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USAC: MCI WorlCom Western States Midget Car Series Results, Irwindale

19 April 1999

MCI WORLDCOM USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 17, 1999 -- Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Wally Pankratz, 8, Pankratz-17.379; 2. Alex Harris, 54, Harris-17.554; 3. Rick Hendrix, 12, Porto-17.596; 4. John Starks, 55x, Starks-17.615; 5. Bud Kaeding, 29, Tomassi-17.632; 6. Danny Ebberts, 14, Ebberts/Schlachter-17.647; 7. Davey Hamilton, 15, Lawson-17.681; 8. Marc DeBeaumont, 11, Sewell/DeBeaumont-17.774; 9. Bobby Boone, 96, Boone-17.790; 10. Billy Felts, Jr., 18, Felts-17.850; 11. Chad Nichols, 67, Zarounian-17.926; 12. Sterling Pratz, 45, Baraldi-17.948; 13. Robby Flock, 24, Hart-17.951; 14. Shane Scully, 56, Scully-18.131; 15. Pete Ciulla, 63, Pinkston-18.400; 16. Billy Sipe, Jr., 42, Sipe-18.742; 17. A.J. Johnson, 81, Johnson-18.784; 18. Chad Jones, 34, Braaksma-19.099; 19. Jim Silva, 19, Chandler-19.777; 20. Darren Hillberg, 55, Hillberg-20.641; 21. Mike Gilmore, Jr., 48, Tuttle-21.720; 22. Steve Paden, 0, Farrier-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Pankratz, 2. Hamilton, 3. Flock, 4. Hendrix, 5. Kaeding, 6. Nichols, 7. Boone, 8. Johnson, 9. Silva, 10. Gilmore, 11. Ciulla. NT

SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Scully, 2. DeBeaumont, 3. Felts, 4. Pratz, 5. Harris, 6. Starks, 7. Ebberts, 8. Jones, 9. Sipe, 10. Hillberg, 11. Paden. NT

FEATURE: (30 Laps) 1. DeBeaumont, 2. Scully, 3. Pankratz, 4. Hamilton, 5. Hendrix, 6. Felts, 7. Starks, 8. Harris, 9. Ebberts, 10. Jones, 11. Kaeding, 12. Sipe, 13. Boone, 14. Nichols, 15. Flock, 16. Silva, 17. Pratz, 18. Hillberg, 19. Johnson, 20. Gilmore, 21. Ciulla, 22. Paden. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-8 Hamilton, Laps 9-17 DeBeaumont, Laps 18-20 Pankratz, Lap 21 Scully, Laps 22-30 DeBeaumont.

NEW MCI WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-DeBeaumont-133; 2-Clay Klepper-114; 3-Jason Leffler-100; 4-Scully-89; 5-Starks-84; 6-Hendrix-76; 7-Harris-75; 8-Pankratz-69; 9-Dave Steele-68; 10-Tracy Hines-60.

NEXT MCI WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE: April 24 - Tuscon (Ariz.) Raceway Park

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