The Blossom Chevrolet Indianapolis Speedrome opens its 2004 USAC "Open Wheel Wednesday" slate this week, kicking off the season with events offering points toward four different series championships.

After a four-year hiatus, USAC returns to the 1/5-mile paved oval for three 50-lappers involving the Speedrome Regional Midgets, Kenyon Midgets and the Midwest and Speedrome Ford Focus Midgets. Practice starts at 5 pm and racing is scheduled to begin at 7.

Offering 250 laps of racing every Wednesday night, the Speedrome gives entry-level racers a great venue to hone their skills, while giving race fans an economical night of family fun. A total of 16 "tripleheaders" are on tap, all on Wednesdays, except for the May 27 "Rich Vogler Night" program, which is Carburetion Night, the Thursday prior to the Indianapolis 500.

Defending "open-wheel" champions at the Speedrome are Sondi Eden (Midgets) and Brian Clawson (Kenyon Midgets), while Robbie Ray won last year's Indiana Ford Focus Midget title.

Trenton Darland, son of USAC Triple Crown Champion Dave Darland, currently leads the USAC Midwest Ford Focus standings going into the Speedrome opener.

Coupled with the "Big M Motorfest" USAC races in Memphis, Tenn. Friday and Saturday, the Speedrome "tripleheader" kicks off a week where race fans have an opportunity to see participants compete for six different USAC championships on three completely different types of tracks and surfaces. The Weld Racing Silver Crown Cars are at the 3/4-mile Memphis Motorsports Park pavement on Saturday afternoon, following Friday night's Valvoline National Sprint Car and Midwest Ford Focus Midget racing on the complex's 1/4-mile dirt track.

Among returning champions at the Speedrome this Wednesday are USAC's last Regional Midget king, Daryl Campbell, who won the 2000 crown, and 1999 champ John Sluss, who halted Michael Lang's domination with a sensational charge to the title in the final race.

Lang is the all-time leader in terms of Speedrome USAC Midget wins, with 54. He won five Speedrome titles, including four in a row from 1994-1997. In 1996 Lang established the consistency mark at the Speedrome, winning six consecutive feature events!

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STEELE, DRAKE, DARLAND LEAD USAC SERIES TO "BIG M MOTORFEST" AT MEMPHIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY

Memphis Motorsports Park in Memphis, Tenn. hosts the inaugural "Big M Motorfest" this weekend, showcasing USAC's Weld Racing Silver Crown Series, Valvoline National Sprint Car Series and Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series. Friday night's Sprint and Midget races are at the complex's 1/4-mile dirt oval, while Saturday afternoon's "Mid-South USAC 100" Silver Crown race is on the big 3/4-mile pavement.

Numerous drivers are scheduled to compete on both surfaces in the events comprising the "Mid-South Open Wheel Fury," with Friday's Sprint car event, the "410 Wingless Challenge," featuring USAC drivers in a shootout against O'Reilly Sprint Bandit drivers.

Practice starts at 5:20 pm on Friday, with qualifying on the dirt oval at 6:30 and racing at 7:30. A 30-lap feature is on tap for both the Sprints cars and Ford Focuses. Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif. leads the Valvoline Sprint Car standings, while Trenton Darland leads the Midwest Ford Focus points.

Saturday's 100-lap Silver Crown program includes practice from 9:30-11 am and qualifying at 11:30. A 15-lap "qualifying race" starts at 1 pm, to be followed by the 100-lap main event.

Sammy Swindell of Germantown, Tenn, plus Texans Paul White and Murray Erickson and Oklahoma's Shane Stewart will command local interest Saturday, while Indy Racing League vets Jimmy Kite, Dave Steele, Brian Tyler and P.J. Jones are also entered, along with NASCAR Craftsman Truck vet Tracy Hines, Indianapolis and Daytona 500 vet Chet Fillip, Menards Infiniti Pro drivers Aaron Fike and Jay Drake and USAC Ford Focus lady driver Samantha Weakley, who will make her Silver Crown debut at Memphis.

Steele leads the Silver Crown standings after his victory at Phoenix, Ariz. in March, but Tyler is the defending Memphis winner, taking the 100-lapper on USAC's last MMP appearance in 2000. Steele won the first USAC Silver Crown race at Memphis in 1998 and Brad Noffsinger won the 1999 race.

Drivers will aim at Steele's 1-lap Silver Crown track qualifying record of 129.789 mph during qualifying.

WELD RACING USAC SILVER CROWN SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Dave Steele-66 2.-Tracy Hines-57 3.-Chet Fillip-54 4.-Andy Pierce-51 5.-Jason McCord-48 6.-Russ Gamester-45 7.-Michael Lewis-42 8.-Brian Tyler-39 9.-Carl Edwards-36 10.-Paul White-33

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HINES WIRE-TO-WIRE AT GAS CITY; ELDORA RAINED OUT DRAKE LEADS SPRINTERS TO MEMPHIS SHOOTOUT

Tracy Hines of New Castle, Ind. led all 30 laps of Friday's opening event of "Border Wars X" at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway, opening defense of his mini-series title, but he'll have to wait until May 30 to put on the lid. Rain washed out Saturday night's race at the Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio and "Border Wars X" will now conclude at Eldora May 30.

Hines will be among drivers competing in this Friday night's "Big M Motorfest" opener at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park. The program on MMP's 1/ 4-mile dirt oval pits USAC drivers against stars of the O'Reilly Sprint Bandits, with a 30-lap feature on tap. The Midwest Ford Focus Midgets share the Friday "twinbill" with practice slated at 5:30 pm, qualifying at 6:30 and racing at 7:30.

Hines will aim for his fourth "Border Wars" title after putting his Kroger-Tide, Pringles/Bounty Twister/Gaerte in Gas City's victory lane. Trailing Hines at the checkered flag in Gas City were Shane Cottle, Shane Hollingsworth, series point leader Jay Drake and Levi Jones. John Wolfe was the fastest qualifier.

Drake leads Jones by 15 points in the series standings going into the Memphis event. In addition to Hines, they'll have to contend with top Sprint Bandit drivers, plus World of Outlaws Memphis-area legend Sammy Swindell.

Other local interest will center on Tennessee's Mike Ward, Texans Gary Wright and Travis Rilat, Oklahoma's Aaron Berryhill, Shane Stewart, Jerrod Wilson, Darren Stewart and Zach Chappell, Mississippi's Jay and Dale Howard, Arkansas' Sean Walden and Missouri's Jesse Hockett.

Friday night's race will mark the first time USAC Sprint cars have appeared in the Volunteer state since 1959 when Don Branson won at the Nashville Fairgrounds.

VALVOLINE USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Jay Drake-189 2.-Levi Jones-174 3.-Tony Elliott-135 4.-Dave Darland-129 5.-Brian Tyler-121 6.-Boston Reid-115 7.-Cory Kruseman-113 8.-Shane Hollingsworth-93 9.-Bud Kaeding-84 10.-Josh Ford-81

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KIRBY AGAIN AT PERRIS; CRA HEADS TO MANZY

Mike Kirby of Torrance, Calif. scored his third Perris (Calif) Auto Speedway victory of the 2004 Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint Car campaign Saturday night at the 1/2-mile dirt oval. The victory solidified his third-place ranking in the series points going into this Saturday night's races at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz.

Kirby caught Jeremy Sherman on the fourth lap and was never again headed as he and his Glen Crossno ITI Performance/Sander Engineering TCR/Downing beat series leader Rip Williams, Damion Gardner, Tony Jones and Gary W. Howard.

Williams, the fastest qualifier, emerged with a 27-point advantage over Gardner and 45-point lead over Kirby going into Saturday's Phoenix race. A 30-lapper is scheduled on the 1/2-mile dirt Manzanita oval.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Rip Williams-412 2.-Damion Gardner-385 3.-Mike Kirby-367 4.-Troy Rutherford-353 5.-Tony Jones-268 6.-Cory Kruseman-242 7.-Jeremy Sherman-237 8.-Greg Bragg-217 9.-Jordan Hermansader-205 10.-Brian Venard-202

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"VUKOVICH CLASSIC" SPRINTS TO LEWIS! WESTERN SPRINTS MAKE SHASTA DEBUT SATURDAY

Defending USAC Valvoline Western Sprint Car Champion Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind. is undefeated in this year's series, wheeling his Western Speed Racing Team ASE/Snap-On Eagle/Wesmar to victory in Saturday night's "Vukovich Classic" 40-lapper at Madera (Calif.) Speedway.

