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USAC Sprint Race Results from Salem, IN

24 August 1998

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 23, 1998 -- Salem, Indiana - Salem Speedway - Emge "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic"

FEATURE: (30 laps - "Six Sigma Open Wheel Spectacular" feature held over from May 31 rainout) 1. Brian Tyler (#21 Booe), 2. Brad Armstrong (#99 Armstrong), 3. Tracy Hines (#51 Holt), 4. Tim Cox (#40 Cox/Foreman), 5. Derek Davidson (#62 BWB), 6. Matt Jewell (#18 Jewell), 7. Tony Elliott (#48 Hull), 8. Kevin Thomas (#17 Plummer), 9. Gordon Rodgers (#94 Rodgers), 10. Jason McCord (#4c Contos), 11. Dave Steele (#2 Vance/Walker), 12. Pat Abold (#69 Dynamics), 13. Billy Puterbaugh (#7 Puterbaugh), 14. Steve Anderson (#4 Anderson), 15. Brian Hayden (#26 BWB). NT

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Brian Tyler, 21, Booe-15.810; 2. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-16.250; 3. Derek Davidson, 62, BWB-16.302; 4. Jason McCord, 4c, Contos-16.344; 5. Jay Drake, 7c, CED-16.461; 6. Kevin Thomas, 19, Mead-16.895; 7. Matt Jewell, 18, Jewell-16.928; 8. Jack Hewitt, 16, BWB-16.976; 9. Dave Darland, 81, Blake-17.218; 10. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Foreman-17.237; 11. Tony Elliott, 12, Conroy-17.361; 12. Scott Hull, 48, Hull-17.618; 13. Pat Abold, 69, Dynamics-17.651; 14. Gordon Rodgers, 94, Rodgers-17.713; 15. John Plummer, 17, Plummer-18.991; 16. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 7, Puterbaugh-NT; 17. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced Racing-NT; 18. Brian Hayden, 26, BWB-NT; 19. Steve Anderson, 4, Anderson-NT; 20. Dave Steele, 2, Vance/Walker-NT; 21. Tracy Hines, 51, Holt-NT; 22. # 69x, Dynamics-NT. (NOTE: Mike Blake also in car #81)

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Abold, 2. Darland (#81), 3. Drake, 4. Elliott, 5. Jewell, 6. Davidson, 7. Tyler, 8. Plummer. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Thomas, 3. McCord, 4. Armstrong, 5. Cox, 6. Hull, 7. Rodgers. 2:18.31

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Jay Drake, 2. Jason McCord, 3. Brian Tyler, 4. Derek Davidson, 5. Pat Abold, 6. Tracy Hines, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Matt Jewell, 9. Kevin Thomas, 10. Tony Elliott, 11. Gordon Rodgers, 12. Tim Cox, 13. Brad Armstrong, 14. Scott Hull, 15. Jack Hewitt, 16. Brian Hayden, 17. John Plummer. NT

1ST FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-23 McCord, Laps 24-30 Tyler.
2ND FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Drake.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT POINTS: 1-Thomas-1,596; 2-Elliott-1,568; 3-Davidson-1,347; 4-J.J. Yeley-1,189; 5-Cox-1,175; 6-Darland-1,143; 7-McCord-1,099; 8-Tyler-1,037; 9-Kevin Doty-1,020; 10-Hayden-977.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT RACE: August 29 - Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway - "Danny Milburn Classic"