Daytona Newcomer Dominique Van Wieringen Leads Final Test for ARCA Menards Series Lucas Oil 200 at Daytona International Speedway

First-timer Dominique Van Wieringen led the way in the final day of testing for the ARCA Menards Series season-opener at Daytona International Speedway. The two-day test session, leading into the February 10 Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire, was plagued both days by overnight rain showers that delayed the start, but the teams on hand were able to get nearly 15 hours of track time over the course of both days.

Van Wieringen, who has a career-best third place finish in the ARCA Menards Series East at Langley Speedway, piloted the No. 30 Rette Jones Racing Ford to a fast lap at 49.615 seconds/181.397 miles per hour. Van Wieringen’s fast lap also marks the second consecutive season a female driver led the way in a test session at Daytona as now-retired Leilani Munter led the first day of the open test last year.

“I was really surprised when Mark (Rette) said we went to the top of the charts,” Van Wieringen said. “I was practicing trying to time the draft for qualifying and I didn’t get it times just right. Hopefully when we come back for the race I can time it out a little better in qualifying and get even more.

“It’s been a good experience. It’s really intimidating because you go really fast and when things go wrong they go wrong really fast. For the first time out, it was better than I thought it would be. It was actually really relaxing. I don’t know how to explain it, it was just really relaxing.”

World of Outlaws star David Gravel (No. 28 KBR Development Chevrolet) timed in second fastest at 49.659 seconds/181.236 miles per hour. Gravel is slated to run a partial season for GNS Racing in the NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series and will get his pavement career started in the ARCA Menards Series opener at Daytona.

Sean Corr (No. 8A Empire Racing Chevrolet) was third fastest with a lap at 49.676 seconds/181.174 miles per hour. He was followed closely by a trio Venturini Motorsports teammates, last year’s season runner-up and former Daytona winner Michael Self (No. 25 Venturini Motorsports Toyota), Drew Dollar (No. 15 Venturini Motorsports Toyota), and Ryan Repko (No. 20 Venturini Motorsports Toyota).

Self timed in with a lap at 49.684 seconds/181.145 miles per hour, Dollar just behind at 49.687 seconds/181.145 miles per hour, and Repko at 49.691 seconds/181.119 miles per hour.

Alabamian Bret Holmes (No. 23 Bret Holmes Racing Chevrolet) was seventh at 49.707 seconds/181.061 miles per hour, the final driver over 181 miles per hour. Riley Herbst, who led Friday morning’s session in the No. 18 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota, was eighth at 49.799 seconds/180.727 miles per hour, just in front of the two Chad Bryant Racing teammates Jacob Heafner (No. 77H Chad Bryant Racing Ford) and yesterday’s overall fastest Connor Hall (No. 22C Chad Bryant Racing Ford).

Other notables throughout the field included former Talladega winner Gus Dean (No. 32 Win Tron Racing Chevrolet) in twelfth, former NHRA Mello Yello Drag Racing Series Pro Stock national champion Tanner Gray (No. 17 DGR-Crosley Ford) in 13th, Hailie Deegan (No. 4 DGR-Crosley Ford) in 16th, and Tom Hessert III (No. 77H Chad Bryant Racing Ford) in 20th.

Two ARCA touring champions, ARCA CRA Super Series champion Greg Van Alst and ARCA Menards Series East champion Sam Mayer, took part in Saturday’s action making single-car runs in a car prepared by two-time Daytona winner and 1995 series champion Andy Hillenburg. Van Alst timed in 28th quickest at 51.527 seconds/174.666 miles per hour, while Mayer was 34th at 51.939 seconds/173.280 miles per hour.

The Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire is scheduled for Saturday, February 10 with the green flag expected to wave over the field at 4:45 pm ET. The race will be televised live flag-to-flag on FS1; ARCARacing.com will have live timing & scoring throughout practice, General Tire Pole Qualifying, and the 80-lap, 200-mile feature event.

Connor Hall Leads the Way in Rain-Shortened ARCA Menards Series Friday Test at Daytona

On a day that started off delayed due to a wet track surface, the ARCA Menards Series open test at Daytona was also cut short Friday afternoon by inclement weather. Connor Hall (No. 22C Chad Bryant Racing Ford) had just moved to the top of the leaderboard as a group of drivers had started to work the draft, raising speeds above 180 miles per hour.

The two day test in preparation for the ARCA Menards Series season opening Lucas Oil 200 driven by General Tire, set for Saturday, February 10, will continue tomorrow morning at 9 am ET with the afternoon session set for 1 pm ET. Live timing and scoring will be available throughout the day at ARCARacing.com.

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ARCA Menards Series West 2020 Schedule Announced Historic Venues To Showcase Championship Race

TOLEDO, Ohio (Jan. 6, 2019) – The ARCA Menards Series West will continue the history of one of the longest-running stock car series in the United States with a 10-race championship schedule in 2020. The slate will include visits to seven western states and include stops at some of the most iconic venues in the region.

In its first season under the ARCA banner, the West Series will continue the lineage of crowning series champions that dates back to Lloyd Dane’s Pacific Coast Late Model Division title in 1954.

The slate brings the total ARCA Menards Series calendar to 38 races over 34 weekends, covering the ARCA Menards Series, ARCA Menards Series East and the inaugural Sioux Chief Showdown. The showdown is a 10-race super series within the 20-race ARCA Menards Series bringing the best drivers from all three series together.

“Equally important as we move forward with the ARCA Menards Series was ensuring that we maintained the traditions of each of the series,” said ARCA Series president Ron Drager. “We’re very pleased to be able to build a schedule that will not only bring out the best in the drivers over a variety of venues, we were also committed to continuing our relationships with the tracks that have helped build the West series.”

The 67th season will take the green flag at The Bullring at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Thursday, Feb. 20, with the Star Nursery 150 kicking off the Pennzoil 400 weekend at LVMS. The ARCA Menards Series West championship will culminate at Phoenix Raceway on Saturday, Nov. 7, as part of the NASCAR championship weekend.

The West Series has run all three venues at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, including seven times on the Bullring, dating back to the 1994 race won by future NASCAR Hall of Famer Ron Hornaday Jr. Last year, Hailie Deegan won a thrilling final lap clash with Jagger Jones to take the checkered on the neighboring half-mile Dirt Track at LVMS. This season, the series will take its action to the fast .375-mile asphalt oval.

Phoenix Raceway has hosted the West since 1977 when another future NASCAR Hall of Famer, Cale Yarborough, won the season finale, and Bill Schmitt won his first of four titles. Ty Gibbs won the 2019 race as Derek Kraus was crowned the series’ champion.

Other schedule highlights include:

• The ARCA Menards West schedule will include its annual road-course event on Saturday, June 13 at Sonoma Raceway. The winding, multi-elevation course in northern California, first hosted the series in 1969 and has been a staple of the schedule every year since 2006.

• The three jewels of California short tracks will play crucial roles in the ARCA Menards Series West championship, beginning Saturday, March 28, at Irwindale Speedway and continuing in October at All American Speedway in Roseville (Saturday, Oct. 10) and Kern County Raceway Park (Saturday, Oct. 24). The West has been a regular visitor to Irwindale, outside of Los Angeles, since it opened in 1999, and Kern County since it opened in Bakersfield in 2013. All American, a fairgrounds short-track near Sacramento, first hosted the series in 1977 and has been on the schedule every year since 2008.
• The Pacific Northwest will again be home to a pair of races. The Douglas County Speedway on the fairgrounds in Roseburg, Oregon, will welcome the series on Saturday, May 16, while the historic Evergreen Speedway will bring the series to Monroe, Washington, on Saturday, Aug. 8. Roseburg, located south of Portland and Eugene, has held 17 races, including each of the last five years. Evergreen, outside of Seattle, held its first West race in 1964. This year will be the 60th race at the Super Speedway of the West.
• Meridian Speedway in Idaho will host the Idaho 208 on Saturday, Aug. 29. The quarter-mile track held one West race in 1972, and has been part of the schedule every year since 2015, including Deegan’s historic first career NASCAR win in 2018.

The Sioux Chief Showdown will feature a separate points championship and will include several traditional West race dates, including the annual combination races at Iowa Speedway and WWT Raceway at Gateway. It will open the season on Friday, March 6 at Phoenix Raceway.

The complete NBCSN and TrackPass on NBC Sports Gold schedules for the ARCA Menards Series West, including broadcast times, will be released at a later date.

2020 ARCA Menards Series West Schedule

Date                                         Track                                                   Location

Thursday, Feb. 20                     Bullring at LVMS                                   Las Vegas, Nevada

Saturday, March 28                   Irwindale Speedway                              Irwindale, California

Saturday, May 16                      Douglas County Speedway                    Roseburg, Oregon

Saturday, June 6                       Colorado National Speedway                 Dacono, Colorado

Saturday, June 13                     Sonoma Raceway                                 Sonoma, California

Saturday, Aug. 8                       Evergreen Speedway                            Monroe, Washington

Saturday, Aug. 29                     Meridian Speedway                               Meridian, Idaho

Saturday, Oct. 10                      All American Speedway                         Roseville, California

Saturday, Oct. 24                      Kern County Raceway Park                   Bakersfield, California

Friday, Nov. 6                           Phoenix Raceway                                 Avondale, Ariz.

