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Close Racing Wins at the World Stock Car Festival

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Winner Johnny VanDoorn

2nd Place Scott Hantz

3rd Place Tommy St. John

4th Place Eddie Van Meter

5th Place Rick Turner

Winchester, IN (September 6, 2010) – Labor Day Weekend had eight features and over 140 cars at the famed high banks of Winchester Speedway this past weekend, the racing was close, and the wins tough to get. With the CRA Super Series, USA Modifieds, Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman, CRA Street Stocks, Vore’s Welding and Steel FWD Compacts and Thunder /Enduro Cars there was something for everyone. The CRA Super Series alone featured four former Super Series Champions racing for the win.

In the McGunegill Engine Performance 100 for the CRA Super Series Scott Hantz fell back, caught up when there was a caution, and then tried to slide past John VanDoorn on the last lap for an exciting finish. VanDoorn and TJ Reaid jumped out to an early lead, and stretched it up to a half lap with Reaid in front and VanDoorn tight on his tail. VanDoorn found an opening, powered by and took off building a lead of almost a half a lap on everyone and nearly 3/4 a lap on the third place car of Hantz. On the 68th lap after 67 green flag laps in a row, a car brushed the wall causing only the second caution of the race. While Hantz and Reaid fought for second, VanDoorn again took off before the other cars began to catch him. Reaid was closing quickly with only seven laps to go when his engine gave out and brought out a caution flag. VanDoorn again took off on the green flag, leading Hantz. Hantz came back, tried to duck under VanDoorn but could not make it happen and waited. VanDoorn fought an ill handling car to the end, with Hantz pulling down beside VanDoorn on the last lap to finish beside him less than a fender behind or .030 seconds with the crowd on their feet cheering the drivers.

"That was fun," VanDoorn stated. "We broke a hub with 30 to go, and I was just waiting on it to break all the way, but it held on. Racing beside Scott Hantz, what a great way to run outside of Scott that last lap. There are not many people I trust running beside me at over 120 mph, but Scott is one."

Donnie Wilson took the EDCO Welding Fast Qualifier Award. He then drew a seven for the invert putting T.J. Reaid on the pole in his first trip to Winchester Speedway. Reaid took the early lead, but could not hold it as VanDoorn proved too strong. Reaid did earn the VDL Fuel Systems Hot Lap of the Race Award for turning the fastest lap during the race.

VanDoorn earned the Kingen Interstate Halfway Leader Award. The Hoosier Racing Tires Performance Awards went to Eddie Van Meter and Brian Rievley. Former CRA Super Series Champion Rievley also earned the Lane Automotive/ISKY Racing Cams Hardcharger Award moving from his 21^st starting position to finish seventh.

Brent Jack earned the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award for avoiding both the car of Adam Purdy and inside wall by heading for pit road and avoiding the people and cars there. Purdy received the Safety Solutions Tough Luck Award for his hard crash on the second lap.

Super Series Official Results

The USA Modified Series win was taken by Chad Poole in a tough race. Poole came from his seventh place starting position to get the victory over Bud Perry, holding him off on several restarts. Brad Springer finished in third, Tim Burkett fourth and Brian Nester was fifth. Springer was the events fast qualifier. Poole got the victory in Sunday nights Dash, while Damon Breedlove won the heat race.

The 117 of Scott Neal proved victorious in the Sullivan RV Sales and Service 40 Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman feature. He had a close margin of victory at a 0.386 second difference. " My car was a beast from the word go. My Hoosier tires performed awesome and came into play for this win", said Scott after his win. The 7 of Jason Atkinson claimed that close second finish. Kale Asztalos finished third, Mark Mason in his first Sportsman start was fourth, and Charlie Hanna rounding out the top five.

Howe Late Model Sportsman Official Results

The CRA Street Stocks Max Rocks 40 was nothing short of its name and rocked the grand stands. There were a total of four cautions, one red flag, and three leader changes with 31 cars taking the green flag. The Bret Miles, Jr. proved victorious in midst of the action and took the checkered flag with a 0.701 margin of victory. "This track has a lot of history and I have always wanted a win at Winchester", said Miles. Chad Poorman finished second to Miles, Jr. " We were a little tight during the race. I would of liked a first place finish but we will take it", said Poorman. Josh Poore finished third, Rich Boyer fourth, and Rick Erwin fifth. Miles joins his father Bret Miles, Sr. as a CRA Street Stock winner at Winchester this season. Miles, Sr. took the win in the first race there in May filling in for Miles, Jr. after the weather forced a postponement of the race and Miles, Jr. was out of town on race day.

