TRIO TARGETS "4-CROWN" AS PIVOTAL RACE IN BATTLE FOR USAC'S 2005 NATIONAL SPRINT CAR TITLE

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005

             This weekend's Silver Anniversary "4-Crown Nationals" at Tony 
Stewart's Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio showcases one of the most 
hotly-contested championships in recent USAC history.

              A trio of drivers have tossed the USAC Valvoline National 
Sprint Car point lead back and forth for the past several weeks and remain 
separated by only 30 points with 74 available this weekend!

             Levi Jones of Olney, Ill., seeking his first USAC crown, leads 
defending series champion Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif. by 23 points, 
while USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland trails Drake by just seven. 
Although Drake and Darland finished first and third at Eldora in April, 
none of the three have fared better than fifth in any of the three 
subsequent USAC races there this year.

             Everyone might just find themselves chasing Rob Chaney of 
Wooster, Ohio Saturday. Chaney not only won the May feature, but he came 
back and claimed the lucrative "Mopar Thunder" paycheck in August. Kevin 
Huntley of Bloomington, Ind. won the other USAC race at Eldora this year, 
in June.

             Dickie Gaines of Mitchell, Ind. is the reigning champion of 
the "4-Crown Nationals" Sprint Car race.

             Preiminaries are slated at Eldora Friday night, with 
semi-features and all four feature events set for Saturday.

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