HAV-A-TAMPA

August 28, 1999

TALL COOL ONE TAKES NORTH-SOUTH 100

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

 UNION, KY - Bob Pierce of Oakwood, IL drove the Murphy Trucking
Rayburn/Monte Carlo to the biggest victory of his career Saturday night in
winning the 17th Annual North-South 100 for the United Dirt Track Racing
Association Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series at Florence Speedway.

 The "Tall Cool One" took the lead from Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR on lap 41, and then checked out on the field.  The race's only caution flag was unfurled on lap 63 when Marshall Green of Dalton, GA stalled in turn four.At that point in the race, Pierce held over a five-second lead on Wallace.

 Pierce was able to pull away once again on the run to the checkered flag,
and claim the $15,000 top prize.

"This is the biggest win of my career," Pierce said in the winners circle.
"This is really special.  I've been coming here to the North-South 100 for
many years trying to win this thing, and I met my wife Angie here.  I've got
to thank C.J. Rayburn for letting me do some things on his car this he doesn't 't normally do on his other race cars."

While Pierce pulled away, there were some exciting battles for position
behind him for several positions in front of a full house and the
Speedvision cameras.

 Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH blasted his way through the field from the 21st starting spot to finish second in his Mastersbilt/Grand Prix.  Wallace
finished third in the Monday Trucking GRT/Monte Carlo, and opened up a 46
point lead in the Hav-A-Tampa Championship battle over Dale McDowell of
Rossville, GA, who finished tenth in the Dover Cylinder Heads GRT/Monte
Carlo.

Steve Francis of Ashland, KY took the fourth spot in the Action Auto Mart
Rocket/Monte Carlo, and the defending and three-time HAT Champion Scott
Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN rounded out the top five in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Mustang.

Sixth through ninth spots respectively went to Mike Balzano of Parkersburg,
WV, Rick Eckert of York, PA, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN, and Darrell
Lanigan of Union, KY.

Bloomquist took the lead from the outside front row starting spot at the
drop of the green flag, followed closely by Wallace and Pierce.  The lead
trio battled just inches apart for the point during the first half of the
race.

Wallace pulled a slide job move for the lead in turn one on lap 17, but
Bloomquist shot back underneath Wallace in turn four to regain the lead.  By
lap 20, Bloomquist had chosen the low groove of the ½-mile clay oval, while Wallace worked the outside.  Wallace was able to repass Bloomquist for the lead on lap 37.

Pierce also shot around Bloomquist for second, and he then passed Wallace
for the lead he never gave up on lap 41.  While Pierce pulled away, Moran
put on a passing clinic around Florence Speedway.

Moran had worked his way up to the fifth spot by the time of the lap 63
caution period.  On the restart, Moran tangled with several cars in turn
four, and dropped back to the ninth spot.  In the remaining 35 laps of the
race, Moran came all the way back up to second.

Borla Muffler 10-lap Heat Race wins were taken by Wallace, Bloomquist,
Pierce, McDowell, Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN, and Eckert.  Lanigan out-timed the 64 entries with a lap in 18.121 seconds.  O'Neal won the 12-lap Pace American Trailers 1st Consolation Race, and the Polaris ATVs 2nd Consolation Race was won by Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, PA.

The cars and stars of the HAT Series will now prepare for a three-race Labor
Day Holiday Weekend.  On Friday night, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in
Calvert City, KY will host a 75-lap $10,000-to-win event, and Atomic
Speedway in Knoxville, TN will host a $20,000-to-win 100-lap main event on
September 4-5.

