LEWIS TAKES "NIGHT BEFORE 500"

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
MAY 30, 2005

MIDGETS EYE "BUCKEYE NATIONALS" JUNE 17-18
BEACH #1 IN "VOGLER CLASSIC," LEWIS TAKES "NIGHT BEFORE 500"

             Josh Wise of Riverside, Calif. leads the USAC National Midget 
Car series into the June 17-18 "Buckeye Nationals" events at Lima and 
Rossburg, Ohio after scoring "top-five" finishes in two "traditional" 
events last week in Indiana.

             Teddy Beach of Donnelsville, Ohio won Thursday night's 100-lap 
"Vogler Classic" feature at the Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome, 
leading the final 58 laps in his Beach Mfg. Company/Weld Wheels 
Beast/Mopar. Michael Lewis led the first 42 laps before a tangle forced him 
out of the race. Dave Steele, Bobby East, Billy Wease and Wise rounded out 
the "top-five."

             Lewis came back to take Saturday night's 60th Coca-Cola "Night 
Before the 500" Classic at Indianapolis Raceway Park in his CMK 
Xtreme.com/Wirtgen America Gerhardt/Esslinger. He caught defending race 
champion Ron Gregory on the final lap to post the victory over Gregory, 
Jerry Coons, Jr., Wise and Tom Hessert III. Coons led the first 28 laps 
before Gregory moved to the front.

             Wise has a 48-point lead over Beach following the two Indiana 
races.

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Josh Wise-218
2.-Teddy Beach-170
3.-Bobby East-168
4.-Ron Gregory-149
5.-Tom Hessert III-148
6.-Jay Drake-122
7.-Dave Steele-113
8.-Aaron Fike-110
9.-Michael Lewis-105
10.-Darren Hagen-97