For a short time on Saturday, November 20, the bells and whistles of the casino will be replaced by bench racing and acceptance speeches at the Argosy Casino as the O'Reilly MLRA rolls in for their annual awards banquet.

 

The night will kick off at 5:30 pm with a social hour that is sure to see plenty of bench racing and talk of the highly competitive on-track action held throughout the 2004 racing season.  The next phase of the evening begins at 7:00 pm with dinner being served to all in attendance.  Immediately following the dinner it's time to hand out the hardware as the top points earners will be recognized for their accomplishments during the season.

 

Attendance is open to the public with tickets being $30.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door.  For more information or to purchase tickets contact Harriett at 816-650-5063.

Hello Racers Fans & Friends:

 

Here it is Halloween and I'm watching NHRA Drag Racing after a full day of NASCAR and looking to the future.........  No, no-crystal ball,  here just got the schedule for the Early Thaw and wanted to pass it on to you to plan your JANUARY Get-a-way!

 

Race Dates are all at Casa Grande at this writing. 

 

Starting dates are:

 

Saturday Jan 15 Day Race $5,000

Sunday   Jan 16 Day Race $5,000

 

Tuesday Jan 18 Nite at 5:pm $3,000

Thursday Jan 20 Nite at 5:pm $3,000

 

Friday  Jan 21 Nite at 5:pm $5,000

Saturday Jan 22 Day Race $10,000

 

Sunday Jan. 23 will be a rain date

 

Click on to the link below for more info:

 

C.A.R. - Central Arizona Raceway  http://www.centralazraceway.com/dirtlatemodels.htm

 

Sure hope you start your plans for the Early Thaw........ Don't forget the MLRA Banquet to be held on Nov.20th hope to see you there!

 

Just a reminder Clint "VEGA" will be doing the writing for MLRA

this coming season.

 

Sure do want to thank you all for giving me "stories" to write about.

 

Pattie Frost

Belton, MO's Alan Vaughn came up the big winner with the O'Reilly MLRA in 2004 as he captured his third straight crown and fourth overall.  Vaughn capped off the season with the win at Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, OK that sealed the title and held off hard charging Jason Bodenhamer from Centerview, MO by 66 points in the final tally 1512 to 1446.

 

Bodenhamer had one of his best season ever on the O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour picking up multiple victories and challenging Vaughn right to the very end.  Veteran O'Reilly MLRA competitor and three time champion Al Purkey brought his machine from his Coffeyville, KS base to finish third with Brett LaFollette and O'Reilly MLRA rookie TJ Kuykendall rounding out the top five in the final standings.

 

With the 2004 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour completed all that remains is to hand out the championship hardware.  Join the O'Reilly MLRA staff, drivers, sponsors and fans at the Argosy Casino on Saturday, November 20 for a night of celebrating and bench racing.  The Social Hour kicks things off at 5:30 followed by dinner at 7:00 and the awards presentations directly afterwards.  Tickets are $30.00 in advance and $35.00 at the door.  For more information or to purchase tickets contact Harriett at 816-650-5063.

  

2004 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour

Final Points Standings

 

Place	Car #	Driver	Shows	Points	Hometown	Chassis
1	22V	Alan Vaughn	22	1512	Belton, MO	Rocket/Shaw
2	2B	Jason Bodenhamer	22	1446	Centerview, MO	GRT
3	33P	Al Purkey	19	1315	Coffeyville, KS	Shaw
4	23L	Brett LaFollette	21	1105	Kansas City, KS	Masterbilt
5	8K	TJ Kuykendall	22	1085	Warsaw, MO	GRT
6	88B	David Barker	21	1025	Kingsville, MO	Rocket
7	15T	David Turner	17	1000	Adrian, MO	Rocket
8	56W	Gary Webb	17	947	Blue Grass, MO	GRT
9	63E	Dale Eaton	21	897	St. Joe, MO	Racemart
10	55R	Randy Reynolds	21	833	Drexel, MO	GRT
11	28N	Herb Nagy	22	789	Harrisonville, MO	GRT
12	1S	Kerry Schultz	17	747	Moundville, MO	GRT
13	24L	CJ Lyle	14	633	Shawnee, KS	GRT
14	L88	Larry Clawson	14	556	N. Kansas City, MO	Rayburn
15	75P	Terry Phillips	9	491	Springfield, MO	GRT
16	99G	Gary Gorby	11	444	Caney, KS	Shaw
17	52K	Steve Kosiski	7	439	Omaha, NE	Rocket
18	1K	John Anderson	8	405	Omaha, NE	Rocket
19	92S	Delbert Smith	10	404	Wichita, KS	GRT
20	98C	Joe Conway	11	359	Lawton, OK	Shaw
21	68S	Aaron Seabaugh	9	346	Freeman, MO	GRT
22	1A	Bryon Allison	8	329	Marshall, MO	Shaw
23	18M	Terry Melton	11	308	Bartlesville, OK	Shaw
24	15E	Shane Essary	6	307	Aurora, MO	Shaw
25	53K	Joe Kosiski	6	300	Omaha, NE	GRT
26	9R	Charlie Randolph	5	299	Muskogee, OK	GRT
27	5R	Randy Timms	6	270	Oklahoma City, OK	Masterbilt
28	51F	Matt Furman	6	234	Coralville, IA	Rocket
29	91F	Bob Fennewald	6	213	Butler, MO	GRT
30	1R	Russell Portwood	5	209	Coffeyville, KS	Shaw
31	45E	Tommy Elston	5	206	Keokuk, IA	GRT
32	42M	Brandon McCormick	4	202	Lebanon, MO	GRT
33	5*	Mike Brown	5	195	Ft. Gibson, OK	GRT
34	5E	Leslie Essary	3	164	Crane, MO	Shaw
35	21R	Rusty Skaggs	4	158	Ft. Scott, KS	Hoffman
36	52M	Ryan McAninch	3	116	Goddard, KS	GRT
37	46B	Barney Bauerfeind	3	92	Adrian, MO	GRT
38	71M	Jason Meadors	3	85	Fordland, MO	American Made
39	21M	Billy Moyer	1	71	Batesville, AR	Rayburn
40	82B	John Bey	1	61	Deadwood, SD	GRT
41	12D	Scott Drake	1	61	Webb City, MO	Rayburn
42	22C	David Conkwright	2	56	Manhattan, KS	American Made
43	6F	Tommy Fulton	1	47	Muskogee, OK	GRT
44	14L	Brad Looney	1	45	Republic, MO	American Made
45	T1T	Earl Kinderknecht	1	37	Salina, KS	GRT
46	18S	Jack Sullivan	1	37	Greenbrier, AR	GRT
47	24J	Jasen Landers	1	35	Cairo, NE	Shaw
48	R15	Charley Reed	3	35	Archie, MO	GRT

Alan Vaughn rolled into the beautiful Outlaw Motor Speedway looking to not only notch another win on the 2004 O'Reilly MLRA tour, but to also close the book on his fourth title run with the series.  As the checkered flag fell on the forty lap A feature Sunday Vaughn had grabbed both to cap off a historic run to the championship.

 

As the green flag dropped outside front row starter Mike Brown grabbed the top spot and held the point with polesitter Vaughn shadowing his every move looking for a way around the front runner.  His chance opened up on lap thirteen as Vaughn was able to move past, but not to be outdone Brown grabbed the lead once again only two laps later.  Brown's spot at the front was short lived as Vaughn was able to work past once again two laps later.  The front two quickly had company in the form of fourteenth starting Steve Kosiski who had quickly worked his way through the field charging to the front.  The trio of Vaughn, Brown, and Kosiski diced back and forth for the remainder of the event taking the checkered flag ahead of Kosiski and Brown.

