From a press release issued by series organizers:

Road Race & Dirt Trackers battle for top positions

FORMULA USA GRAND NATIONAL SERIES

Fort Worth, TX–Halfway through the Formula USA Grand National Series, which consist of 5 selected National Road Race and Dirt Track events with a $50,000 points fund, riders and teams have been working on a strategy to gain an advantage.

Riders such as Larry Pegram of Team Hooters/Mountain Dew Suzuki, Cory West on the Synergy Honda Team and Matt Wait have combined both their road race and dirt track skills to stay at the top of the point standings.

Road racers Michael Barnes, Craig Connell and Lee Acree are doing it only on the pavement, while dirt trackers Glen Schnabel Jr., Terry Poovey and Joe Kopp run at the front each week at the Dirt Track Nationals.

“The Grand National Point battle is beginning to heat up,” said Mike Kidd of Clear Channel Motor Sports. “I expect you will see more road racers dirt tracking and dirt trackers road racing before it’s over. The remaining rounds will certainly be interesting to see the cross-over.”

Top 20 Grand National Point Standings after of 5 of 10 rounds.
1. Larry Pegram 63
2. Michael Barnes 56
3. Matt Wait 49
4. Craig Connell 48
5. Lee Acree 43
6. Cory West 40
7. Glen Schnabel Jr. 38
8. Ray Bowman 32
9. Eric Wood 28
10. Terry Poovey 26
11. Joe Kopp 26
12. Andrew Nelson 24
13. Scott Greenwood 24
14. Rich King 22
15. Kenny Coolbeth 16
16. Bryan Bigelow 16
17. Brett Landes 15
18. Aaron Creamer 14
19. Trenton Bailey 14
20. Scooter Vernon 14

Remaining Rounds
RR Sept 6-8 Portland, Oregon
DT Sept 14 Sacramento, California
DT Sept 21 Tacoma, Washington
DT Oct 6 Del Mar, California
RR Oct 18-20 Daytona Beach, Florida

$50,000.00 Point Fund
1st $20,000.00
2nd $10,000.00
3rd $7,000.00
4th $4,500.00
5th $3,000.00
6th $2,000.00
7th $1,250.00
8th $1,000.00
9th $750.00
10th $500.00