Alan Vaughn Completes the Drive for Five with the O'Reilly MLRA

BUCKNER, MO (Oct 1) - When the 2007 O'Reilly MLRA season began Belton, MO's Alan Vaughn had one thing on his mind - taking down a fifth O'Reilly MLRA Championship. Twenty-five events later Vaughn found himself just there as the 2007 season concluded at Lakeside Speedway over the weekend. For Vaughn, the championship goes along with those that he was able to capture in 1995, 2002, 2003, and 2004 thus making him one of only two people to won the O'Reilly MLRA championship five times.

The 2007 season marked a return to the winner's circle for Vaughn and his team as he captured the win on June 9 at Valley Speedway in Grain Valley, MO. The win was the first for Vaughn and his team since August 2005 when they captured the checkered flag at Lebanon Midway Speedway. The team had his machine running strong and in contention every night, as evidenced by his 18 top 10 finishes in 25 races, but everything just hadn't come together until the team unloaded at Valley Speedway that night. The win also marked the twenty-seventh O'Reilly MLRA feature event win for Vaughn and his 22V machine, putting him fifth on the all time wins list.

Consistency and running up front are what moved Vaughn to the top of the points standings and kept him there for the biggest part of the season. Competing in twenty-five events he was able to round out the season with seven top 5 runs and 18 top 10's. The team also notched seven heat race victories and a lone B feature win throughout the year.

The 2007 season also marked a milestone for Vaughn as he has now finished in the top ten in the O'Reilly MLRA points standings for fourteen straight seasons.

Everyone with the O'Reilly MLRA and all of the 2007 Sponsors would like to congratulate Alan Vaughn on his 2007 championship.

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Final 2007 O'Reilly MLRA Points Standings
1. Alan Vaughn, 1633 points
2. David Turner, 1507
3. Al Purkey, 1482
4. Jeremy Payne, 1481
5. Gary Stolba, 1463
6. Terry Phillips, 1266
7. Denny Woodworth, 1074
8. Jason Bodenhamer, 1025
9. John Anderson, 1006
10. Larry Clawson, 959