DAVE BYRD CLEANS HOUSE AT THE STOCKCAR RACING LEAGUE’S EXCITING MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND RACE AT MADERA SPEEDWAY

Source: SRL Media Relations/cs
Date: 05/28/2007

WILTON, California -- Dave Byrd of Seaside edged out Fremont’s Troy Ermish and the number 6 car of Modesto’s Jeff Belletto to take the checkered flag at Saturday nights event filled, 70 lap curfew shortened SRL main event. Bryd took the lead at lap 45 and never relinquished it as he skillfully maneuvered his way through a night of racing that had a few spins and spills along the way. Jim Petit who was in his first SRL race of the year showed promise as he took the lead in lap 20 before his 03 car found trouble in lap 45. The 92 car of Joey Zampa of Napa was the fast qualifier capturing the 2nd Mid Valley Iron and Metals Pole Award of 2007.

“We would like to thank California Hotwood as well as Kenny Shepherd and his crew at Madera Speedway for helping us put on an action packed show for the fans,” said Steve Fensler, executive series director for the SRL. “The Madera Speedway folks put together a great evening of racing.”

Dave Byrd also won the 4 lap Performance Electric Company Inc. Trophy Dash battle amongst the top 4 main event qualifiers, edging out Jeff Belletto, Bryan Herzog (Clovis) and Joey Zampa.

Other awards presented to drivers Saturday night were the “Hard Charger Award” won by Rick Ruzbarsky for working his way through the field from 15th to a 4th place finish and the Mid Valley Iron and Metals Hard Luck Award which went to Brennan Newberry whose night was cut short early when his 09 car found trouble in lap 13.

Remaining 2007 SRL Racing Schedule:

June 30th Madera Speedway

July 28th Shasta Raceway Park

August 4th Altamont Motorsports Park

August 18th Colorado National

September 1st Madera Speedway

September 29th Las Vegas Bullring

October 20th & 21st Shasta Raceway Park

The SRL Wild West Shootout would like to thank their 2007 Sponsors, which include: Afco, American Race Tires, Bassett Racing Wheels, California HotWood, Dynatech, Eibach Springs, FRE, Five Star Stock Car Bodies, Frank’s Radio Service, Impact Racing, Larsen Racing Products, McCoy Enterprises, Mid Valley Iron and Metals, MUD-Racing.net, Paul Oil Co., Performance Electrical Company Inc, Pit Stop USA.Com, Sunoco, Total Power Batteries, U.S. Brake, Victory Circle Chassis and Parts, and Star Nursery

About the Stockcar Racing League (SRL):

The SRL is one of the premier stock car racing series in the country. The series has patterned itself after NASCAR’S Elite Series with beautifully prepared cars and support vehicles, and identifiable team uniforms. This seventh season looks to break all attendance records, attracting over 70 seasoned drivers from all over California and the southwestern states. Local and regional stock car fans can also cheer for new stars that will someday drive the machines of NASCAR. The series is a training ground, not only for drivers but for crew chiefs, mechanics and engineers. This series is great for fans who love door to door racing on some of the fastest oval tracks in the West.

Madera Speedway

May 26, 2007

SRL Wild West Shootout

0.333-Mile Paved Oval

100 Laps/33 Mile

FP SP Car Driver Team / Make Laps Points Money Status 1 7 1 Dave Byrd Performance Electric Chevrolet 70 52 $2,000.00 Running

2 12 38 Troy Ermish Alfred Mathews Buick Pontiac GMC Chevrolet Chevrolet 70 48 $1,300.00 Running

3 8 6 Jeff Belletto Ironstone Vineyards and Conderts Chevrolet 70 49 $1,000.00 Running

4 15 4x Rick Ruzbarsky Madera Auto Center Chevrolet 70 44 $800.00 Running

5 4 30 Steve Belletto California HotWood Chevrolet 70 42 $700.00 Running

6 3 33 M. K .Kanke Racing for the Missing Chevrolet 70 40 $675.00 Running

7 9 11 # Bryan Herzog Lucas Motorsports Chevrolet 70 42 $650.00 Running

8 10 92 Joey Zampa Zampa Chevrolet 70 41 $625.00 Running

9 19 5 # David Mantooth Mantooth Construction Chevrolet 70 34 $600.00 Running

10 14 4 Greg Voigt Auto Pro-Racing Engines Chevrolet 69 32 $575.00 Running

11 11 18 # Todd Bammer Moeller Bros. Body Shop Chevrolet 67 30 $550.00 Running

12 6 03 Jim Pettit II Top of the Hill Performance Ford 46 29 $550.00 Accident

13 16 37 Keith Spangler Spangler Racing Chevrolet 46 26 $550.00 Accident

14 2 02 Tracy Bolin Bolin Builders Inc.. Chevrolet 44 24 $550.00 Engine

15 13 94 Darrell Lamoure Racing for the Missing Chevrolet 39 22 $550.00 Mechanical

16 17 9 # Justin Westmoreland Chevrolet 36 20 $500.00 Mechanical

17 1 10 Mike Mendenhall Alfred Mathews GMC Chevrolet 19 18 $500.00 Accident

18 18 26 Dan Holtz Beverly Hills Rejuvenation Center Chevrolet 18 16 $500.00 Mechanical

19 5 62 Porter Smith Paul Oil Chevrolet 16 14 $500.00 Accident

20 20 09 Brennan Newberry Flashco Inc Chevrolet 12 12 $500.00 Accident

# - Rookie-of-the-Year Contender

Fast Time: Joey Zampa 14.589 Margin of Victory: +1.044

Hard Charger Award Troy Ermish

Hard Luck Award Brennan Newberry

Top Finishing Rookie Porter Smith

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