Anderson, IN (July 16, 2011) - Shirley's Jason Thompson captured his first EDCO Welding CRA Street Stock win of the season and second at Anderson Speedway Saturday evening on Ivy Tech Night at the Races while Ft Wayne's K.C. Spillers inherited the Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact victory. 

Josh Myers earned the Allstar Performance Fast Qualifier Award and started on the point of the EDCO Welding CRA Street Stock Ivy Tech 200. Josh Poore, who started the night second in the points chase, brought an early yellow on lap two when he suffered mechanical failure and hit the homestretch wall, ending his night.

Following another brief yellow on lap 15 for a spin, Jeff Lane grabbed the lead on the lap 22 restart.  Frankie Oakes spun on lap 29 bringing out yellow number three.  On the double file re-start, Jeff Lane grabbed the lead from Myers and Jason Thompson moved to second with Ronnie Rose third.  Josh Myers and Rickie Tharp rounded the top five at lap 50. 
 
Ryan Amonette caused yellow number four on lap 51 with a spin.  Jeff Lane led the field to the pits at the break with 23 of the original starters still running and 14 still on the lead lap, after an awesome first half of the Ivy Tech 200.

Jeff Lane, race leader, did not return for the start of the second half until lap 116 due to brake problems. The second half started with a slam of the wall in turn 1 by J.J. Shafer on lap 101. An altercation between Randy Hoppes and Jimmy Kirby forced a no-go restart. 

Jason Thompson inherited the lead at lap 101 with Beau Mitchell chasing him down with 50 laps to go.  Rose exited with a blown transmission to bring yet another yellow and bunch the field.  Brian Hopkins, who won the last outing for CRA at Anderson, started 16th in this event, he passed Mitchell for second with 10 to go but could not make a run down Thompson.  Jason Thompson sailed on to victory by 4.482 seconds over Hopkins, Mitchell, rookie competitor Mark Mason and Rich Segvich, all on the lead lap. 

Mitchell took home the AR Bodies Cool Move of the Race Award. After a spin early in the race that did not result in a caution, he recovered to run second and end up third. Thompson took home the Turn One High Performance Steering Award for leading the most laps.

Cary Abrell jumped out to the lead in the Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compact feature and was looking like a winner until the engine expired on lap 15.  K. C. Spillers inherited the lead. He was able to hold off a hard charging Justin Brown who ended up second over Jeff Shelmadine, Rick James and Aaron Teagarden to round out the top five.  Shelmadine was fast qualifier at 15.602 seconds.

The next EDCO Welding CRA Street Stocks and Vore’s Welding and Steel CRA FWD Compacts event will be Sunday, July 24^th at Plymouth Speedway for the Mid Summer Championships. CRA Super Series will also be at Plymouth in a 125 lap feature. The Street Stocks will be a 50 lap points feature, while the FWD feature will be a non-points 25 lap race with trophies and bonuses for three different divisions in the same race. For more information see www.craracing.net.

Josh Myers became the first person to break the hold of Jeff Lane and Josh Poore on the All Star Performance Fast Qualifier Award with a time of 13.884 seconds just ahead of Beau Mitchell who had 13.929 seconds.  Jeff Lane was third, Josh Poore fourth and Ricky Tharp fifth.

Ivy Tech 200 Qualifying Results