Release #202

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 25, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER
05-202

CRA SPRINTS HEAD FOR SKAGIT SPEEDWAY
GARDNER CLOSES ON WILLIAMS WITH PERRIS VICTORY

             The Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series heads for Washington 
State this weekend for races at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. Friday and 
Saturday nights. A 30-lap feature is slated Friday and a 40-lapper is on 
tap Saturday.

             Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. trails defending series 
champ Rip Williams by 109 points with 148 available this weekend. Gardner 
posted his eighth win of the 2005 season and sixth at Perris Auto Speedway 
Saturday night, leading the final four laps after passing Williams on lap 
27. Williams finished second ahead of Danny Sheridan, Mike Kirby and Mike 
Spencer.

             Gardner, whose fast qualifying time at Perris was his 14th 
this year, won the second of two Skagit features last year, while Cory 
Kruseman, USAC's brand-new Valvoline "Indiana Sprint Week" Champion, won 
last year's Skagit opener.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Rip Williams-1,119
2.-Damion Gardner-1,010
3.-Mike Kirby-946
4.-Cory Kruseman-939
5.-Charles Davis, Jr.-901
6.-Rickie Gaunt-811
7.-Mike Spencer-591
8.-Tony Jones-564
9.-Josh Ford-557
10.-Steve Ostling-522