Salem, IN (August 25, 2005) – Indianapolis, Indiana native Tommy St. John, driver for Steve Keller Motorsports, has now taken over the lead in the FLF Racecars/Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year standings with just five CRA Super Series Presented By Spray Power point’s events left on the 2005 schedule. St John’s adjusted point total currently stands at 818 points in counting his best eleven of the thirteen series points events raced so far this season, each registered rookie gets to drop their to worst two finishes during the season. St. John’s total points includes one no-show when mechanical problems kept the team from making the Columbus Motor Speedway event.

St. John has claimed four Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Race Awards in taking over the lead. Boris Jurkovic, who is still second in the FLF Racecars/Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year standings despite missing the last three series events, has claimed five Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Race Awards so far this season. Jurkovic has 761 adjusted points, 57 points behind St. John. St. John has three top ten finishes so far this season with a best finish of 7^th at Indianapolis Raceway Park on May 15^th and an 8^th place finish in the Anderson 400 on July 16th. St. John is currently 10^th in overall CRA Super Series points this season.

Independence, Missouri teenager Billy Crane is currently in third in the FLF Racecars/Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year standings with 740 points. Crane has continued to show improvement on the track through out the season. Crane, by far is the leased experienced racecar driver of the top rookie candidates competing with the series in 2005. Crane got his first Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Race Award at the Berlin Raceway event on August 20^th.

Jason Shively is currently fourth in the FLF Racecars/Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year standings with 478 points. Jeff Bland Jr. is fifth with 360 points. Patrick Lawson is sixth with 340 points and was the Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Race Award winner at the August 13^th series event at Anderson Speedway. Jason Setser is in seventh with 258 points, Setser has been the Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Race Award winner at two events this season including the season opener at Anderson Speedway and at Berlin Raceway were he finished second and was the events fast qualifier.

The battle for the FLF Racecars/Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year will continue with the McGunegill Engine Performance 100 at Winchester Speedway on Monday, September 5^th of Labor Day Weekend. More information is available at here.