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Purkey receives record sixth O'Reilly MLRA championship award
RIVERSIDE, MO (November 21) - Al Purkey received a record sixth O'Reilly
MLRA Championship trophy during the annual awards banquet Saturday night at
Kansas City's Argosy Casino.
Purkey topped defending MLRA Champion John Anderson by just 10 points in the
season long battle, and the title broke the tie in number of championships
he held with Alan Vaughn.
Anderson went into Lakeside Speedway in early October with a seemingly
comfortable 58 point lead but mechanical difficulties allowed the tenacious
Purkey to close the gap with the final showdown set for Nevada Speedway on
Sunday night October 18th.
Anderson went on to win the race but Purkey stayed glued to his bumper
crossing the line in second wrapping up the title. Purkey was consistent all
season winning the Championship despite not scoring a single MLRA feature
win in 2009. Purkey did however score 13 Top-5's enroute to the Championship
with a lowest finish of 22nd at the State Fair Speedway on August 23rd as a
broken RR axle sidelined him after contending for the win earlier in the
race.
Purkey's Bill Koon's owned Rocket Chassis is sponsored by Billy's Cafes,
Purkey's Auto Salvage, Taylormade Performance, Integra Racing Shocks,
Duralite Racing Wheels, and VP Racing Fuel.
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
www.mlraracing.com
O'Reilly MLRA Championship Points Final 2009
Pos Car No Driver Hometown Points
1 33P Al Purkey Coffeyville, KS 1451
2 2J John Anderson Omaha, NE 1441
3 53K Joe Kosiski Omaha, NE 1232
4 2B Jason Bodenhamer Centerview, MO 1205
5 15T David Turner Adrian, MO 1150
6 25S Chris Smyser Lancaster, MO 1021
7 5J Matt Johnson Archie, MO 992
8 24G Bryant Goldsmith Corning, IA 989
9 22V Alan Vaughn Belton, MO 984
10 45DW Denny Woodworth Mendon, IL 952
11 3C Mike Collins Council Bluffs, IA 919
12 29K Bill Koons Omaha, NE 829
13 14B Kyle Berck Marquette, NE 734
14 75P Terry Phillips Springfield, MO 729
15 99T Eric Turner Hermitage, MO 675
16 74P Jeremy Payne Springfield, MO 620
17 L88 Larry Clawson N Kansas City, MO 597
18 7BW Brett Wood Warrensburg, MO 584
19 04K Jeremy Kelley Walnut Grove, MO 576
20 18L Rylan Long Greenfield, MO 568
21 4G Brantlee Gotschall Nevada, MO 553
22 07B Kelly Boen Henderson, CO 541
23 1W Mike Wiarda Aurora, NE 504
24 6H Al Humphrey Giltner, NE 477
25 15X Jason O'Brien Atlantic, IA 406
26 58E Dave Eckrich Oxford, IA 382
27 73B Shad Badder Oak Grove, MO 377
28 1JF Jason Friesen Sutton, NE 373
29 26JR Corey Zeitner Bellevue, NE 366
30 49G Zachary Goulden Gladstone, MO 359
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