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USAC: Weekend Race Results

30 June 1998

USAC RUSSELL "TRIPLE CROWN" SERIES RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1998 -- Sonoma, California -- Sears Point Raceway

QUALIFYING: 1. Stephen Hll, #10, 1:16.877; 2. Niklas Loven, #11, 1:16.888; 3. Tyler McQuarrie, #9, 1:17.414; 4. Peter Ponder Pistor, #26, 1:18.172; 5. Todd Oppenheimer, #12, 1:18.477; 6. Brent Sherman, #20, 1:18.724; 7. Max Toy, #24, 1:19.297; 8. Sara Senske, #21, 1:19.578; 9. Chris Pettet, #6, 1:19.754; 10. Michael Morris, #15, 1:20.412; 11. Patrick McDowell, #8, 1:20.690; 12. David Farley, #1, 1:21.028; 13. Sal Lombardo, #5, 1:22.619; 14. Ken Snyder, #19, 1:23.952; 15. Jim Graber, #3, 1:25.649.

FEATURE: (30 minutes - 23 laps) 1. Hill, 2. Loven, 3. Senske, 4. Oppenheimer, 5. McQuarrie, 6. Ponder Pistor, 7. Toy, 8. Farley, 9. Pettet, 10. Lombardo, 11. McDowell, 12. Graber, 13. Snyder, 14. Morris, 15. Sherman. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Loven, Laps 15-23 Hill.

NEW TRIPLE CROWN POINTS: 1-Hill-20; 2-Loven-15; 3-Senske-12; 4-Oppenheimer-10; 5-McQuarrie-8; 6-Ponder Pistor-6; 7-Toy-4; 8-Farley-3; 9-Pettet-2; 10-Lombardo-1

NEXT TRIPLE CROWN RACE: August 1 - Rosamond, CA - Willow Springs Motorsports Park

USAC TQ MIDGET RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1998 -- Ventura, California - Ventura Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Alex Harris, 55, Lambert-13.334; 2. Ron Wade, 88, Wade-13.431; 3. Greg Edenholm, 2, Edenholm-13.440; 4. Brian Harris, 74, Harris-13.509; 5. Gene Godepski, 24, Godepski-13,561; 6. Paul Krueger, 8, Krueger-13.652; 7. Joe Bishop, 16, Bishop-13.667; 8. West Evans, 36, Evans-13.732; 9. Todd Hunsaker, 6, Hunsaker-13.814; 10. Jeff Heaton, 52, Heaton-13.857; 11. Joe Finger, 09, Finger-13.936; 12. Ron Ahrendt, 87, Ahrendt-13.955; 13. Chris Hedge, 98, Hedge-14.104; 14. Hirami Kozono, 88x, RAS-14.305; 15. Rom Harris, 74x, Harris-16.504; 16. Steve Davis, 77, Davis-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Finger, 2. A.Harris, 3. Godepski, 4. Hedge, 5. Bishop, 6. Hunsaker, 7. Edenholm, 8. T.Harris. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ahrendt, 2. B.Harris, 3. Wade, 4. Evans, 5. Heaton, 6. Krueger, 7. Kozono, 8.Davis. NT

FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. A.Harris, 2. Godepski, 3. Wade, 4. Heaton, 5. Finger, 6. Krueger, 7. Ahrendt, 8. Hedge, 9. Hunsaker, 10. Evans, 11. Davis, 12. Bishop, 13. B.Harris, 14. T.Harris, 15. Kozono, 16. Edenholm. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Bishop, Laps 2-20 A.Harris.

NEW TQ MIDGET POINTS: 1-A.Harris-263; 2-Krueger-152; 3-Godepski-149; 4-Randi Pankratz-140; 5-Evans-134; 6-Ahrendt-133; 7-John Lakatos-122; 8-B.Harris-116; 9-Wade-106; 10-Bishop-104.

NEXT TQ MIDGET RACE: July 11 - Lake Perris, CA - Perris Auto Speedway

USAC "WESTERN STATES"/REGIONAL REBEL SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: June 27, 1998 -- Hanford, California - Kings Speedway

QUALIFYING: 1. Harris Boudakian, #18x, Boudakian-15.042; 2. Bobby McMahan, #3F, Finkenbinder-15.060; 3. Rick Williams, 6, Williams-15.139; 4. Kirt Organ, #5K, Organ-15.167; 5. Monte Faccinto, 7J, Faccinto-15.287; 6. Bryan Bullard, 5, Bullard-15.343; 7. Davey Pombo, 2L, Pombo-15.420; 8. Lawrence Edlund, 5c, Edlund-15.470; 9. Tyler Haylett, 22, Haylett-15.620; 10. Jonathan Allard, 14, Pierson-15.715; 11. Jeff Gardner, 51, Gardner-15.743; 12. Glenn Rudolph. 50, Rudolph-15.845; 13. Terry Schank, 4a, Schank-16.025; 14. Mark Barroso, 78, Barroso-16106; 15. H.P. Myatt, 4, Myatt-16.229; 16. Ivan Worden, 63, Worden-16.417; 17. Kim Barns, 12, Barns-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Haylett, 2. Faccinto, 3. Pombo, 4. Williams, 5. Boudakian, 6. Myatt, 7. Gardner, 8. Schank. 2:04.16

