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HAV-A-TAMPAOctober 9, 1999 RAIN POSTPONES HAV-A-TAMPA SHOOTOUT UNTIL OCTOBER 23
WOODSTOCK, GA Rain postponed Saturday nights 10th Annual Hav-A-Tampa Shootout at Dixie Speedway until October 23. With the first 18 starting spots already filled for the $52,000-to-win season finale for the United Dirt Track Racing Association Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series, the consolation races and main event will be run on the rescheduled date. Going into The Shootout, Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR leads Dale McDowell of Rossville, GA by 31 points for the 1999 Hav-A-Tampa Championship. After Friday 20-lap Borla Muffler Heat Races, Wallace won the fourth heat to start The Shootout on the outside of the second row, and McDowell won the fifth heat and will start the big show from the inside of row three. Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC starts on the pole position for The Shootout. He won the first heat race after posting fast time honors among the 81 entries with a time of 14.392 seconds around the 3/8-mile clay oval. The 1995 Shootout champion Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR won the second heat race and starts this years event from the outside of the front row. In other heat race action, 1997 HAT Champion and 1997 Shootout winner Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR won the third heat, and the sixth heat was won by the 1996 HAT Champion Freddy Smith of Knoxville, TN. The six heat races took the top three finishers to make up the Elite 18 drivers that will start in the first nine rows for The Shootout. On October 23, the gates at Dixie Speedway will open at 2 p.m. with a HAT Drivers Autograph Session in the main grandstand area at 4 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. Dixie Speedway is located two miles west of I-575 on State Road 92. The race day information line is (770) 926-5315. For additional information about Dixie Speedway and area motels go to the Internet at www.dixiespeedway.com. The latest Hav-A-Tampa news, information, points standings, statistics, season schedules, and television schedules can be found on the Internet at the Official UDTRA Web Site at www.havatamparacing.com. THE SUMMARY OF FRIDAY NIGHT PRELIMINARY EVENTS: ISKY DASH (1999 HAT Fast Qualifiers) 15 Laps: POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR $ WON 1. 2 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA Pont. $5,000 2. 1 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN Chev. $2,000 3. 3 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA Chev. $1,000 4. 5 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Pont. $800 5. 6 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND Chev. $600 6. 8 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR Pont. $500 7. 7 18 Shannon Babb Decatur, IL Chev. $450 8. 11 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO Chev. $400 9. 14 201 Billy Ogle Jr. Knoxville, TN Chev. $350 10. 12 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Chev. $300 11. 9 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Chev. $250 12. 4 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Pont. $225 13. 15 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Chev. $200 14. 10 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Ford $200 15. 13 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC Ford $200 16. 17 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR Chev. $200 17. 18 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN Chev. $200 QUALIFICATIONS: POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE TIME 1 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 14.392 2 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 14.442 3 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.442 4 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.482 5 201 Billy Ogle Jr. Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.509 6 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.541 7 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA GRT Monte Carlo 14.543 8 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.549 9 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO GRT Monte Carlo 14.57 10 17w Ricky Williams Fayetteville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.583 11 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.588 12 5J Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN GRT Grand Prix 14.631 13 99m Donnie Moran Dresden, OH MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 14.66 14 52 Scott Sexton Pigeon Forge, TN Stinger Grand