Rowdy Busch 125 up Next for CRA Super Series at Berlin Raceway

Salem, IN (June 4, 2009) – The Rowdy Busch 125 Presented By Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan is the next CRA Super Series event on the 2009 schedule on Wednesday, June 10th featuring NASCAR star Kyle Busch. The event will be a CRA Super Series non-points 125 lap special event that will pay $4000 to win and $500 to start.

"We look forward to having CRA with this event," remarked Michael Blackmer, the Promoter of Berlin Raceway. "The CRA events at Berlin in the past have been great races. The Rowdy Busch 125 will be another great show with NASCAR star Kyle Busch competing against some of the best CRA drivers and the great group of local talent that always comes out to compete in these types of events!"

Busch got his first CRA Super Series victory in January at the SpeedFest 2009 event at Lanier National Speedway. Busch finished second to David Stremme in the 37th Annual Winchester 400 last October at Winchester Speedway. The Kyle Busch Motorsports team will compete in several CRA events during the season with Kyle Busch behind the wheel. Besides the Rowdy

L.-R. Jason Hogan, Kyle Busch,

Johanna Long at Speedfest 2009

Busch 125, Busch is also scheduled to race with the series on June 16th in the Redbud 300 at Anderson Speedway and on October 18th at the 38th Annual Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway.

The Rowdy Busch 125 Presented By Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR will be the eighth CRA Super Series event held at Berlin Raceway. 10-time Berlin Raceway Champion Fred Campbell has won three of those events, the most of any driver. His son Brian Campbell won the Boyne at Berlin 125 last October. Other CRA winners at Berlin include three time series Champion Scott Hantz, former Berlin Champion Ross Meeuwsen and Tim Curry. The CRA Super Series will return to Berlin Raceway on August 8th for a 125-lap points event.

Former winners Brian Campbell, Hantz and Curry top a list of talented drivers entered for next Wednesday’s event. Hantz and John VanDoorn have each scored one victory apiece this season with the CRA Super Series and are currently tied for the series points lead. VanDoorn is looking to get a CRA victory at his former home track after strong showings in each of the series last two events at Berlin. Other CRA regulars expected to compete include multi-time series winner Boris Jurkovic, Adam Purdy and Robert Maynor. Former series regular Zach Taylor will be behind the wheel of the Tim Steele owned machine, based out of near by Coopersville, Michigan.

The Rowdy Busch 125 will have plenty of local Michigan talent racing in it including Phil Bozell, Terry VanHaitsma, Casey Berenbrock, Jay Carll, Chris Anthony, Chris Koslek, Josh Slade, John Long, Jordan Dahlke, Seth Moody and Keith Herp. Chris Eggleston from Erie, Colorado has also entered. He was the most recent winner with the ASA North Late Model Series at Grundy County Speedway, he drives for the 5K Motorsports Team out of Wisconsin.

There will be an open practice on Tuesday, June 9th, pit gates open at 2pm with practice going from 5 to 9pm. Busch will be signing autographs in the pits on Tuesday night from 9:30pm until 10pm. Pit gates open on Wednesday, June 10th at 12noon, practice will begin at 2pm with qualifying at 5pm. Busch will sign autographs on Wednesday from 5:30pm until 6:30pm at the main concourse. The race program will begin at 7pm and will include the Rowdy Busch 125 Presented By Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR along with the Berlin Outlaw Late Models in the Tech Financial 100, featuring NASCAR veteran Johnny Benson racing in that event and the Berlin Young Guns in a special 20 lap feature event.

More information on the Rowdy Busch 125 Presented By Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR is available at www.berlinraceway.com. More information on the CRA Super Series is available here.

 

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