Lewis passed Jeff Gardner on lap 13 and led the rest of the way to beat Tony Hunt, Brad Bumgarner, Jeff Gardner and Chad Nichols. Lewis, the fastest qualifier, also won at Madera on April 24.

The Western Sprint cars head for Anderson, Calif. for this Saturday night's debut at Shasta Speedway. A 40-lap feature is planned at the 1/3-mile paved oval.

Lewis leads former Western Sprint Car Champ Hunt by only seven points going into the Anderson program.

Chad Nichols led the first four laps at Madera, relinquishing the lead to former series titlist Jeff Gardner for laps 5-12.

USAC VALVOLINE WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Michael Lewis-140 2.-Tony Hunt-133 3.-Brad Bumgarner-114 4.-Jeff Gardner-109 5.-Greg Anderson-95 6.-Bryan Bullard-91 7.-Michael Trimble-84 8.-Tim Barber-74 9.-Brian McClish-73 10.-Michael Newman-72

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HUNT WINS "VUKOVICH CLASSIC;" MIDGETS EYE KINGS SATURDAY

Tony Hunt of Fair Oaks, Calif. thwarted Michael Lewis' bid for victory in Saturday night's 40-lap "Vukovich Classic" Western Midget Car feature at Madera (Calif.) Speedway.

Hunt led the final 15 laps of the USAC/BCRA race in his Western Speed machine after an incident sent teammate and race leader Lewis to the back of the field for a restart on lap 26. Trailing Hunt at the checkered flag were Thomas Meseraull, Jerome Rodela, series point leader Johnny Rodriguez and Garrett Boyden.

Rodriguez emerged with a 58-point lead over Wally Pankratz, who finished seventh at Madera. Pankratz will resume his chase in this Saturday night's Western Midget Car program at Kings Speedway at Hanford, Calif. A 30-lap feature is scheduled on the 3/8-mile dirt Hanford oval.

Hunt was the fastest Madera qualifier and his victory boosted him to eighth in the new series standings. John Sarale led the first nine laps of the Madera race, while Lewis led laps 10-25.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Johnny Rodriguez-284 2.-Wally Pankratz-226 3.-Jerome Rodela-216 4.-Dallen McKenney-185 5.-Michael Lewis-181 6.-Garrett Hansen-170 7.-Matt Mitchell 128 8.-Tony Hunt-127 9.-Bobby East-122 10.-Josh Wise-102

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SCOTT, LAKATOS & RAIN TAKE FEATURES FORD FOCUS SERIES FACE BUSY WEEK WITH 5 RACES ON TAP

USAC's Ford Focus Midget Car Series face their busiest weekend ever, with five races on tap in four states. Midwest participants will compete Wednesday at the Indianapolis Speedrome and Friday at Memphis (Tenn.) Motorsports Park, while Carolina/Virginia participants head for South Boston (Va.) Speedway Saturday and California participants are at Watsonville (Calif.) Speedway Friday and Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Saturday.

Chase Scott of Concord, N.C., the 18-year-old son of legendary motorcycle racer Hank Scott and brother of USAC Midget veteran Ryan Scott, sped to victory in Saturday night's 30-lap race at Hickory (N.C.) Motor Speedway, leading the final eight laps after passing fast qualifier Sam Beam. Beam finished second ahead of Mike Ward, Aron Oakley and Robbie Ray. Scott's win in his Real Race Cars/Simpson Special leaves him with an 82-point lead in the series going into this Saturday night's race at South Boston (Va.) Speedway.

Ward led the first seven laps, then yielded to Scott for laps 8-18. Beam then led the next four laps before Scott took over for good.

Josh Lakatos of Pasadena, Calif. led the final six laps of Saturday night's "Vukovich Classic" 20-lapper at Madera (Calif.) Speedway after passing Chase Barber on lap 15. Lakatos drove the Matco Tools/Race Truck Trends Beast. Fast qualifier Nick Morago was second ahead of Chris Rahe, Bobby McGowan and Bradley Galedrige. Galedrige escaped with a three-point lead over Rahe in the California North standings going into this weekend's races at Watsonville (Calif.) Speedway on Friday and Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. Saturday. Friday's race also offers South points, with Lakatos trailing McGowan by 18 points in the south standings. The Watsonville and Hanford features are 25-lappers.

Tate Martz and Rex Norris III won heat races before rains interrupted Friday night's Midwest Ford Focus program at Gas City (Ind.) I-69 Speedway. Then series resumes with a race this Wednesday night at the Indianapolis Speedrome and Friday night at Memphis. Wednesday night's event kicks off the Speedrome's "Open Wheel Wednesday" scheduling and will witness a 50-lap feature offering points toward both the Midwest and Speedrome championships. A 30-lapper is on tap at the 1/4-mile dirt Memphis oval.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Trenton Darland-71 2.-Ryan Litt-69 3.-Brad Loyet-62 4.-Jimmy Light-60 5.-Rex Norris III-60 6.-Travis Young-56 7.-A.J. Davis-53 8.-Brandon Hartsell-49 9.-Jodi Meyers-46 10.-Brice Kenyon-44

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Bradley Galedrige-197 2.-Chris Rahe-194 3.-Bobby McGowan-179 4.-Nick Morago-172 5.-Josh Lakatos-167 6.-Audra Sasselli-138 7.-Chase Barber-135 8.-Bobby Grewohl-122 9.-Eric Pace-122 10.-Scott Pierovich-119

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS (Series presented by Calico Coatings)

1.-Chase Scott-301 2.-Michael Sboro-219 3.-Michael Ward-208 4.-Kevin Conway-187 5.-Sam Beam-186 6.-Robbie Ray-183 7.-Terry Hall-166 8.-Travis Jones-129 9.-Aron Oakley-126 10.-T.J. Bell-124

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WATERS OPENS DEFENSE OF ROCKY MOUNTAIN TITLE IN SATURDAY'S PORT O' CALL SPRINT AT SALT LAKE CITY

Jim Waters of Salt Lake City, Utah opens defense of his 2003 USAC Rocky Mountain Port O' Call Sprint Car championship this Saturday as the 2004 series kicks off at Rocky Mountain Raceways in the Utah capital.

Waters won twice on his way to last year's title and added eight other "top-10" finishes in 11 starts to beat Jimmy Wysong by 46 points.

Wysong and Dave Fitzgerald gave Salt Lake City a 1-2-3 sweep in the final 2003 standings and are expected to be among top threats to Waters in 2004.

Other 2003 Rocky Mountain feature winners included Jeff and Mark Bergener of Taylorsville and Kearns, Utah respectively, plus Western Sprint stars Rick Hendrix, Tony Hunt and Michael Lewis.

A 40-lap feature is slated on the 3/8-mile paved oval.

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5 DRIVERS POST FQs; BUSY EARL'S WEEK AHEAD

Five different drivers posted Earl's Plumbing Fast Qualifier efforts during USAC racing action last week and seven different drivers continue to lead the divisional Earl's standings going into one of USAC's busiest weekends ever. Earl's FQ honors are up for grabs in eight different series Wednesday through Saturday.

Drivers posting FQ honors this past weekend were John Wolfe (National Sprint Cars at Gas City, IN), Michael Lewis (Western Sprint Cars at Madera, CA), Tony Hunt (Western Midgets at Madera), Sam Beam (Carolina/Virginia Ford Focuses at Hickory, NC) and Nick Morago (California Focuses at Madera).

Earl's honors are available this week at Memphis, TN (Weld Racing Silver Crown, Valvoline National Sprint and Midwest Focus), Indianapolis, IN (Midwest Focus), Anderson, CA (Valvoline Western Sprint), Hanford, CA (Western Midget), and Watsonville and Hanford, CA (California Focus),

Points are traditionally 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.

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 in December. The National and Western FQ champs will receive $5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,500.

2004 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Dave Steele-9; 2-Tyler Walker-6; 3-J.J. Yeley-4; 4-Michael Lewis-3; 5-Brian Tyler-2.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Jay Drake-11; 2-Josh Wise-10; 3-Jason McCord & John Wolfe-9; 5-Cory Kruseman & Dave Steele-6.

National Midget Car: 1-Dave Steele-18; 2-Josh Wise & J.J. Yeley-9; 4-Bobby East-8; 5-Brian Gerster & Ron Gregory-6.

Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Tony Hunt-15; 2-Michael Lewis-12; 3-Brian McClish-8; 4-Chad Nichols-7; 5-Jeff Gardner-3.

Western Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-16; 2-Jerome Rodela-12; 3-Garrett Hansen-11; 4-Steve Paden-10; 5-Tony Hunt & Dave Steele-9.

California Ford Focus: 1-Chris Rahe-21; 2-Bradley Galedrige-13; 3-Bobby Grewohl- & Nick Morago12; 5-Bobby McGowan and Josh Lakatos-11.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-22; 2-Sam Beam-21; 3-Kevin Conway-11; 4-Jordan Noblitt-9; 5-Danny Bopp and Terry Hall-6.

Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Rex Norris III-9; 2-Brandon Hartsell-6; 3-A.J. Davis-4; 4-Brandon Wagner-3; 5-Robbie Ray-2.

Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif. accomplished something Saturday
achieved only once before in USAC National Sprint Car history! He's opened
the 2004 USAC Valvoline National Sprint Car series with back-to-back
victories on pavement and dirt tracks!

Drake passed Levi Jones on lap two and led the rest of the way
in his Tony Stewart Racing Eagle/Mopar to win the 30-lap feature at the
1/3-mile dirt Raceway @ Powercom Park in Beaver Dam, Wisc. He also won the
April 18 30-lapper at the 1/4-mile paved Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and
assumes the favorite's role for this weekend's "Border Wars X" events at
Gas City, Ind. and Rossburg, Ohio.

Friday night's racing program at Gas City I-69 Speedway gets
under way with practice at 6 pm. Qualifying starts at 6:30 and racing
begins at 7:30. Saturday night's events at the Eldora Speedway start with
practice at 6:30 and qualifying at 7. Racing gets under way at 8. A 30-lap
feature is on tap at both tracks.

Tracy Hines added the 2002 and 2003 titles to his 1999 "Border
Wars" championship and is one of four previous "Border Wars" champs. Brian
Tyler won the title in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000, while Tony Stewart was
the 1995 champ and J.J. Yeley won it in 2001.

Drake's back-to-back pavement and dirt wins mirror Robbie
Stanley's 1993 feat at Eldora and Winchester (Ind.) Speedway, while Don
Branson won back-to-back at Houston's paved Meyer Speedway and Terre
Haute's dirt oval in the 1960 Midwest sprint series before the National
series debuted in 1961.

Drake and Levi Jones were trailed at Beaver Dam by Tony
Elliott, Cory Kruseman and Brian Tyler. Defending series champion J.J.
Yeley escaped injury in a double-flip with Tom Hessert on lap six of the
feature. Hessert, whose car cleared the concrete wall in turn three, also
escaped serious injury, as did Dickie Gaines and Daron Clayton, who
executed a double-flip during a heat race. Drake was also the fastest
Beaver Dam qualifier and semi winner.

Drake holds a 13-point lead over Jones in the series standings
going into the Gas City and Eldora races.

VALVOLINE USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Jay Drake-133
2.-Levi Jones-120
3.-Tony Elliott-102
4.-Brian Tyler-100
5.-Boston Reid-90
6.-Dave Darland-79
7.-Cory Kruseman-75
8.-Jason McCord-64
9.-Eric Gordon-62
10.-Bud Kaeding-48

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YELEY SCORES SPECTACULAR LAST-LAP WIN AT BEAVER DAM
MIDGETS NOW GEAR UP FOR MAY 21 "HUT HUNDRED"

Defending USAC National Midget Car Champion J.J. Yeley of
Phoenix, Ariz. caught Kevin Doty on the final lap of Saturday's 30-lap
feature at the Raceway @ Powercom Park and recorded his 52nd USAC National
win, driving the Karl Warnke Stealth/Fontana.

Yeley had to come through the semi, which he won, and he
trailed Doty until the last lap when he made the winning move. Doty had
assumed the lead of the race on lap 18 when a slower car spun and collected
race leader Dave Darland, whose car ended atop the fourth turn concrete
wall. Darland led the opening three laps, then slipped behind Brad Kuhn for
the next nine laps before regaining the lead on lap 13.

Trailing Yeley and Doty at the checkered flag were Davey Ray,
Cory Kruseman and Tony Elliott. Josh Wise was the fastest qualifier.

Travis Miniea was unhurt in a flip during the opening heat race.

Series point leader Bobby East was unable to post a qualifying
time but made the 30-lap feature and finished 14th. He leads Yeley by 15
points and Darland by 30 going into the May 21 "Hut Hundred" at the Terre
Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Bobby East-147
2. J.J. Yeley-132
3. Dave Darland-117
4. Josh Wise-105
5. Davey Ray-98
6. Brad Kuhn-96
7. Cole Carter-92
8. Dave Steele-82
9. Tom Hessert-69
10. Michael Lewis-65

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LEWIS WINS AGAIN AT MADERA!
SPRINTS RETURN SATURDAY AS PART OF "VUKOVICH" TRIPLEHEADER

Defending Valvoline/USAC Western Sprint Car Champion Michael
Lewis of Noblesville, Ind. is back atop the series standings after his
40-lap victory Saturday night at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway. Lewis led
all 40 laps in his Western Speed Racing Team ASE/Snap-On Eagle/Wesmar.

The Western Sprint Cars return to Madera this Saturday night
for the "Vukovich Classic" USAC "tripleheader" also featuring the Western
Midgets and California Ford Focus Midgets, with three 50-lap main events
slated on the 1/3-mile paved oval.

Lewis was trailed at Madera Saturday by former series champion
Tony Hunt, now a teammate to Lewis, Bryan Bullard, Brad Bumgarner and
former series champion Jeff Gardner. Hunt was the fastest qualifier.

Lewis leads Hunt by only two points going into this Saturday's
Madera events.

USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Michael Lewis-69
2.-Tony Hunt-67
3.-Bryan Bullard-57
4.-Brad Bumgarner-56
5.-Greg Anderson-53
6.-Jeff Gardner-52
7.-Michael Trimble-47
8.-Tim Barber-41
9.-Mark Monico-40
10.-Shauna Hogg-39

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RUTHERFORD WINS PERRIS MIDGET MAIN
SATURDAY'S MADERA "VUKOVICH CLASSIC" NEXT

Sprint car veteran Troy Rutherford of Ojai, Calif. surprised
the USAC Western Midget Series regulars with his 30-lap feature victory in
Saturday night's extremely-competitive race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway.

Driving a Roy Miller Freight Lines/Sander Engineering
Kunz/Stanton Mopar for his Sprint car owner Mark Priestley, Rutherford was
the fourth race leader in a race which included six lead changes. Wally
Pankratz led the opening lap, then Tyler Brown led lap two. Defending
series champion Steve Paden led for three laps before Brown regained the
lead through lap 20. Rutherford sneaked past on lap 21, then slipped behind
Brown for the next three laps. On lap 25 Rutherford took over for good.

Series point leader Johnny Rodriguez finished second ahead of
Brown, with Pankratz fourth and Dallen McKenney fifth. Paden was the
fastest qualifier.

Rodriguez has a 41-point cushion over Pankratz in the new
series standings going into this Saturday's USAC/BCRA "Vukovich Classic" at
Madera (Calif.) Speedway also featuring the Valvoline Western Sprint Cars
and California Ford Focus Midgets. The program features triple 50-lap main
events.

Rutherford also finished second in Saturday night's 30-lap
Valvoline USCA/CRA Sprint Car feature at Perris.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Johnny Rodriguez-225
2.-Wally Pankratz-184
3.-Michael Lewis-163
4.-Jerome Rodela-162
5.-Dallen McKenney-151
6.-Garrett Hansen-135
7.-Bobby East-122
8.-Josh Wise-102
9.-Dave Darland-99
10.-Matt Mitchell-97

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WILLIAMS NOTCHES FIRST USAC/CRA WIN AT PERRIS

Rip Williams of Yorba Linda, Calif. leads the new Valvoline
USAC/CRA Sprint Car point standings after scoring his initial series
feature victory in Saturday night's 30-lap race at the Perris (Calif.) Auto
Speedway.

