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NorthernLight IRL: Midas 500 Classic Qualifying Results, Atlanta

15 July 2000

Posted By Terry Callahan
Motorsports Editor, The Auto Channel

HAMPTON, Ga. -- Qualifying Friday for Saturday's Midas 500 Classic Indy Racing Northern Light Series event at Atlanta Motor Speedway, with starting position, car number in parenthesis, driver, chassis-engine and qualifying speed in mph:

1. (1) Greg Ray, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 216.104
2. (11) Eliseo Salazar, G Force-Oldsmobile, 213.194
3. (98) Donnie Beechler, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 212.850
4. (14) Jeff Ward, G Force-Oldsmobile, 212.448
5. (15) Sarah Fisher, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 211.839
6. (6) Jeret Schroeder, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 211.698
7. (28) Mark Dismore, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 211.499
8. (24) Robbie Buhl, G Force-Infiniti, 211.491
9. (12) Buzz Calkins, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 211.483
10. (88) Airton Dar, G Force-Oldsmobile, 211.127
11. (91) Buddy Lazier, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 210.699
12. (5) Robby McGehee, G Force-Oldsmobile, 210.600
13. (8) Scott Sharp, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 210.387
14. (51) Eddie Cheever Jr., Dallara-Infiniti, 209.709
15. (20) Tyce Carlson, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 209.335
16. (4) Scott Goodyear, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 209.310
17. (16) Davey Hamilton, G Force-Oldsmobile, 209.173
18. (55) Shigeaki Hattori, G Force-Oldsmobile, 208.922
19. (81) Billy Boat, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 208.792
20. (7) Stephan Gregoire, G Force-Oldsmobile, 206.115
21. (43) Scott Harrington, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 205.456
22. (19) Stevie Reeves, Dallara-Oldsmobile, 201.982
23. (30) J.J. Yeley, G Force-Oldsmobile, 200.141
24. (3) Al Unser Jr., G Force-Oldsmobile, no speed
25. (27) Jimmy Kite, G Force-Oldsmobile, no speed

Text provided by Paul Kelly

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