SPRINT FQ POINTS TIGHTEN UP

JULY 18, 2005


                 Bobby East holds a slim lead in the latest Earl's Fast 
Qualifying points in USAC's Valvoline National Sprint Car Series, despite 
not competing in last week's events. He is now just four points ahead of 
Levi Jones and six ahead of Jay Drake, but that should all change this week 
with four more Valvoline "Indiana Sprint Week" races on tap.

                 Top Earl's point earners last week included Dave Darland, 
John Wolfe and Justin Marvel (Valvoline National Sprints), Garrett Hansen 
(Western Midgets) and Brett Engstrom (California Ford Focus Midgets).

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in events at 
Milwaukee, Wis. (Weld Racing Silver Crown and National midgets), 
Putnamville, Gas City, Lawrenceburg and Terre Haute, Ind. (Valvoline 
National Sprint Cars), Salt Lake City, Utah (Western Sprints), Perris, 
Calif. (CRA Sprints) and Seekonk, Mass., Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Watsonville, 
Calif. and Sun Prairie, Wis. (Ford Focus Midgets).

                 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-Bobby East & Dave Steele-15; 3-Josh Wise-14; 
4-Tracy Hines-13; 5-Dave Darland-10.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Bobby East-34; 2-Levi Jones-30; 3-Jay 
Drake-28; 4-Dave Darland-25; 5-Justin Marvel-24.

National Midget Car: 1-Josh Wise & Bobby East-27; 3-Michael Lewis-24; 
4-Billy Wease & Ron Gregory-13.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Brian McClish-37; 2-Tony Hunt-25; 3-Mike 
Murgoitio-21; 4-Kody Swanson-19; 5-Tim Barber-12.

Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-36 2-Garrett Hansen-21; 3-Robby 
Flock-20; 4-Michael Lewis & Wally Pankratz-15.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-127; 2-Rip Williams-54; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-44; 4-Rickie Gaunt-22; 5-Seth Wilson-19.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-53; 2-Stephanie Mockler-26; 3-Derek 
Fisher-23; 4-Jordan Noblitt-18; 5-James Robertson-17.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-76; 2-Chase Barber-49; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-40; 4-Benny Moon-37; 5-Jace Meier-35.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-53; 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-Nick Wean & Stephanie Stevens-15; 3-Ryan Smith & 
Jeff Abold-10; 5-Brit Andersen-9.