2020 Sioux Chief Showdown Schedule

Date                                         Track                                                   Location

Friday, March 6                         Phoenix Raceway                                 Avondale, Arizona

Sunday, April 19                        Salem Speedway                                  Salem, Indiana

Friday, May 29                          Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course                  Lexington, Ohio

Friday, July 3                            Lucas Oil Raceway                               Brownsburg, Indiana

Saturday, July 11                      Elko Speedway                                     Elko, Minnesota

Friday, July 17                          Iowa Speedway                                     Newton, Iowa

Sunday, Aug. 2                         WWT Raceway at Gateway                   Madison, Illinois

Friday, Aug. 14                         Watkins Glen International                     Watkins Glen, New York

Thursday, Sept. 17                    Bristol Motor Speedway                         Bristol, Tennessee

Saturday, Sept. 26                    Memphis International Raceway            Millington, Tennessee

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Saturday, Sept. 26           Memphis International Raceway                                             Millington, Tennessee

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Outerwears to Continue Crew Chief of the Year Award with the ARCA/CRA Super Series   Salem, IN (February 20, 2020) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have announced that Outerwears Performance Products has agreed to continue as a marketing partner with CRA and its ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for the 2020 racing season, that will begin on Saturday, April 11th at Anderson Speedway. 2020 will be the 24th season of competition for the ARCA/CRA Super Series that had its first ever event at Anderson Speedway on April 26, 1997.   Outerwears will once again sponsor the Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year Award, which will include a $1000 cash bonus and a trophy. Jeff Lane was the Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year Award winner in 2015, the first season for the award. Scott Neal was the award winner in 2016. Butch VanDoorn was the winner of the award in 2017. Wimmer Motorsports with founder Chris Wimmer and Travis Sauter, the Crew Chief for 2018 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion Josh Brock, were the 2018 and 2019 award winners.   The award will be based again upon the Chase format that CRA will use to determine its Champions again in 2020. The final four scheduled races will be utilized for the Chase to determine a series Champion and the Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year Award. To be eligible a team must have raced in at least 70% of the races to that point and be in the top 8 in series wins (then points). The top five eligible teams Crew Chiefs will be awarded points at each of the last four Chase events, 5 for the highest finisher, down to 1 for fifth highest. The Crew Chief earning the most points in the four Chase events will be the 2020 Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year Award winner.   "Outerwears is very excited to be a marketing partner with the ARCA/CRA Super Series again in 2020,” remarked Nick Schero with Outerwears Performance Products. “We look forward to working with all the Crew Chiefs and Crews this season and we are looking forward to continue the excitement the Chase format will once again produce in determining the series Champion and the Outerwears Crew Chief of the Year!”   “We really appreciate Outerwears continuing to support CRA and our ARCA/CRA Super Series,” remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner with Champion Racing Association. “Many times, the Crew Chiefs do not get recognized for their efforts in getting their driver on the track and for their efforts in getting good finishes in our events, this award gives those guys the recognition they deserve. We look forward to working with Outerwears and this great award program again in 2020.”   Based in Schoolcraft, Michigan, Outerwears has been on the track improving performance and creating champions since 1979. Designed using Terra-Flo technology Outerwears radiator screens provide the perfect balance between airflow and debris deflection, allowing peak airflow and longer radiator life. Outerwears radiator screens will be an important part of the ARCA/CRA Super Series for the 2020 race season. Ask your local dealer for your Outerwears or visit www.outerwears.com.   More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.      ABC “NEXT GEN” Body Approved for Major Groups in 2021 (All Corners, USA) – In 2002, various groups gathered to give the racing industry guidance on a national standard for an asphalt late model body shape. At that time, the ABC Body Program was formed to oversee a body shape control program. The nation was instantly unified, and the yearly cost of competition for highly competitive teams went down, as a new body would not be released every year. With the implementation of this late model body shape program, teams would no longer be required to purchase the most up to date and increased performance body every year. For 17 years, one shape has stood the test of time and allowed racers to travel across the country in pursuit of fair and equal competition. In recent years, various short track stakeholders have made it known they felt it was time for a new body shape. The introduction of a new body shape has been a long process. The various parties have now come to the table with compromises and are ready to move forward. Sanctioning bodies that have led the ABC NEXT GEN unifying effort are some of the top groups in the country and include: Champion Racing Association, Southern Super Series, ARCA Midwest Tour, CARS Tour and the SRL Southwest Tour. Today they are announcing that the new shape they will allow in 2021 is the wind tunnel and track tested, ABC NEXT GEN body, as initially introduced by Five Star Race Car Bodies. Their hope is that other tracks and sanctioning bodies will join them in establishing this new national standard. While Five Star has already gone to market with this particular body in some areas, the ABC Next Gen committee continues to work diligently with AR Bodies in an effort to keep two manufactures in the program, even arranging to provide AR with the necessary builder’s templates. This is consistent with the process used in the original ABC body, where AR Bodies used builders’ templates drawn from a standard, approved shape. The original ABC bodies produced by AR and Five Star and the new ABC NEXT GEN body are the only bodies that will be approved for competition. It was important to the leadership group that a single, new shape be identical aerodynamically to the current ABC body. These leaders did not want racers to purchase a new body because they thought it was necessary to be competitive. The ABC NEXT GEN leaders are confident this has been accomplished, given that the new body style has been proven, through extensive wind tunnel testing and a year of on track competition, to be aerodynamically equal to the current body. Additionally, many in this effort have demonstrated their commitment to a shape control program for late model racing since the first days of the original ABC group, and that commitment goes even deeper with two key enhancements for the ABC NEXT GEN body. First, this most recent effort improved the design of the body panels that greatly reduces the potential for overall body shape manipulation. Second, a more complete set of inspection templates and dimensions have been developed for both racers and tech officials, in order to maintain body shape parity for all racers. The ABC NEXT GEN leadership group has agreed that the body will be a part of their 2021 rules packages. Some of these organizations may opt for a late 2020 season implementation to aid teams in need of major repairs later in the year. Racers should check with their individual sanctioning bodies to confirm their specific roll-out plan for the ABC NEXT GEN body.     Statement from NASCAR President Steve Phelps  NASCAR and NASCAR Cup Series team owners today announced the extension of the Charter agreement through 2024.  “The Charter agreement is delivering stability and long-term value to existing team owners while providing a clear path for ownership in the NASCAR Cup Series,” said Steve Phelps, NASCAR President. “We are pleased to have reached an agreement with the team owners that extends the length of the Charter system until 2024. A healthy ownership structure ensures strong, competitive racing for our fans, which is a goal the industry collectively shares.”     FAST Continues Exclusive Ignition System Program with CRA for 2020   Salem, IN (February 4, 2020) - Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS and Fuel Air Spark Technology (FAST) officials have announced that CRA will continue its partnership program that makes FAST ignition Systems the Exclusive Ignition Systems of the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance and the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models for the upcoming 2020 race season. This will be FAST tenth year as a marketing partner with CRA.   “FAST remains committed to bringing the best fuel injection and ignition experience to racers, through constant in-house product development and technical assistance that is beyond comparison”, remarked Chris Douglas, VP of marketing for COMP Performance Group. “We have been able to build close relationships with our customers through the years and welcome the opportunity to continue doing so through our support of the Championship Racing Association and the drivers who take to the track at each event.”   In an effort to continue to maintain the highest level of competition and to continue to keep all competing teams on a level planning field, all ARCA/CRA Super Series, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models competitors are mandated to run FAST ignition systems at all events during the 2020 season. Having one accepted ignition system has helped expedite the tech process before and after the race at CRA events.   “This has been a very successful program we started back in 2013,” commented Eddie Chew, Tech Director of CRA. “FAST understands the needs of short track teams and works to create products that suit those needs. We look forward to continuing our working relationship with FAST during the 2020 season.”   The benefits offered to CRA competitors by the FAST ignition system are several. FAST ignition systems offer low amperage draw on the car with high output and no loss of output to the plug even when the battery goes down to 8V. All systems are sealed from vibrations and moisture to ensure the maximum lifespan. The adjustable and accurate rev limiter is easy on the motor at max limit.   FAST will continue as a contingency award sponsor by awarding a $100 Product Certificate at each ARCA/CRA Super Series, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models event during the 2020 season. They will also award each series 2020 Champion with a $1,000 Product Certificate. FAST will also continue to be a major contributor to each series 2020 points fund.   Already recognized as the leading developer of advanced fuel injection technology, FAST continues to drive the aftermarket industry with its full line of high-performance ignition products. It has expanded the Spark component of Fuel Air Spark Technology with the acquisition of Crane’s popular ignition line including ignition controls, coils, distributors, spark plug wires, points convers kits, and a number of accessories for your car — regardless if you use it on the street, strip or track. More information about FAST is available at www.fuelairspark.com.   More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.     The 2020 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge by Yokohama Season Will Be Here Before We Know It   January 30, 2020 Staff Report IMSA Wire Service

