{"id":15216,"date":"2012-12-12T16:35:22","date_gmt":"2012-12-12T16:35:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/?p=15216"},"modified":"2012-12-12T16:35:22","modified_gmt":"2012-12-12T16:35:22","slug":"dirtcar-ump-hoosier-tire-rule-in-place-for-world-of-outlaws-late-model-series-winter-freeze-feb-8-9-at-screven-motor-speedway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/karnac.com\/flanews\/front-page-news\/dirtcar-ump-hoosier-tire-rule-in-place-for-world-of-outlaws-late-model-series-winter-freeze-feb-8-9-at-screven-motor-speedway\/","title":{"rendered":"DIRTcar UMP Hoosier Tire Rule In Place For World of Outlaws Late Model Series \u2018Winter Freeze\u2019 Feb. 8-9 At Screven Motor Speedway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"SYLVANIA, GA \u2013 Dec. 11, 2012 \u2013 The DIRTcar UMP Hoosier tire rule will be in effect for the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season-opening \u2018Winter Freeze\u2019 on Feb. 8-9 at Screven Motor Speedway, series and track officials announced on Monday.<\/p>\n

The decision puts Screven\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m pretty much game for anything that works best for the racers and I think using the (DIRTcar UMP) Hoosier tires will help everyone,\u201d said Screven owner Redd Griffin, who will host the WoO LMS lidlifter for the second consecutive year. \u201cAll 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\u2019t need to bring even more different tires.\u201d<\/p>\n

Screven\u2019s 2013 Winter Freeze will provide teams two complete nights of competition: a 40-lap A-Main paying $8,000 to win on Friday (Feb. 8) and a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win finale on Saturday (Feb. 9). The inaugural event earlier this year featured a two-day format with a single A-Main offering a $20,000 top prize on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n

Griffin opted to change the look of the Winter Freeze in an effort to give racers more money-making opportunities and fans more bang for their buck.<\/p>\n

\u201cDrivers nowadays are looking for money to keep going, especially during the Speedweeks deal,\u201d said Griffin. \u201cNow, with two full shows, they\u2019ll get paid both nights. If a guy has a bad night to start the weekend, they\u2019ll have a chance to come back and make up for it the next night.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd it\u2019s going to be great for the fans because they\u2019ll get to see even more racing. We\u2019re doubling the excitement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Griffin\u2019s February racing extravaganza will be chock full of action, with the National Late Model Series and Florida Mini-Sprints Association competing on both Friday and Saturday nights and a 410 Sprint Car program scheduled to light up the three-eighths-mile speedway on Thurs., Feb. 7. The WoO LMS, NLMS and Mini-Sprints can also participate in an open practice session on Thursday evening.<\/p>\n

All Griffin needs for a blockbuster weekend is a bit more help from Mother Nature than he received during the 2012 Winter Freeze. Temperatures dropped and winds picked up on Saturday night of this year\u2019s event, chilling the fans who watched Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., begin his march to the WoO LMS points title with a dominating victory in the big-money A-Main.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe weather on Friday (for WoO LMS qualifying) was great, but when we woke up Saturday morning the wind just kicked up and temperatures fell,\u201d said Griffin. \u201cIt definitely wasn\u2019t what we\u2019re used to in Georgia. You know it was cold when people from New York were telling you that it was freezing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully we can order up some warmer weather, but if we do get a forecast that calls for some cold conditions we\u2019re looking at moving up the starting time of the program to try and get everything done a little earlier for the comfort of the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n

More details on the Winter Freeze will soon be available by visiting www.screvenmotorspeedway.com<\/a> and calling 912-228-5886.<\/p>\n

Screven Motor Speedway is located between Mile Markers 6 and 7 on GA Route 21 in Screven County, Ga., about 45 minutes Northwest of Savannah.<\/p>\n

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at Twitter.com\/WoOLateModels <\/a>and Facebook at Facebook.com\/WorldofOutlaws <\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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