Fultz, Hanna, Parham and Noren Take Close CRA Victories at the World Stock Car Festival At Winchester Speedway

Winchester, IN (September 4, 2007) - Veteran stock car race Jeff Fultz came back home to get his first ever CRA Super Series victory in Monday afternoon’s McGunegill Engine Performance 100 Presented By Great Deals on the High Banks of Winchester Speedway as part of the Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival Presented By Maple-Tarr Chrysler Dodge Jeep. Fultz, who grew up in near by Ohio, and cut his teeth racing in mini-stocks and late models early in his racing career at Winchester Speedway, but has lived for several years in North Carolina while still racing and working full-time for several NASCAR Nextel Cup Teams. Fultz returned to the High Banks on Monday to get the victory for car owner Curtis Venable.

" I won my first feature here, my first championship here and it’s really cool to comeback and win this race today," an elated Fultz commented in victory lane. "We had struggled all weekend with steering problems, I hung in there and kept racing, then things worked out in our favor and we ended up in victory lane. I want to thank Curtis my car owner, and all the guys who worked so hard this weekend."

CRA Super Series points leader Chris Gabehart looked like he would be pulling into victory lane, leading from the drop of the green flag until lap 89 when contact from Tommy St.John caused Gabehart to spin, putting him and St. John on the tail of the field. This handed the lead to Fultz who had worked his way to third from the tail of the field after pitting for adjustments. Fultz had to hold off a hard charging Terry Fisher Jr., who was also looking for his first series victory.

Fisher would finish in second with Concord, North Carolina racer Dennis Schoenfeld in third. Gabehart would battle back to finish in fourth, maintaining his series points lead with only three events remaining in the 2007 season. St. John would finish in fifth. John Belott finished in sixth from his 26th starting position after showing up on Monday and missing Sunday’s qualifying. Belott would win a Hoosier Tire Performance Award and the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hard Charger Award.

Ryan Lawler had the car to beat all weekend; he was the fastest in practice, fastest qualifier and was moving through the field from his eighth starting spot to fourth spot challenging third place Scott Hantz when second place driver Brian Rievley got loose in the first and second turn and bounced off the wall into Hantz and Lawler knocking Lawler out of the race. Hantz continued, but four laps later he slammed into the wall in the front stretch when his right front suspension gave way due to damage from the first accident and was out of the race leaving his right front wheel with suspension still attached on the track.

Current CRA Super Series points leader Gabehart seemed to be salvaging a very trying weekend, after spending part of the weekend in the hospital coming back to the track to qualify after passing a kidney stone Sunday afternoon before going to the tail following the spin. Gabehart was the Kingen Interstate Express Halfway Leader Award winner.

Lawler was the Appleton Rack & Pinion, Fast Qualifier Award winner. Jeff Fultz took the Fatheadz.com Race Winner Award, a Hoosier Tire Performance Award, the Holley Performance Award, and the Sweet Manufacturing Sweet Move of the Race Award.

The VDL Fuel Systems Top Rookie and the RV Performance Rookie of the Race Award went to John VanDoorn. The VDL Fuel Systems Hot Lap Award went to Scott Hantz who turned the fastest lap of the event on lap eight. Dennis Schoenfeld won the Speed Media Best Looking Car Award.

The next event for the CRA Super Series is the Boyne Machine 125 presented by Spray Power and Centennial Wireless at Berlin Raceway near Grand Rapids, MI on Saturday, September 15. For more information see Berlin Raceway website www.berlinraceway.com or here.

McGunegill Engine Performance 100 Presented by Great Deals Magazine Official Results

CRA Super Series Qualifying Results

CRA Super Series McGunegill Engine Performance 100 Presented by Great Deals Lineup

CRA Super Series Practice Results

CRA Super Series Qualifying Order

The Howe CRA Sportsman, CRA Street Stock and Vore’s Welding & Steel FWD Compacts were also on hand for the annual World Stock Car Festival presented by Maple-Tarr Chrysler Dodge Jeep.

