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2006 REGIONAL MIDGET SERIES ANNOUNCED 16 WEDNESDAYS, 3 FRIDAYS AT ANDERSON, NEW CASTLE


NOVEMBER 28, 2005

             New venues highlight the 2006 USAC Regional Midget Series 
schedule announced today by the United States Auto Club and Don Kenyon, who 
will serve as the race organizer for the 19-race slate of events for 
Midgets, Kenyon Midgets and Ford Focus Midgets.

             Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and Mount Lawn Speedway in New 
Castle, Ind. will host the weekly racing programs, which encompass 16 
Wednesday nights, plus three Friday night Anderson appearances. Venues are 
still being sought for two "yet to be announced" dates.

             The Anderson and Mount Lawn ovals are not new to the USAC 
calendar and not new to the "regional" concept of USAC racing. Anderson 
hosted "regional" Midget races in 1996 and 1997 won by Michael Lewis and 
Mel Kenyon, while Mount Lawn hosted a half-dozen total races in 1999 and 
2000, won by Michael Lang, David Fuhrman, Rick Treadway (2) and Daryl 
Campbell (2).

             The 2006 series debuts May 3 at the Anderson Speedway and 
concludes at Anderson on September 8. Feature events are expected to be 30 
laps at Anderson's 1/4-mile paved oval and 40 laps at Mount Lawn's 
3/10-mile pavement. The July 7, August 18 and September 8 programs at 
Anderson will feature only Kenyon Midgets.

             Defending series champions are Brad Kuhn of Avon, Ind. 
(Midgets), Jonathan Hendrick of McCordsville, Ind. (Kenyon Midgets) and 
Jamie Williams of Columbus, Ind. (Ford Focus Midgets).

             Kenyon, a nine-time USAC National Midget Car Owner Champion 
from Lebanon, Ind., is excited about the prospects of the series. "It was 
time to expand the horizons," he says. Both Rick Dawson at Anderson and 
Rick Sweigart at Mount Lawn (the track organizers), are supportive of this 
venture and have offered their assistance, so I'm pumped."

             Kenyon owns 92 USAC National Midget feature wins, while his 
brother Mel is the winningest USAC Midget driver of all time, with 111 
National victories. They have been actively involved in USAC events for 
more than 45 years and Don adds: "I think I know both ends of this business 
and that should help make this series successful."

             Kenyon also stated "we also have a new Hoosier tire which 
should allow for more interchange between sanctioning clubs in the Midwest. 
Being a promoter is somewhat a new experience for me, with the exception of 
some Kenyon-Car events in recent years, but with the support I've already 
received I'm not worried about it at all."

2005 USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CALENDAR

May 3 - Anderson Speedway
May 10 - Mount Lawn Speedway
May 17 - Mount Lawn Speedway
May 31 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 7 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 14 - Mount Lawn Speedway
June 21 - Anderson 
Speedway
June 28 - TBA
July 5 - Anderson Speedway
July 7 - Anderson Speedway
July 12 - TBA
July 19 - Mount Lawn Speedway
July 26 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 2 - Anderson Speedway
August 9 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 16 - Mount Lawn Speedway
August 18 - Anderson Speedway
August 23 - Anderson Speedway
Sept. 8 - Anderson Speedway