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2007 USAR Hooters Procup Series Quick Facts for the Aaron's Southern Division
| What: |
Glover Foods 250 |
| Where: |
South Georgia Motorsports Park, Cecil, GA
.5-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval |
| When: |
Saturday March 31, 2007 |
| Distance: |
250 Laps/ 125 Miles |
| Posted Award: |
$122,670 (Includes $37,000 Point Fund) |
| Starting Field: |
36 car starting field - 38 cars possible - Fastest 32 cars through time trials - two provisional position from 2006 Southern Division top- 30 Driver Points Standings and two provisional position from 2006 Southern Division top-30 Owner points Standing. Provisional for past Champion and past Rookie of the Year (only if necessary)
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| Promoter: |
Shad Dean General Manager |
| Contacts: |
Paul Warner, USAR Media Relations Director, 843-390-4224
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| Television: |
SPEED Channel Wednesday, April 11, 2007 (4 p.m. ET)
Friday, April 20, 2007 (12 Noon ET)
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Race Week Schedule
| Friday March 30, 2007 |
| 5:00 -7:00 pm |
Early Parking and Registration |
| Saturday March 31, 2007 |
| 8:00 a.m. |
USAR HPCS officials Meeting |
| 8:20 a.m. |
Transporter Parking |
| 8:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Crew Chief Meeting |
| 9:00 a.m. |
Pit Gates Open |
| 9:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Tech Inspection Begins |
| 10:00 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Rookie Meeting |
| 11:30 a.m. |
USAR HPCS Practice Begin |
| 11:30 p.m. |
Front Gates Open |
| 1:30 p.m. |
USAR HPCS Practice Ends |
| 2:00 p.m. |
USAR HPCS Drivers Meeting (Engines Off) |
| 2:15 p.m. |
Chapel Service (Engines Off) |
| 4:30 pm |
Glover Foods 250 Qualifying for the USAR HPCS |
| 5:45 pm |
Wraps Ink on track Autograph Session for the USAR HPCS |
| 6:30 p.m. |
Pre-Race Ceremonies for the Glover Foods 250 |
| 7:00 p.m. |
Glover Foods 250 |
Track Qualifying Record
| Date
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Driver
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Lap Time / Top Speed
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March 12, 2005 |
Mark McFarland |
18.460 seconds / 97.508 mph |
Results from the Dan Duncan Memorial Travel Country RV 250
| Place
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Driver
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| 1. |
Benny Gordon |
| 2. |
Dange Hanniford |
| 3. |
AJ Frank |
| 4. |
Ken Butler III |
| 5. |
Daniel Johnson |
| 6. |
Joey Logano |
| 7. |
Andrew Rogers |
| 8. |
Woody Howard |
| 9. |
Lonnie Rush Jr |
| 10. |
Derek Kale |
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- Pole Award: Johnny Rumley
- Icard Time of the Race: 2:29:41
- Green Flag Average Speed: 92.422mph
- Margin of Victory: 1.051 seconds
- Caution Flags: 13 for 85 laps
- Lap Leaders: 1-75 Shelby Howard (75); 75-96 Benny Gordon (142); 97 Brett Butler (1); 98 -105 Gary St Amant (8);106-226 Benny Gordon
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Past Winners at USA International Speedway
| Year
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Race Winners
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Pole Winners
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| 2006 |
Benny Gordon |
Johnny Rumley |
| 2006 |
Joey Logano |
Clay Rogers |
| 2005 |
Shane Huffman |
Mark McFarland |
Glover Foods 250 Fast Facts
- In the season opener at USA International it was the 2007 crop of rookie showing the way with six finishing in the top ten.
- Matt Hawkins, 2007 Rookie Contender, wrote his name in the USAR Hooters Pro Cup Series (HPCS) record book by become the only driver to win in his very first start.
- It was a day for breaking records as 19 drivers broke the HPCS qualifying track record at USA International.
- Dange Hanniford had a career best second place finish in the fall race at South Georgia, and his team mate Northern Division driver AJ Frank finished third, looking the team to try to gain that first HPCS win.
Participating Special Award Sponsors:
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 Restaurants * Naturally Fresh Dressings, Sauces & Dips * Jackaroo Sauces * Miller Lite *
BFGoodrich Tires g-Force T/A * Sears Auto Center * Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership * Greased Lightning * Lucas Oil Products *Longhorn * Pepsi * Advance Auto Parts * Sunoco Race Fuels * Racing Electronics * Crane Cams Ignition *
ICard Real-Time Race Information * Club Car * Fatheadz Sunglasses * Tri Star Racewear * Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce
Participating Contingency Award Sponsors:
Automotive Specialist * Auto Meter * Brown and Miller Racing Solutions Brodix * BSCI * Crane Cams * Crane Ignitions * Competitive Used Parts Comp Cams *Eaton Corporation (Detroit Locker) Edelbrock * Eibach Springs Fischer Engineering* Gaerte Engines Greenville Tech * Hawk Performance * Heintz Performance * Hess Racing Products * Holley Performance * Impact Racing Products * K & N Filters * Kool Mat * Laughlin Performance * Longacre Racing Products* Ohlins Shocks * Penske Racing Shocks * Performance Friction * Quarter Master * RE Suspension * Leavitt Racing Components * Tex Racing * Tiger Rear Ends * Trailers of the East Coast * Turn One * Whelen Engineering * XRP (Extreme Racing Products)
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 emial 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 or
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 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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