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USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Irwindale

3 April 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: April 1, 2000 -- Irwindale, California - Irwindale Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Hunt, 14, Pierson-16.749; 2. Burney Lamar, 3, Finkenbinder/Lamar-16.754; 3. Davey Hamilton, 4, Consani-16.785; 4. Jeff Gardner, 51, Gardner-16.841; 5. Jimmy Sills, 27, Morales-16.846; 6. Todd Ellison, 20, Powell-16.868; 7. Rick Hendrix, 97, Hendrix-16.873; 8. Amy Barnes, 12, Barnes-17.030; 9. Mike Boat, 74, Boat-17.189; 10. Kevin Kierce, 2, Swann-17.192; 11. Kenny Hamilton, 98, Tyler-17.530; 12. Jim Blenkarn, 46, Blenkarn-17.645; 13. Curtis Brown, 55, Sipes-17.784; 14. Chuck Maddox, 99, Maddox-18.124.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. D.Hamilton, 2. Hendrix, 3. Sills, 4. Hunt, 5. Brown, 6. Boat, 7. K.Hamilton. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Barnes, 3. Lamar, 4. Ellison, 5. Kierce, 6. Maddox, 7. Blenkarn. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps) 1. Davey Hamilton, 2. Todd Ellison, 3. Jeff Gardner, 4. Rick Hendrix, 5. Mike Boat, 6. Kevin Kierce, 7. Burney Lamar, 8. Jimmy Sills, 9. Kenny Hamilton, 10. Curtis Brown, 11. Chuck Maddox, 12. Amy Barnes, 13. Tony Hunt, 14. Jim Blenkarn. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Sills, Laps 10-26 Hendrix, Laps 27-40 D.Hamilton.

NEW WESTERN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-D.Hamilton-192; 2-Ellison-175; 3-Lamar-148; 4-Hunt-145; 5-Gardner-141; 6-K.Hamilton-132; 7-Barnes-130; 8-Boat-129; 9-Kierce-124; 10-Jason McCord-99.

NEXT WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: April 8 - Bakersfield, CA - Mesa Marin Raceway

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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