Williams, seeking his first major racing title despite many
career feature wins, put his John Jory Corporation/Weld Wheels
Stinger/Shaver into the lead on lap 27 after chasing Damion Gardner for the
first 26 laps. He led the final four laps to beat Troy Rutherford, Jeremy
Sherman, Mike Kirby and Jordan Hermansader. Gardner slipped to 12th at the
checkered flag after stopping on the track due to contact with Williams
while battling for the lead.

Williams leads Rutherford by 18 points in the new standings
entering a May 1 race at the 1/2-mile dirt Perris oval.

Kirby, a two-time USAC/CRA feature winner this year, was
Saturday night's fastest qualifier and ranks fourth in the new points.

Saturday's 30-lapper was halted on lap 18 when Adam Mitchell
flipped. He was unhurt, as was Dan Hillberg who flipped during the semi.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Rip Williams-343
2.-Troy Rutherford-325
3.-Damion Gardner-321
4.-Mike Kirby-302
5.-Cory Kruseman-242
6.-Tony Jones-213
7.-Jeremy Sherman-208
8.-Greg Bragg-170
9.-Brian Venard-163
10.-Jordan Hermansader-159

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GALEDRIGE GAINS 1st USAC WIN AT MADERA!
HICKORY, GAS CITY & MADERA NEXT FOR FOCUSES

Bradley Galedrige of Los Altos, Calif. captured Saturday
night's 30-lap USAC California Ford Focus Midget Car feature at Madera
(Calif.) Speedway. The win was his second in USAC competition, having won
last August at Perris, Calif.

Galedrige caught Scott Pierovich on lap six and never looked
back as he led the final 25 laps in his Wirtgen Group/Galedrige
Construction Stealth. Chris Rahe, Saturday night's fastest Focus qualifier,
finished second ahead of Josh Lakatos, Bobby McGowan and Nick Morago.

Galedrige emerged with a seven point lead over Rahe in the
California North Ford Focus points going into this Saturday night's
"Vukovich Classic" at Madera (Calif.) Speedway, part of a USAC
"tripleheader" also featuring the USAC Valvoline Western Sprint cars and
Western Midgets. All three Madera features are 50-lappers.

The USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midgets resume their 2004 season
this Friday night at the Gas City I-69 Speedway in Gas City, Ind. as part
of the opening night of the "Border Wars X" events featuring the USAC
Valvoline National Sprint Cars. The Gas City Focus feature is a 30-lapper.
Trenton Darland leads the standings by one point over Ryan Litt.

USAC's Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus series continues this
Saturday night at Hickory (NC) Motor Speedway, with a 25-lapper scheduled
at the .363-mile paved oval. Chase Scott is the current series point leader.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Trenton Darland-64
2. Ryan Litt-63
3. Jimmy Light-56
4. Brad Loyet-55
5. Travis Young-53
6. A.J. Davis-53
7. Rex Norris III-52
8. Brandon Hartsell-49
9. Jodi Meyers-46
10. Robbie Ray-42

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1. Bradley Galedrige-139
2. Chris Rahe-132
3. Bobby McGowan-128
4. Nick Morago-105
5. Josh Lakatos-102
6. Chase Barber-92
7. Audra Sasselli-89
8. Eric Pace-85
9. Bobby Grewohl-81
10. Scott Pierovich-72

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
(Series presented by Calico Coatings)

1. Chase Scott-237
2. Michael Sboro-183
3. Kevin Conway-182
4. Michael Ward-172
5. Terry Hall-140
6. Robbie Ray-135
7. Sam Beam-123
8. Brandon Hartsell-111
9. Rex Norris III-107
10. Troy Cline-102

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7 DRIVERS PACING EARL'S FQ STANDINGS

Seven different drivers currently lead standings for
year-end cash bonuses from the Earl's Plumbing Fast Qualifier Championships.

Dave Steele is the only multiple leader, pacing the Weld
racing Silver Crown and National Midget Car qualifying points, while Jay
Drake, Tony Hunt, Jerome Rodela, Chris Rahe, Chase Scott and Rex Norris III
also head separate battles for Earl's bonuses.

Earl's points are up for grabs this weekend in six series
in events scheduled in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio and California.

Fast qualifiers this past weekend included Drake, Hunt,
Rahe, Josh Wise and Steve Paden.

Points are traditionally 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.

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 in December. The National and Western FQ champs
will receive $5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive
$1,500.

2004 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Dave Steele-9; 2-Tyler Walker-6; 3-J.J.
Yeley-4; 4-Michael Lewis-3; 5-Brian Tyler-2.
National Sprint Car: 1-Jay Drake-11; 2-Jason McCord-9; 3-Cory Kruseman &
Dave Steele-6; 5-Aaron Pierce-4.
National Midget Car: 1-Dave Steele-18; 2-Josh Wise & J.J. Yeley-9; 4-Bobby
East-8; 5-Brian Gerster & Ron Gregory-6.
Western Sprint Car: 1-Tony Hunt-9; 2-Chad Nichols-6; 3-Brian McClish-4;
4-Michael Lewis-3; 5-Chad Ede-2.
Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-12; 2-Michael Lewis & Steve Paden-10;
4-Dave Steele & Garrett Hansen-9.
California Ford Focus: 1-Chris Rahe-15; 2-Bobby McGowan-11; 3-Josh
Lakatos-10; 4-Bradley Galedrige & Bobby Grewohl-9.
Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-18; 2-Sam Beam-12; 3-Jordan
Noblitt-9; 4-Danny Bopp-6; Terry Hall & Kevin
Conway-5
Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Rex Norris III-9; 2-Brandon Hartsell-6; 3-A.J.
Davis-4; 4-Brandon Wagner-3; 5-Robbie Ray-2.

--USAC--

Jay Drake of Val Verde, Calif. withstood determined challenges
from several drivers in Sunday's extremely competitive "Glen Niebel
Classic" 30-lapper at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway and is an early leader
in the 2004 Valvoline USAC National Sprint Car Series. The victory came in
his first appearance in the Tony Stewart Racing Mopar/Vital Express
Beast/Mopar.

Drake trails Jason McCord by a single point going into this
Saturday's USAC "doubleheader" program at the Raceway @ Powercom Park in
Beaver Dam, Wisc. McCord emerged with the point lead after posting the
fastest qualifying time for Sunday's Anderson event and finishing third.

Trailing Drake to the checkered flag were Eric Gordon, McCord,
Levi Jones and Tracy Hines, although Dave Steele produced most of Drake
competition for the majority of the race. Steele retired in the closing
laps while running second after encountering engine woes. Jones led the
first three laps before Drake took over.

This Saturday's USAC "doubleheader" at Beaver Dam, Wisc.
showcases USAC's Valvoline National Sprint Cars and National Midgets with
30-lap feature planned for both on the 1/3-mile dirt.

Practice at Beaver Dam is scheduled to start at 1:30 pm, with
qualifying getting under way at 3 and the first race starting at 4 pm.

Saturday's events are the first for USAC at the Beaver Dam
Track since 1998 when Tony Elliott was victorious in the Sprint Cars. The
last USAC Midget race at the track was in 1997, won by Tony Stewart.

VALVOLINE USAC NATIONAL SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Jason McCord-64
2.-Jay Drake-63
3.-Eric Gordon--62
4.-Levi Jones-58
5.-Brian Tyler-51
6.-Bud Kaeding-47
7.-Aaron Pierce-46
8.-Boston Reid-44
9.-Tony Elliott-40
10.-Dave Darland-37

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EAST LEADS NATIONAL MIDGETS TO WISCONSIN
IN RETURN TO BEAVER DAM SATURDAY

Bobby East of Brownsburg, Ind. leads the USAC National Midget
Car Series to the Raceway @ Powercom Park this Saturday as the series makes
its first appearance in Beaver Dam, Wisc. in seven years.

East, who became USAC's youngest National midget race winner
in history in 2001, was challenging for the win in Sunday's Sprint car
opener at Anderson, Ind. before a spinout left him on the sidelines at the
end. The Valvoline USAC National Sprint Cars join the Midgets for
Saturday's Beaver Dam twinbill.

Dave Darland, who trails East by 23 points in the standings,
is seeking his third USAC National Midget title in four years and last year
won all four legs of the "Buckeye Nationals" Midget dirt-track events in Ohio.

Practice at the 1/3-mile dirt oval starts at 1:30 pm and
qualifying begins at 3. The first race is scheduled for 4 pm.

