2009 Winchester 400 Runner-Up Brian Rievley Enters Labor Day Event

By Kyle Larson

1998 CRA Super Series Champion Brian Rievley has pre-entered the McGunegill Engine Performance 100 at Winchester Speedway slated for Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September 6. This event will mark the second occasion Rievley has competed with the series during the 2010 season.

"I’m looking forward to getting back into the racecar at Winchester," said Brian Rievley. "My main goal this weekend is providing good feedback on the setup so we have a good handling car for the Winchester 400. If we have a car capable of winning on Labor Day then we’ll give it our best shot. Our main focus is building on what we have so we can run at ORP and then the Winchester 400."

In Rievley’s return to Winchester Speedway, he will drive the familiar No. 1 with sponsorship backing from Sam Pierce Chevrolet aboard his Rievley Motorsports car. Besides his appearance in the CRA Super Series he will also compete in the CRA Street Stock division.

"We have a busy weekend planned. Racing the Street Stock will be a lot of fun and will help me in getting back into racing shape for the Winchester 400," added Rievley.

Plans right now call for Rievley to compete at Winchester and then the Welch & Wilson Motorsports Rock N Race 100 at O’Reilly Raceway Park on September 18. He will then return to the famed half mile oval on October 16-17 for the 39th Annual Winchester 400.

The most recent CRA Super Series appearance for Rievley was a strong performance with a runner-up showing in last year’s Winchester 400, crossing the finish line behind NASCAR star Kyle Busch. Prior to his second-place finish, Rievley led 18 laps in the grueling 400-lap event last October.

"There is something special about racing at Winchester in the fall. I grew up as a kid watching races at Winchester and many of the top racecars drivers competed over the years. It would be extremely special to win the Winchester 400. That is the one big races my dad (Bill Rievley) hasn’t won."

Rievley, of Alexander, Ind., earned the inaugural CRA Super Series feature victory at Winchester Speedway in September of 1997. He finished ahead of eventual series champion Kenny Tweedy and veteran Rick Turner.

One of the original stars of the series, Rievley finished among the top three in championship standings from 1997-1999 with his best season the ’98 title winning season. In his CRA Super Series career, he has collected four wins and four fast time awards. He ranks seventh all-time with 36-top five finishes and 14th in top 10s with 43.

The CRA Super Series returns to action in the McGunegill Engine Performance 100 at the historic Winchester Speedway for the annual Labor Day tradition on Sunday, September 5 and Monday, September 6.

 

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