Joe Kosiski Wins Nebraska Championship

From NASCAR

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (Nov. 1, 2007) – NASCAR announced Joe Kosiski has won
the NASCAR Whelen All-American Series Nebraska championship.

Kosiski had three wins, 17 top fives and 18 top 10s in 22 starts, racing at
I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. He earned $2,000 for the Nebraska
championship. Al Humphrey finished second and Jason Hobscheidt was third.

Just 28 drivers out of the thousands of participants in NASCAR's grassroots,
local-racing program – which encompasses tracks throughout the United States
and Canada – earned a similar honor.
The crowning of champions on the state level renews a tradition of honoring
the best short-track racers in each state, which dates back to the earliest
days of NASCAR.

The NASCAR Nebraska champion was determined by the driver's highest 18
finishes at Nebraska's only NASCAR sanctioned track, I-80 Speedway.

This was also the first year of a long-term sponsorship for Whelen
Engineering as the title sponsor of NASCAR's weekly racing program. The
Connecticut-based company is a leading manufacturer of automotive, aviation,
industrial and public emergency lighting and warning systems.

Since its inception, NASCAR's local racing series has served as a
springboard in the careers of many top drivers. NASCAR stars Greg Biffle,
Clint Bowyer, Jeff Burton, Kurt and Kyle Busch, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Carl
Edwards, Denny Hamlin, Kevin Harvick, Bobby Labonte, Jamie McMurray, Elliott
Sadler and Brian Vickers all began their careers racing their local short
tracks.

The NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national champion along with the U.S.
state and Canadian provincial champions, track champions and other special
award winners will be honored at the series awards banquet to be held on
November 10 at Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas.