(January 9, 2012) Buckner, MO – The 24th season of racing for the Lucas Oil MLRA is right around the corner. Promoters, Cowboy and Harriett Chancellor, have been hard at work scheduling events over the last few months. The tentative schedule, released this weekend at Bodee’s Racers Auction and the Ozarks Area Racers Reunion, has 20 confirmed dates with more to be added in the coming weeks.
Several marquee events are back for another season. One of the most anticipated stops will be the season finale this season at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City. After flooding forced the speedway to close early last year, everyone is anticipating a return to the 4/10 mile oval. Other highlights include a midweek visit to US 36 Raceway in Osborn, MO. Details of the race are still being finalized, but look for this event to catch the attention of many racers travelling from Lucas Oil Speedway’s “CMH Diamond Nationals” on their way to I-80 Speedway’s “Silver Dollar Nationals. ” The Lucas Oil MLRA is honored to again be a part of both events on each side of the US 36 Raceway event, as well as the 20th Annual Dart Show Me 100.
I-80 Speedway again returns as the most frequent track on the schedule, boasting three dates prior to the $25,000 to win “Silver Dollar Nationals.” Any driver who wins one of those three features will be guaranteed a starting spot in the mega event. Other added money shows include $5,000 to win stops at Adams County Speedway in Corning, IA, the “Alphabet Soup” race at I-80 Speedway and the final race of the season at Lakeside Speedway.
Weather kept the series out of Thunder Hill Speedway last season. The Lucas Oil MLRA is excited to return to Mike and Pam Conkwright’s blazing fast speedway in Mayetta, KS. Labor Day weekend will find Lucas Oil Speedway on the schedule. The event will be ran in conjunction with a 3 day drag boat race at the facility’s liquid 1/4 mile.
Springfield Raceway in Springfield, MO will host the series three times in the coming season, with the opener scheduled there on March 24th. Other stops include; Heartland Park in Topeka, KS, State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, MO and Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, NE.
DATE TRACK CITY
3/24/12 Springfield Raceway Springfield, MO
4/7/12 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE
4/13/12 Heartland Park Topeka, KS
4/14/12 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO
5/12/12 Springfield Raceway Springfield, MO
5/24-26/12 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO
5/27/12 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE
6/16/12 Thunder Hill Speedway Mayetta, KS
6/29/12 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE
6/30/12 Adams County Speedway Corning, IA
7/14/12 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO
7/18/12 US 36 Raceway Osborn, MO
7/21-22/12 I-80 Speedway Greenwood, NE
8/10/12 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, NE
8/11/12 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, NE
8/19/12 State Fair Speedway Sedalia, MO
9/1/12 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, MO
9/15/11 Springfield Raceway Springfield, MO
10/19/12 Lakeside Speedway Kansas City, KS
10/20/12 Lakeside Speedway Kansas City, KS
The Lucas Oil MLRA (Midwest Latemodel Racing Association) sanctions regional Super Dirt Late Model touring series events in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and Iowa.
For all the latest news and information on the Lucas Oil MLRA please visit us on the web at www.MLRAracing.com or by calling the series office at (816) 650-5063 or (816) 305-6572.
The Lucas Oil MLRA would like to thank the sponsors of the 2012 Tour including Lucas Oil Products, AAA Missouri, Hoosier Race Tires, Lucas Cattle Company, Hatfield Racing Engines, Larry Shaw Race Cars, AFCO Racing Products, GRT Race Cars, Powertrain Industries, Sunoco Race Fuels, Bodee’s Race Bodies, Outpace Racing Products,Fast Track Photos, Weld Racing Wheels, Impact Signs and Lighting, Rod End Supply, Racing Optics, Schoenfeld Headers, Kluhsman Racing Components, Performance Bodies, RacinDirt.com, ATL Fuel Cells, Bilstein Shocks, BSB Manufacturing , Keizer Wheels, MasterSbilt, R2C Performance Products
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