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SPRINGFIELD, MO (March 14, 2012) - Following a very successful O'Reilly/Bad
Boy Mowers Turkey Classic event,the Springfield Raceway is getting ready for
its own version of March Madness on Sat March 24th as the "Quick-Quarter"
will present a classic championship showdown between the Lucas Oil MLRA and
MARS Super LateModels in their first of three scheduled events this season.
This will be the opening points race for the MLRA Late Models while the MARS
Cars-N-Stars have 2 events under their wheels already this season. Currently
Jesse Stovall leads the MARS Points standings after winning the 2nd feature
this season with David Turner and opening series winner Tony Jackson,Jr.
holding to the third spot.Republic's Brad Looney is the defending MARS
Series champion.
John Anderson of Omaha,Neb is the defending MLRA Champion and took home the
hardware the last time the 2 series battled on the racy "Quick-Quarter"
surface in the Larry Phillips Memorial,while Al"The Shark"Purkey captured
the John Kuntz Memorial at Springfield back last May.
Anderson claimed the points title by only 10 markers from Purkey
Many of the states and top regional Late Model drivers will be competing to
put their name as the first ever winner of March Madness as this will be the
first time this event has been run as weather has hampered it before.The
Late Models got a little taste of action with the Turkey Classic as Jack
Sullivan took home the honors over Justin Wells,Terry Phillips,Jon Kirby and
young charger RC Whitwell.For Phillips it was his best early season showing
in his Bloomquist chassis for 2012 and the home-track just might be what the
doctor ordered in this $3000 co-sanctioned event
Also competing on the race card will be A-Mods,B-Mods,Midwest Modz and a
special showing by the Springfield Raceway's newest class,the Young Lions
division.The Young Lions is a class in which kids in age from 12-16 compete
in Legends Cars.This class is set to allow kids to graduate from Go-Kart
Racing or even beginners to compete in a full sized race car.Last week at
the Turkey classic,the Young Lions had 3 entries running with the Missouri
Legends.Out of 22 cars,2 of the young Lions finished on the lead lap
respectively in 12th and 13th place for a very good showing.
For the A-Mods and B-Mods this will mark the second night of racing for
these classes before the Transport Graphics Championship Chase begins in
April,while the popualr and growing Midwest Modz will get to strut their
talent for the first time this season before the Championship Chase begins.
Pit gates will open at 1:30 with hot laps to begin at 5PM and Racing to
start at 6PM.Grandstand gates will open at 4PM and Grandstand Admission for
Adults will be only $20 while kids 6-12 are $5 and Under 6 Free.Drivers
meeting will be before hot laps at Approx.4:40 while the pill draw will
cut-off at around 5:15.
For more information visit the website at
WWW.SpringfieldRaceway.Com
or contact Jerry Hoffman at 417-673-7426 or for Late model information
contact either Randy Mooneyham at 417-224-7074 or Harriet Chancellor at
816-650-5063
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