Buckner, MO (May 18th, 2010) - After yet another rainout this past weekend at the Nevada Speedway, the Stars and Cars of the Lucas Oil MLRA head to Sedalia's State Fair Speedway this Friday, May 21st followed by the New Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas this Saturday, May 22nd with great weather in the forecast. This will be the series' first visit to Sedalia this season and the first visit to Thunder Hill in more than three seasons. Jason Bodenhamer and Reid Millard are in their first season of promoting the fabled Missouri State Fair Speedway while Thunder Hill also recently changed ownership as Mike, Dave, and Dean Conkwright are now at the helm.
Gates open at Sedalia this Friday night, May 21st at 5pm with hot laps set to begin at 7:00, and racing at 7:30. General admission is $15 for adults with pit pass pricing set at $30. The Rick Ball Ford 360 Sprints and W-K Chevrolet Modifieds will join the super late models this weekend. Please visit www.missouristatefairspeedway.com for complete details on this event and all events at Sedalia's State Fair Speedway.
Saturday, May 22nd, the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models will join the IMCA Weekly Series at Thunder Hill. Pit Gates open at 4:00 PM, grandstand gates at 5:00 PM, with the driver's meeting set for 6:15. Hot laps will hit the track at 6:30, with the first heat at 7:30 PM. Pit passes will be $30.00. Grandstand general admission is $15.00, Seniors 65 and up are $13.00 each, kids 6-12 are $10.00, and kids 5 and under are free. Thunder Hill Speedway is located at 11995 142nd Road in Mayetta, KS (2 miles West of US-75 and 142nd Road). For more information, please visit www.racethunderhillspeedway.com.
6-Time and defending Lucas Oil MLRA Champion Al Purkey will lead the MLRA brigade into action as he continues his impressive start to the 2010 season in his new Hatfield Powered Larry Shaw Race Car. Purkey won the most recent Lucas Oil MLRA event held on April 10th at Lucas Oil Speedway for his first ever win at the picturesque facility in Wheatland, Missouri. Republic, Missouri's Brad Looney occupies the second spot in points just 10 points behind Purkey, while Springfield's Terry Phillips sits in third, 16 points out of the top spot.
The 2008 MLRA Champion, John Anderson holds down the fourth spot in points after having won the Season Opener at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska on April 3rd. Mount Vernon, Iowa's Chad Simpson rounds out the Top-5 with 121 points to Purkeys 141. With two (2) MLRA provisionals on the line for the 18th Annual DART Show-Me 100, the next two races are pivotal as the drivers jockey for the top spots in the MLRA points standings.
The biggest of the event of the Season takes place on May 28th-29th as the Lucas Oil MLRA heads to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the 18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil Products. The MLRA has traditionally been a part of the Diamond Nationals on Mother's Day Weekend but the 2010 season will have the MLRA at both the $30,000 to Win Show-Me 100 on Memorial Day Weekend for the first time and the $10,000 to win CMH Diamond Nationals on July 17th. The races are Co-Sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Visit www.MLRAracing.com for more information.
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa.
For all the latest news and information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit us on the web at www.MLRAracing.com or by calling the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2010 Tour including Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee's Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing
Gates open at Sedalia this Friday night, May 21st at 5pm with hot laps set to begin at 7:00, and racing at 7:30. General admission is $15 for adults with pit pass pricing set at $30. The Rick Ball Ford 360 Sprints and W-K Chevrolet Modifieds will join the super late models this weekend. Please visit www.missouristatefairspeedway.com for complete details on this event and all events at Sedalia's State Fair Speedway.
Saturday, May 22nd, the Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models will join the IMCA Weekly Series at Thunder Hill. Pit Gates open at 4:00 PM, grandstand gates at 5:00 PM, with the driver's meeting set for 6:15. Hot laps will hit the track at 6:30, with the first heat at 7:30 PM. Pit passes will be $30.00. Grandstand general admission is $15.00, Seniors 65 and up are $13.00 each, kids 6-12 are $10.00, and kids 5 and under are free. Thunder Hill Speedway is located at 11995 142nd Road in Mayetta, KS (2 miles West of US-75 and 142nd Road). For more information, please visit www.racethunderhillspeedway.com.
6-Time and defending Lucas Oil MLRA Champion Al Purkey will lead the MLRA brigade into action as he continues his impressive start to the 2010 season in his new Hatfield Powered Larry Shaw Race Car. Purkey won the most recent Lucas Oil MLRA event held on April 10th at Lucas Oil Speedway for his first ever win at the picturesque facility in Wheatland, Missouri. Republic, Missouri's Brad Looney occupies the second spot in points just 10 points behind Purkey, while Springfield's Terry Phillips sits in third, 16 points out of the top spot.
The 2008 MLRA Champion, John Anderson holds down the fourth spot in points after having won the Season Opener at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska on April 3rd. Mount Vernon, Iowa's Chad Simpson rounds out the Top-5 with 121 points to Purkeys 141. With two (2) MLRA provisionals on the line for the 18th Annual DART Show-Me 100, the next two races are pivotal as the drivers jockey for the top spots in the MLRA points standings.
The biggest of the event of the Season takes place on May 28th-29th as the Lucas Oil MLRA heads to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for the 18th Annual DART Show-Me 100 Presented by Lucas Oil Products. The MLRA has traditionally been a part of the Diamond Nationals on Mother's Day Weekend but the 2010 season will have the MLRA at both the $30,000 to Win Show-Me 100 on Memorial Day Weekend for the first time and the $10,000 to win CMH Diamond Nationals on July 17th. The races are Co-Sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. Visit www.MLRAracing.com for more information.
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Iowa.
For all the latest news and information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit us on the web at www.MLRAracing.com or by calling the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2010 Tour including Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee's Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing
