Earl's Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AUGUST 15, 2005
Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER

MARTZ, SCOTT MAINTAIN BIG EARL'S FQ LEADS

                 Tate Martz and Chase Scott continue to enjoy huge leads in 
respective Earl's Fast Qualifier standings this week after successful 
outings last weekend.

                 Martz was the top Earl's point scorer in the Midwest Focus 
Series at Lakeville, Ohio Saturday night, while Scott was the fastest 
qualifier in the Carolina/Virginia Focuses at Timmonsville, S.C. Saturday 
night. Other top Earl's point scorers included Jay Drake (Valvoline 
National Sprints) and Aaron Fike (National Midgets) at Salem, Ind.

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in events at 
Lawrenceburg, Gas City and Terre Haute, Ind. (National Midgets), 
Springfield, Ill. (Weld Racing Silver Crown), Perris, Calif. (CRA Sprints), 
plus Ford Focus Midget events at Marne, Mich., Stockton, Calif, Tulsa, 
Okla. and South Boston, Va.

                 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-27; 3-Tracy 
Hines-22; 4-Josh Wise-20; 5-Jay Drake-16.
Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Levi Jones-49; 2-Jay Drake-46; 3-Bobby 
East-34; 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-25; 5-Jerry Coons, Jr.-18.
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-160; 2-Rip Williams-62; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-51; 4-Rickie Gaunt-29; 5-Tony Jones-28.
Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-77; 2-Stephanie Mockler-38; 3-Derek 
Fisher-25; 4-Jordan Noblitt-22; 5-James Robertson-17.
California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-85; 2-Chase Barber-63; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-52; 4-Chris Veach-44; 5-Benny Moon-37.
Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-62; 2-Robbie Ray-29; 3-Michael 
Sboro-25; 4-Mike Ward-22; 5-Aron Oakley-20.
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.