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final 2005 NARA Lucas Oil points

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	6035
2	71	Don O'Neal	5970
3	99	Donnie Moran	5795
4	7	Matt Miller	5530
5	83	Scott James ®	5055
6	00	Freddy Smith	4590
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	4445

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James Essex and Dustin Jarrett - NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Banquet Set For January 21st at Kentucky Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will be hosting their annual awards banquet on Saturday night, January 21, 2006 at 6 p.m. For the second year in a row, the banquet and awards presentation will be held at the Kentucky Speedway Bluegrass Hall Media Center in Sparta, KY. For the first time in the four year history of the series co-champions will be crowned with Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN and Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY as the series co-champions. Both drivers tied in points and each won one series main event during the 2005 campaign.

Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY who won twice during the series on the "BoB" tour finished third in points followed by 2004 series champion, Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, KY and Chris Combs of Isom, KY, who finished fifth. Combs also earned the series "Rookie of the Year" award.

Completing the top ten in points were Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY, Michael England of Glasgow, KY, Wayne Chinn of Tipp City, OH, Frankie Coomer of Austin, IN and Shannon Thornsberry of Martin, KY. Chinn and Coomer finished second and third respectfully to Combs in the chase for the "Rookie of the Year" honors.

The series produced an incredible 18 different winners in 20 events with only Whitney McQueary and 2002 Series Champion Eddie Carrier Jr. able to win more than once. With an average car count of 39 entries per show and 230 different drivers participating in the series, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series can stamp itself as not only as one of the best regional series in the country, but the most competitive of them all. There were nine drivers that recorded 100% attendance and 12 drivers ran 90% or more of all the events ran.

In the 87 race history of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, there have been 37 different drivers reach victory lane at least once with Eddie Carrier Jr., Mike Jewell and Mike Marlar leading the all-time win list with seven victories. In the four year history of the series only Aaron Hatton and Tyrel Todd have finished in the top ten of the final points standings each season and the series has crowned a different champion crowned each year.

The Banquet is slated to start at 6pm on Saturday, January 21st at the Kentucky Speedway Bluegrass Hall Media Center. Dinner will be served and the awards presentation will follow. Kentucky Speedway is located on Hwy 35 in Sparta, KY at Exit 72 on I-71.

Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway is the host hotel for the 2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Banquet which is located directly across Hwy 35 from the Speedway outside turn 3. Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway will open its “Speedway Room” after the Banquet for social time with racers, owners, sponsors, etc. A special rate of $59 plus tax has been negotiated for this event with Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway, reservations can be made at 859-567-RACE and ask for the NARA Rate for this evening. More information can be found on the Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway at www.ramadasparta.com.

Ticket Orders must be received no later than January 16^th, there will be no tickets sold at the door.

For more information on the Awards Banquet please call the Series Office at 859-271-4501. Ticket orders must be received no later than January 16th, there will be no tickets sold at the door.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Ratliff Motors, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, Bullock Racing Engines, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Wraps Up Successful Season with Championship Awards Banquet

ORLANDO, FL--The 2005 edition of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wrapped up a successful campaign with their awards banquet on Thursday Night, December 1^st at the Wyndham Orlando Resort in Orlando, FL. With a packed room on hand Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announcer and Emcee for the festivities James Essex along with Series Director, Spencer Wilson honored those who made the season one of the best in all of dirt late model racing.

Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL was crowned the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Champion earning $30,000 in point fund money. Pearson also captured the Oval Craft Fast Time Award. Pearson competed in all 32 events held this season earning two wins (at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL and West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV) to go along with 14 top five finishes and 24 top 10 finishes to earn the title by 65 points over Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN. Pearson was behind the wheel of the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports Team owned by Championship Car Owners Carlton and Kemp Lamm and crew chiefed by Frankie Averitt.

O'Neal led the series in wins with seven and earned $22,000 in point fund money along with the Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Year Award. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH was third in points earning an $18,000 point fund check. Moran led the series in money earned and he had more second place finishes than any other driver with eight. Moran also captured three series events along the way. Matt Miller of Waterville, OH earned two series wins and a fourth place finish in the final points earning $16,000 for that accomplishment. Miller was the only driver to finish at least once in every top ten finishing position this season. He was also second in top 10 finishes to Pearson as he accumulated 22 top ten finishes this year. Rounding out the top five in points was Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN who earned $15,000 in point fund money to go along with capturing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year Award and a $10,000 check. James also took home the VP Racing Fuels Heat Race Winner Awards.

The rest of the top ten in the final 2005 series points were also honored with Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN earning $14,000 for his sixth place finish in points followed by Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV taking home $13,000 for seventh place in points and an additional $6,000 for second place in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year Standings. Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL finished eighth in points and a check for $12,000 followed by Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA who brought home $11,000 for ninth and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI with checks for $10,000 in point fund money and $4,000 for third place in the Rookie of the Year standings.

MasterSbilt Race Cars of Crothersville, IN was honored for being named Chassis Builder of the Year for the series. MasterSbilt claimed the top three in points and five of the top ten in the final overall point standings. Keith and Tader Masters were on hand for the presentation to accept the award. Also the entire staff of the series was thanked along with Series Sponsors and the Track Promoters who held events in 2005. The Chris Francis Achievement Award from C.J. Rayburn Race Cars was presented to Carlton Lamm for his years in dedication to the sport of Late Model racing.

Lucas Oil Late Model Executive Vice President, Bob Patison also spoke on the State of the Series. Patison said the 2006 points fund will go to $200,000 with the champion receiving $40,000. The top ten in points who are each event will get $600 in winners circle money in '06. Patison thanked all of staff, series sponsors, race tracks and fans for making 2005 a successful season and announced there will be a limited compound series tire rule next season.

The 2005 version of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be one to remember with the series leading the way over other national and regional series. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series averaged 54 cars per event, had the highest car count with 117, number of different winners with 20 and number of participating drivers with 608 different drivers racing at least once with the series this year. The drivers who competed in the 2005 edition of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series raced for purses in excess of $1.3 million dollars

It was also announced that the 2006 racing season will begin on Friday Night, February 3^rd at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick, GA with a $10,000 to win event. Then the series will return to East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL for six consecutive nights of racing during the Winternationals, February 6^th -11^th.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, C J Rayburn Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Earl Pearson, Jr. is the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series recently completed a successful 2005 Season as Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL is the Series Points Champion edging out Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN by 65 points to claim the Championship. In what turned out to be an ultra-competitive season, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned 32 events in 16 states with 20 different winners as 608 drivers participated at least once with the series. The series averaged 54.6 cars per event in a calendar season that stretched from Florida in February to Kentucky at the end of October.

The 33 year old Pearson captured his second consecutive National Title in Dirt Late Model racing as he drove the Carlton and Kemp Lamm owned number 1 to two series wins, 14 top five finishes and 24 top ten finishes. Pearson also tied with O'Neal and Donnie Moran for most Oval Craft Fast Time awards with five. The Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team is led by crew chief Frankie Averitt and crew members Matt Langston and Jackie Morris. The "Hurricane" as he is nicknamed has sponsorship from Lucas Oil, Dunn-Benson Ford, Larry Wallace Racing Engines, Sunoco Race Fuels, MasterSbilt Race Cars, All-Star Performance, K&N Filters, Bert, AFCO, Butlerbuilt, Cizmar, Comp Cams, CP Pistons, CV Products, Moroso, SHY Suspensions, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Jones Racing Products, Stuckey Enterprises, T&D Rockers, Goodyear, Tiger Rear Ends, Unifirst, Weld Wheels, Wilwood, Woodward, Hyperco, ATL Fuel Cells, Oval Craft, TWM, Pit-Gear, Sticker Boy, Rick Schwallie Photography, Panther Motorsports Design, ASI Racewear, Bad-Ass Diecast and WD Enterprises.

Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN finished second in the final 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings. O'Neal led the points for most of the season, but came into Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on October 29 trailing Pearson by 55 points on the final points night of the season. O'Neal started 12th and by the 17th lap was up to the lead until a flat tire derailed his chances for the win and title as they disappeared at the same time. O'Neal led the series in wins with seven, tied for the most Oval Craft Fast times with Pearson and Donnie Moran with five and was the Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Year. O'Neal scored 15 top five finishes this year on the series tour to go along with 19 top ten finishes and was second on the money winning list behind Donnie Moran.

Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH finished third in points. Moran scored three wins on the series tour in '05, which included the 7^th Annual Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway and the 17^th Annual Pittsburgher 100 at Pennsylvania Motor Speedway, and had an incredible eight second place finishes this season. Moran had 12 top five finishes and 17 top ten's and tied for the Oval Craft Fast Time Award with five top qualifying efforts. Moran was the leading money winner on the circuit in 2005.

Matt Miller of Dresden, OH was fourth in the final series standings for 2005. Miller recorded two wins during the season, with 11 top five's and 22 top ten finishes. Miller was in line to win two more races this year (Brownstown and Pittsburgh) until flat tires ended his chances while he was leading those events.

Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN finished fifth in the points standings and that also was high enough to clinch the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year" honors. James had one series win this year at Farley Speedway, five top five finishes and 13 top ten finishes to claim the fifth spot in points.

Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN would claim the sixth position in the points as the veteran driver would claim one top five finish and eight top tens.

Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV was seventh in points and he also claimed the runner-up spot in the "Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year" chase. Dohm had two top five finishes with the series in '05 and eight top tens.

Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL would finish eighth in points as a late season spurt put him safely into the top ten. Miller had four top fives and seven top tens with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this season.

Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA finished in ninth claiming two wins this season along with nine top fives and ten top tens to highlight his season with the series and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI would round out the top ten and take third in the final "Rookie of the Year" standings. Smith had four top five finishes and eight top tens with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in '05.

With 20 different drivers scoring wins on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this year one would never know from week to week who was going to win one a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Don O'Neal's early hot streak netted him as the season long Points Leader as he took a Series leading seven wins, Donnie Moran had three victories and two wins apiece were picked up by Earl Pearson, Jr. Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer and Terry English.

Other drivers who entered victory circle in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition in 2005 included: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James, Jimmy Mars, Rick Eckert, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Robbie Scott, Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Bart Hartman, Shannon Babb and Randy Korte.

MasterSbilt Race Cars based in Crothersville, IN captured the Chassis Manufacturers Title with the top three in the final points driving MasterSbilt Chassis and they also took five of the top 10 in points.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series received a tremendous amount of exposure this season as 13 of the events will air on ESPN2 which is currently seen in 90 million households nationwide. Also the series broadcast events live over the internet as VP Racing Fuels presented the series at www.RaceTalkLive.com to millions of potentional listeners worldwide.

The final celebration of the 2005 season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will take place on Thursday Night, December 1 as the Series will present its Awards Banquet in Orlando, FL at the Wyndham Orlando Resort during the annual PRI show.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Awards Banquet Set For December 1^st in Orlando

The 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Awards Banquet will be held during the 18^th Annual PRI Show in Orlando, FL on Thursday Night, December 1^st. The celebration of the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 1^st Season will take place at the Wyndham Hotel and Resort located at 8001 International Drive in Orlando. The reception will begin at 6:30 pm, with dinner at 7 pm followed by the Awards Presentation at 8 pm.

Earl Pearson, Jr. will be honored as the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion along with the rest of the top 10 drivers from 2005 including: Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Matt Miller, Scott James, Freddy Smith, Tim Dohm, Darren Miller, Brian Birkhofer and Brady Smith. Also the top three in the "Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year' honors include 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year - Scott James along with Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

Other special awards to be handed out include the 2005 Chassis Builders Challenge to MasterSbilt Race Cars. The Weld Wheels Hard Charger Award will go to Don O'Neal, the VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Award will go to Scott James and the Oval Craft Fast Time Awards will go to Earl Pearson, Jr.

Tickets are $40 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling Rick Schwallie at (859) 215-0389.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com or contact the Series Office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Earl Pearson, Jr. is the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion

Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN would claim the sixth position in the points as the veteran driver would claim one top five finish and eight top tens.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Awards Banquet Set For December 1^st in Orlando

Tickets are $40 per person and must be purchased in advance by calling Rick Schwallie at (859) 215-0389.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com or contact the Series Office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

final 2005 NARA Lucas Oil points

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	6035
2	71	Don O'Neal	5970
3	99	Donnie Moran	5795
4	7	Matt Miller	5530
5	83	Scott James ®	5055
6	00	Freddy Smith	4590
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	4445
8	32d	Darren Miller	2900
9	15b	Brian Birkhofer	2895
10	2	Brady Smith ®	2880
11	96	Terry English	2570
12	c9	Steve Casebolt	2480
13	18	Shannon Babb	2310
14	0	Steve Shaver	2215
15	12	Rick Aukland	2035
16	28E	Dennis Erb, Jr.	1910
17	28m	Jimmy Mars	1790
18	72	John Mason	1735
19	28	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	1715
20	19	Davey Johnson	1540
21	75	Bart Hartman	1325
22	15	Steve Francis	1290
23	3s	Brian Shirley	1265
24	4B	Jackie Boggs	1220
25	28C	Ray Cook	1140
26	9	Billy Drake	1120
27	75	John Gill	1100
28	71c	RJ Conley	1070
29	24	Rick Eckert	1055
30	41	Brad Neat	995
31	157	Mike Marlar	990
32	20	Jimmy Owens	985
33	91	Ricky Elliott ®	980
34	31t	Trent Follmer	940
34	21	Billy Moyer, Jr.	940
36	5m	John Vandenberg	930
37	s9	Dan Schlieper	920
38	14	Corey Conley	915
39	0	Greg Johnson	910
39	0B	Scott Bloomquist	910
41	5E	Michael England	810
41	71r	Rod Conley	810
43	T31	Shane Tankersly	795
44	50	Denny Eckrich	780
45	25	Mike Benedum	770
46	5	Steve Lucas	755
47	113	Jeff Gress	745
48	w11	Robbie Blair	730
48	29	Darrell Lanigan	730
50	00h	Chuck Harper	725
51	12m	Matt Hubbard	720
52	14	Kyle Berck	715
52	21m	Jason Montgomery ®	715
54	25h	Kerry Hansen	705
55	39	Tim McCreadie	690
56	44	Anthony Rushing	685
57	00k	Randy Korte	680
57	20m	Eric Myers	680
59	34	Steve Hillard ®	670
59	1r	Josh Richards	670
61	E1	Mike Balzano	610
61	00	Booper Bare	610
63	1x1	Sonny Conley	595
64	2x	Anthony White	580
65	11	Pat Doar	575
66	79	Brad Malcuit	570
67	42t	Terry Casey	550
68	25	Shane Clanton	545
68	68	Tim Hitt	545
70	1s	Aaron Scott	540
71	18k	Keith Berner	530
71	02	Jason Flory	530
71	9z	Jayme Zidar	530
74	21e	Caley Emerson	520
75	6	Randle Chupp	515
76	56	Rohn Moon	510
77	c4	Freddie Carpenter	505
77	58	Dave Eckrich	505
79	00c	Johnny Chastain	490
80	5m	Whitney McQueary	485
81	44	Dave Hess	475
81	23	Patrick Sheltra	475
81	56W	Gary Webb	475
84	3r	Brent Robinson	465
85	97	Michael Chilton	460
85	16h	Mike Hammerle	460
85	18d	Butch McGill	460
88	77	Barry Bragdon	455
88	18H	Chad Hina	455
88	17o	Greggie Oliver	455
88	99s	Ken Schrader	455
92	17	Keith Barbara	450
92	37	Jared Hawkins	450
94	T8	Mark Banal	435
94	59	Bill Cunningham	435
96	u2	Kristin Flory	425
96	02	Keith Nosbisch	425
98	58¢	Garrett Durrett	420
98	18	Robbie Scott	420
100	99J	Johnny Johnson	415
100	52K	Steve Kosiski	415
102	88	Duane Mahder	410
102	28h	Evan Harrell	410
102	9	Mike Jewell	410
105	5wp	Eric Jacobsen	405
105	1p	Scott Pounds	405
107	74	Russ Scheffler	400
108	119	Jim Bernheisel	395
108	00f	Bo Feathers	395
110	21d	Daniel Stone	390
111	47	Chris Combs	385
111	71h	Chris Conley	385
113	18 t	Tim Tungate	380
114	83m	Joe Morris	375
114	26	Steve Boley	375
116	95	Keith Foss	370

117	56z	Zach Carney	365
117	71	Delmas Conley	365
117	7h	Darryl Hills	365
117	P1	Tim Prince	365
117	88W	Wendell Wallace	365
117	B1	Paul Wilmoth	365
123	2J	Johnny Bone, Jr.	360
123	1w	Wes Steidinger	360
125	02	John Kuchar	350
125	1m	Mike Mataragas	350
125	36	Darrin Meierotto	350
125	97	Larry Moran	350
125	92	Delbert Smith	350
130	31	Skip Arp	345
130	K9	Michael Glynn	345
130	12s	Jason Smith	345
130	30	Mark Voigt	345
130	S1	Steve Wilmoth	345
135	q3	Michael Jackson	340
135	27	Jerry Redetzke	340
137	07	Kelly Boen	335
137	17	Kyle Scheer	335
139	1V	Vic Hill	330
139	201	Billy Ogle	330
139	44	Johnny Wheeler	330
139	10B	Bryan Barber	330
139	17j	Wayne Johnson	330
139	4	Victor Lee	330
139	11s	Rick Sowders	330
146	70	Jeff Choquette	325
146	99c	Rick Combs	325
146	32s	Ronnie Smith	325
149	24m	Jeremy Miller	320
150	64	Sean Cosgrove	315
150	40	Gerald Davis	315
150	21h	Brian Harris	315
150	6	Al Humphrey	315
150	12m	Raymond Merrill	315
150	75	Terry Phillips	315
150	81	Scott Riggs	315
157	17m	Dale McDowell	310
157	F7	Frank Reaber	310
159	42	Marshall Austin	305
159	8	Bobby Hill	305
159	21l	Dennis Little	305
159	90X	Eric Pember	305
163	8x	David Payne	300
163	29f	Andy Anderson	300
163	05	Roy Deese, Jr.	300
163	1d	Ronnie DeHaven, Jr.	300
163	89	Marshall Green	300
163	y3k	Jon Krogstad	300
163	2	Joe Ramey	300
163	17x	Tom Turner	300
171	38k	Gary Knollinger	295
172	S 44	Scotty Earl	290
172	96F	Cortney Clewell	290
174	12	Jordan Bland	285
174	0K	Bill Koons	285
174	1M	Chuck Maloney	285
174	15W	Mike Wiarda	285
178	19m	Jeffrey Matejka	280
179	25	Jason Feger	275
179	F15	Justin Fegers	275
179	T1T	Earl Kinderknecht	275
179	52	Ryan McAninch	275
179	11m	Kenny Pettyjohn	275
184	72f	Jay Fiene	265
184	5	Jay Johnson	265
184	50 b	LarryMcDaniels	265
184	9M	Billy Murphy	265
188	2c	Clint Coffman	255
188	99c	Jeff Cooke	255
190	118	Rodney Combs	245
191	R201	Rex Richey	240
191	66	Eric Breeschoten	240
191	17e	Lance Elson	240
191	21	Steve Foster	240
191	08	Mike Miller	240
191	29s	Ken Shaltenbrand	240
197	B1	Jeff Larson	225
197	23l	Michael Lloyd	225
197	75J	Jerrod Reimer	225
197	1X	Bart Schwartz	225
201	56	Andy Eckrich	220
201	51	Matt Furman	220
201	66	Jake Knowles	220
201	44	Chris Madden	220
201	90	Gary Stuhler	220
206	9	Steve Isenberg	215
206	25th	Mike Nutzmann	215
206	22	Craig Preble	215
206	19	Chad Smith	215
206	15W	Edward Williams	215
211	25	Brett Miller	210
211	3c	Mike Collins	210
211	F33	Don Farmer	210
211	48	John Flinner	210
215	16	Justin Rattliff	205
215	09	Lou Bradich	205
215	9x	Rick Corbin	205
215	28M	Chuckie May	205
215	93x	Rusty Miller	205
215	10X	David Spille	205
215	8	Larry Stockwell	205
222	97	Bobby Giffin	200
222	f1	Mike Duvall	200
222	F9	Frank Ingram	200
222	14m	Brad Looney	200
226	4	Ricky Arms	195
226	11z	Bryan Collins	195
226	2	Dennis Franklin	195
226	57	Tim Hamburg	195
230	E 10	Brian Eaton	190
230	00E	Brad Eitniear	190
230	99G	Gary Gorby	190
230	1h	Billy Hicks	190
230	7P	John Provenzano	190
230	10s	George Scheffler	190
236	4s	Michael Smith	185
236	2h	John Hampel	185
236	02	Tony Lombardi	185
236	10	Pete Parker	185
236	27	Danny Shelliam	185
236	25	Chad Simpson	185
236	116	Randy Weaver	185
243	45	Doug Smith	180
243	10	Larry Bond	180
243	1B	Jerry Rice	180
243	32	Chris Simpson	180
243	0L	Larry Smith	180
243	13	Frank Wilson, Jr.	180
249	1K	John Anderson	175
249	49	Jonathan Davenport	175
249	3T	Todd Davis	175
249	4f	Ed Ferree	175
249	33	Nick Marolf	175
249	25	Dustin Neat	175
249	32A	Andy Simonson	175
249	75	Steve Weigle	175
257	14	Terry Wolfenbarger	170
257	B7	Ben Adkins	170
257	0	Steve Baker	170
257	32	Greg Baumberger	170
257	11	Steve 'Ace' Ihm	170
257	9T	Tim Isenberg	170
257	2J	Mike Johnson	170
257	33	Jesse Lay	170
257	1w	Ricky Weeks	170
266	20th	Sandy Goddard	165
266	8	Anthony Adams	165
266	37b	Ron Barker	165
266	51X	Joel Cryderman	165
266	42	Chris Garnes	165
266	32c	Chad Holladay	165
266	1CJ	Carl Rayburn	165
266	5s	Steve Sheppard	165
266	55	Jeep VanWormer	165
266	40	Bryan Wennan	165
266	17	Ricky Williams	165
266	5	David WIlliams	165
278	7T	John Tindal	160
278	15x	Greg Buckland	160
278	18	Terry Harris	160
278	45	Curt Martin	160
278	17m	Eddie Moore	160
278	218	Brandon Russell	160
278	108	Chuck Southard	160
285	5jr	Billy James	155
285	11	Mark Barber	155
285	52	John Brown	155
285	12f	Donald Fannin	155
285	5	Mike Fryer	155
285	77	Mike Wallace	155
291	52	Scott Sexton	150
291	92	Walter Crouch	150
291	48	Tim Lance	150
291	71	Andrew McKay	150
291	6r	Roy Roush	150
291	118	Devin Sebree	150
291	8	Kyle Steffens	150
291	53t	Lee Thomason	150
299	7	Brian Smith	145
299	12x	Doug Dodd	145
301	9	Norm Aronholt	140
301	77	Tim Day	140
301	8	Chuck Mayerhofer	140
301	88	Charlie Schaffer	140
301	23	Kenny Wallace	140
306	8C	Scott Cramer	135
306	87	Gary Dalton	135
306	4A	Alex Ferree	135
306	33	Jason Frankel	135
306	44	Benjamin Guy	135
306	99L	Brent Londeree	135
306	33	Bob Moskey	135
306	18M	Mark Pettyjohn	135
306	81	Aaron Ridley	135
306	12	Jeff Tharp	135
316	c8	Frank Marritt	130
316	29	Timmy Booth	130
316	31c	Denny Chamberlain	130
316	1c	Lynn Geisler	130
316	12	Roger Williams	130
321	4t	Tommy Kerr	125
321	86	Jeff Neubert	125
321	26	Billy Faust	125
321	57	Brad Barrow	125
321	57	Thomas Christensen	125
321	77	Joey Daniel	125
321	17d	Charles Duncan	125
321	19	Wayne Echols	125
321	55	Jason Edge	125
321	1x	Bo Egge	125
321	45	Tommy Elston	125
321	9F	Mark Frazier	125
321	14G	Scott Gunn	125
321	10	Ryan Hackett	125
321	18h	Steve Harvey	125
321	18	Rick Hulson	125
321	88	Petey Ivey	125
321	18	Steve Landrum	125
321	29m	Gary McPherson	125
321	H 1	Jared Miley	125
321	17s	Daniel Miller	125
321	1m	Rob Moss	125
321	333	Ty Myers	125
321	67	Mark Oller	125
321	74	Shawn Poling	125
321	97x	David Powers	125
321	83 R	Scott Rhodes	125
321	15	Travis Rokey	125
321	s2	Tim Senic	125
321	5t	Jeff Taylor	125
321	76	Dave Wade	125
321	R III	Skip Watterman	125
321	b12	Kevin Weaver	125
321	r25	Tim Yeager	125
355	00m	Ruben Mayfield	120
355	187	David McCoy	120
355	1c	Duane Chamberlain	120
355	27M	Rodney Melvin	120
355	21	Joe Armistead	120
355	89	Steve Barnett	120
355	19b	Paul Brust	120
355	4	DJ Cline	120
355	U2	Scott Daly	120
355	31	David Gorrell	120
355	32J	Jason Jaggers	120
355	51L	Barry Lear, Sr.	120
355	23M	Ron McQuerry	120
355	07r	Brent Rhebergen	120
355	42s	Doug Sanders	120
355	26	Dan Sturgeon	120
355	11	Jeff Watson	120
372	77	Steve Carr	115
372	91	Jason Trammell	115
372	18x	Jack Sullivan	115
372	02	Al Atallah	115
372	75	Bert Cheatham	115
372	04c	Bob Close	115
372	40	Mike Eaton	115
372	14	Darin Furar	115
372	81	MT Hall	115
372	7h	Billy Holbert	115
372	19	Steve Laursen	115
372	20	Tom Markham	115
372	92	Rodney Martin	115
372	1MC	Butch McGill	115
372	14jr	Craig Muirhead	115
372	25	Toby Patchen	115
372	70	Jeff Smith	115
372	75x	Jay Watson	115
372	14	Scott Wolfe	115
391	59	Jason McCall	110
391	74	Joey McCoy	110
391	6h	Terry Kicks	110
391	QQ	Tony Bahr	110
391	96	Paul Devoll	110
391	18	Brad Erwin	110
391	12f	Devin Friese	110
391	12M	Mitch Gillian	110
391	31	Bob Gordon	110
391	H2	Stacy Holmes	110
391	40	Wayne Maffett, Jr.	110
391	14	Reid Millard	110
391	25	Bobby Moyer	110
391	67	Steve Oeder	110
391	5e	DJ Pellen	110
391	49	Brian Ruhlman	110
391	00s	Jeff Smith	110
391	14s	Dan Sorce	110
409	7M	Michael Bradley	105
409	3	Doug Ault	105
409	21b	Rich Bell	105
409	15	Scott Graham	105
409	29	Skip Hare	105
409	4	Edd Huxoll	105
409	3	Dan Jackson	105
409	90	Steven Kempt	105
409	18k	Brandon Kinzer	105
409	82	Billy Laycock	105
409	22	Greg Lucas	105
409	59	Shane McLoughlin	105
409	14	Daniel McLaughlin	105
409	10	Audie McWilliams	105
409	81	Darren Miller	105
409	9n	Ted Nobbe	105
409	56b	Brandon O'Neil	105
409	24	Rusty Patterson	105
409	B20	Brandon Rose	105
409	3	Barry Underdahl	105
429	c52	Marty Calloway	100
429	6	Tait Davenport	100
429	S10	Frank Shickel Jr	100
429	3L	Matt Taylor	100
429	03	Jeremy Bishop	100
429	84	Bill Blair, Jr.	100
429	49	Frankie Coomer	100
429	45	Nick Corbitt	100
429	I4	Damon Eller	100
429	45	Russell Frohnapfel	100
429	X9	Joe Godsey	100
429	s2	Bruce Hall	100
429	c1	Aaron Hatton	100
429	21	Matt Lux	100
429	2	Cody Mahoney	100
429	59	Bobby Mossor	100
429	21	Tony Musolino	100
429	57	John Parsons	100
429	77	Joel Prosser	100
429	1f	David Roberts	100
429	99x	Scott Shelhorn	100
429	73	Tony Throckmorton	100
429	23	Kenneth Westmoreland	100
429	18W	Gary Wetsel	100
453	3	Randy Sellers	95
453	99t	Dylan Thompson	95
453	20b	Brian Barrett	95
453	99j	Justin Blackwell	95
453	32	Larry Blankenship	95
453	84	Jon Chrest	95
453	66	Mike Danburg	95
453	D2	Dan Deaton	95
453	1e	Doug Eaton	95
453	4	Brett Foster	95
453	0F	Richard Frazier	95
453	29	Laddie Fulcher	95
453	15	Kent Hicks	95
453	30	Dan Hoard	95
453	5	Joe Loudin	95
453	15M	Skip Martin	95
453	5P	Jerry Pitts, Jr.	95
453	21R	Shannon Reed	95
453	84	Rodney Sweitzer	95
472	3c	Charles La Plant	90
472	33s	Michael Steele	90
472	77	Rich Apolito	90
472	59	Brad Fortney	90
472	19G	Craig Gibson	90
472	54	Mike Head	90
472	0m	John Mallett	90
472	87r	Chad Ruhlman	90
472	14t	Jim Stutler	90
472	27J	Jeff Wilson	90
472	15w	Ralph Withem	90
483	T14	Tim Brown	85
483	50	Greg Ault	85
483	5	Lee DeVasier	85
483	77	Brandon Gordon	85
483	A1	Gary Harden	85
483	69	Jon Hodgkiss	85
483	88	Steven Hucovski	85
483	91	Chuck Laney	85
483	7l	Randy Lucas	85
483	17t	Steve Radich	85
483	87	Derrick Rainey	85
483	67x	Danny Rich	85
483	34X	John Whitney	85
496	41J	Jarryd Holshouser	80
496	93	Raymond Brown, III	80
496	96	Scotty Chatham	80
496	21	Robert Hensley	80
496	0k	Jason Keltner	80
496	1K	Jim Kutas	80
496	14	Joe Rice	80
496	21	Rickie Riggle	80
496	29R	Keith Rodriguez	80
496	31	Bill Stetner	80
496	5w	Brian Wilhite	80
496	17w	Brett Wyatt	80
508	T2	Todd Bennett	75
508	4	Joseph Mike	75
508	47	Rod Reed	75
508	4gh	Jeff Sloan	75
508	97	Mike Bechelli	75
508	99b	Rick Briggs	75
508	28B	Jason Brookover	75
508	9c	Blake Chinn	75
508	32	Roger Crouse	75
508	55	Jody Davis	75
508	16	Paul Davis	75
508	7K	Barry Doss	75
508	52	Mark Douglas	75
508	43	Ronnie Douglas	75
508	8	Ryan Eads	75
508	14m	Carl Edwards	75
508	9	Shane Fulcher	75
508	2g	Tim Gould	75
508	17L	Lamar Haygood	75
508	8	Tyson Herrell	75
508	44	Paul Hipsag	75
508	80	Troy Kuyoth	75
508	6	Jim Lepro	75
508	29	Scott Lyon	75
508	99m	Ben Miley	75
508	1X	Tom Nesbitt	75
508	40A	Adrian Nichols	75
508	8R	Ronnie Payne	75
508	16	Tracy Pearson	75
508	10p	Larry Pickleheimer, Jr.	75
508	66	Derek Ramp	75
508	7R	Sam Ruff	75
508	0	Craig Scott	75
508	2CJ	Justin Shaw	75
508	0s	Edward Shuman	75
508	00s	Larry Skalberg	75
508	17t	Frank Smith	75
508	15a	Audie Swartz	75
508	1u	Matt Urban	75
508	66	Spencer Watson	75
508	JJ2	Josh Williams	75
508	0x	Bryant Woodcock	75
508	28y	Gary Yeager	75
551	8	Chris Chandler	50
551	47	Brad Hall	50
551	17	Matt Henderson	50
551	101	Casey Roberts	50
551	3	Steve Smith	50
551	95	Brandon Williams	50
551	5	Jeff Wolfenbarger	50
551	42	Todd Andrews	50
551	1B	Eddie Blackmon	50
551	h9	Dean Bowen	50
551	B25	Jerry Bradley	50
551	20b	Dan Breuer	50
551	81	Jerry Buck	50
551	95	Jamey Cagle	50
551	17	Brett Chappell	50
551	x15	Shawn Chastain	50
551	1c	Wayne Chinn	50
551	84	Jon Chrest	50
551	61	John Clemmons	50
551	81c	Kevin Cole	50
551	JP1	Phil Coltrane	50
551	10	Junior Coover	50
551	92d	Paul Cursey	50
551	18d	Rodney Dickson	50
551	22x	Carlton Freeman	50
551	G4	Steve Godsey	50
551	9h	Dale Hammond	50
551	38	Kevin Hamrick	50
551	24	Mike Hawley	50
551	99jr	Frank Heckenhast	50
551	33	Gregory Howard	50
551	3	Scott Irvin	50
551	16	Tony Izzo	50
551	61	Jeff Keeney	50
551	1jr	Justin Kinderknecht	50
551	6k	Michael Kloos	50
551	5	George Kowatic	50
551	79	Louie Littlepage	50
551	7c	Ted Martin	50
551	1m*	Donnie Marshall	50
551	95	Steven Mathis	50
551	22	Bobby Mayse	50
551	76	Matt Mish	50
551	23	Mark Moats	50
551	24m	George Moreland	50
551	8	Jeff Pilkerton	50
551	27	Chuck Proctor	50
551	05	James Roulette	50
551	4	Ken Rupp	50
551	15	Lyle Shepard	50
551	grt1	Jeff Sloan	50
551	41	Bryan Sumner	50
551	T7	Jerry Trotter	50
551	00t	Noel Tucker	50
551	31x	Bobby Turner	50
551	14u	Bruce Unterbrink	50
551	14w	Steve Warren	50
551	342	Mark Wyman	50

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Earl Pearson Jr. and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports Team Wins the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship

Jacksonville, FL (November 1, 2005)- Earl Pearson Jr. and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team won the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series championship at the season finale this past Saturday at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway. Earl won the series championship by 65 points over Don O'Neal by finishing 16th and O'Neal's 18th place finish in the final event that was filled with intense drama between the two drivers.

Earl would start off the evening by spinning out on his first qualifying attempt but came back to turn the second fastest lap out of 66 drivers on his second attempt. After qualifying it was evident the final series event to decide the 2005 national champion would be filled with drama as O'Neal and Pearson lined up side by side on row 2 of the second heat race. As fate would have it Earl would come in contact with another car on the first lap causing his left front tire to go flat relegating him to a last place finish in the heat race. From there Earl make a few laps in the consolation event and take a provisional starting position in the 50-lap feature event paying $10,000 to the winner.

With O'Neal starting 12th in the feature and Earl starting 22nd, it would be imperative for Earl to advance as many positions as possible to hold on to the series points lead and win the title over O'Neal. O'Neal showed his strength early by charging into the lead by lap 17 with Earl advancing up to 11th at the same time. O'Neal would suffer his share of bad luck for the evening on lap 24 with a right rear flat relegating him to the rear. Earl would seem comfortable at this point in the race now ahead of O'Neal on the restart. But Earl would also suffer more bad luck as a power steering hose broke on his machine causing a cloud of smoke similar to an engine failure. Once Earl checked the gauges to determine the problem to be in the power steering Earl man handled the car without power steering to a 16th place finish to win the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series National Championship.

In 2005 on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Earl and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team complied 2 wins, 14 top 5 finishes, 26 top 10 finishes and 5 fast time awards out of 32 events. "I have to thank my crew Frankie, Matt and Jackie for their dedication and hard work that enabled us to win this championship. We had some bad luck early this year with several wrecked cars, but my guys really worked hard putting cars together throughout the year that when we finally got on a roll and starting winning races we were able to come back and win this championship", stated Earl from his home in Jacksonville Florida. "I want to also say that O'Neal is a class act and a hard racer that was just as deserving to win this championship. He is one of the top dirt late model racers in the country and to have to race him every week was a real honor. We had some great races this year together with him and I have the utmost respect for his driving ability" Earl went on to say.

The Carlton and Kemp Lamm owned Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team won their second national championship in a row. For any established dirt late model racing team to win one national championship is a feat in itself, but to win back to back national championships is a huge accomplishment in this day with so many competitive professional racing teams across the country. "I have to really thank my car owners Carlton and Kemp for giving me the best opportunity any driver could ever have to drive for such a great organization as the Dunn-Benson team. It is a true privilege to drive for such great people and have the equipment that they give me to race with", stated Earl.

Earl and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team would like to thank all their sponsors that helped them win the 2005 national championship. They include: Lucas Oil, Dunn-Benson Ford, Larry Wallace Engines, Sunoco Race Fuels, MasterSbilt Chassis, ALLSTAR Performance, K&N Filters, Bert, Afco, Butlerbuilt, Cizmar, Comp Cams, CP pistons, CV Products, Moroso, SHY Suspensions, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Jones Racing Products, Stuckey Enterprises, T&D Rockers, Goodyear, Tiger Rear Ends, Unifirst, Weld Wheels, Wilwood, Woodward, Hyperco, ATL Fuel Cells, Oval Craft, TWM, Pit-Gear, Sticker Boy, Rick Schwallie Photography, Panther Motorsports Design, ASI Racewear, Bad-Ass Diecast and WD Enterprises.

To learn more about the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports Team visit their website at www.dunnbensonfordmotorsports.com. You can also view the latest Earl Pearson Jr. merchandise at his official merchandise website at www.earlpearsonjr.net. with 10% of all merchandise sales is being donated to the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund through November 30, 2005.

Wayne Castleberry
Media Contact / PR for DBFM
WD Enterprises

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Korte King of the Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake; Pearson Prevails as Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion

CALVERT CITY, KY--Randy Korte of Highland, IL inherited the lead on lap 24 after leader Don O'Neal suffered a flat tire and then went on to hold off repeated challenges from Matt Miller at the end to claim his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win on Saturday Night at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway as he won the 9th Annual "Commonwealth Cup". The 40 year old Korte took home $10,000 in becoming the 20th different driver to win a series event in 2005. The race closed out the season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Earl Pearson, Jr. won the series championship by 65 points over Don O'Neal. Korte behind the wheel of the Mid Continental Fuels, Inc., Seubert Calf Ranches, T.E. Motorsports, TMCI Transportation, Rick's Towing, Banshee Graphics, Hoosier Tires, Performance Rod and Custom, RaceTek Race Engines sponsored Rocket Chassis Grand Prix won by just one car length over Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the DSI/Denny Thornton/McCullough Industries/Rocket Grand Prix. The rest of the top five all finished on the same straightaway with Brian Shirley of Chatham, IL placing third in the Petroff Towing/Pro Power/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo just ahead of Terry English of Benton, KY in the AAA Fence/Runion Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo and Oval Craft Fast Timer, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN in the Mach 2 Motorsports/Cornett Engines/C.J. Rayburn Ford Taurus. A total of 65 cars were on hand for the event in front of a large audience.

It would be Randy Korte and Brian Shirley starting on the front row for the 50 lap event with Shirley taking the point heading into turn one at the drop of the green flag. Korte would settle into second with Tim Tungate in third. Those three would run in that order for the first 11 laps of the race as the fast and furious pace would see Korte's eight car length lead wiped off because of Tungate's flat tire on the 11th circuit which brought out the first caution of the race. On the lap 12 restart it would be Korte showing the way with Shirley in second now followed by Matt Miller and Don O'Neal. O'Neal who started the race in 12th was on a march to the front as his thoughts were on not only winning the race, but the series championship at the same time. With O'Neal in fourth and points leader, Earl Pearson, Jr. taking a provisional and starting 22nd, Pearson would be up to 16th at the first caution. But O'Neal was not done yet. On lap 12 Miller would go by Shirley for second and a lap later O’Neal displaced Shirley another spot dropping the young charger to fourth. The three car race for the lead was hot and heavy with Korte, Miller and O’Neal putting on a show for the large and appreciative crowd. Another car making his presence known was Jimmy Mars. Mars who started eighth on the grid was up to fourth making it a four car tussle for the lead.

Dennis Erb, Jr. would slow on the track bringing out the second caution on lap 16 which would set up an incredible restart to begin lap 17. When the race restarted it would become another four car battle for the point with O'Neal going to outside of Korte, Miller and Mars who were all side by side coming off of turn four. O’Neal would just squeeze by on the outside against the wall to take the lead at the flagstand. With O'Neal in front and Pearson still mired in mid pack, O'Neal now had visions of the not only winning the race but taking the points title. By lap 23 O'Neal was still showing the way with Korte, Miller, Mars and Shirley still in the thick of things. On a fateful lap 24 for O'Neal heading into turn four his right rear tire went down putting him up on the cushion and bringing out the third caution of the race. O'Neal's chances for the win and points title would take a big hit as he pitted for a new tire rejoining the field at the back with still 27 laps to go.

After O'Neal's untimely flat, Korte would pick back up the lead with Shirley, Mars, Miller and now Terry English in the top five. Korte would pull out to a three car length advantage with Shirley, Mars and Miller racing three wide for a couple of laps for second. Miller would jump into second on lap 28 and with 22 circuits to go he set his sights on the high flying, Korte. With 20 laps to the top five was Korte, Miller, Shirley, Mars and fast qualifier, Jimmy Owens who was up to fifth. As far as the points chase was concerned at this point Pearson was in front of O'Neal as O'Neal was making very little progress after pitting to replace a flat tire. If they stayed in that running order Pearson had the title locked up. But suddenly coming off of turn four Pearson showed a puff of smoke from his racer and for a brief time tense moments for his fans, crew and himself who thought maybe the championship hopes were gone with that smoke. But it turned out to be the power steering hose breaking and after losing a couple of positions he regained full power and still held positions in front of O'Neal.

Over the last 20 laps of the race Korte and Miller would put on a show for the fans as they chased each other around the 3/8ths mile high banked track pulling away from Shirley and everyone else. With the race up front exciting a three car race for third was going on between Shirley, Owens and English. With five laps to go that trio was hunting down Korte and Miller who had nearly picked up the back of the field in the closing laps. Miller was all over Korte pulling alongside him heading into and coming off of the corners but Korte still held the lead down the straight-aways. As Shirley, English and Owens reeled in the leads it was going to possibly turn into a five car showdown for the win. As the cars took the white flag Miller would give it all he had this time diving to the outside going down the backshute trying to surprise Korte with an outside move. As the two entered turn three Korte took the inside route and Miller went to the very top trying to take that momentum past Korte. Miller got right alongside Korte's right rear quarter coming off of four and slight contact took place as Korte drifted up the track. As the two headed to the checkers Korte would get a little sideways but straightened back up to cross the line in first just one car length ahead of Miller. Shirley, English and Owens would bear down on the leaders at the finish as all five cars finished on the same straightaway.

In victory circle after the race Korte was emotional after taking one of the biggest wins of his career. "I was thinking about my brother, who passed away a couple of years ago and about what he would say about that race, I know he was riding with me in the last few laps." Korte said of the challenges by Miller. "I know Matt's a great racer and I felt comfortable racing with him, you can't say that about everyone, but I knew he would race me clean, I think we touched coming off of four, but we were racing hard to the flag, I just glad the race was over at that point."

Also after the race a relieved Pearson and his crew was elated over taking the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series despite coming home 16th two spots ahead of O'Neal. "Oh man, what a long night, I about wrecked qualifying, then someone ran over my nose in the heat, we had to take a provisional and then the power steering hose came off, but somehow we survived and brought home this championship for Carlton and Kemp Lamm, Lucas Oil Products, Dunn-Benson Ford and all my guys on the crew. During his post race interview O'Neal came over to congratulate Pearson on his title. "Don O'Neal is a great race car driver, he showed his class by coming over him to congratulate us, we've raced each other hard this year and either one of us would have made a great champion."

Completing the top ten in the final Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the season was Darren Miller, who came from the tail after changing a flat tire, Jimmy Mars, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Greg Johnson and Tim Dohm.

In preliminary events Jimmy Owens was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Products Fast Qualifier with a lap of 14.016 seconds for the 66 entries on hand. The five VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Brian Shirley, Tim Tungate, Greg Johnson, Billy James and Randy Korte. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Tim Dohm, the PPM Racing Products B-Main was taken by Eddie Carrier, Jr. and the Real Wheels third B-main was won by Steve Casebolt, Jr.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, October 29, 2005

Event #32

Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway

Calvert City, KY

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time: Jimmy Owens 14.016 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Brian Shirley, Matt Miller, Jimmy Owens, Rodney Melvin, Shannon Babb, Duane Mahder, John Tindal, Caley Emerson, Sandy Goddard, Johnny Johnson, Wendell Wallace, Rod Reed

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Tim Tungate, Brad Neat, Don O'Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Justin Rattliff, Duane Chamberlain, Joe Morris, Matt Taylor, Charles LaPlant, Jack Sullivan, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brett Chappell, Todd Bennett

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Greg Johnson, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Tim Brown, Donnie Moran, Johnny Wheeler, Michael Chilton, Michael Bradley, Jordan Bland, Joe Mike, Jerry Buck

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Billy James, Darren Miller, Terry English, Tim Dohm, Ray Cook, Frank Shickel, Jr., Freddy Smith, Terry Hicks, Scotty Earl, Frank Heckenast, Jr., Jarryd Holshouser, Chuck Proctor

VP Fuels Main' Power Heat #5: Randy Korte, Billy Faust, Scott James, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Chris Combs, Tait Davenport, Randy Sellars, Dylan Thompson, Michael England, Kevin Cole, Michael Steele, Jeff Larson, Jeff Sloan

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Tim Dohm, Chris Combs, Rodney Melvin, Donnie Moran, Justin Rattliff, Freddy Smith, John Tindal, Michael Bradley, Matt Taylor, Dylan Thompson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Michael Steele

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Eddie Carrier, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Michael Chilton, Jack Sullivan, Duane Mahder, Scotty Earl, Frank Shickel, Jr., Randy Sellars, Sandy Goddard, Tim Brown, Joe Morris, Rod Reed, Joe Mike, Todd Bennett, Jeff Sloan

Real Wheels Third B-Main: Steve Casebolt, Jr., Ray Cook, Duane Chamberlain, Johnny Wheeler, Terry Hicks, Caley Emerson, Tait Davenport, Jordan Bland, Charles LaPlant, Jeff Larson, Jarryd Holshouser, Michael England

9th Annual Commonwealth Cup Main Event: (50 Laps): Randy Korte, Matt Miller, Brian Shirley, Terry English, Jimmy Owens, Darren Miller, Jimmy Mars, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Greg Johnson, Tim Dohm, Brad Neat, Brian Birkhofer, Eddie Carrier, Jr., John Tindal, Billy James, Earl Pearson,Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Don O'Neal, Scott James, Donnie Moran, Chris Combs, Ray Cook, Billy Faust, Tim Tungate

Race Statistics:

Entries: 66

Cautions: 3

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Brian Shirley 1, Randy Korte 2-16, Don O'Neal 17-23, Korte 24-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Steve Casebolt, Jr. (started 18th and finished 8th) advanced 10 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Earl Pearson, Jr. and Donnie Moran

Track Provisional: John Tindal

Final 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings

1. Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) 6035

2. Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN) 5970

3. Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH) 5795

4. Matt Miller (Waterville, OH) 5530

5. Scott James (Lawrenceburg, IN) 5055

6. Freddy Smith (Seymour, TN) 4590

7. Tim Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV) 4445

8. Darren Miller (Chadwick, IL) 2900

9. Brian Birkhofer (Muscatine, IA) 2895

10. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI) 2880

Final 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year Standings

1. Scott James (Lawrenceburg, IN) 5055

2. Tim Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV) 4445

3. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI) 2880

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

VP Racing Fuels Presents The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Live from Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway This Saturday Night

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be broadcast live from the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY this Saturday Night, October 29 as the 9th Annual "Commonwealth Cup" will be contested. The all important final points race for the 2005 season will highlight the action as VP Racing Fuels present the event via www.RaceTalkLive.com who will carry the action beginning at 8 pm EST/7 pm CST.

Veteran dirt track announcer Michael "Spanky" Despain and columnist Mike "Pal U" Sullivan will call all the action from Kentucky Lake as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series winds up its '05 campaign. To access the internet feed brought to you by VP Racing Fuels go to www.RaceTalkLive.com and click on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series logo to listen to the broadcast. You must have the Windows Media Player installed to be able to listen to the broadcast.

After 31 events in 16 states and 19 different winners the successful 2005 season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship comes down to one final event. Earl Pearson, Jr. will lead Don O'Neal by 55 points heading into the season finale this Saturday Night. One of those men will leave Kentucky Lake with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series title and if you can't be there to witness it listen to the broadcast on http://www.RaceTalkLive.com.

VP has been the fuel of choice for NHRA Pro Stock Champions for 29 consecutive years, a record unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. In addition to being the Official Fuel of NARA, VP is the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA Championship Drag Racing and the exclusive fuel supplier and/or sponsor of AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Supercross; IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating Association); SKUSA (Superkarts! USA); Star Mazda; Stars of Karting; Toyota Atlantic; and Trans Am among many others.

In addition to fuels, VP's product line includes synthetic oils, 2-cycle lubricants, performance chemicals and traction compounds - each designed to produce the most power and best performance in their respective racing applications. More information can be obtained from VP's website www.vpracingfuels.com.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, VP Racing Fuels and www.RaceTalkLive.com would like to thank the multitude of race fans who have listened to the series broadcasts this year and we certainly hoped you have enjoyed listening to the action called by Michael Despain, Mike Sullivan, James Essex, Dustin Jarrett, Chris Nunn, Matt Noonan and Wayne Castleberry.

It will be the first ever visit for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on Saturday Night, October 29^th, there will be Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 9th Annual "Commonwealth Cup" 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and an impressive $1,200 to start. Racing will begin on Saturday Night, October 29 at 7 PM. Adult General Admission is $22 per person with kids tickets priced at $5. Pit passes are $35.

On Friday Night, October 28 it will be the unsanctioned $10,000 to win Bluegrass Nationals which also pays $10,000 to win. Promoter Sherri Heckenast has also announced that a $3,000 bonus will be given to the driver with the highest average finish of the two nights of racing combined. Racing will begin on Friday Night, October 28^th at 7 PM. Adult General Admission is $20 per person with kids tickets priced at $5. Pit passes are $35

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Officials have also announced that the cameras of ESPN2 will be at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway taping the 9th Annual Commonwealth Cup for broadcast at a time and date to be announced.

For more information you can visit the track's website at www.klmsllc.com or call the track hotline at (270) 395-3600. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Contingency Award to be Decided at Final Event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway

Lexington, KY (October 25, 2005)- With the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series season finale at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway this Saturday October 29th, not only will the series championship be decided but several special year long awards will be decided at the final event.

The VP Racing Fuel Makin Power Heat Race Award will go to the driver that earns the most heat race wins during the season and uses VP Racing Fuel and displays the VP Fuel decals. With one event left on the schedule Scott James leads this category. VP Racing Fuel will honor the driver with the most heat race wins in 2005 at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series year-end banquet with a special award and prize.

The Weld Racing Hard Charger year long award will also be decided at the final event of 2005 this Saturday. The driver who earns the most Hard Charger points in 2005 will be honored and awarded a special award from Weld Racing at the series banquet. Don O'Neal leads the season long Hard Charger category with 47 points with Scott James in second with 37 points. The driver who advances the most positions of each race earns the Weld Racing Hard Charger points.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Chassis Manufacturer award will be awarded to MasterSbilt Chassis out of Crothersville, IN at the season ending banquet. MasterSbilt Chassis clinched the chassis manufacturer award at Dixie Speedway at the next to last event of the 2005 season. Each chassis manufacturer that participated in the season long competition earned points based on the finishing order of the participating chassis brands. Rocket Chassis came in second, Rayburn was third, GRT fourth and Swartz Chassis finished fifth in the chassis manufacturer competition. The series will honor the MasterSbilt Chassis Company and present them with an award at the season ending banquet December 1st in Orlando.

"The support and sponsorships the series received from all the product sponsors and special contingency awards were tremendous for the racers who competed on the series in 2005. We would like to thank all the sponsors of the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series that gave the racers additional incentives to run our series in 2005. We hope to build on these relationships and make the series even better for the racers in 2006", stated Spencer Wilson, series director.

For more information about and the final event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway you can visit the track's website at www.klmsllc.com or call the track hotline at (270) 395-3600. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and "Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series"

VP Racing Fuels- "Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series"

Hoosier Race Tires - "Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series"

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, C J Rayburn Race Cars, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

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Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Year Long Fast Time Award to be Decided at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway

Lexington, KY (October 24, 2005)- The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series concludes the 2005 season at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway Saturday October 29, 2005 with a fierce battle for the championship between Earl Pearson Jr. and Don O'Neal. Not only will the series championship be decided, the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs year long Fast Time Award will be settled among the top three drivers in the national points standings as well. Earl Pearson Jr., Don O'Neal and Donnie Moran are all tied with five fast time awards during the 2005 season. The Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs year along award will pay the driver who earns the most fast time awards $1,000 cash at the Series Banquet in December.

The season long Fast Time competition won't be decided until the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs qualifying is concluded at the final event of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway. With three drivers tied for the season long battle for the fast time award, the driver who qualifies the quickest at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway among Pearson, O'Neal and Moran will win the season long award along with the $1,000 cash award. If the fastest qualifier happens to not be Pearson, O'Neal or Moran, then the season long award will be determined by tie-breaker of which driver among the three qualifies the fastest among the three drivers.

"We are very pleased to see the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship decided at the final event and the Oval Craft Fast Time Driver of the Year award also to come down to the final event. Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs has been a great sponsor of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2005 and the Fast Time Award", stated Spencer Wilson. Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs located in Tunnel Hill Georgia is one of the leading companies that provide aluminum racing products for racers including racing seats, dry sump oil tanks, power steering tanks and other quality aluminum products for racers. To learn more about Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs you can visit the official website at www.ovalcraft.com.or call their office at (706) 673-2942.

For more information about and the final event at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway you can visit the track's website at www.klmsllc.com or call the track hotline at (270) 395-3600. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Close Out 2005 Season with 9^th Annual Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake

A journey that started in February at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL concludes on Saturday Night, October 29 as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series prepares for the final points race of the year at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY as the 9th Annual "Commonwealth Cup" takes center stage. Through 31 events in 15 states and 19 different winners along the way the first full season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series comes down to the finale at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway to determine who will be crowned the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion.

Earl Pearson, Jr of Jacksonville, FL clings to a 55 point lead over Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN who had held the points lead for most of the season until after the Dixie Shootout where Pearson took over the top spot. The last seven races have been telling for both drivers with Pearson taking two wins and having only one finish outside of the top ten as he has wiped out what was a 350 point lead for O'Neal back in July. In O'Neal's last seven races he has had 3 DNF's which has hurt his charge to the title. But O'Neal is strong at Kentucky Lake as evident by his past history at the track. In fact the last time O'Neal visited Sherri Heckenast's facility on Labor Day weekend he set a new track record in qualifications and came from the 15th starting spot to win a $5,000 to win special event at the Western Kentucky facility.

Pearson's agenda is simple if he finishes ahead of O'Neal in the main event he will be the new Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion. For O'Neal if he sets fast time and wins the main event Pearson must finish the main in 4th place or higher to take the title. If Pearson finishes fifth in the aforementioned scenario then the two would tie in points and the tiebreaker would be most wins which O'Neal has locked up with seven compared to Pearson's two. If O'Neal sets fast time and wins and Pearson finishes 6th on back then O'Neal would win the title outright. If O'Neal wins and does not set fast time then Pearson would have to finish 6th place or higher in the main event to take the title, a 7th place for Pearson in this scenario there would be tie which goes to O'Neal and if O'Neal wins and does not set fast time and Pearson finishes 8th or worse then O'Neal can claim the title. There are other scenarios that could play out where either takes the championship.

Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN has locked up the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year' title over Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI.

Tire Rule for this event will be – Hoosier – LM20, LM40 & D55 (Shoulder Plated), American Racer – SD44 & MD56, Goodyear – X300 (G40) & X400 (G50).

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points

1. Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL) 5885

2. Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN) 5830

3. Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH) 5665

4. Matt Miller (Waterville, OH) 5300

5. Scott James (Lawrenceburg, IN) 4920

6. Freddy Smith (Seymour, TN) 4480

7. Tim Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV) 4265

8. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI) 2880

9. Brian Birkhofer (Muscatine, IA) 2725

10. Darren Miller (Chadwick, IL) 2700

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Joey Kramer Captures 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Championship

LEXINGTON, KY -- The 2005 season for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series is in the books and Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer has captured the Championship. Kramer had six wins with the series during the course of 2005.

Kramer started the season off on the right foot as the 29-year-old ace dubbed "Rocketman" won the season opener on May 14th Soggy Bottom and backed it up with a win the following Friday at Ponderosa. On May 21st, Matt Boknecht rolled into victory lane at Richmond while Ted Nobbe grabbed the win one week later at Bluegrass.

On June 4th, in his first ever visit to 201 Speedway, Kramer was able to get the win besting a stout field of 35 cars. Later that month, the series had their highest car count of the season when 53 drivers signed into the pits at Florence, where Billy Vaughn captured the win. The next event for the series, held on July 2nd, saw Joe David Turner get a thrilling victory at Lake Cumberland.

The August 6th event at Soggy Bottom featured another wild finish as Randle Sweeney doubled up, winning both the BoB Late Model and the BoB Modified features. The following weekend saw Kramer cruise to winner's circle at Ponderosa in a borrowed ride while Josh Lucas cashed the first place paycheck the next night at Bluegrass. Kramer picked up NARA Battle of the Bluegrass wins #5 and #6 on the season August 20th at Richmond and September 3rd at 201. The final race of the season, held October 1st at Soggy Bottom, saw Jimmy Westerfield notch the win.

The season was memorable one for Kramer who, in 13 series events, finished outside the top six just one time. Aside from his six wins with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, Kramer also found victory lane at Kentucky Lake, Volusia County (FL), Union County (IN), and Twin Cities (IN) among other tracks giving him an overall total of 15 victories for the season. Kramer drives both a Lightning Chassis and a Rocket Chassis, each powered by a home-built Kramer engine, and each carrying sponsorship from Hill's Historic Painting, Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tinting, Perry's Auto Sales, Bilstein Shocks, and Mom & Dad.

"I'd like to thank Tim Sharp and Spencer Wilson and everyone for giving us a good series with a great purse and little travel," Kramer said in a recent interview. "I also have to thank my sponsors -- Bilstein Shocks, Hill's Historic Painting, Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tinting, and Perry's Auto Sales -- and I need to thank my Mom and Dad for supporting this 'bad habit' of mine (laughs)."

Kramer continued, "Running with this series makes you a better driver. On any given night, every single car out there as a chance to win. The guys who run with this series are tough and the locals at these tracks we race at are hard to beat."

After a rough 2004, Kramer rebounded with the best season of his career in 2005. "Last year was kind of like a 'test and tune' for this year. We got a new Lightning and that helped out a lot. Winning three of the six (Modified) features at Volusia made me feel real good about coming home and running with BoB Series."

Behind Kramer, 16-year-old Justin Rattliff finished second in the final points rundown with defending series champion Kelly Warren third, Joe David Turner fourth, and Adam Cole fifth. Over 190 different drivers competed with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series in 2005 with Kramer being the only repeat winner on the circuit.

2005 Final Championship Points Standings
1. Joey Kramer - 2965
2. Justin Rattliff - 2590
3. Kelly Warren - 2520
4. Joe David Turner - 2175
5. Adam Cole - 2080
6. Dustin Linville - 1595
7. Shon Flanery - 1350
8. Jason Perry - 1270
9. Jimmy Payne - 1265
10. Hank Bradley - 1170

Continue to visit our website during the off-season for more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, as well as info regarding the upcoming banquet and rules & scheduling information for 2006, at www.naradirtcar.com.

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Shannon Babb Banks $15,000 in Taking His Second Straight Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Win

WOODSTOCK, GA--Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL held off Earl Pearson, Jr. and Jake Knowles to win the 16th Annual Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Presented by Coca-Cola on Saturday Night at the Dixie Speedway. For the 31 year old Babb, the 2004 NARA DirtCar Series Champion he earned $10,000 in purse money for winning plus an additional $5,000 bonus that was offered for being a former Dixie Shootout champion who could win the 50 lap main event. Friday Night's "Jimmy Mosteller Classic" was cancelled due to all day rains and will not be made up.

Babb was the third different leader of the highly competitive feature as he took the lead on the 11th lap and led the rest of the way. Babb was behind the wheel of the Arkansas Motors/Car City/J&J Steel/Watters Autoland/Performance Rod and Custom/Wicks Racing Products/Platinum Motors/G&C Engineering/All-Star Performance/Hoosier Tires/RaceTek Race Engines sponsored C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo has he scored his 22nd win overall this year and became the 19th different driver to win a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race in 2005.

Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL finished a close second in the Carlton and Kemp Lamm/Lucas Oil Products/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus and in doing so took over the series points lead from Don O'Neal with one race left. Pearson leads O'Neal by 55 points heading into the series finale at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on October 29^th. 12th place starter and 20 year old Jake Knowles of Tyrone, GA was third in the Mike Stuart/M&S Concrete/Rocket Monte Carlo. Completing the top five was Ray Cook of Brasstown, NC in the Engines Inc/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus and Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL in the Out Pace/Pro Power Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus. A total of 69 cars were on hand for the yearly event.

The 50 Lap Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout saw Randy Weaver and Ray Cook start on the front row as both drivers were looking to score their first career Dixie Shootout victory. In fact the first three rows were made up of drivers seeking to etch their names for the first time on the Dixie Speedway win list for this popular event. On the initial start there would be a three car pileup in turn two which would force a complete restart. Once the race got going it was Cook looking like to man to beat as the veteran driver pull out in front with Weaver and Earl Pearson, Jr. who started third in close pursuit. Gary McPherson would bring out the caution on lap 3 slowing the action. Pearson by then had gotten around Weaver and was running in second. On the Delaware double file restart Cook would again show the way with Pearson all over him for the lead. Eighth place starter and defending Dixie Shootout champion, Shannon Babb would be a force to be reckoned with. Coming on strong through the field was Babb as he went by Weaver on lap six to take over third place. Pearson then would go to the front of the field passing Cook on lap eight to take over the point.

The race really started to heat up on lap 9 as Babb overhauled Cook using the top side to go to second. Babb then pulled alongside Pearson and the two would race side by side by two laps until Babb was finally able to forge ahead on lap 11. By lap 16 the running order was Babb, Pearson, Cook, Weaver and former Shootout winner, Wendell Wallace. Wallace however would see a good run go awry on lap 19 with a spin forcing him to the tail. On the restart the fastest car appeared to be young gun, Jake Knowles. Knowles, who started in 12th was making his debut in the Dixie Shootout and drove like a seasoned veteran. Knowles was up to fourth at this point and was all over Cook for third. Up front Babb and Pearson had pulled away from Cook and Knowles and started to enter lapped traffic again. At the halfway mark Babb was still in front with Pearson starting to pressure him again. Cook was receiving heavy pressure from Knowles for third and Darren Miller was now in fifth.

With half the race in books the last 25 laps would be a true shootout in the race for the lead. By lap 31 Babb and Pearson were racing in heavy traffic when 2005 Dixie Speedway Late Model Track Champion, Tim Day would bring out the third caution in turn four. The race would go green for two more laps until the fourth and final caution would come out for a stalled Wendell Wallace on lap 34. On what would be the final restart of the race Babb, Pearson, Cook, Knowles and Miler would set sail in the final 16 laps to decide who would be the 2005 Shootout winner. Knowles would fire the first shot passing Cook on lap 44 to take third. With six laps to go it looked like it would come down to Babb and Pearson, but the youngster, Knowles would have something to say about that. With more traffic in the last five circuits Pearson was able to close on Babb. Pearson took a couple of shots at passing Babb for the lead in the final few laps pulling alongside of Babb, but Babb would fight off all of Pearson's best efforts as he would go on to take his second consecutive Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout victory. Pearson finished second by one car length with Knowles right on the front runners at the end as he just simply ran out of laps in his bid to upset the field. Cook finished fourth followed by Miller.

In victory lane a relieved Babb spoke of his battle with Pearson. "That was a tough one to win here tonight, the competition was stout and I figured it was Earl on me hard a couple of times trying to pass me. The traffic was little tedious and it kind of held me up a bit, but the track was well prepared and you could race on it anywhere." "We went back to some notes we took here last year after winning and it paid off tonight, because the track was real similar last year and we set the car up to run the top side and it worked out great."

Completing the top ten were Frank Ingram, Billy Ogle, Jr., Freddy Smith, Randy Weaver and 24th place starter, Scott James.

Pearson came into the race 25 points behind Don O'Neal in the race for the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Championship. After setting fast time for the night Pearson had earned the 10 bonus points for that feat and the lead was now down to 15 points as the two started the feature. Pearson started third and O'Neal started in 19th. In the final rundown Pearson as mentioned, finished 2^nd and O’Neal was 14^th after running as high as seventh in the race. Heading to the final race of '05 at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY on October 29 Pearson now leads O'Neal by 55 points.

In preliminary action Pearson's fast lap in time trials as a 14.723 second clocking over the 69 entrants on hand. The six VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Earl Pearson, Jr., Darren Miller, Skip Arp, Randy Weaver, Tim Day and Ray Cook. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main was won by Don O'Neal and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main went to Ricky Williams.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #31

Dixie Speedway-Woodstock, GA

Saturday Night, October 8, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Earl Pearson, Jr. 14.723 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Earl Pearson, Jr., Wendell Wallace, Marshall Green, Don O'Neal, Brandon Rose, Donnie Moran, Kenneth Westmoreland, Steve Warren, Jerry Bradley, Phil Coltrane

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Darren Miller, Shannon Babb, Shane Tankersley, Tim Dohm, Rodney Martin, Jody Davis, Don Farmer, Ronnie Payne, Devin Sebree, Brady Smith, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Chuck Laney

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Skip Arp, Freddy Smith, Wayne Echols, Mike Marlar, David Payne, Kent Hicks, Scotty Chatham, Bryan Sumner, Lamar Haygood, James Roulette

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Randy Weaver, Billy Ogle, Jr., Gary McPherson, Ricky Williams, Jeff Smith, Laddie Fulcher, Vic Hill, Shane Fulcher, Tracy Pearson, Craig Scott

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #5: Tim Day, Frank Ingram, Jonathan Davenport, Joe Armistead, Jr., Jeff Cooke, Brett Wyatt, Sam Ruff, Tyson Herrell, Derrick Rainey, Bobby Turner

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #6: Ray Cook, Jake Knowles, Aaron Ridley, Dale McDowell, Mark Douglas, Rex Richey, mike Head, Matt Hubbard, Johnny Chastain, Scott James

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Don O'Neal, Tim Dohm, Donnie Moran, Mike Marlar, Rodney Martin, David Payne, Brandon Rose, Kenneth Westmoreland, Kent Hicks, Don Farmer, Chuck Laney, Scotty Chatham, Devin Sebree, Jody Davis, Lamar Haygood, Ronnie Payne, Steve Casebolt, Jr.

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Ricky Williams, Dale McDowell, Joe Armistead, Jr., Rex Richey, Jeff Smith, Jeff Cooke, Vic Hill, Laddie Fulcher, Mike Head, Derrick Rainey, Brett Wyatt, Tyson Herrell, Shane Fulcher, Craig Scott, Tracy Pearson, Matt Hubbard, Sam Ruff, Johnny Chastain, Scott James, Mark Douglas

16th Annual Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Feature Finish: Shannon Babb, Earl Pearson, Jr., Jake Knowles, Ray Cook, Darren Miller, Frank Ingram, Billy Ogle, Jr., Freddy Smith, Randy Weaver, Scott James, Jonathan Davenport, Skip Arp, Ricky Williams, Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Marshall Green, Shane Tankersley, Tim Day, Aaron Ridley, Tim Dohm, Gary McPherson, Wendell Wallace, Dale McDowell, Wayne Echols

Race Statistics:

Entries: 69

Cautions: 4

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Ray Cook 1-7, Earl Pearson, Jr. 8-10, Shannon Babb 11-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Scott James (started 24th and finished 10th) advanced 14 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Donnie Moran and Scott James

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

SHANNON BABB: NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN WITH SECOND CONSECUTIVE “SHOOTOUT” WIN

Contact: Michelle Petroff, (618) 406-6842 or [email protected]

MOWEAQUA, IL (October 9, 2005) – He may be quiet off of the track but Shannon Babb laid down the law at the “16th Annual Dixie Shootout”. There’s no iron hanging off of his hip, no cocky swagger or lip service but he means business on the track. In spite of the distance from his central Illinois’ home, with back-to-back wins at one of the biggest showdowns in dirt late model racing, it was clear that there was a new sheriff in town – Shannon Babb.

Babb and his #18 Car City/Platinum Motors & RV/J&J Steel/Petroff Towing team were southbound and down to Woodstock, Georgia, with their C.J. Rayburn race car dubbed “Full Pull” that sat in victory lane repeatedly during their record-shattering 2005 U.M.P. Summernationals’ tour. While rain washed out Friday night’s portion of the event, the team was still on the same mission - winning. This was Babb and company’s first visit back to Dixie Speedway since they won the 2004 “Shootout” with a commanding performance.

Babb qualified second to Earl Pearson, Jr., and started the A-Main from the eighth place berth. The 31-year-old wheelman would take the lead by lap 20 and fend off several hard charges during restarts to continue to pace the field until the checkered flag fell after fifty action-packed laps. As a past “Shootout” winner, Babb collected the $15,000 paycheck and goes down in the record books with consecutive victories at the “Dixie Shootout”. The closest that another competitor came to achieving this feat in recent history was Dale McDowell who notched repeat wins in 1999 and 2001.

The Lucas Oil DirtCar Series’ sanctioned event pitted the reigning champion Babb against the best and brightest traveling veterans and rising talents on the tour. Don O’Neal held the point lead going into the event but forfeited his lead to 2004 Xtreme DirtCar Series champion Earl Pearson, Jr., after a difficult night. Pearson followed Babb to the stripe and was trailed by Jake Knowles, Ray Cook and Darren Miller.

The “Moweaqua Missile” and the #18 team will return to the Land of Lincoln and prepare for the “Dirt Track World Championship” which will kick off at a new venue for the 2005 edition (KC Raceway) on October 13th-15th. Will The Babbster repeat his 2002 clean sweep and add another repeat title to his recent “Kevin Roderick Memorial” and “Dixie Shootout” wins? Stay tuned to http://www.shannonbabb18.com and find out!

Shannon Babb’s #18 dirt late model’s sponsors include CJ Rayburn Race Cars – The Only Chassis Proven To Be Stronger Than Dirt!; Car City; Platinum Motors & RV; Karl Chevrolet; Watters Autoland; J&J Steel; Petroff Towing; Billy Moyer Racing; Jay Dickens Racing Engines; Hoosier by Smash; Sunoco Race Fuels; Wick Racing Products; Allstar Performance; Peterson Fluid Systems; Performance Rod & Custom; Impact Racing Products; Outlawd Motorsports; Scott Performance Wire; Weld Wheel; Bert Transmission; GUTS; Koni; Hypercoils; Schoenfeld Headers; Wiles Racing Driveshafts; Out-Pace Race Products; Schaeffer Oil; Peterson Aluminum; Dyers Top Rods; MSD Ignition; Sweet Manufacturing; Mason Racin’; Indy Screen Print and Performance Bodies.

NARA points as of Oct. 8

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	5885
2	71	Don O'Neal	5830
3	99	Donnie Moran	5665
4	7	Matt Miller	5300
5	83	Scott James ®	4920
6	00	Freddy Smith	4480
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	4265
8	2	Brady Smith ®	2880
9	15b	Brian Birkhofer	2725
10	32d	Darren Miller	2700

Rain Wins Jimmy Mosteller Classic at Dixie Speedway; 16th Annual Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout Still on For Saturday October 8th

Woodstock, GA-October 7- Heavy overnight rains, combined with persistent morning rain showers, have forced Dixie Speedway and Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series officials to cancel the Jimmy Mosteller Classic scheduled for this evening, October 7, at Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA.

Race action will continue at Dixie Speedway tomorrow night with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned 16th Annual Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout presented by Coca-Cola. The race program will feature a complete program of Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains along with a 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The cameras of ESPN2 will catch the main event action on Saturday Night for the second year in a row as they will be on hand to tape the event which will be shown on a date and time to be announced in the near future.

The track will now be posting a $5000 bonus to any past Shootout Champion that wins the Oct. 8 Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout.

The $10,000 bonus that was posted to the highest finisher in Saturday nights race that competed on Friday and the $10,000 that was offered to any driver that won both nights plus the additional $10,000 if the double winner was a
past Shootout champion is no longer available since they were all tied to Friday's outcome.

In addition to the Late Models on Saturday night, Dixie will host its own Super Bomber and Limited late Model divisions.

Adults are $25 in the grandstand. Ages 9-17 are $10 and children 8 years old and under are Free. Trackside Parking is $30 per adults and $10 for kids. Pit passes are $35 - pit privileges for ages 11 and under are Free $15.

Fans that purchased 2 day reserved tickets in advance will be refunded in the amount of $20 per ticket in the same method of payment in which those tickets were purchased. All credit card orders will be adjusted accordingly during the week after the event. Any questions call 770-926-5315 starting Monday, October 10 from 9 – 5PM or email at [email protected].

Pit gates open at 2 PM and grandstand gates open at 4 PM. Racing begins at 7 PM.

The "Lucas Oil Shootout" will mark the 16th Annual event that highlights the season at Dixie Speedway. The late Bill Ingram was the inaugural winner of the event back in 1990 with Tony Reaid, Buddy Morris, 3 time winner, Scott Bloomquist, Bill Frye, Wendell Wallace, Billy Moyer, Tim Hitt, 2 time winner, Dale McDowell, Chub Frank, Don O'Neal and last year's race winner, Shannon Babb having their names etched in the record books as previous "Shootout" winners.

Dixie Speedway will be the site this Saturday night, with a whale of a points race among the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors. There have been 30 events contested in 2005 with 18 different event winners and with 536 different drivers racing with the series at least once in '05 the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series has stamped itself as a national touring series where the excitement and competitiveness is second to none.

Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN heads to Dixie Speedway not only in the points lead by 25 points over Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, but also as a previous Dixie Shootout Champion. O'Neal scored the biggest win of his racing career as he pocketed $55,000 for winning the Shootout back in 2003. The "O" show rolls into Dixie with a series leading seven victories. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH sits third 160 points out of first place. Pearson has two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wins and Moran has three. Matt Miller of Waterville, OH is fourth in points and has recorded two series wins in '05 and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN rests in fifth with one series triumph this season.

The rest of the top ten heading to Dixie include veteran Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL.

The Rookie of the Year standings show Scott James leading the way followed by Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

The 16^th Annual Lucas Oil Dixie Shootout presented by Coca-Cola at Dixie Speedway will be broadcast via the internet on RaceTalkLive.com as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be on the air courtesy of VP Racing Fuels. The broadcast will begin at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday evening at wherever the racing program is at for the night and will stay on the air until the conclusion of the racing program.

For more information visit the Dixie Speedway web site at www.dixiespeedway.com, or call (770) 926-5315. Dixie Speedway is located one-mile west of I-575 on Hwy 92 or 6 miles east of I-75 on Hwy 92.

For More Information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, contact the series office at 859-271-4501 or via the internet at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

16th Annual Dixie Shootout Live Via Internet This Friday and Saturday

The action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be coming to race fans live over the internet this Friday and Saturday, October 7^th and 8^th as VP Racing Fuels will present via www.RaceTalkLive.com both nights of the 16th Annual “Dixie Shootout” from Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA.

Veteran dirt track announcer Michael "Spanky" Despain and columnist Mike "Pal U" Sullivan will be calling the action trackside beginning at 8 pm Eastern Time on Friday Night and 7 pm Eastern Time on Saturday Night. Both nights the broadcast will pick up wherever the race program is at and stay until the conclusion of the $10,000 to win main events each evening.

After a weekend off, The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series picks back up this Friday and Saturday, October 7^th and 8^th with a visit to Dixie Speedway for the 16th Annual "Dixie Shootout" presented by Coca-Cola. There will be two complete nights of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing action with the presentation of the "Jimmy Mosteller Classic" on Friday Night, October 7 and the "Lucas Oil Shootout" on Saturday Night, October 8. Friday Night will feature Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains along with a 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

Saturday evening’s event will see drivers draw for starting positions in the VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races along with the running of the Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains the evening will be topped off with the 50 Lap Lucas Oil A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start. The cameras of ESPN2 will catch the main event action on Saturday Night for the second year in a row as they will be on hand to tape the event which will be shown on a date and time to be announced in the near future.

The "Jimmy Mosteller Classic" will be a tribute to Jimmy Mosteller, the veteran announcer who has been in the sport of racing for over 50 years. He was Senior Vice President of Hav-A-Tampa for 47 years and is a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame at Florence Speedway in Union, KY. He has announced at over 100 tracks in the southeast during his announcing career and he founded the Hav-A-Tampa Late Model Series back in 1990. To this day he still makes guest appearances at both Dixie Speedway and Rome Speedway in Rome, GA.

There will be a considerable amount of bonus money up for grabs this weekend at Dixie Speedway. There will be a $10,000 bonus to the highest finishing driver on Saturday Night that raced on Friday. Also a driver can snag an additional $10,000 if a driver wins both nights and if that driver is a previous "Shootout" winner they will earn an additional $10,000. So there is a possibility to pocket $50,000 if a driver wins both nights and is a past "Shootout" winner.

Dixie Speedway will be the site this upcoming weekend with a whale of a points race among the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competitors. There have been 30 events contested in 2005 with 18 different event winners and with 536 different drivers racing with the series at least once in '05 the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series has stamped itself as a national touring series where the excitement and competitiveness is second to none.

The Rookie of the Year standings show Scott James leading the way followed by Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

Racing Action at Dixie Speedway begins both nights at 7 pm. Dixie Speedway is located off of I-75 at exit 277 the six miles east on State Road 92, then north. The track phone number on race day is (770) 926-5315. You can log on to the track's website at www.dixiespeedway.com for any other details.

Race fans worldwide who have access to www.RaceTalkLive.com must have Windows Media Player to be able to listen to the broadcasts. Those fans that want to listen to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action from Dixie Speedway can go to the series webpage at www.naradirtcar.com or www.lucasdirt.com and click on the RaceTalkLive.com link, then proceed to the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series logo and click that to listen to the live broadcast each evening.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Season in Review

LEXINGTON, KY -- The most talked about racing season in the four-year history of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is in the books. Odds are, fans, drivers, and media members will be talking about the 2005 season for many years to come.

The season started with a bang at Florence Speedway's "Spring 50 Tune-Up" as Rick Combs bested a field of 50 cars in nabbing his biggest career win on March 25th. The following night, the "29th Annual Spring 50" boasted a whopping 69 entries as Wisconsin native Dan Schlieper cashed the $5,000 first-place paycheck. Car counts of 48, 51, and 38 at the next three events at Paducah, Bluegrass, and 201 respectively helped bring the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series to the national spotlight with Scott James, Shannon Babb, and Whitney McQueary victorious in those races.

The series first stop of the 2005 season to the Soggy Bottom Speedway on May 14th found Dennis Erb in winner's circle while 2004 Series Champion Aaron Hatton notched his first gold medal of the season on June 2nd at the Richmond Raceway. The following night at Ponderosa, Bryan Barber claimed his biggest career win giving the series 8 different winners in the first 8 races.

Mike Jewell would make it 9 winners in 9 races on June 18th at Richmond and Steve Barnett helped make it 10-for-10 one week later besting a 40-car field in Brownstown's "7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial". Then on June 2nd, Whitney McQueary would break the streak, as he picked up his second win of the season at the 201 Speedway, giving him the distinction of being the only repeat winner thus far in 2005.

A new streak soon began with different winners and competitive racing keeping the series in the national spotlight. 2003 Series Champion Mike Marlar's win at Bluegrass was his first of the season as Jimmy Owens picked up his first ever BoB win at Scenic on July 22nd. The following night, Richmond Raceway's Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial saw Tim Tungate get his only series victory of 2005 making him the 13th different winner in 14 races.

In a return trip to Soggy Bottom, Randle Sweeney pulled off the double, nabbing wins in both the Late Model and Modified features for the Battle of the Bluegrass Series. Inaugural series Champion Eddie Carrier Jr. collected his first win of the season on September 2nd at the Mountain Motor Speedway with Paul Harris making it 16 winners in 17 races the following night at 201.

Eddie Carrier Jr. became just second driver all year to visit winner's circle more than once as he was the winner of the "John Bradshaw Memorial" on September 16th at Ponderosa. The following night, John Gill galloped his horse to victory lane in Bluegrass Speedway's "7th Annual Bluegrass 50" as "The Modern Day Cowboy" bested a stout field of 50 cars. Florence Speedway's season-ending showdown for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series saw 59 drivers sign into the pits with Darrell Lanigan notching the win, making him the 18th different winner in the 20 races held during the 2005 racing season.

Overall, 230 different drivers competed with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shorts in 2005. The 18 different winners in 20 races is a record that will not soon be forgotten. The highest car count of the season was 65 at Florence Speedway's "Spring 50" held on March 26th. The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series averaged 39 cars per event in 2005.

If the storied, record-breaking season wasn't enough, the icing on the cake would be the battle for the points championship which saw Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate finish the season at a deadlock atop the series standings with 3495 points each. With each driving recording one win, Jewell and Tungate have been named Co-Champions of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for 2005. Isom, KY's Chris Combs has been crowned the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Year.

Final 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points

1. 3495 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

1. 3495 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

3. 3435 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

4. 3200 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 3150 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

6. 3110 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

7. 3035 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

8. 2905 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

9. 2620 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

10. 2545 Shannon Thornsberry (Martin, IN)

11. 2405 Blake Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

12. 2325 Mike Luna (Sparta, TN)

13. 2290 Bryan Barber (Buffalo, KY)

14. 2005 John Gill (Mitchell, IN)

15. 1975 Brad Neat (Dunnville, KY)

16. 1630 Johnny Wheeler (Campbellsville, KY)

17. 1560 Eddie Carrier Jr. (Salt Rock, WV)

18. 1530 Chuckie May (Allen, KY)

19. 1335 Timmy Yeager (Harrodsburg, KY)

20. 1330 Mike Marlar (Winfield, TN)

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts -- including info regarding the final 2005 points standings, the upcoming banquet, and rules & scheduling info for 2006 -- continue to visit our website during the off-season at www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate Crowned Co-Champions of O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for 2005

LEXINGTON, KY -- The checkered flag has waved on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts for 2005. After the series' final event last Saturday at Florence, Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate stand atop the points standings as the two veteran drivers will be crowned Co-Champions for the 2005 season.

Heading into the Saturday night season finale at Florence Speedway, Tim Tungate held a slim 75-point advantage over Whitney McQueary and a narrow 80-point lead over Mike Jewell. Motor problems during qualifying left Tungate with no choice but to pull out the backup car and start from the rear of his heat. Meanwhile, McQueary took advantage of Tungate's misfortune and won his heat race, earning him a top six starting spot for the 50-lap A-Main. Jewell finished fourth in his heat, and had to transfer to the feature via a runner-up finish in his B-Main. Tungate's night of hard luck continued when he was caught up in a lap one accident of his B-Main, forcing his crew to work frantically to get the car ready in time for the feature, in which Tungate had to use a provisional to start.

With the A-Main on the track, McQueary rolled off from the 3rd starting position while Jewell would have to come from 21st and Tungate from 23rd. McQueary stayed in the top five until getting shuffled back on a lap 9 restart. Meanwhile, both Jewell and Tungate were methodically picking their way through the field. With McQueary falling back, and Jewell and Tungate moving up, the trio entertained fans on laps 13 and 14 running nose-to-tail in the 14th, 15th, and 16th positions on the track. Shortly thereafter, Tungate began to slip back as the Campbellsville, KY native pulled his ride into the infield and retired from the event with more mechanical problems.

