2003 USAR Hooters ProCup Series quick Facts

WHAT: Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products

USAR Hooters ProCup Series Race #26 of 30 (Championship Series Race #2)

WHERE: Jennerstown Speedway

.522-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval

WHEN: Saturday, October 4, 2003 – 7:00 pm (Local Time)

DISTANCE: 250 Laps/131 Miles

POSTED AWARDS: $120,270 (Includes $34,750 Point Fund)

STARTING FIELD: 40 car starting field. 42 cars possible. Fastest 40 cars through time trials. Two provisional positions for top-10 in Driver points in Divisional Series (only if necessary).

PROMOTER: Jennerstown Speedway, Joe Dirienzo, General Manager, 814-629-6677

MEDIA CONTACT: Tim Southers, USAR Public Relations, 843-282-1356

Paul Warner, USAR Media/Public Relations, 843-916-4200

TELEVISION: SPEED, Wednesday, October 8, 2003 (10:00 pm EDT)

SPEED, Friday, October 10, 2003 (12:00 pm)

Urban America Television, (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Comcast Sports, TBA

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, October 3, 2003:

5:00 – 7:00 pm Early Parking & Registration

Saturday, October 4, 2003:

8:00 am USAR Officials Meeting

8:30 am Late Hauler Parking

9:00 am Pit Gates Open

9:30 am Tech Inspection Opens

10:00 am Crew Chief Meeting

10:15 am Rookie Meeting

11:30 am – 1:30 pm ProCup Practice

2:00 pm ProCup Drivers Meeting

2:15 pm Chapel Service

3:30 pm Front Gates Open

4:30 pm ProCup Qualifying Time Trials

5:45 pm Autograph Session

6:35 pm Pre-Race Ceremonies

7:00 pm Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products

Late Model Race to Follow

RECORDS: Date Driver Time Speed

04/24/01 Charlie Ford 19.561 sec. 96.069 mph

Race Results from Winchester Speedway on April 12, 2003

1. Brian Ross Pole Award: Danny Sammons

2. Eric Corbett Time Of Race: 2:20:23

3. Jeff Agnew Green Flag Avg. Speed: 93.881 mph

4. Kertus Davis Margin of Victory: .967 sec.

5. Jason McLellan Caution Flags: 11 for 69 laps

6. Hal Goodson Lap Leaders: 1-30 Danny Sammons; 31-38 Joel

7. Forrest Urban, Jr. Kauffman; 39-43 Kertus Davis; 44-51 Jeff Agnew;

8. Joel Kauffman 52-83 Hal Goodson; 84-143 Jeff Agnew; 144-151

9. Charlie Ford Eric Corbett; 152 Jeff Agnew; 153-160 Hal Goodson;

10. John Gaunt 161-250 Brian Ross.

PAST HOOTERS PROCUP SERIES WINNERS FROM JENNERSTOWN SPEEDWAY

Year Race Winners Pole Winners

2003 Brian Ross Danny Sammons

2002 Mardy Lindley Clay Rogers

2002 Bobby Gill Brian Ross

2002 Jeff Agnew Mardy Lindley

2002 Mardy Lindley Mardy Lindley

2001 Shane Huffman Shane Huffman

2001 Jeff Agnew Steven Christian

2001 Charlie Ford Stacy Puryear

Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products Notes of Interest:

· This track has featured a different winner in the two previous Championship Series events held at the track. Shane Huffman won in 2001 and Mardy Lindley in 2002.

· Mardy Lindley leads all active USAR Hooters ProCup Series competitors in laps led at Jennerstown Speedway with 376. Jeff Agnew is second with 252 and Shane Huffman is third with 212 laps. Brian Vickers led 160 and Brian Ross, who won here in April, is fourth with 155 laps led.

· Mardy Lindley and Shane Huffman are the only two drivers to win from the Advance Auto Parts pole position at Jennerstown Speedway.

· Every race winner has qualified inside the top-10 at Jennerstown Speedway. Stacy Puryear advanced the most of any other race winner at Jennerstown Speedway when he won from the 10th starting spot in April of 2001.

TOP-10 IN USAR HOOTERS PROCUP SERIES CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES STANDINGS:

1. Shane Huffman 355

2. Jason Sarvis 280

3. Jeff Agnew 278

4. Mardy Lindley 270

5. Jay Fogleman 260

6. Brian Ross 259

7. Steven Christian 252

8. Kertus Davis 250

9. Jason McLellan 247

10. Mart Nesbitt 241

PARTICIPATING SPECIAL AWARD SPONSORS:

Pole Award ($1,000): Advance Auto Parts

Halfway Leader Award ($1,000): Lucas Oil Products

Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000): Miller Lite Beer

Hard Charger Award ($500):

OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSORS:

Hooters • Naturally Fresh Dressings & Dips • Jackaroo Barbeque Sauces • Goodyear • Lucas Oil Products • Miller Lite • Timberwolf Tobacco • Advance Auto Parts • Coca-Cola • Sunoco Race Fuels • Tucson Cigarettes • Racing Electronics • Tri Star Racewear

PARTICIPATING CONTINGENCY AWARD SPONSORS:

Automotive Specialist •BSR Products • CV Products • DRP Performance • Dr. Gas • JE Pistons • Eibach • Edelbrock • Earl's • Holley Performance Products • Hess Racing Priducts • Longacre • K&N Engineering • MSD Ignitions • XRP • Spin Tech • Quarter Master • Heintz Performance • Laughlin Racing Products • Lowes LugNuts • Isky Racing Cams • Performance Fiberglass • Crane Cams • Mahle Performance • Manley Performance • Racing Electronics • Tri-Star • Stewart Warner • Proline Pit Cart • Pit Gear Custom Covers • Ringer Gloves • Borla Performance

Jennerstown to host championship series event

Myrtle Beach, SC – Jennerstown Speedway will host the second stop of the five-race Championship Series for the USAR Hooters ProCup Series on Saturday, October 4th. The Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products will feature over 50 drivers from the two divisions as they continue their quest to win the 2003 Hooters ProCup Series national championship.

Last season Mardy Lindley scored his only win to date in the Championship Series at the track located in southwestern Pennsylvania. The South Carolina driver also has recorded a regular season win at the track, which will make him one of the favorites to get the win.

Brian Ross, who finished second in the Northern Division this season to top seed Jeff Agnew, collected one of his two regular season wins at Jennerstown and always looks forward to returning to one of his favorite tracks on the schedule.

“Jennerstown has been one of the tracks we always seem to run pretty good on each time we go there,” said Ross. “Hopefully we can have some more luck there again in October.”

The Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products is named after the late Charlie Campbell who was the pilot on the tragic flight that claimed the lives of the 1992 Winston Cup Champion Alan Kulwicki, Dan Duncan, Mark Brooks and Campbell. Each of the four men who perished in the accident has one race named in their honor during the Championship Series to remember their contributions to the sport of stock car racing.

This is the third season of the special format for the Championship Series which takes the regular season finish of the driver and combines points gained by the driver based on their regular season finish in the points standings and points gained at each race of the five-race series.

