LAMONTE, Mo. -- Back in January, L A Raceway announced the addition of the Late Models to its already successful racing program for a four week trial period with the possibility of adding them to its weekly schedule. At that time, the determining factor was expected to be “time constraints” when running a complete program which would then consist of six classes. Knowingly needing increased fan attendance with good car counts to make it work, the first night met both expectations. However, program run time went past an acceptable limit. The second and third nights all came in with good time results but showed three significant warning signs to L A officials. Car counts in the Late Model division were even better than expected with car counts averaging over 20 cars per night however, fan counts and pit gate were not increasing significantly to offset the premium purse being paid out. Increased hours and stress to staff had also increased significantly. L A Raceway opened with the mission to provide great racing action at an affordable price. We had already decided that we would not raise admission prices just to add another class when we already had four extremely successful divisions which include Modifieds, 305 Sprints, Street Stocks and Hobby Stocks. We regret that we will be unable to continue the Late Models on a weekly basis and wish to thank each and every driver, fan, sponsor and staff member for their support during this trial period.
We want to thank our Late Model division sponsors, John Rector Motors of Marshall & Higginsville and Todd & Associates of Marshall for participating in this four week trial. They are truly great supporters of the Late Model program.
The Late Model drivers are a class act and we will miss them but our hats are off to our other great classes, Modifieds, 305 Sprints, Street Stocks and Hobby Stocks who continue to provide our fans with exceptional racing action each Friday night. If you haven’t seen the quality show they present, you are truly missing an exciting racing experience.
We want to thank our Late Model division sponsors, John Rector Motors of Marshall & Higginsville and Todd & Associates of Marshall for participating in this four week trial. They are truly great supporters of the Late Model program.
The Late Model drivers are a class act and we will miss them but our hats are off to our other great classes, Modifieds, 305 Sprints, Street Stocks and Hobby Stocks who continue to provide our fans with exceptional racing action each Friday night. If you haven’t seen the quality show they present, you are truly missing an exciting racing experience.
