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STARS Results

LOBB UPSET'S STARS AT ERIEZ!!!

(Erie,PA 7-25-99)
BRET EMRICK
 John Lobb of Frewsburg,NY was the upset winner Sunday at Eriez Speedway
near Erie,PA leading all 50 laps of the STARS National DirtCar Racing
League sanctioned $5,000 to win "Seamen's Auto Wrecking 50". Aboard the
Lobb's Mobil/Bullitt/Ross No. 10 John Lobb Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo,
the local driver held off Mike Balzano in lapped traffic the last three
lap's to score his first career STARS sanctioned event by a car length.
Trailing Lobb and Balzano in third was local driver Chad Ruhlman with
Donnie Moran fourth and R.J. Conley fifth. Finishing sixth through tenth
were 12th starting Dick Barton, Bruce Hordusky, Aaron Scott, 16th starting
David Scott and Matt Urban.

 Lobb jumped into the lead from his pole starting spot with Greg Lucas,
Ruhlman, Balzano and Todd Andrews trailing at the end of the first lap. A
multi-car tangle on lap 2 in turn three slowed the action as did a caution
on lap 7 when Ed Rogers and Steve Shaver spun in turn one. For the next
several lap's Lobb used the inside line to keep a three car length lead
over Lucas as the field behind fell into a virtual single file line though
there was some great tussles for position. Lobb saw his lead dwindle some
as he entered lapped traffic on lap 13 but drove smartly to keep his edge.
Andrews suddenly slowed exiting turn four on lap 28 causing those behind
him to suddenly brake. This caused some tense moments as driver's tried to
regain control with Andrews dropping from the race with a broken rear-end.
The green stayed out with Chub Frank moving into fifth after the dust had
settled after the free for all when Andrews broke. One lap later contact
between Moran and Frank sent Frank spinning in turn four.

 Two more lap's were recorded before the yellow waved again when Lucas
rolled to a stop with ignition problems and fell from the race ending his
solid run in second. Lobb enjoyed the comfort of three lapped car's and a
clear track for the restart with Ruhlman, Balzano, Moran and Conley now
occupying second through fifth. Lobb opened up an eight car length lead
within two laps with Balzano ducking underneath of Ruhlman in turn two
grabbing second with six lap's to go. Balzano started to reel Lobb in over
the next few laps and with three to go Lobb again entered lapped traffic
allowing Balzano to close to within a car length. Balzano pulled up on
Lobb's back bumper on the final lap but Lobb kept the bottom his holding
off Balzano for the very popular victory.

 Thirty-three driver's were on hand for the $22,000 event with Balzano
topping the field in time trials with a quick lap of 17.578 seconds a round
the slightly banked 3/8ths mile. BORLA EXHAUST heat race win's fell to
Aaron Scott, Lobb and Hordusky. Lobb earned the feature pole with his win
in the ISKY RACING CAMS dash. With four driver's unable to make the call
for the PRO SHOCKS "B" Main promoter Francis Seamen's opted to start the
scheduled "B" Main field directly to the main event.

STARS National DirtCar Racing League RACE REPORT (for 7-25-99)
Race No. 20-1999 Season-"Seamen's Auto Wrecking 50"
Eriez Speedway-Erie,PA-3/8ths Mile Oval
$22,000 Purse-$5,000 To Win-50 Lap Feature

(Showing Finish Pos.,Start Pos.,Car #,Driver,Laps,Purse,Reason Out)

1. (1) #10 John Lobb 50 $5,100 Running
2. (4) #E1 Mike Balzano 50 $$2,550 Running
3. (2) #87R Chad Ruhlman 50 $1,580 Running
4. (6) #99 Donnie Moran 50 $1,035 Running
5. (9) #71C R.J. Conley 50 $900 Running
6. (12) #28B Dick Barton 50 $850 Running
7. (8) #3H Bruce Hordusky 50 $800 Running
8. (7) #33 Aaron Scott 50 $750 Running
9. (16) #3 David Scott 50 $700 Running
10. (11) #1U Matt Urban 50 $650 Running
11. (10) #5M Ryan Markham 50 $600 Running
12. (13) #1* Chub Frank 50 $550 Running
13. (19) #6 Dave Lundgren 50 $500 Running
14. (20) #28JR Randy Lobb 50 $450 Running
15. (23) #76 Andy Kania 50 $400 Running
16. (15) #00 Dan Maxim 49 $350 Running
17. (27) #03E Doug Eck 49 $300 Running
18. (17) #11 Rich Gardner 49 $300 Running
19. (18) #80 Bryan Durig 49 $300 Running
20. ((22) #W7 Thomas Ware 49 $300 Running
21. (29) #99B Rick Briggs 49 $300 Running
22. (24) #D2 Nolan Dalton 35 $300 Handling
23. (3) #32L Greg Lucas 31 $360 Ignition
24. (25) #8 Ed Rogers 31 $300 Tire
25. (5) #42 Todd Andrews 28 $340 Rear-End
26. (28) #03S Chevy Scott 25 $300 Handling
27. (14) #15 Steve Halpainy 7 $300 Handling
28. (23) #30 Steve Shaver 7 $300 Accident
29. (27) #30D Moose Dunnewold 3 $300 Handling

