For Immediate Release
Contact: Ben Shelton (msrmafia@gmail.com)
April 17, 2017

Rodney Sanders Surges to Lucas Oil MLRA Checkers

Happy, Texas (04/17/17) – Rodney Sanders waited until the closing circuits of Saturday night’s Lucas Oil MLRA event at Lucas Oil Speedway to power his Wichita Tank Racing #20 DriveWFX.com/ Swan Energy/ MB Customs/ Clements Racing Engine Super Late Model to the lead. Moments later he was standing in Victory Lane with a $3,500 check.

Rodney Sanders visited Lucas Oil Speedway (Wheatland, Missouri) on Friday for the opening weekend with the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA). Drawing 41 Super Late Models for the opening round of the two-day Spring Nationals, Sanders started the night with a heat race win, positioning him 4th on the starting rundown for the feature. Racing in the Top-5 throughout the 25-lap affair, Rodney posted a 4th-place finish behind Will Vaught, Terry Phillips, and Tony Jackson Jr. with Jesse Stovall finishing 5th.

The following night for the $3,500 top prize, Sanders charged to another heat race win, locking him into the 2nd-starting position for the A-Main. Battling with Randy Timms for the top spot throughout the 40-lap feature, Rodney took the lead with just two laps remaining to score his fourth victory of the season with Timms, Jesse Stovall, Will Vaught, and Chase Junghans completing the Top 5 finishers.

"Randy [Timms] had a hell of a car," said Sanders moments after claiming the thrilling win. "The lapped traffic kind of got him boxed in. I kind of had to throw a Hail Mary there at the end. We were kind of searching for the moisture. I was a little bit too free, but if I could get to the top we were pretty good.”

He concluded by saying, “We are chasing rookie honors as well as the championship with the tour this year, so this weekend was a great way to start things.”

For full results from these events, please visit www.MLRARacing.com .

This weekend, April 21-22 will take Rodney into battle in a pair of $2,000-to-win, Mid America Racing Series (MARS) West events. On Friday evening he will compete at Midway Speedway (Lebanon, Missouri) before taking part in a series event at Springfield Raceway (Springfield, Missouri) on Saturday night. For more information on the programs, please visit www.MARSRacingSeries.com .

Rodney Sanders would like to thank all of his sponsors including Wichita Tank Racing, Swan Energy, Kimrad Transport, DriveWFX.com, S&S Fishing and Rental, Krohn Farms, STSI, Mars Race Cars, MB Customs, KBC Graphics, Bergman Tax and Accounting, Hatifeld Race Engines, Deatherage Opticians, VP Race Fuels, C&R Incorporated, Beyea Headers, CMD Race Shocks, Keyser Manufacturing, Integra Race Shocks, Eibach, Wilwood Brakes, Palmer Painting, D&G Contracting, Driven Oil, 87 Automotive, FK Rod Ends, Allstar Performance, Fikes Transmission, QA1 Driveshafts, Performance Bodies, Day Motorsports, and MSRMafia.com Marketing Services.

For more information on Rodney Sanders, please visit www.RodneySandersRacing.net .