3 TITLE HOPEFULS EYE SILVER CROWN FINALE IN "SILVER ANNIVERSARY" 4-CROWN" AT ELDORA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

             It's down to three possible champions who are chasing the 2005 
USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown Championship, which will be decided this 
weekend in the Silver Anniversary "4-Crown Nationals" at Tony Stewart's 
Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio.

             Defending champion Dave Steele of Tampa, Fla. has led the 
standings all season and has a 31-point cushion over Josh Wise of 
Riverside, Calif., with Brian Tyler of Parma, Mich. 39 back. A victory at 
Eldora is worth 60 and Steele, who drives for car owners Stewart and Bob 
East, can lock up the title with a ninth-place finish.

             A 50-lap Silver Crown feature concludes Saturday night's 
action, while preliminaries are slated for Friday night at the 1/2-mile 
dirt oval. Semi-features and feature events are set for Saturday night and 
the Silver Crown cars share the billing at the "4-Crown Nationals" with the 
Valvoline USAC National Sprint Cars, USAC National Midgets and Modifieds.

             Dave Darland won last year's "4-Crown Nationals' Silver Crown 
feature at Eldora.

USAC WELD RACING SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Dave Steele-410
2.-Josh Wise-379
3.-Brian Tyler-371
4.-John Heydenreich-268
5.-Jay Drake-239
6.-Wayne Reutimann, Jr.-239
7.-Tracy Hines-234
8.-Jason McCord-231
9.-Bud Kaeding-221
10.-Nick Lundgreen-213