Salem, IN (October 6, 2009) – The Radisson Grand Rapids 125 at Berlin Raceway in Marne, Michigan is the next CRA Super Series event this Saturday, October 10^th at the famed .438-mile tricky oval. The event was originally scheduled for August 8^th, but was postponed because of weather. As in the past this event will pit the best of the CRA Super Series against a tough group of local competitors in what is always one of the best races of the season.

Earlier this season a large crowd came to Berlin Raceway on Wednesday, June 10^th to see NASCAR driver Kyle Busch race in the CRA sanctioned Rowdy Busch 125 special event. Brian Campbell kept the family domination of CRA events at Berlin intact with a victory over a very strong field of cars including Busch, coming from mid-pack to take the lead on lap 88. The race had three different leaders run out to seemly insurmountable leads and second through seventh place change hands several times during the race, including a couple of three wide passes with the guys racing for fourth, fifth and sixth in the last five laps. Chris Koslek would have his best ever race with CRA in a hard fought second place finish. Chris Eggleston finished in third in his first race at Berlin, Terry Van Haitsma finished fourth after a tough battle with fifth place finisher Busch and sixth place Scott Hantz.

10-time Berlin Raceway Champion Fred Campbell is the all-time CRA Super Series winner at Berlin with three victories. Brian Campbell is now second with two straight victories. Other CRA winners at Berlin include Scott Hantz, former Berlin Champion Ross Meeuwsen and Tim Curry.

Former Berlin regular Johnny VanDoorn comes into Saturday’s event as the CRA Super Series point’s leader. The 2007 series rookie of the year has two victories so far this season including wins with his new Kaos Motorsports team at Anderson Speedway and Salem Speedway. The Coopersville native has ran well at the series events at Berlin in the past but has been unable to get a win, that is something he will be out to change on Saturday.

Three time series Champion Scott Hantz comes into Berlin second in CRA points, he is 43 points behind VanDoorn and leads the series in victories this season with four, including the last series event at Baer Field Speedway. Counting Saturday’s event there are only two point events left in the 2009 season. Aaron Pierce is currently third in points, he is 56 points behind Hantz. Veteran series racer Rick Turner is fourth, he is 27 points behind Pierce. Terry Fisher Jr. is in fifth place in series points, 69 points behind Turner. Leading series K & N Filters Rookie of the Year competitor Tyler Roahrig is sixth in points, he is only eight points behind Fisher. Other top series drivers expected for Saturday’s event include Jason Shively, Kenny Tweedy Jason Dietsch, Brian Muick and rookies Nick Lay and Brandon Fagin.

Saturday’s event is will have plenty of local Michigan talent racing in it including Fred and Brian Campbell. Brian will be behind the wheel of the Perfect Circle Racecars entry, he is currently leading the ASA Late Model Challenge Series points with one event left in that series. Fred will jump behind the wheel for the first time in 2009 driving the Port City Racecars entry, a combination that has been to victory lane numerous times at Berlin Raceway. Two time Berlin Outlaw Late Model Champion Tom Thomas will team up with legendary racer and now car owner Tim Steele for Saturday’s event. Thomas competed in last year’s event in Tim Curry’s car, he was the event’s fast qualifier and finished in ninth.

Several other Berlin Outlaw Late Model competitors will be behind the wheel of a CRA Super Series template car Saturday night including 2009 Berlin points’ runner-up Terry VanHaitsma, also Chris Anthony, Alec Carll and Caleb Bisacky. Other Michigan drivers entered include Chris Koslek, Phil Bozell, Josh Slade, John Long, Jordan Dahlke, Seth Moody, Keith Herp and Matt Hall. To date there are already 27 cars pre-entered for Saturday’s CRA Super Series event.

There will be an open practice on Friday, pits open at 4pm with practice from 5 to 8pm. Pit gates open on Saturday at 12noon, the race program will begin at 6pm and will include the Radisson Grand Rapids 125 along with a special event for the Berlin Outlaw Late Models, season Championship events for the Berlin Young Guns and the Burnips Equipment 4-Cylinders plus School Bus races.

More information on Saturday’s event at Berlin Raceway is available at www.berlinraceway.com. More information on the CRA Super Series is available at www.craracing.net.