Winchester, IN (September 19, 2006) – Champion Racing Association and Charlie Shaw, owner of Winchester Speedway, are pleased to announce that Ed Martin Auto Group has agreed to be the title sponsor of the 35^th Annual Winchester 400 Weekend and the CRA Super Series sanctioned Winchester 400, the 2006 Season Championship event for the CRA Super Series Presented By Spray Power. The prestigious Winchester 400 was revived for the 2006 season, it was last featured on the High Banks in October of 2003.

"We are very proud to be a part of bringing back this great event to Winchester Speedway," stated Ed Martin Auto Group President Mark Harrison. "This event was one of the biggest stock car events in the country for many years, we want to see it return to that prominence again. This track has a lot of history and a lot of famous racers have raced many laps around its famous High Banks. We hope the racers and fans will help us support this great weekend of racing!"

The Ed Martin Auto Group includes the Ed Martin Acura, Ed Martin Pontiac-GMC, Ed Martin Honda, and Ed Martin Nissan all located in Indianapolis, Indiana, as well as the Ed Martin Cadillac, Ed Martin Toyota, Ed Martin Scion, Ed Martin Renegade and Ed Martin Trailer Sales in Anderson, Indiana. Individual Ed Martin dealer locations and contact information is available at www.edmartin.com. "Ed Martin since 1955, the only name you need to know."

The 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 Weekend will kick off on Friday, October 13^th with open practice for all divisions competing during the weekend from 2 to 6:30pm. Round one of qualifying, locking in positions 1 through 24 for the 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 will kick off the evening’s events at 7pm along with the 20 lap Modified All Star Challenge and the 40-lap CRA Sportsman Season Championship event.

Saturday, October 14^th will start with practice again for all divisions competing on Saturday and for the cars already locked in through first round qualifying for the 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 from 11am until 3:15pm. Qualifying for the support events will begin at 3:15pm with Second Round qualifying for the 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 that will lock in positions 25 through 30 at 5pm. The nights racing action will follow qualifying and will include a 75-lap event for the CRA Outlaw Super Late Models, the "Run for the Gun" 50-lap Modified event featuring the best of the USA Modifieds versus the best of the American Modifieds and the 50 lap Season Championship event for the CRA Street Stocks. After the racing is over Saturday night there will be a party in the pavilion with live music starting at around 8:30pm until who knows when!

Sunday, October 15^th will be the final day of the 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 Weekend and will start with warm-up sessions for the CRA Super Series late models at 10:45am. The entire starting line-up will then be staged on the front stretch and all the fans will be invited to come on to the track for an autograph session featuring all the drivers racing on Sunday starting at 11:30am. Pre-race ceremonies will start at 12:30pm. The 35^th Annual Ed Martin Auto Group Winchester 400 is scheduled to go green at 1pm.

Camping will be available at Winchester Speedway starting on Thursday, October 12^th on a first come first serve basis with a $20 camping fee for the whole weekend.

Go to www.winchesterspeedway.com to purchase advanced tickets for the weekend or for more information on the weekend including a detailed schedule of events as well as ticket and pit pass pricing.