Salem, IN (March 18, 2011) - During the off-season, Veteran Photographer, Chuck Gonzalez was hired on by Champion Racing Association (CRA) as the new Official Photographer for the new JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts. Fast forward two months later, and the Lansing, Illinois resident can also add a few more roles to his list of duties within the Salem, Indiana based series.

In addition to his role with JEGS/CRA/GM, Gonzalez has also added the title of Official Photographer for CRA’s premiere series, the CRA Super Series for the 2011 racing season. In addition, Gonzalez and his wife, Sandy will also be handling the Fan Gear merchandise and sales for both the Super Series and JEGS/CRA/GM during the year as well.

"I was already really happy to be a part of the inaugural season with JEGS/CRA/GM. Now to be able to add the CRA Super Series and be responsible for the Fan Gear merchandise for both series’ is really quite a task that my wife and I are certainly up for." Stated the 49-year-old Chicagoland native. "I can’t wait to get started and get to the track and shoot photos. My wife is just ecstatic as I am to be a part of such a prestigious organization." He ended.

Gonzalez is a 20-year veteran of all forms of motorsports photography. As the Owner/President of CG Photos, has been a fixture in the Chicagoland racing scene for his entire career. Over his career, Gonzalez’s work has been published in many national and regional motorsports publications including; Late Model Digest, Dirt Late Model, Stock Car Racing, Circle Track Magazine, Speedway Illustrated, Muddslinger, National Dirt Digest, Behind the Wheel, Midwest Racing News, and many others.

Gonzalez’s career began in 1991 shooting photos at various pavement facilities throughout Illinois and Indiana. In 1995, he expanded his efforts to dirt tracks in both states and in 1997, he joined Kankakee Speedway and LaSalle Speedway as each tracks’ Official Photographer. In addition to his roles at both facilities, he also began traveling to many special events within the dirt late model racing world.

In 2003, Gonzalez went back to the pavement side and was named the Official Photographer at Illiana Motor Speedway where he stayed until the end of the 2006 season when he was asked to join the now defunct ASA Late Model Series after the legendary Bob Milner passed away suddenly in September of 2006. Gonzalez stayed with that series until the end of the 2010 campaign when the series folded. During the 2009-2010 seasons, Gonzalez and his wife Sandy handled all of the Fan Gear Merchandise and Sales for the series.

His Business; CG Photos has many great things to offer both the CRA Super Series and JEGS/CRA/GM and its’ race teams along-with the entire racing community. CG Photos provides professional action photography and many great novelty items (made in house) and autograph cards. Gonzalez personally invites everyone to check out his website at: www.cgphotos.net He can also be reached either by phone at: 1 (708) 418-5083 or by e-mail at: chuck@cgphotos.net

The 2011 racing season kicks off for the Sullivan RV CRA Late Model Sportsman Series, EDCO Welding CRA Street Stock Series, and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA Front Wheel Drive Compact Series on Sunday, April 10^th at the Plymouth Speedway, a 3/8s (0.375) mile semi-banked paved oval located in Plymouth, Indiana with the running of the Cabin Fever 200. There will be a Full Tech Day as well as a Test and Tune the day before on Saturday, April 10^th.

A week later, the premiere series within the organization, the CRA Super Series 2011 racing season for the Northern Division begins on Saturday, April 16^th at the fast ¼ (0.250) mile high-banked paved oval of Anderson Speedway in Anderson, Indiana for the running of the Anderson 125 Presented by Great Deals Magazine. There will be a Full Tech Day as well as a Test and Tune the day before on Friday, April 15^th.

Finally the inaugural season for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM Performance Parts begins on Saturday, April 23^rd with the running of the JEGS 100 on the famed ½ mile high-banks of Toledo Speedway, located just south of the Michigan / Ohio state line in Toledo, Ohio. There will be a Full Tech Day as well as a Test and Tune the day before on Friday, April 22^nd.