FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Hutchinson, Kansas – April 19, 2014 - The 2014 season opener for the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products late model division took place Saturday night and at the Kansas State Fairgrounds in Hutchinson, Kansas and it was former two-time tour champion Kyle Berck of Marquette, Nebraska picking up the victory.
Berck started on the front row for the 20 lap feature and took the lead as the green flag fell. Berck would go on to claim his 27[sup]th[/sup] career tour victory and his first atop the famed half mile fairgrounds oval.
Fellow Nebraska driver Travis Dickes came home second with hometown driver Eric Main claiming third. Nebraska drivers Mike Wiarda and Todd Pospisil rounded out the top five.
The two heat races for the fourteen car field were won by Berck and Dickes. Drivers from four states (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas) were represented.
The next events for the NCRA late model tour will take place in a mere two weeks as the tour will join forces with the MARS DIRTcar series. It all kicks off on Saturday night, May 3[sup]rd[/sup], as the gladiators make their first appearance since 2010 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas. Then on Sunday night both tours head to the home of the series, 81 Speedway in Park City.
Kansas State Fairgrounds
NCRA Late Models
4/19/2014
14 Cars
1[sup]st[/sup] Heat: 1) Kyle Berck (Marquette, Ne), 2) Scott Phillips (Salina, Ks), 3) Gary Gorby (Caney, Ks), 4) Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, Ne), 5) Chris Bratcher (Hutchinson, Ks), 6) Tyler Erb (Magnolia, Tx), 7) Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, Ok)
2[sup]nd[/sup] Heat: 1) Travis Dickes (Madison, Ne), 2) Eric Main (Hutchinson, Ks), 3) Mike Wiarda (Aurora, Ne), 4) Chris Kratzer (Wichita, Ks), 5) Damian Patocka (Enid, Ok), 6) Jeremy Petty (Smolan, Ks), 7) Wylan Petrie (Solomon, Ks)
A Feature: 1) Kyle Berck (Marquette, Ne), 2) Travis Dickes (Madison, Ne), 3) Eric Main (Hutchinson, Ks), 4) Mike Wiarda (Aurora, Ne), 5) Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, Ne), 6) Tyler Erb (Magnolia, Tx), 7) Scott Phillips (Salina, Ks), 8) Chris Kratzer (Wichita, Ks), 9) Damian Patocka (Enid, Ok), 10) Wylan Petrie (Solomon, Ks), 11) Gary Gorby (Caney, Ks), 12) Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, Ok), 13) Jeremy Petty (Smolan, Ks), 14) Chris Bratcher (Hutchinson, Ks)
Berck started on the front row for the 20 lap feature and took the lead as the green flag fell. Berck would go on to claim his 27[sup]th[/sup] career tour victory and his first atop the famed half mile fairgrounds oval.
Fellow Nebraska driver Travis Dickes came home second with hometown driver Eric Main claiming third. Nebraska drivers Mike Wiarda and Todd Pospisil rounded out the top five.
The two heat races for the fourteen car field were won by Berck and Dickes. Drivers from four states (Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas) were represented.
The next events for the NCRA late model tour will take place in a mere two weeks as the tour will join forces with the MARS DIRTcar series. It all kicks off on Saturday night, May 3[sup]rd[/sup], as the gladiators make their first appearance since 2010 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas. Then on Sunday night both tours head to the home of the series, 81 Speedway in Park City.
Kansas State Fairgrounds
NCRA Late Models
4/19/2014
14 Cars
1[sup]st[/sup] Heat: 1) Kyle Berck (Marquette, Ne), 2) Scott Phillips (Salina, Ks), 3) Gary Gorby (Caney, Ks), 4) Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, Ne), 5) Chris Bratcher (Hutchinson, Ks), 6) Tyler Erb (Magnolia, Tx), 7) Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, Ok)
2[sup]nd[/sup] Heat: 1) Travis Dickes (Madison, Ne), 2) Eric Main (Hutchinson, Ks), 3) Mike Wiarda (Aurora, Ne), 4) Chris Kratzer (Wichita, Ks), 5) Damian Patocka (Enid, Ok), 6) Jeremy Petty (Smolan, Ks), 7) Wylan Petrie (Solomon, Ks)
A Feature: 1) Kyle Berck (Marquette, Ne), 2) Travis Dickes (Madison, Ne), 3) Eric Main (Hutchinson, Ks), 4) Mike Wiarda (Aurora, Ne), 5) Tad Pospisil (Norfolk, Ne), 6) Tyler Erb (Magnolia, Tx), 7) Scott Phillips (Salina, Ks), 8) Chris Kratzer (Wichita, Ks), 9) Damian Patocka (Enid, Ok), 10) Wylan Petrie (Solomon, Ks), 11) Gary Gorby (Caney, Ks), 12) Brandon Morton (Broken Arrow, Ok), 13) Jeremy Petty (Smolan, Ks), 14) Chris Bratcher (Hutchinson, Ks)
