USAC’s 2007 Earl’s Fast Qualifier championships are heading into the summer months and, like the weather, are beginning to heat up!
A. J. Foyt Enterprises, Tony Stewart Racing, Nine Racing, Ted Finkenbinder and Scott Pierovich are the respective leaders in the five series offering year-end Earl’s bonuses to car entrants, courtesy of Holley Performance Products.
In the USAC Silver Crown Series, presented by K & N Engineering, A.J. Foyt Enterprises of Waller, Texas has a five-point lead over Sam Pierce of Muncie, Ind. The #14 Foyt machine posted the fastest qualifying time at both Iowa Speedway and Darlington Raceway. The next Silver Crown race is at Richmond, Va. June 29-30.
In the Lucas Oil USAC National Sprint Car Series, Tony Stewart Racing of Indianapolis, Ind. holds down the number one and three positions with its #20 and #21 machines. The #20 machine is six points ahead of the #99 Kasey Kahne Racing machine by virtue of fast qualifying times at Rossburg, Ohio and Terre Haute, Ind. The Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series is slated this week at Gas City, Ind. Thursday and O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis, Ind. Saturday.
Nine Racing of Laguna Beach, Calif. is the early leader in the USAC National Midget Series going into Saturday’s race at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Indianapolis. The Nine Racing #91 posted the fastest qualifying time at Iowa Speedway in May.
The #3F fielded by Ted Finkenbinder of Fairfield, Calif. is two points ahead of Mike Swanson’s #17 in the Lucas Oil Western Sprint Car Series, which next competes June 16 at Tracy, Calif. The Finkenbinder car was the fastest qualifier at Roseville, Calif.
In the USAC Western Midget Series, Scott Pierovich of Alamo, Calif. has his #35 machine atop the Earl’s standings, five points ahead of Jerome Rodela’s #25. Pierovich was the fastest qualifier at Tucson, Ariz. The series continues this Saturday at Tracy, Calif.
At season’s end, the top three car entrants in the Earl’s standings from each of the aforementioned series will receive cash awards at the USAC Champions Night in Indianapolis, Ind.
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