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Winchester, IN (September 7, 2009) – The World Stock Car Festival returned to Winchester Speedway for Labor Day Weekend and the 2009 edition featured close racing, racers achieving dreams and goals, and new dreams established. Jeff Fultz won at the track he has loved since he was young, Rich Boyer won his first race on a track he has been racing at for many years, Brian Nester predicted a win and got it, Terry Jones won his second race in a row at the track, Mark Mason ran away for his win, and Rod Phipps took two features in two days. A long rain delay that forced a couple of young drivers to wait a little longer before getting their first chance to race at Winchester all in two days of racing.

Jeff Fultz loves to race at Winchester Speedway and refers to it as his home track.  On Labor Day he looked like it taking the lead on the 73rd lap and running away with the win on a wild day at the CRA Super Series portion of the World Stock Car Festival, McGunegill Engine Performance 100 Presented by Crown RV & Boat Cleaner.  Johanna Long jumped out to an early lead and held it for 17 laps until Scott Hantz took the lead.  Hantz only led two laps when a car being lapped cut a tire and swerved up into Hantz ending both of their days.  Long then inherited the lead again and held on until she was bumped on the 45th lap sending her into the inside wall.  She recovered to finish 10th.  Johnny VanDoorn then took the lead and led until Fultz took over at lap 75 and held on to win.

"This is my home track, I have been coming here since I was a little kid so winning here is special."  Fultz said.  "I want to thank (track owner) Charlie Shaw and the CRA for putting this together.  The crew worked really hard since Nashville, we replaced a lot of bolts to make sure we were ready and it was exactly right.  Racing with VanDoorn was the hardest I could drive."

VanDoorn set fast time with a lap of 15.308 seconds, earning the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Award. "We at 61 Kaos Motorsports would like to dedicate this fast time award to the family of Robbie Jerovsek. Robbie lost his life in at boating accident and we really feel for his family and our friend, Jack Jerovsek, Robbie's father who builds our engines."  Van Doorn stated. 

VanDoorn then asked former NASCAR champion Bill Elliott to draw for the invert. Elliott drew a six putting Jason Shively on the pole and 16 year old sensation Johanna Long from Pensacola, FL on the outside of the front row. "I love the track" Long stated after the race. "I want to come back for the Winchester 400. It is great to race against the best of the best who were racing here today."

Elliott was at Winchester as a spotter for his son 13 year old Chase Elliott who was making his second CRA Super Series start. The younger Elliott started 12^th and finished 15^th on his first trip to Winchester remained on the lead lap until he went down a lap on the 99^th lap. He too liked what he saw "I like the track it’s fast." Elliott said after the feature. "I used up the tires a little, it was a good thing it was only 100 laps."

The ARP Bodies Cool Moves of the Race Award went to Brian Ickler who moved from the end of the longest line to second after being moved to the tail for being involved in the Long spin on the 45^th lap. Eddie Van Meter and Tommy St. John earned the Hoosier Racing Tire Performance Awards, with Van Meter also earning the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hard Charger Award for moving from his 23^rd starting position to fourth.

Tyler Roahrig earned his sixth consecutive K&N Filters Rookie of the Race Award and VDL Fuel Systems Top Rookie Award with his 11^th place finish. The VDL Fuel Systems Hot Lap of the Race Award went to Long.

Hantz received the EMF Corp. "That’s Racing" Award. Kenny Tweedy got the Leaf Racewear Hard Luck Award after his car broke during Saturday’s open practice day. The Safety Solutions Tough Luck Award went to Terry Fisher, Jr.

