TERRY PHILLIPS BECOMES TENTH DIFFERENT WINNER ON O’REILLY MSRA TOUR IN 2008

POCOLA, Oklahoma — On Saturday night, the O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Models tour went head-to-head with the Allstate DLRA Super Late Model tour at Tri State Speedway in Pocola, Oklahoma, and when the checkered flag fell on the feature event, Terry Phillips stood in victory lane as the 10th different winner on the O’Reilly MSRA tour in 2008.

The event marked the first and only event of the 2008 season for the O’

Reilly MSRA tour at Tri State Speedway, and twenty-one of the areas top drivers signed in for the event. After accumulating the most passing points in heat race action, Dewaine Hottinger from Russellville, Arkansas earned the JFR Graphics Pole Qualifier Award for the 35 lap feature event. Outside front row starter, Terry Phillips took the lead at the drop of the green flag and would lead the early laps before third starter, Jeremy Payne, caught the leader by the race’s mid stages. The duo would battle for the lead with Payne taking control of the lead late in the race. On a late race restart Payne would take the white flag and look to be on his way to his first O’Reilly MSRA win of the year, but the Springfield, Missouri driver would check up allowing Phillips, Vaught, and Stovall to slip by as the field headed to the checkered flag.

Terry Phillips went on to pick up the win over Will Vaught, Jesse Stovall, Jeremy Payne, and Kyle Beard rounding out the top five.

Notes:

Beard’s top five finish was impressive as he had to start 21st on the grid after losing an engine in heat race action. For his efforts, the Truman, Arkansas’ native was awarded the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award for advancing 16 positions.

2008 O’Reilly MSRA Kuntz & Company Rookie of the Year, Jon Kirby, received the Weld Wheels Hard Luck Award after losing a radiator one lap into the feature event.

Terry Phillips received the COMP Cams Winner’s Circle Bonus.

Heat races were won by Jeremy Pane, Dewaine Hottinger, and Terry Phillips.

With one event remaining in the 2008 season, Joey Mack holds a 21 point advantage over second place Jeff Floyd.

The 2008 season for the O’Reilly MSRA Super Late Model tour will be held Friday and Saturday, September 12th-13th at Poinsett County Raceway in Harrisburg, Arkansas with the 2nd Annual Midsouth Dirt Track Championship. For more information, please visit www.MSRADirt.com or www.PoinsettCountyRaceway.com

The O’Reilly MSRA would like to thank O’Reilly Auto Parts, their Associate Sponsors- GRT Race Cars, Hoosier Racing Tires, COMP Cams, Larry Shaw Race Cars, Weld Racing, Kuntz & Company, JFR Graphics, RiceTec, ASI Racewear, ROCKHARD Powdercoat, Inc., MSR Mafia.com Marketing Services; and their contingency sponsors - Scott Wire, Duralite Racing Wheels, Suspension Spring Specialists, BSB Manufacturing, AP Racing, Wiles Drive Shafts, Boston's Restaurant and Sports Bar Pizza, Joe Gibbs Racing Oil, Schaeffer Oil, & FSR Products.