 

By virtue of the win Vaughn completed the run to his third straight O'Reilly MLRA Championship to go along with his title run in 1995.

 

Final Results

O'Reilly MLRA

Outlaw Motor Speedway "Thriller"

October 23/24, 2004

 

 

B Feature #1	1) Scott Drake
B Feature #2	1) Jason Bodenhamer
B Feature #3	1) Tommy Fulton
A Feature (40 Laps)	1) Alan Vaughn (22JV), 2) Steve Kosiski (52), 3) Mike Brown (5*), 4) David Turner (15T), 5) Al Purkey (33P), 6) Kelly Boen (7), 7) Tommy Fulton (6F), 8) Shane Essary (15E), 9) Ryan McAninch (52M), 10) Delbert Smith (92), 11) Scott Drake (12D), 12) Larry Clawson (L88), 13) Charlie Randolph (9R), 14) Ramond Merrill (12M), 15) Brandon McCormick (42M), 16) Jason Bodenhamer (2B), 17) Tommy Rowe (2R), 18) Gary Webb (W56), 19) TJ Kuykendall (8K), 20) Chris Mayes (117), 21) Bryan Schutt (15S), 22) Dan Weatherman (64L), 23) Mike Wiarda (24W), 24) CJ Lyle (24L), 25) Brett LaFollette (23), 26) Earl Kinderknecht (T1T)

Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, OK will play host to the final event of the 2004 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour this Thursday through Saturday, October 21-23, with $5,000 on the line for the winner and a champion to be crowned.

 

Action gets underway on Thursday with an open practice session for all competitors.  Friday night drivers will take to the track with heat race action with the top ten spots guaranteed a spot in Saturday nights field.  Also on tap Friday night will be a special Dash for Cash reserved for the top six in passing points from the heat races.  Saturday night the field will be set with an additional ten drivers coming from the last chance event followed by the $5,000 to win main event.

 

This event will see the 2004 Thunder Tour championship battle come to a close as Belton, MO's Alan Vaughn heads into Muskogee with a slim 36 point lead over second place Jason Bodenhamer from Centerview, MO.  Bodenhamer will be looking to overtake the 2-time defending champion and claim his first season crown with the O'Reilly MLRA.  The fight at the front isn't the only one to be decided as only 38 points separate fourth thru sixth place.  Brett Lafollete will try to hold off rookie competitor TJ Kuykendall and David Barker and retain his spot.

 

The gates at Outlaw Motor Speedway will open at 5:00 pm all three nights as drivers and fans prepare for the final checkered flag of 2004.  General admission is FREE for Thursday nights practice session with pit passes only $10.00.  Pit Passes on Friday night are set at $30.00 and $35.00 on Saturday night.

 

Outlaw Motor Speedway is situated on the west side of US69 Highway @ the Wainwright exit.  The track is 7 miles south of Muskogee and 11 miles north of Checotah.  From I-40, take US69 North 10 miles to the Wainwright exit.  For track information contact 918-687-9200.

 

For more information on the O'Reilly MLRA visit our website at www.mlraracing.com or call 816-650-5063.

Hello Friends, picked this up from news link and it's good to hear!  Jon Johnson a long time racer and former champion of the midwest is going home soon!  He was injured in the NCRA

event at Hutch Nationals.  Glad to hear he's on the mend!  Nice man and a good fixture in the sport of Sprint Car Racing.

 

Pattie 

 

Story last updated at 10:57 AM on Friday, October 15, 2004

Raceway Rumblings

By Mike Mathis

 

O'REILLY MLRA LATEMODEL RACING SERIES

POINT STANDINGS

AS OF OCTOBER 10,2004

 

 

1      22V    Alan Vaughn              21      1422   Belton, MO  Rocket/Shaw

2        2B    Jason Bodenhamer  21      1386   Centerview,MO  GRT

3      33P    Al Purkey                    19     1236   Coffeyville, KS    Shaw

4      23L    Brett LaFollette         20     1064   KanCity, KS  Mastersbilt

5      8K  R  TJ Kuykendall             21     1031   Warsaw, MO  GRT

6      88B    David Barker              21     1026   Kingsville, MO Rocket

7      15T    David Turner               17      920    Adrian, MO  Rocket

8      63E    Dale Eaton                  21       897    St.Joe, MO Racemart

9      56W   Gary Webb                 16        894   Blue Grass, IA  GRT

10   55R  R Randy Reynolds        21        833   Drexel, MO GRT

11   28N     Herb Nagy                  21        759   Harrisonville, MO GRT

12     1S     Kerry Schultz             16         715   Moundville, MO  GRT

13   24L     C.J. Lyle                      13         595   Shawnee, KS  GRT

14   L88     Larry Clawson            13         494   N.KC MO, Rayburn

15    75P    Terry Phillips                9          491   Springfield, MO GRT

16    99G    Gary Gorby                 10         420   Caney, KS  Shaw

17    1K      John Anderson             8          405  Omaha, NE  Rocket

18    52K    Steve Kosiski                6          364  Omaha, NE  GRT

19    68S    Aaron Seabaugh          9          346   Freeman, MO  GRT

20    92S    Delbert Smith               9          344  Wichita, KS GR

 

 

Final Race of the 2004 Season

 

Outlaw Motor Speedway in Muskogee, Oklahoma   

October 21, 22, 23 2004

O'Reilly MLRA, O'Reilly NCRA, O'Reilly TORA

3 great series to compete for $5,000 to win!

Modifieds $3,000 to Win!

Plus ORCS 360 Sprints, Factory Stock & Pure Stock

 

Thursday night FREE General Admission ~ Pit Passes $10.00

Gate Opens at 5:pm Practice Session on Thursday Night ONLY

Friday night Pit Pass $ 30.00  Saturday Pit Pass $ 35.00 

Friday Night's action will be Heat Races*

 Dash for Cash for the Top 6 in Passing Points*

*Latemodels and *Modifieds

Saturday night it's racing at its best!

for more info:

www.outlawmotorspeedway.com

call:  918-687-9200

 

Or contact: MLRA at 816-650-5063 email to: mlramom@yahoo.com 

 

thanks for reading ................. 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel Stock Cars

along with the World Dirt Racing League 

 

MLRA & WDRLA at Lakeside Speedway

Friday night 10/8 and Saturday 10/9 

  

LATE PASS GIVE STEVE KOSISKI WDRL WIN AT LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY
Brady Smith Wraps up Series Points Title with Fourth Place Finish

(Kansas City, KS) Steve Kosiski roared past Terry Phillips four laps from the checkers Saturday night to win the 50-lap Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown, a WORLD Dirt Racing League event, at Lakeside Speedway near Kansas City, Kansas.

The win completed a two-night turnaround for the Papillion, Nebraska veteran, who failed to qualify for the series feature event the night before on the Lakeside Speedway half-mile.

“Terry Phillips is a great racer and a good runner, and it felt good to be up there running with the good guys tonight,” quipped Kosiski following the win. “We’ve had some tough nights, and last night was definitely disgusting for us.”

“The rains hit pretty hard Thursday night and it made the track hard for them to prepare last night,” he added. “They did an very good job preparing the race track tonight and made it good and raceable for all of us to run on.”

Kosiski started fifth in the 28-car field but darted past second row starters Kelly Boen and Eric Pember at the drop of the green flag, to settle into the number three position behind Phillips and Denny Eckrich the first trip in front of the grandstand.

With the leaders running through traffic, the race was slowed by a caution flag on lap ten when Winona, Minnesota’s Keith Foss got into the wall in turn two. Kosiski took advantage of the race stoppage and raced past Eckrich and into the runner-up spot on the ensuing restart, with Phillips driving to a seemingly comfortable advantage in his car number 75.