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – There is much anticipation for the start of the 2020 Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama season as for the first time ever, the series will join the annual Streets of St. Petersburg event, dubbed St. Pete’s “Premier Motorsports Festival.”   With a waterside view, GT3 Cup Challenge USA’s opening doubleheader will take place alongside the IndyCar Series, Indy Lights and more on March 13-15.   The GT3 Cup Challenge USA series has proven to be a successful stage for driver development and advancement in recent years and as a result, its reach and the competitiveness continues to grow each year.   GT3 Cup Challenge USA includes two classes of race cars – the Platinum Cup class for 911 GT3 Cup machines built since 2017, and Gold Cup for cars built between 2014-2016. The Platinum Cup class also has a Masters category, which rewards drivers 45 and older for besting other competitors within their age range.   As part of NBC Sports IMSA coverage, all eight weekends will be broadcast once again in 2020 on NBCSN. To maximize the exposure on NBCSN, seven of the eight race weekends are scheduled to be featured as part of “IMSA Blocks” on the network. These consist of at least two races from different IMSA series broadcast consecutively for maximum exposure. These broadcast times are listed on the IMSA.com home page under the “IMSA on TV” section.   Each race is also exclusively streamed live for free on IMSA.tv and posted on the IMSA YouTube channel following the NBCSN broadcast. Also posted to the IMSA YouTube channel – which has more than 110,000 subscribers – are preview videos for each event weekend, a campaign that began in 2019.   The at-track experience in GT3 Cup Challenge USA is expected to match the impressive quality of the on-track product. In addition to Yokohama hospitality access for competitors, drivers can expect to take part in autograph sessions each weekend and also participate in fan forums at select events. Also, the winner of the Yokohama Hard Charger Award, given to the driver who gained the most positions during each race, also earns a free set of Yokohama slicks.   But large-scale exposure for GT3 Cup Challenge has already begun just one month into the new year, with former series champions making a splash at the iconic IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season-opener – the Rolex 24 At Daytona - held this past weekend at Daytona International Speedway.   The race featured one champion from the GT3 Cup Challenge USA series, two former GT3 Cup Challenge Canada champions, and one driver who made history in 2019 by winning the title in both the USA and Canada series. All drivers competed in the GT Daytona (GTD) class.   Trenton Estep – 2018 GT3 Cup Challenge USA Champion – made his WeatherTech Championship debut at this year’s twice-around-the-clock event, finishing an impressive fifth place after capitalizing on an opportunity with the No. 54 Black Swan Racing Porsche 911 GT3 R.   Representing the Canadian series was 2018 champion Zacharie Robichon and 2016 champion Daniel Morad. Robichon posted the fastest lap in qualifying to start the Rolex 24 on pole with the No. 9 Pfaff Motorsports Porsche. Meanwhile, Morad – who also won the GTD class in the 2017 Rolex 24 – finished on the class podium in 2019, taking home a third-place trophy with the No. 88 WRT Speedstar Audi Sport team.   Roman De Angelis – the 18-year-old champion of both the 2019 GT3 Cup Challenge USA and Canada series – finished third at the Rolex 24 in 2019 as part of his WeatherTech Championship debut. His historic 2019 accomplishments in Porsche GT3 Cup earned him a full-season WeatherTech Championship ride with the No. 23 Heart of Racing Aston Martin team that began at Daytona.   These drivers climbing the ladder continue to inspire those across the GT3 Cup Challenge ranks. IMSA and its partners at Porsche and Yokohama have worked diligently to reduce barriers to allow more drivers to compete in both the GT3 Cup Challenge USA and Canada series, should they desire, to gain more experience and visit even more of North America’s most iconic circuits.  For more information about Porsche GT3 Cup Challenge USA by Yokohama, please visit IMSA.com. To follow along with the series on social media throughout the season, search the hashtag #GT3USA.

 

 

 

Several Special Awards on the Line at CRA SpeedFest 2020

 

Salem, IN (January 22, 2020) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have announced there will be several special awards on the line for CRA SpeedFest 2020, which will be held this weekend, Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th at Crisp Motorsports Park - Home of the Watermelon Capital Speedway, located in Cordele, Georgia.

 

CRA SpeedFest 2020 will consist of a $10,000 to win 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series Super Late Model special non-points event and a $5000 to win 125 lap JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Model special non-points event. The 200 ARCA/CRA Super Series event will be an eight-tire max event that will count yellow flag laps up to lap 175 with Controlled Cautions. The 125 lap JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event will be a four tire only event that will count yellow flag laps up to lap 100. 

 

There will be a local racing from the Outlaw Late Models, Pro Trucks, Mini Stocks and Enduro cars on Friday night. Legends and Bandolero’s will have features on Saturday afternoon.

 

Earnest Performance will award a $500 cash bonus for the Earnest Performance Fast Qualifier Award for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Super Late Model SpeedFest 200.

 

Luke Yoder Construction of Perry, Georgia will award a $400 cash bonus for the Luke Yoder Construction Fast Qualifier Award for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Models SpeedFest 125.

 

PitBoxes.com will award a $100 cash bonus for the Pitboxes.com Pit Crew of the Race Award for each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020. The selected pit crew in each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020 that really put forth an extraordinary effort to get a good finish will receive a $100 cash bonus from Pitboxes.com.

 

PFC Brakes will award a pair of PFC Brake Discs to the sixth-place finisher and one box of PFC Brake Pads to the fifth-place finisher in each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020

 

Strange Oval will award the fifth-place finisher in each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020 with a set of Strange Oval Axles.

 

RaceCar Engineering will award a $100 Product Certificate to the driver advancing the most positions in each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020. They will also award a $100 Product Certificate to the driver having the hardest wreck in both events and a $50 Product Certificate to the 15th place finisher in both events.

 

AR Bodies will award a $100 Product Certificate for the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award to the driver, team or crew who makes the most notable move during each CRA event at CRA SpeedFest 2020.

 

Race fans unable to make the trip to Cordele, Georgia for CRA SpeedFest 2020will still be able to witness the action, as Speed51.com will stream the event for the sixth straight year. More information about the live broadcast for the event will be announced soon.

 

Track and event information, including purchasing advance tickets, can be found at www.crispmotorsportspark.com.

 

 

 

PFC Brakes Becomes Multi Year Marketing Partner with CRA

 

Salem, IN (January 21, 2020) – Officials of Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS and PFC Brakes have announced that PFC Brakes has become a marketing partner with CRA for the 2020, 2021 and 2022 race seasons. PFC Brakes will be the Official Brake System of the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance. PFC Brakes will be the Official Brake Pad of the ARCA/CRA Super Series, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman, Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks and the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models.

 

PFC Brakes will award a pair of PFC Brakes Brake Discs to the sixth-place finisher at each ARCA/CRA Super Series and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event during the 2020, 2021 and 2022 race seasons. In addition, PFC Brakes will award a pair PFC Brakes Brake Discs to the 6th place finisher in each series final points and to each series Champion, as well as each series Rookie of the Year. PFC Brakes will be a major point’s fund sponsor of the ARCA/CRA Super Series and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour CRA series during the 2020, 2021 and 2022 race seasons.

 

PFC Brakes will award a Box of PFC Brake Pads to the fifth place finisher at each ARCA/CRA Super Series, JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour, Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman, Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks and the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models event during the 2020, 2021 and 2022 race seasons. In addition, PFC Brakes will award a Box of PFC Brake Pads to the fifth-place finisher in each series final points and to each series Champion, as well as each series Rookie of the Year.

 

“We are very excited about the new marketing partnership between PFC Brakes and CRA for the 2020 season,” remarked Chris Dilbeck, with PFC Brakes. “We look forward to working with the ARCA/CRA Super Series and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour teams as the Official Brake System and with all five CRA series as the Official Brake Pad. Our growing customer base in the short track Template Late Model market is very humbling and I can’t think of a better way to give back than to support series’ such as CRA.”

 

“We are extremely happy to have the support of PFC Brakes for the next three years,” remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner of CRA. “PFC Brakes has been supporting short track racing for several seasons and we look forward to developing a great relationship with them and having them support our racers. I highly encourage all our racers to support PFC Brakes for their great support of CRA!”

 

PFC Brakes is the #1 choice for motorsports, fleets, auto manufactures and first responders. PFC delivers the best brakes on the market guaranteed to outlast and outperform the competition. PFC Brakes are bred to win from the track to the jobsite! Excite the customer by exceeding their expectations, with the absolute best product, delivery, and value through a total commitment to product and process integrity… NO COMPROMISES TM

 

More information on PFC Brakes can be found at www.pfcbrakes.com

 

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Crumrine to Provide Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Four Crown Series Event Winners and Champion Awards

 

Salem, IN (January 16, 2020) – Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS officials have announced that Crumrine Buckle Manufacturing, a division of Crumrine Gold & Silversmiths, will once again award the winners of each event in the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Four Crown Series with a specially designed buckle that has a retail value of $150. Crumrine Buckle Manufacturing has provided these special awards for several seasons for the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks.

 

The Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Four Crown Series will feature four 150 green lap events paying a minimum of $3000 to win. The first Four Crown event will be at Shadybowl Speedway on Saturday, April 25th. The second Four Crown event will be at Anderson Speedway on Saturday, June 27th. The third Four Crown event will be at the Indianapolis Speedrome on Saturday, July 11th. The Four Crown Series Championship event will be at Anderson Speedway on Saturday, August 15th. The Four Crown events have been 200 laps counting yellow flag laps in the past, they will be 150 laps, not counting yellow flag laps in 2020.

 

In addition to the individual event winner’s awards, Crumrine Buckle Manufacturing will also award the overall Four Crown Point’s Champion with a specially designed buckle. In addition to the $3000 minimum to win for each event, there will be a Points Champion from the four events who will receive a $1000 bonus. Second in points will receive a $600 bonus, third place a $400 bonus, then there will be two $250 bonuses from a random draw from the cars that attended all four events.

 

“We really appreciate Jeff Lathan for getting these great awards for the Van Hoy Oil CRA Four Crown Series,” remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner with CRA. “As a car owner with our Street Stocks, Jeff understands that racers compete for the winner’s trophies and the special awards like Crumrine is providing for the Four Crown Series. I’m sure these awards will give our racers a little more incentive to get Four Crown wins and the Championship!”

 

Crumrine Gold & Silversmiths is one of the world's largest and most progressive manufacturers of belt buckles, jewelry and accessories. Crumrine began as a small jewelry manufacturer in Santa Ana, California in 1948. Founded by Charles and Marjorie Crumrine, the operation grew to become Orange County's largest custom jewelry design, production and repair business.

