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SCCS RacerX Stock Cars at the Park presented by Hangout Apparel Race Results
Photo by SCCS staff photographers

Left to Right, Marshall McLeod-third place, JP Morgan-First place, and Chris Mitchum-Second place.

Birmingham, Alabama - July 19, 2003 - J. P. Morgan of Ether, NC became the first driver to win three consecutive series races as his number 11 Monte Carlo led the field flag-to-flag at Saturday’s Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) event at Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL.

Although Morgan opened up and maintained a commanding lead early in the race, a full-course caution, 90-plus degree temperatures and a broken sway bar challenged this year’s SCCS points leader.

“The J&R Racing Team did a great job of getting me through this race,” Morgan said. “Our initial strategy had to be revised because the race format was a little different than we are used to with SCCS.”

The heat affected both track conditions and driver concentration on Saturday. When the field stopped for a mandatory 10-minute pit stop after the first 20 laps, teams rushed to get ice and liquids to the drivers and fuel to the cars before the start of the second 20-lap session.

2002 SCCS champion Chris Mitchum of Herndon, VA fought Marshall McLeod of Raleigh, NC for second place honors, overtaking McLeod on lap 37 race when the two cars connected in a corner. Mitchum’s number 6 Monte Carlo suffered minor body damage, but was able to continue to the end, finishing second. McLeod’s number 17 Grand Prix lost time in a spin during the incident and finished third.

“I really can’t blame Chris for what happened,” said McLeod after the race. “We were fighting hard for position, and he really didn’t have anywhere else to go in that turn.”

“This was the first time SCCS has been able to utilize our 90-minute, two-session format,” explained SCCS VP of operations Dan Fite. “It provided an additional measure of excitement because the timed stop allowed teams to make adjustments to their cars and their strategies.” Other SCCS events have been run as 50-minute sprints with no planned pit stops.

Finishing on the lead lap included Matt Griffin, of Clermont, FL in fourth, Roger Reuse, of Pelham, AL in fifth and Ron Read of Fairfax, VA in sixth,

The SCCS cars will have a three-month hiatus before their next confirmed event, Oct. 24-25 at BeaveRun Motorsports Complex in Wampum, PA.

Unofficial race results:

Finish;Start;No.;Name;HomeTown;Make/Model;Laps;Status

1;1;11;JP Morgan;Ether, NC;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;40;Active

2;2;6;Chris Mitchum;Herndon, VA;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;40;Active

3;3;17;Marshall McLeod;Raleigh, NC;Pontiac Grand Prix;40;Active

4;7;77;Matt Griffin;Clermont, FL;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;40;Active

5;6;8;Roger Reuse;Pelham, AL;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;40;Active

6;11;31;Ron Read;Fairfax City, VA;Pontiac Grand Prix;40;Active

7;10;96;John Goodson;Tallahassee, FL;Dodge Intrepid;39;Active

8;9;49;Barry Shipman;Hueytown, AL;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;39;Active

9;13;19;Bob Davis;Thaxton, VA;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;38;Active

10;16;20;Edward DuCoin;Cherry Hill, NJ;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;37;Active

11;14;95;Chris Liesfeld;Richmond, VA;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;31;Mechanical

12;5;87;Danny Slack;Thomasville, NC;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;24;Mechanical

13;4;92;Kenny Liesfeld;Montpelier, VA;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;20;Active*

14;8;99;John Martin;Cornelius, NC;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;14;Contact

15;12;79;Gary Coggins;Chelsea, AL;Ford Taurus;13;Mechanical

16;15;38;Randy Reeves;Easley, SC;Chevrolet Monte Carlo;11;Contact

driver scored at the point of driver change

Additional information on the Stock Car Championship Series can be found on their web site at www.sccsracing.com.

SCCS Racing into Alabama

Clarksville, TN - July 17, 2003 – Stock car driver J P Morgan is looking to repeat history this Saturday when the Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) returns to Birmingham's Barber Motorsports Park for the third race of the 2003 season.

Morgan's Monte Carlo led flag to flag when the SCCS stock cars competed at BMP in the premier spectator race in May. His win at June's race in Mid-Ohio has given him a 75-point edge in the season's points contest.

“I'm looking forward to returning to this track," stated Morgan. "Even though I gained some familiarity with the track in May, we are running a longer race this time, which will mean a little different game plan."

