Kevin Cywinski Wins Second ASA Championship

Pendleton, Ind. (October 23, 2003) - Becoming just the seventh competitor in the 36-
year history of the legendary ASA Racing Series to win multiple driving titles, Wisconsin
native Kevin Cywinski won his second ASA Championship in 2003. He won his initial title
in 1997, one year following his rookie title.
 
In  the  season  ending  BFGoodrich  Traction  T/A  Tires  300  at  Nashville  Fairgrounds
Speedway  on  Sunday,  October  19,  Cywinski  started  the  event  in  the  19th  position.
Utilizing superb pit stops and smart racing moves around the .596-mile oval, Cywinski
crossed  the  finish  line  in  ninth  position,  one  spot  ahead  of  nearest  challenger  Butch
Miller. In the final standings, Cywinski finished 130 points ahead of Miller, the 10th largest
margin in history.

"It's great to win a championship with a new car owner (Country Joe Racing) and a lot of
new  crew  members,"  Cywinski  said.  "There  are  a  lot  different  emotions  in  winning  a
second championship."

Cywinski amassed 12 top-five finishes and 15 top-10s in 2003. Wheeling the Greased
Lightning  Orange  Blast/SK  Hand  Tool  Chevrolet  for  Country  Joe  Racing,  Cywinski
scored   victories   at   Houston   Motor   Speedway,   Mansfield   Motorsports   Speedway,
Jennerstown  Speedway  and  Illiana  Motor  Speedway.  He  earned  four  poles, producing
his most recent at Salem in the Pep Boys 300.

Butch  Miller  collected  14  top-10  finishes,  three  wins  and  three  poles.  Miller's  victories
occurred in the season opening Jani-King 200 at USA International Speedway, Toledo
Speedway  and  the  BFGoodrich  Tires  250  at  Madison  International  Speedway.  The
runner-up  finish  in  the  championship  is  the  best  finish  for  Miller  since  his  third  title
season in 1994.

With  a  sixth-place  showing  at  Nashville,  Robbie  Pyle  climbed  to  third  in  the  point
standings behind Cywinski and Miller. This marks the highest points finish for the 2000
Rookie runner-up. Driving for Wal Tom Racing of Chicago, Pyle scored eight finishes in
the top five including victories at Lake Erie Speedway and Salem Speedway. The Ohio
racer also produced five additional podiums.

$50,000  Rookie  of  the  Year  Reed  Sorenson  finished  fourth  in  the  final  standings.
Sorenson  recorded  14 top-10  and  two  poles  in  2003  with  a  best  finish  of  second  at
Illiana  Motor  Speedway  in  September.  Sorenson  clinched  the  rookie  championship  at
Salem,  with  one  event  remaining  on  the  schedule.  At  17  years  old,  he  became  the
youngest competitor to win the prestigious award in ASA history.

Series veteran Mike Garvey rounded out the top-five finishers in the 2003 ASA season.
Garvey  completed  the  season  with  a  third-place  run  at  Nashville.  Wheeling  the  Jani-
King  Chevrolet,  Garvey  recorded  wins  at  Lanier  National  Speedway,  Hawkeye  Downs
Speedway, I-70 Speedway and Elko Speedway.

1995 ASA National Champion Bryan Reffner placed sixth in the standings with second-
year driver Todd Kluever in seventh spot and Rick Beebe in eighth. Travis Kittleson was
ninth with two-time event winner Peter Cozzolino rounding out the top 10.