Williams Lake, BC August 6, 2005

#23 - Peter Ernst of Quesnel wins the Chucks Auto Thunder Mountain Speedway 100, Saturday evening August 6, 2005 WESCAR OKTIRE Challenge Series - Chucks Auto Thunder Mountain Speedway 100 Results: August 6, 2005, Chucks Auto Thunder Mountain Speedway - Williams Lake, B.C.

Hot weather finally blessed the WESCAR OKTire Challenge series in Williams Lake B.C. Saturday. Clouds settled in later but no threatening storms or rain ensued. The #52 NAPA Autoparts Chev of Garnet Grimard grabbed the pole with a 16.539. Less than three tenths of a second separated the field of cars. A 60% inversion from the Wescar Wheel being spun puts #92 GM Goodwrench Gary McCarthy Monte Carlo on the pole with #38 Lucas Oils Lee Thomas outside on the front row. Gary McCarthy in his Goodwrench Chev took the green flag and held the lead until late in the race when one of the few caution flags flew. A couple of laps after the restart the #23 Fountain Tire Peter Ernst Chev passed #92 on the outside of turn 2 and muscled off into the lead. The race completed with the #23 Fountain Tire Peter Ernst Chevy taking the checkered flag winning the Kumho OKTire 100 Feature with #92GM GOODWRENCH Gary McCarthy Chevy in second and #27 Paint Depot Arnie Kunka Chevy collecting third. Watch for more race action when the WESCAR KUMHO TIRE OKTIRE CALLENGE SERIES returns to Quesnel's Goldpan Speedway on August 20, 2005. Catch all the race action broadcast live on 99.3 the Drive radiostation with Doug Waller your announcer as host. Check www.sportsjuice.com for the link for the live broadcast starting with the pre-race show at 7:30 pm Pacific time then the green flag drops at 8:00pm.

Finish, Car, Driver, Town, Sponsor, Laps Completed: 1. #23 Peter Ernst, Quesnel, Fountain Tire, 100 2. #92 Gary MacCarthy, Terrace, MacCarthy GM Goodwrench, 100 3. #27 Arnie Kunka, Williams Lake, Paint Depot, 100 4. #0 Brett Young, Prince George, Leavitt Machinery, 100 5. #52 Garnet Grimard, Williams Lake, NAPA Auto Parts, 100 6. #14 Ian Black, Terrace, Jock's Excavating, 100 7. #5 Warren Bergman, Prince George, Turtle Wax, 100 8. #38 Lee Thomas, Fort St. John, Lucas Oils/Cloverdale Paint, 100 9. #6 Sheldon Mayert, Prince George, Brandt Tractor, 100 10 #17 Leonard Wilnechenko, Prince George, Hart Highway Auto Wrecking, 100 // Fast Qualifier: #52 Garnet Grimard 16.539 seconds // Margin of victory, 6.455 seconds // Race running time 34:11 Qualifying: (field separated by 0.319 seconds) 1. #52 Garnet Grimard - 16.539 2. #27 Arnie Kunka - 16.622 3. #5 Warren Bergman - 16.705 4. #0 Brett Young - 16.735 5. #38 Lee Thomas - 16.748 6. #92 Gary McCarthy - 16.795 7. #6 Sheldon Mayert - 16.801 8. #14 Ian Black - 16.822 9. #23 Peter Ernst - 16.834 10 #17 Leonard Wilnechenko - 16.858

Next race at Goldpan Speedway in Quesnel on August 20th. The final race will be at PGARA Speedway Park, Prince George, B.C. You can hear races announced live on 99.3 the Drive as they broadcast 5 of the 8 races in the WESCAR OK Tire Challenge Series with Ron St. Clair covering the lap by lap action. Next race on 99.3 the Drive August 20, Goldpan Speedway, Quesnel , B.C. Submitted by Doug Waller WESCAR OK Tire Challenge Series Announcer/media rep.