Scarallo Qualifies a Career-Best Sixth at Portland

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2004) ­ Joey Scarallo, driver of the No. 06 ROH
Wheels / Group A Autotrend / Toyo Tires Chevrolet Corvette, qualified sixth
Saturday for Sundayıs Albertsons Trans-Am 100 at Portland International
Speedway. It marked the sophomore drivers best qualifying effort in his
Motorock Trans-Am Series career.

³My team made a couple of changes to the car and we went much faster in
qualifying,² said Scarallo. ³I like the track and like on a street course,
there are not many places to pass so it should be an exciting race
tomorrow.² 

A long-time racer, Scarallo has been in the driverıs seat since he was 11,
racing karts in the Long Island Karting Association, where he won three
championships in 1993. Scarallo also won championships in the International
Karting Federation in 1996, and he

recorded three top-ten finishes in the U.S. F2000 where he finished 14th in
series points. He ran a limited schedule in 1997, scoring 11th- and
12th-place finishes in his three starts. Scarallo competed in the Toyota
Atlantic Series in 2000.

The oldest of four siblings, Scarallo, 25, lives in Smithtown, N.Y. Scarallo
manages Autotrend Tire and Wheel Company Inc., his familyıs wheel importing
business in Lindenhurst, N.Y.