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news stories are posted below in the order you see them here

12-06-06- Southeast Motorsports Launches New Company Website
12-04-06- NEXTEL Cup Star KENNY WALLACE to appear at the 4th Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet
12-02-06- 2007 Sunshine State Action For UMP Modifieds Will Commence With Feb. 1-3 Visit To North Florida Speedway
12-02-06- Bill Frye Ready To Chase Fifth Title After Being Honored As 2006 MARS Late Model Champion 
12-02-06- ASI STARS and CARS 2007 Dirt Late Model Calendar Now Available To Purchase in Time for Christmas
12-02-06- Over Half-Million Dollars To Be Distributed At 23^rd Annual UMP Awards Banquet On Jan. 20
11-23-06- CRATE AMERICAN RACING SERIES signs on as presenting sponsor of the 4th Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO Racers Trade Show and Swap Meet
11-21-06- The Hoosier Racers Swap Meet & Trade Show 7 January 27, 2007!!
11-21-06- Sunoco Race Fuels Hands Out Awards at Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Banquet
11-15-06- Modified Tour, Inc.  Launches New Website 
11-07-06- UMP Adds Two Entry-Level Divisions To Sanctioning Lineup In 2007
11-06-06- RACEMN EXPO, O'REILLY AUTO PARTS BAR STOOL RACE HEADLINE Dirt Nation
11-02-06- Hoosier Racers Swap Meet & Trade Show 7
10-27-06- ASI Racewear Launches New Online Store
10-27-06- LAST CALL FOR BOOTH SPACE AT RACEMN MOTORSPORTS EXPO PRESENTED BY LUCAS OIL & AWESOME RACEWEAR
10-27-06- GUEST SPEAKER C.J. RAYBURN, BOB HARRIS MODIFIED WORKSHOP TO HEADLINE RACEMN MOTORSPORTS EXPO SEMINAR LINE-UP
10-16-06- HOOK MOUNTAIN PRODUCTIONS LAUNCHES “DIRT TRACK” A REALITY TV SHOW ON-LINE
09-26-06- Lucas Oil added as presenting sponsor of RACEMN Motorsports Expo
09-22-06- Team RACEMN to sport the finest in Awesome Racewear
09-17-06- USMTS Fall Jamboree Web Cast on RaceRPM.com
09-14-06- Sunoco Race Fuels and HCR Plus Conquers World 100
09-14-06- IMCA Super Nationals Archives on RaceRPM.com
09-01-06- Sunoco Race Fuels Teams Up With Bobby Labonte for Nextel Prelude
08-31-06- ASI Racewear the Official Apparel Provider for Sunoco Race Fuels at Eldora Speedway's Prelude and World 100
08-30-06- WDRL, USMTS, and Super Nationals up Next on RaceRPM.com
08-21-06- Kemenah debuts and scores an Awesome "Best Appearing" look at Knoxville Nationals 
08-21-06- Jason Miller to appear on Dirt Nation tonight
08-10-06- DirtAmericaOnline.com Down for a Few Days
08-07-06- Cornett Racing Engines launches new website
08-07-06- Awesome Racewear Suit keeps Kemenah protected during Massive Fire
08-05-06-  PAVED TRACK DIRT TRACK RELEASED BY PUBLISHER COASTAL 181 
08-03-06- Motocross To Take Place at the Illinois State Fairgrounds August 11 & 12
08-02-06- RACEMN Great Lakes Shootout to cap first season of DTRA
08-01-06- Dirt Track Racing Association to support RACEMN Motorsports Expo as an Associate Sponsor
07-25-06- $25,000 First Financial Triple Crown Bonus
06-29-06- New Track to Replace Crown Point Speedway
06-27-06- Dirt Track TV launches as first On-Demand free streaming racing network
06-27-06- Dirt Nation presented by Lucas Oil to get a facelift and a technology bodyslam!
06-27-06- RACEMN Motorsports Expo opens doors to the public Nov. 10-11
05-15-06- The Hoosier Hundred-A LOOK BACK
04-23-06- NCRA Joins RaceRPM.com's Post-Race Coverage
04-12-06- The 2006 edition of the National Speedway Directory will soon be available.
04-05-06- The United Late Model Series (ULMS) is proud to announce the launch of their new website
03-23-06- WDRL Returns to RaceRPM.com on April 7 & 8
03-21-06- IDOT, Tollway and State Police Warn Drivers to Prepare for Highway Construction Season
03-21-06- RaceRPM.com Launches Race Ready - News from NASCAR and More
03-01-06- Press Conference in Metropolis, IL for media
02-18-06- UMP Announces 2006 Track Regions
02-15-06- Southern KY Motorsports Expo in Somerset KY
01-17-06- We are going to need your HELP.  One of our Own has taken a very bad hit right now and needs your help.
01-17-06- 8th Annual Bodee's Racer's Auction & Trade show
01-16-06- Only several seats remain for the Midwest Chassis Clinic with Babb, Aukland and Keith Masters
01-16-06- Midwest Speed Expo set for January 21 and January 22, 2006 in Springfield, IL.
01-09-06- Grand National Roadster Show
01-09-06- Hoosier Racers Swap Meet 6
01-09-06- Brent Slocum Benefit info
01-07-06- UMP Challenge of Champions Information
01-06-06- Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports Forms Parts and Chassis Business, Dunn-Benson Racing Supply
01-06-06- UMP new classes for 2006 info