CRA Street Stock Official Results

JB Racing team of Justin Brown and Cary Abrell has now won the last four Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact races in a row, all at Winchester Speedway. The first three belong to Brown who set a record for being the first driver in this division to win three in a row, Abrell took over and won the fourth on Sunday. Starting deep in the field after qualifying second to Brown, Abrell charged through the field to get to second on the 13th lap. A caution for debris after a car had its tire come apart on the track on the 14th lap moved Abrell up to restart beside the Jess Drook in the double file restart. Abrell took the lead pulling off the second turn and went on to win. Drook finished second, Tim Dilg third, Jeff Shelmadine fourth and Brown fifth.

"This has been a long road to this win. Racing at Winchester is awesome, and I race with a great bunch of guys." Abrell stated. "We all race clean, race hard and then go cookout together afterward. Justin really makes it interesting to beat him. This makes it four CRA races in a row for JB Racing and I really need to thank the CRA guys for running a series that is so much fun, and fair. It has been a great weekend."

Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact Official Results

On Sunday night it did not look like Justin Brown was going to become the first driver to win three Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact races in row as the laps wound down and he fought to pass first place driver Jeff Shelmadine. Then as the cars were coming to the white flag Shelmadine was black flagged for running more than .300 under his qualifying time for at least two consecutive laps as Brown pushed him win. Though Shelmadine crossed the line first, because of the black flag Brown was awarded the win, Bobby Cook finished second, Steve Derouin third, Greg Isbell fourth and Jeff Williams fifth.

"That was a fun long race." Brown declared from victory lane. "I have to thank everyone that helped me get three wins in a row, my team, my family and my friends. I was just got lucky and missed all the wrecks as I came past everyone."

Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact Official Results

Kevin Claborn took the lead of the Thunder Car feature from Rob Wyman on the sixth lap but was only able to hold it for three laps before he developed problems and Wyman retook the lead on the 10th lap going on to win. "He had much more motor than I did for half the race anyway." Wyman stated. "I had to get out front quick to try to get away and I did, but he caught me."

Thunder Car Feature Results

Claborn won both the heat and the feature at the World Stock Car Festival on Sunday night, beating out Dale Phillips for the heat win and Rod Phipps for the feature win.

Thunder Car Feature Results

Saturday, September 18 will be a very busy night for all the Champion Racing Association divisions. The CRA Super Series and Howe Late Model Sportsman will be at the Welch and Wilson Rock and Race 100 at O’Reilly Raceway Park in Clermont, IN. The event will feature a band performing before the race at the parking area and a new car will be given away to a lucky person in the crowd.

The CRA Street Stocks and the Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact will be in action at Anderson Speedway, in Anderson, IN. For more information about any of the CRA Division see www.craracing.net.

Wilson Sets Fast Time

15.365 was the fast time for Oklahoma's Donnie Wilson and the fastest time in CRA Super Series Qualifying. Terry Fisher, Jr. was second fast at 15.441. Rick Turner third, Scott Hantz fourth and Brian Campbell fifth.

Qualifying Results

Wilson then drew a seven putting TJ Reaid on the pole and Johnny VanDoorn on the outside of the front row.

Feature Lineup

VanDoorn Fastest in Practice

Johnny VanDoorn was only seventh fastest in the first practice session for the CRA Super Series as they prepare for the McGunegill Engine Performance 100, but in the second session he was the fastest overall with a time of 15.583 seconds. Rick Turner was second fastest at 15.695 seconds. 28 Super Series cars were on the track this afternoon.

Practice #1 Results

Practice #2 Results

Sibila And Cater Win Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman Heats

The Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman class heat races were full of excitement Sunday night. The first heat race started out with a bang when the Jacob Owens crashed on the very first lap from engine problems. Bob Sibila continued to finish first in the heat. Al cook, Jr second, Joe Beaver third, Scott Neal fourth, and Charlie Hanna fifth. The second heat race was fairly clean with the Ryan Amonett car temporarily being called to pit road from an object dragging on the car. The 2 of Terry Cater went on to win his heat with Mark Lambert in second, Matt Erich in third, Rick Sullivan in fourth, and Bobby Stremme in fifth

Heat Race Results

Neal Sets New Track Record

Scott Neal of Sulpher Springs, Indiana set a new track record in the Howe CRA Late Model Sportsman division. He sat on top of the lineup with a 17.107. The number 1x of Mark Mason qualified second with a 17.335. Jason Atkinson qualified third, Charlie Hanna fourth, and Terry Cater fifth.

