Salem, IN (May 31, 2005) – Illiana Motor Speedway officials have announced that Texas Corral Restaurants will be the sponsor of the 4^th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial CRA Super Series event on Saturday, June 25^th. This will be the second year in a row that the CRA Super Series has sanctioned that event, it will be the third series event ever held at Illiana Motor Speedway.

Wheaton, Illinois driver Eddie Hoffman set a new track record in qualifying and won last seasons Elmer Musgrave Memorial. Hoffman’s victory was not a piece of cake, as he had to battle CRA Super Series veteran Scott Hantz in the early parts of the race for second place behind early leader 2004 CRA Super Series Champion Chuck Barnes Jr. who lead the first 61 laps from his pole starting position. Hoffman and Hantz raced several laps side by side before Hantz’s car went away and eventually had to park for the night on lap 63 with a broken trailing arm in the rear end. Hoffman managed to get underneath Barnes Jr. on a restart on lap 61, and eventually pulled away in the closing laps to get the victory, his second consecutive victory in the event that honors Mid-west racing legend Elmer Musgrave.

Hoffman is expected to have plenty of competition at this season’s event, which could include six former Illiana Motor Speedway Champions including Mike White the 1997, 1998 and 1999 Track Champion. Also Pat Kelly the 2000 Champion, Steve Moenck the 2001 Champion, Boris Jurkovic the 2002 Champion, Dave Weltmeyer the 2003 Champion and John Nutley the 2004 Champion.

The 4^th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial Presented By Texas Corral will be the second leg in the Stash Kullman Chicagoland Showdown Bonus for the top 3 in combined points between the CRA Super Series 7^th Annual Rod Baker Ford George Appleton Memorial 125 at Grundy County Speedway on Sunday, June 12^th and the 4^th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial Presented By Texas Corral. The Stash Kullman Chicagoland Showdown Bonus will pay the top 3 guys in combined points between the two events $5000, $2,500 for first, $1,500 for second, and $1000 for third.

NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Ted Musgrave, son of Elmer Musgrave, will be on hand again as a special guest for the event. Musgrave will be competing at the Milwaukee Mile on Friday night June 24^th in a NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series event. The Illiana Motor Speedway Mid Am Cars and Turbo Street Stocks will also be in action that night.

Texas Corral Restaurants are fun for the whole family with Indiana locations in Merrillville, Highland, Portage as well as Michigan City and a location in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Their menu includes Texas sized steaks, ribs, shrimp, and fajitas for Ma and Pa, and a Little Buckaroos menu for those tinier Texas sized tummies. They are also featuring new summer salads including the zesty Buffalo Wing Ding salad, the sirloin-topped Black and Bleu salad or the tangy Southwest BBQ chicken salad. Texas Corral, just throw the shells on the floor!

Pit gates open for the 4^th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial Presented By Texas Corral at 1PM. Practice will begin at 3:30PM with qualifying at 5:30PM. An on track autograph session will begin at 6:30PM. The evening race program will begin at 7PM and will include the 4^th Annual Elmer Musgrave Memorial Presented By Texas Corral 100 for the CRA Super Series. More information is available at www.illianaspeedway.com or here.