This will be the second stop in the Northern Division for the Championship Series before the final three races will be held at Southern Division tracks. Among the Southern Division competitors who have enjoyed success at Jennerstown Speedway is Shane Huffman. Huffman who won five regular season races en route to securing the top seed from the Southern Division also has one career win in the Championship Series that was collected at Jennerstown Speedway.

Huffman opened up this year’s Championship Series in dominating fashion winning the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 at Winchester Speedway two weeks ago and will join Lindley as a previous winner at Jennerstwon this weekend.

Three-time Hooters ProCup Series champion Bobby Gill has also recorded a win at Jennerstown Speedway and Stacy Puryear collected his only career win in the Series at the track back in 2001.

For more information on the Charlie Campbell Memorial Miller Lite 250 presented by Lucas Oil Products please contact Jennerstown Speedway at 814-629-6677.

Winchester Accident Results in Kauffman’s Worst USAR Finish Of The Year

LaGrange, IN – The United Speed Alliance Racing (USAR) Hooter’s ProCup Series completed their first of five championship races last Saturday evening at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, IN.

The Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 had a total of 43 drivers show up for competition. The series entry form allowed for 40 competitors to start the event on time as well as two provisionals for any competitor in the top 10 in final division points that didn’t qualify on time for the event. Northern regular, Scott Baker, had to use a provisional due to trouble with their machine during Advanced Auto Parts qualifying. With Baker’s trouble a total of 41 competitors took to the track for the start of the event.

17-year-old Joel Kauffman qualified for the race in the 11th position and was caught up in a multi-car wreck early in the race. “I am not sure what happened,” said a dejected Kauffman. “I seen the wreck happening in turn 4 and had it cleared but got hit from behind and turned around.” Remarked Kauffman. “I am sure that whoever hit me was probably hit from behind as well. It is all part of short track racing. I just hate it for my sponsors and team. We had a good car for this first championship race. We will just regroup this week and get ready for Jennerstown.” Concluded Kauffman. The team was able to work on the car and get Kauffman back out to run some laps. Kauffman finished 33rd, 96 laps down. Southern Division driver Shane Huffman won the race.

Team L.A. Motorsports will take their L.A. West Luxury Vehicles, Choo Choo Customs Chevrolet to Jennerstown Speedway for an all day test this Friday in preparation for the second championship race to be held on October 4th. Kauffman’s first experience of the track earlier this season was positive. It was the Rookie’s first USAR race ever and first time visiting Jennerstown Speedway. He qualified on the outside pole and finished the race in a respectable 8th place.

For more information on Joel Kauffman please visit www.joelkauffman.com. For a complete listing of series points and a final rundown of the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 visit www.usarprocup.com.

Jackaroo Team Has Engine Trouble at Winchester, Looking Forward to Jennerstown
by: Jimmy Burns Motorsports

After finishing 11th in the Northern Division points standings, driver Jimmy Burns and his Jackaroo Barbecue Sauce sponsored team, entered this weekends USAR Pro Cup Series event, the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 presented by Astral Industries, at the Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana with high hopes and expectations after a season of bad luck and disappointing finishes. The team was hoping for a fresh start in this first of five Championship Series Events, thanks to this unique playoff style showdown. The USAR Championship Series places the top 30 competitors from the Northern and Southern divisions together for a five race championship series where all the money and prestige are on the line. “For our team, the championship series is a fresh start and we hope that we used up all of our bad luck during the regular season. Now we can go out and show everyone how strong this team is,” said driver Jimmy Burns prior to the day’s events.

The team practiced well at the extremely fast high banks of Winchester and qualified 22nd, which the team was happy with considering the degree of competition at the Championship series events. Early in the race Jimmy held his own running with series favorites Jason Sarvis, Steve Christian, and Brian Ross. Jimmy would make it through the “Big One” a big pileup on the front straightaway and felt as though his race was going very well, slowly picking his way to the front and feeling confident running with the caliber of cars surrounding him. Just after a radio conversation with his crew relaying how happy Jimmy was with his cars handling, the engine would loose a cylinder and a few laps later would slow and make the team retire from the race before the 50 lap mark. “This a real tough way to start the championship series. Michael and the whole crew did a great job of getting the car to handle well and I was really just trying to keep in touch with the leaders and looking forward to a great run. It is just hard to swallow when you have a great car like we did and we couldn’t capitalize on it. We are unsure of our plans for next season and we really could have used a great run. We’ll get things ready and see what we can do at Jennerstown in a few weeks,” said a dejected Jimmy after the race.

The team will now have two weeks to prepare for their next event at the Jennerstown Speedway in Jennerstown, Pennsylvania on Saturday October 4th.

Jimmy Burns Motorsports would like to thank their sponsors: Jackaroo Barbecue Sauce, Toxabsorb, Frank Farrell Trucking, RPM cards, Messer MG Industries, Dayco, Mothers, Stewart Warner, Synergyn, Deka Batteries, and Leaf Racewear.

For more information on the Jimmy Burns Motorsports team please visit www.jimmyburns.com

Huffman Sends Message

Winchester, IN – Domination. That would sum up the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 presented by Astral Industries at Winchester Speedway on Saturday night.

Shane Huffman bypassed Hal Goodson on the opening lap of the race and never looked back. Huffman led every lap and beat Mardy Lindley to the finish by 4.998 seconds.

“I can’t believe the fashion that we won it,’’ said Huffman. “I believe we led every lap, and that’s pretty amazing to me. Everything was just rolling our way.”

And the fortuitous breaks started early for the Southern Division champion.

Huffman, who qualified second, started to the inside pole-sitter Hal Goodson, who elected to start in the outside lane, and was able to beat the Darlington, SC driver off of the second turn to lead the first—and every—lap.

Goodson, who won a $1,000 for winning the Advance Auto Parts Pole Award, soon came under fire from Jeff Agnew for the second spot and lost the position on the 10th lap to the Northern Division champion.

After moving into second, Agnew was already a second behind Huffman, who caught the tail end of the field by lap 12. Huffman’s advantage evaporated on the next circuit, however, when 10-car melee brought out the red flag. Several contenders saw their night end early in the accident.

Clay Rogers, who won last year’s event, spun down the frontstretch, blocking the track and taking the many contenders with him. Mario Gosselin, Glenn Gault, Joel Kauffman, Michael Ritch, Stacy Puryear, David Pletcher and Danny O’Quinn all received heavy damage in the crash and fell from contention.

“I really don’t know what happened. Everything was going good, and the next thing you know I was going backwards,” said Rogers. “I don’t know what happened. I don’t know if I got into oil or something broke or I got hit from behind.”

Whatever the cause, the end result ruined the chances of victory for all involved. When the red flag was lifted 7:02 minutes later, Huffman continued where he left off, blistering the track and the competition.

By lap 78, Huffman had put a lap on some formidable foes. The Hickory, NC driver put Bobby Gill, Mart Nesbitt and Kertus Davis a lap down.

While Huffman was knifing through lapped cars, he began to stretch his lead over Agnew and Goodson.

“Some people moved the right ways at times, and we were able to open a substantial lead,” said Huffman. “Lapped traffic was really bad, but we were good enough to get down to the bottom and go.”

And go Huffman did.

