Salem, IN (July 22, 2005) – Chris Gabehart takes a six-point lead into the third round of the Scott Performance Wire Five State Challenge, an award program based upon five selected CRA Super Series points events in the five states the series will have points events in 2005, heading into the July 31st CRA Super Series event at Kalamazoo Speedway. Gabehart grabbed the lead by winning the Manning Service 100 Presented By Spray Power at Winchester Speedway on May 22, he followed that up with a ninth place finish in the A.P. Racing Engines 100 Presented By Spray Power in the second round at Toledo Speedway on May 29^th along with taking the Bicycle Clay Poker Chips – Menards Fast Qualifier Award at Toledo. The other events involved with the Scott Performance Wire Five State Challenge include the September 25^th event at Rockford Speedway located in Rockford, Illinois, and the October 1^st event at I-70 Speedway located in Odessa, MO.

The Scott Performance Wire Five State Challenge will pay the driver who gets the most series points in the five events a $500 bonus and a set of Scott Performance Wires. The second place driver in the Scott Performance Wire Tri-State Challenge will receive a $300 bonus. The third place driver in the Scott Performance Wire Tri-State Challenge will receive a $200 bonus. Scott Performance Wire will also award the 2005 CRA Super Series Champion with a set of Scott Performance Wires and an additional set of Scott Performance Wires that will be given away by random draw of the top fifteen teams in final series points at the 2005 series awards banquet.

Gabehart leads Scott Hantz by six points. Eddie Hoffman is third seventeen points behind.16 year old Landon Cassill is fourth eighteen points behind, while Eddie Van Meter is fifth thirty-three points behind.

Scott Performance Wire, the Official Racing Wires of the CRA Super Series, is located in Mooresville, North Carolina. Scott Performance Wire produces Competition Ignition Wire Sets, Ignition Wires & Accessories, Battery Cables, and Wire & Cable Accessories for the top engine builders in the country. Started in 1990 by Brian Scott, Scott Performance Wire has become one of the leading innovators of custom high performance ignition wires for the racing community. Designed and built from quality components Scott Performance Wire products meet or exceed all engine builders' specifications. The hand crafting of each set of wires not only assures quality control it also provides the flexibility needed to meet the demand of every customer no matter how exotic. If your engine builder is not providing you with the best ignition wires available have him contact Scott Performance Wire.

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