USAC Release - SCOTT, RIETHMEYER HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT AT SHENANDOAH; CLARKE WINS EAST CAROLINA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
JULY 10, 2006
CONTACT: 	MICHAEL HARKER (mharker@usacracing.com)
		DICK JORDAN (djordan@usacracing.com)
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SCOTT, RIETHMEYER HOPE FOR IMPROVEMENT AT SHENANDOAH; CLARKE WINS EAST
CAROLINA

INDIANAPOLIS – Point leader Chase Scott and second-place Bradley Riethmeyer
didn’t have the best races of their careers Saturday at East Carolina Motor
Speedway in Robersonville, N.C.

Neither driver finished in the Top 10, but both look to bounce back this
Saturday at Shenandoah Speedway in Virginia. They are the only two drivers
to win on the 4/10-mile track. Scott’s point lead grew marginally and now
stands at 72.

Scott and Riethmeyer’s misfortunes Saturday opened the door for a new
winner. Adam Clarke became Saturday the first Aussie driver in USAC Ford
Focus Midget Car Series history to win a feature event, as he took the
checkered flag to become the fourth victor in Carolina/Virginia Focus
competition in 2006.

Hailing from New Castle, Australia, Clarke drove a Tracy Trotter team car
and led the final 15 laps of the 35-lapper after taking the point from Aron
Oakley.

Oakley was second, ahead of Mark Burt, early feature leader Ryan Osborne and
Ryan Smith. Burt’s third-place finish allowed him to move within 14 points
of Riethmeyer for second in points.

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