The SCCS cars will be competing in the “RacerX Stock Cars at the Park presented by Hangout Apparel." Practice and qualifying will start Saturday morning at 9:00 a.m.; the 90-minute race event will start at 3:00 p.m. Gates to the track open Saturday at 7:00 a.m.

Pre-race driver registration list:

Car Number, Driver Name, Race Team, Body, Hometown, Car Color

4, Stanley Smith, BS&S Motorsports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Chelsea, AL, Silver

6, Chris Mitchum, Mitchum Motorsports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Herndon, VA, White

8, Roger Reuse, American Raceway Leasing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pelham, AL, White

11, JP Morgan, J & R Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Ether, NC, Blue

12, Bob Monette, Monette Racing, , Alpharetta, GA, Blue

17 Marshall McLeod, McLeod Enterprises, Inc., Pontiac Grand Prix, Raleigh, NC, White

19, Bob Davis, Fariss Racing Enterprises, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Thaxton, VA, White

20, Edward DuCoin, TNR Motorsports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Cherry Hill, NJ, White

22, Ron Fariss, Fariss Racing Enterprises, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Lynchburg, VA, Red

31, Ron Read, Ron Read Motorsports, Pontiac Grand Prix, Fairfax City, VA, Black/White

38, Randy Reeves, Reeves Racing & Collectibles Inc., Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Easley, SC, Red / Black

41, Jay McFarland, City Motorsports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Hueytown, AL, Red/White

43, Mark Jones, , , Chevy Chase, MD,

49, Barry Shipman, 49 Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Hueytown, AL, Black

50, Don Snyder, , , Knoxville, TN,

54, Gilbert Grable, Grable Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Sterling, VA, Red

71, Steve Graham, Graham Racing, Ford Taurus, Salisbury, NC, White

77 Matt Griffin, Griffin Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Clermont, FL, Yellow/Black

79, Gary Coggins, , Ford Taurus, Chelsea, AL, Red

87, Danny Slack, , Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Thomasville, NC, Black

92 Kenny Liesfeld, Fields Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Montpelier, VA, White

95, Chris Liesfeld, Fields Racing, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Richmond, VA, Blue/White

96, John Goodson, The Dodge Boys, Dodge Intrepid, Tallahassee, FL, Red

99, John Martin, TNR Motorsports, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Cornelius, NC, White/Blue

IMAGES FROM THE SCCS "STOCK CARS AT THE PARK"
Birmingham AL - SCCS drivers (LtoR) Marshall McLeod 3rd place, JP Morgan winner and Chris Mitchum. The Stock Car Championship Series drivers atop the podium become the inaugural track winners at the Barber Motorsports Park. Morgan's margin of victory was 1.361 seconds over Mitchum and 2.924 seconds over McLeod.	Birmingham AL - SCCS drivers (LtoR) Marshall McLeod 3rd place, JP Morgan winner and Chris Mitchum. SCCS drivers during the Driver Interview session after the "Stock Cars at the Park" race presented by DRP Performance Products.

JP MORGAN WINS THE SCCS "STOCK CARS AT THE PARK" presented by DRP
Performance Products

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA - On Saturday, May 17th JP Morgan a second season
veteran of the Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) took the opening
race of the 2003 season. Morgan took the green flag from his pole
position and after a few loose corners showed the way to the rest of the
field to the checker flag.

"The Barber Motorsports Park is a very technical track, I really enjoyed
the challenge of this new venue", Morgan explained. "I'm an oval-track
driver by all my experience, but I just think that this track is new to
everybody I guess that we had everything put together for this race but
it might be different for the next race."

The first lap of the race had intense battles through the first five
corners resulting in the lots of position changes. The race ran green
until a crash by Roger Reuse on lap 23.

Morgan finished 1.361 seconds over second place Chris Mitchum and 2.924
seconds over Marshall McLeod in third.

In the driver interview session second place finisher Chris Mitchum
stated, "This was a wonderful weekend the spectators were on their feet
as we came around the track proving that they do like stock cars in
Alabama. I think that it's great that SCCS was the first professional
spectator race at Barber Motorsports Park."

