Salem, IN (June 27, 2013) – Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS (CRA)
officials announced today that some of the biggest favorites of Midwestern fans will be part
of the action in Indy at Lucas Oil Raceway (LOR) on Friday, July 26. Early commitments
to race in CRA’s “Night of Stars Twin 100’s” have been received from NASCAR stars Ken
Schrader, Kenny Wallace, and David Stremme. Also on hand to meet and greet with the
fans and take part in the festivities will be Fox Sports/Speed TV NASCAR reporter Bob
Dillner. The racing action features twin 100 lap events for the ARCA/CRA Super Series
Powered by JEGS and the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance.
Many of the Nation’s top Super Late Model and Pro Late Model drivers will compete for
bragging rights during one of the biggest racing weekends in Indy.
“This is great news for all the fans, teams and sponsors of CRA and Lucas Oil Raceway,”
noted CRA Managing Partner R. J. Scott. “Last year was the first time we had the
opportunity to bring our great short track racing to Indy during the Brickyard weekend, and
it was amazing to see all the stars of racing come over from the big track just to hang out
and watch our racing. This year we have some of them involved in the event, with even
more expected to come on board and be a part of the action. We appreciate all the big
names stars coming in to help support this event and short track racing. Guys like
Schrader, Wallace, Stremme and Dillner all understand the challenges for short track
racing and their support means a great deal to all of us. It’s important for us to thank
JEGS as well for all that they do, including getting their marketing partner, Kenny Wallace,
involved.”
CRA Managing Partner and Series Director Glenn Luckett went on to add, “Opportunities
for short track racers to race in front of some of the most important people in racing are few
and far between. This event is one of those rare opportunities for drivers and teams to try
and sell themselves to team owners and sponsors at the highest levels of racing…live…
and in person.”
For the fans, CRA’s Night of Stars Twin 100’s at Lucas Oil Raceway will be a great night to
see some of the brightest young stars in late model racing battle some great veterans from
the top levels of racing. Besides all the great action on the track, fans will get an up close
and personal experience with the all of the drivers, including the heroes, with a pre-race
autograph session.
The schedule for the Friday, July 26 event is very “Fan Friendly” for a Friday night. Practice will be free to watch starting at 2pm. The stands will be cleared following practice; with the ticket windows opening at 5:30 for spectators to purchase tickets, qualifying at 6pm, the autograph session at 7:15 and racing at 8pm.
Fans can keep up with all the details of CRA’s “Night of Stars Twin 100’s” by visiting www.cra-racing.com or CRA’s exclusive live-event information partner, www.speed51.com
Champion Racing Association (CRA) Powered by JEGS sanctions four different nationally and regionally recognized short track racing tours. Founded in 1997, CRA tours include the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS for Super Late Models, the JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance for Pro Late Models, the Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman, and Stealth Trailers CRA Street Stocks. For more information on the CRA Series or CRA Racing, visit their site at www.cra-racing.com Fans and teams can find even more news and discussion on Facebook at www.facebook.com and search for "CRA Racing" or on Twitter at @CRAracing