Monday, November 25, 2002
by Larry Olson
REPUBLIC MO. Randy Mooneyham, owner and promoter of the Monett Speedway, has come to terms with the family of the late Bill Willard, to take over operations of the family’s two tracks located in Lebanon and Boliver, Missouri. With the change, the Midway Speedway will return to it’s former name, the Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
After speculation that the two tracks would not open in 2003, Mooneyham and the Willard family came to terms late last week for Mooneyham operate both facilities. Both tracks had been 3/8 mile asphalt facilities, but the Boliver Speedway had been converted to dirt for 2002. For 2003, Boliver will continue with its dirt configuration, and the Lebanon 1-44 Speedway will be covered with dirt, returning it to dirt for the first time since 1988.
Mooneyham is excited about the opportunity. “I can’t say enough about the facilities that Bill Willard built, and I’m very excited about continuing the tradition that both tracks have built over the years. Boliver was successful as a dirt track last year, and bringing the dirt back to Lebanon is something that I’m really looking forward to.”
The three tracks weekly programs will be run with Boliver staying on Friday nights, Lebanon I-44 racing on Saturdays, and the Monett Speedway will return to Sunday Night racing after running weekly on Friday’s the last few seasons. “We’ll feature Late Models and Modifieds at all three tracks weekly, and probably go with Factory Stocks and Bombers at Boliver and Lebanon. Our support classes will stay the same at Monett.” stated Mooneyham.
Mooneyham announced a driver’s meeting for any interested drivers that will be held at the Mills Center in Lebanon on Sunday, December 8. The meeting will be held at 2pm, and topics for discussion will be rules, schedules, and all upcoming events. Mooneyham has introduced the O’Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series to the Monett Speedway in 2001, and two successful events were held at Boliver in 2002. Mooneyham announced that there would be M.A.R.S. scantioned events at all three tracks, with more details to be announced in the upcoming weeks.
by Larry Olson
REPUBLIC MO. Randy Mooneyham, owner and promoter of the Monett Speedway, has come to terms with the family of the late Bill Willard, to take over operations of the family’s two tracks located in Lebanon and Boliver, Missouri. With the change, the Midway Speedway will return to it’s former name, the Lebanon I-44 Speedway.
After speculation that the two tracks would not open in 2003, Mooneyham and the Willard family came to terms late last week for Mooneyham operate both facilities. Both tracks had been 3/8 mile asphalt facilities, but the Boliver Speedway had been converted to dirt for 2002. For 2003, Boliver will continue with its dirt configuration, and the Lebanon 1-44 Speedway will be covered with dirt, returning it to dirt for the first time since 1988.
Mooneyham is excited about the opportunity. “I can’t say enough about the facilities that Bill Willard built, and I’m very excited about continuing the tradition that both tracks have built over the years. Boliver was successful as a dirt track last year, and bringing the dirt back to Lebanon is something that I’m really looking forward to.”
The three tracks weekly programs will be run with Boliver staying on Friday nights, Lebanon I-44 racing on Saturdays, and the Monett Speedway will return to Sunday Night racing after running weekly on Friday’s the last few seasons. “We’ll feature Late Models and Modifieds at all three tracks weekly, and probably go with Factory Stocks and Bombers at Boliver and Lebanon. Our support classes will stay the same at Monett.” stated Mooneyham.
Mooneyham announced a driver’s meeting for any interested drivers that will be held at the Mills Center in Lebanon on Sunday, December 8. The meeting will be held at 2pm, and topics for discussion will be rules, schedules, and all upcoming events. Mooneyham has introduced the O’Reilly Auto Parts Mid-America Racing Series to the Monett Speedway in 2001, and two successful events were held at Boliver in 2002. Mooneyham announced that there would be M.A.R.S. scantioned events at all three tracks, with more details to be announced in the upcoming weeks.
