O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars to kick off 2004 season at Baton Rouge Raceway

O'Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars to kick off 2004 season at Baton Rouge Raceway

Baton Rouge, Louisiana (January 15, 2004) – The O’Reilly Southern United Professional Racing (SUPR) Sprint Car Series released its 2004 schedule today, a schedule that will see the winged sprinters competing in 19 events in a three state area. The schedule is highlighted by first time visits to Deep South Speedway in Loxley , Alabama ; Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora , Louisiana and Champion Park Speedway in Doyline , Louisiana .

Now in its third year of sanctioning sprint car racing in the gulf south, the O’Reilly SUPR Sprint Car Series has seen an increase in the level of competition with 7 different drivers visiting victory lane in 2003. At the end of the season it was veteran sprint car competitor Michael Herrington, Jr. of Prairieville , Louisiana joining Butch David as a series champion.

The 2004 season gets underway at Baton Rouge Raceway where the O’Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars champions will begin the quest to crown a new champion on Saturday night April 10. The sprinters will be busy early as they travel to Simpson County Motorsports Park in Mendenhall , Mississippi on Friday night April 16^th followed by a trek to Deep South Speedway in Loxley , Alabama the very next night, Saturday April 17^th.

Saturday night May 8^th will mark the series’ first visit to Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora , Louisiana and the sprinters will then return to Baton Rouge Raceway on Saturday night, May 15^th. The month of May will be capped by the series’ first visit to Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Mississippi .

The series returns to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, June 19^th before returning to Pike County Speedway on Saturday night, July 3^rd. July 10^th will see the O’Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars visit Jackson Motor Speedway followed by back-to-back weekend visits to Baton Rouge Raceway (Saturday, July 24^th) and Thunder Valley Speedway (Saturday, July 31^st).

The tour then kicks off a 4 week swing that begins when the SUPR Sprinters travel north to Champion Park Speedway in Doyline , Louisiana on Saturday, August 14^th, returning to Deep South Speedway on Saturday, August 21^st, Baton Rouge Raceway on Saturday, August 28^th, and Pike County Speedway on Saturday, September 4^th.

The O’Reilly SUPR Sprint Cars will make a final run for the 2004 Championship beginning on Saturday, October 2^nd at Pike County Speedway before a trio of two-day shows run in conjunction with the O’Reilly SUPR Late Models will cap the season. The Louisiana State Championships will be held at Baton Rouge Raceway on October 15^th– 16^th. This will be followed by a final visit to Deep South Speedway for a two-day show on October 22^nd -23^rd, and the season will conclude with the Sprint Cars competing at the Jambalaya 100 at Pike County Speedway on November 12^th -13^th.

For further information concerning the 2004 O’Reilly SUPR Sprint Car schedule please visit the series website at www.suprracing.com or contact Greg Holmes, SUPR President at 225-275-5040.

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