Ft. Wayne, IN (May 19, 2008) – Scott Hantz, Tony Dager, Bret Miles Jr. and Greg De St. Jean all got victories in Sunday afternoon’s CRA Super Sunday event at Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana. A bright sunny sky, but cool temperatures greeted all the racers and fans that attended the Champion Racing Association promoted event on Sunday, but there was plenty of hot racing action on the track to warm everyone up.

Two time CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz is off to great start to get his third series championship after taking his second win of the season in as many starts Sunday afternoon. Hantz, from nearby Angola, Indiana, started the afternoon by setting Fast Time in Appleton Rack & Pinion qualifying, then worked his way from his fourth place starting position to grab the lead of the CRA Super Sunday 100 Presented By Dietsch Sales & Service and Klotz Synthetic Lubricants on lap 20 and cruised to a half second victory, his 20^th victory with the CRA Super Series, second all-time behind Brian Ross’s 22 wins.

"This is different, usually I start the season slow, but this year we started with two in a row," remarked Hantz.  "The new setups I learned this winter have really helped.  I have to thank the crew, they have worked really hard to make it work, my sponsors, and especially my car owner, Dick Poe." 

Jeff Cannon shot out to the early lead from his outside front row starting position, but was soon reeled in by pole sitter Jason Dietsch who made the pass for the lead on lap nine. Dietsch would lead until Hantz worked his way around with a strong outside pass coming out of turn four. Dietsch would give chase the rest of the event but would have to settle for second as Hantz was able to hold off Dietsch on several restarts and going through lap traffic to get the win. Series veteran Jeff Lane held off Boris Jurkovic to get third. Jurkovic finished in fourth with Rick Turner coming back from a hard crash at Winchester Speedway to finish in fifth after a torrid battle with Jurkovic over the closing laps of the event earning him a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award.

Local competitor Mike Kugler came from his 16^th place starting position to finish in sixth earning him the ISKY Racing Cams/Lane Automotive Hardcharger Award and a Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Award. Terry Fisher Jr. came from the tail of the field after a couple of early pit stops for adjustments to finish in seventh earning him the ARP Bodies Cool Move Of The Race Award. Rookie competitor Zach Taylor finished in eighth earning him the K & N Filters Rookie Of The Race Award. John VanDoorn finished in ninth on seven cylinders after a wiring problem with Cannon rounding out the top ten.

Hantz was the Kingen Interstate Express Halfway leader and received the Holley Performance Award. JR Roahrig turned the fastest lap of the event and received the VDL Fuel Systems Hot Lap Of The Race Award, while early retiree Rich Segvich was the Leaf Race Products Hard Luck Award winner.

Howe CRA Sportsman rookie Tony Dager continued his hot streak this past weekend. First he claimed the victory in Saturday nights 50 lap event with the Baer Field Speedway opening night show passing Chad Richardson on lap 28 when Richardson lost his brakes on the restart. Dager would get the win over a hard charging Steve Minich Jr.

In Sunday afternoon’s event with the CRA Super Sunday show, Dager had worked his way to third from his eighth place starting position behind early leader Eric Barkus and second place Steve Minich Jr. when those two made contact causing Barkus to spin on lap 20 of the 50 lap event. Both cars were put at the tail after the incident giving Dager the lead. Dager would hold off veteran Rick Rinehart to get the win with 2007 series Champion Billy Hutson in third, Tony Barcus in fourth and Justin Alsip in fifth.

"This series always has great race cars, and today I thought we had a chance to win, and was looking forward this race, remarked Dager. "It is great to keep this winning streak going, I just have to thank my crew and my sponsors for supporting me."

Dager was the Holley Performance Fast Qualifier on Sunday, 6^th place finisher on Sunday Nick Lay got that award on Saturday. Adam Hudson was the Racing Electronics Hardcharger on Sunday coming from his 17^th place starting position to finish in seventh. Gabe Cerny finished in eighth, Charlie Hanna in ninth with Shawn Wall in tenth.

In the 50 lap CRA Street Stock event Bret Miles Jr. got his first series victory of the season coming from his eighth place starting position to battle for the lead with new track record holder Mike Overholser late in the race. The cars made contact on lap 43 coming out of the second turn with Overholser spinning out causing a caution and placing him at the tail. Miles Jr. would go on to get the victory over a hard charging Winston Wood who was looking to get his first ever series victory.

Jeff Perry got the early lead from his pole starting position and led the first nine laps before Carl Muffley powered by to take the lead on lap 10. Shortly after Muffley’s car began to smoke. Muffley’s car was pulled over by series officials under the next caution on lap 13, the car was leaking oil and was sent to the pits for repairs giving the lead back to Perry. Overholser had worked his way from his 12^th place starting position to Perry’s bumper and made the pass for the lead on lap 14 and held the lead until the lap 43 incident. Perry would finish in third, rookie Josh Burton in fourth and Jacob Owens in fifth.

In the Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compact 25 lap feature 2007 series champion made his 2008 debut a winning won by getting the win over Ohio’s Tim Dilg. De St. Jean missed the series first two events of 2008 after having off-season back surgery but didn’t miss a beat coming from his ninth place starting position to get the win. Teammates Rex Zimmerman and Bill Charles finished third and fourth with Brian Redmond getting fifth.

Upcoming events for the CRA divisions include the Howe CRA Sportsman event this Saturday night at Plymouth Speedway. The CRA Super Series and Vore’s Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts will be in action at Salem Speedway on Saturday, June 7^th. The CRA Street Stocks next event will be the $2500 to win Anderson 200 at Anderson Speedway on Saturday, June 14^th. More information on all the CRA series is available at www.craracing.net.