Park City, Kan. - (May 11, 2008) - Race number two and three on the O'Reilly/NCRA presented by ICM/Ethanol modified tour will take place this coming weekend as the series heads to Humboldt Speedway in Humboldt, Kansas on Friday night (May 16) before heading west to Enid Speedway Park in Enid, Oklahoma for a Saturday night appearance.
In last weeks season opener at 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas, 57 drivers from five states were on hand as 2007 series rookie of the year Jeremy Massey went unchallenged to picked up the thirty lap victory and secure the top of the point standings. Massey finished second in the point standings his rookie season.
Last year, 48 drivers took to "The Hummer" of Humboldt which saw series champion Brian Franz lead wire to wire the thirty lap "A" feature which saw only one caution flag the entire event. Franz, who had to hold off local Travis Patch throughout that event, would go on to capture his fifth consecutive division championship.
Leading the NCRA contingent into Humboldt is current series point leader Massey, along with fellow touring regulars Jim Johnson, former series champion and track favorite Johnny Allen, Brian Casey, Marc Hurd, Brandon Morton, Greg Stephens, Kenny Sweet, Jr. and the father-son duo of Troy and Brenden Gemmill.
Several drivers from outside the state of Kansas have indicated their intentions on competing for the O'Reilly/NCRA modified rookie of the year. They include Edmond, Oklahoma driver Tyler Propps, Des Moines, Iowa drivers Brad Moriarty and Mike Bennett and Hasty, Arkansas Rick Trammell.
Humboldt Speedway will be well represented with track regulars Ryan Whitworth, Jess and Justin Folk, Jessy Willard and Scott Daniels expected to compete. Close to fifty drivers are expected.
The 1/4 mile, high-banked oval of Humboldt Speedway is located off of US 169 to Humboldt exit, then 0.1 mile west, then 0.5 mile south, then 0.9 mile east. For race information, contact the track (620) 473-3694.
The following night the tour heads to the 3/8th mile fairgrounds oval of Enid Speedway Park where last year saw Massey earn his first career series victory with a last lap pass over Franz.
Enid Speedway Park is located 2.5 miles north of US 412 on US 81, the one half mile east on West Oxford, located on the Garfield County Fairgrounds. For more race information, contact the track (580) 234-4488.
The National Championship Racing Association is entering it's 38th season of sanctioning dirt track races, this year in five different states in its sprint car, modified and late model divisions combined. The 2008 race season will see the series' modified division compete for the 11th consecutive year. To learn more on the history of NCRA, rules, schedules and more, log on to their official website
http://www.ncraracing.org/. To schedule an NCRA event, climb aboard as contingency partner or for any questions concerning the series, contact the office (316) 755-1781
