Truck Racers Come Together for World Stock Car Festival at Winchester Speedway August 30, 2005   LIVONIA, MI -- Officials from the Indy United Racing League and the ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series have confirmed plans to compete jointly at the short track truck event to be held in conjunction with the World Stock Car Festival from September 4-5 at the historic Winchester Speedway. A scheduled thirty laps of feature event racing await the Winchester Speedway fans as the best short track truck racers in the Midwest invade the ultra-fast high banked half-mile. The race trucks will compete together on the track as part of the World Stock Car Festival which will also feature the CRA Super Series late models, Outlaw Late Models and Modifieds.   With very similar rules packages, the two series will come together bringing their top competitors to challenge for the win. ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series front runners Joey Shuryan and Bob Fruit are slated to make the trip to central Indiana as are IURL Series top truck racers Tom Miller, Derek Price, and Joe Hill. On-track activity starts with practice, qualifying, and heat races set for Sunday, Sept 4th, followed by feature racing set for Monday, September 5th. An optional open practice period is scheduled for Saturday, September 3rd.   According to ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series President, Cary Cole, "This race will be our second event where the two race truck series have cooperated to put on a special show. The first was a great success with hard racing and a close finish. We expect nearly 30 trucks at Winchester Speedway, on the fastest half-mile speedway in the world, and that will make for a very memorable event."   To protect the integrity of each series' championship points race, each series will score its drivers separately for points and purse awards. Each series will also inspect according to their own rulebook. Event participation is restricted to those drivers and teams in good standing with both the ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series and the Indy United Racing League. No drivers or teams on suspension from or banned from either series will be allowed to compete in this event.   The ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series races specially prepared racing trucks at short tracks across the Great Lakes area. The Challenge Series offers professional oval track racing in an exciting, fast-paced, fender banging formula. Drivers from around the country are eligible to compete in Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150, and Dodge Ram full-sized racing prepared trucks. The ShortTrackTrucks.com Challenge Series competes at all major racing venues in the Great Lakes area, including The Milwaukee Mile, Dixie Motor Speedway, and Mansfield Speedway. Information on the ShortTrackTruck.com Challenge Series events, schedule, and drivers can be found at www.ShortTrackTrucks.com.   The Indy United Racing League races both specially modified racing trucks as well as race cars throughout the Midwest. Both car and truck classes offer affordable professional racing in a competitive, action packed format. Drivers race Chevrolet Silverado, Ford F-150, Dodge Ram, and Toyota Tundra trucks as well as the Ford Taurus, Chevrolet Monte Carlo, Pontiac Grand Prix, and Dodge Intrepid in the car division. The IURL races at the premier tracks in the Midwest including Indianapolis Raceway Park and Salem Speedway. Information on the Indy United Racing League classes, events, schedule, and drivers can be found at www.indyurl.com.