IMCA All-Star Invitational voting is now on

From Bill Martin, IMCA Public Relations

3,100-plus ballots already cast to determine starting field
for IMCA All-Star Modified Invitational at Super Nationals

VINTON, Iowa (May 18) ­ Any doubts about converting to electronic only
voting for the IMCA All-Star Modified Invitational field have been forgotten
as the number of ballots cast through the IMCA website topped 3,100 in just
two and a half weeks.

Drivers from six states ­ Nevada, Wisconsin, Michigan, Nebraska, Kansas
and Iowa ­ comprise the current top 10 vote recipients.

Voting through the www.imca.com website began May 1 and will continue
through July, with the starting field of 10 to be announced in early August
for the Friday, Sept. 8 race during the IMCA Speedway Motors Super Nationals
at Boone Speedway.

The total number of ballots cast for the inaugural invitational in 2004
was 2,541. More than 5,800 ballots were counted for last year's race.
"From day one with this event, while we wanted fans to vote for the
drivers they consider the best of the best, we had to be concerned with the
possibility of ballot stuffing," IMCA Vice President of Operations Brett
Root said. "The elec-tronic system is the easiest way for us to ensure that
doesn't happen. It¹s convenient for the fans, it's convenient for us and
it's the system that's least open to ballot stuffing."

"Last year's event was an awesome show," he added, "and I'm sure this
year's will be, too."

All 55 drivers on the ballot have received at least 301 votes as of noon
Wednesday, May 17. Ballots can only be sub-mitted once a day from an
individual email address. Ballots that do not designate votes for 10
different drivers are not counted.

Ballot drivers include the winners of sanctioned specials held since May
of 2005 that paid $1,000 or more, 2005 state and regional champions, and
drivers winning three track championships last season.

The 10 lap All-Star Invitational pays $1,000 to win and a minimum of
$100 to start.