Salem, IN (November 5, 2008) – Champion Racing Association officials have announced that TCI Automotive has agreed to continue its sponsorship of the CRA Street Stocks for the 2009 season. TCI Automotive will payout a $100 bonus to any team winning a CRA Street Stock event in 2009 using a TCI Torque Converter or TCI Transmission or valve body for the transmission. TCI Automotive will payout a $50 bonus to any team finishing second in a CRA Street Stock event in 2009 using a TCI Torque Converter or TCI Transmission.

If the winner and second place finishers do not qualify, then the next highest finishers using the TCI Automotive specified products would receive the bonuses. Teams will have to submit a TCI Automotive Contingency Form after each event with proof of purchase and have TCI decals in place on both sides of their racecar in order to receive a bonus.

TCI Automotive will also sponsor the TCI Automotive Hardcharger Award at each CRA Street Stock event again in 2009. The driver advancing the most positions at each event will receive the TCI Automotive Hardcharger Award with a $25 Product Certificate towards TCI Automotive products.

Founded nearly 40 years ago in Memphis, Tennessee, TCI Automotive was born out of a passion for racing and the pursuit of engineering excellence. Over the years, they've combined their twin goals of performance and reliability to develop products that deliver unmatched value for their customer’s performance dollar. Their manufacturing and distribution facility boasts over 100,000 square feet of state-of-the-art equipment -staffed by dedicated, highly trained employees.

TCI delivers truly superior automatic transmissions and drive train components for everything from OE replacement to full race, designed and manufactured using cutting-edge technology and the finest engineering in the industry. Every TCI Automatic Transmission and drive train component is designed, built and tested by hardcore racers and street performance enthusiasts, they have never forgotten that performance is defined by results, both at the track and on the street.

At TCI great customer service is a priority. Whether the task at hand is providing the best technical support in the industry with their toll free TRANS HELP™ line, or shipping parts quickly and efficiently, TCI is absolutely committed to customer satisfaction -both before and after an order is placed. Excellence in products and unmatched customer satisfaction are the cornerstones on which their entire business is built.

More information on TCI Automotive is available at www.tciauto.com. More in formation on the CRA Street Stocks is available at www.craracing.net.