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David Smith Jr
PARK CITY, Kans. (January 26) - Officials with the O'Reilly/NCRA late model division have announced an ambitious 17 race schedule for the 2009 race season with several more dates expected in the coming weeks. Among the season highlights include two new stops for the series, a first visit in at least 23 yrs. to one track along with annual events once again held under the NCRA banner.
The 26th Anniversary season opener for the NCRA late model division takes place on Friday night, May 22 at Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska. After a Saturday night off it is then on to I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Nebraska for the 8th annual Alphabet Soup race.
Some first for the series in the month of June begins on Thursday night, June 18 as Brill Motor Speedway in Meeker, Oklahoma plays host to that tracks first ever late model event. The next night will be the first ever co-sanctioned event with the MARS late model series with a stop at Monett Speedway in Monett, Missouri. It will be the first appearance for the NCRA late model division at the track since June of 1986. The next night (June 20) both series head west to 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas. One week later on Saturday night, June 27, the late model drivers head to Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska for the first of two appearances on the season.
Independence Holiday weekend gets underway on Thursday night, July 2, with the second appearance of the season at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in a co-sanctioned event with the MLRA. The tour takes a break from series points the next night before making their first ever appearance at Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa on Saturday night, July 4 with MLRA before putting the holiday weekend to a climax on Sunday night, July 5, at the famed Belleville Highbanks Speedway in Belleville, Kansas.
Then on Friday and Saturday night, August 17-18, the series heads to Mid-America Speedway in Doniphan for the 18th annual Pump & Pantry Late Model Nationals in a co-sanctioned affair with MLRA.
Labor Day weekend begins at the series home track of 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas on Friday night, September 4, before heading to Heartland Park Topeka in Kansas on Saturday night. Labor Day weekend concludes on Sunday night, September 6, at the Belleville Highbanks.
The 2009 race season is set to come to a close on Saturday night, September 26, with the annual running of the Cornhusker Classic at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park.
If you are interested in scheduling a NCRA late model event or would like to climb aboard as presenting or contingency sponsor for the division, please contact NCRA steward Chris Smith (918) 625-6200 or David Smith, Jr. (405) 740-4769. For more information including purse, rules and schedule/results, log onto the official NCRA website http://www.ncraracing.org/.
The O'Reilly/NCRA would like to thank the following contingency sponsors in the late model division for the 2009 race season: Cherokee Casino - Resort, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Racing Tires, Arizona Sport Shirts, Weld Racing Wheels, Brodix Cylinder Heads, Holley Performance Products, INCE Race Cars, GRT Race Cars, Winters Performance Products, Taylor Vertex, Schoenfeld Headers, Auto Meter, Taylor Cable Products, BSB Race Parts, Hatfield Racing Engines, QA1 Motorsports, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Ultra-Shield Race Products, AFCO Racing Shocks, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics and Design 500
Late Models
May 22 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Nebraska
May 24 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, Nebraska
June 18 Brill Motor Speedway Meeker, Oklahoma
June 19 Monett Speedway Monett, Missouri
June 20 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas
June 27 Junction Motor Speedway McCool, Nebraska
July 2 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, Nebraska
July 4 Adams County Speedway Corning, Iowa
July 5 Belleville Highbanks Belleville, Kansas
July 17-18 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Nebraska
Aug 7-8 Junction Motor Speedway McCool, Nebraska
Sept 4 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas
Sept 5 Heartland Park Topeka Topeka, Kansas
Sept 6 Belleville Highbanks Belleville, Kansas
Sept 26 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, Nebraska
Past NCRA Late Model Champions
2008 Kelly Boen
2007 Kelly Boen
2006 Kelly Boen
2005 Kelly Boen
2004 Al Purkey
2003 Al Purkey
2002 Kyle Berck
2001 Delbert Smith
2000 Tony Gregg
1999 Larry McDaniels
1998 Larry McDaniels
1997 Larry McDaniels
1996 Larry McDaniels
1995 Larry McDaniels
1989 Doug Ingalls
1988 Doug Ingalls
1987 Larry McDaniels
1986 Larry Phillips
1985 Doug Ingalls
1984 Billy Moyer
1983 Larry McDaniels
1982 Larry Phillips
1981 Larry McDaniels
1980 Ferris Collier
1979 Tom Laster
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