Buckner, MO (June 22nd, 2009)-Officials with the O'Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products are very busy preparing for the Independence Day Freedom Tour, taking place July 2nd-4th, 2009! The Tour starts out on Thursday July 2nd at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska with a 40 lap, $4,000 to win Main Event with special guest, 2008 NHRA Funny Car World Champion Cruz Pedregon driving his own Dirt Late Model. The Drivers and Teams will then move to the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota for The Patrick M. Pinney Contractors "Best of the Midwest 40" which will be a $4,000 to win affair on Friday night July 3rd. The Final Leg of the Tour will take place on Saturday July 4th at the Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa as Barker Implement Presents the July 4th Racing Spectacular! A special point fund has also been set up for the three day swing as Patrick M. Pinney Contractors and Lucas Oil Products have put up extra money including a $1,000 first prize to the highest points finisher over the three nights. Please visit http://www.mlraracing.com for complete details!
The weekend kicks off on July 2nd with the I-80 Speedway "Midwest Tri-Fecta" as The O'Reilly MLRA Late Models along with the NCRA, The Lucas Oil ASCS Midwest Region Sprint Cars and the IMCA Modifieds will all be in action. Gates open at 5:00pm with racing action set to get underway at 7:00pm. This will be a 40 lap $4,000 to win race for the O'Reilly MLRA Late Models. Archer Perdue Suzuki will be putting up an extra $1,000 to the fan that can pick all 3 feature winners for the night! For detailed event information and detailed directions to the I-80 Speedway please visit http://www.neracewaypark.com.
Night number two of the swing will take fans and competitors north, as the O'Reilly MLRA makes it's first ever visit to the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota. The Patrick M. Pinney "Best of the Midwest 40" will be a second consecutive $4,000 to win main event for the MLRA Late Models. 360 Mods and Hornets will run as support classes to the mighty Late Models. Gates are set to open at 5:00 with racing scheduled to get underway at 7:30 pm. For specific event information and detailed directions to the facility please visit http://www.parkjeffersonspeedway.com.
Last but not least, is the huge Independence Day Spectacular at The Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa as the O'Reilly MLRA battles the NCRA for a $3,000 to win show. Hobby Stocks, Pro Streets, and Modifieds will run in support of the MLRA. The Adams County Fair and Racing Association fireworks spectacular will follow after the races. Pit gates open at 4:30, grandstand gates will open at 5:00, and racing is scheduled to get underway at 7:00. For specific event information and detailed directions, please visit http://www.acspeedway.com.
As an added bonus to all three shows, Patrick M. Pinney Contractors and Lucas Oil Products have teamed up to offer a special 3-day point fund for the Freedom Tour. The Top Points earner for the three day swing will receive a $1,000 bonus. Second place will receive $800, Third will receive an extra $500 with fourth and fifth receiving $400 and $300 respectively. The O'Reilly MLRA has also announced Five Additional $300 bonuses to anyone that doesn't make the feature at I-80 but continues on to the Park Jefferson Speedway.
The O'Reilly MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) presented by Lucas Oil sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and even one in South Dakota.
For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly 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 O'Reilly MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2009 Thunder Tour including O'Reilly Auto Parts, Midwest Walnut, Lucas Oil Products, Tompkins Industries, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Country Mart, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Taylor Cable Products, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee's Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Duralite 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, Tanner Racing Products by MB
The weekend kicks off on July 2nd with the I-80 Speedway "Midwest Tri-Fecta" as The O'Reilly MLRA Late Models along with the NCRA, The Lucas Oil ASCS Midwest Region Sprint Cars and the IMCA Modifieds will all be in action. Gates open at 5:00pm with racing action set to get underway at 7:00pm. This will be a 40 lap $4,000 to win race for the O'Reilly MLRA Late Models. Archer Perdue Suzuki will be putting up an extra $1,000 to the fan that can pick all 3 feature winners for the night! For detailed event information and detailed directions to the I-80 Speedway please visit http://www.neracewaypark.com.
Night number two of the swing will take fans and competitors north, as the O'Reilly MLRA makes it's first ever visit to the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota. The Patrick M. Pinney "Best of the Midwest 40" will be a second consecutive $4,000 to win main event for the MLRA Late Models. 360 Mods and Hornets will run as support classes to the mighty Late Models. Gates are set to open at 5:00 with racing scheduled to get underway at 7:30 pm. For specific event information and detailed directions to the facility please visit http://www.parkjeffersonspeedway.com.
Last but not least, is the huge Independence Day Spectacular at The Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa as the O'Reilly MLRA battles the NCRA for a $3,000 to win show. Hobby Stocks, Pro Streets, and Modifieds will run in support of the MLRA. The Adams County Fair and Racing Association fireworks spectacular will follow after the races. Pit gates open at 4:30, grandstand gates will open at 5:00, and racing is scheduled to get underway at 7:00. For specific event information and detailed directions, please visit http://www.acspeedway.com.
As an added bonus to all three shows, Patrick M. Pinney Contractors and Lucas Oil Products have teamed up to offer a special 3-day point fund for the Freedom Tour. The Top Points earner for the three day swing will receive a $1,000 bonus. Second place will receive $800, Third will receive an extra $500 with fourth and fifth receiving $400 and $300 respectively. The O'Reilly MLRA has also announced Five Additional $300 bonuses to anyone that doesn't make the feature at I-80 but continues on to the Park Jefferson Speedway.
The O'Reilly MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) presented by Lucas Oil sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and even one in South Dakota.
For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly 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 O'Reilly MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2009 Thunder Tour including O'Reilly Auto Parts, Midwest Walnut, Lucas Oil Products, Tompkins Industries, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Country Mart, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Taylor Cable Products, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee's Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Duralite 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, Tanner Racing Products by MB