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF THE NORTH-SOUTH 100

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER  HOMETOWN  CAR LAPS  $ WON
1. 3 32 Bob Pierce  Oakwood, IL  Chev. 100 $15,000
2. 21 99 Donnie Moran  Dresden, OH  Pont. 100 $8,500
3. 1 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR  Chev. 100 $5,500
4. 8 15 Steve Francis  Ashland, KY  Chev. 100 $4,000
5. 2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN  Ford 100 $3,750
6. 11 E1 Mike Balzano  Parkersburg, WV Chev. 100 $2,750
7. 6 24 Rick Eckert  York, PA  Pont. 100 $3,000
8. 19 71 Don O'Neal  Martinsville, IN  Chev. 100 $2,250
9. 7 29 Darrell Lanigan  Union, KY  Ford 100 $2,000
10. 4 17m Dale McDowell  Rossville, GA  Chev. 100 $2,250
11. 12 00 Freddy Smith  Knoxville, TN  Chev. 100 $2,000
12. 18 75p Terry Phillips  Springfield, MO  Chev. 100 $1,300
13. 9 66 Bill Frye  Greenbrier. AR  Pont. 100 $1,700
14. 14 21 Billy Moyer  Batesville, AR  Pont. 99 $1,100
15. 20 19 Gary Stuhler  Greencastle, PA  Chev. 99 $1,000
16. 22 99c Rick Aukland  Fargo, ND  Pont. 99 $975
17. 5 31 Skip Arp  Georgetown, TN  Chev. 98 $1,450
18. 13 11 Clint Smith  Griffin, GA  Chev. 98 $925
19. 24 32 Brandon Ball  West Plains, MO Pont. 74 $900
20. 16 89 Marshall Green  Dalton, GA  Chev. 62 $900
21. 17 75 Bart Hartman  Zanesville, OH  Pont. 58 $900
22. 10 53 Ray Cook  Brasstown, NC  Ford 30 $1,400
23. 15 c9 Steve Casebolt  Richmond, IN  Ford 25 $900
24 23 15b Brian Birkhofer  Muscatine, IA  Chev. 23 $900

ENTRIES:  64
LAP LEADERS:  Bloomquist, 1-36; Wallace 37-40; Pierce, 41-100
LAPS LED:  Pierce, 60; Bloomquist, 36; Wallace 4
CAUTIONS:  1
PROVISIONALS:  Birkhofer (4) and Ball (4)
HAV-A-TAMPA SHOOTOUT INVITEES:  Stuhler, Rick Corbin, D.J. Myers, Mike
Jewell, Scotty Earl, Promoter's Choice TBA.

QUALIFYING:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE TIME
1 29L Darrell Lanigan Union, KY MasterSbilt Mustang 18.121
2 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.149
3 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 18.232
4 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 18.252
5 E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg, WV Rocket Monte Carlo 18.297
6 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 18.332
7 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA GRT Monte Carlo 18.334
8 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 18.349
9 32p Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL Rayburn Grand Prix 18.352
10 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 18.376
11 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 18.381
12 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Rocket Grand Prix 18.415
13 7g Troy Green Independence, KY Rayburn Monte Carlo 18.435
14 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 18.444
15 c9 Steve Casebolt Richmond, IN Rayburn Mustang 18.448
16 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 18.451
17 1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove, PA Rocket Monte Carlo 18.458
18 68 Tim Hitt Weston, WV Rocket Monte Carlo 18.46
19 11s Clint Smith Griffin, GA Swartz Monte Carlo 18.465
20 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 18.473
21 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix 18.483
22 19 Gary Stuhler Greencastle, PA MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 18.512
23 75 Bart Hartman Zanesville, OH MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.516
24 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO GRT Monte Carlo 18.547
25 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 18.549
26 8y Shane Yoder Maumee, OH GRT Monte Carlo 18.566
27 1b Jerry Rice Verona, KY Warrior Grand Prix 18.634
28 9c Rick Corbin Independence, KY MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.666
29 9j Mike Jewell Scottsburg, IN MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 18.675
30 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.699
31 99m Donnie Moran Dresden, OH MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 18.713
32 17h Dwayne Hommel Newport, TN MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.739
33 99j Johnny Johnson West Burlington, IA GRT Mustang 18.762
34 70j D.J. Myers Greencastle, PA Rocket Monte Carlo 18.767
35 96f Keith Berner Millersburg, OH Mastersbilt Grand Prix 18.785
36 7c Jim Curry Norman, IN Rayburn Monte Carlo 18.846
37 51g Brandon Green Walton, KY MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.849
38 B12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL Rayburn Grand Prix 18.897
39 71 Don O'Neal Martinsville, IN Rayburn Monte Carlo 18.899
40 1cj C.J. Rayburn Whiteland, IN Rayburn Monte Carlo 18.9
41 33j Jesse James Lay Walton, KY Warrior Monte Carlo 18.915
42 75g John Gill Mitchell, IN Rocket Monte Carlo 18.916
43 28m Chuckie May Allen, KY GRT Mustang 18.921
44 10a Audie McWilliams Walton, KY GRT Grand Prix 18.93
45 s44 Scotty Earl Louisville, KY Bandit Grand Prix 18.971
46 18L Steve Landrum Erlanger, KY MasterSbilt Grand Prix 18.979
47 10 Jeff Walls Stamford, KY MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 19.003
48 83j Scott James Lawrenceburg, IN Rocket Monte Carlo 19.005
49 77br Barry Bragdon Wheelersburg, OH Rocket Monte Carlo 19.036
50 2j Mike Johnson Imperial, PA Rocket Grand Prix 19.066
51  32L Greg Lucas Whitesburg, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 19.168
52 89b Steve Barnett Franklin, IN GRT Monte Carlo 19.234
53 18 Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY Rayburn Taurus 19.235
54 28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, ILL Rayburn Monte Carlo 19.304
55 99 Danny McGlothlin Somerset, KY MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 19.318
56 61 Whitney McQueary Liberty, KY Rayburn Monte Carlo 19.411
57 W7 Thomas Ware Cynthianna, KY Swartz Monte Carlo 19.424
58 25 Dennis Roberson Lexington, KY Rayburn Camaro 19.481
59 15e Gary Engle Newport, KY Rayburn Monte Carlo 19.499
60 1jh John Holt Independence, KY Rayburn Grand Prix 19.516
61 A1 Duke Whiseant Texarkana, AR GRT Grand Prix 19.622
62 17w Chris Wilson Louisa, KY Rayburn Monte Carlo 19.684
63 21h Robert Hensley Richwood, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 19.783
64 01j Greg Johnson Franklin, IN Warrior Monte Carlo NT

