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• For the seventh straight year, Mopar®-powered midget car drivers will battle for the Mopar $10,000 bonus check at the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals• Kasey Kahne, Gary Scelzi and Jerry Coons Jr. are part of the Team Mopar contingent vying for the Mopar $10,000 bonus• The 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals event details

Center Line, Mich. — For the seventh straight year, Mopar® will turn up the heat at the 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals by offering its $10,000 bonus check for any Mopar-powered midget car driver who takes home a win in the prestigious event. More than 35 Mopar-powered entries (among a current field of 277 midget cars) will compete for the Mopar $10,000 bonus at the Chili Bowl Nationals’ 50-lap main event on Jan. 12, 2008 at the Tulsa Expo Raceway in Oklahoma. Combined with the $10,000 winner’s check, the Mopar bonus offers drivers with a Mopar power plant the opportunity to double their purse with a victory.

Both Tony Stewart and Tracy Hines banked the Mopar $10,000 bonus with their victories at the Chili Bowl Nationals in 2002 and 2005, respectively.

“Our Mopar bonus has become a tradition at the Chili Bowl Nationals,” said Rob Richard, Director of Global Mopar Parts, Sales and Service Marketing, Chrysler LLC. “Only Mopar offers this type of bonus purse at the event. With more than 35 Mopar-powered midget entries, Team Mopar will be a threat to claim the ‘Golden Driller’ trophy once again. Drivers running our Mopar power plant have a chance for a very handsome payday if they can bring home the event win.”

Kasey Kahne, Gary Scelzi and Jerry Coons Jr. are part of the Team Mopar contingent vying for the Mopar $10,000 bonus A number of high-profile drivers are among the more than 35 Mopar-powered entries ready to battle it out for the Mopar $10,000 bonus.

NASCAR Nextel Cup standout Kasey Kahne begins his second year as owner of Mopar’s factory-backed team in World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint and USAC Sprint and Midget competition, Kasey Kahne Racing (KKR). In addition to his own ride, Kahne will also field midget cars piloted by his rising young USAC hotshoes, Brady Bacon and Brad Sweet. Rounding out the KKR “Four Horseman” at the Chili Bowl is WoO veteran Joey Saldana, fresh off a career-best season that included 13 wins and a runner-up WoO Series finish.

Four-time NHRA POWERade champion Gary Scelzi drives the Mopar/Oakley Dodge Charger R/T Funny Car for Don Schumacher Racing, and was one of only four Funny Car drivers to qualify for the 2007 NHRA POWERade Countdown to 1 two-race title shootout. Scelzi will have the rare chance to pursue his other passion – circle track racing. Owner of the Gary Scelzi Motorsports Mopar/K&N Filters/Oakley midget piloted regularly by his 17-year-old phenomenon driver, Michael Faccinto, Scelzi will seize the chance provided by the NHRA off-season to take the wheel of his midget car at the Chili Bowl Nationals.

After scoring his second straight USAC Midget championship under the Team Mopar banner in 2007, Wilke-PAK Racing’s Jerry Coons Jr. will seek to kick off the 2008 season in grand style by capturing the $10,000 Mopar bonus and his first-ever Chili Bowl Nationals championship. Coons’ stellar 2007 season was recognized by the American Auto Racing Writers and Broadcasters Association with first team honors in the “Short Track” category.

Several other Mopar-powered drivers scheduled to compete at the Chili Bowl Nationals include 2007 Badger Midget Auto Racing Association (BMARA) champion Brad Kuhn, young NASCAR-bound and former KKR driver Kevin Swindell, and two additional future stars, 16-year-old Dakoda Armstrong and 17-year old Darrin Bolton.

The 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals event detailsThe 22nd Annual Dodge Chili Bowl Nationals begin on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2008, with pre-qualifying. Qualifying is set for Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The Bass Pro Shops Championship Saturday will be televised live on HBO Pay-Per-View for the first time. The live broadcast begins at 8 p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. For ordering information, visit www.hbo.com/events/chili/.

70 Years of MoparWhen Chrysler bought Dodge in 1928, the need for a dedicated parts manufacturer, supplier and distribution system to support the growing enterprise led to the formation of the Chrysler Motor Parts Corporation (CMPC) in 1929.

Originally used in the 1920s, Mopar (a simple contraction of the words MOtor and PARts) was trademarked for a line of antifreeze products in 1937. It was also widely used as a moniker for the CMPC. The Mopar brand made its mark in the 1960s – the muscle car era. The Chrysler Corporation built race-ready Dodge and Plymouth “package cars” equipped with special high-performance parts. Mopar carried a line of “Special Parts” for super stock drag racers and developed its racing parts division called Mopar Performance Parts to enhance speed and handling for both road and racing use.

Today, Chrysler LLC’s Global Service & Parts division is responsible for the manufacturing and distribution of nearly 250,000 authentic Mopar replacement parts, components and accessories for Chrysler, Jeep® and Dodge vehicles sold around the world. To assure quality, reliability and durability, all Mopar parts and accessories are designed in strict adherence to Chrysler engineering standards.

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Concord, N.C. (January 4, 2008) - Before hitting the pavement at Daytona International Speedway in February, Roush Fenway Racing's newest development driver, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., will make his fourth start next week in the 22nd annual Chili Bowl held in Tulsa, Okla.  Stenhouse will race for Keith Kunz Motorsports in the Esslinger-powered No. 97 car as he looks to better his 2007 performance, a 13th place finish in the A main.

"We ran decent there last year," said Stenhouse from his home in Olive Branch, Miss.  "Keith Kunz has given me a fast racecar this year with lots of horsepower under the hood so I'm excited.  To run this race is really special.  I think it truly is the 'Superbowl' of racing.  It's the one place that drivers from all Sprint and Midget Series along with drivers from NASCAR and sometimes drag racing come together for some good old fashioned dirt racing."

This year's entries currently top 270 for the five-day event that starts on January 8 and concludes Saturday, January 12 at the Tulsa Expo Center.  Some of the top names Stenhouse will be competing against include four-time Chili Bowl winner Sammy Swindell and NASCAR stars Kasey Kahne, J.J. Yeley and Stenhouse's former car owner, Tony Stewart.

"The best drivers are there."  Stenhouse continued, "A lot of great drivers have won the Chili Bowl and to be included in that select group would be cool.  I'm really looking forward to racing against my former boss, Tony (Stewart), along with all the other champions, race winners and top-drivers.  When you have that many top drivers competing for just 24 spots, fans are going to see some of the best racing around."

Crowds are expected to top 10,000 to watch Stenhouse battle some of the greatest names in racing on the famous .25-mile indoor dirt track.  Stenhouse will race in Wednesday night's qualifier race on the road to racing the 50-lap A main Saturday night.  Saturday's finale will air live on HBO Pay-Per-View for details, visit www.chilibowl.com. 

As for the 2008 ARCA RE/MAX season, Stenhouse has been working hard over the winter to prepare for his first full-season with Roush Fenway.  With several successful tests under his belt, Stenhouse has been cleared to race Daytona in February which is a big relief for the 20-year old.

"We had a good test at Daytona last month," said Stenhouse.  "I feel like our team is starting to gel and I'm getting more and more comfortable in the car with each lap.  The test sessions have been good but I'm definitely ready to race.  We're still looking for a sponsor but I'm confident that if we stick to our game plan of completing all our laps, and try to be competitive each week, something will come through.  I'm looking forward to 2008."

About Roush Fenway RacingRoush Fenway Racing is NASCAR's largest team operating 13 motorsports teams.  Five in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series with drivers Matt Kenseth, Jamie McMurray, Greg Biffle, Carl Edwards and David Ragan; four in the Nationwide Series with Kenseth, Biffle, Edwards, McMurray, Ragan, Erik Darnell and Colin Braun; and three in the Craftsman Truck Series with Darnell, Braun and Joey Clanton; and one in the ARCA RE/MAX Series with Ricky Stenhouse Jr.  For more information on any of the Roush Fenway Racing teams, log onto www.RoushFenway.com.  For sponsorship inquiries please contact Robin Johnson at 704.720.4645.

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Saturday, January 12 from Tulsa, Okla.Live on HBO Pay-Per-View

TULSA, OKLAHOMA (January 4, 2008) - Tony Stewart has won 32 NASCAR Nextel Cupraces, led the 24 Hours of Daytona, and started from the pole position in the Indianapolis 500.Clearly, the 36-year-old driving star from Columbus, IN, knows a thing or two about world-classvenues and motorsports events surrounded by high publicity and international intrigue. And yet itis a Midget-car contest held each January inside a converted rodeo arena and livestock hall inOklahoma that Stewart calls "the best race of the year for me."

Stewart, the NASCAR NEXTEL Cup champion in 2002 and 2005, declares, "Yeah, if I couldrun only one race a year, and I had to pick, it would definitely be the Chili Bowl."

TORRANCE, Calif. (Jan. 3, 2008) – A star-studded line-up featuring champions from the Midget, Sprint Car and World of Outlaw ranks will highlight Toyota’s five-entry contingent for the upcoming 2008 Chili Bowl at the Tulsa Expo Raceway, Jan. 8-12.

“We’re thrilled to have such a strong line-up ready to go in what some consider the Super Bowl of midget car racing,” said Gary Reed, Toyota Racing Development vice president of special racing projects.  “After closing out the 2007 season with wins at the Copper World Classic and at Turkey Night Grand Prix, winning the Chili Bowl would be a terrific way to begin 2008.”

Leading the way will be Cruz Pedregon Racing’s three-car entry featuring three-time World of Outlaw champion and four-time Chili Bowl winner Sammy Swindell, former USAC National Sprint and Midget Series champion Josh Wise, and NHRA champion and team owner Cruz Pedregon.  Wise won two races for the team last year in a partial season, while also serving as a development driver for one of Toyota’s NASCAR teams, Michael Waltrip Racing, LLC.

Another NASCAR star also will be behind the wheel of a Toyota-powered Midget race car at the Chili Bowl as Jason Leffler will campaign an entry for Keith Kunz Motorsports, the two-time Toyota Challenge champions.  Leffler, a three-time USAC Midget Series champion, made history last July when he became the first Toyota driver to score a Camry win in the NASCAR Busch Series (now Nationwide Series) event at O’Reilly Raceway Park at Indianapolis.

With previous victories at the Belleville Nationals and Hut 100 (both in 1997), the Copper World Classic (1999), the Toyota Night Before the 500 (2002) and two Turkey Night Grand Prix events (1999 and 2005), a Chili Bowl victory would be the culmination to Leffler’s spectacular midget racing career.  This will be Leffler’s 11th Chili Bowl run with a previous best of second in 1998.

Steve Lewis’ Nine Racing team has been an integral part of Toyota’s Midget Racing program since its inception.  Nine Racing won the manufacturer’s debut USAC event in the 2006 Copper World Classic with driver Dave Steele.  The team closed out the 2007 season with victories in two of the sport’s most prestigious events; the Copper World Classic and the Turkey Night Grand Prix.  Dave Darland, who won this last year’s Turkey Night Grand Prix, will be behind the wheel of the Nine Racing Toyota-powered entry for the 22nd running of the Chili Bowl Nationals.  

More than 250 entries are expected to compete over the four day event to earn one of the 24 spots in the “A Main” feature event on Saturday, Jan. 12.  Last year’s event was won by Toyota NASCAR Sprint Cup driver Tony Stewart.

This year’s Chili Bowl will broadcast live on HBO Pay-Per-View on Saturday, January 12 beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET (5:00 p.m. PT), with an immediate pay-per-view replay and additional replays on Sunday. The HBO Pay-Per-View racing telecast has a suggested retail price $24.95 and will be available to more than 61 million pay-per-view homes in the United States and Canada and millions more worldwide. Ordering information is available at www.hbo.com.  Viewers are encouraged to contact their local cable operator or satellite provider to order theLucas Oil Chili Bowl Nationals. Customers must have digital cable or satellite service to order.  A subscription to HBO is not required.