Several drivers are expected to do "double duty" in the
twinbill, including Tony Elliott, of Kokomo, Ind., who won USAC's last race
at Beaver Dam, a Sprint race in 1998, plus Californian Josh Wise and New
Jersey's Tom Hessert.

USAC NATIONAL MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Bobby East-122
2.-Dave Darland-99
3.-Dave Steele-82
4.-Josh Wise-79
5.-Cole Carter-76
6.-Brad Kuhn-75
7.-J.J. Yeley-65
8.-Michael Lewis-65
9.-Steve Paden-56
10.-Jay Drake-56

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1-WEEK PERRIS BACK-UP CREATES "DOUBLEHEADER"

Saturday night's rainout at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway has
created a USAC "doubleheader" racing program at the 1/2-mile dirt oval this
coming Saturday night (April 24), featuring the Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars and USAC Western Midget Cars. Both series will compete in 30-lap
feature events.

The CRA Sprint Cars and California Ford Focus Midget Cars were
slated to compete at Perris before rains forced the program to be called.
The Sprint Car portion was reset for this Saturday, creating the twinbill.

Damion Gardner of Concord, Calif. is the Valvoline USAC/CRA
point leader, 14 points ahead of Rip Williams, but they need to keep an eye
on fifth-ranking Mike Kirby, who has won both 2004 races at the PAS. Kirby
is 45 points behind Gardner.

Troy Rutherford and Cory Kruseman are other threats for
victory at the PAS, currently third and fourth in the standings, while Tony
Jones, Jeremy Sherman, Greg Bragg, Ricky Gaunt and Mike Spencer round out
the "top-10" after four events.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Damion Gardner-285
2.-Rip Williams-271
3.-Troy Rutherford-257
4.-Cory Kruseman-242
5.-Mike Kirby-240
6.-Tony Jones-165
7.-Jeremy Sherman-146
8.-Greg Bragg-139
9.-Ricky Gaunt-138
10.-Mike Spencer-137

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HANSEN SCORES USAC 1ST AT VENTURA
WESTERN MIDGETS PART OF PERRIS "DOUBLEHEADER" SATURDAY

Garrett Hansen of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. scored his
initial USAC Western Midget feature victory in Saturday night's 30-lap race
at Ventura (Calif.) Raceway. The 19-year-old Hansen won three USAC Ford
Focus Midget features in 2002.

Hansen, who finished seventh in last year's California South
Ford Focus standings, caught early leader Danny Stratton on the 25th lap
and never looked back in his Hansen's Welding Stealth.Fontana. Dallen
McKenney finished second, ahead of Johny Rodriguez, Wally Pankratz and
Robby Flock as Stratton

The win propelled Hansen to sixth in the new series standings
going into this Saturday night's USAC "doubleheader" at the Perris (Calif.)
Auto Speedway. The Western Midgets will join the Valvoline USAC/CRA Sprint
Cars on the 1/2-mile dirt oval, with 30-lap features on tap for both.

Series point leader Michael Lewis was 13th at Ventura but
maintains a one-point lead over Rodriguez in the standings.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Michael Lewis-163
2.-Johnny Rodriguez-162
3.-Jerome Rodela-130
4.-Wally Pankratz-127
5.-Bobby East-122
6.-Garrett Hansen-107
7.-Josh Wise-102
8.-Dave Darland-99
9.-Dallen McKenney-97
10.-Brad Kuhn-93

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WESTERN SPRINTS DEBUT AT MADERA SATURDAY

Michael Lewis of Noblesville, Ind. is the defending champion
of the USAC Western Sprint Car Series, which kicks off its 2004 calendar of
events as part of a "doubleheader' program this Saturday at the Madera
(Calif.) Speedway.

Lewis currently leads the USAC Western Midget Car standings
after winning the April 10 "Fred Gerhardt Open Wheel Classic" at the
1/3-mile paved Madera oval.

Saturday's racing program, which also features the USAC
California Ford Focus North Midget Car Series, will conclude with a 25-lap
Ford Focus and 40-lap Sprint Car feature.

USAC Sprint Car feature winners at Madera in 2003 included
Tony Stewart, Shauna Hogg and Tony Hunt. Hunt is a former series champion,
while Hogg's win last year was the first by a female in the series history!

Lewis won six USAC Western Sprint Car features on his way to
the 2004 title and co-"Rookie of the Year" honors. In three Madera starts
in 2004 his best finish was a fourth.

--USAC--

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LITT TAKES ANDERSON, RAIN TAKES PERRIS
FOCUSES AT MADERA SATURDAY & GAS CITY APRIL 30

Ryan Litt of Lyons, Ontario, Canada emerged the surprise winner of
Sunday's 30-lap USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car debut at the Anderson
(Ind.) Speedway after an eight-car crash on lap 27 eliminated the first
five cars!

Litt was running sixth when Jordan Noblitt spun in turn four,
triggering an accident which involved race leader A.J. Davis and his four
closest pursuers. Davis had led the first 26 laps prior to the incident.

After the restart, Litt and his BS & B Radiator/Relyt Media Beast led
Trenton Darland to the checkered flag, followed by Brad Loyet, Jimmy Light
and Travis Young. Litt started 14th in the 20-car field.

Darland, of Lincoln, Ind., holds a one-point lead over Litt in the
Midwest standings, with a race at Gas City, Ind. next on the calendar,
April 30.

Rain forced cancellation of Saturday's scheduled California Ford
Focus Midget race at Perris (Calif.) Auto Speedway. Bobby McGowan of
Ramona, Calif. leads the California North Ford Focus standings going into
this Saturday's racing program at Madera (Calif.) Speedway which also
features the USAC Western Sprint Car Series debut. The Madera Focus race is
a 25-lapper.

USAC MIDWEST FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Trenton Darland-64
2.-Ryan Litt-63
3.-Jimmy Light-56
4.-Brad Loyet-55
5.-Travis Young-53
6.-A.J. Davis-53
7.-Rex Norris III-52
8.-Brandon Hartsell-49
9.-Jodi Meyers-46
10.-Robbie Ray-42

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Bobby McGowan-68
2.-Bradley Galedrige-67
3.-Chris Rahe-64
4.-Chase Barber-56
5.-Audra Sasselli-52
6.-Nick Morago-51
7.-Bobby Grewohl-48
8.-Eric Pace-39
9.-Jeff Gregory-37
10.-Josh Lakatos-36

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STEELE LEADS 2 EARL'S STANDINGS

Dave Steele has stamped himself as an early contender for
big year-end cash bonuses from Holley Performance Products as he leads wo
of the 2004 Earl's Plumbing Fast Qualifier Championships after early-season
races.

Steele leads the qualifying standings in the Weld Racing
Silver Crown and National Midget Car Series and is second to Jason McCord
in the Valvoline Sprint Car qualifying points.

Other early-season Earl's Fast Qualifier leaders are
Michael Lewis in Western Midget Cars, plus Bobby McGowan, Bobby Gerwohl,
Chase Scott and Rex Norris III in Ford Focus Midgets.

Points are traditionally 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.

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 in December. The National and Western FQ champs
will receive $5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive
$1,500.

2004 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Dave Steele-9; 2-Tyler Walker-6; 3-J.J.
Yeley-4; 4-Michael Lewis-3; 5-Brian Tyler-2.
National Sprint Car: 1-Jason McCord-9; 2-Dave Steele-6; 3-Aaron Pierce-4;
4-Marc Jessup-3; 5-Jay Drake-2.
National Midget Car: 1-Dave Steele-18; 2-Bobby East-8; 3-J.J. Yeley & Ron
Gregory; 5-Steve Paden-4.
Western Sprint Car: NONE
Western Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-10; 2-Dave Steele & Garrett Hansen-9;
4-Ron Gregory, Brad Kuhn & Johnny Rodriguez-6.
California Ford Focus: 1-Bobby McGowan & Bobby Gerwohl-9; 3-Josh Lakatos &
Chris Rahe-6; 5-Scott Pierovich-4.
Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-18; 2-Sam Beam-12; 3-Jordan
Noblitt-9; 4-Danny Bopp-6; Terry Hall & Kevin
Conway-5
Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Rex Norris III-9; 2-Brandon Hartsell-6; 3-A.J.
Davis-4; 4-Brandon Wagner-3; 5-Robbie Ray-2.

--USAC--

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DARLAND JOINS DRIVERS DOING "DOUBLE DUTY" AT BEAVER DAM
YELEY'S MIGHT BE NEXT HAT IN THE RING!

Dave Darland of Lincoln, Ind. is the latest driver to be
entered for both ends of this Saturday's USAC "doubleheader" at the Raceway
@ Powercom Park in Beaver Dam, Wisc.

It's been six years since USAC raced at the track and this
will be only the third USAC Sprint/Midget "doubleheader" ever in the Badger
State! In 1982 Ken Schrader swept both ends of a Sprint/Midget program at
Beaver Dam and in 1997 Jimmy McCune (Midgets) and Dave Steele (Sprints)
were the winners at Madison International Raceway in Oregon, Wisc.

Darland joins Josh Wise, Tony Elliott and Tom Hessert as
"double duty' drivers for this weekend's Beaver Dam program, while
defending USAC Triple Crown Champion J.J. Yeley has secured a Sprint car
ride and is hoping to compete in both ends too.

Saturday's program is USAC's 150th Sprint/Midget
"doubleheader" since it began in 1956. Drivers have been able to score
"sweeps" on only 18 occasions and Darland and Yeley are among the 13
drivers who have accomplished the feat. The last to do it was Dave Steele
at Nazareth, Pa. last year. The last to do it on dirt (it's happened 10
times) was Yeley at Fremont, Ohio in 2002.

A pair of 30-lap feature events are on tap at the 1/3-mile
dirt oval, with practice at 1:30 pm, qualifying at 3 and racing at 4.

Drake, Wise and Elliott are all coming off impressive
victories within the past year. Wise won last year's "Belleville Midget
Nationals" at Belleville, Kansas, while Elliott won last October's "Western
World Open" Sprint race in Arizona. Drake won Sunday's USAC Valvoline
National Sprint Car opener at Anderson, Ind., beating five-time "Little
500" champion Eric Gordon to the flag.

--USAC--

Morgan is a 31-year-old graduate of the University of California Santa Barbara whose family has been involved in motorsports for years. His father, Cliff, has been race organizer Jim Naylor's right-hand man at Ventura Raceway for nearly 20 years. After his motorsports debut at Ventura at age 14, Chris became a track starter in 1988 and served in a similar capacity through 1992 at Ventura, Saugus Speedway and the now-defunct Ascot Park in Gardena, Calif.

Chris flagged the USAC TQ Midgets in the early-1990s while assisting chief starter Bryan Howard in the USAC Western Midget Series. He then became the chief starter at Mesa Marin Raceway in Bakersfield in 1994 and at Saugus Speedway in 1995.

From 1995-1998 Chris was affiliated with the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series as a chief starter and technical inspector and was involved in technical inspection for various NASCAR events at western facilities.

In 1998 Chris became a consultant on program development and operations at the brand-new Irwindale Speedway, then was elevated to race director in 1999. In 2000 he was named the track's Director of Operations and oversaw all racing and facility operations at the motorsports complex through 2003.

In August of 2003 Chris developed "Motorsport Ventures," a consulting and corporate events business serving the southwestern United States and the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School. He was named to his new USAC post in February.

"I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to be involved in such an exiting new venture," he says. "The history of CRA Sprint Car racing in Southern California is legendary and with this new partnership between CRA and USAC we look forward to reviving the glory days of sprint car and open wheel racing for which this region is reknowned.'

--USAC--

Trailing Scott at the checkered flag were Erica Santos, Travis
Jones, Mike Ward and Terry Hall. Scott was also the night's fastest
qualifier. Santos led the opening lap, then yielded to Kevin Conway, who
led the next 37 laps before succumbing to Scott's challenge.

Bobby McGowan of Ramona, Calif. won Saturday night's 25-lap
USAC Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus Midget feature at the Madera (Calif.)
Speedway, part of the track's "Fred Gerhardt Open Wheel Classic." McGowan
wheeled the Motive Energy/No Fear Beast to the win, beating Bradley
Galedrige, Chris Rahe, Chase Barber and Nick Morago. McGowan emerged with
the California Ford Focus North and South Series point leads as a result,
with the South Series set to resume this Saturday night at Perris (Calif.)
Auto Speedway. A 25-lap feature is slated for the 1/2-mile dirt oval. The
California North Ford Focus Series will resume April 24 at Madera.

Steve Davis led the first 20 laps at Madera before McGowan
caught him and led the final five laps on the 1/3-mile pavement.

The USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series debuts this
Sunday at the Anderson (Ind.) Speedway with a 50-lap feature, part of the
track's "Glen Niebel Classic" program featuring the USAC Valvoline National
Sprint Car Series.

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
(Presented by Calico Coatings

1.-Chase Scott-237
2.-Michael Sboro-183
3.-Kevin Conway-182
4.-Michael Ward-172
5.-Terry Hall-140
6.-Robbie Ray-135
7.-T.J. Bell-127
8.-Brandon Hartsell-111
9.-Rex Norris III-107
10.-Troy Cline-102

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS SOUTH MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
(Presented by The Southern California Ford Dealers

1.-Bobby McGowan-119
2.-Josh Lakatos-101
3.-Chris Rahe-100
4.-Ryan Pace-95
5.-Chase Barber-85
6.-Bradley Galedrige-80
7.-Bobby Owens-78
8.-Eric Pace-62
9.-Steve Davis-60
10.-J.J. Ercse-60

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Bobby McGowan-68
2.-Bradley galedrige-67
3.-Chris Rahe-64
4.-Chase Barber-56
5.-Audra Sasselli-52
6.-Nick Morago-51
7.-Bobby Grewohl-48
8.-Eric Pace-39
9.-Jeff Gregory-37
10.-Josh Lakatos-36

Lewis, who won last year's USAC Western Sprint Car title, piloted the Western Speed Racing Team ASE/Red Line Oil Beast/Esslinger to the win, leading from the pole position to the checkered flag. He was trailed at the finish by Johnny Rodriguez, Rick Moss, Brian Olson and Tony Hunt. Matt Streeter won a "last chance" race prior to the 100-lapper, which featured a three-abreast 33-car starting field.

The Ventura race will be the first for the USAC Western Midgets at the track since 1999 when Cory Kruseman, Bobby Boone and Shane Scully were victorious.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Michael Lewis-131 2.-Bobby East-122 3.-Dave Darland-99 4.-Jerome Rodela-97 5.-Johnny Rodriguez-95 6.-Brad Kuhn-93 7.-Dave Steele-82 8.-Josh Wise-79 9.-Cole Carter-76 10.-Wally Pankratz-69

Kirby wheeled the Glen Crossno ITI Performance/Sander Engineering/Snap-On TCR/Downing to victory in last Saturday night's 30-lap race, repeating his Perris victory of March 6. Kirby led 14 laps, including the last 10 after passing Damion Gardner on lap 21. Gardner led 16 laps, including the first 15, but slipped to third behind Kirby and Rip Williams at the checkered flag. Tony Jones and Troy Rutherford rounded out the "top-five" at the finish.

Rutherford was Saturday night's fastest qualifier, but heats went to Jeremy Sherman, Adam Mitchell, Bobby Cody and Gardner. J.Hicks won the semi.

Gardner leads the USAC/CRA standings going into the Perris return this Saturday, 14 points ahead of Williams and 28 ahead of Rutherford. Kirby is fifth in the points, two behind Cory Kruseman and 45 behind the leader.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Damion Gardner-285 2.-Rip Williams-271 3.-Troy Rutherford-257 4.-Cory Kruseman-242 5.-Mike Kirby-240 6.-Tony Jones-165 7.-Jeremy Sherman-146 8.-Greg Bragg-139 9.-Ricky Gaunt-138 10.-Mike Spencer-137

Bad weather forced postponement of the "Music City 150" Sunday at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tenn. Featuring a pair of 77-lap feature events on the 5/8-mile paved oval, the event has been rescheduled for September 12 as part of the Tennessee State Fair activities.

Pierce, of Muncie, Ind., Hines of New Castle, Ind. and Gordon, of Indianapolis, are all entered for Sunday's race at the 1/4-mile paved Anderson oval. Derek Davidson won the 2001 "Glen Niebel Classic" but is not among this year's pre-entrants.

Honoring one of USAC's most talented car owners and mechanics, Sunday's racing program also features the opening race in the 2004 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series, with a 50-lapper on tap. Practice starts at 10:30 am, with qualifying slated at 1:15 pm and racing at 2.

