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CRA Vore's Welding and Steel FWD Compacts

Redmond Navigates Traffic for the Win

Winchester, IN (June 6, 2009) - Brain Redmond elected to take the tail of the fast cars to move him back a few positions at the start of the Vore's Welding and Steel 50 lap feature at Winchester Speedway as he felt he did not get everything from his car in qualifying. This did not prove to be a problem, as he navigated trough the traffic at the start to take the lead from fast qualifier Bill Charles on the 10th lap and he stayed out front the rest of the race. Running in packs three wide at times the Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts made it tough on the lead drivers the entire race. 50 caution free laps of close racing gave the fans a very entertaining FWD race.

"It sure was interesting out there." Redmond commented. "My arms will be tired tomorrow, I took the power steering off to get a few more horse power, and I am feeling it now. I’m not sure how I got thru all that traffic but I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night!" Click Here.

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Charles Sets Fast Time in Qualifying

Bill Charles set fast time as the Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact qualified for the first time at Winchester Speedway with a time of 21.468 seconds. Rex Zimmerman was second at 21.656, with Brian Redmond third, Tim Dilg fourth and Jordan Flynn fifth.

Qualifying Results

After the invert Zane Fisher will start on the pole, with Justin Brown on the outside of the front row.

Vore's Welding and Steel 50 Lineup

Charles Quickest in Second Practice Session

Bill Charles was quickest in the second practice for the Vore's Welding and Steel 50 with a time of 21.574 seconds. Zimmerman was second quick with a time of 21.777 seconds. Jordan Flynn was third, Tim Dilg fourth and Jess Drook fifth.

Practice Results

Zimmerman Fastest in First Practice Session

Rex Zimmerman was fastest in the first practice with a time of 21.811 seconds for the Vore's Welding and Steel 50 at Winchester Speedway. Bill Charles was second at 21.847, Brian Redmond third, Jess Drook fourth and Ken Schuler fifth.

Practice Results

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Charles Wins Wild Race

Salem, IN (May 27, 2009) – Bill Charles was in fourth place and watching a battle for the lead take place in front of him in the Vore’s Welding and Steel FWD Compacts 50 lap feature. Steve Christman and Jeff Williams traded the lead (and paint) for several laps, with six lead changes in six laps, when they came together and spun. Both cars went to the rear on the 46th lap, putting Nathan Thomas in the lead, Charles wasted no time getting to the lead and staying there the final three laps. Steve Christman came from the rear on the restart to finish second, Tim Dilg third, Blaine Miller fourth and Nathan Thomas fifth. Click Here.

Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Official Results

CRA’s Memorial Day 200 this Monday at Baer Field Speedway

See 200 Laps of Featuring Racing for Only $10

Salem, IN (May 21, 2009) – Champion Racing Association will present the CRA Memorial Day 200 this Monday, May 25^th at Baer Field Speedway located in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. This CRA promoted event will feature exciting racing action from the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, the CRA Street Stocks and the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts along with the Midwest Mini Stock Challenge. Each division will have heat races and a 50 lap feature. That’s 200 laps of feature racing action for only $10 for an adult ticket, $5 for children 6 to 12 years old, children 5 and under are free! Click Here.

Dilg Wins First Race of Season

Tim Dilg got the victory on Sunday in the 2009 Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts 2009 season opener. Dilg came from his seventh place starting position to pass early leader Jess Drook on lap six and lead the rest of the way to get the victory. Drook finished in second, Jordan Flynn in third, Bill Charles in fourth and Rex Zimmerman in fifth. Zimmerman and Flynn were winners of the 8 lap heat races.

"It was great to race with Brian (Redmond) for all those laps and never touch." Dilg stated. "These are the best guys to race with, we race hard, we race clean and we have fun." Click Here.

Vore's Welding and Steel 20 Official Results

Wanted FWD Compacts to Race for Possible $1000 to Win at Winchester Speedway

Salem, IN (May 14, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials are wanting to pay $1000 to win for the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts special 50 lap feature on Saturday, June 6^th on the High Banks of Winchester Speedway. The event is part of a big two-day show featuring the return of the USARacing Pro Cup Series stock cars, which formally raced at Winchester Speedway as the Hooters Pro Cup Series, on Friday, June 5^th and Saturday, June 6^th. Click Here.