After inching past McQueary, Jewell quietly worked his way into the top ten by lap 20. As McQueary held his own just outside the top ten, Jewell moved into 8th on lap 28 and scooted into 7th on lap 33. Needing to gain just one more position to claim the title outright, the Scottsburg, IN veteran danced door-to-door with Brad Neat for 6th with just ten laps to go. Falling back in line behind Neat, Jewell would stay there until the finish.

When the checkered flag waved on the 50-lap A-Main, Jewell was crossed the stripe in 7th, McQueary 12th, and Tungate's DNF garnered him a 21st on the final rundown.

In the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, drivers are given two "throw-aways" in which the series tosses out the drivers two worst finishes. When the final points were tallied, a storied, record-breaking season saw Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate tied atop the standings with 3495 points each with McQueary just 60 points back in third. Using wins as a tie breaker, Jewell and Tungate were even again, as each driver cashed in one first-place paycheck during the course of the season. Therefore, Mike Jewell and Tim Tungate have been declared the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Co-Champions.

The hottest driver on the tour at the close of the year, Scottsburg, IN veteran Mike Jewell finished the season with five straight finishes of seventh or better. "The Scottsburg Express" had one O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win on the season which came on June 18th at the Richmond Raceway. The MPC Motorsports #9 is a Bullock powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo sponsored by Southern Indiana Drilling, Morgan Foods, Stephens Oil, K.P. Radio Sales & Service, Shelton Angus Farms, Scott Co Tire, Remax, Pruett's Auto Repair, Advanced Racing Suspensions, and PBM Performance Products.

Campbellsville, KY native Tim Tungate's consistent finishes help him nab a share of 2005 Championship. After a win on July 23rd at Richmond Raceway's Butterball Wooldridge Memorial, a 7th place nod on August 6th at Soggy Bottom, and a runner-up finish on September 2nd at Mountain Motor, Tungate was able to pull ahead of Whitney McQueary into the lead of the season-long points battle. Tungate held on to the top spot after a pair of top five finishes at 201 and Bluegrass in the month of September. "Stone Cold", as he's dubbed, drives the Guardian Mortgage/Ancil Reynolds RV/J&L Title/ABC Child Care/Cox Properties/Children's Palace/MDW Transport/Price's Grocery/White Construction/Shelly's Hot Styles/Mulch Madness/James Medical Equipment/Phillips Lanes & Restaurant sponsored, AMS powered, CJ Rayburn Monte Carlo for J&L Motorsports.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

16th Annual "Dixie Shootout" Up Next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

After a weekend off, The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series picks back up this Friday and Saturday, October 7 and 8 with a visit to the Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA for the 16th Annual "Dixie Shootout" presented by Coca-Cola. There will be two complete nights of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series racing action with the presentation of the "Jimmy Mosteller Classic" on Friday Night, October 7 and the "Lucas Oil Shootout" on Saturday Night, October 8. Friday Night will feature Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains along with a 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The Rookie of the Year standings show Scott James leading the way followed by Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

Both nights the events will begin at 7 pm. Dixie Speedway is located off of I-75 at exit 277 the six miles east on State Road 92, then north. The track phone number on race day is (770) 926-5315. You can log on to the track's website at www.dixiespeedway.com for any other details.

For More Information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, contact the series office at 859-271-4501 or via the internet at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Final 2005 Battle of the Bluegrass Points

Points	Car #	Name	Points
1	18	Tim Tungate	3495
1	9	Mike Jewell	3495
3	5m	Whitney McQueary	3435
4	33	Aaron Hatton	3200
5	47	Chris Combs ®	3150
6	14	Tyrel Todd	3110
7	5E	Michael England	3035
8	1	Wayne Chinn ®	2905
9	49	Frankie Coomer ®	2620
10	17	Shannon Thornsberry	2545
11	9	Blake Chinn ®	2405
12	70	Mike Luna ®	2325
13	10	Bryan Barber	2290
14	75	John Gill	2005
15	41	Brad Neat	1975
16	44	Johnny Wheeler	1630
17	28	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	1560
18	28	Chuckie May	1530
19	r25	Timmy Yeager	1335
20	5m	Mike Marlar	1325
21	83	Scott James	1320
22	h3	Jason Hinkle	1265
23	97	Michael Chilton	1260
24	8	Anthony Adams	1215
25	33	Jesse Lay	1145
26	12	Jordan Bland ®	960
27	16	Benji Lee	915
28	c9	Steve Casebolt, Jr.	885
29	96	Terry English	870
30	JJ2	Josh Williams	865
31	97	David Powers	815
32	1b	Jerry Rice	810
33	34	Steve Hillard	790
34	20	Steve Barnett	780
35	17	Bobby Carrier, Jr.	755
36	24	Mike Hawley	740
37	45	Doug Smith	725
38	99	Rick Combs ®	690
39	18	Brandon Kinzer	675
40	6t	Tim Dohm	670
41	11	Bobby Wolter, Jr.	665
42	12	Rick Aukland	640
43	D2	Dan Deaton	615
44	10	Paul Harris	580
45	38	Raymond Nichols	570
45	17	Steve Stollings	570
47	00	Freddy Smith	565
47	06	Marty Stepp	565
49	11	Jeff Watson	555
50	18	Eric Wells	530
51	29	Darrell Lanigan	515
51	77	Joey Daniel	515
53	20	Jimmy Owens	480
54	10	Bob Lanter	475
55	90	Alan Haycraft ®	470
55	j7	Jerry Rutherford	470
57	19	Ed Behn	460
58	13w	David Webb ®	455
59	we11s	D.J. Wells	450
60	87	Scott Douglas	445
61	18	Steve Landrum	435
62	9	Rick Corbin	425
63	32	Greg Lucas	420
64	10	Audie McWilliams	415
64	20m	Eric Myers	415
66	21	Brandon Witt	410
67	101	Benny Feltner	395
68	b5	Jason Barrett	390
69	25	Dustin Neat	380
70	19	Chad Smith	370
71	S44	Scotty Earl	340
71	71c	RJ Conley	340
71	0h	Scott Hall	340
74	12	Roger Williams	330
75	77	T.J. Wooldridge	320
76	19	Greg Johnson	315
77	93	Billy Dever	300
78	55r	Jeff Raisor	295
79	78	Jeff Alsip ®	285
79	80	Brad Barrow	285
79	1x	Sidney Sprague ®	285
82	55	Jeep VanWormer	280
82	1	Mike Wooldridge	280
84	64	Terry Hicks	275
85	10	Larry Pickleheimer, Jr.	260
85	1x	Victor Lee	260
85	16	Justin Rattliff	260
88	28C	Dennis Erb	250
88	18	Shannon Babb	250
88	2	Rod Evans	250
88	s9	Dan Schlieper	250
88	33	Randle Sweeney	250
93	5	Lee Devasier	245
93	77	Robert Fletcher ®	245
95	118	Devin Sebree	240
95	66	Spencer Watson	240
97	0H	Scott Hall	235
98	116	Randy Weaver	230
99	112	Michael Luna	220
99	15	Corey McKenzie	220
99	7	Matt Miller	220
99	2	Donald Rayborn	220
99	14	Donald Runyon	220
104	1x	Billy Barber	210
104	r15	Randy Boggs	210
106	g4	Steve Godsey	205
106	12d	Daniel Williams	205
108	us23	Jimmy David Hall	200
108	3D	Jake Henry	200
108	21M	Billy Moyer, Jr	200
108	21r	Shannon Reed	200
112	92	Bobby Deitz	185
112	20th	Sandy Goddard Jr.	185
114	11	Mark Barber	180
114	3*	Randy Sellars	180
114	a1	Duke Whiseant	180
117	22	Dwight Embree	175
118	3	Doug Ault	170
118	13	Jamie Ferguson	170
118	27	Darrin Hatmaker	170
118	12	Tyler Landers	170
118	87	David Smith	170
123	21h	Robby Hensley	165
123	23	Arnie Fields	165
123	1	CJ Rayburn	165
126	1	Casey Noonan	160
126	4	Ricky Arms	160
126	9Z	Jayme Zidar	160
129	0	Bryant Woodcock Jr.	155
129	81	Matt Huddleston	155
129	99	Donnie Moran	155
129	23	Patrick Sheltra	155
129	3S	Brian Shirley	155
134	12	Jeff Glisson	150
134	8	Chris Stilwell	150
134	84	Jason Koger	150
137	00	Troy Gay	145
137	12	Doug Dodd	145
137	J11	James Butcher	145
137	00	Marc Kurth	145
137	26	Dan Sturgeon	145
142	88	Tandy Spurlock	140
143	k1	David Miller	135
143	26x	Mark Kinser	135
143	7	John Tindal	135
143	7	David Huff	135
147	18	Brian Maynard	130
147	80	Ernie Barrow	130
147	17c	Michael Coontz	130
147	1cj	Jim LeMasters	130
147	5s	Dennis Selby	130
152	0	Jason Keltner	125
152	99	Justin Blackwell	125
152	7m	Michael Bradley	125
152	2	Cody Mahoney	125
152	32d	Darren Miller	125
152	10	Tony Trafficant	125
158	22	William Begley	120
158	88	PJ Feistritzer	120
158	2	Phil Walker	120
158	27j	Jeff Wilson	120
162	75	Danny Bates	115
162	1	Duane Chamberlain	115
162	71r	Rod Conley	115
162	29c	David Crawford	115
162	32	Mike Estep	115
162	23	Brandon Hardgrove	115
162	31M	Tony Morris	115
162	21	Rickey Riggle	115
162	1611	John Vespie	115
162	28	Gary Yeager	115
172	30	Dan Hoard	110
172	37	Herbie Barnett	110
172	31P	Eddie Pace	110
172	11	Rick Sowders	110
176	17	Duane Chamberlain	105
176	98	Dusty Chapman	105
176	81	Kevin Cole	105
176	99H	Frank Heckenast	105
176	00	Randy Korte	105
176	2	Joe Ramey	105
176	25	Dennis Roberson	105
176	91	Rusty Schlenk	105
184	b7	Ben Adkins	100
184	55	Cliff Clark	100
184	7	Stanley Haddix	100
184	a1	Gary Harden	100
184	99	Brent Londeree	100
184	47R	Rod Reed	100
184	K20	Keith Sansom	100
184	56	Jeff Walston	100
192	9N	Ted Nobbe	95
192	99	Buster Barnett	95
192	66	Derek Ramp	95
192	15	Randey Riggle	95
192	32s	Ronnie Smith	95
192	99T	Dylan Thompson	95
198	8	Ryan Eads	90
198	9g	Larry Greer	90
198	22	Dave Kirker	90
198	17	Charles Ross	90
198	71	Todd Travis	90
203	4r	Rick Burton	85
203	4gh	Jeff Sloan	85
203	OZ	Peter Warby	85
206	16	Paul Davis	80
206	21	Jason Montgomery	80
206	30	Randy Robbins	80
206	5w	Brian Wilhite	80
210	7	Barry Doss	75
210	00E	Brad Eitniear	75
210	1H	John Holt	75
210	71	Don O'Neal	75
210	40A	Adrian Nichols	75
210	1A	Tony Albright	75
210	35	Matt Liner	75
210	53	Hillard Miller	75
210	75	Dusty Moore	75
210	33S	Michael Steele	75
210	57	Joey Tackett	75
221	5*	John Whitney	50
221	68	Darren Litteral	50
221	12M	Wayne Miller	50
221	77	Larry Coontz Jr.	50
221	4	Brett Foster	50
221	74k	Randy King	50
221	5m	Scott McCloud	50
221	p1	Tim Prince	50
221	37	Scott Randolph	50
221	18r	Shawn Rayfield	50

Final Modified Points

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	77	Joey Kramer	2965
2	16	Justin Rattliff	2590
3	0	Kelly Warren	2520
4	44	Joe Turner	2175
5	0x	Adam Cole	2080
6	d8	Dustin Linville	1595
7	98	Shon Flanary	1350
8	20	Jason Perry	1270
9	68	Jimmy Payne	1265
10	17	Hank Bradley	1170
11	4	Victor Lee	1000
11	135	Clint Shutts	1000
13	11	Russ Gabbert	965
14	48	Keith Denny	960
15	31	Anthony Reams	680
16	50	Adam Gootee	675
17	12	Russell Childress	630
18	69	Tim Moore	620
19	7	Jason Wheatley	605
20	90	Don Adams	600
21	11	Tommy Bailey	575
21	06	Brandon Wilson	575
23	10y	Trent Young	550
24	25	Arnold Adams	510
25	9	Robbie Sanders	495
26	c8	Jimmy Crabtree	480
27	9n	Ted Nobbe	470
27	78	Josh Lucas	470
27	m1	Jimmy Westerfield	470
30	9w	Greg Payne	455
31	28	Paul Miles	445
32	3	David Adams	430
33	16	Freddie Garmon	410
34	182	Randle Sweeney	405
35	117	Walter Neal	390
36	22	Matt Boknecht	375
37	18	David McWilliams	365
38	35	Dennis Barton	360
39	19	Mike Harris	350
40	66	Michael Ward	335
41	76	David Freeman	330
41	82	Ryan Hogue	330
43	30	John Cloyd	325
43	80	Shawn Simpson	325
45	3	Josh Belcher	320
46	99	Ronnie Falloway	315
46	82	Randy Fouts	315
48	7	Jim Robinson	310
49	75	Dion Benningfield	305
49	3	Arlie Daniels	305
51	55	Darren Muncy	300
51	01	Brandon Osborne	300
51	55	Mike Watson	300
54	13D	Rick King	295
54	13	Mark Walters	295
56	04	Eric Adkins	290
57	69	Clarence Belcher	285
57	t3	Kevin Henderson	285
59	12	Kevin Copher	280
60	21	Tim York	265
61	32	Chris Riehle	260
61	0	Jason Keltner	260
63	75	Elliott DeSpain	255
63	41	Phillip Hill	255
63	28	Walt Mayabb	255
63	12	Mike Taylor	255
67	112	Billy Vaughan	250
67	185	Randy Westerfield	250
69	25k	John Bowlin	245
69	7	Terry Edwards	245
71	01	Robbie DeArmond	240
71	42	Joe Mattingly	240
73	28l	Lee McKenzie	235
73	72	PJ Simpson	235
75	20	Bobby Begley	230
75	39	Earl Plessinger	230
77	29t	Robbie Turner	225
78	6	Al Kiernan	215
78	22	Bobby Tackett	215
80	41m	Brent Mullins	210
80	c1	Chris Click	210
80	28m	Kevin Mayabb	210
83	1	Rick Aukland	205
83	99	Joey Funk	205
83	99	Randy Turpin	205
86	7	Doug Adkins	200
86	05	Kevin Burt	200
86	b17	Brandon Johnson	200
89	18	Kevin Hartman	195
89	8c	Tim Dierlam	195
89	42	Joey Jones	195
92	76	Jerry Lawson	185
92	1	Eddie Hasty	185
92	38b	Brian Meade	185
95	1s	Mike Stacy	180
95	21	Scott Anderson	180
95	84	Joe Gray	180
95	66	Daryl Herbert	180
95	8	Brian Marksbury	180
100	21	Eric Edwards	175
100	12t	Tyler Landers	175
100	20m	Mick Sansom	175
103	911	Matt Smallwood	170
103	28	Willie Blackman	170
103	80	Brandon Tomes	170
106	15	Jeff Rawlings	165
106		Troy Teegarden	165
108	j7	Greg Gibson	160
108		Brian Phillips	160
108	3	Kelly Riggs	160
108	12s	Ed Shamhart	160
112	711	David Spille	155
113	6b	Brandon Green	150
114	15	Ron Jolliff, Jr	145
114	114	Alan Gates	145
116	7	Larry Moreland	140
116		Brandon Clark	140
116	0	Aaron Coffey	140
116	911	Jason Hall	140
116	67	Robert Stambaugh	140
116	35	Tim Walker	140
122	37	Donald Lamb	135
123	77	Bill Friend	130
123	10	Brent Harris	130
125	33	Greg Beem	125
125	30	Bruce Gould III	125
125	22	Chad Kinder	125
125	b3	Randy Boggs	125
125	00	William Butcher	125
125	34	Robbie Gullion	125
125	76	Shelby Miles	125
125	28p	Zane Morgan	125
125	1x	Danny Wilson	125
134	21	Josh Weinmann	120
134	b8	Shane Back	120
134	4x	Chuck Freeman	120
134	17	David Hughes	120
134	11	Jeff Johnson	120
134	31	Kevin Westerfield	120
140	02	Danny Magee	115
140	30	Josh Scott	115
140	28	J.T. Ayers	115
140	8	Sam Murphy	115
140	02	Michael Osborne	115
140	d37	David Scarborough Jr.	115
140	21	Chad Scott	115
147	9	Kevin Cradler	110
147	10t	Richard Tolson	110
147	04	Andrew Chaffin	110
147	8x	Sam Murphy Jr.	110
147	12s	J.R. Slusher	110
147	k3	Kegan Tussey	110
153	p38	Ronald Perkins	105
153	11	Mark Bell	105
153	16b	Scott Boley	105
153	113	Rick Gumm	105
153	2	Steve Johnson Jr.	105
153	2t	Jack Tackett	105
153	10c	Charlie Taylor	105
160	k27	Scotty Kincaid	100
160	77	Greg Truster	100
160	14b	Robbie Bennett	100
160	42	Jim Howard	100
160	j4	Leslie Johnson	100
160	24	Jordan Matthews	100
160	38	Marty Meade	100
167	13	Ray Bradford	95
167	8	Jordan Whitaker	95
167	99	Quentin Embrey	95
170	28	Nick Kurtz	90
170	069	David Wells	90
170	47	Thomas Brooks	90
170	111	John Holland	90
174	114	Ray Coffman	85
175	68	Bruce Jennings	80
176	71	Ron Magee	75
177	01	Jeremy Colston	50
177	12c	Ben Gerdes	50
177	727	Kyle Gibbs	50
177	2j	Danny Teegarden	50
177	33	Clarence Webb	50
177	88	Tom Webster	50
177	751	Michael Branham	50
177	325	Phillip Carpenter	50
177	0	Jimmy Collins	50
177	41	Mark Deatherage	50
177	F17	Barry Frazier	50
177	17m	Brad Mattingly	50
177	37	Frank Richards	50
177	k20	Keith Sanson	50
177	18	Jim Wilson	50
177	12	Stacey York	50

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Michael Despain – NARA PR

Jimmy Westerfield Wins NARA “BoB Mod Squad” 7th Annual Battle at the Bottom; Kramer Clinches Championship

Morgantown, KY- October 1- Jimmy Westerfield of Hartford, KY started in the 20th position via a track provisional and ended up first in the 7th Annual Battle at the Bottom at Soggy Bottom Speedway on Saturday night. The win for Westerfield was his first ever with the “BoB Mod Squad” and his fifth straight feature win at Soggy Bottom for back to back track champion at the 3/8 mile Butler County oval.

The start saw Tim Dierlam loop his mount in turn four, negating the initial start. The restart would see Brandon Wilson, Joey Kramer, and Randle Sweeney work three wide for the lead, with Sweeney finally taking the top spot lap 2 before Ronnie Falloway spun his mount in turn two, collecting a half dozen more cars in the process.

The restart would have Sweeney out in front, while 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series champion Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN battling with Illinois native Ed Shamhart for second. Disaster would strike Shamhart on lap 3 when he spun his entry in turn two, collecting Paul Miles and Justin Rattliff in the process. This double file restart would still have Sweeney at the point, with Kramer second, while Wilson and Russell Childress would battle for the third spot, with Childress taking third on lap 4. Kramer would pressure Sweeney for the lead at this point in the race and on lap 6, Kramer would go to the lead off of turn two. Joe David Turner was starting to work his way to the front, as he took fourth from Wilson on lap 7.

Another caution waved on lap 8 when Alan Gates made contact with the front-chute guardrail and collected Adam Cole in the process. This final restart would see Childress go to second, while Turner and Jimmy Westerfield went at it for fifth on lap 9, with Westerfield making his way into the top five for the first time on lap 10. He would then battle with Wilson and Turner from laps 11 to 15, with Turner ending up in fifth by lap 15, and Turner would go to fourth in lap 20, as the field received the halfway signal for the 40 lap event. Meanwhile, Childress had went to second on Sweeney and would close up on Kramer’s back bumper on lap 24 and the front duo began to close in on traffic. Lap 25 would see Kramer and Childress battle door to door for the lead, while Sweeney and Turner dueled it out for the third position. Turner would take third from Sweeney on lap 27, as the lead pair got into heavy traffic on lap 29. With 10 circuits left, Kramer and Childress would go side by side for the lead, with Childress grabbing the top spot on lap 31. Turner would go to second one trip later and would begin to pressure Childress for the lead, while Sweeney would take third from Kramer with five laps remaining. As the lead pair of Childress and Turner worked into turn one on lap 37, the pair made contact, with Childress spinning, while Turner was charged with the caution for making contact with Childress.

The final double-file restart would have Childress back at the point, while Westerfield would get a run from his third position and take the lead on lap 38 from Childress and take the $2,500 payday in his Westerfield Body and Towing/Deals on Wheels/Texas Roadhouse/Hurst Racing Carbs/Bill Ballard Landscaping/EZ Graphics/Bobby Easley Painting #m1 sponsored W.T. Harris Race Cars mount. Childress would end up second, with Kramer third, Justin Rattliff fourth, and Brandon Wilson fifth. The remainder of the top ten were 21st starting Randy Westerfield, Tim Dierlam, who recovered from a lap one spinout that put him to the rear of the field, 19th starting Robbie Sanders, Turner, and Ronnie Falloway.

Thirty-three entries would see the Racing Optics fast time award go to Paul Miles with 16.263 second lap. The four VP Race Fuels Makin’ Power heat wins went to Kramer, Ed Shamhart, Wilson, and Sweeney. The PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Mains went to Justin Rattliff and Brandon Tomes. Robbie Sanders was the series provisional starter, while Jimmy Westerfield and Randy Westerfield were track provisionals.

RACE SUMMARY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series
Soggy Bottom Speedway-Morgantown, KY-October 1, 2005

Racing Optics Fast Time- Paul Miles 16.263
VP Race Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1- Joey Kramer, Ronnie Falloway, Paul Miles, Justin Rattliff, Phillip Hill, Eric Adkins, Sam Murphy, Jr., Robbie Sanders
VP Race Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2- Ed Shamhart, Russell Childress, Josh Belcher, Tim Dierlam, Alan Gates, Dustin Linville, Quentin Embrey, Scott Boley
VP Race Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3- Brandon Wilson, Joe David Turner, Trent Young, Terry Edwards, Randy Westerfield, Steve Johnson, Jr., Adam Cole, Jimmy Westerfield
VP Race Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4- Randle Sweeney, Kelly Warren, Shelby Miles, Brandon Tomes, Kevin Westerfield, Shon Flanery, Sam Murphy, Sr.
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main #1- Justin Rattliff, Tim Dierlam, Alan Gates, Robbie Sanders, Dustin Linville, Eric Adkins, Sam Murphy, Jr., Scott Boley, Phillip Hill, Quentin Embrey
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main#2- Brandon Tomes, Adam Cole, Shon Flanery, Kevin Westerfield, Sam Murphy, Sr., Randy Westerfield, Terry Edwards, Steve Johnson, Jr.

7th Annual Battle at the Bottom- Jimmy Westerfield, Russell Childress, Joey Kramer, Justin Rattliff, Brandon Wilson, Randy Westerfield, Tim Dierlam, Robbie Sanders, Joe David Turner, Ronnie Falloway, Shon Flanery, Brandon Tomes, Josh Belcher, Ed Shamhart, Randle Sweeney, Trent Young, Alan Gates, Adam Cole, Paul Miles, Kelly Warren, Shelby Miles

Provisionals- Robbie Sanders (Series); Jimmy Westerfield, Randy Westerfield (Track)

2005 Final Championship Points Standings

1. Joey Kramer- 2965
2. Justin Rattliff- 2590
3. Kelly Warren- 2520
4. Joe Turner- 2175
5. Adam Cole- 2080
6. Dustin Linville- 1595
7. Shon Flanery- 1350
8. Jason Perry- 1270
9. Jimmy Payne- 1265
10. Hank Bradley- 1170

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Darrell Lanigan Nabs 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Season Finale at Florence

UNION, KY -- Hometown hero Darrell Lanigan closed out the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in style as the Union, KY veteran won the Fall 50 Saturday night at Florence Speedway. Lanigan became the 18th different winner in the 20 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events held throughout the 2005 season.

In the final points race of the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, the "race within the race" would prove to be just as exciting as the actual 50-lapper. Coming into this event, points leader Tim Tungate, 2nd place Whitney McQueary, and 3rd place Mike Jewell were separated by a mere 80 points.

Darrell Lanigan and Jesse Lay paced the 25-car field to the green flag with Lay powering ahead and into the early race lead. Lanigan tucked in line in second with Steve Casebolt, Whitney McQueary, and Audie McWilliams in hot pursuit. Lanigan wasted no time pressuring Lay for the top spot and was able to take the position on lap 8, only to have a caution nix his pass for the lead. The Delaware double-file restart saw Casebolt dart by Lanigan for second in turns one and two with Lanigan moving back by Casebolt in three and four. The Union, KY native then worked on Lay making a lap 11 pass for the point, only to see the caution veto the pass once again.

On the restart, Lanigan again had his hands full with Casebolt as that duo, along with fourth place Scott James, all challenged Lay for the lead in a four-way dance that brought the crowd to its feet. Lanigan charged his mount into the lead leaving Lay to fend off Casebolt and James in the battle for second. James would clear Casebolt on lap 14 and Lay on lap 17 as "The Silver Shark" now set his sight on race-leader Lanigan. Meanwhile, O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points leader Tim Tungate, who had wrestled with various problems all night long, fell into the infield and out of the race on lap 19. Simultaneously, Mike Jewell, third in points heading into the race, was quietly picking his way through the field from his 21st-starting position as he cracked the top ten.

Back up front, Lanigan started weaving his way through the back-markers on lap 22 as James was slowly reeling in the race leader. Meanwhile, McWilliams had taken over the third spot with Freddy Smith now fourth and Steve Casebolt in fifth. Behind them, Lay had a rear view mirror full of Brad Neat as they swapped the sixth position back and forth with Neat finally grabbing sole possession of the spot just past the halfway point.

With less than 20 laps to go in the $5000 to win A-Main, James had finally closed up to the rear decklid of Lanigan. James would throw several challenges at Lanigan in a bid for the top spot, looking low in the corners as the lead duo sliced and diced through the lapped traffic. On lap 38, James was able to pull alongside the race leader in turns one and two, only to have Lanigan power back ahead down the backstretch and into three and four.

As the final ten laps ticked away, Lanigan slowly inched back ahead and, when the checkered flag fell, he was the first to cross the stripe in his Cornett powered Rocket Taurus sponsored by Darrell Lanigan Auto Sports, Accu-Tex Signs & Banners, and Gotta Race.

"The track was a little different tonight," Lanigan said in the victory lane interview. "It was a little faster and it didn't get quite as black as it usually does, but the guys who work on this car do a great job and we were able to hit the setup just right for the feature." Lanigan became the 18th different winner in the 20 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events held throughout the 2005 season.

Second spot went to Greendale, IN's Scott James in the Powell Motorsports/Baylor Trucking/Dargie/Rocket Monte Carlo. Walton, KY's Audie McWilliams was third in the C&J Logistics/Horsepower Ridge/Dargie/Rocket Grand Prix. Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN in the White Oaks Motorsports/Volunteer Trucking/Gaerte/GRT Intrepid. Rounding out the top five was Richmond, IN's Steve Casebolt in the Seubert Calf Ranches/All-Star Performance/Dargie/Rocket Taurus.

59 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series drivers signed into the pits with Darrell Lanigan setting fast time during Racing optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 15.552. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats went to Lanigan, Whitney McQueary, Audie McWilliams, Steve Casebolt, Josh Williams, and Jesse Lay. B-Main winners were Casey Noonan and Roger Williams.

A press release with the final O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points will be released shortly.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please log onto our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Results Summary
Florence Speedway - Union, KY
October 1, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Darrell Lanigan/15.552
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Darrell Lanigan, Bryan Barber, Rick Corbin, John Gill, Barry Doss, Tyrel Todd, Ted Nobbe, Devin Sebree, Jason Keltner, Chris Stilwell
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Whitney McQueary, Scott James, Shannon Thornberry, Casey Noonan, Dan Hoard, Michael England, John Holt, Paul Davis, Adrian Nichols, Steve Hillard
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Audie McWilliams, Freddy Smith, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Jewell, Jerry Rice, Jordan Bland, Duane Chamberlain, Robby Hensley, John Whitney; (DNS - Wayne Miller)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Steve Casebolt, Greg Johnson, Chis Combs, Roger Williams, Steve Landrum, Jeff Watson, Tim Tungate, Jeff Raisor, Mike Luna, Dustin Neat
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #5: Josh Williams, Scotty Earl, Brad Neat, Greg Lucas, Brad Eitniear, Larry Pickleheimer Jr., Don O'Neal, Wayne Chinn, Darren Litteral; (DNS - Frankie Coomer)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #6: Jesse James Lay, Michael Chilton, Doug Dodd, Eric Myers, Bob Lanter, Chad Smith, Blake Chinn, Dan Deaton, Jeff Alsip
B-Main #1: Casey Noonan, Mike Jewell, John Gill, Jerry Rice, Tyrel Todd, Dan Hoard, Duane Chamberlain, Michael England, Ted Nobbe, Jordan Bland, Devin Sebree, Paul Davis, Robby Hensley, Adrian Nichols, Chris Stilwell, John Holt, Jason Keltner, Barry Doss
B-Main #2: Roger Williams, Greg Lucas, Eric Myers, Bob Lanter, Jeff Watson, Jeff Raisor, Chad Smith, Mike Luna, Blake Chinn, Dan Deaton, Larry Pickleheimer Jr., Jeff Alsip, Tim Tungate, Steve Landrum, Brad Eitniear, Don O'Neal, Dustin Neat
O'Reilly Auto Parts Fall 50: Darrell Lanigan, Scott James, Audie McWilliams, Freddy Smith, Steve Casebolt, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Jesse James Lay, Bryan Barber, Tyrel Todd, Chris Combs, Whitney McQueary, Scotty Earl, Casey Noonan, Roger Williams, Josh Williams, Doug Dodd, Greg Johnson, Rick Corbin, Steve Landrum, Tim Tungate, Johnny Wheeler, Michael Chilton, Shannon Thornsberry, Greg Lucas

Race Statistics:
Entries: 59
Cautions: 2
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Jesse Lay 1-10, Darrell Lanigan 11-50
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Mike Jewell (started 21st, finished 7th); advanced 14 positions
BoB Provisionals: Tim Tungate and Tyrel Todd

Track Provisional: Steve Landrum

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Ratliff Motors, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Allstar Performance, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, Bullock Racing Engines, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Honda of Prestonsburg, and Cruise With The Champions

FROM: Michael Despain
RE: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series: Soggy Bottom Speedway- Morgantown, KY (October 1, 2005)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Jimmy Westerfield Wins NARA "BoB Mod Squad" 7th Annual Battle at the Bottom

Morgantown, KY- October 1- Jimmy Westerfield of Hartford, KY started in the 20th position via a track provisional and ended up first in the 7th Annual Battle at the Bottom at Soggy Bottom Speedway on Saturday night. The win for Westerfield was his first ever with the "BoB Mod Squad" and his fifth straight feature win at Soggy Bottom for back to back track champion at the 3/8 mile Butler County oval.

The start saw Tim Dierlam loop his mount in turn four, negating the initial start. The restart would see Brandon Wilson, Joey Kramer, and Randle Sweeney work three wide for the lead, with Sweeney finally taking the top spot lap 2 before Ronnie Falloway spun his mount in turn two, collecting a half dozen more cars in the process. The restart would have Sweeney out in front, while 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series champion Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN battling with Illinois native Ed Shamhart for second. Disaster would strike Shamhart on lap 3 when he spun his entry in turn two, collecting Paul Miles and Justin Rattliff in the process. This double file restart would still have Sweeney at the point, with Kramer second, while Wilson and Russell Childress would battle for the third spot, with Childress taking third on lap 4. Kramer would pressure Sweeney for the lead at this point in the race and on lap 6, Kramer would go to the lead off of turn two. Joe David Turner was starting to work his way to the front, as he took fourth from Wilson on lap 7. Another caution waved on lap 8 when Alan Gates made contact with the frontchute guardrail and collected Adam Cole in the process. This final restart would see Childress go to second, while Turner and Jimmy Westerfield went at it for fifth on lap 9, with Westerfield making his way into the top five for the first time on lap 10. He would then battle with Wilson and Turner from laps 11 to 15, with Turner ending up in fifth by lap 15, and Turner would go to fourth in lap 20, as the field received the halfway signal for the 40 lap event. Meanwhile, Childress had went to second on Sweeney and would close up on Kramer's back bumper on lap 24 and the front duo began to close in on traffic. Lap 25 would see Kramer and Childress battle door to door for the lead, while Sweeney and Turner dueled it out for the third position. Turner would take third from Sweeney on lap 27, as the lead pair got into heavy traffic on lap 29. With 10 circuits left, Kramer and Childress would go side by side for the lead, with Childress grabbing the top spot on lap 31. Turner would go to second one trip later and would begin to pressure Childress for the lead, while Sweeney would take third from Kramer with five laps remaining. As the lead pair of Childress and Turner worked into turn one on lap 37, the pair made contact, with Childress spinning, while Turner was charged with the caution for making contact with Childress. The final double-file restart would have Childress back at the point, while Westerfield would get a run from his third position and take the lead on lap 38 from Childress and take the $2,500 payday in his Westerfield Body and Towing/Deals on Wheels/Texas Roadhouse/Hurst Racing Carbs/Bill Ballard Landscaping/EZ Graphics/Bobby Easley Painting #m1 sponsored W.T. Harris Race Cars mount. Childress would end up second, with Kramer third, Justin Rattliff fourth, and Brandon Wilson fifth. The remainder of the top ten were 21st starting Randy Westerfield, Tim Dierlam, who recovered from a lap one spinout that put him to the rear of the field, 19th starting Robbie Sanders, Turner, and Ronnie Falloway.

Thirty-three entries would see the Racing Optics fast time award go to Paul Miles with 16.263 second lap. The four VP Race Fuels Makin' Power heat wins went to Kramer, Ed Shamhart, Wilson, and Sweeney. The PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Mains went to Justin Rattliff and Brandon Tomes. Robbie Sanders was the series provisional starter, while Jimmy Westerfield and Randy Westerfield were track provisionals.

RACE SUMMARY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Soggy Bottom Speedway-Morgantown, KY-October 1, 2005

Racing Optics Fast Time- Paul Miles 16.263

VP Race Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1- Joey Kramer, Ronnie Falloway, Paul Miles, Justin Rattliff, Phillip Hill, Eric Adkins, Sam Murphy, Jr., Robbie Sanders
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2- Ed Shamhart, Russell Childress, Josh Belcher, Tim Dierlam, Alan Gates, Dustin Linville, Quentin Embrey, Scott Boley
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3- Brandon Wilson, Joe David Turner, Trent Young, Terry Edwards, Randy Westerfield, Steve Johnson, Jr., Adam Cole, Jimmy Westerfield
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4- Randle Sweeney, Kelly Warren, Shelby Miles, Brandon Tomes, Kevin Westerfield, Shon Flanery, Sam Murphy, Sr.

PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main #1- Justin Rattliff, Tim Dierlam, Alan Gates, Robbie Sanders, Dustin Linville, Eric Adkins, Sam Murphy, Jr., Scott Boley, Phillip Hill, Quentin Embrey
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main#2- Brandon Tomes, Adam Cole, Shon Flanery, Kevin Westerfield, Sam Murphy, Sr., Randy Westerfield, Terry Edwards, Steve Johnson, Jr.

Provisionals- Robbie Sanders (Series); Jimmy Westerfield, Randy Westerfield (Track)

7th Annual Battle at the Bottom- Jimmy Westerfield, Russell Childress, Joey Kramer, Justin Rattliff, Brandon Wilson, Randy Westerfield, Tim Dierlam, Robbie Sanders, Joe David Turner, Ronnie Falloway, Shon Flanery, Brandon Tomes, Josh Belcher, Ed Shamhart, Randle Sweeney, Trent Young, Alan Gates, Adam Cole, Paul Miles, Kelly Warren, Shelby Miles

2005 Final Championship Points Standings

1. Joey Kramer- 2965
2. Justin Rattliff- 2590
3. Kelly Warren- 2520
4. Joe Turner- 2175
5. Adam Cole- 2080
6. Dustin Linville- 1595
7. Shon Flanery- 1350
8. Jason Perry- 1270
9. Jimmy Payne- 1265
10. Hank Bradley- 1170

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

7^th Annual Battle at the Bottom Wraps up 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Schedule

LEXINGTON, KY -- The final race of the 2005 season for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will be the 7^th Annual Battle at the Bottom at the Soggy Bottom Speedway, located just outside of Morgantown, KY Saturday, October 1.

The 7^th Annual Battle at the Bottom will pay $2500 to win, $200 to start. Previous Battle at the Bottom Winners include, 1999 – Jeff Cone, 2000 - Tommy Burnside, 2003 - Darin Obenchain and 2001, 2002 and 2004 winner Russell Childress. Gates will open Saturday October 1^st at 2PM CST with Time Trials set to begin at 6:30PM CST.

Heading into the final race, Hanover IN's Joey Kramer has locked up the 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Points Championship, but the battle for second will go right down to the final lap as Justin Rattliff and Kelly Warren are currently at a deadlock for the bridesmaid position. Joe David Turner and Adam Cole round out the top five in the series standings. Kramer is the only repeat winner on the tour in 2005, as over 180 different drivers have competed with the season this season.

It will be the third appearance of the year for the BoB "Mod Squad" at the Mack & Lesa Gabbard promoted facility. Kramer won the series' first visit to the track earlier this year with Randle Sweeney claiming the win last month.

On tap will be a complete race program for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains and the A-Main paying a whopping $2500 to win.

Soggy Bottom Speedway is located in Morgantown, KY. Take the Western Kentucky Parkway to exit 27 at the Natcher Parkway, then go two and a half miles south on State Route 70. The track phone number on race day is (270) 526-0600. For further information about directions please log on to the track's website at www.soggybottomspeedway.net.

For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series icon or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 Battle at the Bottom Payoff

1. 2500.00

2. 1000.00

3. 825.00

4. 725.00

5. 575.00

6. 525.00

7. 475.00

8. 425.00

9. 400.00

10. 375.00

11. 325.00

12. 300.00

13. 275.00

14. 250.00

15. 225.00

16. 200.00

17. 200.00

18. 200.00

19. 200.00

20. 200.00

through Sept 25

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	71	Don O'Neal	5670
2	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	5645
3	99	Donnie Moran	5510
4	7	Matt Miller	5300
5	83	Scott James ®	4740
6	00	Freddy Smith	4290
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	4135
8	2	Brady Smith ®	2830
9	15b	Brian Birkhofer	2725
10	32d	Darren Miller	2495

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Pearson Powers To Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at West Virginia Motor Speedway

Mineral Wells, WV--Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL roared to his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season on Sunday Night at the West Virginia Motor Speedway as the 33 year old racer captured the $10,000 to win "Legends of the Fall 50" leading all 50 laps in dominating fashion. Pearson driving the Carlton and Kemp Lamm owned, Lucas Oil Products, Dunn-Benson Ford, Sunoco Fuels, K&N Engineering, All Star Performance, Larry Wallace Racing Engines, MasterSbilt Ford Taurus now closes to within 25 points of series points leader, Don O'Neal heading to Dixie Speedway on October 7 and 8. Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL finished second in the Ideal Ready Mix/Pro Power Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus and Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN came home third in the A1 Auto Salvage/Jay Dickens Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Completing the top five was Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY in the Miller Brothers Coal/Cropper Racing Engines/Swartz Monte Carlo and Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH in the Urgent Cash/Cornett Engines/Rocket Grand Prix. A total of 54 cars were on hand for the second night of racing during the weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

Pearson was one of the six VP Fuels heat race winners and drew the coveted number two starting spot for the main event. Darren Miller would draw the pole and those two would lead the 24 car starting field to the green flag, but three times the race had to be restarted due to incidents with the last one seeing one of the top contenders, Scott Bloomquist, who started third pull to the inside of the race track and stop in turn one with mechanical issues sidelining him for the rest of the race without a lap being scored. When the race finally picked up the pace Pearson would take the lead with Miller going to second followed by Don O’Neal, Jackie Boggs and Mike Balzano. By the 11th circuit scored Pearson had already picked up the back of the field which would allow Miller and the rest of the top five to close somewhat on Pearson. In traffic O'Neal would make a move on Miller passing him on lap 16 to take second so that meant the top two in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series would occupy the top two spots at this time. As the cars would complete the halfway mark lap with 25 laps scored it was Pearson still showing the way in a strong performance up to that point followed by O'Neal, Miller, Boggs and Balzano. On lap 26 Rick Aukland would slow on the 5/8ths mile track bringing out the caution flag.

When the race restarted Miller would dive to the inside of turn one and coming off the corner he would pass O'Neal and go back into second place on the 28th circuit. Miller tried to run down Pearson at this juncture of the race, but Pearson was already extending his lead out by lap 30. The final caution of the race would fly on lap 33 when fifth place runner, Mike Balzano and sixth place driver, Davey Johnson would both stop in turn four with the result being both drivers would exit the event. On the final restart of the race with 17 laps to go Pearson would immediately flex his muscle building a lap that would be insurmountable dominating the final 17 laps to pick up his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the '05 season. In doing so Pearson now sits just 25 points behind Don O'Neal in the battle for the series championship. Miller, who finished second the World 100 this year would run a solid second place and in doing so gained enough points to move into the top ten of the series standings after the race at WVMS. O'Neal would take third place after winning one of the most exciting heat races of the year to gain a starting spot in the main event. Jackie Boggs would pick up fourth as he would challenge O'Neal several times in the last half of the race for third. Hartman who was the previous night's winner was fifth.

"This is a big win for the Lucas Oil, Dunn-Benson Ford Team," said Pearson. "The race car was perfect from the get go today and it feels good to get another Lucas Oil Series win and we gained some valuable points on O'Neal." "This Larry Wallace Race Engine and MasterSbilt Chassis really got around this place tonight and I want to thank Keith and Tader Masters for their help and all the fans that came out tonight as well for their support."

Rounding out the top five was Scott James, Aaron Scott, Josh Richards, Matt Miller and Eddie Carrier, Jr.

In preliminary action Donnie Moran was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier with a lap of 22.160 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Scott Bloomquist, Jackie Boggs, Earl Pearson, Jr., Mike Balzano, Darren Miller and Don O'Neal. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First -Main was won by Corey Conley and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main went to Steve Francis.

The next two Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be at the Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA on October 7 and 8 with each night paying $10,000 to win with bonus money up for grabs.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Series

Event #30

West Virginia Motor Speedway-Mineral Wells, WV

Sunday Night, September 25, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Donnie Moran 22.160 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Scott Bloomquist, Donnie Moran, Aaron Scott, Rick Aukland, Brian Eaton, Chris Combs, Chris Garnes, Larry Moran, Brandon Russell

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Jackie Boggs, Bart Hartman, Freddy Smith, Corey Conley, Freddie Carpenter, Jared Hawkins, Greg Buckland, Jason Brookover, Jeff Gress, Greggie Oliver

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Shaver, Josh Richards, Matt Miller, Tim Dohm, Jimmy Owens, Greg Lucas, Keith Barbara, Tony Lombardi

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Mike Balzano, Scott James, Steve Casebolt Jr., Steve Francis, Mark Banal, Eric Myers, D.J. Miller, Roy Roush, Gary Knollinger

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #5: Darren Miller, Davey Johnson, Chuck Harper, Randle Chupp, Brad Eitniear, Chuckie May, Sonny Conley, Jason Edge, Rodney Combs

VP Fuels Makin Power Heat #6: Don O'Neal, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Chad Hina, Brad Malcuit, Barry Bragdon, Ben Adkins, Anthony Adams, Frank Wilson, Jr., Joe Ramey

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Corey Conley, Matt Miller, Rick Aukland, Jimmy Owens, Tim Dohm, Brian Eaton, Freddie Carpenter, Greg Lucas, Chris Combs, Keith Barbara, Jared Hawkins, Chris Garnes, Greg Buckland, Jason Brookover, Brandon Russell, Larry Moran, Tony Lombardi, Jeff Gress

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Steve Francis, Mark Banal, Randle Chupp, Barry Bragdon, Brad Malcuit, Brad Eitniear, Eric Myers, Chuckie May, Anthony Adams, Sonny Conley, Ben Adkins, Rodney Combs, Frank Wilson, Jr., Gary Knollinger, Roy Roush

"Legends of the Fall 50" Main Event: Earl Pearson, Jr., Darren Miller, Don O'Neal, Jackie Boggs Bart Hartman, Scott James, Aaron Scott, Josh Richards, Matt Miller, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Freddy Smith, Steve Francis, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Chuck Harper, Tim Dohm, Donnie Moran, Chad Hina, Mark Banal, Mike Balzano, Davey Johnson, Corey Conley, Steve Shaver, Rick Aukland, Scott Bloomquist

Race Statistics:

Entries: 54

Cautions: 2

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leader: Earl Pearson, Jr. 1-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Matt Miller (started 21st and finished 9th) advanced 12 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Tim Dohm and Rick Aukland

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Championship to be Decided Saturday, October 1st at Florence Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- On Saturday, October 1st, at Union, KY's Florence Speedway, all eyes will be on O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts as the final event of the 2005 season has three drivers vying for the right to be crowned Champion for 2005. The top three drivers -- Tim Tungate, Whitney McQueary, and Mike Jewell -- are separated by a mere 80 points heading into this season-ending showdown.

Campbellsville, KY native Tim Tungate's consistent finishes have landed him atop the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series standings with 3565 points. After a win on July 23rd at Richmond Raceway's Butterball Wooldridge Memorial, a 7th place nod on August 6th at Soggy Bottom, and a runner-up finish on September 2nd at Mountain Motor, Tungate was able to pull ahead of Whitney McQueary in the standings and into the lead. Tungate held on to the top spot after a pair of top five finishes at 201 and Bluegrass in the month of September. "Stone Cold", as he's dubbed, drives the Guardian Mortgage/Ancil Reynolds RV/J&L Title/ABC Child Care/Cox Properties/Children's Palace/MDW Transport/Price's Grocery/White Construction/Shelly's Hot Styles/Mulch Madness/James Medical Equipment/Phillips Lanes & Restaurant sponsored, AMS powered, CJ Rayburn Monte Carlo for J&L Motorsports.

Currently sitting second in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series standings is 41-year-old Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY. McQueary led the series point standings through much of the 2005 season, thanks in part to a string of five straight top six finishes from May to June as well as a pair of wins at the 201 Speedway. In picking up those two wins, McQueary is one of just two drivers this season to win more than one O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event. With 3490 points, "Whitrock" sits just 75 points out of first place. McQueary's Estes powered Rocket Monte Carlo is sponsored by Bigg Dawg Motorsports, Tarter Gate, Tarter Tube, Kelco Metals, Modern Systems, American Farmland, Dog Walk Market, Miami Valley Steel Service, and Coca-Cola.

Veteran driver Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN led the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series standings early in the season and now finds himself in position to leap from third to first as his 3485 points nets him just 80 points out of the lead. Jewell has been the hottest driver on the tour in recent weeks with four straight finishes of fourth or better. Jewell has one O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win on the season and that win came on June 18th at the Richmond Raceway. Jewell, known as "The Scottsburg Express", drives a MasterSbilt Grand Prix with a Bullock Racing Engine under the hood. The MPC Motorsports #9 is sponsored by Southern Indiana Drilling, Morgan Foods, Stephens Oil, K.P. Radio Sales & Service, Shelton Angus Farms, Scott Co Tire, Remax, Pruett's Auto Repair, Advanced Racing Suspensions, and PBM Performance Products.

Just as entertaining as the fight for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Championship is the battle for fourth place in which 2004 Series Champion Aaron Hatton, current Rookie of the Year leader Chris Combs, Michael England, and Tyrel Todd are separated by just 180 points. Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, and Shannon Thornsberry round out the top ten in the current series point standings.

The Saturday, October 1st season finale at the Florence Speedway will feature a full night of racing for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main paying $5000 to win.

For more information on this event please contact Florence Speedway at www.florencespeedway.com or call (859) 485-7591. For more info on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series go to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass icon or call (859) 271-4501.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points Standings

1. 3565 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

2. 3490 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

3. 3485 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

4. 3250 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 3210 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

6. 3135 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

7. 3070 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

8. 2905 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

9. 2570 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

10. 2420 Shannon Thornsberry (Martin, IN)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Bart Hartman Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Series Win at West Virginia Motor Speedway

Mineral Wells, WV—Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH became the 18^th different winner of a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event in 2005 as he captured the $7,000 to win “Tribute 30” on Saturday Night at the West Virginia Motor Speedway. Hartman drove his Hartman Racing/Urgent Cash/Gress Oil/Imler’s Poultry/Banshee Graphics/Hoosier Tires/Jarrett’s Body Shop/All Star Performance/Cornett Racing Engines/Rocket Pontiac Grand Prix to victory lane after starting in the fourth position. Donnie Moran of Dresden, Oh finished second in his PBM Performance Products/SMS Race Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Coming home in third was Rick Aukland of Zanesville, OH in the K&E Trucking/Malcuit Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Fourth place was Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV the Bland Motorsports/Draime Racing Engines/Rocket Monte Carlo with Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN taking fifth in the Miller Brothers Coal/All Star Performance/Bloomquist Race Cars entry. A total of 62 cars were on hand for the first of two nights of racing at the 5/8ths mile speedplant.

Donnie Moran and Rick Aukland started on the front row of the 30 lap main event with Aukland grabbing the point on the opening lap. Aukland’s lead was short lived as Bart Hartman would come from his fourth starting spot to take the over the lead on lap 2. Moran who slipped to third on the first lap came back to second by Aukland on lap three. With five laps in the books Hartman was showing the way with Moran, Aukland, Steve Shaver and Matt Miller in the top five. The first caution of the race came out on lap five when Steve Lucas lost a wheel coming down the back stretch. On the restart Moran would take a stab at the lead diving to the inside in turn two trying to pass Hartman for the lead, but Hartman would pull away from Moran and start to stretch is lead out.

Hartman started to enter lapped traffic by lap 13 with Moran still holding second spot ahead of Aukland, Shaver and Miller who were tightly bunched up. Hartman would handle lapped traffic well enough keeping Moran at bay and maintaining his lead at the halfway mark of the race. A couple of more cautions would bunch the field up with Hartman still maintaining the lead. Moran would try on every restart slide job Hartman in turn two, but Hartman just too strong as he held off every challenge put forth by Moran. With five laps to go the final caution flag would come giving Moran one last shot at Hartman, but it was not to be as Hartman again pulled away in the final five circuits to score his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win becoming the 18^th different winner in 29 events in 2005. Moran would record his eighth second place finish of the season on the series tour with Aukland having a consistent race taking third at the pay window. Steve Shaver would finish fourth with Scott Bloomquist getting by Matt Miller in the final laps to finish fifth.

An elated Hartman said in victory circle that it was a team effort. “The car was excellent tonight, my crew chief, Jerry Farmer had his Rocket Chassis set up to perfection, it was rough in three and four, but the car held up real well and we are happy to win this Lucas Oil Late Model race, because they are a tough group of drivers to outrun.”

Completing the top ten were Matt Miller, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Darren Miller, Aaron Scott and Tim Dohm.

In preliminary events Donnie Moran was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier for the 62 entries on hand with a lap of 22.00 seconds an average of 102 miles per hour. The six VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat Race winners were Donnie Moran, Rick Aukland, Matt Miller, Steve Shaver, Steve Lucas and Bart Hartman. The Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Earl Pearson, Jr. and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Freddy Smith.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Series

Event #29

West Virginia Motor Speedway-Mineral Wells, WV

Saturday Night, September 24, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Donnie Moran 22.00 seconds

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Donnie Moran, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jimmy Owens, Brad Malcuit, Mark Banal, Chuckie May, Randle Chupp, Roy Roush, Audie Swartz, Scott Lyon, Jason Edge

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Rick Aukland, Don O’Neal, Scott James, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Jared Hawkins, Paul Davis, Keith Berner, Robbie Scott, Sonny Conley, Greg Buckland

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Matt Miller, Chuck Harper, Davey Johnson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ralph Withem, Patrick Sheltra, Chad Hina, Steve Wilmoth, Ed Shuman, Brad Eitniear

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4: Steve Shaver, Scott Bloomquist, Jackie Boggs, Matt Urban, Larry Moran, John Brown, Gary Knollinger, Keith Barbara, Paul Wilmoth

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #5: Steve Lucas, Tim Dohm, Corey Conley, Freddy Smith, Brian Eaton, Freddie Carpenter, Tony Lombardi, Ben Adkins, D.J. Miller, Jeff Gress

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #6: Bart Hartman, Darren Miller, Aaron Scott, Eric Myers, Chris Garnes, Frank Wilson, Jr., Larry Smith, Joel Prosser, Greggie Oliver, Rodney Combs

Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Casebolt, Jr., Mark Banal, Brad Malcuit, Chuckie May, Chad Hina, Keith Berner, Randle Chupp, Ralph Withem, Brad Eitinear, Greg Buckland, Ed Shuman, Jared Hawkins, Paul Davis, Roy Roush, Steve Wilmoth, Audie Swartz, Sonny Conley, Scott Lyon, Jason Edge

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Freddy Smith, John Brown, Rodney Combs, Gary Knollinger, Tony Lombardi, Frank Wilson, Jr., Joel Prosser, Freddie Carpenter, Ben Adkins, Larry Smith, Chris Garnes, Jeff Gress, Eric Myers, Brian Eaton, Greggie Oliver, Matt Urban, Larry Moran, D.J. Miller

“Tribute 30” Main Event: Bart Hartman, Donnie Moran, Rick Aukland, Steve Shaver, Scott Bloomquist, Matt Miller, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Darren Miller, Aaron Scott, Tim Dohm, Earl Pearson, Jr., Chuck Harper, Don O’Neal, Freddy Smith, John Brown, Jimmy Owens, Scott James, Jackie Boggs, Corey Conley, Davey Johnson, Eric Myers, Jeff Gress, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Steve Lucas

Race Statistics:

Entries: 62

Cautions: 4

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Rick Aukland 1, Bart Hartman 2-30

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Aaron Scott (started 18^th and finished 9^th) advanced 9 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Jeff Gress and Eric Myers

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Return for East Bay Winternationals in 2006

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL have announced that the series will return for the track's 30^th Annual East Bay Winternationals for Dirt Late Models to be held February 6-11, 2006. There will be six consecutive nights of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at East Bay in February 2006 after the series set a track record for car counts earlier in 2005.

There will be six straight nights of Lucas Oil Late Model Series Racing action at East Bay Raceway Park with each night featuring a complete show with Time Trials, Heat Races, B-Mains and A-Main Feature events all starting on Monday Night, February 6^th with a $5000 to win event. On Tuesday Night, February 7^th and Wednesday Night, February 8^th there will also be a $5000 to win A-Main event each night. The purse increases on Thursday Night, February 9^th with a $7000 to win A-Main; with Friday Night, February 10^th, highlighted by a $10,000 to win A-Main and to top off the 30th Annual Winternationals for Late Models at East Bay the $12,000 to win finale on Saturday Night, February 11^th.

This past February there was an average of 108 Late Models per event with a track record high of 117 on Tuesday Night, February 8, 2005. Event winners this year included the only two time A-Main winner, Don O'Neal, Tim McCreadie, Terry English, Steve Shaver and Steve Francis.

East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 5^th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

The schedule of events and other information will be released in the near future.

Advanced Ticket and Reserved Camping information will be announced in the near future. For additional track information call East Bay Raceway Park, the track office is open Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can call the series office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

For Immediate Release

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

VP Racing Fuels Presents RaceTalkLive.com This Sunday from West Virginia Motor Speedway

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be coming to you live over the internet this Sunday Afternoon, September 25 from the West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV. "The Legends of the Fall 50" will be on tap with the live broadcast beginning at 4 PM Eastern Time. VP Racing Fuels will present via www.RaceTalkLive.com the action from the 5/8ths mile speedplant. The broadcast will pick up wherever the race program is at and stay until the conclusion of the $10,000 to win main event.

Race fans who cannot attend the event in person can go to the series webpage at www.naradirtcar.com and click on the RaceTalkLive.com link, then proceed to the Lucas oil Late Model Dirt Series logo and click that to listen to the live broadcast. Listeners must have the Windows Media Player download to be able to listen to the broadcast.

At West Virginia Motor Speedway this weekend will be a twin bill of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action with a complete show both Saturday and Sunday. Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains will take place both days. Saturday's Tribute 30 will pay $7,000 to win and Sunday's Legends of the Fall 50 will pay $10,000 to win. Sunday's event will be taped for ESPN2.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has a tight points battle going on with only 65 points separating first and second place drivers Don O'Neal and Earl Pearson, Jr. Donnie Moran last weekend's Pittsburgher 100 winner is 175 points out of first. Matt Miller, who led most of the race at Pittsburgh last week is fourth followed by Scott James.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and West Virginia Motor Speedway you can log on to www.naradirtar.com, www.lucasdirt.com and www.wvspeedway.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Readies for West Virginia Fall Classic Weekend With Tight Points Battle

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads to the Mountaineer State of West Virginia this coming Saturday and Sunday, September 24^th & 25^th for an exciting weekend of dirt track racing. The site will be the West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV promoted this weekend by BDS Racing Promotions. It will be the first ever visit by the dirt slingin', side by side action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with complete shows each day.

Saturday Pit Gates will open at 9 AM with General Admission Gates at 12 Noon followed by Hot Laps and Time Trials at 3 PM with Racing at 7 PM. For the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series there will be Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the "Tribute 30" A-Main paying $7,000 to win.

On Sunday Pit Gates will open at 9 AM with General Admission Gates at 12 Noon with Hot Laps and Time Trials following at 2:30 PM. Racing is set to begin at 4:30 PM. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will again feature a complete show for the Late Model fans with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the "Legends of the Fall 50" A-Main paying $10,000 to win. Sunday's race program will also see the cameras of ESPN2 in attendance taping the main event which will be shown on a day and time to be announced in the future.

The West Virginia Fall Classic Weekend will see the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series conduct their 29th and 30th events of the 2005 racing season. In the previous 28 events this year there have been 17 different winners and 516 drivers have run with the series at least once in '05. A tight points battle continues into West Virginia Motor Speedway with Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN holding a slim 65 point lead over Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Recent "Pittsburgher 100" winner, Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH sits third 175 points out of first place. Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN complete the top five in points for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN leads the second contingent of drivers in sixth place followed by Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Terry English of Benton, KY.

Scott James still is in front for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year" standings ahead of Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

West Virginia Motor Speedway is located just off of I-77 south of Parkersburg, WV at the Mineral Wells Exit. For more information you can log on to the track's newly redesigned website at www.wvspeedway.com.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

1st Annual West Virginia Fall Classic Weekend

Saturday, September 24, 2005

Complete Show

Tribute 30 Payoff

1. $7,000.00

2. 3,500.00

3. 2,000.00

4. 1,500.00

5. 1,400.00

6. 1,300.00

7. 1,200.00

8. 1,100.00

9. 1,000.00

10. 950.00

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12. 850.00

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16. 650.00

17. 625.00

18. 600.00

19. 575.00

20. 550.00

21. 525.00

22. 500.00

23. 500.00

24. 500.00

Sunday, September 25, 2005

Complete Show

Legends of the Fall 50 Payoff

1. $10,000.00

2. 5,000.00

3. 3,000.00

4. 2,500.00

5. 2,000.00

6. 1,500.00

7. 1,400.00

8. 1,300.00

9. 1,200.00

10. 1,100.00

11. 1,000.00

12. 950.00

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18. 775.00

19. 750.00

20. 725.00

21. 700.00

22. 700.00

23. 700.00

24. 700.00

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Gill Gallops to O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Win at Bluegrass Speedway

BARDSTOWN, KY -- Mitchell, IN's John Gill led all 50 laps en route to winning the 7th Annual Bluegrass 50 Saturday night at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. The win was his first of the season with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts as he becomes the 17th different winner in 19 races for the series in 2005.

After an aborted start, John Gill and Tim Tungate led the field to the green with Gill winning the drag race into turns one and two. Tungate, Terry English, Audie McWilliams, and Brad Neat followed with Neat moving around McWilliams soon thereafter. As the top two quietly inched ahead of the pack, Neat began continued his march to the front by scooting past English on lap 7. Behind them, McWilliams had a rear view mirror full of Bryan Barber as the pair of 10's ran doorhandle-to-doorhandle for several laps.

Gill would slowly begin to separate himself from Tungate as the series point’s leader was now fending off Neat's bid for second. A lap 15 caution for a slowing Cody Mahoney erased Gill's lead and, with the field stacked up double file behind of him, Neat would jockey his horse into the runner-up slot on the restart.

With Neat now looking high and low for a pass on race-leader Gill, Mike Jewell cracked the top 5 with 18th-starting Timmy Yeager moving into the top 10. On back through the field, the battle for 8th was heating up with McWilliams, Chris Combs, and Mike Marlar dancing three-wide around the 1/2-oval seemingly every lap. Just past the halfway point, the caution flag would fly as Marlar slowed on the speedway and eventually retired from the event. Another caution on lap 31 would keep the field tight.

On the restart, Tungate and Neat would wrestle for 2nd in Gill's rear view mirror as "The Modern Day Cowboy" pulled his imaginary horse back out front with Tungate now sliding into the bridemaid position. Meanwhile, Jewell shot up into fourth as McWilliams worked back up to fifth, sending English back to sixth.

With Gill never really building a huge advantage, the focus on the battle for second became increasingly popular as Neat looked for a way back around Tungate. With just 10 laps remaining, Neat finally cleared Tungate and set his sights on race-leader Gill. Behind the front trio, Chris Combs, Rick Corbin, and Tyrel Todd entertained fans with a three-wide race that lasted no less than six laps.

Quietly closing in on Gill, and with just two laps to go, Neat's bid for his second consecutive Bluegrass 50 came to an end as mechanical woes forced the Dunnville, KY driver to slow on the speedway bringing out the final caution of the race.

The restart saw John Gill lead Tungate and Jewell to the stripe with the Mitchell, IN veteran rocketing back out front. The side-by-side battle for second would be just that as John Gill rolled the Harrod Farms/Central Painting/Perry's Auto Sales/Wayne Bowen Racing Supply sponsored, Bullock powered Rocket into victory lane. The $5000 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win was Gill's first of the season making him the 17th different winner in 19 different races.

"This win right here means a lot to me and this team," Gill said in victory lane. "We've had some ups and downs this season and been close a lot of times, so it just feels really good to get this one here."

Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell would take home the runner-up spot in his MPC Motorsports/Southern Indiana Drilling/Bullock/MasterSbilt. Series points leader Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY grabbed third in the J&L Title/Guardian Mortgage/AMS/Rocket. Fourth place went to Benton, KY's Terry English in the AAA Fence Co./Larry Seay Chevrolet/Runion/Rayburn. Rounding out the top five was Buffalo, KY native Bryan Barber in the B&B Motorsports/PBM Performance Parts/Dale Meers/MasterSbilt. Tyrel Todd, Audie McWilliams, Rick Corbin, 21st-starting Whitney McQueary, and Chris Combs rounded out the top 10.

Of the 50 cars on hand, Brad Neat set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 15.239. VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heats went to Audie McWilliams, Tim Tungate, Terry English, and John Gill with B-Main wins going to Jeff Watson and Timmy Yeager.

With three drivers in contention for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Championship, the final race of the season has much anticipation building around it. That event will occur on Saturday, October 1st at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com

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Results Summary
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown, KY
September 17, 2005

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Racing Optics Fast Time: Brad Neat/15.239
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Audie McWilliams, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Dan Deaton, Mike Luna, Joey Tackett, Shannon Thornsberry, Jordan Bland
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Tim Tungate, Bryan Barber, Rick Corbin, Justin Rattliff, Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, Steve Hillard, Jesse Lay, Mike Wooldridge, Johnny Wheeler, Randy Robbins, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jerry Rutherford
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Terry English, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Tyrel Todd, Timmy Yeager, Whitney McQueary, Brandon Kinzer, T.J. Wooldridge, Ed Behn, Mike Hawley, Robby Hensley, Jason Keltner
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4: John Gill, Cody Mahoney, Mike Marlar, Scotty Earl, Jerry Rice, Joey Daniel, Michael Chilton, Chad Smith, Brad Barrow, David Powers, Chris Stillwell, Michael Coontz
B-Main #1: Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Wayne Chinn, Jesse Lay, Michael England, Johnny Wheeler, Frankie Coomer, Mike Luna, Dan Deaton, Mike Wooldridge, Jordan Bland, Jerry Rutherford, Randy Robbins, Joey Tackett
B-Main #2: Timmy Yeager, Jerry Rice, Joey Daniel, Brandon Kinzer, Michael Chilton, Brad Barrow, Ed Behn, T.J. Wooldridge, Mike Hawley, Robby Hensley, David Powers, Michael Coontz, Chad Smith, Whitney McQueary, Chris Stillwell
O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main/7th Annual Bluegrass 50: John Gill, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Terry English, Bryan Barber, Tyrel Todd, Audie McWilliams, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs, Timmy Yeager, Joey Daniel, Justin Rattliff, Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Mike Marlar, Brad Neat, Jerry Rice, Wayne Chinn, David Webb, Lee Devasier, Scotty Earl, Cody Mahoney, Johnny Wheeler

Race Statistics:
Entries: 50
Cautions: 5
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: John Gill 1-50
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Whitney McQueary (started 21st, finished 9th); advanced 12 positions
BoB Provisionals: Whitney McQueary and Wayne Chinn
Track Provisionals: Joey Daniel and Johnny Wheeler

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Ratliff Motors, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Allstar Performance, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, Bullock Racing Engines, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Honda of Prestonsburg, and Cruise With The Champions

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Donnie Moran Wins 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" After Starting 17th

IMPERIAL, PA--Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH inherited the lead on lap 82 after race leader Matt Miller developed a flat tire and then he went on to lead the last 18 laps of the 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Sunday Night at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway. Moran won $22,000 for his second career Pittsburgher win. His first came in 1991.

Moran driving his familiar #99 MasterSbilt Monte Carlo sponsored by PBM Performance Products, Eddie's Sunoco, Sunoco Race Fuels, Balderson Dodge, Muskingum County Speedway with power under the hood from SMS Race Engines. Brad Malcuit of Strasburg, OH finished a strong second in his Malcuit Race Engines/MOPAR/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third went to Gary Stuhler of Greencastle, PA in the Glen Nininger owned/Nininger's Tire and Auto Center/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Completing the top five was 2005 PPMS Track champion, John Flinner of Zelienople, PA in the Flinner Signs and Decals/Rocket Monte Carlo and Lou Bradich of Chester, WV in the H&F Trucking/Bill Kell Racing Engines/Rocket Grand Prix. A total of 54 cars were on hand for the event.

Alex Ferree and Lou Bradich would make up the front row for the event as Bradich would get the early advantage over Ferree grabbing the point right from the start. Ferree would run second with Tim Hitt, Matt Miller and Mark Banal in the top five after one lap was completed. The first caution appeared on lap four for a slowed Jared Miley who left the race with damage to the front end of his race car. At this time current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points leader, Don O'Neal made his first of several pit stops for an apparent water pump issue. Bart Hartman would make his way into the top five on lap four and then get by Miller a lap later for fourth, but soon after on lap seven Hartman would develop suspension problems as he went pitside and out of the race. Hartman was trying to become the first back to back winner in the history of the event. With 10 laps in the books Bradich was still showing the way with Ferree in second followed by two time Pittsburgher 100 winner, Tim Hitt, Miller and Steve Casebolt, Jr. The race would run green until lap 14 when debris was spotted on the racing surface and the yellow came out.

Two drivers on the move early in the race were 2005 Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway track champion, John Flinner and Jackie Boggs. Flinner and Boggs who started 15th and 16th respectfully in the stout field were up to fourth and fifth in the running order after 16 laps were recorded. Miller would make a move for second on lap 17 passing Ferree for the runner-up slot. A yellow came out for Tim Hitt on lap 18 and at this time O'Neal would leave the race for good calling it a night. On the restart Ferree would head for the point going from third to first in just one lap around the big half mile track. Ferree then started to pull away from the pack of cars behind him that would see Bradich and Miller duel side by side for second. Boggs then went to third on lap 23 putting Bradich to fourth with Flinner in fifth. As the cars completed lap 30 Ferree was leading the race with Miller tracking him down. Boggs then reached Miller and started to battle with him for position. Flinner would slide by Bradich for fourth on lap 31. Up front action was heating up as Ferree would see his lead shrink as Miller and Boggs had caught up to him. Ferree would slip up out of the groove on lap 35 allowing Miller to get by for the lead. On lap 43 Boggs would go to second with Ferree falling to third. As the cars headed towards the 50 laps fuel break Miller and Boggs were in charge of the field now. At the halfway mark the running order was Miller, Boggs, Ferree, Davey Johnson and Flinner.

Over the last 50 laps of the race Miller looked to be the man to beat despite having Boggs all over him. Donnie Moran was headed to the front. Moran, who started 17th was up to third by lap 55 and went by Ferree on the outside to take over third place. Ferree would slow and exit the race on lap 64 after a strong effort. With 30 laps to go it was now a three car battle for the lead with Miller, Boggs and Moran putting on a show. Moran would pull alongside Boggs on several occasions but could not pass him for second. Boggs then slowed with a flat tire on lap 75 as he would head pitside for a tire change. With 25 laps left it was Miller, Moran, Malcuit, Gary Stuhler and Casebolt in the top five. Boggs would come back out and last two laps until his car went up in smoke causing another caution flag. Miller and Moran were racing hard and clean for the lead until Miller developed a flat tire slowing on lap 82 while leading. Miller would bring out the caution as he pitted for a tire change. On lap 83 Casebolt would get a little sideways in turn four with cars scrambling to get by. Ed Ferree would stop on the main straight bringing out the caution. After Miller had the flat Moran was now the car to beat. His two main competitors at the end were Malcuit and Stuhler.

With 10 circuits to go Moran held a six car length advantage over Malcuit. Malcuit tried to cut down Moran's lead in the final circuits but Moran was just too strong and would take the checkers first followed by Malcuit, Stuhler, Flinner and Bradich.

"We are very happy to get this win," said Moran in victory circle after being interviewed by Army Armstrong for the ESPN2 telecast which will be shown at a date and time to be announced. "What can I say, Keith and Tader Masters build a great car, my crew worked hard all weekend getting this car right and we just took our time at the start and the car was working real well and we just kept passing cars." "That was a tough break for Matt, he was running well, I was just hoping that my tires would hold up and I don't know how many more laps I could have lasted, but we did."

Completing the top ten were 25th starting, Freddy Smith, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Davey Johnson and Earl Pearson, Jr. By virtue of Pearson's 10th place finish and O'Neal DNF there is just a 65 point lead for O'Neal heading into this weekend's racing action at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

In preliminary events O'Neal was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier on Saturday for the 54 entrants on hand with a fast lap of 18.903 seconds. The six VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Alex Ferree, Matt Miller, Mark Banal, Bart Hartman, Tim Hitt and Lou Bradich. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First -Main went to Gary Stuhler and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Scott James.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will be on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25 at the West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV. On Saturday there will be a complete show with a $7000 first place prize up for grabs and Sunday's event will also see a complete show and $10,000 to win to top off the West Virginia Hall of Fame Weekend.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #28

Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway

Imperial, PA

Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Don O'Neal 18.903 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power First Heat: Alex Ferree, Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., John Mason, Bill Cunningham, Keith Berner, Keith Rodriguez, Jon Hodgkiss, Larry Moran

VP Fuels Makin' Power Second Heat: Matt Miller, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Lynn Geisler, Gary Stuhler, Bob Close, Rick Aukland, Mike Johnson, Scott Gunn, Freddy Smith

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Third Heat: Mark Banal, Brad Malcuit, John Flinner, Steve Baker, Brian Ruhlman, Rich Apolito, Keith Barbara, Todd Andrews, Jim Lepro

VP Fuels Makin' Power Fourth Heat: Bart Hartman, Jeep VanWormer, Jackie Boggs, Tim Dohm, Brent Rhebergen, Rodney Sweitzer, D.J. Miller, Tony Musolino, Mark Moats

VP Fuels Makin' Power Fifth Heat: Tim Hitt, Ed Ferree, Donnie Moran, Lance Elson, Dave Hess, Danny Rich, Chad Ruhlman, Ben Miley, Dave Wade

VP Fuels Makin' Power Sixth Heat: Lou Bradich, Jared Miley, Davey Johnson, Scot James, Al Atallah, Jim Kutas, George Kowatic, Rick Biggs, Tim Gould

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Gary Stuhler, Steve Baker, John Mason, Bill Cunningham, Bob Close, Brian Ruhlman, Keith Berner, Keith Barbara, Mike Johnson, Rick Aukland, Freddy Smith, Rich Apolito, Scott Gunn, Jon Hodgkiss, Keith Rodriguez, Jim Lepro, Larry Moran

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Scott James, Tim Dohm, Lance Elson, Brent Rhebergen, Al Atallah, Dave Hess, D.J. Miller, Tony Musolino, Rodney Sweitzer, Chad Ruhlman, Danny Rich, Jim Kutas, Dave Wade, Rick Briggs, Ben Miley, Tim Gould

17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" Finish: Donnie Moran, Brad Malcuit, Gary Stuhler John Flinner, Lou Bradich, Freddy Smith, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Scott James, Davey Johnson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ed Ferree, Steve Baker, Jeep VanWormer, Matt Miller, Tim Dohm, Lance Elson, Jackie Boggs, John Mason, Alex Ferree, Lynn Geisler, Tim Hitt, Rick Aukland, Scott Gunn, Don O'Neal, Mark Banal, Bart Hartman, Dave Wade, Jared Miley

Race Statistics:

Entries: 54

Cautions: 10

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Lou Bradich 1-18, Alex Ferree 19-34 Matt Miller 35-82, Donnie Moran 83-100

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Freddy Smith (Started 25th and finished 6th) advanced 19 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Freddy Smith and Rick Aukland

Track Provisionals: Dave Wade and Scott Gunn

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

By Michael Despain

Eddie Carrier, Jr. Captures O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-September 16- Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV took the lead from Mike Jewell on lap 32 of 40 and drove on to capture the 3rd Annual John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The win by the 2002 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series champion marked only the second repeat winner on the Lexington, KY based series in 2005, who had previously won at Isom, KY two weeks earlier.

The start of the 40 lap O'Reilly A-Main got off to an extremely rocky beginning as outside polesitter Dustin Neat would smack the concrete in turn two, and Tim Tungate would make heavy contact with Neat, while Bryan Barber and Michael Chilton would also get involved, with Neat and Barber done for the night, with Chilton and series points leader able to continue, with Tungate minus several pieces of sheet metal.

Once action got the green again, Mike Jewell would jump to the race lead, with Wayne Chinn, Aaron Hatton, Anthony Adams, and Tungate in pursuit by lap 2. Michael Chilton would make his way into the top five past Tungate on lap 5, but action would be slowed again for a multi-car accident in turn one that involved Whitney McQueary, Benji Lee, Michael England, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, and Chris Combs, with Lee and Wheeler not able to continue. The restart would see Jewell again motor away, only to be slowed again by caution on lap 8 for a stalled Chris Combs on the front chute, while fifth place running Chilton would pull pitside for the evening. Back underway, Eddie Carrier, Jr. would begin to flex his muscle somewhat as he drove past Tungate for fifth on lap 9, as Hatton pressured Wayne Chinn for the runner-up slot.

Lap 12 would see Carrier, Jr. grab fourth away from Anthony Adams, only to have the charge slowed by caution two laps later for debris on the racing surface. The restart would see Jewell pull away, while Hatton and Chinn renewed their second place battle, with Hatton going to second in turn three on lap 16, as Carrier, Jr. would move Chinn back to fourth one circuit later. As Jewell smoothly worked the topside of the racing surface in the lead, "Little Eddie" would bring the pain to Hatton for second and take the position on lap 20 and would set his sights on Jewell. Brad Neat was also beginning to make his presence felt at this point as would go from sixth to fourth in turn two on lap 27, passing Chinn and Adams. One round later, Carrier, Jr. was on the Jewell's bumper and the pair began to battle for the top spot, with Carrier, Jr. making what would be the winning pass in turn one on lap 32.

The final caution would wave on lap 33 as Timmy Yeager slowed on the back chute, bunching the field up for a short sprint to the finish. The final restart had Carrier, Jr. driving as away from the field, while Adams would drive past Chinn for fifth on lap 36, while Neat would scoot past Hatton for third on lap 38. The checkered flag would fall with Eddie Carrier, Jr. driving the Carl Grover Motorsports owned Rocket Taurus, E.I. RailCar Engines/Railway Equipment, Inc./Blue Ridge Machinery and Tools/ Simpson Race Products/Poske's Performance Parts #28 visiting victory lane. Mike Jewell would finish second, with Brad Neat finished third. Aaron Hatton and Anthony Adams completed the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Michael England, Frankie Coomer, and Whitney McQueary.

The event drew 38 entries and the start of race activities were delayed around 1 hour and 45 minutes due to rain showers before the drivers meeting. Mike Marlar was the Racing Optics fast qualifier with a 13.506 second lap. VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heat events were scored by Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Anthony Adams, and Dustin Neat. B-Mains were won by Chris Combs and Bryan Barber. Series provisionals went Mike Luna and Johnny Wheeler, while Benji Lee and Bobby Carrier, Jr. were track provisional starters.

RACE SUMMARY
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY: September 16

Racing Optics Fast Time-Mike Marlar 13.506

VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #1- Mike Jewell, Shannon Thornsberry, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Doug Smith, Mike Luna, Mike Hawley, Jake Henry
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #2- Tim Tungate, Wayne Chinn, Michael Chilton, Frankie Coomer, John Gill, Tyrel Todd, Johnny Wheeler, Jerry Rutherford, Victor Lee, Jordan Bland
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #3- Anthony Adams, Blake Chinn, Brad Neat, Timmy Yeager, Benji Lee, Justin Rattliff, Donald Rayborn, Jason Hinkle, Billy Dever
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #4- Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Whitney McQueary, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Dan Deaton, Gary Yeager, Joe Ramey, Michael Luna

B-Main #1- Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Frankie Coomer, John Gill, Johnny Wheeler, Victor Lee, Mike Hawley, Doug Smith, Jerry Rutherford, Jake Henry, Tyrel Todd, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Mike Luna, Jordan Bland
B-Main #2- Bryan Barber, Timmy Yeager, Michael England, Dan Deaton, Gary Yeager, Donald Rayborn, Joe Ramey, Jason Hinkle, Justin Rattliff, Benji Lee

Series Provisionals- Mike Luna, Johnny Wheeler
Track Provisionals- Benji Lee, Bobby Carrier, Jr.

O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main 3rd Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Anthony Adams, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Michael England, Frankie Coomer, Whitney McQueary, Mike Luna, Shannon Thornsberry, Timmy Yeager, Tim Tungate, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Chris Combs, Michael Chilton, Johnny Wheeler, Benji Lee, Mike Marlar, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber

Total Entries- 38
Race Leaders- 2 (Mike Jewell laps 1-31; Eddie Carrier, Jr. laps 32-40)
Caution Periods- 4 (lap 6, lap 8, lap 14, lap 33)
Red Flag Periods- 1 (Start)
Top Rookie Finish- Wayne Chinn (6th)
Hard Charger- Michael England (18th to 8th-advancing 10 positions)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact
RE: Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: Race Story/Results for September 17, 2005 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Press Release #73)

Gill Gallops to O'Reilly NARA Bluegrass 50 Victory at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-September 17- John Gill of Mitchell, IN led all 50 laps of the 7th Annual Bluegrass 50 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts to become the 17th different winner in 19 series events and the win by Gill also marked the 13th different Late Model feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in 2005. Other division winners included Bo Wilson of Bloomfield, KY in Sportsman and Bill Wallace of Shepherdsville, KY in Street Stocks.

The O'Reilly A-Main 7th Annual Bluegrass 50 saw the initial start waved off when Lee Devasier looped his mount in turn four. The second start would be a go, with Gill taking the lead, followed by Tim Tungate, Terry English, Audie McWilliams, and Brad Neat. English, McWilliams, and Neat would dance three wide for third on lap 3, with Neat taking fourth from McWilliams on lap 4. Tungate would pressure Gill for the lead on lap 6, but would not be able to make a move, while English and Neat would go at it for third, with Neat taking the position on lap 8. Meanwhile, McWiliams and Bryan Barber would settle into a battle for fifth on lap 10, with McWilliams securing the position again on lap 12. By lap 13, Gill was beginning to put distance between himself and the rest of the pack, while Barber would work around McWilliams for fifth on lap 14. Neat would then pressure Tungate for second as the caution flag would be displayed for a slowed Cody Mahoney in turn two. The Delaware double file restart would see Tungate and Neat go at for second again, with Neat taking the runner-up slot on lap 16. Mike Jewell would start to get racy at this point and would mount a charge on fifth place runner Bryan Barber on lap 18. Neat would show his hand to Gill on lap 19 for the lead, but would be unable to complete a turn two attempted pass, while Jewell continued to battle with Barber for fifth, finally gaining the five slot on lap 22. As the halfway was shown to the field, Gill continued to hold a slim lead on Neat, with Tungate, English, and Jewell third through fifth. Caution would wave again on lap 28 as ninth place running Mike Marlar stopped on the backchute and would be done for the evening. The restart would see Jewell go the fourth position, while McWilliams would also roll back into the top five. Caution would wave again on lap 31 as Devasier would see his mount pointed in the wrong direction in turn two. This Delaware double file restart would see Neat and Tungate mix it up for second, with Tungate taking the spot on lap 32. The pair would continue to battle for the runner-up slot for the next five circuits, allowing race leader Gill to motor away from the pair a bit. Neat would go back to second on lap 41 with a turn three pass of Tungate, while Jewell would close on Tungate as well and look for third on lap 43. Tungate would go back around Neat in turn three as the field completed lap 45. Disaster would strike for Neat as his mount encountered mechanical problems just two laps shy of the finish and would stop on the track in turn two, setting up a two lap shootout to the finish. Gill would again motor away from the Tungate and Jewell, with Gill taking his second Bluegrass 50 win in the Jeff and Eddie Harrod owned Harrod Brothers Farms/Perry's Auto Sales/Central Painting #75 Rocket Chassis, Bullock Race Engines powered mount shod with Hoosier Tires. Jewell would make a last lap pass of Tungate for second, while Terry English and Bryan Barber would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Tyrel Todd, Audie McWilliams, Rick Corbin, 21st starting Whitney McQueary, and Chris Combs. Fifty entries were on hand, with Brad Neat scoring the Racing Optics fast time award with a 15.239 second qualifying lap. VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heat race wins went to Audie McWilliams, Tim Tungate, Terry English, and John Gill. B-main were won by Jeff Watson and Timmy Yeager. Series provisional starters were Whitney McQueary and Wayne Chinn, while Joey Daniel and Johnny Wheeler were track provisional starters.

Five time and defending Sportsman track champion Bo Wilson came out of retirement with a bang and he captured the 15 lap feature event for this class in his first night back behind the wheel in his Wilson's Wrecker Service/Bart's Mart/New Look Lawn Care sponsored #83 Chevy Monte Carlo, AMS Race Engines powered entry. Pat Hagan would finish a car length back of Wilson in second, with Kevin Wilson taking third, followed by Jimmy Bryan and Mike Bailey. The remainder of the top ten would be Steve Rector, Sam Huffer, Kevin Long, Roger Cecil, and Jenna Chesser. Eleven entries would see Bo Wilson also set fast time, while Bryan won the dash, with Cecil winning the heat.

