USAC: Ryan Newman Wins 'Coca-Cola 100' USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Race

23 May 1999

Indianapolis - Results Saturday night (May 22) from the running of the "Coca-Cola 100" USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series Race at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, laps completed, reason out if any and money won:

Ryan Newman of South Bend, Ind. scored his first-ever USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet feature victory in Saturday night's "Coca-Cola 100" at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Driving the M & L Plumbing Special, he led all 100 laps after starting from the pole position.

"There are always so many great teams in the Silver Bullet series," said Newman after his win. "It was great to start on the pole and lead it all the way. We did our homework and that helped us prove ourselves in the race. Tracy (Hines, who was second) is always tough. He's a lot like me, we work hard on our cars. I've though about bagging my college education but I can't. I've got to look toward the future."

Newman won by about five car lengths over runner-up Tracy Hines of New Cstle, Ind., also seeking his first Silver Bullet victory. Indy Racing League veteran Brian Tyler was third, followed by Russ Gamester and Pat Abold. The race was slowed by three cautions but there were no injuries in any of the incidents.

Kipp Beard of Tampa, Fla. earned the Turbines, Inc. "Rookie of the Race" award for his 17th-place finish.

1. (1) Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind., 100, $10,500.
2. (5) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 100, $4,600.
3. (14) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 100, Running, $3,150.
4. (7) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 100, Running, $2,100.
5. (9) Pat Abold, Pennellville, N.Y., 100, Running, $1,850.
6. (20) Robby Flock, Murrieta, Calif., 100, Running, $1,900.
7. (16) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 100, Running, $1,550.
8. (8) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 100, Running, $1,450.
9. (4) Doug Didero, Mooresville, N.C., 100, Running, $1,350.
10. (12) Derek Davidson, Lafayette, Ind., 100, Running, $1,250.
11. (17) Chet Fillip, Speedway, Ind., 100, Running, $1,150.
12. (21) Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio, 100, Running, $1,100.
13. (25) Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Brownsburg, Ind., 100, $1,050.
14. (18) Bentley Warren, Kennebunkport, Maine, 100, $1,000.
15. (29) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 100, $950.
16. (2) Gary Hieber, Langhorne, Pa., 100, $900.
17. (15) Kipp Beard, Tampa, Fla., 100, $1,350.
18. (19) Kenny Hamilton, Boise, Idaho, 100, $800.
19. (22) Jimmy McCune, Toledo, Ohio, 99, $775.
20. (23) Dane Carter, Brownsburg, Ind., 99, $750.
21. (26) Mike Ordway, Freeport, N.H., 99, $725.
22. (28) Bill Tyler/Parma, Mich., 98, $700.
23. (30) Tim Cox, Park City, Ill., 97, $675.
24. (11) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 93, $650.
25. (10) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 79, Accident, $625.
26. (13) Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif., 76, Accident, $1,100.
27. (27) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 56, Oil Leak, $600.
28. (3) Dave Darland, Kokomo, Ind., 19, Accident, $600.
29. (6) Jimmy Sills, Placerville, Calif., 19, Accident, $600.
30. (24) Bill Baue, Indianapolis, Ind., 13, Handling, $600.

Average Speed: None-Yellow Flags.
Time of Race: None-Yellow Flags.
Caution Flags: Laps 21-30, Darland-Sills accident in turn 1; Laps 59-67, White blew engine on frontstretch; Laps 68-73, Leffler spun in turn 1; Laps 80-89, Noffsinger-Leffler-Drake accident in turn 2.
Lead Changes: None.
Lap Leaders: Newman 1-100.
Fastest Qualifier: Ryan Newman - 20.791 seconds -- 118.782 mph.
Qualifying Race Winners: (15 laps) .Jack Hewitt and Jimmy McCune.

Coors Light Silver Bullet Point Standings: 1- Newman-171; 2-Tyler-162; 3-Gamester-147; 4-Dave Steele-114; 5-Hines-111; 6-Puterbaugh-102; 7-Leffler-100; 8-Flock-99; 9-Elliott-85; 10-Yeley-85.

Next Coors Light Silver Bullet Race: May 28 - Indianapolis, IN - Indiana State Fairgrounds - A.J. Foyt's True Value "Hulman-Hoosier Hundred"

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