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August 27th, 2010 - Kyle was back in action with the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour on Friday night at Beebe Speedway in Beebe, Arkansas. Twenty-four cars entered the event and via heat race action, Beard locked into the sixth starting spot for the 30 lap, $2,000 to win feature. Kyle would battle around the top five for much of the event before a pair of late race, double-file restarts shuffled him back to a tenth place finish. He continues to be second in the COMP Cams MSRA point's standings.

August 21st, 2010 - Beard Motorsports entered the 18th Annual COMP Cams Topless 100 over the weekend at Batesville Motor Speedway in Locust Grove, Arkansas. Seventy-five of the nation's top Super Late Model drivers entered the event, and Kyle would get behind the eight ball early in the event by struggling in time trials. After starting mid-pack in his heat race, Beard would fail to make up much ground, which left him starting deep in a Saturday night b-main. In the b-main, Kyle would pass a few cars, but would ultimately fail to transfer to the feature event.

August 14th, 2010 - Kyle took part in a double header with the PRO Dirt Car Super Late Model tour over the weekend at Greenville Speedway (Greenville, MS). Friday night saw the make-up feature from the July 1st, Four Crown Nationals rainout, and Kyle started on the pole for the 40 lap event. He would battle with David Breazeale for the entire length of the feature, and would actually pull alongside the leader on a few occasions. However, he would never be able to complete the pass and would finish a close second. He would claim a $600 bonus for finishing second in the Four Crown Nationals standings.

On Saturday night the Topless 50 was held, which was highlighted by a $3,000 to win event. After struggling in time trials, Beard started 12th in the feature. Despite starting around midpack, he would work his way through the field, and by the time that the checkered flag dropped he was credited with a third place finish behind event winner, Neil Baggett, and Rick Rickman.

August 7th, 2010 - After seeing Friday night's COMP Cams MSRA event at USA Speedway in Sterlington, Louisiana rained out, the team was in action at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Saturday night. Kyle qualified for the feature via heat race action and early in the event, he was battling in the top five, when disaster struck as a broken j-bar caused heavy damage to the #86 GRT, which would bring his night to a frustrating end on lap 15.

July 31st, 2010 - After a week away from the track, Kyle returned to action with the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour in a pair of events in Missouri and Arkansas. However, the first of the event of the weekend would be canceled at Malden Speedway (Malden, MO) on Friday night as a track worker was fatally injured during a b-main, resulting in the cancellation of the rest of the program. Kyle and everyone at Beard Motorsports extends thoughts and sympathies to the family and friends of Mr. Earl Grubbs.

Saturday night found the team in action at their home track, Northeast Arkansas Speedway (Harrisburg, Arkansas), for a $2,000 to win event. After starting seventh in the feature, Kyle was running in the top ten on lap 12, when he slipped off the track, losing several spots. He would recover, but would find himself in the 14th position. Over the next 28 laps, Beard would put on a driving display for the home crowd as he charged through the pack to a second place finish behind event winner, Billy Moyer Jr.

Kyle continues to lead the COMP Cams MSRA points by 23 markers over Bill Frye.

July 18th, 2010 - Kyle entered the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model events over the weekend that had been postponed from the previous weekend. On Friday, he made his first ever trip to Boothill Speedway in Greenwood, Louisiana for a $2,000 to win event. After charging from fourth to second in his heat race, Kyle started 7th in the main event. He would maintain his position for much of the feature before advancing one spot to a 6th place finish.

Saturday night found the team at 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Arkansas for another $2,000 to win event. Kyle won his heat race to earn the third starting spot for the 40 lap feature. He ran third for the first half of the race before a flat tire on lap 27 sent him pitside. After changing his tire, he rejoined the field as the last car on the lead lap in the 14th position. Over the final thirteen laps he would mount a great charge to the front and by the time that the checkered flag flew, he was scored in third.

July 10th, 2010 - Kyle set out to enter a pair of COMP Cams MSRA events over the weekend, but Mother Nature would force both events to be postponed to next weekend.

July 5th, 2010 - The Fourth of July weekend was an extremely busy time for Kyle Beard as he entered four events in four nights in the state of Mississippi. The four day swing was tabbed as the Four Crown Nationals, and all events were sanctioned by the PRO Dirt Car Series.

On Thursday night, festivities got underway at Greenville Speedway in Greenville, Mississippi. With 25 Super Late Models entered, Kyle set fast time in his group to earn the outside front row starting spot alongside Bub McCool. Beard was eager to get the feature underway, but unfortunately heavy rains set in before the event could be run forcing the postponement of the feature until August 13th.

