A LOOK BACK: 1996 USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SEASON

The initial season of Stoops Freightliner/USAC Sprint Car racing in 1996 produced memorable moments in abundance and the first driver since 1957 to win a USAC Sprint Car title without the aid of a feature victory.

Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. surprised many with his consistency on both pavement and dirt in the Contos Racing/Pay Less Supermarkets Special to beat 1994 titlist Doug Kalitta for the championship.  Tyler scored a dozen “Top-five” finishes, missed only two features all season and led the standings from mid-July on.  He even won the overall championship of “Border Wars II,” the two-race dirt-pavement series at Eldora and Winchester in July.

Kalitta, who finished second in points, also surprised many with his victory in the prestigious “Tony Hulman Classic” dirt track event at Terre Haute.  He led the standings the first half of July but faltered in the “Indiana Sprint Week” races in late July and never recovered in the battle for the championship.

Third-ranking Brian Hayden was the only driver to start all 27 main events and compiled 11 top-ten finishes along the way.

Florida’s Dave Steele won the series opener and led the points through early May after electrifying the series with his all-time sprint car record qualifying run of 137.509 mph in the USAC Sprint Car debut at Phone.  It marked USAC’s first Sprint appearance on a paved mile in 36 years.  Steele’s added a Winchester “Border Wars” victory and ended up fourth in the standings.

Tim Cox scored a great second-place finish in the season’s longest race – the 50-lapper at Salem and ended up fifth in the final points.

Other top-ten drivers who excelled during 1996 included Tony Elliott who scored a home track victory at Kokomo; Mark Cassella, who scored a historic 50^th career triumph for car owner Steve Stapp at I-96 Speedway in Michigan, then added a sensation last-lap victory over Dave Darland in the “Robbie Stanley Classic” at Lawrenceburg; and Andy Michner, the series’ winningest driver, who averaged a remarkable 134.014 mph to win the Phoenix race – the fastest Sprint Car race in history.  Michner also won the “Indyana Sprint Classic” at IRP, the “Rich Vogler Classic” at Winchester and a subsequent IRP feature.

Eleven top-ten finishes helped Bill Rose to sixth in the standings, while Jason McCord earned seventh despite suffering a broken shoulder at Bloomington in July.

Other notable winners during the year were Chet Fillip in the Winchester “Oldtimers” and Salem “Joe James/Pat O’Connor” races and at Louisville; Kevin Thomas in the “Jim Hurtubise Classic” at Terre Haute, a fourth “Indiana Sprint Week” crown after his Bloomington win, and USAC’s Hales Corners debut; Eric Gordon in an I-70 Speedway stunner after Michner sailed over the outside wall while leading; Frankie Kerr in Eldora’s “4-Crown,” Billy Pauch at Williams Grove in USAC’s first eastern race in 17 years, Billy Puterbaugh, Jr. at Illinois’ new Red Hill Raceway, Brad Marvel in the “Indianan Sprint Week” finale at Kokomo and Bill Tyler in Winchester’s “Sammy Sessions” finale.  Sills’ victory gave Mopar its first ever USAC Sprint triumph.

Marvel was sidelined with back injuries after a Williams Grove flip, Dave Throckmorton similarly after an IRP crash and Greg Staab retired after he broke an arm in a Paragon crash.

Rain played a big part in the 1996 series, forcing cancellation of races at Eldora, Winchester and Salem and delays at Winchester, Lawrenceburg, Eldora and IRP.

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: April 12, 1996 -- Kansas City, Kansas -- Lakeside Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-17.347; 2. Gary Fedewa, 42, Nosal-17.352; 3. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-17.362; 4. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-17.425; 5. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-17.469; 6. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-17.518; 7. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-17.708; 8. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-17.727; 9. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-17.752; 10. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-17.906; 11. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-17.909; 12. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-17.963; 13. Tray House, 57, Hazen-17.973; 14. Doug Saunier, 88, Fuller-18.089; 15. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-18.250; 16. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-18.348; 17. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-18.404; 18. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-18.481; 19. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-18.664; 20. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-18.998; 21. Dave Throckmorton, 4u2, Stapp-19.385; 22. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-NT; 23. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-NT; 24. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-NT; 25. #28x, Fuller-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Steele, 2. Fillip, 3. House, 4. Kalitta, 5. Elliott, 6. Gordon, 7. Puterbaugh. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fedewa, 2. Staab, 3. Michner, 4. Saunier, 5. Irwin, 6. Armstrong, 7. Rose, 8. Hepworth. 2:23.70

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hayden, 2. McCord, 3. Tyler, 4. Cassella, 5. Throckmorton, 6. Cox, 7. Wasson, 8. Pool. 2:25.45

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Elliott, 2. Irwin, 3. Cox, 4. Armstrong, 5. Wasson, 6. Rose, 7. Pool, 8. Hepworth, 9. Gordon, 10. Throckmorton. 3:38.20

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Steele, 2. Jason McCord, 3. Chet Fillip, 4. Andy Michner, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Tony Elliott, 7. Gary Fedewa, 8. Brad Armstrong, 9. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 10. Doug Kalitta, 11. Brian Hayden, 12. Tray House, 13. Gus Wasson, 14. Doug Saunier, 15. Mark Cassella, 16. Jerry Hepworth, 17. Tim Cox, 18. Bill Rose, 19. Greg Staab, 20. Brett Pool. 8:42.69

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-16 McCord, Laps 17-30 Steele.

NEW STOOPS SPRINT POINTS: 1-McCord-93; 2-Fillip-89; 3-Steele-87; 4-Tyler-86; 5-Elliott-82; 6-Armstrong-70; 7-Irwin-69; 8-Hayden-67; 9-Kalitta & Cassella-66.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: April 13 - Odessa, MO - I-70 Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTL1NER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: April 13, 1996 -- Odessa, Missouri - 1-70 Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-15.801; 2. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-16.023; 3. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-16.042; 4. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.042; 5. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-16.067; 6. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.152; 7. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-16.177; 8. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.255; 9. Gary Fedewa, 42, Nosal-16.258; 10. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16392; 11. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-16.457; 12. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-16.576; 13. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-16.713; 14. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-16.919; 15. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-17.053; 16. Doug Saunier, 88, Fuller-17.068; 17. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-17.110; 18. Dave Throckmorton, 4u2, Stapp-17.277; 19. Tray House, 57, Hazen-17.309; 20. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-17.512; 21. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-19.311; 22. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-NT; 23. #28x, Fuller-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michner, 2. House, 3. McCord, 4. Kalitta, 5. Saunier, 6. Wasson, 7. Rose. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fillip, 2. Gordon, 3. Tyler, 4. Hayden, 5. Staab, 6. Puterbaugh, 7. Armstrong. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fedewa, 2. Cassella, 3. Steele, 4. Cox, 5. Throckmorton, 6. Hepworth, 7. Elliott. 2:13.07

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Wasson, 2. Staab, 3. Throckmorton, 4. Saunier, 5. Puterbaugh, 6. Hepworth, 7. Armstrong. 3:21.99

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Eric Gordon, 2. Brian Tyler, 3. Dave Steele, 4. Doug Kalitta, 5. Tim Cox, 6. Gary Fedewa, 7. Tray House, 8. Mark Cassella, 9. Brian Hayden, 10. Gus Wasson, 11. Greg Staab, 12. Tony Elliott, 13. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 14. Doug Saunier, 15. Andy Michner, 16. Chet Fillip, 17. Brad Armstrong, 18. Jason McCord, 19. Jerry Hepworth, 20. Dave Throckmorton. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Gordon, Laps 14-28 Michner, Laps 29-30 Gordon.

NEW STOOPS SPRINT POINTS: 1-Steele-164; 2-Tyler-162; 3-Kalitta-138; 4-Fillip-136; 5-McCord-129; 6-Elliott-128; 7-Cassella & House-125; 9-Hayden-121; 10-Cox-118.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: April 21- Phoenix, AZ - Phoenix International Raceway - "Desert Star Classic"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: April 21, 1996 - Phoenix, Arizona - Phoenix International Raceway - "Desert Star Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS (Held April 20): 1. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-26.180; 2. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-26.296; 3. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-26.467; 4. Randy Tolsma, 6, Pattee-26.503; 5. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-26.773; 6. Jim Mahoney, 69x, Dynamics-26.779; 7. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-26.910; 8. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-26.986; 9. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-27.132; 10. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-27.237; 11. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-27.246; 12. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-27.296; 13. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-27.305; 14. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-27.330; 15. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-27.346; 16. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-27.492; 17. Tray House, 57, Hazen-27.613; 18. Doug Saunier, 28, Fuller-27.776; 19. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-28.270; 20. Dave Throckmorton, 4u2, Stapp-28.498; 21. Axel Walker, 12, Walker-29.523; 22. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-29.958; 23. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-NT; 24. Doug Saunier, 88, Fuller-NT; 25. #14; J & J-NT; 26. #2v, Vance-NT.

FEATURE: (25 miles - Held April 21) 1. Andy Michner, 2. Dave Steele, 3. Brian Tyler, 4. Jim Mahoney, 5. Randy Tolsma, 6. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 7. Jason McCord, 8. Brian Hayden, 9. Eric Gordon, 10. Tony Elliott, 11. Gus Wasson, 12. Tim Cox, 13. Greg Staab, 14. Brad Armstrong, 15. Mark Cassella, 16. Tray House, 17. Jerry Hepworth, 18. Doug Kalitta, 19. Bill Rose, 20. Doug Saunier, 21. Axel Walker, 22. Dave Throckmorton, 23. Brett Pool. 11:11.57

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-12 Tolsma, Laps 13-25 Michner.

NEW STOOPS SPRINT POINTS: 1-Steele-242; 2-Tyler-233; 3-Michner-202; 4-McCord-186; 5-Hayden-175; 6-Elliott & Kalitta-174; 8-Cox-162; 9-House-161; 10-Gordon-156

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 11, 1996 - Clermont, Indiana - Indianapolis Raceway Park - "Skoal Racing Indyana Sprint Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-20.895; 2. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-21.032; 3. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-21.093; 4. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.253; 5. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-21.305; 6. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-21.550; 7. Dave Steele, 14x, J & J-21.577; 8. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-21.718; 9. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-21.719; 10. Tray House, 57, Hazen-21.745; 11. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-21.745; 12. Robby Flock, 66, French-21.765; 13. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-21.777; 14. Jim Mahoney, 2, Vance-21.777; 15. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-21.783; 16. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-21.828; 17. Doug Saunier, 28x, Fuller-21.844; 18. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-21.865; 19. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-21.875; 20. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-21.920; 21. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-21.941; 22. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-21.995; 23. Tim Champlin, 0, Plummer-22.194; 24. Rick Baker, 7, Plummer-22.290; 25. Ron Koehler, 10, Koehler-22.943; 26. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-23.105; 27. Tim Clark, 11x, Clark-23.596; 28. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-NT; 29. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Staab, 2. Gordon, 3. Tyler, 4. House, 5. Steele, 6. Fillip, 7. Hayden, 8. Koehler, 9. Cox. 2:52.70

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Champlin, 2. McCord, 3. Mahoney, 4. Irwin, 5. Wasson, 6. Armstrong, 7. Kalitta, 8. Hepworth, 9. Saunier. 2:55.95