Kosiski began chopping into the southern Missouri driver’s lead and grabbed the top spot momentarily as the two front-runners diced through lapped traffic on lap 19, only two lose the point before the leaders crossed the start-finish line. Kosiski again took a shot at the leader a pair of laps later, but Phillips was able to keep his Presley’s Country Jubilee/GRT/Monte Carlo in front by less than a car length as the pair raced through the corners.

The final caution flag came out on lap 32, setting the stage for Kosiski’s late race heroics. The driver of the TB & Company/Double D Hook ‘N Go sponsored car number-52 stalked the front-running Phillips for the next dozen circuits before pulling alongside the leader on lap 44. Three laps later, Kosiski powered to the outside racing out of turn two and outran Phillips down the backstretch to grab the lead.

“You really had to watch how far you got into turn four,” said Kosiski of his late-race pass. “But turn two really helped me because I could actually go above Terry a little bit. I knew I wasn’t ever going to get room with Terry there, so I had to keep working turn two and hoping something would happen to where I could get enough momentum coming off.”

“I knew if I passed him too soon I would be in trouble,” he added. “I’m just glad it worked out the way it did."

Denny Eckrich overpowered Phillips on the white flag lap to grab second, with Phillips holding off a fast-finishing Brady Smith for third.

Smith’s fourth place finish wrapped up the 2004 PolyDome Super Series driver’s championship for the 26-year old Wisconsin native. Smith, of Solon Springs, became the first driver is series history to win both the series championship and the Seubert Calf Ranches Rookie-of-the-Year award during the same season.

RESULTS:

First PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Gary Webb (Blue Grass, IA), 2. Denny Eckrich (Tiffin, IA), 3. Eric Pember (Pittsville, WI), 4. Mike Wallace (Carter Lake, IA), 5. Al Zeitner (Bellevue, NE).
Second PolyDome Qualifier; 1. Jason Bodenhamer (Cenverview, MO), 2. Matt Furman (Iowa City, IA), 3. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI), 4. Mike Johnson (Clovis, CA), 5. Delbert Smith (Wichita, KS).
Third PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 2. Ed Kosiski (Ralston, NE), 3. Tommy Elston (Keokuk, IA), 4. Sonny Findling (Kirksville, MO), 5. Mike Brown (Fort Gibson, OK).
Fourth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 2. Raymond Merrill (Sallisaw, OK), 3. Chris Smyser (Lancaster, MO), 4. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 5. Mark Teske (Spring Valley, MN).
Fifth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 2. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 3. Mike Wiarda (Hampton, NE), 4. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 5. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE).
Sixth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Kelly Boen (Henderson, CO, 2. Keith Foss (Winona, MN), 3. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 4. Larry McDaniels (Valley Center, KS), 5. Dean Moore (Grand Junction, CO).
Seventh PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Steve Kosiski (Papillion, NE), 2. Scott Drake (Harrisonville, MO), 3. Ryan McAninch (Goddard, KS), 4. Darrell DeFrance (Marshalltown, IA), 5. Lyle Shephard (Manhatten, KS).
First KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Purkey, 2. Chris Spieker (Massena, IA), 3. McAninch, 4. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 5. Kurt Kile.
Second KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Teske, 2. Berck, 3. John Hampel (Nodaway, IA), 4. Dave Eckrich, 5. Tommy Rowe (Doniphan, NE).
Third KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Wiarda, 2. Wallace, 3. Bryon Allison (Marshall, MO), 4. Brown, 5. Mike Danburg (Council Bluffs, IA).
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash: 1. Denny Eckrich, 2. Phillips, 3. Pember, 4. Boen, 5. Steve Kosiski, 6. Foss.
Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown: 1. Steve Kosiski, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Phillips, 4. Brady Smith, 5. Ed Kosiski, 6. Purkey, 7. Turner, 8. Johnson, 9. Teske, 10. Elston, 11. Smyser, 12. Bodenhamer, 13. Preble, 14. Spieker, 15. Merrill, 16. Wiarda, 17. Vaughn, 18. Wallace, 19. Brett LaFollette (Kansas City, KS), 20. Webb, 21. Dave Eckrich, 22. Pember, 23. Furman, 24. Boen, 25. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE), 26. Berck, 27. Foss, 28. Drake.

Billet Proof Lap Leaders: Phillips (1-46), Steve Kosiski (47-50)
QA1 Shocks Passing Points: 1. Boen (71.32)
Seubert Calf Ranches Rookie-of-the-Race: Brady Smith
Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Driver: Pember

Contingency Awards:

Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs: Steve Kosiski, Denny Eckrich, Brady Smith
MSD Ignition: Ed Kosiski
Performance Bodies: Teske
Peterson Fluid Systems: Elston
Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange: Spieker
Hooker Harness: Webb
Weld Racing Wheels: Dave Eckrich
Diamond Oil/Sunoco Race Fuels: Pember
Hoosier Tire: Kurt Kile, Spieker, Elston, Teske

Fri. October 8, 2004

By Tom Lathen and Phil Roberts
WORLD Dirt Racing League

(Kansas City, KS) -- Brady Smith outran veteran Missouri
driver Terry Phillips Friday night following a late-race restart to win the first night of the Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown, a WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Super Series event, here at Lakeside Speedway.
 

October 8, 2004

With the 35-lap victory, the Solon Springs, Wis., driver can wrap up the WDRL drivers¹ championship by simply taking the green flag in the second round of the Late Model Showdown at Lakeside on Saturday night.

"We had a great run here tonight," said Smith following the win. "The guys worked real hard on the car all night, and had the thing dialed in. It was kind of a handful at the beginning. I don't know if it was the track or the car that came to us in the end, but this is a great win.

"I've never had the opportunity to race Terry (Phillips) before," he added. "I've heard a lot of good stuff about him, and I am just happy to hold off a veteran like him at a track we had never been at before."

After winning the six-lap Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash, Smith started on the inside pole and darted into the lead at the drop of the green flag with Omaha, Nebraska's John Anderson running a close second, just ahead
of Phillips and Kevin Kile.

The first of six caution flags waved on lap six when Kelly Boen got turned around in turn three, with a second caution coming a lap later when Anderson and Phillips tangled briefly in turn two while racing for second, sending
Phillips to the pits to replace a flat tire.

On the restart, Anderson outran Smith up the front straightaway and into turn one to take over the lead. But three laps later, on lap 10, Smith returned the favor, roaring off the bottom out of turn four to grab the
advantage as the pair raced side by side in front of the grandstands.

Anderson's THT Designs/Rocket/Grand Prix regained the point on lap 11. But following a lap-16 caution period, Smith grabbed the top spot for good, powering to the bottom into turn one, leaving Anderson to battle it out with Denny Eckrich for second, just ahead of Tommy Rowe and Phillips, who had steadily worked his way back through the field following his lap-seven tangle.

The race was slowed by two more caution periods on laps 23 and 25, allowing Phillips to wheel into second. But over the final 10 circuits, Smith's Kapus-Erickson Chrysler/Big Red Motorsports entry proved to be class of the field, winning the race to the checkers by a dozen car lengths.

"We finally got this place figured out in the last 12 laps," Smith said. "I figured out (turns) one and two earlier in the race, but in those last twelve laps, I finally figured out how to run through (turns) three and
four.

"Those last few laps, I could put the car in the corner and mash the gas all the way through," he added.

A total of 77 Super Late Models went through technical inspection for the first of two nights of racing, which was co-sanctioned by the Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA).


