VALUABLE EARL'S POINTS UP FOR GRABS AT ELDORA

SEPTEMBER 19, 2005


                 This weekend's "4-Crown Nationals" at Tony Stewart's 
Eldora Speedway will have a profound effect on the 2005 Earl's Fast 
Qualifier Championships, with valuable points available for three series. 
The event will conclude the battle for the Earl's title in the USAC Weld 
Racing Silver Crown Series.

                 Dave Steele leads the Silver Crown Earl's points by two 
over Josh Wise, while Jay Drake and Levi Jones are tied in the USAC 
National Sprint Car Earl's standings, and Michael Lewis leads Wise by two 
points in the National Midget Earl's points.

                 In last week's USAC action, Rickie Gaunt posted the 
fastest qualifying time for the Valvoline USAC/CRA event at Perris, Calif. 
Earl's points are again available in this Saturday's CRA race at Phoenix, 
Ariz. Other events this weekend offering Earl's points are the Western 
Midget and Ford Focus races at San Bernardino, Calif. Saturday and 
Saturday's Midwest Focus race at Lakeville, Ohio.

                 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 for Ford Focus events, 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-31; 2-Josh Wise-29; 3-Bobby 
East-27; 4-Tracy Hines-24; 5-Jay Drake-16.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Jay Drake & Levi Jones-55; 3-Bobby 
East-34; 4-Justin Marvel-30; 5-Dave Darland & Josh Wise-25.

National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-33; 2-Josh Wise-31; 3-Bobby East & 
Jerry Coons Jr.-27; 5-Billy Wease-25.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Tony Hunt-44; 2-Brian McClish-38; 3-Kody 
Swanson-36; 4-Mike Murgoitio-34; 5-Tim Barber-23.

Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-36; 2-Michael Lewis & Garrett 
Hansen-21; 4-Robby Flock-20; 5-Tony Hunt-18.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-176; 2-Rip Williams-69; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-66; 4-Rickie Gaunt-46; 5-Cory Kruseman-40.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-92; 2-Stephanie Mockler-47; 3-Derek 
Fisher-36; 4-James Robertson-29; 5-Jordan Noblitt & Chase Scott-22.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-101; 2-Chase Barber-70; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-61; 4-Benny Moon-52; 5-Chris Veach-50.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-73; 2-Robbie Ray-44; 3-Aron 
Oakley-26; 4-Michael Sboro-25; 4-Mike Ward-22.

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-37; 2-Nick Wean-32; 3-Jeff 
Abold-29; 4-Brit Andersen-24; 5-Ryan Smith-20.