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Michner, 2. Baker, 3. Bloom, 4. Flock, 5. Elliott, 6. Rose, 7. Cassella, 8. Clark, 9. Puterbaugh. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Fillip, 2. Kalitta, 3. Cox, 4. Rose, 5. Hayden, 6. Armstrong, 7. Puterbaugh, 8. Cassella, 9. Hepworth, 10. Koehler. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Andy Michner, 2. Chet Fillip, 3. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 4. Brian Tyler, 5. Doug Kalitta, 6. Jason McCord, 7. Bill Rose, 8. Robby Flock, 9. Tim Cox, 10. Jim Mahoney, 11. Tim Champlin, 12. Brian Hayden, 13. Tray House, 14. Greg Staab, 15. Jeff Bloom, 16. Tony Elliott, 17. Dave Steele, 18. Gus Wasson, 19. Rick Baker, 20. Eric Gordon. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Michner.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-306; 2-Michner-287; 3-Steele-276; 4-McCord-251; 5-Kalitta-245; 6-Hayden-231; 7-Fillip-218; 8-Cox-215; 9-Elliott-211; 10-House-206.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: May 11 - Terre Haute (IN) Action Track - "Tony Hulman Classic"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 12, 1996 -- Terre Haute, Indiana -- Terre Haute Action Track --26th Terre Haute First National Bank "Tony Hulman Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-21.151; 2. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-21.284; 3. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-21.378; 4. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-21.494; 5. Kurt Hawkins, 33, Faurote-21.529; 6. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-21.535; 7. Derek Davidson, 17B, Bayless-21.554; 8. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-21.555; 9. Denny Stewart, 33s, Stewart-21.582; 10. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-21.582; 11. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-21.691; 12. Danny Williams, Jr., 7w, Boone-21.833; 13. Tray House, 57, Hazen-21.886; 14. Nick Adams, 44N, Adams- 21.918; 15. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.946; 16. Rusty McClure, 17, Newkirk-22.038; 17. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-22.069; 18. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-22.078; 19. Jeff O'Banion, 21, Davis-22.079; 20. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-22.090; 21. Brian Black, 98, Black Hawk-22.128; 22. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-22.155; 23. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-22.197; 24. Dean Billings, 96B, Watson-22.255; 25. Kenny Carmichael, 92, Herrington-22.282; 26. Dave Peperak, 77p, Ram-22.284; 27. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-22.294; 28. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-22.412; 29. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-22.414; 30. Randy Burrow, 99, Burrow-22.422; 31. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 56, Deboy-22.481; 32. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-22.516; 33. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-22.568; 34. Brad Fox, 53, Fox-22.657; 35. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-22.689; 36. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-22.705; 37. Corey Smith, 66, Smith-22.713; 38. Dr. Tom Black, 12, Black Hawk-22.720; 39. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-22.729; 40. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-22.816; 41. Eric Burns, 10, Burns-23.012; 42. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-23.037; 43. Kenny Gentry, 18, Gentry-23.041; 44. Terry Babb, 3x, Babb-23.123; 45. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-23.231; 46. Jason Robbins, 34, Baker-23.240; 47. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-24.001; 48. Bryon Walters, 7, Walters-25.026; 49. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-25.125; 50. Jason Metzinger, 55, Metzinger-25.509; 51. Dustin Smith, 77s, Smith-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (8 laps) 1. McCord, 2. Hayden, 3. Christian, 4. Fox, 5. Babb, 6. B. Smith, 7. Burns, 8. Puterbaugh, 9. B. Black (#12), 10. Gentry, 11. C. Smith, 12. Robbins, 13. Ruble, 14. Hepworth, 15. Walters, 16. Metzinger. 3:02.95

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Peperak, 3. Wasson, 4. House, 5. McCord, 6. Pletch, 7. Stewart, 8. Hawkins, 9. Burrow. 3:01.19

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Staab, 2. Kalitta, 3. Hayden, 4. Steele, 5. Rice, 6. Newlin, 7. Kinser, 8. Adams, 9. Jarrett. 2:59.79

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Billings, 3. Marvel, 4. Rose, 5. O'Banion, 6. Tyler, 7. Davidson, 8. Stanbrough, 9. Christian. 3:00.98

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Pool, 3. McClure, 4. Williams, 5. Cassella, 6. Carmichael, 7. Fox, 8. Beaver, 9. Mosley. 2:58.93

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Davidson, 2. Cassella, 3. Tyler, 4. Newlin, 5. Pletch, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Hawkins, 8. Rice, 9. O'Banion, 10. Adams, 11. Carmichael, 12. Burrow, 13. Fox, 14. Jarrett, 15. Christian, 16. Stewart, 17. Kinser, 18. McCord. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Doug Kalitta, 2. Brad Marvel, 3. Kevin Thomas, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Dave Steele, 6. Brian Tyler, 7. Brian Hayden, 8. Jon Stanbrough, 9. Rusty McClure, 10. Greg Staab, 11. Derek Davidson, 12. Bill Rose, 13. Danny Williams, Jr., 14. Gus Wasson, 15. Wil Newlin, 16. Dean Billings, 17. Mark Cassella, 18. Brett Pool, 19. Terry Pletch, 20. Jack Hewitt, 21. Dave Peperak, 22. Tray House. NT

**Beaver flipped during the fourth heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Newlin, Laps 7-10 Darland, Lap 11 Newlin, Laps 12-15, Darland, Laps 16-25 Thomas, Laps 26-30 Kalitta.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-366; 2-Steele-347; 3-Kalitta-325; 4-Hayden-292; 5-Michner-287; 6-McCord-267; 7-Staab-241; 8-House-237; 9-Wasson-231; 10-Cox-230.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: May 23 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 23, 1996 -- Winchester, Indiana -- Winchester Speedway -- "Bill McCoy Ford"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-14.705; 2. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-15.050; 3. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-15.134; 4. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-15.203; 5. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-15.275; 6. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.334; 7. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-15.362; 8. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-15.419; 9. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-15.470; 10. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.588; 11. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-15.676; 12. Tray House, 57, Hazen-15.761; 13. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-15.907; 14. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-15.976; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.077; 16. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.085; 17. Tommy Nichols, 55, Pyle-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Irwin, 2. Gordon, 3. Rose, 4. McCord, 5. Hayden, 6. Elliott, 7. Wasson, 8. Armstrong. 2:04.59

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Staab, 2. Tyler, 3. Kalitta, 4. Steele, 5. Michner, 6. Fillip, 7. Cox, 8. House. 2:06.79

FEATURE: (30 laps) Postponed by rain.

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Tyler-389; 2-Steele-365; 3-Kalitta-344; 4-Michner-307; 5-Hayden-295; 6-McCord-285; 7-Staab-262; 8-House-252; 9-Wasson-246; 10-Cox-245.

NEXT SPRINT RACE: May 26 - Rossburg, Ohio -- Eldora Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: May 26, 1996 -- Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway -- "Don Branson / Jud Larson Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Doug Kalitta, 22. Kalitta-15.475; 2. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-15.555; 3. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-15.562; 4. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.576; 5. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-15.581; 6. Byron Reed, 5R, B & S-15.620; 7. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-15.712; 8. Rusty McClure, 17, Newkirk-15.736; 9. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-15.763; 10. Derek Davidson, 17B, Bayless-15.786; 11. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-15.866; 12. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-15.878; 13. Cory Kruseman, 12, Black Hawk-15.884; 14. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-15.892; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.892; 16. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.995; 17. Tray House, 57, Hazen-16.037; 18. Tony Elliott, 28T, Fuller-16.046; 19. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-16.086; 20. Jeff O'Banion, 21, Davis-16.093; 21. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-16.126; 22. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.132; 23. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 56, Deboy-16.149; 24. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-16.194; 25. Jimmy Stinson, 84, Stinson-16.509; 26. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16.616; 27. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-16.810; 28. Jack Straman, 13s, Straman-16.823; 29. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-16.901; 30. Kent Wolters, 25, Wolters-17.450; 31. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-NT; 32. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-NT; 33. Brian Black, 98, Black Hawk-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (Slaps) 1. Stinson, 2. House, 3. Christian, 4. Black, 5. Marvel, 6. Kalitta, 7. Stanbrough, 8. Peperak. 2:11.70

BALANCE OF PROGRAM RAINED OUT

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Tyler-404; 2-Steele-380; 3-Kalitta-365; 4-Hayden-310; 5-Andy Michner-307; 6-McCord-300; 7-Staab-277; 8-House-267; 9-Wasson-261; 10-Cox-260.

NEXT SPRINT RACE: June 1 - Lake Odessa, MI-- 1-96 Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: June 1, 1996 -- Lake Odessa, Michigan -- I-96 Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-18.565; 2. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-18.816; 3. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-18.837; 4. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-I8.869; 5. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-19.035; 6. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-19.121; 7. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-19.168; 8. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-19.198; 9. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-19.205; 10. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-19.224; 11. Tray House, 57, Hazen-19.241; 12. Rusty McClure, 17, Newkirk-19.250; 13. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-19.257; 14. Brian Black, 98, Black Hawk-19.262; 15. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-19.296; 16. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-19.310; 17. Mark Stemen, 17s, Stemen-19.538; 18. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-19.727; 19. Mike Daggett, 88, Daggett-19.844; 20. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-20.201; 21. Danny Krauss, 3, Krauss-20.435; 22. Todd Wohlford, 0, Wohlford-20.488; 23. Gordy Stevens, 91, Stevens-20.729; 24. Keith Love, 7L, Love-21.232; 25. Andy Michner, 12, Black Hawk-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Rose, 2. Kalitta, 3. Tyler, 4. Steele, 5. Daggett, 6. McCord, 7. Wohlford, 8. Staab. 2:36.05

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cox, 2. Wasson, 3. Stemen, 4. Hayden, 5. Darland, 6. House, 7. Black, 8. Stevens. 2:38.73 

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cassella, 2. Beaver, 3. Hewitt, 4. Puterbaugh, 5. Marvel, 6. McClure, 7. Krauss, 8. Love. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. McCord, 3. Marvel, 4. McClure, 5. Staab, 6. House, 7. Black, 8. Daggett, 9. Krauss, 10. Wohlford, 11. Stevens, 12. Love. 4:00.34

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mark Cassella, 2. Brad Marvel, 3. Doug Kalitta, 4. Brian Hayden, 5. Bill Rose, 6. Dave Steele, 7. Jason McCord, 8. Rusty McClure, 9. Jack Hewitt, 10. Greg Staab, 11. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 12. Gus Wasson, 13. Tim Cox, 14. Tray House, 15. Mark Stemen, 16. Chris Beaver, 17. Brian Black, 18. Todd Wohlford, 19. Dave Darland, 20. Mike Daggett, 21. Brian Tyler, 22. Danny Krauss. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Hayden, Laps 5-30 Cassella.

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Kalitta-445; 2-Steele-443; 3-Tyler-436; 4-Hayden-381; 5-McCord-363; 6-Staab-325; 7-Cassella-322; 8-Wasson-310; 9-Cox-308; 10-House & Andy Michner-307.

NEXT SPRINT RACES June 8-Indianapolis (IN) Raceway Park and June 9-Salem (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINERJUSAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: June 9, 1996 -- Clermont, Indiana -- Indianapolis Raceway Park -- ATA/Harold’s Catering Classic

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-20.590; 2. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-20.723; 3. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-20.765; 4. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-21.002; 5. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-21.015; 6. Robby Flock, 66, French-21.015; 7. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-21.042; 8. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.084; 9. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-21.125; 10. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-21.238; 11. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-21.258; 12. Jason McCord, 20, Boles-21.336; 13. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-21.386; 14. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-21.390; 15. Tray House, 57, Hazen-21.395; 16. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-21.402; 17. Jim Mahoney, 2, Vance-21.632; 18. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-21.688; 19. Tim Champlin, 0, Plummer-21.730; 20. Dave Throckmorton, 7, Plummer-21.745; 21. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-21.772; 22. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-21.812; 23. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-22.071; 24. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-23.350; 25. Randy Tolsma, 5, Nolen-25.666.

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. House, 2. Mahoney, 3. Smith, 4. Gordon, 5. Cassella, 6. Walker, 7. Puterbaugh, 8. Hepworth, 9. Champlin, 10. Throckmorton, 11. Tolsma. 4:19.18

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2. Andy Michner, 3. Chet Fillip, 4. Brian Tyler, 5. Tim Cox, 6. Brad Armstrong, 7. Gus Wasson, 8. Jason McCord, 9. Tray House, 10. Jeff Bloom, 11. Greg Staab, 12. Jim Mahoney, 13. Doug Kalitta, 14. Eric Gordon, 15. Bobby Smith, 16. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 17. Brian Hayden, 18. Jerry Hepworth, 19. Tyler Walker, 20. Mark Cassella, 21. Randy Tolsma, 22. Robby Flock, 23. Dave Steele, 24. Tim Champlin, 25. Dave Throckmorton. 10:51.70

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Irwin.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-502; 2-Kalitta-491; 3-Steele-474; 4-McCord-417; 5-Hayden-415; 6-Michner-381; 7-Staab & Cox-371; 9-Wasson-367; 10-House-358.