RACE REPORT
LAKESIDE SPEEDWAY
KANSAS CITY, KANS.
FRIDAY, OCT. 8, 2004

First PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Tommy Rowe (Doniphan, NE), 2. Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 3. Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 4. Steve Kosiski (Papillion, NE), 5. Rusty Patterson (Mason City, IA).

Second PolyDome Qualifier: 1. John Anderson (Omaha, NE), 2. Mike Danburg (Council Bluffs, IA), 3. Chris Smyser (Lancaster, MO), 4. Johnny Saathoff (Beatrice, NE), 5. Kelly Boen (Henderson, CO).

Third PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Kurt Kile (Nichols, IA), 2. John Kuchar (Henderson, CO), 3. Brady Smith (Solon Springs, WI), 4. Brian Schutt (Lebanon, MO), 5. Jeremy Bishop (Hutchinson, KS).

Fourth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Matt Furman (Iowa City, IA), 2. Kevin Kile (West Liberty, IA), 3. Al Zeitner (Bellevue, NE), 4. Dale Eaton (St. Joseph, MO), 5. Mike Wiarda (Hampton, NE).

Fifth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. C.J. Lyle (Shawnee, KS), 2. David Turner (Adrian, MO), 3. Dean Moore (Grand Junction, CO), 4. Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 5. Joe Kosiski (Omaha, NE).

Sixth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 2. Denny Eckrich (Tiffin, IA), 3. Dave Eckrich (Cosgrove, IA), 4. Keith Foss (Winona, MN), 5. Ed Kosiski (Ralston, NE).

Seventh PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 2. Tommy Elston (Keokuk, IA), 3. Earl Kinderknecht (Salina, KS), 4. Ryan McAninch (Goddard, KS), 5. Mike Smith (Jewell, IA).

Eighth PolyDome Qualifier: 1. Carl Edwards (Jefferson City, MO), 2. T.J. Kuykendall (Warsaw, MO), 3. Mike Johnson (Clovis, CA), 4. Mike Wallace (Omaha, NE), 5. Raymond Merrill (Sallisaw, OK).

First KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Elston, 2. Dave Eckrich, 3. Moore, 4. Wiarda, 5. Gary Webb (Blue Grass, IA).

Second KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Foss, 2. Ed Kosiski, 3. Kinderknecht, 4. Steve Kosiski, 5. Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO).

Third KSE Racing Products Consolation: 1. Boen, 2. Saathoff, 3. Smyser, 4. Craig Preble (Yutan, NE), 5. Jeremy Bishop (Hutchinson, KS).

Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash: 1. Smith, 2. Anderson, 3. Phillips, 4. Kevin Kile, 5. Kurcha, 6. Kurt Kile.

Capital Federal Savings Late Model Showdown 35-Lap Feature: 1. Smith, 2. Phillips, 3. Purkey, 4. Kyle Berck (Marquette, NE), 5. Denny Eckrich, 6. Dave Eckrich, 7. Elston, 8. Joe Kosiski, 9. Kevin Kile, 10. Kuchar, 11. Brett LaFollette (Kansas City, KS), 12. Danburg, 13. Kuykendall, 14.
Bodenhamer, 15. Furman, 16. Rowe, 17. Vaughn, 18. Anderson, 19. Foss, 20. Kurt Kile, 21. Johnson, 22. Edwards, 23. Lyle, 24. Ed Kosiski, 25. Boen, 26. David Barker (Kingsville, MO), 27. Turner, 28. Saathoff.

Additional information of interest:
* Billet Proof Lap Leaders: Smith (1-6), Anderson (7-9), Smith (10), Anderson (11-15), Smith (16-35)
* QA1 Shocks Passing Points winner: Kurt Kile (67.8)
* Seubert Calf Ranches Rookie-of-the-Race: Smith
* Chase Race Decals Hard Luck Award winner: Anderson

Contingnecy award winners:
* Oval Craft Racing Aluminum Designs: Smith, Berck, Denny Eckrich
* MSD Ignition: Dave Eckrich
* Performance Bodies: Elston
* Peterson Fluid Systems: Joe Kosiski
* Fast Shafts by Axle Exchange: Kevin Kile
* Hooker Harness: Matt Furman
* Weld Wheels: Anderson
* Diamond Oil/Sunoco Race Fuels: Foss

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel Stock Car

Buckner, MO

 

 

O'Reilly MLRA Point Standings

As Of  October 7, 2004

 

1    22v    Alan Vaughn  19    1309    Belton, MO Rocket/Shaw

2    2B    Jason Bodenhamer 19    1257  Centerview, MO GRT

3    33P  Al Purkey   16  1079  Coffeyville, KS Shaw

4    88B  David Barker  19   953 Kingsville, MO  Rocket

5    23L   Brett LaFollette  18  945  Kansas City, KS Mastersbilt

6    8K  R. T.J.Kuykendall  19  933  Warsaw, MO  GRT

7    63E   Dale Eaton  19  830  St.Joe, MO  Racemart

8    56W  Gary Webb  14   816  Blue Grass, IA  GRT

9    15T    David Turner  15  813  Adrian, MO  Rocket

10  55R R. Randy Reynolds  19  766 Drexel, MO  GRT

11  28N   Herb Nagy  19  692  Harrisonville, MO  GRT

12  1$  Kerry Schultz  15   684  Moundville, MO  GRT

13   24L  CJ Lyle  11   529  Shawnee,KS  GRT

14   L88  Larry Clawson  11  439  N.KC, MO  Rayburn

15   99G  Gary Gorby   10  420  Caney, KS  Shaw

 

 

Next events to come are Friday and Saturday Oct.8 & 9, 2004 at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City Kansas  two sperate race events. 

 

See you there!

 

 

p.s.  Congrats to Jason Bodenhamer and his lovely wife Jackie on the birth of their Son, William Ace Bodenhamer born yesterday.  Both Mother and Father are doing fine, Ace made his way into the Winners Circle almost two months early and tipped the Official O'Reilly MLRA

Scales at 4 lbs.  But is doing just fine! 

The 2nd Annual Al Bodenhamer Memorial is now in the record books!  David Turner of Adrian Missouri and a long time friend of the late Al Bodenhamer was both honored and excited at his winning of tonight's event!

 

"Al Bodenhamer's fight with his Cancer was hard to watch" stated Turner in remembering his friend.  "Jason and his family put their lives on hold for the last couple of years so that Al could enjoy what time he had left" Turner continued.  "Jason stayed close and took care of the business that the family had built, raced when he could and was married to Jackie all in time that Al could see that his Son Jason was settling down" Turner concluded.

 

The icing continued for the Adrian State Bank sponsored Rocket racer when Turner took the honors by winning the Race Engine Builders event for his long time engine builder and Crew

Chief Scott Bailey of Peculiar, Missouri.  "Scott's been there for me in so many ways, he's put us together more than once and he's held our Team together through all we've been through" Turner joked up when remembering where he's been.

 

Al Purkey of Coffeyville Kansas came in second battling with Blue Grass Iowa's Gary Webb taking third.  Coming in -- in 4th place after never having seen Adrian Missouri nor having run on anything as small as Adrian was California's Mike Johnson in the 2J towing in from Clovis California.  Now if people only knew, Mike Johnson is a hitter from the small Central California town nestled between Bakersfield and Fresno where he's had many a lap at the famed Oildale Track - so Adrian had to seem like home.  Following Johnson was the newly crowned MARS Champion Terry Phillips, then in sixth it was Jason Bodenhamer. Jason Bodenhamer who had less than 40 hours to build a brand new race car

from his devastating crash at Wheatland Missouri on Saturday night.   Tonight starting the feature would have been like winning the Main event for Bodenhamer - his Father would have been so proud. Kansas City Kansas driver Brett LaFollete held down the seventh position while Ken Schrader finished eighth then it was David Barker Aaron Seabaugh TJ Kuykendall and Alan Vaughn crossing the line in 12th.

