6/21/2010
Sprint Source
Sprint Cars Make Burlington Debut Saturday
The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint Car Series will join the USAC Mopar
National Midgets for Saturday night's "doubleheader" at 34 Raceway in
Burlington, Iowa, marking the first time the series has competed at the
3/8-mile dirt oval.
Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. sits atop the series standings
after early-season success included four wins in his first five starts! He's
only 12 points ahead of Levi Jones, however, after Jones won three of the
four recent "Eastern Storm" features.
Jones is trying to become only the second four-time champion in USAC
National Sprint Car history, matching the feat of Steve Butler
(1986-87-88-90).
The last USAC National race at Burlington was held in 1973, a Midget
race won by Tommy Astone. The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint cars last raced in
Iowa May 22 when Bobby Santos III won at Iowa Speedway. The last USAC
dirt-track Sprint race in Iowa was last August when Jesse Hockett won at
Southern Iowa Speedway in Oskaloosa.
Bryan Clauson, Jerry Coons Jr. and Chris Windom round out the
"top-five" in the latest series standings. All three have been victorious
this season. Tracy Hines, who shared this past week's "Indiana Midget Week"
crown with Brad Kuhn, is sixth in the latest points.
USAC AMSOIL NATIONAL SPRINT SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1-Damion Gardner-948, 2-Levi Jones-936, 3-Bryan Clauson-897, 4-Jerry Coons
Jr.-841, 5-Chris Windom-826, 6-Tracy Hines-823, 7-Henry Clarke-736, 8-Dave
Darland-559, 9-Shane Hmiel-513, 10-Ricky Williams-493.
Submitted By: USAC Sprints
