HMIEL LEADS “JAMES/O’CONNOR” 50-LAPPER GREEN TO CHECKERED

 


Salem, IN……..Shane Hmiel of Pleasant Garden, N.C. led all 50 laps to win Saturday night’s 51st “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial” AMSOIL USAC National Sprint race at the Salem Speedway. In his Rotondo Weirich/Benic Enterprises Beast/ITI Performance machine. Trailing Hmiel at the checkered flag were fast qualifier Tracy Hines, Bryan Clauson, Henry Clarke and Brian Gerster. National point leader Levi Jones escaped injury when he hit the wall on lap 29.


 


USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 14, 2010 – Salem, Indiana – Salem Speedway – “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial”


 


QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tracy Hines, 2V, Vance-15.474; 2. Bryan Clauson, 2B, RWB-15.561; 3. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-15.571; 4. Brian Gerster, 27, Davis/Gerster-15.580; 5. Shane Hmiel, 17s, RWB-15.812; 6. Jerry Coons Jr., 69, Dynamics-15.824; 7. Henry Clarke, 67, Kunz-15.837; 8. Kody Swanson, 75, TK-15.861; 9. Tanner Swanson, 17T, TK-15.902; 10. JoJo Helberg, 7, Helberg-15.904; 11. Chris Windom, 11, Walker-15.938; 12. Damion Gardner, 71, DG-15.992; 13. Joey Aguliar, 70, Miller-18.264; 14. Jacob Wilson, 07, WBR-NT.


 


FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Clarke, 2. Hmiel, 3. Hines, 4. Jones, 5. Windom, 6. T.Swanson, 7. Aguilar. 2:08.96


 


SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Coons, 2. Clauson, 3. Gardner, 4. Gerster, 5. Helberg, 6. K.Swanson. NT


 


FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Shane Hmiel, 2. Tracy Hines, 3. Bryan Clauson, 4. Henry Clarke, 5. Brian Gerster, 6. Kody Swanson, 7. Damion Gardner, 8. JoJo Helberg, 9. Jerry Coons Jr., 10. Chris Windom, 11. Tanner Swanson, 12. Levi Jones, 13. Joey Aguliar, 14. Jacob Wilson. NT


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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-50 Hmiel.


 


NEW AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Jones-1,659; 2-Gardner-1,582; 3-Clauson-1,570; 4-Coons-1,433; 5-Windom-1,395; 6-Hines-1,381; 7-Clarke-1,122; 8-Dave Darland-1,086; 9-Hmiel-989; 10-Jon Stanbrough-773.


NEW NATIONAL SPRINT CAR PAVEMENT STANDINGS: 1-Hmiel-355; 2-Clauson-325; 3-Coons-308; 4-Gardner-297; 4-Hines-295; 6-Clarke-294; 7-Jones-251; 8-K.swanson-238; 9-Windom-227; 10-Bobby East-221.


 


NEXT AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT CAR RACE: – August 22 – Winchester (IN) Speedway – “Rich Vogler Classic” – “Winchester Oldtimers Weekend”