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Cywinski Eyes Second ASA National Championship

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     Cywinski Eyes Second ASA National Championship
 

Pendleton, Ind. (September 26, 2003) – Winning his fourth ASA Racing Series event
of the 2003 season, 1997 ASA Champion Kevin Cywinski inched closer to securing his
second  career  title.  Cywinski  took  top  honors  in  the  CITGO/MDA  250  presented  by
Jani-King  at  Illiana  Motor  Speedway  on  Saturday,  September  20  with  his  nearest
championship challenger Butch Miller crossing the line in seventh position.

After 15 of 17 events in the 2003 ASA season, Cywinski has a 149-point lead on Miller.
If  Cywinski  maintains  a  143-point  margin  after  the  conclusion  of  the  Pep  Boys  300
presented by Greased Lightning Orange Blast at Salem Speedway on October 4, he
will clinch the ASA Racing Series championship by merely starting the season finale.

Cywinski  has  collected  11  top-five  finishes  and  14  top-10s  in  2003.  Wheeling  the
Greased  Lightning  Orange  Blast/SK  Hand Tool  Chevrolet  for  Country  Joe  Racing, the
Wausau, Wis., competitor has scored his wins at Houston Motor Speedway, Mansfield
Motorsports Speedway, Jennerstown Speedway and Illiana. He has also pocketed three
poles, producing his most recent at Illiana, establishing a new track record.

Three-time ASA National Champion Butch Miller is second in the point standings. Miller
has collected 13 top-10 finishes, three wins and three poles. Miller’s victories have taken
place  at  the  season  opening  Jani-King  200  at  USA  International  Speedway,  Toledo
Speedway and Madison International Speedway.

$50,000  Rookie  of  the  Year  point’s  leader  Reed  Sorenson  advanced  to  third  in  the
standings,  finishing  a  career  best  second  at  Illiana.  Sorenson  has  recorded  13 top-10
and  two  poles.  Sorenson  leads  Florida’s  Travis  Kittleson  by  383  points  in  the  rookie
championship with two events remaining in 2003.

Georgia’s  Mike  Garvey  ranks  fourth  in  the  point  standings,  winning  four  events  this
season. Wheeling the Jani-King Chevrolet, Garvey has recorded wins at Lanier National
Speedway, Hawkeye Downs Speedway, I-70 Speedway and Elko Speedway.

Ohio’s Robbie Pyle is fifth in the point standings, just 27 markers behind Garvey. Driving
for  Wal-Tom  Racing  of  Chicago,  Pyle  has  collected  seven  finishes  in  the  top  five
including a victory at Lake Erie Speedway and five additional podiums.

1995 ASA National Champion Bryan Reffner rose to sixth in the standings with second-
year driver Todd Kluever in seventh spot and Kittleson dropping to eighth. 1995 Rookie
of the Year Rick Beebe is ninth with two-time event winner Peter Cozzolino rounding out
the top 10.

The 16th event of the 2003 ASA Racing Series is set for Saturday, October 4 at Salem
Speedway  in  Salem,  Ind.  The  Pep  Boys  300  presented  by  Greased  Lightning
Orange  Blast  takes  the  green  flag  at  8:00  p.m.,  (Local)  and  will  be  telecast  live  on
SPEED Channel.