SPRINT POINT RACE IDLE UNTIL "4-CROWN NATIONALS" DRAKE #1 AT TRI-CITY; EAST CLAIMS "PARNELLI JONES CLASSIC"

AUGUST 29, 2005

             The torrid battle for supremacy in USAC's 2005 Valvoline 
National Sprint Car Series will resume September 23-24 when the "4-Crown 
Nationals" unfolds at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Combatants 
Levi Jones, Jay Drake and Dave Darland are a mere 30 points apart heading 
into the Eldora shootout.

             Drake, of Val Verde, Calif., and Bobby East of Brownsburg, 
Ind., captured series victories during last week's action. Drake won 
Wednesday night's 30-lap feature at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach 
(Granite City), Ill., while East won Saturday afternoon's inaugural 
"Parnelli Jones Classic" at The Milwaukee Mile in Wisconsin.

             Drake, in defense of his 2004 series title, temporarily 
regained the series point lead with his victory at Tri-City Speedway in the 
Tony Stewart Racing Mopar/Vital Express Eagle/Mopar. He passed Bud Kaeding 
on lap four and led the rest of the 30-lap race to beat Kaeding, Bill Rose, 
Jerry Coons Jr. and Justin Marvel.

             East led wire-to-wire to win the first USAC Sprint race at the 
Milwaukee Mile in 45 years, driving the Klatt Enterprises Ford Performance 
Parts/The Car Lot Beast/Gaerte Ford. Dave Steele finished second and was 
followed by Michael Lewis, Kaeding and Ron Gregory.

             Jones finished sixth at Tri-City and was 13th at Milwaukee and 
emerged with a 23-point lead over Drake, who missed the Milwaukee race due 
to competing in the Menards Infiniti Pro Series race at Sonoma, Calif.

USAC VALVOLINE NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Levi Jones-1,068
2.-Jay Drake-1,045
3.-Dave Darland-1,038
4.-Josh Wise-944
5.-Bud Kaeding-925
6.-Mat Neely-776
7.-Jon Stanbrough-677
8.-Darren Hagen-549
9.-Justin Marvel-504
10.-Tracy Hines-473