I70 Motorsports Park Race Track in Odessa, Missouri, USA

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I-70 Speedway and Kansas City International Raceway renamed as Central Power Dragway are scheduled for reopening in 2020 under the all encompassing name of I-70 Motorsports Park

I70 Motorsports Park Dirt Track Location

• 12773 North Outer Rd
  Odessa, Missouri, 64076 USA
• lat: 39.010539, lng: -93.875225
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• Surface: 1/2 mile clay oval

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• Phone: 816-393-0001

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  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. BACK AT PERRIS AUTO SPEEDWAY THIS SATURDAY NIGHT

  (Chino, CA, September 22, 2023) The 2018 Perris Auto Speedway Young Gun Sprint Car champion and 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, Eddie Tafoya Jr., will be back on his old stomping grounds, Perris Auto Speedway, for the Glenn Howard Classic this Saturday night. It will be his first race back in So Cal since April. He will be staying on the home front to finish out the last five races in the USAC/CRA Series. Last offseason Tafoya, who lives in Chino Hills, California, announced his intention to spend much of the season competing in the toughest traditional sprint car series in the world, the USAC National Sprint Cars. That is just what he did. Following his original plans, he started the year in Florida and contested 20 races with the national group. Six other races were rained out and he ran two open shows. In addition, he contested three USAC/CRA races earlier in the year. Hitting so many new tracks, Tafoya was on what seemed like foreign soil. Yet, for the most part, he did not ask a lot of questions. "I mean, I don't really ask too many questions too often," Tafoya said. "I try to listen to people. I don't really go out of my way to ask questions. We just try to figure it out. I think that is a good way for me to learn. Just trying things. I have to figure out how to do these things and not have someone helping me all of the time and spoon-feeding me. It feels good when you get in the main and you know that you and your guys did it all by yourselves." Tafoya did not cherry-pick the easy races with the National Series for his 2023 schedule. In fact, it was quite the opposite. He opted in for races at Tony Stewart's Eldora Speedway, Iowa's Knoxville Raceway, the grueling Indiana Sprint Week, and Kokomo's Smackdown. Those tracks accounted for 14 of his 20 starts back there. They are some of the fastest, most competitive tracks in the country and they draw the toughest drivers. That level of competition can be very tough in more ways than one. Bent parts and broken pieces are one of the hazards of the game. However, the smooth-driving Tafoya managed to steer clear of the mayhem. That is a huge benefit to any racing program and a team's finances, too. "Knock on wood, so far, we have hurt one radius rod and one drag link, that was it," Tafoya said. "That was on the same night during Sprint Week. We have been pretty fortunate to keep our wheels clean this year. Last year or the year before we picked up a lot of speed and had some big crashes and wrecked our stuff. That kind of set us back for a couple months trying to figure things out and get the ball rolling again. When you can show up every night and keep driving it (without damage), it definitely benefits you in the long run." "I feel pretty good," Tafoya answered when asked if he was happy with the way things went on the national tour. "The nights I was good, I had bad luck or adversity. You know, I pulled a bad pill or we barely missed transfers. At Texarkana, I qualified 17th. Three-tenths would have put me in eighth place I think it was. Things like that. When you are competing at that level, things just kind of have to fall in place." In addition to the tracks Tafoya had competed on in the past, he was on some new ones this year. He thinks going to tracks he had never been to before helps. "I would say it helps with experience," he explained. "You see a lot of different stuff. When you come back to places you do know and there is something different, you can lean on your notebook and your memory bank. Maybe you have seen something like that before and can adjust for it." Tafoya closed out the USAC National Series portion of his season with races at the Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, and Texarkana 67 Raceway in Arkansas two weeks ago. He qualified for both main events through the heat races. At Devil's Bowl, he placed second in his heat. He started 22nd in the main on the big, fast track and drove forward to 18th. The first Texarkana race was rained out, but in the finale, he finished fourth in his heat and 20th in the main. For fans who want to see Tafoya and the other USAC/CRA stars in action on Saturday, the spectator gates will open at 5:00 p.m. with racing at 7:00. Adult tickets are $30.00. For fans 65 years of age and older, it is $25.00. For kids six to 12 it is just $5.00 and children five and under are admitted free. The fairgrounds charge $10.00 for parking. Advance tickets are available until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday night. They can be purchased online at tix.com or by calling 1-800-595-4849. For fans who do not wish to buy advance tickets, there will be plenty of tickets for everyone at the ticket window on Saturday. Perris Auto Speedway is conveniently located on the Lake Perris Fairgrounds (home of the Southern California Fair), one hour east of Los Angeles and one hour North of San Diego. To get to the track, take the 215 freeway, exit on the Ramona Expressway, and go three miles east to the fairgrounds. For directions online, the address to enter is: 18700 Lake Perris Drive and the zip code is 92571. The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's plans. Tafoya's great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com. Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen's Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out April 28 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main September 7 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas 18th A Main September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas Rained Out September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas 20th A Main This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. IS RACING IN TEXAS AND ARKANSAS THIS WEEK