Pierce won last year's "Classic," his initial USAC triumph, but returns this year in his father's Beast/Chevy. Hines, the 2002 winner, will pilot the Dynamics, Inc. Beast/Gaerte for the winningest team in USAC Sprint Car history, while Gordon, who drives the Dynamics pavement Silver Crown car, will compete Sunday in a Beast/Gaerte for Davis-Bowman Racing.

Track record holder Dave Darland is among top challengers hoping for their initial "Niebel Classic" victory Sunday. Others include Boston Reid, Jason McCord, Bobby East, Brian Tyler, Dave Steele, Jay Drake, Cory Kruseman, Bud Kaeding, Marc Jessup and Mat Neely.

--USAC--

FEATURE: (50 laps) 1. Chase Scott, 2. Erica Santos, 3. Travis Jones,
4. Mike Ward, 5. Terry Hall, 6. Sam Beam, 7. Brit Anderson, 8. Robbie Ray,
9. Kevin Conway, 10. Aron Oakley, 11. Jeff Leeke, 12. Ginny Quinones, 13.
Andy Riffle, 14. Danny Bopp, 15. Michael Sboro, 16. Kevin Studley. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Lap 1 Santos, Laps 2-38 Conway, Laps 39-50 Scott.

NEW USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS STANDINGS: 1-Scott-237; 2-Sboro-183;
3-Conway-182; 4-Ward-172; 5-Hall-140; 6-Ray-135; 7-Bell-127; 8-Brandon
Hartsell-111; 9-Rex Norris III-107; 10-Troy Cline-102.

NEXT USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR RACE: May 8 – South
Boston, VA –South Boston Speedway

LAST CHANCE RACE: (15 laps) 1. Streeter, 2. Davis, 3., Boyden, 4.
Beard, 5. Nelson, 6. Gard, 7. Roza, 8. Joyce, 9. Servetti, 10. Lawrence,
11. J.Lindsey, 12. Lakatos, 13. Dalton, 14. Berryhill, 15. Simpson, 16.
Abrew, 17. Mostin, 18. Kaplan. NT

FEATURE: (100 laps) 1. Michael Lewis, 2. Johnny Rodriguez, 3. Rick
Moss, 4. Brian Olson, 5. Tony Hunt, 6. Jerry Coons, Jr., 7. Jerome Rodela,
8. Wally Pankratz, 9. Michael Hubert, Jr., 10. Dallen McKenney, 11. Bobby
Santos III, Josh Lakatos, 13. Pete Davis, 14. Floyd Alvis, 15. Steve Roza,
16. Travis Berryhill, 17. Joe Lindsey, 18. Bobby Dalton, 19. Greg Nelson,
20. Greg Dennett, 21. Brad Kuhn, 22. John Sarale, 23. Stephen Graves, 14.
Garratt Boyden, 25. Carly Lawrence, 26. Matt Streeter, 27. Brian Gard, 28.
Cameron Beard, 29. Thomas Meseraull, 30. Garrett Hansen, 31. Matt Mitchell,
32. Cliff Servetti, 33. Tim Joyce, 34. Rob Lindsey. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-100 Lewis.

NEW WESTERN MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-Lewis-131; 2-Bobby East-122; 3-Dave
Darland-99; 4-Rodela-97; 5-Rodriguez-95; 6-Kuhn-93; 7-Dave Steele-82;
8-Josh Wise-79; 9-Cole Carter-76; 10-Pankratz-69.

NEXT WESTERN MIDGET CAR RACE: April 17 – Ventura (CA) Raceway

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. R.Pace, 2. Galedrige, 3. Davis, 4. Rahe, 8.
Gregory, 6. Morago, 7. Williams, 8. Smith, 9. Hawks, 10. Ercse. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. McGowan, 2. Sasselli, 3. Pierovich, 4.
Barber, 5. Tanner, 6. Owens, 7. E.Pace, 8. Hunsaker, 9. Lakatos, 10.
Grewohl. NT

FEATURE: (25 laps) 1. Bobby McGowan, 2. Bradley Galedrige, 3. Chris
Rahe, 4. Chase Barber, 5. Nick Morago, 6. Audra Sasselli, 7. Bobby Grewohl,
8. Eric Pace, 9. Josh Lakatos, 10. Jeff Gregory, 11. J.R. Williams, 12. Cal
Smith, 13. Ryan Pace, 14. Cary Tanner, 15. Steve Davis, 16. Bobby Owens,
17. Robbie Hawks, 18. J.J.Ercse, 19. Todd Hunsaker, 20. Scott Pierovich.NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-20 Davis, Laps 21-25 McGowan.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-McGowan-68;
2-Galedrige-67; 3-Rahe-64; 4-Barber-56; 5-Sasselli-52; 6-Morago-51;
7-Grewohl-48; 8-E.Pace-39; 9-Gregory-37; 10-Lakatos-36.

NEW CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS SOUTH MIDGET CAR STANDINGS: 1-McGowan-119;
2-Lakatos-101; 3-Rahe-100; 4-R.Pace-95; 5-Barber-85; 6-Galedrige-80;
7-Owens-78; 8-E.Pace-62; 9-Davis-60; 10-Ercse-60.

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS SOUTH MIDGET CAR RACE: April 17 – Perris
(Calif.) Auto Speedway

NEXT CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS NORTH MIDGET CAR RACE: April 24 – Madera
(Calif.) Speedway

FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Sherman, 2. Rutherford, 3. Case, 4.
Spencer, 5. Cardey, 6. Ferro, 7. Keller, 8. Hillberg. 2:59.27

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Mitchell, 2. Stansberry, 3. Bragg, 4.
Ballard, 5. Howard, 6. Hicks, 7. Leslie, 8. Sinsley. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cody, 2. Kirby, 3. Williams, 4. Ostling, 5.
Becker, 6. Hays, 7. English. 2:57.56

FOURTH HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Gardner, 2. Venard, 3. Jones, 4. DiDonato,
5. Hagen, 6. Feduska, 7. Hermansader. 2:58.93

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Hicks, 2. Hagen, 3. Ferro, 4. Hays, 5. Becker, 6.
Keller, 7. Leslie, 8. Hillberg, 9. Feduska, 10. Sinsley. 3:32.36

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Mike Kirby, 2. Rip Williams, 3. Damion
Gardner, 4. Tony Jones, 5. Troy Rutherford, 6. Mike Spencer, 7. Adam
Mitchell, 8. Brian Venard, 9. Mike English, 10. Greg Bragg, 11. David
Cardey, 12. Steve Ostling, 13. Jeremy Sherman, 14. Ronnie Case, 15. Gary W.
Howard, 16. Alan Ballard, 17. Ron DiDonato, 18. Bobby Cody, 19. Tom
Stansberry, 20. Jordan Hermansader. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-15 Gardner, Laps 16-19 Kirby, Lap 20 Gardner,
Laps 21-30 Kirby.

NEW USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Gardner-285; 2-Williams-271;
3-Rutherford-257; 4-Cory Kruseman-242; 5-Kirby-240; 6-Jones-165;
6-Sherman-146; 8-Bragg-139; 9-Ricky Gaunt-138; 10-Spencer-137.

NEXT USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: April 17 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway

Don Branson won the only USAC Sprint race ever held in the Volunteer State, on July 12, 1959, a 30-lapper at what was then the Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The return occurs on the same site and features a pair of 77-lap races on the 5/8-mile paved oval located at the Nashville Fairgrounds.

Drivers will be aiming at a $25,000 cash bonus for any driver who can win both 77-lap feature events. Practice gets under way at 5 pm and qualifying starts at 6. The first race, a 10-lap "qualifying race," starts at 8. In addition to the $4,000 first-place prize in each feature, a driver could rake in total prizes in excess of $33,000 for a clean sweep!

Saturday's program marks the 29th and 30th USAC races held in Tennessee, the ninth and 10th in Nashville. Darrell Waltrip won USAC's last race at Fairgrounds Speedway, a 200-lap Stock race race in 1972. Ken Schrader won the last USAC race in Nashville, a Midget race held in the Municipal Auditorium downtown.

Other USAC races in Nashville were won by Nelson Stacy (Stock cars-1959), Don White (Stock cars-1960), Jimmy Davies (Midgets-1960), Dale Swaim (Midgets-1961) and Tommy Copp (Midgets-1963).