 

The Crumrine family relocated the company to Reno, Nevada in the fall of 1979. Then nestled against the Sierra Nevada Mountains in the Comstock silver mining region, Crumrine continued in the legacy of hand crafted products made in the U.S.A.

 

In the fall of 2007, M&F Western Products based out of Sulphur Springs, Texas purchased Crumrine Manufacturing. Since then, the company has continued in the hand crafted practices with production facilities in Mexico. They now market and distribute its products in territories in the continental U.S. and around the world.

Each buckle still receives the same hand craftsmanship, hand finishing and hand inspection that went into the company's earliest products. By using the latest tooling and manufacturing techniques, Crumrine maintains its long-standing edge in the categories of engraving depth, detail, luster of finish and overall merchandise selection.  More than ever, Crumrine products are synonymous with the word "keepsake".

 

Throughout its 67+ year history, the company has successfully maintained several important operating philosophies. The most notable of these is the company's continued use of the finest quality manufacturing materials available - without compromise. In addition, Crumrine is committed to the type of professional customer service that ensures real accountability. Crumrine also continues to focus its new product development efforts on creating original styles and designs, with the promise of meeting the latest fashion trends. Last but certainly not least, is Crumrine's commitment to the lifestyles it serves.

More information on Crumrine is available on their web site at www.crumrineonline.com.

 

For more information on all the CRA Series visit www.cra-racing.com.

 

 

Demland Ready to Compete for the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Championship in 2020

 

Salem, IN (January 14, 2020) – Fort Wayne, Indiana native Brian Demland has announced that he will return to compete full-time with the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Powered by JEGS in 2020. Demland was the series 2019 Rookie of the Year and finished fifth in series points in his first ever full-time season behind the wheel of a Late Model Sportsman.

 

“All in all, last year, our first season in a Late Model, was a pretty good year for me,” remarked Demland. “I feel with what I learned throughout this past season that we have made a huge step forward in our program and that will hopefully carry over into the 2020 season for us. I’m looking forward to racing again with the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman, we plan to do the entire 2020 schedule and compete for the 2020 Chase for the Championship.”

 

Demland competed in all nine series events in 2020, getting four top ten finishes with a best finish of seventh on Baer Field Motorsports Park 3/8’s mile track in July. Demland made the Chase for the Championship in 2019 but did not make the final four drivers’ group who raced for the season Championship at Winchester Speedway on Winchester 400 Weekend. Demland was officially crowned the series 2019 Rookie of the Year at the 2019 CRA Awards Banquet on Friday, January 3rd as well as being recognized for finishing fifth in the series 2109 points.

 

Demland added, “The Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman competitors are a great group of guys to race with. I love the challenge of going to a different race track each event, and I really enjoy some of the unique tracks on the schedule like Mt Lawn Speedway. My goal in 2020 is to have a lot of fun, be competitive, and really improve my program so we can be a contender for the Championship!”

 

The 2020 season for the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman is scheduled to begin on Sunday, April 5th in the Annual Cabin Fever event at Lucas Oil Raceway. More information on all the CRA series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

 

 

Jerico Performance Products to Continue Support of CRA in 2020

 

Salem, IN (January 13, 2020) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials and Jerico Performance Products representatives have announced that Jerico Performance Products has agreed to continue its support of CRA and its JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance and ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for the 2020 season.  

 

Jerico Performance Products will continue to sponsor the Jerico Performance Products Fast Qualifier Award with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour for the upcoming 2020 race season. The Jerico Performance Products Fast Qualifier Award will award each JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour regular events Fast Qualifier with a $100 cash bonus and the Fast Qualifier of the Master of the Pros 150 event with a $200 cash bonus. In addition, Jerico Performance Products will award each Jerico Performance Products Fast Qualifier Award winner with a $100 Product Certificate.

 

Jerico Performance Products will also be a Contingency Sponsor with the ARCA/CRA Super Series for the 2020 season. Jerico Performance Products will award a $100 Product Certificate to the 8th place finisher and the 11th place finisher at each series event. In addition, they will award a $500 Product Certificate by random draw of the top ten in final points for the ARCA/CRA Super Series and for the JEGS/CRA All-Star Tour at the 2020 CRA Awards Banquet.

 

“Jerico Performance Products is excited to be a sponsor with CRA and their top two series again in 2020,” remarked Kenny Shaw with Jerico Performance Products. “We look forward to all the great racing this season and having Jerico in the winner’s circle!”

 

“We greatly appreciate Jerico Performance Products continuing to support CRA,” remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner with CRA. “The Jerico name has always stood for quality products that racers can always depend on. We look forward to continuing our relationship with Jerico Performance Products well into the future!”

 

Jerico Performance Products, along with their owners Winchester Capitol and New Management, are looking forward to releasing new products. Jerico is going to reaffirm that they are the innovators not the duplicators. After a long road of engineering, testing & listening to the race teams and what they are looking for, their new Low Profile lighter top center shift transmission should completely make a splash. Jerico Performance Products invites anyone who would like to stop by and see their manufacturing facility in Concord, North Carolina, where all their transmissions are built in house and assembled in a clean room environment. Champions use Jerico!

 

More information on Jerico Performance Products is available at www.jericoperformance.com.

 

More information on all the CRA series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

 

 

 

Zachary Tinkle to Compete with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour in 2020

 

Salem, Indiana (January 8, 2020): 2019 Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Champions Tinkle Family Racing, with driver Zachary Tinkle, has announced that they will compete with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance in 2020. The team will compete for both the series Rookie of the Year Award and for the series Championship after a very successful 2019 season that saw Tinkle win not only the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Championship, but that series Triple Crown Championship with one Triple Crown Series win at Mt. Lawn Speedway and won the series Season Championship event at Winchester Speedway. Tinkle was also the Anderson Speedway MEP Late Models Champion and Rookie of the Year in 2019.

 

“I can’t wait for the race season to start,” remarked Tinkle. “The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour schedule has several iconic tracks on it that we can’t wait to race on and includes some of my personal favorite tracks like Anderson and Winchester. Our team may be small, but it’s devoted. That’s why we hope to unload and be competitive wherever we go.”

 

Former Central Indiana racer Danny Trent, a multi time winner with the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman and at Anderson Speedway, will once again be the Crew Chief for Tinkle Family Racing and Zachary Tinkle after the two hit it off in 2019 with some great results.

 

“From the first test session with Zachary, I knew we had something I could work with and could win races,” commented Trent. “It’s been an honor to see how much Zachary has grown the past year. I’m excited and looking forward to this next journey of working with Zachary and Tinkle Family Racing and competing in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour.”

 

The team has already tested with their racecar set up as a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour car at Winchester Speedway, the week following the Winchester 400 Weekend with some good results. Tinkle was officially crowned the 2019 Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Champion at last Friday nights 2019 CRA Awards Banquet, were he officially announced his intentions for the 2020 season. Tinkle finished fifth in Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman points in 2018, he was that series Sportsman of the Year in 2018 and the series Most Popular Driver. Tinkle is a former Super Cup racer where he was the 2017 Central States Region (CSR) Super Cups and 2016 Rockford Speedway Wild Wednesday Super Cup Champion.

 

More information on Zachary Tinkle can be found at http://www.zacharytinkle.com.    

 

More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com. 

 

 

 

Rowdy Manufacturing to Continue Sponsorship of ARCA/CRA Super Series Fast Qualifier Award

 

Salem, IN (December 31, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have announced that Rowdy Manufacturing has agreed to continue their sponsorship of the Rowdy Manufacturing Fast Qualifier Award with the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for the 2020 season, the 24th season of competition for the ARCA/CRA Super Series.

 

“We are very excited to continue our sponsorship with the ARCA/CRA Super Series for the 2020 season,” remarked Rowdy Manufacturing General Manager Cody Glick. “This is a great program that will award the Fast Qualifier of every event and offers a great year end award for one lucky driver! Rowdy had a great 2019 season and we are looking forward to continuing that success in 2020!”

 

“We greatly appreciate Rowdy Manufacturing continuing to support the ARCA/CRA Super Series again in 2020,” remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner with CRA. “It’s great to have a company like Rowdy Manufacturing supporting our racers at every event this season. We look forward to working with them throughout the season!”

 

The Rowdy Manufacturing Fast Qualifier at the Redbud 400, the Winchester 400 and the All American 400 will receive a $500 cash bonus from Rowdy Manufacturing. The Rowdy Manufacturing Fast Qualifier at the Money in the Bank 150, the Battle at Berlin 251and the Jennerstown Speedway event will receive a $200 cash bonus from Rowdy Manufacturing. The Rowdy Manufacturing Fast Qualifier at the series regular 100 and 125 lap events will receive a $100 cash bonus from Rowdy Manufacturing.

 

Each time a driver is a Rowdy Manufacturing Fast Qualifier Award winner during the 2020 season, their name will go into a drawing that will be held at the All American 400, the driver’s name that is draw at the All American 400 Drivers Meeting on Sunday will receive the cost of a bare Rowdy Manufacturing Chassis off a Rowdy Manufacturing Rolling Chassis.

Rowdy Manufacturing, founded by 2015 and 2019 NASCAR Cup Series champion Kyle Busch and co- owned by Justin Oertel, is a racecar manufacturer based in Mooresville, North Carolina. In 2018, Busch combined forces with Oertel, whom purchased Hamke Racecars & Parts the same year, bringing two of the most successful manufacturers in the country together as one.

