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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - MARCH 12, 2007

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 07-33

CRA SPRINT CARS AT MANZANITA SATURDAY; JONES, WISE SHARE SPOTLIGHT IN "LAS VEGAS DIRT CLASSIC"

Mike Spencer is the new leader in the 2007 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series standings after finishing fifth and eighth in last week's "Las Vegas Dirt Classic" features at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Spencer holds a six-point lead over Tony Jones going into this Saturday night's race at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. A 30-lap feature is on tap at the 1/2-mile dirt oval.

Spencer won three races during the 2006 USAC/CRA campaign and is piloting the No. 50 Ron Chaffin Motorsports entry formerly campaigned by Damion Gardner, who will compete for the USAC National title this year. In five Manzanita appearances last year, Spencer notched four "top-10s."

Jones won Thursday night's 30-lapper at LVMS, leading the final 25 laps in his La Villa Restaurant/Communication Innovations DRC. Rickie Gaunt led the first five laps of the race. Jones was trailed by Gardner, J.J. Yeley, Darren Hagen and Scotty Weir at the checkered flag, Yeley coming from 22^nd starting spot!

Josh Wise, USAC's 2006 National Sprint Car king, won Friday's LVMS 30-lapper in the Keith Kunz Motorsports Bullet, passing Danny Sheridan on lap 22 and leading the rest of the way to beat Gaunt, Sheridan, Dustin Morgan and Spencer.

Charles Davis Jr. escaped injury in the only LVMS flip, at the start of Thursday's feature.

Winners in USAC/CRA competition at Manzanita during 2006 included Wise and Gardner (twice each), Levi Jones, Jeremy Sherman and Bud Kaeding. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored an upset victory in the USAC/CRA race at Manzanita this February.

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS

1 Mike Spencer 322
2 Tony Jones 316
3 Darren Hagen 292
4 Rip Williams 290
5 Rickie Gaunt 287
6 Danny Sheridan 279
7 Scotty Weir 250
8 Damion Gardner 240
9 Garrett Hansen 219
10 Cory Kruseman 206

Please NOTE the change in points for the leaders. Tony Jones is the leader with 341. Mike Spencer is second at 322.

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 12, 2007

Contact: DICK JORDAN/MICHAEL HARKER 07-33

CRA SPRINT CARS AT MANZANITA SATURDAY; JONES, WISE SHARE SPOTLIGHT IN “LAS VEGAS DIRT CLASSIC”

Tony Jones continues to lead the 2007 USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series standings after scoring a victory in last week’s “Las Vegas Dirt Classic” at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Jones is 19 points ahead of Mike Spencer going into this Saturday night’s race at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, Ariz. A 30-lap feature is on tap at the 1/2-mile dirt oval.

Spencer won three races during the 2006 USAC/CRA campaign and is piloting the No. 50 Ron Chaffin Motorsports entry formerly campaigned by Damion Gardner, who will compete for the USAC National title this year. In five Manzanita appearances last year, Spencer notched four “top-10s.”

Jones, who won eight times in USAC/CRA competition during 2006, won Thursday night’s 30-lapper at LVMS, leading the final 25 laps in his La Villa Restaurant/Communication Innovations DRC. Rickie Gaunt led the first five laps of the race. Jones was trailed by Gardner, J.J. Yeley, Darren Hagen and Scotty Weir at the checkered flag, Yeley coming from 22nd starting spot!

Josh Wise, USAC’s 2006 National Sprint Car king, won Friday’s LVMS 30-lapper in the Keith Kunz Motorsports Bullet, passing Danny Sheridan on lap 22 and leading the rest of the way to beat Gaunt, Sheridan, Dustin Morgan and Spencer.

Charles Davis Jr. escaped injury in the only LVMS flip, at the start of Thursday’s feature.

Winners in USAC/CRA competition at Manzanita during 2006 included Wise and Gardner (twice each), Levi Jones, Jeremy Sherman and Bud Kaeding. Ricky Stenhouse Jr. scored an upset victory in the USAC/CRA race at Manzanita this February.

USAC/CRA SPRINT CAR SERIES STANDINGS
1 Tony Jones 341
2 Mike Spencer 322
3 Darren Hagen 292
4 Rip Williams 290
5 Rickie Gaunt 287
6 Danny Sheridan 279
7 Scotty Weir 250
8 Damion Gardner 240
9 Garrett Hansen 219
10 Cory Kruseman 206

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