Salem, IN (February 18, 2009) – Champion Racing Association has announced that Quarter Master Racing Clutches has renewed its agreement to continue to be the Official Racing Clutch of Champion Racing Association for the upcoming 2009-racing season. Quarter Master Racing Clutches have been the Official Racing Clutch of the CRA Super Series for the past four seasons, and with the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and CRA Street Stock Series for the past two seasons. Quarter Master Racing Clutches will now also be the Official Racing Clutch of the newly formed CRA Super Series South beginning with the 2009 season.

As part of it’s Official Racing Clutch Program, Quarter Master will award the third place finisher at every CRA Super Series and CRA Super Series South event on the 2009 schedule with a $100 Product Certificate, and will also award the sixth and ninth place finishers at every event with $50 Product Certificates. In addition, Quarter Master will award the third place finisher in both series final 2009 season points with a $400 Product Certificate and the sixth and ninth place finishers in the final 2009 series points with $200 Product Certificates.

Quarter Master will award the third place finisher at every Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman and CRA Street Stock event in 2009 with a $75 Product Certificates, and will award the sixth and ninth place finishers at every event with $50 Product Certificates. In addition Quarter Master will award each divisions Champion, Rookie Of The Year and each series third place finisher in final points with $100 Product Certificates.

"We are very excited to be involved with CRA again in 2009," remarked Jeff Neal, with Quarter Master. "The CRA Super Series has been one of the premier traveling series in the United States for some time, they are a key to our marketing and development plan. Strong, consistent rules have made this series one of the strongest in the country and we feel that this is the ideal place to market our products."

"Quarter Master has long believed that the heart of racing is at the grass roots level and the traveling series that are made up of the hardcore racer," remarked Dave Kamholtz with Quarter Master. "CRA and its drivers are at the core of this movement. We are very glad to be involved with all of the CRA series and their drivers."

"We are very happy to have Quarter Master continue its support of CRA for the 2009 season," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner of Champion Racing Association. "This will be the seventh season in a row that Quarter Master has supported the CRA Super Series, and the third for our Late Model Sportsman and Street Stocks, this type of support really helps out the series competitors with some of their cost to race with us during the season. We highly encourage all our racers to support this great company that is supporting their racing efforts!"

Quarter Master provides winning clutches & driveline components to racers from the Super Speedways to the Bullrings, from IRL to Rally, from NASCAR to the "Weekend Warrior" including three time CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz, who also became the series all time win leader while winning five series events during the 2009 season. Other CRA Super Series winners in 2008 with Quarter Master include Rick Turner, Jeff Lane, Chuck Barnes Jr., Boris Jurkovic and Chris Gabehart.

Quarter Master recently became part of the Comp Performance Group located in Memphis, Tennessee. Quarter Master began operations in 1972, and since that date, Quarter Master products have enjoyed a long history of track-proven race-winning results. Located in Lake Zurich, Illinois, Quarter Master products have a reputation for being bullet proof and user friendly and are backed up with service that is second to none. Quarter Master offers a full line of metallic clutches and associated components for your racing needs. Their passion and commitment is to the racer’s goal…winning!

For more information on Quarter Master, visit their web site at www.quartermasterusa.com. For more information on the all the CRA series go to www.craracing.net.