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USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Cedar Rapids

14 May 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: May 12, 2000 -- Cedar Rapids, Iowa -- Hawkeye Downs - "Advance Auto Parts Iowa Sprint Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 19, GMS-17.526; 2. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 7, Puterbaugh-17.534; 3. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-17.583; 4. Jonathan Vennard, 54, Vennard-17.590; 5. Brian Tyler, 73, Booe-17.592; 6. Robbie Rice, 22, Rice-17.625; 7. Dave Steele, 91, GMS-17.672; 8. Tony Elliott, 66, Walker/Lamers-17.752; 9. Kasey Kahne, 23, Kahne-17.775; 10. Tony Ave, 3, Frontier-17.785; 11. Bobby Smith, 8, Epperson-17.835; 12. Derek Davidson, 9R, Roudebush-17.889; 13. Steve Surniak, 1st, Surniak-17.914; 14. Jack Hewitt, 16, BWB-17.918; 15. Bud Kaeding, 129, BK Racing-17.965; 16. Eric Gordon, 3ac, DeSalle-18.033; 17. Brandon Petty, 30, Petty-18.147; 18. J.J. Yeley, 76, GT Racing-18.157; 19. Jason McCord, 4c, Contos-18.221; 20. Brian Gerster, 62, BWB-18.261; 21. Justin Marvel, 47, Davis/Marvel-18.342; 22. Tim Cox, 40, Cox-18.351; 23. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-18.395; 24. Levi Jones, 2J, Jones-18.410; 25. Dave Peperak, 147, Mills-18.515; 26. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-18.568; 27. Jim Mills, 45, Turbines-18.644.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler, 2. Hines, 3. Surniak, 4. Marvel, 5. Kahne, 6. Petty, 7. Peperak. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Yeley, 2. Puterbaugh, 3. Rice, 4. Pool, 5. Hewitt, 6. Cox. 2:26.66

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Armstrong, 2. Mills, 3. Kaeding, 4. McCord, 5. Darland, 6. Steele, 7. Smith. 2:26.75

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Gordon, 3. Davidson, 4. Elliott, 5. Vennard, 6. Gerster. 2:27.78

TRUE VALUE SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Steele, 3. Kahne, 4. Vennard, 5. Ave, 6. Smith, 7. Hewitt, 8. Petty, 9. Gerster, 10. Peperak, 11. Cox. 3:36.56

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brian Tyler, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Dave Steele, 4. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 5. Tony Elliott, 6. Tony Ave, 7. Derek Davidson, 8. J.J. Yeley, 9. Steve Surniak, 10. Jason McCord, 11. Justin Marvel, 12. Robbie Rice, 13. Bud Kaeding, 14. Bobby Smith, 15. Jonathan Vennard, 16. Brad Armstrong, 17. Levi Jones, 18. Jim Mills, 19. Brett Pool, 20. Tracy Hines, 21. Kasey Kahne, 22. Eric Gordon. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Tyler.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Elliott-303; 2-Davidson-295; 3-Darland-275; 4-Yeley-270; 5-Tyler-253; 6-Gordon-246; 7-Hines-223; 8-Hewitt-204; 9-Jay Drake-202; 10-Kaeding-200.

NEXT STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE: May 24 - Anderson (IN) Speedway

Text Provided By Dick Jordan

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