WHAT: UNITED POWER/TOUCHSTONE ENERGY "150"
Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring Race No. 12

WHERE: Colorado National Speedway, Erie, Colo.
3/8-Mile Paved

WHEN: Saturday, August 17, 2002 - 8:15 p.m. PST

DISTANCE: 150 Laps/56.25 Miles

TELEVISION: SPEED Channel (Tape Delay)
Broadcast-Monday, September 16, 2002 8:00 pm EST

POSTED
AWARDS: $58,900

FIELD: 26 cars possible. The fastest 19 cars through time trials with two provisional starting positions (20th & 21st) available to the top 30 drivers based on the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series point standings, who have not qualified for one of the original 19 starting
positions, provided eligible drivers attempt to qualify. The 22nd and 23rd starting positions are available to the highest 30 car owners in the current 2002 Featherlite Southwest Series point standings who have not qualified for one of the original 19 starting positions. The 24th provisional starting position is available to any Featherlite Southwest Series past champion who competed as a driver in 2001. The 25th and 26th starting positions will be filled by the top two (2) highest finishing drivers from the Qualifying Race, electing to transfer.

SANCTION: National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR)

PROMOTER: CN Acquisition, LLC

CONTACTS: Derrick Shannon, NASCAR, 208/890-7078
Colorado National Speedway, 303/282-9771
SCHEDULE:

Saturday, August 17
8:00 a.m.  Haulers Enter
9:00 a.m.  Registration & Inspections
11:30 a.m. Drawing to determine Qualifying order
11:30 a.m. Mandatory Rookie Meeting
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. - Practice
1:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m. - Practice
3:00 p.m.  Mandatory driver's meeting
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. - Practice
5:05 p.m.  Time Trials (2 Laps). All positions
6:30 p.m.  Qualifying race
7:00 p.m.  Trophy Dash
7:30 p.m.  Spotters Meeting
8:15 p.m.  United Power/Touchstone "150"

THE RACE TRACK: Colorado National Speedway is a 3/8-mile paved oval track.

RECORDS: Driver Date Speed Time
QUALIFYING:             M.K. Kanke             8/19/00 85.233 mph    15.839 sec.
RACE: 100-Laps        Doug George               8/21/93 62.966 mph    35min.44sec.
RACE: 125-Laps        Doug McCoun             8/29/98 63.896 mph    44min.1sec.
RACE: 150-Laps        Auggie Vidovich Jr.      8/18/01 63.241 mph    53min.22sec

FEATHERLITE SOUTHWEST SERIES NOTES:
· Burney Lamar won his second career FSWS race in as many weeks last Saturday at Irwindale Speedway. The victory vaulted the 21 year old into second place in the point standings.

· Jim Pettit II of Prunedale, Calif. has collected four straight top-ten finishes to move into fourth position in the point standings.

· Drivers celebrating birthday's in august include: Doug McCoun (8/1), Clint Curry (8/5), Rocky Nash (8/7), Scott Shade (8/16), Burney Lamar (8/21), and Greg Voigt (8/25).

· Four drivers have scored their first career victory this season. Ron Strmiska Jr. (Stockton), Eddy McKean (PPIR), David Gilliland (Irwindale), Burney Lamar (Madera).

· Burney Lamar has led the most laps (675) of any driver this season. He has also collected three Bud Pole Awards to lead the series.

· Brandon Whitt continues to lead the Rookie-of-the-Year race by six points over rival Steve Belletto. Whitt was the Rookie-of-the-Race at Irwindale with a tenth place finish.

· Auggie Vidovich Jr. of Lakeside, Calif. is the two-time defending champion of the United Power/Touchstone Energy "150". Auggie currently holds down the 16th position in the point standings.

· Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company has posted award tires for all the remaining events in 2002, which include 32 tires to be distributed to eligible Featherlite Southwest Series, NASCAR Touring car owners per event.


Current FSWS 2002 Point Standings     2001 Colorado National Speedway Top 10
1. Eddy McKean      1590                                    1.  Auggie Vidovich Jr.
2. Burney Lamar       1543                                    2.  Craig Raudman
3. M.K. Kanke         1489                                    3.  Eddy McKean
4. Jim Pettit II            1440                                   4.  Jim Pettit II
5. Todd Souza           1438                                   5.  Bob Lyon
6. Doug McCoun       1410                                   6.  Nick Joanides
7. Frank Maronski Jr.1402                                    7.  Darrell LaMoure
8. Steve Belletto         1296                                   8.  Doug McCoun
9. Joe Herold             1281                                   9.  Jon Nelson
10. Brandon Whitt     1267                                  10.  Burney Lamar

2001 RACE REVIEW:  Travis Clark of Littleton, Colo. won the Bud Pole with a time of 16.076/83.976 mph.  Clark led the first 99 laps before tangling with a lapped car and spinning in turn four. Auggie Vidovich Jr. took the lead from Clark and paced the field for the final 50-laps, collecting his second victory of the 2001 season.

2001 RACE STATS
Bud Pole: Travis Clark, 16.076/83.976 mph
Time of Race: 53 minutes, 22 seconds
Average Speed: 63.241 mph
Margin of Victory: .001seconds
Caution Flags: Four for 24 Laps
Lap Leaders: Travis Clark (1-99), Auggie Vidovich Jr. (100-150). One lead
changes between two drivers.

Previous FSWS Winners at Colorado National Speedway
2001-Auggie Vidovich Jr.  2000-Auggie Vidovich Jr. 1999- M.K. Kanke 1998- Doug McCoun 1997- M.K. Kanke 1996- Mark Reed 1995- Rick Carelli 1994- Dale Williams 1993- Doug George 1992- Rick Carelli

Media Services:

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