The 12 lap Street Stock feature would go caution free and see Bill Wallace score his first career Bluegrass Speedway win in the Bobby Wallace owned Total Truck Parts/Cox's Creek Tire and Brake/Mary Kay Cosmetics #38 Oldsmobile entry. The Robbie Settles entry would be disqualified for not crossing the scales, moving Avral Thompson to second, followed by Daroyl Samples, Casey Bryan, and Shane Litton. Rounding out the top ten were Roy Skaggs, Cam Taylor, Willie Edelen, Jesse Key, and Doug Estep. Eighteen entries saw heat wins scored by Casey Bryan and Estep.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-September 17, 2005
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (50 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Brad Neat 15.239
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1- Audie McWilliams, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Dan Deaton, Mike Luna, Joey Tackett, Shannon Thornsberry (DQ), Jordan Bland (DNS)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2- Tim Tungate, Bryan Barber, Rick Corbin, Justin Rattliff, Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, Steve Hillard, Jesse Lay, Mike Wooldridge, Johnny Wheeler, Randy Robbins, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jerry Rutherford
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3- Terry English, Aaron Hatton, David Webb, Tyrel Todd, Timmy Yeager, Whitney McQueary, Brandon Kinzer, T.J. Wooldridge, Ed Behn, Mike Hawley, Robby Hensley, Jason Keltner (DNS)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4- John Gill, Cody Mahoney, Mike Marlar, Scotty Earl, Jerry Rice, Joey Daniel, Michael Chilton, Chad Smith, Brad Barrow, David Powers, Chris Stillwell, Michael Coontz (DNS)
B-Main #1- Jeff Watson, Lee Devasier, Wayne Chinn, Jesse Lay, Michael England, Johnny Wheeler, Frankie Coomer, Mike Luna, Dan Deaton, Mike Wooldridge, Jordan Bland, Jerry Rutherford, Randy Robbins, Joey Tackett
B-Main #2- Timmy Yeager, Jerry Rice, Joey Daniel, Brandon Kinzer, Michael Chilton, Brad Barrow, Ed Behn, T.J. Wooldridge, Mike Hawley, Robby Hensley, David Powers, Michael Coontz, Chad Smith, Whitney McQueary, Chris Stillwell
Series Provisionals- Whitney McQueary, Wayne Chinn
Track Provisionals- Joey Daniel, Johnny Wheeler
O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main 7th Annual Bluegrass 50- John Gill, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Terry English, Bryan Barber, Tyrel Todd, Audie McWilliams, Rick Corbin, Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs, Timmy Yeager, Joey Daniel, Justin Rattliff, Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Mike Marlar, Brad Neat, Jerry Rice, Wayne Chinn, David Webb, Lee Devasier, Scotty Earl, Cody Mahoney, Johnny Wheeler
SPORTSMAN (11 entries)
Fast Qualifier- Bo Wilson
Dash- Jimmy Bryan, Bo Wilson, Mike Bailey, Pat Hagan, Sam Huffer, Kevin Wilson
Heat- Roger Cecil, Steve Rector, Terry Greenwell, Jenna Chesser, Kevin Long
Feature- Bo Wilson, Hagan, Kevin Wilson, Bryan, Bailey, Rector, Huffer, Long, Cecil, Chesser, Greenwell
STREET STOCKS (18 entries)
1st Heat- Casey Bryan, Shane Litton, Daroyl Samples, Cam Taylor
2nd Heat- Doug Estep, Bill Wallace, Roy Skaggs, Brad Mattingly
Feature- Wallace, Avral Thompson, Samples, Casey Bryan, Litton, Skaggs, Taylor, Willie Edelen, Jesse Key, Estep, Mattingly, Jesse Whitaker, John Hansel, Daniel Holt (DNS- Dan Bryan, Brian McCubbins, Troy Moore)

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY: 3rd Annual John Bradshaw Memorial

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Eddie Carrier, Jr. Captures O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-September 16- Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, WV took the lead from Mike Jewell on lap 32 of 40 and drove on to capture the 3rd Annual John Bradshaw Memorial at Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The win by the 2002 Battle of the Bluegrass Series champion marked only the second repeat winner on the Lexington, KY based series in 2005, who had previously won at Isom, KY two weeks earlier.

The start of the 40 lap O'Reilly A-Main got off to an extremely rocky beginning as outside polesitter Dustin Neat would smack the concrete in turn two, and Tim Tungate would make heavy contact with Neat, while Bryan Barber and Michael Chilton would also get involved, with Neat and Barber done for the night, with Chilton and series points leader able to continue, with Tungate minus several pieces of sheet metal. Once action got the green again, Mike Jewell would jump to the race lead, with Wayne Chinn, Aaron Hatton, Anthony Adams, and Tungate in pursuit by lap 2. Michael Chilton would make his way into the top five past Tungate on lap 5, but action would be slowed again for a multi-car accident in turn one that involved Whitney McQueary, Benji Lee, Michael England, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Johnny Wheeler, and Chris Combs, with Lee and Wheeler not able to continue. The restart would see Jewell again motor away, only to be slowed again by caution on lap 8 for a stalled Chris Combs on the frontchute, while fifth place running Chilton would pull pitside for the evening. Back underway, Eddie Carrier, Jr. would begin to flex his muscle somewhat as he drove past Tungate for fifth on lap 9, as Hatton pressured Wayne Chinn for the runner-up slot. Lap 12 would see Carrier, Jr. grab fourth away from Anthony Adams, only to have the charge slowed by caution two laps later for debris on the racing surface. The restart would see Jewell pull away, while Hatton and Chinn renewed their second place battle, with Hatton going to second in turn three on lap 16, as Carrier, Jr. would move Chinn back to fourth one circuit later. As Jewell smoothly worked the topside of the racing surface in the lead, "Little Eddie" would bring the pain to Hatton for second and take the position on lap 20 and would set his sights on Jewell. Brad Neat was also beginning to make his presence felt at this point as would go from sixth to fourth in turn two on lap 27, passing Chinn and Adams. One round later, Carrier, Jr. was on the Jewell's bumper and the pair began to battle for the top spot, with Carrier, Jr. making what would be the winning pass in turn one on lap 32. The final caution would wave on lap 33 as Timmy Yeager slowed on the backchute, bunching the field up for a short sprint to the finish. The final restart had Carrier, Jr. driving as away from the field, while Adams would drive past Chinn for fifth on lap 36, while Neat would scoot past Hatton for third on lap 38. The checkered flag would fall with Eddie Carrier, Jr. driving the Carl Grover Motorsports owned Rocket Taurus, E.I. RailCar Engines/Railway Equipment, Inc./Blue Ridge Machinery and Tools/ Simpson Race Products/Poske's Performance Parts #28 visiting victory lane. Mike Jewell would finish second, with Brad Neat finished third. Aaron Hatton and Anthony Adams completed the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Michael England, Frankie Coomer, and Whitney McQueary.

The event drew 38 entries and the start of race activities were delayed around 1 hour and 45 minutes due to rain showers before the drivers meeting. Mike Marlar was the Racing Optics fast qualifier with a 13.506 second lap. VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heat events were scored by Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Anthony Adams, and Dustin Neat. B-Mains were won by Chris Combs and Bryan Barber. Series provisionals went Mike Luna and Johnny Wheeler, while Benji Lee and Bobby Carrier, Jr. were track provisional starters.

RACE SUMMARY
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series
Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY: September 16

Racing Optics Fast Time-Mike Marlar 13.506

VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #1- Mike Jewell, Shannon Thornsberry, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Doug Smith, Mike Luna, Mike Hawley, Jake Henry
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #2- Tim Tungate, Wayne Chinn, Michael Chilton, Frankie Coomer, John Gill, Tyrel Todd, Johnny Wheeler, Jerry Rutherford, Victor Lee, Jordan Bland
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #3- Anthony Adams, Blake Chinn, Brad Neat, Timmy Yeager, Benji Lee, Justin Rattliff, Donald Rayborn, Jason Hinkle, Billy Dever
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #4- Dustin Neat, Aaron Hatton, Whitney McQueary, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Dan Deaton, Gary Yeager, Joe Ramey, Michael Luna

B-Main #1- Chris Combs, Mike Marlar, Frankie Coomer, John Gill, Johnny Wheeler, Victor Lee, Mike Hawley, Doug Smith, Jerry Rutherford, Jake Henry, Tyrel Todd, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Mike Luna, Jordan Bland
B-Main #2- Bryan Barber, Timmy Yeager, Michael England, Dan Deaton, Gary Yeager, Donald Rayborn, Joe Ramey, Jason Hinkle, Justin Rattliff, Benji Lee

Series Provisionals- Mike Luna, Johnny Wheeler
Track Provisionals- Benji Lee, Bobby Carrier, Jr.

O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main 3rd Annual John Bradshaw Memorial- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Anthony Adams, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Michael England, Frankie Coomer, Whitney McQueary, Mike Luna, Shannon Thornsberry, Timmy Yeager, Tim Tungate, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Chris Combs, Michael Chilton, Johnny Wheeler, Benji Lee, Mike Marlar, Dustin Neat, Bryan Barber

Total Entries- 38
Race Leaders- 2 (Mike Jewell laps 1-31; Eddie Carrier, Jr. laps 32-40)
Caution Periods- 4 (lap 6, lap 8, lap 14, lap 33)
Red Flag Periods- 1 (Start)
Top Rookie Finish- Wayne Chinn (6th)
Hard Charger- Michael England (18th to 8th-advancing 10 positions)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and ESPN2 to Make First Appearance at West Virginia Motor Speedway

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make its first ever appearance at the West Virginia Motor Speedway located in Mineral Wells, WV on Saturday and Sunday, September 24^th and 25^th for the 1^st Annual "West Virginia Fall Classic Weekend".

On Saturday there will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the "Tribute 30" A-main event paying $7,000 to win. On Saturday Pit Gates will open at 9AM with General Admission gates opening at 12 Noon with Hot Laps at 3PM.

Sunday will see the Pit Gates opening at 9AM with General Admission gates opening at 12 Noon with Hot Laps starting at 2:30PM. As on Saturday there will be another complete racing program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the $10,000 to win "Legend of the Fall 50".

The cameras of ESPN2 will be making their first ever appearance at West Virginia Motor Speedway on Sunday to tape the main event and it will be shown on a date and time to be announced.

BDS Racing Promotions will be promoting the events at West Virginia Motor Speedway on this very special race weekend. To order your advanced tickets or receive the latest information visit www.wvspeedway.com or contact BDS Racing Promotions at (304) 758-2934 to make plans to be a part of the 1st Annual Fall Classic Weekend at West Virginia Motor Speedway.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, Design 500, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, GRT Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Makes Final Preparations for the "Pittsburgher 100" This Coming Weekend

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will make its first ever appearance at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Imperial, PA this coming weekend. The 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" weekend will kick off with a special practice session for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Friday Night, September 16. On Saturday, September 17 pit gates will open at 11 AM with general admission gates opening at 12 noon. The Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials will kick off at 4 pm followed by the VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races. The on Sunday, September 18 beginning at 5 PM will be the Mason Racing Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" paying $22,000 to win and $1,000 to start that will be taped for broadcast by ESPN2. The event will be aired at a date and time to be announced. This will not be a live presentation. ESPN2 is currently seen in 90 million households nationwide. Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH is the defending "Pittsburgher 100" winner.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has held 27 events so far into the 2005 racing season with 17 different winners. There have been 484 different drivers race with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2005 and with six point event left this season the points battle is heating up. Currently Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN holds a 110 point advantage over Earl Pearson, Jr of Jacksonville, FL heading into the "Pittsburgher" Former "Pittsburgher 100" winner Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH is sitting third in points followed by Eldora Dream Winner, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and current leading series rookie of the year driver, Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN.

The host hotels for the event are the Country Inn and Suites (412) 788-400 and Wyndham Pittsburgh Airport Hotel at (412) 788-8800. For more information on this event you can visit the track's website at www.ppms.com.

Schedule of Events for the 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" Weekend

Friday, September 16

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Practice Session

Pit Gates Open: 5 PM

Saturday, September 17

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Time Trials and Heat Races

Pit Gates Open: 9 AM

Time Trials at 4 PM

Sunday, September 18

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series B-Mains and the 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100" Main Event Paying $22,000 to win and $1,000 to start!

Pit Gates Open at 11 AM

B-mains start at 5 PM

Previous Pittsburgher 100 Winners

1989--Scott Bloomquist

1990--Bob Wearing, Jr.

1991--Donnie Moran

1992--Davey Johnson

1993--Scott Bloomquist

1994--Davey Johnson

1995--Scott Bloomquist

1996--Tim Hitt

1997--Rick Aukland

1998--Tim Hitt

1999--Todd Andrews

2000--Davey Johnson

2001--Chub Frank

2002--Rick Aukland

2003--Matt Urban

2004--Bart Hartman

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Cruise With The Champions and All-Star Performance

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Set for Ponderosa and Bluegrass This Weekend

LEXINGTON, KY -- With just three races remaining, a tight points battle highlights a double-header weekend as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts visits Ponderosa Speedway this Friday and Bluegrass Speedway this Saturday. This season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has had 16 different winners in 17 races.

This Friday, September 16th, the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY will host their second O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass event of the 2005 season. The John Bradshaw Memorial, will be a complete new show after being rained out back on August 26th. It will be the eighth appearance since 2002 for Kentucky's premier Late Model series at Ponderosa Speedway. In the previous seven races, Johnny Wheeler has three wins with Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Benji Lee, and Bryan Barber each recording one victory. The John Bradshaw Memorial will pay $3,000 to the winner.

This Saturday, September 17th, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series heads to Bardstown, KY for the 7th Annual Bluegrass 50 at the Bluegrass Speedway. This event will mark the series' fourth visit of the season to the Charles Hamilton-owned, David and Anita Ferrell-promoted facility as Shannon Babb won the Spring Sizzler and Mike Marlar won the Kentuckiana Klash while the June Jam was rained out. The 7th Annual Bluegrass 50 pays $5,000 to win.

Each night's program will see a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O’Reilly Auto Parts A-main.

An extremely tight points battle highlights this double-header weekend as Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate clings to a narrow 60 point lead over Whitney McQueary. Meanwhile, third-place Mike Jewell sits in just 100 points behind McQueary. The fourth through seventh positions are separated by a mere 105 points with Aaron Hatton holding down fourth followed by Chris Combs, Michael England, and Tyrel Todd. Behind them, Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, and Shannon Thornsberry rounds out the top ten.

This season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has had 16 different winners in 17 races. Over 200 different drivers have competed with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the "Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar" icon, or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (top 10)

1. 3185 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

2. 3125 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

3. 3025 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

4. 2885 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 2880 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

6. 2830 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

7. 2780 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

8. 2570 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

9. 2275 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

10. 2200 Shannon Thornsberry (Martin, KY)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Brings 17th Annual Pittsburgher 100 to ESPN2

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes its first ever appearance at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway for the running of the “17th Annual Pittsburgher 100" on September 16-18. The 100 Lap "Pittsburgher 100" on Sunday, September 18th will pay $22,000 to win and $1,000 to start and will be taped for broadcast by ESPN2. The event will be aired at a date and time to be announced. This will not be a live presentation. ESPN2 is currently seen in 90 million households nationwide.

The activities will get underway on Friday, October 16 with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series practice from 6:30 to 8 PM. On Saturday, September 17 pit gates will open at 11 am and general admission gates at 12 noon with Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials and VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races beginning at 4 PM.

Then on Sunday, September 18 beginning at 5 PM will be the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the 100 lap 17th Annual "Pittsburgher 100".

Previous "Pittsburgher 100" Winners

1989--Scott Bloomquist

1990--Bob Wearing, Jr

1991--Donnie Moran

1992--Davey Johnson

1993--Scott Bloomquist

1994--Davey Johnson

1995--Scott Bloomquist

1996--Tim Hitt

1997--Rick Aukland

1998--Tim Hitt

1999--Todd Andrews

2000--Davey Johnson

2001--Chub Frank

2002--Rick Aukland

2003--Matt Urban

2004--Scott Bloomquist

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings

1. Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN)-5150

2. Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)-5040

3. Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH)-4860

4. Matt Miller (Waterville, OH)-4755

5. Scott James (Lawrenceburg, IN)-4205

6. Freddy Smith (Seymour, TN)-3755

7. Tim Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV)-3645

8. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI)-2830

9. Brian Birkhofer (Muscatine, IA)-2725

10. Terry English (Benton, KY)-2360

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Owens is Outstanding in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Tazewell Speedway

TAZEWELL, TN--Before one of the largest crowds in the 40 year history of Tazewell Speedway, Jimmy Owens of Newport, TN led all 75 laps in claiming the "Citizens Bank 75" for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Sunday Night. Owens earned $10,000 for the win as he became the 17th different winner in 27 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events in 2005. Owens was behind the wheel of the Mach 2 Motorsports entry #20 sponsored by Ultra Pro Machining, PPM Racing Products, Carolina Finishing, VP Racing Fuels, Red Line Oil, West Haven Speed Equipment, Cornett Racing Engines, C.J. Rayburn Ford Taurus. Vic Hill of Morristown, TN was second in the Landair Transport Inc./Vic Hill Racing Engines/GRT Grand Prix with Anthony White of Clinton, TN a close third in the DWB Motorsports/Freddy White Masonry/DWB Race Cars Grand Prix. Taking the fourth spot at the finish was Brett Miller of Asheville, NC in the Donna Laws/Perg Leg Motorsports/GRT Monte and 24th starting, Tom Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV rounded out the top five in the Dohm Cycle Sales/Custom Race Engines/Rocket Monte Carlo. A total of 39 cars were on hand for the series' first ever visit to the Tennessee speedplant.

Jimmy Owens and Earl Pearson, Jr. would make up a strong starting contingent for the race as they would start from the front row. When chief starter Noel Hargis let fly with the green flag to start the race Owens immediately took charge taking the lead from Pearson heading off of turn two down the back straight. Local favorite Scott Sexton would take second from Pearson on the second lap with Pearson falling to third in front of Anthony White and Billy Ogle, Jr. Freddy Smith would be the first car out of the race heading pitside on lap three. Owens had set sail and was dominating the race as he was already picking up the tail end of the 24 car starting field by lap seven. A torrid battle for second was going on with Sexton and Pearson going at it side by side on several occasions on the super fast track. By lap 10 there were three cars out of the event with Rex Richey and Tommy Kerr joining Smith in the infield. Owens was setting a blistering pace working through traffic diving in and out all over the race track in lapping cars. By the 15th circuit Owens had cleared some heavy traffic and had plenty of free space in front of him on the race track. The Sexton and Pearson duel would see Pearson get back by Sexton on lap 15 to regain second place, but that race was not over yet as Sexton would mount another charge taking Pearson on the outside two laps later to go back into second. With Owens in complete control of the race by lap 20 the showdown for second was really exciting as Pearson would fight back and go by Sexton yet again on lap 20.

With 20 laps in the books it was still Owens showing the way followed by Pearson, Sexton, 8th place starter Mike Marlar and White in the top five. Owens was starting to pick up the back end of the field again by lap 22 and Pearson and Sexton would start to chop his lead down considerably. Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series points leader, Don O'Neal was on the move. O'Neal had pulled out his backup car after a heat race incident and from the 21st starting spot without the aid of any cautions up until this point he was up to sixth place. The first caution of the race would wave on lap 22 when Frank Merritt slowed on the main straightaway. At this same point after the yellow came out Marlar who had just passed Sexton for third saw the coil quit in his car killing his motor which forced White and O'Neal to take evasive action as both cars had to stop to avoid Marlar. There was contact between the cars with O'Neal suffering some right side body damage on his mount.

Both O'Neal and White would continue in the race, but Marlar's night was done after making a strong charge to the front. With the field at caution, it was Owens, Pearson, Sexton, O'Neal and Vic Hill running in the top five order. On the restart it would be Owens again on a rail sprinting away from the field as the race for second place would keep the interest as Sexton and Pearson would race side by side again with Sexton moving into second once again on lap 25. O'Neal then would break into the top three on lap 26 getting by Pearson. O'Neal and Pearson, who are the top two in the series points standings would go neck and neck for several circuits with O'Neal holding the lead at the score line. With 32 laps in the books Owens was on a mission as he continued to dominate the event building a sizable lead with Sexton, O'Neal, Pearson and new fifth place runner, Scott James trying to catch him.

A caution on lap 33 for a slowed Brian Smith would be fateful for Sexton as he pulled his overheated machine to the infield pit and retired from the race. That would move O'Neal into second place on the restart with Pearson, James and Hill. Owens went to a straightaway advantage over O'Neal and the rest of the pack by lap 42. White would slow on lap 47 for a flat tire bringing out another yellow flag. The race would go green for five laps when O'Neal slowed and pitted after climbing to second place. With 54 laps scored it was Owens, Pearson, James, Hill and White in the top five running order. A caution for debris on lap 60 would only slow Owens momentarily. Pearson was a solid second and James had pulled away from Hill and White and was looking for a solid finish, but that would come to an end on lap 67 as he slowed on the race track causing a caution as he dived into the pit area with an overheating car. James would not return to the race. Pearson would also have problems and go pitside after a false restart as his night ended as well.

With eight laps to go and several of his main competitors out of the race Owens was hoping for no more cautions as he rode his mount around the top of the race track with eight perfect laps which took him to the checkered flag for his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win in front of the appreciative crowd. "The track was great tonight", said the winner on the victory podium. "We had the car freed up and it performed tremendous, it was little hairy there in traffic for a few laps, but we managed to get through that and really had no problems for the entire race." Hill the famed engine builder would come home in second followed by White, who despite two pit stops was third followed by Brett Miller and the hard charger of the race, Tim Dohm, who started in the 24th and last starting spot was fifth at the end.

Completing the top ten were Bobby Giffin, Ricky Arms, David Payne, Michael Smith and Pearson.

In preliminary events Jeff Wolfenbarger toured the track in 11.358 seconds to earn the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier for the 39 cars on hand. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were Earl Pearson, Jr., Billy Ogle, Jr., Scott Sexton and Jimmy Owens. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main was won by Ricky Arms and the PPM Racing Products second B-Main went to Tommy Kerr.

After Tazewell O'Neal holds a 110 point advantage over Pearson in the race for the championship with Donnie Moran, Matt Miller and Scott James rounding out the top five drivers.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will take place on Saturday and Sunday, September 17 and 18 at Pittsburgh's Pennsylvania Motor Speedway in Pittsburgh, PA for the running of the 17th Annual Pittsburgher 100" paying $22,000 to win.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #27

Tazewell Speedway-Tazewell, TN

Sunday Night, September 4, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Jeff Wolfenbarger 11.358 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Earl Pearson, Jr., Brett Miller, Bobby Giffin, Frank Merritt, Ricky Arms, Don O'Neal, Jeff Wolfenbarger, Tim Dohm, David Payne, Joey McCoy,

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Billy Ogle, Jr., Anthony White, Donnie Moran, Brian Smith, Ruben Mayfield, Freddy Smith, Jason Trammell, Chris Chandler, Matt Henderson-DNS, Brad Hall-DNS

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Scott Sexton, Vic Hill, Jeff Neubert, Rex Richey, Marty Calloway, Michael Smith, Steve Carr, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Casey Roberts, Steve Smith-DNS

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Jimmy Owens, Mike Marlar, Scott James, Terry Wolfenbarger, Tommy Kerr, David McCoy, Jason McCall, Doug Smith, Brandon Williams

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Ricky Arms, David Payne, Don O'Neal, Tim Dohm, Ruben Mayfield, Jason Trammell, Joey McCoy, Freddy Smith

PPM Racing Products B-Main: Tommy Kerr, Michael Smith, Steve Casebolt, Jr., David McCoy, Steve Carr, Jason McCall, Doug Smith, Marty Calloway

"Citizens Bank 75" Main Event: Jimmy Owens, Vic Hill, Anthony White, Brett Miller, Tim Dohm, Bobby Giffin, Ricky Arms, David Payne, Michael Smith, Earl Pearson, Jr., Scott James, Terry Wolfenbarger, Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Scott Sexton, Brian Smith, Mike Marlar, Billy Ogle, Jr., Frank Merritt, Tommy Kerr, Jeff Neubert, Rex Richey, Freddy Smith

Race Statistics:

Entries: 39

Cautions: 6

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leader: Jimmy Owens 1-75

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Tim Dohm (Started 24th and finished 5th) advanced 19 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Series Provisionals: Freddy Smith and Tim Dohm

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after Sept. 4, 2005

1. Don O'Neal (Martinsville, IN)-5150

2. Earl Pearson, Jr. (Jacksonville, FL)-5040

3. Donnie Moran (Dresden, OH)-4860

4. Matt Miller (Waterville, OH)-4755

5. Scott James (Lawrenceburg, IN)-4205

6. Freddy Smith (Seymour, TN)-3755

7. Tim Dohm (Cross Lanes, WV)-3645

8. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI)-2830

9. Brian Birkhofer (Muscatine, IA)-2725

10. Terry English (Benton, KY)-2360

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Dustin Jarrett – NARA PA

Joey Kramer Nabs 6th NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Win with 201 Speedway Victory

SITKA, KY – Saturday night at the 201 Speedway, Hanover, IN native Joey Kramer worked through heavy lapped traffic and fended off Justin Rattliff to pick up his sixth win of the season with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series .

Joey Kramer and Justin Rattliff led the field to the green flag with the front duo swapping the point back and forth in every corner. Kramer finally cleared Rattliff and took sole possession of the lead on lap 5 with Rattliff, Kelly Warren, Adam Cole, and Clint Shutts following. By lap 6, the lead duo was already slicing their way through the back of the pack and had pulled ahead to a half-straightaway lead over the rest of the field.

While Warren, Cole, Shutts, and Rick Aukland grappled for positions three through six, Kramer and Rattliff put on a driving clinic at the front of the field weaving in and out of heavy lapped traffic near the halfway point of the race. In the lapped traffic, Rattliff was able to pull alongside Kramer on more than one occasion, only to have “The Rocketman” tiptoe back ahead of the Campbellsville, KY youngster. Behind them, Shutts had his hands full with Aukland as they waged a doorhandle-to-doorhandle dog fight for fourth.

With just two laps remaining, everyone got the break they needed as a caution flag set the stage for a two lap dash to the finish with Kramer leading Rattliff, Warren, Shutts, and Aukland. The restart would see Rattliff quickly duck to the inside of Kramer and sling his car into turns one and two in a bid for the lead. Kramer, however, powered off the corner and back into the top spot for good. When the checkered flag waved, Joey Kramer’s Lightning Chassis with the Kramer powerplant sponsored by Hill's Historic Painting, Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tinting, Bilstein Shocks, Perry's Auto Sales, and Mom & Dad was the first to cross the stripe.

“I really need to thank my sponsors for their support, my crew for all their hard work, and my Mom and Dad for everything they’ve done,” Kramer said after the race. “This car was just dialed in from the get-go. It was pretty wild out there at times with the lapped traffic and then Justin (Rattliff) pulling alongside me several times.”

Justin Rattliff of Campbellsville, KY was second in his Rattliff Motors/Save-A-Lot sponsored Dale Meers/Bandit. Third went to defending series champion Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY in a Dale Meers powered Bandit sponsored by Commonwealth Cancer Center and PBM Performance Products. Prestonsburg, KY’s Slint Shutts was fourth in Carolina Construction/Dance & Fitness Shop sponsored L&T/Lightning. Rounding out the top five was Zanesville, Ohio’s Rick Aukland.

33 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds signed into the pits with the Racing Optics Fast Time Award going to Brandon Johnson with a quick lap of 15.383. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Johnson, Justin Rattliff, Joey Kramer, and Randy Boggs. Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main #1 went to Rick Aukland while PPM Racing Products B-Main #2 was won by Jason Hall.

Just one race remains for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds in 2005. That event is Saturday, October 1st at the Soggy Bottom Speedway located near Morgantown, KY. For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com

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Results Summary
September 3, 2005
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Brandon Johnson/15.383
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Brandon Johnson, Adam Cole, Dustin Linville, Shane Back, Leslie Johnson, Kegan Tussey, Marty Meade, Darren Muncy, Randy Fouts
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Justin Rattliff, Kelly Warren, Shon Flanery, Rick Aukland, Chris Bowlin, Joe David Turner, Jason Perry, Kevin Mayabb
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Joey Kramer, Clint Shutts, Walt Mayabb, Jason Hall, Greg Payne, Bobby Tackett, Brent Harris, Arlie Daniels
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Randy Boggs, Mick Sansom, Greg Gibson, BJ Osborne, Lee McKenzie, Jevin Copher, Jack Tackett, Tim Moore
Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main #1: Rick Aukland, Randy Fouts, Joe David Turner, Shane Back, Jason Perry, Kevin Mayabb, Chris Bowlin, Darren Muncy, Leslie Johnson
PPM Racing Products B-Main #2: Jason Hall, Tim Moore, BJ Osborne, Greg Payne, Lee McKEnzie, Brent Harris, Bobby Tackett, Jack Tackett
Rattliff Motors 25-Lap A-Main: Joey Kramer, Justin Rattliff, Kelly Warren, Clint Shutts, Rick Aukland, Adam Cole, Jason Perry, Brandon Johnson, Joe David Turner, Arlie Daniels, Mick Sansom, Walt Mayabb, Shon Flanery, Greg Gibson, Randy Fouts, Tim Moore, Chris Bowlin, Jason Hall, BJ Osborne, Brent Harris, Dustin Linville, Randy Boggs

Race Statistics:
Entries: 33
Cautions: 4
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Joey Kramer 1, Justin Rattliff 2, Joey Kramer 3, Justin Rattliff 4, Joey Kramer 5-25
Hard Charger of the Race: Jason Perry (started 19th, finished 7th); advanced 12 positions

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Points after Sept. 3, 2005
1. 77 Joey Kramer - 2745
2. 16 Justin Rattliff - 2390
2. 0 Kelly Warren - 2390
4. 44 Joe David Turner - 1990
5. c4 Adam Cole - 1940
6. D8 Dustin Linville - 1475
7. 68 Jimmy Payne - 1265
8. 20 Jason Perry - 1220
9. 98 Shon Flanery - 1175
10. 17 Hank Bradley - 1170

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Dustin Jarrett – NARA PA

Paul Harris Takes O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Win at 201 Speedway

SITKA, KY -- In a thrilling event at 201 Speedway, Prestonsburg, KY veteran Paul Harris grabbed the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win Saturday night. Amazingly, Harris becomes the 16th different winner in 17 events for the series this season.

The 40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main saw Whitney McQueary dart into the early lead followed by Paul Harris, Scott James, Raymond Nichols, and Tim Tungate. Tungate soon fell to sixth as 7th-starting Rick Aukland began picking his way through the field. Up front, Harris challenged McQueary for the lead on lap 6 as the duo raced side-by-side for two consecutive laps before Harris took sole possession of the top spot with James looking on.

A lap 9 caution spoiled the three-way dance for the top spot between Harris, McQueary, and James. On the restart, James worked by McQueary to grab second and used the high side of the speedway to stay even with Harris who was catfishing on the bottom. Behind them, Aukland continued his march to the front motoring past Nichols and into fourth on lap 12. One circuit later, Tungate would also get by Nichols to position himself back inside the top five. Aukland and Tungate then set their sights on McQueary as they moved into third and fourth respectively just before the halfway point. Soon thereafter, a caution for Tandy Spurlock slowed the pace as second-running Scott James fell pitside with a flat.

On the restart, Harris now had Aukland in his rear view mirror with Tungate, Aaron Hatton, and Mike Jewell rounding out the top five. Lap 24 would see Aukland pull alongside Harris on two different occasions, only to have Harris inch back ahead. Meanwhile, Hatton slipped by Tungate to take third and Tim Dohm worked by Jewell to crack the top five, only to have Jewell return the favor.

With Aukland now within striking distance of the race leader, Harris moved up on the steering wheel and fended off the challenges of the Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer with ten laps remaining. Behind them, an exciting battle between Tungate and Jewell saw the veteran drivers race door-to-door for several laps until a caution with just three circuits remaining slowed the field.

When racing resumed, both Aukland and Hatton looked inside of Harris in a bid for the lead, but Harris shut the door. Meanwhile, Jewell and Tungate continued their side-by-side battle fourth as Chris Combs joined in the make it a three dog fight. Prestonsburg, KY's Paul Harris would hang on over the final couple of laps to get his first series win of the season with Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, and Tim Tungate rounding out the top five. Amazingly, Harris becomes the 16th different winner in 17 events for the series this season.

Harris' Custom powered Swartz Taurus is sponsored by Miller Brothers Coal, Merion Brothers Monument, Twin Brothers Auto Parts and Harris trucking. Zanesville, OH's Rick Aukland was second in the K&E Trucking/Chase Race Decals sponsored Vic Hill/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third went to defending series champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, Ky in a Draime/MasterSbilt Grand Prix sponsored by Checkered Flag Auto Sales and Jerry Hatton Used Cars. Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell was fourth in the MPC Motorsports/Stephens Oil sponsored Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Completing the top five was Campbellsville, KY's Tim Tungate in an AMS powered Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by Ancil Reynolds RV and ABC Child Care.

41 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series competitors signed into the pits with the Racing Optics Fast Time Award going to Whitney McQueary with a quick lap of 13.969. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by McQueary, Raymond Nichols, Paul Harris, and Scott James while B-Main wins went to Tim Dohm and Anthony Adams.

Just three races remain for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005. The next two events are Friday, September 16th at Ponderosa Speedway and Saturday, September 17th at Bluegrass Speedway. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com

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Results Summary
September 3, 2005
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary/13.969
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Whitney McQueary, David Powers, Shannon Thornsberry, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, DJ Wells, Doug Smith, Tandy Spurlock, Brett Foster, and Scott McCloud
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Raymond Nichols, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Donald Runyon, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Corey McKenzie, Michael Chilton, David Smith
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Rod Evans, Mike Luna, Wayne Chinn, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Daniel Williams, Chuckie May
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Scott James, Aaron Hatton, Scott Hall, Anthony Adams, Randy Boggs, Brandon Kinzer, Terry Hicks, Tyrel Todd, Steve Stollings
B-Main #1: Tim Dohm, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, David Smith, Corey McKenzie, Donald Runyon, Tandy Spurlock, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, Doug Smith, Chris Combs
B-Main #2: Anthony Adams, Chuckie May, Mike Luna, Michael England, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Brandon Kinzer, Steve Stollings, Terry Hicks, Daniel Williams, Tyrel Todd, Randy Boggs
O’Reilly Auto Parts 40-Lap A-Main: Paul Harris, Rick Aukland, Aaron Hatton, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, Tim Dohm, Tyrel Todd, DJ Wells, Michael Chilton, Whitney McQueary, Anthony Adams, Steve Stollings, Raymond Nichols, Chuckie May, Scott Hall, Mike Luna, Tandy Spurlock, Rod Evans, Shannon Thornsberry, Scott James, David Powers

Race Statistics:
Entries: 41
Cautions: 5
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-7, Paul Harris 8-40
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Chris Combs (started 19th, finished 6th); advanced 13 positions

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

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Dustin Jarrett – NARA PA

Eddie Carrier Jr. Captures O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Win at Mountain Motor Speedway

ISOM, KY – Eddie Carrier Jr. became the 15th different winner in 16 races for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series this season as the Salt Rock, WV native picked up the win Friday night at the Mountain Motor Speedway Express.

After two aborted starts, Whitney McQueary and Eddie Carrier Jr. brought the field down to the green flag with McQueary winning the drag race into turns one and two. Carrier tucked in line in second with Tim Tungate, DJ Wells, and David Powers following. A lap four caution kept the field tight and Carrier used the restart to look under the Dunnville, KY native in a bid for the lead. McQueary shut the door off turn two as Carrier now had a rear view mirror full of Tungate.

The nip-and-tuck racing among the top five stayed the same throughout the first half of the event as McQueary, Carrier, Tungate, Wells, and Powers were all five nose-to-tail and could have been covered with a blanket. A lap 17 caution for debris slowed the pace and, under caution, race leader McQueary fell to the infield with a flat tire. During the same caution period, fourth-place Wells also dropped to the infield with a flat.

Carrier now assumed the point with Tungate, Powers, Mike Jewell, and Anthony Adams rounding out the top five. On the restart, Tungate looked for a pass on Carrier, but to no avail. As the final ten laps of the race ticked off, Carrier would stay in the basement forcing Tungate to look high for a potential race-winning pass. A lap 24 caution set the stage for a six-lap dash to the finish, but Tungate could not build up enough steam to get a good run on Carrier.

When the checkered flag fell, Salt Rock, WV's Eddie Carrier Jr. became the 15th different winner in 16 races for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005. His Grover powered Rocket Taurus carries sponsorship from Carl Grover Motorsports, E.I. Rail Car Engines, Railway Equipment, Blue Ridge Machinery & Tools, Simpson Race Products, and Poske's Performance Parts.

"Winning this race is a big morale booster for our team," Carrier said after the race. "It's great to win here as I consider this one of my home tracks. I ran one of my first ever races here and I still have lots of friends and family down here."

Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY finished second in the Guardian Mortgage/J&L Title sponsored AMS/Rocket Monte Carlo. Salyersville, KY veteran David Powers was third in the JMC Motorsports/Green's Lawnmower sponsored Cropper/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell claimed fourth in the Southern Indiana Drilling/Morgan Foods/Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Rounding out the top five was Whitesburg, KY driver Anthony Adams in the Phillip Hall owned A&R Trucking/K&E Trucking sponsored Cornett/Rayburn Grand Prix.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, please visit us on the web at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Results Summary
September 2, 2005
Mountain Motor Speedway Express

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Greg Lucas/15.050
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: DJ Wells, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, Wayne Chinn, Doug Smith, Jason Hinkle, Blake Chinn, Donald Runyon, Greg Lucas
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Eddie Carrier Jr., David Powers, Rick Aukland, Shannon Thornsberry, Mike Luna, Steve Stollings, Tyrel Todd, Danny Bates, Michael Luna
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Whitney McQueary, Anton Adams, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Raymond Nichols, Eric Wells, Michael Chilton, Michael England
B-Main: Eric Wells, Michael Chilton, Greg Lucas, Michael Luna, Danny Bates, Donald Runyon, Blake Chinn, Jason Hinkle, Tyrel Todd, Steve Stollings, Michael England
O’Reilly Auto Parts 30-Lap A-Main: Eddie Carrier Jr., Tim Tungate, David Powers, Mike Jewell, Anton Adams, Shannon Thornsberry, Rick Aukland, Chris Combs, Michael Chilton, Wayne Chinn, Doug Smith, Raymond Nichols, Mike Luna, Whitney McQueary, DJ Wells, Tyrel Todd, Michael England, Eric Wells, Greg Lucas, Aaron Hatton

Race Statistics:
Entries: 26
Cautions: 8
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-17, Eddie Carrier Jr. 18-30
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Michael Chilton (started 17th, finished 9th), advanced 8 positions

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Arizona Sport Shirts – Presenting Sponsor and “Official Apparel Supplier of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

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RaceTalkLive.com to Air Via Internet Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Action from Tazewell Speedway on September 4

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be coming to you live over the internet this Sunday Night, September 4 for the running of the "Citizens Bank 75" from the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN. VP Racing Fuels will present via www.RaceTalkLive.com the action from "The Taz" beginning at 8 PM Eastern Time this Sunday Night. The broadcast will pick up wherever the race program is at and stay until the conclusion of the $10,000 to win main event.

Race fans who cannot attend the event in person can go to the series webpage at www.naradirtcar.com and click on the RaceTalkLive.com link, then proceed to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series logo and click that to listen to the live broadcast. Listeners must have the Windows Media Player download to be able to listen to the broadcast.

At Tazewell Speedway on Sunday Night, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will conduct their 27th points meet of the 2005 racing season with a complete show featuring Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the "Citizens Bank 75" a 75 lap main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 start! This event was originally scheduled for May, but was rained out, so this officially will be the first ever event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Tazewell.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Tazewell Speedway you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com and www.tazewellspeedway.net.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Set To Take on "The Taz" This Sunday Night, September 4th

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads to the Volunteer State of Tennessee this Sunday Night, September 4 with a special Labor Day Weekend of racing action at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series was originally scheduled to visit "The Taz" back in May of this year but was rained out. There will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this Sunday Night with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the "Citizens Bank 75" main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series continues its impressive racing action as witnessed by the just recently completed 5^th Annual Bluegrass Classic at Bardstown, KY where the winner, Scott Bloomquist started 15th, second place finisher, John Gill started 10th and third place runner, Earl Pearson, Jr. came from the 16th starting spot.

After 26 races this year there have been 16 different winners on the competitive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour. As the points race heats up even hotter heading into the September 4^th showdown at Tazewell Speedway, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN holds a 125 point lead over Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Dream Winner, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH still sits third in points followed by "The Million Dollar Man" Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH. Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN is fifth in points and currently leads the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year" standings.

The rest of the top ten in the points standings are Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA and Terry English of Benton, KY.

At Tazewell Speedway on Sunday the pit gates will open at 3:30 pm with the main grandstand gates opening at 4:00 pm. There will be a special autograph session for the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series beginning at 5:00 pm.

For more information on Tazewell Speedway you can log onto their website at www.tazewellspeedway.net. The track phone number on race day is (423) 626-2222.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto the series website at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com. The series office is (859)271-4501.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Ponderosa Rained Out; Mountain Motor and 201 Up Next for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

LEXINGTON, KY -- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts made the trip to Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY Friday night for the $3000 to win John Bradshaw Memorial at the Ponderosa Speedway. Unfortunately, a steady downpour hit the track at 10pm leaving track and series officials with no choice but to cancel the program. This event, rescheduled for Friday night, September 16th, will start completely over with Racing Optics Time Trials followed by VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, B-Mains, and the 40-lap John Bradshaw Memorial paying $3,000 to win.

This weekend, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts ventures to the eastern part of the Bluegrass State as the 2005 tour enters its final month of racing. Friday night, September 2nd, the series will make its first stop of 2005 at the Mountain Motor Speedway Express located near Isom, KY. In the series only visit to Mountain Motor back in 2003, Mike Marlar collected the win. The following night, Saturday, September 3rd, Kentucky's premier Dirt Late Model series will head just north of Sitka, KY to the 201 Speedway for their third appearance of the 2005 season. Series points leader Whitney McQueary, the only two-time winner on the tour this season, found victory lane in the previous two visits to 201 this year. In addition to the BoB Late Models, the event at 201 Speedway will also feature the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds.

Friday, September 2nd at Mountain Motor Speedway Express, and Saturday, September 3rd at 201 Speedway, will each boast a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, B-Mains, and a 40-lap A-Main paying $3000 to win each night. The complete purse for each event is as follows:

Payout

1. $3000

2. 1500

3. 1000

4. 800

5. 750

6. 700

7. 650

8. 600

9. 550

10. 500

11. 450

12. 400

13. 350

14. 350

15. 325

16. 325

17. 300

18. 300

19. 300

20. 300

21. 300

22. 300

Mountain Motor Speedway Express is located 8 miles north of Whitesburg, KY on State Route 15, then 7/10ths of a mile northeast on State Route 7. The race day hotline is (606) 633-8900.

201 Speedway is located five and a half miles north of U.S. Highway 23 on State Route 201, just north of Sitka, KY. The track phone on race day is (606) 265-3201.

So far, the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen an astounding 14 different winners in 15 races. To date, over 200 different drivers have competed with the series in 2005. Whitney McQueary leads the current BoB Late Model point standings followed by Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Michael England, and Aaron Hatton.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

BDS Promotions

August 28, 2005

West Virginia Motor Speedway

Mineral Wells, WV

Inaugural Wild & Wonderful West Virginia Weekend Fall Classic Less Than One Month Away!

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to invade West Virginia Motor Speedway for two separate shows on Sept. 24th and 25th

MINERAL WELLS, WV -- In less than one month, the rolling hills of the Mid-Ohio Valley will be rocking to the tune of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as BDS Promotions presents the Inaugural "Wild & Wonderful West Virginia Weekend Fall Classic" at the West Virginia Motor Speedway.

Saturday, Sept. 24th and Sunday, Sept. 25th the track known as the "5/8-Mile Speedplant" will play host to two separate Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events. On Saturday night, Sept. 24th, the "Tribute 30" will see the Lucas Oil stars go head-to-head with the locals in a $7,000 to win event. The follow day, Sunday, Sept. 25th, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series returns for the $10,000 to win event being dubbed the "Legends of the Fall 50". In their three previous visits to the Mountain State, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has seen three first-time winners in Mike Marlar (2004 Hillbilly 100; Tyler County Speedway), Steve Casebolt (2005 RH Armstrong Memorial; Elkins Motor Speedway), and Robbie Scott (2005 Earl Hill Memorial; Tyler County Speedway).

On Saturday, September 24th, the pit gates will open at 9am and the general admission gates will open at Noon. Hot Laps will start at 3pm with Time Trials at 4:30pm and Racing at 7pm. On Sunday, September 25th, the pit gates will open at 9am and the general admission gates will open at 11am. Hot Laps will start at 2:30pm with Time Trials at 3:30pm and Racing at 4:30pm. Advance general admission tickets are selling fast, but can still be purchased for $40.00, with advance pit passes $60.00, ages 6-12 $10.00, and 5 and under are admitted for free.

Currently, Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN leads the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings followed by Earl Pearson Jr., Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, and Scott James. Freddy Smith, Tim Dohm, Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer, and Terry English round out the top 10.

Also on hand this same weekend will be the "Mountain State Modified Challenge" for the AMRA Modifieds, where the winner will pocket a hefty $2,000. In addition, the Outlaw Street Stocks will duke it out in the "Throwback 20 presented by 33 Auto Sales" paying $1,000 to win. Qualifying and Heat Races for the support classes will be run on Saturday with their B-Mains and features taking place on Sunday.

Before the action at WVMS begins, fans and drivers are invited to attend nearby Skyline Speedway in Stewart, OH on Friday night, Sept. 23rd for the 22nd Annual Harvest 50 paying $3,000 to win. Last year's event drew a whopping 57 Late Models with Titusville, PA's Robbie Blair capturing the win.

The official host hotel for this three-day weekend of racing is the Hampton Inn of Mineral Wells, WV. Conveniently located just minutes from WVMS, reservations can be made by calling (304) 489-2900.

For more information on the events at West Virginia Motor Speedway, contact BDS Racing Promotions at 304-758-2934 and visit their website www.wvspeedway.com to order your tickets online. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, visit their website at www.lucasdirt.com.

Area Hotel Information

Hampton Inn

I-77 and SR 14 South

Mineral Wells, WV 26150

(304) 489-2900

Hampton Inn

508 Pike St.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 373-5353

Holiday Inn

701 Pike St.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 374-9660

Comfort Inn

700 Pike St.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 374-8190

Best Western

279 Muskingum Dr.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 374-7211

Econo Lodge

702 Pike St.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 374-8481

Best Value Inn

506 Pike St.

Marietta, OH 45750

(740) 373-7373

Holiday Inn

225 Holiday Hills Dr.

Parkersburg, WV 2610

(304) 485-6200

Red Roof Inn

3714 East 7th St.

Parkersburg, WV 26104

(304) 485-1741

Econo Lodge

1954 E. 7th St.

Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 428-7500

Knights Inn

3604 Seventh St.

Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 420-2420

AmeriHost Inn

401 37th St.

Parkersburg, WV 26101

(304) 424-5300

Days Inn

1339 Highland Ave.

Williamstown, WV 26187

(304) 375-3730

Wingate Inn

1502 Grand Central Ave.

Vienna, WV 26105

(304) 295-5501

AmeriHost Inn

201 Hospitality Lane

Mineral Wells, WV 26150

(304) 489-3111

Comfort Inn & Suites

167 Elizabeth Pike

Mineral Wells, WV 26150

(304) 489-9600

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Bloomquist Blasts from 15th to Win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at Bluegrass Speedway

BARDSTOWN, KY—Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Racer Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN roared from his 15th starting position taking the lead from Donnie Moran and led the final 22 laps of the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday Night at the Bluegrass Speedway. The 41 year old Bloomquist became the 16th different event winner in '05 on the series tour as he pocketed $10,000 for his victory. Bloomquist was behind the wheel of his own Bloomquist Race Cars designed chassis which is sponsored by Miller Brothers Coal, Hawkeye Trucking and All Star Performance. John Gill of Mitchell, IN had a strong finish coming from the 10th starting spot to take second in the Harrod Farms/Central Painting/Rocket Grand Prix. Third place was 16th starter Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in the Lucas Oil Products/Dunn Benson Ford/Larry Wallace Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus. Completing the top five was polesitter Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the Daufeldt Transport/Pro Power Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo and current series points leader Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN in the A1 Auto Salvage/Jay Dickens Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. A total of 53 cars were on hand for the event which was also a tribute to the late David Speer a longtime racer from the state of Kentucky who passed away last November. Scott Bloomquist gave his winning trophy to Brenda Speer, Mr. Speer's widow.

When the green flag waved for the 60 lap main event which saw Brian Birkhofer and Donnie Moran start on the front row but it was first time Arkansas visitor, Jeff Taylor grabbing the headlines as he raced from his fourth starting spot and made his presence known early in the race that he would be a force to be reckoned with. Taylor would get by both Birkhofer and Moran on the opening lap taking the lead on a track he had never seen before. Taylor would pull away from Moran who was running in second and third place competitor, Birkhofer. A forced spin by Matt Miller on lap two would bring out the first caution of the race. With the races lined back up the Delaware double file restart would be in order with Taylor out in front and Moran and Birkhofer lined up side by side. Taylor would sprint away from those two drivers again as he quickly made his way around the well prepared 1/2 mile oval opening up a sizable lead. By the 10th circuit Taylor would be seven car lengths ahead of the field in a dominating performance so far. Birkhofer who had gotten by Moran on lap three was running in second followed now by Darren Miller, who was on the move.

With 15 laps scored it was Taylor on the point with now a ten car length advantage over Birkhofer. D. Miller was still in third with Moran and Steve Francis in the top five. At this point in the race Taylor would start to encounter some heavy traffic as he had picked up the back of the field. Taylor's sizable lead was big enough that Birkhofer even in traffic could not catch up to him. Taylor would slice through traffic making daring moves and coming out unscathed until a fateful lap 27 would lead to his undoing. With a large lead Taylor would enter turn four with Jimmy Owens sitting in the groove he was running, Taylor tried to avoid the stopped Owens but he clipped Owens with the right front of his race car causing a flat tire and other damage. Taylor would go pitside in the infield and his crew changed the tire, but enough damage was done to where Taylor did not like how his car would handle and he came back in calling it a night after such a superb run.

Birkhofer then would inherit the lead with Miller, Moran and Francis behind him on the double file restart. When the green came out to restart the race D. Miller would see a right front tire go down and he would be passed by several cars as he eventually would stop on the track bringing out another caution flag. On the restart Birkhofer would still be on the point with Moran now in second followed by 15th starting, Scott Bloomquist who had quietly made his way to the front. Don O'Neal was running fourth with Francis in fifth. When the green flew again Moran would go side by side with Birkhofer for two circuits before finally clearing him and taking over the lead on lap 30. Bloomquist would then pick up the pace again getting by Birkhofer for second as the trio of Moran, Bloomquist and Birkhofer were now putting on quite a show for the large crowd in attendance racing with inches of each other. Bloomquist would pull alongside Moran and for the next six laps those two would fight tooth and nail for the lead. With seven World 100 wins between them those two know when the pressure is on and they performed flawlessly battling it out lap after lap for the lead.

Bloomquist was able to clear Moran and take over the lead on lap 39 after the breathtaking duel with Moran. Birkhofer would get back into the thick of things as he would get by Moran for second on lap 41. With 15 to go Bloomquist was holding the advantage with Birkhofer, Moran, 10th starting, John Gill and O'Neal trying to track him down. An incredible battle for third would see Moran, Gill and O'Neal go three wide on several occasions with Gill getting the spot on lap 48. As the laps were winding down Bloomquist was strong holding a four car length advantage over the pack of hot pursuers. Moran who started to slip back because he had a tire going down would slow to a stop in turn three on lap 53. With seven to go the stage was now set for the finish. Bloomquist would be in front on the double file restart with Birkhofer, Gill, Earl Pearson, Jr. up from 16th and O'Neal all trying to steal away a win from him. When chief starter Brian Axsom dropped the green a seven lap shootout would take place, not for the lead but for second place. Bloomquist would continue to be firmly in control of the race but action for second through fifth would be amazing. Birkhofer, Gill, Pearson and O'Neal would go at like they were racing for the lead. Gill would race to second with three laps to go as he Birkhofer, Pearson and O'Neal would slug it out until the checkers fell. Pearson was trying very hard up against the retaining wall to gain some spots and on the final lap he was able to pass Birkhofer on the outside for third place. Birkhofer would finish fourth followed closely by O'Neal.

In victory circle, Bloomquist was happy over his win. "The track tonight was great, you could pass on it and we all had a great battle out there, this is a nice facility and the way the track was prepared tonight that's the way it should be everywhere, I think we put on a great show for the fans tonight." "We have fought some engine issues this year, but I believe we are on the right track to finish strong the rest of the season and we look forward to the challenge."

Completing the top ten were Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Greg Johnson and Mike Marlar.

In preliminary events Earl Pearson, Jr. was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier with a lap of 15.828 seconds over the 53 entrants on hand. The five VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Steve Francis, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Taylor, Brian Birkhofer and Donnie Moran. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main was won by Pearson and the PPM Racing Products second B-Main was won by Bryan Barber.

Pre race festivities for the 5^th Annual Bluegrass Classic included a Special Guest appearance by Morgan Lucas, driver of the Joe Amato-owned Lucas Oil Products NHRA Top Fuel Dragster. Lucas was on hand to sign autographs and greet race fans.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Sunday Night, September 4th at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN paying $10,000 to win.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, August 27, 2005

Event #26

Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Earl Pearson, Jr. 15.828 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Steve Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Casebolt, Jr., Eddie Carrier, Jr., David Powers, Justin Rattliff, Mike Jewell, Bryant Woodcock, Mike Hawley

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Johnny Wheeler, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, Jimmy Owens, Josh Richards, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Anthony Rushing, Michael England, Joey Daniel, Tim Prince

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Jeff Taylor, Don O'Neal, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Freddy Smith, Gary Yeager, Aaron Hatton, Shannon Babb, C.J. Rayburn

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Brian Birkhofer, Scott James, Greg Johnson, Lee DeVasier, Whitney McQueary, Jeff Watson, Brandon Kinzer, Tim Dohm, Jesse James Lay, Cody Mahoney

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #5: Donnie Moran, John Gill, Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Timmy Yeager, Jordan Bland, Scotty Earl, Rick Corbin, Dan Deaton, Doug Smith

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno 1st B-Main: Earl Pearson, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Michael Chilton, Josh Richards, Jordan Bland,Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brandon Kinzer, Shannon Babb, Rick Corbin, Justin Rattliff, Chris Combs, Michael England, Gary Yeager, Bryant Woodcock, Tim Tungate, Doug Smith

PPM Racing Products 2nd B-Main: Bryan Barber, Jimmy Owens, David Powers, Jeff Watson, Tim Dohm, Timmy Yeager, Mike Jewell, Freddy Smith, Scotty Earl, Anthony Rushing, Cody Mahoney, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Steve Casebolt, Jr.

5th Annual Bluegrass Classic Main Event: (60 Laps): Scott Bloomquist, John Gill, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brian Birkhofer, Don O'Neal, Steve Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Greg Johnson, Mike Marlar, Dustin Neat, Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Jimmy Owens, Darrell Lanigan, Scott James, Donnie Moran, Johnny Wheeler, Michael Chilton, Tim Dohm, Joey Daniel, Jeff Taylor, Timmy Yeager, Freddy Smith, David Powers

Race Statistics:

Entries: 53

Cautions: 4

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Jeff Taylor 1-27, Brian Birkhofer 28-29, Donnie Moran 30-38, Scott Bloomquist 39-60

Weld Racing Hard Charger of the Race: Scott Bloomquist (started 15th and finished in 1st) advanced 14 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Freddy Smith and Tim Dohm

Track Provisionals: Joey Daniel and Timmy Yeager

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after August 27, 2005

1. Don O'Neal-(Martinsville, IN) 4985

2. Earl Pearson, Jr.-(Jacksonville, FL) 4860

3. Matt Miller-(Waterville, OH) 4755

4. Donnie Moran-(Dresden, OH) 4700

5. Scott James-(Lawrenceburg, IN) 4030

6. Freddy Smith-(Seymour, TN) 3830

7. Tim Dohm-(Cross Lanes, WV) 3440

8. Brady Smith-(Solon Springs, WI) 2830

9. Brian Birkhofer-(Muscatine, IA) 2725

10. Terry English-(Benton, KY) 2360

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact
RE: Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: Race Story/Results for August 27, 2005 (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE-Press Release #64)

Bloomquist Bags Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Bluegrass Classic at Bluegrass

Bardstown, KY-August 27- Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN would become the 12th different Late Model feature winner at Bluegrass Speedway in 2005 by picking up the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Other feature winners were Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman and Avral Thompson of Loretto, KY in Street Stocks.

With the cameras of ESPN2 taping all the action, the 60 lap/$10,000 to win Late Model main event took the green flag with Brian Birkhofer, Donnie Moran, and Jeff Taylor taking the field three deep into turn one, with Taylor coming away with the race lead, followed by Moran, Birkhofer, Darren Miller, and Steve Francis. Caution would wave on lap 2 as Matt Miller spun after contact from Brad Neat, with Neat being forced to restart at the rear of the pack. The Delaware double-file restart saw Birkhofer challenge Moran for second, with Birkhofer taking the spot on lap 4, with Darren Miller working past Moran for third on lap 6. As the front five settled into place, Don O'Neal, Matt Miller, and John Gill were at battle for sixth, with 15th starting Scott Bloomquist making his way into the top ten on lap 10. Taylor would continue hold the point, setting a torrid pace and pulling out to almost a half-straightaway lead by lap 15. Taylor would start working traffic on lap 16 and would find himself racing three-wide at times with slower traffic, allowing Birkhofer and Miller to close. Meanwhile, O'Neal and Gill would duke it out for the sixth spot, racing side by side as the event neared the midpoint. A spin by Jimmy Owens on lap 27 would spell disaster for race leader Taylor and he would clip the spun mount of Owens in turn four, causing suspension damage to the right front of Taylor's entry and ending his night. This turn of events put Birkhofer at the point and the double-file restart would see the first two double file rows go four-wide heading toward turn one, with Moran in pursuit of Birkhofer, while O'Neal would go to third, Bloomquist would go to fourth, while Francis would stay fifth. Darren Miller would slow after the restart and roll to a stop on lap 28 in turn four with a flat right front tire. The next restart would see Moran move to the lead past Birkhofer on lap 30, Bloomquist nab third from O'Neal, while Gill grabbed fifth from Francis, all on the same circuit. Bloomquist would then set his sights on Moran for the lead, while Gill and O'Neal battled for fourth, with Gill taking the position on lap 35. Lap 37 would see Bloomquist roll alongside of Moran, with the duo racing side by side for the lead before Bloomquist would drive by Moran in turn two on lap 39. Birkhofer would drive up on Moran and take the runner-up spot two tours later. As Moran began fading a bit, Gill and O'Neal rolled up to him and set up a three-wide three way dance for the third spot on lap 47, with Gill taking third and bringing O'Neal to fourth on lap 48, while Francis would go to fifth on lap 50. The final caution waved with 53 laps completed when Moran slowed in turn three with a flat right rear tire. The final seven laps would see 16th starting Earl Pearson, Jr. rocket to fourth by O'Neal on lap 55, while Gill would grab second from Birkhofer with two laps remaining. Bloomquist would see the checkered flag first aboard his Miller Brothers Coal/ Perry County Tire/Hoosier Racing Tires #0 Bloomquist Race Cars mount. Bloomquist would be presented his trophy by the entire David Speer family, with Bloomquist giving the trophy to Mr. Speer's widow, Brenda Speer. Gill would take second, with Pearson, Jr. sneaking by Birkhofer on the final lap for fourth, while O'Neal would complete the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Greg Johnson, and Mike Marlar. Fifty-three entries saw Earl Pearson, Jr. set the Ovalcraft Aluminum Racing Designs fast time at 15.828 seconds, with VP Race Fuels Makin' Power heat wins going to Steve Francis, Johnny Wheeler, Jeff Taylor, Brian Birkhofer, and Donnie Moran. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno 1st B-Main was scored by Earl Peason, Jr., while Bryan Barber won the PPM Racing Products 2nd B-main. Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series provisionals went to Freddy Smith and Tim Dohm, while Joey Daniel and Timmy Yeager were Bluegrass Speedway provisional starters.

Danny Blackwell picked up his ninth Sportsman feature win of the season after a rocky start that would eliminate a couple of entries. The win for Blackwell came in the Sherry Blackwell owned Noel Auto Sales/Lotsa Cars and Trucks/D and D Towing/Powerhouse Race Cars #B1 Chevy Monte Carlo. Pat Hagan would get runner-up honors in the 15 lap main event, while Timmy Glazer, Todd Coffman, and Bobby Lawson finished third through fifth. Completing the top ten were Jimmy Bryan, Barry Chesser, Sam Huffer, Johnny Cecil, and Steve Rector. Blackwell was also fast qualifier and won the dash, while Roger Cecil won the heat.

Avral Thompson would score his fourth Street Stock feature win of the season by putting his Cozy Corner/Backyard Bounce/Teamsters Local 89/Nally's Exhaust/ Maywood Chevron/Bluegrass Siding #44 Chevy Caprice in victory lane. Daroyl Samples would finish a close second, with Shane Litton, Bo Wallace, and Casey Bryan completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Willie Edelen, Doug Estep, Cam Taylor, Troy Moore, and Brad Mattingly. Heat wins went to Thompson and Samples.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-August 27, 2005
LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES (53 entries)
Ovalcraft Aluminum Racing Designs Fast Time- Earl Pearson, Jr. 15.828
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Steve Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Casebolt, Jr., Eddie Carrier, Jr., David Powers, Justin Rattliff, Mike Jewell, Bryant Woodcock, Mike Hawley
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Johnny Wheeler, Brad Neat, Dustin Neat, Jimmy Owens, Josh Richards, Bryan Barber, Chris Combs, Anthony Rushing, Michael England, Joey Daniel, Tim Prince
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Jeff Taylor, Don O'Neal, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Jason Keltner, Tim Tungate, Freddy Smith, Gary Yeager, Aaron Hatton, Shannon Babb, C.J. Rayburn
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power 4th Heat- Brian Birkhofer, Scott James, Greg Johnson, Lee Devasier, Whitney McQueary, Jeff Watson, Brandon Kinzer, Tim Dohm, Jesse Lay, Cody Mahoney
VP Race Fuels Makin' Power 5th Heat- Donnie Moran, John Gill, Scott Bloomquist, Darrell Lanigan, Timmy Yeager, Jordan Bland, Scotty Earl, Rick Corbin, Dan Deaton, Doug Smith
Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1- Earl Pearson, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Michael Chilton, Josh Richards, Jordan Bland, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brandon Kinzer, Shannon Babb, Rick Corbin, Justin Rattliff, Chris Combs, Michael England, Gary Yeager, Bryant Woodcock, Tim Tungate, Doug Smith
PPM Racing Products B-Main #2- Bryan Barber, Jimmy Owens, David Powers, Jeff Watson, Tim Dohm, Timmy Yeager, Mike Jewell, Freddy Smith, Scotty Earl, Anthony Rushing, Cody Mahoney, Joey Daniel, Dan Deaton, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Lee Devasier, Jason Keltner
Lucas Oil Series Provisionals- Freddy Smith, Tim Dohm
Track Provisionals- Joey Daniel, Timmy Yeager
Lucas Oil A-Main 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic- Scott Bloomquist, John Gill, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brian Birkhofer, Don O'Neal, Steve Francis, Darren Miller, Matt Miller, Greg Johnson, Mike Marlar, Dustin Neat, Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Jimmy Owens, Darrell Lanigan, Scott James, Donnie Moran, Johnny Wheeler, Michael Chilton, Tim Dohm, Joey Daniel, Jeff Taylor, Timmy Yeager, Freddy Smith, David Powers

SPORTSMAN (15 entries)
Top Qualifier- Danny Blackwell 19.191
Dash- Blackwell, Bobby Mattingly, Timmy Glazer, Pat Hagan, Todd Coffman, Mike Bailey
Heat- Roger Cecil, Bobby Lawson, Sam Huffer, Jimmy Bryan
Feature- Blackwell, Hagan, Glazer, Coffman, Lawson, Bryan, Barry Chesser, Huffer, Johnny Cecil, Steve Rector, Derek Bottoms, Roger Cecil (Others- Mattingly, Bailey, Lee Gray)

STREET STOCKS (15 entries)
1st Heat- Avral Thompson, Casey Bryan, Willie Edelen, Troy Moore
2nd Heat- Daroyl Samples, Shane Litton, Doug Estep, Cam Taylor
Feature- Thompson, Samples, Litton, Bo Wallace, Bryan, Edelen, Estep, Taylor, Moore, Brad Mattingly, Jesse Whitaker, Robbie Settles, Terry Bartley, Brian McCubbins, Eddie Lynn

Morgan Lucas Bullet Points

* 5- Time NHRA Top Fuel Finalist

* Winner of 10 NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Events

* 1 Budweiser Low Qualifier at Atlanta for the Southern Nationals (4.54 seconds)

* Low Elapsed Time of the Event at Topeka for the O’Reilly Summer Nationals of 4.502 seconds

* Lucas’ career best speed is 328.94 mph

* Morgan’s Quickest Elapsed Time covering the quarter-mile is 4.474 seconds at Pomona, CA.

* Featured in many National publications such as Sports Illustrated and USA Today.

News Brief Story:

Top Fuel Ace, Morgan Lucas Signing Autographs at NARA Bluegrass Classic

BARDSTOWN, KY. -- NHRA Top Fuel driver, Morgan Lucas will be signing autographs this Saturday at 5 p.m. at the Bluegrass Classic, NARA Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Car Series event, in Bardstown, Ky. Lucas, of Riverside, Calif. steers the wheel of five-time Top Fuel champion, Joe Amato’s Lucas Oil Top Fuel dragster. In less than a year, the 21-year-old driver has reached the finals five times and is currently sixth in the National Hot Rod Association POWERade Top Fuel standings.

After 25 NARA events, there have been 15 different event winners. It will be the first appearance of the season at Bardstown for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

The points battle continues with four drivers having a chance at the NARA Lucas Oil championship.

Don O'Neal of Martinsville, Ind., Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Donnie Moran of Dresden, Oh. are separated by just 225 points. Scott James of Lawrenceburg, In. currently sits fifth in points and leads the "Rookie of the Year" chase followed by Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, West Virginia and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wisconsin.

Bluegrass Speedway is a 1/2 mile high-banked dirt oval located 35 miles southeast of Louisville at exit 21 off Bluegrass Parkway just south of Bardstown, KY. The track phone on race day is (502) 349-1241. To find out more information on Bluegrass Speedway you can log on to the track's website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

The winner of the race will earn $10,000. Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill. is the defending champion.

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Shorter News Brief Story:

Morgan Lucas, driver of the famed Joe Amato-owned Top Fuel dragster will be signing autographs at 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Bluegrass Speedway for the NARA Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Car Series’ fifth annual Bluegrass Classic in Bardstown, Ky.

Lucas, a five-time finalist in the Top Fuel ranks, is currently in sixth in the NHRA POWERade Top Fuel points standings.

Bluegrass Speedway is located 35 miles southeast of Louisville at exit 21 off Bluegrass Parkway just south of Bardstown, Ky.

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Heads to Ponderosa Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- After a two week break, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will be back in action this Friday, August 26th at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.

On Friday night, August 26th, the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY will host their second O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass event of the 2005 season. It will be the 8th appearance since 2002 for Kentucky's premier Late Model series at Ponderosa Speedway.

In the previous seven races, Johnny Wheeler has three wins with Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, Benji Lee, and Bryan Barber each recording one victory. Friday night's program will see a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O’Reilly Auto Parts A-main paying $3,000 to win. The purse for this event is as follows:

Payout

1. $3000

2. 1500

3. 1000

4. 800

5. 750

6. 700

7. 650

8. 600

9. 550

10. 500

11. 450

12. 400

13. 350

14. 350

15. 325

16. 325

17. 300

18. 300

19. 300

20. 300

21. 300

22. 300

Ponderosa Speedway is located west of US 127 at Shelby City to Junction City, then 1.1 miles south on State Road 37, then 0.4 mile east, then north. For more information on "The Pond", you can visit their website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call the track at (859) 854-6808.

So far, the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen an astounding 14 different winners in 15 races. To date, over 200 different drivers have competed with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series in 2005.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Joey Kramer Rolls to Fifth NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Win at Richmond (KY) Raceway

RICHMOND, KY -- Points leader Joey Kramer capitalized on his strong season Saturday night at the Richmond Raceway as the Hanover, IN native captured win #5 on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series tour this season.

The 25-lap A-Main got off to a shaky start when second Heat winner Tim Moore rolled his car onto its side, bringing out the red flag. Moore walked away from the accident uninjured. When racing finally got underway, Walt Neal powered ahead of Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Payne, and Russ Gabbert. Kramer was able to grab the point on lap two leaving Neal, Warren, Payne, and Gabbert to fight for second position. While the field remained within relative striking distance of Kramer, the racing from second through sixth was intense with Warren, Payne, Neal, and Gabbert swapping spots seemingly every lap. As all of this was happening, 10th-starting Justin Rattliff, 11th-starting Arnold Adams, and 12th-starting Victor Lee were methodically picking their way through the field.

Just past the halfway point, Rattliff showed his strength as he overtook Neal for the runner-up spot with Lee and Warren looking to follow suit. While this foursome could have been covered with a blanket, Kramer had his ride on cruise control at the front of the field. With no late race cautions to aid their march to the front, Rattliff and Lee simply could not track down "The Rocketman" as the Hanover, IN hotshoe brought his Kramer powered Lightning Chassis to victory lane. Kramer's #77 carries sponsorship from Hill's Historic Painting, Supershine Auto Wash & Window Tint, Perry's Auto Sales, and Bilstein Shocks. The win was Kramer's fifth on the BoB Modified circuit this season.

Victor Lee's last lap pass of Justin Rattliff earned the Stanford, KY native second place honors in the Ado's Auto Parts sponsored #4. Campbellsville, KY youngster Justin Rattliff finished third in his Rattliff Motors/Gowen's Auto Glass sponsored Bandit. Defending series champion Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY took home fourth in his Commonwealth Cancer Center/PBM Performance Products sponsored Bandit. Rounding out the top five was local veteran Walt Neal.

32 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds signed into the pits with Justin Rattliff setting a new Open Wheel Modified track record during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 15.972. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats were won by Walt Neal, Tim Moore, Kelly Warren, and Jimmy Payne. Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main #1 went to David McWilliams while PBM Performance Products B-Main #2 was taken by Adam Cole.

The next event for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series is Saturday, Sept. 3rd when they co-headline a program at Sitka, KY's 201 Speedway with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. For more information, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary

Richmond Raceway - Richmond, KY

Saturday, August 20, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Justin Ratliff/15.972 (NTR)
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Walt Neal, Joey Kramer, Justin Rattliff, Michael Ward, Joe David Turner, Jeff Johnson, Al Keirnan
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Tim Moore, Russ Gabbert, Arnold Adams, David McWilliams, JR Slusher, Chris Riehle, Chad Scott
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Kelly Warren, David Adams, Anthony Reams, Adam Cole, Jim Robinson, PJ Simpson, Bobby Begley
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4: Jimmy Payne, Mike Harris, Victor Lee, Shon Flanary, Jason Perry, Dustin Linville, John Cloyd
Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main #1: David McWilliams, Chris Reilly, Joe David Turner, Jeff Johnson, Chad Scott, Michael Ward, JR Slusher, Al Kiernan
PBM Performance Products B-Main #2: Adam Cole, Shon Flanary, Jason Perry, Jim Robinson, John Cloyd, PJ Simpson, Dustin Linville, Bobby Begley, Phillip Carpenter
A-Main: Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Kelly Warren, Walt Neal, Arnold Adams, Joe David Turner, David Adams, Chris Riehle, Mike Harris, Anthony Reams, Michael Ward, Jimmy Payne, Adam Cole, Shon Flannary, John Cloyd, Dustin Linville, Jason Perry, David McWilliams, Russ Gabbert, Jim Robinson, Tim Moore

Race Statistics:

Entries: 32

Lap Leaders: Neal 1, Kramer 2-25
Cautions: 6
Red Flags: 2

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NHRA Top Fuel Racer Morgan Lucas to Sign Autographs at Bluegrass Speedway on August 27

One of the rising stars on the NHRA Top Fuel Dragster Circuit, Morgan Lucas will make a special guest appearance at the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 5th Annual "Bluegrass Classic" on Saturday Night, August 27 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Morgan will be signing autographs along with the stars of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series beginning at 5 pm. There will be a complete race program that night for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racing Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the $10,000 to win, $700 to start "Bluegrass Classic" main event.

Morgan Lucas is one of the up and coming drivers in NHRA racing. The 21 year old son of Forrest and Charlotte Lucas drives in the Top Fuel division for Joe Amato Racing. He is currently sixth in the NHRA POWERade Championship points standings. Ahead of Morgan are points leader Doug Kalitta followed by Tony Schumacher, Larry Dixon, Brandon Bernstein and Dave Grubnik. Morgan sits 268 points behind Kalitta heading into this weekend's events at Memphis, TN.

Morgan Lucas has five runner-up finishes in NHRA Top Fuel competition, which the responsive driver reached in only his seventh, eighth, 10th, 20th and 21st starts. He finished 16th in the 2004 NHRA Top Fuel Point standings with 502 points after competing in only eight races on the 23-race schedule. He is currently 268 points from the 2005 POWERade lead in sixth place with Lucas amassing a total of 980 points after the completion of 16 events.

Lucas' quickest elapsed time is 4.474 seconds, set on Feb. 12, 2005 at Pomona Raceway. He sped to his fastest mile per hour of 328.94 mph set on May 29 in the first round of eliminations at the 2005 O’Reilly Summer Nationals in Topeka, Kansas. He won his first Budweiser low qualifier on May 14 at Atlanta Dragway recording a time 4.541 seconds. Morgan Lucas’ first Top Fuel event behind the wheel of the Joe Amato-owned dragster was the 2004 Lucas Oil Nationals at the Brainerd (MN.) International Raceway on August 15, 2004.

The race team is sponsored by Lucas Oil Products, Keystone Automotive, Snap on Tools, Fram, Autolite, Flys Sunglasses, Driver FX and Impact Race Products.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can visit their website at www.lucasdirt.com.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Sanction Commonwealth Cup at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway on October 29

CALVERT CITY, KY--Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway promoter Sherri Heckenast and officials of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series have reached an agreement to sanction the 9th Annual Commonwealth Cup on Saturday Night, October 29 at the Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, KY. There will be a complete show that evening for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 50 Lap $10,000 to win and $1,200 to start 9^th Annual Commonwealth Cup main event.

The race at the state of the art facility will mark the first appearance for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series which is in the midst of an outstanding points chase for the championship. A mere 225 points separates the top four drivers which are Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Matt Miller and Donnie Moran. IN the first 25 races held in '05 there have been 15 different winners and 439 different drivers have raced with the series this season.

The first Commonwealth Cup event was held in 1997 as Bob Pierce came home the first winner of the event. In 1998 Kentucky native, Steve Francis took home the cup for the first time and repeated in 1999. In 2000 there were two $10,000 to win "Commonwealth Cup" races held with Scott Bloomquist and Terry English taking the victories. In 2001 Brian Birkhofer was the winner and Billy Moyer took home the top honors in 2002. In 2003 Bloomquist took his second cup win and last year Francis made it three wins in the prestigious event taking home the first place money again.

On Friday Night, October 28 there will be a non-sanctioned $10,000 to win event preceding the 9^th Annual Commonwealth Cup on Saturday Night, October 29 which also pays $10,000 to win. Promoter Sherri Heckenast has also announced that a $3,000 bonus will be given to the driver with the highest average finish of the two nights of racing combined.

Additionally, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Officials have announced that the cameras of ESPN2 will be at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway taping the 9^th Annual Commonwealth Cup for broadcast at a time and date to be announced.

Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway is located in Calvert City, KY at the I-24 and Purchase Parkway interchange. The track hotline is (270) 395-3600 and the website address for further info is www.klmsllc.com.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, October 29

9th Annual "Commonwealth Cup"

Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway-Calvert City, KY

Event Payoff

1. $10,000.00

2. 7,000.00

3. 5,000.00

4. 4,000.00

5. 3,500.00

6. 3,400.00

7. 3,300.00

8. 3,200.00

9. 3,000.00

10. 2,500.00

11. 1,500.00

12. 1,400.00

13. 1,350.00

14. 1,300.00

15. 1,250.00

16 1,200.00

17 1,200.00

18 1,200.00

19 1,200.00

20 1,200.00

21 1,200.00

22 1,200.00

23 1,200.00

24 1,200.00

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds Ready For Richmond Raceway

After a weekend double-header at Ponderosa and Bluegrass, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series visits Richmond (KY) Raceway this weekend for race #11 of the 2005 campaign.

This Saturday, August 20th, Richmond Raceway will host the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series for second time this season. A complete program for the BoB Mod Squad is planned with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains, and the Rattliff Motors A-Main paying $1,500 to win. The complete purse for this event is listed below:

1. $1500.00
2. 700.00
3. 500.00
4. 400.00
5. 350.00
6. 300.00
7. 275.00
8. 250.00
9. 225.00
10. 200.00
11. 180.00
12. 160.00
13. 150.00
14. 140.00
15. 130.00
16. 125.00
17. 125.00
18. 125.00
19. 125.00
20. 125.00

Richmond Raceway is located off Highway 52 on Greens Crossing Road in Richmond, KY. For more information on the James Stinnett and Bobby Reed promoted "Action Track", you can visit Richmond's website at www.richmondraceways.net or call the track office at (859) 623-9408.

Hanover, IN native Joey Kramer continues to lead the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series point standings with defending series champion Kelly Warren in second, Justin Rattliff third, Joe David Turner fourth, and Adam Cole fifth. Over 150 different drivers have competed with the series in 2005 with Kramer being the only repeat winner on tour.

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Top Ten in Points
1. Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN) - 2,245
2. Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY) - 1,960
3. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY) - 1,920
4. Joe Turner (Richmond, KY) - 1,610
5. Adam Cole (Campbellsville, KY) - 1,580
6. Dustin Linville (Lancaster, KY) - 1,205
7. Hank Bradley (Brodhead, KY) - 1,170
8. Jimmy Payne (Glasgow, KY) - 1,100
9. Keith Denny (Brodhead, KY) - 960
10. Jason Perry (Huntington, WV) - 885

Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: August 27 Preview-Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Press Release #60)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Invades Bluegrass Speedway for 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer on August 27

Bardstown, KY-August 17- Many of the nation’s top Dirt Late Model drivers and teams are expected to converge on Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY on Saturday night, August 27, when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Touring Division visits the ½ mile high banked Nelson County dirt oval for the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer.

The main event on August 27, which will be taped for rebroadcast by the cameras of ESPN2, will be the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer and pay the winner $10,000 for their evening’s work. The event will feature a complete program of hot laps, Ovalcraft Racing Aluminum Design time trials, VP Racing Fuel Makin’ Power heat races, Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-mains, and the Lucas Oil A-main 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer. Providing support division action on the August 27 racing program will be the Sportsman and Street Stock classes, while the Modifieds will have the evening off.

Pre-race festivities at this event will include a “meet and greet” autograph session with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series drivers and Bluegrass Speedway Late Model racers at 5:00 p.m. behind the main grandstand area. Also, NHRA Top Fuel Dragster star Morgan Lucas will also be on hand to greet race fans and sign autographs as well that afternoon.

Gates will open for this August 27 spectacle one hour earlier than normal. Pit gates will open at 3:00 p.m., with main grandstand gates opening at 4:00 p.m. The driver’s meetings will take place at 6:00 p.m., hot laps will go around 6:30 p.m., time trials around 7:00 p.m., with racing taking the green flag at or before 8:00 p.m. All times are EDT. Adult general admission is $25, children age 6 to 12 are $10, children under age 6 are Free, and a pit pass is $35.

Bluegrass Speedway is presenting the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic as a tribute to the late David Speer. Mr. Speer was one of the early national stars of Dirt Late Model racing to come from the Central Kentucky area that saw his racing career span three decades from the 1960’s through the mid 1980’s, with hundreds of wins along the way. Unfortunately, Mr. Speer passed away in late 2004, thus the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic is presented as a tribute to David Speer as a way to honor the memory and legacy of one of the best racers from the Central Kentucky area ever.

The Bluegrass Classic was first contested in 2001 and was an unsanctioned event and saw Bob Pierce check into victory lane that evening, while the “Tall Cool One” would again follow that victory up with the Bluegrass Classic win in 2002. The Northern All Star Late Model Series returned to sanction the event again in 2003 and Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN was the winner of the race. The 2004 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series champion, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Illinois, would grab the Bluegrass Classic win in front of the ESPN2 cameras in 2004.

Coming into the 5th Annual Bluegrass Classic-A Tribute to David Speer, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN is the current Lucas Oil Late Model Series points leader and has totaled seven series wins in 2005. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL is currently second in series points and has one series win. Whitehouse, OH native and 2005 Dream winner Matt Miller is third in series points, with Eldora Million and four-time World 100 winner Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH fourth in points, while leading rookie of the year candidate Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN completes the top five in points. The remainder of the top ten in series points coming into the August 27 Lucas Oil race include Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI, Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA, and Terry English of Benton, KY. Defending series champion and defending Bluegrass Classic winner Shannon Babb sits 11th in series points heading into this event.

Joey Daniel of Liberty, KY is the current Bluegrass Speedway Late Model division points leader and will lead the way in an effort to keep the $10,000 close to home that weekend. Other drivers in the top ten in track points that are expected to provide the “invaders” with tough competition include Timmy Yeager of Harrodsburg, KY, Jeff Watson of Campbellsville, KY, Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY, and Billy Dever of Hodgenville, KY. The remainder of that top ten group includes Lee Devasier of Crestwood, KY, Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY, Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY, Cody Mahoney of Madison, IN, and Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY.

For more information about this superb racing event scheduled for August 27 at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY, visit the following on the internet: www.lucasdirt.com, www.naradirtcar.com, and/or www.bluegrass-speedway.com.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Season in Review after 25 Events

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is in the midst of a three week break from racing competition as the series readies for a busy remaining schedule starting back again on August 27 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. With 25 events in the record books the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has been very competitive with 15 different winners in those 25 events.

Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN continues to lead the point’s standings but his points lead has shrunk in the last few races to where he now holds only a 150 point lead over second place driver, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL. Last month O'Neal looked to have an insurmountable lead of well over 300 points over his nearest competitors, but that has been cut down now to where the last remaining races will all be vitally important as to who will be crowned the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Champion.

Matt Miller of Waterville, OH rests in third in points 215 points behind O'Neal and Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH is 225 points behind O'Neal as he sits in fourth place. O'Neal, Pearson, Miller and Moran all have a legitimate chance to capture the title in what is shaping up to be an exciting end of the season come the final shows in October.

To date 439 drivers have raced with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with events being contested in the states Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Kansas, Nebraska, Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland and Virginia playing host to the dirt slingin', side by side action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with the entertainment they have provided this season.

Events have already been televised on ESPN2 from East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL, The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC, The "Palace of Speed" Farley Speedway in Farley, IA, the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL, the Florence Speedway in Union, KY, the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI and the Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, VA. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series receives excellent exposure as up to 90 million viewers have access to ESPN2 nationwide.

