Souders Motorsports works hard for top 20 finish.

Beloit, OH - Rusty Wallace had a vision to bring the finest short track
racing to America's heartland. That vision became a reality when he
designed the beautiful Iowa Speedway in Newton, Iowa. Three years ago,
the Hooters Pro Cup Series opened the 7/8 mile track, and have been
going back ever since. Ronnie Souders made his first trip to Iowa this
season to try to conquer the house that Rusty built. The day was filled
with obstacles to overcome, but the team would step up to the challenge.
The first obstacle to overcome was manpower. The long distance from Ohio
to Iowa made it difficult for some of the usual team members to make the
race. The second obstacle was tires. BF Goodrich has been trying as hard
as they can to figure out the tire combination for this track, and have
been closing in on it very well.  The third obstacle showed it's face
during practice, as Ronnie cut a right front and slapped the wall. The
crew went to work  to repair the car, and make changes so that it
wouldn't happen again. After making the necessary changes, Ronnie was
set to qualify after having very limited practice.

Ronnie qualified 29th for the Race 2 Recovery 225, just 1.3 seconds off
of the pole. The race was rather uneventful for Souders, but, in racing,
that isn't always a bad thing. By the end of the race, the Farmer
Bob's Campground Impala SS was running in the 19th spot, making up 10
positions along the way.

The whole family here at Souders Motorsports would like to extend our
thoughts and prayers to two of our friends who weren't at the track
with us at Iowa. Daniel Schmitz and Mike Lowe, we wish you both a speedy
recovery, and we can't wait to see both of you back at the race track.