Southeast Motorsports Launches New Company Website,
Congratulates Customers on Great Season

Callahan, FL (December 6, 2006)- Southeast Motorsports is pleased to announce
the release of the newly redesigned website loaded with new information about
Southeast Motorsports. In association with WD Enterprises, WRT Web Designs has
redesigned the Southeast Motorsports company website to give users a quality
website that is user friendly. The newly redesigned website can still be located
on the web at http://www.southeastmotorsports.net.

Southeast Motorsports located in Callahan Florida is a full service motorsports
business servicing racers all over the southeast. Southeast Motorsports is an
authorized GRT, Rocket and Warrior chassis and parts dealer for the late model
racer. We sell bare LM chassis’s to complete assembled rollers. Southeast
Motorsports fabricators are considered some of the best craftsman in the
business and installs complete LM bodies on any brand chassis. Southeast
Motorsports also has two in-house jigs to repair LM chassis’s in case of crash
damage and can fix any brand LM Chassis including Mastersbilt, GRT, Rocket,
Warrior, Rayburn and Barry Wright. Southeast Motorsports would like to
congratulate Mark Whitener and the Rye/Mosley Motorsports team on winning the
2006 Rookie of the Year in the National Late Model Series and finishing third in
the final point’s standings. Mark also picked up 3 wins on the touring series
in
2006.

Southeast Motorsports has an inventory of performance parts and a dealer for
most major brand name performance parts including Mastersbilt Parts, Allstar
Performance Parts, Tiger Rear Ends, Coleman Products, TWM Racing Products, PRC,
Trick Racing Parts, Real Wheels, Oval Craft, Panther Wraps and JFR Graphics. For
a complete list of products well sell log onto our website and click on the
products page.

Southeast Motorsports is a dealer for Sunoco Race Fuels and Methanol and will
sell it to racers by the gallon or the drum. We carry Sunoco 110 (Purple) and112
(Blue) and for the racers that use Methanol in modifieds or drag racing we can
supply your fuel needs as well.

Southeast Motorsports is the home of the winning SHARK Modified Chassis. The
SHARK Modified Chassis designed and built by Southeast Motorsports has proven to
be a winning combination for UMP/IMCA modified racers. Numerous customers won
feature events in 2006 using the SHARK Chassis including Mark Whitener, Ronnie
Chance, Mark Padgett and Jason Fitzgerald. Other SHARK Chassis racers that were
consistently running up front include Ronald Broughton, Ricky Allen, PJ Wiggins,
Brent Chilson, Kenny Blair, Kyle Owen and Ronnie Blair. Southeast Motorsports
would like to congratulate all our SHARK Chassis customers on a great 2006
season!

