---

USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salem

24 August 1999

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER USAC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 22, 1999 -- Salem, Indiana - Salem Speedway - Emge/JayC Food Stores "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Steele, 19, GMS-15.610; 2. Ryan Newman, 2, Vance-15.662; 3. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-15.976; 4. Jason McCord, 4c, Contos-15.988; 5. Brian Gerster, 26, BWB-16.056; 6. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-16.080; 7. Tracy Hines, 51, Holt-16.088; 8. Brian Tyler, 62, BWB-16.141; 9. Robbie Rice, 22, Whiteside-16.194; 10. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 7, Puterbaugh-16.305; 11. Eric Gordon, 21, Booe-16.435; 12. Steve Surniak, 1st, Surniak-16.584; 13. Mike Blake, 81, Blake-16.806; 14. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-17.051; 15. Jim Mills, 45, Mills-18.123; 16. Ed Kenens, 35, Kenens-19.899.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Darland, 3. Steele, 4. Blake, 5. Rice, 6. Gerster, 7. Gordon, 8. Mills. 2:15.87

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Surniak, 2. Tyler, 3. Puterbaugh, 4. Pool, 5. Newman, 6. Armstrong, 7. McCord, 8. Kenens. 2:12.78

FEATURE: (50 Laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Ryan Newman, 3. Jason McCord, 4. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 5. Steve Surniak, 6. Brian Gerster, 7. Robbie Rice, 8. Mike Blake, 9. Tracy Hines, 10. Brian Tyler, 11. Brad Armstrong, 12. Dave Steele, 13. Brett Pool, 14. Eric Gordon, 15. Ed Kenens, 16. Jim Mills. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Gerster, Laps 14-26 Steele, Laps 27-50 Darland.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Darland-1,340; 2-Hines-1,132; 3-Tony Elliott-1,037; 4-Tyler-851; 5-Gordon-714; 6-Rice-660; 7-Gerster-621; 8-Derek Davidson-605; 9-Puterbaugh-594; 10-Jack Hewitt-552.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE: August 27 - Bloomington (IN) Speedway

Editors Note: For hundreds of hot racing photos and racing art, be sure to visit The Racing ImageGalleries and the Visions of Speed Art Gallery.