OSKALOOSA, Iowa (Oct. 17, 2002) - Oskaloosa's Southern Iowa Speedway, long know for the toughest IMCA racing in the country, and the Front Row Challenge for winged 410 sprint cars, will be adding a new class to it's Wednesday night program.

Starting on Memorial Day in 2003, Non-winged 305 sprint cars will be racing a weekly show along with the IMCA Modified, IMCA Stock Cars and IMCA Hobby Stock divisions. SIS promoter Bill McCroskey announced last week "there are a lot of fans that love watching non-winged sprint cars, and racers that want to drive a non-winged sprint car. We have a facility that is well suited for sprint cars and this past August when we ran the Non-Winged World Challenge race, we realized we can handle the non- wingers as well."

A 305 non-winged sprint car is an affordable way for a competitor to go racing.

Four-time Knoxville Raceway track Champion Terry McCarl said," I think this type of a class is a great idea. There are a lot of talented drivers around the Midwest, but it takes a lot seat time and money to race Knoxville. Plus, they will gain a tremendous amount of skill by learning to drive a non-winged car. If they can drive a non winger, they will be able to drive a winged car if they decide to move to another class". Skip Jackson, also a former Knoxville Champion agreed. "This will be a great opportunity for younger drivers trying to gain experience. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to drive a sprint car. I wish I would have had a chance to do this when I was just getting started!"

Competitors that are interested in racing at Oskaloosa can find a complete set of Southern Iowa Speedway Non-Winged 305 rules on our web site, www.southerniowaspeedway.com. There has been a lot of talk around the Midwest about 305 sprint cars. There has even been talk of an association being formed in Iowa for 305 sprint cars. SIS Competition Director Tony Bokhoven said "We have put together a set of rules that are good for the racer and are easy to watch over and enforce." We recognize that with the formation of an association here in Iowa, that there may be some conflict of rules, but we think their rules will be very similar to ours and we welcome them to race with us, said Bokhoven. The SIS promoting team has been in contact with the Midwest 305 Association and things look good for both groups.

McCroskey said, "The engine is the big thing, we talked with several engine builders when we put our engine rules together. Our goal is to build a competitive engine that will last. I have also looked at the proposed rules for the Midwest 305 association, and we are heading in the same direction." There are a lot of competitive chassis and components out there that guys can get a hold of and go racing fairly inexpensive."

Competitors interested in racing at the Southern Iowa Speedway are encouraged to visit the SIS web site for complete rules and information regarding the Non-Winged 305 class.

If you need more information you can contact Promoter Bill McCroskey, Track Manager Jaime Adams or Competition Director Tony Bokhoven for further information.