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USAC MIDGET CAR SPECIAL EVENT RACE RESULTS: December 29, 2007 – Fort Wayne, Indiana – Memorial Coliseum Expo Center – 10th Annual “Rumble in Fort Wayne”

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tony Stewart, 2, Stewart-7.509; 2. Billy Wease, 99, Burrow-7.512; 3. Dave Darland, 0, RAD-7.654; 4. Billy Hulbert, 5x, Hulbert-7.777; 5. Mike Fedorcak, 97, Stewart-7.780; 6. David Gough, 12, Domark-7.840; 7. Cale Conley, 3, Conley-7.855; 8. Derek Bischak, 3x, Barnett-7.859; 9. Ronnie Johncox, 0G, Gibson-7.873; 10. Kyle Robbins, 17R, Robbins-7.884; 11. Ryan Miller, 00x, Miller-7.907; 12. Joe Liguori, 31, Sexton-7.908; 13. Matt Estep, 25, Estep-7.942; 14. Kyle Hamilton, 79, Hamilton-7.956; 15. Tony Elliott, 5, Williams-7.967; 16. Ginny Quinones, 00, Quinones-7.968; 17. Geoff Kaiser, 10, Moore-7.991; 18. Arin McIntosh, 8, Reed-8.002; 19. Tim Jedrzejek, 7J, Williams-8.005; 20. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 33, Wuerdeman-8.008; 21. John Heydenreich, 92, Heydenreich/Gander-8.020; 22. Rich Corson, 15, Corson/Savage-8.029; 23. Tyler Nuckles, 56, Rencurrel-8.075; 24. Brandon Knupp, 15k, Knupp-8.090; 25. Jeff Wimmenauer, 15x, Wimmenauer-8.180; 26. Mel Kenyon, 61, 3-K-8.204; 27. Tyler Cottongim, 28x, Cottongim-8.233; 28. Jacob Wilson, 07, Team WBR-8.254; 29. Matt Westfall, 19, Ryder-8.263; 30. Dillon Welch, 14, Welch-8.313; 31. Tad Uzzle, 69, Uzzle-8.317; 32. Rod Anderson, 35, Hot Rod Racing-8.329; 33. Daniel Robinson, 4m, Meents-8.366; 34. Doug Dietsch, 0x, Dietsch-8.372; 35. Adam Schuyler, 56x, Schuyler-8.376; 36. Zach Leeke, 19x, Leeke-8.399; 37. Dave Fuhrman, 32, Fuhrman-8.485; 38. Drew Charlson, 21, Charlson-8.502; 39. Jason Dull, 56Q, Dull-8.519; 40. Tim Argus, 32x, Fuhrman-8.564; 41. Jessica Iannuzzi, 96, Iannuzzi-8.565; 42. Austin Troyer, 24, Troyer-8.570; 43. Jeff Bookwalter, 16, Benefiel-8.715; 44. Deano Lennon, 27, Lennon-8.812; 45. Gary Bradley, 4G, Bradley-8.967; 46. Paul Crafton, 51, Midwest Ventures-9.196; 47. Paul Gray, 16B, Benefiel-9.516. (Tony Elliott, 28, Hamilton-8.547-withdrawn).

 QUALIFYING RACE #1: (8 laps) 1. Robinson, 2. Fuhrman, 3. Schuyler, 4. Dull, 5. Bradley, 6. Iannuzzi, 7. Bookwalter. NT QUALIFYING RACE #2: (8 laps) 1. Dietsch, 2. Charlson, 3. Leeke, 4. Argus, 5. Troyer, 6. Crafton. NT FIRST HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Stewart, 2. Kaiser, 3. Johncox, 4. Fedorcak, 5. Estep, 6. Heydenreich, 7. Robinson, 8. Wimmenauer, 9. Westfall. NT SECOND HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Gough, 2. K.Hamilton, 3. Corson, 4. Fuhrman, 5. Kenyon, 6. Wease, 7. Welch, 8. Robbins, 9. McIntosh. NT THIRD HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Jedrzejek, 2. Elliott, 3. Darland, 4. Conley, 5. Miller, 6. Uzzle, 7. Dietsch, 8. Cottongim, 9. Nuckles. NT FOURTH HEAT: (12 laps) 1. Bischak, 2. Wuerdeman, 3. Liguori, 4. Wilson, 5. Knupp, 6. Charlson, 7. Quinones, 8. Anderson, 9. Hulbert. NT

 CONSI #1: (12 laps) 1. Wease, 2. Fedorcak, 3. Knupp, 4. Cottongim, 5. Welch, 6. Charlson, 7. Robinson, 8. Heydenreich, 9. Estep. NT CONSI #2: (12 laps) 1. Darland, 2. Corson, 3. Miller, 4. Conley, 5. Wilson, 6. Dietsch, 7. Wimmenauer, 8. Quinones, 9. Uzzle. NT CONSI #3: (12 laps) 1. Liguori, 2. Nuckles, 3. Westfall, 4. Furhman, 5. Anderson, 6. Johncox. NT

 FEATURE: (60 laps) 1. Tony Stewart, 2. Mike Fedorcak, 3. Dave Darland, 4. Derek Bischak, 5. Rich Corson, 6. Ronnie Wuerdeman, 7. Kyle Hamilton, 8. Joe Liguori, 9. Tony Elliott, 10. Tyler Nuckles, 11. Geoff Kaiser, 12. David Gough, 13. Billy Wease, 14. Tim Jedrzejek. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Wuerdeman, Laps 7-16 Kaiser, Laps 17-60 Stewart.

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USAC INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 15, 2007 – New Castle, Indiana – Mount Lawn Speedway – Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Robby Parish (#42 Robertson), 2. Chett Gehrke (#93 Gehrke), 3. Alison MacLeod (#4 East), 4. Craig Haack (#8 Haack), 5. Steven Mathews (#88 Mathews), 6. Andy Nock (#51 Midwest Ventures). NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Tyler Irwin (#21 Irwin), 2. Eric Fehrman (#67 Fehrman), 3. Mitch Harble (#15 Harble), 4. Bill Kriegbaum (#12 Kriegbaum), 5. Spencer Irwin (#21x Irwin). NT

 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Robby Parish, 2. Andy Nock, 3. Eric Fehrman, 4. Steven Mathews, 5. Tyler Irwin, 6. Mitch Harbel, 7. Spencer Irwin, 8. Bill Kriegbaum, 9. Alison MacLeod, 10. Craig Haack, 11. Chett Gehrke. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-13 Fehrman, Laps 14-26 T.Irwin, Laps 27-28 Parish, Lap 29 Nock, Lap 30 Parish.

