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HAV-A-TAMPA

September 24, 1999

SMITH AND ECKERT EARN FRONT ROW SPOTS FOR WEST PLAINS SUPERNATIONALS

WEST PLAINS, MO – Freddy Smith of Knoxville, TN and Rick Eckert of York, PA are on a roll in United Dirt Track Racing Association competition on the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series. Both drivers picked up where they left off Friday night at West Plains Motor Speedway.

Six nights earlier Smith picked up his first Hav-A-Tampa win of the season at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, TN with Eckert finishing second. The two will start on the front row for the $15,000-to-win 5th Annual Supernationals 100 presented by O’Reilly Auto Parts on Saturday night.

Smith qualified for the Isky Dash at the Hav-A-Tampa Shootout at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA on October 8 by earning fast time honors. The 1996 HAT Champion turned the 3/8-mile clay oval in 13.767 seconds in his Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte Carlo, and then won the first 12-lap Borla Muffler Heat Race to earn the pole for Saturday’s main event.

The six heat races lined up the first 18 starting spots for Saturday night’ s big show. Following Smith across the stripe in the first heat race were Steve Francis of Ashland, KY and Jeff Taylor of Batesville, AR. Eckert drove his Raye Vest Rocket/Grand Prix to victory on the second heat race, and will start along side Smith in the front row for the Supernationals. Leslie Essary of Joplin, MO and Dale McDowell of Rossville, GA rounded out the top three.

Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won the third heat in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Mustang to earn the inside second row starting spot for Saturday night’s main event. Donnie Barnhart of North Little Rock, AR and Marshall Green of Dalton, GA followed the defending and three-time HAT Champion in heat three. Defending Supernationals Champion Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC won the fourth heat in his Youngblood Concrete GRT/Mustang and will start Saturday night’sbig show from the outside of row two. HAT point leader Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR and Brandon Ball of West Plains, MO took the second and third spots respectively.

WPMS Show Me 100 winner Terry Phillips of Springfield, MO will start on the inside of row three Saturday night after driving his Sportsman Pick Up Covers GRT/Monte Carlo to victory in heat five. Second and third spots respectively went to Rex McCroskey of Springfield, MO and Rick Aukland of Fargo, ND. Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR won the sixth heat in the Petroff Towing GRT/Grand Prix and the 1997 HAT Champion will start on the outside of row six for Saturday night’s main event. Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN finished second, and third went to Clayton Christenberry of Knoxville, TN.

Starting positions 19 through 22 will be determined through two consolation races on Saturday night. Starting spots 23 and 24 are HAT Provisional starting spots going to the top two eligible drivers in the HAT point standings that have not made the field through heat and consy races.

Among the top drivers trying to make the show through the Pace American Trailers and Polaris ATVs Consys are Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, 1993, Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL, HAT Champion Clint Smith of Griffin, GA and Bob Pierce of Oakwood, IL.

THE SUMMARY:

QUALIFICATIONS:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE TIME

1 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.767

2 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Rocket Grand Prix 13.857

3 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 13.909

4 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 13.953

5 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO GRT Monte Carlo 13.992

6 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.006

7 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 14.052

8 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 14.071

9 11db Donnie Barnhart N. Little Rock, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.12

10 G2 David Gibson Ash Flat, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.19

11 64m Rex McCroskey Springfield, MO GRT Monte Carlo 14.203

12 CV3 Clayton Christenberry Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.204

13 33 Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS American Monte Carlo 14.205

14 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.28

15 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.318

16 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.33

17 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, ILL Rayburn Monte Carlo 14.337

18 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.45

19 15t David Turner Creighton, MO Rocket Monte Carlo 14.465

20 5e Leslie Essary Joplin, MO Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 14.467

21 12d Scott Drake Joplin, MO GRT Monte Carlo 14.473

22 14jr Steve Rushin Poplar Bluff, MO Warrior Grand Prix 14.499

23 25k David Killian Murphy, NC GRT Monte Carlo 14.501

24 75g John Gill Mitchell, IN Rocket Monte Carlo 14.508

25 11t Ritchie Tosh Batesville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.532

26 68r Eddie Rickman Columbus, MS GRT Monte Carlo 14.533

27 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 14.545

28 1jc Jim Clifton Ft. Morgan, CO GRT Monte Carlo 14.56

29 11s Clint Smith Griffin, GA Swartz Monte Carlo 14.6

30 55 Ken Essary Joplin, MO Larry Shaw Camaro 14.606

31 5t Jeff Taylor Batesville, AR Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 14.617

32 32p Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL Rayburn Grand Prix 14.668

33 17le Lance Elson Wellsburg, WV Mastersbilt Grand Prix 14.717

34 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix 14.735

35 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 14.785

36 27t Stacy Taylor Jacksonville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 14.786

37 71s Jason Snodgrass Mountain Home, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.918

38 99j Johnny Johnson West Burlington, IA GRT Mustang 14.934

39 F1 Jeff Floyd Walnut Ridge, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.952

40 0d Shane Harris Sheridan, AR Larry Shaw Avenger 14.965

41 0rh Richard Headrick Urbana, IL MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.014

42 27s Tommy Surrett Little Rock, AR Larry Shaw Mustang 15.075

43 22 Alan Vaughn Belton, MO Warrior Monte Carlo 15.087

44 12m Raymond Merrill Sallisaw, OK Larry Shaw Mustang 15.14

45 6s Rusty Scaggs Fort Scott, KS Mastersbilt Grand Prix 15.147

46 69 Matthew Hayes Thayer, MO Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.15

