Little 500 Qualifying

FEDEWA TAKES "LITTLE 500" POLE; GORDON STARTS 9TH

       Tom Fedewa of Dimondale, Mich., son of two-time “Little 500” pole 
winner Gary Fedewa, won the pole for the 2005 running off the PayLess/Remy 
International “Little 500” sprint car classic Thursday afternoon at the 
Anderson (Ind.) Speedway in his Dowker Engines Special. The two Fedewas 
become the first father-son combo ever to claim pole starting spots for the 
nation’s richest pavement sprint car race.
       A $120,000-plus purse is posted for Saturday night’s 500-lap USAC 
Special event on the 1/4-mile paved oval, featuring a three-abreast, 33-car 
starting field.
        Fedewa’s four-lap qualifying time of 45.394 seconds paced 
first-round qualifying, which determined the first five rows of Saturday’s 
lineup. The final 18 starting spots are up for grabs in final qualifying at 
Anderson Friday. Saturday night’s 500-lap race starts at 8 pm.
       Fedewa is a two-time “Little 500” participant, finishing 17th in 
1999 and 20th in 2002. This year’s field includes 16 rookie drivers and 
three former winners.
       Joining Fedewa on the front row will be 1996 winner Dave Steele of 
Tampa, Fla. and 2000 USAC Russell Pro Triple Crown Champ Tim Barber of San 
Francisco, Calif. Steele’s qualifying run included Thursday’s fastest 
single lap of 11.287 seconds.
       Defending six-time race winner Eric Gordon will start ninth 
Saturday, while three-time winner Jeff Bloom qualified fourth. Gordon is 
seeking a record fifth consecutive victory.


USAC SPRINT CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: May 26-28, 2005 ­ Anderson, 
Indiana - Anderson Speedway ­ 57th PayLess/Remy International "Little 500"

       QUALIFICATIONS: (Held May 26-27 - 4-Lap Times) 1. Tom Fedewa, 42, T 
& T-45.394; 2. Dave Steele, 91, Puglio-45.458; 3. Tim Barber, 14x, 
Pierson-45.817; 4. Jeff Bloom, 26x, Bloom-45.866; 5. Tony Hunt, 5G, 
Goacher-45.937; 6. Dorman Snyder, 99x, Stickney-45.975; 7. Levi Jones, 5, 
Nolen-45.987; 8. Brian Tyler, 10, Harshbarger-46.048; 9. Eric Gordon, 2, 
French-46.188; 10. Tracy Hines, 69, Dynamics-46.217; 11. Jimmy McCune, 19, 
Durnwald-46.227; 12. Jason McCord, 4, Contos-46.276; 13. Mat Neely, 6, K & 
N-46.320; 14. Jonathan  Vennard, 26, BWB-46.391; 15. Danny Holtsclaw, 3H, 
Holtsclaw-46.452; (TOP 15 ON MAY 26 LOCKED IN), 16. Tony Elliott, 66, 
Nowling-46.460; 17. Ryan Litt, 07, Litt-46.460; 18. Jason Blonde, 61, 
Carman-46.534; 19. Paul White, 62, BWB-46.575; 20. Tim Cox, 40, B & 
D-46.596; 21. Donnie Adams, 17, Adams-46.598; 22. Sondi Eden, 15, 
Correll-46.792; 23. Shane Butler, 10x, Rice-47.051; 24. Shauna Hogg, 5x, 
Hogg-47.179; 25. Aaron Pierce, 26P, Pierce-47.191; 26. Mike Ling, 55, 
Ling-47.208; 27. Don Johnson, 44, Johnson-52.114.


       ENTERED CARS POSTING NO OFFICIAL TIME: Troy Underwood, 4x, 
Thunder-NT; Mike Ford, 5H, Hale-NT; Lee Boss, 8B, Boss-NT; Chris Hayes, 11, 
C & H-NT; Marc Jessup, 14, Jessup-NT; Donny Schatz, 15x, Schatz-NT; Bud 
Kaeding, 29, BK/Leffler-NT; Jim Mills, 45, Mills-NT; Brian Gerster, 50, 
Ram-NT; Mike Blake, 81, Blake-NT; John Scott, 83, Scott/Roberts-NT; Brad 
Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-NT; #51, Davis/Bowman-NT.