For the newcomer, Ousley, the 2002 season holds great promise. "I am really excited about this opportunity," the northern Indiana resident said. "When I stopped racing myself, I still wanted to stay in the sport. I found a home in the flag stand at the beginning of the 2001 season. Since then I've worked with some great people and got to learn from some of the best."

"I have been a big fan of this series since their first race at Plymouth Speedway and I´m really looking forward to working with the teams and other officials for the whole season. I can't think of a better group of people to work with week-in and week-out."

During 2001, Ousley was the flagman for Plymouth Speedway, as well as serving stints as flagman at Anderson Speedway, Indianapolis Raceway Park and the Indoor Midget races at Ft. Wayne.

"He's going to do an outstanding job," series director Glenn Luckett noted. "He has learned a lot in a short period of time, and he is eager to be a part of our team. Those are the kind of people we want. I would like to thank Bret James for the outstanding job he did for the series the past two seasons; Bret was a part of every racers family!"