NFSWS 100-LAPPER NSLM & ULTRA WHEEL SPEC TRUCKS ON TAP AT IRWINDALE

Source: IS Media Relations
Date: 04/27/2000

The touring pros of the Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring will make their 2000 season debut at Irwindale Speedway on Saturday night, April 29 when HOME DEPOT presents a 100 lap championship round in the nineteen race series. The first of three "SWS" appearances at this fast ½-mile, the reinvigorated series has already been burning up tracks from Phoenix to Bakersfield.

"Our drivers are all very excited about coming back to Irwindale," said series communications director Lee Elder. "We had some tremendously competitive races here, and now everyone knows what a super venue this place is. Our Southwest Series drivers really know how to put on a show, and Irwindale Speedway is one of their favorite places to showcase those driving abilities."

Leading them into Irwindale will be points leader Doug McCoun of Prunedale, California. His 305 points are a tribute to consistency since he has not won a race yet this season but making a 6th place at Phoenix and a 5th at Bakersfield stand up for the early season lead. Jim Inglebright of Fairfield and Matt Crafton from Tulare rank second and third in the points tally with the 1999 Winston West Champion Sean Woodside lurking in fourth after winning the Bakersfield round. So competitive is this series that you have to go all the way down the points chart to 13th to find the other 2000 season race winner "the comeback kid" himself, Rick Carelli from Colorado.

Founded in 1978 in Atlanta, Georgia, The Home Depot is the world's largest home improvement retailer, with over 800 stores in the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and Chile. Voted "America's Most-Admired Specialty Retailer" by Fortune Magazine for six straight years, The Home Depot prides itself on offering its customers the lowest prices and the highest levels of service.

The Home Depot is also an Official Sponsor of the U.S., Canadian, and Puerto Rican Olympic Teams, the Official Home Improvement Warehouse of NASCAR, a Senior PGA event sponsor (The Home Depot Invitational in Charlotte, NC) and the sponsor of the Joe Gibbs #20 Winston Cup car with 1999 NASCAR Rookie-Of-The-Year Tony Stewart at the wheel.

Irwindale's own super-competitive Food 4 Less Super Late Models and the very popular Ultra Wheels Spec Trucks are on the card for Saturday night as well.

Tickets for this exciting family event are now on sale. Fans may call the Speedway box office Tuesday through Saturday at (626) 358-1100, go "on line" to order at www.tickets.com, or stop by the track's on site box office located at 13300 E. Live Oak Avenue in Irwindale. (Box office is open 9am- 4pm Tues. - Friday and 12am - 9pm on Sat.)

Irwindale Speedway is located at Live Oak Avenue and the 605 Freeway in the heart of the San Gabriel Valley about 18 miles East of downtown Los Angeles. For a personalized map and driving instructions from anywhere in the United States to Irwindale's front gate, simply log on to: www.irwindalespeedway.com.

The latest 2000 Featherlite Southwest Series roster is attached.

