rebelracewriter Posted August 9, 2010 Report Share Posted August 9, 2010 THE King of the Hill Late Model Shootout Awaits NCRA This Weekend! FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Midwest City, Oklahoma - August 9, 2010 - After taking a well deserved weekend off, it is back to action and race number seventeen and eighteen for the Wichita, Kansas based O’Reilly/NCRA late model division as they join forces with the Missouri based Lucas Oil Midwest Late model Racing Association for the 7th annual “King of the Hill Late Model Shootout” this coming Friday and Saturday night, August 13-14, at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska. Former four-time series champion Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado comes in as the series points leader after sixteen events on the 2010 series schedule. Boen comes in with a 305 point lead over Bellevue, Nebraska driver Corey Zeitner. Boen, who is the career leader in the series late model division with victories (52) picked up eleven victories in his record setting 2009 run and already has nine victories here in 2010. Boen has reeled off four straight victories at Junction Motor Speedway and was the latest series feature winner at the track back on June 19. He is also a four-time winner of this “King of the Hill Late Model Shootout” event. Series leading rookie of the year contender Jase Kaser of Lincoln, Nebraska currently sits third in the point standings and has three, third place finishes thus far on the 2010 race schedule. Wylan Petrie of Soloman, Kansas currently sits fourth in the point standings while former two-time series champion Al Purkey of Coffeyville, Kansas sits fifth in the point standings. Purkey is also a two-time winner of this event. Other series regulars expected to compete include Atlantic, Iowa’s Jason O’Brien, Dean Moore (Grand Junction, Colorado), two-time and defending series champion Kyle Berck (Marquette, Nebraska), Shawn Harker (Plattsmouth, Nebraska) and Jerry Warner (Lavesta, Nebraska). Brad Looney of Republic, Missouri will lead the Lucas Oil MLRA into the King of the Hill battle. Looney is a mere eight points head of Purkey while Dave Eckrich of Oxford, Iowa holds down the third position in the point standings, just fourteen points out of the lead. Among the drivers expected to compete include: John Anderson (Omaha, Nebraska), Evan and J.D. Hubert (Cross Timbers, Missouri), Joe Kosiski (Omaha), Bill Koons (Omaha), Chad Simpson (Mount Vernon, Iowa), Chris Spieker (Massena, Iowa) and David Turner (Adrian, Missouri), Al Humphrey (Giltner, Nebraska), Travis Dickies (Madison, Nebraska), Bo Egge (Kearney, Nebraska) and Delbert Smith (Wichita, Kansas). It all kicks off on Friday night with $2000 being paid to that nights feature finale winner. Gates open at 5:30 PM with racing scheduled for a 7:30 PM start time. The on Saturday night for the championship finale, $3000 will go to the “King of the Hill Late Model Shootout” feature winner. Gates will open at 5:00 PM with racing slated for 7:00 PM. Adult general admission tickets are $12 for Friday night and $15 for Saturday nights championship finale. General admission tickets for ages 6-12 are just $4 while kids ages 5 and under will be admitted free. Junction Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile oval with a gumbo surface and is located 5 miles south of I-80 (York exit) on US 81. For more race information, contact the track at (402) 773-5538 or visit the track on the web at www.junctionmotorspeedway.com. The track can also be reached via email at jmsinfo@junctionmotorspeedway.com. Junction Motor Speedway is a 3/8 mile oval with a gumbo surface. For more information concerning the O’Reilly/NCRA late model division, contact NCRA steward Chris Smith (918) 625-6200 or call the series office (316) 755-1781. For more on the National Championship Racing Association check them out on the web at www.ncraracing.org. The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season: Official Sponsors: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires and Sunoco Race Fuels Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Bernheisel 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 Race Products, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products Current 2010 NCRA Late Model Point Standings 1 Kelly Boen 4255 2 Corey Zeitner 3950 3 Jase Kaser 3720 4 Wylan Petrie 3125 5 Al Purkey 3070 6 Jason Obrien 2795 7 Dean Moore 2735 8 Kyle Berck 2585 9 Shawn Harker 2365 10 Jerry Warner 2125 Previous O’Reilly/NCRA Late Model Feature Winners at Junction Motor Speedway 06/19/10 Kelly Boen, 08/07/09 Kelly Boen, 08/08/09 Kelly Boen, 06/28/08 Kelly Boen, 08/01/08 John Anderson, 08/02/08 Terry Phillips, 06/30/07 Kelly Boen, 08/03/07 John Anderson, 08/04/07 Kelly Boen, 07/01/06 Kelly Boen, 08/05/06 Kelly Boen, 07/02/05 Kelly Boen, 08/06/05 Al Purkey, 09/05/05 Kelly Boen, 07/03/04 Kelly Boen, 08/07/04 Al Purkey, 09/04/04 Al Purkey Past King of the Hill Late Model Shootout Weekend Champions 08/07/09 Kelly Boen, 08/08/09 Kelly Boen, 08/01/08 John Anderson, 08/02/08 Terry Phillips, 08/03/07 John Anderson, 08/04/07 Kelly Boen, 08/05/06 Kelly Boen, 08/06/05 Al Purkey, 08/07/04 Al Purkey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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