STEWART CAPS 2007 SEASON WITH "RUMBLE IN FORT WAYNE" VICTORY
Saturday, 29 December 2007
Fort Wayne, Ind........Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind. capped USAC's 52nd racing season with a 60-lap feature victory in Saturday night's 10th Annual "Rumble in Fort Wayne" USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center. The victory gave Stewart at least one USAC victory in 16 of the last 17 USAC calendar years, missing only in 1999 when he was concentrating on the NASCAR "Rookie of the Year" honors. Stewart, starting eighth, passed Geoff Kaiser on the inside of turn one and led the final 44 laps in his Our Gang Poker Club Munchkin VW. Stewart's teammate, Mike Fedorcak, finished second in the second Stewart entry, while Dave Darland took third, ahead of Derek Bischak and Rich Corson. Ronnie Wuerdeman led the first six laps, then Kaiser led for 11 before yielding to Stewart. Friday night's winner, Billy Wease, stopped in turn two on lap 14 and was unable to restart, finishing 13th. Stewart was the fastest of 48 qualifiers and also won his heat race. David Gough, Tim Jedrzejek and Bischak also won heats. Wease, Darland and Joe Liguori won consis and Daniel Robinson and Doug Dietsch won the qualifying races.
USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 29, 2007 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - Memorial Coliseum Expo Center - 10th Annual “Rumble in Fort Wayne”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart-7.509; 2. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-7.512; 3. Dave Darland, 0, RAD-7.654; 4. Billy Hulbert, 5x, Hulbert-7.777; 5. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart-7.780; 6. David Gough, 12, Domark-7.840; 7. Cale Conley, 3, Conley-7.855; 8. Derek Bischak, 3x, Barnett-7.859; 9. Ronnie Johncox, 0G, Gibson-7.873; 10. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-7.884; 11. Ryan Miller, 00x, Miller-7.907; 12. Joe Liguori, 31, Sexton-7.908; 13. Matt Estep, 25, Estep-7.942; 14. Kyle Hamilton, 79, Hamilton-7.956; 15. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams-7.967; 16. Ginny Quinones, 00, Quinones-7.968; 17. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore-7.991; 18. Arin McIntosh, 8, Reed-8.002; 19. Tim Jedrzejek, 7J, Williams-8.005; 20. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 33, Wuerdeman-8.008; 21. John Heydenreich, 92, Heydenreich/Gander-8.020; 22. Rich Corson, 15, Corson/Savage-8.029; 23. Tyler Nuckles, 56, Rencurrel-8.075; 24. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp-8.090; 25. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15x, Wimmenauer-8.180; 26. Mel Kenyon, 61, 3-K-8.204; 27. Tyler Cottongim, 28x, Cottongim-8.233; 28. Jacob Wilson, 07, Team WBR-8.254; 29. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder-8.263; 30. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-8.313; 31. Tad Uzzle, 69, Uzzle-8.317; 32. Rod Anderson, 35, Hot Rod Racing-8.329; 33. Daniel Robinson, 4m, Meents-8.366; 34. Doug Dietsch, 0x, Dietsch-8.372; 35. Adam Schuyler, 56x, Schuyler-8.376; 36. Zach Leeke, 19x, Leeke-8.399; 37. Dave Fuhrman, 32, Fuhrman-8.485; 38. Drew Charlson, 21, Charlson-8.502; 39. Jason Dull, 56Q, Dull-8.519; 40. Tim Argus, 32x, Fuhrman-8.564; 41. Jessica Iannuzzi, 96, Iannuzzi-8.565; 42. Austin Troyer, 24, Troyer-8.570; 43. Jeff Bookwalter, 16, Benefiel-8.715; 44. Deano Lennon, 27, Lennon-8.812; 45. Gary Bradley, 4G, Bradley-8.967; 46. Paul Crafton, 51, Midwest Ventures-9.196; 47. Paul Gray, 16B, Benefiel-9.516. (Tony Elliott, 28, Hamilton-8.547-withdrawn).
