Big Doubleheader Weekend on tap for the ARCA/CRA Super Series On Friday-Saturday, August 16-17th
Auto City Speedway & Flat Rock Speedway Serves As Hosts
August 13, 2013 - Auto City Entries - Auto City Event Information - Flat Rock Entries - Flat Rock Event Information
Salem, Indiana (August 13, 2013) – For the first time since the 2006 season the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS will have a Double Header Weekend, this coming weekend, with an event at Auto City Speedway on Friday, August 16th and an event on Saturday, August 17th at Flat Rock Speedway. Friday night will be the first ever series event at Auto City Speedway, which hosted the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour last Saturday night. Friday’s event was originally scheduled to take place at Dixie Motor Speedway, but was moved to Auto City Speedway by Dixie Motor Speedway promoter Mike Kern.
Friday’s 3rd annual Mid-Michigan Toyota Dealers 125 for the ARCA/CRA Super Series is part of the ‘Big One
XI’, which will also feature racing action from the Auto Value Super Sprint Series. Saturday’s 7-UP 125 will be
the series second ever event at the ARCA owned quarter mile. Last season’s 7-UP 125 was an exciting event
that saw Scott Hantz get the win after having to go to the tail of the field after a spin early in the event. Hantz
and Johnny VanDoorn battled throughout the closing stages of the event after VanDoorn also pitted and came
from the tail to finish second to Hantz.
Topping the list of top series regulars who are entered for both events is current series point’s leader Travis
Braden, who has one series event win in 2013 at Winchester Speedway. Other top CRA drivers entered for
both events include Kenny Tweedy, Rick Turner, Jay Niewiek, Nick Gullatta, Brett Robinson and Bret Miles Jr.
in Tim Bennett’s #21 car. The top two Boyne Machine Rookie of the Year candidates Ali Kern and Brandon
Oakley are also entered for both events. Two drivers will make there series debuts this weekend and are entered for both events including Brandon Tweedy, the nephew of Kenny Tweedy, in a Muller Motorsports car and Kevin Zielezinski who will be a teammate to Ali Kern in a Lorz Motorsports car.
Current JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour points leader Cody Coughlin is entered for both events this weekend,
Coughlin is coming off a hard earned second place finish in last Saturday’s Silver Bullet 100 Presented by
Coors Light and JEGS.com at Auto City Speedway. Local racer Robbie Johnson is also entered for both
events, Johnson pulled off the upset last Saturday in winning the Silver Bullet 100 Presented by Coors Light
and JEGS.com. Canadian racer Jordan Sims and Michigan racer Jerry Andrews are also entered for both
events.
Local favorite David McManus of Clio, Michigan is entered for Friday night’s show. McManus led the first 85
laps of last Saturday nights event before contact from another racer caused him to spin and lose his lead.
CRA regular Brandon Hermiller is entered for Friday along with local racer Andrew Wyatt.
Three time series Champion Scott Hantz is entered for Saturday night to defend his 7-Up 125 win from 2012. Outlaw Late Model great Phil Bozell is also entered for Saturday night’s event after getting the win in last Saturday night’s Stan Yee Memorial Outlaw Late Model event at Flat Rock. Ohio Modified great Mike Stacy is entered along with Ohio CRA competitor Jason Dietsch. Several local competitors are entered including Matt Hall, Paul Hahn and Eric Lee.
There is an open practice scheduled for Thursday night at Auto City Speedway with pits opening at 2pm, practice will go from 3pm to 7pm. Pit gates open on Friday at 12noon. Practice will begin at 3pm with qualifying beginning at 6:15pm. The race program will begin at 7:35pm and will include the 3rd annual Mid-Michigan Toyota Dealers 125 for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS along with racing action from the Auto Value Super Sprint Series and the Dixie Motor Speedway Bombers, along with an on track autograph session with both the ARCA/CRA Super Series and Auto Value Super Sprint Series drivers.
On Saturday, pits open at 12:30pm. Practice will begin at 3pm, with qualifying at 5:30pm. There will be an autograph session with NASCAR Sprint Cup driver David Stremme beginning at 6pm. Racing action will begin at 7pm and will include the 7-UP 125 for the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS along with racing action from the Flat Rock Speedway Street Stocks and Figure 8 divisions.
More event and track information on Auto City Speedway is available at www.autocityspeedway.com More event and track information on Flat Rock Speedway is available at www.flatrockspeedway.com More information on the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS is available at www.cra-racing.com
