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USAC OPEN WHEEL WEDNESDAY for 2004
World Championship Figure 8 video
with Bill Baas, President of Blossom Chevrolet

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Bill Tunny Jr wins 2003
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27th Annual World Figure 8 Championship


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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Jeanna Stiles Office Manager
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Track Crew
Dennis Love Chief Steward
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THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP FIGURE-8 -- THREE-HOUR ENDURANCE RACE -- 1977-2004

1998-1999

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