Official Results

Finish,Start,Car Number,Driver,Hometown,Car Make,Laps,Status
1, 1, 11, JP Morgan, Ether, NC, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 27, Active
2, 2, 6, Chris Mitchum, Herndon, VA, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 27, Active
3, 5, 17, Marshall McLeod, Raleigh, NC, Pontiac Grand Prix, 27, Active
4, 6, 87, Danny Slack, Thomasville, NC, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 27, Active
5, 7, 96, John Goodson, Tallahassee, FL, Dodge Intrepid, 27, Active
6, 4, 49, Barry Shipman, Hueytown, AL, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 26, Active
7, 8, 79, Gary Coggins, Chelsea, AL, Ford Taurus, 26, Active
8, 9, 31, Ron Read, Fairfax City, VA, Pontiac Grand Prix, 25, Contact
8, 13, 19, Bob Davis, Thaxton, VA, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 25, Contact
9, 14, 71, Steve Graham, Salisbury, NC, Ford Taurus, 21, Active
10, 12, 8, Roger Reuse, Pelham, AL, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 21, Active
11, 11, 4, Brent Smith, Chelsea, AL, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 17, Active
13, 10, 20, Edward DuCoin, Cherry Hill, NJ, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 5, Mechanical
14, 3, 77, Matt Griffin, Clermont, FL, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 2, Mechanical
15, 15, 22, Ron Fariss, Lynchburg, VA, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, 1, Mechanical

Time of Race: 50.59
Winner's Average Speed: 73.081 mph
Margin of Victory: 1.361 seconds
Fastest Lap of the Race: JP Morgan lap 22 at 1.35.560 (97 mph)
Caution Flags: 2 Lap Leader: JP Morgan 1-27 Lead Changes: 0

The Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) is the most exciting
professional touring motorsports race series to hit the East Coast in
years. The Stock Car Championship Series combines the excitement of
stock car racing with the driving challenge of world class road course
venues. SCCS is America's Premier stock car road racing series.

The Stock Car Championship Series gets ready to start its 2003 season with the “Stock Cars at the Park “ this weekend at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL

“We are excited to be part of the “At the Park” weekend and know that the spectators will enjoy the thrill of watching our high-powered cars on this new road course,” stated Dan Fite, VP operations for SCCS. We will be at the Barber Motorsports Park two times this year and our drivers are looking forward to tackling this new course. During our first visit our SCCS stock cars will join the sports cars of Grand American Road Racing Association to provide a weekend full of exciting road racing.”

Chris Mitchum, the 2002 SCCS Series Champion stated that the Mitchum Motorsports team is “expecting a very exciting season. We are ready to start the 2003 season with the support of Koons Automotive Group, BG Products, and Late Model Racer magazine. I expect that the increased size and talent of the series this year will make repeating as champions twice as hard, and we expect to be up to the challenge. Running the opening race at a new facility [Barber] will make for a very tight field as it takes away any home track advantage. Each of the teams will have to get their cars set up early so that drivers can concentrate on learning the track.”

The Stock Car Championship Series cars will take to the track for practice on Friday May 16 with qualifying and race on Saturday May 17.

SCCS driver registration list includes:

Car #
Driver Name
Car Type
Hometown

1
Lee Arnold
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Naples, FL

4
Brent Smith
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Chelsea, AL

6
Chris Mitchum
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Herndon, VA

8
Roger Reuse
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Pelham, AL

11
JP Morgan
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Ether, NC

17
Marshall McLeod
Pontiac Grand Prix
Raleigh, NC

19
Bob Davis
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Thaxton, VA

20
Edward DuCoin
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Cherry Hill, NJ

22
Ron Fariss
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Lynchburg, VA

31
Ron Read
Pontiac Grand Prix
Fairfax City, VA

38
Randy Reeves
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Easley, SC

49
Lee Shipman
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Hueytown, AL

71
Steve Graham
Ford Taurus
Salisbury, NC

77
Matt Griffin
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Clermont, FL

79
Gary Coggins
Ford Taurus
Chelsea, AL

87
Danny Slack
Chevrolet Monte Carlo
Thomasville, NC

96
John Goodson
Dodge Intrepid
Tallahassee, FL

Additional information can be found on the Stock Car Championship Series web site at; www.sccsracing.com. Dan Fite can be reached at danf@sccsracing.com or (931) 920-6363

SCCS - Stock Cars test in the rain

Kershaw, SC - The first race of the 2003 Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) is just around the corner but some of the teams had a warm up test session on Friday, April 25th. Wet weather conditions would have made Friday's test a bust for most stock car series at Carolina Motorsports Park, but the SCCS teams were able to get a full day of testing.

