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2005 Interviews

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Team Mopar and Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises driver Josh Wise is fifth in the USAC National Midget Car Series points race after his seventh-place finish at Angell Park Speedway on Saturday.

Wise Jones Grab Top Tens Durst Scores Win at Angell Park

Team Mopar's USAC National Midget Car Series contingent picked up a victory at Angell Park Speedway on August 26, as Ryan Durst in the Kasey Kahne owned Curb/Lamers Motorsports' No. 191 entry earned his first series victory. Durst won the second heat race and took the lead on lap 14 of the 30-lap feature event en route to taking the win. Scott Hatton was second, competing with Gary Stanton-built Mopar power.

Tony Stewart Racing Enterprises' Josh Wise turned in a seventh-place feature finish to maintain his fifth-place ranking in the series' points chase. Teammate Levi Jones wrapped up the night with a sixth-place finish in the semi-feature event and came away from the weekend still ranked sixth in the USAC National Midget Car Series points championship.

Wilke-PAK Motorsports' Jerry Coons Jr., was credited with a 22nd-place finish in the feature event, after a flat tire ended his night prematurely. Coons Jr., continues to lead the series' point championship. Brad Kuhn took 11th in the feature event and maintained his seventh-place ranking in the series' championship battle.

The USAC National Midget Car Series will resume action on September 9 at the Terre Haute Action Track. For more information regarding the series, log on to usacracing.com.

Grays Harbor Action
Sees McMahan Secure
Two Top Five Finishes

Paul McMahan and the No. 20 Tony Stewart Motorsports team found the groove they've been looking for over the weekend, as the team earned two fourth-place finishes in National Sprint Tour Series action at Grays Harbor Speedway on August 25-26. McMahan won the second dash event en route to a solid fourth in the preliminary A-main event on Friday night. The second night of the Grays Harbor Speedway event saw the No. 20 team qualify well and cap the night with fourth in the A-main feature event finale. The team will move on to Cottage Grove Speedway on August 29.

Joey Saldana and the No. 9 Kasey Kahne Racing team also competed over the weekend, as the World of Outlaws Sprint Series moved into Skagit Speedway. Saldana set second quick time and earned a 22nd-place finish in Friday's preliminary A-main. The No. 9 team recovered quickly and posted fast time on Saturday to pace the field. Saldana drove to a sixth-place finish in the A-main event finale.

Saldana and the No. 9 team are currently second in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series points championship, only 294 points out of first place. The series moves on to Southern Oregon Speedway on August 30 and wraps up the holiday weekend with a two-day event at Calistoga Speedway on September 2-3.

For more information on the National Sprint Tour Series or the World of Outlaws Sprint Series, log on to nationalsprinttour.com or theworldofoutlaws.com.

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Paul McMahan grabbed two top five finishes in his No. 20 Mopar-powered Tony Stewart Motorsports machine at Grays Harbor Speedway over the weekend.

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Steve Francis grabbed the pole in World of Outlaws Late Model Series action at Columbus Speedway on Saturday. Francis is fifth in points, only 64 points out of first.

'Kentucky Colonel'
Earns Pole at Columbus

Steve Francis and the No. 15 Steve Francis Racing team kicked off the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Columbus Speedway on August 26 in high-flying fashion, as Francis earned fast qualifier honors for the night. The No. 15 transferred from the first heat race event to lock themselves into the night's feature. Francis, the "Kentucky Colonel," was credited with a 21st-place finish for the night.

Heading into Tri-City Speedway on September 2-3, Francis is ranked fifth in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series points championship. He is only 64 points behind series leader Tim McCreadie. Thus far in World of Outlaws Late Model Series competition this season, Francis has earned two victories, 11 Top-five finishes and 19 Top-10 finishes.

For more information regarding the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, log on to woolms.com.

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