff Agnew(R) Floyd, VA, Twin City Motor Exchange 305
6 27 Johnny Rumley Winston Salem, NC, Race Scan/Bob Huff 305
7 97 Marty Ward Marietta, SC, Hooters Restaurants 305
8 45 Gene Morgan Simpsonville, SC, Wreck Shop Racing 305
9 44 Justin Labonte(R)Trinity,NC, Labonte Racing 305
10 09 Jabe Jones Martin, GA, McGee & Jones Racing 304
11 26 Mickey Hudspeth Ronda, NC, Hudspeth Racing 302
12 6 Lester Lesneski Stanfield, NC, Lesneski Racing 301
13 32 Clark Ninneman(R)Fayetteville,GA,S&B Trucking 299
14 71 A.J. Henriksen Hawthorne Wds, IL, Engineered Compont 299
15 41 Randy Churchill(R) Windsor,ONT,Razor Oil Pumps 295
16 30 Douglas Paach(R)Mt Ulla, NC,A & T Racing 295
17 70 Brad May Orlando, FL, Naturally Fresh Foods 293
18 46 Doug Moff(R) Ft Myers,FL, High Voltage Racing 292
19 80 Calvin Redwine(R)Mantee, MS,Calvin's Auto Sales 291
20 91 Ron Cox(R) Soddy Daisy,TN,Waycrazy's Bar-B-Q 291
21 94 Scott Sutherland Jefferson, GA,Network Construction 286
22 84 Chad Chaffin Smyrna, TN, Logan's Roadhouse 280
23 15 Bill Plemans Jr(R)Locust Grv,GA,Incentive Risk Manage 275
24 25 Scott Wimmer(R) Milwaukee,WI,Jackaroo Meat Sauce 273
25 07 Tim Clayton Inman, SC, Hollywood Motorsports 260
26 21 Derrick Kelley(R)Auburndale,FL,Discount Auto Parts 236
27 1 Don Satterfield Spartanburg,SC,Hawk Saw Blades 235
28 55 Charlie Ford Chesterfield,VA,Charlie Ford Motorspo 214
29 9 Chet Chester(R) Twin City, GA, Thunder Racing 202
30 3 Curtis Miller(R)Mooresville,NC,Nioka Entertainment 187
31 51 Jerry Glanville Roswell,GA,Unifirst Uniforms/HBO 184
32 11 Chuck Walls(R) Piedmont,SC,Walls Motorsports 148
33 90 Doug French Farmingdale, NJ, 132
34 8 Jimmy McClain(R)Iron Station,NC,Hager Racing 125
35 01 Jeff Wogoman(R) Ft Meyers,FL,Wogoman Tile & Marble 98
36 65 Sammy Potasnick Sikeston,MO,PTI Transport/Hart Trans 92
37 0 Tim Neighbors Bunnlevel, NC, Nichols Plumbing 92
38 12 Tim Edwards Tryon,NC, U.S. Truck/Edwards Racing 90
39 72 Jeremy Gerstner(R)Tampa,FL,Gerstner Motorsports 67
40 14 Dale Trevathan(R)Loris,SC, TCR Racing 26
41 29 Junior Franks(R)Skyland,NC, Frank's Painting Service 14
(R) = Naturally Fresy Rookie Contender
Track Length : 0.7500 Miles
John Kaiser -- The Auto Channel
