National Championship Racing Association
Thunder Hill Speedway
August 20, 2016
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Leonard Last Lap Pass Nets NCRA Late Model Victory

by David Smith Jr
Mayetta, Kansas – August 2, 2016 - With the help of a late race caution, Dusty Leonard snuck past race leader Chris Kratzer to win an exciting National Championship Racing Association of Park City, Kansas presented by Precise Racing Products crate late model feature Saturday night at Thunder Hill Speedway in Mayetta, Kansas.

Leonard and Kratzer started on the front row for the twenty-five lap feature with Kratzer leading the majority of the event. With just three laps remaining in the feature finale, the night’s final caution fell setting up a three lap dash for the checkered flag.

Kratzer, the current series points leader coming into the night, looked to be on his way to his second feature victory of the season. But Leonard had other plans and passed Kratzer on the last lap and barely beat Kratzer to the line to pick up his first feature victory of the season.

Lyle Shepard, who came into the night second in the point standings and five feature victories on the season, came home third, followed by Delbert Smith and Jeremy Bishop.

The two, eight lap heat races for the sixteen car field were won by Shepard and Leonard.

Next up for the NCRA crate late models will be a trip to the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas next Saturday night, August 27.

NCRA Late Models
Thunder Hill Speedway/Mayetta, Kansas
08/20/16

16 Cars

1st Heat: 1) Lyle Shepard, 2) Chris Kratzer, 3) Delbert Smith, 4) Jimmy Segraves, 5) Dan Smith, 6) Brandon Conkwright, 7) Adam Popp, 8) Dustin Bolster

2nd Heat: 1) Dusty Leonard, 2) Robert Shepard, 3) Jeremy Bishop, 4) Ryan Grit, 5) Vernon Bailey, Jr., 6) Garry Billings, 7) Jim Melton, 8) Rob Day

A Feature: 1) Dusty Leonard, 2) Chris Kratzer, 3) Lyle Shepard, 4) Delbert Smith, 5) Jeremy Bishop, 6) Adam Popp, 7) Garry Billings, 8) Robert Shepard, 9) Dustin Bolster, 10) Dan Smith, 11) Rob Day, 12) Jimmy Segraves, 13) Vernon Bailey, Jr., 14) Jim Melton, 15) Ryan Grit, 16) Brandon Conkwright