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HOOTERS PRO CUP QUICK FACTS
FOR THE SEARS AUTO CENTER NORTHERN DIVISION

What: Kmart 250
Where: Motor Mile Speedway
.416-mile, high-banked oval
When: Saturday July 12, 2008
Distance: 250 laps/104 miles
Posted Award: $127,136
Starting Field: 32-car starting field. Top 28 on time, four provisionals
Promoter: Al Shelor
Contacts: Paul Warner, USAR Media Relations Director, 843-390-4224
Television: VERSUS NETWORK—Friday, July 18 at 11 p.m. (ET)
Regional Networks:Comcast/Charter Sports Southeast, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, Altitude Sports, Comcast SportsNet New England, SportsTime Ohio, Comcast SportsNet West, Cox Sports, Lonestar Sports, Mediacom, America One, DirectTV & Dish Network (Check Local Listings for Regional Airings)

 

Weekend Schedule
Friday, July 11, 2008:
5:00 p.m. - 7 p.m. Early Parking & Registration
Saturday, July 12, 2008:
7:30 a.m. USAR HPCS officials Meeting
7:50 a.m. Transporter Parking
8:00 a.m. USAR HPCS Crew Chief Meeting
08:30 a.m. Pit Gates Open
09:00 a.m. USAR HPCS Tech Inspection Begins
9:30 a.m. USAR HPCS Rookie Meeting
11:00 a.m. USAR HPCS Practice Begins
1:00 p.m. USAR HPCS Practice Ends
1:15 p.m. USAR HPCS Drivers Meeting (Engines Off)
1:30 p.m. Chapel Service (Engines Off)
1:45 p.m. Late Model Practice Begins
2:00 p.m. Front Gates Open
2:30 p.m. Late Model Practice Ends
3:00 p.m. Late Model Qualifying
4:00 p.m. Awesome Awnings Qualifying for the USAR HPCS
4:45 p.m. Late Model Last Chance Race
5:45 p.m. Wraps Ink Autograph Session for the USAR HPCS
6:30 p.m. Pre-Race Ceremonies for the Kmart 250
7:00 p.m. Start of Kmart 250
To Follow Late Model 150-lap race

 

HPCS Track Qualifying Record at Salem:
Date Driver Lap Time / Top Speed
07/14/2007 Mark McFarland 15.866 sec/94.391 mph

 

Results from 2007 Motor Mile Event
Place Driver
1. Brandon Ward
2. Jeff Agnew
3. Lonnie Rush Jr.
4. Benny Gordon
5. Gary St. Amant
6. A.J. Frank
7. Carl Long
8. Johny Rumley
9. Jody Lavender
10. Ben Stancill
  • Awesome Awnings Pole Award: $1000- Mark McFarland- 15.866/94.391MPH New track record
  • Lucas Oil Halfway Leader: $1000-Brandon Ward
  • Miller Lite Rookie of the Race: $1000- Brandon Ward
  • Aaron's "Do The Math" Hard Charger: $500- Jeff Agnew
  • Greased Lightning Clean Team: $500-Benny Gordon
  • Number of caution flags: 4 1 Red Flag- 12min Total laps under caution- 26
  • iCard Time of Race: 1:24:34 Green Flag Average Speed- 90.771 MPH Margin of Win- .271 sec
  • Lap Leaders: 1-38 Eric Corbett(38); 39-66 Mark McFarland(47); 67-72 Gary St Amant(6); 73-83 Benny Gordon(64); 84-167 Brandon Ward(98); 168 Benny Gordon; 169-171 Brandon Ward; 172-223 Benny Gordon; 234-242 Mark McFarland; 243-253 Brandon Ward

 

Past Winners at Motor Mile
Year Race Winner Pole Winner
2007 Brandon Ward Mark McFarland
2006 Benny Gordon Benny Gordon
2005 Shane Huffman Shane Huffman
2005 Benny Gordon Mark McFarland
2004 Clay Rogers Jeff Agnew
2004 Benny Gordon Johnny Rumley
2003 Jay Fogleman Jeff Agnew
2002 Bobby Gill Robbie Ferguson
2001 Bobby Gill Shane Huffman
2000 Bobby Gill Jon Wood
1999 Mario Gosselin Michael Ritch
1998 Jay Fogleman Jeff Agnew

 

2008 HPCS Winners
Date Event Race Winner Pole Winner
March 15 Sears Auto Center 200, USA Int’l Speedway Benny Gordon Mark McFarland
March 29 BFGoodrichTires.com 250, South Georgia Michael Ritch Mark McFarland
April 19 Miller Lite 250, South Boston Speedway Dan Abold Benny Gordon
April 26 Racing Electronics 250, Concord Michael Ritch Wade Day
May 31 Sears Auto Center 150, Milwaukee Mark McFarland Matt Carter
June 14 Greased Lightning 250, Mansfield Derek Kale Benny Gordon
June 21 Greased Lightning 250, Myrtle Beach Mark McFarland Dange Hanniford
June 28 Lucas Oil 200, Salem Speedway Mikey Kile Mike Hampton

