Champion Racing Association Officials Release Tentative CRA Super Series 2010 Season

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Salem, IN (January 10, 2010) – Champion Racing Association Officials released their tentative CRA Super Series schedule for the upcoming 2010 season during their Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet held Saturday night in Shelbyville, Indiana. The 2010 season will be the fourteenth season for the Indiana based touring asphalt template late model series sanctioned by Champion Racing Association. The current tentative schedule consists of nineteen total events, thirteen CRA Super Series point’s events, as well as six non-points events including the Speedfest 2010 event at Lanier National Speedway, The Rattler at South Alabama Speedway, two special events at Gresham Motorsports Park, the North/South Shootout at Concord Speedway, and the previously announced Rowdy Returns 251 at Berlin Raceway.

The CRA Super Series will open its 2010 season in just a few weeks with the 6th addition of SpeedFest at Lanier National Speedway in Braselton, Georgia. The first four SpeedFest events were held at the now closed USA International Speedway in Lakeland, Florida before the event was moved to Lanier last season were NASCAR’s Kyle Busch came away with the win. The event will include the CRA Super Series cars in a 250-lap event with a scheduled break at lap 125. There will be a 150-lap Pro Late Model event, if a driver can win both events they will collect a $10,000 bonus.

South Alabama Speedway owners John and Sandra Dykes, will again bring in the CRA Super Series to provide support in the areas of race control, procedures, scoring and technical inspection for the 34th Annual “Rattler 250” on March 6th and 7th. The Opp, Alabama track is making it possible for one Super Late Model driver to take home over $30,000 in cash and prizes if 50 Super Late Models are part of racing that weekend. The “Rattler 250” has a long history of great drivers and great winners, with a past champions list that includes Dave Mader, Ronnie Sanders (only 3 time winner), the late Charlie Bradberry, Jason Hogan, Grant Enfinger and two time winner and reigning champion Augie Grill.

CRA Super Series will headline the 2010 Gresham Motorsports Park season opener with a 125-lap main event on March 17th. A longtime staple of the newly renovated Gresham facility when it was known as Jefco, Georgia International and Peach State Speedways, Super Late Models have not competed at Gresham since the 2008 World Crown 300. That March event will be the first of two 125 lap events the series will sanction at the Jefferson, Georgia track, the other will be on July 17th. The winner of each event will get a guaranteed starting position in the World Crown 300 in November at Gresham.

On April 17th the CRA Super Series will open its 2010 points season at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana, that historic quarter mile Speedplant was the birthplace of the series in 1997. Anderson Speedway has had a total of 46 CRA Super Series events to date. Former two time series champion Brian Ross is the all-time series victory leader at Anderson Speedway with nine victories.

From there the series will travel to the legendary high banks of Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana on Sunday, May 2nd, were the series will be part of that tracks first event of it’s 2010 season. The series has had 28 events to date at Winchester Speedway, Scott Hantz, Ross and Bull Baker are tied for the most victories there with three a piece.

On Saturday, May 8th the series will return to the famed Berlin Raceway located in Marne, Michigan for a 125 lap event. Michael Blackmer is the promoter at Berlin and has made several improvements to the famed facility. The Campbell family has won five of the nine series events contested at Berlin, legendary late model ace Fred Campbell has three of those victories while his son Brian has won two.

The series is currently working on an event for Saturday, May 15th, details of that event will be announced at a future date.

The series will return to Berlin Raceway on Wednesday, June 9th for the Rowdy’s Revenge 251 Presented by Keyser’s Port City Racing with NASCAR star Kyle Busch. The race winner of the mid-summer spectacular could take home a cool $25,000, with over $5,000 in potential bonuses and awards based on car count. Drivers from across the nation are anticipated to travel to the Wolverine state to try and steal the prize money from Berlin’s local favorites.

The CRA Super Series is tentatively scheduled be part of the big traditional July 4th Holiday Weekend event at Angola Motor Speedway on Sunday, July 4th. It will be the 15th event for the CRA Super Series at Angola Motor Speedway, Angola native Scott Hantz is the all time series win leader at Angola with five victories driving for Richard Poe Motorsports at what many consider his home track. Craig Everage is promoting the events at Angola again in 2010.