NEXT SPRINT RACE: June 22- Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: June 22, 1996 -- Winchester, Indiana -- Winchester Speedway -- Pepsi/Wick's Pies "Rich Vogler Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-14.593; 2. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-14.769; 3. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.093; 4. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.093; 5. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-15.569; 6. Tray House, 57, Hazen-15.580; 7. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-15.611; 8. Bentley Warren, 20, Boles-15.630; 9. Gus Wasson. 96, Savoy-15.715; 10. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.726; 11. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-15.761; 12. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-15.999; 13. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-16.006; 14. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.182; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.340; 16. Tim Clark, 11x, Clark-16.655; 17. Jerry Hepworth, 11, Nofziger-I6.777; 18. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-16.977.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Irwin, 2. Tyler, 3. Armstrong, 4. McCord, 5. Clark. 2:03.26

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michner, 2. Steele, 3. Cox, 4. Smith, 5. Warren, 6. Hepworth. 2:04.70

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. House, 2. Kalitta, 3. Hayden, 4. Wasson, 5. Walker. 2:05.53

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Andy Michner, 2. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 3. Dave Steele, 4. Brian Tyler, 5. Doug Kalitta, 6. Tray House, 7. Gus Wasson, 8. Bentley Warren, 9. Jason McCord, 10. Brad Armstrong, 11. Bobby Smith, 12. Tim Cox, 13. Tim Clark, 14. Jerry Hepworth, 15. Tyler Walker, 16. Brian Hayden, 17. Mark Cassella, 18. Greg Staab. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Steele, Laps 5-15 Irwin, Laps 16-30 Michner.

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Tyler-576; 2-Kalitta-563; 3-Steele-550; 4-McCord-471; 5-Michner-467; 6-Hayden-455; 7-House-429; 8-Wasson-427; 9-Cox-419; 10-Staab-403.

NEXT SPRINT RACE: June 30- Kokomo (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: June 30, 1996 -- Kokomo, Indiana -- Evans Kokomo Speedway -- "Haynes Apperson Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-15.937; 2. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-16.065; 3. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-16.085; 4. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-16.171; 5. Tony Elliott, 28, Fuller-16.173; 6. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-16.264; 7. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16.271; 8. Mike Mann, 37m, Edison-16.291; 9. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-16.293; 10. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-16.302; 11. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-16.317; 12. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-16.317; 13. Joe Roush, 36, Roush-16.323; 14. Jeff O'Banion, 21, Davis-16.328; 15. Danny Williams, Jr., 7w, Boone-16.353; 16. Kurt Hawkins, 33, Faurote-16.360; 17. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.418; 18. Tony Ploughe, 32, Ploughe-16.469; 19. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.502; 20. Bart Pletch, 7p, Pletch-16.546; 21. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-16.552; 22. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-16.560; 23. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-16.562; 24. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.579; 25. Brian Gerster, 11, Nofziger-16.631; 26. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-16.634; 27. Greg Stephens, 7, Jones-16.672; 28. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-16.688; 29. Vince Osman, 30, Osman-16.763; 30. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-16.763; 31. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-16.786; 32. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-16.960; 33. Tray House, 57, Hazen-16.962; 34. Nick Adams, 44N, Adams-16.999; 35. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-17.006; 36. Mark Clark, 11c, Clark-17.065; 37. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-17.074; 38. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-17.142; 39. Jamie Frederickson, 58, Frederickson-17.182; 40. Brian Tyler, 0, Wohlford-17.182; 41. Brad Fox, 53, Fox-17.222; 42. Bryon Walters, 7B, Walters-17.301; 43. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-17.375; 44. Rusty McClure, 17, Newkirk-17.399; 45. Dustin Smith, 77s, Smith-NT; 46. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-NT. (Todd Wohlford also in Car #0).

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (8 laps) 1. House, 2. Adams, 3. Steele, 4. Clark, 5. McClure, 6. Rice, 7. McCord, 8. Tyler (#0), 9. Pool, 10. Frederickson, 11. Fox, 12. Walters. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gerster, 2. Darland, 3. Cassella, 4. Elliott, 5. Thomas, 6. Roush, 7. Cox, 8. Osman, 9. House. 2:46.14

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jarrett, 2. Hewitt, 3. Puterbaugh, 4. Ploughe, 5. Rose, 6. Beaver, 7. O'Banion, 8. Marvel, 9. Adams. 2:45.65

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Staab, 2. C. Smith, 3. Hayden, 4. Stephens, 5. Christian, 6. Steele, 7. Wasson, 8. Mosley. 2:44.90

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Kalitta, 3. Hawkins, 4. T. Pletch, 5. Mann, 6. Peperak, 7. Davidson, 8. B. Pletch, 9. Clark. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Marvel, 3. Mosley, 4. Davidson, 5. Beaver, 6. Christian, 7. Roush, 8. Rose, 9. Peperak, 10. Mann, 11. Wasson, 12. O'Banion, 13. Williams, 14. Clark, 15. House, 16. Cox, 17. Adams, 18. Steele. 3:16.88

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Tony Elliott, 2. Chris Beaver, 3. Kent Christian, 4. Aaron Mosley, 5. Brian Hayden, 6. Tony Ploughe, 7. Tony Jarrett, 8. Mark Cassella, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Doug Kalitta, 11. Brad Marvel, 12. Jack Hewitt, 13. Terry Pletch, 14. Greg Staab, 15. Kurt Hawkins, 16. Greg Stephens, 17. Derek Davidson, 18. Corey Smith, 19. Brian Gerster, 20. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 21. Jon Stanbrough, 22. Kevin Thomas. NT

**Tyler flipped during practice. Stanbrough flipped on lap 19 of the feature. C. Smith flipped on lap 27 of the feature. 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-4 Beaver, Laps 5-7 Elliott, laps 8-19 Beaver, Laps 20-30 Elliott.

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Kalitta-616; 2-Tyler-592; 3-Steele-566; 4-Hayden-522; 5-McCord-487; 6-Andy Michner-467; 7-Staab-449; 8-Wasson-448; 9-House-446; 10-Cassella-442.

NEXT SPRINT RACE: July 6 - Paragon (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT RACE RESULTS: July 6, 1996 -- Paragon, Indiana -- Paragon Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-14.950; 2. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-15.080; 3. Rusty McClure, 17, Newkirk-15.179; 4. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-15.221; 5. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-15.266; 6. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-15.277; 7. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-15.297; 8. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.391; 9. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.409; 10. Greg Staab, 44, Staab-15.428; 11. Eric Gordon, 11, Nofziger-15.431; 12. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.434; 13. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.443; 14. Tony Elliott, 28T, Fuller-15.514; 15. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-15.523; 16. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.575; 17. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-15.583; 18. John Wolfe, 3m, Morgan/McGuire-15.609; 19. Tray House, 57, Hazen-15.645; 20. Mike Mann, 37m, Edison-15.663; 21. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.729; 22. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-15.799; 23. Al Woodall, 14w, Woodall-15.821; 24. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-15.827; 25. Greg Bugher, 14b, Bugher-15.846; 26. Chris Beaver, 9, Beaver-15.858; 27. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 90, Hurst-15.870; 28. Kevin Briscoe, 5, Briscoe-15.904; 29. Leon Thickstun, 3T, Thickstun-16.005; 30. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-16.034; 31. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-16.108; 32. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-16.118; 33. Andy Michner, 99, Burrow-16.125; 34. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16.192; 35. Phil Coogan, 3c, Coogan-16.224; 36. Kenny Gentry, 18, Gentry-16.391; 37. Dave Peperak, 77, Peperak-16.434; 38. Mark Clark, 11c, Clark-16.514; 39. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-16.719; 40. Mike Jonas, 19, Jonas-16.733; 41. Johnny Johnson, 72, Johnson-16.861; 42. Richard Ott, 57, Ott-16.936.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. Peperak, 2. Wasson, 3. Coogan, 4. Smith, 5. Clark, 6. Jonas, 7. Ott, 8. Johnson, 9. Michner, 10. Gentry. NT

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. McCord, 2. Tyler, 3. Thickstun, 4. Bugher, 5. Darland, 6. Peperak, 7. Cassella, 8. Hayden, 9. Ruble. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Jarrett, 2. Wasson, 3. Marvel, 4. Elliott, 5. Thomas, 6. Steele, 7. Staab, 8. Wolfe, 9. Beaver. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kinser, 2. Christian, 3. Mosley, 4. Stanbrough, 5. House, 6. Gordon, 7. Woodall, 8. McClure, 9. Coogan. 2:58.06

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Rose, 3. Mann, 4. Briscoe, 5. Kalitta, 6. Davidson, 7. Puterbaugh, 8. Smith, 9. Cox. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Darland, 3. McClure, 4. Cassella, 5. Kalitta, 6. Staab, 7. Hayden, 8. Davidson, 9. House, 10. Cox, 11. Woodall, 12. Peperak, 13. Beaver, 14. Smith, 15. Coogan, 16. Wolfe, 17. Steele. 3:30.76

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jon Stanbrough, 2. Tony Jarrett, 3. Kevin Thomas, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Rusty McClure, 6. Doug Kalitta, 7. Tony Elliott, 8. Mike Mann, 9. Gus Wasson, 10. Brian Hayden, 11. Brian Tyler, 12. Kent Christian, 13. Greg Bugher, 14. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 15. Brad Marvel, 16. Jason McCord, 17. Jack Hewitt, 18. Leon Thickstun, 19. Greg Staab, 20. Mark Cassella, 21. Bill Rose, 22. Aaron Mosley. NT

**Staab flipped on the 30th lap of the feature and suffered a broken left arm.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Stanbrough.

NEW SPRINT POINTS: 1-Kalitta-676; 2-Tyler-643; 3-Steele-582; 4-Hayden-570; 5-McCord-529; 6-Wasson-504; 7-Michner-483; 8-Staab-479; 9-Cassella-473; 10-House-469.

NEXT SPRINT RACES: July 12 - Terre Haute (IN) Action Track - "Jim Hurtubise Classic" & July 13 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 12, 1996 -- Terre Haute, Indiana -- Terre Haute Action Track -- 7th "Jim Hurtubise Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-20.618; 2. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-21.116; 3. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-21.129; 4. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-21.210; 5. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-21.250; 6. Brian Gerster, 11, Nofziger-21.255; 7. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-21.367; 8. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-21.370; 9. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-21.429; 10. Tony Stewart, 17, Newkirk-21.468; 11. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-21.560; 12. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-21.560; 13. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-21.565; 14. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.581; 15. Tray House, 57, Hazen-21.594; 16. Tony Elliott, 28T, Fuller-21.599; 17. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-21.607; 18. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-21.612; 19. Jon Stanbrough, 77, Law-21.754; 20. Byron Reed, 5R, B & S-21.758; 21. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-21.815; 22. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-21.847; 23. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-21.903; 24. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-22.006; 25. Todd Wohlford, 0, Wohlford-22.203; 26. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-22.242; 27. Kenny Carmichael, 92, Herrington-22.263; 28. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-22.324; 29. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-22.570; 30. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-23.088; 31. Denny Stewart, 33s, Stewart-NT; 32. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pletch, 2. Marvel, 3. Wohlford, 4. Wasson, 5. Puterbaugh, 6. Ruble, 7. Steele, 8. Hewitt. 2:58.52

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Beaver, 3. Darland, 4. Christian, 5. Tyler, 6. Gerster, 7. Smith. 2:56.81

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Rose, 2. Thomas, 3. House, 4. Cox, 5. Carmichael, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Kalitta, 8. Peperak. 2:59.59

