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 LAKEVILLE,
IN -- The USAC National Sprint Car Series completed its 2003 campaign
with J.J. Yeley capturing his 14th win of the season at Terre Haute
(IN) on Saturday, October 4, while Troy Cline won the season-ending
race on Thursday, October 9, at Charlotte (NC). The final USAC Sprint
Car standings had J.J. Yeley claiming the title with 1935 points over
Jay Drake with 1583 points. In the USAC National Silver Crown Series,
J.J. Yeley won the final series race of the season contested at
Syracuse, New York. Yeley had four wins in the 12 scheduled races this
season en route to claiming his second consecutive championship in the
series. Yeley's toughest challenge in his quest to claim the coveted
triple-crown in the USAC Series is in the USAC National Midget Car
Series where Yeley holds a slim 75 point lead over Tracy Hines heading
into the final four events of the season. The USAC Indiana Ford Focus
Series completed its inaugural season over the weekend as well with
Brandon Hartsell capturing the win at Anderson (IN) Speedway and
Robbie Ray claiming the series' first championship over Trenton
Darland.
USAC SPRINT CAR SERIES
J.J. Yeley, using a Hoosier RD15 right rear, won the "Fall
Harvest Classic" at the Terre Haute Action Track dirt oval on
Saturday (October 4)--leading all but the race's first three laps en
route to notching his 14th win of the season. Tracy Hines was second
followed by Boston Reid, Bud Kaeding, Mat Neely, Jay Drake Tony
Elliott and Cory Kruseman in third through ninth, respectively. All
nine drivers competed using Hoosier racing tires. The USAC National
Sprint Car Series has a Hoosier "tire-rule" when competing
on pavement, but no such rule exists in the series on dirt.
The season ended the following Thursday (October 9) at
Lowe's Motor Speedway's dirt oval when Troy Cline passed Levi Jones on
the 13th circuit going on to lead the remainder of the race to capture
his first-ever USAC National Sprint Car Series race. Cline used a
Hoosier RD12 compound as his right rear drive tire choice.
Following Cline to the line was Tony Elliott and J.J. Yeley.
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USAC NATIONAL SILVER CROWN SERIES
J.J. Yeley capped off the 2003 USAC National Silver Crown Series
season by winning the season-ending event at Syracuse, NY on Saturday,
October 11, at the New York State Fairgrounds. It was Yeley's fourth
win on the series' 12-race schedule. Yeley took the lead on lap 25 of
the 100-lap race and led the remainder of the distance to take the
win. Yeley opted to run the 100-lap race using a Hoosier F55/F95
(LR/RR) combination.
The USAC National Silver Crown Series has a Hoosier
"tire-rule" when competing on pavement, but no such rule
exists in the series on dirt.
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INDIANA FORD FOCUS SERIES
Brandon Hartsell won Sunday's (October 12) season-ending race at
Anderson speedway in the USAC Indiana Ford Focus Series. This
completed the inaugural season for the series which uses only Hoosier
tires in its competition. Following Hartsell to the line was new
series champion Robbie Ray, Robbie Parrish, Jon Randall and Trenton
Darland.
Robbie Ray (photo) becomes the series first champion
over Trenton Darland and Tate Martz.
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