Champion Racing Association
Midwestern stock car sanctioning body founded in 1997.
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The Champion Racing Association (CRA) sanctions stock car racing across the Midwest. Glenn Luckett and R. J. Scott founded it in 1997, and Bob Sargent’s Track Enterprises bought it in 2022. All CRA cars run on Hoosier tires and Sunoco fuel. The premier series is the ASA/CRA Super Series, which uses Super Late Models with NASCAR-legal engines and bodies based on the Holden Commodore, Dodge Charger, Ford Fusion, and Toyota Camry.
Quick Facts
- Sport
- Stock car racing
- Founded
- 1997
- Jurisdiction
- United States
- Headquarters
- Salem, Indiana
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Background
The ASA/CRA Super Series started as the Kendall Late Model Series and later became the Sunoco Super Series before its current name. It's the top CRA series, running Super Late Models with NASCAR-legal specs. The JEGS All Stars Tour began in 2011 after CRA bought the Michigan-based Super Pro Series; it uses Pro Late Models with crate engines from manufacturers like General Motors and Ford to cut costs. The CRA Late Model Sportsman Series and Street Stock Series both debuted in 2005. A past series, Vore's FWD Compacts, crowned Jeff Shelmadine as its last champion in 2011 before CRA dropped it and series sponsor Vore's Welding took over promotion.
Did You Know?
- CRA was founded in 1997 by Glenn Luckett and R. J. Scott, then sold to Bob Sargent's Track Enterprises in 2022.
- Chase Elliott won the CRA championship in 2011.
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