Salem, IN (July 29, 2008) – The $2,500 to win Dually Depot 100 will be this Saturday, August 2 for the Howe CRA Sportsman Series at Plymouth Speedway located in Plymouth, Indiana. The $2,500 first place payoff is the largest winning payoff the series will have all season, the total purse will also be one of the top purses paid out to the series all year. The event will feature the best drivers of the Howe CRA Sportsman Series competing against the best Plymouth Speedway Sportsman drivers and against some of the best Sportsman drivers for all over Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan.

The series competed at Plymouth Speedway earlier this season on Saturday, May 24^th when a series record 44 cars signed in for that event. South Bend, Indiana veteran racer Lou Stremme started on the pole and led all 75 laps of the Transit Mix Concrete 75 that Saturday night ending Tony Dager’s streak of four straight wins in the series first four events of the 2008 season. The father of NASCAR driver David Stremme, never led by more than a few car lengths and had to negotiate several accidents and restarts to get the win.

Goshen, Indiana driver Charlie Hanna finished in second in a tough battle with Justin Alsip who finished third by less than a fender. Rick Rinehart finished in fourth with 1997 series Champion Billy Hutson in fifth. Mike Shewchuk finished in sixth, he was the highest finishing Plymouth Speedway Sportsman Division regular. Tony Dager was the events Holley Performance Fast Qualifier and drew an eight for the inverted start placing Stremme on the pole. Dager was making a charge to the front when contact from Rinehart flattened a tire putting Dager on the tail of the field. Dager fought back to finish in ninth.

Dager comes into the Dually Depot 100 as the series point’s leader as the series reaches the halfway point of its 2008 season. Dager, a series rookie, has led the series points the entire season after winning the first four events of the season. Dager returned to victory lane again on July 5^th at Baer Field Speedway and currently holds a 41 point lead over Rick Rinehart who is in second place, but is still seeking his first win of the 2008 season.

Rookie competitor Justin Alsip currently sits in third place in points, he is 64 points behind Rinehart. Alsip has two third place finishes so far this season. Charlie Hanna is in fourth place in series points, he is 27 points behind Alsip. Eric Barcus is in fifth place in series points, 23 points behind Hanna. Chad Richardson won the Angola event on July 3 while Al Cook Jr. won the series last event at Baer Field Speedway on July 19^th.

Kevin Gunkel is the point’s leader in the Plymouth Speedway Sportsman Division by one point over second place Mike Shewchuk. Matt Elliot is in third place 37 points behind Shewchuk. Nick Pressler is in fourth place, only five points behind Elliot. Billy Rumbaugh is in fifth place, 15 points behind Pressler.

Saturday night is Fan Appreciation Night at Plymouth Speedway. Fans can get in for $20 a carload. Pit Gates will open at 2pm, practice will begin at 4pm with qualifying at 5:30pm. The race program will begin at 7pm and will include Last Chance races and the Dually Depot 100 for the Howe CRA Sportsman Series. Also competing at Plymouth that night will be the Mini Stocks, Thunder Cars and FWD’s. More event information is available at www.plymouthspeedway.net or at www.craracing.net.