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DLRA AllState Series Announces Point Fund Payoff REPUBLIC, Mo (Feb 23) - The newly Formed DLRA AllState Late Model Racing Series has announced the 2008 point fund payoff for its opening season. AllState Insurance has really stepped up to the plate and the good hands people will be putting some good money into the hands of Late Model drivers. The Series Champion will receive $5,000 along with Contingency Sponsors to top the points chart during the 20 race Series while the Series Runner-Up will take home $3,000 and the breakdown is as follows 3rd place $2500,4th 2,000 5th 1900 6th 1800 7th 1700 8th 1600 9th 1500 10th 1400 11th 1300 12th 1200 13th 1100 14th 1000 and 15th place in the final point standings will also take home 1000.This does not include the Contingency sponsors. For a driver to be eligible for the point fund money, they must enter 60% of the scheduled races for the 2008 season. The DLRA Series will also issue UMP Points at each of there sanctioned events. The season will begin on April 20th at the Monett Speedway as Nascar Veteran and UMP Winter Series Modified Points champion Kenny Schrader will be on hand racing his Red Baron Pizza LateModel.THe Series will also visit the Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Lake Ozark Speedway, Batesville Speedway, The Newly Refurnished Muskogee Thunderbird Speedway at the Fairgrounds, Tri-State Speedway at Fort Smith, Arkansas. Series Founder and Promoter Randy Mooneyham has been working hard on this project and is very excited about this new venture. "The response from both racetracks and drivers has been outstanding and with AllState Insurance jumping on board has really helped put things together.We are getting some very strong shows and traditional dates such as the Summertime Clasic at Fort Smith,Batesville,the Larry Phillips Birthday Bash at Lebanon Midway,the Larry Phillips Memorial(Paying 10,000 to win)at Lebanon I-44,the Coca-Cola Fall Brawl at Midway and getting to run with the ASCS 360 Sprints at Lake Ozark in Eldon over the July 4th Weekend and running back at the Muskogee Fairgrounds at the 1/2 mile oval." "I think what will really make things good for both the fans and drivers are the Challange races with the MARS Series,the MSRA(Mid-South Racing Assocation) and drivers still receiving UMP National Points for running our shows."quoted Mooneyham. Auto Xpress from Joplin,Mo will be sponsoring the Rookie of the Year award while the hard charger from each event with be sponsored by G&G Dozing (Gary Gorby) from Caney,Kansas and each Hard Luck Award will be presented by Wheeler Metals with locations in Springfield,Mo and Muskogee,Oklahoma. Contingency Sponsors for the season will be Larry Shaw Racecars,CJ Rayburn Racecars, GRT Racecars,Sunoco Race Fuels,Hatfield Racing Engines,Outlaw Racing Engines,Hoosier Tires,Bilstein Shocks,Powertrain Industries,and UMP DirtCar Racing. For more information on the DLRA AllState LateModel Series you can contact Randy Mooneyham at 417-224-7074 or visit the website at www.DLRA.net |