  (Chino, CA, September 5, 2023) Eddie Tafoya Jr. headed back to the airport on Wednesday to get ready for the USAC National Sprint Car Series races this week in Texas and Arkansas. On Thursday, September 7th, he will be at the famous half-mile high-banked Devil's Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. He will then journey to Texarkana, Arkansas for races on Friday and Saturday at the semi-banked 1/4 mile Texarkana 67 Speedway. For Tafoya, it will be his initial appearance on each of the tracks. The driver, who lives 35 miles east of Los Angeles in Chino Hills, California, was slated to make his Devils Bowl debut on April 28th and 29th. However, those races, along with one at the Rocket Raceway in Petty, Texas the night before, were all rained out. He salvaged the wet trip by high-tailing it to the I70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri to finish seventh in a POWRi War Sprint Car Series race on April 29th. From there he headed northeast to the Eldora Speedway for his initial appearance on the famous high banks during the first week in May. On the western Ohio track, he qualified for both USAC National Sprint Car mains on the Tony Stewart-owned oval placing 18th and 19th. Tafoya made a couple of sojourns to Indiana over the past couple of months. The first came in late July when he competed in the grinding Indiana Sprint Week making the A main event at the legendary Terre Haute Action Track and the Bloomington Speedway. He concluded that trip with another main event appearance in a Boss race at the Paragon Speedway. Results from all of Tafoya's 2023 racing endeavors are at the end of this release. Not long after the Indiana Sprint Week trip, Tafoya returned to the "Hoosier State" for the prestigious 12th Annual Smackdown at "Indiana's Baddest Bull Ring," the Kokomo Speedway. As has been the case with Tafoya most of the year, the three nights of racing were in the USAC National Sprint Car Series. For the pleasant driver who turned 26 years old earlier in the season, things did not go the way he wanted at Kokomo. However, he is fired up and ready to compete in the world's premiere traditional sprint car series once again this Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. After the conclusion of the Smackdown, Tafoya and the crew drove the team hauler to Texas for this week's race. They left it there and hopped on a flight home to California. They flew back to Texas Wednesday morning to get the car ready for this week's action. Even though he has not raced the full USAC National Series schedule, the personable driver is still 25th in the championship standings and is only 16 points out of 23rd heading into the three races. For fans not able to make it to Texas and Arkansas for the races, all three nights will be shown live on Flo Racing. For information on how to watch or subscribe, please visit the following link https://www.floracing.com/. The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's plans. Tafoya's great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com. Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen's Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out April 28 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 6th C Main August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 5th C Main August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 4th C Main September 7 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas September 8 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas September 9 Texarkana 67 Speedway Texarkana, Arkansas This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. IS READY FOR 12TH ANNUAL SMACKDOWN AT THE KOKOMO SPEEDWAY