NEW INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Gehrke-818; 2-Fehrman-811; 3-Parish-780; 4-Haack-662; 5-MacLeod-642; 6-Irwin-626; 7-Kriegbaum-525; 8-Nock-430; 9-Mathews-408; 10-James Robertson-300.

NEXT INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE: – August 26 – New Castle, IN – Mount Lawn Speedway

USAC KENYON MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 15, 2007 – New Castle, Indiana – Mount Lawn Speedway – Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Drew Charlson (#21 Charlson), 2. Jacob Thompson (#48 Thompson), 3. Jeff Wimmenauer (#15 Wimmenauer), 4. Kyle Hamilton (#33 Hamilton), 5. Dillon Welch (#14 Welch), 6. Cale Conley (#3 Conley), 7. Grant Galloway (#84 Galloway). NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ryan Miller (#00 Miller), 2. Blake Fitzpatrick (#10 Fitzpatrick), 3. Caleb Armstrong (#7 C & A), 4. Katie Hargitt (#79 Hargitt), 5. Dalton Armstrong (#17 Armstrong), 6. Tyler Cottongim (#28 Cottongim). NT

 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Blake Fitzpatrick, 2. Ryan Miller, 3. Caleb Arsmtrong, 4. Drew Charlson, 5. Jacob Thompson, 6. Kyle Hamilton, 7. Cale Conley, 8. Dillon Welch, 9. Jeff Wimmenauer, 10. Dalton Armstrong, 11. Tyler Cottongim, 12. Grant Galloway, 13. Katie Hargitt. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Fitzpatrick.

NEW KENYON MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Hamilton-1,446; 2-Fitzpatrick-1,333; 3-Wimmenauer-1,221; 4-C.Armstrong-1,184; 5-Charlson-1,156; 6-Miller-1,074; 7-Cottongim-1,064; 8-Thompson-1,057; 9-Conley-1,000; 10-Welch-893.

NEXT KENYON MIDGET CAR RACE: – August 18 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway

USAC REGIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 15, 2007 – New Castle, Indiana – Mount Lawn Speedway – Presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dakoda Armstrong (#7 C & A), 2. Alex Pruett (#56x Beast), 3. Zach Schiff (#6 East), 4. Mario Marietta (#85 Marietta), 5. Ed Hair (#29 Hair), 6. Paul Gray (#28x Gray), 7. Thomas Hennigan (#13 Hennigan). NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Ricky Ehrgott (#10 Ehrgott), 2. James Robertson (#42 Robertson), 3. Travis Young (#11 Young), 4. Kenny Biro (#22 Biro), 5. Brent Beauchamp (#112 Beauchamp), 6. Dave Fuhrman (#32 Fuhrman), 7. Robby Parish (#3 Robertson). NT

 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. James Robertson, 2. Alex Pruett, 3. Dakoda Armstrong, 4. Zach Schiff, 5. Travis Young, 6. Robby Parish, 7. Brent Beauchamp, 8. Dave Fuhrman, 9. Thomas Hennigan, 10. Paul Gray, 11. Ricky Ehrgott, 12. Mario Marietta, 13. Ed Hair. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Robertson.

NEW REGIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Robertson-1,060; 2-Pruett-951; 3-Beauchamp-902; 4-Young-885; 5-Ehrgott-815; 6-Parish-774; 7-Schiff-662; 8-Fuhrman-479; 9-Slade Miller-396; 10-Adam Schuyler-321.

NEXT REGIONAL MIDGET CAR RACE: – August 18 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway

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FOCUSES IN 7 STATES THIS WEEK!CLOUSER, INTRAVAIA, ROBERTSON (2), MIILLE & OSBORNE VICTORIOUS

 USAC’s Ford Focus racing series continue their hectic schedule this week with seven more events in seven different states! California, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina and Utah all host Focus races between Wednesday and Saturday.

 Tim Skoglund continues to lead the California Pavement series, which visits Altamont Motorsports Park in Tracy Saturday. Skoglund finished third behind first-time series winner Ian Miille Saturday at Irwindale Speedway. Miille, of Pleasanton, Calif., passed Mark Atkinson on lap seven and led the last 29 of 35 laps in his The Business Graphics Group Winners Circle Special to beat Atkinson, Skoglund, Nic Faas and Robby Josett.

 James Robertson of Indianapolis, Ind. leads the Midwest series to Friday’s race at I-69 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich. and Saturday’s race at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. Robertson won last Saturday’s 25-lapper at Mansfield (Ohio) Motorsports Park in his Gregg Steele Racing/Lucas Oil Beast, passing Chett Gehrke on lap four and leading to the checkered flag to beat Andy Nock, Craig Haack, Robby Parish and Gehrke. Robertson also won last Wednesday’s 30-lap Midwest/Indiana feature at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway, leading the final 23 laps after passing Jordan Pennington on lap eight. Pennington was second ahead of Alison MacLeod, Eric Fehrman and P.J. Stergios.

 Jeff Abold continues atop the Northeast standings going into Saturday’s race at Wall Township Speedway in Belmar, N.J. Abold finished second and 13th in series last week. Steven Intravaia of Saylorsburg, Pa. wheeled his Intravaia Racing Beast to victory in Saturday’s 25-lapper at the Chemung (N.Y.) Speedrome, leading the last six laps after passing Abold, who finished second. Shaun Gosselin led 14 laps and finished third, ahead of P.J. Stergios and Sean Carman. Osborne, of Milford, N.J., led all 20 laps of Friday’s race at Spencer Speedway in Williamson, N.Y. in his Cattle Inspections/Team Ryano Racing Beast to beat Intravaia, Gosselin. Carman and Stergios.

 Mario Clouser of Auburn, Ill. continued his victory streak in the USAC/UMARA series, winning again at Grundy County Speedway in Morris, Ill. Saturday. He passed Brad Greenup on lap four and led the last 17 laps to beat Greenup, Mark Wachter and Sara Hyslop. The USAC/UMARA series continues Saturday at Morris.

