From Bryan Gapinski
Kansas City, MO — Officials of the Kemper Arena Indoor Midget Auto Race have announced that Lucas Oil, and the The Lucas Cattle Company will sponsor the second annual event.
The Bull Ring Midget Nationals scheduled for December 18th and 19th at Kansas City’s Kemper Arena will now be known as the “Lucas Oil Bull Ring Midget Nationals Presented by Lucas Cattle Company”. This year’s event will pay $5,000 to win on Friday night Dec. 18th and $10,000-to-win and $500 to start Saturday’s race on Dec. 19th, plus a $3,500 point fund for the top three point finishers for the two-races. Supporting classes will be the Modlites/Dwarf cars, 1200 Outlaw Lightning Winged Sprints, and QMA Quarter Midgets.
On December 11th-13th, The No Bull Small Car Nationals will include: twenty-three classes of go karts, and various micro sprint divisions. A complete list of rules, payoff, and entry forms are now available event online at the events website: www.TwastheMidgets.com, or calling (816) 415-4398. Discount tickets for are on sale at the Sprint Center Box Office or Ticketmaster at (816)-513-4000.
In 2008, 84 midget teams from around the country participated in the two-day event. Early entries for the event include: Saturday Night winner Bryan Clauson, Friday Night winner Jerry Coons Jr., Danny Lasoski, Jason Leffler, Brad Loyet, Brad Kuhn, and Cruz Pedregon.
Lucas Oil Products, based in Corona, California has a strong pedigree in Motorsports, with a wide range of Racing Oils designed to withstand the tough conditions endured by high performance engines. Lucas has long been directly involved in the American racing industry through multiple vehicle sponsorships and racing event promotions, at all levels.
The Lucas Cattle Company, located in Cross Timbers, Missouri has over 1,000 head of Simmental cows. They strive to breed Simmental and Foundation Simmental cattle that not only offer structural soundness but other necessary assets such as udder quality, fertility, calving ease, longevity, growth, docility, and carcass traits. For more information on Lucas Oil Products, please visit www.LucasOil.com. For more information on the Lucas Cattle Company, please visit www.LucasCattleCompany.com.