Salem, IN (July 16, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Hawk Performance, in association with Howe Racing, will sponsor the Hawk Performance DTC Rotor Fast Qualifier Award with the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series for the remaining events on the their 2009 schedule beginning with this Sunday’s Howe 50 at Winchester Speedway. The Hawk Performance DTC Rotor Fast Qualifier Award winner at each series event will receive a Product Certificate redeemable through Howe Racing for one free Hawk Performance DTC Rotor when purchasing one Hawk Performance DTC Rotor.

Hawk Performance has spent the last two years developing the DTC Rotor that optimizes brake performance and durability for short track racing. The new DTC Rotors combine advanced design and metallurgy to create the perfect match set system when used with Hawk Performance DTC Brake Pads. More stopping power and longer life is what racers will get when they install Hawk Performance DTC Rotors and DTC Brake Pads.

Hawk Performance, the Official Brake Pad of Champion Racing Association and its CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and the CRA Street Stocks, is a long time innovator of friction material development for Motorsports, offering a wide variety of Brake compounds with features designed to meet the demands of all forms and classes of circle track racing. Hawk Performance is committed to understanding the specific needs of the circle track-racing driver and is constantly testing, developing and improving their line of brake materials to give circle track racing enthusiast’s unbeatable braking performance including their all-new line of Dynamic Torque Control (DTC) brake pads.

Hawk Performance brand disk brake pads products are owned and manufactured by Wellman Products Group, the world’s leader in severe-duty friction products. For nearly a century Wellman Products Group has engineered and manufactured severe-duty friction products for brakes, clutches, transmissions, and driveline components. Wherever there is acceleration or deceleration, you’ll find Wellman Products Group. Hawk Performance, race proven, street legal!

Additional information can be found at on all their products at www.hawkperformance.com.