1/2/2020
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Hurst Primed For 2020 Campaign With Lucas Oil MLRA
By Lucas Oil MLRA PR (Wheatland, MO) -- Jeremiah Hurst may not have the typical look of your average young-gun "rookie" driver, but for the 2020 season he will gladly wear a rookie stripe once again. Excited for an opportunity to compete with one of the Midwest top open late model touring series, Hurst has announced his intentions to follow the Lucas Oil Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA), competing for Sunoco Race Fuels Rookie of the Year honors.
The 43-year old driver from Dubuque, Iowa brings a wealth of experience and a successful track record with him into the upcoming season. Entering his fourth season driving for car owner Ken Roberts, the duo has already accomplished more than many do in a career, leaving them searching for a new challenge. "Ken has always wanted to go full time open motor racing and we are at a point where we can do it," commented Hurst. I have always wanted to take the next big step too, and this is my shot, so I am going to take advantage of it and go for it."
Hurst has steadily moved up the ladder since starting out in a shared hobby stock ride at the age of 19, followed by stints in Pro-Stock and Modified before finding his comfort zone in late model racing. The highly competitive Hurst is no stranger to season long points battles, scoring the 2018 IMCA Late Model National Championship, and coming up just five points shy of a repeat effort in 2019. His most recent campaign also netted the team track titles at Marshalltown Speedway, his hometown Dubuque Fairgrounds Speedway, and they came up one-point shy of a third title at the Maquoketa Speedway.
"I have always been really competitive at anything I do and I want to do good at everything I do," stated Hurst. "If you can start out good and keep the momentum going at the end of the year you never know how it will shake out."
With a heavy dose of the 2020 (MLRA) schedule taking place at tracks in Hurst's backyard of Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois, it presents a great opportunity to be competitive and challenge for wins right out of the gate.
"I'm super pumped about going to Moline (R.I.C.O Fairgrounds, East Moline, IL) and Maquoketa (Speedway), it should give us a little advantage over some of the guys that haven't been there," noted Hurst. "I'm sure I will feel more comfortable at those places as opposed to tracks like Wheatland (Lucas Oil Speedway) that I have never been to."
Submitted By: Kirk Elliott
