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August 6, 1999

IZZO TAKES POLE, AS THE FIRST 18 STARTING SPOTS FOR THE USA NATIONALS ARE SET

 NEW RICHMOND, WI - The first 18 starting spots were set on Friday night for
Saturday night's United Dirt Track Racing Association Hav-A-Tampa Dirt
Racing Series USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway.  Tony Izzo Jr. of
Bridgeview, IL won the pole position after winning the first 20-lap Borla
Muffler Heat Race.

 The qualifying format for the $40,000-to-win 100-lap main event saw the
first 24 qualifiers inverted for the start of heat race action, and the top
three finishers in each heat race went on the big show.  A late-afternoon
rain shower made for a tacky track that presented two and three-wide battles
for position throughout each heat race.

Izzo started his Jeff's Engine Masters GRT/Monte Carlo on the inside of the
second row of the first heat, and took the lead on the opening lap.
Hav-A-Tampa point leader Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR finished second
in the Monday Trucking GRT/Monte Carlo, and third went to Dale McDowell of
Rossville, GA in the Dover Cylinder Heads GRT/Monte Carlo with a last lap
pass.

Wallace leads McDowell by just 16 points in the HAT Championship points
chase going into the USA Nationals.  Wallace will start on the inside of the
fourth row on the grid, and McDowell starts on the inside of row seven.

 Rick Eckert of York, PA won the second heat wearing the Parker Store colors
on his Raye Vest Rocket/Grand Prix.  Eckert will start on the outside of the
front row beside Izzo for the big show.  Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR
finished second in the UniFirst Uniforms Warrior/Grand Prix, with third
going to Marshall Green of Dalton, GA in the Hatfield Engines Warrior/Monte
Carlo.

Shannon Babb of Decatur, IL won the third heat in the 10-10-220
Rayburn/Monte Carlo and will start the USA Nationals from the inside of the
second row.  The spot went to the 1997 HAT Champion Billy Moyer of
Batesville, AR in the Petroff Towing GRT/Grand Prix, followed by Lance
Mathees of Winona, MN in a Fegers/Monte Carlo.

 Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN will start his Curtis Equipment GRT/Monte Carlo
from the outside of the second row after winning the fourth heat race.  The
1996 HAT Champion Freddy Smith of Knoxville, TN finished second in the
Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte Carlo.

Smith spent most of the race looking from the outside in while riding in the
fourth spot.  A slam-bang battle for second spot between Terry Phillips of
Springfield, MO and Dan Schlieper of Pewaukee, WI had Smith in the right
place at the right time after the two second place combatants made contact.
Phillips in the Sportsman Pick-Up Covers GRT/Monte Carlo recovered for
third.

 Clint Smith of Griffin, GA drove his Turkey Creek Snacks Swartz/Monte Carlo
to victory in the fifth heat race, and will start the main event from the
inside of the third row.  Following the 1993 HAT Champion under the
checkered flag were Russ Scheffler of Waukesha, WI in the McDonalds
GRT/Monte Carlo and Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC in the Youngblood Concrete
GRT/Mustang.

 Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN won the sixth heat race from the outside
of row two.  The defending and three-time HAT Champion started there after
out qualifying the 59 entrants with a lap around the 1/3-mile clay oval in
14.297 seconds in the Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Mustang.  Bloomquist will
take the green flag Saturday night from the outside of row three.

 Second and third spots respectively in the sixth heat race were Brian
Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the Birkhofer Racing GRT/Monte Carlo and Steve
Francis of Ashland, KY in the Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo.

 The 19th through 22nd starting spots will be determined through two 25-lap
Consolation Races before the main event on Saturday night.  Starting spots
23 and 24 will be HAT Provisionals, and two promoter's options will round
out the 26-car starting field.

For the latest news, information, event schedule, television schedule,
points, statistics, track and driver information, visit the Official Web
Site for the UDTRA Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series at
www.havatamparacing.com.

THE SUMMARY:

