 Leary
Racing Products Inc has a customer base that includes late models, pro
trucks, modifieds, super stocks and figure 8, on both asphalt and dirt,
as well as legends, midgets, sprint cars, super modified, hill climb,
off road and SCCA! We are the dealer and distributor for the Legends.
Distributors for Port City, Lefthander, and Howe Chassis. We carry both
Five Star and Speedway body parts.
Leary Racing Products Inc is owned and managed by Mike and Nancy
Leary. Mike started racing at Englewood Speedway in Denver, Colorado in
1978. He started in the sportsman division and then went moved into Late
Models. When Englewood Speedway closed, he raced at Colorado Springs
International Speedway in Colorado Springs, until it closed in 1982. He
then decided that he would like to try dirt racing and raced at Colorado
National Speedway and I-76 in Fort Morgan. He was awarded the Rookie of
the Year Award at CNS in 1984, and then received the “Hard Luck Award”
in 1985. In 1986 members of GART –Grand American Racing Tour –
approached him to race with them in an open show in Cheyenne. Taking a
dirt car chassis, and changing things around to race asphalt, he ran
with them for the last show of 1986, and then full time in 1987 and 1988
traveling to Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska and Wyoming, finishing 3rd and
2nd in the points respectively. In 1989, Colorado National Speedway was
purchased by Jim Opperman, paved and Mike turned to CNS to run on a
weekly basis. Having a dirt chassis, running pavement, at times was
tricky, and he had to learn to “manufacture” his own parts to fit his
needs. That, and a shallow pocketbook, forced him to learn all about
driving and building racecars. With the help of local engine builders,
he was also building his own motors. He finished 5th in the points in
both 1986 and 1987. From 1996-1998 he raced the Southwest Tour and REM
Challenge series at Pikes Peak International Speedway, Las Vegas
Speedway, and Gateway International Speedway in St Louis Missouri.
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