AUGUST 4, 2008 --- Levi Jones leads the USAC National Sprint Cars to Tuesday
night’s “$30,000-to-win” Searsboro Telephone USAC Ultimate Challenge at
Southern Iowa Speedway in Knoxville, Iowa. Jones emerged from Sunday’s race at
Salem, Ind. with a 41-point lead over Jerry Coons Jr. in the latest series
standings. Jones was eighth and Coons sixth in the Salem 50-lapper.
Jacob Wilson of Crawfordsville, Ind. won Sunday’s 49th Indiana Stone Works
“Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” race at the Salem Speedway. He led the
final 21 laps of the USAC National Sprint Car feature on the 1/2-mile paved oval
in his Fatheadz.com/Jet Star Beast/Claxton Chevy.
Tracy Hines finished second ahead of Mike Murgoitio, Eric Gordon and Marc
Jessup. Jessup led the first 29 laps of the race. Wilson was also the day’s
fastest qualifier.
Jones won the 2005 “Ultimate Challenge” at Oskaloosa, while Coons was the
2006 race winner. Last year’s event was rained out.
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Levi Jones 989
2 Jerry Coons Jr. 948
3 Tracy Hines 903
4 Cole Whitt 894
5 Shane Cottle 800
6 Dave Darland 794
7 Brady Bacon 746
8 Darren Hagen 745
9 Damion Gardner 682
10 Brad Sweet 676
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