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 Posted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 1:16 am Post subject: 2005 USAC Silver Crown Copper World Classic |
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The 100 lap Copper World Classic was held this year at Phoenix International Raceway in Phoenix, AZ. The Silver Crown series is the premier pavement class for USAC.
After qualifying the starting lineup was as follows:
ROW 1 - 6 BOBBY EAST/9 DAVE STEELE
ROW 2 - 37 TRACY HINES/10 JOSH WISE
ROW 3 - 35 JERRY COONS/144 DANNY EBBERTS
ROW 4 - 21 BRIAN TYLER/20 RON GREGORY
ROW 5 - 40 MICHAEL LEWIS/5 JIMMY KITE
ROW 6 - 22 JAY DRAKE/29 JUSTIN BARGER
ROW 7 - 77 CHET FILLIP/15 TEDDY BEACH
ROW 8 - 98 JOHN STARKS/99 PAUL WHITE
ROW 9 - 41 TYLER WALKER/52 TOM HESSERT
ROW 10 - 69 ERIC GORDON/111 J.J. YELEY
ROW 11 - 198 MICHAEL ROSELLI/92 DAVE DARLAND
ROW 12 - 4 JASON McCORD/00 WAYNE REUTIMANN
ROW 13 - 90 JOHN HEYDENREICH/03 AARON POLLOCK
ROW 14 - 291 BUD KAEDING/105 AARON PIERCE
ROW 15 - 71 STEVIE REEVES/51 RUSS GAMESTER
ROW 16 - 47 TODD BEACH/135 BOSTON REID
ROW 17 - 19 KRAIG KINSER/17 RICH TOBIAS
ROW 18 - 0 NICK LUNDGREEN/79 ERIN CROCKER
ROW 19 - 11 RYAN DURST
37 cars are lined up to take the green flag. The green flag drops and the field races into turn one. The first yellow comes out on lap 2 due to Reid losing and engine and oiling down the track. It will take several laps for the track crew to get the track clean enough for more racing action.
On lap 11, Steele leads the field followed by East, Hines, Ebert, and Wise to round out the top-5. The leaders lap Coons who was forced to pit earlier, and Pierce is out of the race. Kinser enters the pits on lap 15, and Lewis is being pushed back to the garage calling it a night.
All the competetors are hard charging each and every lap making for exciting racing but not many changes. Kinser is able to come back out on the track by lap 27 but he is quite a few laps down. However, yellow comes out again for a loose panel on the car driven by Tobias. Looks like he too will be out of the race. As soon as the green waves on lap 30, East breaks his car while running in second place which brings out the yellow yet again. Kinser takes this opportunity to go to the pits again.
Yeley has been running a phenominal race by moveing 14 spots into 6th place. The green drops on lap 35 and Walker shoots forward from 10th to 6th and Darland is in 12th from 22nd. Yeley takes back 6th place and it is Steele and Hines in the lead by 10 lengths followed by Wise and Ebberts who also lead Tyler and Yeley by 10 lengths. By lap 45 Gregory is around Walker for 7th and Tobias is back on the track, several laps down. Walker and Gregory are battling back and forth for that seventh position while Tyler and Yeley have run side-by-side for the better part of 5 laps for that 5th spot.
Steele is pulling away from everyone on lap 50 with a fifteen length lead over 2nd place Hines. Wise, Ebberts, Yeley, Tyler, Walker, Gregory, Kite, Barger, Fillip, Darland, Gordon, McCord, and Kaeding fill out the top-15 at half way.
Yeley has caught Ebberts and takes 4th while Walker passes Tyler for 6th. The leaders catch the rear of the field just as another yellow comes out for a slowing Starks. Tyler takes 6th back from Walker at the restart.
Lap 70 and the top 20 are Steele, Hines, Wise, Ebberts, Yeley, Tyler, Walker, Kite, Gregory, Fillip, Darland, Reutimann, Gordon, McCord, Kaeding, Heydenreich, White, Pollock, Teddy Beach, and Gamester.
Ebberts and Yeley are fighting for 4th place while Steele and Hines pull away from the pack. Ebbertss slows and Yeley takes over third spot. McCord and Fillip get together on lap 83 which brings another yellow out and bringing the field back together. Fillip is out of the car and ok, while McCord is push started and rejoins the field.
Nine laps to go at the green and Yeley doesn't get a good jump losing third to Walker. Another yellow at lap 93, and the green drops again with 5 to go. Steele pulls away from Hines who is battling Walker trying to pass him on the high side. Yellow yet again as Gamester spins but is able to keep going. Green, white, checkers to finish this exciting race. Steele takes the green and holds off the rest of the field to take the race.
Finishing order:
1 Dave Steele
2 Tracy Hines
3 Tyler Walker
4 JJ Yeley
5 Brian Tyler
6 Wayne Reutimann, Jr
7 Jimmy Kite
8 Ron Gregory
9 Dave Darland
10 Eric Gordon
11 Danny Ebberts
12 Bud Kaeding
13 John Heydenreich
14 Paul White
15 Teddy Beach
16 Jay Drake
17 Todd Beach
18 Erin Crocker
19 Nick Lundgreen
20 Russ Gamester
21 Tom Hessert
22 Jerry Coons
23 Jason McCord
24 Rich Tobias Jr
25 Aaron Pollock
26 Chet Fillip
27 Josh Wise
28 Kraig Kinser
29 John Starks
30 Michael Roselli Jr
31 Stevie Reeves
32 Justin Barger
33 Ryan Durst
34 Bobby East
35 Michael Lewis
36 Aaron Pierce
37 Boston Reid
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