Don O'Neal is the winningest driver on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series for 2005 with seven victories. There are four drivers who have two wins apiece including Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Terry English of Benton, KY and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA. There are ten other drivers who have won with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in '05 including Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY, Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY, Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Rick Eckert of York, PA, Steve Casebolt, Jr. of Richmond, IN, Robbie Scott of Shinnston, WV and Earl Pearson, Jr. the most recent first time winner back on July 31.

Scott James is currently fifth in the overall points and he leads the "Rookie of the Year" chase over Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI. Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN is currently sixth in the overall standings with Tim Dohm, Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer and Terry English rounding out the top ten drivers.

The next event on the 2005 schedule will be at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown Ky. The 5^th Annual Bluegrass Classic will pay $10,000 to win for the 50 lap event and be taped for rebroadcast on ESPN2.

For more information on the dirt slingin' side by side action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their new website address at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain
RE: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Event (Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY):

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kramer Borrow Ride to Win NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-August 12- Current NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series points leader Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN had to borrow a ride for the night, but picked up the $1,500 payday on Friday night at Larry Yantz's Ponderosa Speedway. Kramer had engine problems in his regular ride in hot laps, but was able to borrow Don Adams' mount for the evening to compete.

The initial start of the 25 lap, $1,500 to win Modified main event would be called back due to a turn two spin by Brian Marksbury. Once action got the green flag, Kramer would jump to the race lead, with Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Wheatley, and Arnold Adams giving chase. Caution would wave again on lap 3 for debris on the backchute. Kramer again led the race on the restart, while Kelly Warren would scoot beneath Adams for the fifth spot on the lap 3 restart. Meanwhile, Kramer would continue to lead Lee and Rattliff, as the trio would start to begin lapping slower traffic by lap 11. Business seemed to be ready to pick up at the point as Lee rolled right in on Kramer on lap 14 as the leaders worked in a pack of five slower cars, but the action would be slowed when sixth place running Arnold Adams spun exiting turn two on lap 15. The restart would see Wheatley challenge Rattliff for the third position, with the pair side by side on lap 16, before Rattliff secured the spot again.

The final caution period of the race happened on lap 21 when Dustin Linville looped his mount in turn one. The final four circuits would see Kramer ease away from the field to extend his series points lead aboard the Don Adams owned Lightning Chassis sponsored #90 Lightning Chassis entry. Lee would go second, with Rattliff third. Wheatley would hold off a hard charging Warren for the fourth spot. The remainder of the top ten would be Tommy Bailey, Clint Shutts, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, and Jimmy Payne, who came from the rear twice after suffering two flat right front tires.

Twenty-six entries would sign in for racing action, with Justin Rattliff scoring the Racing Optics Fast Time award by touring the "Pond" in 15.670 second during time trials. The VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heats fell to Wheatley, Lee, and Kramer.

RACE SUMMARY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY- August 12, 2005
Total Entries- 26

Racing Optics Fast Time- Justin Rattliff 15.670
VP Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Justin Rattliff, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, Aaron Coffey, Dustin Linville, Keith Denny, Zane Morgan
VP Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Victor Lee, Clint Shutts, Tommy Bailey, Adam Cole, Robbie Sanders, Shon Flanery, Anthony Reams, Mike Taylor
VP Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Joey Kramer, Arnold Adams, Kelly Warren, Dennis Barton, Rick King, Brian Marksbury, Jimmy Payne, Jim Wilson
A-Main: Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Wheatley, Kelly Warren, Tommy Bailey, Clint Shutts, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, Jimmy Payne, Dennis Barton, Shon Flanery, Robbie Sanders, Anthony Reams, Keith Denny, Dustin Linville, Rick King, Aaron Coffey, Mike Taylor, Brian Marksbury, Zane Morgan, Arnold Adams, Adam Cole

Lap Leaders: 1 (Kramer: 1-25)
Cautions: 5 (1st Start; 2nd Start; Lap 3-debris; Lap 15-spin; Lap 21-spin)
Red Flag Periods- None
Hard Charger: Jimmy Payne (started 21st and finished 10th-advances 11 positions)

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain
RE: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Event (Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY):

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact
RE: Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series-August 13, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Josh Lucas Rides to NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway

Bardstown, KY-August 13- Josh Lucas of Bardstown, KY led all 25 laps in laying claim to the 5th Annual Bluegrass Rumble at Bluegrass Speedway on Saturday night. The event was sanctioned by the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series and was also the first "BoB Mod Squad" victory for Lucas, who in the process picked up his fifth win of the season at the Nelson County ½ mile dirt oval and his third in a row.

The initial start of the 25 lap Rattliff Motors A-Main 5th Annual Bluegrass Rumble saw the caution flag wave as Dion Benningfield would spin his entry in turn two. The second attempted start would go green and Lucas would take the lead, with Jason Wheatley, Justin Rattliff, Mike Watson, and Kelly Warren in tow. Caution would wave again on lap 2 and Benningfield and Joey Jones would tangle in turn two. The Delaware double-file restart would see Lucas keep the lead, with Rattliff going to second, while Don Adams would pressure Watson for fifth. Adams would grab the fifth slot on lap 3, while Warren challenged Wheatley for third. Warren would grab the third spot on lap 4, but the action would be red flagged one round later as Watson spun wickedly off the race surface out of the track in turn three and would be done for the night.

Back underway, Lucas would continue to show the way, while Freddy Garmon began to flex his muscle and move into the top on lap 6, only to be immediately challenged for the position by 15th starting Joey Kramer, with Kramer squeezing by Garmon for fifth on lap 8. Kramer would then set his sights on Adams for fourth on lap 9. Garmon would join this pair to make it a three way dance for fourth on lap 10 and Garmon would regain fifth on lap 11. Meanwhile, Lucas was pulling away from the field, putting around 12 car lengths on runner-up Rattliff by the halfway mark. Garmon and Kramer resumed their side by side battle for fifth on lap 15. Adams would challenge Warren for third on lap 17, and lap 18 would see Warren and Adams side by side for third, while Garmon and Kramer battled wheel to wheel for fifth. Lucas continued to maintain his lead, working the bottom side of the racing surface and would work into slower traffic as the field got the two lap to go signal.

Lucas would see the checkered flag first in the Gerald, Rita, and Jenna Lucas owned Lucas Oil Products/The Car Pool/ Family Chiropractic/Riggs Electric/On Time Courier/K and N Performance Engineering/Betty Seng Insurance/Quick Fuel Concepts sponsored #78 Lightning Chassis, Dale Meers Race Engines powered mount. Rattliff would take runner-up honors, with Warren, Adams, and Garmon completing the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Kramer, Wheatley, Joe Mattingly, Clint Shutts, and Adam Cole.

Twenty-six NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified entries saw Justin Rattliff be the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier with a 17.729 second lap. VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat wins went to Jason Wheatley, Josh Lucas, and Kelly Warren. Elliott Despain scored his first career checkered flag by winning the PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main. Shon Flanery was the series provisional starter, while Randy Turpin was the track provisional.

RACE SUMMARY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-August 13, 2005
Total Entries- 26

Racing Optics Fast Time- Justin Rattliff 17.729
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Justin Rattliff, Freddy Garmon, Joe Mattingly, Dustin Linville, Robbie Bennett, J.T. Ayers, Chuck Freeman, Mark Bell
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Josh Lucas, Dion Benningfield, Adam Gootee, Clint Shutts, Adam Cole, Elliott Despain, Shon Flanery, Robbie Turner
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Kelly Warren, Mike Watson, Don Adams, Joe Turner, Joey Kramer, Joey Jones, Randy Turpin, Keith Denny
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Main: Elliott Despain, Keith Denny, Joey Jones, Shon Flanery, Chuck Freeman, Randy Turpin, J.T. Ayers, Robbie Turner, Mark Bell, Robbie Bennett
Rattliff Motors A-Main 5th Annual Bluegrass Rumble- Josh Lucas, Justin Rattliff, Kelly Warren, Don Adams, Freddy Garmon, Joey Kramer, Jason Wheatley, Joe Mattingly, Clint Shutts, Adam Cole, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, Keith Denny, Elliott Despain, Randy Turpin, Dustin Linville, Joey Jones, Shon Flanery, Mike Watson, Dion Benningfield

Lap Leaders- 1 (Lucas: Lap 1-25)
Cautions- 2 (First attempted start; lap 2)
Red Flags- 1 (Lap 5)
Hard Charger- Joey Kramer (started 15th, finished 6th-advanced 9 positions)
Series Provisional- Shon Flanery
Track Provisional- Randy Turpin

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Top Ten in Points (as of August 13)
1. Joey Kramer (Hanover, IN)- 2,245
2. Kelly Warren (Columbia, KY)- 1,960
3. Justin Rattliff (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,920
4. Joe Turner (Richmond, KY)- 1,610
5. Adam Cole (Campbellsville, KY)- 1,580
6. Dustin Linville (Lancaster, KY)- 1,205
7. Hank Bradley (Brodhead, KY)- 1,170
8. Jimmy Payne (Glasgow, KY)- 1,100
9. Keith Denny (Brodhead, KY)- 960
10. Jason Perry (Huntington, WV)- 885

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain
RE: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Event (Ponderosa Speedway- Junction City, KY): FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Kramer Borrow Ride to Win NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds at Ponderosa

Junction City, KY-August 12- Current NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series points leader Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN had to borrow a ride for the night, but still picked the $1,500 payday on Friday night at Larry Yantz's Ponderosa Speedway. Kramer had engine problems in his regular ride in hot laps, but was able to borrow Don Adams' mount for the evening to compete.

The initial start of the 25 lap, $1,500 to win Modified main event would be called back due to a turn two spin by Brian Marksbury. Once action got the green flag, Kramer would jump to the race lead, with Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Wheatley, and Arnold Adams giving chase. Caution would wave again on lap 3 for debris on the backchute. Kramer again led the race on the restart, while Kelly Warren would scoot beneath Adams for the fifth spot on the lap 3 restart. Meanwhile, Kramer would continue to lead Lee and Rattliff, as the trio would start to begin lapping slower traffic by lap 11. Business seemed to be ready to pick up at the point as Lee rolled right in on Kramer on lap 14 as the leaders worked in a pack of five slower cars, but the action would be slowed when sixth place running Arnold Adams spun exiting turn two on lap 15. The restart would see Wheatley challenge Rattliff for the third position, with the pair side by side on lap 16, before Rattliff secured the spot again. The final caution period of the race happened on lap 21 when Dustin Linville looped his mount in turn one. The final four circuits would see Kramer ease away from the field to extend his series points lead aboard the Don Adams owned Lightning Chassis sponsored #90 Lightning Chassis entry. Lee would go second, with Rattliff third. Wheatley would hold off a hard charging Warren for the fourth spot. The remainder of the top ten would be Tommy Bailey, Clint Shutts, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, and Jimmy Payne, who came from the rear twice after suffering two flat right front tires.

Twenty-six entries would sign in for racing action, with Justin Rattliff scoring the Racing Optics Fast Time award by touring the "Pond" in 15.670 second during time trials. The VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heats fell to Wheatley, Lee, and Kramer.

RACE SUMMARY
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY- August 12, 2005
Total Entries- 26

Racing Optics Fast Time- Justin Rattliff 15.670
VP Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Jason Wheatley, Justin Rattliff, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, Aaron Coffey, Dustin Linville, Keith Denny, Zane Morgan
VP Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Victor Lee, Clint Shutts, Tommy Bailey, Adam Cole, Robbie Sanders, Shon Flanery, Anthony Reams, Mike Taylor
VP Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Joey Kramer, Arnold Adams, Kelly Warren, Dennis Barton, Rick King, Brian Marksbury, Jimmy Payne, Jim Wilson
Rattliff Motors A-Main: Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Jason Wheatley, Kelly Warren, Tommy Bailey, Clint Shutts, Joe Turner, Adam Gootee, Jimmy Payne, Dennis Barton, Shon Flanery, Robbie Sanders, Anthony Reams, Keith Denny, Dustin Linville, Rick King, Aaron Coffey, Mike Taylor, Brian Marksbury, Zane Morgan, Arnold Adams, Adam Cole

Lap Leaders: 1 (Kramer: 1-25)
Cautions: 5 (1st Start; 2nd Start; Lap 3-debris; Lap 15-spin; Lap 21-spin)
Red Flag Periods- None
Hard Charger: Jimmy Payne (started 21st and finished 10th-advances 11 positions)

For Immediate Release

James Essex, NARA PR

Randle Sweeney Takes First NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Event of '05

MORGANTOWN, KY--Randle Sweeney of Clifty, KY won the 25 lap $1,500 to win NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series event on Saturday Night at the Soggy Bottom Speedway. The 40 year old Sweeney became the fifth different winner in eight BoB Modified races in 2005 as he piloted the Brannon Performance Race Engines/Willhite Speed and Performance/M&H Towing/STM Chassis to victory lane taking the lead on the final lap. Justin Ratliff of Campbellsville, KY finished second in the Ratliff Motors/Bandit Chassis followed by point’s leader Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in the Hill's Historic Painting/Lightning Chassis. Completing the top five were Russell Childress of Morgantown, KY in the C&L Collision Center/Bob Pierce Race Cars Chassis and Jimmy Payne of Glasgow, KY in the Barren River Pest Control/Lightning Chassis.

14 year old Dustin Linville and Russell Childress would start from the front row in this race with the veteran Childress grabbing the lead from the drop of the green flag. Joey Kramer, who started fourth, would go to second on the initial lap with Justin Ratliff in third. Ratliff would pass Kramer for second on the second go round with Childress still holding the point. Ratliff then would make his move for the lead passing Childress on lap five to take the point. A torrid battle for the lead was going between Ratliff, Childress and Kramer. Randle Sweeney, who started sixth, was running in fourth with the youngster Linville holding fifth. Linville, who won a heat race earlier in the night would slow and bring out the first caution of the race with nine laps in the books. With the field lined back up again it was Ratliff showing the way with Childress in second followed by Kramer, Sweeney and now Jimmy Payne. On the restart Kramer would go to second by Childress as another caution came out on lap 12 for a mishap in turn two involving Payne and Adam Cole. On the restart Kramer was strong again as the second generation racer would go for the lead and accomplish that goal as he passed Ratliff on lap 13.

With the race half over Kramer was in front with Childress running second as he had passed Ratliff for that position. Sweeney was hanging around in fourth followed by Payne. With no more caution flags the rest of the way Kramer looked to be on his way to his fourth series win of the year and extending his points lead. Ratliff would race back into second by Childress on lap 16 and with nine to go the young man was setting his sights on Kramer. Sweeney went by Childress on lap 20 to take third as he was starting to pick up the pace. With five to go Kramer was still looking strong but Ratliff was starting to track him down bringing Sweeney along with him. Sweeney made the pass for second with one to go and was looking to get the win away from Kramer. Heading to the checker flag a car spun on the top of turn four as Kramer took evasive action both Sweeney and Ratliff would go under him and head to the flagstand. Sweeney would lead only one lap in this race and that was the one heading to the checkers as he collected his first NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified win of 2005. Ratliff was second followed by Kramer, Childress and Payne.

Completing the top ten were Brandon Wilson, Dustin Linville, Kelly Warren, Trent Young and Joe David Turner.

In preliminary events Joey Kramer was the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier for the 23 entrants on hand with a clocking of 17.069 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Russell Childress, Dustin Linville and Justin Ratliff.

The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series gets right back into action this coming weekend with a pair of events. On Friday Night, August 12 the series visits the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY and on Saturday Night, August 13 heads to the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. Both will be complete shows and pay $1,500 to win and $125 to start the main events.

Race Summary

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series

Event #8

Saturday Night, August 6, 2005

Soggy Bottom Speedway-Morgantown, KY

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Joey Kramer 17.069 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Russell Childress, Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Payne, Trent Young, Phillip Hill, Ryan Hogue, Robbie DeArmond

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Dustin Linville, Terry Edwards, Brandon Wilson, Adam Cole, Paul Miles, Shawn Simpson, Shon Flanery

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Justin Ratliff, Randle Sweeney, Joe David Turner, Tyler Landers, Kevin Burt, Kevin Henderson

A-Main (25 Laps): Randle Sweeney, Justin Ratliff, Joey Kramer, Russell Childress, Jimmy Payne, Brandon Wilson, Dustin Linville, Kelly Warren, Trent Young, Joe David Turner, Tyler Landers, Paul Miles, Shon Flanery, Kevin Henderson, Phillip Hill, Kevin Burt, Adam Cole, Robbie Sanders, Terry Edwards, Robbie DeArmond, Shawn Simpson, DNS Ryan Hogue and Randy Westerfield

Race Statistics:

Entries: 23

Cautions: 3

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Russell Childress 1-4, Justin Ratliff 5-12, Joey Kramer 13-29, Randle Sweeney 30

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Rookie of the Race: Justin Ratliff

Hard Charger of the Race: Jimmy Payne (started 10th and finished 5th) advanced 5 positions

For Immediate Release:

James Essex-NARA PR

Sweeney Superb in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Late Model Win at Soggy Bottom Speedway

MORGANTOWN, KY--Randle Sweeney of Clifty, KY became the 14th different winner in 15 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts events in 2005 on Saturday Night at the Soggy Bottom Speedway in Morgantown, KY. The 40 year old racer took the lead for good on the 16th lap and then went on to capture the $3,000 first place money marking his first career BoB Late Model Series win. Not only did Sweeney win the BoB Late Model feature he also grabbed the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel race as well. Sweeney drove the Philip Burr owned/Full Throttle Race Cars/Dunn's Trucking/Tommy's Auto Machine/M&H Towing/Frank Ofria Racing Engines/C.J. Rayburn Ford Taurus to the win holding off a late race charge from Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY who finished second in the PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third was Michael England of Glasgow, KY in the David England owned/Young's Oil Corp/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo. Completing the top five were Steve Casebolt, Jr. of Richmond, IN in the Seubert Calf Ranches/Dargie Race Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus and polesitter Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY in the Todd Family Motorsports/Todd Truss Company/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo.

Tyrel Todd and Randle Sweeney would make up the front row for the 40 lap main event on a well prepared race track as two and three wide racing was commonplace throughout the upcoming feature. Todd would take the point right from the start seeking his first BoB series win of '05 after leading the series in wins last year with four. Todd looked strong early in this one with Sweeney running in second followed by Bryan Barber, Mike Jewell and Steve Casebolt, Jr. The first change in the top five running order would take place on lap four with Michael England going from sixth to fourth. Todd was already up to the tail end of the field by lap seven with Sweeney starting to apply the pressure. In traffic now Todd would see Sweeney take a peek several times on the inside diving into the turns but Todd would lead at the start-finish line. Sweeney would again pull alongside Todd and challenge for the lead and on lap 14 he nipped him at the line to officially take the lead, but Todd would fight back the next lap and regain the point, but that hold for just a brief moment as Sweeney raced around Todd again to regain the lead for good on lap 16.

With the great race for the lead taking place between Sweeney and Todd the first caution of the race would fly at the 20 lap mark. On the restart Sweeney would maintain his lead with Barber getting around Todd to take over the runner-up slot. England would follow suit and go to third dropping Todd to fourth. Unfortunately for Todd he would fall another spot with Casebolt getting by on lap 23. Sweeney would be able to stretch his lead out over the field with Barber running in second followed by England, Casebolt and Todd with ten laps to go. Sweeney would build a seven to eight car length advantage over Barber and England as the final caution would come out for a stalled car. With less than ten to go Sweeney looked to be on a mission as the veteran driver who jumped into his Late Model after winning the open wheel modified feature had the lane he wanted and looked to be on his way to a convincing win. But with less than five laps to go Sweeney would pick up the back of the field and with some heavy traffic this time this was going to allow both Barber and England to close on him. With two to go Barber was now within five lengths of Sweeney and riding through heavy traffic Barber would cut the lead to two car lengths as they took the white flag. Down the backshute Barber was within a last lap effort of passing Sweeney, but Sweeney would dive to the inside line of the race track and take his car home to the checkers for his first career O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win. Barber finished second followed by England, Casebolt and Todd.

Afterwards Sweeney gave credit to the fact that running the in the BoB Modified race helped him in the BoB Late Model feature. "I learned a lot about the track obviously racing the Modified, my car was good in that race and in the Late Model we just tried to use the same line as we did in the Modified and it worked out real well." said the winner in the post race interview. "This is probably the best I have ever seen this track, you could race anywhere on the track two and three wide without any problems so my hats off to the track prep crew for the job they did tonight."

Completing the top ten were Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Wayne Chinn, Chris Combs and Aaron Hatton.

In preliminary action Johnny Wheeler was the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier with a 15.982 second lap over the 22 entrants on hand. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Steve Casebolt, Jr., Tyrel Todd and Randle Sweeney.

The next O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event will be on Friday Night, August 26 paying $3,000 at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.

Race Summary

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Presented by Arizona Spoirt Shirts

Event #15

Saturday Night, August 6, 2005

Soggy Bottom Speedway-Morgantown, KY

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Johnny Wheeler 15.952 seconds

VP Fuel Makin' Power Heat #1: Steve Casebolt, Jr., Mike Jewell, Johnny Wheeler, Wayne Chinn, Tyler Landers, Shannon Thornsberry, Whitney McQueary, David Huff

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Tyrel Todd, Bryan Barber, Aaron Hatton, Chris Combs, Blake Chinn, Dennis Selby, Jason Hinkle

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Randle Sweeney, Michael England, Tim Tungate, Frankie Coomer, Mike Luna, Dan Deaton, Jason Koger

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass A Main (40 Laps): Randle Sweeney, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Wayne Chinn, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Blake Chinn, Tyler Landers, Johnny Wheeler, Shannon Thornsberry, Dan Deaton, Jason Koger, Frankie Coomer, Whitney McQueary, David Huff, Dennis Selby, Mike Luna, Jason Hinkle

Race Statistics:

Entries: 22

Cautions: 2

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Tyrel Todd 1-13, Randle Sweeney 14, Todd 15, Sweeney 16-40

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Rookie of the Race: Wayne Chinn

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Bryan Barber (started 5th and finished 2nd) advanced 3 positions

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points Standings after 8/6/05

1. Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY) 2790

2. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY) 2750

3. Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN) 2605

4. Michael England (Glasgow, KY) 2565

5. Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY) 2535

6. Chris Combs (Isom, KY) 2490

7. Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY) 2440

8. Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH) 2275

9. Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN) 2225

10. Blake Chinn (Tipp City, OH) 1905

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

BoB points after August 6

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	5m	Whitney McQueary	2790
2	18	Tim Tungate	2750
3	9	Mike Jewell	2605
4	5E	Michael England	2565
5	33	Aaron Hatton	2535
6	47	Chris Combs ®	2490
7	14	Tyrel Todd	2440
8	1	Wayne Chinn ®	2275
9	49	Frankie Coomer ®	2225
10	9	Blake Chinn ®	1905

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Ventures to Soggy Bottom Speedway August 6th

LEXINGTON, KY -- The Soggy Bottom Speedway, located just outside of Morgantown, KY, will be the next stop for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series. After seven races, Joey Kramer continues to lead the series point standings.

It will be the second appearance of the season for the BoB "Mod Squad" at the Mack & Lesa Gabbard promoted facility. Points leader Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN won the series first visit to the track earlier this year. For the second time this season, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will co-headline the program.

There will be a complete race program for the Open Wheel Modifieds with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains and the Rattliff Motors A-Main. The Late Model feature will pay $3000 to win and the Open Wheel Modified feature will pay $1500 to win. The complete purse for the Open Wheel Modifieds' event at Soggy Bottom is as follows:

1. $1500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125

Seven races into the 2005 season for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, Joey Kramer leads the points chase followed by defending series champion Kelly Warren, Justin Rattliff, Hank Bradley, and Adam Cole. Thus far, nearly 150 different drivers have competed with the BoB Modifieds this year and there have been five different winners in the last five races with Kramer being the only repeat winner on the circuit all season.

For more information of the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Set for Soggy Bottom Speedway August 6th

LEXINGTON, KY -- This Saturday, August 6th, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts visits the Soggy Bottom Speedway located just outside of Morgantown, KY. In 2005, 13 different drivers 14 events have graced victory lane in the nation's top regional dirt Late Model series.

It will be the sixth ever appearance for Kentucky's premier Dirt Late Model sanctioning body at the Mack & Lesa Gabbard promoted facility which opened in 1989. In five previous O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series visits, Johnny Wheeler has two wins with Aaron Hatton, Victor Lee, and Dennis Erb each claiming one victory. For the second time this season, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will co-headline the program.

There will be a complete race program for the BoB drivers with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. The Late Model feature will pay $3000 to win and the Open Wheel Modified feature will pay $1500 to win.

After 14 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events thus far in 2005, 13 different drivers have made their way to winner's circle. Dunnville, KY native Whitney McQueary leads the current series point standings by a mere 95 points over Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY. Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell is currently third with Mt. Sterling, KY's Aaron Hatton and Glasgow, KY's Michael England rounding out the top five.

For more information of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts , visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (top 10)

1. 2650 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

2. 2555 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

3. 2405 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

4. 2355 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 2345 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

6. 2305 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

7. 2235 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

8. 2085 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

9. 2080 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

10. 1730 Blake Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

For Immediate Release:

James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Brian Birkhofer Wins Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event in LaSalle Speedway Barnburner

LaSalle, IL--The official score sheets from the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Saturday Night at the LaSalle Speedway shows seven lead changes in the race, of course that is at the start-finish line but there were at least twice that many lead exchanges in the thrilling 50 lap $10,000 to win "Illinois Valley Challenge" that saw Muscatine, IA driver Brian Birkhofer park his car in victory circle for the second time this season in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition.

Birkhofer led the last 16 laps of the race as he piloted his Daufeldt Transport/TB & Company/Simon Trucking/J&J Steel/McFarland Pain Clinic/Pratt Motorsports/Community Bank of Muscatine/S&S Concrete/Eastern Iowa Landscape/Executive Finish/Reed's Lawn Service/Bryant Roofing/Precision Machine/Pro Power Race Engines sponsored MasterSbilt Monte Carlo to the win in front of a packed house. Trailing Birkhofer across the finish line was Earl Pearson, Jr of Jacksonville, FL, who came back from a flat tire to take second in the Lucas Oil Products/Larry Wallace Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus. Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL was third in the Petroff Towing/Malcuit Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo with fourth going to Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Doug Herbert Performance Parts/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket Grand Prix. Rounding out the top five was hard charger of the race, Billy Drake of Bloomington, IL in the Steidinger Construction/Mullvain Motors/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo who came from the 19th starting spot.

Earl Pearson, Jr. and 18 year old high school junior, Travis Rokey would make up the front starting row for the 50 lap main event. The race would go green for one lap until an accident in turn two slowed the action. Pearson had grabbed the point from the get go with Brady Smith sliding into second followed by Don O'Neal. Pearson would lead another circuit after the restart, but Smith would get a run on Pearson down the backstraight to take the lead. O'Neal would then go to second by Pearson as Pearson fell to third place. Brian Birkhofer was headed towards the front as he started in fifth and roared past O'Neal and Pearson to take second on lap five. The tremendous racing up front continued with Darren Miller pounding the cushion and going from 10th to third in only six laps. On lap 6 the caution would fly for flat tires for Donnie Moran and Pearson. Both pitted and returned to racing action. The top five now would consist of Smith in front followed by Birkhofer, Miller, O'Neal and Dennis Erb, Jr. Erb would get by O'Neal on lap for fourth. The race for the lead had the capacity crowd cheering loudly as Smith and Birkhofer then would get toe to toe for the lead. Smith and Birkhofer would race side by side down the straightways with Smith holding the advantage at the scoring line. On lap 16 Smith would get too high in turn four and Birkhofer would slip by him to take the lead for the first time in the race.

Smith would then pull even with Birkhofer again and the two went side by side for two laps until Smith was out in front again on lap 18. But a lap later Birkhofer retook the lead as the cars were really pouding the cushion that had built up in turns three and four. Miller was a solid third with Erb and O'Neal still in the top five. O'Neal then would pass both Miller and Erb to take over third on lap 21. With the halfway signal given it was still Birkhofer barely in front followed by Smith, O'Neal, Erb and now Matt Miller. Scott James would slow and bring out a caution on lap 26. On the restart O'Neal would blast by Smith and a lap later Birkhofer to take over the lead. At the 30 lap mark it was now O'Neal showing the way and threatening to pull away from the field. Birkhofer was second trailed by Smith, Erb and Matt Miller. Jason Feger started to get it cranked up as the youngest entered the top five on lap 31 by Matt Miller. A caution on lap 33 would halt the exciting action temporarily. At this time Darren Miller who had been really strong left the race and did not return. On the restart O'Neal bolted out to a three car length lead over Birkhofer, but Birkhofer would catch up and slide by O'Neal coming off of turn number four on lap 35. Smith who was fourth in the running order would catch the burm in turn four and see Feger and Steve Casebolt, Jr. who was on the move from his 15th starting spot collide with him with all three cars retired for the night.

After that there would be no more cautions as the race would go green the rest of the way. Birkhofer would be the lead with Pearson who had pitted earlier to change a flat tire now up to second in an incredible comeback. Pearson had passed O'Neal for second on lap 35 as the two went door to door. Pearson then set his sights on Birkhofer in the final 10 laps of the race, but Birkhofer would not make any mistakes and smoothly drive the track taking his car all the way to the checkers for his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of '05. Pearson's comeback netted him a second place finish for the fifth time in series competition as Erb would take third. Fourth place was Matt Miller with Billy Drake charging up from his 19th starting position to take fifth place as he was right on Miller's heels at the finish.

In victory circle Birkhofer thanked previous LaSalle winner, Jimmy Mars for some expert advice. "I want to thank Jimmy Mars for telling me what to do here tonight, he won here in May coming from 14th and I trusted his advice since he couldn't be here tonight I talked to him on the phone earlier," "That was a really exciting race and I want to thank the fans for coming out tonight and they surely got their money's worth watching that race."

Completing the top ten were Don O'Neal, Brian Shirley, John Provenzano, Michael Glynn and Freddy Smith.

In preliminary events Earl Pearson, Jr. was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier for the 28 car field at 12.685 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were Pearson, Brady Smith and Travis Rokey. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was won by Billy Drake.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #24

Saturday Night, July 30, 2005

LaSalle Speedway-LaSalle, Illinois

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time: Earl Pearson, Jr. 12.685 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Earl Pearson, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Jason Feger, Darren Miller, Kevin Weaver, Jay Fiene, John Provenzano, Denny Eckrich, Frank Reaber, Edward Williams

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller, Scott James, Michael Glynn, Freddy Smith, Billy Drake, Tom Markham, Whitney McQueary

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Travis Rokey, Don O'Neal, Rick Aukland, Donnie Moran, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Bart Schwartz, Tim Dohm, Tony Izzo, Jr., Brian Shirley

Mason Racing' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Billy Drake, Brian Shirley, John Provenzano, Denny Eckrich, Whitney McQueary, Tom Markham, Frank Reaber, Tim Dohm, Edward Williams

"Illinois Valley Challenge" 50 Lap Feature: Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dennis Erb, Jr., Matt MIller, Billy Drake, Don O'Neal, Brian Shirley, John Provenzano, Michael Glynn, Freddy Smith, Tim Dohm, Frank Reaber, Whitney McQueary, Donnie Moran, Brady Smith, Jason Feger, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Darren Miller, Scott James, Jay Fiene, Travis Rokey, Kevin Weaver, Bart Schwartz, Rick Aukland

Race Statistics

Entries: 28

Cautions: 6

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Earl Pearson, Jr. 1-2, Brady Smith 2-16, Brian Birkhofer 16-17, Smith 18, Birkhofer 19-27, Don O'Neal 28-34, Birkhofer 35-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Billy Drake (started 19th and finished 5th) advanced 14 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Tim Dohm and Whitney McQueary

Track Provisional: Frank Reaber

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Earl Pearson, Jr. Prevails in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at Tri-City Speedway

PONTOON BEACH, IL--After recording five second place finishes this season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL finally broke through with his first win of '05 on Sunday Night, July 31 at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL as the 33 year old racer took the "Miller Lite-Wallace Brother Homecoming" 50 lap $10,000 to win main event to become the 15th different winner in 25 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events this season.

Pearson who started fifth on the grid inherited the lead on the 23rd lap after race leader Don O'Neal went pitside. Pearson was driving the Carlton and Kemp Lamm owned/Lucas Oil Products/Dunn-Benson
Ford/K&N Engineering Inc./All Star Performance/Sunoco Race Fuels/Larry Wallace Racing Engines powered MasterSbilt Ford Taurus. Finishing second and hounding Pearson until the finish was Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH in the PBM Performance Products/SMS Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third was
Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Dirt Shop, Inc/Lo Temp Brazing/Rocket Grand Prix with fourth place to Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the Daufeldt Transport/Pro Power Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo and completing the top five was Darren Miller of Chadwick, IL in the Seubert Calf Ranches/Pro Power Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus.

Shannon Babb and Don O'Neal would make up a stout front row starting line up and just as he had done in his heat race win Babb would show his strength early on grabbing the point from the start and immediately opening up a lead over O'Neal. Babb would quickly start to pick up the tail end of the field as the cars were flying around the 1/2 mile dirt track. O'Neal was trying to keep Babb with in eyesight as Babb started to lap cars by the 10^th circuit. Pearson, who started fifth was running third a this point with Moran and Darren Miller holding down fourth and fifth places. As Babb and O'Neal were working their way through traffic O'Neal started to close down the lead on Babb closing to within two car lengths by lap 20. Just when O'Neal looked like he had something for Babb a caution flew for a slowed Scott James on lap 21 for the only caution of the race. During the caution Babb developed a flat tire and went pitside to change a tire giving up his lead to O'Neal. When the race resumed O'Neal would sprint to the lead with Pearson in second followed by Moran, Matt Miller and Darren Miller. But O'Neal would last one lap in front until motor woes sidelined as he pulled his car to the infield and out of the race.

Pearson would then pick up the point with Moran all over him. Pearson would go to five car lengths out in front until Moran would chop that down to two car lengths at times. By the 32nd lap traffic started to be in Pearson's future as Moran was right on him now. As the duo would race through traffic Pearson would still hold the advantage. Matt Miller and Brian Birkhofer were duking it out for third in a tight battle for that spot, but they were several car lengths behind the front two at this point. With ten laps to go Moran was all over Pearson looking for a way to get past him with five laps to go Pearson would be four lengths ahead but Moran again would stage one last ditch effort in the closing laps and tried to drive his car harder into the turns to catch Pearson, but it was not to be as Pearson would handle the pressure of Moran and take his car to victory lane for the first time in 2005. Moran was second with Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer and Darren Miller completing the top five.

"It feels good to finally get a Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win" said Pearson on the victory podium where he was surrounded by his crew and Forrest Lucas, who was attending the event. "I'm glad we got one here in
front of Forrest, this one is for him for sticking with me and believing in me even through the tough times earlier this year." Just three weeks ago Pearson and the Dunn-Benson crew made the switch to a MasterSbilt Chassis. "This series has become the toughest to win on and this MasterSbilt car was great tonight I want to thank Keith and Tader Masters for their help along with some of the other guys running their equipment they have been helpful in giving me advice on the car."

Rounding out the top ten were Shannon Babb, who re-entered the race after the flat tire, Freddy Smith, Brian Shirley, Steve Casebolt, Jr. and Brady Smith.

Darren Miller was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier with a 21.200 clocking for the 30 entrants on hand for the event. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races went to Freddy Smith, Don O'Neal and Shannon Babb. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was won by Kenny Wallace.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Saturday Night, August 27 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY paying $10,000 to win.

Race Summary
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Event #25
Sunday Night, July 31, 2005
Tri-City Speedway-Pontoon Beach, IL

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Darren Miller 21.200

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Freddy Smith, Donnie Moran, Darren Miller, Randy Korte, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace, Mark Oller, Reid Mallard

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Scott James, Brian Birkhofer, Tim Dohm, Jason Frankel, Jayme Zidar, Bert Cheatham, Mike Hammerle, Mike Wallace

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Shannon Babb, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Matt Miller, Brian Shirley, Brady Smith, Whitney McQueary, Bryan Collins, Kyle Steffens, Ron McQuerry, Billy Laycock

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Kenny Wallace, Bryan Collins, Mark Oller, Kyle Steffens, Ron McQuerry, Bert Cheatham, Reid Mallard, Mike Wallace, Jayme Zidar, Billy Laycock, Mike Hammerle

Miller-Lite Wallace Brothers Homecoming 50 Lap Main Event: Earl Pearson, Jr., Donnie Moran, Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer, Darren Miller, Shannon Babb, Freddy Smith, Brian Shirley, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Brady Smith, Randy Korte, Ken Schrader, Steve Sheppard, Jr., Whitney McQueary, Mike Wallace, Kyle Steffens, Bryan Collins, Kenny Wallace, Jason Frankel, Tim Dohm, Jayme Zidar, Don O'Neal, Scott James, Mark Oller, Mike Hammerle

Race Statistics:

Entries: 30
Cautions: 1
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Shannon Babb 1-21, Don O'Neal 22, Earl Pearson, Jr. 23-50
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Brady Smith
Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Brian Birkhofer (started 11th and finished 4th) advanced 7 positions
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Jayme Zidar and Mike Hammerle
Track Provisional: Mike Wallace

points after July 30

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	71	Don O'Neal	4780
2	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	4630
3	7	Matt Miller	4565
4	99	Donnie Moran	4555
5	83	Scott James ®	3880
6	00	Freddy Smith	3505
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	3310
8	2	Brady Smith ®	2830
9	15b	Brian Birkhofer	2515
10	96	Terry English	2360

July 30
Matt Miller Outduels Moran in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at West
Liberty

WEST LIBERTY, IA--Matt Miller of Waterville, OH led all 50 laps while
outdueling Donnie Moran to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on
Thursday Night at the West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa. The 34 year
old 2005 $100,000 Dream Winner rolled to the lead at the start of the 50 lap
main event on his way to the $10,000 payday for his second Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series win of '05. Miller drove the Scott Smith crew chiefed, Dirt Shop,
Inc/McCullough Industries/Performance Rod and Custom/Doug Herbert Performance
Circle Track Parts/Lo-Temp Brazing/Banshee Graphics/Hoosier Tires/Whaley and
Son Collision/McDonald Refrigeration/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket
Pontiac Grand Prix #7 to victory circle over Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH in the
PBM Performance Products/SMS Race Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third place
went to Andy Eckrich of Iowa City, IA in his first career start with the series
as he was driving the Precision Performance/Grove Automotive/Barry Wright Grand
Prix with fourth place going to Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the
Daufeldt Transport/Pro Power Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo with Earl Pearson,
Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in the Lucas Oil/Larry Wallace Racing
Engines/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus.

Andy Eckrich and Matt Miller would make the front row with 50 laps of racing in
front of them it would be very important as to who would get the lead in this
race at the start with the stout field on hand. Miller would be the man to do
that as he outpowered the younger Eckrich on the start and blasted into the
lead heading into turn number one. Eckrich would fall in behind Miller for
second with Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer and Steve Boley making up the top
five after one lap was scored. The race would go green until a three car
accident in turn two slowed the action. Once the race resumed Miller was still
holding the point and building his lead to six and seven car lengths lap after
lap over Eckrich. Eckrich was receiving heavy pressure from Moran at this
point and on lap 10 Moran would scoot by Eckrich to take over second place.
Moran would now have Miller in his sights, but it would take a tremendous
effort now to track down Miller has he had built a sizable lead. A caution on
lap 16 for a slowed Steve Casebolt Jr would close the field up behind Miller.
The race would then see five more laps of green flag racing with Moran all over
Miller for the lead, but Denny Eckrich blew a tire on lap 21 necessitating
another caution flag period.

Scott James would stop with a flat on lap 24 for another caution as tire wear
was becoming a factor among some of the top ten drivers. With the halfway mark
given it was still Miller showing the way with Moran in second and a good
battle for third between Andy Eckrich and Birkhofer was also taking place. On
the restarts Miller would open up a five car length lead over Moran and it
would take Moran several laps to catch back up to Miller. With 15 laps to go
Moran was right on Miller's rear bumper and would close significantly in the
corners as Miller would pull away down the straightaways. A caution for debris
on lap 39 would slow the field one more time and set up an 11 lap shootout to
the finish line. Miller would again restart with force and get away from Moran
as Andy Eckrich was fighting off all challenges from Birkhofer.   With five
laps remaining Moran was again right on Miller, but it was going to take a
mistake by Miller for Moran to pass him. Miller would hold his line lap after
lap in the closing segment of the race as he would power to win over Moran.
Andy Eckrich the current point's leader at West Liberty Raceway would do a nice
job all race long in securing the third spot at the pay window. Birkhofer
would wind up fourth with Earl Pearson, Jr. coming on strong from his 12th
starting spot to pass two cars in the waning laps to finish fifth.

"It is real good win for the team," said Miller in victory lane afterwards. "I
knew I had to get the jump on the 56 car heading into turn one, because I felt
like once we had the lead it would be hard for anyone to pass us out here
tonight," said the former Eldora Speedway track champion. "I knew Donnie would
be tough, he always is in the thick of things and I knew he was going to give
me a strong effort to try and pass me, but I knew if I held my line it would be
tough for him to beat me and on the restarts the car was exceptional and I want
to give credit to Scott Smith and everybody with team for giving me such a
great race car tonight and thanks to the fans for coming out tonight was well."

Completing the top ten were Gary Webb, Don O'Neal, Darren Miller, Chad Simpson
and Chris Simpson.

In preliminary events for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Don O'Neal was
the top qualifier in the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials with a
lap of 20.545 seconds among the 30 entrants on hand. The VP Fuels Makin' Power
Heat Race Winners were Matt Miller, Donnie Moran and Andy Eckrich. The Mason
Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was taken by Chad Holladay.

Race Summary
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
Event #23
Thursday Night, July 28, 2005
West Liberty Raceway-West Liberty, Iowa

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Don O'Neal   20.545 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Matt Miller, Darren Miller, Steve Boley, Don
O'Neal, Thomas Christenson, Rob Moss, Chad Holladay, Rick Aukland, Chad
Simpson, Boone McLaughlin

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer, Brady Smith,
Scott James, Tommy Elston, Chris Simpson, Tim Dohm, Chuck Mayerhofer, Whitney
McQueary, Todd Davis

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Andy Eckrich, Gary Webb, Denny Eckrich, Earl
Pearson, Jr., Dave Eckrich, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Freddy Smith, Jay Johnson,
Johnny Johnson

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Chad Holloday, Tim Dohm, Chuck
Mayerhofer, Chad Simpson, Rick Aukland, Johnny Johnson, Whitney McQueary, Boone
McLaughlin, Freddy Smith, Todd Davis

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main: (50 Laps): Matt Miller, Donnie
Moran, Andy Eckrich, Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Gary Webb, Don O'Neal,
Darren Miller, Chad Simpson, Chris Simpson, Brady Smith, Tim Dohm, Chad
Holloday, Freddy Smith, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Steve Boley, Dave Eckrich, Chuck
Mayerhofer, Scott James, Denny Eckrich, Todd Davis, Rick Aukland, Rob Moss,
Thomas Christenson, Tommy Elston

Race Statistics:
Entries: 30
Cautions: 5
Red Flags: 0
Lap Leaders: Matt Miller 1-50
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Brady Smith
Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Chad Simpson (started 22nd and finished
in 9th) advanced 15 positions
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Freddy Smith and Rick Aukland
Track Provisionals: Todd Davis

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors
Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and "Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model
Dirt Series"

VP Racing Fuels- "Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series"

Hoosier Race Tires - "Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series"

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products,
Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing
Tires, PPM, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire,
Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts &
Sales, On The Edge Graphics, and Cruise With The Champions

For Immediate Release:

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Midwest Summer Tour" Rolls Into Iowa and Illinois for 3 Shows

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Heads back to the Midwest this coming week with three shows in two states. On Thursday Night, July 28 the series makes its first ever visit to the West Liberty Raceway in West Liberty, Iowa, then on Saturday Night, July 30 returns for the second time in '05 to the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois for the "Illinois Valley Challenge" and then another first time visit will take place on Sunday Night, July 31 at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois for the "Miller Lite-Wallace Brothers Homecoming 50." The race at Tri-City Speedway will be taped for broadcast at a date and time to be announced on ESPN2. All three Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events will feature Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and each evening will end with a $10,000 to win/$700 to start main event.

The 2005 edition of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series can be termed a success story so far with 14 different winners in 22 events and 416 different drivers have raced with the series this year starting in Florida back in February. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN is the current series point’s leader. O'Neal has the most wins with seven victories this year. Tied for second place in points is Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH and Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN. James currently is the leading "Rookie of the Year" driver point’s chase.

The rest of the top ten currently for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series include: Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Terry English of Benton, KY, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI and Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV.

O'Neal with his seven wins leads the victory list with Moran and English the only other drivers with more than one win on the tour this year. Other winners in '05 include: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James, Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller, Rick Eckert, Steve Casebolt, Jr. and Robbie Scott.

While the visits to West Liberty and Tri-City are the first for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series it LaSalle Speedway will mark a return visit this season for the series. In the first race at LaSalle back in May, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI was the winner after coming from the 14th starting spot.

West Liberty Raceway is located 2 blocks west of downtown West Liberty, Iowa (at the junction of US 6 and SR 70) on 3rd Avenue, then 2 blocks South on Calhoun Street at the fairgrounds. The track phone on race day is (319) 627-2414.

LaSalle Speedway is located south of I-80 on I-39 to exit 57, then 1.5 miles east on US 6. For more on LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois you can visit the Kerrianne Izzo promoted facility website at www.lasallespeedway.com. The track phone on race day is (815) 223-6900.

Tri-City Speedway is located in Pontoon Beach, Illinois. The track is located across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO. Take exit 4 off of I-270 and then go a 1/2 mile south on SR 203. The newly designed website for the Gundaker Family promoted facility is www.tricityspeedway.net. For more information on the special event at Tri-City which will feature Rusty, Kenny and Mike Wallace on hand to sign autographs with another special guest appearance who will be racing his dirt late model and that will be Ken Schrader. Mike Wallace is the driver of the Lucas Oil Chevrolet Monte Carlo on the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and Rusty Wallace is in his final season of NASCAR Nextel Cup racing and is the 1989 Cup Champion. For ticket information on the Tri-City race you can call the track office at (636) 329-1122. The track phone number on race day is (618) 931-7836.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Upcoming Schedule Summary

Thursday Night, July 28

West Liberty Raceway

West Liberty, Iowa

$10,000 to win/$700 to start

Saturday Night, July 30

LaSalle Speedway

LaSalle, Illinois

"Illinois Valley Challenge"

$10,000 to win/$700 to start

Sunday Night, July 31

Tri-City Speedway

Pontoon Beach, Illinois

"Miller-Lite-Wallace Brothers Homecoming"

$10,000 to win/$700 to start

For more information on the dirt slingin' side by side action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their new website address at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Top 10 in Points after July 23, 2005

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN - 4250

2. Earl Pearson, Jr, Jacksonville, FL- 3935

Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH -3935

4. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH -3885

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, IN -3485

6. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN - 2970

7. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV - 2835

8. Terry English, Benton, KY - 2360

9. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI -2320

10. Steve Shaver, Vienna, WV -1880

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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For Immediate Release:

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at Tazewell Speedway Moved to September 4^th

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event scheduled for Saturday, September 3^rd at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee has been moved back a day as to not conflict with an event in the same area.

The "Citizens Bank 75" will be on Sunday, September 4^th There will be a complete racing program for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 75 lap main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

For more information on the dirt slingin' side by side action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their new website address at www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Top 10 in Points after July 23, 2005

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN - 4250

2. Earl Pearson, Jr, Jacksonville, FL- 3935

Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH -3935

4. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH -3885

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, IN -3485

6. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN - 2970

7. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV - 2835

8. Terry English, Benton, KY - 2360

9. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI -2320

10. Steve Shaver, Vienna, WV -1880

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Tim Tungate Tops O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series' "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial at Richmond (KY) Raceway

RICHMOND, KY -- In front of a standing-room-only crowd, Tim Tungate netted his biggest career victory Saturday night at the Richmond Raceway as the Campbellsville, KY native picked up $5,000 in the 18th Annual Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial. Tungate becomes the 13th different winner in 14 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events for 2005.

Timmy Yeager and Chris Combs were slated to set the pace for the 50-lap "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial, but problems forced Combs to hop in an Aaron Hatton backup car as 4th-starting Hatton moved up to the outside pole. When the green flag waved, it was a three-car dance for the point between Yeager, Hatton, and Tim Tungate when a log jam in turns three and four saw nearly half the field involved in an accident which brought out the red flag. Of the 11 cars involved, only two were unable to continue.

When racing resumed, it was a complete restart with Yeager, Hatton, and Tungate three-wide for the top spot. Hatton inched ahead as Tungate tucked under his rear deck lid with Yeager, Tyrel Todd, and fast qualifier Paul Harris following. A lap four caution would seemingly keep Hatton within striking distance, but the race leader fell to the infield with transmission problems. Tungate inherited the point and led the field back to the green with Yeager and Todd in hot pursuit. Ten laps into the race, 14th-starting Johnny Wheeler and 16th-starting John Gill were methodically picking their way through the pack as they had cracked the top five. One lap later, Gill worked by Wheeler for 4th and then took 3rd from Todd on lap 12. Wheeler and Todd then engaged in a door-to-door dance for 4th swapping the position several times until a lap 21 caution slowed the pace.

On the restart, Tungate remained at the head of the field followed by Yeager, Gill, Todd, and Wheeler. Just after the halfway point, Yeager found some bite at the top of the Action Track and slowly began to reel in Tungate. With 20 laps remaining, Yeager had tracked down the race leader and was looking for a pass. For several laps, Yeager rolled his mount high in turns three and four, getting a nose alongside Tungate, only to have the "Stone Cold" motor back ahead down the front chute. As the fans attention was glued to the battle for the lead, Tyrel Todd worked back around John Gill to take third as Gill and Johnny Wheeler now duked it out for 4th.

With 12 laps to go, Tungate started slicing through the back of the pack as the Campbellsville, KY veteran started inching back ahead of Yeager. Putting lapped cars between himself and the second place car, Tungate was able to set his ride on cruise control over the final few laps and roll his ride across the stripe first in the 50-lap, $5,000 to win, 18th Annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial. The win is the biggest of Tungate's career and his first with the series in 2005. He becomes the 13th different winner in 14 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirtcar Series events for 2005.

Tungate's Logan and Jane Parrott owned CJ Rayburn Monte Carlo is powered by an AMS Racing Engine and carries sponsorship from J&L Title, Guardian Mortgage, Ancil Reynolds RV, ABC Child Care, Phillips Lane Restaurant, White Construction, James Medical Equipment, Mulch Madness, Children's Palace, Price's Grocery, MDW Transport, Jeff's Food Mart, Cox Properties, SpeeDecals, and Shelly's Hot Styles. Product sponsors for Tungate include K&N Filters, PPM Racing Products, and Bell Helmets.

"Winning this race means a lot to me," Tungate said after the race. "I grew up watching 'Butterball' at Taylor County and he was one of the very best here in Kentucky. You know, I made it a personal goal of mine about five or six years ago to win this race. We came close back in 2001, but to get this win here today is just great and it means so much to me." Tungate continued, "I have to thank Tony Rose from American Racers, CJ Rayburn for building a great race car, AMS for putting together a great engine, and (car owners) Logan and Jane Parrott for everything they've done. I also have to thanks my fiancée, my fans, all of my sponsors, and my pit crew. These guys that work on my car are outstanding."

Harrodsburg, KY's Timmy Yeager finished second in the Ferguson Drywall/Three Rivers Materials/Pro Power/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third went to Eubank, KY native Tyrel Todd driving the Pulaski Steel & Supply/Gerald's Auto Parts/Bullock/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. 16th-starting John Gill of Mitchell, IN was fourth in the Harrod Farms/Perry's Auto Sales sponsored AMS powered Rayburn Grand Prix. Mike Hawley rounded out the top five driving the Mike's Backhoe/Penske Shocks/Custom/Rayburn Grand Prix. Paul Harris finished sixth with 23rd-starting Benji Lee 7th, Johnny Wheeler 8th, 24th-starting Mike Wooldridge 9th, and Scott Douglas 10th.

30 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Paul Harris setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Timmy Yeager, Chris Combs, and Tim Tungate while Johnny Wheeler won the O'Reilly Auto Parts B-Main.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is off this weekend and will travel to the Soggy Bottom Raceway on August 6th for their next event which will be a double-header with NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Race Summary

Richmond Raceway - Richmond, KY

18th Annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial

Saturday, July 23, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Paul Harris - 14.976

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Timmy Yeager, Aaron Hatton, Shannon Thornsberry, Paul Harris, Mike Hawley, Johnny Wheeler, John Gill, TJ Wooldridge, Jason Hinkle, Michael England

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Chris Combs, Michael Chilton, Tyrel Todd, Jason Barrett, Victor Lee, Benji Lee, Brandon Hardgrove, Brad Neat, Frankie Coomer, Blake Chinn

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Whitney McQueary, Marty Stepp, Bobby Carrier Jr., Scott Douglas, Wayne Chinn, Mike Luna, Mike Wooldridge, Jerry Rutherford

O'Reilly Auto Parts B-Main: Johnny Wheeler, Michael England, John Gill, Wayne Chinn, Scott Douglas, Mike Luna, Mike Wooldridge, TJ Wooldridge, Brandon Hardgrove, Brad Neat, Frankie Coomer, Jason Hinkle, Blake Chinn

18th Annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial: Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Tyrel Todd, John Gill, Mike Hawley, Paul Harris, Benji Lee, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Wooldridge, Scott Douglas, Michael England, Bobby Carrier Jr., Jason Barrett, Mike Luna, Wayne Chinn, Mike Jewell, Victor Lee, Aaron Hatton, Shannon Thornsberry, Michael Chilton, Chris Combs, Blake Chinn, Whitney McQueary, Marty Stepp

Race Statistics:

Entries: 30

Lap Leaders: Aaron Hatton 1-4, Tim Tungate 5-50

Cautions: 4

Red Flags: 1

BoB Rookie of the Race: Mike Luna

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Benji Lee (started 23rd, finished 7th)

BoB Provisionals: Blake Chinn and Mike Luna

Track Provisionals: Benji Lee and Mike Wooldridge

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 7/23/05)

1. 2650 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

2. 2555 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

3. 2405 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

4. 2355 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 2345 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

6. 2305 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

7. 2235 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

8. 2085 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

9. 2080 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

10. 1730 Blake Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, BERT, CJ Rayburn Race Cars, American Racers, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Ringers Gloves, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

Points as of July 23 Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	5m	Whitney McQueary	2650
2	18	Tim Tungate	2555
3	9	Mike Jewell	2405
4	33	Aaron Hatton	2355
5	5E	Michael England	2345
6	47	Chris Combs ®	2305
7	14	Tyrel Todd	2235
8	1	Wayne Chinn ®	2085
9	49	Frankie Coomer ®	2080
10	9	Blake Chinn ®	1730

For Immediate Release

Michael Despain – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Robbie Scott Scores Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win in Earl Hill Memorial Victory at Tyler County Speedway

Middlebourne, WV- July 23- Twenty-nine year old Robbie Scott of Shinnston, WV scored the biggest of his racing career on Saturday night by winning the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctioned Earl Hill Memorial at Tyler County Speedway. The payday was worth $7,000 for the Tyler County Speedway regular and came aboard the Bob Scott owned Banshee Graphics/Rocket Chassis sponsored #18 Rocket Chassis, Gary Stanton Race Engines powered entry.

Scott would take the initial lead at the start of the race, with Freddy Smith giving chase, followed by Scott James, Steve Casebolt, Jr., and Chuck Harper. Steve Shaver would work his way into the top five with a pass of Harper in the early going, while Scott motored away from the field after a lap 3 caution that would see Donnie Moran, Matt Miller, and Paul Wilmoth tangle, with all three going pitside for repairs, with Moran and Miller returning to action.

This event would see second place not be the place to be as Freddy Smith would have a flat tire while running second on lap 7 and draw the caution flag and pit for fresh rubber. Scott James would then assume the runner-up slot behind Scott and would pass Robbie Scott for the race lead on lap 17, only to have the pass voided for a stalled Steve Casebolt, Jr. in turn four. Back under green, Scott would have James all over him again, only to see the night go sour for James when a busted oil cooler ended his night one lap after the restart. This would put Tim Dohm into the runner-up slot as this point, while Steve Shaver would go third, with 16^th starting and defending Earl Hill Memorial winner Mike Benedum now fourth and Earl Pearson, Jr. fifth.

Scott and Dohm race for lead for several laps, as Don O’Neal would bring the heat to Pearson, Jr. for the fifth spot with 15 circuits remaining. Dohm’s run in the second spot would also end around lap 30 when he pulled his mount to the infield with a blown engine. A final caution flag appeared on lap 38, bunching the bunch back together one final time to give everyone one last shot at the top spot. Benedum would deal Shaver a slider to take the runner-up slot, with Keith Barbara driving by O’Neal and Harper to break into the top five.

Scott would drive away over the final dozen laps to score the win with defending event winner Benedum finishing second in the Hayhurst Equipment/Benedum and Sons, Inc. Right of Way Cleaning#25 Rocket Chassis, Butch Hixson Race Engines powered entry. Shaver would finish third in the Bill Bland Motorsports owned Richard Construction/Bland’s Towing #0 Rocket Chassis, Draime Race Engines mount. Pearson, Jr. would finish fourth in the Lucas Oil Products/Dunn Benson Ford #1 MasterSbilt Race Cars, Larry Wallace Race Engine powered, Carlton Lamb owned entry. Barbara’s Triangle Benefit Services/S and S Auto Repair #17 Rocket Chassis, Rhodes Performance Engines unit would complete the top five. The remainder of the top ten would be Chuck Harper, Don O’Neal, Matt Miller, Freddy Smith, and Bobby Hill

Thirty-six entries signed in for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event, with Rob Blair establishing a new track record during Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Products time trials with a 12.430 second lap. VP Racing Fuel Makin’ Power heat wins went to Smith, Scott, Casebolt, Jr., and James. The Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno 1^st B-Main was won by Blair, with Matt Miller winning the PPM Racing Products 2^nd B-Main. Series provisional starting spots were taken by Rick Aukland and Corey Conley, with track provisionals going to Bobby Hill and Greg Baumberger.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

Saturday July 23, 2005

Tyler County Speedway – Middlebourne, WV

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Products Fast Time- Rob Blair - 12.430 (New Track Record)

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1- Freddy Smith, Chuck Harper, Earl Pearson, Jr., Donnie Moran, Rob Blair, Steve Wilmoth, Sonny Conley, Steve Lucas, Mitch Gillian

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2- Robbie Scott, Steve Shaver, Tim Dohm, Mark Banal, Steve Weigle, Rick Aukland, M.T. Hall, Gary Knollinger, Doug Eaton

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3- Steve Casebolt, Jr., Don O’Neal, Mike Balzano, Keith Barbara, Jared Hawkins, Matt Miller, Mike Eaton, D.J. Pellen, Nick Corbitt

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4- Scott James, Tim Hitt, Paul Wilmoth, Mike Benedum, Charlie Maloney, Bobby Hill, Corey Conley, Greg Baumberger, Dave Gorrell

Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1- Rob Blair, Steve Weigle, Rick Aukland, Steve Lucas, M.T. Hall, Mitch Gillian, Gary Knollinger, Sonny Conley, Doug Eaton, Steve Wilmoth

PPM Racing Products B-Main #2- Matt Miller, Jared Hawkins, Greg Baumberger, Bobby Hill, Dave Gorrell, Mike Eaton, D.J. Pellen, Charlie Maloney, Corey Conley, Nick Corbitt

Lucas Oil A-Main Earl Hill Memorial- Robbie Scott, Mike Benedum, Steve Shaver, Earl Pearson, Jr., Keith Barbara, Chuck Harper, Don O’Neal, Matt Miller, Freddy Smith, Bobby Hill, Steve Weigle, Greg Baumberger, Mike Balzano, Donnie Moran, Tim Dohm, Scott James, Tim Hitt, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Corey Conley, Rick Aukland, Mark Banal, Robbie Blair, Jared Hawkins, Paul Wilmoth

Race Statistics

Total Entries- 36

Race Leaders- 1 (Scott; Lap 1-50)

Cautions- 6

Red Flags- None

Weld Racing Hard Charger- Mike Benedum (16^th to 2^nd-advanced 14 positions)

Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race- Tim Dohm Series

Lucas Oil Late Model Series Provisionals- Rick Aukland, Corey Conley

Track Provisionals- Bobby Hill, Greg Baumberger

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Top 10 in Points after July 23, 2005

1. Don O’Neal- 4250

2. Earl Pearson, Jr.- 3935

Donnie Moran-3935

4. Matt Miller-3885

5. Scott James-3485

6. Freddy Smith- 2970

7. Tim Dohm- 2835

8. Terry English- 2360

9. Brady Smith-2320

10. Steve Shaver-1880

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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For Immediate Release

Michael Despain – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Steve Casebolt, Jr. Cashes In With R.H. Armstrong Memorial Win at Elkins Speedway

Elkins, WV- July 22- Steve Casebolt, Jr. scored the biggest win of his racing career by winning the R.H. Armstrong Memorial for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Elkins Speedway on Friday night. The win was also Casebolt, Jr. first ever win with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Casebolt, Jr. drove his Seubert Calf Ranches/Arizona Sport Shirts #c9 Rocket Chassis, Dargie Race Engines powered mount to victory.

Casebolt took the lead at the drop of the green flag and would have Mike Benedum breathing down his neck, with Booper Bare pressuring Benedum from his third spot. This trio would quietly sneak away from the pack, while Donnie Moran and Rob Blair would battle for fourth. Benedum would really turn the wick up on Casebolt, Jr. around the lap 15 mark and would pull along side of the leader exiting turn two on lap 17, but Casebolt, Jr. would use slower traffic to keep Benedum at bay. Bare would finally get by Benedum for second around the midpoint of the 50 Lucas Oil A-Main, while Moran would get by Benedum for third.

The only caution flag of the race waved on lap 33 when Tim Senic rolled to a stop just over the banking in turn two. The Delaware double file restart would see Casebolt, Jr. continue his pace at the point, while Moran would move to second past Bare. Fourteenth starter Matt Miller would begin to flex his muscles at this point and make his way into the top five and begin to battle with Blair for the fourth position.

The final ten laps would Casebolt, Jr. drive away from the field and work slower traffic to his advantage and drive on the biggest win of his career. Donnie Moran would take runner-up honors in his PBM Performance Products/Eddie’s Sunoco #99 MasterSbilt Race Car, SMS Race Engines entry. Bare would drive home in third place in the Cecil B. Arthur General Contractors/ Poske Performance Parts #00 Rocket Chassis, Malcuit Race Engines powered entry. Miller would drive by Blair on the final lap to take fourth in Dirt Shop, Inc. McCullough Industries/Performance Rod and Custom #7 Rocket Chassis, Russell Baker Race Engines mount, while Rob Blair would round out the top five in his Specialty Products/Bossards’s Used Auto Parts #won11 Rocket Chassis, Draime Race Engines entry. Completing the top ten were Benedum, Steve Shaver, Paul Wilmoth, 22^nd starting Earl Pearson, Jr., and Steve Wilmoth.

Thirty eight entries representing six states were signed in, with Denny Chamberlain earning the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs fast time with a 15.520 second lap. The VP Racing Fuel Makin’ Power heat race wins went to Benedum, Bare, Casebolt, Jr., and Moran. The Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno 1^st B-Main was scored by Freddy Smith, with the PPM Racing Products 2^nd B-Main was taken by Scott Rhodes. Don O’Neal and Earl Pearson, Jr. were Lucas Oil Late Model Series provisionals, with track provisionals going to Shawn Poling and Tim Dohm.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

Friday July 23, 2005

Elkins Speedway-Elkins, West Virginia

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time- Denny Chamberlain 15.520

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1- Mike Benedum, Steve Wilmoth, Chamberlain, Tim Senic

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2- Booper Bare, Rob Blair, Scott James, Matt Miller

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3- Steve Casebolt, Jr., Steve Shaver, Mike Balzano, Chuck Harper

VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4- Donnie Moran, Jared Hawkins, Paul Wilmoth, Gary Dalton

Mason Racin’ Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1- Scott Rhodes, Rick Aukland, Robbie Scott, Billy Holbert, Tim Hitt

PPM Racing Products B-Main #2- Freddy Smith, Bobby Hill, D.J. Cline, Butch McGill, Don O’Neal

Lucas Oil Late Model Series Provisionals- O’Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr.

Track Provisionals- Shawn Poling, Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil A-Main- Casebolt, Jr., Moran, Bare, Miller, Blair, Benedum, Shaver, Paul Wilmoth, Pearson, Jr., Steve Wilmoth, Balzano, James, Aukland, Hawkins, O’Neal, Smith, Harper, Dohm, Dalton, Chamberlain, Senic, Rhodes, Poling, Hill

Race Statistics

Entries- 38

Lap Leaders-1 (Casebolt, Jr. 1-50)

Cautions-1 (Lap 33)

Red Flags-None

Weld Racing Hard Charger- Pearson, Jr. (22^nd to 9^th; advances 13 positions)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Year- Scott James

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Announces Remaining TV Schedule for July on ESPN2

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will bring to 90 million homes nationwide the most competitive form of dirt late model racing today with its dirt slingin', side by side action as ESPN2 will air three events during the remainder of the month of July.

The first showing will be the re-broadcast of the 19th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial" race from the Florence Speedway in Union, KY. This nail-biting finish saw Don O'Neal take the lead with three laps to go from Earl Pearson, Jr. as all 50 laps went caution free. The Florence race will air on Thursday Afternoon, July 21 at 2:30 PM Eastern/1:30 PM Central Time.

Up next on the ESPN2 schedule after Florence will be the action from the 7th Annual "Masters" event at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI. See the Lucas Oil Late Model Drivers challenge the high banked 3/8ths mile oval with slide-jobs galore in the closing stages of the race as Donnie Moran wins his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of 2005 at Cedar Lake. The 7th Annual "Masters" from Cedar Lake Speedway will air at 1:00 PM Eastern/12 Noon Central this Sunday, July 24.

To round out the month of July TV schedule the "Dixie Chopper Showdown" from Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, VA will air on Sunday, July 31 at 1 PM eastern/12 Noon Central as Rick Eckert takes his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event after starting in fifth.

The next event to be taped for broadcast on ESPN2 will be the "Wallace Brothers Homecoming" at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL on Sunday Night, July 31. Check the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series website at www.lucasdirt.com for more details on this event.

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after July 16, 2005

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN – 3900

2. Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH – 3545

3. Earl Pearson, Jr, Jacksonville, FL – 3540

4. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH – 3485

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, OH – 3165

6. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN – 2635

7. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV – 2530

8. Terry English, Benton, KY – 2360

9. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WV – 2320

10. Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA - 1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Returns Friday, July 22nd to Scenic Raceway

LEXINGTON, KY -- After last weekend's O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event at the Scenic Raceway was rained out, Kentucky's premier dirt Late Model touring series will head back to the Volunteer State this Friday, July 22nd, for the 30-lap, $3,000 to win race.

Friday night's make-up race at Oneida, TN's Scenic Raceway will feature a complete program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, B-Mains, and a 30-lap A-Main paying $3,000 to win. 2003 BoB Champion Mike Marlar, of Winfield, TN, won in the series' only previous visit to the Scenic Raceway.

"We're certainly excited about having the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series here on Friday," said Scenic Raceway owner John King. "They have great drivers, an extremely attractive payout, and their format provides great side-by-side racing for the fans."

Before the rains came and washed out the event last Saturday, over 30 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Late Models were in the pits with more lined up outside the gates. When asked about the anticipated car count for this event, King was enthusiastic. "I think the fans will be in for a treat. Our phone has been ringing nonstop with inquiries from 5 or 6 different states about this Friday's race."

General Admission for this event is just $15 for adults, $7 for children ages 6-11, with kids age 5 and younger free. Tier parking is just $20 while a pit pass for this race is just $30. Gates are slated to open at 4pm with Hot Laps at 7pm and Racing Optics Time Trials to follow. The 30-lap A-Main pays $3000 to win, $1500 for 2nd, $1000 for 3rd, $500 for 10th, and $300 for 20th. "With a guaranteed purse like the Battle of the Bluegrass Series has, we're excited about the unexpected drivers who might show up for this one," King stated.

Twelve races into the season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts continues to flex its muscles with eleven different winners. Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary, the only two-time winner on the tour this year, leads the current series point standings ahead of Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN), Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY), Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY), and Chris Combs (Isom, KY). To date, over 180 different drivers have competed with the nation's most top regional series in 2005.

Scenic Raceway is 1/2-mile clay oval with corners banked 24 degrees and seating for 4,500. The track, which opened in 2000, is located just off US 27, 3.3 miles north of downtown Oneida, TN and 7 miles south of the Kentucky line. For more information, contact Scenic Raceway at (423) 569-2727 or visit their website at www.scenicraceway.com.

After Friday night, July 22nd's event at Scenic Raceway, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series travels to Richmond, KY's Richmond Raceway for the annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial paying $5000 to win.

For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com and click on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Serie icon.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (Top 10)
1. 2305 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)
2. 2115 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
3. 2100 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

4. 2025 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 2000 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)
6. 1975 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)
7. 1850 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)
8. 1800 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)
9. 1735 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)
10. 1495 Bryan Barber (Buffalo, KY)

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Store of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

Lucas Oil - "Official Oil Products of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

VP Racing Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sport Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds Rained Out at 201 Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- Hard rains falling off and on throughout the day Saturday forced officials to cancel the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series event slated for July 16th at 201 Speedway. The race will be made up on Saturday, September 3rd as part of a double-header at 201 with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

Seven races into the 2005 Tour for the BoB Modifieds, Joey Kramer leads the series standings followed by defending series champion Kelly Warren. Justin Rattliff sits in third with Hank Bradley and Adam Cole rounding out the top five.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Tennessee Weekend Washed Out; Scenic Rescheduled for Friday, July 22nd

LEXINGTON, KY -- Mother Nature was the only winner in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action over the weekend as heavy rains forced the cancellation of events at Crossville's Raceway USA and Scenic Raceway. The event at Scenic Raceway will be made up this Friday, July 22nd while the event at Crossville's Raceway USA has not been rescheduled at this time.

Friday night's make-up race at Oneida, TN's Scenic Raceway will feature a complete program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, B-Mains, and an A-Main paying $3,000 to win. 2003 BoB Champion Mike Marlar, of Winfield, TN, won in the series' only previous visit to the Scenic Raceway.

Twelve races into the season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts has had eleven different winners. Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary, the only two-time winner on the tour this year, leads the current series point standings ahead of Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN), Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY), Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY), and Chris Combs (Isom, KY). To date, over 180 different drivers have competed with the series in 2005.

For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (Top 10)
1. 2305 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)
2. 2115 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
3. 2100 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

4. 2025 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Store of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

Lucas Oil - "Official Oil Products of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

VP Racing Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

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18th Annual "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Race at Richmond (KY) Raceway This Saturday Night, July 23

For the 18th time Richmond Raceway in Richmond, Kentucky will honor one of the all-time greats of Kentucky dirt track racing as the Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Race will take place this Saturday Night, July 23. The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will sanction the event for the second straight year. There will be a complete show for the BoB Late Models with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Consy Events and the 50 Lap Feature race paying $5,000 to win.

"Butterball" Wooldridge is a Kentucky racing legend that raced for four decades starting in 1950. He retired from racing in 1982 after a successful career that saw him win many track championships, record numerous feature wins and set several track records during his 32 year racing career. His most successful season behind the wheel of a race car was in 1971 when he made the very first World 100 ever held at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH. During that season "Butterball" won a remarkable 50 feature events across the region and followed that up in 1972 with 34 feature triumphs. Paul "Butterball" Wooldridge passed away on Christmas Day of 1987 at the age of 57 years old.

Richmond Raceway is one of the tracks that "Butterball" called home for many years winning track titles there during his career. Since 1988 Richmond has honored the memory of the legendary racer with the race run in his honor. In the past 17 "Butterball" races Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, Indiana has been the man to beat. Jewell has won the "Butterball" an incredible eight times in 17 tries. No other driver has won this race more once. Other winners during the history of this race include: Brian Asbury, Jim Curry, Ray Godsey, Kevin Claycomb, Jack Boggs, Johnny Wheeler, Delane Browning, Jimmy Owens and last year's winner, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN.

After 12 events so far in 2005 the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series continues to be on the most competitive regional series in the country with 11 different winners. Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY currently leads the series points as he is the only driver to win more than one series event in '05. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN sits second in points followed by Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY, defending series champion, Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, KY and Chris Combs of Isom, KY. The rest of the top ten in points currently are Michael England of Glasgow, KY, Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY, Frankie Coomer of Austin, IN, Wayne Chinn of Tipp City, OH and Bryan Barber of Buffalo, KY.

The pit gates at Richmond Raceway will open this Saturday Night at 3 PM with grandstand gates opening at 5 PM. Hot laps will take place at 6:30 PM followed by Late Model Time Trials. For directions to Richmond raceway take I-75 to exit 87, then 3.5 miles east on Eastern Bypass, then 2.4 miles east on U.S. 52, then 1.2 mile north on Greens Crossing Road. The track phone on race day is (859) 623-9408. For more information you can visit the track's website address at www.richmondraceways.net.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (Top 10)
1. 2305 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)
2. 2115 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
3. 2100 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

4. 2025 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Store of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

Lucas Oil - "Official Oil Products of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

VP Racing Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Gears Up for Trip to the Mountaineer State July 22 and 23

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series rolls into the Mountaineer State of West Virginia for back to back shows this Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23.

On Friday Night the series heads for the first time to the Elkins Speedway in Elkins, West Virginia for the "RH Armstrong Memorial Race" and on Saturday Night the series goes to the Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia for the 18th Annual "Earl Hill Memorial Race." At both race tracks there will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Main with both tracks hosting 50 lap main events paying $7,000 to win and $500 to start.

After 20 events the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has seen 12 different winners with Rick Eckert of York, PA the latest scoring the win at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, Virginia this past Saturday Night, July 16. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN continues to lead the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in total points and victories. O'Neal has amassed seven main event wins in '05 and 3900 points to date. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH has moved into second place in the points now followed by Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN. The rest of the top in the current standings are Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Terry English of Benton, KY, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA.

As mentioned O'Neal leads the win parade with seven trips to victory lane with Moran and English both having two wins. Other drivers who have won on the series tour in '05 include: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James, Jimmy Mars, Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer and Rick Eckert.

In the race for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year" chase Scott James holds the advantage over Tim Dohm and Brady Smith.

Elkins Speedway is a 3/8ths mile semi-banked track located in Elkins, WV. For directtions to the track it is located 7.1 miles north of U.S. 33 in Elkins on U.S. 219 (near Kerens). The track's website for more information is www.elkinsmotorspeedway.com. The track phone on race day is (304) 636-5940.

Tyler County Speedway is a 1/4 mile high banked dirt track located in Middlebourne, WV. The track is located 23.2 miles north of U.S. Highway 50 on State Road 18 at the fairgrounds. You can log on to the track's website address at www.tylercountyspeedway.net . The track phone on race day is (304) 758-2660.

For more information on the dirt slingin', side by side racing action of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can visit their new website address at www.lucasdirt.com.

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after July 16, 2005

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN – 3900

2. Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH – 3545

3. Earl Pearson, Jr, Jacksonville, FL – 3540

4. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH – 3485

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, OH – 3165

6. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN – 2635

7. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV – 2530

8. Terry English, Benton, KY – 2360

9. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WV – 2320

10. Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA - 1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Current Lucas Oil NARA points after July 16

Points	Car #	Name	Points
1	71	Don O'Neal	3900
2	99	Donnie Moran	3545
3	1	Earl Pearson, Jr.	3540
4	7	Matt Miller	3485
5	83	Scott James ®	3165
6	00	Freddy Smith	2635
7	6t	Tim Dohm ®	2530
8	96	Terry English	2360
9	2	Brady Smith ®	2320
10	15b	Brian Birkhofer	1845
11	18	Shannon Babb	1710
12	28m	Jimmy Mars	1595
12	72	John Mason	1595
14	28e	Dennis Erb, Jr.	1545
15	0	Steve Shaver	1465
16	32d	Darren Miller	1335
17	19j	Davey Johnson	1095
18	71c	RJ Conley	1070
19	28	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	1065
20	24	Rick Eckert	1055

For Immediate Release:

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Coming to West Virginia Motor Speedway on September 24 & 25

BDS Racing Promotions are bringing the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to the West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells, WV for a special weekend of racing on Saturday and Sunday, September 24 and 25. The First Annual "West Virginia Motorsports Fall Classic Weekend" will showcase what has become one of the nation's premier dirt late model racing organizations, as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will run two complete race programs at one of the country's premier dirt tracks. Both days will feature Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains with Saturday's inaugural "Tribute" main event paying $7,000 to win with the 1st Annual "Legends of the Fall 50" main paying $10,000 to win on Sunday. This is all part of a weekend where the Mountain State's racing history is celebrated.

Activities at the 5/8 mile semi-banked facility will see the pit gates opening at 9 am on Saturday, September 24 with general admission gates opening at 12 noon, with hot laps beginning at 3 pm, time trials at 4:30 pm and racing action beginning at 7 pm. On Sunday, September 24, pit gates open at 9 am, with general admission gates at 11 am, hot laps begin at 2:30 pm with time trials at 3:30 pm and racing at 4:30 pm. You can order advance general admission tickets for $40.00 with advance pit passed priced at $60.00. Children ages 6-11 are $10.00 in advance and 5 and under are admitted for free. For more information contact BDS Racing Promotions at (304) 758-2934 or visit the newly revamped West Virginia Motor Speedway website at www.wvspeedway.com.

The West Virginia Motor Speedway is located 10 miles south of Parkersburg, WV at the Mineral Wells exit 170, the travel one mile south on State Route 14, then west under freeway, then south.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their website at http:www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after July 16, 2005

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN – 3900

2. Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH – 3545

3. Earl Pearson, Jr, Jacksonville, FL – 3540

4. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH – 3485

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, OH – 3165

6. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN – 2635

7. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV – 2530

8. Terry English, Benton, KY – 2360

9. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WV – 2320

10. Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA - 1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Press Release:

James Essex - NARA PR

Rick Eckert Mows 'Em Down in the "Dixie Chopper Showdown" at Virginia Motor Speedway

SALUDA, VA--Rick Eckert of York, PA made his first start with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series since February at East Bay and Saturday Night at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway and came home the winner passing Davey Johnson with just three laps to go to take the $10,000 to win "Dixie Chopper Showdown Presented by Thurston Spring Service" The 39 year old defending Dirt Track World Champion and former Dream Winner came from the fifth starting spot to take his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win as he became the 12th different winner in 20 events this season. Eckert was behind the wheel of the Raye Vest owned/Raye Vest Excavating/J&J Steel/Hoosier Tires/Cornett Racing Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH finished second after an eventful night. Moran set fast time for the night then went to a backup car for the main event and started 22nd. He worked his way through the field to finish second right on Eckert at the checkers. Moran was driving his PBM Performance Products/SMS/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third went to Davey Johnson of Greensburg, PA in the Dale Beitler Racing/Reliable Painting/Rocket Grand Prix. Fourth place was Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Dirt Shop, Inc/McCullough Industries/Rocket Grand Prix and Ricky Elliott of Seaford, DE was fifth in the BSW Construction/Pro Power/Rocket Grand Prix. The event was taped for broadcast on ESPN2 and will shown on Sunday, July 31st at 1 p.m. eastern time.

Ricky Elliott grabbed the point at the start of the 50 lap main event with Davey Johnson and Matt Miller trailing. This was the second time the race was started because a multi car pileup in turn two on the start brought out the red flag to clear the track. Earl Pearson, Jr. would get by Miller to take third a lap later. Elliott would quickly start to pull away from Johnson as the cars were running a rapid pace around the 1/2 mile dirt track. With five laps in the books Elliott was showing the way with Johnson holding second followed by Pearson, Miller and fifth place starter, Rick Eckert. Don O'Neal would suffer a flat tire and bring out the caution with five laps scored. O'Neal who went to a back up car and started in 23rd restarted on the tail. When the race resumed it would continue to be all Elliott as the first year dirt late model driver was a rocketship pounding the cushion in the corners and again building his lead over Johnson to four car lengths. A caution on lap 14 for a stalled Terry Harris would close the field up on the restart. Elliott would maintain his lead with a change for position in the top five as Eckert and Booper Bare would go by Miller after Miller jumped the cushion in turn two. Then Elliott would suffer the same fate as he would jump the fourth turn cushion allowing both Johnson and Pearson the get by. Pearson then started to challenge Johnson for the lead with Elliott close by. Eckert and Bare were quietly making their way to the front as well.

With Johnson and Pearson battling for the lead, Eckert would pass Elliott for third on lap 24. At the halfway mark it was Johnson showing the way with Pearson all over him for the lead with Eckert, Elliott and Bare in the top five. A lap past the halfway mark Eckert would zoom by Pearson to take the runner-up slot. Eckert then would dive into the turns pulling alongside Johnson in the race for the lead. The race for the lead would be slowed on lap 33 when a caution for debris would come out on the track. On the restart with 16 laps remaining a multi car wreck would take place in turn two bringing out another yellow. The race would go green for three circuits until Freddy Smith slowed with a flat tire. With 11 laps to go Johnson was still hanging on to the lead with Eckert in second and Elliott now back into third as he was by Pearson for that spot. On lap 41 Bare would spin in turn four bringing out the caution flag and Scott James who was running in seventh made slight contact with Bare which broke something in the left front suspension of his race car putting him out of the race.

That would be the final caution of the race and set up a mad dash to the finish between Johnson and Eckert. With five laps left Eckert was all over Johnson as the two ran side by side down the straight-aways. But soon the duo would have company up front as Donnie Moran, who started 22nd after having to go to a backup car after his heat race was flying through the field and just has he has done several times on the ESPN2 programs he was a threat at the end to take the win. With the five to go signal given Johnson, Eckert and Moran were right together and with the fans on their feet for the final five circuits coming off of turn number four on lap 47 Eckert would get real close to Johnson as the two would drift up against the wall with Eckert squeezing by Johnson to take the lead. Moran then saw and opportunity as he was hounding Johnson for second he would fly by him as the cars took the white flag. Moran then tried to drive harder into turn three than Ecker, but Eckert was up to the challenge and would lead Moran to the finish line winning by just one car length for his first ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. Johnson would finish third followed by Miller and Elliott.

"The track was real good tonight," said the winner afterwards. "This is just an awesome facility and hope the fans enjoyed that race." "You could pass tonight and I just held my own there in the top five for while until I decided to get going after some of the double file restarts, I just want to thank my car owner, Raye Vest and the entire crew for their great help."

Completing the top ten were Jim Bernheisel, Don O’Neal, Steve Casebolt, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Booper Bare.