  (Chino, CA, August 24, 2023) After a quick south-of-the-border vacation, Southern California sprint car racer Eddie Tafoya Jr. will contest one of traditional sprint car racing's biggest events, the 12th Annual Smackdown at Indiana's "Baddest Bull Ring," the Kokomo Speedway. The three-day show, which features the USAC Amsoil National Sprint Cars, will begin tonight, August 24th, and conclude on Saturday the 26th. The prestigious race will pay the biggest purse in Indiana sprint car racing history. For 26-year-old Tafoya, it will be his third appearance in the Smackdown. Two years ago he qualified into the A main event and placed 19th. Last season's efforts came to a premature end after he got tangled up in somebody else's mistake and got upside down. Recently, Tafoya got off to a slow start in the grueling Indiana Sprint Week missing the first four main events. However, he returned to form in the last three races of the eight-race series at the Terre Haute Action Track, Lincoln Park Speedway, and Bloomington Speedway. He improved on his qualifying times and transferred from his heat straight into the main event each night. In those three A mains, he placed 19th, 18th, and 19th respectively. The final night of Indiana Sprint Week was slated to take place at the Tri-City Speedway in Haubstaudt. However, ominous weather prompted the Chino, California-based team to hightail two hours south to a Buckeye Outlaw Sprint Car Series race at the Paragon Speedway. It was Tafoya's first BOSS race and his first appearance at Paragon. He came out of the box qualifying second in his eight-car group with a lap of 16.459. As well as being second in his group, he was 20th overall of the 42 cars on hand. He started and finished third in his heat. Unfortunately, a 15th-place start was followed by a 20th-place finish in the main. Even though the personable Southern California racer has only competed in 14 of the first 28 USAC National races in 2023, he is ranked 25th in the series standings going into the Smackdown. For fans who are not in Indiana to watch Tafoya at the Smackdown, all three nights will be shown live on Flo Racing. For information on how to watch or subscribe, please visit the following link https://www.floracing.com/. The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's plans. Tafoya's great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com. Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen's Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out April 28 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana 15th C Main July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana 10th C Main July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana 10th B Main July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana 11th B Main July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana 19th A Main July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana 18th A Main July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana 19th A Main July 29 Paragon Speedway Paragon, Indiana 20th A Main August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. (909) 226-7768 or E-mail mailto:sdaloisiosports@gmail.com

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  Buddy Kofoid on top at I-70 Motorsports Park for $8,000 All Star score

  Penngrove, California's Buddy Kofoid made it look almost easy on Friday night at I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri, conquering Tezos All Star Circuit of Champions presented by Mobil 1 competition for his first Series victory of the 2023 season.

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  EDDIE TAFOYA JR. BACK IN INDIANA FOR THE GRUELING INDIANA SPRINT WEEK