NASCAR FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST TOUR ROSTER 2000
0 Rod Johnson, Canyon Country Corp. Machining/Glen Trucking/Charlie Said Chevrolet Monte Carlo
00 Kenny Kinchen, Fresno Smart & Final/Pepsi/Pappy's Seasoning/Reeses Chevrolet Monte Carlo
1 Danny Siebert, Hayward Parkway Inn Hotels/Voicepro Ford Taurus
2 Craig Raudman, Redding Advantage Memory/Victory Circle Chevrolet Monte Carlo
3 Harry Brady, Agua Dulce Rich Fountain Centrifugal Technologies/HTP Chevrolet Monte Carlo
04 Mark Reed, Bakersfield Food 4 Less/JH Sims Trucking Chevrolet Monte Carlo
4 Sean Woodside, Acton Southwest Tenant Development Pontic Grand Prix
5 John Zaretske, Marysville, WA Penske Shocks/Best Way Excavation/Boydstun Ford Thunderbird
07 Kevin Clark, Colorado Springs, CO Kenwood Car Audio Chevrolet Monte Carlo
7 Frank Maronski Jr., Quartz Hill Terry Lumber/Intl. Windows/John Henton Chevrlet Monte Carlo
8 Roger Mears Jr., Bakersfield Lucas Oil/LTR Chevrolet Monte Carlo
9 Kenny Shepherd, Merced Pepsi/Kleenex/Huggies Chevrolet Monte Carlo
10 Nick Joanides, Woodland Hills Swearingen Classics/Jackson Race Cars Chevrolet Monte Carlo
13 Gary Graham, Lakeside, AZ Graham Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
16 Larry Krieger, Thousand Oaks Clarence Broussard/Visual Trends/Mtn. Mortgage Chevrloet Monte Carlo
17 Darrell La Moure, Glendale, AZ Racing for the Missing/Garcia's Chevrolet Monte Carlo
18 John Baker, Tucson, AZ Mid-State Trucking/CMS/Mack Trucks Chevrolet Monte Carlo
20 Jim Ingelbright, Fairfield Jelly Belly/Wunder-Bar Chevrolet Monte Carlo
22 Tara Beattie, Orange Soft Tub/Royal Roofing/Big Bros. & Sisters Chevrolet Monte Carlo
32 Gary Matranga, Sacramento Anthony/Crane/Sherm's Custom Painting/TTR Chevrolet Monte Carlo
34 Doug McCoun, Prunedale Wynn's/Marina Motors/Salad Time/Bertelli Bros Chevrolet Monte Carlo
36 Bruce Bechtel, Corona Drive Tech Racing Schools/Racing Jobs.com Chevrolet Monte Carlo
37 Keith Spangler, Chatsworth Gargoyles Performance Eye Wear/LADCO/Ron's Chevrolet Monte Carlo
39 Carson Woods, Yucca Valley Henricks Honda of Corona/Carquest/Woods Chevrolet Monte Carlo
44 Bob Lyon, Agua Dulce Active Fit.com/LTR Engines/ERC Fuels Pontiac Grand Prix
45 Kevin Para, Orange Royal Roofing Co./Big Brothers Chevrolet Monte Carlo
46 Matt Crafton, Tulare Smart & Final/Busch Rod BBQ Sauce/Hestbecks Ford Taurus
55 Bo Lemler, National City Legacy Motorsports/Mark Morris Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
59 Augie Vidovich Jr., Lakeside Creative Touch Interiors/Ransom Bros. Lumber Chevrolet Monte Carlo
61 Todd Souza, Aromas Central Coast Manufacturing/Dana Stahl Ford Taurus
64 Mark Meech, La Mesa Bud's Trucking/Western Bulk Transport Chevrolet Monte Carlo
66 Jason Fensler, Wilton Lee's Iron & Metal/Cintas/RK Sports Chevrolet Monte Carlo
70 Eric Holmes, Escalon Star Nursery/David Sunflower Seeds Chevrolet Monte Carlo
73 Scott Busby, Martinez Port-A-Cool/Ron Grose Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo
76 Eddie Bryans, El Cajon Revenge Racing Products/LTR Racing Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo
80 Jon Nelson,Hemet Ultra Wheels/Spec Trucks SeriesPontiac Grand Prix
81 Scott Lynch, Burley, ID Sobe/Calistoga Water/Mr. Gas Chevrolet Monte Carlo
87 M.K. Kanke, Granada Hills Buyer's Choice/Western Funding/Wellesley Inn Pontiac Grand Prix
88 Rocky Nash, Murrieta Hendricks Honda of Corona/Ben Clymer Body Chevrolet Monte Carlo
93 Ed Coughenour, St. Charles, Ill. Memorex/Wherehouse Music/Larsen Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
98 Greg Pursley, Newhall Community Recycling/Mechanix Wear Chevrolet Monte Carlo

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