The teams started off the day with steady rain which slowed as the morning progressed. The rain stopped around mid day, allowing the track to dry before resuming mid-afternoon. This weather combination provided excellent testing conditions for both wet and intermediate set-ups.

“SCCS cars will run in the rain," stated Lynnie Doughton SCCS commissioner, "Our plans have always been to compete in wet conditions. We were blessed with dry weekends all last season and never had a good opportunity to test these cars in the rain. We are really happy with the data we gathered during this test.”

The Stock Car Championship Series cars will open its 2003 season at the Barber Motorsports Park in Birmingham, AL as part of the At the Park weekend with the Grand American series on May 16-18, 2003.

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) Poised for an Exciting Second Season in 2003
(Schedule Above)

Rocky Mount, VA - After a four-month off season, the Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) is poised for an exciting second season in 2003. With a schedule including two races with the Grand American Rolex Series, SCCS is seeking exposure and finding it.

“It is key that SCCS events include spectators,” says Dan Fite, VP Operations for SCCS. “This series was designed to bring new fans to road racing and to do that, we must have spectator events.”

The challenge of putting together a spectator-friendly schedule resulted in race venues that were dramatically different from those of the inaugural season.

“We made the decision in 2002 not to release the schedule until all of our 2003 dates were finalized. While we were disappointed that we couldn’t reach agreement with some of the venues that were popular with drivers last year, we are extremely excited that this year’s season will provide terrific competition that will highlight driver skills and team preparation,” Fite said. “I really feel we have raised the bar from last year’s season.”

SCCS Commissioner Lynnie Doughton pointed out that, although running club-type events such as those in the 2002 season makes for easier scheduling, “that type of event has no benefit to our sponsors, our team’s sponsors or ultimately to the series.”

SCCS will certainly increase its exposure with this year’s schedule. Events at two new facilities, Barber Motorsports Park-in Birmingham, AL and BeaveRun Motorsports Park-in Wampum, PA, along with the Grand American events at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course and Barber Motorsports Park will place SCCS in front of thousands of sports car fans and bring stock car fans to the road courses.

Where does SCCS go from here? “We are committed to make SCCS the premier professional road racing series in the country” said Doughton. “We knew all along that stock cars had a place in road racing. We have secured quality dates and have lots of new cars being built. Now we focus on the challenges ahead and continue to make steady progress.” If SCCS has been this successful in a tough market, the potential for future success is certainly exciting.

CHRIS MITCHUM - 2002 SCCS CHAMPION
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BRASELTON, GA - Chris Mitchum, a 26 year-old road racer from Reston, VA,
entered the debut season of the Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS)
expecting to be the second driver on an under-funded race team. By the
final race of the season, he had climbed from last-to-first in the points
to become the first champion on the new stock car road racing series.

The 2002 SCCS driving title is Mitchum's first professional motorsports
championship. A 1988 James Madison University graduate, with a BS in
Entrepreneurship, Mitchum began going to road races with his father, a
driver and mechanic, at the age of five. By age 12 Chris was an
over-the-wall mechanic.

Chris began driving in the Mid-Atlantic Road Racing Series (MARRS) at
Summit Point, WV. Since then, he has honed his skills as an endurance road
racer by competing in the 24-Hours of Daytona and the 12-Hours of Sebring.

"We started out the year hoping to be a two-car team. I wasn't even
supposed to be the number one driver," Mitchum said. "After the first
race, we realized that the Stock Car Championship Series had so much
promise we decided to invest all of our efforts to it. We weren't positive
that our budget could get us wins. But from the very start our goal was to
win this championship."

Mitchum's climb to the championship began at the bottom. Following a
last-place finish in a rented car in the first race of the season, the
Moonshine Run at Carolina Motorsports Park in Kershaw, SC, Chris began a
string of top five finishes in his family-owned Koons Chevrolet Monte
Carlo. Entering the eighth and final event of the season, the DRP Holiday
Run at Road Atlanta in Braselton, GA, Chris was tied with three-time SCCS
winner John Martin III for the series points lead.

