O'Reilly SUPR Late Models & Srint Cars headline the Memorial Day Blowout!

O'Reilly SUPR Late Models & Sprint Cars headline the Memorial Day Blowout!

Baton Rouge, Louisiana (May 20, 2003) - The O'Reilly SUPR Late Models will headline the Memorial Day Blowout this Sunday Night at Baton Rouge Raceway. This will be the third stop in a big Memorial Day weekend for the O'Reilly SUPR Late Models. The racing begins Friday Night, May 23rd with a visit to Many (LA) Motor Speedway and then moves to Fast Trax Motorplex in Chatham before swinging down to Baton Rouge Raceway on Sunday Night. The O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars will also be in action as they travel to Pike County Speedway for a big Saturday Night show on May 24th.

The big holiday weekends usually help separate the contenders from the pretenders as three hard nights of racing can lead to a big swing in the point standings. Kenny Merchant will be aiming to continue his hot streak of 4 wins in the first 8 races. Kenny holds a commanding lead of 184 points over David Ashley in the battle for the 2003 O'Reilly SUPR Late Model Championship. James Ward has crept to within 23 points of David Ashley in the battle for second position and fourth through seventh positions are within 100 points of each other with Tommy Surrett leading Curt Lipsey, Rob Litton and Ryan Plaisance. Bill Gordon leads the Late Model America/B&K Underground Rookie of the Year battle and he currently resides in 8th place just ahead of Doug Ingalls, the all-time winner with SUPR.

The 2003 O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Series has seen a marked increase in winners with 4 winners in the first five races. Harold Henderson leads the pack with 2 victories this year. He's followed by Darrell Hyde, a winner for the first time on the O'Reilly SUPR sprint Car tour. Michael Herrington and Kelly Angelette have also recorded victories this year but the one driver yet to do so is defending champion Butch David. David lent his new car to Angelette at Jackson Motor Speedway and Angelette put the car in victory lane and David would like nothing more than to do the same thing this weekend.

The action gets underway Friday Night at Many Motor Speedway with a 40-lap $2,000 to win O'Reilly SUPR Late Model feature. The racing gets underway at 8:00 p.m. and the track is located one mile north of Many on U.S. Highway 171. The track phone number is (318) 256-0708.

Saturday Night, May 24th, the O'Reilly SUPR Late Models will be in action at the Fast Trax Motorplex in Chatham, Louisiana. The Late Models will be running 50 laps for the $2,500 to win first prize. The racing gets underway at 7:00 p.m. Fast Trax Motorplex is located 4 miles east of Chatham on Louisiana Highway 4. The track phone number is (318) 648-0040.

Also on Saturday Night, the O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars will battle for 25 laps at Pike County Speedway. The racing gets underway at 7:30 p.m. and Pike County Speedway is located at the Gillsburg Road (State Route 568) Exit #8 off of I-55. The track phone number is (601) 783-2500.

Finally, the busy Memorial Day Weekend will wrap up at Baton Rouge Raceway on Sunday Night, May 25th with another 50-lap $2,500 to win Late Model race. The racing will get started at 7:00 p.m.. Baton Rouge Raceway is located on Plank Road (Louisiana Highway 67). From Baton Rouge take I-110 to exit 6, then 1 mile east on Louisiana Highway 408 then 6 miles north on Plank Road. The track phone number is (225) 774-4524.

For further information about any of these races contact the O'Reilly SUPR offices at (225) 275-5040.

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