USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Illiana

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

June 15, 2001

USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: June 13, 2001 – Schererville, Indiana – Illiana Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 19, GMS-18.149; 2. Jay Drake, 62, BWB-18.337; 3. Derek Davidson, 26, BWB-18.386; 4. Brian Tyler, 69, Dynamics-18.409; 5. Jason McCord, 4, Contos-18.435; 6. Aaron Fike, 32, RFMS-18.470; 7. Dave Steele, 66, Walker/Gratton-18.507; 8. Bud Kaeding, 29k, BK-18.536; 9. Jeff Bloom, 26x, Bloom-18.570; 10. Dave Darland, 31J, DeSalle-18.577; 11. Jim Mills, 70, Turbines-18.578; 12. Robbie Rice, 15, Davs/Bowman-18.592; 13. Brett Pool, 90, Stewart-18.707; 14. Jonathan Vennard, 54, Vennard-18.736; 15. Eric Gordon, 3ac, DeSalle-18.744; 16. Ed Carpenter, 11, TG Racing-18.778; 17. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 7, Qualistar-18.790; 18. Bobby Smith, 8, Epperson-18.811; 19. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-18.833; 20. Justin Marvel, 16, BWB-19.201; 21. Tony Elliott, 6, Correll-19.300; 22. Mike Blake, 81, Blake-19.601; 23. Bobby Adamson, 2A, Adamson-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Yeley, 2. Carpenter, 3. Steele, 4. Tyler, 5. Hines, 6. Darland, 7. Pool, 8. Blake. 2:26.32

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Puterbaugh, 2. Vennard, 3. Kaeding, 4. Marvel, 5. Drake, 6. McCord, 7. Mills. 2:30.27

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fike, 2. Smith, 3. Elliott, 4. Rice, 5. Davidson, 6. Gordon, 7. Bloom. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Drake, 2. McCord, 3. Bloom, 4. Hines, 5. Davidson, 6. Gordon, 7. Pool, 8. Blake, 9. Mills, 10. Darland. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jason McCord, 2. Derek Davidson, 3. Brian Tyler, 4. Aaron Fike, 5. Jay Drake, 6. Eric Gordon, 7. Dave Steele, 8. Tracy Hines, 9. Ed Carpenter, 10. Robbie Rice, 11. Jonathan Vennard, 12. J.J. Yeley, 13. Bud Kaeding, 14. Tony Elliott, 15. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16. Bobby Smith, 17. Justin Marvel, 18. Brett Pool, 19. Mike Blake, 20. Jeff Bloom. NT

**Mills flipped over Darland during the semi. Darland transported to St. Margaret-Mercy Hopsital in Dyer, Ind. for treatment of a bruised ankle.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 McCord.

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Darland-460; 2-Elliott-447; 3-Drake-434; 4-Yeley-430; 5-Hines-406; 6-Rice-329; 7-Davidson-294; 8-Kaeding-285; 9-Bill Rose-249; 10-Vennard-186.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE: June 22 - Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway - "Oldtimers Weekend"

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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