USAC: Western Sprint Car Series Race Results, Tuscon

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

May 21, 2001

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: May 19, 2001 – Tucson, Arizona – Tucson Raceway Park

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Hunt, 77, Scott-14.335; 2. Jeff Gardner, 51, Gardner-14.370; 3. John Ryals, 66, Ryals-14.498; 4. Rick Hendrix, 97, Hendrix-14.528; 5. Ryan Flynn, F1, Flynn-14.531; 6. Randy Bauer, 81, Newman-14.740; 7. Damion Gardner, 20, Gardner-14.747; 8. Michael Aaby, Jr., 07, Aaby-14.772; 9. Shauna Hogg, 5, Hogg-14.844; 10. Amy Barnes, 12, Barnes-14.847; 11. Mike Boat, 74, Boat-14.858; 12. Curtis Brown, 11, Cline-14.867; 13. Kevin Kierce, 2, Swann-14.902; 14. Bryan Bullard, 14, Pierson-14.966; 15. Dave Fitzgerald, 32, Fitzgerald-15.089; 16. Tom Stansberry, 75, Stansberry-15.109; 17. Marc Zieske, 10z, Zieske-15.388; 18. Chuck Maddox, 23, Maddox-15.483; 19. Randy Mello, 25, Mello-15.685; 20. Gene Godepski, 2x, Swann-15.831; 21. Mike Gilmore, Jr., 48, Tuttle-16.018; 22. Bill Foland, 101, Foland-16.194; 23. Scott Hansen, 33, Hansen-19.985.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hendrix, 2. Stansberry, 3. D.Gardner, 4. Hunt, 5. Barnes, 6. Kierce, 7. Mello, 8. Foland. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. J.Gardner, 2. Boat, 3. Bullard, 4. Flynn, 5. Aaby, 6. Zieske, 7. Godepski, 8. Hansen. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brown, 2. Hogg, 3. Bauer, 4. Ryals, 5. Fitzgerald, 6. Maddox, 7. Gilmore. NT

FEATURE: (40 laps - Halted after 14 laps due to rain) 1. Randy Bauer, 2. John Ryals, 3. Tony Hunt, 4. Jeff Gardner, 5. Shauna Hogg, 6. Damion Gardner, 7. Curtis Brown, 8. Bryan Bullard, 9. Dave Fitzgerald, 10. Tom Stansberry, 11. Randy Mello, 12. Marc Zieske, 13. Chuck Maddox, 14. Mike Gilmore, Jr., 15. Ryan Flynn, 16. Mike Boat, 17. Rick Hendrix, 18. Michael Aaby, Jr., 19. Amy Barnes, 20. Gene Godepski, 21. Kevin Kierce, 22. Bill Foland, 23. Scott Hansen. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Bauer.

WESTERN SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Bauer-235; 2-J.Gardner-229; 3-Hunt-227; 4-Ryals-169; 5-Troy Cline-146; 6-Kierce-137; 7-D.Gardner-134; 8-Stansberry-130; 9-Hogg-116; 10-Hendrix-111.

NEXT WESTERN SPRINT CAR RACE: June 23 - Portland (OR) Speedway

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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