Current and former 'Stars' drivers making splashes HILLIARD, OH - Several drivers from the Snap-On Champ Car Stars of Tomorrow presented by RACER are making news around the country. Jonathan Bomarito, of Salinas, California won round three of the Formula Ford 2000 Zetec Championship at Lime Rock Park in Connecticut. Bomarito was one of the original Stars champions back in 2000. Bomarito, who set a lap record in qualifying, drove his Valley financial PR1 Motorsports Ford to a wire to wire victory of the SCCA-sanctioned event. Other Stars alumni - Adam Pecorari, Chris Festa, and Steve Welk also nabbed top ten finishes in the race last weekend. Steve Welk is a busy man these days, as he is also running his maiden race in the Barber-Dodge Pro Series at the Milwaukee Mile this weekend. Welk also competes in the Zetec series as well as continuing to battle in the Stars of Tomorrow. "I have grown up watching races at 'the Mile' and when I heard that the Barber Dodge Pro Series was going to run here I knew I wanted to race," said the Franklin, Wisconsin resident. The Barber-Dodge race is part of the Champ Car weekend at the historic track where they will be racing under the lights for the first time. Past Stars champion Colin Fleming of North Hills, California will also be competing at Milwaukee as he zeroes in on the Barber-Dodge Rookie of the Year Award. As part of the Champ Car ladder system, Welk and current Stars of Tomorrow racer Tony Loniewski of Springfield, Illinois will take part in the CART driver autograph session Friday at The Mile. Loniewski races the direct drive ICA class and impressed with a fantastic 28th to sixth place run at the Bobby Rahal Automotive Group Grand Prix at BeaveRun earlier this month in Pennsylvania. 2001 Stars champion Matt Jaskol is battling for the championship lead in the Skip Barber Formula Dodge National Championship presented by RACER after taking round one of the series at Sebring in March. The FDNC is running this weekend at the famous Road America in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Jaskol plans on being back there soon as he will compete in the ICC class for the Stars of Tomorrow in three weeks and then go on to the spectacular Stars of Tomorrow Dodge Grand Prix of Windsor in Windsor/Detroit, June 27-29. The Champ Car 'Stars of Tomorrow' presented by RACER karting series is the official first level in CART's driver development system and an officially sanctioned series of WKA/SCCA Pro Racing. Founded by racing star Bryan Herta and now owned in conjunction with a group of racing veterans, including three-time CART champion and Indy 500 winner Bobby Rahal, the Stars of Tomorrow serves as the first step for the CART driver development ladder. Stars focuses on recognizing the skills of the drivers rather than the technology development within the machines, using FIA/CIK International standards. More information can be found at www.cartstars.com. Snap-On Incorporated is a leading global developer, manufacturer and marketer of tool and equipment solutions for professional tool users. Product lines include hand tools, power tools, automotive diagnostics and shop equipment, tool storage products, automotive diagnostics software and other solutions for the transportation service, industrial, government, education, agricultural, and other commercial applications, including construction and electrical. Products are sold through its franchise dealer van, company direct sales and distributor and Internet channels. Founded in 1920, Snap-On is a $2+ billion, S&P 500 company headquartered in Kenosha, Wisconsin and employs approximately 14,000 worldwide. More information can be found at www.snap-on.com.