Friday night found the team at Central Mississippi Speedway in Winona, Mississippi for Round #2 of the Four Crown Nationals, and for the second straight night, Kyle was the fastest qualifier in his group and earned the outside front row starting spot for the 40 lap, $2000 to win event alongside Bub McCool. Kyle would get the wholeshot in the feature and led the first several laps before David Breazeale used lapped traffic to his advantage to take over the lead. Beard would chase Breazeale to the checkers as he recorded a solid second place finish.

On Saturday, the action shifted to Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Mississippi for another $2,000 to win event as 38 Super Late Models signed in for battle. Kyle would fight a tight race car in time trials, and as a result was not able to lock into the feature. He started 5th in his b-main event and raced his way to a 2nd place finish, which gave him the 16th starting position for the feature. In the feature, he would advance five spots to an 11th place finish.

The team concluded the Four Crown Nationals on Sunday night at Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi. Forty-six Super Late Models entered the $2,000 to win program, and Kyle would once again qualify fastest in his group to pick up the fifth starting spot for the 40 lap finale. In the early stages of the feature, Kyle would get as high as the fourth position before slipping late in the race to a 7th place finish.

June 26th, 2010 - It was a great weekend for Beard Motorsports as Kyle returned to action with the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour in a pair of events. On Friday night, things got underway with a $2,000 to win, 30 lap event at Beebe Speedway in Beebe, Arkansas. Kyle won his heat race in dominating fashion to earn the JFR Graphics Pole Position for the feature event. He was joined on the front row by Bill Frye, and Kyle would get the whole shot on Frye to take the early lead. Kyle would work the cushion the entire feature as Frye worked the lowside. The duo battled side-by-side for the entire event before Kyle took the win by a car length at the checkered flag for his second win of the year!

On Saturday, the team traveled to Crawford County Speedway in Van Buren, Arkansas for another $2,000 to win event. Despite early evening rain, the event was held, and Kyle started 5th in the 40 lap feature. He would work his way to a third place finish behind event winner, Bill Frye, and Jeff Floyd.

Kyle continues to lead the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour standings.

June 18th, 2010 - Kyle made the last minute decision to take his #86 GRT By Frye to I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Arkansas on Friday night for an O'Reilly SUPR Super Late Model Series event. After struggling in heat race action, where he drew a back of the pack starting spot in a loaded heat, Kyle started 19th in the main event. However, he wasted little time passing cars, as he was up to the 11th spot by lap eight, but bad luck struck exiting turn four on the eighth circuit when another car turned into Beard spinning him into the tractor tires. He would sustain enough damage that his night would come to an end.

June 13th, 2010 - The team took part in two COMP Cams MSRA events over the weekend in what turned out to be Kyle's best performances of the year. On Friday night, he was in action at Malden Speedway in Malden, Missouri. After advancing from 8th to 3rd in his heat race he picked up the 6th starting spot for the 30 lap, $2,000 to win event. He would work his way up to a 3rd place finish in the final rundown behind event winner, Dane Dacus, and Dewaine Hottinger.

On Saturday night, Kyle made the return to his home track, Northeast Arkansas Speedway in Harrisburg, Arkansas. Twenty-four Super Late Models entered the event and via passing points, Kyle earned the outside front row starting spot for the 40 lap finale alongside pole sitter, Jeff Floyd. At the drop of the green flag, Kyle set sail and began to drive away from the field. By the time that the event's only caution waved on lap 30, he had lapped all the way up to the 9th position. On the ensuing restart, he would once again motor away from the competition to his first win of the year, which was worth $2,000!

Kyle is now the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model point's leader with a 13 point advantage over second place, Joey Mack.

May 29th, 2010 - Beard Motorsports entered the 18th Annual DART Show Me 100 over the weekend at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, Missouri. With 73 Super Late Models on hand for the $30,000 to win event, Kyle fought a tight race car in time trials and his heat race, which left him starting deep in a b-main. He would pass a few cars in the b-main, but failed to transfer to the feature.

May 22nd, 2010 - Bad luck once again created havoc for Kyle as he resumed action with the PRO Dirt Car Series. After losing Friday night's event at North Alabama to Mother Nature, the team traveled to Corinth Speedway in Corinth, Mississippi on Saturday night for a $2,000 to win, 40 lap event. Via winning the qualifier he started 11th in the main event and late in the race was battling in the top five, when disaster struck on the white flag lap, as a mechanical failure caused him to slow to a 10th place finish.

May 15th, 2010 - Saturday night's, $2,500 to win MSCCS event at Jackson Motor Speedway was rained out late in the afternoon.

May 14th, 2010 - Kyle made his first ever trip to Hattiesburg Motor Speedway in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on Friday night for a $2,000 to win, MSCCS Super Late Model event. Nineteen cars entered the event, and Kyle locked into the pole-sitter's dash after qualifying 4th fastest in his group. He would go onto run 7th in the dash to earn the 7th starting spot for the feature event. Early in the event, Kyle was battling for the 5th spot when the car in front of him spun collecting Kyle and several other cars. Beard would restart at the tail of the pack, and would charge back to as high as the 3rd spot before one of his tires began to go flat. With a rapidly deflating tire, he would fade to a 7th place finish.