Huffman lapped all the way up to the seventh position when the caution flag waved for the third time at lap 90. Agnew and Goodson weren’t as fortunate. The two were involved into the third caution. Agnew received damage trying to avoid the carnage, and Goodson tagged Agnew doing the same.

Huffman, and the rest of the lead-lap cars, came down pit road for service on lap 91. The Jennie-O Turkey Store crew sent Huffman back on the track with the lead. But for the first time all night, he would have some company when the green waved on lap 97.

Mardy Lindley, who started fifth, was able to stay with Huffman and pressured the leader for 10 laps. But as the race progressed, so did Huffman’s lead.

By lap 146, Huffman again had clear sailing, but Lindley had company for the second spot. Jason Sarvis, who started 15th, moved to the bumper of the Lindley and began to look for a way around. Lindley held off Sarvis for the next 79 laps until the 2002 Hooters ProCup champion finally took over second on lap 225. But it was too little to late as Huffman held a 3.5-second lead over Sarvis with just 20 laps remaining.

Sarvis appeared to be en route to a second-place finish but tangled with the lapped car of Derrick Kelley on the last lap and lost the position.

“Lapped cars really did a pretty good job all night. With five laps to go, [Derrick Kelley] decided he wanted to race,” said Sarvis. “I was just going to follow him, and he slammed on brakes going into [turn] 3 and tore my car up. I didn’t have anything for Shane, but we had a second-place car and came home third.”

Despite losing the second spot at the end, Sarvis did move into second in the point standings with his third-place finish.

Lindley took advantage of Sarvis’ misfortune and finished second, 4.998 seconds behind Huffman.

Jason McLellan had the highest finish of the Northern Division drivers, coming home in fourth spot. Benny Gordon picked up the Miller Lite Rookie of the Race Award for his fifth-place finish. After starting in 30th, Jay Fogleman rallied to a 6th-place finish and pocketed $500 for the Hard Charger Award.

Huffman added $1,000 to his $10,000 winner’s check for being the Lucas Oil Products Halfway Leader Award. The race was slowed seven times for 42 caution laps.

The Big One – Winchester Speedway is known for its high banks, speed and, unfortunately, big wrecks. The historic, half-mile track lived up to its reputation on Saturday night. On lap 13, the frontstretch became a salvage yard as 10 cars collided and blocked the track, bringing out the red flag. David Pletcher’s 21st-place finish was the highest of any driver that was involved in the accident.

Baby Steps – After being involved in the 10-car crash, Joel Kauffman rolled across the stripe in 33rd position. Although disappointed, the rookie driver was still upbeat about the situation.

“I had it cleared on the low side, and I just got hit from the back. The guys worked hard and got us back out to make some laps,” said Kauffman. “It’s tough because this is our home track, but I’ve run six races here and this is the first time I’ve finished.’’

Benny is Back – Benny Gordon had an up-and-down regular season, finishing in the top-10 in the first five events before suffering three finishes outside the top-10 to end the season. At Winchester, Gordon’s 5th-place finish was the highest finish of any rookie.

“We’ve been really studying what we’ve been doing wrong over the last few weeks,” said Gordon, who took Hickory off to prepare for Winchester. “Late in the season, we tried to go faster and went in the wrong direction. We got our cars back together and hit on some stuff. We had a good racecar tonight.”

Rough Night for Rookies – Besides Benny Gordon, the 2003 USAR Hooters ProCup rookie class had a tough night. Kauffman, who finished 33rd, and O’Quinn, who finished 24th, suffered damage in the 13th-lap accident. Scott Baker pulled the wrong gear in qualifying and had to take a provisional. Things didn’t get better during the race as Baker hit the wall later as did and limped home in 30th.

“It was just on of those days at Winchester. We unloaded and the car wasn’t fast. We tried to work on it and make it faster,” said Baker. “I found out the right-rear chain was too short and it caused the rear end to lift up. It was just one thing after another.”

Keith Roggen found the wall as well and finished 31st. Gerald Davis experienced mechanical problems and finished 37th.

Smiling Fogleman – Jay Fogleman got three laps of practice, hit the wall in qualifying and started 30th. He didn’t win. He didn’t lead a lap, but you couldn’t tell by Jay Fogleman’s mannerisms following the race.

“It started out to be a terrible day. The car was so good during the race I was able get up front,” said Fogleman. “We had a legitimate top-10 car. I really feel good about the rest of the Championship Series.”

Fogleman’s previous best finish at Winchester was 12th.

Flag Waving, ProCup and Winchester Speedway - Lynn St. James has done many things at racetracks around the country, but the 7-time Indianapolis 500 competitor added several more feats to her racing resume at Winchester Speedway.

St. James toured the high-banked track in Kertus Davis’ backup car after qualifying. It was the first time that St. James had seen the track and her first time in a ProCup machine. St. James experienced another first by waving the green flag for the start of the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250.

Hooters ProCup Series - Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 presented by Astral Industries results from Winchester Speedway

(2) Shane Huffman, Ford, 250, $11,000
(5) Mardy Lindley, Ford, 250, $6,000
(15) Jason Sarvis, Ford, 250, $4,800
(21) Jason McLellan, Chevrolet, 250, $3,800
(17) Benny Gordon, Ford, 250, $4,200
(30) Jay Fogleman, Ford, 250, $3,500
(10) Mike Laughlin, Ford, 250, $2,800
(28) Mart Nesbitt, Ford, 250, $2,600
(13) Brian Ross, Ford, 250, $2,400
(19) Steve Christian, Chevrolet, 249, $2,200
(25) Kertus Davis, Ford, 249, $2,000
(8) Eric Corbett, Ford, 248, $1,900
(27) David Stover, Chevrolet, 248, $1,800
(33) Derrick Kelley, Chevrolet, 246, $1,700
(24) Danny Sammons, Ford, 246, $1,600
(26) Joe Gaita, Ford, 244, $1,500
(34) Don Satterfield, Chevrolet, 244, $1,400
(36) Pete Wormcastle, Ford, 242, $1,350
(32) Luke Hill, Ford, 241, $1,300
(39) Kris Limerick, Chevrolet, 235, $1,250
(23) David Pletcher, Ford, 233, $1,200
(3) Jeff Agnew, Chevrolet, 233, $1,200
(40) Roger Blackstock, Chevrolet, 227, $1,200
(7) Danny O’Quinn, Chevrolet, 225, $1,150
(31) Joe Harrison, Chevrolet, 223, $1,150
(35) Kyle Shoemaker, Ford, 221, $1,150
(16) Michael Ritch, Dodge, 214, $1,100
(29) Daniel Johnson, Chevrolet, 211, $1,100
(1) Hal Goodson, Dodge, 194, $2,100
(41) Scott Baker, Chevrolet, 191, $1,100
(37) Keith Roggen, Chevrolet, 190, $1,050
(6) Clay Rogers, Ford, 154, $1,050
(11) Joel Kauffman, Chevrolet, 150, $1,050
(4) Sean Studer, Pontiac, 136, $1,050
(38) Chad Mullis, Ford, 111, $1,050
(12) Bobby Gill, Ford, 105, $1,050
(20) Gerald Davis, Ford, 95, $1,050
(18) Glenn Gault, Chevrolet, 95, $1,050
(22) Jimmy Burns, Chevrolet, 48, $1,050
(9) Stacy Puryear, Chevrolet, 12, $1,050
(14) Mario Gosselin, Ford, 12, $1,050

