""I was mentally out of the car yesterday, I was so focused on promoting the race," remarked Gabehart.  "Last night I told myself today I would get my head back into it and give a good hour to getting the car ready in practice, and then once we got the old rubber off the track during the race the car hooked up and it was good."  

Gabehart got to start on the pole, after qualifying in at fourth quick when Appleton Rack & Pinion Fast Qualifier Evan Jackson, who led 16 drivers that broke the previous track record, drew a four for the event’s inverted start, but 15 year old Green Bay, Wisconsin native Andy Hanson jumped into the lead from his outside pole starting position and looked like he would run away with the victory in the first round of the possible $50,000 to win CRA Super Series Triple Crown.

Hanson continued to lead the event on several restarts, pulling away sometimes by as much as six car lengths when he suddenly spun on lap 35 after his motor locked up, handing the lead to second place running Gabehart. Series 2007 Rookie Of The Year winner John VanDoorn chased Gabehart all night, but could never mount a serious challenge and would finish in second. VanDoorn entered the event 62 points behind Gabehart in the series championship points battle, and remained 62 points behind after the event with only one points event left in the 2007 season.

Jackson would hold off 2004 series champion Chuck Barnes Jr. to finish in third. Barnes Jr. finished in fourth in a team car to Gabehart. Justin Drawdy finished in fifth in the Florida native’s first ever race at ORP. Dennis Schoenfeld would finish in sixth, Rick Turner in seventh, Robbie Pyle in eighth, Jeff Fultz in ninth and Keith Gardner in tenth. Gardner was the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hardcharger Award winner, advancing 17 positions from his 27^th place starting position.

With the victory Gabehart has a chance to collect a $50,000 bonus if he can win the other two Triple Crown events, the Winchester 400 on October 14^th at Winchester Speedway and the Adam Petty Memorial All American 400 at the Music City Motorplex in Nashville on November 4^th. If he cannot win the next two races, the first driver to win two of these events will receive a $10,000 bonus. And if no one wins more than one event, the driver that accumulates the most points over the three events will earn a $5,000 bonus leaving this award still very much up for grabs.

Drawby and Gardner each won a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Awards. Gabehart won the Kingen Interstate Express Halfway Leader Award, the Schoenfeld Headers Lap Leader Award, the Fatheadz.com winner’s award and the Holley Performance Award.

Jeff Cannon won the Speed Media Best Looking Car Award. Fultz won the Sweet Manufacturing Sweet Move of the Race Award by racing through the field after pitting early and restarting at the tail to finish ninth. The VDL Fuel Systems Hot Lap of the Race Award went to Hanson for a lap of 21.890 seconds. The RV Performance Rookie of the Race Award went to VanDoorn.

Sean Matthuis won his first CRA Super Series race taking the Lucky Dog 15 lap Last Chance race Saturday afternoon. Brian Rievley won Friday’s 25 lap Qualifying Race. "After I really screwed up in qualifying I felt like I better get out there and show what this car is really able to do."  Rievley commented after the win.

The next event for the CRA Super Series will be the 36^th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade with the Winchester 400 Weekend on October 12-14^th at Winchester Speedway. More information is available at www.craracing.net.

Gabe Cerny stated on the outside of the front row, grabbed the lead and never let up to win the CRA Howe Sportsman race at the Circle Track Nationals. Cerny built a large lead in the first 30 laps before the first caution flag flew for a spinning car.  With the field bunched up after the restart second place Jeremy Wallen pushed Cerny for the last ten laps trying high and low but was unable to get past with Cerny earning the win. Current points leader Billy Hutson was third, Justin Alsip fourth and David Fretz fifth.

"I really did not want to see that yellow flag with 10 to go."  Cerny stated, "I knew Jeremy was back there and with him restarting right behind me I was a little nervous.  But my crew worked hard and the car was great, so I just drove as hard as I could."

The season ending event for the Howe CRA Sportsman will be during the Winchester 400 Weekend at Winchester Speedway on October 12. For more information see www.craracing.net.

After being nearly unbeatable in the CRA Street Stock Series for much of last year Beau Mitchell has had some rough races this year, dropping out of a few races during the early part of this season.  But that changed last week at Winchester when he won the Winchester 200 for his first victory this year, and followed that up with a win at the Inaugural Circle Track Nationals CRA Street Stock 40 lap race. Bobby Murany finished a close second following a late caution that bunched up the field and took away the huge lead Mitchell had amassed.  Steve Blair was third, Calvin Parham fourth and Joe Williamson fifth.

"We were not that fast all weekend, only qualified seventh, but starting on the front row helped, and I smoothed out myself. I used one of my favorite phrases, go faster by slowing down, I stayed under control and just drove as smooth as I could."  Mitchell remarked in victory lane.

The season ending event for the CRA Street Stocks will be during the Winchester 400 weekend at Winchester Speedway on October 12-14. For more information see www.craracing.net.