McGunegill Engine Performance CRA Fall Brawl 2013 Set For This Weekend At Lucas Oil Raceway
All Four CRA Divisions in Action in the Circle City
September 17, 2013
Salem, Indiana (September 17, 2013) – All roads for Champion Racing
Association (CRA) Powered by JEGS lead to Indianapolis this coming
weekend with the running of the McGunegill Engine Performance CRA Fall
Brawl 2013 Presented by P.A.D.D. (People Against Distracted Driving) this
Saturday-Sunday, September 21-22nd at the immaculate 0.686 mile
progressively banked paved oval of Lucas Oil Raceway, located west of
Indianapolis in Clermont, Indiana.
The premier tour within CRA, the ARCA/CRA Super Series headline the
entire weekend in the Circle City with the running of the T.J. Racing
Lubricants 100 Presented by Quarter Master. In addition, the JEGS/CRA All-
Stars Tour Presented by Chevrolet Performance will race in the P.A.D.D. 100
Presented by Chevrolet Performance & T.J. Racing Lubricants while the Top
Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman Series Powered by JEGS
race in the PBM Racing Products / Erson Cams 40 as the Stealth Trailers
CRA Street Stocks Series Powered by JEGS close out the weekend with
the running of the Two Men and a Truck 40.
Brian Campbell won the 2012 version for the ARCA/CRA Super Series while
Daniel Hemric clinched the 2012 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour title with his
triumph a year ago. Jason Atkinson emerged victorious in the CRA Late
Model Sportsman Series portion of the Fall Brawl last season as veteran,
Dave Bice visited victory lane after his win in the CRA Street Stocks Series
Feature. This time around the Top Speed Fabrication Modifieds Tour will be
a part of the CRA Fall Brawl 2013 Weekend for the first time.
19-year-old Travis Braden, the current ARCA/CRA Super Series Points
Leader, scored his third victory of the 2013 racing season at his home track
of Kil-Kare Raceway in Xenia, Ohio last Sunday, September 15th. With the
win, Braden has all but locked up the 2013 ARCA/CRA Super Series
Championship as the Mountaineer State driver has a commanding 182-point
lead over second place.
By merely starting the event at LOR, Braden, the series 2012 Rookie of the
Year, will clinch the title. Current Boyne Machine Company Rookie of the
Year points leader, Ali Kern and veteran, Rick Turner are tied for second in
points while Inaugural Series Champion from the 1997 season, veteran,
Kenny Tweedy is right there as well in the battle for second through fourth in
the title chase.
Another young up and coming star, 17-year-old Cody Coughlin leads the
way for the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour as the Delaware, Ohio teenager extended his points lead in the premier Crate Motor Touring Series in the country after a third place showing in the last event on September 14th at Springport Motor Speedway in Springport, Michigan. Coughlin, the 2011 Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year, will carry a comfortable 75 markers into LOR with just two point’s races left over current Howie Lettow Memorial Rookie of the Year Points Leader, 15-year-old Corey Deuser while Dan Leeck and Tom Woodin are also in the hunt with time running out.
It's a dogfight for the CRA Late Model Sportsman Series as Mark Lambert holds down a slim 10-point advantage over Defending Series Champion, K.C. Spillers going into LOR. The 20-year-old Lambert has one victory this season at the legendary high-banks of Winchester Speedway back on August 18th and the driver from near-by Noblesville, Indiana will be looking to extend that points lead this weekend. Soon to be crowned 2013 Rookie of the Year, 13-year-old sensation, Chris Hacker sits fourth overall in the points and looks to do well at his home track this weekend.
Finally in the CRA Street Stocks Series, Dustin Burge leads the way for the black and blue division within CRA as the Anderson, Indiana native carries a 46-point lead over veteran, Calvin Parham and Defending Series Champion, Jimmy Kirby, who is coming off of his first win of the season last Saturday, September 14th at Anderson Speedway. Steve Casterline is the Rookie of the Year points leader by a healthy margin over 14-year-old J.J. Haley who has since moved up to the CRA Late Model Sportsman Series.
The CRA Fall Brawl 2013 Weekend gets started on Saturday, September 21st with the Pit Gates swinging open bright and early at 8:00am. Practice starts at 11:30am. Then after two complete Practice Sessions for all five divisions, Qualifying begins at 4:45pm., to set the starting line-ups for Sunday's schedule of Feature racing.
On Sunday, September 22nd, the Pit Gates Open at 9:00am., with the Drivers Meetings starting at 11:00am. Warm-up sessions for all five classes begin at 11:45am., then after Pre-Race Ceremonies, racing gets going at 1:00pm., with Last Chance Races (if needed) followed by 320 laps of Feature racing.
For more information about all four touring series’ within Champion Racing Association Powered by JEGS, please go to the series website at: www.cra-racing.com You can also follow CRA on Facebook at: www.facebook.com and search for "Champion Racing Association" as well as Twitter at www.twitter.com/CRAracing Finally for more information about Lucas Oil Raceway, the host facility for the McGunegill Engine Performance CRA Fall Brawl 2013 Presented by P.A.D.D. (People Against Distracted Driving), go to the track website at: www.lucasoilraceway.com
The Automobile Racing Club of America (ARCA) is among the leading auto racing sanctioning bodies in the entire country. Founded in 1953 by John and Mildred Marcum, the organization administers more than 100 events each year in multiple racing series, including the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards as well as the ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS, the ARCA Truck Series and the ARCA Midwest Tour, plus weekly racing is held at Toledo and Flat Rock Speedways.
