It has been a quiet stretch for the NCRA 360s with only one show in the past six weeks. That will quickly change as the O’Reilly NCRA Sprint Car Series, presented by ICM/Ethanol, heats it up the next three weeks.
Things will start poppin’ when the winged warriors invade RPM Speedway in Hays, Kan., on Saturday. When they visited the brand new track last year, Garry Lee Maier ran away from the field and won his fifth feature of the season. Following him to the checker were J. D. Johnson, Mike Chadd, Luke Cranston, and Marc Robe.
After a slow start this year, Maier swept three shows over Memorial Day weekend and jumped ahead of Don Droud Jr. into the point lead. Maier now has a record 59 career NCRA victories.
Andy Shouse took the checker in their last show, July 3 at 81 Speedway, followed by Gavin Punch, Mike Peters, rookie Koby Barksdale, and Johnson. A racing incident collected Maier and forced him to restart at the back. He finished 15th, one spot worse than Droud.
Former rookie of the year Stu Snyder is third in points, while Peters moved from fifth to fourth and Chadd fell one spot to fifth. Derek Drown, J.D. Johnson, C.J. Johnson, Jon Freeman, and A. J. Selenke round out the top 10.
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