Winchester, IN (August 5, 2008) - Winchester Speedway is ready to crown its fourth King in the fourth edition of the King Of The Wings Sprint Car Challenge Presented By Pier-Mac Plastics on the famous High Banks this Sunday, August 10^th. This year’s event will again feature the best winged sprint car drivers in the region in an event sanctioned by the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series. The event counts as a point’s event in the season championship for the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series 2008 season.

On a day with weather truly fit for a king, Shane Butler put on a show to win last season’s third addition of the King Of The Wings Sprint Car Challenge Presented By Pier-Mac Plastics. The feature event did not make a complete lap before the field was stopped by a wreck that took out top competitors Kevin Feeney, Jason Blonde and Ryan Litt. After a lengthy clean up, and repairs to several cars, the event took the green flag with Jeff Bloom grapping the early lead with Jimmy McCune in second and Mike Ling in third. Shane Butler, who was put to the back of the field for work being done to his car on the track during the accident clean up, had started working his way to the front.

On lap 18, Bloom suddenly slowed and rolled to pit lane with a left rear flat, that ended his day, McCune grabbed the lead, but for only a lap when his car suddenly slowed and coasted to pit lane with mechanical problems handing the lead to Canadian Mike Ling. Ling pulled away from the field until the red number 55 of Shane Butler, who had made his way to second, suddenly began to catch Ling with the laps winding down. Ling’s car got very loose allowing Butler to close on his tail. Both cars almost wrecked going into turn one on lap 28, with Butler able to make the pass on a sideways Ling coming out of turn two coming to the white flag. Butler would cruise to victory with Ling maintaining control of his car to get second, veteran Hank Lower finished in third, Tim Cox in fourth and Brian Lay in fifth.

Geoff Kaiser is the current points leader with the Hoosier Outlaw Sprint Series and was the winner of the series event this past Saturday at Illiana Motor Speedway. Greg Wheeler is currently second in points with Jerry Caryer in third place. Sam Davis is in fourth with Jimmy McCune in fifth place. All the top series drivers are expected to compete Sunday as well as Muncie, Indiana native Aaron Pierce who got a victory in the series season opener at Salem Speedway on May 17^th. Pierce is currently leading the Rookie Of The Year Standings with the CRA Super Series late models were he is competing full-time in 2008.

The Howe CRA Sportsman Series will return to action as part of Sunday’s event. The Sportsman Series has not competed at Winchester since the May 4^th event that was won by current series point’s leader Tony Dager. Dager has five victories so far this season including four in a row to start the season. Rick Rinehart is currently in second place in points, and even though he has not gotten to victory lane yet this season, is staying within striking distance of Dager for the 2008 Championship. Justin Alsip, currently third in series points won his first ever series event last Saturday at Plymouth Speedway. Charlie Hanna and Eric Barcus round out the top five in series points, Hanna found victory lane at Winchester Speedway on a couple of occasions in 2007.

The Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will also return to action as a part of Sunday’s event. In the series last event on July 20^th at Winchester Speedway, teammates Bill Charles and Rex Zimmerman put on a show battling for the win. Zimmerman came out the winner, he is the first series two-time winner in 2008 after getting the win at Salem Speedway, June 7. Charles is the series point’s leader with a nine-point lead over his teammate Zimmerman in second. Third place Brian Redmond is 30 points out of first place with Michael Myers in fourth place and Tim Dilg in fifth.

The INEX Thunder Roadsters will return to compete on the High Banks again on Sunday, it will be the second of three appearances scheduled this season. Toby Alfrey got the victory in the 20-lap Detro Trailer Thunder Roadster feature on June 12th. It was the first ever visit by the Thunder Roadsters to the High Banks of Winchester Speedway. T.J. Sneva finished in second, Tony Wachter in third, Al Renner in fourth and Nelson Stewart, father of NASCAR great Tony Stewart, in fifth.

Pit gates will open on Sunday at 8am, spectator gates at 10am. Practice will begin at 10:30am with qualifying at 12noon. The race program will begin at 2pm. More information on Sunday’s event is available at www.winchesterspeedway.com.