Late Model Series

Boen Dominates at Junction Motor Speedway

By David Smith, Jr.

 

McCool, Nebraska (June 19, 2010) – McCool, Nebraska - Former four-time series champion Kelly Boen of Henderson, Colorado continued his early season victory lane tour as he took advantage of race long leader Kyle Berck’s misfortune to win the O’Reilly/NCRA late model feature finale Saturday night at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska.

Two time and defending series champion Berck of Marquette, Nebraska quickly took the lead at the start of the thirty lap feature with outside front row starter Mike Wiarda settling into the runner up position. Boen made quick work of Wiarda but Berck had quickly opened up a half stretch lead by lap three.

Berck, aboard the Dorothy Lynch Dressing/Strobel Construction sponsored Lazer Chassis, looked to be a man on a mission as he had opened up a half stretch lead by lap ten. However mechanical gremlins would strike when the power plant went expired causing Berck to exit from the race and a disappointing 20^th place finish.

Boen would then inherit the lead and set the pace before the first of two cautions fell on lap thirteen for a spin.

After the final caution fell on lap twenty-four to bunch up the field one final time there was still no catching Boen as he drove his familiar #07 Roadrunner Fabrication/Peterson Fluid Systems sponsored Rocket chassis to his fifth feature victory of the season.

A strong three way battle for the runner up position waged with around ten laps to go with Wiarda, Travis Dickies and eleventh starting Corey Zeitner all battling for the position. While most of the attention was on the battle for second, current series rookie of the year leader Jase Kaser began making his move towards the front. Working the low side on the three-eighths mile oval, sixteenth starting Kaser dialed in those drivers running second through fourth and coming down for the finish, caught Dickies at the line by a bumper to come home third. 

Wiarda would settle for second with Dickies and Zeitner rounding out the top five.

The eight lap heat races for the twenty-three car field were won by Andrew Kosiski, Bo Egge and Boen.

The next event for the O’Reilly/NCRA late model division will take place with a Fourth of July weekend Holiday double beginning on Friday night, July 2, as the tour makes their second of four appearances of the season at I-80 Speedway at Nebraska Raceway Park in Greenwood, Nebraska before heading to Adams County Speedway in Corning, Iowa for a Saturday night spectacular.

The National Championship Racing Association would like to thank the following for contributors for their involvement with the late model division for the 2010 race season.

Official Sponsors: O'Reilly Auto Parts, Hoosier Racing Tires, Sunoco Race Fuels

Official Contingency Partners: Arizona Sports Shirts, Berheisel Racing Components, Hatfield Racing Engines, Hooker Harness, Keizer Aluminum Wheels, Lazer Chassis, Peterson Fluid Systems, Pro Shocks, Racing Optics, Real Racing Wheels, Rod End Supply, Saldana Racing Products, Schoenfeld Headers, Taylor Cable Products, The Joie of Seating, Ultra-Shield, Vertex Magnetos, Winters Performance Products.