To learn more about Southeast Motorsports and the SHARK Modified Chassis log
onto the company website at www.southeastmotorsports.net. For modified racers
that want a real bite, call today an order you’re new 2007 SHARK Chassis at
(904) 879-9346. Southeast Motorsports can service all your motorsports needs
from racecars, parts, complete bodies, repairs and racing fuel, we carry it all!
 Come by and see us at 540431 US Hwy 1, Callahan Florida 32011 or by phone at
(904) 879-9346. Visit our newly redesigned website at
www.southeastmotorsports.net.



Wayne Castleberry
Marketing / PR for Southeast Motorsports
WD Enterprises
(904) 210-6649
 

2007 Sunshine State Action For UMP Modifieds Will Commence With Feb. 1-3 Visit To North Florida Speedway

EVANSVILLE, IN - Nov. 30, 2006 - UMP Modified racers can kick off their annual winter pilgrimage to the Sunshine State a bit earlier in 2007, thanks to the first annual North Florida Winternationals set for Feb. 1-3 at North Florida Speedway.

The three-eighths-mile dirt track in Lake City, Fla., will host UMP-sanctioned open-wheel Modifieds for the first time as part of a Winternationals card that also includes the O'Reilly United Sprint Car Series and the oval's regular Hobby and Pure Stock classes.

UMP Modified teams will have a chance to get acquainted with the North Florida layout during an open practice session on Thurs., Feb. 1, at 7 p.m. Gates will open that evening at 4 o'clock.

Then full racing programs will be run on Fri., Feb. 2, and Sat., Feb. 3, with pit gates opening at 3 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Friday night's UMP Modified feature will pay $800 to win and $80 to start, while Saturday night's A-Main will offer a $1,000 top prize and $100 to take the green flag. Officials expect to announce bonuses that will make it possible for one driver to pocket $2,500 in cash for two nights of work.

An added attraction for the UMP Modifieds will be a $100-to-win dash on Saturday night pitting the top-six finishers from Friday night's feature.

The 2007 UMP Modified national points race does not officially begin until March 30, but by rule drivers can count their one best finish in a "pre-season" race toward their points total - thus giving everyone who competes at North Florida, or in the Feb. 6-13 UMP Modified shows at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., a chance to start their campaigns on a high note.

North Florida Speedway is located off U.S. 41 and 441 just south of Lake City, Fla. The facility is two-and-a-half hours northwest of Daytona Beach, one hour west of Jacksonville and one hour northwest of Gainesville.

For more information on the UMP Modified events at North Florida Speedway, contact UMP Director Sam Driggers at 812-426-1200.

Bill Frye Ready To Chase Fifth Title After Being Honored As 2006 MARS Late Model Champion 

CONCORD, NC - Nov. 29, 2006 - Bill Frye will make a drive for five.

 The veteran racer from Greenbrier, Ark., revealed his intentions when he was honored for his fourth career Mid-America Racing Series (MARS) title during the DIRT Motorsports-owned Late Model tour's 2006 'Night of Champions' awards banquet on Nov. 18 inside the Clarion Hotel at the Grand Palace in Branson, Mo.

"My plan was to announce my retirement (from driving) if we won the championship," said Frye, who has been tossing dirt Late Models around the country's ovals for more than a quarter-century. "But after the season was over me and my wife (Carol) talked about it, and we said, 'We're not ready to quit yet.'"

That's bad news for Frye's MARS competition but good news for the regional tour, which will have its most prolific champion back for another season in 2007.

