SBRS: Watkins Glen Results

SECOND CONSECUTIVE FOR SIMMONS

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (June 28, from Rick Roso) - Jeff Simmons took the pole position in qualifying, then led every lap to win round four of the Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Watkins Glen International, his second consecutive win. With the victory today, and his win two weeks ago at the Detroit Grand Prix, Simmons moves to third in points, despite missing the championship's first round back in March. Fellow rookie driver Nilton Rossoni of Brazil finished second, and Rocky Moran, Jr., third. Thomas Schie's sixth-place finish gives him a one point lead over Todd Snyder, who finished 10th, after four of 12-races in the $1.1 million championship.

Results Sunday of 40-minute Barber Dodge Pro Series race at Watkins Glen International, 2.45-mile, 8-turn (plus chicane) road course, with starting position in parentheses, driver, hometown or country, winner's average speed, laps completed, reason out, if any, and prize money. All cars identical Reynard Dodge V6, open-wheel, single-seat race cars on Michelin racing tires.

1 (1) Jeff Simmons, Granby, Conn., 85.859 mph, 24 laps, $12,000 2 (3) Nilton Rossoni, Brazil, 24, $8,000 3 (2) Rocky Moran, Jr., Coto de Caza, Calif., 24, $6,000 4 (4) Shane Donley, Las Vegas, 24, $4,000 5 (7) Sepp Koster, The Netherlands, 24, $2,500 6 (5) Thomas Schie, Norway, 24, $2,000 7 (13) Giovanni Anapoli, Italy, 24, $1,800 8 (12) Will Langhorne, Washington, D.C., 24, $1,700 9 (9) Nicolas Rondet, France, 24, $1,600 10 (10) Todd Snyder, Sheffield, Mass., 24, $1,500 11 (11) Jon Fogarty, Portola Valley, Calif., 24, $1,400 12 (21) Giovanni Gulinelli, Italy, 24, $1,800 13 (14) Alex Gurney, Newport Beach, Calif., 24, $1,200 14 (16) John McCaig, Vancouver, B.C., Canada, 24, $1,100 15 (22) Samer Hindi, Los Angeles, 24, $1,000 16 (18) Eric Tresslar, Denver, 24, $500 17 (17) Memo Rojas, Jr., Mexico, 24, $500 18 (23) Tom Woods, Rancho Cordova, Calif., 24, $500 19 (19) Jarrett Boon, Phoenix, 24, $500 20 (28) Jamie Menninga, Pella, Iowa, 24, $500 21 (27) Charles Willis, Germantown, Tenn., 24, $500 22 (25) Townsend Bell, Santa Barbara, Calif., 24, $500 23 (20) Brian Pelke, Lansing, Ill., 24, $500 24 (29) Scott Mayer, Franklin, Wis., 24, $500 25 (24) Peter Boss, Narragansett, R.I., 24, $500 26 (26) Gregg Borland, Elkhart Lake, Wis., 24, $500 27 (8) Victor Gonzalez, Jr., Hatoray, Puerto Rico, 15, accident, $500 28 (6) Rino Mastronardi, Italy, 1, mechanical, $500 29 (15) Martin Stenshorne, Norway, 1, spin, $500

Race Length: 24 laps of 2.45-mile circuit for 58.800 miles Time: 41 minutes, 5.432 seconds Average speed: 85.859 mph Lap leaders: Simmons, 1 - 24 Margin of victory: .510 seconds Fastest race lap: N/A Fastest qualifier: Simmons, 1:15.422, 116.942 mph

Points after 4 of 12 rounds: 1. Thomas Schie, 53 2. Todd Snyder, 52 3. Jeff Simmons, 48 4. Sepp Koster, 36 5. Will Langhorne, 34 6. Shane Donley, 32 7. Rino Mastronardi, 28 8. Rocky Moran, Jr., 25 9. Tom Woods, 19 10. Nilton Rossoni, 16

Next race: Cleveland Grand Prix, July 12