Brian Nester let everyone know prior to Monday's Firebottle 40 for the O'Reilly USA Modified Series that he was going to win the event, and that's exactly what he did. Veteran Central Indiana racer Harold Scott took the early lead from his pole starting position with a group of eight cars right behind him. Ross Klingelhoffer stalked Scott for several laps before making the pass for the lead on lap eight, bringing Nester with him to second. Nester patiently rode behind Klingelhoffer waiting for the right moment to pass, which came on lap 32 as the two got into lap traffic going into turn three, Nester picked the right line and got by to grab the lead. Nester then held off Klingelhoffer to get the win. Scott Tomasik was third, Kyle Jones fourth and Mike Stacy fifth. Tomasik was the Fast Qualifier and the winner of the six lap Dash event on Saturday. Klingelhoffer was the winner of Saturday's 10 lap Fast Heat.

Chad Richardson jumped out to the early lead in the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman feature from his outside front row starting spot. Terry Jones ran him down and took over the front spot on the 12^th lap going on to win. The racing behind Jones was furious as drivers traded second, third and fourth constantly with Charlie Hanna ending up second, Billy Hutson third, Steve Stacy fourth and Jacob Owens fifth.

"We had the car setup perfectly today." Jones commented. "We had the cautions fall just right for us; you always know you will get a few cautions here."

Jones took the first heat for the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman over Ric Pfiefer, with Stacy getting the second over Steve Minich, Jr.  Modoc's Dean Baker took the third heat over Bob Kissinger.

Anderson’s Rich Boyer has been racing at Winchester Speedway for many years, and he finally got his first win at the historic track in the CRA Street Stocks MAX Rocks 40. Boyer started on the pole and ran out ahead of everyone not giving up the lead. Jeff Lane came from his ninth starting position to second but could not finish the pass despite getting under Boyer on a restart following a caution with eight to go. Lane then settled for second

"I have been racing here a lot of years and it is great to finally get one." Boyer said.

Joe Beaver finished third, Carl Muffley fourth and Brian Hopkins fifth. Johnny Magee won the first CRA Street Stock Heat race over Boyer on Saturday.  Hopkins took the second heat over Josh Meyers, and Derrick Layne won the third heat over Mark Goetmann.

Mark Mason started on the tail of the Vore’s Welding and Steel 30 with the Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts due to pitting after the cars were lined up on the track. Mason moved through the field to take the lead on the 15^th lap of the 30 lap feature to pull out a win. The FWD Compacts were originally scheduled to race on Sunday and Monday nights, but due to the rain that cut off racing on Sunday, and then delayed Monday’s racing their two features were combined into a 30 feature with double points. Jim Spillers finished second, Justin Brown third, Tim Dilg fourth and Rex Zimmerman fifth.

"It was fun, awesome racing with these guys." Mason stated. "At the start we had some mud on the tires and splashed on the windshield so I came in to clean it a little to be able to see. That just meant we had to work a little harder."

Carl Muffley won the first heat by only .145 seconds over Mark Mason.  Jordan Flynn took the second heat over Nathan Thomas and Randy Owen returned to the high banks of Winchester Speedway to win the third heat over Josh White. 

Rod Phipps took the rain shortened Winchester 20 on Sunday night when the race was red flagged due to an accident on the 13th lap due to a car losing an engine and a brief fire.  While the safety crew was cleaning up the rain started and the race was called.  Rodney Milliner took second, and Tom Gossar third.  Phipps also took the second feature on Monday with Gossar in second. Gossar took the first heat over Mike Riddle.  Phipps got the second over Ronnie Rose on Sunday night.

"It was fun racing here." Phipps said. "I wish we had more races here."

The next event for the CRA Super Series is the SCS Environmental 100 presented by Klotz Synthetic Lubricants at Baer Field Speedway on September 19^th. The Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts will also be at Baer Field that day. But first the Compacts will be racing at Anderson Speedway on Saturday, September 12^th. The Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman will be at Anderson Speedway on September 19^th and the CRA Street Stocks will be at Winchester Speedway October 3^rd during Winchester Speedway’s Old Timers Weekend. For more information about any of the CRA series see www.craracing.net. To see more about Winchester Speedway see www.winchesterspeedway.com.

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