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Reed, 2. Elliott, 3. Mosley, 4. Hayden, 5. McCord, 6. Newlin, 7. Pool. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Cassella, 2. Puterbaugh, 3. McCord, 4. Kalitta, 5. Tyler, 6. Steele, 7. Hewitt, 8. Peperak, 9. Carmichael, 10. Smith, 11. Newlin, 12. Ruble. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas, 2. Tony Stewart, 3. Brian Hayden, 4. Byron Reed, 5. Bill Rose, 6. Jason McCord, 7. Brad Marvel, 8. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 9. Brian Tyler, 10. Dave Darland, 11. Tony Elliott, 12. Kent Christian, 13. Gus Wasson, 14. Tray House, 15. Chris Beaver, 16. Todd Wohlford, 17. Terry Pletch, 18. Aaron Mosley, 19. Doug Kalitta, 20. Dave Steele, 21. Mark Cassella, 22. Tim Cox. NT

**Kalitta flipped during qualifying. Cox flipped on the 4th lap of the feature. Cassella flipped on the 8th lap of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 McCord, Laps 18-19 Thomas, Laps 20-21 Hayden, Laps 22-30 Thomas.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Kalitta-707; 2-Tyler-694; 3-Hayden-642; 4-Steele-610; 5-McCord-594; 6-Wasson-549; 7-House-513; 8-Cassella-505; 9-Cox-488; 10-Andy Michner-483.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: July 13 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 13, 1996 -- Winchester, Indiana -- Winchester Speedway -- "Winchester Oldtimers Weekend"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-14.528; 2. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-14.570; 3. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-14.693; 4. Jim Mahoney, 2, Vance-15.015; 5. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.061; 6. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-15.165; 7. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.235; 8. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-15.420; 9. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.464; 10. Bentley Warren, 20, Boles-15.587; 11. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.642; 12. Eric Gordon, 11, Nofziger-15.657; 13. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-15.710; 14. Tray House, 57, Hazen-15.780; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.882; 16. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-16.100; 17. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-16.162; 18. Tim Clark, 11x, Clark-16.769; 19. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-16.821; 20. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-NT; 21. Jeff Galas, 73, Yahn-NT; 22. #2v, Vance-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler, 2. Steele, 3. Armstrong, 4. Warren, 5. Puterbaugh, 6. Smith, 7. Mahoney. 2:05.18

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michner, 2. Kalitta, 3. House, 4. Carlson, 5. Cox, 6. Walker, 7. Bloom. 2:02.68

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fillip, 2. Hayden, 3. Gordon, 4. McCord, 5. Wasson, 6. Galas, 7. Clark. 2:02.80

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Wasson, 2. Walker, 3. Smith, 4. Clark, 5. Puterbaugh, 6. Galas, 7. Cox. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chet Fillip, 2. Brian Tyler, 3. Doug Kalitta, 4. Dave Steele, 5. Andy Michner, 6. Gus Wasson, 7. Jason McCord, 8. Eric Gordon, 9. Brad Armstrong, 10. Tray House, 11. Brian Hayden, 12. Bentley Warren, 13. Tim Cox, 14. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 15. Tyler Walker, 16. Tim Clark, 17. Bobby Smith, 18. Tyce Carlson, 19. Jeff Galas, 20. Jeff Bloom. 7:36.87

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Tyler, Laps 10-30 Fillip.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Kalitta-783; 2-Tyler-772; 3-Hayden-693; 4-Steele-687; 5-McCord-654; 6-Wasson-614; 7-House-565; 8-Michner-557; 9-Cox-530; 10-Mark Cassella-505.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: July 24 - Indianapolis (IN) Raceway Park

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 24, 1996 -- Clermont, Indiana -- Indianapolis Raceway Park -- "Hinckley & Schmitt Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-20.643; 2. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-20.731; 3. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-20.752; 4. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-20.928; 5. Tony Stewart, 20, Boles-21.085; 6. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-21.087; 7. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-21.097; 8. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-21.123; 9. Robby Flock, 66, French-21.170; 10. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.343; 11. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-21.435; 12. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-21.493; 13. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-21.757; 14. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-21.855; 15. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-21.947; 16. Brian Gerster, 11, Nofziger-22.003; 17. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-22.110; 18. Jim Mahoney, 4u, Stapp-22.181; 19. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-22.410; 20. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-22.592; 21. Ron Koehler, 10, Koehler-22.901; 22. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-NT; 23. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Irwin, 2. Steele, 3. Armstrong, 4. Tyler, 5. Cox, 6. Walker, 7. Gerster. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Wasson, 3. Kalitta, 4. Hayden, 5. Carlson, 6. Rose. 2:51.56

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Michner, 2. Fillip, 3. McCord, 4. Flock, 5. Smith, 6. Koehler, 7. Mahoney. 2:48.99

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Andy Michner, 2. Chet Fillip, 3. Robby Flock, 4. Dave Steele, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Brad Armstrong, 7. Bobby Smith, 8. Tim Cox, 9. Ron Koehler, 10. Gus Wasson, 11. Eric Gordon, 12. Brian Hayden, 13. Jason McCord, 14. Doug Kalitta, 15. Tyce Carlson, 16. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 17. Jim Mahoney, 18. Tony Stewart, 19. Bill Rose, 20. Jeff Bloom. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Fillip, Laps 14-30 Michner.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-838; 2-Kalitta-832; 3-Steele-761; 4-Hayden-740; 5-McCord-700; 6-Wasson-667; 7-Michner-642; 8-Cox-584; 9-Tray House-565; 10-Mark Cassella-505.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACES: July 26 - Bloomington (IN) Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week," July 27 - Paragon (IN) Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week" & July 28 - Evans Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 26, 1996 – Bloomington, Indiana - Bloomington Speedway -9th "Indiana Sprint Week"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kevin Thomas. 3. Applebee-11.623; 2. Billy Puterbaugh. Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-11.651; 3. Donnie Beechler, 17, Newkirk-11.702; 4. Derek Davidson. 17B, Bayless-11.709; 5. Kevin Briscoe, 5, Briscoe-11.713; 6. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-11.750; 7. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-11.761; 8. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/CIearwaters-11.792; 9. Eric Gordon, 11, Nofziger-11.804; 10. Brian Hayden. 2H, Hayden-11.823; 11. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-11.855: 12. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-11.878; 13. Brian Black, 98, Black Hawk-11.887; 14. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-11.889; 15. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-11.908; 16. Kurt Hawkins, 33, Faurote-11.925; 17. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-11.988; 18. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-12.013: 19. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-12.023; 20. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-12.035; 21. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-12.045; 22. Nick Adams, 44N Adams-12.046; 23. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-12.076; 24. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-12.081; 25. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-12.089; 26. Jeff O’Banion, 21, Davis-12.120; 27. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-12.172: 28. David McCreary, 33s, Stewart-12.214; 29. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-12.258; 30. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-12.344; 31. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-12.349; 32. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-12.366: 33. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-12.409; 34. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 76, Hurst-12.441; 35. Jim Whiteside, 71, Whiteside-12.462; 36. Toby Sampson, 12, Black Hawk-12.559; 37. Bart Pletch, 1p, Pletch-12.719; 38. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-12.771: 39. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-12.866; 40. Brenda Buster, 31, Buster-12.873; 41. Ray Morgan, 7m, Morgan-12.886; 42. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-13.039; 43. Jeff Heerdink, 19, Heerdink-14.098: 44. Al Thomas. 72, Thomas-NT; 45. Dustin Smith, 77s, Smith-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. B. Pletch, 2. Ruble, 3. Morgan, 4. Kinser, 5. Sampson, 6. B. Smith, 7. Walters, 8. A. Thomas, 9. Heerdink, 10. Buster, 11. Carlson. 1:1832

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. K. Thomas, 2. Briscoe, 3. T. Pletch, 4. Pool, 5. McCord. 6. Black, 7. Jarrett, 8. B. Pletch. 9. Gordon. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Marvel. 2. Steele, 3. Cox, 4. Adams, 5. Puterbaugh. 6. O’Banion, 7. Hayden, 8. Ruble. 9. Rice. 2:03.66

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. C. Smith, 2. Peperak, 3. Elliott, 4. Beechler, 5. Hewitt, 6. Kalitta, 7. Tyler, 8. Christian. 9. Morgan. 2:05.67

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Rose, 3. Davidson, 4. Cassella, 5. Wasson, 6. Stanbrough, 7. McCreary, 8. Hawkins, 9. Kinser. 2:05.33

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Tyler, 3. Rice, 4. Jarrett, 5. Stanbrough, 6. Hayden, 7. Ruble, 8. Kinser, 9. McCreary, 10. Morgan, 11. Hawkins, 12. Christian, 13. Puterbaugh, 14. B. Pletch, 15. B. Black, 16. Kalitta. 17. Wasson, 18. McCord. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas, 2. Tony Elliott, 3. Brian Tyler, 4. Derek Davidson, 5. Bill Rose, 6. Jack Hewitt, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Brad Marvel, 9. Jon Stanbrough, 10. Dave Peperak, 11. Nick Adams, 12. Dave Steele, 13. Corey Smith, 14. Mark Cassella, 15. Brian Hayden, 16. Donnie Beechler, 17. Tony Jarrett, 18. Tim Cox, 19. Robbie Rice, 20. Brett Pool, 21. Terry Pletch, 22. Kevin Briscoe

**C. Smith flipped during practice. McCord flipped at the start of the semi and suffered a broken shoulder blade. Christian also flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-5 Elliott, Laps 6-13 Davidson, Laps 14-21 Elliott, Laps 22-30 Thomas.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-910; 2-Kalitta-848; 3-Steele-810; 4-Hayden-778; 5-McCord-716 ; 6-Wasson-683: 7-Andy Michner-642; 8-Cox-620; 9-Tray House-565; 10-Cassella-548.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACES: July 27 - Paragon (IN) Speedway – “Indiana Sprint Week" & July 28 - Evans Kokomo (IN) Speedway - "Indiana Sprint Week"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 27, 1996 -- Paragon, Indiana - Paragon Speedway - 9th "Indiana Sprint Week''

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-14.886; 2. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-14.956; 3. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-14.958; 4. Dave Steele, 14, 1 & J-14.970; 5. Billy Puterbaugh. Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-14.971; 6. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-15.061; 7. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-15.105; 8. Derek Davidson, 17B, Bayless-15.172; 9. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-15.199; 10. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-15.348: 11. Bart Pletch, 1p, Pletch-15A20; 12. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-15.420; 13. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-15.513; 14. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-15.517; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.548; 16. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-15.550; 17. Todd Kelley, 21K, Kelley-15.569; 18. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.592; 19. Sheldon Kinser, Jr., 76, Hurst-15,593; 20. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-15.595; 21. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-15.631; 22. Leon Thickstun, 3T, Thickstun-15.647; 23. Mike Mann, 37m, Edison-15.653; 24. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.696; 25. Dave Stratton, 42, Stratton-15.698; 26. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-15.705; 27. David McCreary, 33s, Stewart-15.741; 28. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-15.770; 29. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.775; 30. Ray Morgan, 7m, Morgan-15.824; 31. Tray House, 95, House-15.827; 32. Donnie Beechler, 17, Newkirk- a870; 33. Eric Gordon, 11, Nofziger-11919; 34. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-15.969; 35. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.009; 36. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-16.147; 37. Mark Clark, 11c, Clark-16.248; 38. Mike Jonas, 19, Jonas-16.273; 39. Bobby Smith, 8, Smith-16.307; 40. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-16.384; 41. Brenda Buster, 31, Buster-16.509; 42. Al Thomas, 72, Thomas-16.510; 43. Johnny Johnson, 72J, Johnson-16.908.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. Gordon, 2. Kalitta, 3. Peperak, 4. C. Smith, 5. B. Smith, 6. Clark, 7. Jonas, 8. Buster, 9. Johnson, 10. Walters. NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cassella, 2. Gordon, 3. Cox, 4. Wasson, 5. Pool, 6. Stratton, 7. Carlson, 8. Puterbaugh, 9. Kelley. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. K. Thomas, 3. Jarrett, 4. Thickstun, 5. Rose, 6. Hewitt, 7. Ruble, 8. Kalitta, 9. Morgan. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. House, 2. Hayden, 3. McCreary, 4. Elliott, 5. Kinser, 6. Peperak, 7. Mosley, 8. B. Pletch, 9. Mann. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler, 2. Christian, 3. Darland, 4. Davidson, 5. Beechler, 6. T. Pletch, 7. Steele, 8. C. Smith, 9. Marvel 2:50.29

