EARL'S RELEASE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 31, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER

KRUSEMAN, COONS TOP EARL'S PERFORMERS

                 Cory Kruseman and Jerry Coons Jr. topped the charts over 
the weekend of drivers earning Earl's Fast Qualifying points in USAC racing 
events. Kruseman was the fastest qualifier for the Valvoline USAC/CRA 
Sprint race at Ventura, Calif. Saturday, while Coons topped the qualifying 
at the Western Midget race at USA Race Park in Phoenix, Ariz.

                 Damion Gardner continues to pace the CRA FQ points, 
extending his record point total to 215 with a second-fast qualifying 
effort at Ventura. Western Midget series runner-up Jerome Rodela stands 
atop that series' Earl's standings after his fourth-place qualifying effort 
at Tucson.

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this Thursday and 
Friday as the Budweiser Oval Nationals unfolds for the National and CRA 
Sprint Car Series at Perris (Calif.) Speedway. There is no qualifying Saturday.

                 Points are awarded at each USAC event based on an 
international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the 
following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying 
is not held for Ford Focus events, points are awarded based on a system of 
lineup points earned in the preliminary heats.

                 Each USAC National, Western and Ford Focus Midget Car 
Earl's Plumbing FQ Champion will be honored at USAC's Champions Night 
ceremony in Indianapolis. The National and Western FQ champs will receive 
$5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,000.

2005 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Josh Wise-38; 2-Dave Steele-31; 3-Bobby 
East-27; 4-Tracy Hines-24; 5-Dave Darland-18.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Levi Jones-71; 2-Jay Drake-58; 3-Bobby 
East-43; 4-Josh Wise-41; 5-Justin Marvel-30.

National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-33; 2-Josh Wise & Jerry Coons Jr.-27; 
4-Billy Wease-25; 5-Bobby East-21.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Tony Hunt-44; 2-Kody Swanson-42; 3-Brian 
McClish-38; 4-Mike Murgoitio-34; 5-Tim Barber-27.

Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-48; 2-Garrett Hansen-27; 3-Michael 
Lewis & Wally Pankratz-21; 5-Robby Flock-19.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-215; 2-Rip Williams-72; 3-Cory 
Kruseman-69; 4-Charles Davis Jr.-66; 5-Rickie Gaunt-50.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-96; 2-Stephanie Mockler & James 
Robertson-47; 4-Derek Fisher-36; 5-Jordan Noblitt-25.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-112; 2-Chase Barber-70; 3-Benny Moon & 
Chris Veach-62; 5-Robbie Whitchurch-61.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-73; 2-Robbie Ray-44; 3-Aron 
Oakley-26; 4-Michael Sboro-25; 4-Mike Ward-22.

Oklahoma Ford Focus: 1-Jasiel Randolph-18; 2-Dustin Morgan-17; 3-Evan 
Sewell-16; 4-Leon Bacon-15; 5-Chett Gehrke-14.

Northeast Ford Focus: 1-Stephanie Stevens-37; 2-Nick Wean-36; 3-Jeff 
Abold-32; 4-Brit Andersen-25; 5-Ryan Smith-20.