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MARS / MID-AMERICA RACING SERIES
P.O. Box 99, Locust Grove, AR 72550
870-251-1200 ~ midamericaracingseries.com
sanctions dirt track Late Model racing in South Central United States

4/12/07 - M.A.R.S. Lucas Oil Speedway Event Moved To Sunday Afternoon

4/11/07 - M.A.R.S. Double Header On Tap For Billy James

4/10/07 - Mid America Racing Series (M.A.R.S.) Kicks Off 2007 With Double Header Weekend

Batesville, Arkansas (4/12/07) – Due to a threatening forecast and cold weather, officials with Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri have decided to move the M.A.R.S./M.L.R.A. Challenge event scheduled for Saturday, April 14th to Sunday afternoon, April 15th .

The pit gate opens at 10 a.m. with the grandstand gate opening at noon. Hot laps are slated for 1:00 with racing action to follow. The feature event will pay $3,000 to win and $500 to start. For more information, please visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com and www.MidAmericaRacingSeries.com .

Sikeston, Missouri (4/11/07) – After a three week break, Billy James and James-Robinson Motorsports will return to action this weekend for a M.A.R.S. double header in Illinois and Missouri.

On Friday, April 13th, Billy will head to Tri City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois for the 2007 Mid America Racing Series season opener. The event pays $3,000 to win and $500 to start for the 40 lap event. James has been to Tri City Speedway for the first time, but his previous experience will be of no benefit as the track has been reduced from a ½ mile to a 3/8 mile for the 2007 season. For more information, please visit www.TriCitySpeedway.net .

On Saturday, April 14th, James-Robinson Motorsports will make the trek to Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri for night #2 of the M.A.R.S. double header. This will mark the first ever M.A.R.S. event at the state-of-the-art oval, and will also mark the first time that Billy has raced there. The event will pay $3,000 to win and $500 to start. For more information, please visit www.LucasOilSpeedway.com .

Billy James along with the entire James-Robinson Motorsports Team would like to thank all of their sponsors, who make their racing program possible. Sponsors include James Excavation, Robinson Racing Engines, Royal Signs & Graphics, LaPlant Transport, Tri State Truck & Trailer Maintenance, Oz Hay Enterprises, Martindale Chevrolet, Barkley’s Transmission, and the MidSouthRacing.com Network. James-Robinson Motorsports is always looking for new sponsorship opportunities. For information on joining the team as a marketing partner, please visit www.BillyJames5jr.com .

For the latest James-Robinson Motorsport schedule, news, and other information, visit the team’s official website at www.BillyJames5jr.com .

Mid America Racing Series (M.A.R.S.) Kicks Off 2007 With Double Header Weekend

Batesville, Arkansas (April 10, 2007) – Last weekend, the M.A.R.S. tour was scheduled to kick off the 2007 season, however Mother Nature had other ideas forcing the cancellation of the event. As a result, the stars and cars of the M.A.R.S. tour now turn their focus to this Friday and Saturday, April 13th-14th for the season opening events at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois and Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri.

The 2006 season was a strong year for the M.A.R.S. tour with seven different drivers picking up feature wins during the course of the twenty-one race schedule. Twenty one races are already scheduled for the 2007 tour with more dates to be added in the next few weeks. 2007 is shaping up to be another great season with 2006 Champion, Bill Frye (Arkansas), headlining the list of drivers returning to the M.A.R.S. tour. Frye has amassed four series’ titles to date, and will be looking to add a fifth championship this year. Terry Phillips (Missouri), who is the only other driver to ever win a M.A.R.S. championship, owns three series’ titles will be looking to stop Frye in his tracks. Other drivers, who are expected to possibly compete for the championship in 2007 include Jeff Taylor (Arkansas), Jack Sullivan (Arkansas), Will Vaught (Missouri), Steve Rushin (Missouri), Joey Mack (Missouri), Billy James (Missouri), Brandon McCormick (Missouri), Jeremy Payne (Missouri), and many more.

On Friday, April 13th, the 2007 season will get underway at Tri City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois in a $3,000 to win/$500 to start 40 lap event. The facility has gone through a major face lift since the last time that the M.A.R.S. tour visited. What used to be a ½ mile oval, is now a 3/8 mile dirt track The new track features 10 degrees banking in the corners and is 70 feet wide all the way around. Tri-City Speedway is located just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, MO in Pontoon Beach, IL. Take exit 4 off I-270 and go 1/2 mile south on SR 203. For more information, please visit www.TriCitySpeedway.net

On Saturday, April 14th, the resident Martians will visit unfamiliar territory as they invade the state-of-the-art Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri to challenge the MLRA Super Late Model Series. Lucas Oil Speedway is a top notch 3/8 mile, clay oval. This will mark the inaugural visit of the M.A.R.S. tour to the facility and a great deal of excitement has been generated by the event. Lucas Oil Speedway is located 5 blocks south of US Highway 54 on State Highway 83 in Wheatland, Missouri. For more information, please visit, www.LucasOilSpeedway.com .

For more information on the series visit the official website of the Mid America Racing Series at www.midamericaracingseries.com.