Prix 14.663 15 01 Jack Pennington Winston, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.684 16 46R Rex Richey Ringgold, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.688 17 11db Donnie Barnhart N. Little Rock, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.702 18 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.745 19 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 14.748 20 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 14.753 21 E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg, WV Rocket Monte Carlo 14.778 22 54 Gusty Christenberry Knoxville, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 14.796 23 9 Frank Ingram Acworth, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.806 24 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 14.81 25 68 Tim Hitt Weston, WV Rocket Monte Carlo 14.831 26 81 Grainger Howell Cartersville, GA Rocket Monte Carlo 14.838 27 5k Greg Knight Cumming, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.853 28 84b Roger Best Maryville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.89 29 32p Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL Rayburn Monte Carlo 14.908 30 3ss Steve Smith Powell, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.971 31 4 Vernon Smith Rome, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.972 32 18b Shannon Babb Decatur, IL GRT Monte Carlo 14.982 33 29m Gary McPherson Dalton, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.985 34 1w Ricky Weeks Rutherfordton, NC Barry Wright Monte Carlo 14.999 35 1vh Vic Hill Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 15.016 36 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix 15.033 37 C28 Kenny Merchant Ruston, LA Warrior Mustang 15.037 38 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND Rocket Monte Carlo 15.08 39 66k Wade Knowles Tyrone, GA MasterSbilt Grand Prix 15.106 40 11s Clint Smith Griffin, GA Swartz Monte Carlo 15.124 41 114 Randle Chupp Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 15.129 42 17g Mike Gault Gaffney, SC GRT Grand Prix 15.139 43 8 David Payne Murphy, NC GRT Monte Carlo 15.14 44 0s Craig Scott Cannon Falls, MN MasterSbilt Camaro 15.158 45 25 Jody Summerville Rome, GA Smoky Joe Mustang 15.175 46 30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg, WV Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.176 47 60 Gar Dickson Flintstone, GA Warrior Mustang 15.195 48 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Rocket Grand Prix 15.221 49 68r Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS GRT Monte Carlo 15.245 50 90 Jack Trammel Lake City, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 15.253 51 11sb Stacy Boles Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 15.301 52 17L Lamar Haygood Douglasville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 15.303 53 18 Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY Warrior Taurus 15.31 54 28w Terry Wolfenbarger Knoxville, TN Stinger Grand Prix 15.313 55 92 Rodney Martin Cartersville, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 15.324 56 96e Terry English Benton, KY Warrior Monte Carlo 15.341 57 89B Buster Goss Rome, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 15.381 58 25b Dale Ball Limestone, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 15.399 59 CV3 Clayton Christenberry Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 15.407 60 22g Herman Goddard Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 15.411 61 03 Jeff Monger Lenoir City, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 15.444 62 1pc Phil Coltrane Canton, GA Stinger Mustang 15.462 63 1s Johnny Stokes Columbus, MS GRT Mustang 15.463 64 19e Wayne Echols Cumming, GA Dominator Monte Carlo 15.48 65 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, IL Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.483 66 55 Terrance Nowell Phenix City, AL Barry Wright Monte Carlo 15.492 67 70 Anthony Rushing Columbus, MS Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 15.512 68 2F Dennis Franklin Gaffney, SC Barry Wright Monte Carlo 15.525 69 5c David Crabtree Maryville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 15.537 70 99j Johnny Johnson West Burlington, IA GRT Mustang 15.55 71 4 Jason Smith Rome, GA Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 15.679 72 12 Jeffery Sanborn Shelbyville, TN Warrior Stratus 15.751 73 84h Steve Harrison Spring City, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 15.776 74 17h Dwayne Hommel Newport, TN MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.788 75 5bh Brian Hendrix Knoxville, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 15.878 76 B3 Mike Barfield Mendenhall, MS Rayburn Grand Prix 15.904 77 15m Marty Massey Winston, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 15.93 78 6j Kerry Jones Bristol, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 16.362 79 1a Jim Cryer Paducah, KY Amer. Made Monte Carlo 17.859 80 81i Ricky Ingalls Longview, TX Warrior Grand Prix NT 81 87r Derrick Rainey Powder Sprgs, GA MasterSbilt Grand Prix NT BORLA MUFFLER 20-LAP HEAT RACE RESULTS (Top 3 Finishers Transfer To The Shootout): 1ST HEAT: 1. Cook; 2. Francis; 3. Birkhofer; 4. Moran; 5. Hitt; 6. V. Smith; 7. Merchant; 8. Martin; 9. Payne; 10. Rickman; 11. Monger; 12. Harrison; 13. Cryer; 14. Rushing. 