Steve King Foundation
Night
NCRA Sprints at 81
Speedway This Sunday Night
By David Smith, Jr.
Midwest City, Oklahoma (July 30,
2009) -
Just one week after catching
his fourth career Hutchinson Grand
Nationals championship, current series
points leader Garry Lee Maier of
Cimarron, Kansas leads the O'Reilly/NCRA
sprint car series into 81 Speedway in
Park City, Kansas this Sunday night for
their third fourth appearance of the
season. It is also Steve King Foundation
night at the speedway with the third
annual "Ramblin Road Tour" fun run
motorcycle ride and a $10 rib dinner at
the speedway.
With his victory at Hutch, Garry
Lee also becomes the first repeat Hard
Rock Casino-Resort feature winner of the
season in the seven events that have
been held. He comes into the night with
a 50 point lead over Talala, Oklahoma's
Zach Chappell. Both drivers are in their
first season driving for their car
owners, Maier, aboard the famed Ochs
Brothers #1x and Chappell driving the
Danny King owned, ICM/Ethanol sponsored
#88 sprinter.
Sitting third in the current
standings is Goddard, Kansas driver J.D.
Johnson while defending series
champion Mike Peters of Wichita, who has
failed to finish the last two feature
events held, currently sits fourth in
the point standings.
Fifth in points is Jon Freeman of
Salina while series rookies Patrick and
Jeff Stasa sit sixth and seventh in
points respectively. A.J. Selenke of
Wichita sits eighth in the point
standings while Luke Cranston
(Plains)and Steven Richardson (Liberal)
round out the top ten in current
points.
Other series regulars expected
include Jason Schroeder, Kris Miller,
Corey Moore and Jake Martens.
Through the three events that have
been held thus far this season there
have been three different winners. Tony
Bruce, Jr. of Liberal won the first race
of the year on the three-eighths mile
oval while Jason Johnson stopped in for
a Memorial weekend triumph. Chappell won
the last event held at the track back on
the Fourth of July.
It will be a race
day full of activity as the 3rd annual "Ramblin
Road Tour" fun run motorcycle ride ($20
per bike) taking place beginning at
11:00 AM at the speedway and a special
$10 rib dinner with all donations being
made to the Steve King Foundation. For
more information or to donate to the
Foundation, please check them out on the
web http://www.stevekingfoundation.org/.
Gates open at 5:00 PM with green
flag racing set to start at 7:00 PM. 81
Speedway is located North of Wichita on
I-135 to exit 16, then 0.7 miles west on
77th. All grandstand tickets are $8.00.
For more race information, contact the
track (316) 755-1781.
