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        HAV-A-TAMPA

BILLY THE KID OUT-GUNS HAT REGULARS FOR BULLS GAP POLE

BULLS GAP, TN – Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville, TN will start on the pole position for Saturday night’s United Dirt Track Racing Association $15,000-to-win Loven Ready Mix 100 for the Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Racing Series at Volunteer Speedway.

“Billy The Kid” earned the inside front row starting spot by driving his P&J Builders Warrior/Monte Carlo to victory in the 1st Borla Muffler 12-lap Heat Race.

Ogle began the Friday night proceedings by out-gunning the 58-car field in qualifications with a lap around the 4/10-mile high-banked clay oval in 13.222 seconds. Although he started the 1st heat on the pole position, Ogle didn’t lead the race until lap four when he took the point from Rick Eckert of York, PA.

The top three finishers in Friday night’s six Borla Muffler Heat Races went on to the big show. In the first heat, Eckert took the second spot, with third going to Brett Miller of Greenville, TN. Rick Aukland of Fargo, ND will start his 10-10-220 Mastersbilt/Grand Prix on the outside of the front row for Saturday night’s main event. Aukland won the second heat followed by Bob Pierce of Oakwood, IL and Vic Hill of Knoxville, TN. Freddy Smith of Knoxville, TN drove his Christenberry Trucking and Farms GRT/Monte Carlo to the win in the third heat. The 1996 Hav-A-Tampa Champion will start on the inside of row three on Saturday night. Second and third spots in heat three went to Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, IL.

Steve Francis of Ashland, KY won the fourth heat in the Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo and will start along Smith in row two on Saturday night. Marshall Green of Dalton, GA and Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN also transferred to the big show out of heat four. Bill Frye of Greenbrier, AR won an exciting side-by-side duel with Scott  Sexton of Pigeon Forge, TN to win heat five. Frye will start his UniFirst Uniforms Warrior/Grand Prix on the inside of the third row for the 100 lapper. HAT point leader Wendell Wallace of Batesville, AR also transferred to the main event. Rex Richey of Ringgold, GA won the sixth heat in the Cleveland Driving School Rayburn/Monte Carlo followed by the defending and three-time HAT Champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN and Dwayne Hommel of Newport, TN. Richey will start Saturday’s race from the outside of the third row.

HAT championship contender Dale McDowell of Rossville, Ga failed to make the “Elite 18” on Friday night and will have to try and make the 24-car starting field through one of two Consolation Races on Saturday night. McDowell was the second fastest qualifier, but spun in turn one of the first lap of heat two. McDowell came from the back of the pack to finish fourth.

The top two finishers in Saturday night’s Pace American Trailers 1st Consolation Race and the Polaris ATVs 2nd Consolation Race will fill in starting positions 19 through 22 for the main event. Starting spots 23 and 24 will be HAT Provisional starting positions.

On Saturday night, there will be a HAT Drivers Autograph Session at 4:30 p.m., with hot laps scheduled for 7 p.m. The Volunteer Speedway UMP Modifieds and Sportsman cars will also be in action on Saturday night.

Volunteer Speedway is located just west of I-81 at exit 23. The race day information line is (423) 235-5020.

THE SUMMARY:

QUALIFICATIONS:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE TIME

1 201 Billy Ogle Jr. Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.222

2 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 13.258

3 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 13.332

4 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 13.355

5 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 13.416

6 17 Dwayne Hommel Newport, TN MasterSbilt Grand Prix 13.423

7 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Rocket Grand Prix 13.427

8 32p Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL MasterSbilt Grand Prix 13.445

9 1C Eddie Carrier Hazzard, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 13.464

10 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 13.467

11 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 13.495

12 87 Rex Richey Ringgold, GA Rayburn Monte Carlo 13.52

13 CV3 Clayton Christenberry Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.548

14 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND MasterSbilt Grand Prix 13.556

15 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.583

16 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.593

17 114 Randle Chupp Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.617

18 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 13.628

19 12 Brett Miller Greenville, TN Warrior Grand Prix 13.661

20 H7 Phil Hall Mount Ary, NC GRT Monte Carlo 13.692

21 11s Clint Smith Griffin, GA Swartz Monte Carlo 13.74

22 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix 13.763

23 52 Scott Sexton Pigeon Forge, TN Stinger Grand Prix 13.765

24 5dc David Crabtree Maryville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.767

25 B1 Dave Burks Abington, VA Warrior Grand Prix 13.768

26 4t Tommy Kerr Rockford, TN Stinger Grand Prix 13.774

27 28 Dennis Erb Jr. Carpentersville, ILL Rayburn Monte Carlo 13.776

28 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 13.798

29 25b Dale Ball Limestone, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.845

30 74 Craig Reece Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 13.852

31 8 David Payne Murphy, NC GRT Monte Carlo 13.898

32 1vh Vic Hill Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.9

33 29w Jason Welsham Maryville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.905

34 5J Ronnie Johnson Chattanooga, TN GRT Grand Prix 13.94

35 72 Jerry Broyles Jonesborough, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.943

36 54 Marty Black Knoxville, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 13.945

37 23 Jake Lowry Georgetown, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 13.953

38 15n Rick Norris Kingsport, TN TnT Mustang 13.953

39 17gb Greg Burchett Church Hill, TN TnT Mustang 13.966

40 15d Patrick Duggan Lenoir City, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 13.981

