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CRA Super Series
Ready To Challenge Anderson Speedway
Salem, IN (June 7, 2007) – The
CRA Super Series is ready to challenge Anderson Speedway this Saturday
in the Anderson 125 Presented By Great Deals Coupon Magazine, this
event is a reschedule of an event that was postponed because of
weather on April 14th. The famous high-banked quarter mile
racetrack located in Anderson, Indiana has hosted more CRA Super
Series events
than
any other track since the series first event ever event on Saturday,
April 26, 1997. Anderson Speedway has had a total of 41 CRA Super
Series events to date. Former two time series champion Brian Ross is
the all-time series victory leader at Anderson Speedway with nine
victories.
Series points leader Chris Gabehart
leads a strong group of CRA Super Series regulars into Saturday’s
event, Gabehart has a 46 point lead in a season were he has yet to
finish outside the top five the five series events so far this season.
Gabehart opened the season with a fifth place finish in Nashville, got
fourth place finishes at Winchester Speedway and at Baer Field
Speedway, got a dominating win at Toledo Speedway, and
fought back through the field three times to finish fifth in last
weeks event at Columbus Motor Speedway. Gabehart has also claimed the
last two events Appleton Rack & Pinion Fast Qualifier Awards and set a
new track record last week at Columbus.
Scott Hantz is currently second in
points with one win at Baer Field Speedway this season and has one
career win at Anderson Speedway. Jeff Lane is currently third in
series points, and comes into Saturday’s event with two career wins at
Anderson Speedway including last seasons Anderson 250 event. Rookie
contender John Van Doorn is currently fourth in series points, only
one behind Lane, Van Doorn finished second in last weeks event at
Columbus Motor Speedway, his best ever finish with the series. JR
Roahrig is currently fifth in season points and is seeking his first
series
win
at Anderson Speedway.
Jason Shively is sixth in points and
was the Fast Qualifier at last years Anderson 250. 1997 series
Champion Kenny Tweedy is currently seventh in series points, he is
second on the all time series win list at Anderson Speedway with four
wins. Veteran Rick Turner is currently eighth in series points, his
lone series victory was at Anderson Speedway. A. J. Ganino is
currently ninth in series points, but is not expected to compete
Saturday after damaging his car at Columbus Motor Speedway. Jack
Smith, who made his NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series debut a few weeks
ago at Mansfield Motorsports Speedway, is currently tenth in series
points and will be making his first ever start at Anderson Speedway.
Everyone in the top ten except Ganino is pre-entered for Saturday’s
event.
1998 series Champion Brian Rievley
will be making his second start of the season with the series,
competing in a car owned by his father Bill Rievley. Brian Rievley has
one win with the series at Anderson Speedway and was the 1997 Anderson
Speedway Late Model Champion. The famed duo plan to
make
selected starts with the series during the remaining 2007 schedule.
Third Generation driver Bret Miles
Jr. will be making his first start in a late model at Anderson
Speedway. Miles Jr. is running a limited schedule in 2007 to get
experience to make a run for Rookie Of the Year honors in 2008. Miles
finished 15th at Winchester Speedway in April and finished
15th in last weeks event at Columbus Motor Speedway. In
2006, the Muncie, Indiana native placed second in the Anderson
Speedway Street Stock point standings earning Rookie of the Year
honors. He recorded a division-leading four feature wins along with
seven fast times and 14 top-10 finishes.
Other series drivers entered to date
include Bull Baker, a former Street Stock Champion at Anderson
Speedway and winner of the Anderson 400 in 2001, Eddie Van Meter, Greg
Boone, Terry Fisher Jr., John Heck, and 1994 Anderson Speedway Late
Model Champion Bobby Fields will make his second ever series start in
a second Floyd Fehl owned car as a teammate to Kenny Tweedy. The
series has a great group of Rookie
Of
The Year contenders entered including Ray Mooi, Sean Matthuis, Donald
Karr Jr., and Nick Baran. Two drivers making long hauls for Saturday’s
event include Robert Maynor from Colgate, Wisconsin and Tim Gittemeier
from St. Charles, Missouri.
Pit gates open for Saturday’s event
at 1:30pm, CRA Super Series practice will begin at 4:30pm with
qualifying at 6:30pm. The race program will begin at 8pm and will
include the Anderson 125 Presented By Great Deals Coupon Magazine.
More information on the event can be found at
www.andersonspeedway.com
or here.
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