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Thunder Hill and State Fair Championships this Weekend
MLRA (August 17, 2011) - This weekend will be another busy one for the Lucas
Oil MLRA as the series has two stops planned. Saturday will be a makeup race
from May at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, KS. Sunday the series will
close out the 2011 Missouri State Fair with the annual stop at the historic
half mile speedway. Both shows will pay the winner $3,000.
For the 3/8th mile track in Mayetta, KS it's been a labor of love for the
Conkwright family. Mike, Dave and their father Dean all partnered to
purchase the Speedway in August of 2009. They gave the facility a complete
facelift and helped out the track tremendously too. "We've almost completed
our new suite tower. We put 280 loads of clay on the track and have done a
lot of general maintenance," said Mike Conkwright. The speedway is 100 feet
wide all the way around, with 10 degrees of banking on the straightaways and
18 degrees of bank in the corners. "Our racing was pretty good last year
with two and three wide racing. This year we got rid of the progressive
banking, and our weekly classes have consistently raced four and five wide."
This will be the first of two Lucas Oil MLRA weekends at the Conkwright's
facility. Thunder on the Hill III will take place the first weekend in
October.
Sunday action will move to the Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO.
Promoter Clint Brown has always loved the half mile Speedway in his
hometown. "Whether working or watching I've attended the races there my
entire life," said Brown. He got involved in the promotion of the fair races
in 2005 and brought the Lucas Oil MLRA in to race in 2006. Also competing
this weekend will be the ASCS Warrior Region Sprint Cars and unsanctioned A
Modifieds. "Kelly Boen's win last season was kind of a change. The prior
five seasons, Terry Phillips and John Anderson were the only two late model
winners at the fair." Boen is uncertain, but hopes to run with the Lucas Oil
MLRA this weekend. Both Phillips and Anderson are each looking for their
first late model special event wins of the season.
Saturday at Thunder Hill, the gates open at 5 PM. Hot laps are at 6:30 PM
with racing to follow. Adult admission is $15. Kids 6-12 are $7.50 and kids
5 and under are free. Visit them online at racethunderhillspeedway.com.
Sunday at State Fair Speedway, pit gates open at 3:00 PM. The grandstand
gates open at 4:30 PM. Hot laps begin at 5:30 PM, and racing is slated to
begin at 6:00 PM. Adult entry is $18, seniors and military are $15. Kids
6-12 are $8, and 5 and under are free. Pit entry is $25.
Visit the series website www.MLRAracing.com for the most up to date
information on the Lucas Oil MLRA.
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