Already entered for the Nashville event are former USAC Sprint Car Champions Tracy Hines, Dave Darland and Brian Tyler, plus 2003 "rookie of the year" Mat Neely and Most Improved Driver Marc Jessup.

Hines holds the record for the fastest USAC Sprint car race ever held, averaging 138.306 mph at Nazareth, Pa. in 2002. Jay Drake, also entered in one of three Tony Stewart Racing entries, set the all-time World speed record for Sprint Cars during qualifying last year at Fountain, Colo. at 144.950 mph. Joining Drake in Stewart entries at Nazareth will be Dave Steele, winner of the "Copper World Classic" USAC Weld Racing Silver Crown opener at Phoenix, Ariz. last month, and Cory Kruseman, winner of a USAC/CRA Sprint car feature at Phoenix in March.

Boston Reid, Jason McCord, Bobby East, Troy Cline, Aaron Pierce, Bud Kaeding and five-time "Little 500" winner Eric Gordon are other entered drivers who have all found victory lane during their USAC Sprint car careers.

--USAC--

Davis wheeled a Seymour Enterprises Hawk to the victory on the
4/10-mile semi-banked pavement, beating fast qualifier and series point
leader Chase Scott, Kevin Conway, Mike Ward and Michael Sboro to the
checkered flag.

Scott emerged from the race with an 11-point lead over Sboro
in the standings going into this Saturday night's racing program at Big
Daddy's South Boston (Va.) Speedway. A 25-lap feature is on tap at the
4/10-mile paved oval.

Davis is expected to be among favorites for victory when the
USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series debuts at the Anderson (Ind.)
Speedway April 18. Sunday's originally-scheduled Midwest opener at Anderson
was postponed by bad weather.

The USAC California Ford Focuses will resume their 2004
campaign this Saturday night at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway as part of the
"Fred Gerhardt Open Wheel Classic." The Western Midgets compete in a
100-lapper at Madera, while the Focuses compete in a 25-lapper on the
1/3-mile pavement. Sunday's California Ford Focus Midget Car race at the
Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, part of the track's Orleans USAC
Sprint and Midget Nationals tripleheader, was postponed by rain and will
possibly be rescheduled for a date later in 2004.

USAC CAROLINA/VIRGINIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS
(Presented by Calico Coatings

1.-Chase Scott-171
2.-Michael Sboro-160
3.-Kevin Conway-143
4.-Michael Ward-121
5.-Brandon Hartsell-111
6.-Rex Norris III-107
7.-Troy Cline-102
8.-Robbie Ray-92
9.-Brad Loyet-92
10.-Brice Kenyon-90

USAC CALIFORNIA FORD FOCUS MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Josh Lakatos-65
2.-Ryan Pace-60
3.-Matt Triplett-56
4.-Bobby Owens-52
5.-Bobby McGowan-51
6.-J.J. Ercse-42
7.-Bobby Michnowicz-39
8.-Chris Rahe-36
9.-Scott Pierovich-33
10.-Steve Davis-31

Gardner caught Mike Kirby on lap 12 of Saturday night's 30-lap
race at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif. and led the final 19 laps in his
Temecula Valley Pipe & Supply/Arizona Race Mart/Madera Produce John
Boy/Shaver. Rip Williams finished second ahead of series point leader Cory
Kruseman, Steve Ostling and Mike Kirby, who led the opening 11 laps.

Kruseman emerged with a 19-point lead in the standings over
Gardner going into this Saturday's Perris race.

Troy Rutherford.was the fastest Hanford qualifier, while
Kirby, Alex Pruett and Bobby Cody won the heats. Williams took the semi.

The Hanford victory was the first in USAC competition for
Gardner and also the first for car owner Ron Chaffin.

VALVOLINE USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Cory Kruseman-242
2.-Damion Gardner-223
3.-Rip Williams-204
4.-Troy Rutherford-191
5.-Mike Kirby-173
6.-Jordan Hermansader-153
7.-Tony Jones-138
8.-Jeremy Sherman-111
9.-Jason York-108
10.-Ricky Gaunt-101

The Madera program features a 33-car starting field, starting
three-abreast in a 100-lap feature on the 1/3-mile paved oval! J.J. Yeley
won last year's Madera 100-lapper.

Steve Paden, currently ninth in the USAC Western Midget Car
standings, is the defending series titlist and hopes to im;prove on his
ninth-place finish in last year's Madera feature. In two Madera starts last
year he finished ninth and eighth.

Another driver to keep an eye on at Madera will be Thomas
Meseraull of San Jose, Calif. Meseraull surprised many with his spirited
victory in the second "Mopar Twin 25" at Irwindale (Calif.) Speedway March 27.

Saturday night's Madera program also includes the California
Ford Focus Midget Cars, which will compete in a 25-lap main event.

USAC WESTERN MIDGET CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1.-Bobby East-122
2.-Dave Darland-99
3.-Dave Steele-82
4.-Josh Wise-79
5.-Cole Carter-76
6.-Brad Kuhn-75
7.-J.J. Yeley-65
8.-Michael Lewis-65
9.-Steve Paden-56
10.-Jay Drake-56

The USAC Western Sprint Cars, which were part of the Las Vegas tripleheader, are now idle until April 24, when they will open the 2004 campaign at the Madera (Calif.) Speedway.

The USAC Western Midgets and California Ford Focus Midgets were also part of the Las Vegas postponement.

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FIRST HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Kirby, 2. Rutherford, 3. Verville, 4.
Ostling, 5. Sheridan, 6. Martin, 7. Ballard, 8. Williams, 9. Cardey. NT

SECOND HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Pruett, 2. Bragg, 3. Kruseman, 4. Cheney,
5. Gardner, 6. Marcum, 7. Venard, 8. Hermansader, 9. St. James. NT

THIRD HEAT: (10 laps) 1. Cody, 2. Case, 3. Murphy, 4. Davis, 5.
Hicks, 6. Gaunt, 7. Spencer, 8. Crawford, 9., Burgin, 10. Keller. NT

SEMI: (12 laps) 1. Williams, 2. Spencer, 3. Hermansader, 4. Marcum,
5. Cardey, 6. Ballard, 7. Martin, 8. St. James, 9. Keller, 10. Crawford,
11. Burgin, 12. Venard, 13. Gaunt. NT

FEATURE: (30 laps) 1. Damion Gardner, 2. Rip Williams, 3. Cory
Kruseman, 4. Steve Ostling, 5. Mike Kirby, 6. Troy Rutherford, 7. Bobby
Cody, 8. Danny Sheridan, 9. Ronnie Case, 10. Greg Bragg, 11. Alex Pruett,
12. David Cardey, 13. J.Hicks, 14. Dwight Cheney, 15. Jordan Hermansader,
16. Charles Davis, Jr., Pete Murphy, 18. Dwayne Marcum, 19. Mike Spencer,
20. Kaylene Verville. NT
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FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Kirby, Laps 12-30 Gardner.

NEW USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR STANDINGS: 1-Kruseman-242; 2-Gardner-223;
3-Williams-204; 4-Rutherford-191; 5-Kirby-173; 6-Hermansader-153; 7-Tony
Jones-138; 8-Jeremy Sherman-111; 9-York-108; 10-Gaunt-101.

NEXT USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR RACE: April 10 – Perris (CA) Auto Speedway

Track and USAC officials are hopeful of rescheduling the program for later in the 2004 racing season. Involved were the USAC Western Sprint Car, Western Midget Car and California Ford Focus Midget Car Series.

The Western Midget Car and California Ford Focus Midget Car Series now prepare for an April 10 event at Madera (CA) Speedway, while the Western Sprint Cars are now scheduled to open April 24 at Madera, also with Ford Focus Midgets.

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Saturday night's scheduled "Don Branson/Jud Larson Classic" USAC National Sprint Car Series opener at the Eldora Speedway has been reassigned to May 30, while Sunday afternoon's "Glen Niebel Classic," which also included the opening race of the 2004 USAC Midwest Ford Focus Midget Car Series at the Anderson Speedway, will now be held April 18. The timetable for the Anderson "doubleheader" remains the same on April 18.

Bad weather during the week and an unfavorable weather forecast for this weekend has resulted in conditions not conducive to favorable racing conditions for fans or participants at either facility.

The 2004 USAC Valvoline National Sprint Car Series is now scheduled to open April 10 with the "Music City 150" twin-77-lap feature events at the Music City Motorplex, located at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tenn.

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