Salem, IN (March 23, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that ARP Bodies will continue their support of the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stock Series for the upcoming 2009 race season and will also support the new CRA Super Series South which has it’s first event on Saturday, April 4^th at the Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia. ARP Bodies has been a supporter of the CRA Super Series for many seasons and became a supporter of the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stock Series during the 2006 season.

" We really appreciate ARP Bodies continuing their support of CRA for the 2009 season," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. "Jerry Criswell and his entire staff do a great job, their support means a lot to all our racers, with their help we look forward to a great 2009 season!"

For the CRA Super Series and CRA Super Series South, ARP Bodies will award season ending awards which will include a $500 Product Certificate to each 2009 series Champion, if the Champion used an ARP Body, they will receive a $1000 Product Certificate and a $500 Product Certificate that will be given away by random draw of the top 15 finishers in final 2009 points for each series at their awards banquet. ARP Bodies will also continue to sponsor the ARP Bodies Cool Move Of The Race Award for both CRA Super Series, that will be awarded to the driver or team that makes the most notable move, as decided by series officials, at each series event during the 2009 season. The award will consist of a $125 Product Certificate from ARP Bodies.

For the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series in 2009, the ARP Bodies season ending awards will be a $500 Product Certificate to the 2009 series Champion, if the Champion used an ARP Body, they will receive a $1000 Product Certificate and a $500 Product Certificate that will be given away by random draw of the top 10 finishers in final 2009 series points at the series awards banquet.

ARP Bodies will award five $100 Product Certificates as season ending awards to selected competitors with the CRA Street Stocks for the 2009 season. A $100 Product Certificate will be awarded to the 2009 series Champion, the series Rookie Of The Year, the driver who was the series Hardcharger during the season, the driver with the Toughest Luck and one by random draw of the top 10 finishers in final series points.

ARP Bodies is one of the leading stock car body manufacturers in the country and has been a big proponent of the new ABC Body Guidelines introduced to template late model racing in 2004. 2008 CRA Super Series point’s runner-up Rick Turner used an ARP Body to win his Championship and get the most fast qualifying times and two series wins. Top ten point finishers Zach Taylor and Terry Fisher Jr. also used ARP Bodies. Chris Gabehart won the CRA All American 400 event using an ARP Body. ARP Bodies, headquartered in Greenbrier, Tennessee, can be reached by calling 888-245-1468 or visit their web site at www.arpbodies.com.