  (Chino, CA, July 19, 2023) Southern California sprint car racer Eddie Tafoya Jr. returns to racing this coming Friday night when the 2023 NOS Energy USAC Indiana Sprint Week Presented by Honest Abe Roofing kicks off. The mini-series within the USAC National Series will see Tafoya race eight times, on eight different tracks in nine days. For Tafoya, who recently turned 26 years old, it will be his third sojourn east to compete with the USAC National Series this year. Making the decision to confine most of his racing to the Midwest-based series, Friday will be his 11th race of the season that commenced in Florida in February. In reality, it should have been his 20th start of the year. However, seven of the races on his schedule were knocked out by rain. Thus far he has made six starts with USAC National and has qualified for the A main four times. His best finish of the four was a 13th-place result at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Florida on February 14th. Closer to home, the Chino Hills, California habitant has started three races in the USAC/CRA Sprint Car Series. His best finishes in the west coast series came on his home track, Perris Auto Speedway, where he placed ninth on March 18th and eighth on April 15th. Tafoya started one other race in 2023 and that came at the I-70 Motorsports Park in Odessa, Missouri on April 29th. There he scored his best finish of the year when he came home in seventh. After his appearance at GAS City on the 21st, the 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year will race at the Kokomo Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, and Circle City Speedway from July 22nd through the 24th. On the 25th, Tafoya and the other racers will get one night off to work on their cars, and get some rest. Starting up again on the 26th, it will be four straight nights of action at the Terre Haute Action Track, Lincoln Park Speedway, Bloomington Speedway and finally winding up at the Tri-State Speedway. Tafoya, the 2019 USAC/CRA Rookie of the Year, last appeared at Indiana Sprint Week in 2021. He made the main events at Terre Haute and Tri-State and finished 22nd in both. It should be noted that at Terre Haute, he had a good run going before getting clobbered on the back straight and knocked out of the race. After Indiana Sprint Week, Tafoya is slated to return to the Hoosier State for the 12th annual SmackDown at the Kokomo Speedway on August 24th, 25th and 26th. For fans who cannot make it to Indiana to watch Tafoya at Indiana Sprint Week, all eight of the races will be shown on live Flo Racing. For information on how to watch or subscribe, please visit the following link https://www.floracing.com/. The Specialty Fasteners #51T team is always exploring corporate partnership opportunities. If you or your company would like to be a partner with the hard-working sprint car squad, please contact Eddie Tafoya Jr. via phone at (909) 393-3999 or by e-mail at mailto:teamtafoya@aol.com. He will be happy to talk to you and lay out the team's plans. Tafoya's great-looking shirts and hoodies are available online at www.specialty-fasteners.com. Tafoya has a great YouTube channel at the following link https://www.youtube.com/shorts/1hrmC5L80EU. Fans can follow Tafoya on Instagram @eddietafoya51. Tafoya and the #51T team would like to thank Specialty Fasteners, DRC Chassis, Ryder Racing Engines, Simpson Safety Products, Bell, Benic Enterprises, BR Motorsports, PSC Powder Coating, Magik Graphics, Gasper Transportation, Owen's Insurance Services, and Weld Wheels for supporting its racing program. Eddie Tafoya Jr. 2023 USAC National Sprint Car Series Schedule February 13 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida DNS February 14 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, Florida 13th A Main February 16 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 8th B Main February 17 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida Rained Out February 18 Bubba Raceway Park Ocala, Florida 21st A Main March 3 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 4 Central Arizona Raceway Case Grande, Arizona Rained Out March 18 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 9th A Main April 1 Mohave Valley Raceway Mohave Valley, AZ 12th A Main April 15 Perris Auto Speedway Perris, California 8th A Main April 27 Rocket Raceway Park Petty, Texas Rained Out April 28 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, Texas Rained Out April 29 I-70 Motorsports Park Odessa, Missouri 7th A Main May 5 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 19th A Main May 6 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, Ohio 20th A Main June 2 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa Rained Out June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, Iowa 12th B Main July 21 Gas City I69 Speedway Gas City, Indiana July 22 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana July 23 Lawrenceburg Speedway Lawrenceburg, Indiana July 24 Circle City Raceway Indianapolis, Indiana July 26 Terre Haute Action Track Terre Haute, Indiana July 27 Lincoln Park Speedway Putnamville, Indiana July 28 Bloomington Speedway Bloomington, Indiana July 29 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, Indiana August 24 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana August 25 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana August 26 Kokomo Speedway Kokomo, Indiana This release was produced by Scott Daloisio. 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  MLRA PRIMED FOR RETURN TO SHOW-ME STATE: LUCAS OIL SPEEDWAY & I-70 SPEEDWAY  

