USAC Release - PIERCE STRONGEST AGAIN IN THURSDAY'S SILVER CROWN HOMESTEAD TEST

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE													MARCH 23, 2005
Contact: MICHAEL HARKER/DICK JORDAN


PIERCE STRONGEST AGAIN IN THURSDAY'S SILVER CROWN HOMESTEAD TEST

HOMESTEAD, Fla. – For the second straight afternoon, Aaron Pierce set the
fastest time for the Silver Crown Series presented by K&N Engineering during
Thursday's test at the Homestead-Miami Speedway.

Pierce, a native of Muncie, Ind., clocked in at 169.623 mph as 12 of the 14
pre-entered drivers took speeds in preparation for Saturday’s 67-lap,
100-mile race.

Bud Kaeding of Campbell, Calif. scored a lap of 168.479 mph, the second
quick of the session. P.J. Jones of Torrance, Calif. laid down a speed of
168.203 mph.

A pair of half-hour practice sessions is scheduled for Friday’s schedule.


TESTING SPEEDS

1.	Aaron Pierce		169.623 mph
2.	Bud Kaeding			168.479 mph
3.	P.J. Jones			168.203 mph
4.	Wayne Reutimann Jr.	166.948 mph
5.	Brian Tyler			166.056 mph
6.	Pablo Donoso		166.025 mph
7.	Thiago Medeiros		165.958 mph
8.	Tim Barber			164.305 mph
9.	Pete Shepherd III		163.062 mph
10.	Rich Tobias Jr.		161.320 mph
11.	Greg Furlong		158.786 mph
12.	Bryn Gohn			156.806 mph