Frye entered the '06 campaign tied atop the alltime MARS championship list with Terry Phillips of Springfield, Mo., who earned titles in 2000, 2004 and 2005. The longtime rivals - and only champs in MARS history - battled hard in '06 to be the first four-time king, with Frye capturing the $25,000 championship prize by a mere eight points over Phillips, who earned a $20,000 runner-up check.

Jeff Taylor of Cave City, Ark., finished third in the MARS standings (worth $14,000), followed by Steve Rushin of Poplar Bluff, Mo. ($12,000) and Billy James of Sikeston, Mo. ($11,000), who also received the series Polesitter Award for earning the most poles this season.

DIRT MotorSports distributed a total of $121,250 to the top-15 finishers in the 2006 MARS standings - arguably the most lucrative points fund for a regional Late Model tour in the country.

Frye, who won four times and racked up eight second-place finishes in the season's 19 events, had no doubt about what made him a MARS champ for the first time since 2003.

"I wanted it worse than anything," said Frye, who won twice at Missouri's Lebanon I-44 Speedway and single races at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway and West Plains (Mo.) Speedway. "That's how I've won races all my life. It always been, I'm gonna work and race harder than everybody else, and that's what we did this year."

That wasn't Frye's mindset for the previous two seasons, however. By his own admission, his performance slipped. He attributed his drop-off to a combination of factors, including booming business at his 'GRT by Frye' speed/chassis shop, family commitments and the physical and emotional drain that invariably results from years of grueling travel.

"The last few years I got lazy, and it showed," conceded Frye. "We got so busy building cars and doing repairs at the shop, our on-track stuff kinda went on the backburner.

"It didn't help that my family couldn't go to all the races with me, and maybe a little burnout from all the racing set in."

Thoughts of retirement naturally crept into his head, but calling it a career is easier said than done for a short-track lifer like Frye.

"For the last three years I've been trying to figure out how I could just quit," revealed Frye. "It's not something I could decide overnight. Racing is my livelihood, it's how I pay my bills, so I had to think real hard about how I could get out (of driving) and keep my business going.

"At first, I decided that if I'm gonna have to keep going to the track to talk to racers, I might as well race too. But after awhile I was getting tired of driving up-and-down the road (to races), so I got ready to take the next step."

Frye paused, and then continued, "Last winter I decided, I'll show 'em I could still win a (MARS) championship (in '06), then be done. I could walk away while I'm on top and then just build hot-rods."

Frye didn't gear up for a final rush in '06 by purchasing brand-new engines; he stuck with five-year-old pieces he had on hand. But he did flash a renewed personal vigor, which translated into more success on the track.

"I'm not bragging, but I've been doing this so long I can run up front by instinct," said Frye. "But it takes more than that to be a champion, and this year I went back to focusing on my driving, on watching the racetrack, on setting up the car."

As Frye racked up strong finishes and seized control of the MARS point standings behind the wheel of his familiar Kuntz/Petroff Towing GRT No. 66, his certainty about retiring began to dwindle. The fact that his 11-year-old daughter started accompanying him to most events seemed to put him at ease.

"I could go the track and focus on driving again," he said. "Racing was fun again."

Too fun to give up, in fact, so Frye will be back prowling the MARS trail in 2007. He'll make some changes to ensure that the good feelings he experienced this season will continue.

"I'm gonna back off the business to where we can concentrate on racing," said Frye. "I'm gonna sell five new cars (rather than as many as 15) a year and I'm not gonna build any new cars during the racing season."

Except for some UMP and other specials in the Missouri/Illinois/Kentucky/Arkansas area, Frye isn't going to expand his racing schedule beyond the MARS tour.

"Everybody knows Bill Frye who's gonna know Bill Frye," he said. "I don't need to travel all over to race.

"I just want to concentrate on racing and enjoy life."

Several special awards were presented during the MARS gala.

* Will Vaught, 20, of Crane, Mo., was named the 2006 MARS Rookie of the Year. The up-and-coming driver finished eighth in the point standings.

* Jordan Jones, 18, of Beebe, Ark., was recognized as the Rookie of the Year runner-up.

