Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman Part of 16th Annual Gold Cup at Baer Field Speedway

First Appearance in Fort Wayne, Indiana since the 2009 racing season

July 24, 2013

Salem, Indiana (July 24, 2013) – The Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman Powered by JEGS will head to Baer Field Speedway in Ft. Wayne, Indiana this Saturday night as part of the 16th Annual Gold Cup event at that track. Saturday’s event will be the fifth event of the season for the CRA Late Model Sportsman, to date Jason Atkinson has won two events, Trey Craig one event and 13 year old Chris Hacker was the winner of last Friday night’s PGG 75 at Anderson Speedway. With the victory, Hacker became the youngest winner in CRA history.

Mark Lambert comes in to Saturday night’s event with a slim two point lead in Season Championship points over 2012 series Champion KC Spillers, a Ft. Wayne native. Lambert has one second place finish and three straight third place finishes in the series four events so far this season. Spiller finished seventh in the series season opener, but now has three straight second place finishes in the last three series events. Atkinson is in third place in points, in a season that seems to be wins or DNF’s so far. Atkinson is 21 points behind Spillers. Josh Cave is in fourth place in points while Hacker is in fifth place in points and is the leading Rookie of the Year in points.

Several of the Baer Field Speedway Late Model competitors will be in action Saturday night to battle against the best of the CRA Late Model Sportsman. Al Cook Jr. is currently leading the Baer Field Speedway points, John Gatton is in second, Tommy Cook is third, Dean Cook fourth and Derek Hoffman is in fifth place.

Baer Field Speedway will have an Open Practice This Wednesday, July 24th. CRA Late Model Sportsman and Modifieds will be on the 1/2 mile, everyone else is on the 3/8th mile. Pit Gates Open at 5:00pm., Practice is from 5:30-8:30, Pit Passes are $15.00, Grandstands are Free.

Pit gates open on Saturday at 2pm, practice will begin at 3:30pm with qualifying at 5:30pm. The race program will begin at 7:30pm and will include heat races and the 50 lap Gold Cup Feature for the Top Speed Fabrication CRA Late Model Sportsman Powered by JEGS. Also racing in Saturday night’s program are the Baer Field Speedway Modifieds in a Gold Cup 50 lap feature, also the Baer Field Speedway Street Stocks, Mini Stocks and FWD’s plus Mad Bomber Fireworks! 

More information on Baer Field Speedway and Saturday’s event is available at www.fwrace.com More information on all the CRA Series is available at www.cra-racing.com