Donnie Moran Racing Inc.
4325 Fawn Drive Dresden, OH 43821
For Immediate Release
Donnie Moran Ends Month of May Ninth in Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Points Standings
DRESDEN, OH (May 25, 2007)-Donnie Moran just completed the month of May for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series in ninth place after twelve events. It was an up and down five events on the premier dirt late model sanctioning tour starting with Hagerstown, MD on April 28 and ending with a visit to La Salle, IL on May 19.
During the time span Moran earned two Edelbrock Hard Charger Awards for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Hagerstown and Lucas Oil Speedway as the “Million Dollar Man” also added a LifeLong Locks Fast Time Award at Farley, IA on May 18.
Moran’s finishes were a fourth at Hagerstown (after starting 24th), a DNQ at Kentucky Lake for the “99” on May 4th and 5th, a tenth at Lucas Oil Speedway (after starting 24th), an 11th place finish at Farley and a 23rd place finish at La Salle. All of this despite driving with a broken thumb he suffered in a heat race at Hagerstown.
“We broke our thumb at Hagerstown and it started off a bad three weeks for us having to take two Provisionals, but we are pleased with the way the car performed at Hagerstown and Wheatland, at Kentucky Lake the thumb was still bothering me quite a bit, no excuses because we didn’t have the car good enough either,” said Moran.
“When we went to Wheatland to the Lucas Oil Speedway we had a few problems in the heat race, it was my fault we got bumped there, I got high on a restart then came down low and a guy tried to cross over in front of me and hit my right front and with my thumb I couldn’t grip the steering wheel properly and I just lost it, after my tie rod was bent.”
At Farley Moran was the fastest qualifier and ran as high as second in the main event for the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series. He stayed in the top five for most of the race before settling for an 11th place finish. The next night at La Salle Moran race would end not soon after it started. On the sixth lap a car got into Steve Casebolt forcing him to slow on the main straightaway leaving a hard charging Moran no where to go as he would be unable to slow in time as he ran into Casebolt’s car causing damage to the front end of his MasterSbilt Impala SS #99. Both drivers failed to return to the event.
So Moran ends the Month of May with the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series sitting ninth in points. Moran will be in action this Memorial Day Weekend at his home track Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, OH on Saturday Night, May 26 and then head to Tony Stewart’s Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, OH on Sunday Night, May 27.
The next Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series event for the touring group will be on Saturday Night, June 2 at the Florence Speedway in Union, KY a track that Moran has won at three times in his career. For more information on the 21st Annual “Ralph Latham Memorial” race you can log on to www.florencespeedway.com.
The Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series announced in January that it has signed a three-year agreement with SPEED Channel to broadcast on a tape delayed basis up to 40 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series events in the next three years. SPEED Channel is currently seen in over 70 million households nationwide. Also just recently announced this week the “Diamond Nationals” that was held at the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO on May 11th and 12th will be broadcast on the VERSUS Network two times in June. The hour long racing program will be seen at 4 PM Eastern Time on Saturday, June 9th and rebroadcast on Thursday, June 14th at 4:30 PM Eastern Time. For more information on the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series you can log on to www.lucasdirt.com.
Marketing opportunities with the Donnie Moran Racing Team for the remainder of the 2007 racing season are available by contacting Donnie Moran at (740) 607-2299 or (740) 754-2299. The official website for the team is located at www.donniemoran.com.
2007 Donnie Moran Racing Sponsors: Eddie’s Sunoco, Custom Cutters, PBM Performance Products, MasterSbilt Race Cars, Vic Hill Racing Engines, Muskingum County Speedway, Forrest Part NAPA, Accu-Force Shock Dyno, Banshee Graphics, Barnes Dry Sump Oil System, Bazell Oil Company, Brad Penn Oil, Brinn Transmissions, Calico Coatings, Camair, CP Pistons, Crower, CV Products, Dan Olsen Racing Products, Edelbrock, MSD Ignition, Outerwears Company, Inc., Peterson Fluid Systems, Rapco Racing, Inc., Rapture Racing Carburetors, Ringers Gloves, Rod End Supply, Setrab Oil Coolers, Simpson, Sparkplugs.com, Speed Bear Fasteners, Sunoco Race Fuels, Sweet Mfg., Swift Springs, T&D Machine Products