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WEEKLY REWIND - Week of May 11 |
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RACE RESULTS: Levi Jones SERIES: USAC National Sprint Car Series (No. 20) DATE: Saturday, May 10 TRACK: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio TRACK SIZE: Half-mile dirt oval QUALIFIED: Fifth of 36 cars. HEAT RACES: Second in the first heat race. FEATURE RACE: 15th – rejoined the tail of the field after pitting under caution to secure the hood. TOTAL LAPS: 30 (Led laps 2-5) RACE RESULTS: Tracy Hines SERIES: USAC National Sprint Car Series (No. 21) DATE: Saturday, May 10 TRACK: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio TRACK SIZE: Half-mile dirt oval QUALIFIED: Sixth of 36 cars. HEAT RACES: Second in the second heat race. FEATURE RACE: First TOTAL LAPS: 30 (Led laps 1, 6-30) POST-RACE QUOTES & NOTES: Levi Jones, driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR): “We had a really good car all night. We went out late in qualifying and timed in fifth-quick, which put us in a really good starting position for the feature. We started from the second row. In the feature, I got a really good start at the green. The No. 9 (Brad Sweet) was more concerned about racing Tracy (Hines, TSR teammate) up the track and I was able to get a really good run on them both. “The USAC officials said I jumped the start. So when we had the red in the early laps, they dropped me back two spots to restart the race. We restarted third and I passed Jerry (Coons, Jr.) and was in second when the hood blows off. For the next four or five laps, I was holding onto the hood with one hand and driving with the other. I knew if we came in that I’d get put on the tail end of the field, so I tried to stay out as long as possible. After I came in to repair the hood, I started in the back and it just got really dusty. It wasn’t the way we wanted to see the night end, that’s for sure. We’d put ourselves in a position to win for Chevy and Bass Pro Shops and our luck just kind of pulled the run out from underneath us.” Tracy Hines, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR): “The car was pretty good when we rolled out for hot laps. This is only the second time I’ve competed with the Maxim chassis at Eldora. The first time I ran it here was last year and the track was really, really rough that night, so we didn’t have a lot of information to go off of from that race. I wouldn’t say we struggled in qualifying, but we made some changes before the heat and we were able to learn in the heat race what we needed to do to make the car better. We adjusted the gears before the feature and Bobby (Barth, crew chief) and I guessed right, and the car was good for the feature. “It definitely helps to start up front at Eldora, especially being in the front two rows. It probably would have been a really great race as my teammate, Levi Jones, started from the second row and we were up front early. I’m not sure what happened to him. I know he had to come into the pits. I got a really good start at the green, but on the backstretch, I wasn’t sure where I really needed to be. Levi got under me and that showed me where I needed to run at that point on the track. It felt like, for those first few laps, we were really even. He did have track position on me, though. Who knows what would have happened at the end of the race had he been able to stay out. Unfortunately for him, they dropped him back a couple of spots on the restart after the red and that put me out front. That’s really where I like to be, especially at Eldora. I’ve won here several times in my career and it’s definitely great to be able to put Chevy and Bass Pro Shops back in victory lane again at this track.” -more- USAC Weekly Rewind for Tony Stewart Racing Page Two RESULTS TO DATE: Levi Jones, driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR: Ø Jones has earned one victory, one top-five finish and one top-10 in USAC National Sprint Car Series competition this year. Tracy Hines, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR: Ø Hines has earned on victory and two top-five finishes in USAC National Sprint Car Series competition this year. CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS TO DATE: Levi Jones, driver of the No. 20 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR: Ø Jones leads the USAC National Sprint Car Series standings with 205 points. Tracy Hines, driver of the No. 21 Chevrolet/Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR: Ø Hines is ranked third in the USAC National Sprint Car Series standings with 201 points. Ø Hines is tied for first place in the USAC National Midget Series championship with 178 points. NEXT ON THE DOCKET: DATE: Friday, May 16 TRACK: LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway in West Salem, Wis. TRACK SIZE: 5/8-mile and quarter-mile paved ovals. COMPETING SERIES: USAC National Midget Car Series (30-lap feature) ‘Midget Maynia Tour.’ TRACK NEWS & NOTES: For more information regarding the track, call 608-786-1525. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on Friday. The official Web site of LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway is www.lacrossespeedway.com. PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS: This Friday’s event will be the first time the USAC Midget Series has competed at the track. DATE: Saturday, May 17 TRACK: Slinger (Wis.) Superspeedway TRACK SIZE: Quarter-mile paved oval. COMPETING SERIES: USAC Midget Series (50-lap feature) ‘Midget Maynia Tour.’ TRACK NEWS & NOTES: For more information regarding Slinger Superspeedway, call 262-644-5921. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on Saturday. The official Web site of the track is www.slingersuperspeedway.com. PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS: This Saturday’s event will be the first time the USAC Midget Series has competed at the track since 1984. DATE: Sunday, May 18 TRACK: Rockford (Ill.) Speedway TRACK SIZE: Quarter-mile paved oval. COMPETING SERIES: USAC Midget Series (50-lap feature) ‘Midget Maynia Tour.’ TRACK NEWS & NOTES: For more information regarding Rockford Speedway call 815-633-1500. Tickets can be purchased at the gate on Sunday. The official Web site of Rockford Speedway is www.rockfordspeedway.com. PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS: This Sunday’s event will be the first time the USAC Midget Series has competed at the track since 1979. FOR MORE INFORMATION: Contact Misha Geisert with True Speed Communication at 317-432-4110 or Misha.Geisert@TrueSpeedCommunication.com or log onto www.TrueSpeedMedia.com for driver bios, stats and updated race results. Other Tony Stewart Racing-related Web sites: www.tonystewartracing.com, www.chevy.com, www.basspro.com or www.armorall.com. |
