USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Salem

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

August 12, 2001

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2001 – Salem, Indiana - Salem Speedway - "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Steele, 66, Walker/Gratton-15.504; 2. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-15.743; 3. Robbie Rice, 15, Davis/Bowman-15.782; 4. Dave Darland, 31J, DeSalle-15.802; 5. Tony Elliott, 16, BWB-15.914; 6. Jason McCord, 4, Contos-16.017; 7. Eric Gordon, 3ac, DeSalle-16.145; 8. Tyler Walker, 2, Vance-16.173; 9. Derek Davidson, 26, BWB-16.202; 10. Jay Drake, 62, BWB-16.232; 11. Brian Tyler, 69, Dynamics-16.251; 12. Tracy Hines, 19, GMS-16.267; 13. Jonathan Vennard, 54, Vennard-16.274; 14. Bud Kaeding, 29k, BK-16.331; 15. A.J. Fike, 3, RFMS-16.335; 16. Aaron Fike, 32, RFMS-16.457; 17. Brandon Petty, 30, Petty-16.467; 18. Ed Carpenter, 11, TG-16.525; 19. Bobby Smith, 8, Epperson-17.098; 20. Rick Baker, 4B, Julian-17.932; 21. David Lawrence, 14D, Julian-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Aaron Fike, 2. Drake, 3. Darland, 4. Gordon, 5. Steele, 6. Vennard, 7. Smith. 2:11.59

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kaeding, 2. Walker, 3. Petty, 4. Yeley, 5. Tyler, 6. Elliott, 7. Baker. 2:13.76

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Carpenter, 3. A.J. Fike, 4. Davidson, 5. Rice, 6. McCord. 2:10.52

SEMI: (7 laps) 1. Steele, 2. Rice, 3. Elliott, 4. McCord, 5. Tyler, 6. Vennard, 7. Smith. NT

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Eric Gordon, 3. Derek Davidson, 4. Tony Elliott, 5. Dave Darland, 6. Jason McCord, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. J.J. Yeley, 9. A.J. Fike, 10. Robbie Rice, 11. Bud Kaeding, 12. Brandon Petty, 13. Aaron Fike, 14. Tyler Walker, 15. Jay Drake, 16. Jonathan Vennard, 17. Ed Carpenter, 18. Rick Baker, 19. Bobby Smith, 20. David Lawrence. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-36 Elliott, Lap 37 Gordon, Laps 38-50 Hines.

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Darland-1,132; 2-Drake-1,045; 3-Yeley-1,024; 4-Elliott-963; 5-Hines-846; 6-Kaeding-761; 7-Davidson-685; 8-Rice-655; 9-Bill Rose-647; 10-Tyler-589.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE: August 17 - Anderson, IN - Anderson Speedway

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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