CRA Super Series To Celebrate Fathers Day At Anderson Speedway

Salem, IN (June 11, 2008) – The CRA Super Series will be celebrating Fathers Day with a special event this Sunday at Anderson Speedway. The event is a make-up event from the originally scheduled April 12th event that was postponed because of weather. 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 ever event on Saturday, April 26, 1997. Anderson Speedway has had a total of 43 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.

Three former series Champions head a list of talented drivers entered for Saturday’s Ivy Tech 125 Presented By Great Deals including 1997 Champion Kenny Tweedy and 1998 Champion Brian Rievley, both racing cars for long time series car owner Ken Muller and his Muller Motorsports Team with long time late model guru Bill Rievley turning the wrenches on both cars. Tweedy is second in series all time wins at Anderson Speedway with four while Rievley has been to victory lane with the series at Anderson Speedway one time and was the 1997 Anderson Speedway Late Model Champion.

Two time series Champion, and current series points leader Scott Hantz has also entered this weekend’s event, he also has one series victory at Anderson Speedway. Hantz started off the 2008 season with two consecutive series victories at Winchester Speedway and at Baer Field Speedway. Hantz is in pursuit of Brian Ross’s all-time series victory total of 22 wins, Hantz has 20 to date.

2006 series Driver Champion Jeff Lane is entered, Lane has two series victories at Anderson Speedway, and got the victory in this past Saturday’s series event at Salem Speedway, he is currently in third place in series points. Other former Anderson series winners entered include series veteran Rick Turner, 2007 CRA Super Series rookie of the year John VanDoorn and former Street Stock Champion at Anderson Speedway and winner of the Anderson 400 in 2001 Bull Baker who has switched to number 15 driving for Jay Seal instead of his familiar number 78 he has campaigned for several seasons with the series.

Other top series regulars entered for Sunday’s event include Jason Dietsch who is second in series points, veteran JR Roahrig who is sixth in points, Terry Fisher Jr. eighth in points, Boris Jurkovic ninth in points, Jason Shively, Sean Matthuis, Rich Segvich and part-time series competitor Mike Kugler will make his first Anderson start.

Zach Taylor leads a very impressive rookie class entered for Sunday’s event. Taylor is the current leader in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points and has been the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race Award winner for all three series events this season. Taylor drives for the Great Deals Racing Team owned by Anderson businessman Jim Mougeotte and his currently fourth in overall series points and got a second place finish at last Saturday’s event at Salem Speedway, which was his best series finish to date.

Muncie, Indiana native Aaron Pierce is currently second in K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year points and tenth in overall series points. Pierce is known more for his open wheel racing in the Anderson area including several starts in the prestigious Little 500 Sprint Car event held each season at Anderson Speedway. Other rookie drivers entered include Robert Maynor, Tommy Cook, Adam Purdy, and Anderson native Donald Karr Jr.

Four drivers are set to make their CRA Super Series debuts in Sunday’s event. Brandon Fagin, a former Howe CRA Sportsman competitor will make his series debut with his #8 U.S. Army sponsored car that he recently purchased from CRA competitor John Heck. Current Howe CRA Sportsman rookie competitor Nick Lay will make his CRA Super Series debut on Sunday. Lay is currently sixth in Sportsman points and has been the Holley Fast Qualifier twice this season including the series season opener at Anderson Speedway. Lay will have veteran racer and Crew Chief Tim Neal turning the wrenches on his car Sunday. David Flynn will also make his first ever series start coming from Seymour, Tennessee and Mishawaka, Indiana native Jim Brown will driver a Segvich team car.

Pits will open on Sunday at 1pm, practice will begin at 3pm, qualifying at 4:45pm. The Fathers Day race program will begin at 6pm with the CRA Super Series Ivy Tech 125 Presented By Great Deals. For information on this Sunday’s event go to www.andersonspeedway.com. For more information on the CRA Super Series go to www.craracing.net.

 

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