CRA Super Series
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| Category | Stock car racing |
|---|---|
| Country |  United States |
| Inaugural season | 1997 |
| Drivers | 59 |
| Engine suppliers | Chevrolet Dodge Ford Toyota |
| Drivers' champion | Chase Burda |
| Makes' champion | Ford |
| Teams' champion | Brandon Oakley Racecars |
| Official website | http://cra-racing.com/ |
The ASA/CRA Super Series is a super late model stock car racing series owned and operated by the American Speed Association. It is a touring series based in the Midwestern United States, which competes at paved short ovals. It was formerly known as the Kendall Late Model Series and the Sunoco Super Series.
The series utilizes super late model chassis race cars. Regulations on engine and body are based on the United Super Late Model Rules Alliance using an Approved Body Configuration legal body, with 358 cubic inch engines. Car body designs are based on the Holden Commodore (VF) (2014-17), Chevrolet Camaro, Dodge Charger, Ford Fusion, and the Toyota Camry.
Most races are 100-125 laps long, except the Winchester 400 at Winchester Speedway, the Redbud 400 at Anderson Speedway, the Berlin 251 at Berlin Raceway, and the SpeedFest 200 at Watermelon Capital Speedway.
The CRA Super Series is based out of Indiana, but in the past few years has been expanding its series to visit a variety of racetracks from Michigan to Florida. CRA started a partnership with the ARCA Racing Series presented by Menards at the start of the 2012 season. In 2023, the ASA bought out the CRA sanctioning body along with the Midwest Tour and partnered with the Southern Super Series to bring back the ASA National Tour. All 4 series run co-sanctoned races throughout the year along with standalone races.
The winningest driver in CRA Super Series history is Scott Hantz, with 31 career wins. He also shares the record with Johnny VanDoorn for the most series championships with 3 each.
Two women have won a CRA Super Series race, with Kenzie Ruston (now NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series driver Daniel Hemric's wife) winning at Lucas Oil Raceway in 2012 (the same year her future husband won the series championship) and Ali Kern at Kalamazoo Speedway in 2015.
2026 ASA/CRA Super Series Schedule
[edit]| Date | Track | Location | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 26 | Dominion Raceway | Woodford, Virginia | |
| June 6 | Flat Rock Speedway | Flat Rock, Michigan | |
| August 26 | Owosso Speedway | Ovid, Michigan | |
| September 19 | Toledo Speedway | Toledo, Ohio | |
| October 11 | Winchester Speedway | Winchester, Indiana | |
| November 8 | Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway | Nashville, Tennessee | |
| November 15 | New Smyrna Speedway | New Smyrna, Florida | |
Rookies of the Year
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- 2022 Billy Van Meter
- 2020 Jaren Crabtree
- 2019 Jake Dossey III
- 2018 Austin Kunert
- 2017 Logan Runyon
- 2016 Dalton Armstrong
- 2015 Grant Quinlan
- 2014 West Griffith, Jr.
- 2013 Ali Kern
- 2012 Travis Braden
- 2011 Derrick Griffin
- 2010 Nick Gullatta
- 2009 Tyler Roahrig
- 2008 Aaron Pierce
- 2007 Johnny Van Doorn
- 2006 Danny Jackson
- 2005 Tommy St. John
- 2004 Chris Gabehart
- 2003 Chuck Barnes, Jr.
- 2002 Andy Ponstein
- 2001 Joel Kauffman
- 2000 Scott Hantz
- 1999 Peter Cozzolino
- 1998 Spanks Overbeck
ASA/CRA Super Series Champions (1997–present)
[edit]| Year | Super Series |
|---|---|
| 1997 | Kenny Tweedy |
| 1998 | Brian Rievely |
| 1999 | Brian Ross |
| 2000 | Scott Hantz |
| 2001 | Brian Ross (2) |
| 2002 | Joel Kauffman |
| 2003 | Bobby Parsley |
| 2004 | Chuck Barnes Jr |
| 2005 | Jeff Lane |
| 2006 | Scott Hantz (2) |
| 2007 | Chris Gabehart |
| 2008 | Scott Hantz (3) |
| 2009 | Johnny VanDoorn |
| 2010 | Johnny VanDoorn (2) |
| 2011 | Derrick Griffin |
| 2012 | Johnny VanDoorn (3) |
| 2013 | Travis Braden |
| 2014 | Travis Braden (2) |
| 2015 | Grant Quinlan |
| 2016 | Cody Coughlin |
| 2017 | Logan Runyon |
| 2018 | Josh Brock |
| 2019 | Greg Van Alst |
| 2020 | Josh Brock (2) |
| 2021 | Hunter Jack |
| 2022 | Eddie Van Meter |
| 2023 | Gio Ruggiero |
| 2024 | Chase Burda |
Racetracks
[edit]The most frequent CRA racetracks have been:
The series has visited several other racetracks, including Bristol Motor Speedway and North Wilkesboro Speedway.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- Champion Racing Association
- CRA Super Series at The Third Turn