Advance Auto Parts Pole Award- $1000- Hal Goodson
Lucas Oil Products 1/2 Way Leader-$1000- Shane Huffman
Hard Charger - $500- Jay Fogleman
Miller Lite Rookie of the Race -$1000- Benny Gordon
CV Products Engine Builder of the Race - #84 Automotive Specialist
Number of caution flags-7 1 red flag(7:02 Min) Total laps under caution- 42
Time of race- 1:56:24 Green Flag Average Speed-105.117 MPH Margin of Win- 4.998 sec
Lap Leaders- 1-250 Shane Huffman(250)

Kauffman Ready To Tackle Winchester

LaGrange, IN - The USAR Hooter’s ProCup Series heads to Winchester Speedway Saturday, September 20th for the running of the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250. This event will be the first of 5 championship races for the series. The other championship races include Jennerstown Speedway in Pennsylvania, Myrtle Beach Speedway in South Carolina, Peach State Speedway in Georgia and Lakeland Speedway in Florida.

Winchester will mark the first race of the season in which South and North competitors of USAR come together to compete. Several veteran short trackers will be on hand. When one thinks about veteran short track racers they may think of Bobby Gill, Brian Ross, Jay Fogleman or Jeff Agnew. While Joel Kauffman may not fit into the ranks of “veteran” at this time, the 17-year-old racing stand out is surely a threat amongst the rest to be competitive. In only his third full year of competition in a full sized stock car, Kauffman has amassed records that several “veterans” are yet to accomplish. Kauffman is a multiple winner in the Sunoco Super Series. He holds qualifying track records at several racetracks across the country and last year became the youngest touring series champion in the country when he outlasted veteran Junior Hanley for the championship in the Sunoco Super Series at only 16 years of age. This season, the well polished 17-year-old has gained the respect of many in the Hooter’s ProCup series and looks forward to the 5 championship races to see just how he stacks up against the competition.

The #44, L.A. West Luxury Vehicles, Choo Choo Customs Chevrolet of Kauffman will begin the championship series events 6th place in points. He has his eyes set on Rookie of the Year, an accomplishment he achieved previously in 2001 with the Sunoco Super Series. Kauffman understands it will be a hard fought battle that may go down to the final event. Rookie competitor Danny O’Quinn, Jr. will start the championship series events in 7th place, just 2 points behind Kauffman. One may think of this as a pressure situation, however Kauffman seems to operate better under high pressure. After all, last season the Sunoco Super Series Championship came down the last event at Indianapolis Raceway Park between Kauffman and Junior Hanley. Kauffman was the last competitor to attempt a qualifying run and understood going out that he had to put his racecar on the pole to start the race with the points lead. Not only did the 16-year-old put his racer on the pole, he broke the track record on his first lap. Kauffman won the championship by 2 points.

It would only be speculation for anyone to say what the future holds for this bright, talented young man. One things that all of the USAR competitors know is that right now, this “kid” has made his presence known at the race track and that the amount of races they have left with this 17-year-old are quite possibly numbered as he will most likely continue his rise to stardom.

For more information on Joel Kauffman please visit his website at www.joelkauffman.com. For more information on the Hooter’s ProCup Series, including information concerning the 5 championship series events, please visit www.usarprocup.com.

HAWK SAW BLADES TEAM = TOUGHNESS AND DURABILITY

Don Satterfield and his HAWK SAW BLADES TEAM members are prime examples of racers with toughness and durability. The Satterfield led team is one of approximately 9 or 10 teams that made every venue for the 2003 USAR HOOTERS PRO CUP Southern Division tour.

Like many of the groups that make up this series, Don, and his all volunteer crew have often burned the midnight oil preparing for the races. You see, Don and Darlene Satterfield own a small construction business. Don has worked and raced full time this year. They are just one example of a couple, there are many other teams like them, with plenty of other obligations to meet.

Most days begin very early for Don hard at work with a crew of men. During the course of a day you are likely to find the veteran race driver involved with many tasks and responsibilities of his business. At some point you will probably find him working from a ladder, directing helpers, making stops at several places, checking on past and prospective jobs, figuring bids, and going to the shop for materials. He also answers phone calls and questions practically the entire day concerning racing and his business.

There are many other racers and teams similar to Don Satterfield and the HAWK SAW BLADE TEAM all across this great land of America. Those crews, drivers, and sponsors deserve a lot of credit for the job they do on and off the racetracks. Most work all day at regular jobs, spend half the night working on set ups and preparing for the next event. They also represent many of us, the average citizen, WHO LOVE WHAT THEY DO AND DO WHAT THEY LOVE.

Finishing 12th in the points race is an accomplishment which the HAWK SAW BLADES TEAM can be proud and hold their heads up .Of course they would like to have finished higher. All teams except the point’s leader can say they same thing.

There were times during the year the team seemed stricken with bad luck. However, their love for racing, a desire to compete, toughness, and durability carried all the way to the last SOUTHERN DIVISION event this past weekend. They and approximately 54 other teams are now qualified for the end of the year showdowns.

WORK. That is what all groups will be doing now that the Championship Series is here. Satterfield reported transmission troubles at Hickory last week and dropped out after nine laps were completed.

Don is hoping that his new autograph card will be available for the upcoming event Through a cooperative effort with the SHRINE BOWL OF THE CAROLINAS this new card is possible. He and many drivers look forward to meeting fans across the country in the pre race activities. His new card will carry HAWK SAW BLADES information as well as the web address for the finest Shrine All Star Football Game in America.

Toll free numbers for the Shriner Hospitals in the United States and Canada have also been displayed on Satterfields number 1 car for approximately half the races this season.

Good luck and safe traveling to everyone involved in the USAR HOOTERS PRO CUP SERIES as the championship races are about to begin this week in Winchester.

Remember: TOUGHNESS AND DURABILITY…= #1

DEAN NINTH IN USAR FINALE

HICKORY, NC (Sept. 13, 2003) – Adam Dean, drove his Wesson Cooking Oil-Peter Pan Peanut Butter sponsored Chevrolet Monte Carlo to a ninth place finish at the Hickory Motor Speedway last weekend.

“We had a great car today,” said Dean. “My car owner, Mart Nesbitt and his team came out here prepared to win, and we wanted to cash in on this last race of the season. Billy Owen is a great crew chief, and I hope we can figure out a way for him to remain with my team next year.”

“We also wanted to get another win for our friends at ConAgra Foods. The Wesson Cooking Oil and Peter Pan Peanut Butter people have been great to us this year, and we wanted to win at Hickory for those guys and Galaxy Foods,” he said.

Dean qualified for the USAR regular season finale in the sixth position and battled throughout the event in the top five positions.

While running fourth with fifteen laps to go, Shane Huffman spun Dean coming out of turn two. “I’d passed the guy two or three times, and he knew the only way he was going to beat me was to spin me out,” stated Dean after the event. “ I got a little loose over there off turn two, and he finished me off,” he explained.

Because of the spin, Dean was relegated to the rear of the field and had to battle back from the 22nd position to ninth in 14 laps. “This car was a rocket tonight, and I’m just real proud of the Nesbitt organization and my crew for giving me such a strong car. We were as fast as the leaders all night. Track position just kept us from leading this thing,” he said. “That’s OK, I raced these guys clean all year and I think I’ve shown the Hooter’s Officials and the drivers in the Series that I race hard and I race clean. Some of those guys may have finished in front of us tonight, but they didn’t outrun us,” said Dean.

Agnew & Huffman Enter as Top Seeds

Myrtle Beach, SC— When the checkered flag waved at Hickory Motor Speedway on September 13th, the USAR Hooters ProCup regular season ended. Now, fifty-eight drivers will turn their attention to the Championship Series, and they have million reasons why, literally.

The Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 at Winchester Speedway on September 20th will be the first of five Championship Series events that will determine the 2003 USAR Hooters ProCup Champion. The champion will take home the $250,000 championship share of the $1,000,000 points and posted awards fund.

Shane Huffman and Jeff Agnew will take top seeds and a 40-point cushion over the other 56 championship contenders. However, neither driver has a win at the high-banked, half-mile track. Agnew’s best finish was second in last year’s Championship Series event. Huffman’s best finish came in the same event as the Hickory driver finished third behind Agnew and Clay Rogers.

Jason Sarvis and Brian Ross nailed down the second seeds for the Championship Series by posting strong runs in their respective divisions regular-season finale. Ross finished second at Motordrome in the Northern Division while Sarvis picked up his second win of the season at Hickory Motor Speedway in the Southern Division. Ross struggled to a 23rd-place finish in last year’s event. Sarvis finished fourth last season and went on to win the USAR Hooters ProCup Championship.

Steven Christian and Kertus Davis will be third seeds as the Championship Series begins, but they have taken different routes getting there.

Christian lost the second seed late in the season to Sarvis and only has one top-5 finish in the last five events. On the other hand, Davis has three consecutive top-3 finishes, including his first-career win.

Michael Ritch and Jay Fogleman are seeded fourth for the Championship Series. Ritch moved up from the seventh seed by finishing third at Hickory Motor Speedway. Fogleman slipped from the second seed to the fourth seed in the last two events of the Northern Division after back-to-back finishes outside the top-5.

Mardy Lindley and Eric Corbett will round out the top-5 seeds for the Championship Series.

Below is a listing of all drivers eligible for the Championship Series. The listings show the driver, how many points they accumulated during the regular season, how many races they started during the year and how many points they will have under the Championship Series format entering this weekend at Winchester Speedway for the running of the Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250.

Despite Costly Night at Hickory, Christian Still 3rd in Points

Atlanta, GA., (September 14, 2003) – Steven Christian and the Lucas Oil team ended the last race of the regular USAR season exactly where they took the green Saturday night.

After a 12th place start, Christian was first collected up in a lap 41 skirmish that claimed his rear bumper. Not thirty laps later, another encounter cost him the nose. After visiting the pits three times for sheet metal repair, Christian was off, but not in time to beat the pace car out.

“When we went a lap down, I knew it was going to be hard to make it up”, said Christian.

The tone was set for the evening, as Christian lined up on the inside following caution after caution, only to fall back behind the leaders shortly after the green flew.

Following two more trips to the pits on lap 122 and 174 to remove yet more dangling sheet metal, Christian managed to bring the heavily damaged #2 Lucas Oil Chevrolet across the start/finish line 12th to end the night.

The first event of the Five Race Championship Series is just a week away, with the Southern and Northern teams converging on Winchester Speedway. “We’ll be optimistic going into Winchester”, said Christian. “Our luck has got to change.”

The Hickory event will be aired by SPEED on Wednesday night at 10 p.m. (EST).

USAR Driver Danny Sammons To Appear At Benson Motorcycles In Muncie, Ind.,
On Fri., Sept. 19

MUNCIE, IN - Danny Sammons, a rising star on the USAR Hooters ProCup stock car series, will spend the afternoon of Friday Sept. 19 visiting with fans from 2 to 4 p.m. at Benson Motorcycles Inc. in Muncie, Ind.

The special appearance by the 19-year-old driver from Bordentown, N.J., comes in advance of the ensuing day's USAR Hooters ProCup 250 at Indiana's Winchester Speedway.

Sammons will sign autographs and visit with race fans and customers of Benson Motorcycles Inc., an authorized Harley-Davidson dealer that is sponsoring the youngster's Saturday assault on the Winchester high banks. The HeartAttack, Inc. No. 97 Ford that Sammons will drive at Winchester will also be on display.

A variety of giveaways will be offered to fans who stop by to visit Sammons at Benson Motorcycles, including Harley-Davidson, Hooters and Danny Sammons t-shirts, hats and apparel.

Sammons, in his third year of USAR competition, finished 10th in the recently-completed Hooters ProCup Northern Series points standings. He will begin pursuing the tour's national title with this Saturday's 250-lap event at Winchester, which kicks off the five-race Four Champions Challenge Series pitting drivers from USAR's North and South divisions. A $250,000 payoff awaits the overall USAR champion after the five races.

Sammons enters Saturday's action at Winchester with high hopes. He ran very well in the track's Northern Series show earlier this summer, maintaining a spot in the top five until oil from another driver's blown engine caused him to slide into the outside wall.

Benson Motorcycles Inc. is located at 6410 West McGalliard in Muncie, Ind. Steve and Phil Benson operate the always family-owned business that has been serving the area for 22 years. Two local representatives will be choosen to be honorary pit crew members on Sammons's team on Saturday at Winchester. Benson will also be displaying a 100th anniversary Harley-Davidson bike at the track.

2003 USAR Hooters ProCup Series quick Facts

WHAT: Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250

USAR Hooters ProCup Series Race #25 of 30 (Championship Series Race #1)

WHERE: Winchester Speedway

.500-mile, high-banked asphalt oval

WHEN: Saturday, September 20, 2003 – 7:00 pm (Local Time)

DISTANCE: 250 Laps/125 Miles

POSTED AWARDS: $120,270 (Includes $34,750 Point Fund)

STARTING FIELD: 40 car starting field. 42 cars possible. Fastest 40 cars through time trials. Two provisional positions for top-10 in Driver points in Divisional Series (only if necessary).

