Earl's Fast Qualifier 2005-04-11

EAST, LEWIS, GARDNER, HARRIS, SCOTT & SHERRELL
EARLY EARL'S FAST QUALIFIER POINT LEADERS

Bobby East, Michael Lewis, Damion Gardner, Alex Harris, Chase Scott and Matt Sherrell are the early point leaders in the 2005 Earl's Plumbing Fast Qualifier Championships.

East leads the Weld Racing Silver Crown and Valvoline National Sprint Car Series FQ standings, while Lewis tops the National and Western Midget standings. Gardner has a huge lead in the Valvoline/CRA FQ points, while Focus FQ leaders are Harris (California), Scott (Carolina/Virginia) and Sherrell (Oklahoma).

Points are traditionally awarded at each USAC event based on an international system awarding the top-six qualifiers with points in the following scale: 1st-9, 2nd-6, 3rd-4, 4th-3, 5th-2, 6th-1. When qualifying is not held, points are awarded based on a system of lineup points earned in the preliminary heats.

Each USAC National, Western and Ford Focus Midget Car Earl's Plumbing FQ Champion will be honored at USAC's Champions Night ceremony in Indianapolis in December. The National and Western FQ champs will receive $5,000 each, while the Ford Focus FQ champs will each receive $1,000.

2005 Standings:

Weld Racing Silver Crown: 1-Bobby East-9; 2-Dave Steele-6; 3-Tracy Hines-4; 4-Josh Wise-3; 5-Jerry Coons, Jr.-2.

Valvoline National Sprint Car: 1-Bobby East-9; 2-Jay Drake-6; 3-Aaron Pierce-2; 4-Dave Steele-1.

National Midget Car: 1-Michael Lewis-9; 2-Bobby East-6; 3-J.J. Yeley-3; 4-Jay Drake-1.

Western Midget Car: 1-1-Michael Lewis-9; 2-Bobby East-6; 3-J.J. Yeley-3; 4-Thomas Meseraull-2; 5-Jay Drake-1.

Valvoline CRA Sprint Car: 1-Damion Gardner-51; 2-Rip Williams-15; 3-Charles Davis, Jr.-13; 4-Seth Wilson-12; 5-Rickie Gaunt-11.

California Ford Focus: 1-Alex Harris-27; 2-Audra Sasselli-10; 3-Matt Triplett-9; 4-Chase Barber & Steve Davis-7.

Carolina/Virginia Ford Focus: 1-Chase Scott-9; 2-Aron Oakley-6; 3-Brit Andersen-4; 4-Robbie Ray-3; 5-Nick Wean-2.

Oklahoma Ford Focus: 1-Matt Sherrell-9; 2-Dustin Morgan-6; 3-Jasiel Randolph-4; 4-Leon Bacon-3; 5-Evan Sewell-2.

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