In preliminary events Donnie Moran was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier for the 23 entrants on hand with a lap of 17:884 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Ricky Elliott, Matt Miller and Davey Johnson.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be back in action this Friday and Saturday, July 22 and 23 in the Mountaineer State of West Virginia. On Friday Night the series will appear for the first time at the Elkins Speedway in Elkins, WV for a $7,000 to win show and then on Saturday Night the series will race at the Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, WV for another $7,000 to win race.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Race Summary

Saturday Night, July 16, 2005

Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway-Saluda, VA

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time: Donnie Moran – 17:884

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Ricky Elliott, Earl Pearson, Jr., Booper Bare, Donnie Moran, Don O'Neal, Mark Pettyjohn, Matt Hubbard, Terry Harris

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Matt Miller, Rick Eckert, Jim Bernheisel, John Mason, Freddy Smith, Timmy Booth, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Louie Littlepage

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Davey Johnson, Randle Chupp, Sean Cosgrove, Darryl Hills, Jeremy Miller, Brent Robinson, Scott James

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Dixie Chopper Showdown" (50 Laps): Rick Eckert, Donnie Moran, Davey Johnson, Matt Miller, Ricky Elliott, Jim Bernheisel, Don O’Neal, Steve Casebolt, Earl Pearson, Jr., Booper Bare, John Mason, Sean Cosgrove, Darryl Hills, Terry Harris, Scott James, Freddy Smith, Randle Chupp, Jeremy Miller, Mark Pettyjohn, Brent Robinson, Matt Hubbard

Race Statistics:

Entries: 23

Cautions: 7

Red Flags: 1

Lap Leaders: Ricky Elliott 1-14, Davey Johnson 15-46, Rick Eckert 47-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Donnie Moran (Started 22nd and finished 2nd) advanced 20 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Ricky Elliott

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: None used

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings after July 16, 2005

1. Don O’Neal – 3900

2. Donnie Moran – 3545

3. Earl Pearson, Jr – 3540

4. Matt Miller – 3485

5. Scott James – 3165

6. Freddy Smith – 2635

7. Tim Dohm – 2530

8. Terry English – 2360

9. Brady Smith – 2320

10. Bri

an Birkhofer - 1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex - NARA PR

Don O'Neal Rallies for 7th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win of '05 at Potomac Speedway

BUDDS CREEK, MD--Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN started on the pole of the 50 lap Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series main event on Friday Night, July 15 at the Potomac Speedway, fell to third place early in the race, then he recovered to pass race leader, Ricky Elliott with eight laps to go and went on to win his 7th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of 2005 and in doing so extended his series points lead. O'Neal who is the winningest dirt late model in the country the past three and half years won for the 87th time during that period. O'Neal was behind the wheel of his A-1 Auto Salvage/Well-Pict Berries/Living Room Centers/All-Star Performance/O'Neal Wood Products/Fast Graphix/Ken Schrader Racing/Hoosier Tires/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, Fl, who started 8th, drove the Lucas Oil/Dunn Benson Ford/Larry Wallace Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Ford Taurus to a second place finish right behind O'Neal at the finish line. Third place was the driver who led the most laps during the feature, Ricky Elliott of Seaford, DE in the Warrington Motorsports/BSW Construction/Pro Power/Rocket Grand Prix. Fourth place was Booper Bare of Rockbridge Baths, VA in the Poske's Performance Parts/Malcuit Engines/Rocket Chassis with Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN finishing fifth in the Powell Motorsports/Baylor Trucking/Rocket Grand Prix.

O'Neal and fellow Hoosier State driver Scott James started on the first row and when the race went green O'Neal would grab the point for a lap, until Oval Craft Fast Timer for the night; Ricky Elliott would scoot past O'Neal and take the point coming from his third starting hole. Elliott then started to quickly pull away from O'Neal as James picked up the challenge for second place. The two would go door to door for a couple of circuits until James got by a full car length on the fifth lap. Meanwhile Elliott was checking out on the field and by the 10th lap he was starting to pick up the tail end of the field. James was running in second followed by O'Neal, Darryl Hills and Davey Johnson. A torrid battle was shaping up for fourth on back with several cars jockeying for position with Booper Bare moving back towards the front. Bare had started fifth on the grid but slipped back several spots after he corrected his car after a first lap near spin where he lost several positions in the running order. With 15 laps scored Elliott had built a sizable lead over James and O'Neal, but lapped traffic was really starting to hurt Elliott as James and O'Neat started to close on him. Earl Pearson, Jr. who was debuting a new MasterSbilt was on the move, after starting in eighth Pearson has climbed now to fourth. Elliott's lead was starting to evaporate as James, O'Neal and Pearson were tracking him down.

A caution for stalled car on lap 26 would slow the action momentarily. On the restart O'Neal would go to second by James as Elliott continued to lead the race. Elliott again would start to open up some distance between himself and the top four runners. The race was going along smoothly with Elliott on the point, O'Neal in second with James, Pearson and Bare the top five order. The race for second was really getting heated up with O'Neal, James and Pearson going at it. Twice during the battle they would go three wide on the race track dicing it out among themselves, while this was going on Elliott was putting more and more distance between himself and the pack. But Elliott would soon find some company closing on him as traffic again started to play a role in the race. A caution on lap 34 would be the final one of the race and that would put O'Neal and James right on Elliott's bumper on the restart. Elliott again got a good restart but this time O'Neal would keep the pressure on Elliott. Elliott however was up to the challenge maintaining the lead just as he had done from lap two on. Elliott started to develop a push in his race car and O’Neal, James and Pearson would start to close on him again. Pearson would pass James for third on lap 36 and start to race with O'Neal for second as the two drivers started to gain on Elliott.

As the race was winding down with 10 laps to go Elliott's car would push up in turn number four thwarting his momentum and O'Neal would jump on that opportunity and pass him on the inside to take the lead as the cars headed to score lap 42. Elliott then regrouped and challenged O'Neal for the lead as Pearson was hanging tough right on their heels. Pearson would then get around Elliott on lap 46 and with four to go was eyeing the lead. O'Neal was the driver he would have to get by if he was going to win his first Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race of the season. Pearson gave it all he had in the closing laps, but O'Neal who had never been to Potomac Speedway before held on by one car length for his 7th series win of 2005. Pearson, who is up to second in points came home the bridesmaid. Elliott would finish third despite leading the most laps. Bare was fourth followed by James.

"The 91 car was real fast tonight, I couldn't really stay with him, the restarts did help us out tonight," said O'Neal in victory lane. "This is a racy place, and I'd say the 91 car started to push a little there towards the end and I started to catch him and finally got by him," commented O'Neal who claimed Potomac Speedway the third track he has won on this year without ever racing there before. "I just want to thank my crew, all my sponsors and this MasterSbilt car continues to do well." O'Neal has won five times in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition this year in a MasterSbilt Chassis and twice in his C.J. Rayburn entry.

Completing the top ten were Darryl Hills, Jim Bernheisel, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran and Jeremy Miller.

In preliminary events Ricky Elliott was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Timer for the 27 entrants on hand with a lap of 15.435 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Ricky Elliott, Scott James and Don O'Neal. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was taken by Jeremy Miller.

Race Summary

Potomac Speedway-Budds Creek, MD

Saturday Night, July 15, 2005

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Evenet #19

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Ricky Elliott 15.435 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Ricky Elliott, Jim Bernheisel, John Mason, Matt Miller, Freddy Smith, Jeremy Miller, Walter Crouch, George Moreland, Ryan Hackett

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Scott James, Booper Bare, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Casebolt, Jr., Donnie Moran, Charlie Schaffer, Matt Hubbard, Donnie Marshall, Rick Hulson

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Don O'Neal, Darryl Hills, Davey Johnson, Sean Cosgrove, David Williams, Deane Guy, Barry Lear, Sr., Paul Cursey, Jeff Pilkerton

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Jeremy Miller, Charlie Schaffer, Walter Crouch, Rick Hulson, Ryan Hackett, Matt Hubbard, Deane Guy, Barry Lear , Sr.

A-Main Event (50 Laps): Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ricky Elliott, Booper Bare, Scott James, Darryl Hills, Jim Bernheisel, Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Jeremy Miller, Freddy Smith, Davey Johnson, David Williams, John Mason, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Walter Crouch, Sean Cosgrove, Charlie Schaffer, Deane Guy, Matt Hubbard, Rick Hulson, Ryan Hackett

Race Statistics

Entries: 27

Caution Flags: 2

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal 1, Ricky Elliott 2-41, O'Neal 42-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Earl Pearson, Jr. (started 8th and finished 2nd) advanced 6 positions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: None used

Track Provisional: Deane Guy

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

VP Racing Fuels Brings the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Live to the
Internet This Friday and Saturday

VP Racing Fuels is proud to bring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series
action
live via the internet this Friday and Saturday Night, July 15 and 16. On
Friday Night the series will make its first ever visit to the Rick Jones
promoted Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Maryland and on Saturday Night it
will be another first time appearance at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor
Speedway
in Saluda, VA. Both nights there will be Oval Craft Racing Aluminum
Designs
Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock
Dyno
and PPM Racing Products B-Mains.

Friday Night's main event at Potomac will pay $7,000 to win and Saturday
Night's $10,000 to win event at Virginia Motor Speedway will be taped for
broadcast on ESPN2 and shown on a date and time to be announced.

This weekend's event will be broadcast via the internet on RaceTalkLive.com
to
fans across the country who cannot attend these events. To access the
broadcast you can go to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series webpage at
www.naradirtcar.com and scroll down the left side of the home page and
click on
the RaceTalkLive.com logo. When you are accessed to their website click on
the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series icon to listen to the broadcast. You must
have the Windows Media Player download to be able to listen to the races.
Each
night the broadcast will begin at 8 PM Eastern Time and pick up wherever
the
race program is running.

VP Racing is celebrating its 30th year in business, having been
manufacturing
the best fuels for motorsports since 1975. With its more than 60 unique
blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing category and
class
from circle track, drag racing and road racing to off-road, off-shore and
even
airplane racing. In race venues not controlled by a fuel rule, VP
consistently
fuels more winners than any other American fuel company. VP has been the
fuel
of choice for NHRA Pro Stock Champions for 29 consecutive years, a record
unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. In addition to being the
Official Fuel of NARA, VP is the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA Championship
Drag
Racing and the exclusive fuel supplier and/or sponsor of AMA (American

Motorcycle Association) Supercross; IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating
Association); SKUSA (Superkarts! USA); Star Mazda; Stars of Karting; Toyota
Atlantic; and Trans Am among many others.

In addition to fuels, VP's product line includes synthetic oils, 2-cycle
lubricants, performance chemicals and traction compounds - each designed to
produce the most power and best performance in their respective racing
applications. More information can be obtained from VP's website -
vpracingfuels.com

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and "Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late
Model
Dirt Series"

O'Reilly Auto Parts - "Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late
Model
Dirt Series"

VP Racing Fuels- "Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series"

Hoosier Race Tires - "Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series"

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil
Products,
O'Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, Crown Spray Power, VP Racing
Fuels,
Oval Craft, Real Power, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, AFCO,
BERT,
Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne
Bowen
Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge
Graphics,
Bell and Cruise With The Champions

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Comes East to Potomac and Virginia Motor Speedway on July 15 & 16

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series heads east to the Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Maryland on Friday Night, July 15 for a special $7,000 to win event and on Saturday Night, July 16 the attention turns to the south to the state of Virginia as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series runs at Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, Virginia for a $10,000 to win race.

Saturday Night’s action at Virginia Motor Speedway will be taped by ESPN2 and shown at a date and time to be announced. Both nights will have a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the Main Event.

It will be the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series first ever visits to these fine facilities as promoter Rick Jones welcomes the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Potomac Speedway for the first time on Friday Night, July 15. Potomac Speedway is located in Budds Creek, Maryland and is a 3/8ths mile high banked race track. The track is located 7 miles east of U.S. 301 on S.R. 234, the south. For more information you can log on to the track's website at www.potomacspeedway.com. The track phone number on race day is (301) 884-4200.

Virginia Motor Speedway located in Saluda, Virginia hosts Saturday Night's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event with ESPN2 in the house. Bill Sawyer's Virginia Motor Speedway has been turned into on the nation's premier facilities for dirt track racing as the 1/2 mile semi banked track has undergone a major facelift in recent years. Virginia Motor Speedway is located 9 miles south of Saluda, Virginia on U.S. 17, then west. For more information you can visit their website at www.vamotorspeedway.com. The race day track phone number is (804) 758-1867

After 18 events the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has seen 11 different winners and over 360 different drivers’ race with the organization. Only Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN, Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH and Terry English of Benton, KY have won more than one event this year on the tough circuit. Other winners in 2005 in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition include: Tim McCreadie of Watertown, NY, Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV, Steve Francis of Ashland, KY, Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY, Scott James, Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, WI, Brian Birkhofer and Matt Miller.

O'Neal leads the series points standings after 18 races with Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in second followed by Donnie Moran, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN rounding out the top ten currently are Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, Terry English, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI, Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA, James leads Dohm and Brady Smith in the hunt for the "Rookie of the Year" title.

For more information on the exciting Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can visit their new website address at www.lucasdirt.com.

For Immediate Release:
Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Set for Weekend Double-Header in Tennessee

LEXINGTON, KY -- The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts has a weekend double-header in the Volunteer State with a stop Friday night, July 15th at Crossville's Raceway USA and then Saturday night, July 16th at Scenic Raceway.

Both nights will feature a complete program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, B-Mains, and an A-Main paying $3,000 to win each night. Senoia, GA's Clint Smith and Lenoir City, TN's Patrick Duggan have won the series previous two visits to Crossville's Raceway USA while 2003 BoB Champion Mike Marlar, of Winfield, TN, won in the series' only visit to the Scenic Raceway.

Crossville's Raceway USA is a 1/3-mile red clay oval which boasts 33 degree banking in the corners. The track is located 4.5 miles NW of Crossville, TN on US 70-N. For more information, contact Crossville's Raceway USA at (931) 456-5000 or visit their website or www.crossvilleracewayusa.com.

Scenic Raceway is a 1/2-mile clay oval with corners banked 24 degrees and seating for 4,500. The track, which opened in 2000, is located on US 27, 3.3 miles north of downtown Oneida, TN and 7 miles south of the Kentucky line. For more information, contact Scenic Raceway at (423) 569-2727 or visit their website at www.scenicraceway.com.

For more information about the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (Top 10)
1. 2305 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)
2. 2115 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)
3. 2100 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

4. 2025 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

O'Reilly Auto Parts - Title Sponsor and "Official Auto Parts Store of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

Lucas Oil - "Official Oil Products of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

VP Racing Fuels - "Official Race Fuel of the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series"

2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Gears Up for 201 Speedway - July 16th

LEXINGTON, KY -- This Saturday, July 16th, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series makes the eastward swing for the series' second appearance of the 2005 season to the 201 Speedway.

On Saturday Night, July 16th, Kentucky's premier Open Wheel Modified series rolls into the 3/8-mile Sitka, KY track for the second time in 2005. In their first visit of the season, NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series point’s leader Joey Kramer, of Hanover, IN, took the win. A complete racing program is planned with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains and the Rattliff Motors A-Main paying $1500 to win. The complete purse for Saturday's program at 201 Speedway is listed below.

1. $1500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125

201 Speedway is located five and a half miles north of U.S. Highway 23 on State Route 201, just north of Sitka, KY. The track phone on race day is (606) 265-3201.

Battle of Bluegrass current points July 10

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	5m	Whitney McQueary	2305
2	9	Mike Jewell	2115
3	18	Tim Tungate	2100
4	33	Aaron Hatton	2025
5	47	Chris Combs ®	2000
6	5E	Michael England	1975
7	14	Tyrel Todd	1850
8	49	Frankie Coomer ®	1800
9	1	Wayne Chinn ®	1745
10	10	Bryan Barber	1495

James Essex – Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Donnie Moran Motors from 7th to 1st in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at K-C Raceway

CHILLICOTHE, OH--Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH passed race leader, Steve Shaver with nine laps to go and went on to win his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event of the season on Saturday Night, July 9 at Jim Nier's K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH. Moran, who started seventh on the grid took full advantage of the double file restarts as he roared past Shaver three laps after the last restart and went on to take the $7,000 win in "The Night the Stars Come Out" 50 Lap Main Event. Moran was driving the PBM Performance Products/Eddie's Sunoco/SMS Race Engines/MasterSbilt Chevrolet Monte Carlo. Shaver of Vienna, WV who led 40 of the 50 laps was second in the Richard Construction/Draime Engines/Rocket Monte Carlo with Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH a close third in the Urgent Cash/Cornett Engines/Rocket Grand Prix. Finishing fourth was Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in the Dunn Benson/Lucas Oil/Larry Wallace Racing Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus with Hall of Famer Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN taking fifth in the White Oaks Motorsports/Gaerte Engines GRT Dodge Intrepid.

Steve Shaver was the man early in the race grabbing the point right from the start of the 50 lap affair as he immediately began to stretch out his lead over the field. Rod Conley would run in second with Freddy Smith in third. Those three would run that way until Bart Hartman picked up the pace and passed Smith for third on lap seven. Up front it was all Shaver, as the veteran driver was motoring around the 3/8ths mile high banked oval extending his lead lap after lap and was lapping cars by the ninth circuit. By lap 12 Shaver had built a 10 car length lead over Rod Conley with Hartman running third followed by a close battle between the two Hall of Famers, Freddy Smith and Donnie Moran, who was up to fifth. While Shaver was working his way through traffic, Rod Conley was running a good race holding down a solid second place until the 26th lap when Hartman went by him for the runner-up slot.

Just past the halfway mark it was all Shaver as the West Virginia pilot was dominating the event. Hartman was in second with Conley third, Smith fourth and Moran in fifth. By the 33rd circuit Shaver was up to almost a 1/2 a lap lead over Hartman as he was handling traffic with what seemed like ease still dusting the field at this point, but as the case several times in racing it is not over until it is over. After a caution for the spun car of Jeff Gress, Shaver found himself leading the Delaware double file restart. With Shaver out front on the restart Hartman and Conley would restart side by side behind him. Hartman would challenge Shaver repeatedly going side by side on several occasions with Shaver in the race for the lead, the final caution would fly after 38 laps were complete when 2004 K-C Raceway Late Model Track Champion, Keith Berner stalled three.

On the final restart Shaver would still be out front but again his huge lead was had now gone and he Hartman and now Moran to deal with. Moran had moved to third with 12 laps to go and would start alongside Hartman on the restart. Moran would banzai into turn one when the green came back out again to go racing. Moran would chase Shaver down the backstretch trying to overtake him. This would go on for two laps until Moran was finally able to slide up the track going into turn number clearing Shaver with room to spare and that would enough to put him in the lead for good and pull away from Shaver in the final laps to take his second Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of '05.

Shaver who led the most laps would finish second with Hartman a close third. Earl Pearson, Jr. would make some noise late in the race coming up pass Freddy Smith late in the going to take fourth with Smith taking fifth.

Completing the top ten were Matt Miller, who started 23rd, Scott James, Rod Conley, Don O'Neal and R.J. Conley.

In preliminary action Moran was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time for the 32 entrants on hand with a lap of 14.368 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Rcae Winners were Rod Conley, Steve Shaver and Freddy Smith. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was won by Rick Aukland.

Coming up this weekend will be back to back Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events on Friday Night, July 15 at the Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek, Maryland will be a $7,000 to win main event and on Saturday Night, July 16 the series will be at the Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, Virginia for a $10,000 to win race. Saturday's race will be taped for broadcast on ESPN2.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #18 of 2005

Saturday Night, July 9, 2005

K-C Raceway-Chillicothe (Alma), OH

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Donnie Moran 14.368 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Rod Conley, R.J. Conley, Donnie Moran, Eric Myers, Jason Montgomery, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Matt Miller, Skip Watterman, Rick Aukland, Brett Foster, Jason Flory

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Steve Shaver, Bart Hartman, Keith Berner, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brady Smith, Tim Dohm, John Mason, Scott Wolfe, Kristin Flory, Tony Throckmorton, Craig Gibson

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Freddy Smith, Earl Pearson, Jr., Don O'Neal, Delmas Conley, Scott James, Mark Frazier, Chad Smith, Cortney Clewell, Kyle Scheer,. Jeff Gress

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Rick Aukland, Chad Smith, Skip Watterman, John Mason, Cortney Clewell, Scott Wolfe, Kristin Flory, Kyle Scherr, Tony Throckmorton, Brett Foster, Craig Gibson, Matt Miller, Jeff Gress

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Main Event: (50 Laps): Donnie Moran, Steve Shaver, Bart Hartman, Earl Pearson, Jr., Freddy Smith, Matt Miller, Scott James, Rod Conley, Don O'Neal, R.J. Conley, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Eddie Carrier, Jr., Brady Smith, Eric Myers, Jason Montgomery, Tim Dohm, John Mason, Chad Smith, Delmas Conley, Keith Berner, Jeff Gress, Mark Frazier, Skip Watterman, Rick Aukland

Race Statistics:

Entries: 32

Cautions: 2 Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Steve Shaver 1-40 Donnie Moran 41-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Matt Miller and Jeff Gress

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Matt Miller (started 23rd and finished in 6th) advanced 17 positions

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings

(After July 9, 2005) Wins in Parenthesis

1. Don O'Neal-Martinsville, IN (6)-3455

2. Earl Pearson, Jr.-Jacksonville, FL-3125

3. Donnie Moran-Dresden, OH (2)-3120

4. Matt Miller-Waterville, OH (1)-3085

5. Scott James-Lawrenceburg, IN (1)-2805

6. Tim Dohm-Cross Lanes, WV-2530

7. Terry English-Benton, KY (2)-2360

8. Brady Smith-Solon Springs WI-2320

9. Freddy Smith-Seymour, TN-2310

10. Brian Birkhofer-Muscatine, IA (1)-1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Mike Marlar Masters O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Event at Bluegrass Speedway

BARDSTOWN, KY -- The race might have been dubbed the Kentuckiana Klash, but the winner was Winfield, Tennessee driver Mike Marlar flag-to-flag in the caution-free O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series race Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Marlar becomes the 11th different winner in 12 races this season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Fast Qualifier Mike Marlar got the jump on outside polesitter Jeff Watson to snag the early lead in the 30-Lap A-Main for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. Watson quickly tucked in line behind Marlar with Terry English, Brad Neat and Jerry Rice in hot pursuit. Side-by-side action behind the front three saw Neat, Rice, and Bryan Barber swap positions throughout the early stages of the race while Marlar quietly put some real estate between himself and Watson. By lap 5, Neat assumed sole possession of fourth as he tried to track down Watson and English to make it a three way toss-up for the runner-up spot. English worked by Watson on lap 7 and Neat followed suit just one circuit later. Soon thereafter, Barber, Rice, and Mike Jewell would also make their way past the outside polesitter.

Just shy of the halfway point, Marlar began picking his way through the back of the field. As the Winfield, TN driver sliced through the rear of the field, as English tried to chop away at the straightaway-length lead Marlar had built. Behind English, Neat was slowly closing the gap between himself and second place car. With the crossed flags displayed to the field, the fans shifted their focus to the battle for fourth as Jerry Rice looked under Bryan Barber seemingly in every corner of every lap.

As the second half of the race ticked away, Neat used lap traffic to close in to the rear deck of English by lap 20. Sticking a nose under English in the corner, Neat could never complete the pass. Without a yellow flag to aid him, Terry English was unable to erase the huge lead Marlar had built in the early stages of the race. When checkers fell on the 2005 version of the Kentuckiana Klash, Mike Marlar's Pro Power/Precision Racing Engine motored Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/PBM Performance Products/Wilson's Service Center/DART Engine Components/Car Cosmetics Waxes & Polishes/H-1 Auto Parts/Renegade Race Fuels/Real Wheels/Hoosier Tires/Suspension Springs/K & N Filters/All-Star Performance/Todd Truss sponsored C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo across the line in first. Marlar became the 11th different winner in 12 races this season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

"We've been through some struggles this year," Marlar said in victory lane, "so it's good to win here at Bardstown. I just can't say enough about these C.J. Rayburn Race Cars and I have to thank Wayne Bowen too. He's been a vital part of our team this season and we couldn't do it without him."

Benton, KY's Terry English finished second in his AAA Fence Inc./Larry Seay Chevy sponsored Runion/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third spot went to Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY in the Neat's Service Center/NWN Distributing/Cornett/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Buffalo, KY's Bryan Barber took home fourth in the B&B Motorsports/PBM Performance Parts sponsored Dale Meers powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Rounding out the top five was Verona, KY's Jerry Rice in the Brooks Electric/McDonald's/Draime/Bob Pierce Grand Prix. Mike Jewell came home sixth with Jeff Watson, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, and Arkansas native Duke Whiseant rounding out the top ten.

34 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Mike Marlar setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 16.255. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Marlar, Terry English, Brad Neat, and Jeff Watson. B-Main wins went to Joey Daniel and Tyrel Todd.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts ventures to Tennessee this weekend for a double-header with Friday night action at Crossville, TN's Crossville Raceway USA and Saturday night thunder at Oneida, TN's Scenic Raceway. Both events are $3000 to win. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown, KY
Saturday, July 9, 2005

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Mike Marlar 16.255
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #1: Mike Marlar, Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Scotty Earl, Dave Crawford
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #2: Terry English, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Josh Williams, Frankie Coomer, Jesse Lay, Billy Dever, Wayne Chinn; (DNS - Cliff Clark)
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #3: Brad Neat, John Gill, Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Steve Barnett, Shannon Thornsberry, Lee Devasier, T.J. Wooldridge
VP Fuels Makin’ Power Heat #4: Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Duke Whiseant, Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd, Mike Luna, Blake Chinn, Jason Hinkle
B-Main #1: Joey Daniel, Jesse Lay, Billy Dever, Ed Behn, Wayne Chinn, Johnny Wheeler, Dave Crawford, Frankie Coomer
B-Main #2: Tyrel Todd, Steve Barnett, Lee Devasier, Shannon Thornsberry, Blake Chinn, Jason Hinkle, T.J. Wooldridge, Mike Luna
O’Reilly Auto Parts 30-Lap A-Main 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash: Mike Marlar, Terry English, Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, Duke Whiseant, Whitney McQueary, Josh Williams, Joey Daniel, Tyrel Todd, Jesse Lay, Wayne Chinn, Steve Barnett, Billy Dever, Chris Combs, Frankie Coomer, Timmy Yeager, John Gill, Michael England, Johnny Wheeler

Race Statistics:

Entries: 34

Lap Leaders: Mike Marlar 1-30

Cautions: 0

BoB Rookie of the Race: Wayne Chinn

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Wayne Chinn

BoB Provisionals: Frankie Coomer and Wayne Chinn
Track Provisionals: Johnny Wheeler and Billy Dever

O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 7/9/05)

1. 2305 Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY)

2. 2115 Mike Jewell (Scottsburg, IN)

3. 2100 Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY)

4. 2025 Aaron Hatton (Mt. Sterling, KY)

5. 2000 Chris Combs (Isom, KY)

6. 1975 Michael England (Glasgow, KY)

7. 1850 Tyrel Todd (Eubank, KY)

8. 1800 Frankie Coomer (Austin, IN)

9. 1735 Wayne Chinn (Tipp City, OH)

10. 1495 Bryan Barber (Buffalo, KY)

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact
RE: Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY: Race Story/Results for July 9, 2005 (Press Release #39-FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE)

"The Winfield Warrior" Romps to 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash Win at Bluegrass

Bardstown, KY-July 9- The 2003 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Late Model champion, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, simply dominated the 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. Other feature winners were Danny Blackwell of Taylorsville, KY in Sportsman and Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN in Modifieds.

The 30 lap, $3,000 to win 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash O'Reilly A-Main would see polesitter Mike Marlar take the lead off of turn two on lap 1, with Jeff Watson, Terry English, Brad Neat, and Jerry Rice giving chase. Watson and English would immediately start to battle for second on lap 2, while Rice would pressure Neat for fourth on lap 3. As Marlar set a torrid pace at the point, Watson and English would continue their side by side battle for second, with English finally rolling into the runner-up slot on lap 7, while Neat would slide by Watson for third one circuit later. As Marlar continued to pull away from the field, Watson and Rice would now mix it up for fourth, and Bryan Barber would join the battle for fourth on lap 10. This three way dance would finally see Barber dive beneath Rice and Watson and take the four slot on lap 12. Marlar would have almost a full straightaway lead by the lap 15 halfway signal, while Barber and Rice would go at it for fourth. As the field closed in on the 10 lap to go mark, Neat would reel in second place running English. Lap 21 would see Neat dive beneath English for the spot, but English would hold the preferred line. As Marlar continued to lap slower traffic, English and Neat would continue to battle for second. By lap 27, business had picked up again for fourth as Barber, Rice, and Mike Jewell waltzed for this position. When the checkered flag waved, Marlar, a 27 year old second generation racer, parked his Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/PBM Performance Products/DART/C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Renegade Race Fuels/Hoosier Tires/Bell Helmets/Real Wheels/Suspension Springs/K and N Filters/All Star Performance/H-1 Auto Parts/Car Cosmetics/Todd Truss #157 C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, Pro Power and Precision Race Engines powered mount in victory lane. English, Neat, Barber, and Rice would complete the top five. Jewell, a former two time Klash winner, would head up the second five, with Watson seventh, and defending Klash winner Tim Tungate eighth, while Aaron Hatton and Duke Whiseant rounded out the top ten. Thirty-four entries representing five states saw Marlar also be the Racing Optics fast qualifier with a 16.255 second lap. The four VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heat race were won by Marlar, English, Neat, and Watson. A pair of B-mains were won by Joey Daniel and Tyrel Todd. Series provisional starting spots went to Frankie Coomer and Wayne Chinn, while track provisionals were Johnny Wheeler and Billy Dever.

The 15 lap Sportsman feature saw Danny Blackwell take his fifth feature win of the season and his third in a row behind the wheel of the Sherry Blackwell owned Noel's Auto Sales/Lotsa Cars and Trucks/D and D Towing/Powerhouse Race Cars #b1 Chevy Monte Carlo. Timmy Glazer would take runner-up honors, with Roger Cecil, Jimmy Bryan, and Mike Bailey rounding out the top five. Sam Huffer would head up the second five at the checkered flag, followed by Barry Chesser, Billy Benningfield, Scott Cecil, and Justin Murphy. Thirteen Sportsman entries saw Pat Hagan set fast time with a 19.819 second lap, while Blackwell also won the dash, with Bryan scoring the heat race win.

The 20 lap Modified main event would go caution free and see current NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series points leader Joey Kramer lead flag to flag in scoring the open wheel feature race in the Dennis Kramer owned Hill's Historic Painting/Super Shine Auto Wash and Window Tint/Bilstein Shocks/Mom and Dad sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Kramer Race Engine powered entry. Joe Gray would go second, with Freddy Garmon, Dion Benningfield, and Jason Wheatley completing the top five. Rounding out the top ten were Mike Watson, Joe Mattingly, Adam Gootee, J.T. Ayers, and Josh Lucas. Twenty-eight entries saw heat race wins go to Garmon, Kramer, and Watson, while Chuck Freeman won the B-main.

SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-July 9, 2005
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (34 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Mike Marlar 16.255
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power 1st Heat- Mike Marlar, Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Scotty Earl, Dave Crawford
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Terry English, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Josh Williams, Frankie Coomer, Jesse Lay, Billy Dever, Wayne Chinn
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Brad Neat, John Gill, Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Steve Barnett, Shannon Thornsberry, Lee Devasier, T.J. Wooldridge
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power 4th Heat- Jeff Watson, Aaron Hatton, Duke Whiseant, Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd, Mike Luna, Blake Chinn, Jason Hinkle
B-Main #1- Joey Daniel, Jesse Lay, Billy Dever, Ed Behn, Wayne Chinn, Johnny Wheeler, Dave Crawford, Frankie Coomer (DNS-Scotty Earl, Cliff Clark)
B-Main #2- Tyrel Todd, Steve Barnett, Lee Devasier, Shannon Thornsberry, Blake Chinn, Jason Hinkle, T.J. Wooldridge, Mike Luna
Series Provisionals- Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn
Track Provisionals- Johnny Wheeler, Billy Dever
O'Reilly A-Main 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash- Mike Marlar, Terry English, Brad Neat, Bryan Barber, Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Jeff Watson, Tim Tungate, Aaron Hatton, Duke Whiseant, Whitney McQueary, Josh Williams, Joey Daniel, Tyrel Todd, Jesse Lay, Wayne Chinn, Steve Barnett, Billy Dever, Chris Combs, Frankie Coomer, Timmy Yeager, John Gill, Michael England, Johnny Wheeler
SPORTSMAN (13 entries)
Fast Qualifier- Pat Hagan 19,819
Dash- Danny Blackwell, Timmy Glazer, Sam Huffer, Kevin Wilson, Brian Elder, Hagan
Heat- Jimmy Bryan, Roger Cecil, Scott Cecil, Mike Bailey
Feature- Blackwell, Glazer, Roger Cecil, Bryan, Bailey, Huffer, Barry Chesser, Billy Benningfield, Scott Cecil, Justin Murphy, Wilson, Hagan, Elder
MODIFIEDS (28 entries)
1st Heat- Freddy Garmon, Joe Gray, Joe Mattingly, Adam Gootee
2nd Heat- Joey Kramer, Gary Isaacs, Josh Lucas, Rick Gumm
3rd Heat- Mike Watson, Dion Benningfield, Jason Wheatley, Jim Howard
B Main- Chuck Freeman, Randy Turpin, Robbie Bennett, Randall Basham
Feature- Kramer, Gray, Garmon, Benningfield, Wheatley, Watson, Mattingly, Gootee, J.T. Ayers, Lucas, Gumm, Isaacs, Elliott Despain, John Bryan, Steve Pyles, Sam Murphy, Sr., Turpin, Howard, Freeman, Keith Trimble

For Immediate Release:

VP Racing Fuels Brings the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Live From K-C This Saturday Night, July 9

VP Racing Fuels will present via the internet the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event this weekend at KC Raceway in Chillicothe, OH on Saturday night July 9^th.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be making their first appearance of the 2005 season at Jim Nier’s KC Raceway with a complete show of Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains followed by the Lucas Oil A-Mains paying $7,000 to win and $500 to start.

RaceTalkLive.com will be the host internet service of exciting Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action on Saturday Night at KC Raceway brought to race fans across the country by VP Racing Fuels. Race fans that cannot attend the event this weekend in person can go to the NARA webpage at www.naradirtcar.com and click on the RaceTalkLive.com link, then proceed to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series logo and click that to listen to the live broadcast. Listeners must have the Windows Media Player download to be able to listen to the broadcast.

The live internet broadcast will begin at 8:00 p.m. EST and pick up wherever the race program is at and stay on until the conclusion of the $7,000 to win feature event.

VP Racing is celebrating its 30th year in business, having been manufacturing the best fuels for motorsports since 1975. With its more than 60 unique blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing category and class from circle track, drag racing and road racing to off-road, off-shore and even airplane racing. In race venues not controlled by a fuel rule, VP consistently
fuels more winners than any other American fuel company. VP has been the fuel of choice for NHRA Pro Stock Champions for 29 consecutive years, a record unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. In addition to being the Official Fuel of NARA, VP is the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA Championship Drag Racing and the exclusive fuel supplier and/or sponsor of AMA (American
Motorcycle Association) Supercross; IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating Association); SKUSA (Superkarts! USA); Star Mazda; Stars of Karting; Toyota Atlantic; and Trans Am among many others.

In addition to fuels, VP's product line includes synthetic oils, 2-cycle lubricants, performance chemicals and traction compounds - each designed to produce the most power and best performance in their respective racing applications. More information can be obtained from VP's website - vpracingfuels.com

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, Crown Spray Power, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Real Power, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Bell and Cruise With The Champions

Michael Despain & Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Visits Bluegrass Speedway Saturday July 9th

LEXINGTON, KY -- Bluegrass Speedway's 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash is next on the agenda as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series prepares for race #12 on the 2005 season this Saturday, July 9. This event will mark the series' third visit of the season to the Charles Hamilton-owned, David and Anita Ferrell-promoted facility as Shannon Babb won the Spring Sizzler while the June Jam was rained out.

The Kentuckiana Klash was first contested in 1998 and was won by Audie McWilliams of Union, KY. The event was not held in 1999, but returned in 2000 with the victory going to Jim Curry of Norman, IN. Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY was the 2001 Klash winner, while Scottsburg, IN driver Mike Jewell would go back to back in winning the 2002 and 2003 Kentuckiana Klash races. Tim Tungate of Campbellsville, KY is the defending 2004 Kentuckiana Klash champ, with the win being his first ever O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series victory.

The event will feature the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Late Models, with a complete program of Racing Optics time trials, VP Racing Fuels Makin’ Power heats, B-mains, and the 30 lap, $3,000 to win O’Reilly A-Main 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash. Pit gates for this event are slated to open at 4pm, with the main gates opening at 5pm. The driver’s meeting will be at 6pm, Hot Laps at 6:30pm, Time Trials at 7pm, with racing set to take the green flag at or before 8pm. All times are EDT. Adult general admission is $15, with children ages 6 to 12 being $8, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $30.

Eleven races into the season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts has had ten different winners with Whitney McQueary, last weekend's winner at 201 Speedway, becoming the first repeat victor of the year. McQueary leads the season points standings over Mike Jewell, Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, and Michael England. To date, over 175 different drivers have competed with the series in 2005.

Bluegrass Speedway is located at exit 21 of the Martha Layne Collins (Bluegrass) Parkway. For more information about O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Cars Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Current O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (Top 10)

1. Whitney McQueary, Dunnville, KY - 2130

2. Mike Jewell, Scottsburg, IN - 1915

3. Tim Tungate, Campbellsville, KY - 1910

4. Chris Combs, Isom, KY - 1865

5. Michael England, Glasgow, KY - 1850

6. Aaron Hatton, Mt. Sterling, KY - 1840

7. Tyrel Todd, Eubank, KY - 1690

8. Frankie Coomer, Austin, IN - 1670

9. Wayne Chinn, Tipp City, OH - 1595

10. Blake Chinn, Tipp City, OH – 1360

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Headlines "The Night the Stars Come Out" at K-C Raceway on July 9^th

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series makes a return engagement to the Buckeye State of Ohio this Saturday Night, July 9 as dirt slingin', side by side action comes to Jim Nier's K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH for the annual "The Night the Stars Come Out" special event. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be competing in a full race program featuring Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 50-Lap A-Main Event paying $7,000 to win. Also on the race card will be 410 sprints and Hobby Stocks.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series made their first appearance of the season in the state of Ohio on July 3^rd before a standing room crowd at Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH. This week the series heads to the new home of the "Dirt Track World Championship Race" which will be held in October at K-C Raceway. This Saturday Night's Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will give race teams a chance to try their chances in a special event with hopes of spearheading their efforts come October to make the DTWC.

After 17 events on the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Tour, Don O'Neal continues to lead the way with 6 event wins and the Series points lead. Earl Pearson, Jr. has moved into second place in the points standings after Muskingum County with 2005 Dream Winner, Matt Miller now in third. Donnie Moran and Scott James round out the top five of the national standings. Scott James leads Tim Dohm and Brady Smith in the chase for the 2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Rookie of the Year" standings. There have been 11 different winners so far in '05 with over 360 different drivers competing with the series this season.

Gates will open at K-C Raceway this Saturday Night, July 9 at 4 pm with racing at 7:30 pm. For race and ticket information please call the track office at (740) 289-4114 or visit the tracks website at www.kc-raceway.com. K-C Raceway is located 12 miles south of Chillicothe, OH off of State Road 23, turn right on Blain Highway and the track entrance is 2 miles on left. The track phone on race day is (740) 663-4141.

To check out the latest happenings with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their website(s) at www.naradirtcar.com or www.lucasdirt.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Current Points Standings (Top 10)

1. Don O’Neal, Martinsville, IN – 3260

2. Earl Pearson, Jr., Jacksonville, FL – 2915

3. Matt Miller, Waterville, OH – 2882

4. Donnie Moran, Dresden, OH – 2860

5. Scott James, Lawrenceburg, IN – 2610

6. Tim Dohm, Cross Lanes, WV - 2380

7. Terry English, Benton, KY - 2360

8. Brady Smith, Solon Springs, WI- 2155

9. Freddy Smith, Seymour, TN - 2105

10. Brian Birkhofer, Muscatine, IA - 1845

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Joe David Turner Takes First Ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Win at Lake Cumberland

BURNSIDE, KY -- Joe David Turner was a man on a mission Saturday night at the Lake Cumberland Speedway as the Richmond, KY native led all 30 laps en route to winning his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified race.

After one aborted start, Joe David Turner got the lead from Justin Rattliff at the drop of the green flag and wasted no time in putting some real estate between himself and the rest of the field. Rattliff then watched in his rear view mirror as Joey Kramer, Jimmy Payne, and Kelly Warren raced behind him for third. Kramer and Payne swapped third several times throughout the early stages of the race before Payne took sole possession of the spot on lap 7. Payne then began tracking down Rattliff and would catch the break he needed on lap 11 when a caution for Brandon Clark slowed the field. When racing resumed, Payne used the Delaware double-file restart to his advantage moving around Rattliff and into second. One circuit later would find Rattliff caught up in an accident in turns one and two ending his evening as a red flag would be waved to clear the blocked race track.

On the restart, Turner now had Payne to contend with, but he didn't let the fast qualifier shake him. Turner once again pulled away from Payne, Kramer, Warren, and fifth-running Adam Cole. Behind the front five, a three-wide battle for sixth saw Tommy Bailey, Victor Lee, and 14th-starting Greg Payne puttin' on a show for the fans. The trio remain three-wide past the halfway point until lap 18 when Lee moved his ride into the spot.

With ten laps remaining, Jimmy Payne began quietly making a run on race-leader Turner. Hitting his marks on the high side of the speedway, Payne humbly sliced away at Turner's lead little by little. Behind them, current series point’s leader Joey Kramer has his hands full with defending series champion Kelly Warren.

Back up front, Turner encounter the back of the field with just seven laps to go with Payne closing in more and more every lap. With five laps remaining, his lead was down to six car lengths and with three laps to go, his advantage over Payne was just four car lengths. By the time the white flag was displayed, Payne had closed up to the rear decklid of the race leader. Payne shot high in turns one and two getting himself a great run down the backchute. As they entered turn three for the final time, Payne darted to the top and pulled even with Turner. Side-by-side for the win, they raced off turn four with Turner barely inching out Payne at the stripe.

The win was Joe David Turner's first ever with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series. Turner's Dale Meers powered Bob Pierce Race car carries sponsorship from D&M Auto Parts. In the pits after the race, Turner was tickled with the victory. "I've raced here for years in just about every class they have, so to win this race here at Lake Cumberland really means a lot to me. This is a good track and I know the guys hard work hard to keep it good and smooth," Turner said. "I have to thank my sponsors for their help and my family and crew for their hard work. You know, this car was in pieces today at 2pm. But we were able to stick a small motor in it and get it here just in time to race tonight."

Glasgow, KY native Jimmy Payne settled for second in his Barren River Pest control sponsored Lightning Chassis. Joey Kramer, Hanover, IN, took home third in his Kramer powered Lightning sponsored by Hill's Historic Painting and Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tint. Columbia, KY veteran Kelly Warren was fourth in his Commonwealth Cancer Center/PBM Performance/Dale Meers/Bandit. Rounding out the top five was Campbellsville, KY's Adam Cole in the Cole Construction sponsored Dale Meers/Bandit. Victor Lee, Tommy Bailey, 14th-starting Greg Payne, Dennis Barton, and Keith Denny completed the top 10.

19 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds were on hand with Jimmy Payne setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats were won by Joe David Turner and Justin Rattliff.

The next event for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds will be Saturday, July 16th as they travel to Sitka, KY for the second visit of the year to the 201 Speedway. For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary

Lake Cumberland Speedway - Burnside, KY

Saturday, July 2, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Jimmy Payne/15.383

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Joe David Turner, Jimmy Payne, Adam Cole, Victor Lee, Keith Denny, Mark Walters, Dustin Linville, Brian Phillips, Brandon Clark

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Justin Rattliff, Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Tommy Bailey, Dennis Barton, Hank Bradley, Greg Payne, Troy Teegarden, Shon Flanery, Jason Perry

Rattliff Motors 30-Lap A-Main: Joe David Turner, Jimmy Payne, Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Adam Cole, Victor Lee, Tommy Bailey, Greg Payne, Dennis Barton, Keith Denny, Mark Walters, Dustin Linville, Troy Teegarden, Brian Phillips, Jason Perry, Shon Flanery, Justin Rattliff, Brandon Clark, Hank Bradley

Race Statistics:
Entries: 19

Cautions: 2

Red Flags: 1

Lap Leaders: Joe David Turner 1-30

BoB Rookie of the Race: Adam Cole

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds Points (after 7/2/05)

1. Joey Kramer - 1565

2. Kelly Warren - 1345

3. Justin Rattliff – 1220

4. Hank Bradley - 1170

5. Adam Cole - 1130

6. Joe David Turner - 1065

7. Russ Gabbert - 835

8. Jason Perry - 785

9. Jimmy Payne - 715

10. Dustin Linville - 710

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – NARA PR

Whitney McQueary is First 2005 Repeat Winner in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Racing Action

SITKA, KY--Current O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points leader, Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY became the first repeat winner in 11 races this season as the 40 year driver took his second series win of the season at the 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY on Saturday Night, July 2. McQueary earned $3,000 for his win as he withstood a last lap ditch effort by Brandon Kinzer who tried to steal the win from him. McQueary drove the Bigg Dawg Motorsports/Doug Tarter/Kelco Metals Inc/Modern Systems/Tarter Tube Inc/Tarter Gate Company/American Farmland/Dog Walk Market/Estes Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis to victory lane over Kinzer who was driving the Kinzer Well Drilling/Gaerte Engines/Barry Wright Dodge Intrepid who came up just short again of winning his first ever BoB race. Defending series champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, KY would finish third in the Jerry Hatton Used Cars/Draime Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo. Completing the top five were Anthony Adams of Whitesburg, KY in the K& E Trucking/Cornett Engines/C. J. Rayburn Monte Carlo and 19th starting, Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN in the Southern Indiana Rock Drilling/Bullock Engines/MasterSbilt Grand Prix.

McQueary and Kinzer would make up the front row to start the 40 lap affair with McQueary jumping out to an early lead over Kinzer, Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate and Anthony Adams. McQueary would quickly open up a four to five car length advantage over Kinzer as Todd and Tungate would go at it for third. A yellow on lap slowed the action momentarily. On the restart McQueary again sprinted out to the lead as he was looking to repeat his earlier success at 201 back in May where he won the biggest race of his career. Kinzer would maintain second in front of Tungate, Todd and Anthony Adams with 11 laps complete. A couple of cautions in a row would halt the momentum of the race as Todd and Tungate would get together on the front stretch with Todd ending up against the wall, however the caution was not for Todd because it was already waving for a slowed Shannon Thornsberry who was trying to get off the race track. Series rules allowed Todd to go back into his position behind Tungate. On the restart Tungate would slow coming off of turn number two and Todd would have no where to go and got up on the left side of Tungate's racer as both cars would be done for the race. With 15 laps scored McQueary was still the top dog with Kinzer still in second with Adams now up to third place. A car knifing through the field was Mike Jewell. Jewell started 19th after taking a series provisional as he worked his way up to fifth directly behind Aaron Hatton, who held that spot.

Jewell would get as high as third in the running order as he would blast past Hatton and then Adams. A caution for Chuckie May on lap 20 would hurt Jewell as his tires apparently sealed over and he would slip back to fifth on the restart as Adams and Hatton would take their spots back from him. With ten laps to go it was still McQueary showing the way just as he had done from the beginning of the race with Kinzer giving it everything he had to try and catch him. As the laps wound down traffic would start to play a major role in the race as McQueary was encountering some difficulty with a lapped car and that would allow Kinzer to chase him down. Hatton was starting to get closer as well as he passed Adams and then set his sights on the two frontrunners. Kinzer would try every avenue to get by McQueary in the closing laps and on a couple of occasions he would have a run on McQueary coming off of turn two, but McQueary would fight back all of Kinzer's challenges and take his car home to victory lane for the second time this season extending his series points lead. Kinzer finished a close second with Hatton right on Kinzer's heels at the finish as Hatton crossed the line in third. Adams would have his best career BoB finish with a fourth and Jewell would earn hard charger of the race mention finishing in fifth after starting 19th.

Completing the top ten were David Powers, Frankie Coomer, Scott Hall, Mike Luna and Michael England.

In preliminary action Whitney McQueary was the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier for the 29 entrants on hand with a fast lap of 14.076 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd and Brandon Kinzer. The B-main was taken by Shannon Thornsberry.

The next O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Presented by Arizona Sport Shirts event will be on Saturday Night, July 9 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY paying $3,000 to win.

Race Summary

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Event #11

Saturday Night, July 3, 2005

201 Speedway-Sitka, KY

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary 14.076 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Whitney McQueary, Tim Tungate, David Powers, Frankie Coomer, Eric Wells, Raymond Nichols, Rod Evans, D.J. Wells, Michael England, Benny Feltner

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Tyrel Todd, Anthony Adams, Aaron Hatton, Blake Chinn, Mike Jewell, Keith Sansom, Shannon Thornsberry, Jamie Ferguson, Steve Stollings, Jimmy David Hall

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Brandon Kinzer, Chris Combs, Chuckie May, Scott Hall, Wayne Chinn, Jim LeMaster, Mike Luna, Jason Hinkle, William Begley

B-Main: Shannon Thornsberry, Eric Wells, Wayne Chinn, Mike Luna, Benny Feltner, Steve Stollings, Jamie Ferguson, Mike Jewell, William Begley, Rod Evans, D.J. Wells, Jason Hinkle, Jim LeMaster, Jimmy David Hall

4 Lap Main Event Finish: Whitney McQueary, Brandon Kinzer, Aaron Hatton, Anthony Adams, Mike Jewell, David Powers, Frankie Coomer, Scott Hall, Mike Luna, Michael England, Steve Stollings, Wayne Chinn, Blake Chinn, Chris Combs, Chuckie May, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Eric Wells, Shannon Thornsberry, Jim LeMaster, Benny Feltner

Race Statistics:

Entries: 29

Cautions: 5

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-40

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Mike Jewell (Started 19th and finished in 5th-advanced 14 positions)

Rookie of the Race: Frankie Coomer

Series Provisionals: Mike Jewell and Michael England

Track Provisionals: Jamie Ferguson and Jim LeMaster

For Immediate Release:

James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Don O'Neal Stays Hot With His 6th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win of '05 at Muskingum County Speedway

ZANESVILLE, OH--As the calendar turns to July for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series the hottest driver on the series tour thus far this season Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN picked up his sixth win as the 40 year old racer paid his first ever visit to the Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH on Sunday Night, July 3 and came away with a hard fought $7,000 win in taking the "Creno's Pizza 50" The standing room only crowd was on its feet in the final laps of the race as O'Neal fought off repeated challenges from Donnie Moran who finished in second by one car length. O'Neal would take his Well Pict Berries/O'Neal Wood Products/A-1 Auto Salvage/Living Room Centers/Hoosier Racing Tires/All Star Performance/Ken Schrader Racing/Jay Dickens Racing Engines powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo to victory lane. Moran of Dresden, Oh crossed the line in second behind the wheel of his PBM Performance Products/SMS Race Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo as third place was taken by Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in the Carlton and Kemp Lamm/Lucas Oil/Larry Wallace Racing Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus. Completing the top five were Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV in the Dohm's Cycle Sales/Custom Race Engines/Rocket Monte Carlo and Chad Hina of Zanesville, OH in the TLC Adult Car Facility/Platinum Race Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. A total of 42 cars were on hand for the series' first ever visit to the Ronnie Moran promoted facility.

Earl Pearson, Jr. and Don O'Neal would make up the front row to start the 50 lap main event. A yellow flag before the first lap was scored negated a good start for O'Neal who had jumped out into the lead. With a complete restart in order O'Neal would again power to the point taking sole possession of first place with a lap in ahead of Pearson and Tim Dohm. A caution for Mark Banal and Larry Moran coming off of turn number four would slow the action after three circuits had been scored. When the race went green again Chuck Maloney started to make some noise passing Dohm for third as Scott James moved into fifth place. Up front O'Neal and Pearson were starting to distance themselves from the rest of the field as Maloney was running in third and behind him a side by side battle for fourth was going on between Dohm and James. Steve Shaver would slow on back stretch on lap 10 bringing out another caution. A car heading to the front was Rick Aukland. Aukland had marched up to the sixth spot after starting in 13th but his night would soon end thereafter as he pulled into the infield and out of the race on lap 11.

Donnie Moran who had slipped back some spots on the start was starting to get things going as he would challenge James and Dohm for positions. Moran would go to fourth place on lap 20 and then two circuits later he got by Maloney for third place. With the halfway mark approaching O'Neal and Pearson would start to close down on the rear of the field. Moran then would take advantage of this and cut down the lead that O'Neal and Pearson had built up under green flag racing. Just as O'Neal, Pearson and Moran were about to enter lapped traffic a caution for a slowed Bob Moskey on lap 29 would clear the path in front of O'Neal. On the double file restart Moran would take full advantage of Pearson choosing the inside line as Moran would go to second on lap 31. With 33 laps in the books it was O'Neal still showing the way with Moran in second, Pearson running third with Dohm in fourth and John Mason, who took a provisional now up to fifth after starting in 24th.

With 15 laps to go O'Neal and Moran were about to set up a showdown to decide who would take the win. Moran would close in on O'Neal as the two would race side by side coming off of turn two seemingly every lap. O'Neal would always hold the advantage at the start-finish line. Moran would try different lines reeling in O'Neal and trying to figure out a way to pass him. With 10 to go Moran was all over O'Neal for the lead with Pearson lurking in third. The countdown to the finish began with five to go Moran would slide job his car into the lead heading into turn four, but Moran drifted out just enough to the top side of the race track and that would allow O'Neal to five down below Moran and regain the lead which he would never relinquish again. Moran would valiantly try again to go by O'Neal in the final two laps and as the crowd rose to its feet O'Neal would beat Moran to the finish line by just one car length to claim the win. Pearson finished a close third with Dohm having a strong run in taking fourth ahead of ninth place starter Chad Hina who came on at the end to finish fifth.

In victory circle where O'Neal has been quite frequently this year commented on his first ever appearance the track. "It was bigger than I thought it was going to be, it is real racy and hope the crowd enjoyed the race, that was tough trying to hold off Donnie, because he has so many laps here, but we just held on and I just can't say enough about my crew and this MasterSbilt car, we really have something going on here that is working."

Completing the top ten in the finishing order were Brady Smith, John Mason, Scott James, Freddy Smith and Chuck Maloney.

In preliminary action Donnie Moran was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier with a lap of 16.388 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Tim Dohm, Jason Flory, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Don O'Neal. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Kyle Scheer and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Cortney Clewell.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Saturday Night, July 9 at Jim Nier's K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH paying $7,000 to win.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Event #17

Sunday Night, July 3, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Donnie Moran 16.388 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Tim Dohm, Donnie Moran, Chad Hina, Rick Aukland, Eric Myers, Mark Banal, Matt Miller, Larry Moran, Keith Berner, Wayne Maffett, Jr., Scott Shelhorn

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Jason Flory, Scott James, Freddy Smith, Ty Myers, Kyle Scheer, Jeff Gress, Larry Smith, Lance Elson, Bart Hartman, Brandon Russell, Brad Malcuit

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Shaver, Brady Smith, Charlie Duncan, Cortney Clewell, Don Farmer, Norman Aronholt, Shane McLoughlin, Jay Watson, Brian Barrett

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Don O'Neal, Chuck Maloney, Doug Dodd, Aaron Scott, John Mason, Matt Lux, Larry BOnd, Paul Devoll, Bob Moskey, Carlton Freeman

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Kyle Scheer, Eric Myers, Mark Banal, Matt MIller, Bart Hartman, Brad Malcuit, Wayne Maffett, Jr., Larry Moran, Jeff Gress, Scott Shelhorn, Larry Smith, Lance Elson, Brandon Russell, Keith Berner

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Cortney Clewell, Larry Bond, Bob Moskey, Don Farmer, Jay Watson, John Mason, Paul Devoll, Shane McLughlin, Matt Lux, Brian Barrett, Norman Aronholt

"Creno's Pizza 50" A-Main Event: (50 Laps): Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim Dohm, Chad Hina, Brady Smith, John Mason, Scott James, Freddy Smith, Chuck Maloney, Eric Myers, Cortney Clewell, Mark Banal, Aaron Scott, Kyle Scheer, Matt Miller, Doug Dodd, Norman Aronholt, Bob Moskey, Larry Bond, Rick Aukland, Jason Flory, Charlie Duncan, Steve Shaver, Larry Moran, Ty Myers

Race Statistics:

Entries: 42

Cautions: 5

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal 1-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: John Mason (Started 24th and finished 7th-advanced 17 positions)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Matt Miller and John Mason

Track Provisionals: Larry Moran and Norman Aronholt

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Taylor/Turner split LCS Wins

By Chris Tilley
Lake Cumberland Speedway Public Relations

July 2, 2005, Burnside, Ky: After 30 laps of some of the best Modified
racing action around, Joe David Turner of Richmond, Kentucky took the $1,500
prize in the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series sanctioned event
Saturday Night July 2 at the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky.
Other event winners included Tim Taylor of Eubank, Kentucky taking the
$1,200 prize in the Topless Late Model division, which made it Taylor's
second victory of the 2005 racing season. Goble Bertram of Monticello,
Kentucky dominated the 15 lap Road Hog feature in route to his 6th win of
the season. Cecil Stewart of Manchester, Kentucky made it three in a row
Saturday night taking the Chevette feature win.

Heat race winners and front-row starters Justin Ratliff and Joe David Turner
brought the 19 car Modified feature field down to the green flag with
caution waving for the first time in turn one as Brandon Clark looped his #
12 mount down on the bottom side of the track. The field was then lined back
up double file as in the original line and sent away again. Joe David Turner
slipped out front on lap one with Ratliff, Joey Kramer, and Jimmy Payne in
tow at the stripe. Jimmy Payne slipped around Joey Kramer for the third spot
on lap five and was starting to reel Ratliff in. On the eleventh circuit,
the yellow flag was in the air again for Brandon Clark, as he looped his
race-car in turn one. His night was done after that. On the restart it was
Turner, Ratliff, Payne, Kramer and Kelly Warren in the top-five. The third
and final caution came out on lap 12 for Justin Ratliff as he looped his #
16 chassis around in turn 2. On the restart, Payne, now in the second spot
after Ratliff pulled into the pits, was closing in fast on Turner now that
the field had been bunched up. On lap-15 the field running order was Turner,
Payne, Kramer, Warren, and Adam Cole running fifth. On the closing laps of
the 30 lap Ratliff Motors "A" Main, Jimmy Payne was using every inch of the
race-track to his advantage and was really closing in as the laps were going
away, and by the checkered flag, Payne was within a car length behind Turner
at the line. This was Turner's first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass
Modified Series win in the second year touring group and Turner's first
victory of 2005 at Lake Cumberland Speedway.

Tim Taylor of Eubank took the win in the "Topless" Late Models on July 2
leading all 25 laps of the main event for his second win of the season in
the Taylor Trucking, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Conder's Truck and Tire
Center, Stealth Carburetors, Hoosier Racing Tires sponsored # 44 CJ
Rayburn/Bullock powered Pontiac Grand Prix race-car.

Official Summary of Results:

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series
Entries: 19 from 4 states (Indiana, Kentucky, West Virginia, Tennessee)
Racing Optics Fast Time: Jimmy Payne-15:383
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat-1: Joe Turner, Jimmy Payne, Adam Cole,
Victor Lee
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat-2: Justin Ratliff, Joey Kramer, Kelly
Warren, Tommy Bailey

Ratliff Motors "A" Main:
1. 44-Joe David Turner-Richmond, Kentucky
2. 68-Jimmy Payne-Glasgow, Kentucky
3. 77-Joey Kramer-Hanover, Indiana
4. 0-Kelly Warren-Columbia, Kentucky
5. c4-Adam Cole-Campbellsville, Kentucky
6. 4-Victor Lee-Stanford, Kentucky
7. 11-Tommy Bailey-Corbin, Kentucky
8. 11m-Greg Payne-Clay City, Kentucky
9. 35-Dennis Barton-Corbin, Kentucky
10. 48-Keith Denny-Brodhead, Kentucky
11. 13-Mark Walters-Nicholasville, Kentucky
12. 8-Dustin Linville-Lancaster, Kentucky
13. tt7-Troy Teegarden-Morningview, Kentucky
14. 17c-Brian Phillips Jr.-Burnside, Kentucky
15. 20-Jason Perry-Huntington, West Virginia
16. 98-Shon Flanary-Church Hill, Tennessee
17. 16-Justin Ratliff-Campbellsville, Kentucky
18. 12-Brandon Clark-Science Hill, Kentucky
19. 17-Hank Bradley-Broadhead, Kentucky

Modified Feature Race Stats:
Lap Leaders: Turner (1-30)
Lead Changes: none
Cautions: two
Red Flags: one

Late Models:
10 entries
Fast Time: Tim Taylor-14:507 seconds
Dash: Taylor, Tommy Bailey, Steve Elliot, Greg Hansford, David Webb, Jake
Henry
Heat Race: Doug Smith, Joe Patrick, Michael Erp, Tim Patrick
Feature Finish:
1. 44-Tim Taylor-Science Hill, Kentucky
2. 6-Tommy Bailey-Corbin, Kentucky
3. 13w-David Webb-Nicholasville, Kentucky
4. 39-Greg Hansford-Somerset, Kentucky
5. 45-Doug Smith-Somerset, Kentucky
6. 3D-Jake Henry-Junction City, Kentucky
7. 54-Joe Patrick-Albany, Kentucky
8. 44B-Tim Patrick-Albany, Kentucky
9. 5-Michael Erp-Science Hill, Kentucky
10. 3-Steve Elliot-Corbin, Kentucky

Road Hog Feature Finish: Goble Bertram, Buzz Williams, Logan Preston, Travis
Preston, Stan Freeman, Roger Eriksen, Charlie Clark, Frank Patrick, Doyle
Hibbard, David Smith.

Chevette Feature Finish: Cecil Stewart, Chase McWhorter, Jake Pitman, Randy
Thompson, Mike Todd, Stephen Smith, Jamey Neat, Josh Bray, Janet Beck, Randy
Maybrier, Steve Beck, TJ Sharp

Next Saturday July 9, the 12th points event of the 2005 racing season for
all classes, Modifieds, Late Models, Road Hogs, and Chevettes with gates
open at 4:00 p.m. and Hot Lapping at 7:30 p.m. For more information on Lake
Cumberland Speedway, please contact the speedway at (606) 561-8994.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on ESPN2 -TV Schedule for July 3^rd

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series comes to life on ESPN2 this Sunday Afternoon, July 3^rd with a pair of Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events to be shown back to back to 90 million households nationwide.

The July 3^rd Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events on ESPN2 will kick off at 1 PM Central/2 PM Eastern with the first airing of the "Spring Shootout" taped May 21^st at the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois. The 50 lap $10,000 event would be won by Jimmy Mars who comes from the 14th starting spot to claim victory in this exciting event. The LaSalle race will be re-broadcast on Thursday, July 14^th at 2 PM Eastern/1 PM Central.

The second part of the doubleheader on Sunday will begin at 2:30 PM Eastern/1:30 PM Central with the re-broadcast of the Farley Speedway event taped on May 20^th "The Palace of Speed" in Farley, Iowa is showcased again as Scott James scores his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event after starting 12^th

The dirt slinging, highly competitive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will have 13 events taped in 2005 for broadcast on ESPN2. Along with ESPN2 the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is committed to showcasing the sponsors, race tracks and the race teams to an audience that is now up to 90 million households across the nation.

For the complete July 2005 ESPN2 TV Schedule log on to www.naradirtcar.com or www.lucasdirt.com and scroll down the left side of the front page and click on ESPN2 TV Schedule.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

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Donnie Moran to Hold Open House Prior to Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at Muskingum County on July 3

ZANESVILLE, OH--Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series driver Donnie Moran will be holding a special open house at his race shop from 1 to 3 pm this Sunday Afternoon, July 3 prior to the first ever visit to the Muskingum County Speedway for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series that night.

The open house at Donnie Moran's race shop which is located just south of the race track will allow race fans, media, etc. to tour the modern facility that houses Donnie Moran Racing. You will see where the race cars are prepared and the momentos of his racing career which began in 1979, including his Eldora Million winning car from 2001. The 42 year old racer is a 4-time World 100 Champion, a former Dream Winner at Eldora, a 4x STARS National Champion and a 3x All-Circuit of Champions points winner. Moran made dirt track racing history in 2001 by winning the Eldora Million for Dirt Late Models which paid $1 million to win. So far it is the only dirt track race of any kind to have paid the winner one million dollars.

Moran is currently fifth in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings and has one event win this year at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI which will be shown on ESPN2 at a date and time to be
announced.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will feature a complete racing program on Sunday Night at Muskingum County Speedway with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the "Creno's 50" main event paying $7,000 to win. Adult General Admission for this event will be $20.

For more information please visit the Muskingum County Speedway website at www.mcspeedway.20m.com or call the rack on race day at (740) 754-9199. Muskingum County Speedway is located off of I-70 at exit 155, the north 10.1 miles on State Road 60.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds Set For Lake Cumberland Debut

LEXINGTON, KY -- The seventh race of the 2005 tour for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds is this Saturday, July 2nd, as the series makes their first ever visit to the Lake Cumberland Speedway in Burnside, KY. Kentucky's premier Modified series will have a full program of racing consisting of Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains, and the 30-Lap Rattliff Motors A-Main. The complete purse for this event is listed below:

1. $1,500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125

Lake Cumberland Speedway, a semi-banked 3/-8 mile oval, is located just south of Burnside, KY off US 27 on Racetrack Road. The gates at LCS are slated to open at 4pm with Hot Laps hitting the track at 7pm. The track phone number is (606) 561-8994.

Hanover, IN hotshoe Joey Kramer continues to lead the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series point standings over Kelly Warren, Justin Rattliff, Hank Bradley, and Adam Cole. Kramer has three NARA BoB wins on the season with Matt Boknecht, Ted Nobbe, Billy Vaughn laying claim to one win apeice. Over 140 different drivers have competed with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series in 2005.

For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com, and click the BoB Modified tab on the right side of the page.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Makes Second Visit of the Season to 201 Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- This Saturday, July 2nd, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts makes their second trip of the season to Sitka, KY's 201 Speedway.

It will be the series' 7th ever appearance at 201 Speedway located near Paintsville, KY. In the previous six O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events at 201, there have been six different winners with 2002 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV, 2003 Series Champion Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, 2004 Series Champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, KY, Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY, Paul Harris of Prestonsburg, KY, and Whitney McQueary of Dunnville, KY each finding victory lane.

Saturday night will feature a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main paying $3000 to win.

After ten races this season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts has had ten different winners. Whitney McQueary leads the current point standings followed by Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, and Michael England.

201 Speedway is located five and a half miles north of U.S. Highway 23 on State Route 201. The track phone on race day is (606) 265-3201. Additional information can be obtained at www.naradirtcar.com or by calling the series office at 859-271-4501.

Payout

1. 3000

2. 1500

3. 1000

4. 800

5. 750

6. 700

7. 650

8. 600

9. 550

10. 500

11. 450

12. 400

13. 350

14. 350

15. 325

16. 325

17. 300

18. 300

19. 300

20. 300

21. 300

22. 300

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Roars into Muskingum County Speedway on July 3rd

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series picks back up with its busy 2005 race schedule with a first time visit to the Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH this Sunday Night, July 3. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be running a complete show with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the "Creno's 50" paying $7,000 to win and $500 to start. There will also be a big fireworks display at the Ronnie Moran owned facility.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has run 16 events so far this year with 11 different winners. Some of the top dirt late model drivers in the country race with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series including Hall of Famers, Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH and Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN. Currently Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN is the series points leading heading to Muskingum County this Sunday Night. O'Neal has won five times this year on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and he is the winningest dirt late model driver in the nation over the past two and half years with an incredible 63 feature wins. The 2005 $100,000 Dream Winner at Eldora Speedway, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH is currently second in points and is coming off of his first series win of the year at the Belleville High Banks in Kansas on June 24. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL is sitting third in points as the 2004 Xtreme DirtCar Series continues to move up in the point standings. Four time World 100 champion and the Eldora Million winner, Donnie Moran is fourth in the points followed by Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN.

O'Neal leads the series in wins with five and Terry English is the only other driver with more than one series win in '05. Other drivers who have entered victory lane in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series competition in 2005 include: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James, Jimmy Mars, Donnie Moran, Brian Birkhofer and Matt Miller. The "Rookie of the Year" chase is between Scott James, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV and Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI. There have been 331 different drivers race with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this year.

Pit Gates at Muskingum County will open at 4:00 PM with General Gates opening at 5:00 PM, there will be a driver's autograph session at 5:15 PM with hot laps at 6:15 PM and racing at 7:30 PM. Muskingum County Speedway is located off of I-70 at exit 155, then 10.1 miles north on State Road 60. The track phone on race day is (740) 754-9199. For more information you can visit the track's website at www.mcspeedway.20m.com.

Grandstand admission for this race is $20 for adults with kids 6-12 priced at $5 each with kids 5 and under free. Pit passes will be $35 per person.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

For Immediate Release:

By Matt Noonan & Dustin Jarrett

Billy Vaughn Bests Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds at Florence Speedway

UNION, KY -- A stout field of 53 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds packed the pits at Florence Speedway Saturday night with local hotshoe Billy Vaughn walking away with his first career win with the series.

Second VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winner David McWilliams used his outside front row starting position to dart into the early lead with the field stacked up two and three wide behind of him. 6th-starting Billy Vaughn wasted no time picking his way through the pack as well as 13th-starting Joey Kramer. Before McWilliams was able to distance himself from the rest of the field a lap 6 caution slowed the pace.

The second caution flag of the race flew just a few circuits later with McWilliams still on the point. On the restart, Vaughn closed in on the race leader as the Florence regulars diced it out for the top spot with fast qualifier Chad Kinder, as well as Ted Nobbe and Don Adams looking on. Ten laps into the race, Vaughn pulled alongside McWilliams in a bid for the lead, but didn't have the momentum to complete the pass. Further back behind the lead duo, 18th-starting Brent Mullins was quietly working his way through the field as third palce Kinder fell to the infield.

Back up front, Vaughn's continuous hounding of McWilliams finally paid off as he powered into the front spot on lap 13. Vaughn wasted no time putting distance between himself and McWilliams seemingly putting his Bob Pierce built #112 on cruise control. Just after the halfway point, Kramer looked to crack the top five as Mullins moved into the top ten.

Despite a few cautions late in the race, Vaughn would not be denied the $1,500 first-place paycheck. When the checkered flag flew, Billy Vaughn would be the first to cross the stripe, notching his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified win. McWilliams held on for second with Nobbe third, Mullins from 18th to 4th, and Kramer from 13th to 5th.

53 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds with Chad Kinder setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats were won by Kinder, David McWilliams, Ted Nobbe, and Don Adams. The Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main went to Don Lamb while the PBM Performance B-Main was won by Brent Mullins.

This Saturday, July 2nd, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds travel to Burnside, KY for their first ever visit to the Lake Cumberland Speedway. For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds, please visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Race Summary

Florence Speedway - Union, KY

Saturday, June 25, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds

Racing optics Fast Qualifier: Chad Kinder/18.078

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Chad Kinder, Bruce Gould III, Kelly Warren, Joey Kramer, Don Lamb, Larry Moreland Sr., Chris Riehle, Doug Adkins, Josh Weinmann, Danny Teegarden, Greg Truster, Ron Perkins, Kyle Gibbs

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: David McWilliams, Billy Vaughn, Ron Jolliff Jr., Brandon Green, Adam Cole, Shon Flanary, Keith Denney, Richard Tolson, Danny MaGee, Kevin Copher, Jordan Whitaker, Ben Gerdes, Ron MaGee

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Ted Nobbe, David Spille, Jerry Lawson, Mike Stacy, Brent Mullins, Russ Gabbert, Matt Smallwood, Ray Bradford, Dustin Linville, Jason Perry, Tim Moore, Jeremy Colston

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Don Adams, Kevin Hartman, Justin Rattliff, Eric Edwards, Kevin Cradler, Greg Beem, Josh Scott, Hank Bradley, Scotty Kincaid, Nick Kurtz, Ray Coffman

Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Main #1: Don Lamb, Doug Adkins, Adam Cole, josh Weinmann, Danny MaGee, Richard Tolson, Ron Perkins, Greg Truster, Jordan Whitaker, David Wells, Larry Moreland Sr., Keith Denny, Kevin Copher, Shon Flanary, Chris Riehle, Ron MaGee

PBM Performance Parts B-Main #2: Brent Mullins, Greg Beem, Matt Smallwood, Tim Moore, Russ Gabbert, Hank Bradley, Josh Scott, Kevin Cradler, Jason Perry, SCotty Kincaid, Ray Bradford, Nick Kurtz, Ray Coffman, Dustin Linville

Rattliff Motors 30-Lap A-Main: Billy Vaughn, David McWilliams, Ted Nobbe, Brent Mullins, Joey Kramer, Doug Adkins, Kevin Hartman, Don Adams, Jerry Lawson, Mike Stacy, Eric Edwards, Matt Smallwood, Justin Rattliff, Kelly Warren, David Spille, Brandon Green, Ron Jolliff Jr., Larry Moreland Sr., Don Lamb, Adam Cole, Greg Beem, Hank Bradley, Chad Kinder, Tim Moore, Bruce Gould III

Race Statistics:

Entries: 53

Lap Leaders: David McWilliams 1-12, Billy Vaughn 13-30

BoB Provisionals: Hank Bradley and Tim Moore

Track Provisional: Larry Moreland Sr.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Steve Barnett Blazes to O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Win in Brownstown's Lee Fleetwood Memorial

BROWNSTOWN, IN -- With temperatures nearing triple digits on a hot Saturday evening in Brownstown, nobody was hotter than Steve Barnett as the Franklin, IN native took the lead on lap 18 and never looked back in the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series' Lee Fleetwood Memorial.

Brad Neat and Justin Blackwell brought the field down to the green with Neat assuming the point as Blackwell fell into the clutches of 5th-starting Steve Barnett, Mike Jewell, and Steve Godsey. Neat quickly motored ahead in the early stages of the race as Godsey worked past Jewell on lap 5 and immediately started hounding Barnett for the runner-up spot. Behind them, Aaron Hatton, Michael England, Brad Barrow, and Frankie Coomer were nip-and-tuck for the fifth spot.

On an already hot night, Barnett began to turn up the heat on lap 12 as he distanced himself from Godsey and began reeling in race leader Neat. The Franklin Flyer looked under Neat on lap 16 as the two raced side-by-side for the point. Neat worked for two solid laps to keep Barnett at bay, but was unable to turn back the two-time Lee Fleetwood Memorial winner. Barnett finally grabbed sole possession of the top spot on lap 18 as the front duo closed in on the rear or field when the crossed flags were displayed to the drivers.

As Barnett attempted to slice his way through the back of the field, Neat remained within striking distance as Godsey, Jewell, and Hatton closed in on Neat. At one time, the front five were all nose-to-tail with Barnett leading the congo line around the backmarkers. Barnett finally had clear sailing on lap 28, but it would be short lived as the first caution flag of the event flew just 10 laps from the finish.

A second lap 30 caution would fall before the green flag with 10 to go waved with Barnett at the front of the Delaware double-file restart. Barnett inched ahead ever so slightly as Godsey worked the high groove looking for a pass on Neat. The battle would be stalled on lap 33 as the race's final yellow would fly for a slowing Dan Sturgeon.

On the restart, Godsey grabbed second from Neat as Jewell slipped under both of them making it three-wide behind race leader Barnett with just six laps to go. At the same time, 12th-starting Tim Tungate had his mount glued to the bottom and wasted no time joining the battle. The intense three-wide dogfight for second allowed Barnett to creep ahead over the final few laps of the race. Jewell finally cleared both Neat and Godsey with three laps remaining but didn't have enough juice to catch the race leader. When the checkered flag waved, Steve Barnett's JD Byryder/Advanced Racing Suspensions/Spear's Auto Parts/Tony Stewart Racing, Cornett powered Rayburn Monte Carlo would pick up the win making him the first ever three-time winner of the Lee Fleetwood Memorial. Barnett also became the 10th different winner in as many races on the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

"This race and this family (the Fleetwood Family) both mean a lot to us and I'm happy we could get the win," Barnett said in victory lane. "Our car was great all night long. I'd like to thank my crew, my family, and all my sponsors for the help and support."

Scottsburg, IN's Mike Jewell took second in the MPC Motorsports/Southern Indiana Drilling/Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY, finished third in his NWN Distributing/Neat's Service Center/Cornett/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Tim Tungate (Campbellsville, KY) worked his way up to fourth in the White Construction/Price's Grocery/AMS/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Bedford, IN veteran Steve Godsey rounded out the top five in his Thrifty Auto Sales/Indiana Stone Works/Bent Chassis. Michael England, Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Josh Williams, and 21st-starting Mark Barber completed the top ten.

41 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Steve Barnett setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Brad Neat, Justin Blackwell, Steve Godsey, and Mike Jewell. B-Main wins went to Doug Ault and Tyrel Todd.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts makes their second visit of 2005 to Sitka, KY's 201 Speedway this Saturday, July 2nd. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Race Summary
Brownstown Speedway - Richmond, KY
Saturday, June 25, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Steve Barnett/15.958
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Brad Neat, Steve Barnett, Michael England, Matt Huddleston, Mark Barber, Whitney McQueary, CJ Rayburn, Rick Sowders, Gary Harden, Rick Burton
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Justin Blackwell, Brad Barrow, Dan Sturgeon, Doug Ault, Wayne Chinn, Chris Combs, Rickey Riggle, Dusty Chapman, Derek Ramp, Ryan Eads
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Steve Godsey, Frankie Coomer, Josh Williams, Ernie Barrow, Mark Kinser, Brent Londeree, Blake Chinn, Brian Wilhite, Jason Hinkle, John Gill (DNS)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Mike Jewell, Aaron Hatton, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Shannon Reed, Jeff Wilson, Mike Luna, Randy Riggle, Charles Ross
B-Main #1: Doug Ault, Matt Huddleston, CJ Rayburn, Whitney McQueary, Wayne Chinn, Rickey Riggle, Rick Sowders, Dusty Chapman, Gary Harden, Chris Combs, Derek Ramp, Ryan Eads, Mark Barber, Rick Burton
B-Main #2: Tyrel Todd, Mark Kinser, Ernie Barrow, Jeff Wilson, Shannon Reed, Blake Chinn, Mike Luna, Brent Londeree, Randy Riggle, Charles Ross, Jason Hinkle, Brian Wilhite
40-Lap Lee Fleetwood Memorial: Steve Barnett, Mike Jewell, Brad Neat, Tim Tungate, Steve Godsey, Michael England, Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Josh Williams, Mark Barber, Brad Barrow, Doug Ault, CJ Rayburn, Frankie Coomer, Matt Huddleston, Chris Combs, Dan Sturgeon, Whitney McQueary, Mark Kinser, Ernie Barrow, Justin Blackwell

Race Statistics:
Entries: 41

Cautions: 3

Lap Leaders: Brad Neat 1-17, Steve Barnett 18-40

BoB Rookie of the Race: Frankie Coomer

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Mark Barber

BoB Provisionals: Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs

Track Provisional: Mark Barber

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Matt Miller Takes First Career Lucas oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Belleville High Banks

BELLEVILLE, KS--The month of June 2005 will be a month that Matt Miller will never forget as the 34 year old Waterville, OH driver just keeps on racking up impressive wins as the captured his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Friday Night, June 24 at the Belleville High Banks dominating the last half of the race in winning the $10,000 first place prize. Miller, who captured the $100,000 to win Dream race at Eldora Speedway on June 11 became the 11th different winner in 15 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events in 2005 and for the 10th straight race a winner did not come form the front row as Miller started third. Miller dove the Dirt Shop Inc./Denny Thornton/McCullough Industries/Performance Rod and Custom/Doug Herbert Performance Circle Track Parts/Lo Temp Brazing/Banshee Graphics/Whaley and Son Collision/McDonald Refrigeration/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket Pontiac Grand Prix to win over Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL in the Lucas Oil/Dunn Benson Ford/Rocket Ford Taurus and Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the Daufeldt Transport/TB & Company/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Completing the top five were Steve Kosiski of Papillion, NE in the Kosiski Auto Parts/TB & Company Rocket Grand Prix and Brady Smith fo Solon Springs, WI in the AMSOIL/Pro Power/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. A total of 31 cars were on hand for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and TORA Series visit to Belleville.

At the beginning of the 50 lap main event, Don O'Neal would take the lead at the waving of chief starter, Niles Lauderbaugh's green flag. Miller would quickly move into second place with Steve Kosiski, Kelly Boen and Brian Birkhofer running in the top five. A yellow for a slowed Scott James on lap five would bunch the field back up with O'Neal still showing the way around the ultra fast race track. Things would pick up in a hurry it he race for the lead with Miller starting to pressure O'Neal for the lead as Kosiski held third. Donnie Moran, who started ninth was starting to get going in a hurry advancing up to the fifth spot by lap 10, a lap later Moran would go by Birkhofer for fourth place. Up front it was starting to get real interesting as "The Real Deal" and the "Buckeye Bandit" would heat things up. Miller would dive down to the inside of O'Neal as the two would race side by side thrilling the crowd on hand. At the flagstand O'Neal would lead the lap scored, but Miller would race pull alongside O'Neal on the remainder of the race track as the two raced hard and clean for the lead. Miller forged ahead slightly on lap 15 and would lead lap 16, but O'Neal would come back and take the lad back on the 17th circuit. As the two drivers were coming down the frontstretch to score lap 21, O'Neal right rear tire would go flat causing him to stop on the race track and dart into the pit area for a tire change. After a side by side duel for the ages it appeared that Miller's chief competition for the win was now having to come from the back.

With 25 laps to go Miller was now out in front by himself with Kosiski now in second followed by Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr. up from 10th and Moran in the top five running order. The race would go green the rest of the way and it was all Miller showing the way. A torrid battle for second would get going between Kosiski and Birkhofer as those two would tunr up the wick in the attempt to chase down Miller while trying to settle the race for second. With ten laps to go Miller would start to encounter traffic ahead of him as Birkhofer, Kosiski and Pearson, Jr. would start to close slightly. Pearson would get by Kosiski on lap 41 and start to challenge Birkhofer for second as those three drivers would all be right together. On lap 42 Pearson would yet make another pass getting around Birkhofer to take the runnerup spot. But Pearson, was running out of time and laps in trying to hunt down Miller, who had built a good sized lead in traffic. Miller was keepinga rapid pace up and without no caution flags to slow he was well on his way to the win. Pearsonw as able to cut down some on Miller's advantage int he last five laps, but he ran out of laps as Miller would rocket on to victory, his first with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Pearson, would finish second followed by Birkhofer, Kosiski and Brady Smith.

"I am finally glad to get that first Lucas Oil Series win," said Miller afterwards. "This is a fast and racy place and I knew from the start, we had a car that was capable of winning here tonight, we've been up front most of the year with the series, but we've had some bad luck, we were leading at Brownstown and I ran over something on the race track puncturing a tire, but after that race with O'Neal the first part of the race tonight, the car felt real good."

Completing the top ten were Delbert Smith, Donnie Moran, Terry Phillips, Johnny Bone, Jr. and Billy Murphy.