"As the year went on, when we got to the track it seemed that we had a good
car. It was always competitive but never the fastest car on the track,"
Chris said. "We had a competitive car at every race and we raced as hard
as we could at every race. The first lap on the track this weekend - the
car was the best it's ever been. That's exactly what we needed to win this
championship."

In a series that combined racers from ovals as well as road racing, it was
not a surprise that a road racer won the first championship. But, the
champion was surprised at how quickly the oval racers became competitive at
turning left and right.

"I started the season thinking that we (road racers) would be leaps and
bounds beyond the oval guys. But, I discovered that the oval racers have
competitive pieces and it doesn't take much for them to learn how to turn
right," Chris said. "I started driving momentum cars and got used to
keeping up momentum in the corners. That's important in these SCCS
cars. I'm used to an endurance race - six hours or more. All our team
did was to break down these features into segments just like an endurance
race. The key is to know when to press an advantage on a road course."

Chris Mitchum will receive the winner's share of over $20,000 in point fund
awards as the 2002 Stock Car Championship Series driving champion. The
SCCS banquet is to be held in January, 2003.

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS)
2002 Schedule for Late Model Stock Cars

Date,Track,Location,Winner
April 21,Carolina Motorsports Park,Kershaw SC,Ron Fariss
June 23,Summit Point Raceway,Summit Point WV,Ron Fariss
July 19,Lowes Motor Speedway,Concord NC,John Martin III
August 4,Atlanta Motor Speedway,Hampton GA,John Martin III
September 8,Lowes Motor Speedway,Concord NC,Ron Fariss
October 13,Virginia International Raceway,Alton VA,John Martin III
November 3,Summit Point Raceway,Summit Point WV,J.P. Morgan
December 1,Road Atlanta,Braselton GA,Ron Fariss

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS)
2002 Driver Championship Points
(Unoffical Top 20)

Position,Driver,Hometown,Points
1,Chris Mitchum,Reston VA,1785
2,Ron Fariss,Lynchburg VA,1770
3,John Martin III,Cornelius NC,1765
4,Michael Brown,Blue Ridge VA,1490
5,Bill Bratton,Clifton Forge VA,1485
6,Andy Tunnell,Martinsville VA,1295
7,J.P. Morgan,Ether NC,1260
8,Jeff Werth,Silver Spring MD,1110
9,Mark Gobble,Salem VA,800
10,John Goodson,Tallahassee FL,660
11,Kenny Liesfeld,Montpelier VA,635
12,Al Rowland,Mebane NC,485
13,Marshall McLeod,Raleigh NC,375
14,Ron Read,Fairfax VA,215
15,Al Zimmerman,South Boston VA,150
16,Ronnie Newman,Roanoke VA,130
17,Eric Bishop,Salem VA,85
18,Ed DuCoin,Marlton NJ,80
19,Tom Warren,Salem VA,75
20,Bob Davis,Lynchburg VA,30

RON FARISS WINS SCCS HOLIDAY RUN
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BRASELTON, GEORGIA - Veteran road racer #22 Ron Fariss earned his fourth
Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) win of the 2002 season with a
dominating performance at Road Atlanta in the DRP Holiday Run on Sunday,
December 1. Fariss took the lead at the green flag by winning a drag race
to the first turn of the 2.54-mile road course with fastest qualifier #11
J.P. Morgan.

BRASELTON, GEORGIA - Veteran road racer Ron Fariss earned his fourth Stock
Car Championship Series (SCCS) win of the 2002 season with a dominating
performance at Road Atlanta in the DRP Holiday Run. Fariss took the lead
at the green flag by winning a drag race to the first turn of the 2.54-mile
road course with fastest qualifier J.P. Morgan.

"It was like we were slow coming to the green flag. The starter came out
and threw his arm out before he dropped the flag. When he came out with
it, I took off," Fariss explained. "I probably had a better gear for that
slow of a start."

Once in the lead, Fariss was never challenged in the caution-free stock car
race. After turning the fastest lap of the race on lap two, Fariss worked
at slowly building an invincible lead.

"This race track really taxes everything you've got," the winner said.
"It's an easy track to overdrive."

