Advance Auto Parts Series Show Brings Fireworks To Rolling Wheels On Monday

Elbridge, NY – June 29, 2006 – By Tom Skibinski, DIRT NorthEast PR Director

Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series action continues in Central New York for the traditional holiday show in the heart of DIRT big-block country. Ferris Industries, Town Mechanical, Dig Safely New York and the Stafford Auto Group present the 37^th Annual 'Firecracker 100' Championship for DIRT Modified at Rolling Wheels Raceway on Monday, July 3. Pit gates are scheduled to unlock at 3 p.m. and the main grandstands will open at 4 o'clock. Integra Shocks Modified Time Trials will get underway at 6 p.m. followed by qualifying heats for all divisions.

Joining the DIRT big-block Modifieds will be DIRT Sportsman and DIRT Pro Stock racers, each contending for $600 winner’s shares in their respective 20-lap main events. Adult general admission tickets are $20 each, Senior Citizens (60 yrs. + over) $18, Students (11-18 yrs) $10 and Children (10 yrs. + under) Free. Warm-ups are scheduled to begin at 5:30 p.m.

All of DIRT's top touring stars will be in attendance at Rolling Wheels for round 8 of the 28-race Advance Auto Part Super DIRT Series (the 9^th Annual Showdown At Sundown 100 presented by Budweiser scheduled at Fulton Speedway on June 28 was cancelled due to severe weather and has yet to be rescheduled). Open-wheel veteran Billy Decker leads the standings through seven point races with five top-five finishes giving him a commanding 69-point advantage over Gypsum Wholesalers teammate Pat Ward. Decker has not only been consistent so far in the century grinds, the Unadilla, N.Y. veteran has also been fast with three Integra Shocks Fast Times posted in qualifying runs.

The traditional Independence Day Modified Championship will be one of the best at the 'Fast Track' as it features RWR's second Advance Auto Parts big-block tour event of the season. Decker and reigning overall Hoosier Tire-Sunoco Race Fuels Mr. DIRT Champion Tim Fuller shared victory lane in the 26^th DIRT Challenge Cup in May which included a twin 50-lap feature format. The Monday evening card boasts a $6,000-to-win Modified finale plus a gigantic fireworks display to close out the program.

Fuller captured the past two ‘Firecracker’ shootouts as well as the 2005 Hoosier-Sunoco Mr. DIRT Championship yet trails Decker (540), Ward (471) and Gary Tomkins (456) on the current SDS chart with 453 points with Alan Johnson (449) rounding out the front-five. Decker has posted two AAP Series feature wins while Fuller, brothers Alan and Danny Johnson, Brett Hearn and Jimmy Horton own one victory each.

Decker also leads the Modified points standings at Rolling Wheels in search of his first-ever season title at the Elbridge oval while two-time defending RWR champion Tomkins stands second tied with Fuller. Opening day winner Russ Hefti tops the Rolling Wheels’ Sportsman points chart in defense of his crown for a second straight season with Joe Williams Jr. and Chris Higgins the closest in pursuit of their initial track titles.

For more information on the 2005 Advance Auto Parts Super DIRT Series, contact DIRT NorthEast Headquarters during the week at 315/834-6606 or log into www.dirtmotorsports.com, select 'DIRT NorthEast' from the choices then click either ‘Races’ (results) at the top or the ‘Advance Modified’ (points) option on the left and follow the action as the summer rolls on. Further information about Rolling Wheels can be obtained by surfing www.rollingwheelsraceway.com and by calling the DIRT NE office or the track (315/689-7809) on raceday.

The DIRT MotorSports™ Advance Auto Parts Modified Series is brought to fans across the Northeast by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Advance Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tire and Sunoco Race Fuels. Promotional partners include AMB i.t., DealMaker Auto Group and the University of Northwestern Ohio and the contingency sponsors are Bert Transmission, Bicknell Racing Products, Bilstein Shocks, Brodix Cylinder Heads, DART Machinery, Holley HP Carburetors, Integra Shocks, MSD Ignitions, Miller Electric Manufacturing Company, Penske Shocks and Wrisco Industries.