VanDoorn Wins CRA Takes Points Lead

06.27.2009 - Salem, IN

With the temperature holding steady at hot all evening John VanDoorn held his cool, made restarts look easy and ran off to his second CRA Super Series victory of the year in the Touchstone Energy Hoosier Hills 100 at Salem Speedway.  Rick Turner took the early lead from the outside of the first row on the original start, but a massive crash behind him involving several of the favorites including fast qualifier Chuck Barnes, Jr. caused a complete restart with six cars unable to come back out.  Turner took off again, and led the first 18 laps with VanDoorn following hot on his tail from his second row starting position.  After second fast qualifier VanDoorn slipped under a very loose Turner on the backstretch he never looked back. Scott Hantz, who came to Salem tied with VanDoorn for the series points lead, finished second, Aaron Pierce was third, Jason Shively fourth and JR Roahrig fifth.

"It was a good car, we learned a lot from Winchester, and applied what we learned here, tweaked things a little to make it great." VanDoorn stated.  "My crew worked really hard today in this heat and never complained. They are the best. My spotter kept me up to date, so I could save my tires, and it all came together."