On July 11th the series will return to Plymouth Speedway for a 200-lap event. The track has seen a huge resurgence after being re-opened by racers Bobby Blount and Tom Smith. The track has had several renovations including new pavement in 2007 and concrete pit slabs. Hantz is also the series all-time victory leader at Plymouth with three victories. The series has had seven total events to date at Plymouth. NASCAR’s David Stremme got the victory in this event last season.

The second 125 lap non-points special event at Gresham Motorsports Park will take place on Saturday, July 17th as teams prepare themselves on the fast half mile for the World Crown 300.

The series will return to Anderson Speedway on Monday, July 26th for the running of the Redbud 300, which was successfully revived last season by Anderson Promoter Rick Dawson. Kyle Busch got the exciting win in the event last season, and has promised to return for the 2010 event and possibly bring some “friends” along to race with him.

The series will then race into to the Buckeye state with an August 13th 100 lap event on the half-mile at Toledo Speedway. This will be the 12th time the series has visited the high profile Toledo track. With his win last season, Scott Hantz has tied Canadian racing legend Junior Hanley with the most victories at Toledo with two a piece.

The series will then stay in the Buckeye state with a return to Columbus Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 28th for a 125 lap event. The series last competed at the highly competitive quarter mile in 2007 when Columbus native Robbie Pyle got the win. This will be the seventh series event at Columbus, no one has scored more than one series victory to date there. The six winners of the series events held at Columbus include Pyle, Hantz, Hanley, Fred Campbell, Jack Landis and Bobby Parsley.

The series will then be back at Winchester Speedway on Monday, September 6th for the annual Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival, an event that was a been huge success the past four seasons. This 100-lap event has become a traditional warm-up for the Winchester 400.

The series will travel to Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana on Saturday September 18th for a 100 lap event. Hantz’s victory in last season’s exciting event at Baer Field gives him a series leading five victories on the half mile. Eddie Hoffman is second in career victories there with two.

The series is currently working on a possible event for October 2nd and 3rd, details of that event will be announced at a future date.

On Sunday, October 17th the CRA Super Series will return to Winchester Speedway for the 39th Annual Winchester 400. The event was brought back in 2006 and has continued to attract a top-notch group of racers from all over the country to compete against the best from the CRA Super Series in this prestigious event at the historic Winchester Speedway, including last year’s winner Kyle Busch and 2008 winner David Stremme. The event will be the season point’s championship event for the CRA Super Series.

The series will once again be a part of the North/South Shootout at Concord Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina on November 5th and 6th. The series will have a special 125 lap non-points event with this huge traditional weekend of racing. Last season’s event saw veteran Jeff Fultz get an emotional victory and saw 2009 series Champion Johnny VanDoorn run a strong second in his first ever race at the tricky tri-oval.

The schedule is subject to change. For more information about the 2010 schedule or the CRA Super Series, visit www.craracing.net.

2010 CRA Super Series Tentative Schedule:
January 31 – Lanier National Speedway 250 Laps / Braselton, GA (non-points)
March 7 – South Alabama Speedway 250 Laps / Opp, AL (non-points)
March 13 – Gresham Motorsports Park 125 Laps / Jefferson, GA (non-points)
April 17 – Anderson Speedway 125 Laps / Anderson, IN
May 2 – Winchester Speedway 100 Laps / Winchester, IN
May 8 – Berlin Raceway 125 Laps / Marne, MI
May 15 – TBA
June 9 – Berlin Raceway 251 Laps / Marne, MI (non-points)
July 4 – Angola Motor Speedway 125 Laps / Angola, IN (Tentative)
July 11 – Plymouth Speedway 200 Lap / Plymouth, IN
July 17 – Gresham Motorsports Park 125 Laps / Jefferson, GA (non-points)
July 26 - Anderson Speedway 300 Laps / Anderson, IN
August 13 – Toledo Speedway 100 Laps / Toledo, OH
August 28 – Columbus Motor Speedway 125 Laps / Columbus, OH
September 7 - Winchester Speedway 100 Laps / Winchester, IN
September 18 – Baer Field Speedway 100 Laps / Ft. Wayne, IN
October 3 - TBA
October 17 - Winchester Speedway 400 Laps / Winchester, IN
November 6 – Concord Speedway 125 Laps / Concord, NC (non-points)