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Season Championships on the Line this Saturday, September
4th!
WHEATLAND, MO
(September 1st, 2010) - The Rockstar Energy Drink Weekly Season
Championships wrap up this Saturday night, September 4th at Lucas Oil
Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. Only one of the top spots remains up for
grabs as Randy Gilmore and Chris Hawkins battle it out to end in the
Carson's Corner Napa Factory Stocks. Gilmore holds a 43 point lead over
Hawkins heading into the final night of racing action with Hawkins still
able to mathematically catch Gilmore. Browning, Missouri's Tommy Cordray has
locked up the TNT Quick Shop Late Model Track Championship for the second
year in a row while Galena, Missouri's Jesse Stovall has secured the title
in the Pitt's Homes A-Modifeds with his 9 feature wins on the season.
Cordray has been the model of consistency all season as he wrapped up the
season title in the TNT Quick Shop Late Models one week ago. Wheatland,
Missouri's Andy Kennedy has had an excellent season and has secured the
second spot in the Season Championship standings. Vance Wilson out of
Frankford, Missouri sits in the third spot, just 12 points ahead of Walnut
Grove, Missouri's Jeremy Kelley as an intense battle is expected this
Saturday between the veteran and the upstart as they both vie for the third
spot in the final standings. Wheatland's Harlen Kennedy has fought through
recent mechanical troubles to stay in fifth but R.D. Peterson is just 4
points behind Kennedy in the sixth spot.
With Stovall dominating the 2010 Pitt's Homes Modified Season, the battle
has been for second on back as Macks Creek, Missouri's Shawn Nations drove a
borrowed car last Saturday night to get the win as Nations now sits in the
second spot just one point ahead of Wheatland veteran Jason Pursley as
Pursley has charged up the leaderboard in the second half of the season.
Nevada's Jon Sheets sits in the fourth spot, only 14 markers behind Pursley
while Urbana, Missouri's Terry Kirk holds down the fifth spot as he leads
sixth by more than 100 points.
The tightest battle this season is in the Carson's Corner Napa Factory
Stocks as local favorite Randy Gilmore out of Wheatland holds a 43 point
lead over Neosho's Chris Hawkins. Gilmore has consistently been in the Top-5
week in and week out all season to lead the points going into the last night
despite not winning a race in 2010. His best finish has been second. Hawkins
does have a win to his credit and has also consistently run in the top-5
this season. Highlandville, Missouri veteran Keith Webster occupies the
third spot 83 points behind Gilmore leaving Gilmore and Hawkins to battle it
out for the track championship. Webster has Wheatland's Chip Shaddox
breathing down his neck however as he leads Shaddox by just 14 points
heading into the final night. Frotenec, Kansas' Mike Bitner has driven his
Ford Mustang to the fifth spot with a comfortable gap over Warsaw,
Missouri's Tim McMurtry in the sixth position.
Complete and Updated Lucas Oil Speedway Points Standings are available at
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com. For more information on the
Frogs Signs Junior Fan Club, please contact Kathy Tonoli at (417)
282-5984.
Spectator Gates will open at 5:00pm on Saturday with Hot Laps set to get
under way at 7:00 and the first big race of the night at 7:30pm. Adult
Admission at the gate will be just $12 with Seniors and Active Military only
$8. Juniors (6-15) will be $5 and Kids 5 and under are always FREE at Lucas
Oil Speedway. Show Your
AAA Membership Card at the gate and receive $3 off any Adult or Senior
General Admission Ticket. Pit Pass pricing is set at $25.
Family Passes are priced at only $25 for the event on September 4th, which
includes entry for two adults (age 16 and up) and up to three youth (ages
6-15), One Free Slick Track Go-Kart Ride, discounts on kids, meals, gift
shop merchandise, and funnel cakes.
The Lucas Oil Speedway is located at Highways 83 and 54 in Wheatland, MO. A
campground with shower and bathroom facilities is also available. With it's
entrance located just outside the pit gate this sprawling scenic camping
facility will continue to enhance the racing experience at the Diamond of
Dirt Tracks. Click
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com for more information and detailed directions to
the speedway or call the Track Hotline at (417) 282-5984.
About Lucas Oil Speedway
The Lucas Oil
Speedway is considered by Industry Insiders to be one of the top five Dirt
Tracks in the Nation. Located in Wheatland Missouri about an hour north of
Springfield and only about an hour and a half from Kansas City. It's called
"The Diamond of Dirt Tracks" and it certainly lives up to that title. Twenty
one luxury suites, a giant HD Jumbo Tron Screen, Musco Sports lighting, a
Bose Stadium Sound System, Go Kart Track for all ages, The Diamond Bar, the
best track food in the country, and the nicest pits in dirt track racing are
just a few of the amenities that set us apart.
We host some of the largest dirt track events in the Midwest featuring some
of the biggest names in racing including: The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt
Series, The Lucas Oil Pro-Pulling League, The Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Cars,
The Lucas Oil Sprint Bandits, and The Lucas Oil MLRA.
In addition to the awesome special events, the Lucas Oil Speedway hosts the
"Rockstar Energy Drink Championship Series" of weekly racing featuring the
TNT Quick Shop Late Models, the Pitt's Homes A-Modifieds, and the Carson's
Corner Napa Factory Stocks. The National Race Media has called these shows,
"some of the Best Weekly Racin' in the Nation!"
Last season the speedway boasted over 15 Nationally Televised Events on
ESPN2, SPEED CHANNEL and the Versus Network. For complete information
including this seasons schedule, log on to
www.LucasOilSpeedway.com.
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