Salem, IN (October 22, 2008) – Six former winners of the famed All American 400 event at the Music City Motorplex at the Fairgrounds in Nashville, Tennessee top the list of 45 early entries for the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 CRA event coming up on Saturday, November 1^st. Florida’s Wayne Anderson will venture to Nashville to compete in his first All American event sanctioned by the CRA Super Series. Anderson was a winner of the All American 400 twice, once in 1996 and again in 1999 when the event was a true 400-lap race. Anderson was competing with the old NASCAR All Pro Series at that time, and was one of the top late model drivers in the country. Anderson has cut back on his traveling the past several years, but is still racing in Florida late model events and still finding victory lane often.

Other former event winners entered for this year’s All American event include the 2004 winner Chuck Barnes Jr., who has returned to competing part-time in selected series events this season including getting a victory in the August 9^th series event at Salem Speedway. 2005 winner Jason Hogan is entered and will do double duty competing in the companion ASA Southeast Series 200 lap event, Hogan has won three ASA Southeast events in a row heading into next weeks events. 2006 winner Boris Jurkovic is entered, Jurkovic competed full-time with CRA in 2008 finishing third in points with two wins, one at Illiana Motor Speedway and one at Plymouth Speedway. 2007 winner John VanDoorn has also entered, VanDoorn has had an up and down season in 2008 finding victory lane once with the series at Toledo Speedway and finishing sixth in points. All four of these drivers will be seeking their second Copley Guitar Trophy.

Another driver entered who has found victory lane on three occasions in Nashville with the ASA Late Model Series, including the 2005 All American event, is Illinois veteran Eddie Hoffman, but he is still seeking his first win with CRA at the Music City Motorplex. Hoffman was the ASA Late Model Series Northern Champion this past season scoring three victories with the North Series and one victory with the Challenge Series. Hoffman will also do double duty, like always at Nashville, competing in the ASA Southeast Series 200 lap event.

Several drivers who have won other CRA sanctioned events at Nashville are entered including 2008 CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz, who won the All American 150 in July 20^th on his way to scoring five series victories and getting his record breaking third series Championship. Nathan Haseleu is entered, he won the 2007 All American 150 in Nashville in a memorable event were he raced side by side with Josh Vadnais for several laps before pulling out the win. Fast Eddie Mercer is also entered, he won the All American 150 in 2006.

Kyle Busch Motorsports has entered Alex Haase in the event, it will be Haase’s first CRA event, he is currently leading the points in the PASS South Series and scored his third series victory of the season this past Saturday. David Stremme Racing has entered Travis Sauter in the Nashville event, it will also be Sauter’s first CRA event. Sauter is the son of Tim Sauter of the famed Wisconsin racing family, his uncles are Johnny and Jay, and his grandfather was former NASCAR driver Jim Sauter.

14-year-old Logan Ruffin of Brentwood, Tennessee has filed an entry. Ruffin competed in last years ASA Late Model Series event in Nashville and was the Speed Weeks Crate Late Model Champion in at New Smyrna Speedway last February. Ruffin was also featured in Sports Illustrated this past summer. 16 year old Johanna Long is entered to make her second start at Nashville after competing in July’s All American 150 were she was running in the top 10 until a late race incident ended her day. Long won the Five Flags Speedway Pro Late Model Title this season, then won the Pro Late Model feature at Mobile Speedway the following night. She finished 12^th in the September CRA event at ORP. Former All American 400 two-time winner Freddie Query has been coaching Long in her late model events this season.

Former NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series and NASCAR All Pro Series competitor Scot Walters has filed an entry. Walters has been racing mostly around his home in Naples, Florida recently, helping David Wilson in his racing career. Fellow Florida driver Ryan Crane has also entered, Crane was victorious in the July 5^th ASA Southeast event at the Music City Motorplex, and finished second to Hantz in the July 20^th CRA All American 150, earning a guaranteed start in next weeks event. Mike Garvey, another former two time All American 400 winner, will be the Crew Chief for Crane.

Other top late model drivers entered include veteran Florida drivers Justin Drawdy and Scott Carlson, Minnesota hot shoe’s Jake Ryan and Rockford Short Track Nationals winner Josh Vadnais, North Carolina’s Dennis Schoenfeld, Tennessee’s Gary Helton and Tony Ponkauskas, Alabama’s Stanley Smith Johnny Brazier and Josh Bolen, Bill Elliott Development Driver Mitch Cobb from Colorado, Okalahoma’s Donnie Wilson, Nebraska’s Josh Krug, Wisconsin’s Josh Bauer, Canadian Modified ace Steve Arpin, and former Salem Speedway Multi-time Champion Keith Gardner. Top CRA veterans Jeff Lane, Kenny Tweedy, Jack Landis, Terry Fisher Jr., Eddie VanMeter and 2007 CRA Super Series Champion Chris Gabehart, are entered along with top CRA rookie competitors Aaron Pierce, Hartsville, Tennessee native Zach Taylor and Robert Maynor.

This Friday, October 24^th is the last day teams can file a discounted advanced entry for the CRA Super Series All American 400 event. After Friday teams will be charged an additional $50 for a late entry fee. Teams can contact the CRA office at 812-883-0455 to get entry information.

There will be an open practice at the Music City Motorplex on Thursday, October 30^th, pit gates will open at 11am Central Time, practice will run from 3pm until 8pm. On Friday, October 31^st pit gates open at 11am, teams will practice beginning at 3pm, there will be a concert at 6:30pm followed by All American qualifying beginning at 7pm. Last Chance Races will be held after qualifying. Pits open on Saturday, November 1^st at 8:30am, there will be an on track autograph session beginning at 11:30am, the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 event will begin at 1pm with the 200 lap ASA Southeast event, which will be followed by the 200 lap CRA Super Series event.

More information on the event is available at www.musiccitymotoplex.com or at www.craracing.net.