USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Salem

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

August 12, 2001

WORLDCOM/USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2001 – Salem, Indiana - Salem Speedway - 42nd Annual "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 9, Lewis-16.374; 2. Steven Robertson, 7, Hartman-16.434; 3. Aaron Pollock, 64, Pollock-16.470; 4. Tracy Hines, 66, JS-16.482; 5. Aaron Fike, 32, RFMS-16.556; 6. J.J. Yeley, 91, Lewis-16.575; 7. Chris Gabehart, 16, Nowicke-16.617; 8. Tony Ave, 2, Steele-16.633; 9. Dane Carter, 77, Carter-16.646; 10. Jimmy McCune, 21c, Cowing-16.724; 11. Brian Gerster, 95, Covington-16.783; 12. A.J. Felker, 55, Line-16.794; 13. Steve Barth, 14, Barth-16.814; 14. Drew Pollock, 63, Pollock-16.853; 15. John Nervo, 21x, Nervo/Coggin-16.868; 16. Dave Steele, 29, Tomassi-16.967; 17. A.J. Fike, 69, RFMS-17.022; 18. Steve Paden, 01, Farrier-17.108; 19. Justin Overfelt, 78, Zephyr-17.229; 20. Richey Jacobs, 114, Jacobs-17.855; 21. Sarah McCune, 3, McCune-NT; 22. Clay Klepper, 17, Hartman-NT; 23. John Nervo, 21, Nervo/Coggin-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Steele, 2. J.McCune, 3. Gabehart, 4. Barth, 5. Darland, 6. Overfelt. 2:15.09

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Aaron Fike, 2. A.J. Fike, 3. Robertson, 4. Ave, 5. D.Pollock, 6. Gerster, 7. Jacobs. 2:16.07

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Carter, 2. Paden, 3. Nervo (#21x), 4. Yeley, 5. Aaron Pollock, 6. Felker. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Aaron Fike, 3. Aaron Pollock, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Jimmy McCune, 6. Drew Pollock, 7. Steve Barth, 8. Steve Paden, 9. Dave Steele, 10. John Nervo (#21x), 11. Steven Robertson, 12. Dane Carter, 13. Justin Overfelt, 14. Chris Gabehart, 15. J.J. Yeley, 16. Brian Gerster, 17. Clay Klepper, 18. Tony Ave, 19. A.J. Felker. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-24 Gabehart, Laps 25-30 Darland.

WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR POINTS: 1-Darland-806; 2-A.J. Fike-662; 3-Jay Drake-646; 4-Hines-553; 5-Aaron Fike-545; 6-Yeley-494; 7-Jerry Coons, Jr.-461; 8-Kasey Kahne-420; 9-Paden-357; 10-Michael Lewis-353.

NEXT WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE: August 24-25 - Granite City, IL - Tri-City Speedway - "Bob Wente Classic"

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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