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39th Annual Bettenhausen Memorial Photos
Illiana Motor Speedway
October 14 & 15, 2000

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The Powersource Racing Engines Fast Qualifiers Dash brings Jamie Wallace to victory lane. Bobby Murany won the feature for the Jasper Modifieds. Tim Fulford entered victory lane for the second time this season winning the C.A.R.S. Super Truck feature. The start of the Mid-Am feature sent five driver home early David Fox picked up his first feature win at Illiana Motor Speedway for the Allison Legacy Series.
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Winner Eddie Hoffman with Wife Donna and Daughter Haley. 39th Annual Bettenhausen Memorial Winner:
Eddie Hoffman
The first last chance race brought five contenders to a sudden stop in turn two. Danny Darnel 85 (Right),Travis Foster 97 (red car), and Mark Rigdon 12 were taken out of contention. Jerry Mueller 49 finished third. Out of forty-eight Late Models thirty started the 39th Bettenhausen Memorial. Mid-Am feature winner Pat McCabe takes the checkered flag.
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In the 39th Bettenhausen Memorial Pat Kelly 16 was challenged for the lead several times in the first half of the race. Kelly lead the most laps with 71 laps and finished seventh.  Rod Wheeler finished fourth. Dave Weltmeyer, Pat Kelly, and Scott Hantz race for position late in the race.
Weltmeyer finished second, Kelly seventh, and Hartz third.
The Fast qualifiers for Sundays 39th Bettenhausen 100, Late Models, Eddie Hoffman 19.551, Mid-Ams, Jack Kalwasinski 20.837, Jasper Modifieds, Rodney Scott, 20.366 and for the C.A.R.S. Super Trucks Tim Fulford, 23.541. Eddie Hoffman fast qualifier and feature winner Brian Campbell won the Trophy Dash for the C.A.R.S. Super Trucks.
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Billy Kloster wins the first heat for the late Models. Larry Schuler visits Victory Lane for the second heat. Juan Avila won the first heat in the Mid-American Division. Joe O'Connor claims the second heat in  the Mid-American Division. Frank Gawlinski nine time Bettenhausen winner, greets the fast qualifiers at the start/finish line.
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Eddie Hoffman wins his second Bettenhausen one short of his fathers record of three.