May 8th, 2010 - Beard Motorsports traveled to 67 Speedway in Texarkana, Arkansas on Saturday for another $2,000 to win, COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model event. With 23 Super Late Models in action, Kyle locked into the 13th starting position for the 40 lap feature. At the drop of the green flag he began marching his way to the front of the pack, and despite a severe vibration late in the race he managed a 4th place finish, and he earned the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger Award for advancing the most spots in the feature event.

May 7th, 2010 - Kyle was back in action with the COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model tour on Friday night at USA Speedway in Sterlington, Louisiana. It marked his first ever event at the brand new facility as a stout field of 34 Super Late Models entered the event. Via points accumulated in heat race action, he picked up the 6th starting position for the 30 lap, $2,000 to win feature. Early in the event he would slip back as far as the tenth position before rebounding in the closing laps to a 5th place finish.

April 24th, 2010 - The weekend's COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model events fell victim to Mother Nature at Malden Speedway and I-30 Speedway.

April 10th, 2010 - On Saturday night, Beard Motorsports traveled to Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas for another $2,000 to win, COMP Cams MSRA Super Late Model event. The race drew a field of 25 Super Late Models and after struggling in his heat race, Kyle was relegated to a b-main event, which he won. Via his b-main win he started 16th in the 40 lap feature, and began a march toward the front of the pack at the drop of the green flag. By the time that the checkered flag flew, he was credited with a fourth place finish behind event winner, Billy Moyer Jr., Jamie Dacus, and Joey Mack. He was also the Larry Shaw Race Cars Hard Charger of the event. For full results form the weekend's events, please visit www.MSRADirt.com .

April 9th, 2010 - After a few weeks off courtesy of Mother Nature, Kyle opened the 2010 COMP Cams MSRA campaign on Saturday night at Beebe Speedway in Beebe, Arkansas. Twenty-three Super Late Models entered the $2,000 to win event. Via heat race action Kyle locked into the 11th starting position for the 30 lap feature. Early in the event, he would work his way as high as the 8th position on a race track where passing was difficult. As the race went along, the handling would begin to fade on the #86 as he faded to an 11th place finish.

March 20th, 2010 - Kyle and Beard Motorsports continued their 2010 campaign on Saturday night at North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Alabama for round #2 of the P.R.O. Dirt Car Super Late Model tour vs. the NeSmith Super Dirt Car tour. Twenty-six Super Late Models entered the event, and the night got off to a great start for Beard, who qualified second fastest in his group to lock into the fourth starting spot for the 40 lap, main event. As the feature went green, Kyle assumed the fourth position as he began battling David Breazeale for third. Near disaster struck for Beard on the seventh circuit, when he partially slipped off the turn one banking as he tried to get to the highside of the race track. He would get back on track, but not before he fell back to the 18th position. Despite losing several spots, Kyle did not give up and began a march back through the field that saw him come all the way back to the 7th spot by the time that the checkered flag waved!

March 13th, 2010 - For the first time in over two months Kyle returned to action on Saturday night at Columbus Speedway in Columbus, Mississippi for the $2,000 to win, Promoters Racing Organization (P.R.O.) Super Late Model Series event. A stout field of 38 Super Late Models entered the event, and in group qualifying, Kyle was 5th fastest in his group to earn the third starting spot in a qualifier. In the qualifier, Kyle would battle mechanical woes to a second place finish behind Mathew Turner to pick up the 12th starting spot for the 40 lap feature. Early in the event, Kyle would drop a few spots before rebounding to record a 9th place finish by the time that the checkered flag dropped.

January 10th, 2010 - Beard Motorsports opened their 2010 campaign over the weekend at Talladega Short Track in Eastaboga, Alabama for the $6,000 to win, 19th Annual Ice Bowl. 60 Super Late Models were on hand for the event, and after qualifying 6th fastest in his group on Saturday, Kyle started 6th in his 10 lap heat race. He would get as high as the 5th position before getting door-slammed to a 6th place finish, which resulted in him starting outside front row in a b-main on Sunday.

With the top two cars transferring from the b-main to the feature event, Kyle ran second for the entire event before Montana Dudley spun him out in turn two on the final lap. Beard would rebound to a third place finish, which would apparently leave him once again, disappointly short of a transfer to the feature event. However, the second place car would fail to make weight at the scales, so Kyle would earn the transfer and the 21st starting position for the 50 lap main event. Beard would keep his nose clean in the main event, and despite a locked-down surface would power his way to a 15th place finish.