PROMOTER: Winchester Speedway, Charlie Shaw, Owner/General Manager, 765-584-9701

TELEVISION: SPEED, Wednesday, September 24, 2003 (10:00 pm EDT)

SPEED, Friday, September 26, 2003 (12:00 pm)

Urban America Television, (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Comcast Sports, TBA

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 19, 2003:

5:00 – 7:00 pm Early Parking & Registration

Saturday, September 20, 2003:

7:00 am USAR Officials Meeting

7:30 am Late Hauler Parking

8:00 am Pit Gates Open

8:30 am Tech Inspection Opens

9:00 am Crew Chief Meeting

9:15 am Rookie Meeting

10:30 am – 12:30 pm ProCup Practice

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm Remove Haulers

2:15 pm ProCup Drivers Meeting

2:30 pm Chapel Service

4:00 pm Front Gates Open

4:30 pm ProCup Qualifying Time Trials

5:45 pm Autograph Session

6:35 pm Pre-Race Ceremonies

7:00 pm Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250

RECORDS: Date Driver Time Speed

06/7/03 Hal Goodson 16.221 sec. 108.297 mph

Race Results from Winchester Speedway on June 7, 2003

1. Hal Goodson

2. Scott Baker

3. John Gaunt

4. Jeff Agnew

5. Roger Blackstock

6. Joe Harrison, Jr.

7. Robbie Thompson

8. Alan Bigelow

9. Jimmy Burns

10. Tim Bainey, Jr.

Pole Award: Shane Huffman
Time Of Race: 2:11:33
Green Flag Avg. Speed: 119.954
Margin of Victory: 11.1 sec.
Caution Flags: 11 for 65 laps
Lap Leaders: 1-113 Shane Huffman; 114-122
Bobby Gill; 123-250 Shane Huffman.

PAST HOOTERS PROCUP SERIES WINNERS FROM WINCHESTER SPEEDWAY

Year Race Winners Pole Winners

2003 Hal Goodson Hal Goodson

2002 Clay Rogers Shane Huffman

2002 Brian Ross Mardy Lindley

2001 Donnie Hill Brian Vickers

Alan Kulwicki Memorial Naturally Fresh Foods 250 Notes of Interest:

· This track has never had a repeat winner in four previously held USAR Hooters ProCup Series racecs at the track. Donnie Hill won a rain-shortened event in July of 2001 and Brian Ross and Clay Rogers each scored a win here last year. Hal Goodson won the only USAR event run at the track in 2003.

· Jeff Agnew and Shane Huffman will enter Saturday’s event as top seeds. Both drivers will have a 40-point advantage over the rest of the Championship qualifiers.

· Fifty-Seven drivers qualified to enter the first event of the Championship Series event at Winchester.

· Kertus Davis and Jason Sarvis are both coming into the Championship Series as the most recent winners in the Hooters ProCup Series. Davis won the Northern Division regular season finale at Motordrome Speedway, while Sarvis won the Southern Division regular season finale at Hickory Motor Speedway.

TOP-10 IN USAR HOOTERS PROCUP STANDINGS:

Northern Div. Competitors Southern Div. Competitors

1. Jeff Agnew 180 1. Shane Huffman 180

2. Brian Ross 140 2. Jason Sarvis 140

3. Kertus Davis 135 3. Steven Christian 135

4. Jay Fogleman 130 4. Michael Ritch 130

5. Eric Corbett 125 5. Mardy Lindley 125

6. Joel Kauffman 120 6. Mart Nesbit 120

7. Hal Goodson 116 7. Danny O’Quinn 116

8. Jason McLellan 112 8. Mart Nesbitt 112

9. Scott Baker 108 9. Bobby Gill 108

10. Danny Sammons 104 10. Mike Laughlin 104

PARTICIPATING SPECIAL AWARD SPONSORS:

Pole Award ($1,000): Advance Auto Parts

Halfway Leader Award ($1,000): Lucas Oil Products

Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000): Miller Lite Beer

Hard Charger Award ($500):

OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSORS:

Hooters • Naturally Fresh Dressings & Dips • Jackaroo Barbeque Sauces • Goodyear • Lucas Oil Products • Miller Lite • Timberwolf Tobacco • Advance Auto Parts • Coca-Cola • Sunoco Race Fuels • Tucson Cigarettes • Racing Electronics • Tri Star Racewear

PARTICIPATING CONTINGENCY AWARD SPONSORS:

Automotive Specialist •BSR Products • CV Products • DRP Performance • Dr. Gas • JE Pistons • Eibach • Edelbrock • Earl's • Holley Performance Products • Hess Racing Priducts • Longacre • K&N Engineering • MSD Ignitions • XRP • Spin Tech • Quarter Master • Heintz Performance • Laughlin Racing Products • Lowes LugNuts • Isky Racing Cams • Performance Fiberglass • Crane Cams • Mahle Performance • Manley Performance • Racing Electronics • Tri-Star • Stewart Warner • Proline Pit Cart • Pit Gear Custom Covers • Ringer Gloves • Borla Performance

Back On Track

Hickory, NC—Earlier this week, Jason Sarvis said he would like to win a few more races before the 2003 season ended.

Well, the 2002 Hooters ProCup Champion can mark one win off his things-to-do list.
Sarvis took the lead away from Michael Ritch with 23 laps remaining and survived a green-white-checkered restart to win the Miller Lite 250 presented by Tucson at Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday night.

"Mike [Hester] worked his tail off on this car, and I'm just glad to get him back in victory lane as hard as he's worked," said Sarvis. "I don't know anybody in racing that has worked any harder in the last three or four months than him."

Sarvis also had to work a little overtime himself on Saturday night.
The Myrtle Beach driver spent much of the night trying to catch the leaders. Sarvis, who started fourth in the 28-car field, moved into second on lap 34 by following Clay Rogers past race-leader and pole-sitter Joe Gaita. Sarvis, however, would have trouble moving to the point.

Rogers, who led a race-high 90 laps, was able to fend off Sarvis’ bid for the top position on numerous occasions over the next 75 laps. Despite dueling for the lead, the top twosome was able to stretch a 2-second lead over Ritch, Bobby Gill and Joe Gaita. The healthy advantage would disappear on lap 120 as the eighth caution flag of the evening waved.

Rogers and Sarvis, as well as most of the lead-lap cars, came to the attention of their crews on lap 122, but Bobby Gill stayed out to pick up $1,000 for the Lucas Oil Products Halfway Leader Award. Gaita, Greg Marlowe, Danny O’Quinn, Jr., and Brandon McCarson also elected to stay on the track. Sarvis was able to beat Rogers out of the pits, but the two would line up 10th and 11th for the restart.

Gill held down the top spot for 15 laps before making a stop under caution on lap 139, giving the lead back to O’Quinn. The rookie would have company out front in the form of 2003 Southern Division champion Shane Huffman on the restart, however. And it wasn't pleasant, as the two would trade the lead— and paint— on lap144.

Huffman nudged O’Quinn up the track in turn 1 and the rookie returned the favor in the fourth turn to retake the lead.

“I was in a hurry to get back up front,” O’Quinn said of the rubbing. “He tapped me, and I tapped him back.”

O’Quinn had good reason to be in a hurry.

Running the high groove around the .363-mile track, Ritch, who restarted 12th on lap 126, moved into second by lap 160. Ritch completed his run to the front six laps later as he swung around the outside of O’Quinn for the lead. O’Quinn, who pitted on lap 99, began to fade farther into the field as his tires went away, allowing Rogers and Sarvis to move into second and third by lap 175.

Rogers and Sarvis battled for the next 13 laps before Sarvis grabbed the second spot on lap 189 and set his sights on Ritch, who had built a 1.5-second lead over the field. But Sarvis would have little help erasing Ritch’s margin as Mardy Lindley’s spin brought out the race's 11th caution on lap 197, pulling him to Ritch’s rear-deck lid for the restart.

arvis tucked under Ritch when the green waved on lap 202 and the lead duo spent the next three laps door-handle-to-door-handle. Ritch was able to stave off Sarvis for 25 laps, but it was only a matter of time before Sarvis made his way out front.

