Nascar Slim Jim 40
Results & Stats
31 May 1999
Howard Makes it Two in a Row in Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Madison, Ill. May 28, 1999 - It wasn't just another night race for the drivers in the Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring. Friday night's$59,150 Slim Jim 40, which was the first ever race run under the lights at Gateway International Raceway, represented the first superspeedway night race for the late model warriors. Greer, S.C.'s Steven Howard grabbed his second win in as many starts as he etched his name in the Gateway record books. "This was a great track for our cars to run on, it was so smooth it was just like runnin' on the interstate," commented the 25-year-old Howard. "I was able to get under Scott (Kilby) after his car pushed up the track in the corner and with us a running a new motor my Dick Brooks Chevrolet/Greer Flooring Center Monte Carlo was strong," he added. Since it was a night of firsts it was only appropriate that Howard earned his first career Bud Pole Award. He circled the 1.250 mile oval in a time of 34.011 seconds at an average speed of 132.310 mph to establish the initial track record for Slim Jim All Pro Series cars. Statesville, N.C.'s Scott Kilby grabbed the outside front row starting position with a lap time of 34.079 seconds. Kilby was attempting to secure his third pole award in as many races. Qualifying was not without incident as two-time former series champion Mike Cope crashed hard into the turn one wall when his throttle stuck. Cope was uninjured but his race car sustained heavy damage to the right front and side of the car. Kilby motored his Arndt & Herman Windows Chevrolet into the lead at the start of the 40 lap sprint with Howard, Wayne Anderson and Ronnie Burkett taking chase. On the second lap David Bonnett and Chad Bland spun, bringing out the race's first caution. Bland's Jasper Engines & Transmissions Chevrolet sustained race-ending damage after making contact with the retaining wall while Bonnett was able to right his Dunlop Golf-sponsored machine and restarted at the rear of the field, still on the lead lap. Green flag racing resumed on lap seven with Kilby continuing to set the pace. Howard slowly began to reel in the leader, occasionally diving low down the straights but unable to mount a successful pass until lap 19. The lead change couldn't have come soon enough for Howard as he was scored as the race leader on lap 20, picking up the $400 Gatorade Front Runner Award for leading at the race's halfway point. Throughout the balance of the race only one additional caution flag was displayed and Howard was never seriously challenged and went on to win by a margin of 1.967 seconds. Burkett drove his Big Daddy's BBQ Sauces & Spices/Havana Cola Chevrolet to his second consecutive second place finish with Kilby settling for third place honors. Anderson and points leader Hal Goodson rounded out the top five. Conrad Burr, Patrick Lawler, Jeff Fultz, Billy Bigley, Jr. and David Reutimann completed the top 10. The initial race record time was established at 29 minutes, 24 seconds and Howard covered the 50 mile distance at an average speed of 102.041 mph. The two caution periods ate up eight laps and there were two lead changes among two drivers. Twenty of 27 starters were running when the checkered flag waved and 18 drivers completed all 40 laps. The points race grew tighter with leader Goodson now leading Anderson by just 15 points, with Burkett displacing Bigley for the third spot. Burkett trails Anderson by 10 points while Bigley is 24 behind Burkett. Howard is exactly 100 points behind leader Goodson. After registering a career-best seventh place finish rookie Patrick Lawler earned Rookie-of-the-Race honors. The Colleyville, Tex. driver jumped