Ft. Wayne, IN (August 17, 2008) – Steve Minich Jr. got the win in Saturday nights Howe CRA Sportsman Series Seyferts 50 at Baer Field Speedway on Autograph Night. Minich Jr. got his first series victory just the week prior in the International Truck 50 at Baer Field Speedway on Friday, August 8^th. Minich Jr. worked his way through the field from his seventh place starting position to grab the lead on lap 36 from Al Cook Jr. Minich then cruised on to get the win.

Derek Hoffman grabbed the early lead from his pole starting position and led the first five laps before Al Cook Jr. grabbed the lead in his Tony Barcus owned machine, which he took to victory lane in a Sportsman event earlier this season at Baer Field. Cook held the lead until Minich Jr. got by on lap 36.Cook Jr. would hold on to get second, Jesse Opliger finished in third place, Chad Richardson in fourth and Rick Rinehart in fifth place.

Series points leader Tony Dager was the Holley Performance Fast Qualifier on Saturday, but suffered engine problems for the second straight race which ended his night on lap 35 giving him a 15^th place finish, causing him to lose valuable points to Rick Rinehart, currently second in series points, who kept his streak of finishing in the top 10 at every series event so far this season in tack Saturday night.

Minich Jr. was the Racing Electronics Hardcharger Award winner after gaining six positions to get the win. Jim Spillers was the Shively HP Hard Luck Award winner after failing to complete a lap in the feature.

The next Howe CRA Sportsman Series event will be on Monday, September 1^st at Winchester Speedway, part of the Labor Day Weekend World Stock Car Festival. Additional information is available at www.craracing.net.

Howe CRA Sportsman Seyferts 50 Official Results