  Wheatland, Missouri (July 12, 2023) - The Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA) roars back into action this weekend with not just one night of action as originally scheduled, but a spectacular double header weekend in the Show-Me state. For the third time this season the MLRA will venture to the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO for the 17th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment. The single day event on Saturday, July 15th, will mark the second consecutive weekend the MLRA has competed in a co-sanctioned event with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). Saturday night's winner will race away with a $15,000 pay day along with the events coveted custom Diamond Ring that is presented to the victor. One season ago Las Cruces, NM native Johnny Scott dominated action at the "Diamond of Dirt Tracks", visiting Cedar Creek Beef Jerky Victory Lane in 3 of 6 MLRA events, including claiming victory in the Diamond Nationals. Jimmy Owens, Brandon Sheppard, Mark Burgtorf, and Kyle Strickler filled out the top five one year ago in the 35 car field. Leaving Lucas Oil Speedway, MLRA teams will head north for a rare Sunday showdown on July 16th at the pristine I-70 Speedway located just outside of Odessa, MO. After being postponed due to weather back on July 1st, the "Firecracker 40", returns to the schedule to give drivers another shot at accumulating valuable series championship points. The I-70 event will be a stand alone MLRA series sanctioned event paying $7,000 to win and $700 to start. Hudson O'Neal picked up the win in 2022 in what was a co-sanctioned event between the MLRA and the LOLMDS. Joining the MLRA will be the Show-Me Vintage Racers, with the night being capped off with what is being described as an epic fireworks show. MIDWEST SHEET METAL LEADERBOARD-- Chad Simpson continues to cling to the Midwest Sheet Metal spoiler as the series heads into the weekend's action. Simpson was not able to distance himself from the competition last weekend as he maintains a 185 point advantage heading into Lucas Oil Speedway. However, the guy next in line for the Championship lead did change, as Garrett Alberson used his 7th place run to move into second, while Chris Simpson slides into third just 10 back of Alberson. Sunoco Rookie of the Year Leader Dillon McCowan who raced his way into all three feature events at Deer Creek sits in 4th while Earlham, Iowa's Daniel Hilsabeck completes the series top five. McCowan's closest rookie competitor Trevor Gundaker is in sixth. Justin Duty will enter the weekend 7th followed by Arkansas' Tyler Stevens. Jeff Herzog slips to 9th after missing last weekend's action at the Creek. Herzog destroyed his Capital Chassis back on June 3rd at the Tri-City Speedway, but the team is nearing completion on a new chassis and looks to return to MLRA action soon. Jake Timm of Winona, MN rounds out the series top ten. TURN FOUR NEWS & NOTES-- Adams County Speedway (Quincy, IL) Make-up Announced: After being washed out back on July 2nd, MLRA series officials along with management of the Adams County Speedway in Quincy, IL have agreed to reschedule the event for Thursday night October 12th. This will now set up a critical three-night season finale weekend in the Illini state. Teams will head south from Quincy and wrap up the season on Friday and Saturday the 13th-14th with the Annual MLRA Championship Weekend at the Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL. Justin Duty proved to be a man on a mission in last Saturday nights "Gopher 50" finale at the Deer Creek Speedway. Duty was forced to take an MLRA series Emergency Provisional and started the 75 lapper from the 28th and final spot on the starting grid. The Molalla, OR driver who has been a staple along the Lucas Oil MLRA tour in recent years, advanced 13 positions at the drop of the checkered flag to garner the nights MD3 Hard Charger of the Race Award. Duty's run to the front also helped to propel him inside the top ten in MLRA championship point standings for the first time in 2023, jumping from 12th to 7th over the course of the Gopher 50 weekend. Lucas Oil Speedway: Wheatland, MO "Diamond Nationals"--Saturday 7/15/23 Pit Gates: 4:00 PM, Grandstands 5:00 PM Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing - 7:05 PM Admission: Adults (16+) $30, Seniors (62+)/Military $27, Youth (6-15) $10, Kids (5 & Under) FREE, Family Pass $70 Support Classes: USRA Modifieds $1,000/Win & USRA Stock Cars $750/Win Website: www.LucasOilSpeedway.com I-70 Motorsports Park: Odessa, MO "Firecracker 40"-- Sunday 7/16/23 Gates Open: 5:00 PM Racing: Hot Laps - 6:00 PM, Racing - 6:30 PM Admission: Adults (13+) $25, Kids (4 - 12) $5, Party Deck $40 Support Classes: Show-Me Vintage Race Cars Website: www.I70Motorsportspark.com For all of the latest news and information, including the full 2023 series schedule fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com. 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  $50,000 TO WIN "GOPHER 50" UP NEXT FOR LUCAS OIL MLRA

  Wheatland, Missouri (July 6, 2023) - After suffering a complete 0 for 3 wash out this past weekend the Lucas Oil MLRA will aim to get back on track this weekend with three big nights of racing action at the Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, MN. For the third consecutive season, this weekend's NAPA Auto Parts "Gopher 50" will be co-sanctioned with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (LOLMDS). The crown jewel event will follow the same basic three day format as it did in 2022 with two complete qualifying nights on Thursday and Friday July 6th - 7th with each night paying $5,000 to win. Drivers will accumulate points based on their finishes in each of the two qualifying nights, setting the stage for Saturday nights 75 lap main event, which will pay out $50,000 to the feature winner. This unique event enters its 44th season in 2023 and features a full weekend of action both on track and off the track for fans. Live bands will be performing following the racing action on both Thursday and Friday night, while a Corn-Hole Tournament and driver autograph session will highlight the pre-race activities on Saturday. One year ago, Brandon Overton captured his first career Gopher 50 title in front of a record crowd. Overton had to hold off a late race charge from 12th starting Chris Madden in the closing laps, including a three lap dash to the checkered following the events third caution on lap 72. Tim McCreadie rounded out the podium in third while Mike Marlar and Ricky Weiss completed the top five. With this past weekend's washout, Chad Simpson will continued to carry the Midwest Sheet Metal Spoiler into action this weekend, indicative of being the point leader on the Lucas Oil MLRA side of the co-sanctioned event. Simpson holds a 185 point advantage over his brother Chris Simpson, a former MLRA winner at Deer Creek from the 2021 race season. Garrett Alberson will enter the weekend 3rd, just 20 points out of the runner-up position, while rookies Dillon McCowan and Tyler Stevens round out the top five. TURN FOUR NEWS & NOTES: Garrett Alberson, the defending LOLMDS Rookie of the year and the 2021 MLRA series runner-up didn't have intentions of following the full MLRA schedule coming into 2023, but timely rainouts have placed him in a potentially precarious position. As we enter the 2nd half of the season the Las Cruces, NM native has yet to miss a single event on either side of the LOLMDS or MLRA schedule. This past weekend's rainouts on the MLRA side leaves only a Labor Day weekend schedule conflict for the driver of the Roberts Motorsports # 58. Alberson still has some ground to make-up on the Simpson brothers over the next three MLRA events at Deer Creek Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway, and the I-70 Motorsports Park, if he intends to contend for the MLRA Series title. If he can close the gap or get another timely rainout on either side of his potential Labor Day weekend schedule, it could make for a very interesting and unexpected title run heading into October. I-70 Make-up Announced: MLRA teams will get another shot at the "Firecracker 40" that was claimed this past Saturday by Mother Nature. The show at the I-70 Motorsports Park just east of Kansas City in Odessa, MO now moves down the schedule a couple of weeks to Sunday night July 16th. This event will follow on the heels of the 17th Annual CMH Diamond Nationals on Saturday night July 15th at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO. Deer Creek Speedway: Spring Valley, MN—"Gopher 50" Thursday 7/6/23 Gates: 3:00 PM Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing to follow Admission: Adults $35, Senior 65+ & Students 13-17 $35, Kids 12 & Under $15 Support Classes: USRA Modifieds $1,000 to Win Website: www.deercreekspeedway.com Deer Creek Speedway: Spring Valley, MN—"Gopher 50" Friday 7/7/23 Gates: 3:00 PM Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing to follow Admission: Adults $35, Senior 65+ & Students 13-17 $35, Kids 12 & Under $15 Support Classes: USRA Modifieds $1,000 to Win Deer Creek Speedway: Spring Valley, MN—"Gopher 50" Saturday 7/8/23 Gates: 3:00 PM Racing: Hot Laps - 6:30 PM, Racing to follow Admission: Adults $40, Senior 65+ & Students 13-17 $40, Kids 12 & Under $20 Support Classes: USRA Modifieds $5,000 to Win For all of the latest news and information, including the full 2023 series schedule fans are encouraged to visit the series website at www.MLRARacing.com. Explore MLRARACING.COM Fans may also "like" the Lucas Oil MLRA Facebook page or follow us on Twitter: CONTACT: Ernie Leftwich Lucas Oil MLRA Series Director Mobile: (417) 309-3509 Email Ernie Leftwich 2023 Official Lucas Oil MLRA Marketing Partners Arizona Sport Shirts "The Official Merchandise Provider" of Lucas Oil MLRA Cedar Creek Beef Jerky "The Official Beef Jerky" of Lucas Oil MLRA General Tire "The Official Tire" of Lucas Oil MLRA Hoosier Race Tires "The Official Race Tire" of Lucas Oil MLRA Lucas Oil Products "The Official Oil" of Lucas Oil MLRA MAVTV Motorsports Network "The Official Television Network" of Lucas Oil MLRA MyRacePass "The Official Timing System" of Lucas Oil MLRA Rugged Radios "The Official Radio" of Lucas Oil MLRA Sunoco Race Fuels "The Official Fuel" of Lucas Oil MLRA 2023 MLRA Supporters Include: Arizona Sport Shirts, Behrents Performance Warehouse, Cedar Creek Beef Jerky, Dirt Car Lift, Earnhardt Technologies, Fast Shafts, Fast Track Photos, Fox Shocks, Hoosier Race Tires, Hooker Harness, Lucas Cattle Co., MD3, Midwest Sheet Metal, MSD Performance, MyRacePass, Outerwears, PEM, Performance Bodies, Protect The Harvest, Rugged Radios, Strange Oval, Sunoco Race Fuels, Swift Springs, Whelen, Xceldyne