41 42 Ricky Holland Chattanooga, TN GRT Monte Carlo 13.982

42 6j Kerry Jones Bristol, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.035

43 22g Herman Goddard Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.038

44 21 Jeff Silvers Bulls Gap GRT Mustang 14.042

45 3ss Steve Smith Powell, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.046

46 84 Roger Best Maryville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.05

47 56 Gary Blanken Whitesburg, TN Mastersbilt Monte Carlo 14.079

48 199 Rusty Goddard Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.243

49 21g Sandy Goddard Knoxville, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.302

50 1 Brad Carty Kingsport, TN Stinger Monte Carlo 14.345

51 28w Jeff Wolfenbarger Knoxville, TN Stinger Grand Prix 14.425

52 25k David Killian Murphy, NC GRT Monte Carlo 14.48

53 17g Mike Gault Gaffney, SC Barry Wright Monte Carlo 14.532

54 2 Anthony White Clinton, TN Warrior Monte Carlo 14.566

55 12w Gabe Wilson Andrews, NC GRT Grand Prix 14.787

56 14d Derrick Laney Ft. Payne, AL GRT Mustang 14.99

57 12s Jason Smith Laurel, MS GRT Mustang NT

BORLA MUFFLER 12-LAP HEAT RACES (Top Three Finishers Transfer To Main

Event):

1ST HEAT: 1. Ogle; 2. Eckert; 3. Miller; 4. Burks; 5. Lowry; 6.

Christenberry; 7. Payne; 8. Wilson; 9. H. Goddard; 10. S. Goddard.

2ND HEAT: 1. Aukland; 2. Pierce; 3. Hill; 4. McDowell; 5. Hall; 6.

Silvers; 7. Kerr; 8. Norris; 9. Lainey; 10. Carty.

3RD HEAT: 1. F. Smith; 2. Pearson; 3. Erb; 4. Carrier; 5. C. Smith; 6.

Welsham; 7. S. Smith; 8. Wolfenbarger; 9. Burchett.

4TH HEAT: 1. Francis; 2. Green; 3. Arp; 4. Cook; 5. Duggan; 6. Best; 7.

Johnson; 8. B. Ball; 9. Killian.

5TH HEAT: 1. Frye; 2. Sexton; 3. Wallace; 4. Chupp; 5. Blanken; 6. Gault;

7. D. Ball; 8. Holland; 9. Broyles.

6TH HEAT: 1. Richey; 2. Bloomquist; 3. Hommel; 4. Crabtree; 5. Jones; 6.

White; 7. Black; 8. Reece; 9. R. Goddard.

“ELITE 18” STARTING LINE-UP FOR THE LOVEN READY MIX 100:

ROW 1:

201 – Billy Ogle Jr., Knoxville, TN, P&J Builders Warrior/Monte Carlo

99c – Rick Aukland, Fargo, ND, 10-10-220 Mastersbilt/Grand Prix

ROW 2:

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

Carlo

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

ROW 3:

66 – Bill Frye, Greenbrier, AR, UniFirst Uniforms Warrior/Grand Prix

87 – Rex Richey, Ringgold, GA, Cleveland Driving School Rayburn/Monte Carlo

ROW 4:

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

32 – Bob Pierce, Oakwood, IL, Murphy Trucking Rayburn/Monte Carlo

ROW 5:

46 – Earl Pearson Jr., Jacksonville, FL, M&M Transport Warrior/Monte Carlo

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

ROW 6:

52 – Scott Sexton, Pigeon Forge, TN, English Mountain Spring Water

Stinger/Grand Prix

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

ROW 7:

12 – Brett Miller, Greenville, TN, Miller Racing Warrior/Grand Prix

1c – Vic Hill, Knoxville, TN, Alpine Industries Warrior/Monte Carlo

ROW 8:

28 – Dennis Erb Jr. (R), Carpentersville, IL, 2peatRepeat Rayburn/Monte

Carlo

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

ROW 9:

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

17h – Dwayne Hommel, Newport, TN, Hommel Racing Mastersbilt/Grand Prix

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:

HAT Provisional

HAT Provisional

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

PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY:

B1 Dave Burks – 1ec Eddie Carrier Jr.

114 Randle Chupp – 23 Jake Lowry

11 Clint Smith – 56 Gary Blanken

CV3 Clayton Christenberry – 29 Jason Welsham

17g Mike Gault – 8 David Payne

3 Steve Smith – 25 Dale Ball

12 Gabe Wilson – 28 Jeff Wolfenbarger

42 Ricky Holland – 22 Herman Goddard

17 Greg Burchett – 72 Jerry Broyles

21 Sandy Goddard

POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY:

17m Dale McDowell – 53 Ray Cook

5c David Crabtree – H7 Phil Hall

15d Patrick Duggan – 6 Kerry Jones

21 Jeff Silvers – 84 Roger Best

2 Anthony White – 4t Tommy Kerr

5j Ronnie Johnson – 54 Marty Black

15n Rick Norris – 32 Brandon Ball (R)

74 Craig Reece – 14 Derrick Lainey

25k David Killian – 199 Rusty Goddard

1bc Brad Carty

R – Denotes HAT Rookie of the Year Candidate

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