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. McMahan, 2. Worden, 3. Allard, 4. Bullard, 5. Edlund, 6. Rudolph, 7. Organ, 8. Barroso. 2:02.59

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Faccinto, 2. McMahan, 3. Williams, 4. Pombo, 5. Edlund, 6. Gardner, 7. Boudakian, 8. Myatt, 9. Rudolph, 10. Barroso, 11. Allard, 12. Organ, 13. Haylett, 14. Worden, 15. Bullard, 16. Schank. NT

**Bullard flipped on lap 10 of the feature and was transferred to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Bullard, Lap 10 Pombo, Laps 11-30 Faccinto. NEW "WESTERN STATES" SPRINT POINTS: 1-Gardner-361; 2-Williams-300; 3-Faccinto-177; 4-Haylett-168; 5-Kirk Wartman-151; 6-Pombo-148; 7-Tony Hunt-141; 8-Dave Fitzgerald-118; 9-Ray Evans-110; 10-Kevin Urton-105. NEW "REGIONAL REBEL" SPRINT POINTS: 1-Faccinto-452; 2-Pombo-431; 3-Barroso-308; 4-Edlund-298; 5-Craig Stidham-247; 6-Gardner-182; 7-Larry Brown-175; 8-Shane Travioli-149; 9-Williams-144; 10-Haylett-139.

NEXT "WESTERN STATES" SPRINT RACE: July 25 - Carson City, NV - Silver State Raceway

NEXT "REGIONAL REBEL" SPRINT RACE: July 17 - Hanford, CA - Kings Speedway

USAC/SCCA FORMULA 2000 CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS: June 28, 1998 -- Minneapolis, Minnesota -- Minneapolis Street Course -- "Sprint PCS Grand Prix"

QUALIFYING: (Held June 27) 1. Marc Antoine Camirand, #96, 1:18.450; 2. David Besnard, #13, 1:18.483; 3. Jonathan Bottoms, #28, 1:19.108; 4. Bobby Oergel, #52, 1:19.137; 5. Robby McGehee, #2, 1:19.212; 6. Mike Johnson, #8, 1:19.216; 7. Jon Herb, #77, 1:19.743; 8. Andy Lally, #5, 1:19.869; 9. Greg LeMond, #51, 1:19.895; 10. Sam Hornish, Jr., #7, 1:20.226; 11. Tim Duit, #34, 1:20.336; 12. Duncan Dayton, #4, 1:20.411; 13. Ryan Hampton, #88, 1:20.611; 14. James Yott, #82, 1:20.648; 15. Larry Oberto, #66, 1:20.938; 16. Alejandro Garcia, #30, 1:21.011; 17. Ryan Jones, #24, 1:21.171; 18. Steve Rikert, #11, 1:21.227; 19. Steve Thomson, 80, 1:21.256; 20. Guy Cosmo, #75, 1:21.365; 21. Ric Rushton, #15, 1:21.504; 22. Christian Coggins, #25, 1:21.514; 23. T.J. Bell, #45, 1:21.529; 24. Tom Wood, #99, 1:21.574; 25. John Miller, #84, 1:21.739; 26. Jeff Smith, #33, 1:21.830; 27. Anthony Simone, #95, 1:22.552; 28. Rolando Quintanilla, #64, 1:23.365; 29. Ron Atapattu, #43, 1:36.533.

FEATURE: (30 laps - Held June 28) 1. Bottoms, 2. Hampton, 3. Duit, 4. Miller, 5. Rikert, 6.. Oberto, 7. Johnson, 8. Smith, 9. Garcia, 10. Quintanilla, 11. Wood, 12. Besnard, 13. Lally, 14. Cosmo, 15. McGehee, 16. Camirand, 17. Rushton, 18. Dayton, 19. Yott, 20. Hornish, 21. Oergel, 22. Herb, 23. Thomson, 24. Simone, 25. Jones, 26. Coggins, 27. LeMond, 28. Bell.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Besnard, Laps 7-30 Bottoms.

F2000 NATIONAL POINTS: 1-Besnard-227; 2-Hampton-190; 3-McGehee-152; 4-Lally-148; 5-Johnson-115; 6-Camirand-113; 7-Bottoms-110; 8-Herb-102; 9-Rikert-96; 10-Oergel-90.

NEXT F2000 RACE: July 24-25 - Charlotte (NC) Motor Speedway