By David Smith, Jr.

NCRA

January 31, 2010 - Midwest City, Oklahoma - Fourteen races in two states await the 21st consecutive season for the O'Reilly/NCRA sprint car series with a couple of venues hosting the tour for the first time in several years, one of those tracks the first time for the 360 sprint car division.

The season will get under way on Sunday night, May 31, at the home track of NCRA, 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas.

Roughly two weeks later it is on to the beautiful Dodge City Raceway Park in Dodge City, Kansas on Friday and Saturday night, June 11-12. It will be a combined event with the World of Outlaw sprint car division. More information on this big weekend is forthcoming.

Saturday night, June 19, will see Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas host their first ever NCRA 360 sprint car sanctioned race with new owners Dave and Mike Conkwright now at the helm of the high banked facility. The last sanctioned NCRA sprint car race was back on July 2 when the track hosted an outlaw sprint car event. The tour then heads to 81 Speedway to close out the weekend.

The Grand Daddy of them all is next on the schedule with two big nights of the prestigious Hutchinson Grand Nationals in Hutchinson, Kansas on Friday and Saturday night, July 2-3.

Dodge City Raceway Park will host the division one last time in 2010 on Saturday night, July 17 while two weeks later on July 31 it is back at 81 Speedway.

August 21 will be the tours annual trip to Mid-Nebraska Speedway in Doniphan, Nebraska for a Saturday night showdown.

Labor Day weekend three dates scheduled with the first two nights being listed as "tentative." It all begins on Friday night, September 3 at RPM Speedway in Hays, Kansas followed by a tentative stop at Great American Speedway in Jetmore, Kansas. The Belleville High Banks in Kansas will close out the Labor Day weekend for the sprinters on Sunday night, September 3.

Then on Saturday night, October 16 the season will come to a close at 81 Speedway where, as has been the case the past three years, the battle for the point's championship has been decided. With a couple of new drivers already making their plans on competing for the division title, it could be yet another tight point's battle throughout the season on the O'Reilly/NCRA sprint car tour.

A total of sixty-four races in six states are slated for all five divisions combined for the 40th anniversary season of the O'Reilly Auto Parts National Championship Racing Association. To learn more about the history and up to date information on the series, check them out on their official website www.ncraracing.org. To inquire more information on the sprint car division, contact NCRA steward Rod Bencken (785) 672-0123 or NCRA president C Ray Hall (316) 755-1781.

To climb aboard as presenting or contingency partner with the sprint car division for 2010, contact David Smith, Jr. (405) 740-4769 or by email ncrapress@aol.com.

The series and officials would like to thank the following who have climbed aboard thus for this coming race season:

2010 NCRA Sprint Car Series Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels

Contingency Sponsors: Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, SuperShox, Taylor Cable Products, Ultra Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Parts

May 31 Monday 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas

June 11-12 Friday/Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kansas

June 19 Saturday Thunder Hill Speedway Mayetta, Kansas

June 20 Sunday 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas

July 2-3 Friday/Saturday Hutchinson Nationals Hutchinson, Kansas

July 17 Saturday Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kansas

July 31 Saturday 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas

Aug. 21 Saturday Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Nebraska

Sept. 3 Friday RPM Speedway (Tentative) Hays, Kansas

Sept. 4 Saturday Great American Speedway (T) Jetmore, Kansas

Sept. 5 Sunday Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kansas

Oct. 16 Saturday 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas