MIDGETS, SPRINTS AT IRWINDALE SATURDAY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCTOBER 22, 2001
Contact: DICK JORDAN
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Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway hosts the USAC Western Sprint Car and Western
WorldCom Midget Car Series Saturday night in a doubleheader racing program
expected to have a dynamic impact on the 2001 championships in both series.

Tony Hunt of Fair Oaks, Calif. leads Jeff Gardner of Fresno, Calif. by only
five points in the Sprint car standings, while Danny Ebberts of Canyon Lake,
Calif. leads Alex Harris of Simi Valley, Calif. by 59 points in the Midget
Car series. A total of 72 points are available in each series at Irwindale's
1/2-mile paved oval.

The Midget car race could serve as somewhat of a preview of the "Turkey
Night Grand Prix," scheduled November 22 at Irwindale, which offers both
National and Western points. A 30-lap feature caps this Saturday night's
Midget car activities.

A 40-lap feature awaits Sprint car competitors, who will also compete at
Irwindale as part of the "Turkey Night" program in November. Gardner
finished fifth and Hunt 10th in a March appearance at Irwindale, a race won
by Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind.

The Midget race marks the initial 2001 appearance of the WorldCom series at
Irwindale this season after suffering a rainout in April.

TRACK UPDATE: Two 2000 USAC National Champions are entered for this race Tracy Hines and Kasey Kahne. Hines, who won the Silver Crown title is entered in both the Midget and Sprint Car race, and Kahne won the 2000 National Midget title.

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Tony Hunt 734
2. Jeff Gardner 729
3. Ryan Flynn 600
4. Bryan Bullard 596
5. Troy Cline 531
6. Damion Gardner 509
7. Bobby McMahan 477
8. Kevin Kierce 427
9. Scott Hansen 409
10. Shauna Hogg 397

USAC WORLDCOM WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Danny Ebberts 931
2. Alex Harris 872
3. Josh Wise 811
4. Wally Pankratz 718
5. Thomas Meseraull 669
6. Shane Scully 646
7. Matt Streeter 582
8. Robby Flock 553
9. John Sarale 370
10. Danny Stratton 357

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