* Rushin was honored as the Most Improved Driver.

* Brandon McCormick of Lebanon, Mo., received the Sportsman of the Year award.

* GRT Race Cars of Greenbrier, Ark., once again got the nod as the tour's Chassis Builder of the Year.

* Phillips received a new GRT chassis in a drawing among the drivers who had perfect attendance on the MARS tour.

Following a successful 2006 season that saw MARS run 19 events at 10 tracks in three states, tour director Kim Norris announced that the 2007 schedule is shaping up to be even more exciting. She said dates are still be negotiated with track promoters and a complete '07 sked should be released in the coming weeks.

2006 Mid-America Racing Series Points Fund Awards:

1. Bill Frye/Greenbrier, AR $25,000

2. Terry Phillips/Springfield, MO $20,000

3. Jeff Taylor/Cave City, AR $14,000

4. Steve Rushin/Poplar Bluff, MO $12,000

5. Billy James/Sikeston, MO $11,000

6. Justin Wells/Aurora, MO $10,000

7. Jeff Floyd/Walnut Ridge, AR $6,000

8. Will Vaught/Crane, MO $5,000

9. Dane Dacus/Arlington, TN $4,000

10. Joey Mack/Benton, MO $3,500

11. Wendell Wallace/Batesville, AR $3,000

12. Brandon McCormick/Lebanon, MO $2,500

13. Jordan Jones/Beebe, AR $2,000

14. Jack Sullivan/Greenbrier, AR $1,750

15. Leslie Essary/Crane, MO $1,500

ASI STARS and CARS 2007 Dirt Late Model Calendar Now Available To Purchase in Time for Christmas

Deer Park, NY (November 29, 2006)- ASI Racewear would like to announce the new ASI STARS and CARS
2007 Dirt Late Model Calendars are now available online at
http://www.asiwear.com/racewear_Store.htm the online store for ASI Racewear. This professionally
designed calendar is a 19 month calendar staring December of 2006 and running through June 2008. The
calendar is family friendly and contains numerous late model drivers from all cross the country with
each month devoted to one of your favorite drivers in dirt late models. Drivers included in this
one-of-a kind calendar include Don O’Neal, Chub Frank, Billy Moyer, Dale McDowell, Rick Eckert,
Brian Birkhofer, Shannon Babb, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson Jr, Clint Smith, Steve Francis, Timmy
McCreadie, Josh Richards, Chris Wall, Eddie Carrier Jr, Wendell Wallace and Steve Shaver.

Theses calendars will make perfect Christmas gifts for the dirt late model enthusiast or anyone that
is a fan of dirt late model racing. Each month has a professionally designed photo provided by one
of the top photographers in the country Rick Schwallie. The graphic design work was prepared by Alex
Karmaniolos and sponsorship of the calendar includes National Dirt Digest, Lucas Oil, American
Diecast Company, Design 500 Racewear, Mastersbilt Race Cars, Rick Schwallie Photography and ASI
Racewear.

The price of these beautiful calendars is $10.00 each with a $4.95 shipping and handling charge. To
purchase these calendars you can go to ASI Racewears website at
http://www.asiwear.com/racewear_Store.htm and purchase them online or you can call their offices and
purchase them by phone at 1-877-ASIWEAR and speak to a customer representative directly to order
your calendar. All orders placed before December 19th will be shipped in time for Christmas. These
calendars will also be on the ASI Racewear vendor trailer that will travel to numerous events in
2007. The new online merchandise store is completely secured and accepts major credit cards for
purchases.

