The July 4th race at Columbia Motor Speedway in Hermiston, OR. will consist of 2 Late Model shows.

LLMRS will have there own race program, and the local Late Model program will run. Most of the Local cars are legal to run with LLMRS and vise versa.

If the locals run with LLMRS they will follow our rules, tires will not be an issue as they run a Nu-tread also.

At the conclusion of the regular programs the final event will be a challenge race between the two clubs. $35 entry fee, and it pays the top three.

Normal LLMRS fees apply.

Back gate $35 (car & driver)

Back gate $15 (pit personnel)

Columbia Motor Speedway has put down 18 tons of new asphalt in the form of track repairs, the track has been seal coated.

The times for LM cars have dropped .3 seconds.

You do not go thru the spectator parking area to enter the pits anymore. The new Pit entrance is off Benzer Road.

The LLMRS will be racing at Port Angeles on June 16. A call to the promoter confirmed his desire to have us there even though we only have 6 confirmed cars at this point.

We will post the status of each race as we find out what will happen.

Rules have been updated - Be sure to read them. Specifically some clarifications to the "Frame" rules and updates to the "Body" rules in regard to weights.

Pit gate opens at 10:00am - Practice starts at Noon. See you all there.

July 4th event has been added. Check the 2009 series schedule for more information. Be sure to update your calendar.

RED BULL JOINS FLATHEAD VALLEY 75 SPONSOR LINE-UP

KALISPELL, Mont. (March 30, 2009)-Montana Raceway Park officials have announced that Red Bull Energy Drink will be a presenting sponsor for the John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75. The limited late model/sportsman shootout is open to ARCA West OK Tire Series Sportsman, ICAR Late Model Series, Limited Late Model Series, Katana Sportsman and Spokane County Raceway late model teams. The race is scheduled for August 8 on the .250-mile Montana oval. Red Bull's participation brings the total purse to over $10,000 including a tow bonus to any race team based outside the state of Montana that makes the A-Main.

Drivers tentatively scheduled to appear include defending ICAR champion Nathan Fleury, 2006 Inland Northwest Super Stock Association champion and current Spokane County Raceway driver, Dan Garber and 2008 Limited Late Model Series Rookie of the Year and third place points finisher, Jeff Mullins.

Also attempting to race the Flathead Valley 75 will be the two-car team from Osborne Racing Enterprises with owner Russ Osborne and two-time INSSA champion, Dave Garber, 2007 ICAR Rookie of the Year Colton Garber, 2008 ICAR fifth place points finisher Ryen Tarr, 2009 Limited Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contender, Jaelen Pace and 2009 ICAR Rookie of the Year contender, Braedon Havens.

Participants will declare on their entry form which series they are affiliated with and will run that groups rules package and tires against the other teams. Raceway Park officials will conduct the pre-race and post race technical inspections but will also have input from the various series inspectors. Raceway Park technical decisions will be final.

To learn more about the John Deere Triple W Equipment Flathead Valley 75 presented by Red Bull call Montana Raceway Park at (406) 257-7223 or email
info@montanaracewaypark.com

We'd talked on Sunday regarding the FV75 and I thought I would follow up with you in answer to several questions on the Internet. First, the race will be for th efour groups mentioned with the possibility of the local Limited Sportsman running as well. Each team must bring their own tires and the race distance takes that into consideration when someone may be using take-offs from a prior race.

If participants want to go further in laps that can be down in the future once we see how 2009 turns out. The race pays the winner $700 when factoring in the tow bonus and $250 to start. For 75 laps of racing it is a fair purse and the idea of the race was built around the ICAR LLMRS shows lap counts and purses. We know the other two shows may pay more but generally run more laps.

ICAR and LLMRS usually run no more than 75 in a regular Saturday night and this race is truly gear to those two shows first and foremost.

We're hoping to have your race teams, especially the ones East of the Cascades, come out. It is understood that SSS has a big race but in scheduling the FV75 this date worked as an off weekend for all four series that are invited.

I hope this helps get the ball rolling for LLMRS to have cars in the FV75.
Thank you for your time,

Doug Pace
Montana Raceway Park
Late Model Public Relations

The LLMRS 2009 Championship Schedule has been posted. Please visit the "SCHEDULE" page for the complete 2009 Schedule.