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEML (12 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Rose, 3. B. Pletch, 4. Morgan, 5. Marvel, 6. Peperak, 7. Kinser, 8. Kalitta, 9. Puterbaugh. 10. C. Smith, 11. Steele, 12. Ruble, 13. Stratton, 14. T. Pletch, 15. Carlson, 16. Mosley, 17. Pool, 18. Kelley, 19. Mann. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Jon Stanbrough, 2. Tony Jarrett, 3. Derek Davidson, 4. Kevin Thomas, 5. Tony Elliott, 6. Brian Hayden, 7. Jack Hewitt, 8. Bill Rose, 9. Mark Cassella, 10. Brian Tyler, 11. Kent Christian, 12. Tray House, 13. Dave Peperak, 14. Eric Gordon, 15. Ray Morgan, 16. Leon Thickstun, 17. Tim Cox, 18. Dave Darland, 19. Brad Marvel, 20. David McCreary, 21. Bart Pletch, 22. Gus Wasson. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Stanbrough.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-964; 2-Kalitta-872; 3-Hayden-843; 4-Steele-834; 5-Jason McCord-716; 6-Wasson-714; 7-Cox-658; 8-Andy Michner-642; 9-House-615; 10-Cassella-611

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: July 28- Evans Kokomo (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: July 28, 1996 -- Kokomo, Indiana -- Evans Kokomo Speedway -- 9th "Indiana Sprint Week"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Ray Kenens, K9, Kenens-15.504; 2. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-15.620; 3. Joe Roush, 36, Roush-15.636; 4. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.704; 5. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.708; 6. Derek Davidson, 17B, Bayless-15.760; 7. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-15.814; 8. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-15.852; 9. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-16.003; 10. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-16.032; 11. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-16.088; 12. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-16.102; 13. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-16.118; 14. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-16.129; 15. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-16.134; 16. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-16.141; 17. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-16.147; 18. Greg Stephens, 7, Jones-16.148; 19. Danny Williams, Jr., 4m, Williams-16.240; 20. Jason Robbins, 34, Baker-16.244; 21. Mike Mann, 37m, Edison-16.283; 22. Mark Clark, 11c, Clark-16.338; 23. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-16.341; 24. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.354; 25. Tony Ploughe, 32, Ploughe-16.402; 26. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-16.438; 27. Tray House, 95, House-16.438; 28. Don O'Keefe, 0K, O'Keefe-16.457; 29. Terry Pletch, 29p, Pletch-16.478; 30. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.505; 31. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-16.518; 32. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-16.536; 33. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-16.548; 34. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-16.557; 35. Jeff O'Banion, 21, Davis-16.562; 36. Vince Osman, 30, Osman-16.600; 37. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.607; 38. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-16.701; 39. Bart Pletch, 1p, Pletch-16.808; 40. Eric Gordon, 11, Nofziger-16.882; 41. Tom Davies, 69x, Davies-17.617; 42. David McCreary, 33s, Stewart-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. Beaver, 2. C. Smith, 3. O'Banion, 4. Hayden, 5. B. Pletch, 6. Osman, 7. Carlson, 8. Gordon, 9. Davies. 1:36.53

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. T. Pletch, 2. Ploughe, 3. Mann, 4. Elliott, 5. Mosley, 6. Beaver, 7. Cassella, 8. Kenens. 2:45.61

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Stephens, 2. Kalitta, 3. Steele, 4. Davidson, 5. Thomas, 6. Stanbrough, 7. Rice, 8. C. Smith. 2:43.51

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. House, 2. Christian, 3. Rose, 4. Marvel, 5. Walters, 6. Roush, 7. O'Banion, 8. Puterbaugh, 9. Williams. 2:46.13

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Jarrett, 3. Tyler, 4. Peperak, 5. Hayden, 6. Robbins, 7. Wasson, 8. Hewitt, 9. O'Keefe. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. K. Thomas, 2. Kenens, 3. Roush, 4. Rice, 5. Hewitt, 6. Hayden, 7. Cassella, 8. Stanbrough, 9. Wasson, 10. Beaver, 11. Robbins, 12. Clark, 13. C. Smith, 14. Cox (#7w), 15. Williams, 16. Puterbaugh, 17. O'Banion, 18. O'Keefe, 19. Mosley. 3:21.02

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brad Marvel, 2. Derek Davidson, 3. Kevin Thomas, 4. Bill Rose, 5. Joe Roush, 6. Tony Elliott, 7. Kent Christian, 8. Mike Mann, 9. Doug Kalitta, 10. Tray House, 11. Ray Kenens, 12. Terry Pletch, 13. Greg Stephens, 14. Brian Tyler, 15. Jack Hewitt, 16. Dave Darland, 17. Dave Steele, 18. Tony Ploughe, 19. Tony Jarrett, 20. Brian Hayden, 21. Dave Peperak, 22. Robbie Rice. NT

**Jarrett flipped on lap 9 of the feature. Peperak Ripped on lap 18 of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Marvel.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,008; 2-Kalitta-928; 3-Steele-872; 4-Hayden-871; 5-Wasson-737; 6-Jason McCord-716; 7-Cox-678; 8-House-654; 9-Andy Michner-642; 10-Rose-640.

FINAL "INDIANA SPRINT WEEK" POINTS: 1-K. Thomas-76; 2-Davidson-75; 3-Elliott-71; 4-Rose-67; 5-Tyler-57.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACES: Stoops “Border Wars II" August 7 - Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway / August 8 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 7, 1996 -- Rossburg, Ohio -- Eldora Speedway -- "Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. John Heydenreich, 1s, Stewart-15.934; 2. Danny Smith, 37m, Edison-16.100; 3. Frankie Kerr, 23s, Shoff-16.182; 4. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-16.274; 5. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.372; 6. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-16.377; 7. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-16.408; 8. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-16.377; 9. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.599; 10. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-16.646; 11. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-16.694; 12. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.732; 13. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-16.770; 14. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16.777; 15. Jimmy Stinson, 60, Lauman-16.801; 16. Byron Reed, 5R, B & S-16.825; 17. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-16.862; 18. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-16.874; 19. Rusty McClure, 09, McClure-16.914; 20. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-16.987; 21. Ray Kenens, K9, Kenens-17.066; 22. Brian Gerster, 11, Nofziger-17.080; 23. Derek Davidson, 17B, Bayless-17.097; 24. Tony Jarrett, 29, Jarrett-17.173; 25. Corey Smith, 66s, Smith-17.279; 26. Kevin Huntley, 17, Newkirk-17.286; 27. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-17.291; 28. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-17.300; 29. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-17.326; 30. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-17.377; 31. Todd Wohlford, 0, Wohlford-17.635; 32. Kent Wolters, 25x, Wolters-17.668; 33. Tray House, 95, House-17.669; 34. Brett Pool, 9, Pool-17.697.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Cassella, 2. Heydenreich, 3. Tyler, 4. Steele, 5. Kalitta, 6. C. Smith, 7. Kenens, 8. Stanbrough, 9. House. 2:16.82

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Huntley, 2. Rose, 3. Carlson, 4. Puterbaugh, 5. D. Smith, 6. Gerster, 7. Wasson, 8. Mosley, 9. Pool. 2:18.72

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. McClure, 3. Elliott, 4. Kerr, 5. Davidson, 6. Walters, 7. Stinson, 8. Wohlford. 2:14.47 

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Reed, 2. Hewitt, 3. Cox, 4. Thomas, 5. Jarrett, 6. Christian, 7. Wolters, 8. Hayden. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. D. Smith, 2. Stinson, 3. Davidson, 4. Kalitta, 5. Wasson, 6. Hayden, 7. Mosley, 8. House, 9. Gerster, 10. Christian, 11. C. Smith, 12. Jarrett, 13. Walters, 14. Wohlford, 15. Wolters, 16. Kenens, 17. Pool. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Frankie Kerr, 2. Danny Smith, 3. Kevin Thomas, 4. Dave Darland, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Bill Rose, 7. Rusty McClure, 8. Kevin Huntley, 9. Tony Elliott, 10. Byron Reed, 11. John Heydenreich, 12. Brian Hayden, 13. Jimmy Stinson, 14. Tim Cox, 15. Gus Wasson, 16. Dave Steele, 17. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 18. Jack Hewitt, 19. Mark Cassella, 20. Derek Davidson, 21. Doug Kalitta, 22. Tyce Carlson. NT

**Stanbrough and Kenens flipped during the first heat. Cassella flipped on the 26th lap of the feature. 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-17 Tyler, Laps 18-25 Hewitt, Laps 26-30 Kerr.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,077; 2-Kalitta-957; 3-Hayden-915; 4-Steele-911; 5-Wasson-775; 6-Cox-722; 7-Jason McCord-716; 8-Rose-705; 9-House-678; 10-Cassella-657.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: "Stoops Border Wars II" - August 8 - Winchester (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS PREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 8, 1996 -- Winchester, Indiana -- Winchester Speedway -- Stoops "Bonier Wars II"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-14.552; 2. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-14.911; 3. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-15.073; 4. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-15.121; 5. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.397; 6. Eric Gordon, 20, Boles-15.409; 7. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.423; 8. Gary Fedewa, 42, Nosal-15.491; 9. Tyce Carlson, 44, Staab-15.527; 10. Brian Gerster, 11, Nofziger-15.534; 11. Brad Armstrong, 73, Yahn-15.724; 12. Jeff Bloom, 67, Bloom-15.919; 13. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.951; 14. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.953; 15. Gus Wasson, 96, Savoy-16.136; 16. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-16.341; 17. Tyler Walker, 35, VanKlompenburg-16.971; 18. Robby Parish, 99, Armstrong-NT; 19. #6x, Mead/Clearwaters-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Irwin, 2. Tyler, 3. Michner, 4. Cox, 5. Gerster. 6. Rose. 2:04.34

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kalitta, 2. Steele, 3. Hayden, 4. Fedewa, 5. Walker, 6. Armstrong. 2:05.30

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fillip, 2. Carlson, 3. Gordon, 4. Bloom, 5. Wasson, 6. Parish. 2:07.82

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Armstrong, 2. Gerster, 3. Walker, 4. Parish, 5. Rose (#96). 2:38.88

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Dave Steele, 2. Doug Kalitta, 3. Andy Michner, 4. Kenny Irwin, Jr, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Chet Fillip, 7. Gary Fedewa, 8. Brad Armstrong, 9. Tim Cox, 10. Eric Gordon, 11. Brian Gerster, 12. Tyce Carlson, 13. Tyler Walker, 14. Jeff Bloom, 15. Robby Parish, 16. Brian Hayden, 17. Bill Rose (#96), 18. Gus Wasson (#6x). NT

**Rose flipped over the wall in turn 2 on the 5th lap of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Kalitta, Laps 2-25 Irwin, Laps 26-30 Steele.

