STEVENS TAKES NORTHEAST FOCUS FQ LEAD

SEPTEMBER 5, 2005
STEVENS TAKES NORTHEAST FOCUS FQ LEAD

                 Stephanie Stevens of Phillipsburg, N.J. is the new leader 
in the Earl's Fast Qualifier standings in USAC's Northeast Ford Focus 
Series. If she wins that FQ title, she'll be the first female to claim an 
Earl's championship.

                 Stevens, who was the top Earl's point earner Saturday at 
Oswego, N.Y., was joined by Tyler Walker (Silver Crown at DuQuoin, Ill.), 
Charles Davis, Jr. (CRA Sprints at Perris, Calif.) and Ford Focus drivers 
Alex Harris (Watsonville, Calif.) and Quinton Crye (Petaluma, Calif.) as 
top Labor Day weekend Earl's point scorers.

                 Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in events at 
Ventura, Calif. (Valvoline CRA Sprints), Stockton, Calif. (Valvoline 
Western Sprints and Western Midgets), plus Sparta, Ky., Shenandoah, Va. and 
Stockton, Calif. (Ford Focus Midgets).

                 Points are awarded at each USAC event based on an 
international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the 
following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying 
is not held, points are awarded based on a system of lineup points earned 
in the preliminary heats.

                 Each USAC National, Western and Ford Focus Midget Car 
Earl's Plumbing FQ Champion will be honored at USAC's Champions Night 
ceremony in Indianapolis. The National and Western FQ champs will receive 
$5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,000.

2005 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Dave Steele-31; 2-Josh Wise-29; 3-Bobby 
East-27; 4-Tracy Hines-24; 5-Jay Drake-16.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Jay Drake & Levi Jones-55; 3-Bobby 
East-34; 4-Justin Marvel-30; 5-Dave Darland & Josh Wise-25.

National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-33; 2-Josh Wise-31; 3-Bobby East & 
Jerry Coons Jr.-27; 5-Billy Wease-25.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Brian McClish-37; 2-Tony Hunt-36; 3-Kody 
Swanson-30; 4-Mike Murgoitio-25; 5-Tim Barber-16.

Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-36; 2-Garrett Hansen-21; 3-Robby 
Flock-20; 4-Michael Lewis & Wally Pankratz-15.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-170; 2-Rip Williams-66; 
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-60; 4-Cory Kruseman-36; 5-Rickie Gaunt & Mike Spencer-35.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-92; 2-Stephanie Mockler-41; 3-Derek 
Fisher-33; 4-Jordan Noblitt & Chase Scott-22.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-101; 2-Chase Barber-70; 3-Robbie 
Whitchurch-61; 4-Chris Veach-50; 5-Benny Moon-46.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-64; 2-Robbie Ray-38; 3-Aron 
Oakley-26; 4-Michael Sboro-25; 4-Mike Ward-22.

Oklahoma Ford Focus: 1-Jasiel Randolph-18; 2-Dustin Morgan-17; 3-Evan 
Sewell-16; 4-Leon Bacon-15; 5-Chett Gehrke-14.

Northeast Ford Focus: 1-Stephanie Stevens-37; 2-Nick Wean-32; 3-Jeff 
Abold-29; 4-Brit Andersen-24; 5-Ryan Smith-20.