By Ben Shelton
Batesville, Arkansas (April 26, 2004) – After a pair of cancelled shows in Oklahoma courtesy of Mother Nature, the stars and cars of the O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series (M.A.R.S.) will roar back into action as they thunder through the Ozark Mountains with a double header this weekend.
The 2004 campaign is shaping up to be the most competitive in the tour's history as after four events there have been four different winners. Bill Frye, Wendell Wallace, Jeff Taylor, and Terry Phillips have all found victory lane on the tour thus far this year. Following these four drivers into battle this weekend will be a pack of wolves looking to becoming the fifth and sixth different winners on the tour. Driver looking to find their way into victory lane this weekend for the first time in 2004 include Al Purkey, Dewaine Hottinger, Peyton Taylor, Jeff Floyd, Jeff Taylor, Jon Mitchell, Dustin Mooneyham, Brandon McCormick, Jerry Buck, Steve Rushin, Joey Mack, Leslie Essary, Gary Stolba, and many more super late model stars of the Midwest.
Night #1 of the double header will find the M.A.R.S. competitors invading Bolivar Speedway in Bolivar, Missouri for a $3,000 to win feature event on Friday, April 30th. Gates are scheduled to open at 5:30 at the Bolivar Speedway, with hotlaps set for 7:00 and racing at 8:00. The track is located 3 miles south of Bolivar on State Road 13 to County Road "U", then west to frontage road. Go .3 miles south, then .5 miles west.
Night #2 of the double header will find the M.A.R.S. competitors rolling into Lebanon Speedway Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri in an event that will see the super late model pilots battling for a $3,000 top prize on Saturday, May 1st. Gates are scheduled to open at 5:00pm at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway, with hotlaps set for 6:45 and racing at 7:30. The track is located 6 miles northeast of Lebanon on I-44 to exit 135 (Sleeper exit). Go north to outer drive, then west 1.1 miles on historic Route 66 (frontage road).
Tickets are priced the same at both tracks, with adult tickets priced at $15.00 and junior tickets are $5.00. Both tracks have backstretch tier parking, where fans can enjoy the races from the comfort of their own cars. Those prices are $20.00 for adults, and $5.00 for juniors. Pit passes will be $30.00 each night.
Information about the Bolivar and Lebanon I-44 Speedway can be found at the Monett Speedway website at http://monettspeedway.tripod.com/
The O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series would not be possible without its fine sponsors. 2004 corporate sponsors of the series include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Alltel, Competition Cams, Turbo Blue, Schoenfeld, GRT Race Cars, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Kuntz & Co., Hatfield Racing Engines, and Hoosier Racing Tires. 2004 associate sponsors of the series include Brodix, Body Bilt Breaks, JFR Graphics, Scott’s Performance Products, Appleton, Pizza Hut, Rockhard, and Muddslinger .
For more information on the series visit the official website of the O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series at www.midamericaracingseries.com
Batesville, Arkansas (April 26, 2004) – After a pair of cancelled shows in Oklahoma courtesy of Mother Nature, the stars and cars of the O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series (M.A.R.S.) will roar back into action as they thunder through the Ozark Mountains with a double header this weekend.
The 2004 campaign is shaping up to be the most competitive in the tour's history as after four events there have been four different winners. Bill Frye, Wendell Wallace, Jeff Taylor, and Terry Phillips have all found victory lane on the tour thus far this year. Following these four drivers into battle this weekend will be a pack of wolves looking to becoming the fifth and sixth different winners on the tour. Driver looking to find their way into victory lane this weekend for the first time in 2004 include Al Purkey, Dewaine Hottinger, Peyton Taylor, Jeff Floyd, Jeff Taylor, Jon Mitchell, Dustin Mooneyham, Brandon McCormick, Jerry Buck, Steve Rushin, Joey Mack, Leslie Essary, Gary Stolba, and many more super late model stars of the Midwest.
Night #1 of the double header will find the M.A.R.S. competitors invading Bolivar Speedway in Bolivar, Missouri for a $3,000 to win feature event on Friday, April 30th. Gates are scheduled to open at 5:30 at the Bolivar Speedway, with hotlaps set for 7:00 and racing at 8:00. The track is located 3 miles south of Bolivar on State Road 13 to County Road "U", then west to frontage road. Go .3 miles south, then .5 miles west.
Night #2 of the double header will find the M.A.R.S. competitors rolling into Lebanon Speedway Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri in an event that will see the super late model pilots battling for a $3,000 top prize on Saturday, May 1st. Gates are scheduled to open at 5:00pm at the Lebanon I-44 Speedway, with hotlaps set for 6:45 and racing at 7:30. The track is located 6 miles northeast of Lebanon on I-44 to exit 135 (Sleeper exit). Go north to outer drive, then west 1.1 miles on historic Route 66 (frontage road).
Tickets are priced the same at both tracks, with adult tickets priced at $15.00 and junior tickets are $5.00. Both tracks have backstretch tier parking, where fans can enjoy the races from the comfort of their own cars. Those prices are $20.00 for adults, and $5.00 for juniors. Pit passes will be $30.00 each night.
Information about the Bolivar and Lebanon I-44 Speedway can be found at the Monett Speedway website at http://monettspeedway.tripod.com/
The O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series would not be possible without its fine sponsors. 2004 corporate sponsors of the series include O’Reilly Auto Parts, Alltel, Competition Cams, Turbo Blue, Schoenfeld, GRT Race Cars, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Kuntz & Co., Hatfield Racing Engines, and Hoosier Racing Tires. 2004 associate sponsors of the series include Brodix, Body Bilt Breaks, JFR Graphics, Scott’s Performance Products, Appleton, Pizza Hut, Rockhard, and Muddslinger .
For more information on the series visit the official website of the O’Reilly Mid America Racing Series at www.midamericaracingseries.com
