Salem, IN (November 10, 2008) – The CRA Super Series has announced that they have extended the early entry deadline until this Friday, November 14^th for the 1^st Annual Southern Slam 250, a 250 lap, $10,000 to win late model event that will take place on November 21^st, 22^nd and 23^rd at the South Georgia Motorsports Park located just outside of Valdosta, Georgia.

Teams can contact the CRA Super Series office at 812-883-0455 to find out details on how to enter the event and receive the early entry discount. After Friday, teams will have to pay a $50 late fee to enter the event.

The event has already attracted many of the top late model drivers from around the country including 2008 CRA Super Series Champion Scott Hantz who leads the Northern group of racers entered for the event along with fellow Indiana competitor Chris Gabehart, winner of the 200 lap CRA Super Series All American 400 event at the Music City Motorplex on November 1^st. Other top Northern drivers already entered include Illinois’s Boris Jurkovic, Michigan’s John VanDoorn, Ohio’s Jack Landis and Wisconsin’s Nathan Haseleu.

Three Georgia drivers lead the list of Southern drivers entered including Jason Hogan, Shane Sieg, and Allen Gordon. The Georgia based Bill Elliot Driver Development Team is entered with Mitch Cobb of Edwards, Colorado behind the wheel and famed late model competitor Ricky Turner turning the wrenches. Florida’s Justin Drawdy, Eddie Mercer, Fain Skinner, Eddie Gainey, and Nevin Gainey are entered. North Carolina’s Jeff Fultz, Oklahoma’s Donnie Wilson, Alabama’s Stanley Smith and Tennessee’s Heath Hindman are also entered.

The event will start on Friday, November 21^st with an open practice for all divisions plus feature events for the local Late Models, Wild One’s, Race’em and Wreck’em and Powder Puff divisions. Saturday, November 22^nd will have practice and qualifying for the 1^st Annual Southern Slam 250. On Saturday evening there will be more racing action including the first ever Open Wheel Modified event at SGMP, Super Stocks, Hobby Stocks and the Last Chance Race to fill out the line-up for the 1^st Annual Southern Slam 250. The 1st Annual Southern Slam 250 will take the green flag at 2pm on Sunday, November 23^rd.

The 1^st Annual Southern Slam 250 will feature live pit stops and super racing action with a 36 car starting field at the premier 1/2 mile D-shaped, progressive banked, asphalt track in the southeast. There will be a bonus package for the top finishing CRA Super Series competitors, the PASS Super Late Model Touring Series competitors, the Florida late model competitors and bonuses for other top late model competitors from all over the country.

More information on the event is available at www.racesgmp.com. More information on the CRA Super Series is available at www.craracing.net.