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David Smith, Jr.
NCRA Press and Contingencies
(405) 740-4769
[email protected]
NCRA Southern Sport Modified Travel to Amarillo This Saturday!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEAASE – Park City, Kansas – June 5, 2011 - Series rookie Brandon Smith doesn't have far to travel this time around as the current point's leader for the Bob Howard P.D.C. and Mopar National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Smiley's Racing Products southern sport modified division leads the tour into his hometown of Amarillo, Texas and the beautiful Route 66 Motor Speedway this coming Saturday night.
Smith, who also leads in the Triple B Oil Field Services rookie of the year point standings, will come into the night with a very slim five point advantage over inaugural champion Chad McNamara of Blackwell, Oklahoma. Defending series champion Todd Decker of Edmond, Oklahoma is just fifteen points out with fellow rookie contender Kinzer Edwards of South Coffeyville sitting fourth in the standings, twenty-five points out of the lead. Travis Johnson of Enid, who leads the three year old tour in victories with five, sits fifth in the point standings forty points out after four events.
The sixth through tenth positions in the point standings include Ross McCartney (Lahoma), rookies Devon Gerrior (Broken Arrow) and J.D. Choate (Ponca City), Landon Maddox (Fairview) and rookies Zachery Tippett (Newalla) and Bobby McGehee (Drummond).
Through the four events that have been completed thus far on the 2011 race season there have been four different feature winners. They include Smith, who took the season opener at 81 Speedway back in April, Randy Timms atop the famed half mile oval at Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Johnson at the tours first ever appearance at Crawford County Speedway in Van Buren, Arkansas and the most recent winner, Robert Elliott at the Beaver County Raceway in Beaver, Oklahoma.
The tour has made one previous appearance at Route 66 Motor Speedway, this coming last year where hometown driver Kelly Cross best a field of thirty-two to claim the victory.
Route 66 Motor Speedway is located one and a half miles south of I-40 on Lakeside drive. Pit gates will open 5:00 PM with grandstand gates opening at 6:00 PM. Racing is scheduled for a 7:30 PM start time. For ticket information contact the track (806) 383-RACE.
The 2011 race season is the 41st consecutive year for the National Championship Racing Association and the third year for the series southern sport modified division. For more information regarding the tour or the series, contact the office (316) 755-1781. You can also find out more on the series and their illustrious past at www.racencra.com.
The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for their partnership with the southern sport modified division for the 2011 race season:
Park City, Kansas, Smiley's Racing Products, Bob Howard P.D.C, Mopar, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels, Triple B Oil Field Services of Elk City
David Smith Jr.
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