In preliminary events Earl Pearson, Jr. set a new Belleville High Banks track record of 16.842 seconds in Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials. A total of 14 drivers would break the old record formerly held by Jimmy Mars of 17.708 seconds set in 2004. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were Don O'Neal, Kelly Boen and Matt Miller. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was won by Freddy Smith.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Friday Night, June 25, 2005

Belleville High Banks

Belleville, Kansas

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Earl Pearson, Jr. 16.842 seconds (new track record)

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Don O'Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Billy Murphy, Earl Pearson, Jr., Terry Phillips, Craig Preble, Raymond Merrill, Larry McDaniels, Steve Foster

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Kelly Boen, Steve Kosiski, Scott James, Delbert Smith, Earl Kinderknecht, Johnny Bone, Jr., Rusty Miller, Steven Kempt, Lyle Shepard

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Matt Miller, Brady Smith, Donnie Moran, Mike Wiarda, Kyle Berck, Al Humphrey, Freddy Smith, Ryan McAninch, Jerrod Reimer, Justin Kinderknecht

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Freddy Smith, Raymond Merrill, Larry McDaniels, Ryan McAninch, Steve Foster, Jerrod Reimer, Rusty Miller, Steven Kempt, Tim Dohm

"Jayhawk 50" A-Main: Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Brian Birkhofer, Steve Kosiski, Brady Smith, Delbert Smith, Donnie Moran, Terry Phillips, Johnny Bone, Jr., Billy Murphy, Mike Wiarda, Don O'Neal, Freddy Smith, Kyle Berck, Ryan McAninch, Raymond Merrill, Al Humphrey, Earl Kinderknecht, Craig Preble, Scott James, Kelly Boen, Tim Dohm, Steve Foster

Race Statistics:

Entries: 31

Cautions: 2

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal 1-14, Matt Miller 15-16, O'Neal 17-20, Miller 21-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Brady Smith

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Earl Pearson, Jr. (started 10th and finished 2nd, advanced 8 positions)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisional: Tim Dohm

TORA Provisionals: Ryan McAninch and Steve Foster

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James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Don O'Neal Claims Fifth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Junction Motor Speedway

McCool Junction, NE--Don O'Neal raced to his fifth Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series victory of 2005 leading all 50 laps in taking the "King of the Hill Shootout 50" on Saturday Night, June 25 at the Junction Motor Speedway. O'Neal had to withstand a late race charge from Brian Birkhofer, who closed to within two car lengths of O'Neal when the checkers fell. O'Neal earned $10,000 for his win which was his 11th overall in '05. O'Neal drove the Well-Pict Berries/A-1 Auto Salvage/Living Room Centers/All Star Performance/Ken Schrader Racing/Jay Dickens Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo to victory circle over Birkhofer of Muscatine, IA in the TB and Company/Pro Power/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Dirt Shop, Inc/McCullough Motorsports/Rocket Grand Prix, Kelly Boen of Henderson, CO in the Road Runner Fabrication/Jay Dickens Racing Engines/Rocket Grand Prix and Steve Kosiski of Papillion, NE rounded out the top five in the Kosiski Auto Parts/TB and Company/Rocket Grand Prix. The track hosted 39 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and TORA Series drivers who ventured to the state of the art facility for the first time.

When the 50 lap main event got underway all eyes were on O'Neal, who started on the pole and was attempting to become the first driver in 10 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events to win from the front row. O'Neal would take to the point immediately racing into turn one around the 3/8th's mile track. Steve Kosiski would go to second with Brian Birkhofer and Matt Miller in pursuit. O'Neal would start to stretch his lead out over the stout field of competitors as Kosiski and Birkhofer would put on a show for the large fan base on hand at Junction going side by side on several occasions in the race for second place. By the 12th lap O'Neal was flying around the race track opening up a large lead over Kosiski and Birkhofer. O'Neal would then start to encounter the back of the field by lap 12 as Kosiski and Birkhofer were still dicing it out for second. O'Neal would start lapping cars and by the 20th circuit he had cleared three cars to put some more distance between himself and the rest of the field. It was still a dandy race for second between Kosiski and Birkhofer as the two veteran drivers were squaring off still racing side by side on several laps with Kosiski always being scored in front of Birkhofer as the two would cross the start-finish line. At the halfway mark it was still O'Neal showing the way followed by Kosiski, Birkhofer, Miller and Scott James. Miller and James were starting to close on Kosiski and Birkhofer as thoe four drivers would now be within car lengths of each other.

With O'Neal in control of the race and continuing to dominate the race all attention was clearly on the race for second place as Kosiski and Birkhofer raced hard and clean through traffic trying desperately to catch O'Neal. The top five would remain in the same running order until Birkhofer was finally able to completely get by Kosiski 31 laps into the race. Birkhofer then would have to hope for a caution flag or something to happen to O'Neal as O'Neal had built such a lead it looked almost impossible for Birkhofer to catch him. Miller then would start to pressure Kosiski for third with the Dream winner who was celebrating his 34th birthday on Saturday able to get past Kosiski for third on lap 39. O'Neal's huge lead looked insurmountable at tthis point and with ten laps to go it looked like he would go unchallenged the rest of the way. Some more lapped traffic forced O'Neal to change his driving line a few times in the final ten laps as Birkhofer was driving the wheels off of his car in his attempt to chase down O'Neal. Miller and Kosiski would continue to fight it out for third with Kosiski going back around Miller on lap 41, but Miller would return the favor three laps later moving back into third for good.

It looked like all that was to be determined in this race is how big of lead O'Neal would have at the finish, but Birkhofer with five laps to go and facing a 10 car length disadvantage to O'Neal would pour on the heat cutting O'Neal lead down to five car lengths with three to go, Birkhofer would momentarily be slowed by a couple of lapped cars, but he powered past them and would try and track down O'Neal with two to go. Birkhofer would make it quite interesting in the last two laps as he now had a last shot at O'Neal as the two drivers took the white flag. Birkhofer would close on O'Neal driving hard into turns three and four, but it just wasn't quite enough as O'Neal would lead him to the checkered flag winning by just two car lengths. Birkhofer would finish second followed by Miller. Ninth place starter Kelly Boen came on strong at the end moving into the top five with seven laps to go and passing Kosiski in the final laps to take fourth. Kosiski was fifth. The entire 50 laps main event was run without the benefit of a caution flag once a lap was scored.

On the track afterwards in victory lane, O'Neal would dedicate his win to friend and engine builder, Jay Dickens. "I just got word before the race that Jay Dickens broke both his arms in a shop accident when a tire exploded on him, we just want to send our thoughts and prayers to him for a successful recovery." said O'Neal after wards. "The car worked well all night, this is a super nice facility and we enjoyed coming here for the first time, I didn't know how close Birky was to me at the finish, but I could hear his engine, so I knew someone was close to me, but we just kept our line and took it home for the win,". Over the past two seasons O'Neal is the winningest dirt late model driver in nation scoring 26 features in both '03 and '04 and with his win on Saturday Night at Junction Motor Speedway O'Neal now has 63 feature wins over the last two and half seasons.

Completing the top ten finishers were Earl Pearson, Jr., Scott James, Brady Smith, Freddy Smith and Donnie Moran.

In preliminary events Don O'Neal was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Timer for the 39 entrants at 16.810 seconds. The four VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by O'Neal, Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer and Steve Kosiski. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was won by Tim Dohm and the PPM Racing Products B-Main went to Eddie Moore.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race will take place on Sunday Night, July 3 at the Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, June 25, 2005

Junction Motor Speedway

McCool Junction, Nebraska

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time: Don O'Neal 16.810

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Don O'Neal, Brady Smith, Kelly Boen, Al Humphrey, Johnny Bone, Jr., Raymond Merrill, Mike Danburg, Jerrod Reimer, Edd Huxoll, John Anderson

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Freddy Smith, Kyle Berck, Tim Dohm, Scott Daly, Earl Kinderknecht, Craig Muirhead, Jeremy Bishop, Junior Coover

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Brian Birkhofer, Scott James, Terry Phillips, Gary Gorby, Mike Wiarda, Ryan McAninch, Steve Foster, Dan Jackson, Billy Murphy

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Steve Kosiski, Donnie Moran, Larry McDaniels, Delbert Smith, Craig Preble, Eddie Moore, Bo Egge, Brad Fortney, Bill Koons

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Tim Dohm, Johnny Bone, Jr., Raymond Merrill, Scott Daly, Earl Kinderknecht, Craig Muirhead, Jerrod Reimer, Edd Huxoll, Jeremy Bishop, Mike Danburg

PPM Racing Products B-Main: Eddie Moore, Bo Egge, Rayn McAninch, SteveFoster, Mike Wiarda, Dan Jackson, Bill Koons, Rusty Miller, Brad Fortney, Billy Murphy, Craig Preble

"King of the Hill Shootout" A-Main: (50 Laps): Don O'Neal, Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller, Kelly Boen, Steve Kosiski, Earl Pearson, Jr., Scott James, Brady Smith, Freddy Smith, Donnie Moran, Johnny Bone, Jr., Al Humphrey, Raymond Merrill, Eddie Moore, Kyle Berck, Delbert Smith, Larry McDaniels, Gary Gorby, Earl Kinderknecht, Tim Dohm, Terry Phillips, Bo Egge

Race Statistics:

Entries: 39

Cautions: 1 Before a lap was scored

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal 1-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

TORA Provisionals: Raymond Merrill and Earl Kinderknecht

It's "Birky Time" in Lucas Oil Late Model Quad Cities Challenge at Davenport

Davenport, IA- June 21- Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa made good at what would be considered his "home track" by taking the Quad Cities Challenge at Davenport Speedway. The event was sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the win by the former USA Nationals and World 100 winner marked the tenth different winner in fourteen Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events to date in 2005.

Birkhofer's winning entry was a MasterSbilt Race Car, with a Pro Power Race Engines, and was shod with Hoosier Tires. The Birkhofer Racing #15 entry is sponsored by Daufeldt Transport/J and J Steel/McDonalds of the Quad Cities/TB and Company/Simon Trucking/ Community Bank of Muscatine/Precision Machine/Discovery Toys.

The 40 lap, $7,000 to win Lucas Oil A-Main saw polesitter Dan Schlieper take the early lead, with Brian Harris, Matt Miller, Brian Birkhofer, and Darren Miller in tow. Birkhofer would get by Matt Miller and then bring Darren Miller and Earl Pearson, Jr. along as well, as Harris dropped out of the top five by lap 5. Birkhofer would have the second spot secured by lap 8, with Pearson now third, and Darren Miller, Matt Miller, and Don O'Neal would wage a spirited battle for the fourth position, as Scott James and Billy Moyer, Jr., who both had to start at the rear of the field after go to back-up cars for the main event, were marching their way toward the top ten. Lap 15 would see the first caution of the race as James would slow after getting crossed up in turn two and this would set the stage for a patented "Shark Attack" from the rear of the pack. With the Delaware double file restarts in effect, Schlieper hauled the field off into turn one, with Birkhofer all over his back bumper, while Pearson, Jr. rode third, and Darren Miller and O'Neal would renew their battle for fourth. Birkhofer pulled alongside Schlieper down the frontchute and work past Schlieper for the lead exiting turn two on lap 19. As the field began to take the halfway signal, then fourth place running Darren Miller would slow in turn one, as the oil pump belt had came off his mount's engine, ending his night. With Birkhofer now in front, Schlieper and Pearson, Jr. would battle on the restart for the second spot, with O'Neal fourth, and Matt Miller fifth. As the field completed lap 25, the war for second still waged but would be slowed as 23rd starting Billy Moyer, Jr. had rode his way to eighth until his second engine problem of the night sidelined him for the evening. This restart would the heat turned up on the battle for second, with Pearson, Jr. finally gaining the spot from Schlieper on lap 17. Brian Harris was now fifth and all eyes were starting to focus on Scott James again at this point as he had worked his way up from the rear of the field after the lap 15 spin and was now in sixth with five laps remaining when the final caution of the event waved for a spin by Jeff Larson in turn two. The final five laps would never see Birkhofer seriously challenged and he would take the checkered flag first, with Pearson, Jr. second, and Schlieper third. James would win a three way battle with O'Neal and Harris for the fourth spot over the final 2.5 miles of the race, with O'Neal taking fifth and Harris sixth. The rest of the top ten were Donnie Moran, Terry English, Denny Eckrich, and Matt Miller.

The event started with Ovalcraft Racing Products Time Trials and Schlieper would set fast time among the 24 entries on hand at the ½ mile Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds oval with a 20.942 second lap. Three VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat Races were contested with those wins going to Schlieper, Brian Harris, and Scott James.

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series SUMMARY for June 21, 2005
Event #14: Davenport Speedway-Davenport, Iowa
Total Entries- 24

Ovalcraft Racing Products Fast Time- Dan Schlieper 20.942
VP Racing Fuel Makin'Power Heat #1- Dan Schlieper, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Don O'Neal, Kerry Hansen, Steve Boley, Gary Webb, Jeff Larson
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #2- Brian Harris, Brian Birkhofer, Tim Dohm, Donnie Moran, Denny Eckrich, Freddy Smith, Nick Marolf, Dave Eckrich
VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heat #3- Scott James, Darren Miller, Terry English, Jay Johnson, Trent Follmer, Johnny Johnson, Tim Lance, Billy Moyer, Jr.
Lucas Oil A-Main Quad Cities Challenge- Brian Birkhofer, Earl Pearson, Jr., Dan Schlieper, Scott James, Don O'Neal, Brian Harris, Donnie Moran, Terry English, Denny Eckrich, Matt Miller, Freddy Smith, Tim Dohm, Trent Follmer, Gary Webb, Kerry Hansen, Tim Lance, Jay Johnson, Jeff Larson, Billy Moyer, Jr., Darren Miller, Steve Boley, Nick Marolf, Johnny Johnson (DNS- Dave Eckrich)

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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Readies For First Ever Appearance at Brownstown Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY--For the first time in the four year history of the series, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will travel to the Hoosier State of Indiana this Saturday Night, June 25, for Brownstown Speedway's 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race.

Lee Fleetwood was a regular Late Model competitor at Brownstown Speedway for many years. He won seven Late Model features during his career at Brownstown and won the Sportsmanship Award at the track in 1992. Lee began his racing career in the mid 70's racing a Ford Mustang in the Hobby Stock Division at tracks such as Brownstown, Paragon and Bloomington. He moved to Late Models in the early 80's competing a couple of years in the Late Model Division before going to Limited Late Models in 1983. In 1984 he made the switch back to Super Late Models where he raced until his untimely death on May 3, 1995. He was inducted into the Brownstown Speedway "Hall of Fame” in 1995. Lee was in the prime of his life and racing career at age 44 when on Sunday, April 30 he suffered a dehabilitating stroke which he passed away from three days later. In his final race on Saturday Night, April 29, 1995 at Brownstown Speedway he was scheduled to start on the outside front row of the Late Model Feature when it was rained out. There was to have been double features the next week. Brownstown Speedway has honored the memory of Lee Fleetwood with the "Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race" each year since 1999. Lee was not only a very good race car driver but an even better person off of the race track.

In previous six Lee Fleetwood Memorial Races there have been four different winners with all being former Brownstown Speedway Late Model Track Champions. Steve Barnett of Franklin, IN and Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN have won this race twice with Dan Sturgeon of Bedford, IN and Mark Barber of North Vernon, IN also taking wins in the Lee Fleetwood Memorial Race.

The 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial will feature a complete racing program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the $3,000 to win O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. Also on the race card will be Modifieds and Bombers.

After 9 events into the 2005 tour, The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen nine different winners. Whitney McQueary currently leads the series points standings followed by Chris Combs, Tim Tungate, Mike Jewell and Michael England. The rest of the top currently stands with Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn and Bryan Barber.

Brownstown Speedway is located one mile south of Brownstown, IN on State Road 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. Gates are slated to open for this event at 2 p.m. For more information on Brownstown Speedway you can log onto their website at www.brownstownspeedway.com or call the track at (812) 358-5332.

For more info on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sports Shirts you cna go to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds Make First Ever Trip to Florence on June 25th

LEXINGTON, KY -- For the first time ever in the two year history of the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, the BoB Mod Squad rolls into the King Family's Florence Speedway on Saturday, June 25th. A complete racing program is planned with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains and the Rattliff Motors A-Main paying $1500 to win. The complete purse for Saturday's program at Florence Speedway is listed below.

1. $1500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125

Florence Speedway is located just south of Union, KY on US 42. For more information, contact Florence Speedway at www.florencespeedway.com or call (859) 485-7591.

Five races into the 2005 Tour for the BoB Modifieds; Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer leads the series standings by 155 points over defending series champion Kelly Warren. Justin Rattliff and Hank Bradley are tied for third with Adam Cole rounding out the top five.

For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series icon or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

Davenport Speedway Up Next For the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series This Tuesday Night

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series gets right back into racing mode quickly this coming week as the series heads for the first time to the Davenport Speedway in Davenport, IA for a special Tuesday Night race on June 21. The "Quad City Challenge" is sponsored by WHBF-TV 4 and will feature a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 40 lap main event paying $7,000 to win. The rain date for this event will be on Wednesday, June 22.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Series is coming off of a successful "Masters" weekend at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI where Don O'Neal and Donnie Moran took the wins. After 13 events O'Neal leads the series points heading into Davenport with Terry English in second followed by Matt Miller, Moran and Earl Pearson, Jr. The rest of the top ten include Scott James, Tim Dohm, Shannon Babb, Jimmy Mars and Brady Smith. There have been nine different winners so far this year on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and it has been nine races now since the winner has not started in the front row. O'Neal leads the series victory list with four wins and Terry English is the only other driver with more than one win as he has two victories. Other winners on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series this year include: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James, Jimmy Mars and Donnie Moran.

Gates will open at 4 pm at Davenport this coming Tuesday Night with hot laps and time trials to follow at 6:30 pm. Davenport Speedway is located at the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds in Davenport. Take I-280 to exit 4, then 2.9 miles east on Locust Street, then south to the fairgrounds. For more information you can call the track on race day at the following number (563) 326-5338.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto to their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Mike Jewell Grabs O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Win at Richmond

RICHMOND, KY -- In O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action, Mike Jewell became the 10th different winner in as many races on the 2005 season Saturday night at the Richmond Raceway. The Scottsburg, IN native passed fellow Hoosier State driver John Gill with ten laps remaining to grab his first BoB win of the year.

Aaron Hatton and John Gill set the pace for the 40-lap feature with Gill motoring ahead and into the early race lead as Hatton tucked in line behind him followed by Whitney McQueary, Tyrel Todd, and Mike Jewell. Gill wasted no time pulling away from an intense battle for second which saw both McQueary and Jewell work past Hatton and lock horns for the runner-up spot. Behind them, Todd and Tim Tungate slipped by Hatton as well and waged their own side-by-side battle for the 4th position.

As the fans' attention focused on the battles for 2nd and 4th, Gill closed in on the back of the field by lap 12. Just one circuit later, the race's only caution flag would fly for Benji Lee. The Delaware double-file restart saw Gill lead the pack followed by McQueary, Jewell, Todd, and Tungate. On back through the field, 15th-starting Brad Neat and 17th-starting Jesse Lay were quietly picking their way through the pack.

Jewell used the restart to take sole possession of 2nd as Todd and Tungate continued to dice it out for 4th. Tungate took the spot on lap 16 and looked to reel in McQueary for 3rd. Up front, Gill had a half straightaway lead on the field with Jewell now lurking in the distance.

Just after the halfway point, the Scottsburg, IN driver slowly began to erase the lead Gill had built. By lap 27, Jewell had closed to Gill's back bumper and looked for a possible pass in the corners. Jewell made his move on lap 29 and pulled alongside The Modern Day Cowboy in one and two. Jewell, who started 6th, completed the pass on Gill and was credited with leading lap 30. With just ten laps remaining, Gill was not giving up as the front duo worked through the back of the field. Meanwhile, Neat had battled his way up to 7th while Lay moved up into 9th.

Over the final eight laps, Jewell and Gill sliced through the backmarkers with The Scottsburg Express inching ahead ever so slightly. When the checkered flag fell, Mike Jewell picked up his first O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win of the season in the Southern Indiana Drilling/MPC Motorsports/Remax Hometown Professionals/Morgan Foods/Shelton Angus Farms/Scott County Tire/PBM/PPM/Jewell TV Service/Advance Racing Shocks/Stephens Oil Co. sponsored Bullock powered MasterSbilt.

In an interview in the pits after the race, Jewell was happy to nab his first BoB win of the 2005 season. "We've had some bad luck here lately, so hopefully this a sign that things are turning around for us," he said. "I have to thank my crew, who works so hard on this race car. I'd also like to thank all my sponsors, my family, and the fans, as well as God for guiding us all through this race safely."

Mitchell, IN's John Gill posted his best finish of the season rolling the Harrod Farms/Central Painting/AMS/Rocket Grand Prix across the line in 2nd. 3rd place honors went to series points leader Whitney McQueary (Dunnville, KY) in the Bigg Dawg Motorsports/Kelco Metals/Estes/Rocket Monte Carlo. Tim Tungate, Campbellsville, KY, brought the White Construction/J&L Title/AMS/Rayburn Monte Carlo home in 4th. Eubank, KY native Tyrel Todd rounded out the top five in his Pulaski Steel & Supply/Gerald's Auto Parts/Bullock/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo.

29 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Blake Chinn setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Aaron Hatton, John Gill, and Tyrel Todd with Bryan Barber winning the B-Main.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts makes their first ever trip to the Hoosier State this Saturday, June 25th, for Brownstown Speedway's 7th Annual Lee Fleetwood Memorial. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Race Summary
Richmond Raceway - Richmond, KY
Saturday, June 18, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Blake Chinn - 15.212
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Aaron Hatton, Whitney McQueary, Michael Chilton, Wayne Chinn, Shannon Thornsberry, Bryan Barber, Blake Chinn, Scott Douglas, Rick Corbin, Jason Hinkle
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: John Gill, Tim Tungate, Marty Stepp, Chris Combs, Benji Lee, Jesse Lay, Herbie Barnett, Billy Barber, Dennis Roberson
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Frankie Coomer, Mike Luna, Brad Neat, Jason Barrett, Dwight Embree, Brandon Witt, Michael England
B-Main: Bryan Barber, Jesse Lay, Blake Chinn, Jason Barrett, Michael England, Herbie Barnett, Dennis Roberson, Scott Douglas, Rick Corbin, Brandon Witt, Jason Hinkle, Dwight Embree, Billy Barber
O'Reilly Auto Parts 40-Lap A-Main: Mike Jewell, John Gill, Whitney McQueary, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Frankie Coomer, Brad Neat, Jesse Lay, Wayne Chinn, Chris Combs, Mary Stepp, Bryan Barber, Scott Douglas, Aaron Hatton, Mike Luna, Michael Chilton, Blake Chinn, Shannon Thornsberry, Benji Lee, Brandon Witt, Jason Hinkle

Race Statistics:
Entries: 29

Cautions: 1

Lap Leaders: John Gill 1-29, Mike Jewell 30-40

BoB Rookie of the Race: Frankie Coomer

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Jesse Lay

BoB Provisionals: Jason Hinkle

Track Provisionals: Brandon Witt and Scott Douglas

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Points (after 6/18/05)

1. 5m Whitney McQueary 1730

2. 47 Chris Combs 1555

3. 18 Tim Tungate 1550

4. 9 Mike Jewell 1480

5. 5e Michael England 1470

6. 33 Aaron Hatton 1425

7. 14 Tyrel Todd 1355

8. 49 Frankie Coomer 1315

9. 1 Wayne Chinn 1305

10. 10 Bryan Barber 1185

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

Davenport Speedway Up Next For the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series This Tuesday Night

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto to their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

For Immediate Release:

James Essex, Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Donnie Moran Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Cedar Lake

NEW RICHMOND, WI--Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH withstood a slide job extravaganza in the closing laps as he came out on top winning the second night of the 7th Annual "Masters" at the Cedar Lake Speedway on Saturday Night, June 18 as the 42 year old veteran driver earned $10,000 for his 50 lap win. The thrilling affair would see Moran, Matt Miller and Jimmy Mars put on a wild and fierce race to the finish. Moran a four time World 100 champion and the Eldora Million winner drove his PBM Performance Products/Eddie's Sunoco/SMS Racing Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo to his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win becoming the ninth different winner in 13 races and keeping a streak alive where no winner has come from the front row in now nine consecutive Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series races, Moran started third. 2005 Dream Winner, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH finished second in the Dirt Shop Inc./McCullough Industries/Russell Baker Racing Engines/Rocket Grand Prix with Mars of Menomonie, WI grabbing third in the Deppe Enterprises/Pro Power/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Rounding out the top five was Kyle Berck of Marquette, NE in the Dorothy Lynch Home Style Dressing/Swartz Chassis #14 and Keith Foss of Winona, MN in the Equality Die Cast/Rocket Grand Prix. A total of 46 cars were on hand for the second night of the 7th Annual "Masters" race at Cedar Lake as points were awarded to the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and the World Dirt Racing League.

Don O'Neal and 2004 Cedar Lake Speedway Track Champion, Justin Fegers would lead the stout field to green but disaster on the first lap as the cars were coming to complete the first lap Fegers lost control of his racer sending him into a spin which saw a massive pileup result in turn four. Several racers would see body damage with Brady Smith going to the pits with suspension woes that knocked him out the race without a lap being scored. When the accident was cleaned up the race would fire up again with O'Neal and Scott James on the front row as the two Hoosier State hotshoes would lead the field to start the race again. O'Neal would quickly bolt into the lead with Matt Miller going to second followed by James. A caution for James would come out on lap three as he would suffered a right rear flat forcing him pitside. He did not return to the race. After a rocky start in the first three circuits the race would settle downa bit with O'Neal holding the point followed by Miller, Donnie Moran, Trent Follmer and Jimmy Mars. Moran would go from third place to second around Miller on lap seven. O'Neal then would see the back of the field on his radar as he would pick them up by the 11th lap. A lapped car would come down on O'Neal on lap 12 forcing him into a near spin as Miller had to take evasive action as he was right on O'Neal when it happened. Moran would squeeze by O'Neal after the lapped car incident to take over the lead of the race. O'Neal and Miller then had to regroup with Follmer on the move the young Minnesota racer would also get past O'Neal and Miller. As the 17th lap was scored with Moran in front followed by Follmer, O'Neal, Miller and Mars the top five drivers.

O'Neal would jump back into second on lap 18 with Miller following him by Follmer. Meanwhile up front it was all Moran as he would stretch his lead to 10 car lengths over the field. With Moran now running away with the race he would start to approach the back of the field by the 28th lap. At this point his lead had grown to 12 lengths over O’Neal and Miller. Follmer would take to the top side of the race track going by Miller on lap 32 and started to close up to O'Neal. O'Neal and Follmer would go nose to tail for several laps with Follmer taking a peek on O'Neal to try and find a way around him. A final caution on lap 39 for a slowing Tim Dohm would bunch the field up for a thrilling finish that was about to take place.. Under the caution O'Neal's car was leaking fluids on the and he went to the pit area giving up his second place position. That would move Follmer and Miller to second and third on the restart. Miller would pounce on the opportunity after the race would restart and with 10 laps to go it was on. Moran and Miller would be joined by Mars who quietly raced around the bottom of the race track making it a three way tussle for the lead in the waning laps.

The last five laps of the race would see incredible racing action with slidejob after slidejob taking place between the frontrunners. Miller would lead for two laps then Moran would shoot in front of him to regain the lead with four to go. Mars would pull even with Moran for the lead with three to go as the crowd rose to its feet witnessing a great finish as Miller would fire back with two to go briefly taking the lead back from Moran, but Moran would drive it in hard into turns one and two taking the lead back as the cars headed to the white flag. Miller would try one last valiant effort to pass Moran but he could not get it done as Moran held on for the win. Miller finished second followed by Mars, Kyle Berck, who started 12th and Keith Foss, who started 17th.

"Man I'll tell you that was some kind of racing," said the jubilant Moran afterwards." I believe that was three Dream winners going at it and it was really fun." "I want to thank my crew and my sponsors after leading last night and having to drop out they worked their tails off getting this car ready for tonight and it paid off, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is the best thing going right now and they have some outstanding drivers running it and I especially want to thank the fans for coming out here at Cedar Lake, this is truly a racey track and nice facility."

Completing the top ten were Trent Follmer, Shannon Babb, Darren Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Jerry Redetzke.

In preliminary events Terry English was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fastest Qualifier of the 46 entrants with lap of 13.474 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were Don O'Neal, Justin Fegers, Scott James and Matt Miller. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Keith Foss and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Kerry Hansen.

The next events for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be on Tuesday Night, June 21 at the Davenport Speedway in Davenport, IA, Friday Night, June 24 at the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, KS and Saturday Night, June 25 at McCool Junction, NE.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, June 18, 2005

Cedar Lake Speedway-New Richmond WI

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Terry English 13.474

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Terry English, Brian Birkhofer, Keith Foss, Freddy Smith, Dave Eckrich, Toby Patchen, Duane Mahder, Larry Stockwell, Joel Cryderman

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Justin Fegers, Trent Follmer, Denny Eckrich, Jerry Redetzke, Andrew McKay, Tim Isenberg, Scott CRamer, Matt Furman, Jon Chrest, Bill Koons, Shannon Babb

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Scott James, Darren Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Eric Pember, Pat Doar, Eric Breeschoten, Steve Isenberg, Andy Simoson, Mike Nutzmann, Bill Stettner

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Matt Miller, Brady Smith, Kyle Berck, Tim Dohm, Kerry Hansen, John VanDenBerg, John Hampel, Pete Parker, George Scheffler, Steve Hucovski, Bryan Wennen

Mason Racing Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Keith Foss, Dave Eckrich, Duane Mahder, Matt Furman, Toby Patchen, Larry Stockwell, Bill Koons, Freddy Smith, Andrew McKay, Tim Isenberg, Joel Cryderman, Shannon Babb

PPM Racing Products Second B-Main: Kerry Hansen, John VanDenBerg, Pat Doar, Eric Pember, Eric Breeschoten, John Hampel, Mike Nutzmann, Steve Isenberg, Pete Parker, George Scheffler, Steve Hucovski, Bill Stettner, Andy Simonson, Bryan Wennen

7th Annual "Masters" Feature: (50 Laps): Donnie Moran, Matt Miller, Jimmy Mars, Kyle Berck, Keith Foss, Trent Follmer, Shannon Babb, Darren Miller, Earl Pearson, Jr., Jerry Redetzke, Denny Eckrich, Dave Eckrich, John VanDenBerg, Eric Pember, Don O'Neal, Tim Dohm, Terry English, Freddy Smith, Matt Furman, Kerry Hansen, Scott James, Justin Fegers, Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer

Race Statistics:

Entries: 46

Caution Flags: 5

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Don O'Neal 1-11. Donnie Moran 12-42, Matt Miller 43-44, Moran 46-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Tim Dohm

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Shannon Babb (started 21 and finished in 7th)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Shannon Babb and Freddy Smith

WDRL Provisionals: Eric Pember and Matt Furman

Don O'Neal's First Visit to Cedar Lake in 14 Years Nets Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log onto to their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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“7th Annual Masters" at Cedar Lake Speedway Up Next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series gets back into the swing of things this coming Friday and Saturday, June 17 and 18 as the series heads for the first time to the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI for the 7th Annual "Masters" event. Each night will be a point’s event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and each night the feature will pay $10,000 to win. Saturday Night's main event will be taped for broadcast on ESPN2 and shown on a date and time to be announced. The "Masters" will be co-sanctioned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series along with the World Dirt Racing League. Friday Night's events will utilize the WDRL race format and Saturday Night will be Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series format featuring Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Main and the Main Event. There will be a special practice session on Thursday Night June 16 for the Late Models after four divisions of Cedar Lake drivers have a race program.

In the previous "Masters" events at Cedar Lake, Wendell Wallace won the first one held back in 1999. Rick Aukland took the honors in 2000, Scott Bloomquist won in 2001 and Rick Eckert was the victor in 2002. Wallace became the only two time winner capturing the race in 2003 and last year for the first time the current format was used with two separate nights of racing with Earl Pearson, Jr. and Jimmy Mars capturing the "Masters" honors.

After 11 events held the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has seen eight different winners with Don O'Neal leading the way with three wins. Terry English is the only other driver to score more than one win on the circuit in '05 as he has won twice. Other drivers who have appeared in victory lane for the series in '05 include: Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James and Jimmy Mars. O'Neal's wins include two at East Bay and the last point’s race held on June 4 at the Florence (KY) Speedway.

O'Neal currently leads the series standings with 1980 points. O'Neal in 2004 was the winningest dirt late model driver in the nation with 26 main event wins. English is in second place with 1845 points after 11 races. Third in the current standings is 4 time World 100 winner and Eldora Million winner, Donnie Moran with 1665 points. Just five points behind Moran is the new $100,000 Eldora Dream winner, Matt Miller, who has 1660 markers. Earl Pearson, Jr. after a strong finish at Florence makes his first appearance in the top five after recording a second place in the "Ralph Latham Memorial" at Florence on June 4. Pearson currently has 1640 points.

The rest of the top ten in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point’s standings include the leading "Rookie of the Year" contender, Scott James, followed by Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Dohm, Shannon Babb and Brady Smith. James, Dohm and Smith are the top three drivers in the "Rookie of the Year" battle.

Jimmy Mars is currently 11th in points followed by Freddy Smith, Steve Shaver and tie between John Mason and Steve Francis. Billy Drake, Edie Carrier, Jr., R.J. Conley, Darren Miller and John Gill round out the top twenty in points at the present time.

For more information on the 7th Annual "Masters" at Cedar Lake Speedway you can visit their website at www.cedarlakespeedway.com or call (612) 363-0479. For more info on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to their website at www.naradirtcar.com or call (859) 271-4501.

Tire Rule for this event: Hoosier WRS D55, LM40, WISSOTA D55, Goodyear G50, and American Racer MD 56 spec tire.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, PPM Racing Products, AFCO, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Bell and Cruise With The Champions

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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Heads to Richmond; Bluegrass Event Rained Out

LEXINGTON, KY -- Saturday night's O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event at Bardstown's Bluegrass Speedway fell victim to rain as steady showers throughout the evening forced the cancellation of the race. The event will not be rescheduled at this time.

This Saturday night, June 18th, Richmond Raceway will host the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for the second time this season with a $3,000 paycheck awaiting the winner. It will be the 12th appearance for the Battle of the Bluegrass Late Models at the James Stinnett and Bobby Reed promoted "Action Track". In the previous eleven races since 2002, Mike Marlar, the 2003 BoB Champion, leads the win list with three wins including last season's "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Race. Track record holder Mike Jewell and Mike Hawley each have recorded two wins at Richmond in Battle of the Bluegrass competition. Jesse James Lay, Greg Johnson, Tyrel Todd, and most recently Aaron Hatton, have also entered victory lane at Richmond in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action.

A full racing program will be on tap for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains, and the 40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. For more information on the Richmond Raceway, you can visit the track's website at www.richmondraceways.net or call the track office at (859) 623-9408. Richmond Raceway is located off Highway 52 on Greens Crossing Road in Richmond, KY.

147 different drivers have competed in 2005 with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary currently leading the series point standings followed by Rookie of the Year Candidate Chris Combs, Michael England, Tim Tungate, and Aaron Hatton. So far, the 2005 season for the BoB Late Models has seen eight different winners in as many races with Rick Combs, Dan Schlieper, Scott James, Shannon Babb, Whitney McQueary, Dennis Erb, Aaron Hatton, and Bryan Barber each finding victory lane.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Race Cars, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

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BoB Modified Series set to invade Lake Cumberland July 2nd!

By Chris Tilley

Burnside, Kentucky; For the first time ever, the NARA Battle of the
Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will invade the Lake Cumberland
Speedway in Burnside, Kentucky on Saturday Night July 2, 2005 for a $1,500
to win/$125 to start 30 lap feature event. Tim Sharp's BoB Mod Squad will
invade the 3/8 mile race-track located just south of Somerset, Kentucky for
a first-ever visit on Fourth of July weekend. The racing program will
consist of Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Makin' Power Heat Races, "B" Mains,
and the 30 lap Ratliff Motors "A" Main event. The Late Models will run
Topless for $1,200 that night and points. The Road Hogs, and Chevettes will
also race for a regular points event that night as well.

The gates will open on July 2 at 4:00 p.m. with Hot Lapping at 7:00 p.m. The
track phone number is (606) 561-8994. For more information on the NARA
Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series, please visit their
website at www.naradirtcar.com, and click the Modified tab at the top.

The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Series rules and procedures will
be in affect at all times during the Modified portion of the program.

The payoff for the 30 lap feature event will be as follows:

1. $1,500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125
21. 125
22. 125

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Junction Motor Speedway Advanced Tickets Now on Sale for the June 25th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Shootout

Advanced tickets are now on sale for the first ever King of the Hill Late Model Shoot Out at Junction Motor Speedway. It will be the first visit of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to Junction Motor Speedway on Saturday Night, June 25th. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series first ever visit to the brand new 3/8 mile facility located in McCool Junction, NE will also feature the Topless Outlaw Racing Association (TORA) in a joint competition format for a great night of dirt late model racing at JMS. There will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and TORA with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racing Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has taken the country by storm in 2005 with events held in Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin already in the books. Don O'Neal currently leads the series win list with three main event wins followed by two for KY ace, Terry English who is the only other driver to win more than one race this season on the very competitive circuit. Other winners this year with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series include, Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James and Jimmy Mars.

Other drivers in the top of the points for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at this juncture looking for their first series win of '05
include 4 time World 100 champion, Donnie Moran, fellow Buckeye racer, Matt Miller, Dennis Erb, Jr. of Illinois, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, West Virginia's Tim Dohm, Wisconsin's Brady Smith, Illinois racer, Shannon Babb and the only five-time winner of the Dirt Track World Championship Race, Freddy Smith.

Advance tickets for this mega Dirt Late Model event are $18 for Adult General Admission and $6 for kids 6 to 12. Tickets can be bought the day of the race for $22 for Adult General Admission kids prices will be he same. Pit admission will be $35. Race Fans can purchase advance tickets by calling Junction Motor Speedway at 402-773-5538 ext 9 Monday through Friday 9am to 6pm.

Pit gates on June 25th will open at 3 pm (CDT) with General Admission Gates opening at 5 pm (CDT). Hot laps will take place at 6:00 pm (CDT) and time trials will follow at 7:00 pm (CDT).

Junction Motor Speedway is located five miles south of the York Nebraska exit off of Interstate 80 on US 81 on the west side of the highway. For further information on the event got to www.junctionmotorspeedway.com or www.naradirtcar.com.

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Belleville High Banks Advanced Tickets Now on Sale for the June 24^th Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event

Advanced tickets are now on sale for the first ever visit of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to the World Famous Belleville High Banks on Friday Night, June 24. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series first ever visit to the 1/2 mile speedplant located in Belleville, KS will also feature the Topless Outlaw Racing Association (TORA) as part of a great night of dirt late model racing on the "High Banks". There will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and TORA with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racing Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains and the 50 lap A-Main event paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has taken the country by storm in 2005 with events held in Florida, North Carolina, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin already in the books. Don O'Neal currently leads the series win list with three main event wins followed by two for KY ace, Terry English who is the only other driver to win more than one race this season on the very competitive circuit. Other winners this year with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series include, Tim McCreadie, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis, Jackie Boggs, Scott James and Jimmy Mars.

Other drivers in the top of the points for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at this juncture looking for their first series win of '05 include 4 time World 100 champion, Donnie Moran, fellow Buckeye racer, Matt Miller, Dennis Erb, Jr. of Illinois, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, West Virginia's Tim Dohm, Wisconsin's Brady Smith, Illinois racer, Shannon Babb and the only five-time winner of the Dirt Track World Championship Race, Freddy Smith.

Advance tickets for this mega Dirt Late Model event are $20 for Adult General Admission. Tickets can be bought the day of the race for $25 for Adult General Admission. Pit admission will be $35. Race Fans can purchase advance tickets by calling the Belleville Chamber of Commerce at 785-527-5524, Monday-Friday 8a-5p.

Pit gates on June 24 will open at 3 pm (CDT) with General Admission Gates opening at 5 pm (CDT). Hot laps will take place at 6:30 pm (CDT) and time trials will follow at 7:00 pm (CDT).

Belleville High Banks is located two miles north of U.S. 36 on U.S. 81, then 0.4 mile SE on M Street to 7th, then 0.1 mile east at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds. For further information on this event go to www.highbanks.org or www.naradirtcar.com

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Gets Busy on ESPN2, June 12th and 16th

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series brings its dirt slinging, side by side action to ESPN2 this Sunday, June 12 and Thursday, June 16. On Sunday, June 12 at 12:00 Noon (Eastern Time) it will be the re-airing of the 2005 East Bay Raceway Park Late Model Winternationals finale from Tampa, FL. This exciting showcase event was won by Don O'Neal, who started 20th on the grid, had a flat tire on lap 14 and restarted 25th and later came back to win taking the lead with just three laps go to take the $12,000 victory. That will be followed on ESPN2 by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series race from The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, NC at 12:30 PM (Eastern Time). Jackie Boggs would take the lead late in the race and go on for the $10,000 win after starting in 10th position.

On Thursday afternoon, June 16 the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is on the tube with ESPN2 with the event from the Farley Speedway in Farley, IA. "The Palace of Speed" would see another tremendous race for the series as another first time winner emerged as Scott James took home the $10,000 first place payoff after starting in 12th. This event will air at 3:30 PM (Eastern Time) on Thursday afternoon, June 16.

For up the up to date Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on ESPN2 schedule go to www.naradirtcar.com and click under ESPN2 TV Schedule. ESPN2 is currently seen in 90 million homes nationwide.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, Crown Spray Power, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Bell and Cruise With The Champions

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O’Reilly NARA Battle of Bluegrass DirtCars Prepares for 4^th Annual June Jam at Bluegrass Speedway

LEXINGTON, KY -- After eight races with eight different winners, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series makes their second stop of the 2005 Season at Bardstown, KY's Bluegrass Speedway.

Saturday Night, June 11th, Bluegrass Speedway will host their 4th Annual "June Jam" paying $3,000 to win. It will be the 12th appearance since 2002 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar series at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted and Charles Hamilton owned high-banked 1/2-mile track. In the previous 11 sanctioned races, Don O'Neal, Mike Jewell and Darrell Lanigan have each won twice with single wins over that time going to Rick Corbin, 2002 BoB Champion Eddie Carrier Jr., Tim Tungate, Brad Neat, and most recently Shannon Babb. In this particular event, Eddie Carrier Jr. and Darrell Lanigan each have one win with "Mother Nature" claiming the victory last year.

A full night of racing will see a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, B-Mains, and a 30-lap O’Reilly Auto Parts A-main paying $3,000 to win. Pit gates are slated to open at 4pm with main gates opening at 5pm. The driver’s meeting will be at 6pm with Hot Laps at 6:30pm, Racing Optics Time Trials at 7pm and racing at 8pm. Adult general admission is $15, with children ages 6 to 12 being $8, children under age 6 are free, and pit passes will be $30.

For more information on Bluegrass Speedway please visit their website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or call the track office at (502) 349-1241. Bluegrass Speedway is located at Exit 21 along the Bluegrass Parkway just outside of Bardstown, KY.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

Quick Track Facts

Name: Bluegrass Speedway

Owner: Charles Hamilton

Promoters: David and Anita Ferrell

Motto: "Where It's Always Showtime"

Website: www.bluegrass-speedway.com

Seating Capacity: 7,500

VIP Suites: 9

Tower Area Includes: Race Control, Press Box, and Public Address Box

Racing Surface: Dirt and Clay Mix

Lap Distance: 2,640 feet or ½ of a mile

First Event: May 27, 1995

Late Model Track Record: Mike Marlar 14.657 (4/30/05)

First Late Model Feature Winner: Johnny Wheeler (6/03/95)

June Jam History

2002- Eddie Carrier, Jr., Darrell Lanigan, Rick Corbin, Joey Daniel, James Huff, Kevin Claycomb, Johnny Wheeler, Steve Barnett, Bob Lanter, Ed Behn, Timmy Yeager, Shawn Negangard, Richard Smith, Jesse James Lay, Brad Neat, Tony Traficant, Bryan Barber, Steve Hillard, Scott James, Larry Wicker, Dustin Neat, Billy Dever

2003- Darrell Lanigan, Steve Barnett, Steve Landrum, Whitney McQueary, Bryan Barber, Rick Corbin, Scott James, John Gill, Victor Lee, Mike Marlar, Michael Chilton, Steve Hillard, Timmy Yeager, Aaron Hatton, Tyrel Todd, Bob Lanter, Jesse James Lay, Steven Ashby, Bob Pierce, Dustin Neat, Tim Tungate, Brad Neat, Mike Jewell

2004- RAINOUT

Late Model Win List: 1995-June 4, 2005

Tim Tungate- 24
Johnny Wheeler- 15
Brad Neat- 12
Scotty Earl- 10
Joey Daniel- 8
Darrell Lanigan- 8
Bryan Barber- 8
Josh Tarter- 7
Finn Watson- 7
Rick Corbin- 6
Mike Hawley- 6
Timmy Yeager- 5
Don O'Neal- 4
Shannon Babb- 2
Mike Jewell- 3
John Gill- 3
Jesse James Lay- 3
Steve Trabue- 3
Bob Pierce- 3
Audie McWilliams- 3
Whitney McQueary- 3
James Huff- 2
Jim Curry- 2
Kevin Claycomb- 2
Terry English- 2
Billy Moyer, Jr.- 2
Dustin Neat- 2
Rick Combs- 1
Rick Eckert- 1
Shawn Negangard- 1
Ed Behn- 1
Billy Meredith- 1
Todd Rust- 1
Earl Plessinger- 1
Greg Johnson- 1
Royce McGowan- 1
Greg Williams- 1
Steve Barnett- 1
Eddie Carrier, Jr.- 1
Larry Wicker- 1
Joey Kramer- 1
John Whitney- 1

Late Model Track Champions

1995: Garry Mahoney- Madison, Indiana

1996: Steve Trabue- Scottsburg, Indiana

1997: Jason Bingham- Hodgenville, Kentucky

1998: Tim Tungate- Campbellsville, Kentucky

1999: Tim Tungate- Campbellsville, Kentucky

2000: Johnny Wheeler- Campbellsville, Kentucky

2001: Joey Daniel- Liberty, Kentucky

2002: Brad Neat- Dunnville, Kentucky

2003: Bryan Barber- Buffalo, Kentucky

2004: Joey Daniel- Liberty, Kentucky

June Jam Roll Call of Drivers

Steven Ashby- 2003
Steve Barnett- 2002, 2003
Ed Behn- 2002
Bryan Barber- 2002, 2003
Eddie Carrier, Jr.- 2002
Rick Corbin- 2002, 2003
Kevin Claycomb- 2002
Michael Chilton- 2003
Joey Daniel- 2002
Billy Dever- 2002
John Gill- 2003
James Huff- 2002
Steve Hillard- 2002, 2003
Aaron Hatton- 2003
Scott James- 2002, 2003
Mike Jewell- 2003
Darrell Lanigan- 2002, 2003
Bob Lanter- 2002, 2003
Jesse James Lay- 2002, 2003
Victor Lee- 2003
Steve Landrum- 2003
Mike Marlar- 2003
Whitney McQueary- 2003
Shawn Negangard- 2002
Brad Neat- 2002, 2003
Dustin Neat- 2002, 2003
Bob Pierce- 2003
Richard Smith- 2002
Tony Traficant- 2002
Tim Tungate- 2003
Tyrel Todd- 2003
Johnny Wheeler- 2002
Larry Wicker- 2002
Timmy Yeager- 2002, 2003

June Jam Fast Facts and Tidbits

-The June Jam first appeared on the Bluegrass Speedway schedule in 2002 and was a two day, separate show the first time. There was a special "Night Before the June Jam" that was ran that was won by Rick Corbin of Independence, KY.

-The "Night Before the June Jam" was the first event the O'Reilly Auto Parts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Dirt Car Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts ever sanctioned at Bluegrass Speedway.

-All June Jam events have been sanctioned by the O'Reilly Auto Parts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

-Eddie Carrier, Jr. of Salt Rock, West Virginia was the inaugural June Jam winner in 2002 over Darrell Lanigan, Rick Corbin, Joey Daniel, and James Huff. If Corbin had won both nights, he would have gotten a $1,000 bonus for winning on Friday and Saturday nights. The win by Carrier, Jr. would help the second generation racer claim the inaugural Battle of the Bluegrass Series championship back in 2002.

-The 2003 version of the June Jam saw Darrell Lanigan of Union, KY follow up a win in the Eldora Dream the weekend before with an impressive performance in the 2003 June Jam event. Steve Barnett, Steve Landrum, Whitney McQueary, and Bryan Barber completed the top five.

-The 2004 edition of the June Jam fell victim to Mother Nature as continuous afternoon rain showers forced promoters David and Anita Ferrell to cancel the event around 4:00 p.m. that afternoon with well over 30 entries already sitting in a rain soaked pit area.

-The 2005 June Jam will go on June 11 and once again feature the O'Reilly Auto Parts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

-The O'Reilly Auto Parts NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will return to Bluegrass Speedway on July 9 for the Kentuckiana Klash and on September 17 for the Bluegrass 50.

James Essex June 4

Don O'Neal Grabs Third Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win of the Year at Florence

UNION, KY--Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN came from his seventh starting position and got by race leader Earl Pearson, Jr. with just three laps remaining to win the 19th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial" race for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday Night, June 4 at the Florence Speedway. O'Neal earned $10,000 for his win which was his third this season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as he became the 15th different driver to win in 19 "Ralph Latham Memorial" races and he is the third Hoosier State driver to win this event in the last three years. O'Neal was driving the A1 Auto Salvage/Living Room Centers/O'Neal Wood Products/All-Star Performance/Fast Graphix/Well Pict Berries/Ken Schrader Racing/Hoosier Tires/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL was second by one car length in the Carlton and Kemp Lamm owned/Lucas Oil/Rocket Ford Taurus. Right behind O'Neal and Pearson at the finish was third place runner, Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Dirt Shop, Inc/McCullough Industries/Rocket Grand Prix. 15th starting Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN was gaining rapidly on the frontrunners when the checkered fell in the Powell Motorsports/Baylor Trucking/Rocket Grand Prix as he would come in fourth with Bart Hartman of Zanesville, OH nabbing fifth in the Urgent Cash/Cornett Engines/Rocket Grand Prix. A total of 64 cars were on hand for the 19^th annual event.

It would be Earl Pearson, Jr. grabbing the lead at the start of the 50 lap main event on the well prepared half-mile oval with Brad Neat going to second. Matt Miller showed his strength early going by Neat for second a lap further into the race. Pearson and Miller then started to pull away from the stout field of 25 starters with O'Neal on the prowl from his seventh starting slot up to fourth to challenge Neat passing the young KY driver for third on lap five. The race was moving along at a quick pace with two and three wide racing commonplace throughout the field. Donnie Moran would be the first car out of the race heading pitside on lap nine. Up front it was Pearson, Miller and O'Neal now in a three way race for the lead as O'Neal had rapidly caught up to them. Neat was settled in fourth with Bart Hartman in fifth at the 15 lap mark. At this point the frontrunners had picked up the back of the field tightening things up even further in the battle for the lead. Heavy traffic was playing a role in the race as Pearson, Miller and O'Neal were all right together on the race track. All three would slice and dice through traffic with Miller and O’Neal putting the heat on Pearson for the top spot. A car on the move at the juncture was Scott James. James had started in the 15th spot and with his experience at Florence Speedway starting to show he would race his way around Neat and Hartman for take fourth on lap 25, the halfway mark of the race, trying very hard to put himself in a position to chase down the leaders.

With 25 to go Pearson, Miller and O'Neal were putting on quite a show for the fans using every bit of the race track to try and gain an advantage over the other. O'Neal would finally slide by Miller coming off turn four on lap 31 to take over second and with Pearson right in front of him he saw an opportunity to take over the lead and win this race. Pearson and O'Neal then would set up a 15 lap showdown for the ages going door to door several times throughout the later half of the race. It seemed like Pearson would have the strength down the straightaways and O'Neal would handle a touch better in the corners. While those two were duking it out for the lead, Miller was still in the hunt keeping his car right there to take a stab at the leaders in the final laps. James was really starting to track down the leaders and after being more than a half a lap down in the early part of the race, James was now on the same straightaway as the top three runners, but he was running out of laps.

With five to go the crowd was on its feet as Pearson and O'Neal kept battling to see who would come out victorious in this hard fought race. Miller lurked in third waiting for any opportunity he could find to steal with way away from Pearson or O'Neal. O'Neal was diving into the turns trying to slide by Pearson coming off of those turns and finally on lap 48 coming off of turn two O'Neal went wide forcing Pearson to lift and O'Neal would take the lead, but Pearson fought back heading into three going to the outside of O'Neal and pulling even with him, but off of four O'Neal would now show the way with two to go. Pearson was valiant in his return volley as he would stay within one car length of O'Neal to the finish as Pearson's last lap pass on the outside failed to materialize falling just one length short. Miller was right on Pearson at the finish and James had closed to the bumper of Miller as the race concluded. The appreciative crowd gave all four drivers a standing ovation after the race to say they enjoyed the racing that went on between those men.

Completing the top ten were Rick Aukland, Brad Neat, Wendell Wallace, Ray Cook and Jerry Rice.

In preliminary action at Florence, Don O'Neal was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier at 16.421 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Matt Miller, Davey Johnson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Bart Hartman, John Gill and Brad Neat. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Eddie Carrier, Jr. and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Mike Balzano.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will next be in action on June 17 and 18 at the Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, WI for a pair of $10,000 to win races.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, June 4, 2005

Florence Speedway-Union, KY

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Don O'Neal 16.421 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Matt Miller, Don O'Neal, Ray Cook, Mike Marlar,, Keith Berner, John Mason, Tim Dohm, Barry Doss, Spensor Watson, David Spille, Donnie Moran

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Davey Johnson, Rick Aukland, Darrell Lanigan, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Josh Williams, Ted Nobbe, John Whitney, Bill Blair, Jr., Joe Rice, Scotty Earl

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Earl Pearson, Jr., R.J. Conley, Scott James, Terry English, Steve Hillard, Eric Myers, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Chris Combs, Devin Sebree, Michael England, Sandy Goddard

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Bart Hartman, Wendell Wallace, Jerry Rice, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jesse James Lay, Audie McWilliams, Brady Smith, Rick Combs, Rodney Combs, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr., Ronnie Douglas

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #5: John Gill, Freddy Smith, Mike Jewell, Mike Balzano, Roger Williams, Rick Corbin, Mike Johnson, Kyle Scheer, Chad Smith, Adrian Nichols

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #6: Brad Neat, Steve Landrum, Rod Conley, Tim Hitt, Dan Hoard, Bryan Barber, Aaron Hatton, Robert Hensley, Blake Chinn,, Anthony Adams

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno 1st B-Main: Eddie Carrier, Jr., Mike Marlar, Eric Myers, Terry English, Keith Berner, Steve Hillard, Ted Nobbe, Bill Blair, Jr., John Mason, Steve Casebolt, Jr., John Whitney, Joe Rice, Spensor Watson, Donnie Moran, Tim Dohm, Scotty Earl, Sandy Goddard, David Spille, Devin Sebree, Chris Combs, Michael England, Josh Williams, Barry Doss

PPM Racing Products 2nd B-Main: Mike Balzano, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jesse James Lay, Tim Hitt, Roger Williams, Rick Corbin, Audie McWilliams, Brady Smith, Dan Hoard, Bryan Barber, Rick Combs, Robert Hensley, Kyle Scheer, Mike Johnson, Blake Chinn, Adrian Nichols, Chad Smith, Anthony Adams, Ronnie Douglas, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr.

19th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial" Main Event: (50 Laps): Don O'Neal, Earl Pearson, Jr., Matt Miller, Scott James, Bart Hartman, Rick Aukland, Brad Neat, Wendell Wallace, Ray Cook, Jerry Rice, Davey Johnson, Freddy Smith, Mike Jewell, John Gill, Terry English, Eddie Carrier, Jr., R.J. Conley, Mike Balzano, Roger Williams, Rod Conley, Darrell Lanigan, Dennis Erb, Jr., Mike Marlar, Steve Landrum, Donnie Moran

Race Statistics:

Entries: 64

Time of Race: 17 minutes

Cautions: 0

Red Flags: 0

Lap Leaders: Earl Pearson, Jr. 1-47, Don O'Neal 48-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Scott James (started 15th and finished 4th)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Series Provisionals: Terry English and Donnie Moran

Track Provisional: Roger Williams

Current Point Standings after June 4

1. Don O'Neal-1980

2. Terry English-1845

3. Donnie Moran-1665

4. Matt Miller-1660

5. Earl Pearson, Jr.-1640

6. Scott James-1555

7. Dennis Erb, Jr.-1545

8. Tim Dohm-1440

9. Shannon Babb-1305

10. Brady Smith-1250

Rookie of the Year Standings

1. Scott James-1555

2. Tim Dohm-1440

3. Brady Smith-1250

4. Steve Hillard-670

5. Jason Montgomery-560

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 4

Dustin Jarrett – NARA PR

Joey Kramer Captures NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Win at 201 Speedway

SITKA, KY -- Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer extended his series points lead by winning the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Saturday night at the 201 Speedway. The win was Kramer's third of the season on the 2005 BoB Modified Tour.

Chris Click and Joey Kramer brought the field down to the green flag with Kramer getting the early advantage in the 25-lap feature for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds. Despite several early race cautions, a fierce battle behind Kramer and Click found Kelly Warren, Tim Moore, and Justin Rattliff swapping positions three through five seemingly in every corner. Just before a lap 5 caution, Moore finally gained control of third with Rattliff and Warren following.

On the restart, Kramer again rocketed ahead of the field as Moore set his sights on second place Click. Moore, last Saturday's winner at 201, used a lap 8 caution and restart to engage in a door-to-door war for the runner-up slot. The Logan, WV native finally nabbed sole possession of second at the halfway point and looked to close in on race long leader Kramer. Moore got the break he needed when a lap 15 yellow erased Kramer's advantage and tightened the field with ten laps remaining.

When racing resumed, Moore immediately looked under Kramer in turns one and two, but the "Rocketman" powered ahead off the second corner and kept Moore at bay for the time being. Behind them, third-place Click had a rear view mirror full of Rattliff while defending series champion Warren was fending off the challenges thrown at him by the likes of Hank Bradley, Keith Denny, and Darren Muncy.

With just five laps remaining, Rattliff was able to move past Click into third and he wasted no time tracking down Moore, who had fallen slightly off Kramer's torrid pace. Rattliff pulled even with Moore with four laps to go and took the second spot away just one circuit later.

With two to go, a spin in turns three and four brought out the caution and set the stage for a two lap dash to the finish with Rattliff now glued to Kramer's rear bumper. The Campbellsville, KY youngster darted to the inside of Kramer on the restart but Kramer's momentum on the high side of the track allowed him to motor ahead. Kramer turned away one more Rattliff challenge on the final circuit as the Hanover, IN driver picked up his third NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series win on the season in the Kramer powered Lightning Chassis sponsored by Hill's Historic Painting/Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tinting/Bilstein Shocks/Perry's Auto Sales/Mom & Dad.

In an interview in the pits after the race, Kramer was quick to thank his team. "This is the first time we've been here (201 Speedway) and we weren't really sure how good we would be. My crew, they're really good about knowing what set-ups work at different types of race tracks and it looks like we hit it right this evening. I'd also like to thank all my sponsors and the fans. Their support means a lot to me."

9th-starting Justin Rattliff finished second in his Gowen's Auto Glass/Community Trust Bank/Dale Meers powered Bandit. Tim Moore grabbed the third place honors in an H&K/Harris combination sponsored by GM Thornhill Superstore/Mike Harley-Davidson. In his first appearance of the 2005 season with the series, polesitter Chris Click of Martin, KY wound up fourth. Fifth place was Columbia, KY native Kelly Warren in the AR Coating/NAPA Auto Parts/Dale Meers/Bandit. Hank Bradley, Darren Muncy, Keith Denny, Brian Meade, and 22nd-starting Jason Perry rounded out the top five.

Of the 35 entries on hand at 201 Speedway, Joey Kramer was the Racing Optics Fast Qualifier with a time 15.864. Kramer, Jimmy Crabtree, and Chris Click won the VP Fuels Makin' Power Heats while Kevin Copher found victory lane in the Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Main.

The next event for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds is Saturday, June 25th at Union, KY's Florence Speedway. For more information on the series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified icon.

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Race Summary
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY
Saturday, June 4, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series (35 entries)

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Joey Kramer/15.864

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Joey Kramer, Rob Stambaugh, Hank Bradley, Keith Denny, Brandon Osborne, Lee McKEnzie, Kevin Copher, Michael Osborne, Bobby Tackett, Willie Blackman, Walt Mayabb, John Bowlin
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Jimmy Crabtree, Kelly Warren, Shon Flanary, Darren Muncy, Adam Cole, Randy Fouts, Jason Perry, Bruce Jennings, Andrew Chaffin, Marty Meade, Kevin Mayabb, Michael Branham

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Chris Click, Tim Moore, Justin Rattliff, Joe Turner, Dustin Linville, Brian Meade, Arlie Daniels, Mikey Butcher, John Holland, Jimmy Collins, Keith Sansom

Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Main: Kevin Copher, Randy Fouts, Brian Meade, Lee McKenzie, Michael Osborne, Arlie Daniels, Willie Blackman, Andrew Chaffin, Bobby Tackett, John Bowlin, Jason Perry, Mikey Butcher, Kevin Mayabb, John Holland, Walt Mayabb, Bruce Jennings

Rattliff Motors 25-Lap A-Main: Joey Kramer, Justin Rattliff, Tim Moore, Chris Click, Kelly Warren, Hank Bradley, Darren Muncy, Keith Denny, Brian Meade, Jason Perry, Adam Cole, Willie Blackman, Brandon Osborne, Randy Fouts, Shon Flanary, Kevin Copher, Dustin Linville, Rob Stambaugh, Joe Turner, Jimmy Crabtree, Arlie Daniels, Mikey Butcher

Dustin Jarrett – NARA PR June 3

Bryan Barber Bags Biggest Career Win in Ponderosa's O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Action

JUNCTION CITY, KY -- Bryan Barber bagged his biggest career win Friday night at the Ponderosa Speedway as the Buffalo, KY native fended off the challenges of Steve Hillard to bring home the $3,000 paycheck in the Hugh "Junebug" Rowland Memorial. Barber became the 8th different winner in the series' first eight races of the 2005 season.

Five states made up the first six starting positions with an all-Kentucky front row featuring Bryan Barber on the pole and Brad Neat on the outside. Neat motored ahead into the early lead with Barber, Steve Hillard, Mike Marlar, and Eddie Carrier Jr. in tow. A lap 4 yellow slowed the pace and kept the field within striking distance of race leader Neat.

On the restart, Aaron Hatton used the Delaware double-file restart to his advantage as he worked past Carrier Jr. to slip into the top 5. Hatton the mounted a run on the outside of Marlar in a bid for fourth - a battle that saw the two former series champions race side-by-side nearly the entire length of the race. Up front, Neat remained just a few car length in front Barber, who had a rear view mirror full of Hillard.

Race leader Neat wasted no time closing in on the back of the field as he moved in on lapped traffic by lap 14. Things were beginning to heat up as Barber and Hillard pulled up to the rear decklid of Neat one lap later and the front trio could have been covered with a blanket. The race for the leaded came to end, however, on lap 16 when Neat saw his right rear tire go flat. Under the caution, quick work by his crew enabled Neat to get the tire changed as the Dunnville, KY native rejoined the field at the tail.

Barber now inherited the lead with Hillard still in second followed by Marlar, Hatton, and Carrier Jr. Behind the top five, 16th-starting Chris Combs and 18th-starting Frankie Coomer were quietly picking their way through the field. Meanwhile, Hatton and Marlar resumed their door-to-door race for the third spot allowing Barber and Hillard to slowly inch away. The front two started slicing through the back up the field on lap 27 with Hillard occasionally taking a look to the inside of Barber in a bid for the lead. A caution on lap 31 proved to be a close call for the race leaders with Shannon Thornsberry making contact with the wall in turn four as Barber and Hillard were working around him.

The restart saw Hillard again look to the inside of Barber, but the Buffalo, KY driver had more momentum on the high side of the speedway. Hillard continued to work the "Bluegrass Bandit" for the lead over the final nine laps but could not gain enough steam to make a run off the corners. With the checkered flag in the air, Barber crossed the stripe to get the win with Hillard taking home second as an accident in turns three and four scattered the field behind them at the checkered flag.

The win was the largest of Bryan Barber's career as the driver of the B&B Motorsports/PBM Performance Parts/Dart Heads/SpeeDecals sponsored Dale Meers powered MasterSbilt Monte Carlo became the 8th different winner in the series' first eight races of the season. For the third straight race, second spot went to Sedorus, IL's Steve Hillard in the S&B Cattle Company/Stephens Trucking/Estes powered Swartz Monte Carlo. Mike Marlar, Winfield, TN, finished third in the Wayne Bowen Racing Supply/Dart Engine Components/Pro Power Precision/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Salt Rock, WV's Eddie Carrier Jr. was fourth in the E.I. Rail Car Engines/Railway Equipment/Grover powered Rocket Taurus. Tipp City, OH native Wayne Chinn completed the top five in his Erwin Dealership/AWP Equipment Rentals/Dargie/Rayburn Intrepid. Whitney McQueary, Frankie Coomer, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, and Johnny Wheeler rounded out the top ten.

36 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand which included 21 of the top 23 in points. Eddie Carrier Jr. set fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 13.189. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Steve Hillard, Mike Marlar, Bryan Barber, and Brad Neat. B-Main winners were Tyrel Todd and Bobby Wolter Jr.

Bluegrass Speedway's 4th Annual June Jam on Saturday, June 11th is the next stop for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
Ponderosa Speedway - Junction City, KY
Friday, June 3, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Eddie Carrier Jr./13.189

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Steve Hillard, Eddie Carrier Jr., Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Benji Lee, Anthony Adams, Bobby Carrier Jr., Timmy Yeager, Jerry Rutherford
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Mike Marlar, Wayne Chinn, Chuckie May, Mike Jewell, Billy Barber, Jordan Bland, Blake Chinn, Sandy Goddard Jr., Jake Henry

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Bryan Barber, Whitney McQueary, Michael England, Chris Combs, Frankie Coomer, PJ Feistritzer, Shannon Thornsberry, Don Rayborn; (DNS - Rick Aukland)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Brad Neat, Aaron Hatton, Johnny Wheeler, Bobby Wolter Jr., Mike Luna, John Gill; (DNS - Dustin Neat, Jason Hinkle, Larry Coontz Jr.)
B-Main #1: Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Benji Lee, Blake Chinn, Billy Barber, Timmy Yeager, Jordan Bland, Jake Henry Bobby Carrier Jr., Sandy Goddard Jr., Anthony Adams; (DNS - Jerry Rutherford)
B-Main #2: Bobby Wolter Jr., Chris Combs, Frankie Coomer, John Gill, RJ Feistritzer, Shannon Thornsberry, Mike Luna, Don Rayborn; (DNS - Rick Aukland, Dustin Neat, Jason Hinkle, Larry Coontz Jr.)

O'Reilly Auto Parts Hugh "Junebug" Rowland Memorial 40-Lap A-Main: Bryan Barber, Steve Hillard, Mike Marlar, Eddie Carrier Jr., Wayne Chinn, Whitney McQueary, Frankie Coomer, Chris Combs, Aaron Hatton, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Jewell, John Gill, Bobby Wolter Jr., Brad Neat, Tyrel Todd, Tim Tungate, Chuckie May, Michael England, Shannon Thornsberry, Blake Chinn, Benji Lee, Bobby Carrier Jr.

Race Statistics:
Entries: 36

Cautions: 5

Lap Leaders: Brad Neat 1-16, Bryan Barber 17-40
BoB Rookie of the Race: Wayne Chinn

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Frankie Coomer

BoB Provisionals: Shannon Thornsberry and Blake Chinn

Track Provisionals: Bobby Carrier Jr. and John Gill

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Dustin Jarrett – NARA PR

Aaron Hatton Rules O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Race at Richmond

RICHMOND, KY – Defending O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series champion Aaron Hatton rolled to his first victory of the season Thursday night at the Richmond Raceway. Hatton became the seventh different winner in seven races for the series in 2005.

Eddie Carrier Jr. and Steve Hillard brought the field down to the green flag will Hillard taking the early lead. Behind the race leader, Carrier Jr., Bobby Wolter Jr., and Aaron Hatton diced it out for the runner-up spot as several early race cautions kept the field tight.

Following a lap 4 restart, Hillard maintained command as Hatton moved along side Carrier Jr. to stage a door-to-door duel for second. Hatton finally cleared the inaugural series champion on lap 10 to assume sole possession of second and set his sights on race leader Hillard. Meanwhile, 16^th-starting Tim Tungate was quietly working his way through the field as was 13^th-starting Whitney McQueary. A lap 11 caution slowed their charges and erased the lead Hillard had built.

On the restart, Hatton looked to the bottom for a pass on Hillard as Tungate cracked the top five and looked to slip by Wolter Jr. for fourth. With the fans on their feet, Hatton and Hillard raced side-by-side for the point with Carrier Jr. looking to make it three wide. Hatton edged Hillard at the line on lap 13 and cleared him for the lad one circuit later as Carrier Jr. looked to follow suit and Tungate joined the front trio now making it a four dog fight. One lap shy of the halfway point the battle for the lead intensified as Carrier Jr. and Hatton made contact going into turn three collecting Hillard in the accident as well.

With Eddie Carrier Jr. credited for the caution and both Hatton and Hillard able to continue, the restart saw the Mt. Sterling, KY native ahead of Hillard, Tungate, McQueary, and 11^th-starting Benji Lee. As Hatton slowly inched ahead of the field, Hillard and Tungate ran doorhandle-to-doorhandle for second and Lee worked by McQueary to nab fourth with Tyrel Todd looking to crack the top five. Todd darted past McQueary on lap 28 and began working on Lee for fourth shortly thereafter.

As the final few laps ticked off, nobody could gain on Hatton as he rolled the Checkered Flag Auto Sales, Jerry Hatton Used Cars, Porter Tire Center, Russell Hatton Mobile Home Center, Speedseeker Performance, Pinetop Motors sponsored Draime powered Rayburn Monte Carlo into victory lane. The win was Hatton’s first of the season and he became the seventh different winner in as many races this season on the 2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series tour.

Second spot went to Sedorus, IL's Steve Hillard in the Doyle Fertilizer/Crumps Lawn & Garden/Estes powered Swartz Monte Carlo. Campbellsville, KY native Tim Tungate finished third in his Guardian Mortgage/J&LTitle/AMS/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Eubank, KY's Tyrel Todd in grabbed fourth in his Gerald’s Auto Parts/Pulaski Steel & Supply sponsored Bullock powered Rayburn Monte Carlo. Benji Lee, Raywick, KY, rounded out the top five in the A&A Mechanical/Cliffside Farms/Smith/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Whitney McQueary, Bobby Wolter Jr., Eddie Carrier Jr., 19^th-starting Michael England, and 17^th-starting Chris Combs completed the top ten.

41 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Whitney McQueary setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a fast lap of 14.477. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Aaron Hatton, Steve Hillard, Eddie Carrier Jr., and Mike Jewell.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
Richmond Raceway - Richmond, KY
Thursday, June 2, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary/14.477
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Aaron Hatton, Bobby Wolter Jr., Timmy Yeager, Whitney McQueary, Blake Chinn, Bryan Barber, Jason Barrett, Chuckie May, Wayne Chinn, Jerry Rutherford, Sidney Sprague
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Steve Hillard, Anthony Adams, John Gill, Freddy Smith, Chris Combs, Michael England, Shannon Thornsberry, Marty Stepp, Alan Haycraft, Jason Hinkle
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Eddie Carrier Jr., Tyrel Todd, Benji Lee, Mike Luna, Bobby Carrier Jr., Brandon Witt, Doug Smith, Mike Hawley, Dwight Embree, Scott James
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Mike Jewell, Rick Aukland, Mike Marlar, Tim Tungate, Jesse James Lay, Scott Douglas, Frankie Coomer, Ronnie Smith, Jordan Bland, Sandy Goddard Jr.
B-Main #1: Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs, Freddy Smith, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Marty Stepp, Wayne Chinn, Shannon Thornsberry, Jason Barrett, Sidney Sprague, Bryan Barber, Alan Haycraft, Jerry Rutherford, Jason Hinkle
B-Main #2: Jesse James Lay, Tim Tungate, Bobby Carrier Jr., Doug Smith, Mike Luna, Frankie Coomer, Mike Hawley, Brandon Witt, Scott Douglas, Ronnie Smith, Jordan Bland, Sandy Goddard Jr., Dwight Embree
O'Reilly Auto Parts 40-Lap A-Main: Aaron Hatton, Steve Hillard, Tim Tungate, Tyrel Todd, Benji Lee, Whitney McQueary, Bobby Wolter Jr., Eddie Carrier Jr., Michael England, Chris Combs, Jesse James Lay, Freddy Smith, Rick Aukland, Mike Marlar, Marty Stepp, Anthony Adams, Timmy Yeager, Bobby Carrier Jr., Mike Jewell, John Gill, Brandon Witt, Scott James

Race Statistics:
Entries: 41

Lap Leaders: Steve Hillard 1-12, Aaron Hatton 13-40
BoB Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Tim Tungate

BoB Provisionals: Michael England and Scott James

Track Provisionals: Marty Stepp and Brandon Witt

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, Bullock Racing Engines, and All-Star Performance

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

201 Speedway Up Next for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series

LEXINGTON, KY -- This Saturday, June 4th, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series makes the eastward swing for the series' first appearance of the 2005 season at the 201 Speedway.

On Saturday Night, June 4th, Kentucky's Premier Open Wheel Modified Series rolls into the 3/8-mile Sitka, KY track for the first time in 2005. A complete racing program is planned with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains and the Rattliff Motors A-Main paying $1500 to win. The complete purse for Saturday's program at 201 Speedway is listed below.

1. $1500
2. 700
3. 500
4. 400
5. 350
6. 300
7. 275
8. 250
9. 225
10. 200
11. 180
12. 160
13. 150
14. 140
15. 130
16. 125
17. 125
18. 125
19. 125
20. 125

201 Speedway is located five and a half miles north of U.S. Highway 23 on State Route 201, just north of Sitke, KY. The track phone on race day is (606) 265-3201.

Four races into the 2005 Tour for the BoB Modifieds; Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer leads the series standings by just 100 points over defending series champion Kelly Warren. Russ Gabbert sits in third with Hank Bradley and Justin Rattliff rounding out the top five.

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Ralph Latham Memorial at Florence Speedway Up Next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

After a weekend off, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series fires back up for racing action this coming Saturday Night, June 4 in front of the ESPN2 cameras at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY. The 11th stop of the '05 tour for the series will be at the home of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, as Florence Speedway plays host to the 19th Annual "Ralph Latham Memorial". The race held each year since 1987 honors one of the truly great late model drivers of all-time. There will be a complete one-day show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Performance Products B-Mains and the $10,000 to win Lucas Oil A-Main.

Ralph Latham was a three decade driving star out of the Cincinnati, OH area. Among his numerous wins in dirt late model racing and came victories in ARCA and USAC in his racing career. He passed away in August of 1986 of cancer at age 54. He participated in the very first World 100 held in 1971. His most successful season came in 1970 when he won a remarkable 43 feature races on dirt.

The previous winners list of the "Ralph Latham Memorial" is considered a who's who in the dirt track racing genre. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, Indiana is the defending race winner as Indiana natives have won this event two years in a row with Lawrenceburg, IN driver, Scott James winning in 2003.

The cameras of ESPN2 will be on hand to catch all the action at Florence Speedway. It will be the second time that ESPN2 will tape for broadcast an event at Florence. In 2004 the "Spring 50" won by Scott Bloomquist was aired. The "Ralph Latham Memorial" race will be one of the 13 appearances on ESPN2 in '05 for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. ESPN2 is currently seen in 88 million households nationwide. The race at Florence will air at a date and time to be announced in the future.

At Florence Speedway this Saturday Night, June 4 pit gates will open at 3 p.m. with grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Qualifying will take place at 6:30 p.m. with racing starting at approximately 7:30 p.m. Florence Speedway will also host open wheel modifieds and super dirt stocks. Florence Speedway is located west on U.S. Route 42 at exit 180 off of I-75. For more information on race day activitities you can log on to their website at www.florencespeedway.com or call the track at (859) 485-7591.

After 10 events the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN on top of the current points standings. The 40 year old racer has won twice with the series this year with both wins coming at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa, FL in February. Terry English of Benton, KY currently sits second in points as he has also won twice on the Lucas Oil Late Model series in '05. English's wins have come at East Bay and Brownstown, IN. Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH rests in third place currently followed by Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL. Moran and Miller are looking for their first series wins of the season and both have run extremely well at Florence in the past taking wins. Erb rejoins the circuit at Florence after two top ten finishes two weeks ago at Farley and LaSalle to elevate him to fifth in points.

The rest of the top ten sees Jacksonville, FL driver, Earl Pearson, Jr. in sixth place followed by the top two "Rookie of the Year" contenders Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV and Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN. James is coming off of a big win at Farley were he pocketed his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event. Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL is ninth in points followed by another top "Rookie of the Year" contender who is rejoining the series, Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI.

For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series please visit the series' website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Previous Ralph Latham Memorial Race Winners

1987--Bobby Carnes

1988--Bob Pierce

1989--John Gill

1990--Jack Boggs

1991--Scott Bloomquist

1992--Jack Boggs

1993--Jack Boggs

1994--Billy Moyer

1995--Donnie Moran

1996--Billy Moyer

1997--Steve Francis

1998--Bart Hartman

1999--Wendell Wallace

2000--Darrell Lanigan

2001--R. J. Conley

2002--Steve Francis

2003--Scott James

2004--Mike Jewell

A-Main Payoff

1. $10,000.00

2. 5,000.00

3. 3,000.00

4. 2,500.00

5. 2,000.00

6. 1,500.00

7. 1,400.00

8. 1,300.00

9. 1,200.00

10. 1,100.00

11. 1,000.00

12. 950.00

13. 900.00

14. 875.00

15. 850.00

16. 825.00

17. 800.00

18. 775.00

19. 750.00

20. 725.00

21. 700.00

22. 700.00

23. 700.00

24. 700.00

Current Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings (after 10 events)

1. Don O'Neal-1720

2. Terry English-1690

3. Donnie Moran-1540

4. Matt Miller-1440

5. Dennis Erb, Jr.-1420

6. Earl Pearson, Jr.-1410

7. Tim Dohm-1365

8. Scott James-1345

9. Shannon Babb-1305

10. Brady Smith-1150

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, Crown Spray Power, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM Racing Products, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Bell and Cruise With The Champions

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Gears Up For Richmond and Ponderosa

LEXINGTON, KY -- After a two week break, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will be back in action this Thursday, June 2nd, at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY and this Friday, June 3rd, at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY.

On Thursday night, June 2nd, Richmond Raceway will host “Thursday Night Thunder” for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with a $3,000 paycheck awaiting the winner. This "Thursday Night Thunder" event is a make-up race after the April 29th rainout. It will be the 10th appearance for the Battle of the Bluegrass Late Models at the James Stinnett and Bobby Reed promoted "Action Track". In the previous nine races since 2002, Mike Marlar, the 2003 BoB Champion, leads the win list with three wins including last season's "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Race. Track record holder Mike Jewell and Mike Hawley each have recorded two wins at Richmond in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass competition. Jesse James Lay, Greg Johnson and Tyrel Todd have also entered victory lane at Richmond in BoB Late Model action. For more information you can visit Richmond's website at www.richmondraceways.net or call the track office at (859) 623-9408.

On Friday Night, June 3rd, the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY will host their first O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass event of the 2005 season. It will be the 7th appearance since 2002 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar series at Ponderosa Speedway. In the previous 6 races, Johnny Wheeler has 3 wins with Mike Marlar, Greg Johnson, and Benji Lee each record one victory. For more information on Ponderosa Speedway, you can visit their website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net or call the track at (859) 854-6808.

The events at Richmond and Ponderosa will mark a milestone for the four year old series as Richmond will host the 74th and Ponderosa the historic 75th race in the series history. Both nights of racing will see a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O’Reilly Auto Parts A-mains paying $3,000 to win each night.

So far, the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen six different winners in as many races with Rick Combs, Dan Schlieper, Scott James, Shannon Babb, Whitney McQueary, and Dennis Erb each garnering victories.

136 different drivers have competed with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary currently leading series point standings by just 70 points over Michael England. Rookie of the Year leader Chris Combs sits third in the series standings with Tim Tungate and Mike Jewell rounding out the top five.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the "Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar" icon or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Ratliff Motors, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, Bullock Racing Engines, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine and Cruise With The Champions

Michael Despain-Bluegrass Speedway Media Contact

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Ted Nobbe Notches NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Win in 5th Annual Mod Squad Bash at Bluegrass

Bardstown, KY-May 28- Ted Nobbe of Batesville, IN took the lead with four laps remaining and drove to his first ever NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series victory on Saturday night at Bluegrass Speedway. The win for the former Florence Speedway track champion came aboard the L.W. Nobbe owned Nobbe Mower Shop/STIHL/Lykins Contracting/Lee's RV #9N Cyclone Chassis, Zimmerman Race Engines entry.

The start of the 25 lap feature event saw outside polesitter Earl Plessinger jump to the early race lead, with Josh Lucas going to second, while Jason Wheatley, Joey Kramer, and Ted Nobbe gave chase. Wheatley and Kramer would mix it up for third before the current series points leader would take the spot on lap 3, as 10th starting Joe Turner quickly worked his way to sixth by lap 5. With Plessinger setting a rapid pace at the point, Turner would reel in Nobbe for fifth, as the pair would go side by side for the spot on lap 10, with Nobbe able to hold on to the position. As Plessinger continued to stretch his lead, he was about to begin the lapping process when the first caution of the race flew on lap 17 as Robbie Gullion contacted the wall in turn three, ending his evening. The Delaware double-file restart would see Nobbe go to fourth, while Lucas was now pressuring Plessinger for the race lead, looking under the leader in turns two and four on lap 18, while Nobbe charged to third and set his sight on the lead duo. Freddy Garmon also began to flex some muscle at this point and would take the fourth spot away from Wheatley and Kramer on lap 20. Nobbe would roll around Lucas for second on lap 21, but a caution flag would wave for Kramer, who rolled to a stop in turn four with a flat right rear tire. A false restart would occur for the cone being contacted before action again got back underway. On the restart, Nobbe powered by Lucas on the outside and would take the lead on lap 22 with a turn two pass of Plessinger for the lead and looked to have clear sailing, only to see the final caution of the event wave on lap 23 when Joe Gray looped his mount heading into turn one with a broken axle. The final two laps would see Nobbe hold off Plessinger and Lucas to grab his first ever series win, with Plessinger and Lucas taking second and third respectively. Joe Turner would come home fourth, while Freddy Garmon rounded out the top five. Jason Wheatley would head up the second five, with 16th starting Hank Bradley going seventh, trailed by Adam Gootee, 18th starting Keith Denny, and Clint Shutts.

A total of thirty-five entries signed in for the 5th Annual Mod Squad Bash activities, with Josh Lucas garnering Racing Optics Fast Time honors with an 18.483 second lap. Three VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heats would see checkered flags fall to Kramer, Plessinger, and Wheatley. The PBM Performance Products B-Main would be scored by Bradley, while the series provisional starting spot went to Dustin Linville, while Robbie Gullion earned the track provisional.

RACE SUMMARY-Bluegrass Speedway-Bardstown, KY-May 28, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds (35 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Josh Lucas 18.493
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Josh Lucas, Adam Gootee, Joe Turner, Jimmy Payne, Joe Mattingly, Keith Denny, Jason Keltner, Adam Cole, Dustin Linville, Thomas Brooks (DNS-Joey Jones)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Earl Plessinger, Ted Nobbe, Joe Gray, Mike Watson, Tim York, Russ Gabbert, Jason Perry, Justin Rattliff, Jordan Matthews, Brad Mattingly, Robbie Gullion (DNS-Randy Turpin)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Jason Wheatley, Freddy Garmon, Dion Benningfield, Clint Shutts, Kelly Warren, Hank Bradley, Clarence Belcher, Jim Howard, Robbie Turner, Elliott Despain, Stacey York
PBM Performance Products B-Main: Hank Bradley, Russ Gabbert, Keith Denny, Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Dustin Linville, Adam Cole, Robbie Turner, Clarence Belcher, Jason Perry, Jim Howard, Robbie Gullion, Elliott Despain, Thomas Brooks
Series Provisional- Dustin Linville
Track Provisional- Robbie Gullion
Rattliff Motor A-Main 5th Annual Mod Squad Bash- Ted Nobbe, Earl Plessinger, Josh Lucas, Joe Turner, Freddy Garmon, Jason Wheatley, Hank Bradley, Adam Gootee, Keith Denny, Clint Shutts, Dion Benningfield, Russ Gabbert, Mike Watson, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Payne, Joey Kramer, Dustin Linville, Jason Keltner, Justin Rattliff, Joe Gray, Robbie Gullion, Tim York

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NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds Head to Bluegrass Speedway on May 28

The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series will be in action this Saturday Night, May 28 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY. It will be the second ever appearance at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted 1/2 mile facility located 35 miles southeast of Louisville, KY.

