USAC: Worldcom National Midget Car Series Race Results, Route 66

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

August 31, 2001

USAC WORLDCOM NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 30, 2001 – Joliet, Illinois - Route 66 Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ryan Scott, 48, Ryno-18.132; 2. Tracy Hines, 66, JS-18.177; 3. Dave Darland, 9, Lewis-18.247; 4. Steve Paden, 01, Farrier-18.290; 5. J.J. Yeley, 91, Lewis-18.441; 6. Michael Lewis, 85, Beauchamp-18.464; 7. Steve Barth, 14, Barth-18.517; 8. Davey Ray, 2x, HMK-18.627; 9. Travis Welpott, 18, P & E-18.665; 10. Aaron Fike, 32, RFMS-18.671; 11. Matt Estep, 87, Estep-18.680; 12. A.J. Fike, 69, RFMS-18.680; 13. Marc Dailey, 2, Mega Motorsports-18.859; 14. John Nervo, 21, Nervo/Coggin-18.925; 15. Pat Wilda, 55, Wilda-21.497; 16. Jim Anderson, 36, Kazmark-NT; 17. Bobby Guess, 99, Guess-NT; 18. Jay Drake, 67, Kunz-NT; 19. Aaron Fike, 169, RFMS-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Yeley, 2. Darland, 3. Scott, 4. A.J. Fike, 5. Aaron Fike, 6. Barth, 7. Nervo. 2:29.94

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hines, 2. Lewis, 3. Paden, 4. Ray, 5. Estep, 6. Dailey, 7. Wilda. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tracy Hines, 2. Dave Darland, 3. J.J. Yeley, 4. Ryan Scott, 5. Davey Ray, 6. Steve Paden, 7. Aaron Fike (#169), 8. A.J. Fike, 9. John Nervo, 10. Steve Barth, 11. Matt Estep, 12. Marc Dailey, 13. Michael Lewis, 14. Travis Welpott, 15. Kevin Olson (#32), 16. Jay Drake. 9:25.35

**Wilda flipped during the second heat race.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-10 Yeley, Laps 11-30 Hines.

WORLDCOM USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR POINTS: 1-Darland-874; 2-A.J. Fike-704; 3-Drake-667; 4-Hines-624; 5-Aaron Fike-589; 6-Yeley-556; 7-Jerry Coons, Jr.-461; 8-Kasey Kahne-420; 9-Paden-409; 10-Scott-386.

NEXT WORLDCOM USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE: September 1 - Putnamville, IN - Lincoln Park Speedway - USAC's 50th Hoosier Lottery "Hut 100"

Text provided by Dick Jordan

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