STOOPS "BORDER WARS II" POINTS: 1-Tyler-107; 2-Steele-94; 3-Kalitta-79; 4-Rose-69; 5-Cox-68.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: August 10- Sumner, IL - Red Hill Raceway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 10, 1996 -- Sumner, Illinois -- Red Hill Raceway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-15.948; 2. Mark Cassella, 69, Dynamics-15.974; 3. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.185; 4. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.317; 5. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.326; 6. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-16.338; 7. Ray Morgan, 7m, Morgan-16.430; 8. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-16.887; 9. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.929; 10. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-16.996; 11. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-17.000; 12. Gary Blum, 15, Blum-17.004; 13. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-17.085; 14. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-17.153; 15. Tray House, 96, Savoy-17.238; 16. Eric Gordon, 44, Staab-17.326; 17. Jerry Ruble, 71x, Ruble-17.407; 18. Victor Hensley, 51, Hensley-18.029; 19. Kenny Carmichael, 92, Herrington-NT; 20. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Tyler, 3. Steele, 4. Morgan, 5. Puterbaugh, 6. B. Ruble, 7. Gordon. 2:15.32

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Kalitta, 2. Cassella, 3. J. Ruble, 4. Newlin, 5. Walters, 6. Peperak. 2:11.77

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hayden, 2. Elliott, 3. Cox, 4. House, 5. Blum, 6. Hensley. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Puterbaugh, 2. Blum, 3. Walters, 4. Peperak, 5. Gordon, 6. B. Ruble, 7. Hensley. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 2. Jack Hewitt, 3. Gary Blum, 4. Brian Hayden, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Wil Newlin, 7. Dave Peperak, 8. Eric Gordon, 9. Mark Cassella, 10. Tim Cox, 11. Bryan Ruble, 12. Tony Elliott, 13. Ray Morgan, 14. Doug Kalitta, 15. Dave Steele, 16. Victor Hensley, 17. Bryon Walters, 18. Jerry Ruble, 19. Tray House. NT

**House flipped on the 4th lap of the feature. Morgan flipped on the 28th lap of the feature.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Elliott, Laps 4-23 Kalitta, Laps 24-25 Elliott, Laps 26-27 Cassella, Laps 28-30 Puterbaugh.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,216; 2-Kalitta-1,085; 3-Steele-1,038; 4-Hayden-1,027; 5-Cox-832; 6-Wasson-807; 7-Rose-739; 8-Michner-718; 9-Jason McCord-716; 10-House-711.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: August 18 - Salem (IN) Speedway - "Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 18, 1996 -- Salem, Indiana -- Salem Speedway –

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-15.977; 2. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.066; 3. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-16.215; 4. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-16.255; 5. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-16.287; 6. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-16.411; 7. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-16.583; 8. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.602; 9. Eric Gordon, 20, Boles-16.706; 10. Eddie Kelley, 80, Kelley-17.021; 11. Kenneth Nichols, 44, Staab-17.053; 12. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-17.090; 13. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-17.202; 14. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-17.627; 15. Joey Kerr, 4u, Stapp-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Steele, 2. Michner, 3. Armstrong, 4. Irwin, 5. Nichols, 6. Cox, 7. Gordon. 2:19.15 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler, 2. Fillip, 3. Kalitta, 4. Rose, 5. Kelley, 6. Hayden, 7. McCord, 8. Kerr. 2:13.94

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chet Fillip, 2. Tim Cox, 3. Eric Gordon, 4. Brad Armstrong, 5. Dave Steele, 6. Brian Tyler, 7. Jason McCord, 8. Eddie Kelley, 9. Andy Michner, 10. Brian Hayden, 11. Bill Rose, 12. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 13. Doug Kalitta, 14. Joey Kerr, 15. Kenneth Nichols. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Steele, Laps 31-50 Fillip.

NEW STOOPS FREIGHTLINER SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,282; 2-Kalitta-1,136; 3-Steele-1,109; 4-Hayden-1,075; 5-Cox-904; 6-Gus Wasson-807; 7-Michner-780; 8-McCord-744; 9-Rose-773; 10-Tray House-711.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: August 21 - Hales Corners (WI) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 21, 1996 -- Hales Corners, Wisconsin - Halms Corners Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-15.526; 2. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-15.741; 3. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-15.775; 4. Tony Stewart, 17, Newkirk-15.825; 5. Brad Marvel, 2m, Black Hawk-15.857; 6. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-15.880; 7. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-15.971; 8. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-15.983; 9. Tray House, 96, Savoy-16.078; 10. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Cleanvaters-16.140; 11. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-16.151; 12. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-16.185; 13. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.244; 14. Dean Billings, 96B, Watson-16.250; 15. Todd Hepfner, 28, Hepfner-16.285; 16. Mike Frost, 88, Frost-16.294; 17. Dennis Spitz, 41, Spitz-16.303; 18. Todd Daun, 19, Daun-16.308; 19. Dick Colburn, 9, Miller-16.363; 20. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-16.365; 21. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-16.486; 22. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-16.508; 23. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-16.532; 24. Troy Hepfner, 82, Hepfner-16.587; 25. Jason Robbins, 34, Baker-16.590; 26. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-16.672; 27. Jim Uttech, 12, Uttech-16.776; 28. Joey Kerr, 44, Staab-16.776; 29. Kurt Davis, 6K, Davis-16.843; 30. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-16.884; 31. Kurt Winker, 20w, Winker-16.888; 32. Larry Vandervere, 4, Vandervere-17.055; 33. Kris Spitz, 4K, Spitz-17.236; 34. Ed Kaelber, 17K, Winker-18.014; 35. Rick Becker, 56, Becker-18.119; 36. Rick Kelsey, 11K, Kelsey-18.635; 37. Ken Nickels, 10w, Winker-18.655.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cox, 2. Robbins, 3. Darland, 4. House, 5. Davis, 6. D. Spitz, 7. Nickels, 8. Marvel, 9. Christian, 10. K. Spitz. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. McCord, 2. Hayden, 3. Rose, 4. Elliott, 5. Billings, 6. Puterbaugh, 7. Walters, 8. Daun, 9. Kaelber. 2:46.67

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Todd Hepfner, 2. Newlin, 3. Becker, 4. Rice, 5. Uttech, 6. Winker, 7. Colburn, 8. Tyler, 9. Hewitt. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Steele, 3. Kerr, 4. Stewart, 5. Kalitta, 6. Frost, 7. Vandervere, 8. Kelsey, 9. Troy Hepfner. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps) 1. D. Spitz, 2. Marvel, 3. Puterbaugh, 4. Kalitta, 5. Christian, 6. Daun, 7. Hewitt, 8. Uttech, 9. Winker, 10. Colburn, 11. Davis, 12. K. Spitz, 13. Vandervere, 14. Kaelber, 15. Kelsey, 16. Billings, 17. Nickels, 18. Tyler, 19. Frost, 20. Troy Hepfner. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin Thomas, 2. Tony Elliott, 3. Todd Hepfner, 4. Bill Rose, 5. Dennis Spitz, 6. Kent Christian, 7. Dave Darland, 8. Wil Newlin, 9. Doug Kalitta, 10. Brian Tyler (#7c), 11. Robbie Rice, 12. Brian Hayden, 13. Tray House, 14. Dave Steele, 15. Todd Daun, 16. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 17. Tim Cox, 18. Joey Kerr, 19. Rick Becker, 20. Jason Robbins, 21. Brad Marvel, 22. Tony Stewart. NT

**Christian flipped during the first heat. Hewitt flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-9 Puterbaugh, Lap 10 Darland, Laps 11-30 Thomas.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,330; 2-Kalitta-1,188; 3-Steele-1,154; 4-Hayden-1,124; 5-Cox-944; 6-Rose-843; 7-Wasson-807; 8-McCord-795; 9-Michner-780; 10-House-756.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: August 31- Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: August 31, 1996 - Lawrenceburg, Indiana - Lawrenceburg Speedway - "Robbie Stanley Classic"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-12.347; 2. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-12.583; 3. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-12.671; 4. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-12.703; 5. Tray House, 96, Savoy-12.721; 6. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-12.782; 7. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-12.818; 8. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-12.898; 9. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-12.907; 10. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-12.974; 11. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-12.989; 12. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-13.006; 13. Brad Marvel, 17, Newkirk-13.031; 14. Dave Peperak, 77, Ram-13.057; 15. Joey Kerr, 44, Staab-13.059; 16. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-13.076; 17. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-13.091; 18. Kevin Briscoe, 5, Briscoe-13.108; 19. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-13.142; 20. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-13.145; 21. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-13.195; 22. Nick Naber, 6x, G & N-13.269; 23. Troy Link, 49, Link-13.321; 24. Richard Taylor, 1x, Lovelace-13.817; 25. Dwayne Spille, 5x, Spille-14.709; 26. #69x, Dynamics-NT.

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Puterbaugh, 2. Darland, 3. Marvel, 4. McCord, 5. Hewitt, 6. Spille, 7. House. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Christian, 2. Elliott, 3. Steele, 4. Peperak, 5. Naber. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Thomas, 2. Davidson, 3. Link, 4. Tyler, 5. Cox, 6. Kerr. 2:15.77

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cassella, 2. Stanbrough, 3. Hayden, 4. Rose, 5. Taylor, 6. Kalitta. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Cox, 2. Hewitt, 3. Naber, 4. Taylor, 5. Kalitta (#69x), 6. Kerr, 7. Spille. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mark Cassella, 2. Dave Darland, 3. Kevin Thomas, 4. Tony Elliott, 5. Jack Hewitt, 6. Kent Christian, 7. Derek Davidson, 8. Brian Hayden, 9. Bill Rose, 10. Brian Tyler, 11. Tim Cox, 12. Brad Marvel, 13. Jon Stanbrough, 14. Dave Steele, 15. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16. Jason McCord, 17. Dave Peperak, 18. Doug Kalitta (#69x), 19. Nick Naber, 20. Troy Link, 21. Richard Taylor, 22. Joey Kerr. 7:06.74

**House flipped during the first heat. Kalitta flipped during the fourth heat. Spille flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Elliott, Laps 3-17 Thomas, Laps 18-19 Darland, Laps 20-22 Thomas, Laps 23-29 Darland, Lap 30 Cassella.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1381; 2-Kalitta-1,220; 3-Steele-1,198; 4-Hayden-1,182; 5-Cox-994; 6-Rose-912; 7-McCord-834; 8-Elliott-827; 9-Wasson-807; 10-House-788.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: September 7 - Louisville (KY) Motor Speedway

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: September 7, 1996 - Louisville, Kentucky - Louisville Motor Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Steele, 14, J & J-14.616; 2. Eric Gordon, 20, Boles-14.866; 3. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-14.870; 4. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-14.876; 5. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-14.973; 6. Robby Flock, 66, French-15.008; 7. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.014; 8. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.055; 9. Rusty McClure, 44, Staab-15.078; 10. Brad Armstrong, 99, Armstrong-15.130; 11. Tray House, 96, Savoy-15.167; 12. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.178; 13. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-15.312; 14. Donnie Adams, 17, Adams-15.447; 15. Eddie Kelley, 80, Kelley-15.457; 16. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.526; 17. Jim Mahoney, 4u, Stapp-15.771; 18. Larry Trunnell, 18, Trunnell-17.028.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. House, 2. Michner, 3. Irwin, 4. Mahoney, 5. Steele, 6. Cox, 7. Kalitta, 8. McClure, 9. Kelley. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Adams, 2. Armstrong, 3. Gordon, 4. Flock, 5. Fillip, 6. Hayden, 7. McCord, 8. Tyler, 9. Trunnell. 2:07.64

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Steele, 2. Fillip, 3. Kalitta, 4. Tyler, 5. McClure, 6. McCord, 7. Cox, 8. Kelley, 9. Trunnell, 10. Hayden. 2:31.30

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Chet Fillip, 2. Robby Flock, 3. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 4. Dave Steele, 5. Eric Gordon, 6. Doug Kalitta, 7. Brian Tyler, 8. Tray House, 9. Brad Armstrong, 10. Jason McCord, 11. Tim Cox, 12. Andy Michner, 13. Eddie Kelley, 14. Brian Hayden, 15. Jim Mahoney, 16. Rusty McClure, 17. Larry Trunnell, 18. Donnie Adams. NT FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Hock, Laps 16-30 Fillip.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,439; 2-Kalitta-1,282; 3-Steele-1,274; 4-Hayden-1,222; 5-Cox-1,025; 6-Bill Rose-912; 7-McCord-882; 8-House-833; 9-Michner-831; 10-Tony Elliott-827.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACES: September 13-Williams Grove (PA) Speedway & September 14-Tri-City Speedway - Franklin, PA

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: September 13, 1996 - Williams Grove, Pennsylvania - Williams Grove Speedway

