Late Model Series

Corey Zeitner started on the pole for the 40 lap affair but it was outside front row starter Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado taking the lead when the green flag fell.

Boen paced the field while behind him, two-time and defending series champion Kyle Berck and Eckrich waged a spirited battle for the runner up position as all three drivers quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the field.

Action slowed on lap twelve for a spin and once racing action resumed so did the torrid pace set by the front runners.

All three drivers had lapped up to the tenth place position by the races midway point with four-time series champion Boen continuing out front.

However, changes to the top spot would change with a lap 32 caution when Al Humphrey came to a stop on the race track.

The restart saw Boen and Berck battle hard for position for several laps before Eckrich decided to give the top side of the three-eighths mile track a test. And a test he did as he drove around Boen and Berck, almost being forced off the track, only to keep his momentum down the backstretch and make a successful pass on the two front runners on lap 34.

There was no stopping Eckrich from that point on as he led the final six laps to claim his first ever series late model nationals victory and first ever with the series.

Boen held off Berck for the runner up position with Travis Dickies claiming the fourth position. Former series champion Delbert Smith of Wichita, Kansas capped off a successful weekend with a solid fifth place finish.

Heat races for the twenty-one car field were won by Zeitner, Eckrich and Berck.

The next stop for the O’Reilly/NCRA late model series will be coming up this Friday and Saturday night. On Friday night the tour will make their first appearance since 2008 at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Nebraska for a special $3000 to win, $500 to start feature event before heading to Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas for a Saturday night showdown.

 The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season.

Official Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels

Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Berheisel Racing Components, Hatfield Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Lazer Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating, Ultra-Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products.

The Brake Man -

Peterson Fluid Systems Half Way Leader – Boen

Saldana Racing Products Runner Up – Boen

The Joie of Seating Runner up – Boen 

Rod End Supply 3^rd Place – Berck

Real Wheels 5^th Place – Delbert Smith