February 25th & 26th: The Pelican 100 - $10,000 to win!!!

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You can't have a show like the Pelican 100 without great sponsors!



Ed Rinehart, Porter, TX

Who hasn't Texas businessman Ed Rinehart helped out in racing? From promoting and sponsoring races from the Rio Grande to Batesville, Arkansas to sponsoring some of the best midsouth drivers that ever strapped in a race car, Mr. Rinehart has been there for a lot it. The list of Late Model racers he's sponsored over the years is like a who's who of the sport. Dale McDowell, Bill Frye, Doug Ingalls, Mike Bowers, Robbie Starnes, Lawrence Mikulnacek and so on.

The Rinehart Trucking Shootout Modified shows of years' past are still talked about in legendary terms around Boothill Speedway. Ed is currently sponsoring John Whittington in Modifieds and that team just scored a win in the USMTS race at Royal Purple Raceway this past Saturday so congratulations to the Rinehart #5W Pierce Chassis on that victory. Ark-La-Tex Speedway is proud to have Ed Rinehart as sponsor of the inaugural Pelican 100.

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Pits are open now at Ark-La-Tex Speedway for rig parking. Practice tonight for the Pelican 100, qualifying Friday at 7PM and the grand finale night including the $10,000 to win, 100-lap Late Model race on Saturday starts at 6PM! Weekend schedule & format are posted on the front page at www.ArkLaTexSpeedway.net ! Pelican 100 race time forecast for Saturday night: fair, 70 degrees and light winds! Can't beat that in Feb! Don't miss this!

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Billy Moyer is unable to attend because he's attending the funeral of long time friend and sponsor Johnny Johnson. Billy Moyer Jr. will be there.

Moyer Sr. would have been the odds-on favorite but now, it appears wide open to anyone!

Some racers like Kenny Merchant, Rob Litton, Ronny Adams, Ray Moore, Kyle Cummings, Lee Davis and a few others have raced Late Models here but there hasn't been a Late Model race of any kind there in almost two years and only 3 Late Model races ever.

BJ Robinson has won a $3000 Modified race there and Morgan Bagley was always strong there in a Modified too.

Bub McCool seems like a hot racer right now but MSRA (now the COMP Cams Super Dirtcar Series) runner-up Kyle Beard is coming along with a lot of other fast Arkansas guys like Wendell Wallace, Jack Sullivan and Moyer, Jr. Alabama native Ronny Lee Hollingsworth could also be a factor. So who wins?

Do we get a surprise visitor now???

Here's a list of who appears 'confirmed' to come:

Billy Moyer, Jr.
Ronny Lee Hollingsworth
Bub McCool
Ray Moore
Jack Sullivan
Gary Christian
Kyle Beard
David Breazeale
Dane Dacus
Leon Henderson
Jon Mitchell
Dewaine Hottinger
Wendell Wallace
Kyle Cummings
Ronny Adams
BJ Robinson
Josh Danzy
Jeff Chanler
Wesley Chanler
Eric Neal
Morgan Bagley
Jody Prince
Allen Tippen
Trey Beene
Lee Davis
Heath Culp
Tim Culp
Rob Litton
Bubba Mullins
Raymond Taylor
Alan Murray

Who's your pick?

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Weather great! Hi today 74 degrees low at night 63. It'll be 15 degrees warmer than it was tonight. And we had a nice Friday night crowd too! Track was good. 48 Late Models, 30 Factory Stocks, 17 Limited Modifieds. We hot lapped, timed in the Late Models (2 laps), ran 3 12=lap Factory heats, 4 15-lap Late Model heats and 2 12-lap Limited Mod heats and were done by 10:05.

If we get enough new Limited Mods, we may have a B in that class but right now, don't need it. I have a feeling we'll see some more sign in tomorrow. $80 to start the A. Got a Factory B for sure if not 2.

Top 12 in A-main:

57J Bub McCool, Vicksburg, MS - 18 Ronny Lee Hollingsworth, Northport, AL
54 David Breazelle, Four Corners, MS - 93 Ray Moore, Shreveport, LA
14M Morgan Bagley, Tyler, TX - C28 Kenny Merchant, Ruston, LA
21JR Billy Moyer, Jr., Batesville, AR - 6X Rob Litton, Alexandria, LA
11 Jon Kirby, Russelville, AR - 86 Kyle Beard, Truman, AR
1s Jack Sullivan, Greenbriar, AR - 88 Wendell Wallace, Batesville, AR

Probably (not 100%) will have 2 Late Model Bs -- take top 4. 20 lap B-mains. Top 12 hot lap around the time of the Bs too. Here's the list of Late Model B-main racers in no particular order for tomorrow:

5M Jon Mitchell, Texarkana, TX
C8 Tim Culp, West Monroe, LA
77 Greg Fore,
10 Mike Balcaen, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
65 Dewaine Hottinger, Russelville, AR
R5 BJ Robinson. Shreveport, LA
F5 Josh Danzy, Heflin, LA
11C Jeff Chanler, Minden, LA
117C Wesley Chanler, Minden, LA
11JR Bubba Mullins, West Monroe, LA
T49 Raymond Taylor, Ball, LA
601 Curtis Cook, Conway, AR
1 Doug Begnaud, Cypress, TX
10P Jody Prince, Sibley, LA
58 Heath Culp, McKinney, TX
71a Allen Tippen, Minden, LA
1A Ronny Adams, Marshall, TX
96 Kyle Cummings, Sibley, LA
2 Alan Murray, San Antonio, TX
97 Eric Neal, Lollita, TX
28B Wendell Bolden, Greenville, TX
87M Jody mayne, Grand Saline, TX
17M Phil Miller, Plano, TX
Lazy8 Justin Ingalls, Longview, TX
02 Troy Berdan, Minden, LA
58X Gary Christian, Broken Bow, OK
27 Stacy Taylor, Jacksonville, AR
21 Neil Baggett, Shannon, MS
0 Shane Harris, Sheridan, AR
25 Justin McRee, Cottondale, AL
18 Brian Sugg, Fort Worth, TX
77 Kenneth Crowe, Port Allen, LA
7X Jim Bryant, Natchitoches, LA
115 Trey Beene, Bossier City, LA
21 Lee Davis, Greenwood, LA
10 Leon Henderson, MS


20-lap Limited Mod A-main
20-lap Factory Stock A-main
100-lap Pelican 100 Grand Finale $10,000 to win!

$20 Grandstand with kids 10 and under, free. $35 Pit Pass. Come early if you want a good spot/seat. Pit gates open at 2PM, Grandstand at 3PM.