CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FOCUS REGULARS READY FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP; SCOTT WINS SHENANDOAH

INDIANAPOLIS – USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget Car Series
participants will leave the confines of the South for the biggest two-race
swing in Ford Focus history.

Following Chase Scott’s 35-lap victory Saturday at Shenandoah Speedway in
Shenandoah, Va., a group of six drivers vying for points regularly in the
Carolina/Virginia region will continue their racing endeavors in the Midwest
in this weekend’s Ford Focus National Championship.

Races Saturday at Limaland Motorsports Park in Ohio and Sunday at Anderson
(Ind.) Speedway comprise of the two-race championship, tracks both of which
have held races for the Midwest series this season.

Scott will be one of the favorites heading into the weekend, having won the
last Carolina/Virginia event. The Concord, N.C. native led all but the first
lap at Shenandoah, winning his 15th career Ford Focus race – retying the
all-time mark which he and Midwest point leader Tate Martz continue to set.

Trailing Scott and his No. 4 Real Race Cars/J & L Industrial Supply Beast
entry were Brit Andersen, early leader Sam Beam, Alison MacLeod and Robbie
Ray.

Ray is also one of the favorites heading into this weekend’s action. The
Davenport, Iowa native – who spent the 2003 season winning at Midwest
facilities and eventually claiming the series championship there – has wins
at each track and overall has 12 points-paying Ford Focus wins.

Scott and Lindsey Trausch also ventured outside the Midwest earlier in the
year to make starts at the championship tracks. Scott competed at Lima,
while Trausch set the second quick time at Anderson.

Scott’s lead in the Carolina/Virginia region jumped to 59 with two races
remaining on the series calendar, including the Sept. 24 race at Stanley,
N.C.


CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.	Chase Scott		646		6.	Terry Hall		384
2.	Robbie Ray		587		7.	Sam Beam		355
3.	Aron Oakley		426		8.	Mike Ward		333
4.	Gary Winters	410		9.	Michael Sboro	327
5.	Brit Andersen	393		10.	Lindsey Trausch	297