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USAC: MCI Worldcom National/Western States Midget Qualifying

7 February 1999

PHOENIX, AZ - Results Saturday afternoon (February 6) from qualifications for the running of the 22nd Annual U.S. Tobacco Co. "Copper World Classic", to be held Sunday (February 7) at Phoenix International Raceway, with position, car number in parentheses, driver, hometown and speed.

Track record holder Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. claimed his second straight pole starting spot for the "Copper World Classic" USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet race Saturday afternoon at Phoenix International Raceway. His speed in the Aristocrat Products/Raybestos Chevy was 138.100 mph., just shy of his 138.451 record of a year ago. Sunday's feature race, one of four comprising the "Copper World," is a 50-miler.

"I've always had back luck in this race in the past," said Steele. "I hope I can change that tomorrow. We learned a lesson last vyear when we backed up late in the race due to tire problems. We've got a good basic setup for the race, so we should have a good chance.:

Steele, who also qualified third for the USAC MCI WorldCom Midget Car race, will be joined on the front row of the 30-car Silver Bullet field by Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind., who qualified at 137.756 mph.

Coors Light Silver Bullet Series:

1 (2) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 138.100 mph.
2 (37) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 137.756 mph.
3 (69) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 137.226 mph.
4 (14) Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind., 137.216 mph.
5 (9) Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif., 137.075 mph.
6 (34) Bentley Warren, Kennebunkport, Maine, 136.575 mph.
7 (111) Jimmy Sills, Placerville, Calif., 136.301 mph.
8 (51) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 136.054 mph.
9 (28) Stevie Reeves, Huntersville, N.C., 135.491 mph.
10 (80) Billy Puterbaugh, Brownsburg, Ind., 135.465 mph.
11 (4) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 135.374 mph.
12 (90) Kenny Hamilton, Boise, Idaho, 135.023 mph.
13 (173) Casey Diemert, Roseburg, Ore., 134.988 mph.
14 (100) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 134.303 mph.
15 (75) Todd Kane, Powell, Ohio, 134.273 mph.
16 (66) Gary Hieber, Langhorne, Pa., 134.193 mph.
17 (56) Dave Darland, Kokomo, Ind., 134.163 mph.
18 (40) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 133.918 mph.
19 (94) Wally Pankratz, Orange, Calif., 133.913 mph.
20 (61) Robby Flock, Murietta, Calif., 133.888 mph.
21 (78) Bill Baue, Indianapolis, Ind., 133.873 mph.
22 (82) Rick Treadway, Indianapolis, Ind., 133.848 mph.
23 (6) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 133.476 mph.
24 (20) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 133.279 mph.
25 (67) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., Qualifying race.
26 (110) Rebel Jackson, Jr., Buckley, Wash., Qualifying race.
27 (777) Chet Fillip, Indianapolis, Ind., Qualifying race.
28 (23) Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio, Qualifying race.
29 (62) Derek Davidson, Lafayette, Ind., Qualifying race.
30 (18) Doug Didero, Mooresville, N.C.., Qualifying race.