ADAMS CHARGES TO TENTH USCS WIN AT SOUTHERN NATIONAL SPEEDWAY

KENLY, NC - Kenny Adams of Malabar, FL charged to his tenth
United Sprint Car Series win of the season Saturday night at Southern
National Speedway in USCS Asphalt Thunder action driving the Goodson Farms
Shaw/Ott. After starting eighth, Adams stormed through the competitive
field to take the lead on lap 23 in front of a packed house.

The victory in the 40-lap USCS main event that saw three
different race leaders, capped off a "Clean Sweep" for the "Malabar
Missile." Adams was the evening's Fast Qualifier, the winner of the Air
Flow Research six-lap Power Dash, and also won his 10-lap heat race, after
starting sixth.

The defending and three-time USCS National Champion Terry
Gray of Bartlett, TN, who led five laps of the race, finished second in the
Goodson Farms/Wendy's Maxim/Wesmar. The "Bartlett Bullet" remains as the
point leader in all USCS point chases, including National, Asphalt Thunder,
Outlaw Dirt, Sunbelt Tour, and the Air Flow Research Power Dash points.

Jim Raptis of Marietta, GA followed up his Friday night USCS
win in Hudson, NC with a third-place finish on Saturday night driving the
ERI Maxim/ERI. Doug Berryman of Mansfield, OH took the fourth spot in the
Rebman Truck Service Beaberbuilt/Gressman, and also won the second heat
race.

Chad Allum of Kannapolis, NC posted his first top five finish of the season
in the Heintz Performance Allum/Allum. Butch Pendergrass of Winston-Salem,
NC was sixth in the Pro-Life Maxim/Harp.

Will Ragsdale of Easley, SC took the seventh spot in the Chick-Fil-A
Clincher/ERI. C.J. Miller of Mooresville, NC posted his second straight top
ten finish with an eighth-place effort in the Miller Racing Maxim/Jay's
Automotive.

Jimmy Taylor of Green Pond, SC broke a rear suspension part
on the final lap of the race, but came around to take the checkered flag in
a shower of sparks to claim the ninth position in the Taylor Automotive &
Machine Eagle/Taylor. R.J. Johnson of Decatur, TN was the Rookie of the
Race with a tenth-place finish in the Leaf Race Wear/Pin Rings J&J/ZRE.

Danny "The Hammer" Martin Jr. of Sarasota, FL took the lead
at the start of the race from the outside front row starting spot, followed
by polesitter Doug "Solid" Gold of Concord, NC in the Heintz Performance
Gold/Jerico, Ragsdale, Gray and Allum. Gray came from the sixth starting
hole to move up to third spot on lap three, and Adams was up to fifth by lap
five.

Martin pulled out to a comfortable lead, but behind him,
Gold, Gray, Raptis, and Adams were waging war in lapped traffic for the
second spot.

There was a clashing of the colors on lap 14 when Gold and
Gray got together on the backstretch, which knocked the front suspension out
from underneath Gold's car. Gold did a nice job of keeping his race car out
of the wall, but the caution flag was displayed to close up the field.
Martin was the leader with Gray moving up to second, followed by Raptis,
Adams, and Berryman.

Adams made a move on Raptis on the restart to move up to
third, while Gray turned up the wick to put pressure on Martin for the lead.

With Martin taking the last two USCS Outlaw Thunder Dirt
Tour wins, "The Hammer" was leading the race on the asphalt at Southern
National Speedway trying to prove he was a "hot shoe" on the paved tracks as
well. That's what he did, both literally and figuratively, as a seal in the
rear end assembly began to spray hot gear lube on his feet.

With Martin having happy feet on the gas pedal, Gray made an
inside move on Martin going into turn one on lap 18 to grab the lead.
Martin tried to battle back to reclaim the point, but Adams passed him for
second on lap 20.

Adams quickly caught Gray, stepped to the outside, and took the lead on lap
23. Adams then packed his bags, turned in the key, and checked out on the
field.

Raptis got by Martin on lap 26 for the third spot. Martin was trying to
hang on for a top five finish, but his feet got too hot, and he parked the
car in the turn one grass on lap 32 to bring out the final caution flag of
the race. Martin received the Weld Racing Hard Luck Award.

