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USAC: MCI Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Salem

13 August 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
MCI WORLDCOM/USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 12, 2000 Salem, Indiana Salem Speedway - 41st "Joe James/Pat OConnor Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dane Carter, 77, Carter-15.958; 2. Ryan Newman, 39, Lewis-16.064; 3. Clay Klepper, 17, Hartman-16.123; 4. Tracy Hines, 66, JS-16.214; 5. Ed Carpenter, 3, TG-16.256; 6. Sarah McCune, 58, McCune-16.357; 7. Dave Darland, 9, Lewis-16.466; 8. Aaron Pollock, 64, Pollock-16.514; 9. Aaron Fike, 32, RFMS-16.524; 10. Michael Lewis, 85, Lewis-16.526; 11. Jay Drake, 6, RPS-16.575; 12. A.J. Davis, 128, Owen-16.575; 13. Kasey Kahne, 91, Lewis-16.648; 14. John Nervo, 21, Nervo/Coggin-16.649; 15. Brian Gerster, 16, Nowicke-16.692; 16. Ryan Scott, 48, Ryno-16.727; 17. A.J. Fike, 69, RFMS-17.080; 18. Sondi Eden, 34, McClellan-17.104; 19. Dean Franklin, 84, VanSteenwyk-17.145; 20. Drew Pollock, 63, Pollock-NT; 21. A.J. Felker, 37, Line-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kahne, 2. Lewis, 3. Carter, 4. Darland, 5. Franklin, 6. Hines, 7. Scott. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. A.J. Fike, 2. Nervo, 3. Carpenter, 4. Newman, 5. A.Pollock, 6. Drake. 2:15.09

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Gerster, 2. Aaron Fike, 3. Eden, 4. Davis, 5. McCune, 6. Klepper. 2:13.21

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Darland, 2. Clay Klepper, 3. Sarah McCune, 4. Jay Drake, 5. Aaron Pollock, 6. Kasey Kahne, 7. Aaron Fike, 8. Michael Lewis, 9. A.J. Fike, 10. John Nervo, 11. Dane Carter, 12. A.J. Davis, 13. Dean Franklin, 14. Sondi Eden, 15. Ryan Newman, 16. Brian Gerster, 17. Ed Carpenter, 18. Drew Pollock, 19. A.J. Felker. 8:29.21

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Darland, Laps 11-23 Newman, Laps 24-30 Darland.

NEW MCI WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Kahne-757; 2-Drake-606; 3-Darland-546; 4-Lewis-506; 5-A.J. Fike-461; 6-Tracy Hines-422; 7-Carpenter-399; 8-Aaron Fike-396; 9-Klepper-369; 10-Scott-350.

NEXT MCI WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE: August 20 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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