"Chase for the Championship" Gets Underway this Saturday Night at Kalamazoo Speedway

August 3, 2005


(KALAMAZOO, Mich) - The racing action will heat up even more starting this
Saturday night, August 6, at Kalamazoo Speedway as the "Chase for the
Championship" gets underway in all four racing divisions. This new point
system was implemented at the start of the 2005 racing season. These final
races are sure to provide the most exciting and closest point battle that
spectators have ever witnessed here.

"We will see some of the most intense racing the last six weeks of the
season - not only among the top 10 drivers, but all the way back in the
field - as drivers will start building momentum for the year end races, as
well as looking ahead to the 2006 season, "said track owner Gary Howe. "We
have 41 drivers competing for the top positions, as well as another 50
drivers competing for their share of the point money, trophies, and bragging
rights."  

Starting August 6, drivers in 1st through 10th place in the point standing
will also be awarded the following "Chase for the Championship" points:

POSITION     POINTS

         1                1000
         2                995
         3                990
         4                985
         5                980
         6                975
         7                970
         8                965
         9                960
         10              955

The point system for drivers in 11th place or lower will remain the same
throughout the season. 

Earlier this season, points were awarded using the following system - with
no points awarded for heat races or last chance races:

POSITION     POINTS          POSITION     POINTS

         1                50                          14                 24
         2                48                          15                 22
         3                46                          16                 20
         4                44                          17                 18
         5                42                          18                 16
         6                40                          19                 14
         7                38                          20                 12
         8                36                          21                 10
         9                34                          22                 8
         10              32                          23                 6
         11              30                          24                 4
         12              28                          25                 2
         13              26                          All finished below
                                                                  25th - 2

Kalamazoo Speedway, located just south of "D" Avenue on Ravine Road, is
Michigan's only NASCAR sanctioned short track. At 3/8-mile, it is also the
fastest oval track of its size in the world. Opened in 1950, the track has
been under the ownership of the Howe family since the 2001 season. For more
information, including a schedule of races and special events, call
269-692-2423 or log on to www.kalamazoospeedway.com
<http://www.kalamazoospeedway.com/> .