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Annual Alphabet Soup Race at I-80 Speedway up Next for
The O"Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products
by: Dan Robinson
O'Reilly MLRA PR
BUCKNER, MO (May 19)-The O'Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products
returns to action this Sunday night, May 24th for the Annual Alphabet Soup
Race at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska. The event features The Midwest
Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) running head to head with The World
Dirt Racing League (WDRL), and the National Championship Racing Association
(NCRA).
The gates open this Sunday night at 4:00pm with racing scheduled to start at
5:55pm. Adult General admission is $20. Pit passes are $30. IMCA Modifieds
and IMCA Sport Compacts will also be racing this Sunday night.
The I-80 Speedway is located off I-80 at exit 420 between Omaha and Lincoln
and is part of the Nebraska Raceway Park complex, which also includes the
Little Sunset Speedway go-kart track and Soaring Edge Motocross Park. For
track information contact the Omaha general office during normal business
hours Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm at (402) 342-3453 or the track phone on race
days at (402) 944-2233. For detailed information and directions to the I-80
Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska, please click www.neracewaypark.com.
Veteran Al Purkey driving a Bill Koon's owned Rocket and Late Model newcomer
Eric Turner in a Steve Rushin owned GRT sit atop the MLRA Season Points
standings tied for the lead after three races, each with 163 markers. Jeremy
Payne, winner of the first Lucas Oil Speedway race sits in the third spot
just 10 points back of the leaders. A pair of veterans sit tied for the
fourth spot as Belton, Missouri's Alan Vaughn and Iowa's Mike Collins both
sit with 149 points.
Defending Series Champion John Anderson driving Greg Junghans 2k sits in the
6th spot tied with fellow Cornhusker and Dirt Late Model Hall of Famer Joe
Kosiski at 135 points each. Mendon, Illinois' Denny Woodworth sits in the
8th spot just one point ahead of last season's Championship runner up David
Turner. Turner debuted a brand new Rocket recently and going to be a threat
to win everywhere he goes. Rounding out the Top 10 is the all time win
leader in the MLRA, Terry Phillips. Phillips also captured the recent Jack
Vaughn Memorial at the Adrian Speedway on April 25th.
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