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Great Plains and High Banks Await NCRA Late Models This Weekend
(Combined $13,000 to Win Possible)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Midwest City, Oklahoma – June 2, 2010 - A huge weekend of racing await the regulars of the O’Reilly/NCRA late model division and late model fans everywhere as drivers across the Midwest prepare for a triple header weekend beginning this Friday night as the Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kansas hosts the two day “Sunflower State Showdown” with Saturday nights 50 lap feature finale paying a huge $10,000 to the winner. All drivers earning a spot in the finale will earn $700 just to start. But that’s not all! Following the two nights at Great American Dirt Track, drivers will head to North to the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas for a Sunday night spectacular with $3000 going to that nights feature winner with $500 for all feature finale starters. All three nights will also be point’s races for the MARS DIRT Car series while the two day Sunflower State Showdown will be a point’s event for the CLMA DIRT Car series.

While it is with rare occurrence to see a $10,000 to win event with the series, it has happened just one previous time with Coffeyville, Kansas veteran and former series champion Al Purkey picking up ten grand at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas back in 1997.

New year, same verse as current series points leader Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado will lead the stars and cars of the National Championship Racing Association late model series into the weekends three day events. Fresh off his first ever victory at the annual “Alphabet Soup” at 1-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska this past weekend, Boen currently holds a 105 point advantage over Atlantic, Iowa’s Jason O’Brien. Dean Moore of Grand Junction, Colorado and Corey Zeitner of Bellevue, Nebraska currently sit tied for third in the point standings, just 115 points behind Boen. Leading late model rookie of the year contender José Kaser of Lincoln, Nebraska is currently fifth in the point standings.

Other series regulars rounding out the top ten in the point standings include Jerry Warner (Lavesta, Nebraska), Shawn Harker (Plattsmouth, Nebraska), Wylan Petrie (Solomon, Kansas), Purkey and Bill Koon’s (Omaha).

Defending series champion Kyle Beck of Marquette, Nebraska will also be competing all three nights as will Eddie Kirchoff (Gillette, Wyoming) and former series champion Delbert Smith (Wichita).

The MARS Dirt car series will come locked and loaded with their drivers as well, led by current series points leader Eric Turner of Hermitage, Missouri. Turner comes into the weekend with a 70 point advantage over four time series champion Terry Phillips of Springfield, Missouri. Other series regulars expected to compete include Jeremy Payne (Springfield), Jack Sullivan (Greenbrier, Arkansas), current series rookie of the year leader Gary Christian (Broken Bow, Oklahoma), Wendell Wallace (Batesville), Dustin and Darrell Mooney ham (Verona, Missouri), Ryland Long (Greenfield, Missouri), Will Vaught (Crane, Missouri) Justin Aslpin (Birchtree, Missouri) and Justin Wells (Aurora, Missouri).

CLMA Dirtcar series will also be making their presence felt led by current series points leader the above mentioned Kirchoff, Jason Schierkolk (Casper, Wyoming), 2009 series champion Dave Garman (Millican, Colorado), Scott Lewis (Henderson), Ed Kirchoff (Gillette), Scott Cimfi , J.T. Botts, and Chris Cox.

With such a huge event that drivers will want to be a part of, several non-series regulars are expected as well. They include John Anderson (Omaha), Bill Frye, Chad Simpson, Zac Simmons (Erie, Kansas), Joe Kosiski (Omaha), Jimmy Mars (Menomoni, Wisconsin) just to name a few.

Below are tidbits that you need to know for three nights of great, fast high speed late model action.

WHAT: “Sunflower State Showdown” paying $10,000 to win and $700 to start during Saturday nights 50 lap feature finale at Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kansas this Friday and Saturday night. From there drivers will head to the Belleville, High Banks in Belleville, Kansas for a $3000 to win, $500 to start finale.

WHEN AND WHERE: This Friday and Saturday night, June 4-5, at the Great American Dirt Track in Jetmore, Kansas. Then on Sunday night, June 6, at the Belleville High Banks Speedway in Belleville, Kansas. There will be an open practice session on Thursday night at the Great American Dirt Track.

WHAT TO EXPECT: The top late model drivers from the Wichita, Kansas based O’Reilly National Championship Racing Association, Missouri based MARS DIRTCar series and Colorado based CLMA DIRTCar series.

SUNFLOWER STATE SHOWDOWN TICKET INFORMATION: Admission to Thursday nights practice is free to all grandstanders. Two day grandstand passes are $50 for adults and $7.50 for children 11 and under. Friday nights grandstand admission is $30 for adults and $5 for children 11 and under. Saturday nights grandstand admission is the same as Friday nights. All pit passes for Thursday Nights practice session is $10. Pit passes for both Friday and Saturday night will be $35 each night.

SUNFLOWER STATE SHOWDOWN AGENDA: Pit gates will open at 1:00 PM on Thursday for that nights practice session. Practice times are from 6:30 PM until 9:00 PM. On Friday night, hot laps begin at 7:00 PM with racing set for 7:30 PM. Super late models will run heat races and qualifying feature. The tracks AAA modified (IMCA rules) will also be competing. For Saturday nights finale, hot laps will begin at 6:30 PM with racing set to begin at 7:00 PM. The super late models will be running qualifying heat races, two last chance “B” features and then the 50 lap “A” feature finale paying $10,000 to win. The tracks AAA modifieds (IMCA) will once again be competing as well.

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS SPEEDWAY INFORMATION: Pit gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing set to begin at 7:30 PM.

GREAT AMERICAN DIRT TRACK LOCATION: Sits adjacent to the Jetmore Municipal Airport, six miles south of Jetmore on US 283. For more information check out their website www.greatamericandirttrack.com.

BELLEVILLE HIGH BANKS LOCATION: 2.0 miles north of US 36 on US 81, then 0.4 mile southeast on M St. to 7th St., then 0.1 mile east (near the water tower, at the North Central Kansas Fairgrounds).