By David Smith, Jr.

NCRA

January 31, 2010 - Midwest City, Oklahoma - While only five events where scheduled and completed for the inaugural season for the O'Reilly/NCRA Oklahoma modified division last year, the results must have turned plenty of heads as twelve races line the sophomore season schedule for the divisions six new tracks climbing aboard to schedule at least one event for the 2010 race season.

It all kicks off on Friday and Saturday night, February 12-13 at Cowtown Speedway in Kennedale, Texas with the tracks annual running of the February Fast 50 with $2000 awaiting Saturday night's feature finale winner. It will be the first ever appearance at the famed quarter mile clay oval for the NCRA in the series 40 year history.

One month later on Saturday night, March 13, it is on to Elk Citys I-40 Speedway in Elk City, Oklahoma in a first of two events that are scheduled for the track, which also runs under NCRA modified rules each and every Saturday night. The series southern modifieds will also kick off their 2010 season on this night as well.

Then on Saturday night, May 15, it is back to Cowtown Speedway for the second of three scheduled appearances of the year.

On Friday night, June 11 the tour will be back at Elk Citys I-40 Speedway before making their first ever appearance at Route 66 Speedway in Amarillo, Texas.

A fast night is in store for Friday night, June 25, as It is on to the famed and newly restored half mile oval of Thunderbird Speedway in Muskogee, Oklahoma, the very one located on the grounds of the Muskogee Fairgrounds. Long time Muskogee area racers Dennis and Stanley Slater have purchased the facility and have given it a total make over and will host their first NCRA sanctioned event in years. From there it is on to another new stop for the Oklahoma modified division, Creek County Speedway in Kellyville, Oklahoma where another new owner, local area racer Jackie Green and family, have bought the quarter mile oval and also given it a makeover of its own.

Lake Country Speedway in Ardmore, Oklahoma will hosts its first ever NCRA sanctioned event on Friday night, July 30, on what many call the best modified surface around.

Cowtown Speedway will wrap up their scheduled races with NCRA on Saturday night, August 14.

It will then be on to the home track of the O'Reilly Auto Parts National Championship Racing Association as 81 Speedway in Park City, Kansas will welcome the Oklahoma modified drivers on their first appearance at the track.

It is then all scheduled to come to a close on Friday and Saturday night, October 15-16 as promoter Mark Brill brings the tour in for two nights at Brill Motor Speedway.

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 Oklahoma modified division, contact NCRA steward Chris Smith (918) 625-6200 or NCRA president C Ray Hall (316) 755-1781.

To climb aboard as presenting or contingency partner with the Oklahoma modified division for 2010, contact David Smith, Jr. (405) 740-4769 or via 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 Oklahoma Modified Series Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Race Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels

Contingency Partners: Belleville Motor Sports, Bills Built Race Cars, Hoffman Race Cars, On Another Level Designs, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Rod End Supply, Saldana Race Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, Ultra Shield.

Feb. 12-13 Friday/Saturday Cowtown Speedway Kennedale, Texas

March 13 Saturday Elk Citys I-40 Speedway Elk City, Oklahoma

May 15 Saturday Cowtown Speedway Kennedale, Texas

June 11 Friday Elk Citys I-40 Speedway Elk City, Oklahoma

June 12 Saturday Route 66 Motor Speedway Amarillo, Texas

June 25 Friday Thunderbird Speedway Muskogee, Oklahoma

June 26 Saturday Creek County Speedway Kellyville, Oklahoma

July 30 Friday Lake Country Speedway Ardmore, Oklahoma

Aug. 14 Saturday Cowtown Speedway Kennedale, Texas

Oct. 9 Saturday 81 Speedway Park City, Kansas

Oct. 15-16 Friday/Saturday Brill Motor Speedway Meeker, Oklahoma