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| O'Reilly MLRA Releases Tentative 2008 Thunder Tour BUCKNER, MO (Jan 19)-Officials with the O'Reilly MLRA have released the tentative 2008 schedule featuring twenty-two dates with additional dates still in the works. The O'Reilly Midwest Latemodel Racing Association will be celebrating it's 20th season of high octane dirt late model racing action in 2008. The 2008 Thunder Tour kicks off on Friday, April 4th with a visit to the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri. The state of the art Lucas Oil Speedway is next up on Saturday, April 5th. This will be the first special event of year at the Forrest Lucas owned facility and is the first of five visits that the MLRA will make in Wheatland this season. The teams will then head north the following weekend with stops at the ultra fast Lakeside Speedway on April 11th and the high banks of the Thunderhill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas on April 12th. May shifts into high gear on May 3rd with the Jack Vaughn Memorial at the Adrian Speedway in Adrian, Missouri. The early summer action continues on May 9th and 10th with the $40,000 to win Diamond Nationals at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. This event is quickly becoming one of the premier dirt late model events in the nation. After taking a weekend off to regroup, the MLRA returns on May 25th to the beautiful I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Nebraska for the annual alphabet soup race. The month of June will kick off for the Bad Boyz of the MLRA on June 13th with the second of three visits to the Lakeside Speedway followed by the first visit in recent memory by the MLRA to Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa on June 14th. One of the most anticipated events of the season is set to take place on June 20th and 21st as O'Reilly Auto Parts presents the first ever O'Reilly Late Model Challenge at the Lucas Oil Speedway. The event pits many of the nation's top O'Reilly Auto Parts sponsored dirt late model touring series in a head to head competition. The Independence day fireworks on the track begin on July 3rd as 24 Raceway in Moberly, Missouri welcomes the MLRA for its lone stop on the 2008 tour for a special Thursday night show on the eve of the Independence Day Holiday. The Lucas Oil Speedway returns to the schedule for its fourth stop on July 19th as the top drivers of the MLRA and the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series compete in the $10,000 to win CMH Late Model Showdown. The hot summer nights of August will get underway early with a two night trek to Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska on August 1st and 2nd for the King of the Hill Late Model Shootout. The annual visit to the State Fair Speedway in Sedalia for the Missouri State Championships takes place on August 17th. August concludes with final 2008 visits to the Midway Speedway in Lebanon, Missouri on August 22nd and the Lucas Oil Speedway on Saturday, August 23rd. The season wraps up in September beginning with the Al Bodenhamer Memorial on September 25th at Glenn and Collenn Portzen's Adrian Speedway followed by the Capital Federal Savings Late Model Shootout at Lakeside Speedway on September 26th and 27th. This is three straight days of non-stop action you won't want to miss! The schedule is tentative and subject to change as more dates are added in the future. 2008 O'Reilly MLRA Tentative Schedule April 4 Midway Speedway-Lebanon, MO April 5 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO April 11 Lakeside Speedway-Kansas City, KS April 12 Thunderhill Speedway-Mayetta, KS May 3 Adrian Speedway-Adrian, MO May 9 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO May 10 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO May 25 Nebraska Raceway Park-Greenwood, NE June 13 Lakeside Speedway-Kansas City, KS June 14 Adams County Speedway-Corning, IA June 20 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO June 21 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO July 3 24 Raceway-Moberly, MO July 19 Lucas Oil Speedway, Wheatland, MO August 1 Junction Motor Speedway-McCool Junction, NE August 2 Junction Motor Speedway-McCool Junction, NE August 17 State Fair Speedway-Sedalia, August 22 Midway Speedway-Lebanon, MO August 23 Lucas Oil Speedway-Wheatland, MO September 20 TBD September 21 TBD September 25 Adrian Speedway-Adrian, MO September 26 Lakeside Speedway-Kansas City, KS September 27 Lakeside Speedway-Kansas City, KS November-Awards Banquet For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA visit us on the web at www.mlraracing.com or by calling (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572. The O'Reilly MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2008 Thunder Tour including O'Reilly Auto Parts, Midwest Walnut, Lucas Oil, Hoosier Race Tires, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Adrian Bank, Afco, GRT Race Cars, The Driveline Shop, Taylor Cable Products, Impact Racing Products, Sunoco Race Fuels, Weld Wheels, Bodee's Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products, Duralite Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Race Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Shepherd of the Hills Entertainment |