Neal Chance family buys Dragstrip

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

OZARK INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY SOLD TO NEAL CHANCE RACING FAMILY

Rogersville, MO, January 3, 2009 -- Ozark International Raceway gained a group of new owners this week. The Chance Family, Neal, Mitch and Marty Chance, have announced the purchase of the local landmark from it's current owner, Wes Phifer. The Track will be renamed Ozark Raceway Park under the new ownership.

Located in Rogersville, MO. -- roughly 15 minutes from Springfield, and 34 miles from Branson -- Ozark Raceway Park is a 1/8th mile Dragstrip sitting on 156 acres of beautiful Ozark Countryside. The racetrack has a busy schedule with events running form March to October including the famous annual "Street Machine Nationals" that draws thousands of racers and spectators to the area.

Neal and Marty who both live in the Wichita, KS area, and Mitch Chance of Springfield, are all excited about the possibilities the track has and are committed to opening on schedule this year. They are all anxious to start making improvements to the track as soon as possible; "We are trying to have the track surface ground before we open this year if we can take possession in time and can get the project completed before the track opens in March" said Marty Chance.

Racers will quickly recognized Neal, Mitch and Marty, who all have competed regularly at ORP in the past. Neal races a Procharged 55 Chevy in True Ten Five and Marty won the True Ten Five class at the 2007 Street Machine Nationals in his Procharged Mustang. Mitch Chance has lived in the Springfield area for 12 years and is co-owner of a 55 Chevy Pro Mod that is driven by co-owner Keith Goolsby at ORP.

Marty is also a familiar face in the Racing Industry as he owns and operates Neal Chance Racing Converters (www.racingconverters.com), a world leader in Racing Converter Technology.

Neal Chance, who began his racing career in 1955, is a big fan of the track and the Ozark area and even owns a second home in Cape Fair, MO; "The first time I was at the track was in the 70's when the AHRA had a National Event there. I had raced all over the Midwest and it was the nicest track I had ever been to, the setting was like a postcard and I have always loved the track since the first time I raced there. When we saw the opportunity to buy it, we acted on it..." Neal also stated "Our intentions are to not take anything away from the track but to make it even better..."

Mitch Chance, co-owner of Rad Industries Inc. a Nixa, MO based business also grew up around Drag Racing with his father Neal. "Owning a Drag Strip has been a Life Long Dream of mine, I'm looking forward to the opportunity to work hand in hand with people I have something in common with and that's all the racers, everyone from Junior Racers, Bracket Racers to Pro Mod's" he commented. "Our hats are off to Wes and the success he has had with the track, we want to take what he has done and build on it" Mitch said in closing.

"We are committed to reinvesting the revenue back into the track each year until we have transformed the Ozark track we love, into a facility we all can be very proud of." Marty commented. "Through the years my brother and I have ran our own businesses, this will also be a great opportunity to work hand and hand again, just like did when we were kids working in our dad's transmission shop." Marty said.

The track will retain its membership in IHRA and CDRA, an area bracket racing association. The normal schedule of bracket racing and test & tune will not be changed the family has stated.


Contact:

Marty Chance
Ozark Raceway Park
316-542-9869