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The O"Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products
Freedom Tour 2009, July 2nd-4th!
by: Dan Robinson
O'Reilly MLRA PR
BUCKNER, MO (June 22, 2009) - Officials with the O'Reilly MLRA Presented by
Lucas Oil Products are very busy preparing for the Independence Day Freedom
Tour, taking place July 2nd-4th, 2009! The Tour starts out on Thursday July
2nd at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Nebraska with a 40 lap, $4,000 to win
Main Event with special guest, 2008 NHRA Funny Car World Champion Cruz
Pedregon driving his own Dirt Late Model. The Drivers and Teams will then
move to the Park Jefferson Speedway in Jefferson, South Dakota for The
Patrick M. Pinney Contractors "Best of the Midwest 40" which will be a
$4,000 to win affair on Friday night July 3rd. The Final Leg of the Tour
will take place on Saturday July 4th at the Adams County Speedway in
Corning, Iowa as Barker Implement Presents the July 4th Racing Spectacular!
A special point fund has also been set up for the three day swing as Patrick
M. Pinney Contractors and Lucas Oil Products have put up extra money
including a $1,000 first prize to the highest points finisher over the three
nights. Please visit
http://www.mlraracing.com for complete details!
The weekend kicks off on July 2nd with the I-80 Speedway "Midwest Tri-Fecta"
as The O'Reilly MLRA Late Models along with the NCRA, The Lucas Oil ASCS
Midwest Region Sprint Cars and the IMCA Modifieds will all be in action.
Gates open at 5:00pm with racing action set to get underway at 7:00pm. This
will be a 40 lap $4,000 to win race for the O'Reilly MLRA Late Models.
Archer Perdue Suzuki will be putting up an extra $1,000 to the fan that can
pick all 3 feature winners for the night! For detailed event information and
detailed directions to the I-80 Speedway please visit
http://www.neracewaypark.com.
Night number two of the swing will take fans and competitors north, as the
O'Reilly MLRA makes it's first ever visit to the Park Jefferson Speedway in
Jefferson, South Dakota. The Patrick M. Pinney "Best of the Midwest 40" will
be a second consecutive $4,000 to win main event for the MLRA Late Models.
360 Mods and Hornets will run as support classes to the mighty Late Models.
Gates are set to open at 5:00 with racing scheduled to get underway at 7:30
pm. For specific event information and detailed directions to the facility
please visit
http://www.parkjeffersonspeedway.com.
Last but not least, is the huge Independence Day Spectacular at The Adams
County Speedway in Corning, Iowa as the O'Reilly MLRA battles the NCRA for a
$3,000 to win show. Hobby Stocks, Pro Streets, and Modifieds will run in
support of the MLRA. The Adams County Fair and Racing Association fireworks
spectacular will follow after the races. Pit gates open at 4:30, grandstand
gates will open at 5:00, and racing is scheduled to get underway at 7:00.
For specific event information and detailed directions, please visit
http://www.acspeedway.com.
As an added bonus to all three shows, Patrick M. Pinney Contractors and
Lucas Oil Products have teamed up to offer a special 3-day point fund for
the Freedom Tour. The Top Points earner for the three day swing will receive
a $1,000 bonus. Second place will receive $800, Third will receive an extra
$500 with fourth and fifth receiving $400 and $300 respectively. The
O'Reilly MLRA has also announced Five Additional $300 bonuses to anyone that
doesn't make the feature at I-80 but continues on to the Park Jefferson
Speedway.
The O'Reilly MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) presented by
Lucas Oil sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in
Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and even one in South Dakota.
For all the latest news and information on the O'Reilly MLRA please visit
us on the web at www.MLRAracing.com
or by calling the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
The O'Reilly MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2009 Thunder Tour
including O'Reilly Auto Parts, Midwest Walnut, Lucas Oil Products, Tompkins
Industries, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing
Engines, Country Mart, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race
Cars, The Driveline Shop, Taylor Cable Products, Sunoco Race Fuels, 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 Bodies, ATL Fuel Cells, Bilstein Shocks, BSB
Manufacturing, Tanner Racing Products by MB
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