HMIEL GETS USAC NATIONAL WIN #1 AT IOWA

Newton, IA…….Shane Hmiel of Pleasant Garden, N.C. finally cracked the USAC National winnjers circle Friday at Iowa Speedway, winning the “Casey’s General Stores Challenge” 50-lap USAC National Sprint race in his Rotondo Weirich/Benic Enterprises Maxim/Gaerte Chevy. He led all 50 laps to beat Bobby Santos III, Dave Darland, Tracy Hines and Jacob Wilson. Series point leader Levi Jones finished ninth. Jerry Coons Jr. was the fastest qualifier.


 


USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: July 31, 2009 – Newton, Iowa – Iowa Speedway – “Casey’s General Stores Challenge”


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jerry Coons Jr., 69, Dynamics-21.728; 2. Shane Hmiel, 17, RW-21.779; 3. Cole Whitt, 67k, Kunz-21.840; 4. Brad Sweet, 9, Kahne/Curb-21.876; 5. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-21.921; 6. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR/Team 6R-21.960; 7. Darren Hagen, 67, Kunz-22.005; 8. Dave Darland, 2B, RWB-22.127; 9. Bobby East, 5, Klatt-22.133; 10. Billy Wease, 98s, Santos-22.144; 11. Henry Clarke, 67x, Kunz-22.167; 12. Tracy Hines, 21, Stewart-22.194; 13. Brian Gerster, 27, Davis/Gerster-22.197; 14. Bobby Santos III, 98, Santos-22.433; 15. Russ Gamester, 46, Gamester-22.444; 16. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-22.702.


 


FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Shane Hmiel, 2. Bobby Santos III, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Tracy Hines, 5. Jacob Wilson, 6. Bobby East, 7. Cole Whitt, 8. Damion Gardner, 9. Levi Jones, 10. Darren Hagen, 11. Henry Clarke, 12. Brian Gerster, 13. Brad Sweet, 14. Jerry Coons Jr., 15. Billy Wease, 16. Russ Gamester. NT



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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Hmiel.


 


NEW USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR POINTS: 1-Jones-1,243l 2-Darland-1,193; 3-Whitt-1,107; 4-Coons-1,024; 5-Hines-907; 6-Gardner-861; 7-Hagen-811; 8-Sweet-722; 9-Chad Boat-721; 10-Bryan Clauson-690.


 


NEXT USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE: August 9 – Knoxville (IA) Raceway – “Knoxville Non-Wing USAC Nationals”