NATIONAL MIDGET FQ CHASE TIGHTENS

AUGUST 1, 2005

                 Josh Wise now trails Michael Lewis by just two points in 
the latest Earl's Fast Qualifier standings in the National Midget Car 
Series. Wise posted the fourth fastest qualifying time at Belleville, Kan. 
Friday night. The National Midget Series resumes Aug. 13 at Salem, Ind.

                 Top Earl's point earners last week included Brad Kuhn 
(National & Western Midgets), Damion Gardner and Bud Kaeding (CRA Sprints), 
and Stephanie Stevens and Shawn Gosselin (Northeast Ford Focus Midgets).

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in events at 
Indianapolis Raceway Park (Silver Crown), Rossburg, Ohio (National 
Sprints), Perris, Calif. (CRA Sprints), plus Ventura, Watsonville and Santa 
Maria, Calif., Timmonsville, S.C. and Kokomo, Ind. (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-Dave Steele-30; 2-Bobby East-24; 3-Tracy 
Hines-22; 4-Josh Wise-18; 5-Dave Darland & Jay Drake-10.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Levi Jones-43; 2-Bobby East-34; 3-Jay 
Drake-28; 4-Justin Marvel-26; 5-Dave Darland-25.

National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-33; 2-Josh Wise-31; 3-Bobby East-27; 
4-Billy Wease-19; 5-Jerry Coons, Jr.-17.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Brian McClish-37; 2-Kody Swanson-28; 3-Tony 
Hunt-27; 4-Mike Murgoitio-25; 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-151; 2-Rip Williams-60; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-45; 4-Rickie Gaunt & Tony Jones-28.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-68; 2-Stephanie Mockler-38; 3-Derek 
Fisher-25; 4-Jordan Noblitt-18; 5-James Robertson-17.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-85; 2-Chase Barber-55; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-41; 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-Stephanie Stevens-28; 2-Jeff Abold & Nick Wean-22; 
4-Brit Andersen-18; 5-Michael Sboro & Ryan Smith-13.