Entry Forms Have Been Sent Out For CRA Nashville and South Georgia Motorsports Park Events

Salem, IN (October 3, 2008) – The Entry forms have been sent out for two classic end of season events for the CRA Super Series. The entry form for the CRA Super Series 200 lap event with the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 at the Music City Motorplex at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee has been sent out, the event this season will be a 200 lap event with live pit stops. The All American 400 event will consist of the ASA Southeast Series in a 200-lap event taking the green flag at 1pm on Saturday, November 1^st. The 200 lap CRA Super Series event will immediately follow the conclusion of the ASA Southeast event. For ticket information contact the Music City Motorplex at 615-726-1818 or visit their web site at www.musiccitymotorplex.com.

Entry forms for the Southern Slam 250 at the South Georgia Motorsports Park located in Adel, Georgia have also been sent out. That event will be a new event sanctioned by the CRA Super Series. It will be a 250 lap $10,000 to win race, with live pit stops on Sunday, November 23^rd. It will be the first ever event sanctioned by the CRA Super Series in the state of Georgia. For ticket information on that event contact the South Georgia Motorsports Park at 229-896-7000 or visit their web site at www.racesgmp.com.

Additional information and entry forms will be available on the CRA web site at www.craracing.net or contact the CRA office at 812-883-0455.

Pierce Still Leads Tight K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Points Battle

Salem, IN (October 3, 2008) – Aaron Pierce holds a slim lead in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points after 13 CRA Super Series events so far this season, but fellow rookie Zach Taylor is still right on his tail in what looks to be a great battle for the 2008 K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Award with only two points events left on the 2008 series schedule which will resume with the 37^th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade at Winchester Speedway on Sunday, October 12^th and conclude with the rescheduled Boyne At Berlin 125 on Saturday, October 18^th.

Pierce currently has 950 points in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points, which allows each competitor to drop their two worse finishes of the season. Zach Taylor is currently in second with 938 points, just 12 points behind Pierce. Pierce has been the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race in seven series events to date, while Taylor has captured that award at the other six series events this season. Both drivers have had a season high finish of second in an event this season with Taylor doing it twice at both Salem events this season.

Robert Maynor is currently third in K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points with 786 points, Maynor got a season best ninth place finish at Salem Speedway on August 16^th. Adam Purdy is in fourth place with 744 points, he got his best ever series finish of sixth also at the series event at Salem on August 16^th. Tommy Cook is in fifth place with 522 points followed by Donald Karr Jr., in sixth with 383 points, both of those drivers have not ran the full schedule of series events this season.

The K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race Award will go to the highest finishing registered rookie at each CRA Super Series points event during the 2008 season and will consist of a $100 cash bonus and a $25 Product Certificate. The highest finishing registered rookie in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Standings will receive the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Award at the 2008 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet which will include a $1000 cash bonus, a jacket and a $100 Product Certificate from K & N Filters.

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Gabehart Back Behind The Wheel For The Winchester 400

Salem, IN (October 2, 2008) – 2007 CRA Super Series Champion Chris Gabehart will climb back behind the wheel to compete in the 37^th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade on Sunday, October 12^th on the famed High Banks of Winchester Speedway. Gabehart has played a different role this season as the Crew Chief and Driver Coach for CRA Super Series K & N Filters rookie competitor Zach Taylor who drives for the Jim Mougette owned Great Deals Racing team. Gabehart has also been traveling around the country helping other drivers including TJ Reaid, a rookie in the GAS Series with a lot of success and Tommy Cloce out of northern New York. Gabehart, who is a consultant with Advanced Racing Suspensions, has also helped CRA competitors Rick Turner, Boris Jurkovic and Adam Purdy improve upon their results in 2008.

Gabehart came close to winning the 2006 Winchester 400 before a late race accident with Clay Jones while leading on lap 380. After the two had run several laps side by side, Jones car broke loose and made contact with Gabehart sending both cars hard into the outside retaining wall destroying both cars and ending Gabehart's chances of winning that event. Last season Gabehart hoped to end his Championship winning season by claiming a victory in the Winchester 400, but his day ended on lap 371 with a broken hub.

Gabehart built his current car from the ground up to hopefully compete in several big late model events at the end of the 2008 season.

"I am treating this on a race to race basis and am currently focused 100% on winning the Winchester 400," remarked Gabehart. "However, depending on how things turn out at Winchester, I would like to run the All American event in Nashville this year as well as the Southern Slam 250 at South Georgia Motorsports Park and possibly the Snowball Derby."

After being out from behind the wheel for most of the 2008 season, Gabehart has several reasons for racing again.

"My reasons for getting behind the wheel again are many. First and foremost, I love to race and I still would like to drive for a living if that opportunity presented itself. However, from a business standpoint, it allows me to continue my relationships with my many partners in the racing industry while keeping up with technological changes as a driver. In doing so, I hope to better my chassis setups for the 2009 season to better serve those that I work with."

Even though he has not been behind the wheel yet this season, Gabehart has enjoyed the part he has played in racing this year.

"I have really enjoyed my role as Zach's crew chief throughout the year. He has been a great listener and the family and Great Deals crew have all been enjoyable to work with. All of my relationships with other drivers and teams, even the ones on a limited basis, have been a great learning tool for me to gain perspective on racing from a standpoint other than the drivers seat. There is no question it has made me better and I look forward to exercising that in the coming races from the drivers seat."

