Ray Cook and his #53 Dirt Late Model team traveled west to the Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, Illinois and the Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri on July 16-17 for two more pivotal Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series battles. On Friday night at Granite City, Ray ran third in heat race action to earn the eleventh starting spot in the 'Budweiser 50.' During the course of the $10,000 to win main event, Ray was able to move up one position to finish tenth in the final rundown.

At Wheatland on Saturday evening, the D&R Motorsports team competed in another $10,000 to win LOLMDS showdown. Ray finished sixth in his stacked heat race, but later won his B-Main to earn a coveted transfer spot in the 'CMH Diamond Nationals.' The Brasstown, North Carolina driver sported a very fast racecar during the 50-lapper and passed ten competitors during the race to score a strong seventh place performance. Ray currently finds himself fourth in the latest Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings following the pair of SPEED Channel taped races. Complete results can be found online at www.lucasdirt.com.

The D&R Motorsports team and driver Ray Cook trekked to the Deep South over the July 9-10 weekend for the 2nd Annual 'Clash at the Mag' at the Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. The $20,000 to win Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series program was taped by the cameras of the SPEED Channel for broadcast on July 31. Ray was strong during qualifying on Friday night and later ran second in heat race action.

After starting seventh on the grid in the 100-lapper on Saturday evening, Ray was able to pick off four competitors en route to a stellar third place performance behind only winner Earl Pearson, Jr. and runner-up Scott Bloomquist. The Brasstown, North Carolina native still sits fourth in the latest version of the LOLMDS point standings following the 'Clash at the Mag.' Full results can be located at www.lucasdirt.com.

Ray Cook and the #53 D&R Motorsports team were red-hot over the ultra-busy 4th of July holiday weekend, as they scored a pair of $10,000 victories and two additional podium finishes! On Thursday night at the Beckley Motorsports Park in Mount Hope, West Virginia, Ray won his heat race and led all fifty laps of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series feature event to record the win over Jimmy Owens, Josh Richards, Scott Bloomquist, and Dale McDowell. At the Midway Speedway in Crooksville, Ohio on Friday evening, Ray once again won his heat race before leading all fifty circuits of the 'Jim Dunn Memorial' en route to his ninth triumph of the season over Don O'Neal, Brad Neat, Bart Hartman, and Earl Pearson, Jr.

Two more Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series showdowns greeted the #53 team on Saturday and Sunday in the Buckeye State of Ohio. At the Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio on Saturday, Ray laid down the quickest lap during qualifying, won his heat race, and later led the first 44 laps of the $10,000 to win main event. Unfortunately, Earl Pearson, Jr. was able to sneak by Cook's MasterSbilt racecar following a late restart and Ray was forced to settle for a strong runner-up performance.

In Sunday's $10,000 to win weekend finale at the Portsmouth Raceway Park in Portsmouth, Ohio, the Brasstown, North Carolina native ran third in heat race action and later rolled off tenth in the 50-lap main event. Ray was then able to work his way past seven competitors during the A-Main to secure a third place effort behind only winner Earl Pearson, Jr. and runner-up Scott Bloomquist. The driver known as the "Tarheel Tiger" now finds himself fourth in the latest version of the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series point standings following the successful weekend. Complete results from all four shows can be found online at www.midwayracing.com and www.lucasdirt.com.