Champion Racing Association

ARCA/CRA Super Series Points Leader, 19-Year-Old Travis Braden Hopes To Continue Hot Streak At LOR

25-Point Lead Over Kenny Tweedy going into the Night of the Stars 100 (Special from Travis Braden Motorsports)

July 25, 2013

Wheeling, West Virginia (July 25, 2013) – By now everyone knows about Johnny

VanDoorn winning the Stoops Freightliner Redbud 300 on July 20th at Anderson

Speedway in Anderson, Indiana. What the masses are also talking about regarding that

race was the bold move during the lap 150 break by current ARCA/CRA Super Series

take any tires in an effort to gain more track position for the rest of the race on the fast 1/4

(0.250) mile high-banked paved oval.

The strategy paid off in more ways than one for the 19-year-old as he led the first three

laps out of the break before settling for a solid fifth place finish in the second jewel within

the $100,000 JEGS Triple Crown Series. More importantly he finished ahead of fellow title

chaser, Inaugural Series Champion from the 1997 season, Kenny Tweedy and now carries

a 25-point lead heading into the second race of a three events in three weekends stretch

in the schedule.

The fast and immaculate 0.686 mile progressively banked paved oval of Lucas Oil

Raceway, located west of Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana is the site for the Night of the

Stars 100 on Friday, July 26th and Braden knows that, barring something out of the

ordinary happening, it's going to come down to him and Tweedy in the chase for the 2013

ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS Championship. Braden would like to add his

name to the list of winners at LOR that Tweedy is already on, twice.

"I'm pretty excited about this weekend, LOR is one of my favorite tracks that I've raced on. Knowing that we came out of Anderson with not only a good finish, but a drivable racecar has the whole team pumped for the rest of the season." The Wheeling, West Virginia driver stated. "We had a great run there at the end of last season, and with the hype on this weekend's events I really hope we can be at least as good as we were then and hopefully better." He added.

As a Championship title contender, Braden is also thinking ahead to that third race in three weekends for ARCA/CRA, the rescheduled Tri-State Collector Car Appraising 125 Presented by T.A.A.G. Incorporated at Berlin Raceway, located west of Grand Rapids in Marne, Michigan on Saturday, August 3rd. I'm also really pumped about the next race, at Berlin. We had a blazingly fast car for the 251 weekend, dominant in the crate race and a top three car in the 251 if it weren't for many "out of the ordinary" mishaps." He continued.

"I think we're going to have a huge two weeks and hopefully that'll put us in great position to finish out the season, which will get tougher after I go back to school in August." He ended. Braden leads Tweedy by 25 points and has one ARCA/CRA Win to his credit which came at the Winchester 100 on June 29th at Winchester Speedway in Winchester, Indiana. He also has collected two top fives and three top 10s so far in his championship chasing season.

Braden’s #01 Chevrolet Impala, sporting the West Virginia University colors of Blue and Yellow will also carry additional sponsorship decals throughout the remainder of the 2013 racing season from; Braden’s A-1 Towing & Collision as well as RememberTheMiners.org, Stoney Hollow Tire, Elms Grove Eagles #1891, A.D. Baker Construction, M.P.H. Promotions, and Travis Braden Motorsports.

For more information about Travis Braden and the entire Travis Braden Motorsports operation and to inquire about additional sponsorship opportunities for the rest of the 2013 racing season, please call Car Owner, Don Braden at: 304-215-5026 and be sure to go to the Travis Braden Motorsports Website at: www.travisbradenmotorsports.com You can also go to the teams Facebook Fan Page at: www.facebook.com and search “Travis Braden Motorsports” and finally on Twitter as well by clicking on: www.twitter.com and searching for "Travis Braden"