“Sarvis definitely had a better car than us. Our car was tight and I couldn't get enough forward bite out of the corners,” said Ritch. “I messed up and locked the rear tires up getting in [turn] 3, and he made his move.”

Sarvis dove to the bottom as Ritch recovered and made the winning pass at the exit of turn 4 on lap 227. Sarvis would need more than 23 laps to pick up his second win of the season, however, as the caution would wave on lap 249 for the spinning car of Jimmy McClain. R.J. Beshore, who fought motor problems all day, lost his power plant on lap 249, slicking up the bottom groove. The race remained under caution until the final restart at lap 263.

“We had a great race car tonight, but I didn't want to see that last caution,” said Sarvis, who lost a last green-white-checkered to Mario Gosselin at Peach State Speedway. “I thought about it a couple of times, but that was the past.”

Indeed it was.

Sarvis calmly made his way through the gearbox and beat the field to the line by .227 seconds.

“We need to go out and win about three or four more of these and we'll be all right,” said Sarvis. “This should give us some momentum now. We're pumped about going into the Championship Series.”

Rogers nipped Ritch at the line to finish second. Huffman finished fourth, while Gill completed the top-5.

Gaita, who won the Advanced Auto Parts Pole Award, had trouble in the rear end of his Ford and finished 22nd. O’Quinn, who also started on the front row, held on to finish sixth and grab his seventh Miller Lite Rookie of the Race Award in the 2003 season. Jeff Roark pocketed $500 for advancing nine spots during the race. The race was slowed 16 times for 107 laps of caution.

MILLER LITE 250 NOTEBOOK:

Back In Black – Jason Sarivs’ win at Hickory Motor Speedway was his second of the season, but it was his first in a Taurus—and a black bull at that.

“That was the first black race car that I've driven to Victory Lane since I had a black-and-orange go-kart,” said Sarvis. “Maybe that car brought us some luck back. Those were the colors when they we're winning all the races back at Myrtle Beach.”

USAR Modified – Steven Christian didn't bring a modified to Hickory Motor Speedway on Saturday night, but he left with his car looking like one.

Christian lost the rear bumper early in the race and pitted to remove the hanging sheet metal. Christian returned to the track deep into the 28-car field. And things would get worse for the Georgia driver.

Christian, who came into the season finale 1-point behind Jason Sarvis in the point standings, lost the nose cone while trying to get back to the front of the field.

“It all started off with poor qualifying. We got up to ninth or tenth, and we had a decent car,” said Christian. “We probably had a top-5 car, but we got caught up with a car and tore the rear bumper off and it all went downhill from there.” Christian finished one lap off the pace in 12th place.

Decent Debuts – Blake Feese and Brandon McCarson made their first starts in the USAR Hooters ProCup Series at Hickory Motor Speedway. Feese, piloting a Chevrolet from the Fitz/Bradshaw Racing stables, started the night in the 20th spot and finished 15th. Feese lost a lap early in the event dropped from contention, but the rookie did get valuable seat time, completing 261 laps in his debut.

While much of the attention landed on Feese, McCarson showed he was just as competent behind the wheel. McCarson qualified seventh and ran as high as fifth before a late spin relegated him to a 13th-place finish.

“I'm disappointed in the way the night ended. I thought we had a better race car than what we finished,” said McCarson. “I don't understand how a lap car could jack me up like that. He got me out of line and two laps later, they wrecked in front of me. I would have missed the wreck had he not of done that. It's disappointing, but it's all part of the learning curve.”

McCarson plans to compete full time in the Hooters ProCup Series in 2004.

Five Deuces – Clay Rogers finished second for the fourth time in the 2003 season on Saturday night, but being the first loser doesn't seem to bother the Mooresville, NC driver too much.

“We'll take another second place finish. We're going to second place them to death,” said Rogers. “If we bring home five second-place finishes in the Championship Series, we'll be sitting at the head table at the end of the year.”

Official Race Results
USAR – Hooters ProCup Series
Miller Lite 250 Presented by Tucson Race Results
Hickory Motor Speedway – Hickory, NC

Finish Pos., Start Pos., Car Make, Laps Completed, Money Won

1. (4) Jason Sarvis, Ford, 265, $10,000
2. (3) Clay Rogers, Ford, 265, $6,000
3. (5) Michael Ritch, Dodge, 265, $4,800
4. (9) Shane Huffman, Ford, 265, $3,800
5. (8) Bobby Gill, Ford, 265, $4,200
6. (2) Danny O’Quinn, Chevrolet, 265, $4,000
7. (12) Mike Herman, Chevrolet, 265, $2,800
8. (13) Mart Nesbitt, Ford, 265, $2,600
9. (6) Adam Dean, Chevrolet, 265, $2,400
10. (14) Mike Laughlin, Ford, 265, $2,200
11. (15) Jimmy McClain, Chevrolet, 265, $2,000
12. (16) Steven Christian, Chevrolet, 264, $1,900
13. (7) Brandon McCarson, Chevrolet, 264, $1,800
14. (11) Mardy Lindley, Ford, 263, $1,700
15. (20) Blake Feese, Chevrolet, 261, $1,600
16. (21) Vince Fanello, Chevrolet, 261, $1,500
17. (22) Brandon Collins, Chevrolet, 260, $1,400
18. (27) Jeff Roark, Pontiac, 254, $1,850
19. (25) R.J. Beshore, Ford, 249, $1,300
20. (26) Mike Williams, Chevrolet, 248, $1,250
21. (23) Mark Whitaker, Chevrolet, 229, $1,200
22. (1) Joe Gaita, Ford, 221, $2,200
23. (19) Greg Marlowe, Chevrolet, 211, $1,200
24. (10) Daniel Johnson, Chevrolet, 205, $1,150
25. (24) Larry Barrett, Chevrolet, 175, $1,150
26. (18) Jon Kerley, Chevrolet, 45, $1,150
27. (17) Don Satterfield, Chevrolet, 9, $1,100
28. (28) Scott Sutherland, Chevrolet, 2, $1,100

Time of Race: 1:58:30

Margin of Victory: .277 seconds

Caution Flags: 16 for 107 Laps

Lead Changes: 7 among 6 drivers

Lap Leaders: 1-14 Shane Huffman (42); 15-32 Joe Gaita (18); 33-122 Clay Rogers (90); 123-137 Bobby Gill (15); 138-165 Danny O’Quinn, Jr.; 166-226 Michael Ritch (61); 227-265 Jason Sarvis (39).

2003 USAR Hooters ProCup Series quick Facts

WHAT: Miller Lite 250 presented Tucson

USAR Hooters ProCup Series Race #25 of 30 (Southern Division Race #12)

WHERE: Hickory Motor Speedway – Hickory, NC

.363-mile, semi-banked asphalt oval

WHEN: Saturday, September 13, 2003 – 8:00 pm EDT

DISTANCE: 250 Laps/91 Miles

POSTED AWARDS: $111,870 (Includes $34,750 Point Fund)

STARTING FIELD: 32 car starting field. 34 cars possible. Fastest 28 cars through time trials. Three provisional positions based on top 30 drivers’ position in the Southern Division 2003 points standings. One provisional will be awarded based on top 30 owners’ position in the Southern Division 2003 point standings. Provisionals may be added to the field for a former USAR Hooters ProCup Series champion, or a former USAR Hooters ProCup Series Rookie of the Year who competed in 2002.

