SES: Memphis Qualifying Results

Millington, Tenn - May 12, 2000 - Summerville, S.C.'s Benny Gordon earned his first career Bud Pole Award by topping 26 other Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring drivers this afternoon at Memphis Motorsports Park. Gordon, driver of the Johnny's Haulmark Trailers Chevrolet, circled the 0.750-mile oval in a time of 22.294 seconds at an average speed of 121.109 mph. He will lead the field to the green tomorrow afternoon at approximately 4:45 p.m. CDT, immediately after the completion of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Quaker State 200 presented by AutoZone. The $76,350 Memphis Motorsports Park 100 is the fifth of 17 races on the 2000 Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring schedule. St. Joseph, Mich.'s Gary Terry completes the front row for tomorrow's event. The Quality First Diecast Chevrolet driver checked in with a time of 22.413 seconds at an average speed of 120.466 mph. Rounding out the top five were Brian Smith, Lee Tissot and Jeff Fultz. Series points leader Billy Bigley, Jr. starts eighth.

<pre> Starting Lineup Slim Jim All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Memphis Motorsports Park - Millington, Tenn. $76,350 Memphis Motorsports Park 100 - May 13, 2000 showing starting position, car #, driver hometown, sponsor/make/model, lap time, lap speed.

1       72      Benny Gordon      Summerville, S.C.     Johnny's Haulmark Trailers Chevrolet Monte Carlo                22.294  121.109
2       3       Gary Terry        St. Joseph, Mich.     Quality First Diecast Chevrolet Monte Carlo                     22.413  120.466
3       20      Brian Smith       Mooresville, N.C.     Juba Glass Chevrolet Monte Carlo                                22.480  120.107
4       01      Lee Tissot        Asheville, N.C.       Brinkley Racing Pontiac Grand Prix                              22.497  120.016
5       54      Jeff Fultz        Cincinnati, Oh.       Cleaver Brooks/C&C Boilers/Honeywell Chevrolet                  22.518  119.904
6       52      Scott Hansen      Green Bay, Wisc.      Victor Ford Sales/AFCO Racing Products Ford Thunderbird         22.552  119.723
7       28      Billy Bigley, Jr. Naples, Fla.          Peerless Woodworking/Nevamar Decorative Surfaces Chevrolet      22.581  119.570
8       8       #Casey Yunick     Holly Hill, Fla.      Lou Ana Cooking Oil/Orlando Action Auto Chevrolet               22.637  119.274
9       00      David Reutimann   Zephyrhills, Fla.     Pennzoil Chevrolet Monte Carlo                                  22.649  119.211
10      19      Steven Howard     Greer, S.C.           Dick Brooks Automotive/Aloe Luya Chevrolet Monte Carlo          22.675  119.074
11      87      Kevin Prince      Wilmington, N.C.      Wells Transmission Service Chevrolet Monte Carlo                22.693  118.979
12      75      #Billy Mills      Fairhope, Ala.        Mills Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo                              22.699  118.948
13      10      #Ryan Crane       Pendergrass, Ga.      Fresh Frozen Foods Chevrolet Monte Carlo                        22.710  118.890
14      45      Scott Kilby       Statesville, N.C.     Arndt & Herman Windows Chevrolet Monte Carlo                    22.734  118.765
15      14      Josh Clemons      New Albany, Ind.      Fuzzy's Sauces/SkySpy Chevrolet Monte Carlo                     22.765  118.603
16      86      Wayne Anderson    Wildwood, Fla.        Jani-King Chevrolet Monte Carlo                                 22.840  118.214
17      63      #Greg Pope        Monroe, N.C.          Galloway Trucking/R.C. Retail Concepts Chevrolet                22.935  117.724
18      98      #Kevin Bryant     Dade City, Fla.       Brinkley Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo                           23.043  117.172
19      34      Ken Weaver        Mishawaka, Ind.       Square D/Low Bob's Discount Tobacco Chevrolet Monte Carlo       23.198  116.389
20      09      Randy Gentry      Easley, S.C.          Carolina Painting/Milliken Cleaners Chevrolet Monte Carlo       23.247  116.144
21      37      Larry Raines      Cumming, Ga.          Marathon Electric/Palmetto Trading Co. Chevrolet Monte Carlo    23.290  115.930
22      66      Tina Gordon       Centre, Ala.          InLand Buildings/Line-X/Phillips 66/Enginewear Chevrolet        23.655  114.141
23      4       Jim Brinkley, Jr. Asheville, N.C.       Brinkley Racing Pontiac Grand Prix                              23.681  114.015
24      18      George Ingole     Lakeland, Fla.        Freezer Radiator Cooling Agent Chevrolet Monte Carlo            23.770  113.589
25      47      Kris Frost        Duncan, Ok.           Lynn's Auto Parts/Carlisle's Machine Chevrolet Monte Carlo      25.288  106.770
26      11      A.J. Frank        Bluffton, S.C.        Coastal Medical Associates Chevrolet Monte Carlo                Time disallowed 
27      57      Scott Carlson     Pensacola, Fla.       Advance Construction/Willie's Restaurant Chevrolet              No time 

# denotes Moroso Performance Products Rookie-of-the-Year candidate