BORLA MUFFLER 10-LAP HEAT RACES (Top Three Finishers Transfer To The Main
Event):

 1ST HEAT:  1. Wallace; 2. Lanigan; 3. C. Smith; 4. Birkhofer; 5. Moran; 6.
T. Green; 7. Wisenant; 8. B. Green; 9. May; 10. Bragdon; 11. McGlothlin.
 2ND HEAT:  1. Bloomquist; 2. Francis; 3. Moyer; 4. Pearson; 5. Yoder; 6.
Weaver; 7. Dwayne Hommel; 8. Audie McWilliams; 9. McQueary; 10. M. Johnson;
11. Wilson.
 3RD HEAT:  1. Pierce; 2. Frye; 3. Casebolt; 4. O'Neal; 5. Ball; 6. Earl; 7.
Rice; 8. Ware; 9. J. Johnson; 10. Lucas; 11. Hensley.
 4TH HEAT:  1. McDowell; 2. Cook; 3. Green; 4. Corbin; 5. Stuhler; 6. Myers;
7. Landrum; 8. Barnett; 9. Rayburn; 10. Roberson.
 5TH HEAT:  1. Arp; 2. Balzano; 3. Hartman; 4. Frank; 5. Jewell; 6. Berner;
7. Lay; 8. Walls; 9. Engle; 10. Kinzer.
 6TH HEAT:  1. Eckert; 2. F. Smith; 3. Phillips; 4. Curry; 5. Aukland; 6.
Hitt; 7. Erb; 8. Gill; 9. Holt; 10. James.

CONSOLATION RACES (12 Laps - Top Two Finishers Transfer To The Main Event):

 PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY:  1. O'Neal; 2. Moran; 3. Frank; 4. T.
Green; 5. Jewell; 6. Ball; 7. Earl; 8. Whiseant; 9. Lay; 10. Rice; 11. Ware;
12. B. Green; 13. May; 14. J. Johnson; 15. Bragdon; 16. Hensley; 17.
McGlothlin; 18. Kinzer; 19. Engle; 20. Walls; 21. Berner; 22. Birkhofer; 23.
Lucas.

 POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY:  1. Stuhler; 2. Aukland; 3. Corbin; 4. Myers; 5.
Pearson; 6. Yoder; 7. Landrum; 8. Curry; 9. Erb; 10. Gill; 11. Weaver; 12.
Hitt; 13. Barnett; 14. Rayburn; 15. Hommel; 16. McWilliams; 17. Holt; 18.
McQueary; 19. Roberson; 20. M. Johnson; 21. Wilson.

HAV-A-TAMPA POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 8/28/99:  1. Wallace, 4652; 2. McDowell,
4606; 3. Francis, 4574; 4. Bloomquist, 4521; 5. F. Smith, 4395; 6. Frye,
4298; 7. Eckert, 4223; 8. Arp, 4158; 9. Cook, 4153; 10. Schlieper, 4024; 11.
Pearson, 3508; 12. Moyer, 3303; 13. Erb (R), 3005; 14. Aukland, 2875; 15.
Birkhofer, 2865; 16. Ball (R), 2865; 17. Christenberry, 2704; 18. M. Green,
2630; 19. Kinzer, 2157; 20. Babb, 1922.

R - Denotes HAT Rookie of the Year Candidate