into a tie for the fourth position in the Rookie points chase, which is still headed by Coy Gibbs who leads Rodney Childers by 11 points. For the second week in a row Danny Howard picked up the $300 check from Jasper Engines & Transmissions after capturing Crew-Chief-of-the-Race honors for the second race in a row. Howard is now squarely in the fray for the annual Crew Chief Challenge contest as he trails leader Jimmy King, Goodson's head wrench, by 10 points. After a one-year hiatus the Slim Jim All Pro Series returns to the Bristol Motor Speedway for the running of the zMAX 100 on Saturday night, June 5. The NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and Goody's Dash Series, NASCAR Touring will also compete at the high-banked 0.533 mile oval. Slim Jim All Pro Series team haulers will enter the facility at 7:00 a.m. and teams will begin inspection at 8:00 a.m. Practice will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Bud Pole Qualifying will begin at 5:00 p.m. with the zMAX 100 taking the green flag at 7:30 p.m. 1999 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Statistics Lap Leaders (940 total laps) Hal Goodson 152 Steven Howard 113 Toby Porter 112 Coy Gibbs 109 Mike Cope 106 Billy Bigley, Jr. 105 Scott Kilby 77 Eddie Mercer 62 Rodney Childers 45 Wayne Anderson 44 Randy Gentry 10 Jim Inglebright 5 12 Different Lap Leaders Bud Pole Awards Scott Kilby 2 Rodney Childers 1 Mike Cope 1 Randy Gentry 1 Steven Howard 1 5 Bud Pole Winners Wins Hal Goodson 2 Steven Howard 2 Wayne Anderson 1 Billy Bigley, Jr. 1 4 Race Winners Laps Completed Percentage Top 20 (940 Possible) 1 Wayne Anderson 940 100.00% 2 Hal Goodson 940 100.00% 3 Ronnie Burkett 939 99.89% 4 David Reutimann 938 99.79% 5 Billy Bigley, Jr. 938 99.79% 6 Steven Howard 937 99.68% 7 #Coy Gibbs 936 99.57% 8 Scott Kilby 928 98.72% 9 Eddie Mercer 924 98.30% 10 Keith White 903 96.06% 11 #Rodney Childers 898 95.53% 12 Robert Burroughs 889 94.57% 13 #Ken Weaver 885 94.15% 14 Randy Gentry 824 87.66% 15 Jeff Fultz 784 83.40% 16 #Robbie Pyle 712 75.74% 17 #Benny Gordon 709 75.43% 18 David Bonnett 702 74.68% 19 Conrad Burr 680 72.34% 20 Ron Young 647 68.83% 1991 - 1999 NASCAR Slim Jim All Pro Series Statistics Career Bud Pole Positions Mike Cope 13 Toby Porter 9 Jeff Purvis 9 Mike Garvey 7 Hal Goodson 7 Derrick Gilchrist 6 Bobby Gill 6 Wayne Anderson 5 Shane Hall 5 Randy Porter 5 Tony Walls 5 Billy Bigley, Jr. 5 Freddie Query 5 Steve Holzhausen 4 Eddie Mercer 4 Robert Powell 4 Gary Balough 3 Ron Barfield, Jr. 3 Rick Crawford 3 Casey Elliott 3 Hank Parker, Jr. 3 Jody Ridley 3 Jeff Fultz 3 Nipper Alsup 2 Rich Bickle 2 Steven Christian 2 Matt Hutter 2 Bob Senneker 2 Jack Sprague 2 Tammy Jo Kirk 2 Sean Studer 2 Scott Kilby 2 Ron Young 2 Mardy Lindley 2 Conrad Burr 2 Dick Anderson 1 Donnie Bishop 1 Clay Brown 1 Rodney Childers 1 John Crow 1 Kevin Evans 1 Bubba Gale 1 Bobby Hamilton, Sr. 1 Daniel Keene 1 Eddie Goodson 1 Jamie Prell 1 Jason Keller 1 Jimmy Garmon 1 Ken Schrader 1 Marty Ward 1 Mike Harmon 1 Pete Orr 1 Randy Gentry 1 Scot Walters 1 Scott Hansen 1 Scott Sutherland 1 Terry Harris 1 Steven Howard 1 Career Wins Freddie Query 17 Mike Cope 14 Jody Ridley 12 Hal Goodson 12 Bobby Gill 10 Mike Garvey 9 Toby Porter 9 Jeff Purvis 7 Ron Young 6 Steven Christian 6 Wayne Anderson 6 Rick Crawford 5 Jason Keller 5 Derrick Gilchrist 4 Scott Hansen 4 Billy Bigley, Jr. 4 Ron Barfield, Jr. 3 Hank Parker, Jr. 3 Rich Bickle 2 Jeff Fultz 2 Gary Balough 2 Donnie Bishop 2 Scott Sutherland 2 Scot Walters 2 Steven Howard 2 Nipper Alsup 1 Dick Anderson 1 Gary Bradberry 1 Terry Brooks 1 Clay Brown 1 David Green 1 Shane Hall 1 Steve Holzhausen 1 Gary Jones 1 Carl Long 1 Mike Miller 1 Randy Porter 1 Brian Rievley 1 Tim Sauter 1 Gary St. Amant 1 Tim Steele 1 Lee Tissot 1 Wayne Willard 1