 

Since its inception in 2016, Rowdy manufactured chassis’ have won numerous races from coast-to-coast including the Snowball Derby (2017 and 2018), the Winchester 400 (2017), the Winter Showdown (2018), the Redbud 300 (2018), the Short Track U.S. Nationals (2018), and the Battle at Berlin 251 (2019). Hamke Racecars & Parts, which was originally founded by Robert Hamke in 1981, has been trusted for the last 37 years by many notable drivers that have competed, and racked up many race victories and championships across the country using Hamke chassis. More information is available on Rowdy Manufacturing at www.rowdymfg.com.

More Information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com. 
 

Cometic Gasket to Continue its Support of the ARCA/CRA Super Series for 2020

Salem, IN (December 20, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials announced today that Cometic Gasket would continue its support of the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for the 2020 race season, the 24th season of competition for the ARCA/CRA Super Series. Cometic Gasket will once again be the Official Gasket of the ARCA/CRA Super Series and will be involved in several programs supporting the series racers through out the season. Cometic Gasket has been a valued supporter of the ARCA/CRA Super Series for several seasons.

“It’s always great to have the continued support of a company like Cometic Gasket,” remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of the ARCA/CRA Super Series. “We greatly appreciate Bob Gorman’s support of our series in the past and for the upcoming 2020 season. We look forward to another successful season with the help of committed sponsors like Cometic Gasket!”

Cometic Gasket will be involved as a Product Contingency sponsor at each series event during the 2020 season. Cometic Gasket will award a $50 Product Certificate to the 8th place finisher at every series event. In addition, Cometic Gasket will award the second highest finishing Rookie Contender at each event with a $25 Product Certificate. At the 2020 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet, Cometic Gasket will award a $200 Product Certificate to the 8th place finisher in final series points, a $200 Product Certificate to the highest finishing Rookie Contender and a $200 Product Certificate that will be given away by random draw of the top 10 in final 2020 ARCA/CRA Super Series points.

Cometic Gasket will also support the series with year-end cash award bonuses again in 2020. Cometic Gasket will award an $800 Season Hardcharger Award bonus to the driver in the top 15 in series points who advances the most positions during the 2020 season. Cometic Gasket will award the runner-up in 2020 ARCA/CRA Super Series Rookie of the Year points with a $300 cash bonus. Cometic Gasket will also award a $300 Cometic Gasket Hard Luck Award bonus to the driver in the top 10 in final series points with the most DNF’s during the 2020 season.

At the 2020 CRA Awards Banquet on January 3rd, 2017 ARCA/CRA Super Series Champion Logan Runyon will be awarded the Cometic Gasket 2019 Season Hardcharger Award bonus for advancing the most positions during the 2019 season. Scotty Tomasik will receive the Cometic Gasket Rookie Runner-Up Bonus for finishing second in 2019 Senneker Performance Rookie of the Year Points to Jack Dossey III. Runyon will also be awarded the Cometic Gasket Hard Luck Award bonus for the most DNF’s during the 2019 season.

Cometic Gasket, Inc. is a leading worldwide supplier of gaskets and engine sealing solutions for the Automotive Performance, Powersports, Original Equipment and Remanufactured Engine Industries. 

All Cometic products are made in the United States with materials manufactured on American soil.

Launched by four partners including current Founder and CEO Bob Gorman in 1989, Cometic was originally dedicated exclusively to the powersports industry. Operating from a tiny 1,500 square foot manufacturing facility, the company produced a mere 900 SKUs in its first year.

Fast-forward to Cometic’s 25th Anniversary in 2014. The company is now wholly owned by the Gorman family - and has grown into a global leader and innovator in the highly competitive engine supplier marketplace.

Housed in a 70,000 square-foot, state-of-the-art R&D and manufacturing center in Concord, Ohio, Cometic Gasket has maintained its deep roots in the powersports industry while expanding to service the Domestic Automotive, Sport Compact, V-twin, Marine, Diesel, Agricultural, Industrial and Stationary Power markets.

Today, Cometic Gasket offers over 85,000 SKUs, shipping gaskets and engine sealing solutions across the globe.

Cometic is dedicated to customer satisfaction and provides quality products, delivered on time at a competitive price, designed for each customer’s specific application. Cometic is an industry leader in manufacturing processes and committed to pairing the highest possible quality materials with knowledgeable personnel. Cometic is also dedicated to continually improving all areas of its operations through employee development and involvement, as well as continual and comprehensive reviews of customer feedback.

To ensure superior performance across a wide variety of engine types and sizes, Cometic manufactures gaskets from a comprehensive range of materials. Whether the situation calls for the latest in advanced technology like the MLS (Multi-Layer Steel) Gasket, or a synthetic blend such as Aramid Fiber, Cometic finds a solution. Cometic stays on the forefront of gasket design technology by utilizing in-house dynamometers and engine assembly rooms to bring its distributors, retailers and ultimately the end-user, the most reliable gaskets available today. 

Cometic combines advanced materials with the most current manufacturing processes to provide custom-tailored solutions to meet the needs of each individual customer. Engineers analyze the environment in which the gasket will perform, select the proper material, and apply the appropriate technology to offer the best-performing gaskets available in today’s ever-changing marketplace. Cometic gaskets are the industry standard for championship-winning teams across multiple disciplines of both professional and amateur motorsports.

For more information about Cometic, visit www.cometic.com.

Additional information on the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS is available at www.cra-racing.com.

CRA Releases 2020 Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models Schedule

Salem, Indiana (December 17, 2019): Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have released the 2020 schedule for the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models second season. The Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models was a new racing series in 2019 to focus on a youth movement for short track stock car racing that saw 10 to 15-year-old drivers compete amongst themselves for both experience and recognition in full size late models with an economical drive train and suspension alternatives.

Some of the key components for the rule package for the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models will be the mandated use of the $3900 factory sealed Chevrolet Performance 602 crate engine. Teams will also be utilizing less expensive rear ends, transmissions and springs and spec KONI Shocks. The series will also be racing on 8-inch steel wheels and utilizing 8-inch Hoosier Racing tires. The series competed on 3/8 mile and under racetracks with most events consisting of 8 lap heat races and a 25-lap feature.

The series will use the same Chase for the Championship playoff format that CRA has successfully used with its other four divisions since the 2017 season. The final three scheduled races will be utilized as the playoffs or “Chase” events. Prior to the start of the three races, the Regular Season Points Champion and the top 5 teams in wins (then points) that have attended 70% of the points events are eligible for the Chase. Prior to the season’s last event, the Regular Season Points Champion and the top 2 Chase for the Championship teams in wins (then points) during the Chase and were at all Chase events, will race for the season’s championship, with the highest finishing team in that event declared the season’s champion. Chase Burda was the series 2019 inaugural Champion.

The series’ first event of the season will take place at Flat Rock Speedway in Flat Rock, Michigan on Saturday, April 25th. The racy quarter mile will also host the JEGS/CRA All-stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance season opener on that same day.

The series second event will be at Baer Field Motorsports Park on their ¼ mile oval on Saturday, May 9th, the first of two events at that track in 2020.

The series third event will take place at Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana on Saturday, June 13th, the first of two events at that track in 2020. Anderson has hosted more CRA events than any other track since the sanctioning body started racing in 1997.

The series fourth event is tentatively scheduled for Friday, June 19th at Birch Run Speedway in Birch Run, Michigan on their ¼ mile oval, the first of two events scheduled at that track.

The series fifth race of the season will take place at the Indianapolis Speedrome in Indianapolis, Indiana on Saturday, July 11th.

The series will return to Baer Field Motorsports Park for their sixth event of the season on Saturday, July 25th.

The series seventh event will be the first ever series event at Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio on Sunday, August 2nd.

The series eighth event will take place at Corrigan Oil Speedway located in Mason, Michigan on Sunday, August 16th.

The series will return to Birch Run Speedway for it’s ninth event of the season on Friday, August 29th. That event will be the series first Chase event.

The series tenth race of the season will be at Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio on their 1/5-mile short track on Saturday, September 19th as part of the huge Glass City 200 event. That event will be the second event in the Chase for the Championship.

The series Season Championship event will be a return visit to Anderson Speedway on Saturday, September 26th.

More information on all the CRA Series, including the Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models 2019 schedule, can be found at www.cra-racing.com.

2020 Victory Custom Trailers CRA Junior Late Models Schedule

DATE                                     TRACK                                              LAPS

Saturday, April 25                  Flat Rock Speedway                           25

Saturday, May 9                     Baer Field Motorsports Park              25

Saturday, June 13                   Anderson Speedway                           25

Friday, June 19                       Birch Run Speedway                          25

Saturday, July 11                    Indianapolis Speedrome                     25

Saturday, July 25                    Baer Field Motorsports Park              25

Sunday, August 2                   Kil-Kare Raceway                              25

Sunday, August 16                 Corrigan Oil Speedway                      25

Saturday, August 29               Birch Run Speedway                          25

Saturday, September 19          Toledo Raceway                                 25

Saturday, September 26          Anderson Speedway                           25

CRA Releases 2020 Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Schedule

Salem, IN (December 16, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have released the 2020 schedule for the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Powered by JEGS. 2020 will be the 15th season of competition for the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Series that crowned Zachary Tinkle as its 2019 Champion.

The 2020 Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman schedule has 12 events scheduled, including the Triple Crown Series that will feature three 100-lap, $2000 to win events, and a point fund that will pay the Triple Crown Champion $1000. There will also be two random draw winners for $500 each from all teams that have attended all three Triple Crown events. Zachary Tinkle was the 2019 Triple Crown Champion. The Triple Crown events will be held at Baer Field Motorsports Park, Mt. Lawn Speedway and Anderson Speedway.

The Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman will have four events at Anderson Speedway located in Anderson, Indiana. The series will have two events at Mt. Lawn Speedway, located in New Castle, Indiana Lucas Oil Raceway, located just west of Indianapolis in Brownsburg, Indiana, and at Winchester Speedway, located in Winchester, Indiana. The series will have one event at Baer Field Motorsports Park and one event at Kil-Kare Raceway.

CRA will continue the Chase for the Championship format for determining a series champion for the 2020 season. The playoff format has produced more teams competing for a championship in every CRA division since the 2017 season.

More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

2020 Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Schedule

DATE                                     TRACK                                              LAPS

Sunday, April 5                       Lucas Oil Raceway                             40

Saturday, April 11                  Anderson Speedway                            75

Saturday, May 9                     Baer Field Motorsports Park               100

Sunday, May 17                      Mt. Lawn Speedway                           50

Saturday, June 6                     Anderson Speedway                            75

Sunday, June 28                      Mt. Lawn Speedway                           100

Saturday, July 25                    Anderson Speedway                           100

Sunday, August 2                   Kil-Kare Raceway                               75

Sun/Mon, September 6-7       Winchester Speedway                         40

Sat/Sun, September 19-20      Lucas Oil Raceway                             40

Saturday, September 26          Anderson Speedway                           75

Friday, October 9                   Winchester Speedway (Special Non-Points)  25

Saturday, October 10             Winchester Speedway                          40

CRA Releases 2020 Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Schedule

Salem, IN (December 16, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have released the 2020 schedule for the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS. 2020 will be the 16th season of competition for the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks Series that crowned Jake McElfresh as its 2019 Champion.

The 2020 Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks schedule has 15-point events scheduled, including four $3000 minimum to win, 150 lap events with the Four Crown Series, and one tentative non-points event. The Four Crown events will be held at Shadybowl Speedway, Indianapolis Speedrome, and Anderson Speedway, who will have two Four Crown events in 2020. The Four Crown events have been 200 laps counting yellow flag laps in the past, they will be 150 laps, not counting yellow flag laps in 2020.

There are four total events at Anderson Speedway, two events at Lucas Oil Raceway and Winchester Speedway, with single events at Shadybowl Speedway, Salem Speedway, Baer Field Motorsports Park, Mt. Lawn Speedway, the Indianapolis Speedrome and Kil-Kare Raceway. The series will be part of the Third Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway, that event will take place on May 30th in 2020. The series has a tentative date for a special non-points event at the famed Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville as part of the All-American 400 Weekend in November.

CRA will continue the Chase for the Championship format for determining a series champion for the 2020 season. The playoff format has produced more teams competing for a championship in every CRA division since the 2017 season.

More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.

2020 Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stock Schedule

DATE                                     TRACK                                              LAPS

Sunday, April 5                       Lucas Oil Raceway                            40

Saturday, April 11                  Anderson Speedway                           75

Saturday, April 25                  Shady Bowl Speedway                       150

Saturday, May 9                     Salem Speedway                                 50

Saturday, May 30                   Bristol Motor Speedway                     50

Sunday, June 14                     Mt. Lawn Speedway                           75

Saturday, June 27                   Anderson Speedway                           150

Saturday, July 11                    Indianapolis Speedrome                     150

Saturday, July 25                    Baer Field Motorsports Park               75

Sunday, August 2                   Kil-Kare Raceway                               75

Saturday, August 15               Anderson Speedway                           150

Sun/Mon, September 6-7       Winchester Speedway                         40

Sat/Sun, September 19-20      Lucas Oil Raceway                             40

Saturday, September 26          Anderson Speedway                           75

Friday, October 9                   Winchester Speedway (Special Non-Points)  25

Saturday, October 10             Winchester Speedway                          40

Sunday, November 1              Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville        ???

2020 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Schedule Released

Salem, Indiana (December 13, 2019): Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS has officially released the 2020 schedule for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance. The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour 2020 schedule will consist of 14 races, 12 of those are point events, and two non-point special events. 2020 will be the tenth season of competition for the crate late model touring series sanctioned by Champion Racing Association.

"We are really excited about the 2020 schedule with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour," remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner of CRA. "We have a great mix of events on the schedule, with some new high-profile events that will challenge our drivers throughout the season and provide some great racing for our fans!" 

CRA will continue the Chase for the Championship format for determining a series champion for the 2020 season. The playoff format has produced more teams competing for a championship in every CRA division since CRA started using that format in 2017. 

The 2020 racing season kicks off with the traditional non-points opener for both the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour with CRA SpeedFest 2020 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia on Saturday-Sunday, January 24th & 25th. The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour race will be a 125 lap four tire event, counting yellow flag laps up to lap 100. This event has traditionally attracted the best Pro Late Model drivers from all around the country.

The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour will kick off its 2020-point season on Saturday, April 25th at Flat Rock Speedway located in Flat Rock, Michigan. This will be the series’ first ever event at the historic quarter mile, the series was scheduled to start its 2019 points season their last season, but weather forced a reschedule, then a cancelation of the rescheduled event.

The series will head to the famed Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee for the first of three events at that historic facility in 2020 on Saturday, May 2nd. The ARCA/CRA Super Series will also be in action that weekend in Nashville.

At the end of the month, the series will head south to Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the huge Fourth Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals event on Saturday, May 30th. That event will be a 100 lap, $5,000 to win event again in 2020.

The series will then return to Anderson Speedway, in Anderson, Indiana on Saturday, June 13th, the track was added back to the series schedule in 2019 after racing there from 2011 through the 2016 season.

4th of July weekend will see the series visit Jennerstown Speedway for the first time and the first ever series event in the state of Pennsylvania. The series will have a 100 lap, $5,000 to win feature in conjunction with a $20,000 to win ARCA/CRA Super Series and CARS Tour 200 lap event on Saturday, July 4th.

The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour schedule is then highlighted by a return visit to Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville for the famed CRA/Masters of the Pro’s 150 on Saturday, July 18th, this will be the first time this event has been contested at that track.

The series will then visit Baer Field Motorsports Park, located just south of Fort Wayne, Indiana on Saturday, August 1st for a 100-lap event.  

Michigan will be up next with a visit of the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour to Berlin Raceway for the tour’s only stop there in 2020. That event will once again be a combo points event for the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and the Berlin Raceway Super Late Models.

The series will stay in Michigan for a return to Birch Run Speedway for a 100-lap event on Saturday, August 29th. This event will be the first Chase for the Championship event for the series.

The Labor Day tradition is up next as the series will head to the legendary 1/2-mile-high banks of Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana on Sunday, September 6th to kick off the famous World Stock Car Festival on Labor Day Weekend. That event will be the second race of the series Chase.  

The series will then be the featured event at Fall Brawl 2020 at Lucas Oil Raceway just outside of Indianapolis, Indiana on Sunday, September 20th, the third event of the series Chase.

The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour will crown their 2020 Tour Champion at Winchester Speedway as part of the 49th Annual Winchester 400 Weekend on Friday, October 9th in its second visit of the season to Winchester Speedway.

The series will make it’s third stop at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville to close out the 2020 season with a special non-points event as part of the famed All American 400 Weekend. More details on that event will be released at a later date.

For more information about all four touring series’ within Champion Racing Association, please go to the series website at: www.cra-racing.com. You can also follow CRA on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for "Champion Racing Association" as well as Twitter at: www.twitter.com/CRAracing.

2020 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Schedule

DATE                                                     TRACK                                                  LAPS

Sat./Sun., January 24-25                   Watermelon Capital Speedway              125

Saturday, April 25                              Flat Rock Speedway                                100

Saturday, May 2                                 Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville          100            

Saturday, May 30                               Bristol Motor Speedway                          100

Saturday, June 13                              Anderson Speedway                               100

Saturday, July 4                                 Jennerstown Speedway                          100

Saturday, July 18                               Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville           150

Saturday, August 1                            Baer Field Motorsports Park                   100

Saturday, August 15                          Berlin Raceway                                         251

Saturday, August 29                          Birch Run Speedway                                100

Sunday, September 6                        Winchester Speedway                              100

Sunday, September 20                      Lucas Oil Raceway                                   100

Friday, October 9                               Winchester Speedway                              100

Sunday, November 1                         Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville           

2020 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS Schedule Released

Numerous High Paying Special Events Highlight the Series’ 24th Season of Racing
 

Salem, Indiana (December 12, 2019): Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS has officially released the 2020 Schedule for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS. The ARCA/CRA Super Series 2020 season will consist of 14 total races, with 11 of those being point events. 2020 will be the 24th season of competition for the Template Super Late Model touring series that first raced in 1997.

"We are really excited about the 2020 schedule with the ARCA/CRA Super Series," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of CRA. "Our 24th season will provide our drivers with a great variety of challenging races on some of the best racetracks in the nation, with some of the most prestigious late model events in the country!" 

CRA will continue the Chase for the Championship format for determining a series champion for the 2020 season. The playoff format has produced more teams competing for a championship in every CRA division since CRA started using that format in 2017. 

The 2020 racing season kicks off with the traditional non-points opener for both the ARCA/CRA Super Series and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour with CRA SpeedFest 2020 at Watermelon Capital Speedway in Cordele, Georgia on Saturday-Sunday, January 24th & 25th. The ARCA/CRA Super Series race will be a 200-lap event, counting yellow flag laps up to lap 175. This event has traditionally attracted the best Super Late Model drivers from both the North and the South in this early season battle.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will then kick off its 2020-point season on Saturday, April 18th at Anderson Speedway, located in Anderson, Indiana, with a 125 lap event, the first of two events on the fast quarter mile oval that has hosted more series events than any other track.