Gabehart is pretty open on what he sees in his future as long as it is involved in racing somehow.

"I plan on making a living in racing for myself. I still would love to drive racecars for a living at the NASCAR level, but I am aware that I have to work on building a future now in case that doesn't happen. I really enjoy working at this level of short track racing and could see myself continuing the consulting role that I have been doing and maybe one day owning my own business doing it, however, I have always seen myself heading to NASCAR to work in some form or fashion and one day, if the right opportunity presented itself, I wouldn't hesitate to do that."

Gabehart has worked closely with Harley Boeve at Port City Racecars and will be utilizing a Port City Chassis with a lot of his own input in the suspension of the car. Gabehart has also received help from McGunegill Engine Performance, Advanced Racing Suspensions, ARP Bodies, AP Brakes, Schoenfeld Headers and Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil in his first venture as a car owner.

"Building this car would DEFINITELY not have been possible for me without the help of many great companies along the way. First, I have to thank my former car owner Jim Winters for giving me the shop and assisting me with the equipment to do it with. I have to thank Harley at Port City for all of his help, I am very fortunate to work with a company at the very peak of their performance at this level producing the nicest pavement late model chassis in the business. I also have to thank Dewaine at McGunegill Engine Performance, Bobby Blount and most importantly my Dad for all of his hard work and dedication to making this car what it is for me."

Gabehart had his car on the track this past Monday at Winchester Speedway in a test session with NASCAR competitors Kyle Busch and David Stremme who were testing their CRA Super Series late models for the upcoming Winchester 400. Gabehart also took part in a press conference with Busch, Stremme and Rick Turner that day to promote the upcoming Winchester 400.

"Mondays test went very well and proved valuable in shaking some bugs loose both from myself and the new car. I feel like we have apiece capable of winning the Winchester 400 this year, all I need is a little good luck, I've had plenty of bad the past two Winchester 400's!" 

The 37^th Annual Winchester 400 Weekend Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade will be on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 10^th, 11^th and 12^th with racing action from the Vore's Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, CRA Street Stocks, Howe CRA Sportsman Series and The Run For The Gun Shootout for the O'Reilly USA Modified Series in addition to the famed Winchester 400 with NASCAR stars Kyle Busch and David Stremme competing against the best late model drivers in the country.  For additional information and to purchase advance tickets go to www.winchesterspeedway.com. 

More information on the CRA Super Series is available at www.craracing.net. 

Kingen Interstate Express To Sponsor Winchester 400 Halfway Leader Award

Salem, IN (October 1, 2008) – Kingen Interstate Express, headquartered in Greenfield, Indiana, will be the sponsor of the Kingen Interstate Express Halfway Leader Award at the 37^th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade on Sunday, October 12^th. The Kingen Interstate Express Halfway Leader Award will be presented to the leader of lap 200, and will consist of a $400 cash bonus. Kingen Interstate Express has been the sponsor of the Halfway Leader Award at selected CRA Super Series events through out the 2008 season.

"We greatly appreciate Kingen Interstate Express sponsoring the Halfway Award at the Winchester 400," remarked Glenn Luckett, Director of the CRA Super Series. "Allen Kingen has been a loyal supporter of our series and our racers for several years, I know the racers greatly appreciate the cash awards he has sponsored through out the 2008 season!" 

The 37^th Annual Winchester 400 Weekend Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade will be the on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 10^th, 11^th and 12^th with racing action from the Vore's Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, CRA Street Stocks, Howe CRA Sportsman Series and The Run For The Gun Shootout for the O'Reilly USA Modified Series in addition to the Annual Winchester 400 with NASCAR stars Kyle Busch and David Stremme competing against the best late model drivers in the country.  For additional information and to purchase advance tickets go to www.winchesterspeedway.com. 

More information on the CRA Super Series is available at www.craracing.net. 

Army/Fagin ready to attack Winchester

By: Roger Hughes

Cloverdale, Indiana-(September 30, 2008 ) The US Army/Fagin Motorsports race team with driver Brandon Fagin has filed an entry for the 37^th Annual Winchester 400 presented by Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade on Sunday October 12^th. The race features the CRA Super Car Series Late Models.

Fagin competing in his first year of competition with the CRA Super Series had a 13^th place finish at the historic Winchester Speedway on September 1^st.

"It was a crazy day at Winchester. On Sunday the car caught fire and on Monday race day, the car got hit in the pits by a racecar from another division practicing. With the help of some other teams we were able to make the repairs and at least finish the race. I look forward to the "400". It's a long really fast race that takes patients and a lot of luck. I can't wait." said Fagin

Fagin, a fifteen year racer who makes a living as a Fireman in Evansville, Indiana feels a special bond with the US Army troops he represents on the race track.

"When I look out of my windshield and see the big US Army star on my hood, I get goose bumps. Having the greatest fighting force in the world represented by our race team is very special. While I have been in buildings with fire all around, I can't imagine what it's like to have bullets flying around you. I have the up most respect for all of the men and women of the US Army."

NASCAR superstar Kyle Busch and Nationwide Series driver David Stremme will be competing in the event which also has the US Army as a corporate sponsor.

The official website for the US Army/Fagin Motorsports team is faginmotorsports.com

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