2ND HEAT: 1. Frye; 2. Sexton; 3. Arp; 4. Aukland; 5. Howell; 6. Babb; 7. Bloomquist; 8. Scott; 9. Trammel; 10. English; 11. Coltrane; 12. Franklin. 3RD HEAT: 1. Moyer; 2. Pennington; 3. Balzano; 4. Phillips; 5. Knowles; 6. Boles; 7. Stokes; 8. Knight; 9. Summerville; 10. McPherson; 11. Crabtree; 12. Hendrix; 13. Goss. 4TH HEAT: 1. Wallace; 2. Shaver; 3. Williams; 4. Best; 5. J. Johnson; 6. Weeks; 7. C. Smith; 8. Bairfield; 9. Haygood; 10. D. Ball; 11. Richey; 12. G. Christenberry; 13. Echols. 5TH HEAT: 1. McDowell; 2. Barnhart; 3. Ogle; 4. Pierce; 5. Ingram; 6. C. Christenberry; 7. Erb; 8. Dickson; 9. Massey; 10. Kinzer; 11. J. Smith; 12. Chupp; 13. Hill. 6TH HEAT: 1. F. Smith; 2. R. Johnson; 3. Green; 4. Pearson; 5. Eckert; 6. B. Ball; 7. Gault; 8. S. Smith; 9. Goddard; 10. Sanborn; 11. Nowell; 12. Wolfenbarger; 13. Jones. ELITE 18 STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE 10TH ANNUAL HAV-A-TAMPA SHOOTOUT: ROW 1: 53 Ray Cook, Brasstown, NC, English Mountain Spring Water GRT/Mustang 66 Bill Frye, Greenbrier, AR, UniFirst Uniforms Warrior/Grand Prix ROW 2: 21 Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR, Petroff Towing GRT/Grand Prix 6m Wendell Wallace, Batesville, AR, Monday Trucking GRT/Grand Prix ROW 3: 17m Dale McDowell, Rossville, GA, Glenns Auto Parts GRT/Monte Carlo 00 Freddy Smith, Knoxville, TN, Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte Carlo ROW 4: 15 Steve Francis, Ashland, KY, Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo 52 Scott Sexton, Pigeon Forge, TN, English Mountain Spring Water Stinger/Grand Prix ROW 5: 01 Jack Pennington, Winston, GA, B&B Quarries GRT/Monte Carlo 30 Steve Shaver, Parkersburg, WV, Simonton Windows Rayburn/Monte Carlo ROW 6: 11 Donnie Barnhart, North Little Rock, AR, B&M Excavating GRT/Monte Carlo 5 Ronnie Johnson, Chattanooga, TN, AFCO Race Products GRT/Grand Prix ROW 7: 15b Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA, Seubert Calf Ranches GRT/Grand Prix 31 Skip Arp, Georgetown, TN, Curtis Equipment GRT/Monte Carlo ROW 8: E1 Mike Balzano, Parkersburg, WV, Balzano Racing Rocket/Monte Carlo 17w Ricky Williams, Fayetteville, GA, AC/Delco GRT/Monte Carlo ROW 9: 201 Billy Ogle Jr., Knoxville, TN, P&J Builders Warrior/Monte Carlo 89 Marshall Green, Dalton, GA, Hatfield Racing Engines Warrior/Monte Carlo ROW 10: Pace American Trailers 1st Consolation Race Winner Polaris ATVs 2nd Consolation Race Winner ROW 11: Pace American Trailers 1st Consolation Race Runner-Up Polaris ATVs 2nd Consolation Race Runner-Up ROW 12: Pace American Trailers 1st Consolation Race 3rd Place Finisher Polaris ATVs 2nd Consolation Race 3rd Place Finisher ROW 13: HAT Provisional HAT Provisional
CONSOLATION RACE LINE-UPS (20-Laps Top Three Finishers Transfer To The Shootout): PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY: 99m Donnie Moran 75 Terry Phillips 32p Bob Pierce 68 Tim Hitt 66k Wade Knowles 9 Frank Ingram 4vs Vernon Smith 11b Stacy Boles CV3 Clayton Christenberry C28 Kenny Merchant 1s Johnny Stokes 28 Dennis Erb Jr. 92 Rodney Martin 5k Greg Knight 60 Gar Dickson 8 David Payne 25 Jody Summerville 15m Marty Massey 68r Eddie Rickman 29 Gary McPherson 18k Brandon Kinzer 03 Jeff Monger 5c David Crabtree 4js Jason Smith 84 Steve Harrison 5h Brian Hendrix 114 Randle Chupp 1a Jim Cryer 89b Buster Goss 1c Vic Hill 70 Anthony Rushing POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY: 99c Rick Aukland 84 Roger Best 46 Earl Pearson Jr. 81 Granger Howell 99j Johnny Johnson 24 Rick Eckert 18b Shannon Babb 1w Ricky Weeks 32b Brandon Ball 0 Scott Bloomquist 11 Clint Smith 17g Mike Gault 0s Craig Scott B3 Mike Bairfield 3 Steve Smith 90 Jack Trammel 17h Lamar Haygood 22 Herman Goddard 96 Terry English 25b Dale Ball 12 Jeff Sanborn p1 Phil Coltrane 46r Rex Richey 55 Terrance Nowell 2 Dennis Franklin 54 Gusty Christenberry 28w Terry Wolfenbarger 17dh Dwayne Hommel 19 Wayne Echols 6 Kerry Jones -30-
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