FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE� �NOVEMBER 21, 2008



SWANSON WRAPS UP WESTERN SPRINT TITLE AT IRWINDALE


� � � �Tanner Swanson of Kingsburg, Calif. will become the second member of the Kingsburg, Calif. racing family to earn USAC�s Western Sprint Car championship Thursday when he competes in the series finale at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale, Calif.

� � � �The race, part of this year�s 68th �Turkey Night Grand Prix� activities, is a 40-lapper on the track�s 1/2-mile oval and should feature a stellar field of cars and drivers.

� � � �Swanson, in his �rookie� sprint car season, has won three times this year and posted even other �podium� finishes, gracing the podium in his last starts! He is the younger brother of Kody Swanson, the 2005 Western Sprint Car champ. Tanner�s also been the fastest qualifier nine times in 2008!

� � � �JoJo Helberg, who ranks second to Swanson entering the finale, earlier claimed USAC�s Young Automotive Rocky Mountain Sprint Car Series title.


USAC WESTERN SPRINT CAR SERIES POINT STANDINGS

1-Tanner Swanson-932
2-JoJo Helberg-819
3-Porter Smith-795
4-Eric Humphries-752
5-Nick Rescino Jr.-654
6-Tony Hunt-568
7-Tim Skoglund-496
8-Brian McClish-388
9-Snake Livernash-352
10-Greg Anderson-326

Courtesy USAC