With his eighth to victory run, Adams shared the Huggins Race Cams Hard
Charger with Tom Paterson of Argos, IN, who started his Jenkins Automotive
Stealth/Paterson 18th and finished 11th. Bruce Cline of Apex, NC received
the FSR Performance Award. Adams was the fast qualifier turning a lap
around the 4/10-mile SNS in 12.918 seconds for an average speed of 111.472
miles per hour.

USCS returns to the dirt tracks on August 6 and 7 with USCS Outlaw Thunder
Dirt Tour action. The first stop will be Sugar Creek Raceway in Blue Ridge,
GA on August 6, and then USCS will make its annual visit to Dixie Speedway
in Woodstock, GA on August 7. For more information, visit the USCS web site
at www.uscsracing.com .

OFFICIAL RESULTS OF ROUND 25 AT SOUTHERN NATIONAL SPEEDWAY IN KENLY, NC ON
7/31/04:


POS STRT CAR # DRIVER HOMETOWN LAPS
1. 8 4a Kenny Adams Malabar, FL 40
2. 6 10 Terry Gray Bartlett, TN 40
3. 5 77 Jim Raptis Marietta, GA 40
4. 7 1r Doug Berryman Mansfield, OH 40
5. 3 87 Chad Allum Kannapolis, NC 40
6. 9 11 Butch Pendergrass Winston-Salem, NC 40
7. 4 29 Will Ragsdale Easley, SC 40
8. 10 9 C.J. Miller Mooresville, NC 40
9. 11 32 Jimmy Taylo rGreen Pond, SC 38
10. 15 71 R.J. Johnson (R)Decatur, TN 37
11. 18 11b Tom Paterson Argos, IN 36
12. 2 00 Danny Martin Jr .Sarasota, FL 31
13. 17 4b Bryn Gohn Malabar, FL 26
14. 14 6f Skeeter Faulconer Lutz, FL 25
15. 13 c1 Bruce Cline Apex, NC 18
16. 12 6 J.J. Dutton Tampa, FL 15
17. 1 8 Doug Gold Concord, NC 13
18. 16 B3 Bronzie Lawson Southern Pines, NC 12



ENTRIES: 18

LEAD CHANGES: 2 Among 3 Drivers

LAP LEADERS: Martin, 1-17; Gray, 18-22; Adams, 23-40

LAPS LED: Adams, 18; Martin, 17; Gray, 5

FAST QUALIFIER: Adams, 12.918 seconds; Average Speed, 111.472 miles per
hour

HUGGINS RACE CAMS HARD CHARGER: Adams (started 8th and finished 1st) and
Paterson (started 18th and finished 11th)

WELD RACING HARD LUCK AWARD: Martin

FSR PERFORMANCE AWARD: Cline

ROOKIE OF THE RACE: Johnson

CAUTIONS: 4



QUALIFYING:




POS 1
CAR # 14a
DRIVER Kenny Adams
HOMETOWN Malabar, FLShaw
CHASSIS
ENGINE Ott
1ST LAP 13.204
2ND LAP 12.918
TIME 12.918
SPEED 111.472

POS 2
CAR # 1r
DRIVER Doug Berryman
HOMETOWN Mansfield, OH
CHASSIS Beaberbuilt
ENGINE Gressman
1ST LAP 13.565
2ND LAP 13.03
TIME 13.03
SPEED 110.514

POS 3
CAR # 10
DRIVER Terry Gray
HOMETOWN Bartlett, TN
CHASSIS Maxim
ENGINE Wesmar
1ST LAP 13.664
2ND LAP 13.236
TIME 13.236
SPEED 108.794

POS 4
CAR # 77
DRIVER Jim Raptis
HOMETOWN Marietta, GA
CHASSIS Maxim
ENGINE ERI
1ST LAP 13.519
2ND LAP 13.293
TIME 13.293
SPEED 108.328

POS 5
CAR # 29
DRIVER Will Ragsdale
HOMETOWN Easley, SC
CHASSIS Clincher
ENGINE E.R.I.
1ST LAP 13.669
2ND LAP 13.373
TIME 13.373
SPEED 107.680

POS 6
CAR # 87
DRIVER Chad Allum
HOMETOWN Kannapolis, NC
CHASSIS Allum
ENGINE Allum
1ST LAP 13.944
2ND LAP 13.423
TIME 13.423
SPEED 107.279

POS 7
CAR # 00
DRIVER Danny Martin Jr.
HOMETOWN Sarasota, FL
CHASSIS Hurricane
ENGINE ZRE
1ST LAP 13.884
2ND LAP 13.686
TIME 13.686
SPEED 105.217