 

With 35 Cars on hand for the start of Speed weeks in Kansas City!

 

Heat Race Results

1st Heat 

Alan Vaughn, Ken Schrader, Stevenson, Long, Eaton, Reynolds Crocker

2nd Heat

Mike Johnson, Jason Bodenhamer, Simmons, Barker, Lyle, Stolba

3rd Heat

Brett LaFollette, Gary Webb, Fennewald, Dixon, Schultz, Kuykendall, Brown

4th Heat

Al Purkey, Terry Phillips, House, Jones, Melton, Nagy, Millard

5th Heat

David Turner, Aaron Seabaugh, Bohlman, Sims, Skaggs

 

1st Dash Race Engine Builders

David Turner, Al Purkey, Jason Bodenhameer, David Barker, Dale Eaton

 

2nd Dash Jack Vaughn Memorial

Jason Bodenhamer, Al Purkey, Alan Vaugh, David Turner, Gary Stolba

 

1st B

C J Lyle, Ed Dixon, Kerry Schultz, Rusty Skaggs, Garry Stolba

2nd B

David Barker , Dale Eaton, Jones, Crocker, Kuykendall

 

Next Race will be Friday Night at Lakeside 10/8/04 

2004 FEEL THE THUNDER TOUR
O'Reilly MLRA Point Standings
as of October 3, 2004

1st 22v Alan Vaughn 18 1242 Belton, MO Rocket/Shaw
2nd 2B JasonBodenhamer 18 1180 Centerview MO GRT
3rd 33P Al Purkey 15 997 Coffeyville KS Shaw
4th 88B David Barker 18 882 Kingsville, MO Rocket
5th 23L Brett LaFollette 17 873 Kansas City, KS Masterbilt
6th 8K R T.J.Kuykendall 18 868 Warsaw, MO GRT
7th 63E Dale Eaton 18 767 St.Joe MO, Racemart
8th 56W Gary Webb 13 736 Blue Grass, IA GRT
9th 55r R Randy Reynolds 18 734 Drexel, MO GRT
10th 15T David Turner 14 730 Adrian, MO Rocket
11th 28N Herb Nagy 18 643 Harrisonville, MO GRT
12th 1$ KErry Schultz 14 635 Moundville, MO GRT
13th 24L C.J. Lyle 10 490 Shawnee, KS GRT
14th L88 Larry Clawson 11 439 N.Kansas City, MO Rayburn
15th 99G Gary Gorby 10 420 Caney KS Shaw


Next Race will be Wednesday October 6th at Adrian Speedway for the Al Bodenhamer Memorial Event along with the Jack Vaughn Dash and the Race Engine Builders Special.....see you there!

Al Purkey nabs Wheatland Fall Classic Title

 

Clint Brown

October 3, 2004

 

Al Purkey showed once again why he is a dominant force when the O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour rolls into town as he bested a field of forty-six cars that traveled to Wheatland Raceway for the Third Annual Fall Classic.

 

Purkey jumped to the front of the pack as the green flag waved, but the going wasn't easy as the #45 of Keokuk, IA's Tommy Elston applied some heavy pressure looking to take over the top spot.  Elston was able to briefly work his way to the lead, but Purkey quickly found a line to his liking to move back out front and open up a three car length advantage as the leaders entered lapped traffic.  While the two front runners dealt with the slower cars Terry Phillips closed up on the bumper of Elston all while Gary Stolba and Jason Bodenhamer battled it out for the fourth position.  The lead pack sliced through lapped traffic with the front three separated by no more than three car lengths with Bodenhamer working past Stolba for fourth and quickly began reeling in Phillips.  With ten laps to go the leaders were in very heavy lapped traffic and contact with a slower car sent the #2B of Bodenhamer on a scary ride as his car flipped multiple times into the fence at the end of the front stretch.  Thankfully Bodenhamer emerged under his own power, but the car was done.  With the cleanup completed the field went back to green for the final ten lap dash which Purkey held on to as the field raced across the line.  Elston held on for second with Phillips, Alan Vaughn, and Brett LaFollette rounding out the top five.

 

Don't forget to join the 2004 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour on Wednesday, October 6 at Adrian Speedway for the running of the Al Bodenhamer Memorial.  This high octane evening will also feature the Jack Vaughn Dash as well as the Engine Builders special taking to the track at Glen and Colleen Portzen's beautiful facility.  For more information on Adrian Speedway call Glenn Portzen at 816-297-4400 or visit them on the web at www.adrianspdwy.com.

 

For the latest news and information on the 2004 O'Reilly MLRA Thunder Tour visit us on the web at www.mlraracing.com or call 816-650-5063.

 

Full Results

Wheatland Raceway Fall Classic

October 2, 2004

 

A Feature (40 Laps) - 1) Al Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 2) Tommy Elston (Keokuk, IA), 3) Terry Phillips (Springfield, MO), 4) Alan Vaughn (Belton, MO), 5) Brett LaFollette (Kansas City, KS), 6) Bryan Allison (Marshall, MO), 7) David Barker (Kingsville, MO), 8) CJ Lyle (Shawnee, KS), 9) David Turner (Adrian, MO), 10) Kerry Schulze (Moundville, MO), 11) Rusty Dukes (Fair Grove, MO), 12) TJ Kuykendall (Warsaw, MO), 13) Larry Jones (El Dorado, MO), 14) Larry Stevenson (Lees Summit, MO), 15) Brandon McCormick (Lebanon, MO), 16) Gary Stolba (Willow Springs, MO), 17) Ken Essary (Cape Fair, MO), 18) Jason Bodenhamer (Centerview, MO), 19) Stephen Oerly (Jamestown, MO), 20) Will Vaught (Crane, MO), 21) Shane Essary (Aurora, MO), 22) Randy McGraw (Marshall, MO)

 

B Feature #1 (Top 3 Transfer to the A) - 1) Shane Essary, 2) Larry Jones, 3) Will Vaught, 3) Larry Clawson (North Kansas City, MO), 4) Rusty Skaggs (Fort Scott, KS), 5) Bud Purkey (Coffeyville, KS), 6) Russell Portwood (Coffeyville, KS), 7) Randy Reynolds (Drexel, MO), 8) Reggie Jackson (Lebanon, MO), 9) Dale Eaton (St. Joseph, MO), 10) Jeff Shere (Galena, KS), 11) Aaron Seabaugh (Freeman, MO), 12) Mark Daye (Webb City, MO), 13) Christian Rayburn (Osage Beach, MO), 14) Bob Kerbs (Nevada, MO)

 

B Feature #2 (Top 3 Transfer to the A) - 1) Rusty Dukes, 2) Stephen Oerly, 3) Larry Stevenson, 4) Chad Clark (Marshall, MO), 5) Burl Woods (Springfield, MO), 6) Reid Millard (Jefferson City, MO), 7) Brian Schutt (Lebanon, MO), 8) Herb Nagy (Harrisonville, MO), 9) James House (Copan, OK), 10) Jake Morris (Marshall, MO), 11) Thomas Hammonds (Sedalia, MO), 12) Dustin Mooneyham (Verona, MO), 13) Kevin Kaiser (Cole Camp, MO), 14) Jason Meadors (Fordland, MO)

Hello Racers and Race Fans...........

 

October is going to be plenty busy for all of us in Kansas! The first 10 Days are action packed!   Better grab another Tear Off with the Dirt a flyin' your sure to need it.

