WINCHESTER, Ind. -- NASCAR Nextel Cup drivers David Stremme and Kyle Busch will be testing their CRA Super Series late model racecars at Winchester Speedway this Monday to prepare for the 36th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade on Sunday, October 14th on the famous High Banks of historic Winchester Speedway. The test session is scheduled from 9am until 5pm with the teams having intermittent sessions on the track during that time. The grandstands will be open at no charge for fans to come watch the test session on Monday, fans can get a first hand look at the two NASCAR stars as they prepare to battle the best late model drivers in the country for the right to be known as a winner of the prestigious Winchester 400.

Stremme and Busch will be traveling from Charlotte, North Carolina on Sunday morning October 14th after competing in the Bank of America 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup event at Lowes Motor Speedway on Saturday night, October 13th. Both Busch and Stremme will get some limited practice laps that Sunday at Winchester Speedway, but since they will miss qualifying for the event on that Saturday, they will have to start the event as Promoters Options on the tail of the field.

To date there are already 35 cars pre-entered for the 36th Annual Winchester 400 Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade, lead by Stremme and Busch. Some of the top late model drivers entered from around the country include North Carolina natives Jeff Fultz, a winner of the Labor Day Weekend CRA Super Series event at Winchester, and Dennis Schoenfeld who finished third in that same event and Brian Scott, who just announced he will compete full-time in 2008 in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. Alabamas Augie Grill, who finished second in the 400 last year and Stanley Smith, Florida s Justin Drawdy and Jay Middleton, Wisconsins Robert Maynor and Josh Bauer, and Minnesotas Andy Hanson.

CRA Super Series points leader Chris Gabehart leads a strong group of CRA regulars already entered including Rookie Of The Year John VanDoorn, 2006 series Champion and Winchester 400 winner Scott Hantz, Jeff Lane, Rick Turner, Jack Smith, Jason Shively, Sean Matthuis, Jason Dietsch and Donald Karr Jr. Local veterans with lots of Winchester experience entered include Bull Baker, a three time series winner at Winchester, Brian Rievley a former series Champion and winner on the High Banks, Jim Crabtree Jr., Chet Blanton, and Scott Whitehouse. Track record holder Danny Jackson, who sat on the pole in last years 400 is entered along with Michigans Johnny Belott III, who came from 26th to finish sixth on Labor Day Weekend.

The 36th Annual Winchester 400 will pay the winner $12,000, plus another possible $10,000 will be available in lap leader bonus money. There will also be a $3,600 bonus available to any former Winchester 400 winner or non CRA Super Series regular if they can win the 36th Annual Winchester 400. The 36th Annual Winchester 400 is the second leg of the $50,000 to win Triple Crown that started at last Saturdays Circle Track Nationals The 100 at OReilly Raceway Park were Chris Gabehart picked up the $10,000 victory. Entry forms for the Winchester 400 and additional series information is available at www.craracing.net or contact the CRA office at 812-883-0455.

The 36th Annual Winchester 400 Weekend Presented By Ed Martin Auto Group and Renegade will take place on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, October 12th, 13th and 14th with racing action from the Vore's Welding & Steel CRA FWD Compacts, CRA Street Stocks, Howe CRA Sportsman, US PRO Cup Series, The Run For The Gun Shootout between the American Modified and the USA Modified Series in addition to the 36th Annual Winchester 400. For additional information and to purchase advance tickets go to www.winchesterspeedway.com