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USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salem

13 August 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 12, 2000 Salem, Indiana Salem Speedway - 41st "Joe James/Pat OConnor Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 19, GMS-15.181; 2. Ryan Newman, 1x, Vance-15.491; 3. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 7, Puterbaugh-15.538; 4. Jay Drake, 62, BWB-15.639; 5. Kasey Kahne, 23, Kahne-15.664; 6. Eric Gordon, 3ac, DeSalle-15.665; 7. Brian Tyler, 73, Booe-15.682; 8. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-15.752; 9. Dave Steele, 91, GMS-15.850; 10. Derek Davidson, 9R, Roudebush-15.928; 11. Jimmy McCune, 2, Vance-15.956; 12. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-16.042; 13. Steve Surniak, 1st, Surniak-16.201; 14. Jason McCord, 4, Contos-16.226; 15. Bud Kaeding, 129, BK-16.248; 16. Ted Hines, 16, BWB-16.265; 17. Brandon Petty, 30, Petty-16.278; 18. Jonathan Vennard, 54, Vennard-16.342; 19. Tony Elliott, 66, Walker/Lamers-16.576; 20. Bob Adamson, 2a, Adamson-16.643; 21. Levi Jones, 2J, Jones-16.767; 22. Justin Marvel, 47, Davis/Marvel-16.830; 23. Brett Pool, 21m, Miller-16.954.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Tyler, 3. Surniak, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Davidson, 6. Ted Hines, 7. Drake, 8. Marvel. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. McCune, 2. Kahne, 3. Yeley, 4. Newman, 5. Petty, 6. McCord, 7. Adamson, 8. Pool. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Steele, 3. Puterbaugh, 4. Vennard, 5. Gordon, 6. Jones, 7. Kaeding. NT

TRUE VALUE SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Gordon, 2. Drake, 3. McCord, 4. Davidson, 5. Ted Hines, 6. Petty, 7. Adamson, 8. Marvel, 9. Jones. 2:43.78

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Eric Gordon, 2, Ryan Newman, 3. Jay Drake, 4. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 5. Dave Steele, 6. Brian Tyler, 7. Derek Davidson, 8. Steve Surniak, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Brandon Petty, 11. Ted Hines, 12. Tony Elliott, 13. Jonathan Vennard, 14. Dave Steele, 15. Jason McCord, 16. Justin Marvel, 17. Bob Adamson, 18. Levi Jones, 19. Jimmy McCune, 20. Kasey Kahne, 21. J.J. Yeley, 22. Bud Kaeding, 23. Brett Pool. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Gordon.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Elliott-1,043; 2-Drake-1,040; 3-Hines-862; 4-Yeley-847; 5-Davidson-842; 6-Darland-743; 6-Kaeding-733; 8-Gordon-660; 9-Tyler-616; 10-Jack Hewitt-531.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE: August 25 - Attica (OH) Raceway Park

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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