USAC: Hines Wins 'Rocky Mountain Classic' at Pikes Peak

28 June 1999

Fountain, Colo.--Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. captured Sunday's "Rocky Mountain Classic" at Pikes Peak International Raceway, leading from wire-to-wire, averaging an all-time series record 133.164 mph. in his Indiana Underground Construction Special. The win was Hines' first in the series and vaulted him to fourth in the new standings going into next Friday night's Pepsi "Sumar Classic 100" at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track. The win was worth $17,600 out of a total purse of $87,152.

"The car was fast right out of the trailer," admitted Hines in victory lane. "We changed nothing. I knew if we could stick to our game plan we would be in good shape." Series point leader Ryan Newman closed late in the race but Hines worked traffic to his advantage. "Once we got out of traffic it freed up the car again and I was OK. I was hoping we wouldn't have any yellows and we didn't."

Twenty-two of the 30 starters were still running at the checkered flag in the race which sported no yellows.

Newman's runner-up finish enabled him to extend his point lead over Russ Gamester to 33.

Rick Treadway, who finished 11th, earned the Turbines, Inc. "Rookie of the Race" award.

Trailing Hines and Newman in the 100-miler were Jack hewitt, Brian Tyler and Chet Fillip. Pole winner Dave Steele, who qualified at 140.718 mph. on Saturday, failed to finish the race, dropping out after 74 miles with handling problems.

1. (2) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 100, $17,600, 133.164 mph.
2. (3) Ryan Newman, South Bend, Ind., 100, $9,600.
3. (9) Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio, 100, $5,850.
4. (5) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 100, $4,400.
5. (10) Chet Fillip, Speedway, Ind., 100, $3,600.
6. (15) Dave Darland, Kokomo, Ind., 100, $2,975.
7. (6) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 100, $2,650.
8. (25) Bentley Warren, Kennebunkport, Maine, 99, $2,449.
9. (18) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 99, $2,199.
10. (12) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 99, $2,049.
11. (23) Rick Treadway, Indianapolis, Ind., 99, $2,449.
12. (24) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 99, $1,849.
13. (20) Pat Abold, Pennellville, N.Y., 99, $1,749.
14. (22) Doug Didero, Mooresville, N.C., 99, $1,699.
15. (29) Daryl Daugherty, McComb, Ohio, 98, $1,648.
16. (21) Rick Brown, Springfield, Ore., 98, $1,598.
17. (13) Jimmy McCune, Toledo, Ohio, 98, $1,548.
18. (27) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 98, $1,498.
19. (17) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 98, $1,448.
20. (14) Dan Drinan, Indianapolis, Ind., 97, $1,397.
21. (26) Wally Pankratz, Orange, Calif., 97, $1,372.
22. (30) Ricky Shelton, Huntington Beach, Calif., 96, $1,346.
23. (1) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 74, $1,299, Handling.
24. (16) Gary Hieber, Langhorne, Pa., 71, $1,271, Ignition.
25. (11) Brad Noffinger, Concord, N.C., 69, $1,244, Engine.
26. (7) Robby Flock, Murietta, Calif., 57, $1,207, Ignition.
27. (4) Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif., 43, $1,693, R.R. Tire.
28. (19) Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Brownsburg, Ind., 25, $1,175, Engine.
29. (28) Kenny Hamilton, Boise, Idaho, 21, $1,171, Overheating.
30. (8) Jimmy Sills, Placerville, Calif., 9, $1,159, Ignition.

Average Speed: 133.164 mph.
Time of Race: 45:03.44
Caution Flags: NONE
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers.

Lap Leaders: Hines 1, Leffler 2-8, Hines-9-100.
Fastest Qualifier: Jimmy Sills - 31,507 seconds -- 114.260 mph.
Qualifying Race Winner: (15 laps) Bentley Warren.

Coors Light Silver Bullet Point Standings: 1-Ryan Newman-279; 2-Russ
Gamester-246; 3-Brian Tyler-222; 4-Tracy Hines-174; 5-Robby Flock-160;
6-J.J. Yeley-156; 7-Dave Steele-140; 8-Jack hewitt-131; 9-Tony
Elliott-125;
10-Jimmy Sills-124.

Next Coors Light Silver Bullet Race: July 2 - Terre Haute, Ind. - Terre
Haute Action Track - Pepsi :Sumar Classic 100"

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