ASA NATIONAL TOUR TO RUN IN CIRCLES

PENDLETON, Ind. (December 10, 2003) --  The idea was casually thrown out by host
Dave  Despain  on  SPEED  Channel's  "Wind  Tunnel."  It  has  been  a  topic  of  much
discussion with racers and fans. But in the end, the modified oval concept was rejected
and the ASA Racing National Tour will run the normal, full ovals for their superspeedway
events during the 2004 racing season.

Initially,  the  thought  was  to  run  a  modified  oval  on  the  superspeedways  with  the  cars
making a left-hand turn partway down the frontstretch and finishing at the exit of pit lane.

"We tested our National Tour cars at three different superspeedways," said Steve Dale,
ASA  president/CEO.  "The  tests  were  so  positive  in  every  regard  that  we  decided  the
best  show  we  could  put  on  for  the  fans  was  to  run  the  complete  ovals  like  they
expected.  The  cars  turned  out  to  be  very  racy.  We  anticipate  putting  on  the  same
competitive  races  at  the  larger  facilities  that  we  do  on  the  short  tracks.  I  expect  the
same kind of action that we have at all the ASA National Tour races -- lots of passing,
cars  three  or  four  wide  --  the  type  of  on-track  excitement  that  brings the fans to their
feet."

Three test sessions were held at Lowe's Motor Speedway, Atlanta Motor Speedway and
Kentucky Speedway. These tracks, along with Pikes Peak International Speedway and
the famous Milwaukee Mile will host ASA National Tour events in 2004. Of the 18 races
on the National Tour schedule, six will be held on tracks measuring one-mile or larger,
the standard definition of a superspeedway.

"After   thorough   evaluation   of   both   the   modified   oval   and   the   traditional   track
configuration it was decided the traditional approach is the way to go," said Joe Balash,
ASA vice-president, race operations. "Even though we stuck with the accepted practice
in this case of utilizing the full ovals, we still plan to challenge conventional thinking and
where  it  is  appropriate  --  and  safe  --  take  a  different  direction  to  set ASA  apart  from
other forms of racing."

The ASA  National  Tour  will  open  the  2004  season  on  March  27  at  USA  International
Speedway  in  Lakeland,  Fla.  The  National  Tour  will  make  the  first  superspeedway
appearance  of  the  year  on  May  7  at  Kentucky  Speedway.  For  more  information,  visit
www.asaracing.com.



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