PROMOTER: Hickory Motor Speedway, Debbie Whitworth & Sherry Clifton, 828-464-3655.

TELEVISION: SPEED, Wednesday September 17, 2003 (10:00 pm EDT)

SPEED, Friday, September 19, 2003 (Noon EDT)

Urban America Television, Sunday September 21, 2003 (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Sunshine Network, (Check your local listings)

Comcast Sports, (Check your local listings)

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, September 12, 2003:

5:00-7:00 pm Early Parking and Registration

Saturday, September 13, 2003:

9:00 am USAR Officials Meeting

9:30 am Late Hauler Parking

10:00 am Pit Gates Open

10:30 am Tech Inspection Opens

11:00 am Crew Chief Meeting

11:15 am Rookie Meeting

12:30 am –2:30 pm ProCup Practice

3:00 pm ProCup Drivers Meeting

3:15 pm Chapel Service

4:30 pm Front Gates Open

5:30 pm ProCup Qualifying Time Trials

6:45 pm Autograph Session

7:35 pm Pre-Race Ceremonies

8:00 pm Miller Lite 250 presented by Tucson

RECORDS: Date Driver Time Speed

10/14/00 Hal Goodson 15.275 sec. 85.552 mph

Race Results from Hickory Motor Speedway on July 26, 2003

1. Shane Huffman Pole Award: Shane Huffman

2. Clay Rogers Time Of Race: 1:42:48

3. Bobby Gill Green Flag Avg. Speed: 83.231 mph

4. Michael Ritch Margin of Victory: .397 sec

5. Danny O’Quinn Caution Flags: 12 for 72 laps

6. David Pletcher Lap Leaders: 1-111 Shane Huffman (245)

7. Shane Wallace 112 Clay Rogers(1); 113-118 Shane Huffman;

8. Steve Christian 119-126 Mart Nesbitt (8); Shane Huffman 127-254

9. Mart Nesbitt

10. Mike Laughlin

PAST HOOTERS PROCUP SERIES WINNERS FROM HICKORY MOTOR SPEEDWAY

Year Race Winners Pole Winners

2003 Shane Huffman Shane Huffman

2002 Bobby Gill Shane Wallace

2001 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin

2001 Bobby Gill Hal Goodson

2000 Lee Tissot Hal Goodson

2000 Bobby Gill Clay Rogers

1999 Derrick Kelley Mario Gosselin

Miller Lite 250 presented by Tucson Notes of Intrest:

· Bobby Gill is looking for his fourth win at the track in the last three years. Bobby Gill won the last time the Southern Division in action at USA International Speedway on August 30. It was just the second win for Gill in 2003.

· Hickory native Shane Huffman, who won the last Hooters ProCup event at HMS in July, has already clinched the Southern Division top seed for the Championship Series. Huffman has a 331-point lead over Jason Sarvis.

· Teammates Jason Sarivs and Steve Christian are separated by just one point heading into the season finale at Hickory.

· Scott Sutherland is currently 31st in the Southern Division point standings just 10 points behind Mike Williams in 30th. The top-30 drivers in points will receive invitation to the Four Champions Championship Series.

· Only 106 points separates Jason Sarvis, who sits second in points, from Bobby Gill, who is currently 10th in points.

TOP-10 IN USAR HOOTERS PROCUP SOUTHERN DIVISION POINTS STANDINGS:

1. Shane Huffman 1806 6. Joe Gaita 1408

2. Jason Sarvis 1475 7. Michael Ritch 1408

3. Steve Christian 1474 8. Danny O’Quinn 1391

4. Mardy Lindley 1434 9. Mike Laughlin 1386

5. Mart Nesbitt 1410 10. Bobby Gill 1369

PARTICIPATING SPECIAL AWARD SPONSORS:

Pole Award ($1,000): Advance Auto Parts

Halfway Leader Award ($1,000): Lucas Oil Products

Rookie of the Race Award ($1,000): Miller Lite Beer

Hard Charger Award ($500):

OFFICIAL SERIES SPONSORS:

Hooters • Naturally Fresh Dressings & Dips • Jackaroo Barbeque Sauces • Goodyear • Lucas Oil Products • Miller Lite • Timberwolf Tobacco • Advance Auto Parts • Coca-Cola • Sunoco Race Fuels • Tucson Cigarettes • Racing Electronics • Tri Star Racewear

PARTICIPATING CONTINGENCY AWARD SPONSORS:

Automotive Specialist •BSR Products • CV Products • DRP Performance • Dr. Gas • JE Pistons • Eibach • Edelbrock • Earl's • Holley Performance Products • Hess Racing Priducts • Longacre • K&N Engineering • MSD Ignitions • XRP • Spin Tech • Quarter Master • Heintz Performance • Laughlin Racing Products • Lowes LugNuts • Isky Racing Cams • Performance Fiberglass • Crane Cams • Mahle Performance • Manley Performance • Racing Electronics • Tri-Star • Stewart Warner • Proline Pit Cart • Pit Gear Custom Covers • Ringer Gloves • Borla Performance

Huffman To Take Victory Tour Back Home

Myrtle Beach, SC— Shane Huffman finally got to take a victory lap at Hickory Motor Speedway on July 26 after winning the Galaxy Foods 250 at his home track.

The win was Huffman’s fifth of the season in the Southern Division of the USAR Hooters ProCup Series and extended his points lead over Steve Christian to 285 points.

Now, as the Southern Division prepares to wrap up the regular season with the running of the Miller Lite 250 presented by Tucson at Hickory Motor Speedway, Huffman will be able to give the local fans added reason to cheer their favorite son as he performs a victory race.

Huffman is virtually a lock to pick up the Southern Division regular season title at his old stomping grounds. The title would be his first in the Hooters ProCup Series and his first title since winning the Late Model Stock title at HMS in 1999.

Huffman has already surpassed his career total in wins during his stellar 2003 campaign and will be in prime position heading into the Four Champions Championship Challenge.

For taking the Southern Division title, Huffman and the Northern Division winner will take the top seeds and a 40-point advantage over the second place finishers into the championship series, which could be key if Huffman should experience any bad luck during the five championship races.

While Huffman is perched for a joy ride at Hickory, other competitors won’t be as comfortable. Drivers failing to reach the top-30 in points after the Miller Lite 250 will not receive invitations to the Championship Series.

The difference between finishing first and 32nd at Hickory will be 72 points, making it a do-or-die race for drivers outside the top-25.

Gates at the Hickory Motor Speedway will open for the fans at 4:30 pm. Hooters ProCup qualifying will start at 5:30 pm and a autograph session with the drivers will take place at 6:45 pm. The green flag for the Miller Lite 250 will drop at 8:00 pm. For more information and advanced tickets, please contact Debbie Whitworth or Sherry Clifton at 828-464-3655.

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