Release #311

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 10, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER
05-311

"WALLY PANKRATZ NIGHT" SATURDAY AT VENTURA

             "Wally Pankratz Night" is slated this Saturday night at the 
Ventura (Calif.) Raceway featuring the USAC Western Midgets in a salute to 
the career of the 2000 series champion from Orange, Calif. who has started 
more than 450 series features since his 1983 debut.

             Pankratz ranks 12th in the current Western Midget standings 
and his best finishes in seven 2005 series starts have been fourth-places 
in two races at the Ventura oval. Ironically, though, none of his 19 series 
triumphs have come at Ventura. His last series win came in October of 2002 
at Perris, Calif.

             Pankratz also finished as the Western Midget runner-up in 1992 
and the USAC Supermodified series runner-up in 1985 and 1986. In 1997 he 
was awarded USAC's prestigious "Jimmy Caruthers Award" for spirit and 
determination.

             Robby Flock of Murrieta, Calif. leads the standings in search 
of his fifth USAC driving title. He would become only the 11th driver in 
USAC history with five championships, joining A.J. Foyt (13), Rich Vogler 
and Sleepy Tripp (9), Mel Kenyon (8), Michael Lang (7), Shorty Templeman 
and Steve Butler (6) and Butch Hartman, J.J. Yeley and Roger McCluskey (5).

             Flock's lead over Jerome Rodela stands at 49 points, with 74 
available at Ventura.

  USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Robby Flock-671
2.-Jerome Rodela-622
3.-Tyler Brown-539
4.-Ryan Kaplan-468
5.-Stephen Graves-468
6.-Garrett Hansen-404
7.-Scott Pierovich-396
8.-Dallen McKenney-393
9.-Brad Galedrige-387
10.-Shannon McQueen-364