 

First off begin the month by attending  Wheatland Raceway season finale when they host their Fall Classic for their weekly series.  Friday night October 1st the gang at Wheatland are planning to hold their qualifying Heats for their weekly classes (Ltd.Lates; Modifieds;Pure Stocks;Super Stocks and Factory Stocks) then on Saturday night October 2, 2004 they will host the O'Reilly MLRA Super Latemodels 2004 Thunder Tour for the final time of the season.  Pit gate will open at 4PM on Saturday for the O'Reilly MLRA Super Latemodels and Races are to begin at 7:pm  This will be a 40 Lap Feature with $3,000.00 to the Winner of the O'Reilly MLRA Super Latemodel event.

 

For more information on Wheatland Raceway contact www.wheatlandraceway.com  or call Mike Crocker at 417-282-5512 or

Cell phone 417-839-1556 

 

Next up............

 

Wednesday October 6, 2004  Join the O'Reilly MLRA at Adrian Speedway for the Al Bodenhamer Memorial Event, along with the Jack Vaughn Dash and the Racing Engine Builders special.  Action packed night to begin with the gates opening at 4:pm.

 

For more information on Adrian Speedway contact www.adrianspdwy.com  or call Glenn Portzen at 816-297-4400

 

 

Don't forget all the Kansas Speed week activities which include the following events around town:

 

 

 

Hello Racers and Fans of Racing............

 

    If you read nothing else, please read the Summary of this article I have sent to you, Feel it doesn't apply?  Better guess again!  You're reading about the 'what's to come' for all of us in the near or distant future!  Read-up and ask questions of other Racers and how they are handling this issue! 

 

    I will continue to keep you updated as I become updated.  In the mean time don't blow-off this article that is LONG and information FILLED - print it and read it when you have time!

 

    Pattie Frost

 

 

Summary

To sum up the most important facts, here is what you need to know:

• You cannot use a motor home or registered RV to pull you race car
trailer legally. You must register it as a truck or with apportioned plates.

• Intrastate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weigh over 10,000 pounds but under 26,000, you need to have a federal medical
card, fire extinguisher and warning triangles. If you travel more than
150 air miles from your residence, you must also keep a log book.

• Interstate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weigh over 10,000 pounds but under 26,000, you need to comply with all
interstate commerce regulations that were spelled out above.

• Interstate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weighs over 26,000 pounds, it is suggested to get Apportioned license
plates, follow all commercial vehicle regulations as well as apply for
an International Fuel Tax Agreement Plan license.

• If your hauler, including the power unit and trailer, weighs over
26,000, you must have a commercial driver’s license and all other commercial
vehicle applications will apply to the vehicle.

• DOT numbers are only required on single trucks and combinations with a
gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds that travel outside its home
state. These regulations do apply to everyone, not just racers; racers are not
being singled out by law enforcement. For example, people that show
horses, snowmobile racers, bass fisherman and construction businesses are all
subject to the same laws.

Many of the things talked about in this article are common requirements
for the larger truck operators or owners.  Racers have never really thought
of themselves as being engaged in a commercial enterprise and involved in
interstate commerce.  As stated earlier, our haulers have been getting
bigger, and we’re getting noticed by department of transportation law
enforcement officials. When on the road, you may come across officials
who are more informed than others, so you can do your homework now or take
your chances with them later.

Not all law enforcement officials understand completely how the racing
business fits into interstate and intrastate commerce, and this can be a
complicated and frustrating process to get caught up in.  For now, you
should start getting acquainted with what is probably going to become a
fact of life for all of us.
 

REPRINTED FROM ALL THE DIRT RACING NEWS
Copyright 2004

By John Kaanta & Chris Burback

EAU CLAIRE, WI - All the glitz and glamour of owning a large race
hauler for most WISSOTA racers may come to a screeching halt. That is, if your tow
vehicle is not properly registered.

Over the past few years, Department of Transportation (DOT) law
enforcement officials have been clamping down on racers because of their haulers.
Many of the area’s racers who have been targeted by the law enforcement
officials think they were being singled out and got picked on. However, the laws
regarding large trucks and trailers have been in place for many years
and have historically been directed to the large tractor-trailer rigs that
are more conventionally associated with a commercial enterprise.

First, WISSOTA race teams need to understand they are engaged in a
commercial enterprise while towing their race cars to and from the race
track. There are three criteria to determine if your race team is a
commercial enterprise.

The first is  if you race for profit and declare prize money as income
from a race track for tax purposes, such as receiving a 1099 form or filing a
Schedule C (business income and loss) form.

Next, does your team accept  products and/or money from sponsors
displayed on the race car? Just the fact that the race car has even one sponsor
sticker automatically makes it a commercial enterprise. The argument
made regarding the sponsors is that they provide you, the racer, with cash or
contributions that they probably claim as a business expense for
advertising. Because you further that business with advertising
exposure by displaying the name on your race car, you are in the loop of commercial
activity.

Thirdly, is the gross vehicle weight of your hauler, whether it is a
combination of a truck and trailer or a single unit, greater than 10,001
pounds? Almost everyone that has a good sized pickup truck with a
trailer, race car, parts, etc. will exceed the 10,000 pound mark.
If you answered yes to those questions, you’re about to get a big
headache and to avoid any penalties you should try to comply with all state and
federal department of transportation regulations.

Once your racing operation has been identified as a commercial
enterprise, then the hauler you use to get the race car to and from the track is
considered a commercial motor vehicle and falls under all the state and
federal regulations that the big trucks have.  The DOT has realized
that our type of racing has turned into big business, and therefore, is checking
our tow rigs for state and federal compliance.

Now that we’ve established that nearly every WISSOTA competitor is
involved in a commercial enterprise, let’s try to decipher vehicle registration,
licensing and DOT regulations.

Generally speaking, if you follow the federal DOT guidelines for vehicle
registration and licensing, you will likely be within your state’s
guidelines; however, you may want to check with your local department of
transportation to be sure. Listed below are several phone numbers and
websites to gather more detailed information.

• For copies of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
regulations call (651) 291-6150 or log on to www.fmcsa.dot.gov and click on rules
and regulations.

• For Wisconsin DOT information, log onto www.dot.state.wi.us  or call
(608)266-1356 or (608) 829-7530.

• For Minnesota DOT information call (651) 405-6171 or (651) 405-6060
or log onto  http://www.dot.state.mn.us/.

• For North Dakota DOT information log onto http://www.state.nd.us/dot/
or call (701) 328-2500.

• For South Dakota DOT information log onto http://www.sddot.com/ or
call (605) 773-3265.

•For Montana DOT information log onto http://www.mdt.state.mt.us/ or
call (406) 444-6200.

• For Wyoming DOT information log onto http://wydotweb.state.wy.us/ or
call (307) 777-4375.

• For Canadian regulations log onto http://www.tc.gc.ca/.

***

Interstate Travel

If you have a commercial motor vehicle that has a gross weight rating or
gross combination weight rating  of 10,001 pounds or more, you must
comply with Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR).  However, this
only applies to you if you travel out of your home state, or over 100 air
miles from your residence in-state. If your hauler is in excess of 10,000
pounds, then you must adhere to the following regulations:

• You must be 21 years old and have a DOT medical card, which you can
easily obtain at a clinic or hospital after a brief physical.

• You must keep a log book of miles traveled if you travel more than
100 air miles from your residence, which is very inexpensive and can be
purchased at any truck stop. DOT regulations state that a driver can operate a
commercial motor vehicle for 10 hours per day, 15  total hours of on duty or 70
total hours in eight days.

• You must have an onboard a fire extinguisher.

