ARCA TRUCKS with Late Models at DuQuoin State Fair

Second DuQuoin 50 for ARCA Truckers Set for August 28 along with Wynn's
Southern Sportsman Race

DuQuoin, IL-August 23, 2004-The ARCA Lincoln Welders 50 at the beautiful
DuQuoin State Fairgrounds promises to be an exciting opener for the motor
sports lineup of the 2004 DuQuoin State Fair as the trucks of the Automobile
Racing Club of America Lincoln Welders Series make their second appearance
on the historic “Magic Mile”.   The second running of the Lincoln Welders 50
is slated for Saturday August 28. 2004 and is scheduled once again to be run
under the lights, along with the second running of the Wynn’s Southern
Sportsman Nationals.

The ARCA Truck Series, now in it’s sixth season, has experienced steady
growth and increased interest as evidenced by the twenty seven trucks and
drivers listed on the 2004 active roster. A great majority of those drivers
and trucks are expected to be in DuQuoin on the 28th vying for one of the
starting positions in the Lincoln Welders 50.

Defending winner Brian Rowe of Barboursville, West Virginia is expected to
be among those competing at DuQuoin, Rowe currently sits third in the ARCA
truck points and has yet to post a win in 2004.  Last year, he led the last
26 laps to post a historic win at the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds as the first
truck race winner in DuQuoin State Fair history.

Current point leader and two time defending ARCA Lincoln Welders Truck champ
Chad Guinn of Erie, Michigan is also expected to be at DuQuoin.  Guinn has
three wins in the seven races held so far this year and came into this
season leading the ARCA trucks in all-time victories with 18.  Guinn has one
victory this season on dirt, that coming on the fast quarter mile at
Lawrenceburg, Indiana.  Second in the point chase in 2004 is Brett Rowe,
brother of Brian Rowe.  He too has three win this year, one coming on the
dirt at the historic Terre Haute Action Track in June.

Also expected is current DuQuoin track record holder Tully Esterline of
Pettisville, Ohio. Esterline led the first 24 circuits last season after
setting a track record in qualifying of 36.767 seconds, or 97.914 miles an
hour around the “Magic Mile”.  Esterline finished second to Rowe in the
event, and owns one career truck win, that coming on the dirt at LaSalle,
Illinois.

Presently fourth in the ARCA Lincoln Welders chase, thirty-five year old
Kevin Reeb finished fifth in the DuQuoin 50 last year.  Reeb, from Columbus,
Ohio has sixteen top ten finishes in 22 Lincoln Welder starts including one
victory at Lake Erie in 2003.  Other drivers in the top ten in the Lincoln
Welders standings include Bill Withers of Columbus, Ohio, Mark Otting of
Plainwell, Michigan, John Kasmierski of Toledo, Ohio, Donnie Porter of
Columbus, Ohio, Craig Meyers of Belleville, Michigan and Rick Knowles of
Willis, Michigan.

The ARCA Truck Series was initiated as a series for smaller, mid sized
trucks such as the Ford Ranger, Chevrolet S-10, and the Toyota Tacoma.  Four
cylinder or six cylinder engines are used in the trucks, which maintain a
stock appearance while having a full bred racing chassis underneath the
sheet metal.

The second running of the Lincoln Welders 50 is slated to begin with
practice for the trucks at 5 p.m. on August 28, followed by Pork Pole
Qualifying at 7.  The Wynn’s Southern Sportsman main event precedes the 50
mile Lincoln Welders race, which is scheduled to push off at approximately
9 p.m.  Several local drivers have expressed an interest in running the
Sportsman race, including Paducah track champ Jeff Walston and Kentucky Lake
regular Matt Liner.  Several drivers from area track such as Mt. Vernon,
Flora, Paducah and Kentucky Lake are expected to compete in the Sportsman
event.