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I70 Motorsports Park Nearby Dirt Tracks

Distance information is direct (as the crow flies) - driving distance will differ due to road routes and things like lakes or mountains.

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  Central Missouri Speedway Race Track14 miles away - Warrensburg, Missouri, USA
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  Valley Speedway Race Track16 miles away - Grain Valley, Missouri, USA
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  Sweet Springs Motorsports Complex Race Track24 miles away - Sweet Springs, Missouri, USA
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  Missouri State Fair Speedway Race Track39 miles away - Sedalia, Missouri, USA
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  Lakeside Speedway Race Track51 miles away - Kansas City, Kansas, USA
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  Electric City Speedway Race Track55 miles away - Butler, Missouri, USA
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  US 36 Raceway Race Track57 miles away - Osborn, Missouri, USA
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  I35 Speedway Race Track63 miles away - Winston, Missouri, USA
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  Double X Speedway Race Track72 miles away - California, Missouri, USA
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  Lucas Oil Speedway Race Track78 miles away - Wheatland, Missouri, USA
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  Lake Ozark Speedway Race Track84 miles away - Eldon, Missouri, USA
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  Nevada Speedway Race Track85 miles away - Nevada, Missouri, USA
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  Moberly Motorsports Park Race Track86 miles away - Moberly, Missouri, USA
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  Bethany Speedway Race Track86 miles away - Bethany, Missouri, USA
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  Dallas County Speedway Race Track91 miles away - Urbana, Missouri, USA

I70 Motorsports Park Dirt Track Racing Organizations

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  AFT - American Flat Track Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  ASCoC - All Star Circuit of Champions Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  MLRA - Midwest LateModel Racing Association Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  OCRS - Oil Capital Racing Series Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  POWRi - Performance Open Wheel Racing Inc Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  USAC - United States Auto Club Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  USMTS - United States Modified Touring Series Dirt Track Racing Organization
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  WoO - World of Outlaws Dirt Track Racing Organization