USA International Speedway - 4/21/2001 - NASCAR Gatorade All Pro Series - Discount Auto Parts 200 presented by Quaker State

2001 GATORADE ALL PRO SERIES, NASCAR TOURING FACT SHEET

WHAT: DISCOUNT AUTO PARTS 200 Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Race 3 of 16 Events

WHERE: USA International Speedway, Lakeland, Fl., .750-mile oval

WHEN: Saturday, April 21 2001

DISTANCE: 200 Laps (150 Miles)

POSTED AWARDS: $56,700

FIELD: 36 Cars. Thirty-one starting positions will be determined through two laps of qualifying. Four additional positions will be available to any driver in the top 30 2000 Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Championship point standings who has not qualified for one of the original 31 positions, provided eligible driver attempts to qualify in qualifying events. Provisional position 36 will be available to any past champion who did not qualify for one of the original 31 positions. If no champion spot the position then goes to the next highest qualifier from the top 30 in 2000 points. Official points standing and not time trial speed will determine these positions.

SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER: USA International Speedway

CONTACTS: Bill Desmond, NASCAR,(334) 361-0307 Bill Martino (800) 984-7223

TELEVISION: Sports South TV (Tape Delay) Sunshine Network TV (Tape Delay) Airtimes on Sunshine Network, May 8, 7:30 PM, May 9 12:00 AM, May 17, 1:00 PM

SCHEDULE: Saturday, April 21 2001 8:00 a.m. - Registration Opens and Haulers Park 9:00 a.m. - Inspection begins 11:00 a.m. - Mandatory Rookie Meeting 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. Gatorade All Pro Practice 2:15 p.m. - Mandatory Driver/Crew Chief Meeting 5:00 p.m. - Gatorade All Pro Qualifying (2 Laps) 7:00 p.m. - Green Flag Discount Auto Parts 200

THE RACE: The Discount Auto Parts 200 will be race 3 of 16 races on the 2001 Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Schedule. Cautions will count towards total laps and the race can end with a checkered flag or a green-white-checkered situation. RECORDS: DRIVER DATE TIME/SPEED Qualifying: Brian Smith April 29 2000 20.995 Secs/ 128.602 mph 200-Lap: Jeff Fultz April 29 2000 1 Hr 33 Min 58 Secs/95.779 mph

EVENT REVIEW: This will be the third 200-lap event for this NASCAR Division at this track. The 2000 event saw a first time NASCAR Bud Pole winner but it also saw an outstanding race between Smith and eventual 2000 Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring Champion Billy Bigley Jr. of Naples, Fla. Smith took an early lead in the race that had eight drivers finishing on the lead lap and 18 of 29 starters running at the end. By lap 12 Bigley had taken the point, after starting third, but through the next third of the race Smith and Bigley stayed in a tight dual. A major incident involving 10 cars on lap 85 with only two cars going to the garage for repairs. With Kevin Prince leading Smith stayed close and regained the point again on lap 127 when Prince had to pit for fuel. Over the final 25 laps, with Smith at the point, Jeff Fultz was able to get around the leader for the final 17 laps to take his first of two wins in 2000.

2000 Top 10 At USA International Speedway 1. Jeff Fultz 2. Brian Smith 3. Steven Howard 4 David Reutimann 5. Shane Sawyer 6. Kevin Bryant 7. Scott Carlson 8. A. J. Frank 9. Kevin Prince 10. Casey Yunick

Bud Pole: Brian Smith Time of Race: 1 Hr. 33 Mins. 58 Secs Average Speed: 95.779 MPH Margin of Victory: .379 sec Caution Flags: 5 for 32 laps Lap Leaders: Brian Smith, Pole - 11, Billy Bigley Jr., 12-47, Smith, 48-55, Bigley, 56-79, Kevin Prince, 80-128, Smith, 127-182, Jeff Fultz, 183-200.

NOTE OF INTEREST: (1) This will be the only visit for the Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring in 2001 at this facility. (2) With two Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring events run at this facility, there have been two different race winners and two different Bud Pole winners. (3) Chris Fontaine, an outstanding Rookie of the Year Contender, will be making his second series start. (4) Five series champions have entered this event three-time champion, Jody Ridley.

OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS MOTEL: The Baymont Inn & Suites, 4315 Lakeland Park Drive in Lakeland, Fla. will be the official headquarters motel for the Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring for this event. Rate will be $54 + tax. Phone: 863-815-0606

PARTICIPATING AWARDS SPONSORS: Anheuser-Busch, Auto Meter, Five Star Bodies, Ford Motor Company, Gatorade, Goodyear Belts & Hoses, Holly Carburetors, Jasper Engines, Moog Chassis, Moroso Blue Max Ignition Wires, Moroso Oil Pans, MSD Ignitions, Tilton Engineering, and "76" Race Gasoline.

MEDIA SERVICES: NASCAR Online, NASCAR's Official Internet Site on the World Wide Web can be accessed at http:www.nascar.com and offers up to the minute information on the Gatorade All Pro Series, NASCAR Touring and all of NASCAR's racing divisions. The NASCAR MEDIA/FAX SERVICE is a 24-hour, 7-days-a-week, fax-on demand system offering results, statistics, press releases, qualifying and race reports and other information. The number to call is 201/302-race (media use only)