2005 SUPR Late Model Schedule Released!

2005 SUPR Late Model Schedule Released!

Tulsa, Oklahoma (January 7, 2005) – The O’Reilly Southern United Professional Racing (SUPR) Late Models released a 32-race schedule for 2005 today. It’s fitting that the schedule was released in Oklahoma as the O’Reilly Auto Parts-backed series will be returning to Oklahoma for the first time since the 2001 season when the SUPR Late Models join the O’Reilly NCRA Late Models in a challenge race at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City, the last night of a three state July 4^th weekend swing for the SUPR Late Models.

The 2005 O’Reilly SUPR championship season will begin with a new race as Baton Rouge Raceway will host the 1^st Annual O’Reilly Auto Parts Cajun Classic featuring twin 30 lap features on February 26-27^th. The twin 30’s will be run on Sunday afternoon and will pay $2,000 to win for each feature with a $1,000 bonus posted for the high-point finisher.

The tour will then head north on March 4^th and 5^th for the 2^nd Annual Texas World Dirt Track Championship at Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth. Friday night’s show will be headlined by a 40-lap $2,000 to win feature while Saturday night will be headlined by a 50-lap $3,000 to win feature.

The O’Reilly SUPR Late Models will then return to Boothill Speedway after a year hiatus with the first race slated for Saturday night March 19^th. The series will then take a week off before heading north to Little Rock, Arkansas on April 2^nd for the first of four visits to I-30 Speedway. The series will then travel to Champion Park Speedway in Doyline, Louisiana for the first of three visits on Saturday night, April 9^th.

The tour will then head back to Texas Motor Speedway in Fort Worth for the largest purse in SUPR history on Saturday night, April 16^th. The O’Reilly SUPR Late Models will compete at Texas Motor Speedway as part of the Samsung/Radio Shack 500 NASCAR Nextel Cup weekend. The one day show will pay $10,000 to win for the 50-lap feature.

The following Saturday night, April 23^rd will see the O’Reilly SUPR Late Models travel down Interstate 20 for their first visit of the season to Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas. The busy month of April will conclude with the first of four visits to Thunder Valley Speedway in Glenmora, Louisiana on April 30th.

The action will keep right on coming as the series heads to Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, Texas on Saturday night May 7^th. The series will then make its lone visit to the Volunteer State as part of a two day swing through the cotton belt. The racing begins on Friday night May 13^th at Memphis Motorsports Park in Millington, Tennessee before crossing the Muddy Mississippi for a Saturday night shootout at I-30 Speedway on May 14th.

The tour will then visit its sixth state of the season with a return visit to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama on Saturday night, May 21^st. The month of May will come to an end with a big Memorial Day weekend blowout starting on Friday night May 27^th at Lone Star Speedway with a 40-lap $2,000 to win feature, continuing on Saturday night May 28^th at Champion Park Speedway for a 50-lapper and concluding on Sunday night May 29^th at Baton Rouge Raceway when the O’Reilly SUPR Late Models will face off with the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series with another 50-lap feature event.

The month of June will begin with a Saturday night, June 4^th return visit to Thunder Valley Speedway before the drivers and crews will get a needed few weekends off after 13-races over a ten week period. The series will then kick off another hectic stretch of racing beginning with a return visit to I-30 Speedway on June 25^th followed by a three-day three state July 4^th weekend swing that will begin on Friday night, July 2^nd at Boothill Speedway. The series will then make its only appearance of the year at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas on Saturday night, July 3^rd before concluding with the O’Reilly NCRA/SUPR challenge at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on Sunday night, July 4^th.

The O’Reilly SUPR Late Models will once again face off with the Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series at Columbus Speedway for the John L. Cliett Memorial on Saturday night, July 16^th. The SUPR/MSCCS Challenge will add spice to the 59-lap $4,000 to win feature.

The series will then return to the home front with a visit to Thunder Valley Speedway on Saturday night, July 30^th before a return visit to the Lone Star State for one of the big traditional races on the O’Reilly SUPR Late Model schedule, the 13^th Annual Armadillo Nationals held at Lone Star Speedway on August 5^th and 6^th. The 50-lap feature will pay $5,000 to win.

Labor Day weekend will be all work for the drivers and crews on the O’Reilly SUPR Late Model Series with a Saturday night, September 3^rd visit to Champion Park Speedway followed by a Sunday night September 4^th visit to Thunder Valley Speedway.

The following weekend the series will visit Houston Raceway Park for the 4^th Annual Longhorn Rumble on Saturday night, September 10^th. September 17^th will see the series pay a final visit to I-30 Speedway for the 2005 season before a return swing through Louisiana beginning with the Boothill Speedway on Saturday night October 1^st followed by the Louisiana State Championships at Baton Rouge Raceway on October 8^th.

The month of October will continue with a final 2005 visit to Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Alabama on Saturday night, October 15^th before returning to the Lone Star State for the season finale on Saturday night, October 23^rd at Lone Star Speedway. The 50-lap event will pay $2,500 to win and will see the crowning of the 2005 O’Reilly SUPR Late Model Champion. The Annual SUPR banquet will see the awarding of the $10,000 champion’s check in November.

The O’Reilly SUPR Late Models would like to thank our 2005 corporate sponsors: O’Reilly Auto Parts, Brodix, Hossier Tires Southwest, AFCO, J&J Motorsports, GRT Race Cars, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Warrior Race Cars, Wall2Wall Performance Engines, Eagle Motorsports, Xtreme Graphics, B&K Underground, Marlee’s Embroidery, Creel Brothers Excavating, Bert Transmissions, Dura-Lite Racing Wheels, Frankland Racing Supplies, Fuel Safe Racing Cells, Hinchman Uniforms, Late Model America, Mid State Golf Carts and Peterson Aluminum.

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