Earl's Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 6, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER

HINES TAKES EARL'S SILVER CROWN FQ LEAD

                 Tracy Hines is the new leader in the 2005 Earl's Fast 
Qualifier standing sin USAC's Weld Racing Silver Crown Series after winning 
pole for Sunday's "Rocky Mountain Classic" event at Pikes Peak 
International Raceway in Fountain, Colo.

                 Other Earl's fast qualifiers this past week included: 
Bobby Santos III (National and Western Midgets at Fountain, Colo.), Johnny 
Rodriguez (CRA Sprints at Perris, Calif.), and Jace Meier, Chase Scott and 
Tate Martz (Ford Focus Series).

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in events at 
Toledo and Mansfield, Ohio (National Sprints and Mdgets), Anderson, Calif. 
(Western Sprints), Bakersfield, Calif. (Western Midgets), plus Sparta, Ky., 
Oswego, N.Y. and Bakersfield, Calif. (Ford Focus).

                 Points are awarded at each USAC event based on an 
international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the 
following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying 
is not held, points are awarded based on a system of lineup points earned 
in the preliminary heats.

                 Each USAC National, Western and Ford Focus Midget Car 
Earl's Plumbing FQ Champion will be honored at USAC's Champions Night 
ceremony in Indianapolis. The National and Western FQ champs will receive 
$5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,000.

2005 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Tracy Hines-22; 2-Dave Steele-21; 3-Bobby 
East-18; 4-Josh Wise-15; 5-Dave Darland-10.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Jay Drake-23; 2-Levi Jones & Bobby 
East-19; 4-Justin Marvel-15; 5-Rob Chaney-14.

National Midget Car: 1-Josh Wise-21; 2-Michael Lewis-19; 3-Bobby East & Ron 
Gregory-12; 5-Billy Wease-10.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Brian McClish-31; 2-Tony Hunt-21; 3-Mike 
Murgoitio-18; 4-Tim Barber-11; 5-Kody Swanson-10.

Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-27; 2-Robby Flock-18; 3-Michael 
Lewis-15; 4-Steve Paden-13; 5-Tyler Brown-10.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-133; 2-Rip Williams-54; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-45; 4-Rickie Gaunt-22; 5-Cory Kruseman-20.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-44; 2-Stephanie Mockler-23; 3-Derek 
Fisher-22; 4-Jordan Noblitt-18; 5-Brandon Hartsell-12.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-61; 2-Chase Barber-42; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-39; 4-Benny Moon-37; 5-Jace Meier-35.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-49; 2-Michael Sboro-25; 
3-Robbie Ray-23; 4-Mike Ward-19; 5-Aron Oakley-16.

Oklahoma Ford Focus: 1-Jasiel Randolph-18; 2-Dustin Morgan-17; 3-Evan 
Sewell-16; 4-Leon Bacon-15; 5-Chett Gehrke-14.

Northeast Ford Focus: 1-Brit Andersen, Ryan Smith & Stephanie Stevens-9; 
4-Jeff Abold-6; 5-Nick Wean & Dana Messier-4.