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Lucas Oil MLRA Summer Shootout this Saturday, August 28th!
Plus Junior Fan Club Bike Giveaway!
by: Dan Robinson
WHEATLAND, MO
(August 24, 2010) - This Saturday, August 28th, the high powered Open
Latemodels of the Lucas Oil MLRA make their fourth and final appearance of
2010 at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. The Pitt's Homes
A-Modifieds and Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks will also be on the
racing card for a huge night of non-stop racing action at the "Diamond of
Dirt Tracks". In addition to the on track racing excitement, the Frogs Signs
Junior Fan Club will be hosting a hulu hoop contest and bike giveaway for
the younger race fans in the crowd.
Coffeyville, Kansas' Al Purkey has taken over the Lucas Oil MLRA points lead
from Brad Looney, after the Republic, Missouri driver suffered mechanical
woes at Junction Motor Speedway just two weeks ago. Oxford, Iowa's Dave
Eckrich has slid into the second spot only 36 markers behind 6-time MLRA
Champion Purkey with Looney now occupying the third spot, only four points
behind Eckrich. Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Joe Kosiski out of Omaha,
Nebraska holds down the fourth spot in the battle for the coveted Lucas Oil
MLRA Championship while former Series Champion Terry Phillips sits in the
fifth spot.
Last week's Missouri State Fair Championship winner Kelly Boen out of
Henderson, Colorado resides in the sixth spot with 2008 Lucas Oil MLRA
Champion John Anderson in seventh. Springfield, Missouri's Jeremy Payne out
of the Team Custard camp is eighth at this point in the 2010 season. Cross
Timbers, Missouri's Evan Hubert continues to lead the Rookie of the Year
Standings in ninth while Massena, Iowa's Chris Speiker holds down the final
spot in the Top-10. Please visit
www.MLRAracing.com for all the info on the Region's Premier Dirt Late
Model Traveling Series.
Jesse Stovall out of Galena, Missouri continues to lead the season long
points battle in the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds but Wheatland's Jason Pursley
by virtue of his first ever win at Lucas Oil Speedway just one week ago has
cut the gap to 104 points with only two races remaining in the chase for the
Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Championship. With 110 points possible over
those two events, Stovall has not locked up the Championship as of yet and
will try his hand again this Saturday night. Macks Creek, Missouri's Shawn
Nations looks up at the leaders from his third spot in points with Nevada's
Jon Sheets in fourth and veteran Terry Kirk in fifth.
The Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stock points battle is a nail biter as
Wheatland's Randy Gilmore holds a narrow 38 point lead over Neosho's Chris
Hawkins with only two races remaining. Highlandville, Missouri's Keith
Webster is in the third spot but only leads Wheatland's Chip Shaddox by
three points heading into this weekend's action. Mike Bitner, all the way
from Frontenec, Kansas driving one of the few Ford cars in the field
occupies the fifth place.
Complete and Updated Lucas Oil Speedway Points Standings are available at
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com. For more information on the
Frogs Signs Junior Fan Club, please contact Kathy Tonoli at (417)
282-5984. Louie Michael and "Lucas Oil Linzi" will be on hand to entertain
the crowd with their unique blend of singing, comedy, and fun for all ages
plus giveaways! Visit
www.LouieMichael.com for more information.
Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm on Saturday with Hot Laps set to get
under way at 7:00 and the first big race of the night at 7:30pm. Adult
Admission at the gate will be just $20 with Seniors and Active Military only
$15. Juniors (6-15) will be $5 and Kids 5 and under are always FREE at Lucas
Oil Speedway. Show Your
AAA Membership Card at the gate and receive $3 off any Adult or Senior
General Admission Ticket. Pit Pass pricing is set at $25.
Family Passes are priced at only $40 for the event on August 28th, which
includes entry for two adults (age 16 and up) and up to three youth (ages
6-15), One Free Slick Track Go-Kart Ride, discounts on kids, meals, gift
shop merchandise, and funnel cakes.
The Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, MO. A
campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With it's
entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping
facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of
Dirt Tracks. Click
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to
the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984.
About Lucas Oil Speedway
The Lucas Oil
Speedway is considered by Industry Insiders to be one of the top five Dirt
Tracks in the Nation. Located in Wheatland Missouri about an hour north of
Springfield and only about an hour and a half from Kansas City. It's called
"The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" and it certainly lives up to that title. Twenty
one luxury suites, a giant HD Jumbo Tron Screen, Musco Sports lighting, a
Bose Stadium Sound System, Go Kart Track for all ages, The Diamond Bar, the
best track food in the country, and the nicest pits in dirt track racing are
just a few of the amenities that set us apart.
We host some of the largest dirt track events in the Midwest featuring some
of the biggest names in racing including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series, The Lucas Oil Pro-Pulling League, The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars,
The Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits, and The Lucas Oil MLRA.
In addition to the awesome special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway hosts the
"Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Series" of weekly racing featuring the
TNT Quick Shop Late Models, the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and the Carson's
Corner Napa Factory Stocks. The National Race Media has called these shows,
"some of the Best Weekly Racin' in the Nation!"
Last season the speedway boasted over 15 Nationally Televised Events on
ESPN2, SPEED CHANNEL and the Versus Network. For complete information
including this seasons schedule, log on to
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.
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