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Season Championship on the Line at Nevada Speedway!
BUCKNER, MO (October 12, 2009) - Coffeyville, Kansas' Al Purkey and Omaha,
Nebraska's John Anderson head to the Nevada Speedway for the final O'Reilly
MLRA Presented by Lucas Oil Products event of the 2009 season this Saturday,
Oct. 17th separated by just 12 points in the season long battle for the MLRA
Championship.
Purkey, a 5-time MLRA Champion leads the standings with 1363 points despite
not capturing a single MLRA feature win in 2009. He has been the model of
consistency however throughout the season driving his Bill Koon's owned
machine. Anderson, the Defending MLRA Champion, on the other hand with 1351
points has had his three MLRA wins offset by some mechanical gremlins that
have dropped him deep in the field in recent weeks erasing what once was a
fairly comfortable lead. Look for John to bring his "A" game however to
Nevada as he works to capture back to back MLRA titles. Anderson did capture
the race win a year ago at Nevada while also sewing up his first MLRA
Championship. Purkey settled for 14th in the race a year ago.
Fellow Cornhusker, Joe Kosiski from Omaha, Nebraska sits in the third spot
in the season points heading into the final event of the season with 1182
markers. Centerview, Missouri's Jason Bodenhamer has quietly worked his way
up to the fourth spot with 1129 points while Adrian, Missouri veteran David
Turner rounds out the Top-5 with 1065. Archie, Missouri's Matt Johnson leads
the 2009 Rookie battle over Walnut Grove, Missouri's Jeremy Kelley and
Greenfield, Missouri's Rylan Long. Complete and Updated Points standings are
available at www.MLRAracing.com.
Gates open at 4:00 this Saturday night with Hot Laps at 6:00pm and racing
scheduled to get underway at 6:30. Adult General admission is just $15.00
while reserved seating is available for $20.00. Kids (6-11) are just $4.00
with Kids 5 and under admitted FREE to the speedway. Modifieds and Street
Stocks will also be in action.
The Nevada Speedway is located just off US Highway 71. Take the Camp Clark
Exit, Go West to 1st Stop Light, Turn South on Barrett, Go 1/2 mile to Main
Gate. For information about this race or any races at the Nevada Speedway
please visit their website at www.NevadaSpeedway.net or call (417) 667-7919
in the evenings, (417) 667-8507 during the day at the Shop or (417) 667-5859
the day of the race.
The 2009 MLRA Championship Banquet will be held on Saturday night, November
21st at the beautiful Argosy Casino in Kansas City. To make reservations,
please call the MLRA at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572. You can also visit
www.MLRAracing.com for more information. There are 16 drivers currently
eligible for post season awards. All MLRA members that participate in a
minimum of seventy percent (70%) of scheduled MLRA races are eligible for
the points fund awards.
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 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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