DeWitt, MI (October 17, 2011) - 19-year-old Chad Finley ended　the 2011 racing season with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Presented by GM　Performance Parts at the series’ 2011 season finale, which was held during the　40th annual Winchester 400 weekend at the legendary ½ (0.500) mile high-banked　paved oval of Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana.

The 11^th and final race for JEGS/CRA/GM will be the W&M Manufacturing / Pier-Mac　100 Plastics Presented by JEGS.com highlighted the Saturday portion of the　three-day weekend under the lights in Eastern Indiana. Winchester was also the　site of Finley's hard crash back on August 20^th during the Winchester 100　Presented by JEGS.com. So a return trip to the high-banks was in store for the　Chad Finley Racing (CFR) Team and he was more than eager to return to the famed　high-banks with hopes of earning a little redemption in the process.

After Qualifying 14^th out of the 30-car field, Finley would have his work cut　out for him and from the drop of the green flag, the DeWitt, Michigan driver　wasted no time working his way to the front of the field. In just five laps,　Finley had already cracked the top 10 and by lap 10 was up to seventh. By the ¼　mark of the 100-lap main, Finley had worked his way into the top five and a lap　later he would pass two more cars to appear on the podium in third.

　"I thought it would take us longer to get to the front then it did, but the car　was so good on the low line that we just blasted up through there. It was pretty　exciting getting up there so quickly." Stated the Great Lakes State driver. Already sitting in third, Finley would bide his time and wait for the 3/4s mark　of the race before pressing the issue. What wasn’t expected though was that the　remainder of the event would go caution free.

Eventual race winner, Travis　Braden and eventual runner-up finisher, Trent Snyder would build up a　good lead　on Finley and in the end, the DeWitt, Michigan driver would unfortunately run out of time in trying to reel in the two　leaders and would stay in third although he did make up over half the distance　he had trailed the two leaders at the lap 75 mark.

"The way the cautions kept flying early in the race, I thought we’d just ride for a bit. Wrong again　on that one." He laughed. "I was coming back up there, but the lapped traffic was racing each　other so hard I really had to be cautious. There at the end it was better to　ride those last 10 or 15 laps then to get caught up on what was going on in front　me."

"It was good to leave Winchester with another podium finish though." He continued. "We worked on　the car all weekend in race trim. Really just trying to fine tune it. We lacked a　little bit of speed in qualifying, but (Crew Chief) Jimmy D. Smith and all the boys at CFR gave me　another great racecar. We were really consistent this year and I'm proud of my　team for that."

Finley then added; "We just didn't qualify as well as we needed to overall and that　along with our bad luck is the only thing that stopped us from having a shot at　the championship. I’m so proud of the effort from my team though, it felt good to run　up front and have chances to win. We just came up a little bit short."

Finley will finish third in the Final 2011 JEGS/CRA/GM points standings with five　top five finishes including a season high of a second place showing coming twice　with the most recent runner-up at Lucas Oil Raceway in Clermont, Indiana on　October 2^nd as well as at Dixie Motor Speedway in Birch Run, Michigan back on　June 17^th. His two other top five’s were third place finishes at Columbus Motor　Speedway in Columbus, Ohio back on May 28^th and his most recent podium showing　at Owosso Speedway in Ovid, Michigan on September 3^rd. Overall, he has racked up　eight top 10 finishes in 10 starts.

The #42 Howe Racing Enterprises template ride with a Ford Fusion body and a　crate engine from Phil Harper Motorsports carried sponsorship throughout the　2011 racing season from; AutoParts2020.com, as well as Rain Eater Wiper Blades,　Auto Value / Bumper to Bumper Parts Stores & Certified Service Centers, the　Airlift Company, Joe Gibbs Driven Racing Oil, NorthsideTowing.net, Nalett　Trucking, and M.P.H. Promotions.

The 2011 racing season is tentatively over for CFR. Although if enough funding　is made available to the team, Finley and crew will make the trip down to Five　Flags Speedway in Pensacola, Florida on Thursday-Saturday, December 1-3^rd for　the Snowflake 100, which is part of the prestigious 44^th annual Snowball Derby　Weekend down in Western Florida.

"It would be awesome to go there. That race has been on our radar. If we could　get a little bit of help I know we could go and be completive." He offered. "We’ll have to see　if we can find some help for that race. We have a lot to offer a marketing　partner if we should get the chance." He ended.