(BRIGHT, INDIANA) If you asked Scott James earlier this week if he would be competing in this weekend’s 43rd Annual ‘World 100,’ the answer would have been “unfortunately no.” However, a late Tuesday night phone call from veteran chassis builder C.J. Rayburn changed that answer and set off a mad scramble to get ready for the three-day crown jewel extravaganza. Scott has reached an agreement to drive the C.J. Rayburn house car, which will be powered by Rayburn Automotive horsepower, at the famed Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio from September 5-7.
“It has been a crazy week to say the least,” quipped James earlier this morning after just leaving his race shop headed towards Eldora. “I didn’t have anything lined up for the World 100 until late Tuesday night when C.J. (Rayburn) called. I went to Whiteland yesterday morning to get the car and we pretty much pulled an all-nighter on it last night. It is the new-style car that Jon Henry has been pretty fast in right out of the box and I have spent a lot of time with Jon over the phone in the last day. I have to thank C.J. for giving me the opportunity to drive his equipment and I also have to thank Frank, Tommy, David Spille, and his dad for helping me get the car ready in the last 24 hours. Hopefully, we can get it dialed in during the first two prelim nights and go after the win on Saturday!”
Sponsors on the C.J. Rayburn house car this weekend at Eldora include Powell Motorsports, Hoffmann Trucking, Joseph Stocker & Sons, C.J. Rayburn Race Cars, and Rayburn Automotive. The car will be #83 and will be lettered at Eldora this afternoon by Michael LeFevers with Slicker Graphics.
The “Granddaddy of Them All” will kick off tonight and Friday evening at the “Big E” with complete shows featuring multi-car time trials to split the field into even/odd groups followed by heat races, B-Mains, and twin 25-lap main events, each paying $5,000 to the winner. On Saturday, the time-honored format of six heat races, along with two B-Mains and B-Scrambles, will lead into the 100-lap ‘World 100,’ which boasts a hefty $46,000 top prize and the prestigious globe trophy.
The total posted awards for the 2013 edition of the ‘World 100’ is a record $283,910. Scott has transferred into four ‘World 100’ feature events during his career and recorded a best effort of eleventh back in 2008. Additional information concerning the biggest race in the Dirt Late Model industry can be viewed by logging onto www.eldoraspeedway.com.
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