 Chett Gehrke of Broken Arrow, Okla. leads the Indiana series to the “Wednesday Night Thunder” program at Mount Lawn Speedway in New Castle, Ind. presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience. Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. leads the Carolina Series, also presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience, to Saturday’s race at Southern National Raceway Park in Kenly, N.C. Tim Savage of Herriman, Utah is the leader in the Auto Trader Utah Developmental Series, which resumes Saturday at Rocky Mountain Raceways in Salt Lake City.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. James Robertson 908  6. Andy Nock 4882. Chett Gehrke 892  7. Bill Kriegbaum 4583. Jordan Pennington 793  8. Robby Parish 4054. Craig Haack 767  9. Bill Griffith 4045. Tyler Irwin 646  10. Mario Clouser 402

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Jeff Abold 662  6. Shaun Gosselin 4442. P.J. Stergios 642  7. Sean Carman 4423. Ryan Osborne 596  8. Jon Seaman 4274. Steven Intravaia 594  9. Rick Hart 3845. Jesse State 524  10. Ginny Quinones 358

USAC INDIANA FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Chett Gehrke 780  6. Tyler Irwin 5702. Eric Fehrman 750  7. Bill Kriegbaum 4813. Robby Parish 712  8. Andy Nock 3704. Craig Haack 624  9. Steven Mathews 3535. Alison MacLeod 600  10. James Robertson 300

USAC CAROLINA RICHARD PETTY DRIVING EXPERIENCE FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Tanner Swanson 386  6. Andre Villareal 3102. Michael Sboro 382  7. Scott Hunter 2723. Mark Burt 340  8. Shane MacMillan 2564. Rick Fedrizzi 336  9. Bradley Riethmeyer 1705. Michael Mohelski 317  10. Marc Daily 124

USAC CALIFORNIA DIRT FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Nic Faas 517  6. Jet Davison 3612. Dennis Howell 418  7. Robby Josett 3183. Ricky Kirkbride 415  8. J.R. Williams 3154. Nick Carlson 393  9. Thomas Gray 2385. Walt Johnson 377  10. Scott Oliver 237

USAC CALIFORNIA PAVED FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Tim Skoglund 724  6. Ian Miille 5772. Nic Faas 683  7. Mark Atkinson 5673. Tom Dyer 662  8. Caitlin Shaw 4264. Beau DeBard 641  9. Justin Hommel 4175. Daniel Adler 598  10. J.R. Williams 352

AUTO TRADER USAC UTAH DEVELOPMENTAL FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Tim Savage 501  6. Kipp Posey 3492. Billy Cox 450  7. Bob Brewer 3333. Jeff Kelley 405  8. Caitlin Shaw 2444. Chuck Groat 355  9. Trevor Miran 2045. James Powell 353  10. Jamie Wysong 198

USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS MIDGET STANDINGS

1. Mario Clouser 639  6. Craig Haack 2742. Mark Wachter 580  7. Brad Greenup 2453. James Robertson 293  8. Jordan Pennington 2344. Chett Gehrke 289  9. Tyler Irwin 2305. Sara Hyslop 286  10. Bill Griffith 213

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 12, 2007 – Kokomo, Indiana – Kokomo Speedway – Torco Racing Fuels “Indiana Midget Week”

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Shane Hollingsworth (#85 Hollingsworth), 2. Chris Windom (#17 Windom), 3. Brad Sweet (#67 Kunz), 4. A.J. Felker (#37 Felker), 5. Dave Darland (#9 Nine Racing), 6. Cole Carter (#7 Carter), 7. A.J. Fike (#69 RFMS), 8. Brent Beauchamp (#112 Beauchamp), 9. Dakoda Armstrong (#7a C & A). 1:53.25

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Chuck Gurney Jr. (#51 Gurney), 2. Brad Loyet (#05L Loyet), 3. Brad Mosen (#71 Kunz), 4. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 5. Jon Stanbrough (#24 Parker), 6. Bobby East (#4 Klatt), 7. Lance Beale (#05nz Loyet), 8. Shawn Buckley (#25nz). 1:54.50

 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jerry Coons Jr. (#11 Wilke-Pak), 2. Gary Altig (#10 Moore), 3. Tony Elliott (#16 Sandy), 4. Darren Hagen (#32 RFMS), 5. Thomas Meseraull (#2m Bush), 6. Shaun Insley (#77nz Buckley), 7. Donnie Ray Crawford (#299 Tel-Star), 8. Kenny Biro (#22 Biro). 1:52.23

 FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Davey Ray (#91 Nine Racing), 2. Brady Bacon (#99 Kahne), 3. Kevin Swindell (#79 Kahne), 4. Russ Harper (#09 Harper), 5. Danny Stratton (#75 Pedregon), 6. Bryce Townsend (#3nz Townsend), 7. Zach Daum (#5D Daum), 8. Dene McAllan (#2 Bush). 1:52.26

 FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn (#43 Quin), 2. Cole Whitt (#229 CW), 3. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (#21 Stewart), 4. Shane Cottle (#1st Saucier), 5. Brandon Wagner (#92 Wagner), 6. Gary Taylor (#999 Tel-Star), 7. Matt Sherrell (#22J Tel-Star), 8. Lynsey Tilton (#18 Tilton). 1:53.28

 ALSO AT THE TRACK: Jonathan Hendrick (#85x Hendrick), (#6 East), (#20s Stewart), (#21s Stewart), (#93 Wagner), (#97 Kunz), (#05 Loyet), (#132 RFMS).

 SEMI #1: (10 laps) 1. Stratton, 2. Carter, 3. Elliott, 4. Meseraull, 5. Sherrell, 6. East, 7. Townsend, 8. Armstrong, 9. McAllan, 10. Crawford, 11. Beauchamp, 12. Harper, 13. Beale. NT

 SEMI #2: (10 laps) 1. Jones, 2. Cottle, 3. Darland, 4. Buckley, 5. Taylor, 6. Insley, 7. Fike, 8. Wagner, 9. Tilton, 10. Daum, 11. Stanbrough. NT

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USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2007 – Mansfield, Ohio – Mansfield Motorsports Park

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Jordan Pennington, 55, Pennington-16.891; 2. James Robertson, 1, Steele-17.130; 3. Craig Haack, 8, Haack-17.259; 4. Chett Gehrke, 93, Gehrke-17.266; 5. Andy Nock, 51, Midwest Ventures-17.312; 6. Robby Parish, 42, Robertson-17.329; 7. Trey Hausmann, 41, Griffith/Horn-17.589; 8. Mitch Harble, 15, Harble-17.685; 9. Bill Kriegbaum, 12, Kriegbaum-18.879.

 HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Haack, 2. Robertson, 3. Pennington, 4. Nock, 5. Gehrke, 6. Parish, 7. Hausmann, 8. Harble, 9. Kriegbaum. NT

 FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. James Robertson, 2. Andy Nock, 3. Craig Haack, 4. Robby Parish, 5. Chett Gehrke, 6. Jordan Pennington, 7. Trey Hausmann, 8. Mitch Harble, 9. Bill Kriegbaum. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Gehrke, Laps 4-25 Robertson.

NEW MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Robertson-908; 2-Gehrke-892; 3-Pennington-793; 4-Haack-767; 5-Tyler Irwin-646; 6-Nock-488; 7-Kriegbaum-458; 8-Parish-405; 9-Bill Griffith-404; 10-Mario Clouser-402.

NEXT MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE: – August 17 – Lake Odessa, MI – I-96 Speedway

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2007 – Lawrenceburg, Indiana – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Torco Racing Fuels “Indiana Midget Week”

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jonathan Hendrick (#85x Hendrick), 2. Dave Darland (#9 Nine Racing), 3. Brad Mosen (#71 Kunz), 4. Jerry Coons Jr. (#11 Wilke-Pak), 5. Bryce Townsend (#3nz Townsend), 6. Levi Jones (#20 Stewart), 7. Dakoda Armstrong (#7a C & A), 8. A.J. Fike (#69 RFMS), 9. Kellen Conover (#76 Conover). 1:54.36

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brent Beauchamp (#112 Beauchamp), 2. Bobby East (#4 Klatt), 3. Chuck Gurney Jr. (#51 Gurney), 4. Cory Kruseman (#41 Scelzi), 5. Brady Bacon (#99 Kahne), 6. Russ Harper (#09 Harper), 7. Lance Beale (#05nz Loyet), 8. Chris Windom (#17 Windom), 9. Scott Buckley (#25nz Buckley). 1:54.54

 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Darren Hagen (#32 RFMS), 2. Kevin Swindell (#79 Kahne), 3. Tom Hessert III (#5 Hessert), 4. Danny Stratton (#75 Pedregon), 5. Shaun Insley (#77nz Buckley), 6. Kent Schmidt (#4m Meents), 7. Lynsey Tilton (#18 Tilton), 8. Chase Scott (#14 Real Race Cars), 9. Shane Cottle (#1st Saucier). 1:56.21

 FOURTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn (#43 Quin), 2. Zach Daum (#5D Daum), 3. Shane Hollingsworth (#85 Hollingsworth), 4. Brad Loyet (#05L Loyet), 5. Dave Ely (#1J Yeley), 6. Davey Ray (#91 Nine Racing), 7. Donnie Ray Crawford (#299 Tel-Star), 8. A.J. Felker (#37 Felker), 9. Matt Westfall (#14w Bordner). NT

 FIFTH HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Brad Sweet (#67 Kunz), 2. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. (#21 Stewart), 3. Jon Stanbrough (#24 Parker), 4. Gary Taylor (#999 Tel-Star), 5. Joe Liguori (#28 Owen), 6. Matt Sherrell (#22J Tel-Star),7. Brandon Wagner (#92 Wagner), 8. Dene McAllan (#2 Bush). NT

 ALSO AT THE TRACK: (#5H Hessert), (#6 East), (#20s Stewart), (#21s Stewart), (#93 Wagner), (#97 Kunz), (#05 Loyet), (#132 RFMS).

 SEMI #1: (10 laps) 1. Gurney, 2. Kruseman, 3. Taylor, 4. Harper, 5. Fike, 6. Wagner, 7. Tilton, 8. Sherrell, 9. Beale, 10. Felker, 11. Conover. NT

 SEMI #2: (10 laps) 1. Stanbrough, 2. Armstrong, 3. Bacon, 4. Ray, 5. Jones, 6. Insley, 7. Windom, 8. Crawford, 9. Stratton, 10. McAllan, 11. Schmidt. 2:37.33

 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Kevin Swindell, 2. Darren Hagen, 3. Jerry Coons Jr., 4. Brent Beauchamp, 5. Brad Sweet, 6. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 7. Bobby East, 8. Dakoda Armstrong, 9. Dave Darland, 10. Jonathan  Hendrick, 11. Brady Bacon, 12. Brad Mosen, 13. Gary Taylor, 14. Davey Ray, 15. Shane Hollingsworth, 16. Chuck Gurney Jr., 17. Zach Daum, 18. Tom Hessert III, 19. Brad Kuhn, 20. Brad Loyet, 21. Chris Windom, 22. Cory Kruseman, 23. Jon Stanbrough, 24. Bryce Townsend. NT **Cottle flipped during the third heat. Scott flipped during the third heat.

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-2 Beauchamp, Laps 3-9 Hagen, Laps 10-11 Swindell, Laps 12-19 Hagen, Laps 20-30 Swindell.

NEW NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Coons-796; 2-Hagen-717; 3-Kuhn-664; 4-Stenhouse-660; 5-Swindell-588; 6-Darland-585; 7-Jones-573; 8-Bacon-550; 9-East-387; 10-Windom-387.“INDIANA MIDGET WEEK” STANDINGS: 1-Coons-179; 2-Swindell-153; 3-Bacon-153; 4-Sweet-152; 5-Taylor-133; 6-Darland-123; 7-Kuhn-121; 8-Cottle-118; 9-Hagen-114; 10-Stenhouse-104.

