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Todd Turner
GREENVILLE, Miss. (March 26) - For the first time in series history, Greenville (Miss.) Speedway will host the veteran drivers of the O'Reilly Auto Parts Southern United Professional Racing tour when the series visits the Mississippi Delta quarter-mile oval on April 12. Among those expected to attack the gumbo-clay oval are Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., who won last fall's Gumbo Nationals at Greenville, and reigning O'Reilly SUPR champion Ray Moore of Shreveport, La., who battled McCool in that October event.
Kyle Cummings of Minden, La., by virtue of his victory in the season's first race at Champion Park Speedway in Haughton, La., is leading the O'Reilly SUPR points heading into the Greenville event followed by Howard Willis of Dayton, Texas, and Ronny Adams of Greenwood, La., two of SUPR's old-school veterans. Moore stands fourth in the points ahead of former SUPR champion Rob Litton of Alexandria, La.
The main event pays $2,500 to the winner and at least $400 to each starter as SUPR runs its first race in Mississippi since Sept. 15. In five series visits to the Magnolia State in 2007, three-time SUPR champion David Ashley won three times.
Gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. on April 12 with racing at 7:30 p.m.
Corporate sponsors of O'Reilly SUPR include: AFCO, Barber Specialties Inc., Bert Transmission, Brodix, BSB Manufacturing, Dura-Lite Racing Wheels, GRT Race Cars, Hinchman Uniforms, Hoosier Tire Southwest, J&J Motorsports, Keith Craft Inc., Larry Shaw Race Cars, Lile's Custom Home's, Master Vac, O'Reilly Auto Parts, PBM Performance Products, Peterson Aluminum, Trick Wild, Triple A Diesel Service and Wall 2 Wall Performance.
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