NCRA Sprints Roll into Junction Motor Speedway

PARK CITY, Kan. (May 22)  – In addition to picnics and barbeque, Memorial Day weekend at Junction Motor Speedway means action with the O’Reilly NCRA Sprint Car Series, presented by ICM/Ethanol, as they make their first-ever appearance May 25 on the McCool Junction oval.

Two different drivers have taken the NCRA’s first two checkers of the season. Lincoln’s Don Droud Jr., driving for Ochs Racing out of Jetmore, Kan., won the May 12 Steve King Memorial Race at Dodge City (Kan.) Raceway Park, their last show.

It was Droud’s first-ever NCRA victory, allowing him to move in front of second-place finisher Chuck Swenson and take over the point lead by 10 markers. Swenson won the April 12 season opener at Nebraska Raceway Park, with Droud in the runner-up spot.

Two-time defending series champion Garry Lee Maier, seeking his fourth title overall, was ninth in the opener but collided with Lincoln’s Mike Chadd on the second lap of the Dodge City feature to end his evening early.

Rounding out the top 10 in points after two shows are Stu Snyder of Waverly (3rd), Preston Peebles II (4th), Chadd (5th), Mike Peters (6th), Maier (7th), Derek Drown (8th), Patrick Bourke (9th) and C.J. Johnson (10th).

Ten other Nebraska drivers have competed in at least one NCRA show this season. Lincoln is also represented by Jason Danley, Toby Chapman, Mark Pace and Mark Schmidt. Others from the Cornhusker State are Bobby Becker, Denton; Mike Boston, Crete; Gage Dorr, Murdock; Jack Dover, Springfield; Ryan Roberts, Avon; and Roger Sundquist, Holdrege.

This event is also co-sanctioned by the ASCS Midwest Region.

For more information, visit the track online at www.junctionmotorspeedway.com . You can also call the track office at (402) 773-5538 or the track itself on race day at (402) 724-3100.

For more information about the NCRA sprint car series, either visit the NCRA Web site at www.ncraracing.org  or call the NCRA office at (316) 755-1781.


For more information about Junction Motor Speedway, you can visit their Web site at http://www.junctionmotorspeedway.com