The CRA Super Series will make their seventh appearance at Columbus Motor Speedway on Saturday, August 28 in the CRA 125. This marks the second consecutive event in the Buckeye State after the series made its annual appearance at Toledo Speedway on Friday, August 13. On Saturday, practice begins at 1 p.m. with the racing program starting at 4. Tickets are $18 for adults and $5 for kids. Following the racing action a free concert will feature the Blue Oyster Cult.

First ’10 Repeat Winner
Defending series champion John VanDoorn became the first driver to score multiple victories during the 2010 racing season. The driver of the Reaction Snow & Ice Melter/Magic Transportation car visited the winner’s circle for the first occasion in the season opening event at Anderson Speedway and then was victorious in a thrilling event at Toledo.

6 Races, 6 Winners
In the previous six events at Columbus, six drivers have scored victories. Canadian Hall of Famer Junior Hanley won the inaugural event at the Ohio track in September of 2002, beating Joel Kauffman and J.R. Roahrig to the finish line. Other winners include Fred Campbell (2003), Scott Hantz (2004), Jack Landis (2005), Bobby Parsley (2006) and Robbie Pyle (2007).

No Front Row Winners
Starting on the front row at Columbus isn’t a guarantee of contending for a race victory. In the six events, no driver has won the race from the front row. Jack Landis has the distinction of winning from the deepest with starting eighth in 2005 and collecting the win.

Strong Record
Scott Hantz has put together an impressive record at Columbus, scoring three podium finishes and a victory in 2004. As of late the driver of the No. 72 EMF Corporation entry won the Welch & Wilson Motorsports Redbud 300 at Anderson in late July and followed up that performance with a third-place showing at Toledo in mid August.

Looking to Continue Turnaround
Brian Campbell has experienced his share of bad luck this season. Crossing the finish line in fifth position at Toledo might be the boost the team needs to finish with some solid performances and contend for some victories. He has made two starts with CRA at Columbus with a best showing of 16^th position in 2007. In that event he led the opening 33 laps and was taken out of contention after being caught in a crash with four laps remaining in the event. Campbell won the 2006 Main Event at Columbus, one of the top Outlaw Late Model events in the country.