Busch and Stremme To Test CRA Late
Models At Winchester Speedway Monday
Winchester, IN (September 24, 2008)
– NASCAR competitors Kyle Busch and David Stremme have scheduled a
test session with their CRA Super Series Late Models for this Monday,
September 29th in preparation for the upcoming 37th
Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade
on October 12th. Busch is currently 12th in the
Chase with the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series after being the series point's
leader for most of the season. Busch is the season leader in wins in
Cup with eight to date and is also the win leader in the NASCAR
Nationwide Series with eight and has three NASCAR Craftsman Truck
Series wins as well.
 This
will be the fourth CRA Super Series event that the Las Vegas, Nevada
native has competed in at Winchester Speedway. In 2002 Busch competed
in the Car Brite 200, but a broken wheel early in the event put Busch
down four laps. Busch was able to make up three of those laps and
managed a ninth place finish, the first car one lap down. In 2003
Busch returned to Winchester to compete in the CRA Super Series
sanctioned Car Brite Winchester 400, Busch's day ended on lap 130 from
damage in an accident. Busch returned last year to again compete in
the Winchester 400, Busch's day ended on lap 85 after a broken wheel
sheared off the wheel studs on the right rear of his #51 late model.
Busch's goal is to get his name on the Winchester 400 winners T-shirt
that is printed for every event.
Stremme, the popular South Bend, Indiana
native, raced many times at Winchester Speedway during the development
of his career while racing with the CRA Super Series and the American
Speed Association. Stremme is also a former track record holder at
Winchester and has a CRA Super Series victory at the similarly
high-banked Salem Speedway. Stremme is a long time friend of
Winchester Speedway owner Charlie Shaw, who helped Stremme in his
early days of late model racing. Stremme is currently 12th
in NASCAR Nationwide Series points driving for car owner Rusty
Wallace. Stremme was signed earlier this year as a test driver for
Penske Racing and has been named as the replacement for Ryan Newman in
Penske's #12 Cup car in 2009.
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Photo courtesy Penske Racing.
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In last years Winchester 400 Stremme
came from his 35th place starting position to lead laps 165
through 215, and then lead again from lap 277 until lap 310, giving
the lead to eventual winner Ryan Lawler after making a pit stop.
Stremme would hang on to finish third, the last car on the lead lap,
even after his car's handling went away when his left rear wheel
started coming loose after losing three lug nuts while charging from
the rear of the lead laps cars after pitting.
Busch and Stremme both own the late
models they will test Monday and compete with in the Winchester 400.
The test session is tentatively scheduled to begin at around 10am on
Monday. The teams will take a break from 11:30am until 12:30pm for a
Press Conference in the speedway's Hospitality Room to promote the
Winchester 400. Busch and Stremme will then return to the track for
more testing during the afternoon. The public is invited to come out
and watch the test from the grandstands at no charge, the pit area
will be off limits to the public.
The 37th Annual Winchester
400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade will pay the winner
$12,000, plus another possible $10,000 will be available in lap leader
bonus money. There will also be a $3,700 bonus available to any former
Winchester 400 winner or non CRA Super Series regular if they can win
the 37th Annual Winchester 400 and $3000 in traveling
bonuses to the top three finishing non-series regulars. Entry forms
for the Winchester 400 and additional series information is available
at
www.craracing.net or contact the CRA office at 812-883-0455.
The 37th Annual Winchester
400 Weekend Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade will take
place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 10th, 11th
and 12th with racing action from the Vore's Welding & Steel
CRA FWD Compacts, CRA Street Stocks, Howe CRA Sportsman Series and The
Run For The Gun Shootout for the O'Reilly USA Modified Series in
addition to the 37th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed
Martin Auto Group and Renegade. For additional information and to
purchase advance tickets go to
www.winchesterspeedway.com.
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