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-20.718; 2. Brad Marvel, 17, Newkirk-20.812; 3. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-21.022; 4. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-21.023; 5. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-21.110; 6. Billy Pauch, 1x, Zemaitis-21.136; 7. Terry Pletch, 7p, Pletch-21.152; 8. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-21.205; 9. Cris Eash, 17x, Eash-21.286; 10. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-21.349; 11. Jason Robbins, 34, Baker-21.356; 12. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-21.377; 13. Dave Haight, 07, Tanger-21.518; 14. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-21.546; 15. Rusty McClure, 44, Staab-21.582; 16. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-21.605; 17. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-21.628; 18. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-21.640; 19. Kramer Williamson, 96, Savoy-21.645; 20. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-21.669; 21. Lance Dewease, 461, Dyer-21.689; 22. Billy Ellis, 27, Ellis-21.690; 23. Mike Haggenbottom, 24, Haggenbottom-21.700; 24. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-21.734; 25. Cliff Brian, 16c, Brian-21.754; 26. Billy Brian, 16, Brian-21.803; 27. Bob Howard, 49, Howard-21.816; 28. Jess Thomas, 77T, Timberland-21.842; 29. Jeff Thompson, 10N, Neiderer-21.881; 30. Rob Hart, 55, Hart-21.900; 31. Jimmy Stitzel, 12, Stitzel-22.022; 32. Bob Bennett, 3, Mickle-22.225; 33. Len Thompson, 10, Thompson-22.241; 34. Burt Shoop, 7B, Wild & Hagg-22.321; 35. Ronnie Kramer, 88, Frye-22.466; 36. Bill Fannasy, 6F, Fannasy-22.632; 37. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-22.702; 38. Billy Johns, 2J, Johns-25.642; 39. Troy Fraker, 12w, Fraker-NT; 40. John Heydenreich, 1s, Stewart-NT; 41. Doug Ressler, 23, Ressler-NT; 42. Robin Johnston, 4H, Johnston-NT; 43. Mike Wagner, 55x, Wagner-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. L. Thompson, 2. Kalitta, 3. Shoop, 4. Fannasy, 5. Kramer, 6. Johns. 2:12.23

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Eash, 3. Hayden, 4. Davidson, 5. C. Brian, 6. Dewease, 7. L. Thompson, 8. Haight, 9. J. Thompson. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Pauch, 2. Cox, 3. McCord, 4. Mosley, 5. Hart, 6. B. Brian, 7. Ellis, 8. Marvel, 9. Kalitta. 2:53.00

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Williamson, 2. Pletch, 3. Elliott, 4. Haggenbottom, 5. Robbins, 6. McClure, 7. Howard, 8. Shoop, 9. Stitzel. 2:56.41

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Beaver, 2. Tyler, 3. Rose, 4. Christian, 5. Fannasy, 6. Thomas, 7. Bennett, 8. Newlin, 9. Cassella. NT

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Haight, 2. Marvel, 3. Dewease, 4. McClure, 5. Cassella, 6. Robbins, 7. Kalitta, 8. Newlin, 9. Hart, 10. Fannasy, 11. Stitzel, 12. Howard, 13. Bennett, 14. L. Thompson, 15. C. Brian, 16. Thomas, 17. J. Thompson, 18. B. Brian, 19. Shoop. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Billy Pauch, 2. Lance Dewease, 3. Tony Elliott, 4. Bill Rose, 5. Terry Pletch, 6. Mark Cassella, 7. Kramer Williamson, 8. Kent Christian, 9. Rusty McClure, 10. Wil Newlin, 11. Jason Robbins, 12. Brian Tyler, 13. Tim Cox, 14. Chris Beaver, 15. Mike Haggenbottom, 16. Doug Kalitta, 17. Brian Hayden, 18. Derek Davidson, 19. Dave Darland, 20. Dave Haight, 21. Jason McCord, 22. Aaron Mosley, 23. Brad Marvel, 24. Cris Eash. NT

**Eash, Marvel, Harland & Haight flipped during the feature. Marvel was transported to the hospital with back pains. Shoop flipped during the semi. Newlin flipped during the fourth heat. Fraker, Heydenreich and Wagner all flipped during qualifying.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Pauch, Laps 2-9 Elliott, Laps 10-18 Darland, Laps 19-30 Pauch.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,488; 2-Kalitta-1,318; 3-Dave Steele-1,274; 4-Hayden-1,260; 5-Cox-1,072; 6-Rose-982; 7-McCord-914; 8-Elliott-904; 9-Cassella-847; 10-Tray House-833.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACES: September 14- Tri-City Speedway - Franklin, PA

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: September 20-28, 1996 -- Rossburg, Ohio - Eldora Speedway - 16th "4-Crown Nationals"

QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Sept. 20) 1. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-17.131; 2. John Heydenreich, 96, Savoy-17.303; 3. Jimmy Sills, 75, Stanton-17.382; 4. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-17.487; 5. Johnny Parsons, 69x, Dynamics-17.503; 6. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-17.556; 7. Cory Kruseman, 2m, Black Hawk-17.622; 8. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-17.701; 9. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-17.732; 10. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-17.785; 11. Cary Faas, 17, Newkirk-17.793; 12. Terry Pletch, 7p, Pletch-17.819; 13. Ray Kenens, 33, Faurote-17.821; 14. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-17.822; 15. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-17.830; 16. Rusty McClure, 44, Staab-17.864; 17. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-17.887; 18. Tray House, 14, J & J-17.915; 19. Dean Billings, 96B, Watson-17.957; 20. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-17.987; 21. Donnie Beechler, 50, Dereu-18.009; 22. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-18.027; 23. Brian Gerster, 20, Boles-18.045; 24. Kevin Doty, 25, Chrisman-18.046; 25. Dr. Tom Black, 12, Black Hawk-18.051; 26. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-18.093; 27. Charlie Baker, 1c, Baker-18.118; 28. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-18.122; 29. Kent Wolters, 11, Wolters-18.125; 30. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-18.127; 31. Jimmy Stinson, 60, Lauman-18.150; 32. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-18.159; 33. Al Thomas, 72, Thomas-18.211; 34. Jeff O'Banion, 99, Burrow-18.252; 35. Eric Gordon, 71, Gordon-18.267; 36. Jerry Nemire, 16N, Nemire-18.354; 37. Brian Black, 98, Black Hawk-18.448; 38. Bryon Walters, 7w, Walters-18.616; 39. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-18.634; 40. Greg Stephens, 7, Jones-18.706; 41. John Wolfe, 3m, McGuire/Morgan-18.877; 42. Jack Straman, 13s, Straman-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (6 laps) 1. Gordon, 2. O’Banion, 3. A. Thomas, 4. B. Black, 5. Rice, 6. Nemire, 7. Walters, 8. Stephens, 9. Wolfe. 1:50.75

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Rose, 3. Gordon, 4. Darland, 5. Beechler, 6. T. Black, 7. Kenens, 8. Parsons, 9. Wolters. NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. K. Thomas, 2. House, 3. Heydenreich, 4. Elliott, 5. Cox, 6. Christian, 7. O'Banion, 8. Puterbaugh, 9. McCord. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Sills, 2. Stinson, 3. Cassella, 4. Faas, 5. Baker, 6. Kruseman, 7. A. Thomas, 8. Billings, 9. Gerster. NT

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Davidson, 2. Tyler, 3. Stanbrough, 4. Kalitta, 5. Doty, 6. Pletch, 7. Hayden, 8. McClure, 9. B. Black. 2:29.93

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps-Held Sept. 28) 1. Parsons, 2. Kruseman, 3. Pletch, 4. Hayden, 5. Cox, 6. Doty, 7. Christian, 8. Puterbaugh, 9. McClure, 10. Billings, 11. O'Banion, 12. McCord, 13. Nemire, 14. Wolters, 15. A. Thomas, 16. Gerster. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps-Held Sept. 28) 1. Jimmy Sills, 2. Jack Hewitt, 3. Johnny Parsons, 4. Cory Kruseman, 5. Mark Cassella, 6. Tony Elliott, 7. John Heydenreich, 8. Tim Cox, 9. Kevin Thomas, 10. Terry Pletch, 11. Derek Davidson, 12. Bill Rose, 13. Doug Kalitta, 14. Cary Faas, 15. Kent Christian, 16. Brian Tyler, 17. Kevin Doty, 18. Eric Gordon, 19. Brian Hayden, 20. Jon Stanbrough, 21. Tray House, 22. Dave Darland, 23. Jimmy Stinson, 24. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr. NT

**Gerster flipped during the semi.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Parsons, Laps 4-30 Sills.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,529; 2-Kalitta-1,363; 3-Hayden-1,294; 4-Dave Steele-1,274; 5-Cox-1,126; 6-Rose-1,016; 7-Elliott-967; 8-McCord-934; 9-Cassella-914; 10-House-866.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: October 4-5 - Terre Haute, IN - Terre Haute "Nationals"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINER/USAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: October 4-5, 1996 -- Terre Haute, Indiana - Terre Haute Action Track - "Terre Haute Nationals"

QUALIFICATIONS: (Held Oct. 4) 1. Dave Darland, 69, Dynamics-21.965; 2. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-21.966; 3. Johnny Parsons, 2m, Black Hawk-22.078; 4. John Heydenreich, 96, Savoy-22.085; 5. Bill Rose, 6, Mead/Clearwaters-22.198; 6. Jack Hewitt, 63, Hampshire-22.313; 7. Wil Newlin, 71, New Spirit-22.506; 8. Terry Pletch, 7p, Pletch-22.541; 9. Derek Davidson, 17B, BAYLESS-22.584; 10. Dave Feese, 83, Northrop-22.595; 11. Kevin Thomas, 3, Applebee-22.595; 12. Andy Michner, 69x, Dynamics-22.601; 13. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-22.675; 14. Tony Elliott, 57, Hazen-22.722; 15. Jon Stanbrough, 77x, Law-22.728; 16. Chris Beaver, 9B, Beaver-22.790; 17. Robbie Rice, 22R, Rice-22.815; 18. Terry Babb, 42, Babb-22.912; 19. Cary Faas, 17, Newkirk-22.912; 20. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-22.922; 21. Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., 16, Puterbaugh-22.951; 22. Dean Billings, 96B, Watson-23.085; 23. Gary Blum, 15, Blum-23.091; 24. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-23.177; 25. Brad Fox, 53, Fox-23.209; 26. Eric Burns, 10, Burns-23.277; 27. Nick Adams, 44N, Adams-23.332; 28. Brian Black, 12, Black Hawk-23.394; 29. Aaron Mosley, 23, Mosley-23.443; 30. Kent Christian, 26x, BWB-23.444; 31. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-23.465; 32. Rusty McClure, 44, Staab-23.486; 33. Jerry Nemire, 16N, Nemire-23.512; 34. Kurt Hawkins, 3H, Hawkins-23.601; 35. Joe Roush, 36, Roush-23.632; 36. Tray House, 14, J & J-23.657; 37. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-23.748; 38. Todd Kelley, 21K, Kelley-23.812; 39. Roy Caruthers, 21, Davis-23.821; 40. George Prosser, 157, Prosser-23.835; 41. Al Woodall, 14w, Woodall-23.968; 42. Ray Kenens, 33, Faurote-24.019; 43. Troy Link, 49, Link-24.027; 44. Bryan Ruble, 38, Ruble-24.146; 45. Alex Shanks, 39, Shanks-24.165; 46. Doug Williams, 9D, Williams-24.246; 47. Vince Osman, 30, Osman-24.256; 48. Kenny Carmichael, 92, Herrington-24.356; 49. Matt Booe, 73, Booe-25.223; 50. Justin Via, 24V, Via-NT; 51. Joe Hauck, F14, Filla-NT; 52. Roger Talley, 85, Talley-NT; 53. #98, Black Hawk-NT.

