CANADIAN DRIVERS ON TRACK IN NASCAR DODGE WEEKLY SERIES DIVISION II CHAMPIONSHIP RACE

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (June 28, 2005) – The three Canadian tracks in the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series have all been placed in Division II, under NASCAR’s new alignment for the NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series. Drivers from Autodrome St. Eustache in Quebec, Delaware Speedway in Ontario and Edmonton International Raceway in Alberta are competing for the Division II championship, along with drivers from 11 U.S. states from New Hampshire to California.

At Autodrome St. Eustache, a 4/10-mile (0.643 km) asphalt oval located 26 miles (42 km) west of Montreal, Jonathan Bouvrette, of St. Therese, Quebec, improved five positions in the standings after recording his fifth win in the track’s Pro Truck class. Bouvrette is now ranked eighth in the NDWS Division II standings, his best showing this season.

At Delaware Speedway, located west of Toronto near London, Ontario, Pete Vanderwyst continues to lead the track’s Late Model class, with five top-five finishes in his first five starts. Vanderwyst, a resident of London, dropped one position, from 14th to 15th, in the NDWS Division II standings this week. In the Northwestern province of Alberta, Jeremy Lapainis leads the Edmonton International Raceway Super Late Model class with seven wins and five top-five finishes in seven starts. Lapainis, of Airdrie, Alberta, is ranked 12th in the NDWS Division II standings.

Chris Spieker, meanwhile, continues to lead the NDWS Division II standings while competing at Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa and I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb. Joe Kosiski, the 1986 NASCAR Dodge Weekly Series national champion from Omaha, Neb., is ranked second.

This Week’s Division II Leaders …
(Driver, Home Track, (Track Location) Points)
1. Chris Spieker, Adams County Speedway (Corning, Iowa), 880 points

2. Joe Kosiski, I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, Neb.), 658

3. Travis Sharpe, Concord Motorsport Park (Concord, N.C.), 580

4. Jeff Strunk, Grandview Speedway (Bechtelsville, Pa.), 578

5. Eric Richardson, Mesa Marin Raceway (Bakersfield, Calif.), 566

6. Mike Hansen, Park Jefferson Speedway (Jefferson, S.D.), 524

7. Robert Barker, San Antonio Speedway (San Antonio, Texas), 470

8. Jonathan Bouvrette, Autodrome St. Eustache (St. Eustache, Quebec, Canada), 460

9. Pete Anderson Jr., Stockton 99 Speedway (Stockton, Calif.), 434

10. Stacey Gerken, Lorain Speedway (South Amherst, Ohio), 432

11. Alan Pyszora, Shasta Raceway Park (Anderson, Calif.), 394

12. Jeremy Lapainis, Edmonton International Raceway (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada), 368

13. Robert Powell, Myrtle Beach Speedway (Myrtle Beach, S.C.), 362

14. Dennis Pelphrey, Watsonville Speedway (Watsonville, Calif.), 326

15. Pete Vanderwyst, Delaware Speedway (Delaware, Ontario, Canada), 286

16. Scott Bonney, Lee USA Speedway (Lee, N.H.), 268

17. Bill Hebing Jr., Spencer Speedway (Williamson, N.Y.), 254

18. Eldon King Jr., Holland International Speedway (Holland, N.Y.), 250

For More Information, Contact: Jeremy Davidson, NASCAR Public Relations, (386) 681-4173 or jdavidson@nascar.com