Salem, IN (July 8, 2011) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that Whelen will be the sponsor of the At The Track Web Updates for the Independence Day 125 for the CRA Super Series at M-40 Speedway this Sunday. This will be the first ever event at M-40 Speedway for the CRA Super Series. The 3/8 mile D shaped oval features 20 degree banking in the turns with a smooth surface that offers multi-grove racing all the way around the track.

There will be an open practice at M-40 Speedway on Friday from 3 to 8pm. Pits open on Saturday at 2pm. Practice will begin at 3:30pm with qualifying starting at 5:45pm. CRA Super Series teams will be included in the practice rotation on Saturday. The race program will begin on Saturday at 7pm and will include the 75 lap feature event for the Sullivan RV CRA Late Model Sportsman Series along with local M-40 Speedway Pure Stocks and Dwarf cars. There will be a big Fireworks Show to cap off the nights events on Saturday.

Pits will open on Sunday at 8:30am. Practice will begin at 11am with qualifying at 1pm. There will be an On-track Autograph Session at 2pm with the CRA Super Series drivers. The race program on Sunday will begin at 2:30 and will include the Independence 125 for the CRA Super Series along with heats and features for the M-40 Speedway Outlaw Super Late Models and Mini Cups. Additional track and event information can be found at www.m40speedway.net.

The CRA web site will have updates of all the practice, qualifying and race results on Sunday for the Independence 125. Anyone interested in having their company sponsor the At The Track Web Updates at future CRA events can contact the CRA office at 812-883-0455. Visit www.craracing.net to get more information on CRA or to follow the At The Track Web Updates.

Whelen Engineering began in 1952 when George W. Whelen developed a rotating aircraft "anti-collision beacon," in his garage workshop in in Deep River, Connecticut. This original concept was expanded to create a magnetic mounted beacon used by police, public safety, fire departments, and, to convert hearses to ambulance service! In 1963 Whelen began researching strobe light technology in order to introduce affordable, reliable and highly effective strobe products to the light aircraft industry and then to the automotive market.

The garage workshop has now grown to a bustling 242,000 square foot plant in Chester, Connecticut. Sales, Service and Warehouses in twenty-five locations throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe support the three facilities in Chester, in Charlestown, New Hampshire and in Coventry, England. The acknowledged leader in the industry, Whelen strives to fill the need for innovative safety warning systems with a large engineering staff backed by a state-of-the-art environmental testing laboratory. Whelen is the only US manufacturer of emergency warning equipment to still manufacture its products entirely in the United States. The use of robotics and a motivated workforce allow it to compete with off-shore products.

The Whelen name has become known throughout the Motorsports world with its involvement at all levels of racing. More information on Whelen is available at www.whelen.com.