QUALIFICATIONS:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE 1ST LAP 2ND LAP FAST LAP
1 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 15.096 14.297 14.297
2 50w Jeff Wildung Nassau, MN Bullit Grand Prix 14.606 14.404 14.404
3 S9 Dan Schlieper Pewaukee, WI Rayburn Monte Carlo 14.736 14.415 14.415
4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.473 14.429 14.429
5 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND MasterSbilt Grand Prix 14.467 21.93 14.467
6 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 14.468 14.485 14.468
7 11d Pat Doar New Richmond, WI MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 14.505 15.07 14.505
8 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 14.512 15.158 14.512
9 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.538 14.659 14.538
10 99j Johnny Johnson West Burlington, IA Barry Wright Mustang 14.538 14.619
14.538
11 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 14.589 14.563 14.563
12 16I Tony Izzo Bridgeview, IL GRT Monte Carlo 14.577 14.811 14.577
13 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 14.58 14.659 14.58
14 27r Jerry Redetzke Eau Claire, WI Mastersbilt Monte Carlo 14.583 14.862
14.583
15 56 Gary Webb Bluegrass, IA GRT Monte Carlo 14.6 14.788 14.6
16 B12 Kevin Weaver Gibson City, IL MasterSbilt Grand Prix 14.738 14.604
14.604
17 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Rocket Grand Prix 14.605 14.902 14.605
18 54b Jim Bruggemen White Bear Lk, MN Rocket Monte Carlo 14.632 15.241
14.632
19 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA GRT Monte Carlo 15.181 14.644 14.644
20 11s Clint Smith Griffin, GA Swartz Monte Carlo 14.79 14.648 14.648
21 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.658 14.742 14.658
22 90m Lance Mathes Winona, MN Fegers Monte Carlo 14.669 14.858 14.669
23 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 14.74 14.68 14.68
24 15k Jon Kurshinsky Eau Claire, WI Rayburn Monte Carlo 14.705 14.851
14.705
25 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 14.75 14.805 14.75
26 CV3 Clayton Christenberry Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 14.755 14.915
14.755
27 18b Shannon Babb Decatur, IL Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.435 14.755 14.755
28 75 Terry Phillips Springfield, MO GRT Monte Carlo 15.195 14.759 14.759
29 74 Russ Scheffler Waukesha, WI GRT Monte Carlo 14.787 20.336 14.787
30 7c Jim Curry Norman, IN Rayburn Monte Carlo 14.874 14.813 14.813
31 71 Jerry Leagett St. Stephen, MN Fegers Grand Prix 15.8 14.83 14.83
32 00j Mitch Johnson Hickson, ND GRT Monte Carlo 14.84 15.112 14.84
33 QQ Tony Bahr Eau Claire, WI Swartz Monte Carlo 14.843 15.462 14.843
34 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, ILL GRT Monte Carlo 14.852 14.933
14.852
35 11a Ace Ihm Kieler, WI Warrior Monte Carlo 14.96 14.853 14.853
36 75 Bart Hartman Zanesville, OH MasterSbilt Grand Prix 14.857 15.327
14.857
37 8s Larry Stockwell Elsworth, WI Fegers Grand Prix 14.988 14.867 14.867
38 10 Pete Parker Kaukauna, WI Fegers Grand Prix 14.89 14.88 14.88
39 93x Eric Pember Pittsville, WI Swartz Monte Carlo 14.92 14.912 14.912
40 10 George Schefler Waukesha, WI GRT Monte Carlo 15.743 14.915 14.915
41 25h Kerry Hansen Spencer, WI MasterSbilt Grand Prix 14.96 19.036 14.96
42 2n Mike Nutzman New Richmond, WI Rayburn Monte Carlo 15 15.068 15
43 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 15.483 15.01
15.01
44 75g John Gill Mitchell, IN MasterSbilt Camaro 15.658 15.043 15.043
45 w1 Jim Watson Oak Creek, WI MasterSbilt Grand Prix 15.115 15.36 15.115
46 49 Porky Burst Cushing, WI MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.13 15.668 15.13
47 02 Brent Laursen Osceola, WI Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.15 15.453 15.15
48 17e Rick Egersdorf Lake Elmo, MN Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.218 15.538 15.216
49 17f Paul Mueller Bismark, ND MasterSbilt Grand Prix 15.23 15.535 15.23
50 81 Ashley Anderson Eau Claire, WI MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.263 15.36
15.263
51 12 Mike Goodremote Sand Creek, WI Rayburn Avenger 15.285 15.327 15.285
52 29a Al Atkinson Kenosha, WI MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.317 16.083 15.317
53 21x Rob Halstead Thunder Bay, ONT Rayburn Monte Carlo 15.93 15.325 15.325
54 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix NT 15.356 15.356
55 0rh Richard Headrick Urbana, IL MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.443 15.358
15.358
56 0s Craig Scott Cannon Falls, MN MasterSbilt Grand Prix 15.371 15.42
15.371
57 66 Bill Preitzel Franklin, WI MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 15.376 16.034
15.376
58 24 Brad Waits West Concord, WI MasterSbilt Camaro 15.662 15.42 15.42
59 F3 Joel Bennett Greshen, OR Duval Monte Carlo 16.02 15.723 15.723

BORLA MUFFLER 20-LAP HEAT RACE RESULTS (Top 3 Finishers Advance To Main
Event):