NEXT NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: August 12 – Kokomo (IN) Speedway – “Indiana Midget Week”

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2007 – Irwindale, California – Irwindale Speedway

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Tim Skoglund, 40, Western Speed-14.494; 2. Daniel Adler, 8, Sutton-14.549; 3. Ian Miille, 3, Miille-14.564; 4. Robby Josett, 2, Josett-14.575; 5. Beau DeBard, 42, Sutton-14.601; 6. Mark Atkinson, 9, Sutton-14.608; 7. Tom Dyer, 33, Maier-14.621; 8. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-14.679; 9. Justin Hommel, 97, Hommel-14.710; 10. Charles Maier, 32, Maier-14.756; 11. Austin Williams, 08, Pankratz-14.887; 12. Shawn Buckley, 7, Buckley-14.972; 13. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-15.004; 14. Cody WIlliams, 32x, Pankratz-15.078; 15. Nic Faas, 17, Faas-NT.

 FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Ian Miille, 2. Mark Atkinson, 3. Tim Skoglund, 4. Nic Faas, 5. Robby Josett, 6. Beau DeBard, 7. Daniel Adler, 8. Caitlin Shaw, 9. Tom Dyer, 10. Justin Hommel, 11. Charles Maier, 12. Shawn Buckley. 13. Austin Williams, 14. J.R. Williams, 15. Cody Williams. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-6 Atkinson, Laps 7-35 Miille.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVED SERIES POINTS: 1-Skoglund-724; 2-Faas-683; 3-Dyer-662; 4-DeBard-641; 5-Adler-598; 6-Miille-577; 7-Atkinson-567; 8-Shaw-426; 9-Hommel-417; 10-J.R> Williams-352.

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS RACE (Paved): August 18 – Tracy, CA – Altamont Motorsports

USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2007 – Morris, Illinois – Grundy County Speedway

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Mario Clouser, 6, Clouser-15.700; 2. Sara Hyslop, 5, Hyslop-15.800; 3. Mark Wachter, 28, Wachter-16.015; 4. Brad Greenup, 4, Greenup-16.055.

 HEAT RACE: (8 laps) 1. Clouser, 2. Wachter, 3. Hyslop, 4. Greenup. NT

 FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Mario Clouser, 2. Brad Greenup, 3. Mark Wachter, 4. Sara Hyslop. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-3 Greenup, Laps 4-20 Clouser.

NEW USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Clouser-639; 2-Wachter-580; 3-James Robertson-293; 4-Chett Gehrke-289; 5-Hyslop-286; 6-Craig Haack-274; 7-Greenup-245; 8-Jordan Pennington-234; 9-Tyler Irwin-230; 10-Bill Griffith-213.

NEXT USAC/UMARA FORD FOCUS RACE: August 18 – Morris, IL – Grundy County Speedway 

USAC NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 11, 2007 – Chemung, New York – Chemung Speedrome

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. P.J. Stergios (#57 Stergios), 2. Steven Intravaia (#73 Intravaia), 3. Rick Fedrizzi (#45 Fedrizzi), 4. Ginny Quinones (#00 Quinones), 5. Sean Carman (#47 Carman), 6. Jesse State (#18 State), 7. Jake Stergios (#7 Stergios). NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jeff Abold (#05 Abold), 2. Ryan Osborne (#38 Osborne), 3. Shane MacMillan (#43 Fedrizzi), 4. Shaun Gosselin (#26 Gosselin), 5. Chris Lamb (#19L Lamb), 6. Rick Hart (#22 Hart). NT

 FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Steven Intravaia, 2. Jeff Abold, 3. Shaun Gosselin, 4. P.J. Stergios, 5. Sean Carman, 6. Shane MacMillan, 7. Ryan Osborne, 8. Rick Hart, 9. Chris Lamb, 10. Ginny Quinones, 11. Jesse State, 12. Rick Fedrizzi. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-14 Gosselin, Laps 15-18 Osborne, Lap 19 Abold, Laps 20-25 Intravaia.

NEW NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS SERIES POINTS: 1-Abold-662; 2-P.J. Stergios-642; 3-Osborne-596; 4-Intravaia-594; 5-State-524; 6-Gosselin-444; 7-Carman-442; 8-Jon Seaman-427; 9-Hart-384; 10-Quinones-358.

NEXT NORTHEAST FORD FOCUS RACE: August 18 – Belmar, NJ – Wall Township Speedway

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USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 4, 2007 – Salem, Indiana – Salem Speedway – Cardinal Contracting “Joe James/Pat O’Connor Classic”

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Darren Hagen, 32, RFMS-16.448; 2. Kevin Swindell, 79, Kahne-16.464; 3. Brad Loyet, 05L, Loyet-16.507; 4. Dave Darland, 9, Nine Racing-16.544; 5. Kody Swanson, 91, Nine Racing-16.572; 6. Brad Kuhn, 43, Quin-16.603; 7. Levi Jones, 20, Stewart-16.612; 8. Chuck Gurney Jr., 4, Klatt-16.652; 9. Marc Jessup, 71, Kunz-16.655; 10. Chris Windom, 17, Windom-16.690; 11. Jerry Coons Jr., 11, Wilke-Pak-16.719; 12. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 21, Stewart-16.730; 13. Cameron Dodson, 67, Kunz-16.758; 14. Brady Bacon, 99, Kahne-16.867; 15. Ron Gregory, 22, Irvin-16.953; 16. Ben Petter, 22x, Petter-16.989; 17. Mike Murgoitio, 10, Murgoitio-17.321; 18. Joe Liguori, 28, Owen-17.827; 19. Slade Miller, 16, Miller-18.474; 20. Mark Overpeck, 21x, Overpeck-19.344; 21. #05, Loyet-NT; 22. #132, RFMS-NT.

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dodson, 2. Jones, 3. Petter, 4. Hagen, 5. Windom, 6. Miller, 7. Darland. NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Bacon, 2. Swindell, 3. Swanson, 4. Coons, 5. Gurney, 6. Murgoitio, 7. Overpeck. NT

 THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stenhouse, 2. Jessup, 3. Kuhn, 4. Loyet, 5. Gregory, 6. Liguori. 2:17.22

 SEMI: (10 laps) 1. Gurney, 2. Windom, 3. Gregory, 4. Murgoitio, 5. Liguori, 6. Miller, 7. Overpeck.

 FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Brad Kuhn, 2. Levi Jones, 3. Marc Jessup, 4. Jerry Coons Jr., 5. Kody Swanson, 6. Chris Windom, 7. Ron Gregory, 8. Brady Bacon, 9. Cameron Dodson, 10. Mike Murgoitio, 11. Ben Petter, 12. Brad Loyet, 13. Churk Gurney Jr., 14. Darren Hagen, 15. Slade Miller, 16. Joe Liguori, 17. Kevin Swindell, 18. Ricky Stenhouse Jr., 19. Mark Overpeck. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-30 Kuhn.