Hanna Grabs Maple Tarr 40

Charlie Hanna beat a hard charging Rick Rhinehart to become the first multi-feature winner with the Howe CRA Sportsman series in 2007 taking the Maple Tarr 40 on Monday afternoon. Hanna started eighth and worked his way through the field to second place behind Dean Baker who had built up a large lead.  When Baker spun in the first turn hitting the wall and ending his day, Hanna inherited a spot he never gave up.

"We were really lucky today, I was settling in thinking we were going to finish second, when he had his problem and we were there to take the win."  Hanna said. 

The Howe CRA Sportsman heat races on Sunday featured wins by Billy Hutson and Rick Tackman Jr. Charlie Hanna was the fast qualifier of the 20 cars that took times.

The Howe CRA Sportsman next event will on September 15 at Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, IN. For information see the Baer Field Speedway website at www.baerfieldspeedway.com or the CRA website at www.craracing.com.

Howe CRA Sportsman Maple Tarr 40 Results

Howe CRA Sportsman Heat Results

Maple Tarr 40 Lineup

Howe CRA Sportsman Qualifying Results

Howe CRA Sportsman Heat Race Lineups

Howe CRA Sportsman Practice Results

Calvin Parham Nips Rich Boyer for Victory

The CRA Street Stocks Calvin Parham took the lead from Brian Hopkins on lap 26 of the MAX Rocks 40 and held off all comers to win.  Parham made a miraculous save after contact with another car caused him to slide sideways going into turn one and still came out the leader as the other car spun.  With five laps to go, Rich Boyer caught up following a caution and nearly passed him several times, including crossing the finish line side by side, but he could not get ahead.

"I don't know how I saved it in the first turn, but the front end was not right after that and bumped and grinded the rest of the way.  But it held together long enough for me to win."  An elated Parham stated.

The Street Stock heat races on Sunday featured wins by Winston Wood, Phil Evans, Brian Hopkins and Johnny Magee. This victory was the first win in a stock car by Wood at any track. Rich Boyer was the fast qualifier of the 34 teams that took times.

The CRA Street Stocks will be action again in the $5000 to win MAX Rocks 200 at Winchester Speedway on September 16. For more information see the Winchester Speedway website at www.winchesterspeedway.com or the CRA website at www.craracing.com.

MAX Rock 40 Results

CRA Street Stock Heat Race Results

CRA Street Stock Qualifying Results

CRA Street Stock Heat Race Lineups

CRA Street Stock Feature Lineup

CRA Street Stock Practice Results

Matt Noren Takes Winchester 20

The Vores Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts featured a first time winner in that series when Plymouth Indiana's Matt Noren won Monday’s Winchester 20, in his first ever race on the High Banks. Noren ran just head of second place finisher Brian Redmond.  Redmond jumped out to the early lead from his fourth starting position leading the first 12 laps of the race before Noren worked his way through traffic from his 11th starting position. Noren caught Redmond and passed him to take the win.

AJ Ridner Wins Winchester 20

AJ Ridner won his first Vore's Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compact feature Sunday night coming from the tail to win the Winchester 20.  "The odds were in our favor tonight, we got in front and held on and our luck held out.  I am really happy to win here at Winchester, and want to say a big thank you to Jim Winters for helping make this happen."  A very happy Ridner stated.  Randy Walton finished second and Derick Young third. Greg De St. Jean and Brian Redmond won the heat races.

Monday Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Winchester 20 Feature Results

Sunday Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Winchester 20 Feature Results

Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Heat Results

Vores Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts Lineup

Sunday night racing featured the Thunder/Endro cars on the highbanks of Winchester Speedway with Rod Phipps taking the feature win. Phipps was sure about who was behind him for most to race, and Mike Riddle, Jr. made sure he did not forget he was there, as Tom Gossar ran up in the front (after starting on the tail) making it a three way dogfight to the end with Rod having just enough to win. 

"Mikey let me know he was back there, several times.  Last night at Anderson the shoe was on the other foot as I chased him and let him know I was there.  But it was fun."  Commented Phipps after the win. 

Riddle finished second Gossar a close third and Randy Hoppes battled in there for third.  Gossar and Jason Thompson won the heat races.

Thunder Car Feature Results

Thunder Car Heat Results

Thunder Car Lineups

 

 

 

 

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