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US 36 Raceway and Lucas Oil Speedway
Next Up for the O'Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products
by: Dan Robinson
O'Reilly MLRA PR
BUCKNER, MO (July 15) - The O'Reilly MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products
gets right back to action this weekend as they visit the US 36 Raceway in
Osborn, Missouri on Friday night July 17th for a $3,000 to win show. Teams
will then travel a bit south to the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland,
Missouri on Saturday July 18th for the $10,000 to win CMH Late Model
Challenge. The O'Reilly MLRA has also added a date on the heals of the
Freedom Tour make up weekend, as not only we will be visiting the Park
Jefferson Speedway on Friday night July 24th and the Adams County Speedway
on Saturday night July 25th, we will also be returning to the I-80 Speedway
in Greenwood, Nebraska for a $3,000 to win show on Sunday night July 26th!
Details to be released shortly.
First up on Friday night is the US 36 Raceway, with the gates set to open at
4:00pm, Hot Laps scheduled for 7:00pm and racing at 8:00pm. Adult General
Admission is just $15 with kids 10 and under admitted FREE. The US 36
Raceway features a 90 foot wide, 3/8 mile, high banked, clay oval with 21°
of banking in the corners and 10° of banking down the straights. The US 36
Raceway is located at the Jct. of U.S. 36 and MO 33 Hwys. in Osborn, MO.
(From I-35, take US 36 West approx. 7 miles and turn North on State Rt. 33.
Look for the sign on the right at about 500 ft.) For detailed directions and
specific event information, please visit www.US36raceway.com. Sport Mods and
A-Mods will accompany the Late Models.
The action really heats up on Saturday night as the O'Reilly MLRA heads to
the Lucas Oil Speedway for their 4th of 5 scheduled races there this season.
The CMH Late Model Challenge is a $10,000 to win event cosanctioned by the
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. The MLRA stars will battle head to head
with the likes of Scott Bloomquist, Steve Casebolt, and Earl Pearson Jr.
just to name a few. It's definitely a show you won't want to miss. Gates
open at 5 p.m withHot Laps to begin around 7 p.m, and racing to follow.
Adults (16 and up) are $25, Seniors (62 and up) are $20, Youth (6 to 15) are
just $5, Kids (5 and under) are admitted FREE to the speedway for this
special event. A Family Pass is also available for $50. Pit Passes are $35.
The Lucas Oil Speedway is located 5 Blocks south of US Highway 54, on State
Highway 83 in Wheatland, MO. Click www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more
information and detailed directions. The Pitt's Homes A-Mods will also be in
action at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO.
Al Purkey continues to lead the MLRA season long points standings but
Defending Champion John Anderson has closed to within 10 points of Purkey
with his win last Saturday night at the 24 Raceway in Moberly. Alan Vaughn
continues to sit in the third spot just 28 behind Purkey and only 18 behind
Anderson as Vaughn had a runner up finish to Anderson last weekend. Omaha,
Nebraska's Joe Kosiski continues to have consistent runs near the top-5
every week and maintains the fourth spot in the points standings. Adrian,
Missouri's David Turner rounds out the Top-5 with 400 points, just 68 behind
the leader. Jason Bodenhamer, Denny Woodworth, Eric Turner, Bryant
Goldsmith, and Bill Koons sit sixth through tenth respectively.
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