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August 8, 2008

CRA late models, street stocks set to return Saturday

ANDERSON — The CRA Super Series and the CRA Street Stocks will head to Anderson Speedway on Saturday for the Anderson 400, a yearly stock car racing tradition that will see the CRA Super Series in a 300-lap event and the CRA Street Stocks in a 100-lap event.

Anderson Speedway has hosted more CRA Super Series events than any other track since the series’ first event on April 26, 1997. Anderson Speedway has had a total of 44 CRA Super Series events to date. Former two-time series champion Brian Ross is the all-time series victory leader at Anderson Speedway with nine victories.

The Anderson 300 Presented by Great Deals Coupon Magazine for the CRA Super Series will feature some new procedures for that event that will involve some serious strategy decisions by the competing teams Saturday night.

John VanDoorn got the victory in last year’s CRA Super Series 250-lap event with the Anderson 400. It was VanDoorn’s first win with the series and the first series win for car owner Tim Steele. VanDoorn went on to win the series 2007 Rookie of the Year Award and finished second in series championship points. Former Anderson Speedway Late Model Champion Brian Rievley finished in second, Scott Hantz third, Terry Fisher Jr. fourth and Wisconsin’s Brad Mueller fifth.

Other former series winners at Anderson that are expected to compete Saturday include four-time winner Kenny Tweedy, the 1997 series champion driving this season for Ken Muller. Two-time winners Jeff Lane and Rick Turner will be there. Turner won his second series race in the June 15 series event at Anderson. Two-time series champion and current series points leader Scott Hantz has one series victory to date at Anderson. He is seeking to get his series record 23rd victory Saturday. He is currently tied with Ross with 22 series victories all time.

Other drivers expected to compete Saturday with one series victory at Anderson include 1998 series Champion Brian Rievley and former street stock champion at Anderson Speedway and winner of the Anderson 400 in 2001 Bull Baker, who has switched to number 15 driving for Jay Seal. He used to drive No. 78.

One-time series Anderson winner Jim Crabtree Jr. was also expected to compete in Saturday night’s event, but his CRA Super Series car was destroyed in a fire Aug. 1 that burned everything inside Crabtree’s race shop. The team had just left a little earlier in the day for a Super Cup Stock Car Series event in Virginia. Luckily, none of that equipment was in the shop at the time of the fire.

The top CRA Street Stock and Anderson Speedway street stock drivers will compete in Saturday’s Anderson 100. The CRA-sanctioned event will also be a points event for the Anderson street stocks. Joe Beaver, a multiple winner at Anderson and two-time defending CRA Street Stocks driver champion, comes into Saturday’s event as the CRA Street Stocks point leader. He has an eight-point margin over Bret Miles Jr.

The race program will begin at 8 p.m. with the Anderson 100 for the CRA Street Stocks, and will be followed by the Anderson 300, Presented by Great Deals Coupon Magazine.

Advance adult tickets are $12, and on race day will be priced at $15. Kids ages 6-12 are $4. Children ages 5 and under get in free. The CRA Family Fun Zone will also be at Anderson Speedway on Saturday night, with games and prizes for the kids attending the event.

Tonight, the WLBC/MAX Friday Night Summer Series will be showcased at the speedway. Featured divisions include Kenyon Midgets and thundercars along with Quick Auto Front Wheel Drives in Amateur and Figure 8s.

Tonight, spectator gates open at 5:30 p.m., with the racing program beginning at 8. Admission is $7 for adults and $4 for kids ages 6-12.

Children 5 and younger get in free.

For information, visit www.andersonspeedway.com or call (765) 642-0206.

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