Salem, IN (September 24, 2010) – 2009 CRA Super Series Champion and current series points leader John VanDoorn is the 2010 Harris Products Group Season Lap Leader Award winner for the CRA Super Series regular 100 and 125 lap point events. VanDoorn lead a total of 228 laps in the eight events in this category, which ended with last week’s 100-lap event at ORP. VanDoorn started out the 2010 season by leading all 125 laps in getting the win in the season opener at Anderson Speedway. VanDoorn lead the final 38 laps at the Toledo event to get the win and the final 65 laps at Winchester on Labor Day to also get that win.

Tommy St. John was second with 176 laps lead including 51 at the May Winchester event and he lead all 125 laps in getting the July 4^th victory at Angola Motor Speedway. Brian Campbell finished third with 121 laps lead, 91 of those came in getting the victory at Berlin Raceway in May and in August at Columbus Motor Speedway were he lead the last 30 laps in getting the win. Other drivers leading laps in this category in 2010 included Tyler Nuckles, Ross Kenseth, Joey Miller, Scott Hantz, T.J. Reaid, Johnny Benson Jr. and Josh Hamner.

The Harris Products Group, a division of Lincoln Electric, will award the John VanDoorn, as the leader in the most laps in the regular 100/125-lap series point’s events on the 2010 schedule, with a set of the Harris Products Group Cutting Torches. In addition, The Harris Products Group will award the leader in the special event extra distance point races on the 2010 CRA Super Series schedule, with a set of Harris Products Group Cutting Torches. Both awards will be presented at the 2010 Champion Racing Association Awards Banquet.

Three time series Champion Scott Hantz is the current lap leader in the special event extra distance point races with 216 laps lead. Hantz lead 66 laps in the Plymouth event in July and lead 150 laps in getting the win in the Redbud 300 at Anderson Speedway in July. Eddie Hoffman is in second with 126 laps lead, all those came in getting the win in the Plymouth event. Kyle Busch is third with 62 laps lead in the Redbud 300. Other drivers who have lead laps in this category include Chase Elliott, Ross Kenseth and Tyler Roahrig.

There are still two special event extra distance point races left in the 2010 CRA Super Series season starting with the series 200 lap event with the All American 400 at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville on October 2^nd and the 39^th Annual Winchester 400 Presented by EDCO Welding & Hydraulic at Winchester Speedway on October 17^th.

In May of 2006, the J.W. Harris Company and Harris Calorific, Inc. were merged together to form The Harris Products Group. This integration supported the combining of consumables and equipment for welding, cutting, brazing and soldering for their customer base. The new company logo compliments the best of both Harris organizations and connects them with their parent company, Lincoln Electric. More information can be found at www.harrisproductsgroup.com.