The series will then head to the famous Fairgrounds Speedway in Nashville, Tennessee for a 100-lap event on Sunday, May 3rd. The event will be a co-sanctioned event with the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour and the race program will include a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event.

The series will then head to Bristol Motor Speedway as part of the huge Fourth Annual Short Track U.S. Nationals, an event that will be co-sanctioned by the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour on Saturday, May 30th. That event will be a 100 lap, $10,000 to win event again in 2020.

On Monday, June 8th the series will head to Berlin Raceway, in Marne, Michigan for the $20,000 to win Money in the Bank 150. This will be a special non-points CRA sanctioned event again in 2020.

The series stays in Michigan for its next event at Flat Rock Speedway on Saturday, June 20th, a track that has produced some great series racing.

The series will then visit Jennerstown Speedway for the first time and the first ever series event in the state of Pennsylvania over July 4th Weekend. CRA will co-sanction the 200 lap $20,000 to win event with the CARS Tour on Saturday, July 4th. There will also be a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event as part of the program that weekend.

On Monday, July 13th the series returns to Anderson Speedway for the famed Redbud 400. The event returned to a Monday event in 2018 and will be held the Monday after the NASCAR Cup Series event at Kentucky Speedway.

The series will head back to Kalamazoo Speedway located just outside of Kalamazoo, Michigan, for a special Wednesday night event on August 5th. More details on this event will be released at a later date.

The series will stay in Michigan for the $20,000 to win Battle at Berlin 251 event on Saturday, August 15th at Berlin Raceway. That event will once again be a combo points event for the ARCA/CRA Super Series, the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour and the Berlin Raceway Super Late Models. This event will be the first Chase event for the series

The series will then make its first of two visits to the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway located in Winchester, Indiana for the traditional World Stock Car Festival over Labor Day Weekend, with the feature event on Monday, September 7th. This event will be the second Chase event for the series.

The series will then visit Toledo Speedway on Saturday, September 19th for a $5,000 to win 100 lap event, as part of the famed Glass City 200, which will also include a 100 lap event for the outlaw-bodied ARCA Late Models. That event will be the third Chase event for the series.

The ARCA/CRA Super Series will crown their 2020 Tour Champion with the 49th running of the prestigious Winchester 400 on Sunday, October 11th, in its second visit of the season to Winchester Speedway.

The series will be part of the famed All American 400 Weekend at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville on Sunday, November 1st. This will be a co-sanctioned non-points event with the Southern Super Series and the CARS Tour.

For more information about all five-touring series within Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS, please go to the series website at: www.cra-racing.com. You can also follow CRA on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for "Champion Racing Association" as well as Twitter at: www.twitter.com/CRAracing.

2020 ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS

DATE                                              TRACK                                                        LAPS

Sat./Sun., January 24-25            Watermelon Capital Speedway                    200

Sat, April 18                                 Anderson Speedway                                    125

Sunday, May 3                            Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville               100

Fri./Sat., May 29 - May 30           Bristol Motor Speedway                               100

Monday, June 8                           Berlin Raceway                                             150

Saturday, June 20                       Flat Rock Speedway                                     125

Saturday, July 4                          Jennerstown Speedway                                200

Monday, July 13                          Anderson Speedway                                     400

Wednesday, August 5                Kalamazoo Speedway                                   125

Saturday, August 15                   Berlin Raceway                                              251

Sun./Mon., September 6-7         Winchester Speedway                                   100

Saturday, September 19            Toledo Speedway                                           100

Sat./Sun., October 10-11            Winchester Speedway                                   400

Sat./Sun., Oct. 31 – Nov. 1         Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville                ???

Earnest Performance to Sponsor ARCA/CRA Super Series Fast Qualifier Award at CRA SpeedFest 2020

Salem, IN (December 9, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have announced that Earnest Performance will sponsor the Fast Qualifier Award sponsor for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS event with CRA SpeedFest 2020. Earnest Performance will award that driver with a $500 cash bonus. This will be the first time that Earnest Performance has sponsored that award at CRA SpeedFest. 

Earnest Performance offers a full-service in-house shock program, from sales to service to at-track advising. Complete shock and bumpstop packages are available as well as shock rebuilds and tailored shock programs for racers of all disciplines. Top Late Model Racers Bubba Pollard, Casey Roderick, Preston Peltier, Jeremy Doss and 2019 ARCA/CRA Super Series Rookie of the Year Jack Dossey III are all customers of Earnest Performance. More information on Earnest Performance is available at www.earnestperformance.com.

CRA SpeedFest 2020 will be held on Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th at Crisp Motorsports Park - Home of the Watermelon Capital Speedway located in Cordele, Georgia. As is tradition, this event is held the weekend prior to the Super Bowl every year.

CRA SpeedFest 2020 will consist of a $10,000 to win 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series Super Late Model special non-points event and a $5000 to win 125 lap JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Model special non-points event. The 200 ARCA/CRA Super Series event will be an eight tire max event that will count yellow flag laps up to lap 175 with Controlled Cautions. The 125 lap JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event will be a four tire only event that will count yellow flag laps up to lap 100.

Additional Track and CRA SpeedFest 2020 information, including purchasing advanced reserve tickets, can be found at www.crispmotorsportspark.com.

Entry forms for CRA SpeedFest 2020 and additional information on all CRA Series can be found at www.cra-racing.com.

Entry Forms Released for CRA SpeedFest 2020 at Crisp Motorsports Park

Salem, Indiana (December 3, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS officials have released the entry forms for CRA SpeedFest 2020 at Crisp Motorsports Park - Home of Watermelon Capital Speedway. The prestigious pre-season event featuring Super Late Models and Pro Late Models will be held on Friday, January 24th and Saturday, January 25th, with Sunday January 26th as the events rain date. As is tradition, this event is held the weekend prior to the Super Bowl every year. This will be the 9th straight year that SpeedFest has been held at Crisp Motorsports Park - Home of the Watermelon Capital Speedway, which is located in Cordele, Georgia.

The events schedule was changed in 2018 to a Friday and Saturday format leading up to the event when rain was forecast for Sunday. The racers, fans and officials liked the new format so much, the same format was used for CRA SpeedFest 2019 and will be used again for CRA SpeedFest 2020.  

CRA SpeedFest 2020 will once again consist of an ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS special non-points 200 lap Super Late Model event and a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance special non-points 125 lap Pro Late Model event. The event will continue to pay the increased purses introduced in 2018, with the Supers paying $10,000 to win and the Pro’s $5,000 to win along with several bonuses for both series. The 200 lap ARCA/CRA Super Series event will once again feature Controlled Cautions.

2020 will be the 16th SpeedFest event for ARCA/CRA Super Series Super Late Models, past winners include: 2005 Charlie Menard, 2006 Mike Fritts, 2007 Eddie Hoffman, 2008 and 2013 Jeff Choquette, 2009, 2010 and 2012 Kyle Busch, 2011, 2014 and 2015 Chase Elliott, 2016 Bubba Pollard, 2017 Harrison Burton, 2018 Chandler Smith and CRA SpeedFest 2019 winner Connor Okrzesik who fought off Kyle Busch on a late restart to get that win.

2020 will be the eighth SpeedFest event for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Pro Late Models, past winners include: 2012 and 2013 Chase Elliott, 2014, 2015 and 2016 John Hunter Nemechek, 2017 and 2019 Casey Roderick and 2018 Bubba Pollard.

Additional track and event information can be found at www.crispmotorsportspark.com. For track rental prior to the event, interested parties can contact Ben at 229-938-8814.

CRA SpeedFest 2020 Entry Forms, along with any additional information on all the CRA Series can be found at www.cra-racing.com

Quarter Master Renews Support of CRA for 2020

Salem, IN (December 2, 2019) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS has announced that Quarter Master Racing Clutches has renewed their support of CRA for the upcoming 2020 racing season. Quarter Master has been a supporter of the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for the past 15 seasons, with the Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman Powered by JEGS and the Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS for the past 13 seasons and with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance since its first season in 2011. 

Quarter Master will award the third-place finisher at every ARCA/CRA Super Series, and JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour event with a $100 Product Certificate and will also award the sixth and ninth place finishers at every event with $50 Product Certificates. In addition, Quarter Master will award the third-place finisher in both series final season points with a $400 Product Certificate and the sixth and ninth place finishers in the final series points and each series 2020 Rookie of the Year with $200 Product Certificates.

Quarter Master will award the third-place finisher at every Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman and Van Hoy Oil CRA Street Stocks event with a $75 Product Certificates and will award the sixth and ninth place finishers at every event with $50 Product Certificates. In addition, Quarter Master will award each divisions Champion, Rookie of the Year and each series third place finisher in final points with $100 Product Certificates.

“We are very happy to have Quarter Master continue its support of CRA for the 2020 season,” remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. “This type of support really helps out the series competitors with some of their cost to race with us during the season. We highly encourage all our racers to support this great company that is supporting their racing efforts!”

Today Quarter Master has earned the respect and loyalty of racers across the country. The company’s success is rooted in its philosophy of providing nothing but the very best in products and services.

Maintaining its position as the number one driveline company is no small task, and Quarter Master is always two steps ahead of the rest in product development and customer service. On the manufacturing side, Quarter Master Products are produced on the most sophisticated state-of-the-art CNC equipment available. On the engineering side, the company employs the best and brightest engineers who to develop new and better products for racers in every category.

