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Babb Blasts To MLRA Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl Opening Night Victory

| March 31, 2018
Babb Blasts To MLRA Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl Opening Night Victory

PHOTOS FROM Mike Ruefer LaSalle, Illinois (March 30, 2018) – 48 Lucas Oil MLRA Late Models converged on the tight quarter mile bullring at the LaSalle Speedway in LaSalle, Illinois for the opening night of the 7th annual Hoker Trucking Thaw Brawl on Friday night, March 30th. After Manhatten, Illinois pilot Mike Spatola set the […]

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Sanders preparing for full-time run with Lucas Oil MLRA in 2017

| December 30, 2016
Sanders preparing for full-time run with Lucas Oil MLRA in 2017

Wheatland, Missouri (December 30, 2016) – With three months until the Lucas Oil MLRA throws its first green flag of the year, the first bit of driver news has revealed itself. Happy, Texas standout Rodney Sanders has declared his intentions to follow the tour in 2017 and compete for the Sunoco Rookie of the Year […]

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Vaught takes command late to capture Lucas Oil MLRA Larry Phillips Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway

| September 4, 2016
Vaught takes command late to capture Lucas Oil MLRA Larry Phillips Memorial at Lucas Oil Speedway

  Wheatland, Missouri (September 3, 2016) – Once a rising star in the Late Model ranks, Will Vaught races only part-time these days as he raises a family and runs a business. He scored one of his biggest career victories Saturday night. Vaught, of Crane, Mo., took the lead with 13 laps remaining and went […]

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Wyman wires field for first series triumph

| September 3, 2016
Wyman wires field for first series triumph

  Kansas City, Kansas (September 2, 2016) – Lakeside Speedway has a way of bringing out the unexpected in Lucas Oil MLRA events. Since the 2009 season, there have been 10 races held at the Kansas City, Kansas oval. Including Friday’s triumph by JC Wyman, there have been a total of five first time series […]

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Phillips sweeps Junction Motor Speedway weekend

| August 14, 2016
Phillips sweeps Junction Motor Speedway weekend

  McCool Junction, Nebraska (August 13, 2016) – Austin Siebert led the field to the green tonight for the finale of the Lucas Oil MLRA King of the Hill event held this weekend at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska. Friday’s winner Terry Phillips started on the outside pole and immediately jumped to the […]

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Stovall perfect in Alphabet Soup win at I-80

| June 25, 2016
Stovall perfect in Alphabet Soup win at I-80

  Greenwood, Nebraska (June 24, 2016) – Jesse Stovall led every lap from his DirtonDirt.com pole position to collect his 2nd MLRA win of the 2016 season in the $3,000 to win Alphabet Soup Classic at the I-80 Speedway. Stovall began his night by winning his heat race in dominating fashion, a race where he […]

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Shirley uncontested in Spring Nationals finale

| April 10, 2016
Shirley uncontested in Spring Nationals finale

  Wheatland, Missouri (April 9, 2016) – Brian Shirley and his team drove through the night, from Tennessee, to run in Saturday’s Lucas Oil MLRA Spring Nationals Presented by RacingJunk.com finale at Lucas Oil Speedway. The decision paid off as Shirley blistered the field to score his first ever Lucas Oil MLRA victory. “It was […]

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Iowa’s Wyman aims higher as new MLRA season nears

| March 9, 2016
Iowa’s Wyman aims higher as new MLRA season nears

By Lyndal Scranton Wheatland, Missouri (March 9, 2016) –  Hailing from a state that produces dirt racing talent like it grows corn, J.C. Wyman is eager to add his name to the driving elite. “It makes it challenging,” Wyman said of the Iowa tradition of Late Model excellence that includes names like Birkhofer, Simpson and […]

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Former MLRA champ Simpson aims for family, racing balance

| March 4, 2016

  By Lyndal Scranton Wheatland, Missouri (March 2, 2016) –  Chad Simpson’s offseason has been typically busy, preparing his Victory Circle race cars for another dirt Late Model season. Other things, even more important, have grabbed Simpson’s attention. “I have a daughter playing club basketball and I’ve been traveling around doing all that stuff,” Simpson […]

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Consistency nice, winning better is Utter’s mantra as new MLRA season nears

| February 10, 2016

By Lyndal Scranton Wheatland, MO (February 10, 2016) –  Jason Utter’s 2015 dirt Late Model season was rock solid, with a dozen top-five finishes and 16 top-10s in 31 starts. That consistency led to a career-best third-place finish in the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association standings. Certainly it was a year that many […]

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