Fariss had previous experience on the 12-turn road course as a driver in
the GT1 sports car class. He liked the SCCS Late Model Stock Cars better
on the fast track.

"I've been impressed," Fariss admitted. "This little SCCS car handles
better than my GT1 car. They're a lot more forgiving."

BRASELTON, GEORGIA - #6 Chris Mitchum and #11 J.P. Morgan battled
throughout the DRP Holiday Run on Sunday afternoon, December 1, at Road
Atlanta. Morgan, the fastest qualifier for the Stock Car Championship
Series (SCCS) eventually passed for second place at the end of the
race. Mitchum's third place finish was enough to earn him the SCCS points
championship.

Behind Fariss, polesitter J.P. Morgan and Chris Mitchum exchanged second
place several times in the tightest battle for position on the
racetrack. Morgan won the battle for second, but Mitchum earned enough
points with a third-place finish to capture the season-long SCCS points race.

"We started out the year hoping to be a two-car team. I wasn't even
supposed to be the number one driver," the 26 year-old Mitchum
said. "After the first race we realized that the Stock Car Championship
Series had so much promise we decided to invest all of our efforts to
it. Our main goal was to win the championship."

Mitchum won the championship by 15 points over Fariss. John Martin, who
had entered the race tied for the points lead with Mitchum, was third, five
points back.

BRASELTON, GEORGIA - Veteran road racer Ron Fariss earned his fourth Stock
Car Championship Series (SCCS) win of the 2002 season with a dominating
performance at Road Atlanta in the DRP Holiday Run on Sunday, December 1.

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS)
Road Atlanta
Braselton, Georgia
Holiday Run
December 1, 2002

Unoffical Finish

Finish,Start,Car Number,Driver,Hometown,Car Make,Laps,Status
1,2,22,Ron Fariss,Lynchburg VA,Chevrolet,27,running
2,1,11,JP Morgan,Ether NC,Chevrolet,27,running
3,3,6,Chris Mitchum,Reston VA,Chevrolet,27,running
4,7,99,John Martin,Cornelius NC,Monte Carlo,27,running
5,5,67,Al Rowland,Mebane NC,Pontiac,27,running
6,6,80,Michael Brown,Blue Ridge VA,Pontiac,26,running
7,4,10,Bill Bratton,Clifton Forge VA,Chevrolet,25,mechnical
8,8,2,Bob Davis,Lynchburg VA,Chevrolet,16,overheating

Time of Race: 49.95
Winner's Average Speed: 95.183 mph
Margin of Victory: 18 seconds
Fastest Lap of the Race: Ron Fariss lap 2 at 1:32.300 (99.067 mph)
Caution Flags: none
Lap Leader: JP Morgan 0, Ron Faris 1-27
Lead Changes: 1

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS)
2002 Driver Championship Points
(Unoffical)

Position,Driver,Hometown,Points
1,Chris Mitchum,Reston VA,1785
2,Ron Fariss,Lynchburg VA,1770
3,John Martin,Cornelius NC,1765
4,Michael Brown,Blue Ridge VA,1490
5,Bill Bratton,Clifton Forge VA,1485
6,Andy Tunnell,Martinsville VA,1295
7,JP Morgan,Ether NC,1260
8,Jeff Werth,Silver Spring MD,1110
9,Mark Gobble,Salem VA,800
10,John Goodson,Tallahassee FL,660
11,Kenny Liesfeld,Montpelier VA,635
12,Al Rowland,Mebane NC,485
13,Marshall McLeod,Raleigh NC,375
14,Ron Read,Fairfax VA,215
15,Al Zimmerman,South Boston VA,150
16,Ronnie Newman,Roanoke VA,130
17,Eric Bishop,Salem VA,85
18,Ed DuCoin,Marlton NJ,80
19,Tom Warren,Salem VA,75
20,Bob Davis,Lynchburg VA,130

JP Morgan of Ether, North Carolina Moves Up from his Fourth Place Starting Position for the Win

SUMMIT POINT WV - JP Morgan of Ether, North Carolina moved up from his
fourth place starting position for his first Stock Car Championship
Series victory during West Virginia Wild and Wonderful Fall Classis on
Sunday November 3 at the Summit Point Raceway. The weather forecast for
the race was scheduled for cold temperatures and precipitation but the
rain/snow never showed up for the weekend's event. Sunny but cold
conditions did not prevent JP Morgan from setting the fastest lap of the
race in his J&R Chevrolet Monte Carlo on lap 10 of the 30 lap race
during his battle with Kenny Liesfeld.

