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Indianapolis, Ind. - Results Thursday evening (August 1) from the running of the "J.D. Byrider 100" USAC/Weld Racing Silver Crown Series race at Indianapolis Raceway Park, with starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown, laps completed, reason out if any and money won:

Mike Bliss of Milwaukee, Ore. captured Thursday night's "J.D. Byrider 100" at Indianapolis Raceway Park, leading the final 17 laps of the 100-lap USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Championship race which kicked off IRP's Kroger SpeedFest. In front of a crowd of 20,000, Bliss overcame a 73rd-lap tangle with Chet Fillip to come from behind and pass leader J.J. Yeley. Yeley, who led the first 83 laps, slipped to fourth at the checkered flag behind runner-up Russ Gamester and third-place finisher Jason Leffler. "This is the hardest race I've ever run here," commented Bliss, who owns 12 USAC victories at the .686-mile paved oval, more than any other driver. "The top-five all had pretty good cars. We were all loose at the start but this track changed quickly and at the end everybody was really tight. It was a tough race."

Bliss averaged 91.614 mph for the 100 laps, run in under 45 minutes, driving the IWX Chevy/Beast entered by George Snider Racing. NASCAR veteran Tony Stewart started 22nd in the 31-car field and finished 10th. Trailing the top four at the end were Tracy Hines, Carl Edwards, Dave Steele, John Heydenreich, Brian Tyler and Stewart as 26 of the 31 starters were still running at the finish. Bliss won the pole and "qualifying races" went to Kasey Kahne and Stewart. World of Outlaws star Sammy Swindell escaped a flip during one of the "qualifying races."

1. (1) Mike Bliss, Milwaukie, Ore., 100, $9,000, 91.614 mph.
2. (3) Russ Gamester, Peru, Ind., 100, $4,600.
3. (6) Jason Leffler, Long Beach, Calif., 100, $3,150.
4. (2) J.J. Yeley, Phoenix, Ariz., 100, $2,350.
5. (8) Tracy Hines, New Castle, Ind., 100, $1,950.
6. (16) Carl Edwards, Columbia, Mo., 100, $1,800.
7. (12) Dave Steele, Tampa, Fla., 100, $1,750.
8. (20) John Heydenreich, Bloomsburg, Pa., 100, $1,650.
9. (7) Brian Tyler, Parma, Mich., 100, $1,550.
10. (22) Tony Stewart, Rushville, Ind., 100, $1,450.
11. (9) Aaron Pollock, Troy, Ohio, 100, $1,350.
12. (18) Ed Carpenter, Indianapolis, Ind., 100, $1,300.
13. (25) Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, Calif., 99, $1,250.
14. (14) Dave Darland, Lincoln, Ind., 99, $1,200.
15. (11) Derek Davidson, Lafeyette, Ind., 99, $1,150.
16. (31) Tony Elliott, Kokomo, Ind., 99, $300.
17. (19) Paul White, Temple, Texas, 99, $1,550.
18. (27) Teddy Beach, Donnellsville, Ohio, 99, $1,000
19. (30) Jimmy Kite, Stockbridge, Ga., 98, $975.
20. (15) P.J. Jones, Cornelius, N.C., 98, $950.
21. (5) Aaron Fike, Galesburg, Ill., 97, $925.
22. (29) Jerry Coons, Jr., Tucson, Ariz., 97, $900.
23. (17) Brad Noffsinger, Concord, N.C., 97, $875.
24. (28) David Gough, Machesney Park, Ill., 95, $850.
25. (24) Jason McCord, Anderson, Ind., 94, $825.
26. (13) Jonathan Vennard, Vincennes, Ind., 89, $800.
27. (4) Chet Fillip, San Angelo, Texas, 71, Accident, $800.
28. (26) Jay Drake, Val Verde, Calif., 56, Brakes, $800.
29. (21) Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Wash., 34, Handling, $800.
30. (23) Rich Tobias, Jr., Annville, Pa., 1, Broken Axle, $800.
31. (10) Bobby East, Indianapolis, Ind., 1, Accident, $800.

Average Speed: 91.614 mph
Time of Race: 44:55.65
Caution Flags: 4 for 23 laps.
Lead Changes: 2 among 2 drivers
Lap Leaders: Yeley 1-83, Bliss 84-100.
Fastest Qualifier: Mike Bliss - 21.225 seconds - 116.353 mph.
"Qualifying Race Winners: (15 laps) Kasey Kahne & Tony Stewart.
Weld Racing Silver Crown Point Standings: 1-Steele-320; 2-Yeley-262; 3-Hines-240; 4-Leffler-233; 5-Heydenreich-215; 6-McCord-205; 7-Bliss-166; 8-Tobias-163; 9-Drake-159; 10-Gamester-152.
Next Weld Racing Silver Crown Race: August 17 - Springfield, IL - Illinois State Fairgrounds - "Tony Bettenhausen 100"

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