In 2004 in the series' first season of sanctioning modified events '04 points champion Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY scored the win at Bardstown on his way to the championship. This year will again see a complete show for the "BoB Mod Squad" as there will be Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Racing Engines B-Mains followed by the 30 Lap A-Main paying $1,500 to win and $125 to start.

In the first three series events held in '05 the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass has been turned into an "Indiana Invasion" as two Hoosier State drivers have scored all three series wins. Current point’s leader, Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN was victorious at Soggy Bottom and Ponderosa and Seymour, IN native, Matt Boknecht scored the win last Saturday Night at Richmond.

At Bluegrass Speedway this Saturday, the pit gates will open at 4 p.m., the grandstand gates at 5 p.m., driver's meeting will take place at 6 p.m., hot laps at 6:30 p.m. with time trials to follow at 7 p.m.

For more information on Bluegrass Speedway please visit their website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or call the track phone on race day at (502) 349-1241.

For more information on the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series you can log on to www.naradirtcar.com and go to the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified icon for more information on rules, schedule, etc.

Kramer Goes Two for Two With NARA BoB Modified Win at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-May 20- Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would be victorious in the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series event at the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The win would be the second straight in Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series competition for the second generation speedster who was 2003 National Dirt Late Model Rookie of the Year.

The Rattliff Motors A-Main event was plagued by a dozen caution flags, that kept continuous green flag laps at a premium, with the longest green flag period in the event being from laps 4 to 14. Kramer would lead the entire way in the main event and would take the win aboard his Hill's Historical Painting/Super Shine Auto Wash and Window Tint/Perry's Auto Sales/Mom and Dad sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Kramer Race Engine powered entry that was shod with Hoosier Tires. Adam Cole would take runner up honors in his career best "BoB Mod Squad" finish to this point. Tommy Bailey crossed the finish line third, but would be disqualified for a post race altercation, thus putting 16th starting Joe Turner in third place in the final rundown. Defending Battle of the Bluegrass Modified champion Kelly Warren would go fourth after starting 15th. Victor Lee would complete the top five in the final finishing order. Rounding out the top ten were Justin Rattliff, 21st starting Anthony Reams, David Freeman, Eddie Hasty, and 22nd starting Scott Anderson.

The event drew 32 entries with Adam Gootee earning the Racing Optics fast qualifier award with a lap of 15.491 seconds around the 3/8th mile D-shaped clay oval. Four VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heats were contested, with those checkered flags falling to Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Adam Cole, and Russ Gabbert. Arnold Adams and Rick King were the winners of the PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Mains. Anthony Reams was the series provisional starter, while Scott Anderson was the track provisional.

RACE SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-May 20, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds (32 entries)

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier- Adam Gootee 15.491

VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Adam Gootee, Matt Boknecht, Timmy York, Jimmy Crabtree, Hank Bradley, P.J. Simpson, Anthony Reams
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Victor Lee, Eddie Hasty, Tommy Bailey, Jeff Rawlings, Arnold Adams, Scott Anderson, Barry Frazier (DNS), Jim Robinson (DQ)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Adam Cole, Justin Rattliff, David Freeman, Kelly Warren, Mark Walters, Ryan Hogue, Kelly Riggs, Frank Richard (DNS)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 4th Heat- Russ Gabbert, Dustin Linville, Jimmy Payne, Joe Turner, Rick King, Clarence Belcher, Rick Gumm, David Adams (DNS)

PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines 1st B-Main: Arnold Adams, Jimmy Crabtree, Hank Bradley, Anthony Reams, P.J. Simpson, Scott Anderson, Barry Frazier (DNS)
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines 2nd B-Main: Rick King, Clarence Belcher, Mark Walters, Ryan Hogue, Kelly Riggs, Rick Gumm, Frank Richard (DNS), David Adams (DNS)

Rattliff Motors A-Main: Joey Kramer, Adam Cole, Joe Turner, Kelly Warren, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Anthony Reams, David Freeman, Eddie Hasty, Scott Anderson, Clarence Belcher, Dustin Linville, Jeff Rawlings, Jimmy Payne, Russ Gabbert, Rick King, Jimmy Crabtree, Timmy York, Arnold Adams, Adam Gootee, Matt Boknecht (DNS), Tommy Bailey (DQ)

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series- Richmond Raceway- Richmond, KY

Matt Boknecht Masters Richmond Raceway Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Main

Richmond, KY-May 21- The NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series rolled into James Stinnett and Bobby Reed's Richmond Raceway on Saturday night and a Hoosier native held off an Eastern Kentucky up and comer and another fellow Hoosier to take $1,500 back to Seymour, IN as Matt Boknecht parked his HMF/Wetzel's sponsored #22 in victory lane. The win was the second career win for the second generation driver with the second year "BoB Mod Squad" is just three starts, with Boknecht also winning the June event at Richmond in 2004.

The drop of the green flag saw Clint Shutts and Joey Kramer battle for the early lead, with Shutts jumping out to the lead only to be null and void for a multi-car accident in turns one and two. The next attempted start was also voided as Jimmy Crabtree rolled to a stop on the track with a flat tire. The third time would be the charm and action got underway with Shutts jumping out to the lead, with Joey Kramer, Joey Funk, Matt Boknecht running close behind, Lap 3 would see caution out again to slow the pace for David Freeman, who had rolled to a stop in turn two with a flat tire. Back underway, Shutts continues to set the pace, with Kramer getting pressure from Funk and Boknecht and on lap 9 Kramer would slip and allow Funk and Boknecht to pass. Kramer would sit up in the seat and bring the heat back to Funk, with Kramer getting the third spot with a turn four pass on lap 14. But Funk would squeeze right back by Kramer down the backstretch one circuit later. A caution would fly a couple of laps later for Jason Perry, Justin Ratliff, and David Freeman with getting another flat and Perry taking his mount pitside for the evening. Leader Clint Shutts would bring the field back to the green flag with the field in the Delaware double-file restart formation, Boknecht would pressure Shutts for the point. Lap 18 would see Boknecht get under Shutts coming off of turn 2. with the duo side by side before Boknecht snatched the top spot away. Attention would then focus on a battle for fourth when Hank Bradley worked by Joey Funk, as the field saw the five lap to go signal. The caution flag would wave three time in course of attempting to complete the final 5 laps, but Boknecht would survive each restart and hold on to get the $1,500 payday. Shutts would take runner-up honors, with series points leader Kramer finishing third. Bradley and Funk would complete the top five.

Thirty-one entries would see former Richmond Raceway track champion Jimmy Crabtree be the Racing Optics top qualifier with a 16.667 second lap. Four VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power heat events were scored by David Adams, Joey Funk, Clint Shutts, and Joey Kramer. A pair of PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-main were contested and won by Mike Harris and Jim Robinson.

RACE SUMMARY-Richmond Raceway-Richmond, KY-May 21, 2005
NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds (31 entries)
Racing Optics Fast Time- Jimmy Crabtree 16.667
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1-David Adams, Hank Bradley, David Freeman, Jimmy Crabtree
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2-Joey Funk, Matt Boknecht, Victor Lee, Michael Ward
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3-Clint Shutts, Joe Turner, Walt Neal, Adam Cole
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4-Joey Kramer, Daryl Herbert, Kelly Warren, Bill Friend
PBM Performance Product/Dale Meers Racing Engine B-Main #1-Mike Harris, Russ Gabbert
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Racing Engine B-Main #2-Jim Robinson, Greg Payne
Rattliff Motors A-Main: Matt Boknecht, Clint Shutts, Joey Kramer, Hank Bradley, Joey Funk, Joe Turner, Russ Gabbert, David Adams, Walt Neal, Daryl Herbert, John Cloyd, Mike Harris, Michael Ward, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Crabtree, Anthony Reams, Greg Payne, David Freeman, Jim Robinson, Bill Friend, Victor Lee, Adam Cole, Jason Perry, Justin Ratliff

by: Terry Young....May 21

Once again fans were treated to a race that changed in reflection several times before the checkers flew over the LUCAS OIL NARA Late Model Series.

Dennis Erb toured the track in qualifying with a lap of 12.682 to record fast time among the entries.

The heat races which transferred the top 4 from each to the finale were won by Donnie Moran over Darren Miller, Michael Glynn and Dennis Erb, Jr., Brady Smith over Don O'Neal, Kerry Hansen and Jimmy Mars, Brian Birkhofer over Tim Dohm, Skip Martin and Earl Pearson (Martin scratched after the heat which transferred Terry English to the main and the final heat went to Matt Miller over Brian Shirley, Shannon Babb and John VanDenBerg.

Consi action seen Jay Fiene capture the first consi over Jason Feger and Freddy Smith while Frank Reaber took the honors in the second consi ahead of Scott James and Tim Hamburg.

Jimmy Mars found his way to the front from a 14th place starting berth after Moran had dominated the early laps. Moran was involved in a controversial call when Matt Miller and Moran made contact coming off turn 2 which found Moran spinning into the infield. Officials made the call to place Miller at the tail for the restart and gave Moran his spot back at the point. On the restart Brian Shirley and Don O'Neal dogged Moran to no avail as they could not overcome his power at the point. All the while Mars was waging battle with O'Neal for 3rd while Shirley waged his battle with Moran. In the closing laps after a restart O'Neal and Mars were both able to overtake Shirley dropping him to fourth, while Mars went on to surpass Moran for the lead. Following Mars at the stripe were Moran, O'Neal, Shirley, Brady Smith, Erb, Jr., Tim Hamburg, Drake from his 23rd place provisional starting position, Pearson, Jr. and Miller.
36 cars signed in to take part in the first visit to the track in a 50 lap A-Main event which was taped for later replay on ESPN. Folks, when the air date is announced, mark your calendars and be sure not to miss this barnburner!

Feature finish:
Finishing Position / (Starting Position)
1. (14) Jimmy Mars
2. (1) Donnie Moran
3. (6) Don O'Neal
4. (8) Brian Shirley
5. (4) Brady Smith
6. (13) Dennis Erb, Jr.
7. (22) Tim Hamburg
8. (23) Billy Drake
9. (11) Earl Pearson, Jr.
10. (2) Matt Miller
11. (13) Terry English
12. (5) Darren Miller
13. (3) Brian Birkhofer
14. (9) Michael Glynn
15. (24) John Mason
16. (16) John VanDenBerg
17. (7) Tim Dohm
18. (18) Frank Reaber
19. (17) Jay Fiene
20. (20) Scott James
21. (21) Freddy Smith
22. (19) Jason Feger
23. (10) Kerry Hansen
24. 912) Shannon Babb

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James Essex

Jimmy Mars Comes from 14th Win First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Event at LaSalle!

LaSalle, IL--In one of the best Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events so far in 2005, Jimmy Mars of Elk Mound, WI came from his 14th starting spot to win the Jeff's Enginemasters "Spring Shootout" on Saturday Night, May 21 at the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL. Mars took the lead with just three laps to go from Donnie Moran and then proceeded to be the first driver across the finish stripe and collecting $10,000 for his efforts. Mars piloted his Deppe Enterprises, T.L. Sinz Plumbing, Heeg Well Drilling, Keyes Chevrolet, Hoosier Racing Tires, Pro Power Engines, MasterSbilt Monte Carlo to the win as the 33 year old racer earned his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win. Moran finished second in his PBM Performance Products/SMS/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third place finisher Don O'Neal in the A1 Auto Salvage/Jay Dickens/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo edged out fourth place runner, Brian Shirley in the Jayco Construction/Capitol Machine/C.J. Rayburn entry with Brady Smith finishing fifth in the AMSOIL/Pro Power/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo.

The 50 lap main event would see Donnie Moran grabbing the point from his pole starting spot with Matt Miller going to second and Brian Birkhofer in third. Moran would hold a steady car length lead over Miller until the first caution of the race came out on lap four for Shannon Babb. On the restart Kerry Hansen and Jay Fiene got together with another caution flying. On the restart Moran still held the point with Miller in second, a car heading to the front was that of Brady Smith. Smith who started fourth began to put the heat on Miller for second as Moran would pull out to a three to four car length advantage by the 10th circuit. Brian Shirley, who then showed some strength as he would join the mix moving up to race with the leaders. Smith would get by Miller on lap 15 for second as the race for the top five was getting exciting. Moran still was showing the way with Smith in second followed by Miller, Shirley and Don O'Neal. A caution on lap 18 for Jason Feger would momentarily halt the action. On the lap 19 restart Moran would fend off all challengers again keeping the lead, but after the restart Miller and Moran would make contact coming off of turn two and continuing into turn three with Moran spinning into the infield. Officials placed Moran back at the head of the field and Miller had to go to the tail. With Moran back on the point, Shirley became his chief concern as the young Illinois driver was knocking on the door several laps trying to get by Moran, but the four time World 100 champion was not letting go of his lead as Shirley fought tooth and nail with him. Smith was now fending off handling problems on his racer as O'Neal stepped up to the top of the race track and went to third on lap 22. A lap later a fast moving, O'Neal would go around Shirley using the same outside line. But Shirley would take notice and get on the gas even harder going back into second a lap later.

At the halfway mark Moran was still leading with a torrid race for second behind him with Shirley, O'Neal, Smith and now Jimmy Mars, who had started 14th now in the hunt. Those five remained in the same running order until a caution for a slowed Scott James on lap 29 would set up quite a shootout in the remaining 21 laps. Moran would get no father than a one to two car length lead over Shirley on the restart. With O'Neal and Mars running the top side and Moran and Shirley hugging the bottom, there were now four cars racing for the win and Smith not that far behind them in fifth. With 13 laps to go Brian Birkhofer stopped in turn two bringing out the final caution of the race. On the restart Moran would be in front just as he had been the entire race, but now O'Neal and Mars looked like they would be able to go right by Moran and Shirley using the top groove. Moran, Shirley, O'Neal and Mars would put on quite a finish for the packed grandstand as the fans were on their feet the last 10 laps of the race. O'Neal had second on lap 41 with him and Mars racing hard trying to overtake Moran. The cars would slide back and forth around the quarter-mile oval putting on a spectacular race for the money. Mars would sweep past O'Neal in the waning laps and then with three laps to go he would finally get around Moran for the lead. Mars would then take his mount to the checkers first securing a thrilling win. Moran was second with O'Neal taking home third followed by Shirley and Smith.

Afterwards, Mars said, "We're still trying to figure out these new Hoosier Tires, we really haven't been that good here on the top, there were cars swooping past our nose and side by side and the tires really started to work good and the car handled real well and we were able to have a good race there with O'Neal and we got by him and the 3 car and Moran, the fans surely enjoyed that one." "We have had some bad luck this year, so hopefully we are getting it turned around now said the soft-spoken driver.

Completing the top ten were Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Hamburg, Billy Drake, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Matt Miller.

In preliminary events the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier for the 36 entries on hand was Dennis Erb, Jr. with a lap of 12.682 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Donnie Moran, Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer and Matt Miller. The First B-Main the Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was Jay Fiene and the PPM Racing Products Second B-Main was won by Frank Reaber.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be on Saturday Night, June 4 at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY paying $10,000 to win.

Race Summary

LaSalle Speedway-LaSalle, IL

Saturday Night, May 21, 2005

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Dennis Erb, Jr. 12.682 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Donnie Moran, Darren Miller, Michael Glynn, Dennis Erb, Jr., Jay Fiene, John Mason, Mike Miller, Brian Harris, Jerry Pitts, Jr.

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Brady Smith, Don O'Neal, Kerry Hansen, Jimmy Mars, Freddy Smith, Jason Feger, Rich Bell, Dan Sorce, Gary Wetsel

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Brian Birkhofer, Tim Dohm, Skip Martin, Earl Pearson, Jr., Terry English, Frank Reaber, Tim Hamburg, Edward Williams

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Matt Miller, Brian Shirley, Shannon Babb, John VanDenBerg, Scott James, Billy Drake, Jason Jaggers, Darin Furar, Steve Oeder

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main #1: Jay Fiene, Jason Feger, Freddy Smith, John Mason, Mike Miller, Brian Harris, Dan Sorce, Rich Bell, Gary Wetsel, Jerry Pitts, Jr.

PPM Racing Products B-Main #2: Frank Reaber, Scott James, Tim Hamburg, Billy Drake, Jason Jaggers, Darin Furar, Steve Oeder, Edward Williams, Bart Schwartz

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series "Spring Shootout" A-Main (50 Laps): Jimmy Mars, Donnie Moran, Don O'Neal, Brian Shirley, Brady Smith, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Hamburg, Billy Drake, Earl Pearson, Jr., Matt Miller, Terry English, Darren Miller, Brian Birkhofer, Michael Glynn, John Mason, John VanDenBerg, Tim Dohm, Frank Reaber, Jay Fiene, Scott James, Freddy Smith, Jason Feger, Kerry Hansen, Shannon Babb

Race Staistics:

Entries: 36

Cautions: 4

Lap Leaders: Donnie Moran 1-47 Jimmy Mars 48-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Billy Drake (Started 23rd and finished 8th)

Lucas Oil Late Model Series Rookie of the Race: Brady Smith

Series Provisionals: Billy Drake and John Mason

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

James Essex

Scott James Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Farley After Starting 12th!

FARLEY, IA--Off to the best start in his racing career, Scott James of Lawrenceburg, IN continues to impress race fans across the country as the 33 year old second generation driver came from the 12th starting spot to win the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event on Friday Night, May 20 at the "Palace of Speed" the Farley Speedway in Farley, IA.

James became the new leader of the race on lap 44 when leader Shannon Babb went pitside with motor problems. James then went on to hold off Brady Smith for his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event win. James earned $10,000 driving the Powell Motorsports, Baylor Trucking, Whitewater Laser Auto Wash, Welsh Excavation, VP Racing Fuels, James Art Design, Hoosier Racing Tires, Jay Dickens powered Rocket Pontiac Grand Prix to the win in the series' first ever visit to the Hawkeye State. Brady Smith of Solon Springs, WI was second in the AMSOIL/Pro Power/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo for his best career Lucas Oil finish. Third place went to Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH in the PBM Performance Products/SMS Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Finishing fourth was Terry English of Benton, KY in the AAA Fence Inc/Runion Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo and completing the top five was Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN driving the Well Pict Berries/Jay Dickens Race Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo.

Earl Pearson, Jr. would grab the lead at the start of the 50 lap main event from his outside front row starting spot. Pearson would lead Don O'Neal, Terry English and Kerry Hansen across the stripe for the first scored lap of the race. Jimmy Marts would quickly find the upper groove on the race track going to fourth around Hansen on lap two bringing Brian Birkhofer along with him. The first five would remain in the same running order as the cars were quickly making their way around the half-mile track. The first caution of the race took place on lap 14 when fifth place running Birkhofer stopped in turn two with front end suspension damage ending his night. One of the cars on the move before the caution was Darren Miller. Miller had driven from the 16th starting slot up to sixth at the time of the caution. On the restart Shannon Babb, who began the race in the ninth hole made some unbelievable moves jumping on the gas and sprinting past four cars after the green came out zooming all the way up to second to immediately challenge Pearson for the lead. A caution for a slowed Donnie Moran on lap 15 would slow the field momentarily, but things were about to heat up. Miller's fine run ended at this time as he would go to his pit with brake problems.

On the second restart Pearson would lead a circuit, but Babb was up to the challenge passing Pearson on lap 17 to take over the point. Pearson would go to second with English in third followed by Mars and Scott James, who was up from his 12th starting position. The exciting racing action would continue as English went by Pearson for second on lap 20 and then started to close the gap on Babb. English would try several times on the outside of the racy oval to get by Babb with the two running side by side in the corners. A caution on lap 22 for Mars who stopped in turn two would briefly half the terrific battle for the lead. On the restart it would be Babb in front with English, Pearson, James and O'Neal the top five drivers. James would benefit from the Delaware double file restarts as he would get to third on lap 23. At the halfway point of the race it was still anyone's guess as to who would bring home the top prize among the top five drivers. Babb would hold off repeated challenges from English with James peering at English's car. The top five would remain in the same running order as the race settled down. James would make his move for second passing English on lap 34 to gain that spot. Babb was still in good shape at the point holding a four to five car length advantage over James, English, Pearson and O'Neal. A caution on lap 42 for Ron Barker would bring the field under the watchful eye of chief starter, Noel Hargis for a restart. Up front Babb had pretty much held his own and looked to be on his way to the win, but under caution Babb's mount started to show more and more smoke from under the hood as his car was starting to get overheated. With eight laps to go the green came back out again, but it would be a brief run as someone got into Pearson's left front causing him to lose the steering capabilities of his race car coming out of turn two. Pearson's car would drift across the race track and Ace Ihm would clip the left side of Pearson's car with result being a racing incident that saw Ihm go flipping several times down the backstretch. Ihm would emerge uninjured in the wreck, but his car was destroyed. Ihm had ventured into the top ten and was heading to the front when the unfortunate incident occurred.

With eight laps to go Babb now had several concerns. Under the red flag for Ihm's wreck Babb pitted with crew members putting more water in the engine trying to cool it down. Babb would come back out on the track before the yellow was displayed and according to series rules he would return to the front of the field. On the restart Babb not only had to worry about his motor, but James was now right on him. Babb would last one more circuit in front until he couldn't go anymore pulling into the pits seeing a good possibility of a win now gone. James would pick up the lead, but had a fast moving Donnie Moran and Brady Smith to contend with. Moran had pitted twice during the race, once to change a broken shock and was charging through the field as was Smith, who had also pitted during the race under caution flag. Moran and Smith would then give James all he wanted in the closing laps as Smith would step up it up to go under and by Moran for second with two laps remaining. Smith then set sail for James would was only about three car lengths in front of him. Smith would slice the lead down to one length on the final lap, but James would hold him off for the win in a close finish concluding an exciting race. Moran finished third followed by English and O'Neal.

A jubilant James and his crew celebrated in victory lane afterwards. "I want to thank Ron Powell and everyone for making this happen," said the winner afterwards. "This Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is tough to win on, there are a lot of great drivers running this deal and we are happy to get this win and this is only the second time we had ever run here." ”At the start of the race I think I fell back to something like 16th out there after some contact with another car on the rear of my race car, but we just settled down and everything fell into place for us. "I feel bad for Shannon because he drove a good race and I don't know if I would have gotten by him even if he had stayed out there."

Completing the top ten in the running order was Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Dohm, Kerry Hansen, Dan Shelliam and Shannon Babb.

In preliminary events at Farley, Matt Miller was the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast qualifier for the 30 entries on hand with a lap of 18.999 seconds. The VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race Winners were Terry English, Earl Pearson, Jr. and Don O'Neal. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main was taken by Ace Ihm.

Race Summary

Farley Speedway-Farley, Iowa

Friday Night, May 20, 2005

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Qualifier: Matt Miller 18.999 seconds

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Terry English, Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller, Tim Dohm, Darren Miller, Steve "Ace" Ihm, Jeff Tharp, Gary Webb, Bobby Moyer, Rusty Patterson

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Earl Pearson, Jr., Kerry Hansen, Jimmy Mars, Dennis Erb, Jr., John Vandenberg, Caley Emerson, Mike Fryer, Todd Davis, Steve Boley, Mike Miller

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Don O'Neal, Donnie Moran, Shannon Babb, Scott James, Curt Martin, Freddy Smith, Dan Shelliam, Johnny Johnson, Matt Mish, Ron Barker

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main: Ace Ihm, Jeff Tharp, Dan Shelliam, Ron Barker, Mike Fryer, Johnny Johnson, Mike Miller, Gary Webb, Bobby Moyer, Rusty Patterson, Steve Boley

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main (50 Laps): Scott James, Brady Smith, Donnie Moran, Terry English, Don O'Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Tim Dohm, Kerry Hansen, Dan Shelliam, Shannon Babb, Earl Pearson, Jr., Ace Ihm, Ron Barker, Curt Martin, Jeff Fryer, Jimmy Mars, John VanDenBerg, Matt Miller, Jeff Tharp, Darren Miller, Brian Birkhofer, Johnny Johnson, Caley Emerson, Freddy Smith

Race Statistics:

Entries: 30

Cautions: 3; Red Flags: 1

Lap Leaders: Earl Pearson, Jr. 1-16, Shannon Babb 17-43, Scott James 44-50

Weld Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Scott James (Started 12th and finished 1st)

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Provisionals: None

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

By: Terry Young

Fans were treated to a race that had its reflection change multiple times over the 50 lap span at the Farley Speed palace tonight as the LUCAS OIL NARA Series invaded the Iowa speedplant!

Early laps seen Earl Pearson charge to the point ahead of Don O'Neal and Terry English and appeared strong. All the while the trio battled it out at the front on the high side of the track, Shannon Babb and Scott James were making the trek from a 9th and 12th place starting berth respectively.

By the halfway mark in the 50 lap event, Babb had a commanding lead, but troubles would strike Babb in the closing laps as motor problems plagued him after a red flag situation for Ace Ihm who took a nasty flip. On the restart, Babb lost an engine and Scott james who had dogged Babb inherited the lead and drove to the win after being challenged by Donnie Moran who had pulled to the pits in the early laps of the A-Main and drove back through the field to the front to challenge for the win in the waning laps.

The night began with Matt Miller recording fast time honors. Heat races were won by Terry English over Brady Smith, Brian Birkhofer, Matt Miller, Tim Dohm and Darren Miller, Earl Pearson over Kerry Hansen, Jimmy Mars, Dennis Erb, Jr., John VanDenBerg and Caley Emerson and Don O'Neal over Donnie Moran, Shannon Babb, Scott James, Curt Martin and Freddy Smith.

The consi was won by Ace Ihm over Jeff Tharp, Danny Shelliam, Ron Barker, Mike Fryer and Johnny Johnson.

Feature Finish:
1. Scott James
2. Brady Smith
3. Donnie Moran
4. Terry English
5. Don O'Neal
6. Dennis Erb, Jr.
7. Tim Dohm
8. Kerry hansen
9. Danny Shelliam
10. Shannon Babb
11. Earl Pearson, Jr.
12. Ace Ihm
13. Ron Barker
14. Curt Martin
15. Mike Fryer
16. Jimmy Mars
17. John VanDenBerg
18. Matt Miller
19. Jeff tharp
20. Darren Miller
21. Brian Birkhofer
22. Johnny Johnson
23. Caley Emerson
24. Freddy Smith

FROM: Michael Despain
Kramer Goes Two for Two With NARA BoB Modified Win at Ponderosa Speedway

Junction City, KY-May 20- Joey Kramer of Hanover, IN would be victorious in the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series event at the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The win would be the second straight in Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series competition for the second generation speedster who was 2003 National Dirt Late Model Rookie of the Year.

The Rattliff Motors A-Main event was plagued by a dozen caution flags, that kept continuous green flag laps at a premium, with the longest green flag period in the event being from laps 4 to 14. Kramer would lead the entire way in the main event and would take the win aboard his Hill's Historical Painting/Super Shine Auto Wash and Window Tint/Perry's Auto Sales/Mom and Dad sponsored #77 Lightning Chassis, Kramer Race Engine powered entry that was shod with Hoosier Tires. Adam Cole would take runner up honors in his career best "BoB Mod Squad" finish to this point. Tommy Bailey crossed the finish line third, but would be disqualified for a post race altercation, thus putting 16th starting Joe Turner in third place in the final rundown. Defending Battle of the Bluegrass Modified champion Kelly Warren would go fourth after starting 15th. Victor Lee would complete the top five in the final finishing order. Rounding out the top ten were Justin Rattliff, 21st starting Anthony Reams, David Freeman, Eddie Hasty, and 22nd starting Scott Anderson.

The event drew 32 entries with Adam Gootee earning the Racing Optics fast qualifier award with a lap of 15.491 seconds around the 3/8th mile D-shaped clay oval. Four VP Racing Fuel Makin' Power Heats were contested, with those checkered flags falling to Joey Kramer, Victor Lee, Adam Cole, and Russ Gabbert. Arnold Adams and Rick King were the winners of the PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines B-Mains. Anthony Reams was the series provisional starter, while Scott Anderson was the track provisional.

RACE SUMMARY-Ponderosa Speedway-Junction City, KY-May 20, 2005

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds (32 entries)

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier- Adam Gootee 15.491

VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 1st Heat- Joey Kramer, Adam Gootee, Matt Boknecht, Timmy York, Jimmy Crabtree, Hank Bradley, P.J. Simpson, Anthony Reams
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 2nd Heat- Victor Lee, Eddie Hasty, Tommy Bailey, Jeff Rawlings, Arnold Adams, Scott Anderson, Barry Frazier (DNS), Jim Robinson (DQ)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 3rd Heat- Adam Cole, Justin Rattliff, David Freeman, Kelly Warren, Mark Walters, Ryan Hogue, Kelly Riggs, Frank Richard (DNS)
VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power 4th Heat- Russ Gabbert, Dustin Linville, Jimmy Payne, Joe Turner, Rick King, Clarence Belcher, Rick Gumm, David Adams (DNS)

PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines 1st B-Main: Arnold Adams, Jimmy Crabtree, Hank Bradley, Anthony Reams, P.J. Simpson, Scott Anderson, Barry Frazier (DNS)
PBM Performance Products/Dale Meers Race Engines 2nd B-Main: Rick King, Clarence Belcher, Mark Walters, Ryan Hogue, Kelly Riggs, Rick Gumm, Frank Richard (DNS), David Adams (DNS)

Rattliff Motors A-Main: Joey Kramer, Adam Cole, Joe Turner, Kelly Warren, Victor Lee, Justin Rattliff, Anthony Reams, David Freeman, Eddie Hasty, Scott Anderson, Clarence Belcher, Dustin Linville, Jeff Rawlings, Jimmy Payne, Russ Gabbert, Rick King, Jimmy Crabtree, Timmy York, Arnold Adams, Adam Gootee, Matt Boknecht (DNS), Tommy Bailey (DQ)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series Heads to Ponderosa and Richmond This Weekend

LEXINGTON, KY -- After the 2005 season opener last Saturday, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series ventures back to the central part of the state with stop #2 on the 2005 season this Friday, May 20th, at the Ponderosa (KY) Speedway and stop #3 this Saturday, May 21st, at the Richmond (KY) Raceway.

On Friday Night, May 20th, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series rolls into Junction City, KY's Ponderosa Speedway.

Ponderosa Speedway is located just south of Danville, KY in Junction City, KY. The Larry Yantz promoted facility is located west of US 127 at Shelby City to Junction City, then 1.1 miles south on State Road 37, then 0.4 mile east, then north. The track phone number is (859) 854-6808 or you xan visit their website at www.ponderosaspeedway.net.

On Saturday Night, May 21st, Richmond Raceway will host the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series for second event of the season for the BoB Mod squad. Richmond Raceway is located off Highway 52 on Greens Crossing Road in Richmond, KY. For more information on the James Stinnett and Bobby Reed promoted "Action Track", you can visit Richmond's website at www.richmondraceways.net or call the track office at (859) 623-9408.

Both nights of racing will see a complete show for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Mains, and the Rattliff Motors A-Main paying $1,500 to win each night. The complete purse each night's event is listed below.

The season opener for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series was held Saturday night, May 14th at Soggy Bottom Speedway. Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer beat defending series champion Kelly Warren in a last lap drag race to the finish line. 21st-starting Jimmy Westerfield was third, 18th-starting Justin Rattliff was fourth, and fast qualifier Trent Young rounded out the top five.

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	77	Joey Kramer	250
2	0	Kelly Warren	230
3	m1	Jimmy Westerfield	220
4	114	Trent Young	215
5	16	Justin Rattliff	210
6	80	Shawn Simpson	200
7	11	Russ Gabbert	195
8	12	Russell Childress	190
9	17	Hank Bradley	185
10	11	Tommy Bailey	180

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series pays its first ever visit to the upper Midwest this Friday and Saturday, May 20 and 21. The weekend set of events first takes place on Friday Night at the Farley Speedway in Farley, IA before venturing southeast to the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, IL on Saturday Night. Both events will feature complete shows for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Performance B-Mains and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series A-Main events paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start. To add to the excitement both events will be taped and broadcast on a date and time to be announced by ESPN2. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series has 13 races scheduled for ESPN2 in 2005. ESPN2 is currently seen in 88 million homes nationwide.

The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series as it is now known is the former NARA DirtCar Series that began in 2004. The visits to Farley and LaSalle will be the 9th and 10th races on the '05 campaign. The series started the 2005 season in Florida at East Bay raceway Park with six events, followed by races at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway and the Brownstown (IN) Speedway.

Terry English of Benton, KY is the current point’s leader for the series having scored wins at East Bay and Brownstown. English was the 2002 $100,000 UMP Late Model National Points Champion. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN currently rides second in points and he also has two Lucas Oil wins in '05 with both of those coming at East Bay. In 2004 O’Neal was the winningest Dirt Late Model driver in the nation with 26 main events victories and in '05 he already has seven overall. There is a tie for third in points between Matt Miller of Waterville, OH and Steve Shaver of Vienna, WV. Miller the 2000 Eldora (OH) Speedway Late Model track champion and the 2001 Renegade DirtCar Series Rookie of the Year is tied with Shaver, who is the defending $50,000 to win champion of the North-South 100 event at the Florence (KY) Speedway an event that is held each August. Sitting fifth in points is Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH a four time winner of the World 100 and the Eldora Million victor in 2001.

Other drivers currently in the top ten of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series standings include the 2004 Xtreme DirtCar Series Champion, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, leading Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year candidate, Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV, former Hav-A-Tampa Rookie of the Year, Dennis Erb, Jr. from Carpentersville, IL, the 2004 NARA DirtCar Series champion, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL and the second leading Lucas Oil Rookie of the Year candidate, Scott James out of Lawrenceburg, IN.

Other drivers who have been at every event this season include the only five time winner of the Dirt Track World Championship Race and the owner of 782 career feature wins, Freddy Smith of Seymour, TN and two-time UMP national Champion and the second all-time winningest driver in the history of Brownstown (IN) Speedway, John Gill from Mitchell, IN.

The exciting action of the Lucas Oil late Model Dirt Series will kick off on Friday Night, May 20 at the "Palace of Speed" the Farley Speedway in Farley, IA with both the pit gate and grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. with the driver's meeting to take place at 6:15 p.m. Hot lap sessions will begin at 6:30 p.m. Pit Admission is $35, while general admission adult tickets are priced at $25 per person. Seniors and students ages 13-20 can get into Farley Speedway on Friday Night for only $20 and $10 respectfully. Kids 12 and under will be admitted for free.

The side-by-side racing action will roll into the LaSalle Speedway the following evening, May 21. The gates will open at 5 p.m. with time trials slated to start at 6:30 p.m. The "Jeff's Enginemasters Spring Shootout" ticket prices are $35 for pit passes, sky box seats are priced at $30, adult general admission is $25 with kids 11 and under admitted for free.

The Farley Speedway is located at 27137 Olde Farley Road in Farley, IA. Take U.S. 20 to exit 300, the south to Frontage Road, then west 1/2 mile on Olde Farley Road. For more information on the Farley Speedway you can log onto www.simmonspromotionsinc.com

The LaSalle Speedway is located at 578 US 6 in LaSalle, Illinois. For more information on LaSalle Speedway you can visit them at www.lasallespeedway.com.

The tire rule has been announced for both events with the Hoosier LM20, D21, LM40, D55, 1300 and 1600 compounds. American Racer SD44 and MD56 and Goodyear X300 and X400.. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series check out their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	5m	Whitney McQueary	1100
2	5E	Michael England	1030
3	47	Chris Combs ®	1005
4	18	Tim Tungate	970
5	9	Mike Jewell	920
6	83	Scott James	840
7	33	Aaron Hatton	830
8	28	Chuckie May	825
9	49	Frankie Coomer ®	805
9	1	Wayne Chinn ®	805

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Joey Kramer Rockets to NARA Battle of the Bluegass Open Wheel Modified Win at Soggy Bottom

MORGANTOWN, KY -- In the 2005 season opener for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds, Hanover, IN's Joey Kramer narrowly edged out defending series champion Kelly Warren for his first ever win with the series.

Russell Childress and Paul Miles led the field to the green with Childress jumping ahead of Miles, Joey Kramer, Jimmy Payne and Kelly Warren in fifth. Miles drifted high in turns one and two grabbing the tires with right rear of his car, nearly sending the Owensboro, KY driver on his lid. A red flag stopped the field as Miles was able to walk away from the accident uninjured.

When racing resume, Kramer hounded Childress for the top spot as Payne, Warren, and Shawn Simpson raced for third through fifth. Kramer made a pass for the lead twice in the first six laps of the race, but had to fall back to second both times after cautions vetoed his move into the top spot. After a lap six restart, Kramer pulled alongside Childress again and cleared the Morgantown, KY veteran on lap 8 to grab the point. Behind the lead duo, fast qualifier Trent Young and 21st-starting Jimmy Westerfield were riding the rim and working their way to the front. Westerfield cracked the top five on lap 13 and inherited another spot at the halfway point when third-place Jimmy Payne retired his car to the infield during a lap 15 caution.

A series of yellows at the midpoint of the race kept Kramer within striking distance of Childress as Young bobbled on the lap 15 restart allowing Westerfield to march into 3rd. Two circuits later, second-place Childress slowed on track with a flat tire. Although his crew was able to get the tire changed, the unfortunate turn of events ended his chances at the win. Childress' misfortune enabled Westerfield to move into second with Warren, Simpson, and 18th-starting Justin Rattliff now rounding out the top five.

On the restart, Kramer powered ahead leaving Westerfield and Warren to duke it out for second. Behind the race for second, Rattliff was looking high and low for a pass on Simpson. Rattliff finally grabbed the fourth spot with just six laps to go as Warren stormed into second with five laps remaining. Like he was shot out of a cannon, Warren wasted no time reeling in race-leader Kramer as he closed to the "Rocketman's" rear bumper with just two laps to go.

Coming down to take the white flag, Warren peeked under the Hanover, IN native in a bid for the lead, but tucked back in line as they raced into turns one and two for the final time. Warren shot into turn three a car length higher than Kramer, and then quickly dove to bottom in a drag race to the checkered flag. At the stripe, Kramer would be the winner by half a car length in his Hill's Historic Painting/Super Shine Auto Detail & Window Tint/Bilstein Shocks sponsored Lightning Chassis. The win was Kramer's first ever with the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds.

"We've had a great start to the season so far," Kramer said after notching his fifth overall win of 2005. "This Lightning Chassis was actually our back-up car when we started the season, but it's quickly turned into our primary car. It's been great all year long."

Columbia, KY's Kelly Warren had to settle for second in his Dale Meers powered Bandit sponsored by PBM Products and Commonwealth Cancer Center. Third place went to Jimmy Westerfield, Hartford, KY, in the Westerfield's Body Shop/Deals On Wheels/Brannon Performance/WT Harris #M1. Campbellsville, KY driver Justin Rattliff took home fourth in his Rattliff Motors/Save-A-Lot/Dale Meers/Bandit. Rounding out the top five was Crofton, KY's Trent Young in a Brannon Performance powered DirtWorks Chassis sponsored by Edwin's Body Shop and Willhite Performance. Shawn Simpson, Russ Gabbert, Russell Childress, Hank Bradley, and Tommy Bailey completed the top 10.

This Friday, May 20th, the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modifieds will be in action at the Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY. The following night, May 21st, the BoB Mod Squad rolls into the Action Track, Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY. For more information, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com

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Race Summary
Soggy Bottom Speedway -- Morgantown, KY
Saturday, May 14, 2005

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Trent Young/15.755

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Jimmy Payne, Kelly Warren, Trent Young, Ryan Hogue, Jason Perry, Eddie O'Neal, Jason Keltner

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Paul Miles, Eric Adkins, Tim Walker, Danny Wilson, Justin Rattliff, Russ Gabbert, Adam Cole

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Russell Childress, Shawn Simpson, Hank Bradley, Kevin Henderson, Jordan Matthews, Jimmy Westerfield, Kelly Riggs

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Joey Kramer, Tommy Bailey, Don Adams, Josh Belcher, Brandon Wilson, Ronnie Falloway

Dale Meers Racing Engines/PBM Performance B-Main: Ronnie Falloway, Justin Rattliff, Jason Keltner, Jason Perry, Adam Cole, Brandon Wilson, Eddie O'Neal, Jimmy Westerfield

30-lap Rattliff Motors A-Main: Joey Kramer, Kelly Warren, Jimmy Westerfield, Justin Rattliff, Trent Young, Shawn Simpson, Russ Gabbert, Russell Childress, Hank Bradley, Tommy Bailey, Eric Adkins, Brandon Wilson, Ryan Hogue, Jimmy Payne, Josh Belcher, Don Adams, Adam Cole, Tim Walker, Ronnie Falloway, Paul Miles, Kevin Henderson, Danny Wilson

Race Statistics

Entries: 27

Lap Leaders: Russell Childress 1-7, Joey Kramer 8-30

BoB Provisionals: Russ Gabbert, Adam Cole

Track Provisionals: Jimmy Westerfield, Brandon Wilson

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Dennis Erb Takes O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Win at Soggy Bottom

MORGANTOWN, KY -- In an action-packed night of racing at Soggy Bottom Speedway, Carpentersville, IL native Dennis Erb picked up his first career win with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series making him the sixth different winner in as many events in 2005.

The 40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main saw polesitter and fast qualifier Whitney McQueary grab the early edge as Scott James was glued to his rear bumper with Tim Tungate, Steve Hillard, and Michael England in tow. The leaders wasted no time getting around the lightning-fast race track as they encountered the tail end of the field by lap 5. While working through the back of the pack, James pulled even with McQueary, splitting the race leader and a backmarker in a three-wide move for the point. James grabbed the top spot on lap six, as a caution flag fell one circuit later to keep the field within striking distance.

On the restart, James motored ahead of McQueary, Tungate, Hillard, and England as 11th-starting Dennis Erb began putting pressure on Frankie Coomer in a battle for sixth. Ahead of the race for sixth, Tungate and Hillard closed the gap on second-running McQueary as a lap 11 caution slowed the pace once again. When racing resumed, a long stretch on green flag laps provided the packed house with the excitement they had come to see. While James darted ahead of the field, seemingly everyone was stacked up nearly two-by-two behind of him. Hillard pulled even with Tungate in the race for third as Coomer, England, and Erb jockeyed for the fifth spot. Coomer worked by England on lap 12 and Erb followed suit one lap later. Meanwhile, Hillard was able to inch ahead of Tungate for third on lap 15 as race-leader James once again closed in on the back of the pack.

As the race neared halfway, Hillard reeled in McQueary and grabbed sole possession of the runner-up slot on lap 19. Erb continued his charge through the field as he pulled even with Tungate on lap 20. Tungate didn't give up without a fight, however, and the veteran drivers swapped the fourth position back and fourth with Erb finally clearing Tungate on lap 23. Just two laps later, Erb cracked the top three as he worked his way around McQueary in heavy lapped traffic. Clearly one of the fastest cars on the track, Erb wasted little time tracking down Hillard. As the Illinois drivers diced it out for the bridesmaid position with ten laps to go, they seemed to be slowly chopping away at the near straightaway lead Scott James had built.

With just eight laps to go, Erb finally cleared Hillard and set his sights on race-leader James, whose lead was now down to half a straightaway. With no more lapped traffic between to front two cars, Erb closed in to the rear deck lid of the "Silver Shark" and, with the crowd on their feet, dove underneath James in a doorhandle-to-doorhandle battle for the lead with just five laps to go. The two remained side-by-side for nearly two laps before James suddenly to a stop with a flat right rear tire.

The restart would be a four lap dash to the finish with Erb leading Hillard, Tungate, McQueary, and 12th-starting Terry English. When the green waved, Hillard immediately looked under Erb going into turn one, but the Carpentersville, IL driver shut the door coming off turn two. Although he remained within a few cars lengths of Erb, Hillard couldn't get a run on the leader as Dennis Erb put his Malcuit powered Rayburn Monte Carlo in victory lane for the first time in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series action. Erb, driving the Petroff Towing/B&K Sportswear and Vinyl Graphics/Peterson Aluminum Corporation/Afco Racing Products/Hoosier Tire/Reaber Transport sponsored #28 becomes the sixth different winner in six races thus far in 2005 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

Erb, in his first-ever visit to the Morgantown, KY 3/8-mile facility, made the five hour trip to Soggy Bottom after the Lucas oil Late Model Dirt Series event at Tazewell rained out. "I didn't get here in time to qualify," he said in the post-race interview. "We just unloaded the car and put a set-up on it that we thought would work well for us and it did. We made just a couple changes after the heat race and this Rayburn was really dialed in for the feature."

Second spot went to Sedorus, IL's Steve Hillard in the Stephens Trucking/S&B Cattle Company/Estes powered Swartz Monte Carlo. Campbellsville, KY native Tim Tungate finished third in his Children's Palace/Phillips Lane Restaurant/AMS/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Terry English, Benton, KY, took home fourth in his AAA Fence Inc./Larry Seay Chevy/Runion/Rayburn Monte Carlo. Rounding out the top five was Eubank, KY's Tyrel Todd in Pulaski Steel & Supply/Todd Truss sponsored Bullock powered Rayburn Monte Carlo. Whitney McQueary, Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn, Scott James, and Shannon Thornsberry rounded out the top 10.

24 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Whitney McQueary setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a fast lap of 14.063. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by McQueary, Tim Tungate, Scott James.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will make stop #7 of the 2005 tour on Thursday, June 2nd at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY. The following night, Friday, June 3rd, the series travels to Ponderosa Speedway for the first time this season. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
Soggy Bottom Speedway - Morgantown, KY
Saturday, May 14, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Whitney McQueary/14.063
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Whitney McQueary, Michael England, Bryan Barber, Aaron Hatton, Blake Chinn, Troy Gay, Mike Jewell

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Tim Tungate, Frankie Coomer, Brian Maynard, Dennis Erb, Shannon Thornsberry, Chuckie May, Jeff Glisson, Bryan Woodcock Jr.
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Scott James, Tyrel Todd, Steve Hillard, Terry English, Wayne Chinn, Mike Luna, David Miller

40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main: Dennis Erb, Steve Hillard, Tim Tungate, Terry English, Tyrel Todd, Whitney McQueary, Frankie Coomer, Wayne Chinn, Scott James, Shannon Thornsberry, Chris Combs, Michael England, Mike Luna, Blake Chinn, Bryant Woodcock Jr., Jeff Glisson, Troy Gay, Chuckie May, David Miller, Brian Maynard, Aaron Hatton, Bryan Barber; (DNS - Mike Jewell, Jordan Bland)

Race Statistics:
Entries: 24

Lap Leaders: Whitney McQueary 1-6, Scott James 7-36, Dennis Erb 37-40
Cautions: 5
BoB Rookie of the Race: Frankie Coomer

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Dennis Erb

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Point Standings (after 5/14/05)
1. 5m Whitney McQueary 1100

2. 5e Michael England 1030

3. 47 Chris Combs 1005

4. 18 Tim Tungate 970

5. 9 Mike Jewell 920

6. 83 Scott James 840

7. 33 Aaron Hatton 830

8. 28 Chuckie May 825

9. 49 Frankie Coomer 805

9. 1 Wayne Chinn 805

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Rattliff Motors, Honda of Prestonsburg, and Bullock Racing Engines

2005 Season Opener for the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds Set for May 14

LEXINGTON, KY--After a successful debut in 2004 the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series gets into high gear this season with four consecutive weekends of open wheel excitement. The '05 season kicks off with a Saturday Night, May 14^th appearance at the Lesa and Mack Gabbard promoted Soggy Bottom Speedway in Morgantown, KY as they host a $1,500 to win feature event for the BoB Modifieds. Also on the race card at Soggy Bottom will be the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for a great twin bill of racing action.

The BoB Mod Squad will then go back to back the following weekend with a Friday Night, May 20^th race at the Larry Yantz promoted Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY with a Saturday Night, May 21^st show at the James Stinnett and Robert Reed promoted Richmond (KY) Raceway. Both shows will pay $1,500 to win.

To round out the month of May on Memorial Day Weekend the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modifieds take to the track at Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY under the promotion of David and Anita Ferrell for a $1,500 race on Saturday Night, May 28^th. Winding up the four straight weekends of modified racing the series heads to Eastern Kentucky to the Michael Osborne promoted 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY for a $1,500 to win main event on Saturday Night, June 4^th

All NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified events are complete shows featuring Racing Optics Time Trials, Heat Races, Consy events and $1,500 to win A-Main Feature races. Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY is the defending series champion and he and several other drivers are anticipating the 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified season.

For those drivers that did not receive your 2005 membership forms and schedule in the mail please call the NARA office at (859) 271-4501 or e-mail to [email protected]. Information regarding rules, schedule, etc is available by logging on to www.naradirtcar.com and clicking on the Battle of the Bluegrass Modified icon.

The 2005 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Open Wheel Modified Series sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O'Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sport Shirts, American Race Tires, Bandit Race Cars, Dale Meers Racing Engines, DJ Designs, Hoosier Racing Tires, Rattliff Motor Sales, Inc., Real Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts and Sales, VP Racing Fuels and Wayne Bowen Racing Supply

Ramada Inn of Cumberland Gap Named Official Hotel for Tazewell Speedway Event

LEXINGTON, KY - The Ramada Inn of Cumberland Gap, TN has been named the official host hotel for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event to be held this coming Saturday Night, May 14 at the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, TN.

The Citizens Bank 75 will feature a $10,000 to win and $700 to start feature event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series along with Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno and PPM Racing Products B-Mains.

Fans and race teams can call the hotel for the special racers rate of $60.00 plus tax. All you need to do is ask for the "Racers Rate" Telephone (423) 869-3631 for reservations or log on to their website at www.cumberlandgapramada.com The Cumberland Gap Hotel is located at U.S. Highway 58 and Highway 25E in Cumberland Gap, Tennessee.

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

For Immediate Release:

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Tight Points Race Highlights O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Visit to Soggy Bottom

LEXINGTON, KY -- The sixth points race of the 2005 racing season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts is set to take place this Saturday Night, May 14 at the Soggy Bottom Speedway in Morgantown, KY. Heading into the event, a mere 60 points separates series leader Whitney McQueary from fourth place Chris Combs.

It will be the fifth ever appearance for Kentucky's premier Dirt Late Model sanctioning body at the Mack & Lesa Gabbard promoted facility which opened in 1989. In four previous O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series visits, Johnny Wheeler has two wins with Aaron Hatton and Victor Lee each claiming one victory. Also on the race card for the first time this season will be the NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series.

There will be a complete race program for the BoB drivers with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. The Late Model feature will pay $3000 to win and the Modified feature will pay $1500 to win.

After five O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events thus far in 2005, five different drivers have graced victory lane, four of which have been first-time winners. Rick Combs took the season opening Spring 50 Tune-Up at Florence Speedway with Dan Schlieper winning the following night's Spring 50. Scott James collected his fourth win with the series at Paducah Int'l Raceway while Shannon Babb and Whitney McQueary each garnered their first victories at Bluegrass Speedway and 201 Speedway respectively.

Going into Soggy Bottom, Whitney McQueary leads the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series standings with 890 points followed by Mike Jewell with 870 points, Michael England with 860 points, Chris Combs with 830 points, and Tim Tungate with 750 points. Chris Combs leads Rick Combs, Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, and Blake Chinn in the Rookie of the Year point standings.

Tire rule for this event will be:

Hoosier - LM20, D21, 1300, LM40, D55, 1600
American Racer - SD44, MD56
Goodyear - X300, X400

For more information on rules please contact the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass office at (859) 271-4501 or www.naradirtcar.com/indexblm.html

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels - “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Ratliff Motors, and Honda of Prestonsburg

For Immediate Release

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Whitney McQueary Nets Biggest Career Win in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Action at 201 Speedway

SITKA, KY – The largest crowd in 201 Speedway history waited out a two hour rain delay and the wait was well worth it as Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary netted his biggest career win in Saturday night's O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event at 201 Speedway.

Anthony Adams and Tim Tungate brought the field down to the green flag with Tungate launching ahead to grab the lead. Less than two car lengths behind the leader, Adams, Mike Marlar, and fast qualifier Eddie Carrier Jr. raced three-wide for the runner-up spot. When Adams slipped high on lap 4, Marlar and Carrier continue to dice it out with Marlar, the 2003 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion, finally grabbing the position. The Winfield, TN native quickly set his sights on race-leader Tungate and challenged for the lead on lap five. After a doorhandle-to-doorhandle battle for the point, Marlar took control of the field on lap 6 with Carrier working his way by Tungate one circuit later. Marlar's lead would be short lived, however, as he lost a driveshaft on lap 9 ending his evening and bringing out the first caution flag of the event. During the caution, 3rd-place Tungate also retired from the event.

Eddie Carrier Jr. inherited the top spot with 8th-starting Whitney McQueary and Frankie Coomer lurking in the shadows on the Delaware double-file restart. McQueary used the high side of the multi-grooved track to his advantage to power ahead of the leader and take over the top spot. An accident in turns three and four, however, vetoed the pass for the lead and moved Carrier, the 2002 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion, back to the front of the pack. During the lap 10 caution, the Salt Rock, WV driver pulled the Grover Motorsports #28 into the infield with a flat tire. Carrier's crew was able to get the tire changed as he rejoined the field at the tail.

Whitney McQueary now assumed the point with Coomer, Chris Combs, Benny Feltner, Brandon Kinzer, Chuckie May, and 14th-starting Michael England in hot pursuit. As McQueary darted ahead on the restart, Coomer, Combs, and the others remained within striking distance. As the field reached the halfway point, McQueary held a narrow lead over an outstanding battle for second between Combs, Kinzer, and May. Behind the race for second, Michael England had worked his way into 6th with Raymond Nichols and Aaron Hatton glued to his back bumper. Like the cars in front of them, they often raced two and even three-wide the entire way around the high-banked 3/8-mile track.

With 10 laps to go, McQueary was closing in on the rear of the field and Combs was closing in on McQueary. As the crowd watched in anticipation of a potential battle for the lead, May and Kinzer, still engaged in their side-by-side battle, moved up to the rear deck lid of Combs. Meanwhile, Eddie Carrier Jr. had quietly worked his way back up to the top 8. Just as Combs pulled to within a car length of the race leader, a caution on lap 35 set the stage for a five-lap dash to the finish with McQueary leading Combs, Kinzer, Carrier, and Coomer.

On the restart, Combs dove to the bottom of the track as he raced side-by-side with McQueary for the lead. McQueary inched ahead down the backstretch and around turns three and four as Kinzer hounded Combs for the 2nd spot and Carrier rode the rim looking for a pass on Kinzer. Behind the top 5, Michael England, Chuckie May, Raymond Nichols, Tyrel Todd and others jockeyed for position using every inch of the race track. Back up front, it would be Dunnville, KY's Whitney McQueary taking the checkered flag in his Bigg Dawg Motorsports/Kelco Metals/Tarter Gate/Tarter Tube sponsored, Bullock powered Rocket Monte Carlo. It would be the biggest win of McQueary's career and his first ever with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series as well as his first ever at 201 Speedway. Crew Chief Dennis Selby and the rest of the Bigg Dawg Motorsports team celebrated in style in victory lane as a jubilant McQueary came back onto the speedway and stood on top of his car, much to the enjoyment of the packed house in attendance.

Isom, KY's Chris Combs recorded his career best finish with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series as his Bub's Trucking/Tim Short Automotive/Cropper/Swart Grand Prix crossed the stripe in 2nd. 3rd place went to Allen, KY native Brandon Kinzer in the Eastco Supply/Ranger Contracting/Gaerte/Barry Wright Intrepid. Eddie Carrier Jr. came back to finish 4th in the E.I. Rail Car Engines/Railway Equipment/Grover/Rocket Taurus. Rounding out the top five was Austin, IN's Frankie Coomer in his Chuck's Auto Repair/Carquest Auto Parts/Bullock/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Raymond Nichols, David Powers, and Anthony Adams completed the top 10.

38 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Late Models were on hand with Eddie Carrier Jr. setting fast time during Racing Optics Time Trials with a quick lap of 14.012. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races were won by Carrier Jr., Mike Marlar, Tim Tungate, and Anthony Adams with B-Main victories going to Brandon Kinzer and Michael England.

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will make stop #6 of the 2005 tour this Saturday, May 14th, at the Soggy Bottom Speedway in Morgantown, KY. A complete show will take place with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the $3,000 to win O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
201 Speedway - Sitka, KY
Saturday, May 7, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Eddie Carrier Jr./14.012
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Eddie Carrier Jr., Frankie Coomer, Raymond Nichols, Tyrel Todd, Mike Jewell, Jordan Bland, Alan Haycraft, Mike Luna, Mike Estep, Aaron Hatton
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Mike Marlar, Chris Combs, David Powers, Brandon Kinzer, Shannon Thornsberry, Paul Harris, Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Jamie Ferguson
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Tim Tungate, Benny Feltner, Bryan Barber, Wayne Chinn, Terry Hicks, Scott Hall, Steve Stollings, Jimmy David Hall, David Smith
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Anthony Adams, Whitney McQueary, Chuckie May, Michael England, Blake Chinn, Randy Boggs, Corey McKenzie, Daniel Williams, James Butcher

B-Main #1: Brandon Kinzer, Tyrel Todd, Shannon Thornsberry, Paul Harris, Mike Jewell, Jamie Ferguson, Mike Estep, Jordan Bland, Johnny Wheeler, David Webb, Alan Haycraft, Aaron Hatton, Mike Luna
B-Main #2: Michael England, Wayne Chinn, Terry Hicks, Blake Chinn, Randy Boggs, Scott Hall, Daniel Williams, Steve Stollings, Corey McKenzie, Jimmy David Hall, James Butcher

40-lap O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main: Whitney McQueary, Chris Combs, Brandon Kinzer, Eddie Carrier Jr., Frankie Coomer, Michael England, Tyrel Todd, Raymond Nichols, David Powers, Anthony Adams, Blake Chinn, Shannon Thornsberry, Chuckie May, Aaron Hatton, Wayne Chinn, Bryan Barber, Benny Feltner, Mike Jewell, Steve Stollings, Paul Harris, Terry Hicks, Tim Tungate, Mike Marlar

Race Statistics:
Entries: 38

Lap Leaders: Tim Tungate 1-5, Mike Marlar 6-9, Eddie Carrier Jr. 10, Whitney McQueary 11-40
Cautions: 7

BoB Provisionals: Mike Jewell and Aaron Hatton
Track Provisional: Steve Stollings
BoB Rookie of the Race: Chris Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Michael England

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Point Standings (after 5/7/05)
1. 5m Whitney McQueary 890

2. 9 Mike Jewell 870

3. 5e Michael England 860

4. 47 Chris Combs 830

5. 18 Tim Tungate 750

6. 33 Aaron Hatton 705

7. 99 Rick Combs 690

8. 28 Chuckie May 685

9. 83 Scott James 655

10. 1 Wayne Chinn 615

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, Cruise With The Champions, Ratliff Motors, and Honda of Prestonsburg

Pos	Car #	Name	Points
1	5m	Whitney McQueary	890
2	9	Mike Jewell	870
3	5E	Michael England	860
4	47	Chris Combs ®	830
5	18	Tim Tungate	750
6	33	Aaron Hatton	705
7	99	Rick Combs ®	690
8	28	Chuckie May	685
9	83	Scott James	655
10	1	Wayne Chinn ®	615

May 3, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

LUCAS OIL LATE MODEL DIRT SERIES BRINGS NATIONAL TOURING RACING BACK TO TAZEWELL SPEEDWAY ON MAY 14

TAZEWELL, TN – The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will mark the return of a national touring dirt late model series to Tazewell Speedway on May 14 for the first time since 2000. The high-banked ¼-mile clay oval is known as the “Bristol of Dirt” because of its high speeds and close-quarter racing.

“It’s a good, fast race track,” Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point leader Terry English of Benton, KY said. “I’ve raced there one time in the past and I really liked the high banks, the speed, and the close competition. I really liked racing at Tazewell, and I’m looking forward to going back there.”

Dirt Late Model drivers have likened Tazewell Speedway to “racing unlimited hydroplanes in a bathtub.” The turns are banked at 36 degrees, and the straight-aways are tilted to 18 degrees, which are higher the turns at most dirt tracks.

Tazewell Speedway is no stranger to hosting national touring dirt late model series. The United Dirt Track Racing Association Hav-A-Tampa Dirt Late Model Series made annual visits to the track nestled in the Cumberland Mountains of North Tennessee from 1997 through 2000. Past winners in national events at Tazewell Speedway include Wendell Wallace, Billy Ogle Jr., Marshall Green and Scott Bloomquist.

“We’re looking forward to having the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Tazewell Speedway,” track owner and promoter John Thompson said. “This will work towards bringing Tazewell Speedway back to the days of national prominence it enjoyed when the Hav-A-Tampa Series raced here. I know the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will bring back the big name drivers our fans want to see.”

Thompson also said the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will be fan friendly in that it will be a one-day show.

“The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series is going to be $10,000-to-win, $700-to-start 75-lap feature race presented by Citizens Bank,” Thompson said. “The fans will get to see qualifying, heat races, and the main-event all in one day. The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series provides a professional national show that is economical to both promoters and fans.”

In addition to English, the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will bring former National dirt late model champions like Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, FL, Freddy Smith of Knoxville, TN, Don O’Neal of Martinsville, IN and Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH to Tazewell Speedway on May 14.

The 1996 UDTRA Hav-A-Tampa Champion Smith is a driver that welcomes the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series to the national scene of the sport. The Southern Gentleman, who is a multi-time Dirt Track World Championship race winner and a member of the National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame, is looking forward to racing at “The Taz.”

“Lucas Oil’s involvement in dirt late model racing is going to be a big help in bringing this series to the level that UDTRA had, and they’re a good bunch of boys to work with,” Smith said. “I’ve had some good runs at Tazewell Speedway, but it’s a track that can get you in trouble quick if you don’t watch it.”

Smith, English, Pearson, O’Neal, Moran, and the best of the rest will receive some tough competition from East Tennessee favorites like Ogle, Scott Sexton of Pigeon Forge, TN, and Patrick Duggan of Lenoir City, TN. Ogle got a big smile on his face when heard the news that a national event was coming to one of his favorite tracks.

“Tazewell Speedway has been pretty good to me over the years, and I’m going to be there on May 14 with the same team I won the Hav-A-Tampa race with in 1998,” Ogle said. “Think the one-day is great because the track conditions are going to be better. Tazewell is a great track because it’s fast and you can pass on it.”

Along with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Citizens Bank 75, the Tazewell Speedway Limited Late Model, Modified Street and Pure Street Divisions will also be in action. The pit gate will open at 2 p.m., the grandstand gates will open at 4 p.m., and the Lucas Oil Dirt Late Model Series drivers will hold a special “meet and greet” autograph session at 4:30.

For more information contact Tazewell Speedway at 423-626-2222, or visit the Tazewell Speedway web site at www.TazewellSpeedway.net. Tazewell Speedway is located two miles northwest of Tazewell, TN on U.S. Highway 25-E, then turn right off U.S. Highway 25-E, then left onto Bacchus Rd., then 1.8 miles north, and then .8 miles west.

For more information, news and current point standings visit the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series web site at www.naradirtcar.com.

Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

201 Speedway Up Next for the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

LEXINGTON, KY -- This Saturday, May 7th, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts heads to one of the most exciting tracks on the circuit, Sitka, KY's 201 Speedway.

It will be the series' sixth ever appearance at 201 Speedway located near Paintsville, KY. In the previous five O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series events at 201, there have been five different winners with 2002 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Champion Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV, 2003 Series Champion Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN, 2004 Series Champion Aaron Hatton of Mt. Sterling, KY, Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY, and Paul Harris of Prestonsburg, KY each finding victory lane.

Saturday night will feature a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and a 30 Lap O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main paying $3000 to win.

After four races this season, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts has had four different winners from four different states with Rick Combs (Sardinia, OH), Dan Schlieper (Sullivan, WI), Scott James (Bright, IN), and Shannon Babb (Moweaqua, IL) each notching a O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series win this season.

Going into the May 7th event at 201 Speedway, Scottsburg, IN veteran Mike Jewell leads the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series points chase followed by Rick Combs, Michael England, Scott James, and Whitney McQueary. Tim Tungate, Chris Combs, John Gill, Aaron Hatton, and Chuckie May complete the top 10. Rick Combs is leading the Rookie of the Year standings followed by Chris Combs, Wayne Chinn, Frankie Coomer, and Jordan Bland. The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series continues to average over 50 cars per event in 2005.

201 Speedway is located five and a half miles north of U.S. Highway 23 on State Route 201. The track phone on race day is (606) 265-3201. Additional information can be obtained at www.naradirtcar.com or by calling the series office at 859-271-4501.

Tire rule for this event will be:

Hoosier - LM20, D21, LM40, D55, 1300, 1600
American Racer - SD44, MD56
Goodyear - X300, X400

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil - “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales, DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine, and Cruise With The Champions

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

Babb Blasts To O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Speedway Spring Sizzler Victory

BARDSTOWN, KY -- In an exciting 8th Annual Spring Sizzler at the lightning-fast Bluegrass Speedway, Moweaqua, IL's Shannon Babb took over the lead on lap 7 and fended off several challenges from Jimmy Owens to nab his first career victory with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

Jimmy Owens and Tim Dohm led the stellar field of 25 Battle of the Bluegrass Series Late Models to the green flag with Dohm inching ahead of Owens and Babb. Babb quickly darted by Owens and began working on Dohm as the front trio and race side-by-side and, at times, nearly three wide over the course of the first five laps with Babb on the top, Dohm in the middle, and Owens on the bottom. Babb, the 2004 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Champion, gained enough momentum on the sixth circuit to pull even with the Cross Lanes, WV native as Owens peaked his nose underneath heading into one and two to post another three-wide attempt. Upon the completion of lap 7, Babb had the lead by a nose with Owens looking to follow suit as the top three cars could have been covered with a blanket.

As the all-out war for the top spot continued to intensify, racing throughout the field also grabbed the fans' attention as Brad Neat, Josh Williams, Rick Combs, and Mike Jewell diced it out for 6^th thru 9th. Just behind this intense battle, 18th-starting Aaron Hatton and 20th-starting Tim Tungate were quietly picking their way through the field. Back up front, Owens was able to work past Dohm on lap 8 to secure second and, shortly thereafter, both Whitney McQueary and Patrick Sheltra followed suit. A trio of cautions kept everyone within striking distance of the race leader as Babb was at the head of the field's "Delaware double-file restart" on lap 10 with Owens, McQueary, Sheltra, and Dohm on his rear bumper.

Owens used the restart to his advantage as he ducked under Babb heading into the first corner. Babb held his high line and motored ahead of the Newport, TN driver off turn two to maintain the point. Owens continued to look low in the corners, pulling along side the race leader in practically every turn. Behind the battle for the lead, Hatton secured 8th spot on lap 12 and Josh Williams moved by Dohm to crack the top 5 at the halfway point. A lap 17 yellow halted the race for the lead as well the attempts by both Williams and Hatton to advance their positions as Tungate was now lurking just outside the top 10.

On the restart, McQueary surprised Owens as he powered into the runner-up slot heading into turns one and two with Williams jockeying around Sheltra to take over 4th. McQueary and Owens raced door-to-door for the second position with Owens regaining the spot on lap 19 when McQueary slowed drastically heading into turns one and two. A caution for McQueary's slowed ride tightened the field back up and ended a fine run by the Dunnville, KY driver.

With ten laps remaining, Babb brought the field back to the green with Owens still pestering the Moweaqua Missile for the lead as Williams, Rick Combs, and Sheltra rounded out the top five. Owens continued to hound the race leader, looking both high and low in the corners in an attempt to grab the point. Behind the front duo, Williams kept Combs at bay as Tungate had the crowd's attention with his rim-riding charge to the front. Tungate, seemingly the fastest car on the track, scooted into 9th on lap 21 and then took 8th on lap 23. With the laps quickly winding down, Tungate had the fans on their feet as he made a three-wide bid for fifth with 5 laps to go.

Tungate caught the break he needed with a pair of cautions just 4 laps from the finish. Trying to use the Delaware double-file restart to his advantage, Tungate battled Combs for the fourth spot as Owens was glued to the rear decklid of Babb. However, time ran out and the final four circuits were rattled off without a hitch. When the checkered flag waved, Shannon Babb's Car City/J&J Steel/Watters Auto/Performance Rod & Custom/Wicks Racing Products sponsored, Jay Dickens powered Rayburn Monte Carlo was the first to cross the stripe as the 31-year-old Illinois native collected his first Spring Sizzler victory.

"I knew if I got out front, we'd be hard to beat," Babb said in winner's circle. "The car was great tonight and I could put it anywhere I wanted to." The $3,000 first-place paycheck marked Babb's first ever win with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts.

Second place honors went to Jimmy Owens' Red Line Oil/Bilstein Shocks/Cornett/Rayburn Taurus. Cleves, OH native Josh Williams grabbed third in the Tempstar Heating & Cooling/Dargie/Rocket Grand Prix. Campbellsville, KY driver Tim Tungate brought his J&L Title/AMS/Rayburn Monte Carlo home fourth. Rounding out the top five was Rick Combs, Cincinnati, OH, in his Home Team Inspection Service/Cropper/Swartz Grand Prix. Mike Jewell, Tim Dohm, Wayne Chinn, Freddy Smith, and 2004 Bluegrass Speedway Track Champion Joey Daniel completed the top 10.

51 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series Late Models signed into the pits with Mike Marlar setting fast time, shattering the previous track record, with a quick lap of 14.645. In all, 11 different drivers broke Don O'Neal's old mark of 15.156. VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were Owens, McQueary, Dohm, and Babb. B-Main wins went to Wayne Chinn and Shannon Thornsberry,

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will make stop #5 of the 2005 tour this Saturday, May 7th, at the 201 Speedway in Sitka, KY. A complete show will take place with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains and the $3,000 to win O’Reilly Auto Parts A-Main. For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series, visit our website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Race Summary
Bluegrass Speedway - Bardstown, KY
Saturday, April 30, 2005
O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series

Fast Qualifier: Mike Marlar/14.645 (NTR)
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: Jimmy Owens, Patrick Sheltra, Dustin Neat, Frankie Coomer, Joey Daniel, Ed Behn, Jeff Watson, Scott Hall, Jason Hinkle, Buster Barnett, Michael England, Eddie Carrier Jr, Mike Marlar
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Whitney McQueary, Josh Williams, Mike Jewell, Chris Combs, Wayne Chinn, Johnny Wheeler, Scott James, Marty Stepp, Bob Lanter, Tyrel Todd, Cliff Clark
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Tim Dohm, Brad Neat, Rick Combs, Bryan Barber, Shannon Thornsberry, Steve Casebolt, Chuckie May, Blake Chinn, Billy Dever, Brandon Witt, Benji Lee, Michael Coontz
VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #4: Shannon Babb, Freddy Smith, John Gill, Aaron Hatton, Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Mike Luna, Jerry Rutherford, Arnie Fields, Alan Haycraft, Robert Fletcher, Larry Greer
B-Main #1: Wayne Chinn, Scott James, Johnny Wheeler, Scott Hall, Ed Behn, Marty Stepp, Bob Lanter, Michael England, Joey Daniel, Buster Barnett, Jeff Watson, Jason Hinkle
B-Main #2: Shannon Thornsberry, Tim Tungate, Timmy Yeager, Steve Casebolt, Benji Lee, Arnie Fields, Chuckie May, Billy Dever, Brandon Witt, Jerry Rutherford, Mike Luna, Larry Greer
30-lap O'Reilly A-Main 8th Annual Spring Sizzler: Shannon Babb, Jimmy Owens, Josh Williams, Tim Tungate, Rick Combs, Mike Jewell, Tim Dohm, Wayne Chinn, Freddy Smith, Joey Daniel, Chris Combs, Johnny Wheeler, Frankie Coomer, Shannon Thornsberry, Patrick Sheltra, Brad Neat, Whitney McQueary, Chuckie May, Aaron Hatton, Dustin Neat, John Gill, Timmy Yeager, Steve Casebolt, Scott James, Bryan Barber

Race Statistics:
Entries: 51
Lap Leaders: Tim Dohm 1-6, Shannon Babb 7-30
Cautions: 8
BoB Provisionals: Chuckie May and Steve Casebolt
Track Provisional: Joey Daniel
BoB Rookie of the Race: Rick Combs
PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Tim Tungate

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Point Standings (after 4/30/05)
1. 9 Mike Jewell 730
2. 99 Rick Combs 690
3. 5E Michael England 660
4. 83 Scott James 655
5. 5M Whitney McQueary 640
6. 18 Tim Tungate 625
7. 47 Chris Combs 600
7. 75 John Gill 600
9. 33 Aaron Hatton 545
10. 28 Chuckie May 520

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales , DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine and Cruise With The Champions

For Immediate Release:

James Essex – NARA PR ............April 29

O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass at Richmond Postponed; Bardstown still on for Saturday April 30

The O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series event scheduled for Friday Night, April 29 at the Richmond (KY) Raceway has been postponed due to wet weather conditions and rescheduled for Thursday night June 2. The event has been re-scheduled as part of a triple header of racing action in the State of Kentucky, June 2-4.

Richmond will start the weekend off June 2^nd, with "Thursday Night Thunder" for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts, then on Friday Night, June 3^rd, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCars will roll into Larry Yantz’s Ponderosa Speedway in Junction City, KY for $3000 to win and the weekend concludes with the $10,000 to win with ESPN2 taping the 19th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY on Saturday Night, June 4 for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series.

The “8^th Annual Spring Sizzler” for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series race scheduled for Saturday Night, April 30 at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY is still on with starting times one hour earlier than normal. For more information go to www.bluegrass-speedway.com and www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series icon.

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Dustin Jarrett -- NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Heads to Richmond and Bluegrass This Weekend

LEXINGTON, KY -- After a westward swing to Paducah last Saturday, the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts ventures back to the central part of the state with stop #4 on the 2005 season this Friday, April 29th, at the Richmond Raceway in Richmond, KY and stop #5 this Saturday, April 30th, at the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY.

On Friday Night, April 29th, Richmond Raceway will host a special Friday night show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with a $3,000 paycheck awaiting the winner. It will be the 10th appearance for the Battle of the Bluegrass Late Models at the James Stinnett and Bobby Reed promoted "Action Track". In the previous nine races since 2002, Mike Marlar, the 2003 BoB Champion, leads the win list with three wins including last season's "Butterball" Wooldridge Memorial Race. Track record holder, Mike Jewell and Mike Hawley each have recorded two wins at Richmond in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass competition. Jesse James Lay, Greg Johnson and Tyrel Todd have also entered victory lane at Richmond in O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass action. For more information you can visit Richmond's website at www.richmondraceways.net or call the track office at (859) 623-9408. Richmond Raceway is located off Highway 52 on Greens Crossing Road in Richmond, KY.

On Saturday Night, April 29th, the Bluegrass Speedway in Bardstown, KY will host their 8th Annual "Spring Sizzler" paying $3,000 to win. It will be the 11th appearance since 2002 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar series at the David and Anita Ferrell promoted and Charles Hamilton owned high-banked 1/2-mile track. In the previous 10 sanctioned races, Don O'Neal, Mike Jewell and Darrell Lanigan have each won twice with single wins over that time going to Rick Corbin, 2002 BoB Champion Eddie Carrier Jr., Tim Tungate and Brad Neat. O'Neal has three "Spring Sizzler" wins at Bluegrass Speedway with Mike Hawley, Terry English, and Rick Corbin each garnering one victories in this event. For more information on Bluegrass Speedway please visit their website at www.bluegrass-speedway.com or call the track office at (502) 349-1241. Bluegrass Speedway is located at Exit 21 along the Bluegrass Parkway just outside of Bardstown, KY.

Both nights of racing will see a complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Powers Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O’Reilly Auto Parts A-mains paying $3,000 to win each night.

So far, the 2005 season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series has seen three different winners in as many races. Rookie of the Year candidate Rick Combs cashed his biggest career paycheck by winning the season opening Spring 50 Tune-Up at Florence Speedway. The following night's Spring 50 saw Dan Schlieper collect the win at the 1/2-mile Union, KY oval. In last weekend's event at Paducah Int'l Raceway, Scott James nabbed his fourth career O’Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar win.

96 different drivers have competed with the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series with Glasgow, KY's Michael England currently series point standings followed by Scott James, Whitney McQueary, Mike Jewell, and Rick Combs. Cincinnati, OH's Rick Combs is also leading the Rookie of the Year standings over Chris Combs, Jordan Bland, Wayne Chinn, and Blake Chinn.

For more information on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts please log on to www.naradirtcar.com or call the series office at (859) 271-4501.

BoB points
Pos Car# Name Points
> 1 5E Michael England 560
> 2 83 Scott James 530
> 2 9J Mike Jewell 530
> 4 5m Whitney McQueary 495
> 5 99C Rick Combs ® 485
> 6 75 John Gill 475
> 7 47C Chris Combs ® 425
> 8 18T Tim Tungate 415
> 9 33H Aaron Hatton 410
> 10 28 Chuckie May 380

NARA points

For Immediate Release:

James Essex - Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series PR

Terry English Wins Hoosier Dirt Classic at Brownstown Speedway in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Racing!

BROWNSTOWN, IN--In what turned out to be Matt Miller's heartbreak was Terry English's elation as English would take advantage of Miller's flat tire with 12 laps to go as the 42 year old Benton, KY driver would inherit the lead and go on to win the 22nd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic on Saturday Night at the Brownstown Speedway in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series action. English earned $7,000 for his second career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win of the season and his first ever at Brownstown.

English drove his familiar number 96 C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo sponsored by AAA Fence, Inc., Larry Seay Chevrolet, Buick, Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep, Murtco Incorporated, Wild Side Custom Trailers, Garner Inc., Hoosier Tires and with power from Runion Race Engines. Don O'Neal of Martinsville, IN charged from the 16th starting spot to finish second in the Well Pict Berries/Jay Dickens Race Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo. Third was Dennis Erb, Jr. of Carpentersville, IL behind the wheel of the Petroff Towing/Malcuit Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo with fourth place going to defending NARA champion, Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL in the Car City/J&J Steel/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo. Rounding out the top five was Billy Drake of Bloomington, IL in the Steidinger Construction/Mullvain Engines/MasterSbilt Grand Prix. A total of 51 cars were on hand for the event with a standing room crowd in attendance.

The 50 lap Hoosier Dirt Classic main event would turn out to be an exciting one as two and three wide racing was commonplace through out the race. The race started off with veteran drivers John Gill and Mike Jewell on the pole as the two former Hoosier Dirt Classic winners and Brownstown track champions would go side by side for the lead for the first six laps of the race. Gill would have the lead at the scoring line barely nipping Jewell each time they crossed. Jewell would be scored the leader on lap seven, then a lap later Gill emerged back with the point. As those two went side by side lap after lap, Bart Hartman was lurking in third with Darrell Lanigan and Terry English staying close. Jewell would clear Gill for good by the 10th lap opening up a slight advantage over Gill, but Hartman would make his presence known as the pair of number 75 drivers went door to door in the battle for second Hartman would grab the second slot on lap 13 and start to close on Jewell. As the field approached the 15 laps completed mark, Jewell was within two laps of picking up the tail end of the lead pack of cars, but a caution for debris in turn two would allow for a clear path restart for Jewell. With double file restarts the norm for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, Jewell would be out front by himself with Hartman and a new challenger in Matt Miller lined up behind Jewell. Miller, who started seventh would quickly go to the outside of the race track and move by the race leader, Jewell on lap 17. Miller then started to get away from Jewell, who would see Hartman get by him for second place a lap later. English, who started fifth, was quietly hanging around the top four at this point of the race.

With the halfway mark shown it was Miller on the point with Hartman running second followed by English, Dennis Erb, Jr. and Don O'Neal, who had started in 16th. Miller was working his way beautifully around the 1/4 mile track maintaining a comfortable margin over Hartman. The top five would remain in the same running order, until disaster struck for the race leader, Miller on lap 37. The header on Miller's car had come off and he ran over it causing a flat tire, which forced him to stop in turn four. Miller quickly darted to the pits under caution to change the tire, but his dream for a big win at Brownstown was now gone. With the lineup realigned on the restart English, who had passed Hartman a lap before Miller's misfortune to gain second was now the new race leader. On the restart English would be out in front by himself, but had tough contenders Erb and O'Neal on his doorstep. With 13 laps to go English would bolt into turn one with Erb and O'Neal staying right with him. A caution with seven laps to go would momentarily halt the furious action up front. The three way race for the lead would pick back up again after this final caution of the race. O'Neal would go to the outside of Erb passing him with six to go, he would then move alongside of English coming off of the turns, but English would maintain his lead on the straight-aways. O'Neal just could not get enough grip to overtake English in the final handful of laps as the top two drivers in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series would cross the finish line with English taking his first ever win at Brownstown and O'Neal earning the hard charger kudos for coming from 16th to second. Erb would finish a close third with Babb taking fourth and 10th place starter, Billy Drake taking fifth.

"It feels good to get a win here at Brownstown," said English in victory circle. "We've been coming here since 1989 and been close a couple of times, but just couldn't break through, with the competition here tonight it is really satisfying to win this race." "I don't think anybody had anything for Miller once he was in the lead, but that was a bad break for him and I guess good for us, but I just had to drive harder in the final laps cause I knew those two guys behind me (O'Neal and Erb), were coming on." "I want to thank Lucas Oil and everybody with this series, my crew, family, sponsors and of course, C.J. Rayburn, who is here tonight, I am glad to win for him as well."

Completing the top ten were Bart Hartman, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Shaver, John Gill and Tim Tungate.

In preliminary action English, would be the first of the 51 cars to qualify and his time of 14.582 seconds would stand up throughout time trials as the fastest for the Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time Award. The four VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race winners were John Gill, Darrell Lanigan, Mike Jewell and Bart Hartman. The Rebel Shock Dyno by Mason Racin' First B-Main went to Scott James and PBM Performance Products Second B-Main was won by R.J. Conley.

