Salem, IN (February 7, 2005) – CRA Super Series officials have announced that Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators Season Lap Leader Awards for the upcoming CRA Super Series 2005 season. Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators, a division of Harris Calorific, will award the CRA Super Series driver that leads the most laps in the regular 100/125 lap series point’s events on the 2005 schedule with a set of Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators. This will be the third consecutive season that Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators has been a sponsor of the CRA Super Series.

In addition, Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators will award the driver who leads the most laps in the special events on the 2005 CRA Super Series schedule with a set of Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators. The special events scheduled to date would include the Anderson 400 at Anderson Speedway on July 16^th, the 250-lap series event at Rockford Speedway on September 26th, and the 150-lap event at I-70 Speedway on October 1^st and the All American 300 at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee on November 6^th. Both awards will be presented at the 2005 CRA Super Series Awards Banquet.

Angola, Indiana’s Scott Hantz won the Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators Season Lap Leader Award for the CRA Super Series 2004 season in the100/150 lap events. It was the second consecutive season that Hantz has won the lap leader award in that category of series events. Hantz lead a total of 411 laps in the 100/150 lap events during the 2004 season. Canadian Motorsports Hall Of Fame driver Junior Hanley won the Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators Season Lap Leader Award for the CRA Super Series 2004 special events. Hanley lead 298 laps in claiming a victory at the Anderson 400 at Anderson Speedway on July 17^th, those laps were enough to get Hanley the award.

Harris Calorific is one of the largest independent manufacturers of gas apparatus equipment in the world. Harris Calorific products are sold and used in over 85 countries throughout the world with manufacturing facilities in Gainesville, GA; Los Angeles, CA; Rathnew, Ireland and Bologna, Italy. Lincoln Electric, the parent company of CRA Super Series sponsor Lincoln Welders, purchased Harris Calorific in 1990. Together, the two organizations provide their customers with an expanded portfolio of high quality products. Additional information can be found at www.harriscal.com, or at www.lincolnelectric.com.