DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (July 2, 2002) – Two Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series, NASCAR Touring races have been added to SPEED Channel’s Monday evening lineup, NASCAR and the network announced today.

The Sept. 14 NAPA 150 from Magic Valley Speedway in Twin Falls, Idaho will be broadcast on Oct. 7 and the Sept. 28 Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series 150 from Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval in East Wenatchee, Wash. will be featured on Oct. 14.

“The Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series is our premier series in the Pacific Northwest. It goes without saying that we’re extremely pleased to make this announcement,” said NASCAR director of series marketing Steve O’Donnell. “These teams are being showcased on national television for the first time and this will certainly enhance team and track sponsorship programs across the entire series.”

The NAPA 150 marks the series’ fifth visit to Magic Valley Speedway, a third-mile oval. Gary Lewis, of Bothell, Wash., won the last Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series race held there in 2000. The series has raced at Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval every year since 1988. Defending series champion Kevin Hamlin, of Snohomish, Wash., won two out of three series’ races held there in 2001 and again in the series most recent visit to the quarter-mile oval on May 25.

Wenatchee Valley’s Super Oval is owned by one of the series’ best drivers – Garrett Evans of Ardenvoir, Wash. Evans is a four-time series champion and the series’ all-time win leader with 47 victories since 1985.

Notable alumni from the Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series include Greg Biffle, of Vancouver, Wash., the 2000 NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series champion and 2001 NASCAR Busch Series rookie of the year. Biffle competed in the Raybestos Brakes Northwest Series in 1997.