1998 World Figure 8 Championship -Indianapolis Speedrome, Home of Figure-Eight Racing Action

with Bill Baas, President of Blossom Chevrolet

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Bill Tunny Jr wins 2003
World Championship

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Bill Tunny Jr. wins the 27th Annual World Figure 8

Bill becomes the fourth different winner in the last four races

Bill Tunny Jr. wins for G & M Trucking, Jim Jones Racing Engines and Big Bee's Towing

Bill Tunny Jr. wins his first World Figure 8 in his 25th try

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America's Number One Crew

On behalf of Checkered Flag Enterprises LLC
we would like to thank the
employees of the
Blossom Chevrolet
Indianapolis Speedrome

Jeanna Stiles Office Manager
Tracy Mann Pit Office
Sandy Johnson Pit Office
Denise George Pit Office
Tina Archer Pit Office

Torry Stiles Communications Director

Jason Abney Track Caretaker

Track Crew
Dennis Love Chief Steward
Jerry Gulley Senior Track Official
Tommy Ellis Flagman
Wayne Thompson Backup Flagman
Toby Thompson Track Official
Mike Brydges Track Official
Randy Storm Track Official
Todd Shelby Track Official
Bob Mcfayden Track Official
Blue Green Track Official
Leon Patterson Track Official
Chuck Bloomfield Track Official

Dewey Burgess Pit Registrar

Brenda Jenkins Assistant scorer and Sign operator
Rose Krimmel Official Scorer
Vanessa Stiles Scoreboard Operator/Assistant Scorer
Jay Baker Voice of the Speedrome
Jonathan Byrd II Advertising Director of the Speedrome
Danielle & Brianna Assistant Scorers and Runners

World Figure 8 Scoring Team
John Stiles Jr. Group Leader
George Lane
30 Other volunteers

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1998

World Figure 8 History

September 12, 1998
Jack Dossey does it again!!!

Jack Dossey Jr. was self-described “mental mess” just moments before the start of the 22nd Annual World Figure 8 Championship. He had plenty of reasons to be in that state of mind.

Less than three hours earlier, he saw the tale-tell signs of an expired engine as he attempted to better the pole time of Fred Bear Jr. The talented crew loaded the car, took it there nearby shop, changed engines and returned to the track about ten minutes before the start of a history-chasing race.

“I was a mental mess,” Dossey related afterward. “I didn’t know what to expect when I started that race. Then we got a flat tire early and I was flat-out on every lap.”

Dossey eventually sped to a record-tying fifth World Figure 8 Championship after completing 413 laps in the Chevrolet. He won by a mere 2.5 seconds ahead of Mr. Consistent Richard Fenwick after a frantic final seven-minute green flag dash to the finish. Fenwick is by far the most consistent World Championship driver of all time. His style of not going for the lead and being careful has just not produced a win. Dossey won $10,000 from the $42,000 purse event in grabbing his fifth crown in six years.

“I’m dedicating this win to my crew,” Dossey attested. “Jack Dossey didn’t win this race-my crew did. Without their hard work, I would have never started this race.

Bruce Tunny had raced the replacement engine earlier this season. It performed flawlessly, although Dossey made a precautionary late-race pit stop for a splash of fuel which moved Fenwick and third-place Duane Lee into the same lap. Lee later pitted and lost five laps in his bid for his third win.

Lee led the most laps with 140 laps. Dossey led the last 114 circuits of the World Figure 8 Championship. Fourth place Tunny led for 115 laps. There were 19 lead changes among Dossey, Lee, Tunny, Rodney Sizemore, Gary Bedell, Eddie VanMeter and pole winner Fred Bear Jr., who lasted only five laps until losing an engine.

The top ten finishers included fifth place Bobby Douthitt, then George Sutton, Sizemore, Steve Frost, Kevin Ford and Louisville’s Jerry Whitten, the top finishing out of towner. Ford earned the Sonny Thompson Memorial Award for best start-finish improvement by finishing ninth after starting 31st.

Florida’s Gordon Brown earned the Sonny Eaton Memorial Award for rookie of the race after completing 268 laps and finishing 18th.

“We were absolutely thrilled to qualify for the starting field through the qualifying race, but to finish in the top 20 in this great race is the biggest achievement in my racing career. I plan on winning this event some day,” said Brown.

Bear earned pole position for the second straight year with a lap of 16.823 seconds.

