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“BORDER
WARS XIV” AT WINCHESTER, SHADY BOWL & ELDORA;
16-YEAR
OLDS WHITT & BOAT TAKE EASTERN RACES;
RAIN HALTS GRANDVIEW & “THE GROVE”
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JUNE
9, 2008 --- “Border Wars XIV” opens Thursday night
at Winchester (Ind.) Speedway and continues Friday at
Shady Bowl Speedway in DeGraff, Ohio, then concludes
Saturday at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The
three-race slate should test both youngsters and
veterans alike, offering valuable points toward the 2008
National Sprint Car Championship.
Jon Stanbrough won last year’s “Border Wars” title
while Tracy Hines will try to match Brian Tyler’s
record of four championships. Hines won the 1999, 2002
and 2003 titles. Jerry Coons Jr., who was the 2006
“Border Wars” king, is also expected to compete for
the 2008 championship.
Cole Whitt of Alpine, Calif. leads the 2008 National
standings after becoming the youngest USAC Sprint winner
ever on dirt last Thursday night at Minersville, Pa.
That record lasted only until Saturday when Chad Boat of
Phoenix, Ariz. became the youngest USAC Sprint race
winner ever at Hagerstown, Md. Boat’s winning age was
16 years, four months, seven days, compared to Bryan
Clauson, who was 16 years, 10 months, seven days when he
won at Winchester, Ind. in 2006.
Boat won Saturday’s 30-lap Eastern Tour finale at
Hagerstown Speedway. The son of Indianapolis 500 veteran
Billy Boat, Chad led the final 22 laps of the race in
his R-S Service/Billy Boat Performance Exhaust
Maxim/Chevy to beat Whitt, Coons, Robert Ballou and
Damion Gardner.
Whitt earned his first USAC feature victory Thursday
night at Big Diamond Raceway, leading all 30 laps to win
the USAC National Sprint car race over defending series
champion and point leader Levi Jones, Dave Darland,
Gardner and Coons. Whitt piloted the Keith Kunz
Motorsports Red Bull/Ferguson Bullet/Brannan Chevy.
Rain halted Tuesday night’s Eastern Tour opener at
Grandview Speedway in Bechtelsville, Pa., just as the
feature was ready to start. Wednesday night’s race at
the Williams Grove (Pa.) Speedway also fell victim to
rain. Both tracks are looking forward to returning on
the USAC calendar in 2009.
USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS
1 Cole Whitt 412
2 Levi Jones 398
3 Jerry Coons Jr. 374
4 Brady Bacon 374
5 Darren Hagen 339
6 Tracy Hines 338
7 Dave Darland 333
8 Damion Gardner 300
9 Shane Cottle 291
10 Brad Sweet 288
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