NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Champion Racing Association has revealed the upcoming schedule for the CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS.
A 12-race schedule features six tracks in three different states and two inner-season showdowns including the King of the High Banks and the Five Crown.
Tracks on the schedule include a blockbuster start with the Short Track U.S. Nationals at Bristol Motor Speedway, a return to CRA’s birthplace, Anderson (Ind.) Speedway, two visits to America’s Favorite Short Track, two stops at Salem Speedway, two appearances at Winchester Speedway and a special show at Shadybowl Speedway.
Not only will the April 6 return to the Short Track U.S. Nationals at Bristol be special because of the chance to race at ‘The Last Great Colosseum’, but the event will also serve as the opener of the season, and first race of the King of the Highbanks series. The latest installment of this race was held in 2019, where Chuck Barnes Sr. and Chuck Barnes Jr. were the class of the field. Ultimately, Barnes Jr. swept the night picking up the fast qualifier award and winning the race after taking the lead with 19 to go.
Anderson Speedway makes its first appearance on the calendar on April 27. The first visit will be one of the few “regular” events of the season for the CRA Street Stocks. However, not much is ‘regular’ when in Anderson. The high banked quarter-mile oval puts drivers and equipment to the ultimate test. Since the series was launched in 2010, over six dozen races have been held at Anderson Speedway.
On May 11 the series heads back to Tennessee, this time to Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the first race of the Five Crown Series. Only recently have the CRA Street Stocks found a home at Nashville, with their first appearance during the 2020 All American 400 weekend. In those four events, Brett Hudson has found victory lane twice, but most recently Barnes Jr. won in last season’s Four Crown Series.
Nashville also kicks off a seven-race stretch of special shows for the CRA Street Stocks Powered by JEGS. On June 8 they head to Salem Speedway for the second King of the High Banks alongside the Speedway’s Great American Stocks. The second race of the Five Crown is June 22 at Anderson Speedway before a return to Salem against GAS for the traditional Firecracker 200 on July 6.
Shadybowl Speedway is the lone Ohio representative on July 27 with another Five Crown contest. Aug. 10 its back Anderson for the finale of the Five Crown Series.
The conclusion of the King of the Highbanks Series for the CRA Street Stocks, Vore’s Compact Touring Series and the Wheeler Trucking Midwest Modifieds is August 31. The visit will be the 61st time in CRA History that the Street Stocks will race on the historic high banks.
The regular season continues with the penultimate race on Sept. 14 at Anderson before a champion is crowned on Oct. 12 back at Winchester Speedway as part of the Winchester 400 weekend. The season completely ends after another non-points appearance at Nashville Fairgrounds Speedway for the All American 400 weekend on Nov. 2.