WISE CLAIMS EARL'S SILVER CROWN FQ TITLE
Josh Wise of Riverside, Calif. is the 2005 Earl's Fast
Qualifier Champion in USAC's Weld Racing Silver Crown Series. He posted the
fastest qualifying time for Saturday's series finale at Rossburg, Ohio and
vaulted past Dave Steele for the Earl's honors.
Additional top Earl's point earners last week included Levi
Jones (National Sprint Cars at Rossburg, Ohio), Danny Stratton (National
Midgets at Rossburg, Ohio), Shannon McQueen (Western Midgets at San
Bernardino, Calif.), Damion Gardner (CRA Sprints at Phoenix, Ariz.), Jeff
Sakowicz (Ford Focus Midgets at San Bernardino, Calif.) and James Robertson
(Ford Focus Midgets at Lakeville, Ohio).
Earl's points will be up for grabs this week in races at
Perris, Calif. (CRA Sprints), Terre Haute, Ind. (National Sprints),
Ventura, Calif. (Ford Focus Midgets) and Seekonk. Mass. (Ford Focus Midgets).
Points are awarded at each USAC event based on an
international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the
following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying
is not held for Ford Focus events, points are awarded based on a system of
lineup points earned in the preliminary heats.
Each USAC National, Western and Ford Focus Midget Car Earl's
Plumbing FQ Champion will be honored at USAC's Champions Night ceremony in
Indianapolis. The National and Western FQ champs will receive $5,000 each,
while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,000.
2005 Standings:
Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Josh Wise-38; 2-Dave Steele-31; 3-Bobby
East-27; 4-Tracy Hines-24; 5-Dave Darland-18.
Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Levi Jones-64; 2-Jay Drake-55; 3-Bobby
East-43; 4-Josh Wise-31; 5-Justin Marvel-30.
National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-33; 2-Jerry Coons Jr.-27; 3-Billy
Wease-25; 4-Josh Wise-24; 5-Bobby East-21.
Valvoline Western Sprint Car: 1-Tony Hunt-44; 2-Brian McClish-38; 3-Kody
Swanson-36; 4-Mike Murgoitio-34; 5-Tim Barber-23.
Western Midget Car: 1-Jerome Rodela-36; 2-Michael Lewis, Wally Pankratz &
Garrett Hansen-21; 5-Robby Flock & Tony Hunt-18.
Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-185; 2-Rip Williams-72;
3-Charles Davis, Jr.-66; 4-Rickie Gaunt-46; 5-Cory Kruseman-42.
Midwest Ford Focus: 1-Tate Martz-95; 2-Stephanie Mockler-47; 3-James
Robertson-38; 4-Derek Fisher-36; 5-Jordan Noblitt & Chase Scott-22.
California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-103; 2-Chase Barber-70; 3-Robbie
Whitchurch-61; 4-Benny Moon & Chris Veach-56.
Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-73; 2-Robbie Ray-44; 3-Aron
Oakley-26; 4-Michael Sboro-25; 4-Mike Ward-22.
Oklahoma Ford Focus: 1-Jasiel Randolph-18; 2-Dustin Morgan-17; 3-Evan
Sewell-16; 4-Leon Bacon-15; 5-Chett Gehrke-14.
Northeast Ford Focus: 1-Stephanie Stevens-37; 2-Nick Wean-32; 3-Jeff
Abold-29; 4-Brit Andersen-24; 5-Ryan Smith-20.
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