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Former Nashville
Winners Lead List Of Entries So Far For The Spring Clash 150
Salem, IN (March 9, 2007) –
Former winners of CRA Super Series sanctioned events at the Music City
Motorplex at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee lead the list of
47 entries so far
for
the Spring Clash 150 at the Music City Motorplex on Sunday, April 1.
Joliet, Illinois native Boris Jurkovic, winner of the CRA Super Series
200 lap portion of last falls All American 400 has filed an entry for
the Spring Clash 150, Jurkovic looks to claim his second Guitar Trophy
at a track he has mastered recently. Jurkovic finished second in last
springs CRA Super Series 150 lap event and finished second in the CRA
Super Series All American 400 event in the fall of 2005.
Pensacola, Florida native Eddie
Mercer, winner of the CRA Super Series 150 lap event last spring, has
also filed an entry, Mercer has also run well recently at the Music
City Motorplex getting a third place finish in the CRA Super Series
200 lap portion of last falls All American 400. Cleveland, Georgia
native Jason Hogan, winner of the 2005 CRA Super Series All American
400 event, has also entered in pursuit of his second coveted Guitar
Trophy. Hogan looks to change his bad luck he had in the 2006 CRA
Music City Motorplex events were he finished 20th in last
spring’s event and 35th in last falls event.
Wheaton, Illinois veteran racer Eddie
Hoffman claimed two Guitar Trophies last year winning both ASA Late
Model Series events at the Music City Motorplex. Hoffman has entered
the Spring Clash 150 in hopes of claiming his first CRA Super Series
Guitar Trophy and will defend his ASA Late Model Series wins in the
200-lap ASA Late Model Series event on Saturday, March 31. Hoffman
finished in third in last years CRA spring event and 10th
in the fall event.
2006 CRA Super Series Champion Scott
Hantz leads a strong group of CRA Super Series regulars entered for
the event. Also entered are 2006 series points runner-up Tommy St.
John, JR Roahrig, Eddie Van Meter, Jeff Lane, Chris Gabehart, Bobby
Parsley, Kenny Tweedy, Rick Turner, Jason Shively, and Andy Ponstein.
A talented group of series rookie drivers are also entered including
Johnny Van Doorn, Nick Baran, Sean Matthuis, Tom Knippenberg, Benny
Van Cleve, and Ray Mooi.
Besides the CRA Super Series
regulars, other notable northern drivers entered include Wisconsin
Challenge Series Champion Nathan Haseleu, also a winner with the CRA
Super Series last year in the Elmer Musgrave Memorial 100 at Illiana
Motor Speedway. Minnesota’s Josh Vadnais, a winner last year in the
now defunct NASCAR Midwest Elite Series and 8th place
finisher in last springs CRA Nashville event has entered. Also entered
are Wisconsin’s Tim Rothe and Nebraska’s Josh Krug.
Several top southern drivers are
entered including the top two finishers at last weekends exciting
Rattler Super Late Model Event. Alabama natives Augie Grill, the
winner of The Rattler, and 15-year-old Hunter Robbins, who finished in
second, have both entered the Spring Clash 150. Both cars will need
repairs to compete in the Spring Clash 150 after wrecking at the
finish of last weekends event.
Other top Southern drivers already
entered include Alabama natives Steven Davis, Dave Mader, Josh Hamner,
Stanley Smith, Johnny Brazier and Martin Pierce. North Carolina
drivers Dennis Schoenfeld and Teddy Musgrave Jr., son NASCAR’s Ted
Musgrave, have also entered along with Florida’s Scott Carlson and
Georgia drivers Russell Fleeman and Ricky Sanders.
The ASA Late Models and NASCAR Whelen
Southern Modifieds will also be part of the Spring Clash 150 weekends
racing action. ASA Late Models only, will practice on Friday, March
30. CRA Super Series teams will have hauler parking that evening from
6 to 8pm local time. Teams in the top 40 CRA Super Series entries will
enter the inside pits at the turn one gate. Teams pitting in the back
pit area will enter that pit area through the gates behind turn two.
CRA Super Series officials will be parking haulers. Teams can also
pre-pull practice tires during that time period.
Additional rig parking will be done
for CRA Super Series teams at 7:15am on Saturday, March 31. Pit gates
will open at 8am. CRA Super Series will have a 90-minute practice
starting at 11:30am followed by another 75-minute practice at 1:30pm.
CRA Super Series qualifying will be on Saturday at 5:30pm. The ASA
Late Models will have their 200-lap event Saturday night.
The CRA Super Series and NASCAR
Whelen Southern Modifieds will run twin 150 lap events on Sunday,
April 1. The Modifieds will run their feature at 1:15pm, followed by
the CRA Super Series Spring Clash 150. There will be a 40-lap Last
Chance race for the CRA Super Series cars not already locked into the
show on that Sunday at 12noon. Additional information on the CRA Super
Series including the Nashville event entry form, a detailed schedule
of events, and CRA Super Series rules are available
here.
For Spring Clash 150 track and ticket
information go to
www.musiccitymotorplex.com or call 615-726-1818.
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