USAC: Yeley wins Coors Light Silver Bullet feature at 4-Crown Nationals
Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel
September 23, 2001Rossburg, Ohio. - J.J. Yeley of Phoenix, Ariz. captured Saturday night's 50-lap USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series feature at the Eldora Speedway, capping a great night for him at the "4-Crown Nationals."
Yeley emerged the victor in a race interrupted by four yellow flags and two reds, but no drivers were seriously injured during the 50-lapper. After winning the pole starting spot, he trailed Ed Carpenter for the first 13 laps until Carpenter scraped the wall in turn three. On the restart he led the rest of the way in his Team ASE Beast to beat Jay Drake, Paul White, Rich Tobias, Jr. and Tony Elliott.
"When Brad Noffsinger crashed on the opening lap, I thought I hit Brad and hurt the rear-end, but I guess it was OK. I hit Roger Rager when he flipped and it affected the header, but we survived that one too. I had a heck of a night."
Yeley won the 25-lap WorldCom National Midget Car feature and was second in the Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car race behind winner Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. Joey Kramer of Hanover, Ind. won the 20-lap Modified feature.
Yeley's teammate in the Midget Series, Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind., was transported to Coldwater (Ohio) Medical Center with head injuries after a multi-car crash in the Sprint car race. His condition was not immediately available.
Paul White of Temple, Texas now leads Russ Gamester of Peru, Ind. by 42 points going into the series' final race next Friday night - A.J. Foyt's True Value "Hulman/Hoosier Hundred" at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. Gamester finished eighth at Eldora.
Results Saturday night (September 22) from the running of the "4-Crown Nationals" USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race at Eldora Speedway, with starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, laps completed, reason out if any and money won:
1. (1) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 50, $9,500, No Speed-Red Flags.
2. (13) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 50, $4,300.
3. (10) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 50, $2,240.
4. (14) Rich Tobias, Jr., Annville, Pa., 50, $1,525.
5. (9) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 50, $1,225.
6. (18) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 50, $1,075.
7. (17) Robbie Rice, Brownsburg, Ind., 49, $975.
8. (22) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 49, $825.
9. (24) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 49, $775.
10. (23) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 48, $725.
11. (15) Aaron Fike, Galesburg, Ill., 47, $675.
12. (3) Bud Kaeding, Campbell, Calif., 45, RR Tire, $650.
13. (8) Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio, 42, Accident, $625.
14. (16) Roger Rager, Loon Lake, Minn., 42, Accident, $600.
15. (20) Bill Rose, Plainfield, Ind., 18, Accident, $575.
16. (4) Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Ind., 12, Accident, $550.
17. (21) Eric Gordon, Indianapolis, Ind., 2, Power Steering, $525.
18. (2) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 0, $500, Accident.
19. (5) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 0, $975, Accident.
20. (6) Derek Davidson, Lafayette, Ind., 0, $450, Accident.
21. (7) Todd Kane, Delaware, Ohio, 0, $425, Accident.
22. (11) Kevin Huntley, Bloomington, Ind., 0, $425, Accident.
23. (12) Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 0, $425, Accident.
24. (19) John Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, Pa., 0, $425, Accident.
Average Speed: None-Red Flags
Time of Race: None-Red Flags
Caution Flags: 4 and 2 Reds
Lead Changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Lap Leaders: Carpenter 1-13, Yeley 14-50.
Fastest Qualifier: J.J. Yeley - 16.798 seconds - 107.155 mph.
Qualifying Race Winner: (20 laps) Jay Drake.
Coors Light Silver Bullet Point Standings: 1-White-553; 2-Gamester-511; 3-Steele-459; 4-Yeley-436; 5-McCord-387; 6-Tyler-373; 7-Coons-373; 8-Hines-361; 9-Carpenter-335; 10-Aaron Fike-329.
Next Coors Light Silver Bullet Race: September 28 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds - A.J. Foyt's True Value "Hulman/Hoosier Hundred"
Text provided by Dick Jordan
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