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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Adds 2013 Dates At Duck River Raceway Park & Fonda Speedway

Stop At Tennessee’s Duck River Set For March 24, New York’s Fonda Hosts Tour On June 19

CONCORD, NC – Jan. 11, 2013 – The record-breaking 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule continued its expansion Friday with the announcement of first-ever visits to Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn., and Fonda (N.Y.) Speedway.

Duck River is set to host the WoO LMS on Sun., March 24 – anchoring a tripleheader weekend that also includes events in Arkansas and Mississippi – while Fonda’s date on Wed., June 19, will kick off an early-summer swing through the Northeast for the national tour. Both tracks will present 50-lap A-Mains paying $10,000 to win.

The addition of the two shows pushes the 2013 WoO LMS schedule to 54 A-Mains at 41 tracks in 21 states and two Canadian provinces, putting the circuit in line to surpass its single-season record of 44 events.

Duck River’s March 24 program will mark the richest promotion in the short tenure of its new operators Bob and Cathy Harris, who purchased the quarter-mile oval in July 2012. The couple has invested over $100,000 in facility improvements since taking control of the speedway – and Bob Harris, a former dirt Late Model team owner, is anxious to show the fruits of his labor to a large group of traveling racers and fans.

“I’m real excited to bring the World of Outlaws to Duck River,” said Harris, who has overseen a flurry of construction and upgrades that includes new bathrooms, concession stands and guardrails and a fresh clay racing surface. “I think everybody will be real impressed with the facility and what we’ve done here, and we’re hoping this will be a starting point for a long relationship between Duck River and the World of Outlaws.” (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-11T16:37:33-05:00January 11th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Kasey Kahne Racing’s Pittman to Debut at Volusia Speedway Park

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars start at UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit

BARBERVILLE, Fla. – Jan. 11, 2013 – It’s been a long, eventful offseason for Daryn Pittman.

There’s the annual Chili Bowl, where Pittman races his own midget each January to start the year, and a flight to Australia for some competition against the Aussies.

Oh, and then there’s that ride change that happened.

Pittman now drives for Kasey Kahne Racing, which he will debut in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series season-opening event – the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park Feb. 12-23.

Pittman and the rest of the sprint car drivers have a practice night on Tuesday, Feb. 12, before five straight nights of racing on the fast half mile.

“It’s a long year, a lot of races,” he said. “You want to start off strong and try to keep that momentum going, but at the end of the day it’s a long year.”

Volusia Speedway Park hosts the All Star Circuit of Champions on Feb. 13-14 before the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars hit the track for their first official dates of the 2013 season Feb. 15-17.

While Pittman and a variety of other drivers have spent part of the offseason racing at the Chili Bowl, in Australia or New Zealand, or on an X-box, the start of the season will be fresh for the more than 30 top-notch drivers who are headed to the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit.

“Everybody is going in with a clean slate,” Pittman said. “I like a new track or a place we haven’t raced in a while.”

Every night is a doubleheader and there are FREE Fan Pit Passes with every ticket. Tickets can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

By Scott|2013-01-11T16:35:08-05:00January 11th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway

New July 26-27 Date, Record Purse & World of Outlaws Late Model Series Sanction Highlight Prestigious Weekend’s 2013 Makeover

FAIRBURY, IL – Jan. 4, 2013 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway’s marquee event is getting a spectacular makeover in 2013.

With a new mid-summer date, a record purse and sanctioning from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the 24^th annual Prairie Dirt Classic is set to become the biggest and richest dirt Late Model race in the history of the popular quarter-mile oval.

A $20,000 first-place prize will be on the line when the 100-lap Prairie Dirt Classic is run as a two-day festival of speed over the July 26-27 weekend, FALS and WoO LMS officials jointly announced on Friday.

Traditionally contested as a 50- or 75-lap DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event over Labor Day weekend, the Prairie Dirt Classic’s move to an earlier place on the 2013 racing calendar and first-ever affiliation with the WoO LMS promises to take the event to unprecedented heights.