POS 8
CAR # 8g
DRIVER Doug Gold
HOMETOWN Concord, NC
CHASSIS Gold
ENGINE Jerico
1ST LAP 14.168
2ND LAP 13.733
TIME 13.733
SPEED 104.857

POS 9
CAR # 11
DRIVER Butch Pendergrass
HOMETOWN Winston-Salem, NC
CHASSIS Maxim
ENGINE Philip Harp
1ST LAP 14.342
2ND LAP 13.906
TIME 13.906
SPEED 103.552

POS 10
CAR # 9
DRIVER C.J. Miller
HOMETOWN Mooresville, NC
CHASSIS Maxim
ENGINE Jay's Automotive
1ST LAP 14.084
2ND LAP 14.337
TIME 14.084
SPEED 102.244

POS 11
CAR # 32
DRIVER Jimmy Taylor
HOMETOWN Green Pond, SC
CHASSIS Eagle
ENGINE Taylor
1ST LAP 15.291
2ND LAP 14.474
TIME 14.474
SPEED 99.489

POS 12
CAR # 11b
DRIVER Tom Paterson
HOMETOWN Argos, IN
CHASSIS Stealth
ENGINE Patterson
1ST LAP 15.387
2ND LAP 14.843
TIME 14.843
SPEED 97.015

POS 13
CAR # c1
DRIVER Bruce Cline
HOMETOWN Apex, NC
CHASSIS Stealth
ENGINE Engler
1ST LAP 14.887
2ND LAP 15.736
TIME 14.887
SPEED 96.729

POS 14
CAR # 6d
DRIVER J.J. Dutton
HOMETOWN Tampa, FL
CHASSIS Hurricane
ENGINE Skeeter
1ST LAP 15.254
2ND LAP 14.996
TIME 14.996
SPEED 96.026

POS 15
CAR # 71
DRIVER R.J. Johnson (R)
HOMETOWN Decatur, TN
CHASSIS J&J
ENGINE ZRE
1ST LAP 15.563
2ND LAP 15.219
TIME 15.219
SPEED 94.619

POS 16
CAR # B3
DRIVER Bronzie Lawson
HOMETOWN Southern Pines, NC
CHASSIS Maxim
ENGINE Lawson
1ST LAP 15.485
2ND LAP 15.277
TIME 15.277
SPEED 94.259

POS 17
CAR # 4b
DRIVER Bryn Gohn
HOMETOWN Malabar, FL
CHASSIS Shaw
ENGINE Ott
1ST LAP 16.744
2ND LAP 16.590
TIME 16.590
SPEED 86.799

POS 18
CAR # 6f
DRIVER Skeeter Faulconer
HOMETOWN Lutz, FL
CHASSIS Hurricane
ENGINE Skeeter
1ST LAP NT
2ND LAP NT
TIME NT
SPEED NT




AIR FLOW RESEARCH POWER DASH (6 Laps):
1. Adams;
2. Raptis;
3. Gray;
4. Berryman;
5. Ragsdale;
6. Gold.


1ST HEAT RACE (10 Laps):
1. Adams;
2. Gray;
3. Ragsdale;
4. Pendergrass;
5.Martin;
6. Taylor;
7. Cline;
8. Johnson (R);
9. Gohn.



2ND HEAT RACE (10 Laps):
1. Berryman;
2. Raptis;
3. Miller;
4. Allum;
5. Gold;
6. Dutton;
7. Faulconer;
8. Lawson;
9. Paterson.

USCS NATIONAL POINT STANDINGS THROUGH 7/31/04
1.. Terry Gray - 3608
2.. Danny Martin Jr. - 3334
3.. Kenny Adams - 3140
4.. R.J. Johnson (R) - 2990
5.. Brice Wrenn - 2426
6.. Chad Allum - 2054
7.. Tom Winegardner Jr. - 1932
8.. Butch Pendergrass - 1742
9.. Jim Raptis - 1364
10.. Red Stauffer - 1314
11.. Doug Gold - 1238
12.. Scott Christian - 1166
13.. Brian Thomas - 1032
14.. Bill Moore - 1032
15.. Bronzie Lawson - 988
16.. Bruce Cline - 950
17.. Will Ragsdale - 948
18.. Jeremy Scott - 940
19.. Randy Helton - 938
20.. Dave Thorman - 894


R - Denotes Rookie of the Year Candidate



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