ASI Racewear is the official merchandise source for the 2006 World 100 and 2006 Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series Champion Earl Pearson Jr. ASI Racewear and Earl Pearson Jr. has released the new 2006
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship shirts and 2006 World 100 Winner T-Shirts for
purchase. ASI Racewear is also the official merchandise vendor and apparel provider for many other
dirt late model drivers including, Brian Birkhofer, Eddie Carrier, Shane Clanton, Tim Dohm, Steve
Francis, Dale McDowell, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Brady Smith, Clint Smith and Chris
Wall. ASI Racewear has supplied merchandise for Billy Moyer and also sells Josh Richards, Timmy
McCreadie, Rick Eckert merchandise on the ASI Trailer along with the popular Sunoco Race Fuels
Champions T-shirt.

“We are very excited about our new calendars and the opportunity to provide race fans a quality
family friendly calendar just in time for Christmas. We feel our product is second to none and our
service to the drivers is why we have acquired so many of the top late model drivers in the country
to do their apparel”, stated ASI Racewear owner Gene Ullman.

ASI Racewear has ventured into the dirt late model industry and has caught the attention of some of
the top drivers in the country. ASI Racewear is utilizing some of the latest technology in the
graphic art business and creating some of the most popular T-shirt designs on the market. ASI
Sportswear has been in business since 1977 and has purchased a brand new 40’ vendor trailer to take
to dirt late model events including the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, World of Outlaws Late
Model Dirt, O’Reilly’s Southern Allstar Series, MACS Series, WDRL Series, UMP sanctioned events and
numerous unsanctioned events including all the crown jewel events in 2006.

Over Half-Million Dollars To Be Distributed At 23^rd Annual UMP Awards Banquet On Jan. 20

EVANSVILLE, IN - Nov. 29, 2006 - The top United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) drivers from the 2006 season will share over a half-million dollars in points fund awards during the DIRT MotorSports-owned circuit's 23^rd annual Awards Banquet on Sat., Jan. 20, inside the Hilton Springfield's Grand Ballroom in Springfield, Ill.

The gala affair is open to all UMP racers, car owners and crew members and their families, friends and fans, but space constraints mean a limited number of tickets are available. Those planning to attend the banquet are urged to reserve seats as soon as possible.

"We're expecting a great turnout that will fill the Hilton's Grand Ballroom to capacity," said UMP director Sam Driggers. "It promises to be a memorable night for all the UMP racers who will be honored for their performances in 2006."

Banquet tickets are currently on sale for $55 per couple and $30 for single attendee. Dinners will include tossed salad; grilled chicken breast and sliced roast pork; mashed potatoes; green beans with onions; dinner rolls; and dessert.

Ticket order forms have been mailed to UMP members. They can also be printed off the UMP website (www.umpracing.com) or obtained by calling the UMP office at 812-426-1200.

Checks for banquet ticket reservations can be mailed to DIRT, 2425 U.S. Highway 41 North, Suite 132, Evansville, Ind., 47711.

The deadline to purchase tickets and for VIPs/track promoters to notify the UMP office of their intentions to attend is Jan. 6. No tickets will be sold at the door the night of the banquet.

The 23^rd annual UMP Awards Banquet is scheduled to begin with cocktails at 5 p.m. CST. Dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. CST, followed by the presentation of awards and entertainment.

Earning the lion's share of the attention during the banquet will be UMP Late Model national champion Randy Korte of Highland, Ill., and UMP Modified national titlist Dan Hamstra of Wheatland, Ind. Both drivers will receive $20,000 checks for their points crowns.

Other 2006 UMP national champs set to be honored are Bobby Fehring of Mont Belview, Texas (Limited Modifieds), Troy Naeger of Festus, Mo. (Sportsman) and Jerrad Krick of Earl Park, Ind. (Street Stocks).

Awards will also be distributed to the top finishers in UMP's Late Model Summernationals and divisional regional and state point standings, and "Outstanding Awards" will be presented to the Promoter of the Year, Track of the Year, Sportsman of the Year (Late Model and Modified) and Mechanic of the Year (Late Model and Modified) as voted by UMP member drivers.

Prior to the evening's banquet festivities, UMP officials will meet with promoters from many of the circuit's nearly 100 racetracks to hear reviews of their 2006 seasons and plans for '07.

