Winchester Speedway Forum

Salem, IN (March 11, 2010) – CRA Super Series officials have announced that DMR Motorsports will be the sponsor of the At The Track Web Updates for the CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour Gresham 125 at Gresham Motorsports Park this Saturday. The event will also be the season opener for Gresham Motorsports Park, formally know as Peach State Speedway, which went through a multi-million dollar renovation last year, and is now one of the premier short tracks in the country. Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 10,2010) – CRA officials have announced several special event awards with the CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour, which begins this Saturday at Gresham Motorsports Park. The Tour events will also include the CRA All-Star Twin 150’s Weekend on May 21 at Tri-County Motor Speedway and May 23^rd at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina, a return trip to Gresham Motorsports Park on July 17^th and the North/South Shootout at Concord Speedway in North Carolina on November 6^th. The sixth event in the tour will be announced very soon. All the Tour events will be point’s events towards the crowning of the inaugural CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour Champion.  Click Here.

Winchester, IN (March 9, 2010) – Winchester Speedway officials are pleased to announce that Pier-Mac Plastics and W & M Manufacturing will return as the sponsors of this seasons King of the Wings Sprint Car Challenge at the historic High Banks of Winchester Speedway on Sunday, May 23^rd. This will be the sixth straight season that Pier Mac Plastics and W & M Manufacturing have sponsored this exciting event featuring the fastest cars that will race at Winchester during the 2010 season. The event will also feature racing action from the CRA Street Stocks and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts. Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 9, 2010) – The CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour is set to begin with the Gresham 125 this Saturday at Gresham Motorsports Park in Jefferson, Georgia. The event will also be the season opener for Gresham Motorsports Park, formally know as Peach State Speedway, which went through a multi-million dollar renovation last year, and is now one of the premier short tracks in the country. Click Here.

Special from Tex Motorsports Marketing

Cleveland, GA (March 8, 2010) - Jason Hogan is looking to jump start his 2010 season. After going into Speedfest at his home track, Lanier National Speedway, just thirty miles from his shop with much optimism, it all went away before it even got started with mechanical problems.

This weekend, Hogan will look to get his season righted at the newly renovated Gresham Motorsports Park. Hogan competed in the World Crown 300 last fall coming home with an eleventh place finish on the new lightning fast pavement at what used to be Peach State Speedway.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 3, 2010) – Officials from Champion Racing Association have announced the tire dealers and tire details for the 2010 racing season for the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stocks.

Clyde Moody will be the new tire dealer for the CRA Super Series events in the North. Teams can contact Moody at 706-878-7988 for any information on the CRA Super Series tires and to order practice tires or to pre-order race tires. The CRA Super Series will use the new Hoosier F 40’s and F 50’s at every event this season, the new tire was developed and tested by Hoosier late last season with tremendous success. The cost for the new tires will be $127.50, the same price as the tires during the 2009 season. Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 3, 2010) – Champion Racing Association officials are proud to announce that Team Constructions has agreed to become the latest award sponsor with the CRA Super Series for the quickly upcoming 2010 racing season. Team Construction will sponsor the Team Construction Clean Sweep Award at all the CRA Super Series events and at the new CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour, which is set to begin on March 13^th at Gresham Motorsports Park. Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 3, 2010) – PitStopUSA.com has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 race season. This will be the ninth season in a row that PitStopUSA.com has been a sponsor with the series. PitStopUSA.com will award each race winner, third place and fifth place finishers at each event with the CRA Super Series and the new CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour with Product Certificates. In addition, PitStopUSA.com will award the 2010 CRA Super Series Champion, the 2010 CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour Champion, the 2010 Perfect Circle Racecars Rookie of the Year, and the third and fifth place finishers in final CRA Super Series points with Year End Product Certificates. Click Here.

Special from Speed51.com

The premier Super Late Model springtime classic takes place on the first weekend of March each year at the South Alabama Speedway. The event, known proudly as The Rattler, has been a staple of short track racing for over 30 years and it continues to grow every single season. What once was just a 100-lap sprint event has turned into a 250 race of endurance and strategy. Click Here.

Angola, IN – Professional Fabricators of Steuben County, "Pro-Fab" www.profabsc.com, officials have announced that they have agreed to sponsorship of the CRA Super Series & Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series for the upcoming 2010 race season.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (March 1, 2010) – Officials of the CRA Super Series, in conjunction with representatives of Perfect Circle Racecars, announced today that Perfect Circle Racecars would be the sponsor of the CRA Super Series Rookie Award Program for the upcoming 2010 race season. The 2010 Perfect Circle Racecars Rookie Award Program will consist of the Perfect Circle Racecars Rookie of the Race Award at each series point’s event during the 2010 season and the Perfect Circle Racecars Rookie of the Year Award.  Click Here.