22nd ANNUAL WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGURE-8 -- September 12, 1998
Fin	Car	Driver		Hometown	Qual	QU	QU	QU	15L	St.	3Hr	Fin	QU1	QU2	QU3	15L	3-Hr.	Spl.	Total
Pos	#				Time	#1	#2	#3	F8	Pos.	Laps		$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$	$$$
1	2	Jack	Dossey Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	16.914					2	413	1					10000		10000
2	3	Rich	Fenwick	Indianapolis, IN	17.130		1			6	413	2		400			5000		5400
3	15	Duane	Lee	Greenfield, IN	17.142					7	408	3					2500		2500
4	4	Bruce	Tunny	Indianapolis, IN	17.143	2				8	398	4	200				1250		1450
5	21	Bobby	Douthitt	Indianapolis, IN	17.223					11	393	5					1000		1000
6	8	George	Sutton	Indianapolis, IN	17.286		7			12	384	6		75			900		975
7	10	Rodney	Sizemore	Indianapolis, IN	17.116	4				5	380	7	90				800		890
8	71	Steve	Frost	Indianapolis, IN	17.486	19				15	377	8	20				700	100	820
9	50	Kevin	Ford	Speedway, IN	18.106		8			31	364	9		70			600		670
10	2J	Jerry	Whitten	New Albany, IN	18.919			4		27	331	10			90		500		590
11	9	Leonard	Basham	Jeffersonville, IN	17.392					13	329	11					425		425
12	95	Kim	Gibson	Camby, IN	17.898		5			22	303	12		85			350		435
13	77	Donnie	Garrigus	Mooresville, IN	17.794					20	297	13					300		300
14	7	Curtis	McMurtrey	Indianapolis, IN	17.458		4			14	285	14		90			290		380
15	44	Jerry	Brown	Louisville, KY	18.156			2		23	283	15			200		280		480
16	33	Doug	Greig	Indianapolis, IN	17.143		3			9	278	16		100			270		370
17	11	Gary	Bedell	Greenfield, IN	17.044	12				3	269	17	40				260		300
18	23	Gordon	Brown	Largo, FL	18.166			3		24	268	18			100		250	100	450
19	17	Steve	Ridener	Indianapolis, IN	18.128	7				32	252	19	75				245		320
20	12	Kenny	Stewart	Greenfield, IN	17.838	8				29	235	20	70				240		310
21	98	Scott	Martin	Indianapolis, IN	18.365		6			25	231	21		80			235		315
22	88	Eddie	VanMeter	Indianapolis, IN	17.113	6				4	226	22	80				230		310
23	27	Eddie	Deal	Indianapolis, IN	17.491	5				16	225	23	85				225		310
24	44B	David	Bussie	Indianapolis, IN	17.890		2			21	200	24		200			220		420
25	72	Victor	Rybolt	Indianapolis, IN	18.775	16				38	184	25	25				215	100	340
26	28	Curtiss	Unrue	Indianapolis, IN	19.138		16			43	181	26		25			210		235
27	74	Mike	Nelson	Nashville, IN	19.427					44	171	27					205		205
28	83	Country	Brown	Indianapolis, IN	18.780					40	154	28					200		200
29	31	Bobby	Whitaker	Indianapolis, IN	18.635	14				38	147	29	35				195		230
30	99	Jerry Lee	Ward	Indianapolis, IN	18.634	9				37	127	30	60				190		250
31	61	Jerry	Johnson	Indianapolis, IN	19.684		15			46	119	31		30			185		215
32	0	Dan	Wright	Louisville, KY	18.438			5		26	112	32			85		180		265
33	35	Ernie	McFadden	Indianapolis, IN	21.168		11			53	105	33		40			175		215
34	42	Raymond	Johnson	Louisville, KY	18.441					34	88	34					170		170
35	21V	Buddy	Vertrees	Louisville, KY	17.162			1		10	81	35			400		160		560
36	10	Jeff	Armour	Indianapolis, IN	18.931		10			41	77	36		50			155		205
37	22	Chris	Green	Indianapolis, IN	18.518	10				35	74	37	50				145		195
38	91	Ricky	Kelly	Brandenburg, KY	DNQ			6		28	74	38			80		125		205
39	37	Art	Smith Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	18.518					36	64	39					105		105
40	53	Marvin	Owens Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	18.290		9			33	64	40		60			100		160
41	33X	Jack	Smith	Indianapolis, IN	20.454		12			50	56	41		40			95		135
42	38	Kenny	Rackley	Indianapolis, IN	17.542		14			17	53	42		35			90		125
43	32	Donnie	Sloan	Indianapolis, IN	19.954					48	47	43					85		85
44	5	Bill	Tunny Jr.	Fairland, IN	17.566	3				18	42	44	100				80		180
45	70	Ronnie	Rigdon	Indianapolis, IN	20.245	15				49	42	45	30				75		105
46	85	Mike	Hughes	Franklin, IN	19.670	18				45	23	46	20				75		95
47	40	Steve	Brown	Indianapolis, IN	20.799	17				51	22	47	25				75		100
48	86	John	Passehl	Indianapolis, IN	19.034		13			42	15	48		35			75		110
49	02	Mike	Kennedy	LaGrange, KY	19.795			7		47	14	49			75		75		150
50	16	Duane	Hicks	Indianapolis, IN	21.518					54	14	50					75		75
51	97	Mike	Chaffee	Louisville, KY	20.91					52	10	51					75		75
52	94	Fred	Bear Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	16.823	1				1	5	52	400				75	100	575
53	6M	Mike	St. John	Indianapolis, IN	17.600					19	4	53					75		75
54	59	Steve	Prine	Whiteland, IN	17.999					30	1	54					75		75
	77	Donnie	Garrigus Jr.	Mooresville, IN	DNQ	11				DNS			40						40
	24	Joe	Carlton	Indianapolis, IN	18.938	13				DNS			35						35
	48	Roy	Skiles	Indianapolis, IN	20.438				1	DNS						100			100
	96	Rob	Collins	Indianapolis, IN	20.099				2	DNS						75			75
	69	Steve	Prine	Whiteland, IN	20.302				3	DNS						70			70
	91	Dave	Lewis	Brooklyn, IN	DNQ				4	DNS						65			65
	12	Roger	Shaffer	Indianapolis, IN	DNQ				5	DNS						60			60
	32	Dennis	Sloan	Indianapolis, IN	DNQ				6	DNS						55			55
	35	Jerry	Pleasant Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	21.344				7	DNS						50			50
	28	Jeff	Sorley	Indianapolis, IN	21.834				8	DNS						45			45
	37	Randy	Burchfield	Indianapolis, IN	28.579				9	DNS						40			40
	90	Jim	Bolton	Indianapolis, IN	22.517				10	DNS						35			35
	94	Mark	Dailey Jr.	Indianapolis, IN	21.168				11	DNS						30			30
	71	Phil	Lynch	Indianapolis, IN	23.162				12	DNS						25			25
	74	Brian	Newsom	Indianapolis, IN	20.046					DNS