Release #312

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 10, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER
05-312

WINCHESTER’S “RICH VOGLER CLASSIC” SUNDAY
FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY’S “MOPAR NATIONALS” AT CHARLOTTE

             The Valvoline USAC National Sprint Car Series returns to the 
Winchester (Ind.) Speedway this Sunday after a two-year hiatus to compete 
in the “Rich Vogler Classic.” The race should be pivotal in the battle for 
the series title, which will continue with races in California and Arizona 
in late-October and early-November.

             Levi Jones leads the standings going into Wednesday night’s 
“Mopar Sprint Car Nationals” at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway 
near Charlotte, N.C. and he will bring that lead to Winchester since 
runner-up Dave Darland trails by 81 points and only 74 are available at 
Charlotte.

             Jones and Darland finished 11th and ninth respectively in the 
last Winchester race, in May of 2003, won by Michael Lewis, who won last 
Saturday night’s USAC Western Sprint Car feature at Irwindale, Calif.

             Former series titlist Jay Drake ranks third in the standings 
and he finished sixth in USAC’s last outing at the 1/2-mile paved 
Winchester oval.

             Sunday’s race honors the memory of the driver who won more 
USAC feature races than any other in club history ­ 170. Vogler won five 
Sprint and five Midget races at Winchester, which hosted its first USAC 
race in 1956, won by Eddie Sachs, Sunday’s race will be the 132nd for USAC 
Sprint cars at the historic oval.

USAC VALVOLINE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Levi Jones-1,279
2.-Dave Darland-1,198
3.-Jay Drake-1,126
4.-Bud Kaeding-1,045
5.-Josh Wise-1,039
6.-Mat Neely-912
7.-Jon Stanbrough-796
8.-Jerry Coons Jr.-625
9.-Darren Hagen-600
10.-Shane Cottle-586