NASCAR SJAPS: 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring, Race Facts For Gateway
25 May 1999
WHAT: Slim Jim 40WHERE: Gateway International Raceway, Madison, Ill., 1.25 mile oval
WHEN: Friday, May 28, 1999, 8:45 p.m.
DISTANCE: 40 laps (50 miles)
POSTED AWARDS: $59,150 (including $4,050 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point fund money.)
TV/RADIO: None
FIELD: 34 cars. Starting positions 1-29 will be determined by time trials (2 laps), positions 30-33 will be available to any of the top 30 eligible drivers in the 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point standings, who have entered the event, but have not qualified for one of the original 29 starting positions. The 34th starting position will be assigned to any Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Champion driver who participated as a driver in the 1998 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring and who did not qualify for one of the original 29 starting positions, provided eligible driver attempts to qualify. If a starting position(s) remains unfilled, then that starting position(s) will become available to the next eligible car from the qualifying procedure for this event.
SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)
PROMOTER: Gateway International Motorsports Corporation
CONTACTS: Jim Noltimier, NASCAR, (770) 486-3591 Pete Wickham, Gateway International Raceway, (618) 482-2400
SCHEDULE: Thursday, May 27 Mandatory Team Hauler Parking 6:00 p.m. Friday, May 28 Registration Opens 6:00 a.m. Inspection 6:00 a.m. Mandatory Rookie Drivers' Meeting 7:00 a.m. Practice 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Time Trials (2 laps, all positions) 5:15 p.m. Mandatory Drivers' & Crew Chiefs' Meeting 12:30 p.m. Slim Jim 40 8:45 p.m.
THE RACE: The Slim Jim 40 is the sixth of 18 races on the 1999 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring schedule. This represents the first time that the Slim Jim All Pro Series cars will race at Gateway.
RECORDS
Track Qual. Record: To be determined on May 28.
Fastest Avg. Speed: To be determined on May 28.
NOTES OF INTEREST
This race represents a number of firsts. This will be the first time that the series will run at Gateway International Raceway.
This race will represent the first time that the series has held an event in the state of Illinois.
This will be the first time that the series will run on a track that is 1.25 miles in length.
This event will be the first ever race run under lights at Gateway. This race will represent the first time that the Slim Jim All Pro Series cars will race in conjunction with the CART (Championship Auto Racing Teams) champ cars and the KOOL/Toyota Atlantic Series.
STAT OF THE WEEK: After two weekends off, the Slim Jim All Pro Series teams resume their season in earnest as the Slim Jim 40 is the first of five consecutive races over the next five weekends.
POINT FUND SPONSORS: Slim Jim, Anheuser-Busch, Inc., Ford, Gatorade, Hoosier Tires, Jasper Engines, STP Corporation, 76 Race Gasoline
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