Salem, IN (July 31, 2009) – After six point events so far this season Tyler Roahrig has emerged as the leader in the CRA Super Series K & N Filters Rookie of the Year standings in a tight race between the six registered rookie candidates. Roahrig has 324 rookie points to date, in the rookie points each rookie gets to drop their worst two finishes of the season in the final points tally to determine the 2009 K & N Filters Rookie of the Year. Nick Lay is in second place with 306 rookie points, Zach Hulvey is third with 302 rookie points while Brandon Fagin is fourth with 300 rookie points. Justin Matson is in fifth place with 266 points while Damon Ecoff is in sixth with 254 points. In overall series Championship points Roahrig is in eighth, Lay ninth and Fagin is tenth.

Roahrig and Lay have each been the K & N Filters Rookie of the Race Award winner in two series events to date collecting the $100 cash bonus and a $25 Product Certificate from K & N Filters and a $50 Product Certificate from VDL Fuel Systems each time. Matson and Fagin have each been the K & N Filters Rookie of the Race Award winner one time this season.

The highest finishing registered rookie in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Standings will receive the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year Award at the 2009 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet which will include a $1000 cash bonus, a jacket and a $100 Product Certificate from K & N Filters. The second place finisher in the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year standings will receive a $300 Cash Bonus from Cometic Gasket.

The K & N Filters Rookie Of The Year will also receive a race ready Carburetor from VDL Fuel Systems, an ABC Body from Five Star RaceCar Bodies, a complete website with hosting and domain registration as well as maintenance for the entire 2009 race season from Speed Media, a $500 Product Certificate towards a Racing Uniform from Hinchman Racing Uniforms, a pair of AP Brake Rotors from AP Racing Brakes, a $200 Product Certificate from Cometic Gasket, a $100 Product Certificate from Hawk Performance, a $100 Product Certificate from AFCO, a $100 Product Certificate from JOES Racing Products, a $100 Product Certificate from Shively High Performance and a $50 Product Certificate from PitStopUSA.com.

K&N Filters, the Official Filter of the CRA Super Series, is both the sales and brand leader for performance filters, and maintains a stocking catalogue of over 3,500 part numbers, including an extensive line of both factory replacement drop-in filters, FIPK (Fuel Injection Performance Kit) applications, and its line of innovative Performance Gold oil filters. More information on K & N Filters is available at www.knfilters.com.