Champion Racing Association offers our condolences to the Ricky Bryant Family and would ask you to remember them in your thoughts and prayers upon his passing.  Bryant, of the Five Flags Speedway (FL) family, passed away on Wednesday after a lengthy hospital stay.  He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bryant of Bryant Motorsports and also the brother of Five Flags Speedway promoter and General Manager Tim Bryant as well as Randy Bryant. 
 

Salem, IN (February 26, 2010) – CRA officials are pleased to announce that Ford Racing will partner with the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 season with both the series regular tour and the CRA Southern Six-Pack Tour. Ford Racing has posted $11,000 in cash contingency awards for the 2010 season; this will be Ford Racing’s first involvement with CRA. Series racers using either a Ford Racing engine block, cylinder heads or Sealed Racing engine will be eligible for a $500 cash contingency payment for a win in any of the CRA Super Series events. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 25, 2010) – Niles, Michigan racer John Long has announced that he will compete full time with the CRA Super Series in 2010 with the goal of winning the 2010 CRA Super Series Rookie of the Year Award. Long competed in five series events in 2009, three point events and two non-point events, with a best finish of eighth at the September Baer Field Speedway event. He also raced with the series at Plymouth Speedway, Toledo Speedway, Berlin Raceway and in the North/South Shootout at Concord Speedway. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 25, 2010) – The CRA Super Series was voted the Best Tour Award in the Speed 51 Short Track Awards that were recently conducted by Speed 51.com, one of the leading short track web sites in the country. Speed51.com had fans and racers from all over the country vote on a broad range of awards the past couple of months through their web site and announced the first half of those award winners on last nights 51 Radio Show broadcasted live on RaceTalkRadio.com. The second half of the award results will be announced on next Tuesday nights show.  Click Here.

Winchester, IN (February 23, 2010) – Winchester Speedway officials have announced that NASCAR legend Bill Elliott and his 14 year old son Chase, will be meeting fans and signing autographs at the May 2^nd season opener. Chase will be on hand to race in the Manning Service 100 CRA Super Series event that day, in preparation for the 39^th Annual Winchester 400 in October. "Awesome Bill from Dawsonville" will be on hand to spot for his son. Both Elliott’s will be available for fans prior to the feature events on May 2^nd. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 23, 2010) – Champion Racing Association Officials have announced that AERO Race Wheels has agreed to continue their sponsorship of the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stocks for the upcoming 2010 season. This will be the third season in a row that AERO Race Wheels has sponsored all three of those CRA divisions.  Click Here.

DAWSONVILLE, GA (February 22, 2010) - Russ Sutton’s company Monolith Hospitality is pleased to announce the sponsorship of Casey Roderick in five ARCA series events this season.  Roderick, a member of the Bill Elliott Driver Development Program, will pilot the No. 51 Monolith Hospitality Dodge. The car will be fielded by a joint venture with Bill Elliott Racing and Phoenix Racing. Click Here.

Special from NASCAR.com

By Paul Schaefer, NASCAR
February 8, 2010 - 4:51pm

The promoters of a signature NASCAR Whelen All-American Series track have been named as the best in the nation for 2010.

By vote of weekly short-track operators across the United States, the Nuckles family and Columbus (Ohio) Motor Speedway received the prestigious 25th annual Auto Racing Promoter of the Year Monday morning. The award is a highlight of the annual Racing Promotion Monthly workshops, held annually in Daytona Beach during Speedweeks. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 19, 2010) – UB Machine Racing of New Haven, Indiana has announced that they will contend for the 2010 CRA Super Series Championship with driver Jack Smith. UB Machine Racing is owned and operated by Greg Urbine, who has been a car owner in stock car racing for several years including competing in the former ASA National Tour. Smith, a Medina, Ohio native is a veteran racer on many levels, he has been racing with Urbine the past several years mostly in ASA Late Model Series events as well eight starts in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series with MB Motorsports. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 19, 2010) – CRA Super Series officials have announced that ButlerBuilt Professional Seat Systems has agreed to continue their sponsorship of the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 race season. ButlerBuilt, the Official Racing Seat of CRA, will award the 14^th and 15^th place finishers at each CRA Super Series event with $50 Product Certificates. In addition ButlerBuilt will award a Racing Seat by random draw of the top 15 drivers in final 2010 CRA Super Series points at the 2010 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet. Click Here.