“The Prairie Dirt Classic has always been the race everyone identifies with Fairbury American Legion Speedway,” said Matt Curl, a 36-year-old, life-long resident of Fairbury, Ill., who is the track’s new race director and will head the race committee for the first time in 2013. “But the weekend has kind of gotten to where it’s more of a local, Midwestern show rather a ‘spotlight’ race. With the national sanctioning bodies racing out East over Labor Day weekend, we couldn’t draw those national drivers, which is something our fans have been wanting for a long time. (more…)

By Scott|2013-01-05T06:46:40-05:00January 5th, 2013|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

DIRTcar UMP Hoosier Tire Rule In Place For World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Winter Freeze’ Feb. 8-9 At Screven Motor Speedway

SYLVANIA, GA – Dec. 11, 2012 – The DIRTcar UMP Hoosier tire rule will be in effect for the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season-opening ‘Winter Freeze’ on Feb. 8-9 at Screven Motor Speedway, series and track officials announced on Monday.

The decision puts Screven’s doubleheader in line on the tire-rule front with ensuing WoO LMS events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. (Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals on Feb. 15-17) and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. (UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Feb. 21-23). Hoosier LM 10-20-30-40 compound tires will be the only rubber permitted in the eight February racing programs.

“I’m pretty much game for anything that works best for the racers and I think using the (DIRTcar UMP) Hoosier tires will help everyone,” said Screven owner Redd Griffin, who will host the WoO LMS lidlifter for the second consecutive year. “All the other World of Outlaws races after us (in Florida) are using the same tire rule, so it makes sense for us to simply things and go the same route. Now all the drivers who travel far to come down and race for a couple weeks won’t need to bring even more different tires.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-12T16:35:22-05:00December 12th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Six Weekends Of Competition Highlight 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ Schedule

Prestigious Late Model Series Expands To Accommodate More Tracks, Give Teams Needed Breaks

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 6, 2012 – DIRTcar Late Model racing’s biggest test of man and machine will grow even larger in 2013.

A record number of points events appear on the 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ schedule, which was released on Thursday during the International Motorsports Industry Show in Indianapolis. The slate includes an extra weekend of competition officials have added in order to accommodate more races while also providing traveling teams some needed breaks in the action.

Beginning with the opener on Wed., June 12, at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway and running through the traditional series finale on Sat., July 20, at Oakshade Raceway in Wauseon, Ohio, the prestigious circuit will feature 31 A-Mains at 30 tracks in nine states over a 39-day period.

“The 2013 DIRTcar Summer Nationals is looking like it could be one of the best ever,” DIRTcar UMP director Sam Driggers of a series that has lit up Midwestern summers annually since 1986. “With so many promoters wanting a Summer Nationals date we have chosen to add another week to the schedule to give more tracks a chance to experience a taste of the ‘Hell Tour.’ The expansion will also allow for a few more scheduled days off so the teams have more time to prepare their equipment for what is well-known as the most grueling series in DIRTcar Late Model racing.” (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-06T19:21:25-05:00December 6th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Super DirtCar Series|Comments Off

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Unveils Huge 2013 Schedule

A slate of more than 90 events across the country marks the 36th season for Outlaws

INDIANAPOLIS – Dec. 6, 2012 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series released its ambitious schedule for 2013 on Thursday at the International Motorsports Industry Show, with the premier sprint car series competing in more than 90 races at more than 50 tracks across 23 states.

The schedule, which will continue to grow in the coming weeks as several additional dates are finalized, kicks off with the 42^nd annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment Feb. 15-17 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., near Daytona Beach.

The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars then head west for March and the first two weeks of April with events at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas (March 6-7) and at Tucson (Ariz.) International Raceway (March 9) before California races at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare (March 15-16), Stockton 99 Dirt Track at San Joaquin Fairgrounds in Stockton (March 22), Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico (March 23), Antioch Speedway in Antioch (April 5), Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga (April 6), Kings Speedway in Hanford (April 12) and Perris Auto Speedway in Perris (April 13).

Texas, Kentucky and Oklahoma host their lone events with a race at El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso (April 16), at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah (April 19) and at Salina Highbanks in Salina (April 26) as the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series makes its season debut in the Midwest.

The schedule heats up throughout the spring and summer with at least 10 races per month from May through August, including a variety of big-paying events and two unique races. (more…)

By Scott|2012-12-06T19:12:56-05:00December 6th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Pavement Track Welcomes World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars

Elko Speedway to cover pavement for unique dirt event on Friday, May 10

ELKO, Minn. – Nov. 27, 2012 – For the first time since a successful two-year stint at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2000-01, the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars will compete on a pavement track temporarily covered in dirt in 2013.

Elko Speedway, a 3/8-mile pavement track located approximately a half hour south of Minneapolis, will host its first-ever World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event on Friday, May 10.

Sammy Swindell, who won twice on the dirt-caked Bristol Motor Speedway, touted the job of covering Bristol Motor Speedway as a success. He also added that it levels the playing field for all competitors.

“You don’t know what you’re going to be up against until you get there,” Swindell said.

While it will be the first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event at Elko Speedway, it’s far from the first race on dirt at the semi-banked oval. Track owner Tom Ryan said Elko Speedway is covered in dirt each fall to end the season and begin the ensuing season. A variety of events are held on the dirt before it is pealed for the pavement season. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-30T15:23:26-05:00November 30th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off

Record Number Of Events On 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule

Busy Campaign Will Bring National Tour To At Least 38 Tracks In 21 States & Canada

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 29, 2012 – A record number of events appear on the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, which was released on Thursday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Fla.

Fifty-four race dates comprising 49 A-Mains at 38 tracks in 21 states and Canada are currently confirmed as part of the national tour’s ambitious 2013 itinerary, including an unprecedented season-opening slate of eight events in Georgia and Florida during the month of February.

The milestone 10th consecutive WoO LMS campaign under the World Racing Group banner will commence for the second straight year with the ‘Winter Freeze’ on Feb. 8-9 at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. A format change will turn the event into a doubleheader featuring an $8,000-to-win 40-lapper on Friday night and a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main on Saturday evening.

Also part of the busy first month of World of Outlaws action is the second annual Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals on Feb. 15-17 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla – a three-night extravaganza topped by the historic ‘Super Sunday Showdown’ paying $20,000 to win – and the traditional visit to Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., for the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment, which in 2013 includes three complete WoO LMS programs on Feb. 21-23. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-30T15:21:36-05:00November 30th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models|Comments Off

Cedar Lake Speedway’s USA Nationals Will Become An All-World of Outlaws Late Model Series Weekend In 2013

Thursday-Night WoO LMS Program Added To Aug. 1-3 Spectacular At Track Owned By National Tour’s 2012 Promoters of the Year

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 20, 2012 – On Nov. 4 the management of Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., was announced as the recipient of the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Promoter of the Year Award.

Two weeks later, Cedar Lake’s quartet of co-owners – brothers Chuck, Steve and Bob Kaufman and Brad Both – continue to show what a worthy selection they were.

The presenters of the prestigious USA Nationals – the richest race on the WoO LMS schedule for the last three years – are making the 26^th annual edition of the summertime spectacular an all-World of Outlaws weekend. The 2013 USA Nationals on Aug. 1-3 will kick off on Thursday night with a full WoO LMS points program topped by a $6,000-to-win A-Main, track and series officials announced on Monday.

The new-look USA Nationals preliminary-night card will lead into the main event’s traditional two-day format, which includes time trials, heat races and a dash on Friday night (Aug. 2) and last-chance events and the $50,000-to-win 100-lapper on Saturday evening (Aug. 3).

“The Thursday portion of the USA Nationals has taken many different forms over the years,” said Cedar Lake Speedway’s Bob Kaufman. “It’s been an unsanctioned show, it’s been a WRDL-sanctioned show when that series existed and for the past two years it’s been a Cornbelt Clash event. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-20T18:13:47-05:00November 20th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Late Models, Upcoming Events|Comments Off

Record-Setting 2012 Campaign Sees 23 Different Winners

Five drivers earn first win to showcase the rising talent around the country

CONCORD, N.C. – Nov. 6, 2012 – While Donny Schatz was the epitome of consistency during the second half of the season to claim his fifth World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship, 2012 was a year of parity for the premier sprint car tour.

In 74 points events, a record 23 drivers won at least one feature victory, including five first-time winners – Danny Dietrich, Brad Sweet, Lucas Wolfe, Travis Jacobson and Sean Becker.

Only two drivers – Schatz and Sammy Swindell – recorded two consecutive victories one time during the campaign.

Swindell led the series in feature wins with 13 – his most since 1997, which was the last year he won the championship. Swindell also recorded a series-best 21 heat race wins, 14 quick times and 143 bonus points in qualifying.

While the veteran ended a top those categories, diversity was spread across the board. A total of 58 drivers took the checkered flag first in at least one heat race, 21 drivers set a quick time and 63 drivers earned at least one bonus point in qualifying. (more…)

By Scott|2012-11-07T04:07:50-05:00November 7th, 2012|Featured, Front Page News, Racing News, Sprint Cars|Comments Off