NEW NATIONAL MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Coons-617; 2-Hagen-602; 3-Stenhouse-556; 4-Kuhn-543; 5-Jones-539; 6-Darland-462; 7-Swindell-435; 8-Bacon-396; 9-Windom-322; 10-Bobby East-306.

NEXT NATIONAL MIDGET RACE: August 9 – Boswell, IN – Kamp Motor Speedway – “Indiana Midget Week”

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVEMENT SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 4, 2007 – Irwindale, California – Irwindale Speedway

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Nic Faas, 17, Faas-14.519; 2. Tom Skoglund, 40, Western Speed-14.531; 3. Ian Miille, 3, Miille-14.652; 4. Tom Dyer, 33, Maier-14.656; 5. Justin Hommel, 97, Hommel-14.666; 6. Beau DeBard, 42, Sutton-14.674; 7. Caitlin Shaw, 89, Shaw-14.694; 8. Mark Atkinson, 9, Sutton-14.778; 9. Walt Johnson, 15, Welcomer-14.779; 10. Daniel Adler, 8, Sutton-14.803; 11. Charles Maier, 32, Maier-14.962; 12. Robby Josett, 2, Josett-14.965; 13. Shawn Buckley, 7, Buckley-14.967; 14. J.R. Williams, 74, Williams-15.031; 15. AUSTIN Williams, 08, Pankratz-15.032; 16. Wally Pankratz, 32x, Maier-15.043.

 FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Beau DeBard, 2. Ian Miille, 3. Justin Hommel, 4. Tim Skoglund, 5. Daniel Adler, 6. Walt Johnson, 7. Charles Maier, 8. J.R. Williams, 9. Austin Williams, 10. Mark Atkinson, 11. Tom Dyer, 12. Caitlin Shaw, 13. Nic Faas, 14. Robby Josett, 15. Shawn Buckler, 16. Wally Pankratz. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-35 DeBard.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS PAVED SERIES POINTS: 1-Skoglund-664; 2-Faas-632; 3-Dyer-626; 4-DeBard-594; 5-Adler-551; 6-Miille-513; 7-Atkinson-509; 8-Shaw-387; 9-Hommel-384; 10-J.R. WIlliams327.

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS RACE (Paved): August 11 – Irwindale (CA) Speedway

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES RACE RESULTS: August 2, 2007 – Ventura, California – Ventura Raceway

 FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Nic Faas (#17 Faas), 2. Nick Carlson (#19 Carlson), 3. Garrett Hansen (#8x Wells), 4. Robby Josett (#2 Josett). 5. Scott Oliver (#71 Oliver), 6. Jet Davison (#59 Davison), 7. Aaron Schankerman (#88 Schankerman). NT

 SECOND HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Dennis Howell (#62 Howell), 2. Thomas Gray (#30 Gray), 3. Walt Johnson (#15 Welcomer), 4. J.R. Williams (#74 Williams), 5. Ricky Kirkbride (#87 Van Meter), 6. Caitlin Shaw (#89 Shaw). NT

 ALSO AT THE TRACK: Jacob Hodges (#1 Hodges).

 FEATURE: (20 laps) 1. Garrett Hansen, 2. Robby Josett, 3. Nic Faas, 4. Thomas Gray, 5. Jet Davison, 6. Caitlin Shaw, 7. Dennis Howell, 8. Walt Johnson, 9. J.R. Williams, 10. Ricky Kirkbride, 11. Scott Oliver, 12. Nick Carlson, 13. Jacob Hodges. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Josett, Laps 12-20 Hansen.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS DIRT SERIES POINTS: 1-Faas-517; 2-Howell-418; 3-Kirkbride-415; 4-Carlson-393; 5-Johnson-377; 6-Davison-361; 7-Josett-318; 8-Williams-315; 9-Gray-238; 10-Oliver-237.

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS RACE (Dirt): September 15 – Bakersfield (CA) SpeedwayNEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS RACE (Paved): August 11 – Irwindale (CA) Speedway

USAC CAROLINA FORD FOCUS SERIES RACE RESULTS (Series presented by the Richard Petty Driving Experience: August 3, 2007 – Elkin, North Carolina – Friendship Motor Speedway

 QUALIFICATIONS: 1. Kyle Bonsignore, 72, Bonsignore-14.747; 2. Tanner Swanson, 2, Trotter-14.835; 3. Andre Villarreal, 6, Villarreal-14.842; 4. Mark Burt, 22, Burt-14.910; 5. Rick Fedrizzi, 43, Fedrizzi-14.917; 6. Michael Sboro, 24, Sboro-14.946; 7. Shane MacMillan, 45, Fedrizzi-15.019; 8. Michael Mohelski, 12, Mohelski-15.022; 9. Tyler Brown, 15, Brown-15.037; 10. Brad Noffsinger, 11, Trotter-15.067; 11. Scott Hunter, 44, Brown-15.089; 12. Chris Lamb, 19L, Lamb-15.147; 13. Marc Daily, 14, Fedrizzi-15.376; 14. Brian Ames, 26, Ames-16.171.

 FEATURE: (35 laps) 1. Tanner Swanson, 2. Andre Villarreal, 3. Mark Burt, 4. Rick Fedrizzi, 5. Michael Sboro, 6. Michael Mohelski, 7. Kyle Bonsignore, 8. Brad Noffsinger, 9. Shane MacMillan, 10. Scott Hunter, 11. Marc Daily, 12. Chris Lamb, 13. Tyler Brown, 14. Brian Ames. NT 

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-35 Swanson.

NEW CAROLINA FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Swaoson-386; 2-Sboro-382; 3-Burt-340; 4-Fedrizzi-336; 5-Mohelski-317; 6-Villareal-310; 7-Hunter-272; 8-MacMillan-256; 9-Bradley Riethmeyer-170; 10-Daily-124.

NEXT CAROLINA FORD FOCUS RACE: August 18 – Kenley, NC – Southern National Raceway Park

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