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The ARCA/CRA Super Series Powered by JEGS will continue its historic 20th season of competition this Monday on the famous High Banks of Winchester Speedway as part of the Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival, one of the biggest stock car events held each year in Central Indiana.

Current ARCA/CRA Super Series point’s leader Cody Coughlin leads a strong group of CRA competitors entered for Saturday’s race. Coughlin has a series leading three wins so far this season. Coughlin is also the point’s leader in the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour with two wins so far this season in that series. Coughlin also competes in selected NASCAR Camping World Truck events for Kyle Busch Motorsports.

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Coughlin was the 2014 winner of this event, his first ever ARCA/CRA Super Series win and he finished second to Jones in last year’s Winchester 400.

Second in series Championship points Dalton Armstrong is entered and comes in with a lot of confidence after getting the biggest win of his career in the July 16th 50th Annual Redbud 300 at Anderson Speedway. The Senneker Performance Rookie of the Year point’s leader has two series wins so far this season and is only 13 points behind point’s leader Coughlin.

Two-time series champion Travis Braden is entered driving for 2015 JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour Car Owner Champion Bill Burba. Braden finished second to Jones in the 2014 Winchester 400, putting on an epic battle for the win before having to settle for second. Braden picked up a win with the JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour on August 6th at Spitzer Motor Speedway.

Three time series Champion Scott Hantz, who is tied with former two time series Champion Brian Ross, Bull Baker and Erik Jones for second with the most series wins at Winchester with three apiece, including the 2006 Winchester 400, is entered for this weekend’s event. Hantz is the series all-time wins leader with 31.

Other top CRA drivers entered for this weekend include third in points Wes Griffith Jr., current Vore’s Welding CRA Late Model Sportsman points leader Eddie Van Meter and second in Sportsman points Terry Fisher Jr. are entered, both are former winners with the ARCA/CRA Super Series.

Former ARCA/CRA Super Series Winchester winner Rick Turner is entered, Turner is the series all-time leader in starts.

JEGS/CRA All-Stars Tour regular competitors, rookie Jack Dossey III and Tristan Van Wieringen, are both entered for Monday’s race. Part time CRA competitor Hunter Jack is entered, he has won nine feature events in the Late Models at Angola Motor Speedway this season. CRA competitor Fred Hopkins is entered to make his 2016 series debut on Monday.

Former two-time series Labor Day event winner Jeff Fultz is entered. The Mooresville, North Carolina native is a former regular competitor on the High Banks in several divisions prior to moving to North Carolina to further his racing career. Todd Gilliland, son of former NASCAR competitor David Gilliland, is entered in the potent Kyle Bush Motorsports entry. Gilliland is the point’s leader in the NASCAR K & N Pro West Series with five wins to date.

Florida native Dalton Sargeant is entered, Sargeant picked up his first ARCA Racing Series victory earlier this month at Berlin Raceway. Tennessee native Mason Mingus is entered, he is a former full-time competitor in the ARCA/CRA Super Series before moving up and racing in the ARCA Racing Series and was a full-time competitor in the NASCAR Camping World Truck Series through last season.

Oklahoma native Donnie Wilson is entered, he always has one of the fastest cars on the track whenever he races on the High Banks of Winchester Speedway. Zane Smith, one of the top late model competitors around the country is entered. The California native announced this week he will make his ARCA Racing Series debut at The Salem Speedway on September 17.

Fellow California native Tyler Ankrum is also expected to make his Winchester debut on Monday.

For those fans who cannot attend the Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival at Winchester Speedway, a live pay-per-view broadcast will be available on Speed 51 TV. The complete starting lineup for the CRA Super Series event can be found below.

  1. Dalton Sargeant
  2. Zane Smith
  3. Dalton Armstrong
  4. Travis Braden
  5. Scott Hantz
  6. Cody Coughlin
  7. Jack Dossey III
  8. Donnie Wilson
  9. Hunter Jack
  10. Tyler Ankrum
  11. Mason Mingus
  12. Tristan VanWieringen
  13. Rick Turner
  14. Joey Mucciacciaro
  15. Todd Gilliland
  16. Terry Fisher Jr
  17. Fred Hopkins
  18. Eddie VanMeter
  19. Wes Griffith Jr
  20. Jon Beach

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