The next event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will be on Saturday Night, May 14 the Tazewell Speedway in Tazewell, Tennessee. For more information go to www.naradirtcar.com.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Brownstown Speedway-Brownstown, Indiana

Saturday Night, April 16, 2005

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs Fast Time: Terry English 14.582

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #1: John Gill, Terry English, Greg Johnson, Earl Pearson, Jr., Donnie Moran, Brent Londeree, Steve Barnett, Frankie Coomer, Scott Graham, Tim Prince, Justin Shaw, Jordan Bland, Shannon Reed

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #2: Darrell Lanigan, Shannon Babb, Billy Drake, Steve Shaver, Scott James, Tim Dohm, Bryan Barber, Steve Hillard, Michael England, Mark Barber, Rickey Riggle, Gary Harden, Derek Ramp

VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat #3: Mike Jewell, Matt Miller, Tim Tungate, Brad Neat, John Mason, Brad Barrow, Dan Sturgeon, Justin Blackwell, Doug Ault, Joe Godsey, Brian Wilhite, Mike Bechelli

VP Fuels Makin' Power heat #4: Bart Hartman, Dennis Erb, Jr., Mike Marlar, Don O'Neal, R.J. Conley, C.J. Rayburn, Johnny Wheeler, Freddy Smith, Jeff Wilson, Brad Erwin, Greg Ault, Ryan Eads

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Scott James, Donnie Moran, Brent Londeree, Steve Barnett, Tim Dohm, Steve Hillard, Tim Prince, Scott Graham, Frankie Coomer, Mark Barber, Shannon Reed, Michael England, Gary Harden, Rickey Riggle, Derek Ramp, Bryan Barber, Jordan Bland, Justin Shaw

PBM Performance Products Second B-Main: R.J. Conley, Freddy Smith, Brad Barrow, Dan Sturgeon, John Mason, C.J. Rayburn, Brad Erwin, Doug Ault, Joe Godsey, Justin Blackwell, Jeff Wilson, Greg Ault, Brian Wilhite, Ryan eads, Mike Bechelli, Johnny Wheeler

22nd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic Main: (50 Laps): Terry English, Don O'Neal, Dennis Erb, Jr., Shannon Babb, Billy Drake, Bart Hartman, Earl Pearson, Jr., Steve Shaver, John Gill, Tim Tungate, Matt Miller, Freddy Smith, Greg Johnson, R.J. Conley, Mark Barber, John Mason, Brad Neat, Tim Dohm, Brent Londeree, Mike Jewell, Mike Marlar, Brad Barrow, Donnie Moran, Darrell Lanigan, Scott James

Race Statistics:

Entries: 51

Cautions: 5

Red Flags: None

Lap Leaders: John Gill 1-6, Mike Jewell 7, Gill 8-9, Jewell 10-16, Matt Miller 17-37, Terry English 38-50

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Provisionals: Tim Dohm and John Mason

Track Provisional: Mark Barber

Weld Racing Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Don O'Neal (started 16th and finished second) advanced 14 positions

2005 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Lucas Oil Acquires The NARA DirtCar Racing Series, Retains Mike Swims and Boosts Winner’s Circle Program

Corona, CA (April 12, 2005) - Lucas Oil has acquired the ownership of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series based in Lexington Kentucky. The North American Racing Association (NARA) which had signed Lucas Oil as the title sponsor for 2005 series will now be operated by I-10 Race Promotions and title the series the "Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series". Increased prize money for competitors and additions to the management team are the beginning of what promises to be an exciting tour for national, regional and local dirt late model teams.

“We have been in negotiations about acquiring the racing series since we came on board as the title sponsor late last year. We reached an agreement this past week and we felt like it was the right time to make the announcement. Lucas Oil sees this acquisition as a tremendous opportunity not only for our company but for everyone involved in the sport”, stated Bob Patison the Executive Vice President of Lucas Oil.

Patison went on to say, "Lucas Oil is excited about building a professional dirt late model race series. Not only do we want to utilize it to market our products and establish a huge presence in the sport, but we will work to build a strong television package and help bring additional sponsorships to the series and the race teams that follow it".

Under this acquisition the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series will continue to operate as scheduled for the 2005 season. All driver points will still carry on as they are listed and the schedule will remain the same with a few more dates added to bring the tour to 30-35 events for 2005. Starting with Brownstown this weekend, the new “Winner’s Circle” plan that rewards the top 10 in points has been increased to pay $500 per position at each race which will total $150,000 for the next 30 events. As a bonus for the next 3 races, a loyalty program will pay $300 to any driver outside of the top 10, back to 35^th position in points, that has attempted to qualify at every Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar event in 2005. The year end points fund including the winners circle and loyalty programs will total over $300,000 in 2005. The year end points champion will receive $30,000, with 10^th place paying $10,000.

Also former UDTRA/Havatampa president Mike Swims will be joining the new management team to assist with the future planning and development of the series. Swims brings over 25 years of experience that includes presiding over the longest running sponsor/series relationship in Dirt Racing.

“When Bob Patison called and asked me to help out with this project it was easy to say yes. I had a great relationship with Lucas Oil during my tenure with UDTRA. Forrest Lucas, his family, and employees are quality people. My goal is to duplicate the success we had with the Havatampa Series so that they can be as proud of this program as we were of Havatampa,” said Swims.

"Our plan this year is to put in place all the tools and man power we feel we need to position this series for strong steady growth during the remainder of this season, 2006 and beyond. In addition to Mike Swims being a consultant for the new organization, Spencer Wilson will still be the race director and point of contact. Rick Schwallie will continue to be the events coordinator and photographer while James Essex will stay on to handle announcing and public relations duties. We will also be adding Greg Scheidecker as special events manager,” stated Bob Patison.

"To be associated with Lucas Oil in this capacity will be exciting for me and to have Mike Swims on board will be beneficial to everyone. Forrest Lucas and Bob Patison are tremendous people to work with and can provide the resources to allow the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt series to achieve it’s full potential. I personally feel with their increased commitment to motorsports, the growth of the dirt late model industry will be advanced in a big way," stated Spencer Wilson.

With the acquisition of the Dirt Late Model touring series, Lucas Oil has continued to build on its commitment to the sport of dirt late model racing. Not only will Lucas Oil own and operate a touring series for 2005, Lucas Oil has also purchased the Wheatland Raceway in Wheatland Missouri. The new Lucas Oil Speedway is being renovated with numerous improvements to make it one of the finest dirt track facilities in the country and host some big dirt late model events and special events in the near future. Lucas Oil has also recently announced their title sponsorship of the Knoxville Late Model Nationals to be held at the famous Knoxville Raceway Sept.29th, 30th & Oct 1st. This event is considered to be one of the marquee dirt late model events in the country and with the television package for this event will provide tremendous exposure and publicity for Lucas Oil and the competitors.

Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte founded Lucas Oil Products in 1989. Lucas Oil has long been directly involved in the American racing industry through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing event promotions, at all levels. Seeing a need for better lubricants in this industry, the Lucas people went to work again. The end result being a line of high performance engine oils and gear oils that are second-to-none in the racing industry. Lucas racing products have proven themselves on NASCAR, NHRA, IHRA, USHRA, NARA and ATPA tracks across the country. Lucas Oil is the number one line of heavy-duty lubricants and additives in the automotive and truck stop industries. A premium line of oils, greases and problem solving additives has helped to firmly establish Lucas Oil as a prominent figure in these markets.

To learn more about Lucas Oil visit the Lucas Oil website at www.lucasoil.com. The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event is this Saturday April 16th at Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. For more information or questions about the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series contact Spencer Wilson at 859-271-4501or by Email @ [email protected].

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Dustin Jarrett – NARA PR

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Readies for April 23rd Event at Paducah International Raceway

LEXINGTON, KY -- The next event for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts will be Saturday, April 23rd at John Tidnal's Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, KY.

2004 marked the first ever visit to the western Kentucky high-banked, 3/8-mile clay oval for the state's premier Dirt Late Model sanctioning body. Although he led all 40 laps of the feature, the win didn't come easy for Scottsburg, IN native Mike Jewell, who fended off several challenges from Tyrel Todd, Scott James, and Whitney McQueary.

A full racing program for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series will be on tap on April 23rd complete with Racing Optics Time Trials, VP Racing Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, B-Mains, and the O'Reilly Auto Parts A-Main paying $3000 to win.

Paducah will be stop #3 for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts. The first two events, held on March 25th and 26th at Union, KY's Florence Speedway, saw 72 different drivers compete with Rookie of the Year candidate Rick Combs claiming the season opener and Sullivan, WI veteran Dan Schlieper winning the following event.

Directions to Paducah International Raceway are as follows: Interstate 24 to exit 11, then south on Husband Road (St Rd 1954), then east of Lydon Road (St RD 3075), the south on Oaks (St Rd 450), then west on Shemwell Lane (near the airport). For further information please visit the track's website at www.paducahinternationalraceway.com. The track phone number for race day information is (270) 898-7469.

Glasgow, KY's Michael England currently leads the race for the 2005 O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Championship over Mike Jewell, Rick Combs, Jerry Rice, and Steve Casebolt Jr.

Additional information can be obtained at www.naradirtcar.com or the Series Office at 859-271-4501.

Tire rule for this race will be:

Hoosier LM20, D21, LM40, D55, 1300, 1600

American Racer SD44, MD56

Goodyear X300, X400

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors

O’Reilly Auto Parts – Title Sponsor and “Official Auto Parts Store of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil- “Official Oil Products of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series”

2005 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Sponsors include: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Lucas Oil Products, Arizona Sports Shirts, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Trailer Parts & Sales , DJ Designs, Racing Optics, Smith Automotive and Machine and Cruise With The Champions

For Immediate Release:April 13

James Essex - NARA PR

"22nd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic" at Brownstown Speedway up Next for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

BROWNSTOWN, IN--A Midwest dirt track racing classic will take place this Saturday Night, April 16 as the Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN hosts the 22nd Annual "Hoosier Dirt Classic" sponsored by Bob Poynter Ford featuring the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The 50 lap main event will pay $7,000 to win and $500 to start. This race is one of the marquee events of the season at Brownstown as the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sanctions the event for the second straight year. There will be a complete show for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series with Oval Craft Racing Time Trials, VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races, The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno B-Main and the 50 lap Lucas Oil A-Main. Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN is the defending race winner.

The event will be the eighth stop of the season for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. In the previous seven events this year there have been six different winners with Don O'Neal the only two time winner on the series tour this season. Other drivers who have won with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in 2005 include: Tim McCreadie, Terry English, Steve Shaver, Steve Francis and last weeks' winner at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, Jackie Boggs.

At Brownstown this Saturday pit gates will open at 2 pm with a special Driver’s Autograph Session at 4 PM, followed by Hot Laps at 6 PM, then Oval Craft Racing Time Trials at 6:30 pm. Brownstown Speedway has also announced that there will be a special practice session for the drivers on Friday Night, April 15 from 7-9 PM.

Brownstown Speedway is located on Highway 250 at the Jackson County Fairgrounds, 1 mile southeast of Brownstown, Indiana. For more information you can log on to the track's website at www.brownstownspeedway.com.

Brownstown Speedway-Brownstown, Indiana

Saturday Night, April 16, 2005

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

www.naradirtcar.com

22nd Annual "Hoosier Dirt Classic:

Payoff

1. $7,000.00

2. 3,500.00

3. 2,000.00

4. 1,500.00

5. 1,400.00

6. 1,300.00

7. 1,200.00

8. 1,100.00

9. 1,000.00

10. 950.00

11. 900.00

12. 850.00

13. 800.00

14. 750.00

15. 700.00

16. 650.00

17. 625.00

18. 600.00

19. 575.00

20. 550.00

21. 525.00

22. 500.00

23. 500.00

24. 500.00

The Tire Rule for the Hoosier Dirt Classic is as follows:
Hoosier LM20, D21, LM40, D55, 1300, 1600
American Racer SD44, MD56
Goodyear X300, X400

Previous Hoosier Dirt Classic Winners

1984--Jeff Purvis

1985--Billy Moyer

1986--Larry Moore

1987--Jack Boggs

1988--Larry Phillips

1989--John Gill

1990--Bob Pierce

1991--Scott Bloomquist

1992--John Gill

1993--Billy Moyer

1994--Davey Johnson

1995--Don O'Neal

1996--John Gill

1997--C.J. Rayburn

1998--Shannon Babb

1999--Don O'Neal

2000--Don O'Neal

2001--Don O'Neal

2002--Don O'Neal

2003--John Gill

2004--Mike Jewell

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series”

April 9

James Essex - NARA PR

Jackie Boggs Takes First Career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Win at Lowe's

CONCORD, NC--In a race that saw 6 different leaders and 12 lead changes among those drivers, Jackie Boggs of Grayson, KY came from the 10th starting position and emerged victorious taking the lead with eight laps to go as he went on to win the Pit Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series on Saturday Night, April 9 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. The 35 year old second generation racer earned his first career Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win and his first ever win at Lowe's as he became the sixth different winner in seven races in 2005 for the emerging series. Boggs drove the Steve Cascio owned, McDonald's of Flemingsburg, KY, Maysville, KY and Georgetown, KY, Miller Brothers Coal, Perry County Tire, Graphic Impressions, Hoosier Racing Tires, Hawkeye Trucking, Tri State Oxygen, Ronald A. Mitchell Inc., Combs Custom Cycles, Clay Tire Sales, Mac Metal Sales, Cropper Racing Engines sponsored Swartz Chassis Monte Carlo to the $10,000 win. 19th starting Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH was second in the PBM Performance Products/SMS Engines/MasterSbilt Monte Carlo. Third was 18th place starter Chris Madden of Gaffney, SC driving the HMI Motorsports/Hamrick's of Gaffney/Bloomquist Race Cars #44 with fourth place going to Shane Tankersley of Morganton, GA running the Hicks Specialty Welding/Gaerte Engines/C.J. Rayburn Monte Carlo and completing the top five was Matt Miller of Waterville, OH in the Dirt Shop, Inc/McCullough Industries/Rocket Grand Prix. A total of 43 cars were on hand for the series' first ever visit to the facility just outside of Charlotte, NC.

The 40 lap main event would go green with polesitter Freddy Smith grabbing the initial lead of the lead. The North Carolina native was looking for his first win at Lowe's as he would lead the first three circuits of the race. Scott James would zoom from his fourth starting slot to challenge Smith for the lead on the very first lap with Jeff Cooke holding down third followed by Steve Lucas. An accident of the front stretch would bring out the first caution of the race on lap four when the coil failed on Don O'Neal's car causing him to slow and then rear ended by Michael England ending both drivers night. On the restart James would gain the advantage on Smith passing him for the point on lap four, Lucas then got in going screaming from fourth to second on the same lap and then overhauling James for the lead on the fifth circuit. Lucas and James would then start to pull away from the field until the next caution flew on lap seven. On that restart James would bolt past Lucas and retake the lead with positions being contested throughout the field at this point of the race. Matt Miller would make his presence known by the eighth lap coming to second from sixth, but a flat tire under a caution would force him to pit for a tire change. Miller would make it back out before the race went green again. The exciting battle for the lead would go hammer down again with James, Lucas, Cooke, Jackie Boggs and Earl Pearson, Jr. who was up from 20th to the top five.

James would continue to lead the race until Lucas would race him to take over the lead on lap 15 dropping James to second with Pearson now up to third. A lap later James would see a wheel break taking him to the pits for repairs. Pearson then on the on the restart went around Lucas to take over the lead with Lucas, Boggs, Miller and Chris Madden your top five at the halfway mark of the race. Madden would go by both Boggs and Miller on lap 21 to move into third place. Up front Pearson appeared to be in complete control of the race now with Lucas holding down second place, but Lucas would suffer a flat tire on the 24th lap forcing him to stop bringing out a caution flag. Madden then would pick up the challenge of racing for the lead with Pearson. Madden stayed with Pearson for three laps until another caution for Chuck Southard's smoking car slowed the action. On the restart Miller would gain an advantage passing Madden for second and the whipping around Pearson for the lead a lap later. But Pearson would fight back retaking the point with ten laps remaining in the race.

In the final ten laps it would get really wild with Pearson, Miller, Boggs, Madden and Shane Tankersley all in the hunt for the win in front of the camera's of ESPN2 who was taping the race for a later broadcast. With 32 laps in the books and coming off of a caution flag Miller and Pearson would restart side by side and race hard into turn number one with Pearson getting caught on the outside and slamming into the turn one concrete wall ending his night after such a strong effort. Miller would then lose his lead on the final restart after Pearson's car was removed from the track as Boggs would gain the top spot roaring by Miller as Miller would slip in turn two not only did Boggs go by him but Madden, Donnie Moran and Tankersley would push Miller back to fifth place. Boggs would then be buoyed by his move and he would go on to take an exciting win holding off Madden down the stretch for his first ever Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series and Lowe's victory.

"After last year's misfortune here, it's great to come back here and win this one," said Boggs in victory circle. Boggs was speaking of last year when he ended up in the catch fence outside the track and suffered a foot injury following an accident. "I turned the wick up there at the end and it really came together for us, Earl Pearson, Jr. had the fastest car out there, but we just kept plugging away holding our own until we needed to go for the lead."

Completing the top ten drivers were Mike Duvall, Dennis Franklin, Billy Hicks, Steve Lucas and Earl Pearson, Jr.

In preliminary events for the 43 cars on hand Petey Ivey, Freddy Smith, Scott James and Jeff Cooke won the VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Races. The Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main went to Ricky Weeks and the PPM Racing Products second B-Main winner was Chris Madden.

The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event will take place this Saturday Night, April 16 at the legendary Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown, IN. The 22nd Annual "Hoosier Dirt Classic" will be on tap with a purse of $7,000 to win and $500 to start on the line. For more information please go to www.brownstownspeedway.com.

Race Summary

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series

Saturday Night, April 9, 2005

The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway-Concord, NC

First VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race: Petey Ivey, Mike Duvall, Don O'Neal, Steve Shaver, Chuck Harper, Donnie Moran, John Gill, Raymond Brown III, Bruce Hall, Devin Friese, Brandon Gordon

Second VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race: Freddy Smith, Matt Miller, Jackie Boggs, Shane Tankersley, Doug Sanders, Ricky Weeks, Ricky Elliott, John Mallett, Dennis Franklin, Dan Breuer, Evan Harrell

Third VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race: Scott James, Randle Chupp, Tim Dohm, Billy Hicks, Patrick Sheltra, Chris Madden, Stacy Holmes, Brandon O'Neil, Jeff Smith, Noel Tucker, Damon Eller

Fourth VP Fuels Makin' Power Heat Race: Jeff Cooke, Steve Lucas, Michael England, Chuck Southard, Larry Blankenship, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Earl Pearson, Jr., Ray Cook, Terry English, Jimmy Owens

Mason Racin' Rebel Shock Dyno First B-Main: Ricky Weeks, Donnie Moran, Dennis Franklin, Doug Sanders, Ricky Elliott, Devin Friese, Evan Harrell, Bruce Hall, John Gill, John Mallett, Brandon Gordon, Raymond Brown

Second B-Main Results: Chris Madden, Earl Pearson, Jr., Patrick Sheltra, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Ray Cook, Jeff Smith, Stacy Holmes, Brandon O'Neil, Damon Eller, Larry Blankenship, Jimmy Owens

Pit Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals Main Event: (40 Laps): Jackie Boggs, Donnie Moran, Chris Madden, Shane Tankersley, Matt Miller, Mike Duvall, Dennis Franklin, Billy Hicks, Steve Lucas, Earl Pearson, Jr., Tim Dohm, Ricky Weeks, Scott James, Chuck Southard, Randle Chupp, Jeff Cooke, Steve Shaver, Terry English, Patrick Sheltra, Freddy Smith, Don O'Neal, Michael England, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Petey Ivey

Race Statistics:

Entries: 43

Cautions: 10

Red Flags: 1

Lap Leaders: Freddy Smith 1-3, Scott James 4, Steve Lucas 5-7, James 8-14, Lucas 15-16, Earl Pearson, Jr. 17-28, Matt Miller 27, Pearson 30-32, Jackie Boggs 33-40

Lucas Oil Rookie of the Race: Scott James

Weld Racing Wheels Hard Charger of the Race: Donnie Moran (advanced 17 positions) started 19th and finished 2nd

Provisionals: Terry English and Eddie Carrier, Jr.

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Sponsors include: Lucas Oil Products, O’Reilly Auto Parts, Arizona Sports Shirts, Crown Spray Power, VP Racing Fuels, Oval Craft, Real Power, COMP Cams, Hoosier Racing Tires, Dart, PPM, AFCO, BERT, Rayburn Chassis, Rocket Chassis, American Race Tire, Real Wheels, Wayne Bowen Racing Supply, Weld Racing Wheels, Trailer Parts & Sales, On The Edge Graphics, Bell and Cruise With The Champions

VP Racing Fuels Brings Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Event from The Dirt Track at
Lowe's to the Internet

Lexington, KY- April 7- VP Racing Fuels will present via the internet The Pit
Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals from The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in
Concord, NC Saturday night, April 9.

The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will sanction this event that will pay
$10,000 to win and $700 to start. The event will feature no time trials, with
the VP Makin Power Heat Race event line-ups being determined by pill draw.
RaceTalkLive.com will be host internet service for the live internet broadcast
of this event, which is the first ever visit to The Tar heel State by the
Lexington, KY based series.

Race fans that cannot attend the event in person can go to the NARA webpage at
www.naradirtcar.com and click on the RaceTalkLive.com link, then proceed to the
NARA series logo and click that to listen to the live broadcast. Listeners
must have the Windows Media Player download to be able to listen to the
broadcast.

The live internet broadcast will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday evening,
April 9, and will pick up wherever the race program is at and stay on until the
conclusion of the $10,000 to win main event. Bluegrass Speedway track
announcer Michael Despain and Dirt Late Model writer Michael Sullivan will
provide the commentary for the event.

VP Racing is celebrating its 30th year in business, having been manufacturing
the best fuels for motorsports since 1975. With its more than 60 unique
blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing category and class --
from circle track, drag racing and road racing to off-road, off-shore and even
airplane racing. In race venues not controlled by a fuel rule, VP consistently
fuels more winners than any other American fuel company. VP has been the fuel
of choice for NHRA Pro Stock Champions for 29 consecutive years, a record
unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. In addition to being the
Official Fuel of NARA, VP is the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA Championship Drag
Racing and the exclusive fuel supplier and/or sponsor of AMA (American
Motorcycle Association) Supercross; IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating
Association); SKUSA (Superkarts! USA); Star Mazda; Stars of Karting; Toyota
Atlantic; and Trans Am among many others.

In addition to fuels, VP's product line includes synthetic oils, 2-cycle
lubricants, performance chemicals and traction compounds - each designed to
produce the most power and best performance in their respective racing
applications. More information can be obtained from VP's website -
vpracingfuels.com

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April 4
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The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway Up Next for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

CONCORD, NC--After a very successful East Bay "Winternationals" run in February the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series returns to the track for the first time since that record setting performance at East Bay as the series heads for the first time to one of the best facilities for dirt track racing in the country on Saturday Night, April 9 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina.

The "Pit Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals" presented by RACEceiver will showcase the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series as the traveling Super Late Model series will be competing for a $10,000 first place prize. Also in the house at Lowe's will be the cameras of ESPN2 to catch all the action for the first time at Lowe's. The event will be taped and broadcast at a date and time to be announced. It will be the second of 13 events to be shown on ESPN2 this season as ESPN2 now reaches 88 million homes nationwide. The show for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will include heat races, consy events and the $10,000 to win and $700 to start main event.

The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway first opened in May of 2000 and sits next door to the world famous 1.5 mile Lowe's Motor Speedway. There have been nine Super Late Model races contested on the dirt track with Chris Madden of Gaffney, SC the only driver to win more than once at the 4/10th mile track. In fact Madden has won three times compared to one win apiece for Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, Dan Schlieper of Sullivan, WI, Steve Lucas of Charleston, WV, Jeff Cooke of Spartanburg, SC, Earl Pearson, Jr. of Jacksonville, FL and Mike Balzano from Parkersburg, WV.

Roger Slack, promoter of the Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is enthused over the appearance of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series at the track located near Charlotte, NC. "We are very excited to have the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series and ESPN2 coming to the dirt track on April 9" "I witnessed the shows they put on at East Bay in February and came away impressed with their professionalism and the way they did things," "I know the folks at Lucas Oil, Forest Lucas and Bob Patison want to make the series the best in dirt late model racing and with people like Spencer Wilson, James Essex, Rick Schwallie and their staff they can get the job done."

The red clay havoc for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will get underway on April 9 with the schedule of events looking this way: The pits will open at 2:00 p.m. with the main grandstand gates opening at 4:00 p.m., there will be a mandatory drivers meeting at 5:00 p.m. with ShowTime starting at 7:30 p.m. For more information please call 1-800-455-FANS (3267) or visit the track's website at www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.

A reminder to all the Lucas Oil NARA Super Late Model drivers that the following tire rules will be effect: Hoosier LM20, D21, LM40, D55 and the new 1300 and 1600 compounds will be allowed along with the American Racers SD44 and MD56 and the Goodyear X300 and X400. For more information you can call the NARA office at (859) 271-4501 or visit their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

Friday night winner Rick Combs....Florence, KY
Photo by Darin Stewart

1	5	Michael England	385
2	9	Mike Jewell	360
-	99	Rick Combs ®	360
4	1b	Jerry Rice	350
5	c9	Steve Casebolt, Jr.	345
6	71c	RJ Conley	340
7	28	Eddie Carrier, Jr.	330
8	75	John Gill	325
9	33	Jesse Lay	315
10	18	Steve Landrum	305
11	5m	Whitney McQueary	300
12	c1	Johnny Wheeler	295
-	20m	Eric Myers	295
14	47	Chris Combs ®	285
15	83	Scott James	280
-	55	Jeep VanWormer	280
-	6t	Tim Dohm	280
18	29	Darrell Lanigan	255
-	17	Bob Lanter	255
-	11	Bobby Wolter, Jr.	255
21	s9	Dan Schlieper	250
-	89	Steve Barnett	250
23	45	Doug Smith	230
24	7	Matt Miller	220
25	14	Tyrel Todd	215
26	157	Mike Marlar	210
-	78	Jeff Alsip	210
28	19	Chad Smith	195
-	18	Tim Tungate	195
30	66	Spencer Watson	190
-	28	Chuckie May	190
-	12	Jordon Bland ®	190
-	55r	Jeff Raisor	190
34	1x	Sidney Sprague ®	185
35	33	Aaron Hatton	180
-	10	Larry Pickleheimer, Jr.	180
37	4	Greg Johnson	175
-	12	Roger Williams	175
-	24	Mike Hawley	175
40	17	Bobby Carrier, Jr.	165
41	1	Wayne Chinn	160
42	99	Donnie Moran	155
-	118	Devin Sebree	155
44	10	Bryan Barber	145
-	90	Alan Haycraft ®	145
-	00	Mark Kurth	145
-	77	Robert Fletcher ®	145
48	JJ2	Josh Williams	140
49	9	Blake Chinn	135
50	r25	Timmy Yeager	125
-	7m	Michael Bradley	125
-	10	Tony Trafficant	125
-	49	Frankie Coomer ®	125
-	13w	David Webb ®	125
55	1	Duane Chamberlain	115
-	71r	Rod Conley	115
57	00	Randy Korte	105
-	91	Rusty Schlenk	105
59	b7	Ben Adkins	100
-	7	Stanley Haddix	100
61	22	Dave Kirker	90
-	70	Mike Luna ®	90
63	21r	Shannon Reed	85
-	OZ	Peter Warby	85
65	21	Jason Montgomery	80
66	75	Dusty Moore	75
-	17	Shannon Thornsberry	75
-	53	Hillard Miller	75
69	74k	Randy King	50
-	p1	Tim Prince	50
-	23	Arnie Fields	50
-	41	Brad Neat	50

March 26, 2005

For Immediate Release:

James Essex, NARA-PR

Rick Combs Cashes In With Biggest Career Win in Spring 50 Tuneup at Florence Speedway

UNION, KY--Rick Combs of Cincinnati, OH drove the race of his career on Friday Night, March 25 at the Florence Speedway as the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts kicked off it's 2005 racing season with the "Spring 50 Tuneup" for Late Models and when the night was done it was Combs sitting in victory circle after taking the biggest win of his racing career in stunning fashion leading all 30 laps to take the $3,000 first place money.

Combs in only his second race ever at Florence Speedway became the 17th driver in the last 23 Battle of the Bluegrass races to win an event. The 29 year old driver piloted the Culligan Water, Griffin Graffix, Metal Shredders, The Home Team Inspection Service, Fannin's Auto Part, Simpson Race Products, Cropper Racing Engines powered, Swartz Chassis Pontiac Grand Prix #99. Combs fought off race long challenges from Jeep VanWormer, Tim Dohm and Eddie Carrier, Jr. before finally securing the big win. VanWormer of Pinconning, MI finished second in his Bayline Fire Protection/Pro Power/Mastersbilt Ford Taurus. Third at the finish was Steve Casebolt, Jr. of Richmond, IN in the Seubert Calf Ranches/Dargie Race Engines/Rocket Ford Taurus. Finishing fourth was Eric Myers of Holmesville, OH in the CRM Colored Mulch/Malcuit Race Engines/Rocket Pontiac Grand Prix with Tim Dohm of Cross Lanes, WV grabbing the fifth spot in his Dohm Cycle Sales/Custom Race Engines/Rocket Monte Carlo. A total of 50 Late Models were on hand for the race which opened the fourth season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series.

The starting row for the 30 lap main event was suppose to consist of Tim Dohm and R.J. Conley, but Conley had to resort to a backup car which put him on the tail of the starting lineup and moved Combs to the outside of the front row. Sometimes breaks in racing go the right way and for Combs it was just the start of something big as he would take the lead at the start of the feature event. The race would be one lap old when fifth place runner, Josh Williams, slowed on the backstraight with a flat left rear tire. With the yellow waving a three car jamup in the back would see Johnny Wheeler, Frankie Coomer and David Webb involved with Coomer and Webb eliminated from the race only a lap into it. Combs would be out in front on the restart with VanWormer, Dohm, Eddie Carrier, Jr. and Whitney McQueary in the hunt. Casebolt would pass McQueary for fifth on the third circuit. Dohm would then unseat VanWormer for second on lap four. Dohm then was looking for every avenue around Combs in the race for the lead. The frontrunners would start to pick up the back of the pack by the 10th lap with Dohm, VanWormer, Carrier and Casebolt hot on Combs' tail. A scary incident on the frontstretch on lap 14 would see Steve Barnett up against the frontstretch wall with the yellow waving Josh Williams, just barely avoided a major wreck by diving to the inside of the race track missing Barnett's stalled race car.

When the race reached the halfway mark it was still Combs showing the way with Carrier now putting the heat on Combs as the 2002 Battle of the Bluegrass champion had his sights set on a first time Florence win. Carrier would hound Combs lap after lap until something broke on his race car with 22 laps in the books ending his night. So Combs now would have one less challenger or so he thought as both VanWormer and Casebolt would pick up the challenge that Carrier left behind. VanWormer would race Combs hard and clean looking for a way around him, but Combs would hold his groove and take his mount all the way to the checkered flag to score a popular win with the crowd. VanWormer came up just short of victory taking second spot just ahead of Casebolt, 14th starting Eric Myers and Dohm.

In victory lane on the frontstretch afterwards, Combs was elated with what had just happened. "I can't believe this, we've only raced here once before and the car and motor were just about perfect for the conditions," said the winner accepting congratulations from a multitude of supporters. "I just want to thank all of my crew, sponsors and family for making this happen, this is the first time I've driven a Swartz Chassis and it was just awesome and the Cropper Engine we had under the hood was flawless." Combs who plans on running for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Series and Rookie of the Year in 2005 was making only his second career BoB start.

Completing the top ten were Whitney McQueary, Jesse James Lay, Michael England, Jerry Rice and Bobby Wolter, Jr.

In preliminary action, Eddie Carrier, Jr. set a new Florence Speedway Late Model track record at 15.181 seconds which was translated to 118 miles per hour as he was the top main in the Racing Optics Time Trials. The old record was held by Shannon Babb at 15.185 set in 2002. The Four VP Racin' Makin' Power Heat Races were won by R.J. Conley, Josh Williams, Tim Dohm and Rick Combs. The B-Mains were won by Jesse James Lay and Michael England.

Action will resume on Saturday Night, March 26 at the Florence Speedway as the BoB Series will be back at the track for the 29th Annual "Spring 50" paying $5,000 to win. A complete show will take place with time trials, heat races, consy events and the 50 lap main event.

Race Summary

Florence Speedway-Union, KY

Friday Night, March 25, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluerass DirtCar Series

Racing Optics Fast Qualifier: Eddie Carrier, Jr. 15.181 (new track record)

VP Racin' Makin' Power Heat #1: R.J. Conley, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Jerry Rice, Mike Jewell, Frankie Coomer, Michael Bradley, Jesse James Lay, Tim Tungate, Jordan Bland, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr., Scott James, Tyrel Todd, Spensor Watson (DNS)

VP Racin' Makin' Power Heat #2: Josh Williams, Jeep VanWormer, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Eric Myers, John Gill, Jeff Raisor, Stanley Haddix, Alan Haycraft, Marc Kurth, Aaron Hatton, Brad Neat, Roger Williams (DNS), Darrell Lanigan (DNS)

VP Racin' Makin' Power Heat #3: Tim Dohm, Steve Barnett, Chris Combs, Chad Smith, David Webb, Jeff Alsip, Steve Landrum, Johnny Wheeler, Mike Hawley, Robert Fletcher, Devin Sebree, Tony Traficant

VP Racin' Makin' Power Heat #4: Rick Combs, Whitney McQueary, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Bobby Carrier, Jr., Michael Luna, Bryan Barber, Michael England, Doug Smith, Bob Lanter, Sidney Sprague, Peter Warby, Chuckie May

First B-Main: Jesse James Lay, John Gill, Frankie Coomer, Tim Tungate, Jeff Raisor, Jordan Bland, Larry Pickelheimer, Jr., Stanley Haddix, Alan Haycraft, Tyrel Todd

Second B-Main: Michael England, Steve Landrum, David Webb, Jeff Alsip, Doug Smith, Chuckie May, Sidney Sprague, Bob Lanter, Mike Hawley, Johnny Wheeler, Robert Fletcher, Marc Kurth, Peter Warby, Devin Sebree

30 Lap Spring 50 Tuneup Main Event: Rick Combs, Jeep VanWormer, Steve Casebolt, Jr., Eric Myers, Tim Dohm, Whitney McQueary, Jesse James Lay, Michael England, Jerry Rice, Bobby Wolter, Jr., Chris Combs, R.J. Conley, Bobby Carrier, Jr., Mike Jewell, Doug Smith, Johnny Wheeler, Chad Smith, Josh Williams, Eddie Carrier, Jr., Steve Barnett, Steve Landrum, John Gill, David Webb, Frankie Coomer

Race Statistics:

Entries: 50

Lap Leaders: Rick Combs 1-30

Cautions: 3

Red Flags: 1

BoB Provisionals: Johnny Wheeler and Doug Smith

BoB Rookie of the Race: Rick Combs

PPM Racing Products Hard Charger of the Race: Eric Myers advanced 10 positions (Started 14th and finished 4th)

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O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Kicks off '05 at Florence (KY) Speedway March 25-26

LEXINGTON, KY--The fourth season for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts gets underway with back to back race programs at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY on March 25 and 26. The first two points races of the '05 campaign begins on Good Friday, March 25 with the "Spring 50 Tune-up" for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Late Models with a complete show including time trials, heat races, consy events and a $3000 to win main event. On Saturday Night, March 26 right back at Florence will be the 29th Annual "Spring 50" with a $5000 to win payday awaiting the winner of the main event. There will be another complete show for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass series with time trials, heat races, consy events and the 50 lap main event to top off the evening.

The "Spring 50" has turned into a spring time classic for fans and drivers as the event has been run since 1977 with only one rainout (in 1998) to halt the streak. 2005 National Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame Inductee, Billy Teegarden won the first four "Spring 50" races held from 1977-1980. Former Florence (KY) Speedway track champions, Vern LeFever, Pat Patrick, Matt Gilardi and Chuck McWilliams took wins from 1981-1987 with Patrick winning four of those years. Kentucky racing legend, "Black" Jack Boggs would win his first of an unprecedented five "Spring 50's" starting in 1988. TN's Scott Bloomquist took the top honors in 1989 and only repeated last year. Another former Florence track champion, Gary Green would win in 1991 before IL Hall of Famer Bob Pierce's win in 1992. Indiana drivers would then enter victory lane with John Gill in '94, Kevin Claycomb in '96, Don O'Neal in '99 and '02 and Steve Casebolt, Jr. winning in 2003. WI's Dan Schlieper was victorious during the 2000 season and hometown driver, Darrell Lanigan nabbed the victory in 2001.

On Easter Weekend for this event pit gates will open Friday at 4 pm with time trials at 7 pm and on Saturday pit gates will open at 4 pm with time trials starting at 6:30 pm

Florence Speedway will hold a special practice session weather permitting the week before the races on Saturday, March 19 from 1 pm until dark.

Quality Inn and Suites (formerly Ramada Inn) in Florence, KY will serve as the host hotel for the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series for this event. A special rate for the “Spring 50” weekend is being offered to racers and fan of $45.00 for double occupancy. Reservations can be made by calling the motel directly at 859-371-4700 and requesting the special NARA rate for this weekend.

For more information on this event please contact Florence Speedway at www.florencespeedway.com or call (859) 485-7591. For info on the O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series go to www.naradirtcar.com and click on the Battle of the Bluegrass icon or call (859) 271-4501.

Florence Speedway

Previous "Spring 50" Winners

1977--Billy Teegarden

1978--Billy Teegarden

1979--Billy Teegarden

1980--Billy Teegarden

1981--Vern LeFever

1982--Pat Patrick

1983--Matt Gilardi

1984--Chuck McWilliams

1985--Pat Patrick

1986--Pat Patrick

1987--Pat Patrick

1988--Jack Boggs

1989--Scott Bloomquist

1990--Jack Boggs

1991--Gary Green

1992--Bob Pierce

1993--Jack Boggs

1994--John Gill

1995--Jack Boggs

1996--Kevin Claycomb

1997--Jack Boggs

1998--Rained Out

1999--Don O'Neal

2000--Dan Schlieper

2001--Darrell Lanigan

2002--Don O'Neal

2003--Steve Casebolt, Jr.

2004--Scott Bloomquist

Multiple Winners:

Jack Boggs-5

Pat Patrick-4

Billy Teegarden-4

Scott Bloomquist-2

Don O'Neal-2

March 16, 2005

2005 Tentative Tour Schedule - NOTE - Dates are being added to the 2005 Schedule as they become available. In NO WAY should this be misconstrued as the entire 2005 schedule.

Date	Venue	City	To Win	Winner
2-7	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$5,000	Don O'Neal
2-8	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$5,000	T. McCreadie
2-9	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$5,000	Terry English
2-10	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$7,000	Steve Shaver
2-11	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$10,000	Steve Francis
2-12	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL	$12,000	Don O'Neal
4-9	Lowe's Motor Speedway "Pit Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals"	Concord, NC	$10,000
4-15	TBA
4-16	Brownstown Speedway “22nd Annual Hoosier Dirt Classic”	Brownstown, IN	$7,000
5-20	Farley Speedway	Farley, IA	$10,000
5-21	LaSalle Speedway	LaSalle, IL	$10,000
6-4	Florence Speedway "19th Annual Ralph Latham Mem."	Union, KY	$10,000
6-17	Cedar Lake Speedway “7th Annual Masters”	New Richmond, WI	TBA
6-18	Cedar Lake Speedway “7th Annual Masters”	New Richmond, WI	TBA
6-25	The Rock Speedway	Cumberland, MD	$7,000
7-3	Muskingum Co Speedway “Cresnos 50”	Zanesville, OH	$7,000
7-9	KC Raceway “The Night the Stars Come Out”	Chillicothe, OH	$7,000
7-15	Potomac Speedway	Budd's Creek, MD	$7,000
7-16	Virginia Motor Speedway	Saluda, VA	$10,000
7-22	Elkins Speedway "RH Armstrong Memorial"	Elkins, WV	$7,000
7-23	Tyler County Speedway "18th Annual Earl Hill Memorial"	Middlebourne, WV	$7,000
7-30	LaSalle Speedway	LaSalle, IL	$10,000
7-31	Tri-City Speedway "Miller Light/Wallace Brothers Homecoming 50"	Pontoon Beach, IL	$10,000
8-27	Bluegrass Speedway	Bardstown, KY	$10,000
9-17	Pennsylvania Motor Speedway "17th Annual Pittsburgher 100"	Pittsburgh, PA
9-18	Pennsylvania Motor Speedway "17th Annual Pittsburgher 100"	Pittsburgh, PA	$22,000
10-7	Dixie Speedway "Jimmy Mosteller Classic"	Woodstock, GA	$10,000
10-8	Dixie Speedway "Shootout Finals"	Woodstock, GA	$10,000

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Announces Rookie of the Year Program for '05

LEXINGTON, KY--The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series has announced the 2005 Rookie of the Year program for drivers who are eligible for the awards. The 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Rookie of the Year will receive $10,000 in cash, with the runner-up earning $6,000 and third place taking home $4,000.

To be eligible for the award a driver must have never won an NARA DirtCar Series event in 2004 nor finished in the top ten of the final 2004 points standings. Also for a driver to be eligible they must have never won a $10,000 or more event prior to the 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series season.

Drivers that are eligible and meet the requirements set forth must notified the Series Office prior to April 8^th, 2005 regarding their commitment to run for the '05 Rookie of the Year program. Drivers must run 90% of all the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series events that are run in 2005 to be eligible for the awards.

For updates to the 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series schedule and other information you can log on to www.naradirtcar.com or contact the Series Office at (859)271-4501.

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Sponsors

Lucas Oil- Title Sponsor and “Official Oil Products of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

O’Reilly Auto Parts – “Official Auto Parts Store of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

VP Racing Fuels- “Official Race Fuel of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

Hoosier Race Tires – “Official Race Tire of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series”

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Signs AFCO Racing Products as Associate Sponsor

Lexington, KY (March 5, 2005)- The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series has announced AFCO Racing Products as an associate sponsor of the series for 2005. AFCO Racing Products based in Boonville, IN will supply technical support to racers and provide their shock dyno truck for use at selected events as part of their sponsorship of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005.

“We are very excited to be a part of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005. AFCO feels this series has tremendous opportunities to market to racers and supply technical support to the many teams we support and sponsor. The NARA DirtCar Series management team has put together a total package that will be great for racers, track promoters and companies like ours that sponsor the series”, stated Bill Workman of AFCO Racing Products.

With the addition of AFCO Racing Products the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series is gaining support from several manufactures and businesses involved in motorsports. “With AFCO coming on board we feel we have strengthened our series for racers by offering technical support at selected events. AFCO Racing Products is another great company to be associated with our series in addition to COMP Cams and Oval Craft that we recently announced”, stated Spencer Wilson, Series Director of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series.

AFCO Racing Products manufacturing facility is second to none. Using the latest technology and computer controlled machining equipment; they are able to produce numerous products for all your racing needs. AFCO maintains an ongoing design, development and test program for new products. All new AFCO products are extensively track tested before production is begun. You can be sure that the products you receive from AFCO are ready for your race car. To learn more about AFCO Racing Products visit their website @ www.afcoracing.com.

For those more information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com.

February, 24, 2005 updated schedule

NARA DirtCar Series

2005 Tentative Tour Schedule - NOTE - Dates are being added to the 2005 Schedule as they become available. In NO WAY should this be misconstrued as the entire 2005 schedule.

Date	Venue	City	Purse	Winner
2-7	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$5,000	Don O'Neal
2-8	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$5,000	Tim McCreadie
2-9	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$5,000	Terry English
2-10	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$7,000	Steve Shaver
2-11	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$10,000	Steve Francis
2-12	East Bay Raceway	Gibsonton, FL.	$12,000	Don O'Neal
4-9	Lowe's Motor Speedway "Pit Pass Cabarrus Super Nationals"	Concord, NC	$10,000
5-20	Farley Speedway	Farley, IA	$10,000
5-21	LaSalle Speedway	LaSalle, IL	$10,000
6-4	Florence Speedway "19th Annual Ralph Latham Memorial"	Union, KY	$10,000
6-24	The Rock Speedway	Cumberland, MD	$7,000
7-9	KC Raceway “The Night the Stars Come Out”	Chillicothe, OH	$7,000
7-15	Potomac Speedway	Budd's Creek, MD	$7,000
7-16	Virginia Motor Speedway	Saluda, VA	$10,000
7-22	Elkins Speedway "RH Armstrong Memorial"	Elkins, WV	$7,000
7-23	Tyler County Speedway "18th Annual Earl Hill Memorial"	Middlebourne, WV	$7,000
7-30	LaSalle Speedway	LaSalle, IL	$10,000
7-31	Tri-City Speedway	Pontoon Beach, IL	$10,000
8-27	Bluegrass Speedway	Bardstown, KY	$10,000
10-7	Dixie Speedway "Jimmy Mosteller Classic"	Woodstock, GA	$10,000
10-8	Dixie Speedway "Shootout Finals"	Woodstock, GA	$10,000

February 5, 2005

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

VP Racing Fuels Named "Official" Fuel of Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Lexington, KY (February 4, 2005)- Spencer Wilson, president of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series, has reached an agreement with VP Racing Fuels, Inc. to be the "Official Fuel" of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Battle of the Bluegrass Series and the NARA Open Wheel Modified Series for 2005. In addition, VP Racing will be the title sponsor of all "Live" Internet Broadcasts and a contingency sponsor for all three series under the umbrella of the NARA organization.

"The sponsorship package that VP Racing and NARA have put together will be tremendous for everyone involved. The contingency programs that are a part of this package will benefit the racers and give them additional incentives to race on the NARA Series in 2005,” stated Spencer Wilson. "The folks at VP are making a huge commitment to the NARA organization for 2005 and want to be a part of our program for the long term.”

“VP Racing has been making specialty racing fuels since 1975, so as we celebrate our 30^th anniversary this year, we're excited to be named the ‘Official Fuel’ of NARA,” said Steve Scheidker, VP’s Global Marketing Manager. “We anticipate Spencer Wilson’s NARA organization will see substantial growth and this represents a great opportunity to market our fuels among the three series. We’re confident the teams will enjoy the increased horsepower, extra torque and cooler operating temperatures offered by fuels like VP’s C12 and Late Model Plus.”

As the "Official Fuel," VP will offer racers in all three series a contingency program that will greatly benefit the racers directly. Although its “Official Fuel” sponsorship does not require racers to run VP’s fuels exclusively in any of the three series in 2005, racers will be required to use VP’s fuels to be eligible for the contingency programs. VP’s sponsorship will also offer benefits to drivers in each series in the form of awards at each series year-end banquet for 2005. More details concerning the contingency programs for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series, O'Reilly Auto Parts Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series and the NARA Open Wheel Modified Series will be released soon.

With title sponsorship secured for the "Live" Internet broadcasts, the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will be available to fans and racers who are unable to attend a series sanctioned event to listen "Live" as the action happens. The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series is projected to broadcast 20-25 events "Live" in 2005.

Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

VP Racing is celebrating its 30^th year in business, having been manufacturing the best fuels for motorsports since 1975. With its more than 60 unique blends, VP has fueled champions in virtually every racing category and class -- from circle track, drag racing and road racing to off-road, off-shore and even airplane racing. In race venues not controlled by a fuel rule, VP consistently fuels more winners than any other American fuel company. VP has been the fuel of choice for NHRA Pro Stock Champions for 29 consecutive years, a record unmatched by any major sponsor in the industry. In addition to being the Official Fuel of NARA, VP is the Official Racing Fuel of NHRA Championship Drag Racing and the exclusive fuel supplier and/or sponsor of AMA (American Motorcycle Association) Supercross; IJSBA (International Jet Sports Boating Association); SKUSA (Superkarts! USA); Star Mazda; Stars of Karting; Toyota Atlantic; and Trans Am among many others.

In addition to fuels, VP’s product line includes synthetic oils, 2-cycle lubricants, performance chemicals and traction compounds – each designed to produce the most power and best performance in their respective racing applications. More information can be obtained from VP’s website – vpracingfuels.com

For pre-orders or to obtain fuel in Florida please call VP's Mike Farr at 302-438-1483

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Contacts: VP: Bruce Hendel - 909-322-0737; Steve Scheidker – 210-635-7744

NARA: Spencer Wilson – 859-271-4501

February 4, 2005

LEXINGTON, KY--Final preparations have been made for the first ever visit by the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series to the East Bay Raceway in Gibsonton, FL for the 29th Annual "Winternationals" to be held February 7-12. The week long show for dirt late models will see a complete show ran each night with Oval Craft Time Trials, heat races, consy events and Feature races. The 1/3 mile speedway promoted by 2VHL Promotions will have for up for grabs purse, point fund and contingencies totaling over $250,000 for the week.

An "open practice session" has been scheduled for Sunday, February 6 to allow race teams to tune-up for the week long race fest. Pit gates will open for the practice session at 4:30 p.m. with practice slated to take place from 6:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. on Sunday Evening.

The schedule of events for all six days will see the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series running a $5000 to win main event on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, February 7-9. On Thursday, February 10 the purse raises to $7000 to win, with Friday, February 11 seeing the winner take home $10,000. On the final night of the "Winternationals" Saturday Night, February 12 there will be a $12,000 to win and $1000 to start main event with the lights and cameras of ESPN2 rolling as the race will be taped for broadcast at a date and time to be announced on ESPN2.

Race teams needing information on registration for this event are asked to call the NARA DirtCar Series office before Friday, February 4 at (859) 271-4501 or visit their website at www.naradirtcar.com.

29th Annual Winternationals Schedule of Events

East Bay Raceway Park-Gibsonton (Tampa), FL

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Sanctioned

Sunday, February 6

Open Practice Session

Pit Gates Open; 4:30 p.m.

Practice from 6-10 p.m.

Monday, February 7

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$5000 to Win

Tuesday, February 8

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$5000 to Win

Wednesday, February 9

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$5000 to Win

Thursday, February 10

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$7000 to Win

Friday, February 11

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$10,000 to Win

Saturday, February 12

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series

Complete Show

$12,000 to Win!

ESPN2 to Tape this Event!

Tech 11:00am
Driver Regerstation 12:00pm - 2:30pm
Pit Gates Open 2:00pm
Drivers Meeting 3:00pm
Hot Laps 3:30 pm
Time Trials after hot laps

General gates open at 5:00pm

Autograph sessions will be from 5:30- 6:30pm
Heat Races 7:00pm

February 4, 2005
FROM: Michael Despain
RE: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Banquet

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Banquet Set For February 26

Lexington, KY-February 3- The first year NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series will honor their top ten point-getters for its initial 2004 racing season on Saturday evening, February 26.

Kelly Warren of Columbia, KY won the points chase of the "BoB Mod Squad" in 2004 by a mere 15 markers over fellow Columbia, KY driver Leonard Pierce. Jimmy Payne would finish third in points, with Brandon Green and Russell Childress completing the top five.

The second five in the 2004 series points chase would be led by Ricky Arms, followed by Chris Riehle, Anthony Reams, Hank Bradley, and Jerry Rutherford.

The evening of honors will be at The Springs Inn, located in Lexington, KY. The cost of the banquet is $25 and tickets can be obtained by contacting the NARA office. If you would like overnight accomodations, there is a special $59.00 room rate for the evening by asking for the NARA rate. The meal will be served at 6:00 p.m. EST, with the awards ceremony to follow.

WHAT: NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Banquet
WHEN: February 26, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. EST
WHERE: The Springs Inn, 2020 Harrodsburg Road, Lexington, KY 40503

2004 NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series Final Points (Top 10)

1. Kelly Warren- 2370
2. Leonard Pierce- 2355
3. Jimmy Payne- 2350
4. Brandon Green- 2195
5. Russell Childress- 2170
6. Ricky Arms- 2080
7. Chris Riehle- 1740
8. Anthony Reams- 1715
9. Hank Bradley-1640
10. Jerry Rutherford- 1460

February 2, 2005
R.A.C.E. Point/Contingency Fund to Include Engine Builders Challenge Sponsored By PBM Performance Parts

Sullivan, WI (February 2, 2005)- The 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series sanctioned "Winternationals" held at East Bay Raceway Park in Tampa Florida February 7-12th is set to pay out a points fund sponsored by R.A.C.E., over $100,000 in cash and products to drivers that compete in the "Winternationals". The overall "Winternationals"point champion will receive $15,000 in cash and products and additional monies and products will be paid to the top 20 in the final points standings for the week.

Included in the week-long point fund will be an Engine Builders Challenge sponsored by PBM Performance Parts. This will be the largest group of engine builders ever put together in a challenge in the dirt late model industry. Twelve (12) engine builders from all over the country have entered the Engine Builders Challenge sponsored by PBM Performance Parts. They include Clements, Cornett, Custom, Gaerte, Grover, Jay Dickens, Larry Wallace, Malcuit, Pro Power, RaceTek, Russell Baker and SMS.

"We're thrilled to be a sponsor of this challenge through the R.A.C.E. organization. This challenge will bring recognition to our belief in open competition and strengthen the engine builders presence in the dirt late model industry", stated PBM president Todd Flowers. " The industry of performance racing parts supports so many people throughout the country and provides jobs and a source of income for thousands of people. Open competition is the backbone of motorsports and is what this country is built on. That includes the freedom of choice to use quality performance parts and freedom of choice of engine builders across the country".

During the 2005 "Winternationals" a special point system will be used for this Engine Builders Challenge sponsored by PBM Performance Parts. After the final event the top six engine builders in points will be awarded cash and products worth over $6,500 with the top engine builder receiving $2,500 in cash and products. "We wanted to do something to help the community of engine builders that we have in this country and their dedication to this sport" stated Todd Flowers. "Many drivers we sponsor, including Donnie Moran and Mike Marlar will also be at East Bay and competing for this points fund."

In addition to this tremendous points fund for the drivers that compete all week and the Engine Builders Challenge for the engine builders that are entered in the challenge, a separate award will be given to the top crew chief of the "Winternationals" as part of the R.A.C.E. point fund. The winning crew chief of the "Winternationals" championship team will receive $1000 in cash as the top crew chief of the 2005 "Winternationals." "We wanted the crew guys to be recognized as well during this awesome week of racing we will have at East Bay", stated R.A.C.E. founder Bill Schlieper.

Manufactures, businesses and individuals that have contributed to the 2005 "Winternationals Point &Contingency Fund" include: Isky Cams, Manley Performance, T&D Machine, Sunoco Race Fuels, ATL Fuel Cells, JE Pistons, Arrow Rods, Mr. Moto, Dart, Champ Pans, KB Carbs, Stealth Carbs, Taco Carbs, Brodix, Rapture Carbs, Stiles Headers, Wulff Pumps, Stock Car Products, Callies Performance Products, Willy's Carbs, Comp Cams, Crower, Five Star Bodies, Performance Bodies, Chapman Racing Heads, Bryant Racing, Barnes Systems, PBM Performance Parts, Peterson Fluid Systems, Dana Corp/Clevite/Perfect Circle, Crane Cams, Edelbrock, Carrillo Rods, Mahle Pistons, Scott Performance Wire, Moroso, Durabond Bearing, Oliver Racing Products, DelWest USA, Racing Engines Valves, ARP Fasteners, Cloyes,All Pro Cylinder Heads, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, RaceTek Race Engines, Gaerte Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Malcuit Racing Engines, Pro Power Racing, SMS Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, Carl Grover Motorsports, Russell Baker Engines, Custom Race Engines, J&J Steel, Carlton Lamm, Bob Miller, Don Durrett and BSW Construction, East Bay Raceway Park, and NASCAR star Jimmy Johnson.

To participate in the PBM Performance Parts Engine Builders Challenge or to be a part of the point/contingency fund call Bill Schlieper @ 262-593-5801 or 414-840-9836.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 "Winternationals". To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

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NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Tour

2005 Tour Schedule

Date	Venue	Location	Purse	Winner
3-25	Florence Speedway	Union, KY	$3000
3-26	Florence Speedway Spring 50	Union, KY	$5000
4-23	Paducah International Raceway	Paducah, KY	$3000
4-29	Richmond Raceway	Richmond, KY	$3000
4-30	Bluegrass Speedway 8^th Annual Spring Sizzler	Bardstown, KY	$3000
5-7	201 Speedway	Sitka, KY	$3000
5-14	Soggy Bottom Speedway	Morgantown, KY	$3000
5-27	TBA/Rain Date
5-28	TBA/Rain Date
6-2	TBA
6-3	Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City, KY	$3000
6-11	Bluegrass Speedway 4^th Annual June Jam	Bardstown, KY	$3000
6-18	Richmond Raceway	Richmond, KY	$3000
7-2	201 Speedway	Sitka, KY	$3000
7-9	Bluegrass Speedway 7^th Annual Kentuckiana Klash	Bardstown, KY	$3000
7-15	TBA – TN
7-16	TBA – TN
7-23	Richmond Raceway Butterball Wooldridge Memorial	Richmond, KY	$5000
7-30	Paducah International Raceway	Paducah, KY	$3000
8-6	Soggy Bottom Speedway	Morgantown, KY	$3000
8-26	Ponderosa Speedway	Junction City, KY	$3000
9-3	201 Speedway	Sitka, KY	$3000
9-16	TBA
9-17	Bluegrass Speedway 7^th Annual Bluegrass 50	Bardstown, KY	$5000
9-24	Florence Speedway	Union, KY	$5000
10-1	TBA/ Rain Date
*Schedule is Tentative* and subject to change Denotes NON-Points Event

January 28, 2005

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Adds Oval Craft Fast Time Award and Contingency Program For 2005

Lexington, KY (January 27, 2005)- The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series announces Oval Craft as the "Official" sponsor of the fast time award and as a contingency sponsor of the series in 2005. Oval Craft based in Tunnel Hill, GA will be the sponsor of the "Oval Craft Fast Time Award" for the 2005 racing season.

Oval Craft provides the oval track racing community with aluminum racing components that are superior in design, of the highest quality, and made from the finest materials while maintaining the highest level of service all at the most competitive price. From leading NASCAR chassis builders, suppliers and race teams to entry level racers in oval track divisions, Oval Craft is rapidly earning the reputation as the "NEW" source for fabricated aluminum products.

"Oval Craft and our employees are looking forward to our association with the NARA DirtCar Series in 2005. By sponsoring the "Fastest Qualifier Award" we feel we can promote our products to a large group of dirt late model race teams and advertise to the entire industry through the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series. The NARA Series has the marketing tools and staff in place that we feel offers companies like mine tremendous value" stated Ross Ardizzone, president of Oval Craft.

As part of the sponsorship of the Fast Time Award in 2005, Oval Craft will award the driver that accumulates the most "Oval Craft Fast Time Awards" during the 2005 season a check for $1,000 at the year-end awards banquet for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series. In addition to the Fast Time Award, Oval Craft will be a contingency sponsor of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005. Oval Craft will award the top three (3) finishers of every feature event on the series product certificates valued at $100, $75 and $50. To learn more about Oval Craft visit their official website @ www.ovalcraft.com.

"We are very excited to have Oval Craft come on board with us in 2005 and especially about their sponsorship of the "Fast Time Award". We look forward to expanding this program in the years to come with the partnership with Oval Craft", expressed Spencer Wilson, Series Director of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

January 26, 2005

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Signs COMP Cams as a Contingency Sponsor for 2005

Lexington, KY (January 27, 2005)- The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series has announced a new contingency sponsor for the 2005-racing season. COMP Cams based in Memphis, TN has signed on as a contingency sponsor for the 2005 racing season. COMP Cams in association with the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will use the touring dirt series as an opportunity to further the company's presence in dirt late model racing.

"We are very excited about the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series and our association with Spencer Wilson and his staff. The entire program that Spencer has put together with Lucas Oil and the TV package is tremendous for the sport of dirt late model racing and we wanted to be a part of their program and help in the growth of the series", stated Chris Douglas, marketing director for COMP Cams.

COMP Cams is used by many of the top drivers in dirt late model racing including 2004 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Champion Shannon Babb, 2004 Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series Champion Earl Pearson Jr. and 2004 World Of Outlaws Series Champion Scott Bloomquist. COMP Cams spends thousands of hours working with individuals, teams, and companies to make sure their products provide unmatched performance and reliability. One day it's out at Daytona working with a NASCAR team, another day at Pomona with a Pro Stock car, another it's at a dyno all night long. And still others it’s on the street driving from state to state, or just down the block.

For over 25 years, COMP Cams philosophy has never changed: Make the highest performing products possible, provide customers with great service, and lead the industry in technological development. Today the COMP Cams family has grown to multiple companies and hundreds of employees, their vision remain the same. It's with this competitive spirit that has positioned COMP Cams as the leading company in its field.

Spencer Wilson Series Director of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series had this to say about the announcement, "We are excited to be associated with COMP Cams and their contingency programs they are offering drivers who run on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005. Our goal with all our sponsors is to provide racers additional incentives to race with us and at the same time give companies an opportunity to use the series as a marketing tool."

COMP Cams will be awarding product certificates in the value of $200, $100, and $50 to the top three (3) finishers of every feature event on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005. In addition to the year long contingency program, COMP Cams will also be contributing product certificates valued at $1,500 to the R.A.C.E. point fund for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar sanctioned "Winternationals" at East Bay Raceway Park February 7-12, 2005.To learn more about COMP Cams you can visit their official website @ www.compcams.com.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

January 24, 2005
Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports and Earl Pearson Jr. will Compete for the 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Championship in 2005

Jacksonville, FL (January 24, 2005)- The Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team and Earl Pearson Jr. have committed to run the entire Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005 in hopes of winning another series championship. After winning the 2004 Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series Championship, Earl and the team were looking forward to defending the series championship in 2005. In the ever-changing climate in the dirt late model industry, the Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series was purchased by Boundless Motorsports. This transaction along with not receiving their point fund monies at the Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series Banquet at the PRI show in Indianapolis caused DBFM to re-evaluate their plans for 2005.

"With all the uncertainty with the series being purchased and the delays in payment of the points fund, we wanted to look at all options for the 2005 season. We did finally receive our points fund monies for the 2004 Stacker2 Xtreme DirtCar Series Championship on January 18, 2005", stated Earl from his home in Jacksonville Florida.

The Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team owners Carlton and Kemp Lamm began exploring other options for 2005. One of the many touring series that the team competed with in 2004 was the NARA DirtCar Series. "We raced three times with the NARA DirtCar Series in 2004 and everytime we were very impressed with the management team and staff of the series and how well run the series was. The series also has some of the best talented drivers that run the series in Shannon Babb, Freddy Smith and Mike Marlar to name a few. Now with Lucas Oil making a huge investment into the series as the title sponsor and putting together a winners circle program in 2005, we feel The NARA DirtCar Series is the best option for our team at this time" stated Carlton Lamm form his Ford dealership." Spencer Wilson has put together a great staff of employees that are genuinely concerned about the racers, promoters and the fans in this sport. We are excited about coming to Florida and running the series in 2005."

"Our goal in 2005 will be to win the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series championship. The competition will be as tough as they get with what drivers we are hearing will run the series in 2005", stated Earl. The Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team will begin their season at Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick,GA for three races beginning February 3-5th. Then the team will travel to East Bay Raceway Park for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series "Winternationals" February 7-12th. The team is undecided on the events at Volusia County Speedway the following week at this time.

Earl and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team would like to thank all their sponsors for the upcoming 2005 racing season. They include: Lucas Oil, Dunn-Benson Ford, Larry Wallace Engines, Sunoco Race Fuels, Rocket Chassis, All-Star Performance, Bert, Afco, Butlerbuilt, Cizmar, Comp Cams, CP pistons, CV Products, Moroso, SHY Suspensions, Simpson, Stealth Carburetors, Jones Racing Products, Stuckey Enterprises, T&D Rockers, Goodyear, Tiger Rear Ends, Unifirst, Weld Wheels, Wilwood, Woodward, Hyperco, ATL Fuel Cells, Oval Craft, TWM, Pit-Gear, Rick Schwallie Photography, Xtreme Graphics, Panther Motorsports Design and WD Enterprises.

In 2005 Earl and the Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports team will run a similar 2004 schedule of 55-60 events throughout the year, running the entire Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series, several other touring series events and numerous unsanctioned big events including the Show-Me 100, North-South 100, The Dream and the World 100 in 2005. The teams 2005 schedule will be posted on the official Dunn-Benson Ford Motorsports website soon at www.dunnbensonfordmotorsports.com.

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January 24, 2005

R.A.C.E. and the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Sanctioned Events at East Bay Gaining Support From Top Drivers

Sullivan, WI (January 24,2005) - As the 2005 Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Sanctioned "Winternationals" approaches, several of the top dirt late model drivers have given their support for R.A.C.E. and committed to racing at East Bay Raceway Park February 7-12th.

Drivers that have given their support to R.A.C.E. include 5-time "World 100" Winner Billy Moyer, 2003 "World 100" winner Dan Schlieper, 2004 Xtreme "Knoxville National Finals"Champion and 2002 "World 100" winner Brian Birkhofer, 2004 WDRL Series Champion Brady Smith, 2004 Xtreme "Masters" Champion Jimmy Mars, Darren Miller, Garrett Durrett, Jeep Van Wormer, Russ Scheffler, Chuck Harper, Mark Teske, Ricky Elliot, Jayme Zidar, Eric Jacobsen, Michael England, Mike Marlar, Patrick Sheltra and Ryan Dauber.

"Sunoco has been a long time supporter of my program and having them support R.A.C.E. and the point fund for East Bay is just great! Bill Schlieper has put a lot of time into that deal and I really appreciate what he is trying to do for the industry. I'm looking forward to coming to East Bay and with this additional point fund it will make the racing even more exciting" stated Billy Moyer.

Another top driver that has given support to R.A.C.E. is Muscatine IA's Brian Birkhofer. " I'm looking forward to coming to Florida and racing with the NARA DirtCar Series. The point fund is tremendous and to have some of my sponsors involved with that like J&J Steel, JE Pistons, Champ Pans and Manley is awesome" stated Brian while preparing his cars from his shop. Brady Smith a rising star in the dirt late model industry won the 2004 WDRL Series championship and is also excited about coming to East Bay Raceway Park. "Bill has put together a huge program for the racers and I appreciate all his hard work to put this deal together. I'll be at East Bay and looking forward to racing with the NARA DirtCar Series. NARA and R.A.C.E have really worked hard in putting together a great show for us to be a part of" stated Brady from his home in Solon Springs,WI.

Racers Alliance Concerning Engines (R.A.C.E.) co-founder Bill Schlieper expressed there motivation behind their organization. "Many of our late model drivers were not going to Florida this year for many reasons and I could not sit by and let them be disgusted with little and no incentives. I believe in the East Bay "Winternationals" and have been a proud participant for over 10 years. I really wanted to help set up a program to give the race teams some incentives and extra money for going to East Bay. In a short time I, along with R.A.C.E., a group of manufacturers, builders and individuals have put together an incredible package exceeding $100,000 of product and cash we can use to help the racers get healthy early this season. At R.A.C.E. we want to allow people to reach their goals, LIVE THEIR DREAMS and MAKE IT HAPPEN through their own efforts and decisions. We want racers to be able to choose quality products they believe to be the best and use them to better their teams and the people around them.
I would like to thank all the people who have contributed to R.A.C.E. for the tremendous contributions and support in order to make this R.A.C.E. "Winternationals" point fund a reality. I also want to give a special thanks to my wife Josie and all our employees at Pro Power Racing for their sacrifices and hard work helping me organize this point fund" stated Bill Schlieper.

Manufactures, businesses and individuals that have contributed to the 2005 "Winternationals Point &Contingency Fund" include: Isky Cams, Manley Performance, T&D Machine, Sunoco Race Fuels, ATL Fuel Cells, JE Pistons, Arrow Rods, Mr. Moto, Dart, Champ Pans, KB Carbs, Stealth Carbs, Taco Carbs, Brodix, Rapture Carbs, Stiles Headers, Wulff Pumps, Stock Car Products, Callies Performance Products, Willy's Carbs, Comp Cams, Crower, Five Star Bodies, Performance Bodies, Chapman Racing Heads, Bryant Racing, Barnes Systems, PBM Performance Parts, Peterson Fluid Systems, Rocket Chassis, Simmons Promotions, Dana Corp/Clevite/Perfect Circle, Crane Cams, Edelbrock, Carrillo Rods, Mahle Pistons, Scott Performance Wire, Moroso, Durabond Bearing, Fel-Pro/Sealed Power/Speed Pro, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, RaceTek Race Engines, Gaerte Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Malcuit Racing Engines, Pro Power Racing, SMS Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, Carl Grover Motorsports, J&J Steel, Bob Miller, Don Durrett and BSW Construction, East Bay Raceway Park, Jimmy Johnson. If you would like to contribute to the R.A.C.E. point fund, please contact Bill Schlieper @ 262-593-5801 or 414-840-9836.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 "Winternationals". To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

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January 20, 2005

R.A.C.E., 2005 East Bay “Winternationals” Point/Contingency Fund over $80,000 for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Sanctioned Events

LEXINGTON, KY- The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series sanctioned events at East Bay Raceway Park’s 2005 “Winternationals” February 7^th – 12^th, in association with Racers Alliance Concerning Engines, (R.A.C.E.) will offer drivers a tremendous points/contingency fund that has increased to over $80,000. R.A.C.E. founders Bill Schlieper and John Schlieper Jr. have put together this program for the racers that choose to compete at the 2005 “Winternationals.” R.A.C.E. is currently finalizing the payouts for the week long point/contingency fund and the point/contingency fund continues to grow each day.

A week long point system will be used to determine the 2005 “Winternationals” Champion presented by R.A.C.E. The 2005 “Winternationals” points champion will receive $10,000 in cash and additional product certificates valued over $5,000 from various manufactures that have signed on to sponsor the R.A.C.E. point/contingency program at East Bay Raceway Park’s 2005 “Winternationals.” Not only will the points champion be receiving tremendous awards in cash and products over $15,000, but the top 20 in the final points standings will receive a minimum of $1,000 in cash and product awards. In addition to the point/contingency fund, each nights racing program R.A.C.E. will offer racers additional products to the top finishers of the feature event, consolation races, 1^st non-qualifier that doesn’t transfer to the feature and the fastest qualifier each night will receive a special award.

R.A.C.E. also announces an Engine Builders Challenge will also be a part of the program all week sponsored by PBM Performance Parts. A separate point system program will determine the top engine builder of the 2005 “Winternationals” with the top three places in the final points awarding cash prizes to the engines builders who participate. At this time there are nine engine builders signed on to be part of the PBM Performance Parts “Engine Builders Challenge”. They include: Clements, Cornett, Gaerte, Jay Dickens, Malcuit, Larry Wallace, Pro Power, Grover Racing Engines, RaceTek and SMS.

R.A.C.E. has received tremendous support for this program from racers, manufactures, businesses and individuals. One prominent individual that has contributed to the point/contingency fund for the “Winternationals” is NASCAR driver Jimmy Johnson. Jimmy is a strong supporter of open competition in the dirt late model industry and feels that this form of racing is a great training ground for young drivers to develop throttle control.

Manufactures, businesses and individuals that have also contributed to the 2005 “Winternationals Point &Contingency Fund” include: Isky Cams, Manley Performance, T&D Machine, Sunoco Race Fuels, ATL Fuel Cells, JE Pistons, Arrow Rods, Mr. Moto, Dart, Champ Pans, KB Carbs, Stealth Carbs, Taco Carbs, Brodix, Rapture Carbs, Stiles Headers, Wulff Pumps, Stock Car Products, Callies Performance Products, Willy’s Carbs, Comp Cams, Crower, Five Star Bodies, Performance Bodies, Chapman Racing Heads, Bryant Racing, Barnes Systems, PBM, Rocket Chassis, Simmons Promotions, Dana Corp/Clevite/Perfect Circle, Crane Cams, Edelbrock, Carrillo Rods, Mahley Pistons, Scott Performance Wire, Moroso, Durabond Bearing, East Bay Raceway Park, All Pro Cylinder Heads, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, RaceTek Race Engines, Gearte Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Malcuit Racing Engines, Pro Power Racing, SMS Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, J&J Steel, Bob Miller, Don Durrett and BSW Construction.

“The Racers Alliance Concerning Engines (R.A.C.E.) is an organization of racers, manufactures, businesses and individuals that support racing in the pure form of innovation, dedication and open competition. We want racers to be able to choose quality products they believe in to be the best and use them to better their own race teams and the people around them. The super late model division is about open competition and our goal at R.A.C.E. is to help ensure the interest of so many of the racers, manufactures, businesses and individuals that support our industry” stated R.A.C.E. founder Bill Schlieper.
A complete break down of the 2005 “Winternationals” point/contingency fund sponsored by R.A.C.E. will be announced in the near future. To participate in the PBM Performance Parts Engine Builders Challenge or to be a part of the point/contingency fund call Bill Schlieper @ 262-593-5801 or 414-840-9836.
For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.
To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

January 15, 2005

Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series Stepping It Up in '05

LEXINGTON, KY--The 2005 season of the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series is ready to take off with some exciting new announcements from the series headquarters and sponsors. Spencer Wilson, President of the NARA has announced that Lucas Oil Products will be stepping up their commitment to the series in 2005. The series will now be known as the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series as it begins its second season of sanctioning dirt late model racing special events at selected tracks across the country.

"With the commitment and support of Lucas Oil Products we are announcing that the 2005 NARA Series Champion will receive $30,000 in point fund monies at the end of the season," said Wilson. Besides the champion's share of the point fund, the top 12 in the final Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series who meet the requirements will receive point fund monies with 12th place in the final standings getting $8,000. Also Wilson has said that there will be a Winner's Circle Program based on performance and a Rookie of the Year Program with details to be announced in the near future. "I want to personally thank Forrest Lucas of Lucas Oil Products and Tom McConnell of Cornerstone Multi-Media Group for their assistance in helping to bring the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series to the forefront in dirt late model racing." said Wilson.

"Our company is pleased and excited to be supporting the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series this season," said Lucas Oil CEO and Founder, Forrest Lucas. "They proved in 2004 that they knew how to put on quality racing programs for the fans, promoters and drivers, even though they ran a limited schedule, they got their feet wet and sanctioned some impressive events last year and we want to stress to the racing community our commitment in helping take the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series to a level the fans, promoters and drivers can be proud of." The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in conjunction with ESPN2 has announced that 13 events during the 2005 will be televised on the network. Currently, ESPN2 is seen in 88 million homes nationwide.

Forrest Lucas and his wife Charlotte founded Lucas Oil Products in 1989. Prior to that, Forrest was a truck driver for over 20 years. He and Charlotte were also the owners of a nationwide long haul trucking fleet. They experienced first hand the need for better lubricants and fuel treatments to maintain their own equipment.

Given their personal experience in the trucking industry, Forrest and Charlotte started Lucas Oil Products with the simple philosophy of producing only the best line of lubricants and additives available anywhere. Since its inception, Lucas has steadfastly adhered to this corporate objective.

Lucas is also one of the fastest growing additive lines in the consumer automotive industry. A premium line of oils, greases and problem solving additives has helped to firmly establish Lucas as a prominent figure in this
marketplace.

Lucas has long been directly involved in the American racing industry through multiple vehicle sponsorship and racing event promotions, at all levels. Seeing a need for better lubricants in this industry, the Lucas people went to work again, the end result being a line of high performance engine oils and gear oils that are second to none in the racing industry.

For a complete listing and description of Lucas Oil Products, visit the Lucas Oil Products website at www.lucasoil.com. For updated information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can visit www.naradirtcar.com.

The 2005 season will begin for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series with the running of the 29th Annual "Winternationals" at the East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, FL., the 1/3 mile dirt track will host six straight nights of Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series action beginning on Monday Night, February 6. The first three nights will feature $5000 to win main events, with a $7,000 to win race on Thursday, followed by a $10,000 to win on Friday and on the Saturday finale a $12,000 to win winner's share of the purse will be on the line. The Saturday Night, February 12 event will be taped for broadcast on ESPN2 at a date and time to be announced.

January 12, 2005
LUCAS OIL NARA DIRTCAR SERIES ANNOUNCES 2005 EASTBAY WINTERNATIONALS POINT & CONTINGENCY FUND SPONSORED BY R.A.C.E.

LEXINGTON, KY- The Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in association with R.A.C.E. have put together a tremendous point & contingency fund for the 2005 "Winternationals" at East Bay Raceway Park February 7th - 12th. The 29th Annual "Winternationals" sanctioned by NARA, will be six straight nights of racing with a point system calculated for the entire week to award a "Winternationals Points Champion".

Not only will drivers be vying for purse money each night but over $70,000 in cash and product certificates will be up for grabs in this years "Winternationals". The organization R.A.C.E. headed up by Bill Schlieper will be the official sponsor of this point & contingency fund for the entire week. Racers Against Crate Engines has teamed up with the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series to offer racers some added incentives to compete at East Bay Raceway Park during the 2005 "Winternationals".

"R.A.C.E. is showing their support to help bring stability, strength and prove our dedication to drivers and teams in the Dirt Late Model industry. We want to show the industry that we care about the future of our sport" stated Bill Schlieper. "We feel the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series has a sound management team and supporting staff members that care about racers, promoters and have the best interest of the industry at heart."

Manufactures, businesses and individuals that have contributed to the 2005 "Winternationals Point &Contingency Fund" include: Isky Cams, Manley Performance, T&D Machine, Sunoco Race Fuels, ATL Fuel Cells, JE Pistons, Arrow Rods, Mr. Moto, Dart, Champ Pans, KB Carbs, Stealth Carbs, Taco Carbs, Brodix, Rapture Carbs, Stiles Headers, Wulff Pumps, Stock Car Products, Callies Performance Products, Willy's Carbs, Comp Cams, Crower, Five Star Bodies, Chapman Racing Heads, Bryant Racing, Barnes Systems, PBM, Rocket Chassis, Simmons Promotions, Clements Racing Engines, Cornett Racing Engines, RaceTek Race Engines, Gearte Engines, Jay Dickens Racing Engines, Malcuit Racing Engines, Pro Power Racing, SMS Racing Engines, Larry Wallace Engines, J&J Steel, Bob Miller, Don Durrett and BSW Construction.

To be a part of the 2005 "Winternationals" point &contingency fund contact Bill Schlieper @ (262) 593-5801 or (414) 840-9836. Additional information and details concerning the 2005 "Winternationals" point & contingency fund will be released soon.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com. East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

January 8, 2005

O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Banquet Set for January 29th

The 2004 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts Awards Banquet has been set for Saturday evening January 29^th, 2005 at 6PM. The event will be held at the Kentucky Speedway Bluegrass Hall Media Center in Sparta, KY. The Banquet will begin at 6PM, with dinner served, and followed by the awards presentation.

Aaron Hatton, Mt Sterling, KY will be officially crowned the 2004 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts Points Champion. Tyrel Todd of Eubank, KY finished second in points followed by Johnny Wheeler of Campbellsville, KY, Doug Smith of Somerset, KY and Victor Lee from Stanford, KY. Smith will also be recognized as the series "Rookie of the Year" for 2004.

Completing the top ten in points were Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN, Dennis Selby of Russell Springs, KY, Brad Neat of Dunnville, KY and there was a tie for ninth place between Spensor Watson from Bethel, OH and Michael England of Glasgow, KY.

Kentucky Speedway is located on Hwy 35 in Sparta, KY at Exit 72 on I-71.

Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway is the host hotel for the 2004 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series Banquet which is located directly across Hwy 35 from the Speedway outside turn 3. Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway will open its “Speedway Room” after the 2004 Banquet for social time with racers, owners, sponsors, etc. A special rate of $59 plus tax has been negotiated for this event with Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway, reservations can be made at 859-567-RACE and ask for the NARA Rate for this evening. More information can be found on the Ramada Inn at the Kentucky Speedway at www.ramadasparta.com.

For more information regarding the 2004 O’Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series presented by Arizona Sport Shirts Awards Banquet please call the Series Office at 859-271-4501 or www.naradirtcar.com.

Ticket Orders must be received no later than January 23^rd, there will be no tickets sold at the door.

January 6, 2005

For Immediate Release:

LEXINGTON, KY--Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series President, Spencer Wilson has announced the addition of veteran dirt track racing photographer, Rick Schwallie to the staff of NARA. Schwallie one of the most respected photographers in racing will become the Events Coordinator and Official Photographer for the two year old racing series.

"We want to welcome Rick Schwallie to NARA, he will be a real asset for us, not only is he recognized in the racing community for his photography talents, but he will be taking on a more active role working directly with race promoters on their Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series events in 2005, including pre-event promotions prior to their events with NARA," said Wilson.

Schwallie will also help in obtaining sponsors and contingency programs for the series. "I want to thank Spencer Wilson and James Essex for this opportunity with NARA,” said the Cambridge, OH resident. "I went to a couple of their shows last year and was impressed by the way they do things and I hope to add in helping them become the premier series in late model racing," noted Schwallie.

Schwallie (26) has loved the sport since he was a kid. This love later turned into a hobby with photography. In 1997, Schwallie obtained his first press pass at Brownstown Speedway in Indiana. This was only the beginning of Rick’s professionalism. Schwallie joined the Renegade Dirtcar series in 1999 as the tour’s series photographer. Rick worked for Renegade until 2003 when the series was sold to Xtreme Dirtcar. Rick then joined up with the Xtreme Dirtcar series in 2004 and visited tracks from California to New Jersey. During Rick’s journeys he has worked hand and hand with Drivers, Track Promoters, Industry, and the Media to help promote Dirt Late Model racing in whole.

To view some of the excellent work done by Rick Schwallie you can log on to his website at www.rickschwalliephotos.com or you can reach him by e-mail at the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series website at www.naradirtcar.com and e-mailing at [email protected]

JANUARY 3, 2005....Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series to Sanction East Bay Winternationals in 2005

GIBSONTON, FL--Al Varnadore, President of East Bay Raceway Park in Gibsonton, FL and Spencer Wilson, president of the North American Racing Association (NARA) have announced that the 29th Annual "Winternationals" at East Bay Raceway Park will be sanctioned by the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series in 2005.

There will be six straight nights of Dirt Late Model Racing at East Bay with each night featuring a complete show with time trials, heat races, B-Mains and feature events all starting on Monday Night, February 7^th with a $5000 to win event. On Tuesday Night, February 8^th and Wednesday Night, February 9^th there will also be a $5000 to win main event each night. The purse increases on Thursday Night, February 10^th with a $7000 to win race; with Friday Night, February 11^th, highlighted by a $10,000 to win show and to top off the 29th Annual Winternationals for Late Models at East Bay the cameras of ESPN2 will be in the house for the $12,000 to win finale on Saturday Night, February 12. The ESPN2 race will be taped for broadcast and shown at a date and time to be announced.

In 2004 East Bay hosted six straight nights of racing competition with Jimmy Mars of Elk Mound, WI winning three of those races. Other winners at East Bay in 2004 included Marquette, Nebraska's Kyle Berck, Racin' John Mason of Millersburg, OH and Donnie Moran of Dresden, OH, who captured the finale in '04.

It will be a great start to the '05 season for the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series as the two year old sanctioning body is coming off of its first season in 2004. Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, IL was the first NARA champion taking three wins during the '04 campaign. Other winners last year included Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, TN, Mike Jewell of Scottsburg, IN, Mike Marlar of Winfield, TN and Eddie Carrier, Jr. from Salt Rock, WV. NARA sanctioned some of the countries top dirt late model races in '04 including the "Spring 50" at the Florence (KY) Speedway, the "Hoosier Dirt Classic" at the Brownstown (IN) Speedway, the "Bluegrass Classic" at the Bluegrass (KY) Speedway, the "Kentucky Klassic" at the Barren County (KY) Speedway, the "Hillbilly 100" at the Tyler County (WV) Speedway, the “K-C 100" at the K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH the "Dixie Shootout" at Dixie (GA) Speedway and the "Dirt Track World Championship" at the Bluegrass (KY) Speedway.

On Sunday Afternoon February 6^th, the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series will host its 2004 Series Awards Banquet, to kick off the festivities for the 2005 East Bay Winternationals. Time and location details will be released soon.

East Bay Raceway will host an open practice on Sunday Night February 6^th for those drivers wanting track time in preparation for the 2005 Winternationals.

To order advanced reserved single night tickets, reserved camping or for further information on East Bay Raceway Park you can call the track office Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at (813) 677-7223, toll free at (877) 457-5611 or visit the track's website at www.eastbayracewaypark.com.

For those Late Model race teams wanting information on the Lucas Oil NARA DirtCar Series you can call the office at (859) 271-4501 or visit the series website at www.naradirtcar.com.

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Paducah International Raceway

Richmond Raceway

TBA/Rain Date

TBA

Ponderosa Speedway

Richmond Raceway

201 Speedway

Bluegrass Speedway 7th Annual Kentuckiana Klash

TBA – TN

TBA – TN

Richmond Raceway Butterball Wooldridge Memorial

Paducah International Raceway

Soggy Bottom Speedway

Ponderosa Speedway

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Bluegrass Speedway 7th Annual Bluegrass 50

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TBA/ Rain Date

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Richmond Raceway
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