Muncie, IN (April 12, 2010) With the first race of the season in the books following completion of CRA’s Cabin Fever 200 at Plymouth Speedway, it’s easy to look at the results to see where the top racers are finding the power to put them at the front. McGunegill Engine Performance (MEP) engines took more in the top three than any other engine builder. A victory in the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman and a second and third in the CRA Street Stocks has set the tone for where power and performance will come from in 2010: McGunegill Engine Performance.

In the Howe/CRA Late Model Sportsman feature, former series champion Keith Sterkowitz bested a stellar field of cars to score his first ever series victory and serve notice that he and his MEP powered team plan to stay at the top all season. Sterkowitz started in tenth position after qualifying third fastest, steadily worked his way through the field, then drove away in the late stages of the race with power from his McGunegill Sealed Engine for the Sportsman division. His engine package is a wet sump version the popular and successful Super Late Model McGunegill Sealed Engine that has powered many teams to victories and championships in Super Late Model racing.

In CRA Street Stock action, MEP engines built specifically for street stock racing in the Midwest showed their strength, led by a second place finish by Scott Neal. Neal started ninth after just missing out on establishing a new track record in his first ever visit to the 3/8 mile track. Like Sterkowitz, he too worked his way through the field but ran out of laps in an effort overcome the winner that started on the pole. The impressive season opening run for the part-time CRA competitor comes after a stretch last year when he won the $5000 to win 300-lap event at Anderson Speedway, a second place in the Firecracker 200 at Salem Speedway and being the first to cross the line in the $5000 to win Street Stock race at Mansfield Motorsports Park, with…you guessed it, McGunegill power under the hood.

Following Neal to the line in the Street Stock portion of the Cabin Fever 200 was Bret Miles Jr. The 2008 Series champion will take the early lead in the point standings of the CRA regulars in 2010. The third generation driver used an MEP engine in his first CRA championship as well.