TIME OF RACE: 35 Mins.
YELLOW FLAGS: Four-Laps 2,7,29,31
RED FLAGS: None
LAP LEADERS: One-J. Lobb 1-50
ROOKIE OF THE RACE: A. Scott
OUTERWEARS CO. "Hard Charger of the Race": D. Scott
PROVISIONAL STARTERS: None
CAR COUNT: 33
FAST QUALIFIER: Balzano 17.578 secs.
BORLA EXHAUST Heat Race Winners: A. Scott,J. Lobb,Hordusky
SCOTT PERFORMANCE WIRE Heat Race Bonus Winner: None
ISKY RACING CAMS Dash Winner: J. Lobb
PRO SHOCKS "B" Main Winner: None

SUMMARY
Qualifying: 1)#E1 Mike Balzano 17.578; 2)#99 Donnie Moran 17.680; 3)#32L
Greg Lucas 17.782; 4)#42 Todd Andrews 17.822; 5)#10 John Lobb 17.891;
6)#87R Chad Ruhlman 17.898; 7)#71C R.J. Conley 17.957; 8)#1U Matt Urban
18.050; 9)#30 Steve Shaver 18.060; 10)#33 Aaron Scott 18.172; 11)#5M Ryan
Markham 18.182; 12)#3H Bruce Hordusky 18.200; 13)#1* Chub Frank 18.209;
14)#15 Steve Halpainy 18.220; 15)#28B Dick Barton 18.231; 16)#6 Dave
Lundgren 18.280; 17)#76 Andy Kania 18.327; 18)#03E Doug Eck 18.409; 19)#3
David Scott 18.418; 20)#11 Rich Gardner 18.422; 21)#00 Dan Maxim 18. 454;
22)#W7 Thomas Ware 18.497; 23)#28JR Randy Lobb 18.512; 24)#99B Rick Briggs
18.512; 25)#D2 Nolan Dalton 18.540; 26)#38 Boyd Whitehead 18.560; 27)#14
John Watson 18.563; 28)#03S Chevy Scott 18.742; 29)#23R Don Loney 18.785;
30)#80 Bryan Durig 18.797; 31)#8 Ed Rogers 18.022; 32)#30D Moose Dunnewold
18.034; 33)#08 Howard Keener NT

BORLA EXHAUST Heat #1: A. Scott,Conley,Andrews,Frank,Balzano,D.
Scott,Lundgren,Ware,Dalton,Rogers,C. Scott (Top 6 advance to feature)
BORLA EXHAUST Heat #2: J. Lobb,Markham,Urban,Moran,Halpainy,
Gardner,R. Lobb,Kania,Whitehead,Dunnewold,Loney (Top 6 advance to
feature)
BORLA EXHAUST/SCOTT PERFORMANCE WIRE Heat #3: Hordusky,
Ruhlman,Barton,Lucas,Maxim,Durig,Shaver,Watson,Keener,Eck,Briggs
(Top 6 advance to feature)
ISKY RACING CAMS Dash: J. Lobb,Ruhlman,Lucas,Balzano,Andrews,
Moran (Finish determines first three rows of feature)
PRO SHOCKS "B" Main: Cancelled by promoter. ALL cars except for #14
(Watson),#38 (Whitehead),#08 (Keener) and #23R (Loney) to feature.

STARS National DirtCar Racing League Point Standings (as of 7-25-99)

1. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 4,970
2. #E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 4,530
3. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 4,400
4. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 3,660
5. #71C R.J. Conley Wheelersburg,OH 3,480
6. #19 Gary Stuhler Greencastle,PA 3,150
7. #33 Aaron Scott Newark,OH 2,700
8. #42 Todd Andrews Eldred,PA 2,300
9. # 0 Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 2,150
10. #68 Tim Hitt Weston,WV 2,100
11. #32L Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 2,010
12. #75 Bart Hartman Zanesville,OH 1,670
13. #D2 Nolan Dalton Morgantown,WV 1,600
14. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 1,530
15. #71R Rod Conley Wheelersburg,OH 1,470
16. #99c Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 1,450
17. #4B Jackie Boggs Grayson,KY 1,380
18. #80 Bryan Durig Warren,OH 1,300
19. #71 Delmas Conley Wheelersburg,OH 1,230
20. #2J Mike Johnson Imperial,PA 1,220

1999 STARS "Rookie of the Year" Point Standings

1. #33 Aaron Scott Newark,OH 2,700
2. #32L Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 2,010
3. #D2 Nolan Dalton Morgantown,WV 1,600
4. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 1,530
5. #80 Bryan Durig Warren,OH 1,300
6. #F45 Russ Frohnapfel Columbus,OH 1,020
7. # 1 Eddie Carrier Jr. Leburn,KY 830
8. #1H Wayne Hughes Mt. Hope,WV 750
9. #5 Tony Marks Napolean,OH 250

1999 PRO SHOCKS "B" Main Point Standings

1. #80 Bryan Durig Warren,OH 1,000
2. #F45 Russ Frohnapfel Columbus,OH 840
3. #32L Greg Lucas Whitesburg,KY 650
4. #W7 Thomas Ware Cynthiana,KY 580
5. #1H Wayne Hughes Mt. Hope,WV 490

1999 STARS Feature Event Winners

1. #99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 6
2. #30 Steve Shaver Parkersburg,WV 2
3. #19 Gary Stuhler Greencastle,PA 2
4. # 0 Davey Johnson Greensburg,PA 2
5. #99c Rick Aukland Zanesville,OH 2
6. #1* Chub Frank Sugar Grove,PA 1
7. #75 Bart Hartman Zanesville,OH 1
8. #10 John Lobb Frewsburg,NY 1
9. #10 Paul Harris Prestonsburg,KY 1
10. #6M Wendell Wallace Batesville,AR 1
11. # 1 Jimmy Mars Lakeville,MN 1