Kmart 250 Fast Facts

  • The Kmart 250 will start the second half of the season for the Sears Auto Center Northern Division.
  • Jay Fogleman and Benny Gordon are the only drivers pre-entered that have visited Victory Lane on multiple occasions at Motor Mile.
  • Benny Gordon and Bobby Gill are tied for the most wins (3) at Motor Mile Speedway. Gill won his races in a row, while Gordon has won on an every-other-race basis since 2004.
  • Last year, after a caution period on Lap 105, the event at Motor Mile went 137 laps without a caution.
  • Only three times in 12 races has the race winner come from outside the top-six starting positions. However, on those three occasions, Bobby Gill, who won all three, averaged a starting spot of 26th.
  • Through four regular season races in the Northern Division, three of the winners have been first-time winners. If you throw in the fact that Ray Love Jr. was best-in-class at Milwaukee, the perennial powerhouses of the division have been shutout.
  • Benny Gordon holds the record for least amount of laps led by a winner. Gordon led just 42 circuits in his 2004 win at Motor Mile. Gordon also holds the record for most laps led by a race winner. In 2006, Gordon led 172 laps en route to victory.
  • On average, the winner at Motor Mile Speedway leads at least 100 laps.
  • Brandon Ward became the only rookie to ever win at Motor Mile when he went to Victory Lane there last season.
  • There have been seven different winners at Motor Mile in 12 races and five of those drivers have at least one Hooters Pro Cup title to their credit. Brandon Ward and Jay Fogleman are the only drivers to win at Motor Mile that have not yet won a Hooters Pro Cup title.
  • Despite winning multiple Late Model titles at Motor Mile, Jeff Agnew is still waiting for his first Hooters Pro Cup win at his home track. In 12 starts, Agnew is averaging a 9.7 finish.
  • Benny Gordon has the best average finish among drivers with more than five starts at Motor Mile. Gordon’s average finish in six starts is 2.8.

 

Participating Special Award Sponsors:
Awesome Awnings Pole Award ($1,000)
Lucas Oil Products Halfway Leader Award ($1,000)
Miller Lite Beer Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000)
Aaron’s "Do the Math" Award ($500)
Longhorn Win from the Pole ($500)
Greased Lighting “Clean Team Award” ($500)
Comp Cams “Engine Builder of the Race”

Official Series Sponsors
Hooters • Miller Lite • BFGoodrich Tires • Sears Auto Center • Greased Lightning • Aaron’s Sales & Lease • Longhorn • Lucas Oil • Sunoco Race Fuels • Awesome Awnings • Pepsi • Racing Electronics • Crane Cams Ignition • iCard • Club Car • Fatheadz Sunglasses • TriStar Racewear • Wraps INK

Participating Contingency Award Sponsors:
Automotive Specialists • Auto Meter • Brown and Miller Racing Solutions • Brodix Cylinder Heads • Crane Cams • Crane Ignitions • Comp Cams • Eaton Corporation (Detroit Locker) Edelbrock • Eibach Springs • Five Star Bodies Fuel Safe • Gaerte Engines • Hawk Performance • Heintz Performance • Hess Racing Products • Holley Performance • Impact Racing Products • JE Pistons • K & N Filters • Kool Mat • Longacre Racing Products •Pro Systems Brake Solution • Quarter Master • RE Suspension • Leavitt Racing Components • Tex Racing • Trailers of the East Coast • Whelen Engineering

United Speed Alliance Racing Media Relations Policies & Procedures:
The USAR Department of Media Relations will be more than happy to assist you with your coverage of our Hooters Pro Cup Series. We will provide you information you need to cover our Series and/or race events. USAR can email you all pre-race, race weekend and post-race information. If you would like to receive this information via fax, please call Paul Warner at (843) 390-4224 to arrange fax information. The office fax number is (843) 390-4225.

If you wish to contact a driver or representative of the Series for interviews, radio call-ins, and television interviews you can call Paul Warner for assistance in arranging any needed interviews. USAR provides approved Media Outlets pictures for use in editorial copy. These images are provided free of charge to your media outlet by USAR. All images must be used for editorial copy only. Any use of image provided by USAR for advertising purposes must be arranged with Kathy Bond, the official photographer of the Hooters Pro Cup Series. Please contact Paul Warner for assistance. Any television outlet wishing to have race highlights sent to your office should contact Paul Warner at USAR for assistance and MUST contact the office of Media Relations by Wednesday afternoon prior to the race weekend highlights will be needed. USAR respectfully requests the office please return the tape to USAR after use. If a television outlets wishes to receive the highlights via VYVX line or via satellite, please contact USAR for more information.

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