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Droud Leads NCRA Sprint Series to 81 Speedway This Saturday Night!
Park City, Kansas – June 28, 2017 - Defending tour champion Don Droud, Jr. of Lincoln, Nebraska will lead the National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products sprint car division to 81 Speedway in Park City this coming Independence Day weekend Saturday night for race number four on the 2017 race season.
Despite being shut out of victory lane thus far this season, Droud’s three consecutive top three finishes has him with a slim 20-point over former champion Jeremy Campbell. Jon Freeman sits third in the standings, just 50-points out while Oklahoma’s Danny Jennings is 70-points out of the lead and fourth in the standings. Forrest Southerland and Jeff Stasa are the top six in the point standings.
Campbell was the series latest winner, back on Father’s Day, and lapped up to fifth place in the feature event. Jason Martin and Joe Wood, Jr. have also visited victory lane this season with Martin’s victory coming at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska and Wood taking the $3000 top prize back over Memorial Day weekend in the tours opener.
Gates open at 5:00 PM with race action slated for a 7:00 PM start time. The series sprint car and mod-lite divisions will also be on the race card. Grandstand general admission tickets are just $15 for adults, free for children ages eleven and under when accompanied by an adult. All pit passes are just $30.
81 Speedway is located north of Wichita on I-135 to exit 16, then 0.7 mile west on 77th street in Park City. For more race information contact the speedway office (316) 755-1781 and get daily updates by accessing their official facebook page: Race 81 Speedway and don’t forget to check out their new website
www.race81speedway.com.
More information on the series can be found on their official website
www.racencra.com and their facebook page: NCRA Racing Series.
Current 2017 NCRA Sprint Car Point Standings:
1) Don Droud, Jr. 840, 2) Jeremy Campbell 820, 3) Jon Freeman 790, 4) Danny Jennings 770, 5) Forrest Southerland 705, 6) Jeff Stasa 640, 7) Jason Martin 585, 8) Jake Greider 485, 9) Ryan Roberts 480, 10) Josh Fairbank and J.D. Johnson 460