 1ST HEAT:  1. Izzo, 2. Wallace, 3. McDowell, 4. Kurshinsky, 5. Pearson, 6.
Leagett, 7. Stockwell, 8. Mueller, 9. Bruggemen, 10. Headrick.
 2ND HEAT:  1. Eckert, 2. Frye, 3. Green, 4. Aukland, 5. M. Johnson, 6.
Parker, 7. Gill, 8. Christenberry, 9. Scott, 10. Anderson.
 3RD HEAT:  1. Babb, 2. Moyer, 3. Mathees, 4. J. Johnson, 5. Weaver, 6.
Bahr, 7. Pember, 8. Goodremote, 9. Watson, 10. Preitzel.
 4TH HEAT:  1. Arp, 2. F. Smith, 3. Phillips, 4. Schlieper, 5. Webb, 6. Erb,
7. G. Scheffler, 8. Atkinson, 9. Burst, 10. Waits.
 5TH HEAT:  1. C. Smith, 2. R. Scheffler, 3. Cook, 4. Hansen, 5. Wildung, 6.
Redetzke, 7. Laursen, 8. Halstead, 9. Ihm, 10. Bennett.
 6TH HEAT:  1. Bloomquist, 2. Birkhofer, 3. Francis, 4. Nutzman, 5. Curry,
6. Hartman, 7. Egersdorf, 8. Doar, 9. Ball.

ELITE 18 STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE CEDAR LAKE SPEEDWAY USA NATIONALS:

ROW 1:
16 - Tony Izzo, Bridgeview, IL, Jeff's Engine Masters GRT/Monte Carlo
24 - Rick Eckert, York, PA, Parker Store/Raye Vest Rocket/Grand Prix
ROW 2:
18 - Shannon Babb, Decatur, IL, 10-10-220 Rayburn/Monte Carlo
31 - Skip Arp, Georgetown, TN, Curtis Equipment GRT/Monte Carlo
ROW 3:
11 - Clint Smith, Griffin, GA, Turkey Creek Snacks Swartz/Monte Carlo
0 - Scott Bloomquist, Mooresburg, TN, Miller Brother Coal Warrior/Mustang
ROW 4:
6m - Wendell Wallace, Batesville, AR, Monday Trucking GRT/Grand Prix
66 - Bill Frye, Greenbrier, AR, UniFirst Uniforms Warrior/Grand Prix
ROW 5:
21 - Billy Moyer, Batesville, AR, Petroff Towing GRT/Grand Prix
00 - Freddy Smith, Knoxville, TN, Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte
Carlo
ROW 6:
74 - Russ Scheffler, Waukesha, WI, GRT/Monte Carlo
15b - Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA, Sponsor Needed, GRT/Monte Carlo
ROW 7:
17m - Dale McDowell, Rossville, GA, Dover Cylinder Heads GRT/Monte Carlo
89 - Marshall Green, Dalton, GA, Hatfield Racing Engines Warrior/Monte Carlo
ROW 8:
90 - Lance Mathees, Winona, MN, Fegers/Monte Carlo
75 - Terry Phillips, Springfield, MO, Sportsman Pick-Up Covers GRT/Monte
Carlo
ROW 9:
53 - Ray Cook, Brasstown, NC, Youngblood Concrete GRT/Mustang
15 - Steve Francis, Ashland, KY, Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo

CONSOLATION RACE LINE-UPS (25 Laps - Top 2 Finishers Transfer To Main
Event):

PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY:

15k Jon Kurshinsky - 99j Johnny Johnson
25 Kerry Hansen - 46 Earl Pearson Jr.
B12 Kevin Weaver - 50 Jeff Wildung
71 Jerry Leagett - QQ Tony Bahr
27 - Jerry Redetzke - 8 Larry Stockwell
93x Eric Penter - 02 Brent Laursen
17f Paul Mueller - 12 Mike Goodremote
21x Rob Halstead - 54 Jim Bruggemen
w1 Jim Watson - 11a Ace Ihm
0h Rich Headrick - 66p Bill Preitzel
F3 Joel Bennett

POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY:
99c Rick Aukland - s9 Dan Schlieper
2n Mike Nutzman - 00j Mitch Johnson
56 Gary Webb - 7c Jim Curry
10p Pete Parker - 28e Dennis Erb Jr.
75h Bart Hartman - 75g John Gill
10s George Scheffler - 17e Rick Egersdorf
CV3 Clayton Christenberry - 29a Al Atkinson
11d Pat Doar - 0s Craig Scott
49 Porky Brust - 32 Brandon Ball
81 Ashley Anderson - 24w Brad Waits