From a press release issued by WERA:

WERA National Series Teams Hope to Clinch Championships at Barber

LEEDS, Ala. – The penultimate round of the 2004 WERA National Series season will be held this weekend, September 24-26, at Barber Motorsports Park as teams try to clinch championships early.

After a full day of practice on Friday, September 24, the racing will begin on Saturday with round nine of the Dunlop/WERA National Endurance Series. The four-hour race gets underway at 12:30 PM, and a full grid is expected at the popular new road course.

Vesrah Suzuki has won six of the eight rounds this season, and they can clinch their third consecutive endurance championship at Barber. Army of Darkness will also be hoping to seal their Mediumweight Superbike class lead, which will be their sixth consecutive class championship.

The WERA National Challenge Series ten-lap sprint races will be held on Sunday, beginning at noon. With contingency money available from Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Yamaha, the expert grids will be packed with some of the most talented racers in the nation.

Races will include Formula 1 and Open Superstock, which feature the quickest bikes and riders in the series. Sprint races that include both novice and expert divisions include 600 Superstock, 600 Superbike, 750 Superstock, 750 Superbike, Heavyweight Twins, Lightweight Twins and Formula 2.

Among the experts, Vesrah Suzuki’s Tray Batey remains the man to beat. He has been dominant in 750 Superstock, Heavyweight Twins and Formula 1 all year. One of the few racers to beat Batey in Formula 1 this season is Team Embry’s Matt Lynn, who is returning to the series at Barber and will be looking for a victory.

Another man to watch is Mark Junge, who has been nearly unstoppable in 600 and Open Superstock on his Vesrah Suzuki’s. With both of those classes heavily contested for manufacturer contingency this weekend, Junge will have a challenge to keep up his winning ways.

A full schedule of the WERA National Series weekend at Barber Motorsports Park, as well as track information and updated championship points, can be found at www.WERA.com.