SBRS: Cleveland Results

CLEVELAND (July 12, 1998) - Thomas Schie passed Nichols Rondet with six laps remaining to win the Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Burke Lakefront Airport.

It was the second victory of the season for Schie, who expanded his points lead to nine (73-64) over Todd Snyder with seven races left in the 12-race series. Snyder finished fourth.

Schie, who started sixth, squeezed through a multi-car accident in turn 1 at the start. He settled into third on the restart behind Jeff Simmons and Rondet. Schie, of Oslo, Norway, passed Simmons with 14 minutes left in the 40-minute race and then steadi ly closed the gap on Rondet.

On lap 20, Schie gained momentum as he exited turn 10 and moved to the inside of Rondet on the main straightaway, taking the lead as he entered turn 1.

Rondet was unable to challenge Schie in the closing laps. Simmons, who won the previous two races in Detroit and Watkins Glen, N.Y., was third. Schie, who also won the race at Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, Conn. on May 25, earned $12,000 for the victory. He averaged 76.727 mph on the 2.106-mile Burke Lakefront Airport temporary road course.

Cleveland - Results Sunday from the 40-minute Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Burke Lakefront Airport with finishing position, starting position, driver, hometown or country, laps, reason out if any, and prize money. All cars are identical Reynard Dodge V 6, open-wheel, single-seat race cars on Michelin racing tires.

1 (6) Thomas Schie, Norway, 76.727 mph 25 laps, $12,000 2 (2) Nicolas Rondet, France, 25, $8,000 3 (5) Jeff Simmons, Granby, Conn., 25, $6,000 4 (10) Todd Snyder, Sheffield, Mass., 25, $4,000 5 (17) John McCaig, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 25, $2,500 6 (12) Giovanni Anapoli, Italy, 25, $2,000 7 (11) Will Langhorne, Washington, D.C., 25, $1,800 8 (24) Charles Willis, Germantown, Tenn., 25, $2,200 9 (9) Alex Gurney, Newport Beach, Calif., 25, $1,600 10 (22) Eric Tresslar, Denver, 25, $1,500 11 (14) Tom Woods, Rancho Cordova, Calif., 25, $1,400 12 (21) Samer Hindi, Los Angeles, 25, $1,300 13 (25) Jamie Menninga, Pella, Iowa, 25, $1,200 14 (26) Gregg Borland, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 25, $1,100 15 (18) Peter Boss, Narragansett, R.I., 25, $1,000 16 (8) Townsend Bell, Santa Barbara, Calif., 25, $500 17 (23) David Martinez L., Mexico, 25, $500 18 (28) Patsy DiFillippo, Apollo, Penn., 25, $500 19 (20) Brian Pelke, Lansing, Ill., 24, $500 20 (29) Scott Mayer, Franklin, Wis., 24, $500 21 (1) Nilton Rossoni, Brazil, 0, contact, $500 22 (3) Sepp Koster, The Netherlands, 0, contact, $500 23 (4) Shane Donley, Las Vegas, 0, contact, $500 24 (7) Owen McAuley, Ireland, 0, contact, $500 25 (13) Jon Fogarty, Portola Valley, Calif., 0, contact, $500 26 (15) Victor Gonzalez, Jr., Puerto Rico, 0, contact, $500 27 (16) Rocky Moran, Jr., Coto de Caza, Calif., 0, contact, $500 28 (19) Jarrett Boon, Phoenix, 0, contact, $500 29 (27) Memo Rojas, Jr., Mexico, 0, contact, $500

Length of Race: 25 laps on 2.106-mile circuit for 52.65 miles Time: 41 minutes, 7.080 seconds Average speed: 76.727 mph Margin of victory: 1.3 seconds Lap leaders: Rondet, 1-19; Schie 20-25 Fastest race lap: Todd Snyder, 1:15.784 (100.042 mph on lap 22) Fastest qualifier: Rossoni, 1:15.118, 100.929 mph Progressive Driver Award: Charles Willis (24 to 8) Purse: $54,600

Points after 5 of 12 rounds:

1. Thomas Schie, 73 2. Todd Snyder, 64 3. Jeff Simmons, 62 4. Will Langhorne, 43 5. Sepp Koster, 36 6. Shane Donley, 32 7. Rino Mastronardi, 28 Giovanni Anapoli, 28 9. John McCaig, 26 10. Nicholas Rondet, 25 Rocky Moran, Jr., 25 Next race: Grand Rapids, Mich. July 26 $$$