Rooms at the Hilton Springfield have been blocked off for banquet attendees, with a discounted UMP rate available if reservations are made by Fri., Dec. 29. For more information call 1-800-445-8667 or visit www.springfield.hilton.com.

11-21-06
Sunoco Race Fuels Hands Out Awards at Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Banquet,
Dominates Dirt Late Model Racing in 2006

Marcus Hook, PA (November 21, 2006)- Sunoco Race Fuels and Team Sunoco drivers dominated the dirt
late model racing events in 2006 winning numerous championships and numerous major dirt late model
events in 2006. Team Sunoco drivers were victorious all across the country and continued to prove
that Sunoco’s HCR Plus is the fuel of choice for champions. Sunoco Race Fuels not only supports
numerous drivers but hundreds of race tracks and numerous racing series all over the country. Sunoco
Race Fuels handed out a special award this weekend in Indianapolis at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series Championship banquet. Earl Pearson Jr. the 2006 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion and
member of Team Sunoco, received the special “Race For Gas” award presented by Sunoco for
accumulating the most Sunoco Race For Gas points throughout the year on the national touring series.
Sunoco Race Fuels was the official fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2006 and a
special “Sunoco Race For Gas” points system was kept during the year awarding points to the top
three highest finishing Sunoco drivers at each event. Sunoco Race Fuel drivers won 13 events on the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2006.

Sunoco Race Fuels would like to congratulate and thank all our customers for being a part of Team
Sunoco in 2006. Sunoco Race Fuels drivers that won events and championships in 2006 include : Earl
Pearson Jr.- 2006 Lucas Oil Series Champion, 2006 World 100 Champion, 2006 Hillbilly 100 Champion,
2006 Masters Champion,Shannon Babb- 2006 Dirt Track World Championship and 2006 UMP Summer Nationals
Champion, Mike Jewell-2006 Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion, Steve Casebolt-2006
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year, Jason Covert-2006 MACS Series Champion, Ivedent
Lloyd- 2006 National Late Model Series Champion, Dennis Erb- 2006 Winternationals Champion, Wendell
Wallace-2006 Show-Me 100 Champion, Steve Shaver-2006 North/South 100 Champion, Brian Shirley-2006
Knoxville Late Model Nationals Champion, Dale McDowell-2006 National 100 Champion, Billy Moyer-2006
Jani-King Classic at Lowes Dirt Track, Don O’Neal-2006 Magnolia State 100 Champion, Other Team
Sunoco drivers that have won events in 2006 include: Rick Eckert, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Brad
Neat, Terry Phillips, Ricky Elliott, Rick Aukland, Tim Dohm, Garrett Durrett, Bart Hartman, Aaron
Scott, Mark Whitener, and Booper Bare.

Sunoco’s newest fuel for dirt late models HCR Plus has proved to be the right fuel of choice for
drivers in 2006. HCR Plus is specifically targeted for racing engines with a very high compression
ratio that operate under sustained high speeds and loads. Sunoco Performance Products is the largest
manufacturer of racing gasoline in the world Sunoco Race Fuels are designed to meet the quality and
consistency needs of professional racers. In addition, Sunoco is involved with numerous racing
sanctioning bodies, tracks and competitors to provide the latest in race gas technology. Sunoco's
track-proven fuels are designed to provide exceptional performance, quality and consistency keeping
you "Ahead of the Pack". To obtain more information, contact Sunoco at 1-800-RACE GAS
(1-800-722-3427) or visit their web site at www.racegas.com.   

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Press Release Service Provided By:
Wayne Castleberry
WD Enterprises

Modified Tour, Inc.  Launches New Website 

MERCER, PA (November 15, 2006) - The Modified Tour, Inc.  is excited to announce a new look and design of the Tour’s website, www.modifiedtourinc.com, designed and hosted by Oyler Action Photography. Fans, sponsors and media members now have the opportunity to view information on Western Pa and Eastern Ohio's top Big Block Modified touring series, as well as information on the drivers and sponsors, a schedule that will be updated as changes and/or results are available, and an up-to-the-minute News page, all available at www.modifiedtourinc.com .