St. Amant has put together a deal to enter one of the biggest Super Late Model races in the Deep South – The Rattler at South Alabama Speedway in Opp. It is an event that St. Amant has never run before in his long and accomplished career.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 17, 2010) – The early entry list for the March 13^th CRA Super Series event at Gresham Motorsports Park already contains a very competitive list of drivers from all over the country. 2009 CRA Super Series Champion John VanDoorn, a Michigan native, and three time CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz, an Indiana native, are the top drivers entered from the North so far. The state of Georgia is well represented already with Dawsonville natives Chase Elliott, the 14 year old son of NASCAR legend Bill Elliott, as well as Casey Roderick driving a Bill Elliott Motorsports entry. Cleveland, Georgia’s Jason Hogan is also entered.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 15, 2010) – CRA officials and COMP Performance Group representatives have announced that COMP Performance Group has agreed to become a sponsor of CRA for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. COMP Performance Group’s COMP Cams, RHS and TCI Automotive will all provide support to CRA as Contingency Sponsors with selected CRA Series. Quarter Master, also a COMP Performance Group company, has been the Official Racing Clutch of CRA the past five years and recently extended it’s agreement with CRA through the 2011 season.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 14, 2010) – The Champion Racing Association is partnering with RaceStatus to help keep everyone updated on events status in the 2010 season, as well as now having a Facebook page and available on Twitter. Click Here.

Cary Abrell's number 95 Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact won Best in Class for the 2010 Track Competition Stock Class "BEST OF SHOW" Awarded at the ( 500 World Of Wheels ) Indianapolis Indiana February 14th with Justin Brown's number 33 taking an Outstanding in Class Award as well. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 12, 2010) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that the Harris Products Group has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the Harris Products Group Season Lap Leader Awards with the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 season. The Harris Products Group, a division of Lincoln Electric, will award the CRA Super Series driver that leads the most laps in the regular 100/125-lap series point’s events on the 2010 schedule with a set of Harris Products Group Cutting Torches. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 11, 2010) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Pro Shocks will return as a sponsor for three Champion Racing Association divisions again in 2010 including the CRA Super Series late models, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stocks. This will be the fourth season in a row that Pro Shocks has been a supporter of these three Champion Racing Association Series. Pro Shocks has been a sponsor of the CRA Super Series for numerous seasons.  Click Here.

Everyone with CRA would like to offer our thoughts and prayers to the family of John McKarns who passed away today after a long illness. John was a short track racing icon who was well know for his accomplishments in the racing community. John was involved with late model racing as the owner of the old ARTGO Series, which was one of the premier late model touring series in the country under John. Many of the great things we see in short track racing today were brought about through John's leadership. We appreciate those contributions and will miss him greatly.  Click Here.

Special from Purdy Racing

Adam Purdy has announced that he and his team will be back on track with CRA in 2010.  The driver, affectionately known as "Mr. Happy" will be driving his number 92 machine again.  He'll tackle the season with a Port City Chassis, McGunegill Engine, and CGX Shocks.  Click Here. 

Salem, IN (February 5, 2010) – EMF Corp, headquartered in Angola, Indiana, has announced it will return as a sponsor of the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 racing season with its sponsorship of the EMF Corp That’s Racing Award. In the past EMF Corp has sponsored a series Hard Luck Award and a Hang Tough Bonus off and on since the 2000 season, this season it will again sponsor the That’s Racing Award. This will be the ninth season that EMF Corp has been involved as a sponsor with the CRA Super Series. Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 4, 2010) – Officials of Champion Racing Association have announced that Bassett Racing Wheel has agreed to continue its sponsorship with the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and the CRA Street Stocks for the upcoming 2010 season. Bassett Racing Wheel has been a past supporter of the CRA Super Series. This will be the third consecutive season supporting all three CRA divisions.  Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 3, 2010) – CRA Super Series officials announced today that Cometic Gasket would continue it’s support of the CRA Super Series for the upcoming 2010 race season. Cometic Gasket will once again be the Official Gasket of the CRA Super Series for the 2010 season and will be involved in several programs supporting the series racers through out the season. Cometic Gasket has been a valued supporter of the CRA Super Series for several seasons. Click Here.

 

(Van Buren, AR) Dennis has been busy preparing for a fresh start to the 2010 race season. “This off season we’ve taken a major swing at upgrading our race program from top to bottom,” Dennis said in a recent telephone interview. “Both race cars are in great shape needing only minor repairs. Our engines are in the final stages of refresh, one in Deland, FL where Tom Negrete and Koury Race Engines are completing our 9 to 1 motor and the other engine is going to McGunegill Engine Performance in Muncie, IN for some new blood. Our transmissions are out for rebuild, as are our rearends and we’ve added a new trailer, replacing the one I hand-built back in the ‘90’s. After nagging parts failures in three major races which took us out of contention, we decided to really go through everything with a fine tooth comb.”  Click Here.

Salem, IN (February 2, 2010) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Taylor Cable Products will return as a sponsor with the CRA Street Stocks for the upcoming 2010 race season. Taylor Cable Products will again award the second place finisher at each CRA Street Stock event during the 2010 season with a set of Thundervolt 50 wires. The Thundervolt 50 wires are a pre-terminated set designed to fit under the headers for a small block Chevy. They will come with 90-degree boots at both ends and will have the HEI type terminals for the distributor end. This is a 8.2mm, 50 ohms per foot performance wire set.  Click Here.

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