Salem, IN (July 10, 2005) – The CRA Super Series Presented By Spray Power is halfway through the 20 race 2005 season, a season so far of parity. The series has had 10 different winners in victory lane in the nine point events and one non-point event so far this season. Of those 10 different winners, 5 have been first time winners including leading FLF Racecars /Cometic Gasket Rookie Of The Year candidate Boris Jurkovic, who claimed the win in the second race of the season at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway. Chris Gabehart started a streak of four straight first time winners with his victory at Winchester Speedway. From there Johnny Belott got his first series win at Toledo Speedway, Jack Landis got his at Columbus Motor Speedway and Jeremy Lepak the win in the George Appleton Memorial non-points event at Grundy County Speedway.

Series veteran racers have also visited victory in 2005 including 2003 series champion Bobby Parsley who claimed a victory in the 2005 season opener at Anderson Speedway. Other victories have been claimed by 2000 series champion Scott Hantz at IRP, Fred Campbell driving for veteran series driver Bull Baker at Berlin Raceway, Eddie Hoffman’s domination at Illiana Motor Speedway and the most recent winner Jeff Lane on Saturday night July 2^nd at Angola Motor Speedway.

The series driver standings also reflects a season that has not been dominated by any one driver. After nine series point’s events the top five drivers are separated by only 18 points. Eddie Van Meter has been the most consistent driver so far in the 2005 season with the guidance of veteran Crew Chief Bill Rievley. Van Meter has seen two possible victories slip away in the first half of the season, the first at Toledo Speedway when rain shortened the event and gave the victory to Johnny Belott with nine laps to go and at Berlin Raceway when he ran out of gas while leading on lap 111 of the 125 for the event.

Scott Hantz is currently in second only 4 points behind Van Meter in a roller coaster season that saw him in victory lane at IRP in May, but suffering DNF’s at Columbus Motor Speedway and at Illiana Motor Speedway. Chris Gabehart has fought back from adversity in the first two events of the season to be in third place in points, eleven behind Van Meter, followed by Bobby Parsley in fourth seventeen points behind despite DNF’s at Winchester Speedway and Illiana Motor Speedway.

Eddie Hoffman’s team TK Racing currently leads the series owner’s points by 56 points, while Hoffman sets in fifth place 18 behind Van Meter, but he has only competed in 8 point races, one less than everyone else in front of him. Steve Moenck drove the TK Racing CRA Super Series entry at Columbus Motor Speedway while Hoffman raced a NASCAR AutoZone Midwest event in Colorado the same weekend for team owner Tom Kmak. Hoffman will make the rest of the CRA Super Series events in 2005 and hopes to claim the drivers championship along with the owners championship for TK Racing in there first full season with the series.

Several series stats to date also reflect parity in the first 10 events including the Bicycle Clay Poker Chips – Menards Fast Qualifier Award, which has been claimed by 8 different drivers in the 10 events. Chris Gabehart and Bobby Parsley have each claimed two Fast Qualifier Awards while Eddie Hoffman, Jason Setser, Ryan Mathews, Jack Landis, Jeff Lane and Steve Moenck have all claimed one.

Nine different drivers have claimed the Isky Racing Cams/Lane Automotive Hardcharger Award this season. Jeff Lane is the only two-time winner while Kenny Tweedy, Joe O’Connor, JR Roahrig, Zach Dunson, Jim Crabtree Jr., Landon Cassill, Mike Eddy and Jason Shively have one a piece.

The CRA Super Series Presented By Spray Power will fittingly begin the second half of one of it’s greatest seasons ever with it’s most prestigious points event the 39^th Annual Anderson 400 Presented By The Cat Rental Store and Great Deals at Anderson Speedway this Saturday, July 16^th. The event will begin with an open practice on Thursday evening from 4pm until dark, after which teams will compete in a bowling tournament at Coopers Sport Bowl. Practice and qualifying will take place on Friday, with the 39^th Annual Anderson 400 Presented By The Cat Rental Store and Great Deals on Saturday evening. More in formation is available at here.