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NorthernLight IRL: Midas 500 Classic Race Results, Atlanta

16 July 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

HAMPTON, Ga. - Results Saturday of the Midas 500 Classic Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with order of finish, starting position in parentheses, driver, chassis-engine, laps completed, reason out (if any), and money won:

1. (1) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208, $143,400
2. (11) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208, $98,550
3. (24) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, 208, $84,350
4. (12) Robby McGehee, G Force-Oldsmobile, 208, $56,000
5. (3) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 207, $52,000
6. (8) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 207, $51,600
7. (20) Stephan Gregoire, G Force-Oldsmobile, 207, $45,000
8. (19) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 207, $43,900
9. (18) Shigeaki Hattori, G Force-Oldsmobile, 206, $33,200
10. (2) Eliseo Salazar, G Force-Oldsmobile, 205, $42,900
11. (16) Scott Goodyear, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 205, $41,700
12. (25) Jimmy Kite, G Force-Oldsmobile, 199, engine, $24,900
13. (15) Tyce Carlson, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 196, $39,600
14. (5) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 190, accident, $22,700
15. (17) Davey Hamilton, G Force-Oldsmobile, 184, $21,700
16. (13) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 179, oil pressure, $36,300
17. (23) J.J. Yeley, G Force-Oldsmobile, 177, $19,400
18. (7) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 146, engine, $35,100
19. (4) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 123, engine, $34,100
20. (21) Scott Harrington, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 120, engine, $17,300
21. (14) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 96, engine, $33,000
22. (22) Stevie Reeves, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 89, engine, $17,300
23. (9) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 68, engine, $33,000

Lap leaders: Ray 1-40, Beechler 41-44, Dismore 45-52, Ray 53-69, Carlson 70-71, Dismore 72-74, Cheever 75, Dismore 76-78, Ray 79-122, Dismore 123-124, Ray 125-156, Lazier 157-158, McGehee 159, Ray 160-208.

Point Standings (after 7 of 9 races): Lazier 208, Cheever 185, Goodyear 175, Sharp 173, Salazar 173, Unser 170, Dismore 167, Buhl 161, Beechler 154, McGehee 152.

Text provided by Paul Kelly

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