ENID, Okla. (July 5, 2008) – Current Series points leader Kyle Berck of Marquette, Nebraska took the lead at the races midway point and never looked back to become the first repeat feature winner of the year as the O'Reilly NCRA late models presented by ICM/Ethanol made their first appearance of the season Saturday night at Enid Speedway Park.

 

After a complete restart which saw the caution wave for series rookie contender Todd Doty who spun in turn one on the start, Jeff Taylor of Cave City, Arkansas started on the pole for the twenty-five lap feature with Sutton, Nebraska's Jason Friesen alongside with Friesen jumping out into the early lead as the green flag fell.

 

Berck and defending series champion Kelly Boen earned the most passing points during the heat races and would have started on the front row, but a redraw saw both start third and sixth respectively. Both wasted little time getting to the front as they fell in behind the lead duo before the caution fell on lap two for a Ronnie Warman spin in turns one and two.

 

Once racing resumed, Friezen jumped out front and opened a ten car length lead while behind him, Berck and his Dorothy Lynch Homestyle Dressings/Strobel Construction sponsored Lazer chassis drove underneath Taylor exiting turn two to take over the runner up position. Friezen stayed out front but Berck slowly reeled him in as the leaders began approaching lapped traffic on lap five. Three laps later the caution would wave again on lap eight when David Brack spun in turns one and two.

 

The restart would see Berck close in on the leader and after several attempts of getting underneath the Nebraska veteran, the 2002 series champion would make the bottom of turn four finally work as he out ran the leader down the front stretch to take over the top spot.

 

At the races midway point it was Berck followed by Friezen, Boen, Taylor and Bryant Goldsmith giving chase but despite a couple of cautions a couple of laps later there was no stopping Berck as he went on to post the ten car length victory over Friezen. Three-time champion Boen settled for third while Taylor, his first night ever aboard local area car owner Bud Longpine's late model, came home fourth while eighth starting Goldsmith rounded out the top five.

 

"The track rubbered up and we knew it would do that coming in but it really wasn't that hard on the tires." said Berck in victory lane, his second in as many nights. "My sister helped work on the tires and setup and it just drove perfect all night."

 

Shawn Harker of Nebraska City, Nebraska came into the night leading the rookie chase and was the highest finishing rookie in the twenty-six car feature, finishing ninth.

 

Berck, Boen and Friezen topped the eight lap heat race action for the twenty-seven cars on hand while Delbert "The Ice Man" Smith took home "B" feature honors.

 

The O'Reilly NCRA late model series will take one week off before hitting the road again, this time for a two night stop at Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska on Friday and Saturday night, July 18-19.