Salem, IN (February 22, 2006) – 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 2006 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 2006 schedule with a set of Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators. This will be the fourth 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 2006 CRA Super Series schedule with a set of Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators. The special events scheduled to date would include the All American 150 at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee on March 18^th, the Anderson 250 at Anderson Speedway on July 15^th , the 200-lap 41^st Annual National Short Track Championship event at Rockford Speedway on September 24th, the Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway on October 15^th and the All American 300 at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville, Tennessee on November 5^th. Both awards will be presented at the 2006 CRA Super Series Awards Banquet.

2004 CRA Super Series Rookie Of The Year Chris Gabehart won the Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators Season Lap Leader Award for the CRA Super Series 2005 season in the100/125 lap events. Gabehart lead a total of 215 laps in the 100/125 lap events during the 2005 season. Veteran late model racer Eddie Hoffman, driver for 2005 CRA Super Series Owners Points Champion Tom Kmak and his TK Racing team, won the Harris Cutting Torches & Regulators Season Lap Leader Award for the CRA Super Series 2005 special events. Hoffman led 398 laps in claiming a victory at the Anderson 400 at Anderson Speedway on July 16^th and a victory in the 40^th Annual National Short Track Championships at Rockford Speedway on September 25th.

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.