Future services will feature travel directions to tracks and current weather forecasts for each upcoming race, as well as plans for fan promotions and inter-active online involvement.

Ed Sanner, President of the Modified Tour Inc., said, "We need to be able to get updated information out to the public quickly and efficiently. This new web site will provide our fans and competitors with a dependable source of updated Modified Tour information. We want this to be a valuable tool for our drivers, fans and sponsors. Everything concerning the Modified Tour, Inc. will be accessible through our new web site. The Oyler Action Photography team has been working around the clock to get the new site on-line and accessible. I think they did a great job."

Sanner continued, "There have been a lot of false rumors circulating about the Modified Tour and it's future, and we felt it was imperative to get this site online so all of our drivers and fans, as well as our sponsors and track promoters can see that the Tour is indeed alive and well. In fact, we are working on plans that could position 2007 as the most exciting year in the history of the Modified Tour. We are hoping everyone will utilize our new site to check in regularly to stay updated on everything that is planned for 2007."

For more information, please visit www.modifiedtourinc.com or email [email protected]

UMP Adds Two Entry-Level Divisions To Sanctioning Lineup In 2007 

EVANSVILLE, IN – Nov. 7, 2006 – Two entry-level racing classes will be added to the United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) fold in 2007, bringing to seven the number of divisions sanctioned by the DIRT MotorSports-owned organization.

Best known for sanctioning dirt Late Model and open-wheel Modified racing at nearly 100 tracks across the country, UMP is expanding its divisional lineup with economical Factory Stock and Four-Cylinder classes in hopes of providing aspiring drivers another path to begin an advance through the UMP ranks.

“This is a way to recognize all the racers who are just starting out and make them part of something,” said UMP director Sam Driggers. “Now when they move up to other classes, they’ll already know what UMP is and what UMP can do for them.”

Both divisions will bring tracks’ existing entry-level classes under the UMP umbrella. The Factory Stock classification includes such divisional names as American Stocks, Hobby Stocks and Novices, while the Four-Cylinder class encompasses divisions such as Mini-Stocks, Pure Stocks, Hornets and Warriors.

The UMP Factory Stocks and Four-Cylinders will follow all local track rules with one exception: cars in both divisions must run street tires only.

Both classes will have UMP National points races in 2007. Twenty races will be used to determine the National point standings, meaning drivers will have an opportunity to begin replacing their worst finishes after reaching that mark.

UMP has established a $2,650 points fund for the National points battles, with $500 earmarked for the first-ever UMP national champion in each class. The top 20 drivers in the National standings will receive points-fund cash at the annual UMP Awards Banquet.

“We’re starting with a National points fund for the two divisions,” said Driggers. “If the drivers in the divisions get involved with UMP, we will add more points money in the years to come.”

Drivers must be UMP members to be eligible to share in the Factory Stock and Four-Cylinder points funds. A membership will cost $75 per driver with UMP insurance included.

Upon joining UMP, members will receive the organization’s regular newsletter as well as a membership kit that includes a membership card, decals and other items.

In 2006 UMP sanctioned five divisions – dirt Late Models, open-wheel Modifieds, Sportsman, Limited Modifieds and Street Stocks – and 87 racetracks. The organization will distribute over a half-million dollars in points fund cash during its annual awards banquet on Jan. 20 at the Springfield (Ill.) Hilton.

The 2007 technical rules for all UMP divisions except the Late Models have been released. Competitors can obtain a copy of the rules by visiting the UMP website at www.umpracing.com and printing them; calling the UMP office at 812-426-1200; or contacting their local UMP tracks. Sets of rules will also be available from UMP officials at selected off-season trade shows.

The UMP Late Model division’s 2007 rules are currently being completed and are expected to be released shortly.