Non-Points Race Added To Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts Schedule

Additional Event Bonuses Available For CRA Participants

Salem, IN (April 28, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced the addition of a non-points special event to the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts 2009 Schedule. Mt. Lawn Speedway officials have invited the CRA FWD Compacts to be part of their regular Hornets (FWD’s Compacts) event on Saturday, June 13^th. The CRA FWD Compacts will run under their regular series rules. The Mt. Lawn event will have a $25 to win trophy dash, $40 to win heat races and a $125 to win feature that night. Click Here.

CRA Street Stocks and FWD Compacts Garner Invitations

Salem, IN (April 24, 2009) – As the CRA Street Stocks and the Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Series continue to grow in popularity they continue to gain invitations for special races. The Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway has invited the CRA Street Stocks to race with their street stock/sportsman division on May 2-3 and Mt. Lawn has recently released more information about the CRA Street Stock event on June 13. The announcement included exciting news for the Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts as well. Click Here.

Brandy’s Pizza To Support CRA FWD Compacts at Winchester Speedway

Salem, IN (April 16, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Brandy's Pizza, Winchester’s Best Pizza, will be supporting the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compact events at Winchester Speedway during the 2009 season with the Brandy’s Pizza Hungary Team Award. The highest finishing series car at each Winchester Speedway event displaying the Brandy's Pizza decal on each side of their car will receive the award and will receive a Product Certificate for a 24" pizza from Brandy’s Pizza in Winchester. No that's not a misprint, it’s a 24" Pizza aka 2 feet! Click Here.

Race Cover-Alls Becomes Official Sponsor of Champion Racing Association

Salem, IN (March 12, 2009) – Champion Racing Association Officials have announced that Race Cover-Alls has agreed to become a sponsor of Champion Racing Association and its five racing divisions for the 2009 racing season. Race Cover-Alls will be the Official Cover Company of CRA and its CRA Super Series, CRA Super Series South, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, CRA Street Stocks and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts for the entire 2009 racing season. Click Here.

CRA Announces Updates to Schedules of Three Divisions

Salem, IN (March 12, 2009) – Baer Field Speedway announced earlier this week that the Champion Racing Association (CRA) slate of races scheduled for Saturday September 26 has been moved to Sunday August 23. The original dates had been marked as tentative, while Speedway officials worked on a major "non-racing", full facility event put on by Brooks Construction. With the Brooks Construction event finalized, track and series officials worked together to move the racing events to the new Sunday date in August. There will not be any stock car racing on the Saturday night before the new date. Click Here.

Hinchman Racing Uniforms To Support CRA Rookie Of The Year Awards

Salem, IN (February 19, 2009) – Champion Racing Association Officials have announced that Hinchman Racing Uniforms will support Rookie Of The Year Awards in 2009 for the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, CRA Street Stocks and the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts. Hinchman Racing Uniforms has been a sponsor of the CRA Super Series for several seasons. They will now expand that support to include the other CRA divisions for the 2009 season. This will be the first season that the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will have a Rookie Of The Year Award. Click Here.

CRA Releases Schedules For Late Model Sportsman, Street Stocks and FWD Compacts

Salem, IN (February 4, 2009) – Champion Racing Association Officials have released the 2009 schedules for their Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, CRA Street Stocks and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts. They have also released updated schedules for the CRA Super Series and CRA Super Series South. Click Here.

Four Champions Honored At 2008 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet

Anderson, IN (January 11, 2008) – The 2008 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet was held this past Saturday night at the beautiful Hoosier Park Racing & Casino in Anderson, Indiana. The Top 15 in 2008 CRA Super Series points, and the top 10 in the 2008 Howe CRA Sportsman points, CRA Street Stocks points and the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts were all honored at that banquet along with special awards for all four divisions. Click Here.

Vore’s Welding & Steel Agrees To Continue Title Sponsorship Of The CRA F.W.D. Compacts For 2009

Salem, IN (November 18, 2008) – Champion Racing Association officials are pleased to announce that Vore’s Welding & Steel has agreed to continue their title sponsorship of the CRA F.W.D. Compacts for the 2009 season, it will be the third season in a row that Vore’s Welding & Steel has been the title sponsor.

"We greatly appreciate Steve Vore’s support of the CRA F.W.D. Compacts," remarked Glenn Luckett with Champion Racing Association. "Steve not only supports the series as a sponsor, but brought numerous cars to the track with the Vore’s Racing Team to compete at each event. With his support we hope to continue the growth of this series in 2009!" Click Here.