Salem, IN (May 14, 2009) – Champion Racing Association officials are wanting to pay $1000 to win for the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts special 50 lap feature on Saturday, June 6^th on the High Banks of Winchester Speedway. The event is part of a big two-day show featuring the return of the USARacing Pro Cup Series stock cars, which formally raced at Winchester Speedway as the Hooters Pro Cup Series, on Friday, June 5^th and Saturday, June 6^th.

The Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will have a standard purse 20 lap, $150 to win, feature event on Friday night, June 5^th. They will have their biggest race of the season on Saturday night June 6^th, a 50-lap event after the Lucas Oil 200 for the USARacing Pro Cup Series. Champion Racing Association officials have agreed to pay the winner $1000 for that event if at least 40 cars start the 50-lap feature. They will pay $500 to win if at least 25 cars start, if less than 25 start, the feature will pay $250 to win.

‘The CRA FWD Compacts have a great group of racers who are very loyal to that division of CRA," remarked R.J. Scott, Managing Partner with CRA. "They have done a great job of building this division over the last two seasons. We want this event to help continue that growth, but we need the support of a lot of racers to make it happen and pay out the big bucks to the winner!"

Both events on that weekend will be point’s events counting towards the 2009 season Championship. The Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will begin their 2009 season this Sunday at Winchester Speedway as part of the King of the Wing Sprint Car Challenge event. Their second event of the season will be at Baer Field Speedway on Monday, May 25^th as part of the CRA Memorial Day 200 event.

More information on the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts is available at www.craracing.net.