May 27, 2004
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
‘MacDaddy’ , ‘King Kong’ , ‘Chubzilla’ & ‘Boom’ To Party With The Rat Pack
By Doc Lehman
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway and Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com™, and one of the fastest growing and most popular weekly racing radio programs broadcast over the world wide web, will host a special show on Memorial Day this Monday evening May 31 featuring three top dirt Late Model stars and an award winning crew chief. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each week by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at: www.racetalklive.com
Dale ‘MacDaddy’ McDowell, of Chickamauga, GA, a popular dirt Late Model driver has made his mark driving the Petroff Towing / J&J Steel / New Vision Graphic / Larry Shaw / Racetek Grand Prix #17m and a week ago notched his fifth win of the season at the Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN. ‘MacDaddy’ earned $5,000 for the O'Reilly Southern All-Stars Series-sanctioned 'Coca-Cola Tennessee Memorial'. McDowell is also a member of the famed ‘Dirty Dozen’ World of Outlaw Late Model Series stars who currently resides second in the current WoO LMS national point standings. Among his five wins this season include two WoO LMS victories.
Randy ‘King Kong’ Korte of Highland, IL already has five impressive wins this season, including his career payday win in the ‘Mopar 50’ at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway recently. Korte is a popular fan favorite Midwestern star that runs an independent schedule. Korte’s CJ Rayburn/RaceTek Race Engines #00 is kept on maximum overdrive with sponsorship support for the 2004 season from Mid-Continental Fuels, Johnston City IL; TMCI Transportation, Highland IL; Performance Rod & Custom, Booneville IN; Rick's Towing, Mt. Vernon IL; Turbo Blue Racing Gasoline; Penske Race Shocks; Oval Craft and Hoosier.
Chub ‘Chubzilla’ Frank of Bear Lake, PA is a member of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ on the World of Outlaw Late Model Series tour and has one WoO LMS victory and one unsanctioned win on the season. Chubzilla, a four-time Renegade Dirt Car Series (RDCS) champion, drives the Corry Rubber/Allstar Performance/Nystrom's Auto Sales/Draime Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis/Pierotti Motorsports/Slavic Custom T-Shirts/Farr MotorSports/Corry Laser Chevrolet Monte Carlo #1*. Chubzilla’ recent WoO LMS win came at the famed Lernerville Speedway.
Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs of Bear Lake, PA has been the crew chief for Chub Frank for over a half dozen years and four Renegade Dirt Car Series championship title runs as well as a Hardee’s Shoot-Out victory at Dixie Speedway, among many, many other wins. Briggs, who has some racing experience in Chubzilla back-up cars, was the 2003 Crew Chief of the Year for the Renegade Series, the same year the entire crew of Chub Frank Racing won the ’03 RDCS Crew of the Year honors.
In addition to the special guests, news and results, other surprises will be in store for listeners on Monday evening.
In the coming weeks several special shows are being planned that will including THE DREAM preview show will air Monday June 7 with Eldora Speedway’s Larry Boos, former THE DREAM champion Rick Eckert and other previous winners to be announced. A special show devoted to the upcoming UMP SUMMERNATIONALS is also being prepared for June 14 with Bob Sargant as well as several top UMP drivers. A special All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car show is also being developed.
Listeners can participate by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online, AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is quickly becoming an audio leader in dirt motorsports media coverage as new listeners continue to be added to the growing audience who tune in for all the latest news and topical guests. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway (www.virginiamotorspeedway.com) and the Dirt America Online news website located at: www.DirtAmericaOnline.com
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
‘MacDaddy’ , ‘King Kong’ , ‘Chubzilla’ & ‘Boom’ To Party With The Rat Pack
By Doc Lehman
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net, co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway and Dirt America Online presented by GottaRace.com™, and one of the fastest growing and most popular weekly racing radio programs broadcast over the world wide web, will host a special show on Memorial Day this Monday evening May 31 featuring three top dirt Late Model stars and an award winning crew chief. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is hosted each week by the Rat Pack, featuring Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman and airs every Monday evening from 8:00 – 10:00 PM EST and can be accessed over the internet at: www.racetalklive.com
Dale ‘MacDaddy’ McDowell, of Chickamauga, GA, a popular dirt Late Model driver has made his mark driving the Petroff Towing / J&J Steel / New Vision Graphic / Larry Shaw / Racetek Grand Prix #17m and a week ago notched his fifth win of the season at the Cleveland Speedway in Cleveland, TN. ‘MacDaddy’ earned $5,000 for the O'Reilly Southern All-Stars Series-sanctioned 'Coca-Cola Tennessee Memorial'. McDowell is also a member of the famed ‘Dirty Dozen’ World of Outlaw Late Model Series stars who currently resides second in the current WoO LMS national point standings. Among his five wins this season include two WoO LMS victories.