• You must have warning triangles.

• You must have brakes on all axles; however, surge brakes are illegal.

• You must comply with random drug and alcohol testing.

• You must have a periodic inspection done and have a copy of that
inspection or a sticker displayed on the vehicle.

• You must complete a pre- and post-trip inspection of your vehicle as
well as keep maintenance records.

• You must also obtain and display a US DOT number, which is free and
can be obtained by calling the number listed above.

If your hauler’s gross vehicle weight is over 26,000, including the
power unit, trailer, occupants, fuel tanks, water tanks and trailer contents,
you, as a driver, must obtain a commercial driver’s license as well as comply
with the above criteria.

***

Another common misconception WISSOTA racers have is that they can
legally register their haulers as motor homes or recreational vehicles (RVs).
Registering the new, non-conventional motor homes or conventional motor
homes is legal until you attach your race car trailer and travel to the
race track, furthering a commercial enterprise. If you wish to use a motor
home as part of your commercial operation, you must register the motor home
in the “Y” (truck) class. However, if you register your motor home in the
“Y” class, you are limited to intrastate travel. Once you cross a state line
with that motor home, the registration is void, meaning every other
state traveled in sees it as an unregistered commercial vehicle, unless you
also register in those states.

If you own a race car hauler that weighs over 26,000 pounds and plan on
traveling into another state, the easiest and least expensive
registration method is with the International Registration Plan (IRP) and utilizing
Apportioned plates. This means you register in your home state and list
the other states you plan on traveling in. The registration fee gets split
up based on the percentage of miles you travel in each listed state. Under
the IRP you must also apply for an International Fuel Tax Agreement license.
This  is an agreement that requires the heavier trucks to log their
miles, fuel purchases, etc. so the IRP associated states get their fair share
of fuel tax. The truck owner must submit quarterly reports which are
subsequently reviewed to see if you owe more or less in fuel tax. Yeah,
you guessed it, more paperwork and added expense.

***

Intrastate travel, meaning you only travel within your state’s borders,
has slightly different criteria and more detailed information can be
obtained by calling your local department of transportation; those numbers and
website addresses were listed earlier.

An example of the differences in state department of transportation
regulations is vehicle length. In Wisconsin, the maximum length of a
single truck or hauler is 40 feet, or a combination of truck and trailer
cannot be longer than 65 feet and motor homes cannot be longer than 45 feet. In
Minnesota, the maximum length of a combination truck and trailer is 75
feet.
That means that it is illegal to operate a 75 foot combination of a
truck and trailer with Minnesota registration in Wisconsin.

Lastly, but probably most importantly to many racers, alcoholic
beverages cannot be consumed in a commercial motor vehicle and can only be
transported in a commercial motor vehicle as part of the manifested shipment. That
means that if you have a conventional motor home or one of the new haulers 
that resemble motor homes, there can not be any alcoholic beverages inside
the power unit. It might also be illegal to have alcohol in a cooler inside
the trailer.

***

Exceptions

There are a few exceptions to the department of transportation
regulations.
The first is if you use a small pick-up truck, such as an S-10, Ranger
or Dakota, pull your race car with an open trailer and the total
combination is less than 10,000 pounds. The fact that you have sponsors on your race
car may be a sticky spot with the rules; however, because the size of the
overall vehicle is small, law enforcement may overlook you.
The next exception is if your vehicle is over 10,000 pounds but under
26,000 pounds and you travel less than 150 air miles from your residence.
The final exception is if your vehicle is over 10,000 pounds but under
26,000 pounds and you travel less than 30 miles into another state
(Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa).

***

Summary

To sum up the most important facts, here is what you need to know:

• You cannot use a motor home or registered RV to pull you race car
trailer legally. You must register it as a truck or with apportioned plates.

• Intrastate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weigh over 10,000 pounds but under 26,000, you need to have a federal medical
card, fire extinguisher and warning triangles. If you travel more than
150 air miles from your residence, you must also keep a log book.

• Interstate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weigh over 10,000 pounds but under 26,000, you need to comply with all
interstate commerce regulations that were spelled out above.

• Interstate travel: If your truck and trailer and all of its contents
weighs over 26,000 pounds, it is suggested to get Apportioned license
plates, follow all commercial vehicle regulations as well as apply for
an International Fuel Tax Agreement Plan license.

• If your hauler, including the power unit and trailer, weighs over
26,000, you must have a commercial driver’s license and all other commercial
vehicle applications will apply to the vehicle.

• DOT numbers are only required on single trucks and combinations with a
gross vehicle weight over 26,000 pounds that travel outside its home
state. These regulations do apply to everyone, not just racers; racers are not
being singled out by law enforcement. For example, people that show
horses, snowmobile racers, bass fisherman and construction businesses are all
subject to the same laws.

Many of the things talked about in this article are common requirements
for the larger truck operators or owners.  Racers have never really thought
of themselves as being engaged in a commercial enterprise and involved in
interstate commerce.  As stated earlier, our haulers have been getting
bigger, and we’re getting noticed by department of transportation law
enforcement officials. When on the road, you may come across officials
who are more informed than others, so you can do your homework now or take
your chances with them later.

Not all law enforcement officials understand completely how the racing
business fits into interstate and intrastate commerce, and this can be a
complicated and frustrating process to get caught up in.  For now, you
should start getting acquainted with what is probably going to become a
fact of life for all of us.

O'Reilly MLRA Update


In a phone call to St.Lukes Hospital in Kansas City Missouri this morning it was learned that Reid Millard has been released from the hospital today.

Late yesterday afternoon in talking with fellow racer, Chris Smyser and a good friend of Reid's, stated that most of the test came back showing nothing was broken just badly torn and bruised. Good News.

Reid Millard a young man of I'd say 30's to early 40's has been racing as a hobby when his profession would allow. Reid is a very successful business man in the Jefferson City area with the Owning and Operations of Funeral Homes. Millard has been very active with the Boy's and Girls Clubs of America and working within the intercity community education and betterment groups.

Glad to hear Millard will be on the road to recovery and we look for his return as soon as he's able.


Thanks for reading...........

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel 2004 Thunder Tour

Buckner, Missouri

 

Point Standings after 9-17-04 

 

 

PLACE CAR  DRIVER SHOWS POINTS  HOMETOWN CHASSIS
 1 22V  Alan Vaughn 17 1162  Belton, MO Rocket/Shaw
 2 2B  Jason Bodenhamer 17 1128  Centerview, MO GRT
 3 33P  Al Purkey 14 914  Coffeyville, KS Shaw
 4 88B  David Barker 17 808  Kingsville, MO Rocket
 5 8K R T. J. Kuykendall 17 804  Warsaw, MO GRT
 6 23L  Brett LaFollette 16 796  Kansas City, KS Mastersbilt
 7 56W  Gary Webb 13 736  Blue Grass, IA GRT
 8 63E  Dale Eaton 17 736  St. Joe, MO Racemart
 9 55R R Randy Reynolds 17 703  Drexel, MO GRT
 10 15T  David Turner 13 664  Adrian, MO Rocket
 11 28N  Herb Nagy 17 617  Harrisonville, MO GRT
 12 1S  Kerry Schultz 13 569  Moundville,MO GRT
 13 24L  CJ Lyle 9 424  Lone Jack, MO GRT
 14 99G  Gary Gorby 10 420  Caney, KS Shaw
 15 L88  Larry Clawson 10 413 N.Kansas CityMO Rayburn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel 2004 Thunder Tour

Buckner, Missouri

 

Point Standings after 9-17-04 

 

 