QUALIFYING RACE #1: (8 laps) 1. Robinson, 2. Fuhrman, 3. Schuyler, 4. Dull, 5. Bradley, 6. Iannuzzi, 7. Bookwalter. NT
QUALIFYING RACE #2: (8 laps) 1. Dietsch, 2. Charlson, 3. Leeke, 4. Argus, 5. Troyer, 6. Crafton. NT
FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Kaiser, 3. Johncox, 4. Fedorcak, 5. Estep, 6. Heydenreich, 7. Robinson, 8. Wimmenauer, 9. Westfall. NT
SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Gough, 2. K.Hamilton, 3. Corson, 4. Fuhrman, 5. Kenyon, 6. Wease, 7. Welch, 8. Robbins, 9. McIntosh. NT
THIRD HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Jedrzejek, 2. Elliott, 3. Darland, 4. Conley, 5. Miller, 6. Uzzle, 7. Dietsch, 8. Cottongim, 9. Nuckles. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Bischak, 2. Wuerdeman, 3. Liguori, 4. Wilson, 5. Knupp, 6. Charlson, 7. Quinones, 8. Anderson, 9. Hulbert. NT
CONSI #1: (12 laps) 1. Wease, 2. Fedorcak, 3. Knupp, 4. Cottongim, 5. Welch, 6. Charlson, 7. Robinson, 8. Heydenreich, 9. Estep. NT
CONSI #2: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Corson, 3. Miller, 4. Conley, 5. Wilson, 6. Dietsch, 7. Wimmenauer, 8. Quinones, 9. Uzzle. NT
CONSI #3: (12 laps) 1. Liguori, 2. Nuckles, 3. Westfall, 4. Furhman, 5. Anderson, 6. Johncox. NT
FEATURE: (60 laps) 1. Tony Stewart, 2. Mike Fedorcak, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Derek Bischak, 5. Rich Corson, 6. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 7. Kyle Hamilton, 8. Joe Liguori, 9. Tony Elliott, 10. Tyler Nuckles, 11. Geoff Kaiser, 12. David Gough, 13. Billy Wease, 14. Tim Jedrzejek. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Wuerdeman, Laps 7-16 Kaiser, Laps 17-60 Stewart.
Saturday, 29 December 2007
Fort Wayne, Ind........Tony Stewart of Rushville, Ind. capped USAC's 52nd racing season with a 60-lap feature victory in Saturday night's 10th Annual "Rumble in Fort Wayne" USAC Midget race at the Memorial Coliseum Expo Center. The victory gave Stewart at least one USAC victory in 16 of the last 17 USAC calendar years, missing only in 1999 when he was concentrating on the NASCAR "Rookie of the Year" honors. Stewart, starting eighth, passed Geoff Kaiser on the inside of turn one and led the final 44 laps in his Our Gang Poker Club Munchkin VW. Stewart's teammate, Mike Fedorcak, finished second in the second Stewart entry, while Dave Darland took third, ahead of Derek Bischak and Rich Corson. Ronnie Wuerdeman led the first six laps, then Kaiser led for 11 before yielding to Stewart. Friday night's winner, Billy Wease, stopped in turn two on lap 14 and was unable to restart, finishing 13th. Stewart was the fastest of 48 qualifiers and also won his heat race. David Gough, Tim Jedrzejek and Bischak also won heats. Wease, Darland and Joe Liguori won consis and Daniel Robinson and Doug Dietsch won the qualifying races.
USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 29, 2007 - Fort Wayne, Indiana - Memorial Coliseum Expo Center - 10th Annual “Rumble in Fort Wayne”
QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart-7.509; 2. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-7.512; 3. Dave Darland, 0, RAD-7.654; 4. Billy Hulbert, 5x, Hulbert-7.777; 5. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart-7.780; 6. David Gough, 12, Domark-7.840; 7. Cale Conley, 3, Conley-7.855; 8. Derek Bischak, 3x, Barnett-7.859; 9. Ronnie Johncox, 0G, Gibson-7.873; 10. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-7.884; 11. Ryan Miller, 00x, Miller-7.907; 12. Joe Liguori, 31, Sexton-7.908; 13. Matt Estep, 25, Estep-7.942; 14. Kyle Hamilton, 79, Hamilton-7.956; 15. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams-7.967; 16. Ginny Quinones, 00, Quinones-7.968; 17. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore-7.991; 18. Arin McIntosh, 8, Reed-8.002; 19. Tim Jedrzejek, 7J, Williams-8.005; 20. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 33, Wuerdeman-8.008; 21. John Heydenreich, 92, Heydenreich/Gander-8.020; 22. Rich Corson, 15, Corson/Savage-8.029; 23. Tyler Nuckles, 56, Rencurrel-8.075; 24. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp-8.090; 25. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15x, Wimmenauer-8.180; 26. Mel Kenyon, 61, 3-K-8.204; 27. Tyler Cottongim, 28x, Cottongim-8.233; 28. Jacob Wilson, 07, Team WBR-8.254; 29. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder-8.263; 30. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-8.313; 31. Tad Uzzle, 69, Uzzle-8.317; 32. Rod Anderson, 35, Hot Rod Racing-8.329; 33. Daniel Robinson, 4m, Meents-8.366; 34. Doug Dietsch, 0x, Dietsch-8.372; 35. Adam Schuyler, 56x, Schuyler-8.376; 36. Zach Leeke, 19x, Leeke-8.399; 37. Dave Fuhrman, 32, Fuhrman-8.485; 38. Drew Charlson, 21, Charlson-8.502; 39. Jason Dull, 56Q, Dull-8.519; 40. Tim Argus, 32x, Fuhrman-8.564; 41. Jessica Iannuzzi, 96, Iannuzzi-8.565; 42. Austin Troyer, 24, Troyer-8.570; 43. Jeff Bookwalter, 16, Benefiel-8.715; 44. Deano Lennon, 27, Lennon-8.812; 45. Gary Bradley, 4G, Bradley-8.967; 46. Paul Crafton, 51, Midwest Ventures-9.196; 47. Paul Gray, 16B, Benefiel-9.516. (Tony Elliott, 28, Hamilton-8.547-withdrawn).
QUALIFYING RACE #1: (8 laps) 1. Robinson, 2. Fuhrman, 3. Schuyler, 4. Dull, 5. Bradley, 6. Iannuzzi, 7. Bookwalter. NT
QUALIFYING RACE #2: (8 laps) 1. Dietsch, 2. Charlson, 3. Leeke, 4. Argus, 5. Troyer, 6. Crafton. NT
FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Kaiser, 3. Johncox, 4. Fedorcak, 5. Estep, 6. Heydenreich, 7. Robinson, 8. Wimmenauer, 9. Westfall. NT
SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Gough, 2. K.Hamilton, 3. Corson, 4. Fuhrman, 5. Kenyon, 6. Wease, 7. Welch, 8. Robbins, 9. McIntosh. NT
THIRD HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Jedrzejek, 2. Elliott, 3. Darland, 4. Conley, 5. Miller, 6. Uzzle, 7. Dietsch, 8. Cottongim, 9. Nuckles. NT
FOURTH HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Bischak, 2. Wuerdeman, 3. Liguori, 4. Wilson, 5. Knupp, 6. Charlson, 7. Quinones, 8. Anderson, 9. Hulbert. NT
CONSI #1: (12 laps) 1. Wease, 2. Fedorcak, 3. Knupp, 4. Cottongim, 5. Welch, 6. Charlson, 7. Robinson, 8. Heydenreich, 9. Estep. NT
CONSI #2: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Corson, 3. Miller, 4. Conley, 5. Wilson, 6. Dietsch, 7. Wimmenauer, 8. Quinones, 9. Uzzle. NT
CONSI #3: (12 laps) 1. Liguori, 2. Nuckles, 3. Westfall, 4. Furhman, 5. Anderson, 6. Johncox. NT
FEATURE: (60 laps) 1. Tony Stewart, 2. Mike Fedorcak, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Derek Bischak, 5. Rich Corson, 6. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 7. Kyle Hamilton, 8. Joe Liguori, 9. Tony Elliott, 10. Tyler Nuckles, 11. Geoff Kaiser, 12. David Gough, 13. Billy Wease, 14. Tim Jedrzejek. NT
FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Wuerdeman, Laps 7-16 Kaiser, Laps 17-60 Stewart.