NON-QUALIFIERS RACE: (8 laps) 1. House, 2. Nemire, 3. Tyler, 4. Link, 5. Kelley, 6. Hawkins, 7. Ruble, 8. Woodall, 9. Osman, 10. Williams, 11. Prosser, 12. Caruthers, 13. Roush, 14. Carmichael, 15. Kenens. NT

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Davidson, 3. Rose, 4. Mosley, 5. House, 6. Puterbaugh, 7. Kalitta, 8. Rice, 9. Fox. NT 

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hewitt, 2. Billings, 3. Christian, 4. Cassella, 5. Feese, 6. Elliott, 7. Nemire, 8. Babb, 9. Burns. NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. K. Thomas, 2. Faas, 3. Stanbrough, 4. Parsons, 5. Tyler, 6. Blum, 7. Newlin, 8. McCord, 9. Adams. 3:13.06

FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Hayden, 2. Heydenreich, 3. Cox, 4. B. Black, 5. McClure, 6. Beaver, 7. Link, 8. Pletch, 9. Michner. 3:17.06

TRUE VALUE MASTER MECHANIC TOOLS "LAST CHANCE" SEMI: (12 laps-Held Oct. 5) 1. Pletch, 2. Feese, 3. Michner, 4. Elliott, 5. Kalitta, 6. Rice, 7. Beaver, 8. Newlin, 9. Adams, 10. Blum, 11. McClure, 12. House, 13. Nemire, 14. Tyler, 15. McCord, 16. Fox, 17. Link, 18. Babb, 19. Burns. 4:24.25

FEATURE: (30 laps-Held Oct. 5) 1. Jack Hewitt, 2. Derek Davidson, 3. Mark Cassella, 4. Wil Newlin, 5. Kevin Thomas, 6. John Heydenreich, 7. Kent Christian, 8. Bill Rose, 9. Tim Cox, 10. Andy Michner, 11. Dave Darland, 12. Tony Elliott, 13. Brian Hayden, 14. Robbie Rice, 15. Terry Pletch, 16. Jon Stanbrough, 17. Cary Faas, 18. Chris Beaver, 19. Brian Black, 20. Johnny Parsons, 21. Aaron Mosley, 22. Dean Billings, 23. Doug Kalitta, 24. Dave Feese. NT

**Via flipped during practice. Talley flipped over the guardrail in turn three during qualifying. Prosser flipped during the non-qualifiers race.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Hewitt.

NEW SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Tyler-1,547; 2-Kalitta-1,391; 3-Hayden-1,342; 4-Dave Steele-1,274; 5-Cox-1,181; 6-Rose-1,076; 7-Elliott-1,012; 8-Cassella-991; 9-McCord-951; 10-House-886.

NEXT SPRINT CAR RACE: October 27 - Winchester (IN) Speedway - 23rd PayLess Supermarkets "Sammy Sessions Memorial"

 

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STOOPS FREIGHTLINERJUSAC SPRINT CAR RACE RESULTS: October 27, 1996 -- Winchester, Indiana - Winchester Speedway - 23rd PayLess Supermarkets "Sammy Sessions Memorial"

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Chet Fillip, 77, Advanced-14.756; 2. Bill Tyler, 42, Nosal-14.836; 3. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 2v, Vance-14.842; 4. Dave Steele, 14. J & J-14.962; 5. Andy Michner, 69, Dynamics-15.017; 6. Jason McCord, 7c, Contos-15.024; 7. Jeff Bloom, 69x, Dynamics-15.162; 8. Brian Tyler, 4c, Contos-15.363; 9. John Heydenreich, 96, Savoy-15.424; 10. Eric Gordon, 20, Boles-15.487; 11. Doug Kalitta, 22, Kalitta-15.536; 12. Brad Armstrong, 73, Yahn-15.541; 13. Rusty McClure, 44, Staab-15.618; 14. Mike Blake, 81, Blake-15.662; 15. Brian Hayden, 2H, Hayden-15.922; 16. Mark Cassella, 4u, Stapp-15.967; 17. Tim Cox, 40, Cox/Forman-16.118; 18. Ron Koehler, 10, Koehler-16.369; 19. Kurt Hough, 99, Armstrong-16.939; 20. John Callahan, 40x, Cox/Forman-17.574; 21. Jeff O'Banion, 4u2, Stapp-18.308.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Fillip, 2. Bloom, 3. Steele, 4. Gordon, 5. McClure, 6. Cassella, 7. Hough. 2:02.02

SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Irwin, 2. Michner, 3. Blake, 4. Cox, 5. Brian Tyler, 6. Kalitta. 7. Callahan. 2:02.95

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bill Tyler, 2. McCord, 3. Hayden, 4. Armstrong, 5. Koehler, 6. O’Banion, 7. Heydenreich. 2:04.99

FEATURE: (33 laps) 1. Bill Tyler, 2. Dave Steele, 3. Jason McCord, 4. Andy Michner, 5. Kenny Irwin, Jr., 6. Brian Tyler, 7. Chet Fillip, 8. Jeff Bloom, 9. Brad Armstrong, 10. Mike Blake, 11. Tim Cox, 12. Rusty McClure, 13. Ron Koehler, 14. Doug Kalitta, 15. Eric Gordon, 16. Jeff O’Banion, 17. Brian Hayden, 18. Kurt Hough, 19. John Heydenreich, 20. Mark Cassella, 21. John Callahan. NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 McCord, Laps 3-33 Bill Tyler.

FINAL SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Brian Tyler-1,607; 2-Kalitta-1,431; 3-Hayden-1,380; 4-Steele-1,353; 5-Cox-1,230; 6-Bill Rose-1,076; 7-McCord-l.026: 8-Cassella-1,019; 9-Tony Elliott-1,012; 10-Michner-939.

 

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1996 USAC National Sprint Car Driver Points

POS.      PTS.       DRIVER

1            1607       Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich.

2            1431       Doug Kalitta, Ann Arbor, Mich.

3            1380       Brian Hayden, Fillmore, Ind.

4            1353       Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla.

5            1230       Tim Cox, Park City, Ill.

6            1076       Bill Rose, Plainfield, Ind.

7            1026       Jason McCord, Chesterfield, Ind.

8            1012       Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind.

9            1004       Mark Cassella, Weirton, W.Va.

10          939         Andy Michner, Grass Lake, Mich.

11          886         Tray House, Chesterfield, Ind.

12          807         Gus Wasson, Bloomdale, Ohio (R)

13          803         Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind.

14          777         Chet Fillip, San Angelo, Texas

15          761         Kevin Thomas, Danville, Ind.

16          736         Jack Hewitt, Troy, Ohio

17          725         Eric Gordon, Greenfield, Ind.

18          706         Kenny Irwin, Jr., Indianapolis, Ind.

19          677         Billy Puterbaugh, Jr., Brownsburg, Ind.

20          656         Brad Armstrong, New Palestine, Ind.

21          642         Kent Christian, Plainfield, Ind.

22          616         Brad Marvel, Brownsburg, Ind.

23          598         Derek Davidson, Lafayette, Ind.

24          488         Jon Stanbrough, Danville, Ind.

25          479         Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio

26          403         Rusty McClure, Ashland, Ohio

27          259         Jim Mahoney, Peru, Ill.

28          240         Terry Pletch, Frankfort, Ind.

29          226         Jerry Hepworth, Plainfield, Ind.

30          218         Jeff Bloom, Bangor, Mich.

31          210         Bobby Smith, Martinsville, Ind.

32          161         Robbie Rice, Brownsburg, Ind.

33          161         John Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, Pa.

34          158         Bryan Ruble, Petersburg, Ind.

35          142         Doug Saunier, Navarre, Ohio

36          142         Brett Pool, Beckville, Ind.

37          133         Robby Flock, City of Industry, Calif.

38          131         Brian Black, Greencastle, Ind.

39          131         Jeff O'Banion, Hurst, Texas

40          130         Ron Koehler, South Bend, Ind.

41          123         Tyler Walker, Northridge, Calif.

42          112         Dean Billings, Greenfield, Wis.

43          95           Johnny Parsons, Indianapolis, Ind.

44          86           Bentley Warren, Ipswich, Mass.

45          80           Brian Gerster, Indianapolis, Ind.

46          78           Tyce Carlson, Indianapolis, Ind.

47          64           Randy Tolsma, Meridian, Idaho

48          63           Dave Throckmorton, Indianapolis, Ind.

49          61           Kurt Hawkins, Kokomo, Ind.

50          59           Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind.

51          51           Sheldon Kinser, Jr., Kirklin, Ind.

52          49           Tim Clark, Troy, Ohio

53          45           Bryon Walters, Beaver Dam, Wis.

54          45           Aaron Mosley, Lapel, Ind.

55          35           Rick Baker, Speedway, Ind.

56          30           Dr. Tom Black, Greencastle, Ind.

57          23           Kevin Briscoe, Mitchell, Ind.

58          18           Al Thomas, Ludlow, Ill.

59          15           Jack Straman, Defiance, Ohio

60          6             Brad Fox, Indianapolis, Ind.

61          1             Roy Caruthers, Indianapolis, Ind.

 

1996 USAC National Sprint Car Entrant Points

POS.      PTS.       ENTRANT, TEAM LOCATION

1            1782       Dynamics, Inc., Milford, Ohio (#69)

2            1574       Contos Racing, Anderson, Ind. (#4c)

3            1414       Kalitta Flying Service, Ypsilanti, Mich. (#22)

4            1387       J & J Marine, Saint Petersburg, Fla. (#14)

5            1380       Brian Hayden, Fillmore, Ind. (#2H)

6            1227       Tim Cox, Park City, Ill. (#40)

7            1216       Paul Hazen, Columbia City, Ind. (#57)

8            1191       Savoy Products, Northfield, Ohio (#96)

9            1088       Stapp Enterprises, Indianapolis, Ind. (#4u)

10          1057       Mead/Clearwaters Racing, Plainfield, Ind. (#6)

11          979         Greg Staab, Cincinnati, Ohio (#44)

12          777         Advanced Racing Suspensions, Indianapolis, Ind. (#77)

13          736         Bob Hampshire, Findlay, Ohio (#63)

14          721         Contos Racing, Anderson, Ind. (#7c)

15          721         Johnny Vance Racing Team, Dayton, Ohio (#2v)

16          715         Boles Chevrolet, Pendleton, Ind. (#20)

17          677         Bill Puterbaugh, Brownsburg, Ind. (#16)

18          636         Dr. Tom Black, Greencastle, Ind. (#2m)

19          615         Howard Armstrong, New Palestine, Ind. (#99)

20          591         Dick Newkirk, Bloomington, Ind. (#17)

21          582         BWB Racing, Terre Haute, Ind. (#26x)

22          488         Roger Law, Commiskey, Ind. (#77x)

23          484         Arlynn Nofziger, Anderson, Ind. (#11)

24          302         Eric Gordon, Greenfield, Ind. (#71)

25          237         Larry Newlin, Terre Haute, Ind. (#71N)

26          230         Dick Fuller, Massillon, Ohio (#28)

27          210         Elmer Smith, Martinsville, Ind. (#8)

28          174         Linda Bloom, Bangor, Mich. (#67)

29          158         Nelson Ruble, Vincennes, Ind. (#38)

30          147         Johnny Vance Racing Team, Dayton, Ohio (#2)

31          142         Dan Pool, Crawfordsville, Ind. (#9)

32          142         James Yahn, Ohio City, Ohio (#73)

33          133         Jack French, Waynetown, Ind. (#66)

34          130         Ron Koehler, South Bend, Ind. (#10)

35          123         3D Motorsports, Columbus, Ind. (#35)

36          114         Dick Fuller, Massillon, Ohio (#88)

37          112         Michael Watson, Madison, Wis. (#96B)

38          112         Dr. Tom Black, Greencastle, Ind. (#98)

39          110         Dr. Tom Black, Greencastle, Ind. (#12)

40          105         John Davis, Indianapolis, Ind. (#21)

41          95           Jesse Plummer, Indianapolis, Ind. (#0)

42          61           Earl Faurote, Lafayette, Ind. (#33)

43          56           Stapp Enterprises, Indianapolis, Ind. (#4u2)

44          49           Tim Clark, West Milton, Ohio (#11x)

45          48           Bryon Walters, Beaver Dam, Wis. (#7w)

46          45           BWB Racing, Terre Haute, Ind. (#16x)

47          34           Steve Chrisman, Edinburgh, Ind. (#25)

48          18           Thomas Brothers Trucking, Ludlow, Ill. (#72)

49          15           Margo Straman, Defiance, Ohio (#13s)

50          13           Dick Fuller, Massillon, Ohio (#28x)

51          13           Gene Nolen, Greenwood, Ind. (#5)

52          1             Deboy Motorsports, Rossville, Ind. (#56)