PLACE CAR  DRIVER SHOWS POINTS  HOMETOWN CHASSIS
 1 22V  Alan Vaughn 17 1162  Belton, MO Rocket/Shaw
 2 2B  Jason Bodenhamer 17 1128  Centerview, MO GRT
 3 33P  Al Purkey 14 914  Coffeyville, KS Shaw
 4 88B  David Barker 17 808  Kingsville, MO Rocket
 5 8K R T. J. Kuykendall 17 804  Warsaw, MO GRT
 6 23L  Brett LaFollette 16 796  Kansas City, KS Mastersbilt
 7 56W  Gary Webb 13 736  Blue Grass, IA GRT
 8 63E  Dale Eaton 17 736  St. Joe, MO Racemart
 9 55R R Randy Reynolds 17 703  Drexel, MO GRT
 10 15T  David Turner 13 664  Adrian, MO Rocket
 11 28N  Herb Nagy 17 617  Harrisonville, MO GRT
 12 1S  Kerry Schultz 13 569  Moundville,MO GRT
 13 24L  CJ Lyle 9 424  Lone Jack, MO GRT
 14 99G  Gary Gorby 10 420  Caney, KS Shaw
 15 L88  Larry Clawson 10 413 N.Kansas CityMO Rayburn

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel Thunder Tour 2004
Buckner, Missouri


Gary Stolba of Willow Springs drove about 200 miles across the state of Missouri to take the first ever O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel event at Mike White's LA Raceway in LaMonte, Missouri.


"Stolba shows up every once in a while and he's usually running in the top 5 before the night's over" stated a fellow competitor of the MLRA. "You just don't know where he's going to race-he has good equipment and seems to like the challenge that a new track brings" Purkey continued with a grin.

It wasn't an easy shot however as Stolba lined up on the seventh row just behind Purkey. Passing points in the heat race contribute dramatically to the overall program's line up. Jason Bodenhamer garnered the high-point (passing points) front-row pole position at the start of the main.

At the drop of the Green-Flag it was Bodenhamer in the GRT-Buzzard Engine
Hitchcock Motorsports rig leading the current MLRA Champ Alan Vaughn on a drag race with St. Joesph's Missouri's Dale Eaton settling into third for the first several laps. By the fifth lap it was Bodenhamer, Vaughn, C.J. Lyle from his 10th starting spot on row five into third. Purkey coming from 11 had wasted no time moving thru the field and was now in 4th followed by fellow Coffeyville Kansas computer Russell Portwood and bringing with him Dustin Mooneyham. Bodenhamer continued to lead Vaughn and Purkey got around
C.J. Lyle to take over 3rd. Portwood, Stolba, Mooneyham, Eaton, David Barker and T.J. Kuykendall rounded out the top ten at the end of 10 laps.

At the half-way point with twenty laps completed Bodenhamer was catching the tail end of the field and put Herb Nagy down a lap. Vaughn would have to
contend with Purkey and Purkey knew that Stolba had moved around both C.J. Lyle and Portwood and was now in fourth. Dale Eaton who saw his night go bad when he was caught up in an earlier accident bringing out the caution flag was now mired back in the pack and on the twenty four lap was between
Purkey and Stolba as Bodenhamer continued his lead with Vaughn in second.
Herb Nagy was going thru the leaders and as Lyle riding in fifth and Portwood
in six.

Bodenhamer continued the lead when as they were once again approaching lapped traffic. Randy Reynolds another good computer who would latter blow a motor, may have been feeling the effects of a loss-of horsepower as he was hanging on when he and Larry Stephonson tangled sending Bodenhamer and Vaughn into evasive maneuvers. As the Yellow flew for the 55 Reynolds,
both Vaughn and Bodenhamer went off the track (no fence) and came up onto the track Vaughn pulled to a stop so that the MLRA Official could check the car and sure-enough Vaughn had cut a tire from debris where
earlier in the night the Reid Millard car crashed. Vaughn was then given the 2 laps to retire to the Pit Area and change the tire. As Vaughn pulled back out onto the track he was now lineup in 14 for the twenty-fifth lap.

On the Green it was Bodenhamer Purkey, Stolba, Lyle, Portwood, Barker, as they rounded the twenty-sixth lap with David Turner in seventh. As the pack
continued to head towards the ten to go, Bodenhamer still had the lead. Purkey was beginning to feel Stolba moving around on the track Lyle was waiting for the party in front to get started, and Turner was eyeing Portwood.

Coming down for the 34 go round, Stolba saw his move got by Purkey in the other 33 and began to challenge the leader. On lap 36 with just four more to go Stolba went racing! Taking the lead with Bodenhamer and Purkey once more battling lapped traffic as they crossed the line for the Checkered flag on lap 40 it was Stolba, Bodenhamer, Purkey, Turner who had gotten by Lyle on lap 35 then Portwood, Barker and Vaughn. Gary Gorby and Clint Long
rounded out the top ten finishers.

Feature Results:
1.) Gary Stolba; 2.) Jason Bodenhamer; 3.) Al Purkey; 4.) David Turner; 5.) C.J. Lyle; 6.) Russell Portwood; 7.) David Barker; 8.) Alan Vaughn; 9.) Gary Gorby; 10.) Clint Long; 11.) Stephen Oerly; 12.) Randy McGraw; 13.) T.J.Kuykendall; 14.) Larry Stephoson; 15.) Dustin Mooneyham; 16.) Dale Eaton; 17.) Herb Nagy; 18.) Larry Clawson; 19.) Kerry Schulze; 20.) Randy Reynolds; 21.) Chris Smyser; 22.) Brett LaFollette

 

Hello Racers and Fans...........

 

Friday night at LA Raceway in La Monte, Missouri during the running of the first ever O'Reilly MLRA Latemodel event during the heat races, the #14M of Reid Millard had a car spinout in front of him and collect the # 14M causing him to flip the Latemodel.

 

"Reid is a good competitor and was sorting out the field of cars when another spun and he had no where to go" stated Alan "Cowboy" Chancellor of the MLRA.  "He whacked his head and the Helmet did crack" Chancellor concluded.

 

Reid Millard was Life Flighted out of the Speedway and taken to Kansas City's St.Lukes Hospital.  They have a Trauma Unit and that was the quickest way to transport - not that it

was life-threatening. 

 

"Due to the Privacy Act I had to wait to contact either Relatives or Reid at the Hospital to release any information that is why the delay" stated Pattie Frost of the MLRA.

"I spoke to Reid Millard this morning (Saturday at 9:30am) from the Hospital and asked if it was OK to post what we knew so far." Stated Frost.  "Reid said yes, due to the Privacy Act" Frost concluded.

"Pattie, I'm in extreme pain, I'm positioned on the bed to where I cannot move, extreme pain." I asked if he knew what they were going to do and he stated that they were going to do a battery of tests this morning some time and hope to know
something later today.

So, this is what we know at the present time -- he whacked the helmet good and cracked it (don't know the brand). He was able to move arms and hands and complained at the track of soreness in the neck and tingling in the legs and feet.

I'll keep in touch with you up as I know.

Adrian's race for the 2nd Annual Al Bodenhamer Memorial was postponed until
Wednesday night Oct 6 giving the KC area quite a weekend......

Wed. Oct 6 at Adrian with the MLRA
Thur Oct 7 at Lakeside Speedway in KC KS with TORA
Friday Oct 8 at Lakeside Speedway in KC KS with MLRA
Saturday Oct 9 at Lakeside Speedway in KC KS with WDRL

Sunday, Oct 9 pop a top sip a cool one and watch the NASCAR boyz at KS Speedway!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

O'REILLY MLRA BUCKNER, MO

 

POINT STANDINGS AS OF 9-12-04 

 

 

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