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Two Time CRA
Super Series Champion Brian Ross To Return To Action At Plymouth
Speedway On Sunday
Salem, IN (June 9, 2006) – Two
Time CRA Super Series Champion Brian Ross will return to action in
this Sunday’s Braun Auto Group 100 CRA Super Series sanctioned event
at Plymouth Speedway.
Ross,
a native of Plymouth, Indiana, will make the start in a car owned by
legendary late model crew chief Bill Rievley. Ross, the only two-time
Champion with the series, won his first title in a miraculous 1999
season that saw Ross set season record for wins with 9 and the season
record for top five finishes with 15 in the 18 series events held that
season. Ross beat Brian Rievley, the 1998 series Champion and son of
Bill Rievley, by 173 points.
Ross moved to the ARCA RE/MAX Series
for the 2000 racing season winning that series Rookie Of The Year
Award, but lost his ARCA ride at the end of that season. Ross returned
to the CRA Super Series for the 2001 season were he preceded to win
his second series Championship over 2000 series Champion Scott Hantz
by 55 points. The wins got harder to get with Ross capturing two wins
that season. Ross continues to hold the series record for total wins
with 22, in second is Junior Hanley with 18, current CRA Super Series
points leader Scott Hantz is third with 15 wins.
Ross last raced with the CRA Super
Series at Plymouth Speedway on September 1, 2002 in the Acker
Plastics/Braun Auto Group 150, were he finished in 4th
after an exciting late battle through the field after being sent to
the tail after contact with Bobby Parsley while battling for the lead
on lap 69 of the 150-lap event. That event was also the last time the
CRA Super Series held an event at Plymouth Speedway, the series was
scheduled to have an event at that track in 2003, but the event was
rained out. Scott Hantz snapped a 22 race winless streak in getting
the victory in the Acker Plastics/Braun Auto Group 150, Joel Kauffman
finished in second on his way to winning the 2002 series Championship.
Hantz has three CRA Super Series
victories in the four series events held at Plymouth Speedway. Brian
Ross has the other series victory at Plymouth Speedway, which was one
of his victories during his the 2001 Championship season, Hantz
finished second in that event.
Other notable expected entries for
Sunday’s CRA Super Series sanctioned non-points event include series
current points leader and Plymouth Speedway series victory leader
Scott Hantz. Local CRA Super Series competitor, Mishawaka, Indiana’s
JR Roahrig, who has competed in the Plymouth Speedway late model
division the last two Sundays, along with 1997 series Champion Kenny
Tweedy. Former ASA competitor Jack Landis is expected, as is Elkhart,
Indiana native Donny Klotz. Former Illiana Motor Speedway Champions
Dave Weltmeyer and John Nutley are expected to compete along with
fellow Chicagoland area racers Jack Kalwasinski, Nick Baran, Jeff
Cannon, Brett Sontag, Steven Brooks, Scott Koerner, Mike White, Dave
Gentile Jr., and Brian Muick along with Wisconsin racer Chris Weinkauf.
Pit gates open for Sunday’s event for
the CRA Super Series competitors at 12 Noon. Practice will begin at
2:30pm with qualifying at 4:30pm. The evening race program will begin
at 6:30pm and will include the Braun Auto Group 100. More information
is available on the event at www.plymouthspeedway.net or at
www.craracing.net.
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