PARK CITY, Kans.
(January 26, 2009)
- Officials with the
O'Reilly/NCRA late model
division have announced an
ambitious 17 race schedule
for the 2009 race season
with several more dates
expected in the coming
weeks. Among the season
highlights include two new
stops for the series, a
first visit in at least 23
yrs. to one track along with
annual events once again
held under the NCRA banner.
The 26th Anniversary season
opener for the NCRA late
model division takes place
on Friday night, May 22 at
Mid-Nebraska Speedway in
Doniphan, Nebraska. After a
Saturday night off it is
then on to I-80 Speedway at
Nebraska Raceway Park in
Greenwood, Nebraska for the
8th annual Alphabet Soup
race.
Some first for the series in
the month of June begins on
Thursday night, June 18 as
Brill Motor Speedway in
Meeker, Oklahoma plays host
to that tracks first ever
late model event. The next
night will be the first ever
co-sanctioned event with the
MARS late model series with
a stop at Monett Speedway in
Monett, Missouri. It will be
the first appearance for the
NCRA late model division at
the track since June of
1986. The next night (June
20) both series head west to
81 Speedway in Park City,
Kansas. One week later on
Saturday night, June 27,
the late model drivers head
to Junction Motor Speedway
in McCool Junction, Nebraska
for the first of two
appearances on the season.
Independence Holiday
weekend gets underway on
Thursday night, July 2, with
the second appearance of the
season at I-80 Speedway at
Nebraska Raceway Park in a
co-sanctioned event with the
MLRA. The tour takes a break
from series points the next
night before making their
first ever appearance at
Adams County Speedway in
Corning, Iowa on Saturday
night, July 4 with MLRA
before putting the holiday
weekend to a climax on
Sunday night, July 5, at the
famed Belleville Highbanks
Speedway in Belleville,
Kansas.
Then on Friday and Saturday
night, August 17-18, the
series heads to Mid-America
Speedway in Doniphan for the
18th annual Pump & Pantry
Late Model Nationals in a
co-sanctioned affair with
MLRA.
Labor Day weekend begins at
the series home track of 81
Speedway in Park City,
Kansas on Friday night,
September 4, before heading
to Heartland Park Topeka in
Kansas on Saturday night.
Labor Day weekend concludes
on Sunday night, September
6, at the Belleville
Highbanks.
The 2009 race season is set
to come to a close on
Saturday night, September
26, with the annual running
of the Cornhusker Classic at
I-80 Speedway at Nebraska
Raceway Park.
If you are interested in
scheduling a NCRA late model
event or would like to climb
aboard as presenting or
contingency sponsor for the
division, please contact
NCRA steward Chris Smith
(918) 625-6200 or David
Smith, Jr. (405) 740-4769.
For more information
including purse, rules and
schedule/results, log onto
the official NCRA website
http://www.ncraracing.org/.
The
O'Reilly/NCRA would like to
thank the following
contingency sponsors in
the late model division for
the 2009 race season:
Cherokee Casino -
Resort, Sunoco Race Fuels,
Hoosier Racing Tires,
Arizona Sport Shirts, Weld
Racing Wheels, Brodix
Cylinder Heads,
Holley Performance Products,
INCE Race Cars, GRT Race
Cars, Winters Performance
Products, Taylor Vertex,
Schoenfeld Headers, Auto
Meter, Taylor Cable
Products, BSB Race Parts,
Hatfield Racing Engines, QA1
Motorsports, Larry Shaw Race
Cars, Ultra-Shield Race
Products, AFCO Racing
Shocks, Pro Shocks, Racing
Optics and Design 500
Late Models
May 22
Mid-Nebraska
Speedway
Doniphan, Nebraska
May 24 I-80
Speedway
Greenwood, Nebraska
June 18 Brill Motor
Speedway
Meeker, Oklahoma
June 19 Monett
Speedway
Monett, Missouri
June 20 81
Speedway
Park City, Kansas
June 27 Junction
Motor Speedway
McCool, Nebraska
July 2 I-80
Speedway
Greenwood, Nebraska
July 4 Adams
County Speedway
Corning, Iowa
July 5 Belleville
Highbanks
Belleville, Kansas
July 17-18 Mid-Nebraska
Speedway
Doniphan, Nebraska
Aug 7-8 Junction
Motor
Speedway McCool,
Nebraska
Sept 4 81
Speedway
Park City, Kansas
Sept 5 Heartland
Park
Topeka Topeka,
Kansas
Sept 6 Belleville
Highbanks Belleville,
Kansas
Sept 26 I-80
Speedway Greenwood,
Nebraska
Past NCRA Late
Model Champions
2008 Kelly Boen
2007 Kelly Boen
2006 Kelly Boen
2005 Kelly Boen
2004 Al Purkey
2003 Al Purkey
2002 Kyle Berck
2001 Delbert Smith
2000 Tony Gregg
1999 Larry McDaniels
1998 Larry McDaniels
1997 Larry McDaniels
1996 Larry McDaniels
1995 Larry McDaniels
1989 Doug Ingalls
1988 Doug Ingalls
1987 Larry McDaniels
1986 Larry Phillips
1985 Doug Ingalls
1984 Billy Moyer
1983 Larry McDaniels
1982 Larry Phillips
1981 Larry McDaniels
1980 Ferris Collier
1979 Tom Laster