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USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series

23 June 1998

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR SERIES KEVINS (THOMAS & DOTY) & RAIN TAKE FEATURE EVENTS 26TH "WINCHESTER OLDTIMERS WEEKEND" SPRINTS SATURDAY NIGHT

Kevin Doty of Milan, Ill. stamped himself as a leading contender for "Indiana Sprint Week" honors with his success in last weekend's Stoops Freightliner/USAC Sprint Car races. The 7-race Indiana series opens July 18 at the Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway.

The Stoops Freightliner/USAC Sprint Cars head for the Winchester (Ind.) Speedway this Saturday night for the 26th Annual "Winchester Oldtimers Weekend" races. Practice on the 1/2-mile paved oval gets under way at 6 p.m. Qualifying starts at 7 and racing begins at 8. A 30-lap feature is on tap.

Doty captured Saturday night's 30-lapper at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio in the Steve Chrisman Racing/Columbus Silgas Special, leading the final 17 laps to beat J.J. Yeley and Derek Davidson to the checkered flag. Doty finished second in Friday night's 30-lap feature at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park behind winner Kevin Thomas, who led the final six laps in his Tom Cherry Muffler/Neal Trailer Sales Special. Thomas' victory over Doty and Frankie Kerr, coupled with his ninth-place at Eldora, gives him a 65-point lead over Brian Tyler going into the Winchester race Saturday. Tyler was 11th and sixth in the two races.

Rains forced cancellation of Sunday afternoon's scheduled Sprint/Midget "doubleheader" at the Salem (Ind.) Speedway.

Doty has now competed in all seven Stoops Freightliner dirt-track events this season and has yet to finish worse than second, with three wins and four seconds!

Todd Kane and Yeley won True Value "last chance" semis at Attica and Rossburg respectively. Likewise, Brian Hayden and Tony Elliott took Turbines, Inc. fast qualifier awards.

Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Point Standings: 1-Kevin Thomas-878, 2-Brian Tyler-813, 3-Tony Elliott-759, 4-Tim Cox-717, 5-Derek Davidson-709, 6-J.J. Yeley-671, 7-Jason McCord-631, 8-Kevin Doty-573, 9-Brad Armstrong-570, 10-Dave Steele-486