John Martin III and Chris Mitchum finished in 2nd and 3rd positions
after moving up through the field running nose to tail through most of
the second half of the race.

A lap 2 on track incident sent the front row of Ron Fariss and Jeff
Werth backward into the field. Werth battled his way back to a 4th place
finish and Fariss into13th. Kenny Liesfeld had an impressive run going
until an off course view of turn 5 took him from the lead but he managed
to maintain a 5th place finish.

For more information, visit www.sccsracing.com.

Unofficial Results
Finish,Start,Car #,Driver,Hometown,Car,Laps,Status
1,4,11,JP Morgan,Ether, NC,Chevrolet,30,running
2,6,99,John Martin,Cornelius, NC,Chevrolet,30,running
3,5,6,Chris Mitchum,Herndon, VA,Chevrolet,30,running
4,2,46,Jeff Werth,Silver Spring, MD,Pontiac,30,running
5,3,92,Kenny Liesfeld,Montpelier, VA,Chevrolet,30,running
6,7,10,Bill Bratton,Clifton Forge, VA,Chevrolet,30,running
7,9,17,Marshall McLeod,Raleigh, NC,Chevrolet,30,running
8,8,96,John Goodson,Tallahassee, FL,Dodge,29,running
9,12,67,Al Rowland,Mebane, NC,Pontiac,29,running
10,10,80,Michael Brown,Blue Ridge, VA,Chevrolet,29,running
11,14,31,Ron Read,Fairfax City, VA,Pontiac,29,running
12,11,33,Andy Tunnell,Martinsville, VA,Pontiac,28,running
13,1,22,Ron Fariss,Lynchburg, VA,Chevrolet,28,running
14,13,20,Ed DuCoin,Marlton, NJ,Chevrolet,27,running
15,15,2,Tom Warren,Salem, VA,Chevrolet,26,running

Time of Race, 49:09
Winner's Average Speed, 73.41 mph
Margin of Victory, 14 seconds
Fastest Lap of the Race, JP Morgan lap 10 at 1:19.392 (90.69 mph)
Red Flag 1, 6 minutes
Caution Flags 3, 7 minutes
Lap Leaders,laps
Ron Fariss 1, Jeff Werth 2-6, JP Morgan 7-10, Kenny Liesfeld 11, JP
Morgan 12-30

JOHN MARTIN III LEADS SCCS STOCK CARS BACK TO SUMMIT POINT RACEWAY

ROCKY MOUNT, VA - John Martin III, a 34 year-old racer from Cornelius ,
NC is looking forward to running his TNR Motorsports Chevrolet Monte
Carlo again at Summit Point Raceway. " The first time we were at Summit
was only the second time we were in race trim with our car. I had a
pretty good run going until a off in corner 10 had me fighting back to a
fourth place finish in June", stated Martin. We believe that we have the
package together for this weekend".

John has 3 victories this year in the Stock Car Championship
Series(SCCS) at Lowe's, Atlanta and most recently at the VIRginia
International Speedway and currently sits in the third position in the
standings.

The TNR team which fields the car for John Martin III has another car
ready for the last two races this season. Roger Brown, from TNR stated
"we are real happy with the way John has been progressing with the car
this year. We have been working on the second car for a while and
everything has come together for Summit . Ed DuCoin from Marlton , NJ
will be the driver for our number 20 Chevrolet Monte Carlo . We are glad
to be competing with SCCS this year, the growth and professionalism of
the series and the competitors was just what we were looking for and we
are committed to the series for 2003 with our two cars".

The Stock Car Championship Series will be at Summit Point Raceway
November 2-3, 2002 for race number 7 of 8 of the 2002 season.

Weekend schedule:
Saturday
SCCS Practice will be at 8:20 and 10:15 am
SCCS Qualifying at 2:15pm

Sunday
SCCS cars on the grid at 12:00 with the race at 12:30

Spectator gates open at 7:00 am both days.

Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) and The West Virginia
Motorsports Council announce Eric Denemark as Grand Marshall

The Stock Car Championship Series (SCCS) and The West Virginia
Motorsports Council announced today that Eric Denemark, Executive
Director of the Council, has been named Grand Marshall for the 2-day
Stock Car Championship Series event to be held at Summit Point Raceway
in Berkeley County West Virginia on November 2nd and 3rd. The SCCS is a
new and rapidly growing Eastern Seaboard-based series that features
full-bodied, late model stock cars racing exclusively on road courses.
In this, its inaugural season, the series has already competed at such
famous venues as Carolina Motorsports Park, Lowe's' Motor Speedway,
Atlanta Motor Speedway and Virginia International Raceway in addition to
an earlier event at Summit Point. There series will wind up the season
at Road Atlanta.

"I'm flattered to have been asked to serve in this capacity for this
exciting new series," Denemark said. "This is a bit of a switch in that
road course aficionados are used to seeing open wheel and sports car
type vehicles competing on this type course. These full-bodied, late
model stockcars lend a 'Bud at the Glen' feel to the event."

According to Dan Fite, SCCS Director of Strategic Partnerships, this
professional touring series is designed to be competitor-friendly and
hold costs down making the racing affordable for many who see the
expense of other series as no longer feasible. "We are extremely pleased
with the level of competition and the fan support for the series," Fite
said. "We utilize a crate motor program which allows competitors to use
either a Dodge, Ford or Chevy crate motor with a cost under $5,000. A
number of off-the-shelf chassis are approved and the body panels are
fiberglass. We are looking forward to returning to Summit Point and are
extremely pleased that Eric has consented to serve as our Grand
Marshall."

The course at Summit Point is a challenging 10-turn, two mile asphalt
road racing circuit set in the pastoral Shenandoah Valley, located only
70 miles from the Washington, DC and Baltimore, MD metropolitan areas.
The course combines slow and fast bends, with a 3,000 ft straightaway
and considerable vertical relief. It is one of the most challenging
circuits in the nation. Motorsports events occur every weekend from
March through November, with various BSR (Bill Scott Racing) schools
occupying weekdays. Bill Scott owns this beautiful facility which boasts
multiple racing circuits and includes skid pads, differential pavement
pads and weapons firing and explosive ordnance training ranges. During
the week for BSR, Inc. conducts the premier specialty drivers programs
in the nation. These courses include Accident Avoidance Driver Training,
Security Driver Training, and Police Driver Training, as well as a
variety of Recreational Driving Schools where you can have fun on the
track and learn high performance driving techniques. Summit Point's
clientele reads like a who's who of federal and state governmental law
enforcement agencies.

"From all indications, the SCCS is a neat, new series," Denemark said.
"Fields are already in the 20-car range which makes for great
competition for the participants and exciting racing action for the
fans. I would encourage any and all race fans to visit Summit Point
Raceway on November 2nd and 3rd to experience the Stock Car Championship
Series first hand."

New Race Team in Northern Virginia

Gilbert Grable, of Sterling, Va., formed a new race team to compete in
the Stock Car Championship Series, an exciting new road racing series
for Late Model Stock Cars.

With more than nine years of racing experience, Grable's diverse
behind-the-wheel resume includes Sports Car Club of America ITA road
racing and SVRA vintage racing - including several class wins. He's also
the Technical Editor for Late Model Racer magazine and a crew member on
a NASCAR Late Model team.

"With my extensive engineering background and racing experience, I feel
we should have a competitive team," Grable said.

Work is underway on Grable Racing's number 54 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo
late model. The team's initial outing is planned Nov. 2-3 at Summit
Point, W.Va., with another race scheduled Nov. 30/Dec. 1 at Road Atlanta
- the final two events of the 2002 eight-race SCCS schedule.

SCCS is a professional touring series that competes on world-class
road-race circuits with stock cars. Venues include Summit Point, Road
Atlanta, Virginia International Raceway, Lowe's Motor Speedway and
Atlanta Motor Speedway. Media Coverage has been strong, and a television
package for the entire eight-race schedule is in the works for 2003.
Visit www.sccsracing.com for more information on the Stock Car
Championship Series.

Grable Racing is actively seeking sponsorship/marketing partners for
full-time SCCS competition. Gilbert Grable can be reached at (703)
724-4713, or via e-mail at grableracing@mindspring.com.

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