47 86 Rick Rickman Columbus, MS Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 15.257

48 9v Carmon Vincent Moody, MO GRT Mustang 15.26

49 33s Gary Stolba Willow Springs, MO Larry Shaw Monte Carlo 15.695

50 46L Larry Leatherman Muskogee, OK American Monte Carlo 15.702

51 20c Tombo Callahan Weir, MS GRT Monte Carlo 15.911

52 33h Brian Holloway Sheridan, AR GRT Monte Carlo 15.963

53 65 Mike Kock Mountain Home, AR GRT Camaro 16.047

54 3j Ronnie Jennings Pine Bluff, AR GRT Monte Carlo 16.33

55 66g Elmer Guthery Theodosia, MO GRT Camaro 16.438

BORLA MUFFLER 12-LAP HEAT RACES (Top 3 Finishers Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. F. Smith; 2. Francis; 3. J. Taylor; 4. Vaughn; 5. Purkey; 6.Turner; 7. Tosh; 8. Snodgrass; 9. Stolba; 10. Guthery.

2ND HEAT: 1. Eckert; 2. L. Essary; 3. McDowell; 4. Pierce; 5. E. Rickman;6. Frye; 7. Johnson; 8. Merrill; 9. Leatherman.

3RD HEAT: 1. Bloomquist; 2. Barnhart; 3. Green; 4. Pearson; 5. Floyd; 6.Drake; 7. Elson; 8. Callahan; 9. Scaggs.

4TH HEAT: 1. Cook; 2. Wallace; 3. Ball; 4. Hayes; 5. Gibson; 6. Clifton;7. Rushin; 8. Holloway.

5TH HEAT: 1. Phillips; 2. McCroskey; 3. Aukland; 4. Erb; 5. Headrick; 6.Killian; 7. C. Smith; 8. R. Rickman; 9. Kock; 10. Harris.

6TH HEAT: 1. Moyer; 2. Arp; 3. Christenberry; 4. K. Essary; 5. Vincent; 6.Surrett; 7. S. Taylor; 8. Jennings; 9. Gill.

“ELITE 18” STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE 5TH ANNUAL SUPERNATIONALS 100:

ROW 1:

00 – Freddy Smith, Knoxville, TN, Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte

Carlo

24 – Rick Eckert, York, PA, Raye Vest Rocket/Grand Prix

ROW 2:

0 – Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN, Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Mustang

53 – Ray Cook, Brasstown, NC, Youngblood Concrete GRT/Mustang

ROW 3:

75 – Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO, Sportsman Pick-Up Covers GRT/Monte

Carlo

21 – Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR, Petroff Towing GRT/Grand Prix

ROW 4:

15 – Steve Francis, Ashland, KY, Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo

5 – Leslie Essary, Joplin, MO, Hawkins Title Larry Shaw/Monte Carlo

ROW 5:

11 – Donnie Barnhart, North Little Rock, AR, B&M Excavating GRT/Monte Carlo

6m – Wendell Wallace, Batesville, AR, Monday Trucking GRT/Grand Prix

ROW 6:

64 – Rex McCroskey, Springfield, MO, Rockin’ Ranch GRT/Monte Carlo

31 – Skip Arp, Georgetown, TN, Curtis Equipment GRT/Monte Carlo

ROW 7:

5T – Jeff Taylor, Batesville, AR, Larry Shaw Race Cars Larry Shaw/Monte

Carlo

17m – Dale McDowell, Rossville, GA, Glen’s Auto Parts GRT/Monte Carlo

ROW 8:

89 – Marshall Green, Dalton, GA, Hatfield Racing Engines Warrior/Monte Carlo

32 – Brandon Ball (R), West Plains, MO, Ball Brothers Forest Products

GRT/Grand Prix

ROW 9:

99c – Rick Aukland, Fargo, ND, 10-10-220 Mastersbilt/Monte Carlo

CV3 – Clayton Christenberry, Knoxville, TN, Christenberry Trucking and Farms

GRT/Monte Carlo

CONSOLATION RACE LINE-UPS (Top 2 Finishers Transfer To Main Event):

PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY:

22 Alan Vaughn – 46 Earl Pearson Jr.

28 Dennis Erb Jr. (R) – 33 Al Purkey

F1 Jeff Floyd – 0h Richard Headrick

15t David Turner – 12d Scott Drake

25 David Killian – 11t Richie Tosh

17e Lance Elson – 11s Clint Smith

71 Jason Snodgrass – 20 Tombo Callahan

86 Rick Rickman – 33s Gary Stolba

6 Rusty Scaggs – 65 Mike Kock

66g Elmer Guthery – 0d Shane Harris

POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY:

32p Bob Pierce – 69 Matthew Hayes

55 Ken Essary – 68 Eddie Rickman

G2 David Gibson – 9 Carmon Vincent

66 Bill Frye – 1 Jim Clifton

27s Tommy Surrett – 99j Johnny Johnson

14jr Steve Rushin – 27t Stacy Taylor

12m Raymond Merrill – 33h Brian Holloway

3j Ronnie Jennings – 46L Larry Leatherman

75g John Gill

R – Denotes HAT Rookie of the Year Candidate

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