JASON JOHNSON NAMED "MR. SPRINT CAR" BY CLINCHING COX DESIGN
SOUTHERN IOWA SPRINTWEEK POINT TITLE ON NIGHT NINE OF TEN

KNOXVILLE, IA (August 11, 2006) - Jason Johnson of Eunice, Louisiana, has clinched the Cox Design Southern Iowa SprintWeek championship and the "Mr. Sprint Car" title for 2006 with his sixth place finish in tonight's Factory Value Parts World Challenge. Johnson has 261 points and is locked into Saturday night's SuperClean Knoxville Nationals A-Main, thus mathematically eliminating any other driver from winning the ten-day 'Iron Man' point championship. Johnson also won Thursday night's Knoxville Nationals preliminary show, was runner-up in Sunday's Brodix 360 Tournament of Champions, and was eighth in last Saturday's Knoxville 360 Nationals.

Currently second and third in points are Brian Brown of Missouri with 217 points and defending "Mr. Sprint Car" titlist Billy Alley with 216 points, respectively. This year's Cox Design & Metal Fabrication Southern Iowa SprintWeek championship will pay $2,500, $1,000, and $500 to the top three drivers in points, respectively. Night number ten is Saturday with the 46th annual SuperClean Knoxville Nationals, presented by the Midwest Ford Dealers.

UNOFFICIAL TOP 20 IN POINTS: Jason Johnson 261, Brian Brown 217, Billy Alley 216, Gary Wright 177, Jonathan Allard 174, Jesse Hockett 162, Skip Jackson 162, Don Droud, Jr. 159, Josh Higday 151, Jesse Giannetto 149, Clint Garner 144, Travis Rilat 143, Dustin Lindquist 142, Jeff Mitrisin 137, Rager Phillips 137, Daryn Pittman 136, Dusty Zomer 131, Tony Bruce, Jr. 130, Craig Dollansky 130, Johnny Anderson 123.