ONE GREAT RACING WEEKEND!!!

By: Kevin Ramsell

Loves Park, IL (September 18, 2005) - The 40th Annual National Short Track Championships Presented by Chicago International Truck, will feature 15 divisions of racing with 1,029 laps of feature racing action.

On Thursday, September 22nd, the four-day event will kick off with qualifying at 8:30 p.m. for the RoadRunner and Winged Women on Wheels division. At 9:15 p.m., the first feature event will start with a 24-lap Super Cup feature event. Then at 9:30 p.m. it?s a 58-lap Humongous Hornet Swarm.

Day two, Friday, September 23rd, will kick off at 4:30 p.m. with qualifying for the Big 8 Series, Grand Nationals, American Short Trackers, RoadRunners, and Winged Women on Wheels. The racing action will commence at 7:07 p.m. with qualifying races followed by six feature events: Winged Women on Wheels (24-laps), American Short Trackers (40-laps), Big 8 Series (58-laps), Midwest Modifieds (40-laps), Grand Nationals (40-laps), and RoadRunners (40-laps).

Fans and competitors are encouraged to visit the Budweiser Pavilion after the races where entertainment will be provided by North/South Connection.

It will be a big day on Saturday, September 24th. "Faster than a Speeding Bullet" qualifying will start at 2:30 p.m. for the CRA Super Series, ASA Late Models, Northern Late Models, Mid-American Series, Mid-American Trucks, Area Sportsman, and Hobby Stocks.

The top 20 qualifiers in the CRA Super Series will be locked into the 250-lap main event on Sunday. Positions 21-24 will from either the top two finishers in each of the two qualifying races on Saturday night, or top four of one qualifying race depending on how many cars attempt to qualify for the event. Positions 25 and 26 will be the top two CRA Super Series teams in the owner points that have not yet qualified for the feature event. Position 27 will come from a 25-lap last chance race on Sunday while position 28 will come from the "Lucky Dawg" draw of the drivers who have not yet made it into the main event.

The ASA Late Model Series qualifying will set the fields for the four 25-lap "Smackdown" Qualifier Heat Races on Saturday night. The top five in each race will be locked into the Rockford "100". The next four positions will be determined by the 2005 Owner Point standings. The final two spots are reserved for Past Champions or the fastest two drivers not locked into the 100-lap event. A total of 26-cars will take the green flag.  After qualifying, the pits will be open for a FREE Open Pit Party until 6:00 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for fans to see how the teams will be prepping for the evening races.

The racing action will begin at 6:36 p.m. on Saturday night with qualifying races and three NSTC Championship Feature events for the Area Sportsman (40-laps), Northern Series (150-laps) and Hobby Stock (40-laps).

After the races, everyone is invited to the Budweiser Pavilion with entertainment provided by the Runabouts.

The final day, Sunday, September 25th, will start at 10:30 a.m. with an on-track autograph session. Driver Introductions will commence at 11:45 a.m. with racing starting at 12:30 p.m. with Last Chance races. That will be followed by: Mid-American Truck Feature (50-laps), Mid-American Stock Car Feature, ASA Late Model Rockford "100" and the CRA Super Series 250-lap main event.