2006 NCRA modified and late model schedule

O'Reilly/NCRA Announces 2006 Late Model and Modified Schedules

TOPEKA, Kan. (Feb. 26, 2006) -- The O'Reilly/National Championship Racing Association has announced the 2006 schedules for their modified and late model divisions.

First to swing into action again this year is the modified series, with the first of their 11 races at the home of the NCRA, 81 Speedway in Park City, Kan. They will also compete at the three other venues from 2005 - the Belleville (Kan.) High Banks, Junction Motor Speedway (Neb.) and the Kansas State Fairgrounds. In addition, the Five-State Fairgrounds and Thunderhill Speedway, both in Kansas, return to the modified schedule after a one-year absence. The series will also venture to the Rooks County (Kan.) Fairgrounds, which hosted a NCRA sprint car race in 2004. A new facility for the modified series in this their ninth year is Mid-America Speedway in South Coffeyville, Okla. <pre> April 1 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. May 27 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. May 28 Five-State Fairgrounds Liberal, Kan. July 1 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. July 2 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kan. July 3 Thunderhill Speedway Mayetta, Kan. July 13-15 Kansas State Fairgrounds Hutchinson, Kan. Aug 18 Stockton Fairgrounds Stockton, Kan. Sept 2 Mid-America Speedway South Coffeyville, Okla. Sept 3 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kan. Sept 4 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. Sept 8 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Neb. Sept 9 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Neb. Oct 6-8 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. </pre> For their 17th season, late model pilots have 18 races to look forward to in 2006. They get a later start than the other series as they don't open until Memorial Day weekend, with two shows in the Cornhusker State - Mid- Nebraska Speedway and Nebraska Raceway Park. Both locations are carryovers from last year, along with 81 Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, Salina Speedway, Belleville High Banks, Junction Motor Speedway, and Oklahoma City's State Fair Speedway. New for the late models this season are dates in Missouri - at Bolivar Speedway and the brand-new Lucas Oil Speedway near Wheatland. <pre> May 26 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Neb. May 28 Nebraska Raceway Park Greenwood, Neb. June 10 Lucas Oil Speedway Wheatland, Mo. June 16 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan. June 17 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, Kan. June 18 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kan. June 24 Mid-America Speedway South Coffeyville, Okla. June 25 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. July 1 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Neb. July 2 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kan. July 3 Fairgrounds Speedway Oklahoma City, Okla. July 21 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Neb. July 22 Mid-Nebraska Speedway Doniphan, Neb. Aug 4 81 Speedway Park City, Kan. Aug 5 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, Neb. Sept 2 Salina Speedway Salina, Kan. Sept 3 Belleville High Banks Belleville, Kan. Oct. 6-7 Bolivar Speedway Bolivar, Mo.

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