June 22, 1999

AUKLAND MAKES LAST LAP PASS FOR DAVENPORT WIN

DAVENPORT, IA – Rick Aukland of Fargo, ND led only one lap Tuesday night

during the 50-lap United Dirt Track Racing Association Hav-A-Tampa Dirt

Racing Series main event at Davenport Fairgrounds Speedway, but it was the

last one, and it was worth $10,000.

Aukland, driving the 10-10-220 Rocket/Monte Carlo, made a last lap pass for

the lead over Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN for the win. Bloomquist

led the first 49 laps, but the defending and three-time Hav-A-Tampa Champion

had to settle for second.

With five laps to go in the race, Aukland was running in the third spot

behind Bloomquist and Steve Francis of Ashland, KY. Aukland passed Francis

for second on lap 46, and then began his charge to the front, bringing the

standing-room-only crowd to their feet for the last lap shootout.

When the white flag fell, Aukland looked to Bloomquist’s inside. But the

leader took his Miller Brothers Coal Warrior/Mustang to the bottom groove

for the first time in the race. Aukland was able to get another run on

Bloomquist on the inside running down the backstretch, and this time got to

the third turn first, moved under Bloomquist for the lead to the checkered

flag.

Francis hung on to third spot in his Action Auto Mart Rocket/Monte Carlo,

with fourth going to Dan Schlieper of Pewaukee, WI in the Pro Power Racing

Engines Rayburn/Monte Carlo. Wendell Wallace rounded out the top five in

the Monday Trucking GRT/Monte Carlo.

Sixth through tenth spots respectively went to Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC,

Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA after starting 19th, Gary Webb of

Bluegrass, IA, Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH, and Donnie Moran of Dresden,

OH.

Bloomquist took the lead at the drop of the green flag followed by Aukland,

Billy Moyer of Batesville, AR, Schlieper, and Francis. The second lap saw

Moyer pass Aukland for second spot, and Francis pass Schlieper for fourth.

A three-car crash in turn one on lap seven brought out the red flag, as

Kenny Merchant of Ruston, LA, Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, and

Denny Eckrich of Coralville, IA tangled, with Merchant flipping his J.D.

Caver Warrior/Mustang on its roof. Merchant climbed from his destroyed car

O.K., while Pearson and Eckrich were able to restart.

On the restart, Schlieper slipped back to the eighth spot, but returned to

the top five by the halfway point in the race. On lap 28, Francis passed

Aukland for third, and he began to chase down the second place car of Moyer.

Moyer’s night came to an abrupt end on lap 34 when he hit the second turn

wall. That set up the 17 lap dash to the finish with Bloomquist leading

Francis, Aukland, Schlieper and Wallace. Bloomquist ran the high line all

night, while Francis used the bottom groove.

Aukland also took the short way around the ½-mile clay oval on the bottom to

reel in Francis, and then make his winning move on Bloomquist.

Webb took fast time honors over the 47 entrants with a lap of 21.319. Borla

Muffler 10-lap Heat Race victories were taken by Aukland, Bloomquist,

Schlieper, and Moyer. The Pace American Trailers 10-lap Consolation Race

was won by Merchant, and the Polaris ATVs 10-lap Consolation Race was won by

Skip Arp of Georgetown, TN.

The next event on the 1999 $3-Million 10th Anniversary Hav-A-Tampa Schedule

is The Masters, a 100-lap $51,000-to-win event at Cedar Lake Speedway in

Somerset, WI this Friday and Saturday night.

THE SUMMARY:

OFFICIAL FINISH OF DAVENPORT, IA 50-LAP MAIN EVENT:

POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CAR LAPS $ WON

1. 1 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND Chev. 50 $10,000

2. 2 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Ford 50 $6,750

3. 6 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Chev. 50 $3,500

4. 3 s9 Dan Schlieper Pewaukee, WI Chev. 50 $2,650

5. 10 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR Chev. 50 $2,500

6. 8 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC Ford 50 $2,300

7. 19 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA Chev. 50 $1,600

8. 5 56 Gary Webb Bluegrass, IA Chev. 50 $1,400

9. 7 75 Bart Hartman Zanesville, OH Pont. 50 $1,200

10. 15 99m Donnie Moran Dresden, OH Chev. 50 $1,100

11. 12 18 Shannon Babb Decatur, IL Pont. 50 $1,000

12. 16 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN Chev. 50 $1,450

13. 9 32 Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL Pont. 50 $900

14. 22 24 Rick Eckert York, PA Pont. 50 $1,375

15. 11 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Pont. 50 $1,350

16. 18 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN Chev. 50 $1,325

17. 20 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Chev. 49 $800

18. 23 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA Chev. 49 $1,250

19. 24 28 Dennis Erb Jr. (R) Carpentersville, IL Chev. 44 $700

20. 13 15x Tim Hitt Weston, WV Chev. 36 $800

21. 4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR Pont. 33 $1,200

22. 21 50 Denny Eckrich Coralville, IA Chev. 27 $700

23. 14 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Chev. 11 $700

24. 17 C28 Kenny Merchant Ruston, LA Ford 6 $700

ENTRIES: 47

LAP LEADERS: Bloomquist, 1-49; Aukland, 1

CAUTIONS: 4

PROVISIONALS: McDowell (2) and Erb (4)

HAV-A-TAMPA SHOOTOUT QUALIFIERS: Webb, Moran, Eckrich, Ray Guss Jr., Derren

Miller

R – Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate

QUALIFYING:

POS CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN CHASSIS CAR MAKE TIME

1 56 Gary Webb Bluegrass, IA GRT Monte Carlo 21.319

2 6m Wendell Wallace Batesville, AR GRT Monte Carlo 21.319

3 S9 Dan Schlieper Pewaukee, WI Rayburn Monte Carlo 21.332

4 21 Billy Moyer Batesville, AR GRT Grand Prix 21.335

5 32p Bob Pierce Oakwood, IL MasterSbilt Grand Prix 21.407

6 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg, TN Warrior Mustang 21.424

7 66 Bill Frye Greenbrier, AR Warrior Grand Prix 21.472

8 53 Ray Cook Brasstown, NC GRT Mustang 21.496

9 15x Tim Hitt Weston, WV Rocket Monte Carlo 21.549

10 15 Steve Francis Ashland, KY Rocket Monte Carlo 21.553

11 99m Donnie Moran Dresden, OH MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 21.597

12 32 Brandon Ball West Plains, MO GRT Grand Prix 21.613

13 99c Rick Aukland Fargo, ND Rocket Monte Carlo 21.696

14 89 Marshall Green Dalton, GA Warrior Monte Carlo 21.727

15 15b Brian Birkhofer Muscatine, IA Mastersbilt Monte Carlo 21.732

16 18b Shannon Babb Decatur, IL Rayburn Grand Prix 21.78

17 50 Denny Eckrich Coralville, IA Barry Wright Monte Carlo 21.804

18 31 Skip Arp Georgetown, TN GRT Monte Carlo 21.811

19 75 Bart Hartman Zanesville, OH MasterSbilt Grand Prix 21.876

20 24 Rick Eckert York, PA MasterSbilt Grand Prix 21.935

21 1x Bob Helm Milan, IL Swartz Monte Carlo 21.973

22 99j Johnny Johnson West Burlington, IA Barry Wright Mustang 22

23 CV3 Clayton Christenberry Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 22.065

24 17m Dale McDowell Rossville, GA GRT Monte Carlo 22.069

25 1d Bob Dominack Bettendorf, IA GRT Monte Carlo 22.107

26 W7 Thomas Ware Cynthianna, KY Swartz Monte Carlo 22.12

27 C28 Kenny Merchant Ruston, LA Warrior Mustang 22.123

28 00 Freddy Smith Knoxville, TN GRT Monte Carlo 22.169

29 10 Pete Parker Kaukauna, WI Fegers Grand Prix 22.176

30 28 Dennis Erb Carpentersville, ILL Rayburn Monte Carlo 22.203

31 70 Terry Neal Elk, IA GRT Monte Carlo 22.226

32 46 Earl Pearson Jr. Jacksonville, FL Warrior Monte Carlo 22.265

33 18 Brandon Kinzer Allen, KY Rayburn Taurus 22.285

34 26 Wayne Bray Annawan, IA GRT Camaro 22.297

35 12 Ray Guss Jr. Milan, IL Swartz Grand Prix 22.302

36 32m Derren Miller Chadwick, IL GRT Monte Carlo 22.326

37 16i Tony Izzo Bridgeview, IL GRT Monte Carlo 22.415

38 66k Wade Knowles Tyrone, GA MasterSbilt Monte Carlo 22.427

39 18z Rusty Zook Riverside, IA Warrior Monte Carlo 22.566

40 11 Ace Ihm Hazel Green, WI Warrior Monte Carlo 22.624

41 5jj Jay Johnson West Burlington, IA Barry Wright Monte Carlo 22.63

42 90 Tom Hearst Wilton, IA GRT Camaro 22.688

43 166 Joe Izzo LaSalle, IL GRT Monte Carlo 23.085

44 64 Ryan Dawber Tonica, IL GRT Grand Prix 23.294

45 91x Danny Ahrens Jr. Floral City, FL Swartz Mustang 23.453

46 29mm Mike McCarthy Bridgeview, IL MasterSbilt Taurus 23.936

47 X Steve Lance Sr. Glasford, IL GRT Monte Carlo NT

BORLA MUFFLER 10-LAP HEAT RACES (Top Four Transfer To Main Event):

1ST HEAT RACE: 1. Aukland; 2. Webb; 3. Pierce; 4. Hitt; 5. Eckrich; 6.

Parker; 7. Helm; 8. Kinzer; 9. T. Izzo; 10. Dominack; 11. Ahrens; 12. Ja.

Johnson.

2ND HEAT RACE: 1. Bloomquist; 2. Francis; 3. Wallace; 4. Green; 5. Arp; 6.

Bray; 7. Jo. Johnson; 8. Ware; 9. Hearst; 10. Knowles; 11. McCarthy; 12.

Erb.

3RD HEAT: 1. Schlieper; 2. Hartman; 3. Frye; 4. Moran; 5. Merchant; 6.

Birkhofer; 7. Christenberry; 8. J. Izzo; 9. Zook; 10. Guss; 11. Neal.

4TH HEAT: 1. Moyer; 2. Cook; 3. Babb; 4. Smith; 5. McDowell; 6. Pearson; 7.

Eckert; 8. Ihm; 9. Miller; 10. Dawber; 11. Ball.

CONSOLATION RACES (Top Three Transfer To Main Event):

PACE AMERICAN TRAILERS 1ST CONSY: 1. Merchant; 2. Birkhofer; 3. Eckrich; 4.

Guss; 5. Christenberry; 6. J. Izzo; 7. Helm; 8. Kinzer; 9. Zook; 10.

Dominack; 11. Ahrens; 12. Parker; 13. T. Izzo,

POLARIS ATVs 2ND CONSY: 1. Arp; 2. Pearson; 3. Eckert; 4. McDowell; 5.

Miller; 6. Jo. Johnson; 7. Ball; 8. Erb; 9. Bray; 10. Ware; 11. Ihm; 12.

Knowles; 13. Dawber; 14. McCarthy; 15. Hearst.

HAV-A-TAMPA POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 6/22/99: 1. Dale McDowell, 2.603; 2.

Wendell Wallace, 2,490; 3. Steve Francis, 2,457; 4. Scott Bloomquist, 2,385;

5. Freddy Smith, 2,350; 6. Rick Eckert, 2,349; 7. Billy Moyer, 2,335; 8. Ray

Cook, 2,326; 9. Bill Frye, 2,224; 10. Skip Arp, 2,203; 11. Dan Schlieper,

2,154; 12. Earl Pearson Jr., 2,147; 13. Brian Birkhofer, 1,651; 14. Dennis

Erb Jr. (R), 1,650; 15. Clayton Christenberry, 1,568; 16. Rick Aukland,

1,556; 17. Brandon Kinzer (R), 1,401; 18. Brandon Ball, 1,385; 19. Shannon

Babb, 1,274; 20. Marshall Green, 1,195.