From a product standpoint, Quarter Master serves a broad market that includes Asphalt Short Track, Road Racing, Open Wheel, Dirt Short Track, Driving Schools and NASCAR. The company offers an array of products serving these markets including multi-plate clutches aluminum and steel drive-shafts, quick change gears, starters, hydraulic release bearings as well as “made-to-order” products.

Every Quarter Master product is manufactured on high-tech machinery such as its state-of-the-art CNC turning centers & mills, gear cutting, and broaching equipment. In addition, every product is subjected to rigorous quality control inspection before it leaves the plant. For more information on Quarter Master, visit their web site at www.quartermasterusa.com.

More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com.  

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Cars late model series

CARS Super Late Model Tour Introduces “Super Six” Touring Program in 2020

Mooresville, NC 12/10/19 – The CARS Super Late Model Tour will introduce an all new touring program for the 2020 season. The “Super Six” program is a touring loyalty program dedicated to teams receiving additional financial and promotional benefits for participating full time on the CARS Super Late Model Tour in 2020. The program is modeled after the highly successful Touring 12 program for the Late Model Stock tour that has seen car counts sky rocket over the last two seasons.

The “Super Six” program for Super Late Models is a touring loyalty program that will consist of six Super Late Model teams that plan to compete in every points event for the 2020 season. Multiple benefits of the “Super Six” program will include: $100 savings per set of tires purchased at the track each race, $150 cash travel bonus at each event, two complimentary race tickets to all CARS SLM Tour points races, and multiple other financial and promotional benefits throughout the year. 

In order for teams to participate in the “Super Six” program, CARS SLM Tour teams must sign an agreement to participate in all regular season races and complete driver license, owner license, and annual race entry by March 3, 2020. Drivers will be required to have their name and likeness used on CARS Tour branding, and must be committed to participate in limited driver appearances throughout the season, along with running a special throwback scheme at the Throwback 276 set for August 1, 2020. Drivers who are eligible for the Rowdy Manufacturing Super Challenge are not eligible for the Super Six program.

“Ever since we introduced the Touring 12 program for Late Model Stocks, the Super Late Model guys have expressed the desire to have a similar program. It is something that we’ve really thought about and wanted to do, we just needed to see the support from the competitors. After a very good year with Super Late Models we fell that the 2020 season is the right time to see if we can start building a program like this, “explained CARS Tour Series Director, Chris Ragle. “We have to get six teams that want to build and invest in each other. That is the key to growing this program and the series for Super Late Models. I really hope teams will respond to this program, there’s no other series I can think of that does additional compensation for participating, and that is what this program is design for. It is about participation and not performance.”

Teams wanting to apply for the inaugural Super Six program can do so by visiting www.carsracingtour.com and clicking the “Super Six” application banner located in middle of the site’s home page. CARS Tour officials will also communicate the link to apply online, much like that to enter a race, via email throughout the application period.   

For additional information on the CARS Late Model Stock Tour and the CARS Super Late Model Tour visit www.carsracingtour.com. Be sure to stay active and social with the tour by liking “CARS Tour” on Facebook, following @CARSTour on Twitter, and scrolling through photos on Instagram cars_tour. Additional series information can be obtained by calling the CARS Tour series office, located in Mooresville, NC, at 704.662.9212. 

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arca midwest tour

Ten Point Races to Determine 2020 ARCA Midwest Tour Champion

Oregon, WI- The ‘Stars and Cars’ of the ARCA Midwest Tour will crown their Champion during the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend on Sunday afternoon October 11, following a ten race season which will take them throughout Illinois and Wisconsin to compete on paved oval circuits ranging in size from a quarter mile to a mile and a quarter in length. At the conclusion of the 2019 campaign, it was Casey Johnson of Edgerton, WI atop the standings, recording his first ever ARCA Midwest Tour Championship over fellow Touring Stars Austin Nason and John DeAngelis, Jr, on the strength of two wins.

Madison International Speedway will once again kick off the ARCA Midwest Tour season with the 12th running of the Joe Shear Classic on Sunday afternoon May 3. The $10,000 to win, 200 lap event at ‘Wisconsin’s Fastest Half Mile’ in honor of Midwest Racing Legend Joe Shear has become one of the most talked about events each season. Last year, race fans were treated to a show as Georgia’s Bubba Pollard methodically worked his way to the field and took command of the high side to fend off a hard charging Rich Bickle and 2018 JSC victor Austin Nason.

The Salute the Troops 100 on Saturday May 23 has become a traditional stop at Jefferson Speedway each Memorial Day Weekend. A multiple time Champion at ‘Wisconsin’s Action Track’, Casey Johnson recorded his first of two victories on his way to the 2019 Tour Title last May in a wild race that saw tight racing resulting in multiple three wide scenarios for position. 

After a highly anticipated return of racing to The Milwaukee Mile last June, the roar of Super Late Models will once again fill the air at ‘America’s Legendary Oval’ on Sunday afternoon June 14. After a highly contested one hundred mile contest that did not see Austin Nason secure the top spot until the final laps, there are more than a few of the Nation’s Top Super Late Model drivers that have this event on their list of marquee events to win.

Following a one year hiatus, a facility rich in history not only to Midwest Tour owner Gregg McKarns’ family, but to Super Late Model racing in general, returns to the ARCAMT schedule when the ‘Stars and Cars’ invade Grundy County Speedway to challenge Chicagoland’s best. The Wayne Carter Classic 100 presented by Rod Baker Ford and Illinois Truck & Equipment is set to take place on Saturday July 11, marking just one of a record seven ARCA Midwest Tour point races which will pay a minimum of $5,000 to the winner.

State Park Speedway and their Larry Detjens Memorial Weekend will once again welcome the Touring Stars into Central Wisconsin for a 125 lap battle in the shadow of Rib Mountain on Saturday night July 25. 2019 ARCAMT Rookie of the Year Gabe Sommers bested Championship contenders Johnson and Nason, Central Wisconsin’s Dillon Hammond and former SPS Champs Luke Fenhaus and Jeremy Lepak to record his first ever Tour triumph at the quarter mile paved oval when the Tour returned to be part of ‘Detjens Fest’ last July.

Wisconsin’s Richest One Day Race is scheduled on the traditional first Tuesday of August at Wisconsin International Raceway on August 4. Gandrud Auto Group’s support of short track racing in Wisconsin is unprecedented as the Gandrud Auto Group Dixieland 250 will continue to pay the largest purse in the state’s celebrated asphalt Super Late Model racing industry. With the winner’s share having gone to Minnesota and Alabama previously, Ty Majeski made sure it stayed in-state following a dominating performance last August, out pacing John DeAngelis, Jr and former ARCAMT Champ Dan Fredrickson.

The ARCA Midwest Tour is proud to announce that it will be part of the NASCAR and IndyCar Doubleheader Weekend at World Wide Technology Raceway this August. The NASCAR Gander RV & Outdoors Truck Series iHeartRadio 200 will highlight the Friday Night August 21 activities. Then on Saturday August 22, the Midwest Tour will contest the Gateway Classic Super Late Model Showdown, leading into the NTT IndyCar Series Bommarito Automotive Group 500 that evening. Ty Majeski snuck past Paul Shafer, Jr on the final circuit when the Tour last visited the one and a quarter mile oval located just outside of St. Louis.

A second stop at Madison International Speedway is set for Friday night August 28 for the Howie Lettow Classic. The following weekend, the Tour makes its annual Labor Day Weekend voyage to Dells Raceway Park on Saturday night September 5 for the Escape to Wisconsin 100, kicking off the Holiday weekend in ‘The Waterpark Capital of the World’.

The 2020 ARCA Midwest Tour Champion will be crowned on Sunday afternoon October 11 during the 51st annual Oktoberfest Race Weekend at LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway. In a wild finish which saw multiple pit strategies play out, Ty Majeski had just enough steam left to best Dan Fredrickson who had a fresh tire to utilize late in the 200 lap Championship event. The ARCAMT will highlight the Sunday portion of the four day racing festival which features over 500 racecars and thousands of campers in addition to the ‘Legendary After Race Parties’.

New for 2020, will be the Midwest Tour’s involvement in the All-American Weekend October 31 and November 1 at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway. The non-points race will feature drivers from a multitude of sanctioning bodies throughout the country with guaranteed starting positions for top ARCAMT Touring Stars.

For additional information including a printable 2020 schedule, please visit midwesttour.racing.
 

2020 ARCA Midwest Tour Schedule // Subject to Change

Sunday May 3 // Joe Shear Classic 200
Madison International Speedway // Oregon, WI

Saturday May 23 // Salute the Troops 100
Jefferson Speedway // Jefferson, WI

Sunday June 14 // The Milwaukee Mile 100 
The Milwaukee Mile // West Allis, WI

Saturday July 11 // Wayne Carter Classic 100 by Rod Baker Ford and IL Truck & Equipment
Grundy County Speedway // Morris, IL

Saturday July 25 // Larry Detjens Memorial 125
State Park Speedway // Wausau, WI

Tuesday August 4 // Gandrud Auto Group Dixieland 250
Wisconsin International Raceway // Kaukauna, WI

Saturday August 22 // Gateway Classic Super Late Model Showdown
World Wide Technology Raceway // Madison, IL

Friday August 28 // Howie Lettow Classic 100
Madison International Speedway // Oregon, WI

Saturday September 5 // Escape to Wisconsin 100
Dells Raceway Park // Wisconsin Dells, WI

Sunday October 11 // Oktoberfest Race Weekend 200 CHAMPIONSHIP
LaCrosse Fairgrounds Speedway // West Salem, WI

Sunday November 1 // All-American **(non-points event)
Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway // Nashville, TN