CRA’s “Night of Stars Twin 100’s” at Lucas Oil Raceway this Friday, July 26th
Schrader, Wallace, Stremme and Dillner to be part of CRA Events Powered by JEGS
July 23, 2013
Salem, Indiana (July 12, 2013) – CRA’s “Night of Stars Twin 100’s will take place at Lucas Oil Raceway this
coming Friday with NASCAR stars Ken Schrader, Kenny Wallace and David Stremme all racing in an event
Friday night. 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.
Schrader is scheduled to compete in the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, in a car normally
piloted by 15 year old Anderson Bowen, but with Bowen out of the car for four to six weeks because of a leg
injury, Bowen’s father decided to provide the car for Schrader to compete in Friday night. Kenny Wallace is
scheduled to compete in the Scott Neal Racing #77 with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour presented by
Chevrolet Performance, SNR is the defending series Champions with Daniel Hemric who won a series record
eight events in 2012. Former ARCA/CRA Super Series competitor Stremme is scheduled to compete again
with the Super Series in his own equipment.
That’s not the only NASCAR ties to Friday night’s racing action at Lucas Oil Raceway, Ross Kenseth, son
of NASCAR Champion Matt Kenseth, will also be on hand to compete in the ARCA/CRA Super Series event.
Kenseth has become one of the top Super Late Model racers in the country after scoring wins in 2012 in the
Redbud 300, All American 400 and the Winchester 400. 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Brad
Kesolowski will have his Super Late Model Team on hand with drivers Austin Therault from Ft. Kent, Maine
and Trey Mitchell from Wimberly, Texas, both have become well known in the Super Late Model ranks.
Current ARCA/CRA Super Series point’s leader Travis Braden leads a strong contingent of series regulars
who are entered for Saturday night’s event including three time series Champion Johnny Van Doorn, who is
coming off a huge victory last Saturday night in the Stoops Freightliner Redbud 300 at Anderson Speedway.
Other top CRA regulars entered include Brian Campbell, Kenny Tweedy, Rick Turner, Chad Finley, Brandon Hermiller, Joe Beaver, Brett Robinson, Damon Ecoff, Kyle Jones, Brent Jack, Karl Weber, Jeep Pflum plus top Boyne Machine Company Rookie’s Ali Kern and Brandon Oakley.
Several former series regulars will make their 2013 series debuts including Tommy St. John and Evan Jackson in brand new cars, plus Peter Cozzolino and 2011 Winchester 400 winner Boris Jurkovic. Brent Downey, a JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour regular the last 2 ½ years, will now switch back to the Super Series for Friday’s event, also in a brand new car. JEGS Tour regular Jerrod Foley is also entered as is ARCA Midwest competitor Ed Szelagowski Jr. and Illiana Motor Speedway Champion Jeff Cannon.
14 year old Spencer Davis from Dawsonville, Georgia is entered for both 100 lap events. Davis will be joined by Hermiller, Finley and Foley is competing in both 100 lap feature events Friday night.
Current JEGS/CRA All Stars Tour presented by Chevrolet Performance point’s leader and two time winner in 2013 Cody Coughlin leads a strong contingent of series regulars entered for Friday’s JEGS Tour event. Other CRA regulars entered for that event not mentioned already include Dan Leeck, Tom Woodin, Howe Lettow Rookie of the Year Presented by Howe Racing candidates Corey Deuser, Jake Griffin, Marc Jacobs, Kyle Crump, Dominique Van Wieringen, Hunter Baize, Kody Evans and Jaxon Jacobs. Other series regulars entered are Wes Griffith Jr., Preston Miller, Cole Glasson, Alex Rosenberry, and Jimmy Novak.
Several good Michigan drivers are entered for Friday’s JEGS Tour event including Mike Bursley, winner last year at Berlin Raceway and runner-up in last season’s September event at LOR. Also Berlin regular Chris Koslek and top Outlaw Late Model competitor Phil Bozel as well as Illiana regular D.J. Weltmeyer, Kentucky’s Dakota Stoup and Dillon Oliver and Wisconsin’s Keith Tolf.
Pits open on Friday, July 26 at 10am, practice will begin at 2pm with qualifying beginning at 6pm. There will be an autograph graph session will all the drivers starting at 7:15pm. The race program will begin at 8pm with any Last Chance races. The JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour 100 lap feature will be the first feature of the night and will be followed by the ARCA/CRA Super Series 100 lap feature.
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/CRARacing or on Twitter at @CRARACING
