Salem, IN (February 15, 2010) – CRA officials and COMP Performance Group representatives have announced that COMP Performance Group has agreed to become a sponsor of CRA for the 2010 and 2011 seasons. COMP Performance Group’s COMP Cams, RHS and TCI Automotive will all provide support to CRA as Contingency Sponsors with selected CRA Series. Quarter Master, also a COMP Performance Group company, has been the Official Racing Clutch of CRA the past five years and recently extended it’s agreement with CRA through the 2011 season.

"We couldn’t be happier about joining CRA for the 2010 and 2011 seasons with COMP Cams, TCI & Racing Head Service (RHS)," remarked Chris Douglas, Vice President of Marketing with COMP Performance Group. "As a company full of racers, we understand how important contingency programs are when it comes to making ends meet throughout the season. COMP Cams, TCI & RHS products set the standards for performance & quality, which is exactly what is required to be a frontrunner in this ultra-competitive racing organization. We want all the CRA racers to know that we are proud to be a part of their racing family and we look forward to earning their business in the months ahead."

COMP Cams is a first time sponsor with CRA, they will be a Contingency Sponsor of the CRA Super Series, Howe CRA Late Model Series and the CRA Street Stocks. COMP Cams will award the fourth and eighth finishers of each series event with $50 Product Certificates. COMP Cams will also award the fourth and eighth finishers in final points in each series with $200 Product Certificates.

This will also be RHS’s first involvement with CRA, they will be a Contingency Sponsor of the Howe CRA Late Model Series and CRA Street Stocks. RHS will award the second and seventh place finishers of each series event with $50 Product Certificates. RHS will also award the second and seventh place finishers in final points in both series with $200 Product Certificates.

2010 will be the third straight season that TCI Automotive has been a sponsor of the CRA Street Stocks. TCI will payout a $100 cash bonus to any team winning a CRA Street Stock event using a TCI Torque Converter or TCI Transmission or valve body for the transmission. TCI Automotive will payout a $50 bonus to any team finishing second in a CRA Street Stock event using a TCI Torque Converter or TCI Transmission.

If the winner and second place finishers do not qualify, then the next highest finishers using the TCI Automotive specified products would receive the bonuses. Teams will have to submit a TCI Automotive Contingency Form at the beginning of the season or when they purchase TCI product, along with proof of purchase and have TCI decals in place on both sides of their racecar in order to receive a bonus. Last season TCI paid out almost $1500 in cash bonuses to CRA Street Stock competitors Jason Thompson and Carl Muffley.

TCI Automotive will also sponsor the TCI Automotive Hardcharger Award at each CRA Street Stock event again in 2010 and 2011. The driver advancing the most positions at each event will receive the TCI Automotive Hardcharger Award with a $25 Product Certificate towards TCI Automotive products.

From the street to the strip, circle track to road racing, the COMP Performance Group touches the lives of performance enthusiast everywhere. The tradition of their companies is one of product innovation, superior engineering and unmatched customer service. Whether the vehicle is classic or modern, domestic or foreign COMP Performance Group has the product solution for everyone’s power train.

COMP Cams manufactures superior hydraulic and solid flat tappet, roller and overhead camshafts for everything from OEM replacement to full race. Designed using cutting edge technology and the industries finest engineering, COMP Cams make more horsepower and torque than any other. Match them up with COMP Cams state of the art valve train components and experience the ultimate in race winning performance. More information on COMP Cams is available at www.compcams.com.

RHS cylinder heads and engine blocks feature patented Clean Cast Technology, a revolutionary process that eliminates casting flaws and the need for finish machining prior to use, giving racers more power right out of the box. With advanced engineering technology and more standard features than any competing product, every RHS product is designed, engineered and manufactured to deliver Power By Design. More information on RHS is available at www.racingheadservice.com.

TCI Automotive designs superior automatic transmissions and drive-train components, from OEM replacement to racing. Each new product undergoes rigorous testing at the TCI facility, which contains two Axiline transmission dyno simulators, a fully operational R & D center and state of the art CAD software. These resources help make TCI the industry leader in transmissions, torque converters, and other drive-train essentials. More information on TCI Automotive is available at www.tciauto.com.