Salem, IN (May 3, 2007) – Officials with Champion Racing Association are pleased to announce that Howe Racing has agreed to become the Title Sponsor of the CRA Sportsman Series for the upcoming 2007 season that is set to begin this Saturday on the High Banks of Winchester Speedway. The series will now be titled the Howe CRA Sportsman Series.

"We are very excited to have Howe Racing as the title sponsor of the CRA Sportsman Series," remarked Glenn Luckett, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. "This will be the second season for this series and we are expecting it to continue to grow stronger with each event, especially now, with the help of Howe Racing. We look forward to a great 2007 season!"

The 2007 Howe CRA Sportsman Champion will have the choice of receiving a bare Howe Chassis (a $2,500 value) or a $1000 cash bonus from Howe Racing. Howe Racing will award a $200 Product Certificate to second place in final 2007 series points, a $100 Product Certificate to third, a $75 Product Certificate to fourth and a $50 Product Certificate to fifth. In addition, Howe Racing will award each 2007 Howe CRA Sportsman Series event winner with a $25 Product Certificate.

Howe Racing Enterprises was founded in 1971 by legendary Mid-west racer Ed Howe. Located today in a 45,000 square foot building in Beaverton, Michigan, the company is in the capable hands of his son, Howe Racing President Chas Howe. Howe Racing sells serious race products including Chassis’s, Radiators, Steering Components, Suspension Components, Cock Pit Equipment, Braking and Exhaust Components that will help racers get to victory lane. By choosing Howe Racing products, racers are equipped with products that have been race-tested, that can be bought with confidence. Howe Racing is also a distributor for other leading racing products including Five Star Racecar Bodies, Aeroquip, ATL Fuel Cells, Penske Shocks, Pro Shocks, Hawk Brake Pads, and Appleton Rack & Pinion Steering Systems. Additional information on Howe Racing is available at www.howeracing.com or contact them toll free at 888-484-3946.

This Saturday’s Howe CRA Sportsman Series event at Winchester Speedway will be part of the big ARCA 200 Weekend. The Howe CRA Sportsman Series will be part of Saturday’s preliminary racing action that will also include the ARCA Lincoln Welder Trucks and a special non-points event for the CRA Street Stocks. In addition the ARCA RE/MAX Series stock cars will be practicing and qualifying for their 200-lap event on Sunday.

Pit gates will open at 9:30am on Saturday. Howe CRA Sportsman Series practice will begin at 12:45pm with qualifying at 3:30pm. Saturday’s race program will begin at 5:30pm with 10 lap Sportsman heats. The Howe CRA Sportsman Series 40 lap feature will be the final event of the evening. Advanced tickets can be purchased on the Winchester Speedway web site at www.winchesterspeedway.com. More information on the Howe CRA Sportsman Series is available here.