USAC: Darland takes 2nd Pennzoil 'Indiana Sprint Week' Title
Jul 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. edged defending champion Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif. by 33 points to claim the 2001 Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" championship, his second. Darland, who also won the title in 1998, won Friday night's "Robbie Stanley Classic" at the Lawrenceburg Speedway and added "top-10" ... Continue reading
USAC: Gamester eyes repeat in Thursday's 'J.D. Byrider 100'
Jul 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 Russ Gamester of Peru, Ind. hopes to repeat the victory he scored last August at Indianapolis Raceway Park when the USAC Coors Light Silver Bullet Series returns to the .686-mile paved oval for this Thursday night's "J.D. Byrider 100." Gamester leads the series standings by 45 points over Texan Paul White ... Continue reading
USAC: Rain halts Lincoln Park Midgets
Jul 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 Rain forced a halt to the scheduled July 28 USAC Dirt-Track Regional Midget Car event at the Lincoln Park Speedway in Putnamville, Ind. after two heat races had been conducted. The series now prepares for an August 12 race at the Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway. Cole Carter and Bobby East posted heat race victorie ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Kokomo
Jul 31, 2001
July 31, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 29, 2001 – Kokomo, Indiana - Kokomo Speedway - "Vince Osman Classic" - Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Elliott, 66, Walker/Gratton-14.722; 2. Tracy Hines, 16, BWB-14.773; 3. Jeremy Sherman, 21c, Ellis-14.868; 4. J.J. Yeley ... Continue reading
USAC: Dirt Track Regional Midget Car Series Race Results, Putnamville
Jul 30, 2001
July 30, 2001 USAC DIRT-TRACK REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 28, 2001 – Putnamville, Indiana – Lincoln Park Speedway FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cole Carter (#7 Carter), 2. Steve Knepper (#55x Knepper), 3. John Wolfe (#3m Morgan), 4. Chad Branson (#44 Branson), 5. ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Terre Haute
Jul 30, 2001
July 30, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 28, 2001 – Terre Haute, Indiana - Terre Haute Action Track - "Jan Opperman Classic" - Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Elliott, 66, Walker/Gratton-19.808; 2. Jay Drake, 67, Kunz-19.874; 3. Brandon Petty, 30, Petty-19.947; 4 ... Continue reading
USAC: Stanbrough, Drake grab 'Indiana Sprint Week' openers
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 Defending Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" Champion Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif., leads the standings after the first two races of the 2001 competition, with races scheduled Tuesday at North Vernon, Thursday at Lawrenceburg, Friday at Bloomington, Saturday at Terre Haute and Sunday at Kokomo. Drake, the f ... Continue reading
USAC: McMahan Number 1 at Salt Lake City; Hunt Retakes Point Lead
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 Bobby McMahan of Rio Linda, Calif. wheeled his American Tool & Mfg./Yak Graphics Bailey Bros./Beast to victory in Saturday night's 40-lap Western Sprint Car feature at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City, Utah. The victory boosted him to sixth in the new series standings. McMahan led all 40 laps to ... Continue reading
USAC: Brown, Evans score 1st USAC victories at Bakersfield
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 Larry Brown of Bakersfield, Calif. and West Evans of Moorpark, Calif. scored their initial USAC feature victories in Saturday night's "doubleheader" racing program at the Bakersfield (Calif.) Speedway! Brown has been competing in the Western WorldCom Midget Car Series since 1991 and Evans has competed in ... Continue reading
USAC: Fonferko wins title but Queiroz takes Triple Crown finale
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 Victor Hugo Queiroz rained on Ross Fonferko's parade Sunday at Sears Point International Raceway. It wasn't a heavy rain, though, since Fonferko locked up the Russell Triple Crown Pro Series Championship presented by Yokohama with a second-place finish behind Queiroz in the 11-lap series finale at the 2.5 ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Lawrenceburg
Jul 28, 2001
July 28, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 26, 2001 – Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Lawrenceburg Speedway - "Robbie Stanley Classic" - Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ande Possman, 12x, Uhrick-12.388; 2. Derek Scheffel, 21s, Scheffel-12.413; 3. Mike English, 7c, Priestly-12.4 ... Continue reading
USAC: Stoops Freightliner Sprint Car Series Race Results, Haubstadt
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 USAC STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 22, 2001 – Haubstadt, Indiana - Tri-State Speedway - Pennzoil "Indiana Sprint Week" QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jay Drake, 67, Kunz-12.755; 2. Cory Kruseman, 45, Willis-12.803; 3. Levi Jones, 2J, Jones-12.815; 4. Derek Davidson, 26, BWB-12.833; 5. ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom TQ Midget Car Race Results, Bakersfield
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 WORLDCOM USAC TQ MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: July 21, 2001 – Bakersfield, California – Bakersfield Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Greg Edenholm, 2, Edenholm-14.296; 2. Steve Lambert, 55, Lambert-14.496; 3. Walt Johnson, 1, Barber-14.547; 4. Todd Hunsaker, 6, Hunsaker-14.562; 5. ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom Western Midget Car Race Results, Bakersfield
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 WORLDCOM USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE RESULTS: July 21, 2001 – Bakersfield, California – Bakersfield Speedway QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Thomas Meseraull, 57, TST-13.061; 2. Dallen McKenney, 88, McKenney-13.107; 3. Danny Ebberts, 14, Ebberts/Schlacter-13.125; 4. Alex Harris, 54, Harris-13.172; 5. ... Continue reading
USAC: Worldcom Western Midget Car Race Results, Bakersfield
Jul 23, 2001
July 23, 2001 Jeff Gordon, No. 24 Dupont Chevrolet Monte Carlo (finished 2nd): "Front downforce was definitely the key today. Being out front made the job so much easier. My car wasn't real good on short runs but it was great on long runs. We just didn't have long enough runs there. ... Continue reading
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