Salem, IN (February 7, 2008) – Officials from Anderson Speedway and Champion Racing Association (CRA) have announced a special joint effort event between the two well-established racing entities for the 2008 season. The two groups will join together to Co-Promote the "Circle Track Classic" Championships at the famous O’Reilly Raceway Park (ORP) in Clermont, Indiana on Saturday, September 20^th.

Rick Dawson, Owner/Promoter of Anderson Speedway, the home of the world famous Little 500, will join with the management team of Champion Racing Association, promoters of Winchester Speedway for owner Charlie Shaw as well as the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Sportsman Series, CRA Street Stocks and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, to Co-Promote this huge Central Indiana racing event in the city that many consider the Racing Capitol of the World.

"I am really excited to join with CRA to co-promote this event," remarked Dawson. "We have worked together in the past and have made some good things happen, now we will take that one step further and promote a huge event at one of the most famous race tracks in the country. We will put forth a full-out effort to make this a marquee event that will hopefully grow into a tradition for years to come! As a result of this race being announced, the previously posted Anderson Speedway schedule will change for September 20^th, to a non-racing event that will be announced at a later date."

"We want to continue the momentum that was started at ORP with last years awesome Circle Track Nationals that was promoted by Jim Winters and Chris Gabehart," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. "With Rick Dawson and the management team we have at CRA, we feel we can promote a great event for the racers as well as the racing fans in Central Indiana. ORP is a great track that we have raced at since our beginning in 1997, and we want to continue that tradition with the ‘Circle Track Classic’ Championships."

The event will include racing from the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Sportsman, CRA Street Stocks and from the Anderson Speedway Ed Martin Auto Group Super Trucks. The events will be point events for all four divisions. There will be an open practice, put on by the race track, for competitors in all four divisions on Friday, September 19^th, with a full day of practice, qualifying and racing on Saturday, September 20^th. A full detailed schedule of events will be released at a later date.

There will be several marketing opportunities available for the "Circle Track Classic" Championships for companies and groups of any size to be a part of this huge racing event that will attract fans and racers from all over the region. Interested companies or groups can contact the CRA office at 812- 883-0455. Group ticket packages will also be available for interested race teams.

Additional information will be available at oreillyracewaypark.com, andersonspeedway.com and at craracing.net.