Louisville, KY (September 26, 2005) – Chuck Barnes Jr. Racing will make the long haul to Odessa, Missouri to compete in this Saturday’s World Cup 150 CRA Super Series event at the legendary I-70 Speedway. It will be the first ever visit to the ½ mile highbanked facility for Barnes Jr., who has become a "Master of the Highbanks" with numerous victories and the track record holder at the highbanks of Salem Speedway and added a victory at the highbanks of Winchester Speedway to his resume in winning the Labor Day Weekend CRA Super Series event held there on September 5^th.

"It would be really neat to get a win there this weekend," remarked Barnes Jr. "There’s probably not a lot of racers who have gotten a victory at three of the most famous high-banked half mile facilities in the country. I really wanted to race there last season in the World Cup 300 non-points event, but we were coming to the end of the season fighting for the series championship and we didn’t want to take a chance on losing a car with only a couple of races left in the season. This year there’s no pressure since we are not running for points, I can just go out there and try to win the race!"

Barnes Jr. was seen in a different car this past weekend at the CRA Super Series event at Rockford Speedway. Barnes was racing for the Greg’s Motorsports Team out of Akron, Ohio in the Chicago International Trucks 250, the main event of the 40^th Annual National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway.

"Greg Pruety, the owner of Greg’s Motorsports, contacted me on Tuesday looking for a driver for the Rockford event. We had decided not to race that event with our car, we wanted to focus on the upcoming CRA Super Series events at I-70 Speedway and at Salem Speedway and then get ready to defend our win in the All American 300 at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville in November. I decided to give them a hand, even though I didn’t know anything about the team are the car."

"We went to open practice on Friday and really struggled, this was my first time in a Rander Car Chassis, we had to totally change the geometry of the front end Friday night and replace a broken transmission. Things got better on Saturday, we were able to qualify 12^th against a great group of drivers, many of whom have a lot more experience at Rockford than me. It was a shame the race got postponed because of the rain, I was really looking forward to racing the show, I’ll have to wait and see if things work out for us to go back for the rescheduled date. I really appreciate Greg giving me the opportunity to race his car."

The World Cup 150 at I-70 Speedway will be a one day show with a two hour practice on Saturday afternoon, qualifying in the evening, and racing under the lights. Barnes will have some sponsorship help for the World Cup 150 from Clifty Farm Country Ham, Cowboy Food Stores, Hall Brothers Trucking, Speed-Media, and Hawk Performance.

Chuck Barnes Jr. Racing is still seeking marketing partners for the remaining 2005 race season including the All American 300. Interested parties should contact Chuck Barnes Jr. Racing at 502-298-5544. More information is available on Chuck Barnes Jr.’s newly designed website at www.chuckbarnesjr.com.