Qualifying Results

The draw for the feature was eight putting Jacob Owens on the pole with Kale Astalos on the outside of the front row.

Feature Lineup

Heat Lineups

Boyer, Moore and Rievley Win Street Stock Heats

The CRA Street Stocks three heat races featured close racing throughout. The 33 car of Rich Boyer won the first heat with a fast time of 18.963. Bret Miles, Jr. finished a close second, Chad Poorman finished third, Steve Christman fourth, and Rick Erwin fifth. The second heat race was very clean. The 42 of Nick Moore won the heat with zero cautions. Josh Myers finished second in the heat 0.225 seconds behind the 42. The Jason Drummond claimed the third position, Calvin Parham in fourth, and Todd Marsh in fifth. The third and final heat race for the Street Stocks had the 30 of Brian Rievley finishing first and 31 of Tyler Marsh second. The 138 of Tim McLaughlin was out 6 laps into the heat due to mechanical issues.

Heat Race Results

Christman Fastest CRA Street Stock

Fort Wayne’s Steve Christman fast time at Winchester Speedway; he qualified with an 18.453. The 73 of Jeff Lane qualified a close second with an 18.614. Jeff Perry third, Steve Blair fourth, and Rich Boyer fifth.

Qualifying Results

The draw for the CRA Street Stock invert was a 10 putting Josh Poore on the pole with Chad Poorman on the outside of the front row.

Feature Lineup

Heat Lineups

Brown Ties Record

Justin Brown tied the Winchester Speedway track record for the Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts with a time of 20.947 seconds pulling even with team mate Cary Abrell who owned the record himself until the Brown tied. Abrell was second fast at 21.016 seconds, Jeff Shelmadine third, Tim Dilg fourth after rebuilding his car following an accident the night before, Jeff Williams was fifth.

Qualifying Results

Feature Lineup

Brown Wins Third in Row

It did not look like Justin Brown was going to become the first driver to win three Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact races in row as the laps wound down and he fought to pass first place driver Jeff Shelmadine. Then as the cars were coming to the white flag Shelmadine was black flagged for running more than .300 under his qualifying time for at least three consecutive laps as Brown pushed him win. Though Shelmadine crossed the line first, because of the black flag Brown was awarded the win, Bobby Cook finished second, Steve Derouin third, Greg Isbell fourth and Jeff Williams fifth.

Official Results

Abrell, Leisure, Redmond, Teegarden Win Heat Races

In a very exciting heat race that featured 3 and 4 wide racing Cary Abrell took the lead with just a couple of laps to go to win his first race at Anderson Speedway over Jess Drook. Bill Leisure took off after a late caution erased a strong lead to win the second heat as Jacob Wyman passed Steve Derouin on that same restart to take second. Brian Redmond won the third heat after Jeff Williams was black flagged for over running his qualifying time by over .800 of a second, beating the CRA rule .300 faster than the qualifying by half a second. Eric Vore took second. Aaron Teegarden took the final heat coming from the rear to win over Thomas Bigelow.

Heat Results

Abrell Sets Fast Time

Cary Abrell paced a large field of 35 Vore's Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts to set fast time for their portion of the World Stock Car Festival at Winchester Speedway. Abrell turned a lap at 21.065 seconds to take the fast qualifier status over second fast Jess Drook who came in at 21.334 seconds. Tim Dilg was third, Doug Drook fourth and Jeff Shelmadine fifth.

Qualifying Results

The invert for the feature is 22 putting JR Vester on the pole with Eric Vore on the outside of the front row. There are four heat races scheduled.

Feature Lineup

Heat Lineup

Thunder/Endro Cars

Wyman Wins Thunder Car Feature

"He had much more motor than I did for half the race anyway." Wyman stated. "I had to go, go, go, get out front quick to try to get away and I did, but he caught me."

Official Results

Claborn Sweeps Thunder Car Events at Winchester

Kevin Claborn won both the heat and the feature at the World Stock Car Festival on Sunday night, beating out Dale Phillips for the heat win and Rod Phipps for the feature win.

Heat Results

Feature Results