CHAD LITTLE LOOKS FOR VICTORY IN WATKINS GLEN LYSOL 200

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. -- Chad Little began his NASCAR Busch Grand National career
at Watkins Glen International, when he finished 29th in a one-time drive for
Barry Owen in 1992.

Next weekend, Little comes full circle at the scenic Finger Lakes circuit,
when he will be one of the drivers to beat in the June 25 Lysol 200 in his
Bayer Aspirin Ford.

Little opened the year with his first Busch Grand National victory, when he
took the Mark Rypien-owned Ford to victory lane at Daytona in the Goody's 300.
Since then, he's performed well at every stop on the tour, with victories at
Rockingham, Loudon and Charlotte, plus several near misses. He enters the Lysol
200 ranked second in the point standings, only 178 counters behind Johnny
Benson.

"I'd be disappointed if I wasn't a contender at Watkins Glen," said Little.
"I'd like to win that race. I started my Busch Grand National career at the
Glen, and I've always enjoyed road racing." 

While road racing is a once-a-year change of pace for  most of the Busch
Grand National regulars, it's like a return to the roots for the 32-year-old
Spokane, Wash., driver.

"I love racing on the road courses," Little said. "In the Winston West Series,
we even got to race on the street courses, and that was a lot of fun. I wish we
ran more road courses."

Little became the only driver in the history of the NASCAR Winston West Series
to win rookie of the year and championship honors in successive years
(1986-87). With his championship and a law degree from Gonzaga School of Law in
hand, Little moved to the Winston Cup Series in 1988 looking to continue an
impressive string of successes.

Instead, he found disappointment, seeing limited success driving his own car
in addition to rides with Junie Donlavey, Cale Yarborough and Harry Melling. He
recorded two top-10 finishes in 85 races, with his best outing an eighth at
Talladega in 1992.

The following year, Little met with Greg Pollex. While Little wished to
continue in Winston Cup, he was persuaded to move to the Busch Grand National
Series. Joining the effort was NFL quarterback Mark Rypien, a former classmate
of Little.

"I wanted to continue running Winston Cup," Little recalled. "When Mark and
Greg put the deal together, it was their foresight that made us run in Busch
Grand National. It turned out to be a good deal."

The team scored two top-five finishes in a limited 1993 schedule, and opened
1994 with a third in the Goody's 300 at Daytona. A strong finish to the season
pulled him up to third in the final points standings, and served to a prelude
to his strong 1995 performance.

Today, Little is running to win every race on the Busch tour.

"We really have been trying to get that kind of mindset," Little explained.
"We've done nothing really magical. We've got the same cars, the same people. I
just guess everything came together. Towards the end of last year, we really
were starting to run pretty good. We ran up in the top five or ten through the
last half of the season. 

"This year we just took it up one more step, where instead of the top five or
the top 10, we are actually running in the top first, second or third
positions."

Mike McLaughlin, Johnny Benson, Phil Parsons, Jason Keller and Larry Pearson,
plus Winston Cup "invaders" Terry Labonte, Jimmy Spencer, Ricky Craven and
Steve Grissom,  agree on one thing for the Lysol 200 -- Chad Little will be one
of the drivers to beat. For ticket and camping information, call (607)
535-2481. 

J.J. O'Malley/Watkins Glen International