National Championship Racing Association

 
Boen Ties Career Mark in O’Reilly NCRA, Takes Over Point Lead Heading into McCool
 
PARK CITY, Kan. (Aug. 1, 2007) – With a sweep of both shows last weekend, Kelly Boen also swept into the point lead and moved to the top of the career victories list in the O’Reilly NCRA Late Model Series, presented by ICM/Ethanol.
 
In the Aug. 3-4 King of the Hill Late Model Shootout at Junction Motor Speedway, Boen will try to increase his lead while the others will try to rein him in. But the 3/8ths-mile oval near McCool Junction, Neb., may not be the best place to try and slow the Henderson, Colo., hot shoe.
 
He has won the last four NCRA shows there, including June 30 this year, and six of the last seven. Since 2004, Boen has six wins, a second- and a fifth-place finish in nine NCRA shows at Junction Motor Speedway.
 
The two-time defending series champion seems to be hitting a midseason stride. After a July 3 win, point leader John Anderson was 85 points ahead of Boen in the standings. Since then he has three wins and a second-place finish in the last four races to move to the top of the standings.
 
With Saturday’s win, Boen tied former series champion Al Purkey for first on the all-time NCRA late model wins list with 25. Purkey entered the season with 24 victories, same as the late Larry Phillips, until a May 27 win put him on top.
 
Anderson has an incredible nine top four finishes in 10 features this year. Despite a DNF on July 27, he is still second in the standings.
 
Over the last four races, 2002 series champion Kyle Berck has finished second, first, ninth, and third to move from fourth to third in the standings. Rounding out the top five are Mike Wiarda and 2001 series champion Delbert Smith.
 
The Midwest LateModel Racing Association (MLRA) and the Topless Outlaw Racing Association (TORA) are also sanctioning this event.
 
For more information about Junction Motor Speedway, either visit their Web site at www.junctionmotorspeedway.com or call their office at (402) 773-5538, ext. 539.
 
For more information about the NCRA, either visit their Web site at www.ncraracing.org or call the NCRA office at (316) 755-1781.