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Terry McCarl Joins Wayne Johnson and Shane Hmiel on Top of
Cox Design & Metal Fabrication
Iowa SpeedWeeks Points After Round 3 at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, IOWA (August 7, 2009) - Following his win on the second
qualifying night of the Arnold Motor Supply 360 Knoxville Nationals, Terry
McCarl has tied Shane Hmiel and Wayne Johnson for the lead in the 2009 Cox
Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa SpeedWeeks point championship, which will
crown “Mr. Sprint Car” after 12 races in 11 nights of sprint car racing in
central Iowa. Attention will now turn towards the finale of the 360
Knoxville Nationals and the final ‘410’ feature before the '410' Nationals
at Knoxville Raceway on Saturday, August 8. McCarl’s win occurred in round 3
of the 12 scheduled point races in the title chase.
The unofficial ‘top 15’ in the Cox Design Iowa SpeedWeeks point standings
are as follows: 1. Shane Hmiel, Wayne Johnson, Terry McCarl 50 pts., 3.
Brian Brown, Bobby Santos III, Shane Stewart 49 pts., 5. Billy Alley, Dave
Darland, Travis Rilat 48 pts., 7. Tony Bruce Jr., Sam Hafertepe Jr., Tracy
Hines 47 pts., 9. Greg Bakker, Dustin Daggett, Jacob Wilson 46 pts.
The 12-race “Mr. Sprint Car” title chase includes three USAC non-winged
sprint car races, three American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) winged
360-cubic-inch sprint car races, and six winged 410 c.i. sprint car races.
The August 10 winged ‘410’ race at Oskaloosa will be sanctioned by the All
Star Circuit of Champions, with the other five races being non-sanctioned or
open-competition. The August 14 winged ‘410’ race, the Knoxville World
Challenge, is an invitational featuring top drivers from the United States,
Canada, and Australia.
The 2009 Cox Design Iowa SpeedWeeks schedule is as follows:
Round 1, Friday, July 31, Newton USAC Non-Winged - winner: Shane Hmiel
Round 2, Thursday, August 6, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals - winner: Wayne
Johnson
Round 3, Friday, August 7, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals – winner: Terry
McCarl
Round 4, Saturday, August 8, Knoxville 410
Round 5, Saturday, August 8, Knoxville ASCS 360 Nationals (finale)
Round 6, Sunday, August 9, Knoxville USAC Non-Winged Nationals
Round 7, Monday, August 10, Oskaloosa ASCoC 410 Front Row Challenge
Round 8, Tuesday, August 11, Oskaloosa USAC Non-Winged Ultimate Challenge
Round 9, Wednesday, August 12, Knoxville 410 Nationals (preliminary)
Round 10, Thursday, August 13, Knoxville 410 Nationals (preliminary)
Round 11, Friday, August 14, Knoxville 410 World Challenge
Round 12, Saturday, August 15, Knoxville 410 Nationals (finale)
The history of the Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Iowa SpeedWeeks is as
follows:
2008 - 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 314 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley,
Nebraska, 274 ($1,000); 3., Brooke Tatnell ($500), New South Wales,
Australia, 271; 4., Tyler Walker, California, 261; 5., Jason Johnson,
Louisiana, 233.
2007 – 1., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 266 points ($2,500); 2., Kaley Gharst,
Illinois, 252 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 249 ($500); 4., Shane
Stewart, Oklahoma, 192; 5., Jonathan Allard, California, 182.
2006 – 1., Jason Johnson, Louisiana, 309 points ($2,500); 2., Billy Alley,
Nebraska, 247 ($1,000); 3., Brian Brown, Missouri, 227 ($500); 4., Don Droud,
Jr., Nebraska, 201; 5., Gary Wright, Texas, 187.
2005 – 1., Billy Alley, Nebraska, 303 points ($2,500); 2., Kerry Madsen, New
South Wales, Australia, 258 ($1,000); 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 235; 4.,
Jesse Hockett, Missouri, 227; 5., Jesse Giannetto, Iowa, 214.
2004 - 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 217 points ($3,000); 2., Kerry Madsen,
New South Wales, Australia, 183; 3., Zach Chappell, Oklahoma, 182; 4., Tim
Kaeding, California, 165; 5., Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma, 160.
2003 – 1., Shane Stewart, Oklahoma, 238 points ($2,500); 2., Erin Crocker,
Massachusetts, 186; 3., Travis Rilat, Texas, 183; 4., Kerry Madsen, New
South Wales, Australia, 177; 5., Terry McCarl, Iowa, 175.
2002 – 1., Ricky Logan, Arkansas, 202 points ($1,500); 2., Jason Johnson,
Louisiana, 186; 3., Daryn Pittman, Oklahoma, 171; 4., Brad Furr, California,
170; 5., Kasey Kahne, Washington, 160.
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