Randy ‘King Kong’ Korte of Highland, IL already has five impressive wins this season, including his career payday win in the ‘Mopar 50’ at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway recently. Korte is a popular fan favorite Midwestern star that runs an independent schedule. Korte’s CJ Rayburn/RaceTek Race Engines #00 is kept on maximum overdrive with sponsorship support for the 2004 season from Mid-Continental Fuels, Johnston City IL; TMCI Transportation, Highland IL; Performance Rod & Custom, Booneville IN; Rick's Towing, Mt. Vernon IL; Turbo Blue Racing Gasoline; Penske Race Shocks; Oval Craft and Hoosier.
Chub ‘Chubzilla’ Frank of Bear Lake, PA is a member of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ on the World of Outlaw Late Model Series tour and has one WoO LMS victory and one unsanctioned win on the season. Chubzilla, a four-time Renegade Dirt Car Series (RDCS) champion, drives the Corry Rubber/Allstar Performance/Nystrom's Auto Sales/Draime Racing Engines/Rocket Chassis/Pierotti Motorsports/Slavic Custom T-Shirts/Farr MotorSports/Corry Laser Chevrolet Monte Carlo #1*. Chubzilla’ recent WoO LMS win came at the famed Lernerville Speedway.
Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs of Bear Lake, PA has been the crew chief for Chub Frank for over a half dozen years and four Renegade Dirt Car Series championship title runs as well as a Hardee’s Shoot-Out victory at Dixie Speedway, among many, many other wins. Briggs, who has some racing experience in Chubzilla back-up cars, was the 2003 Crew Chief of the Year for the Renegade Series, the same year the entire crew of Chub Frank Racing won the ’03 RDCS Crew of the Year honors.
In addition to the special guests, news and results, other surprises will be in store for listeners on Monday evening.
In the coming weeks several special shows are being planned that will including THE DREAM preview show will air Monday June 7 with Eldora Speedway’s Larry Boos, former THE DREAM champion Rick Eckert and other previous winners to be announced. A special show devoted to the upcoming UMP SUMMERNATIONALS is also being prepared for June 14 with Bob Sargant as well as several top UMP drivers. A special All Star Circuit of Champions Sprint Car show is also being developed.
Listeners can participate by calling 877-899-7223 or by instant messenger at dirtnation2003 at any of the following instant messenger services online, AIM, MSN or yahoo. You can also e-mail Dirt Nation at dirtnation2003@yahoo.com and submit your tracks or tours results to racereporter@hotmail.com To listen to the program visit: www.racetalklive.com Dirt Nation can also be heard on its host radio station, “The Outlaw” 1490 AM.
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is quickly becoming an audio leader in dirt motorsports media coverage as new listeners continue to be added to the growing audience who tune in for all the latest news and topical guests. DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net features in depth interviews with the show’s weekly guests (national and regional). Joining hosts Seay, Tidball and Lehman each week is Ron Fleenor, a close family friend and spokesperson for the Duayne Hommel family, who updates listeners on the continuing progress of Hommel who suffered severe head injuries following a traffic accident on September 23 near Newport, TN.
For additional information on DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net contact Dave Seay at: 804.758.1867 or via email at: dave@vamotorspeedway.com
DIRT NATION presented by Switchme.net is co-sponsored by Virginia Motor Speedway (www.virginiamotorspeedway.com) and the Dirt America Online news website located at: www.DirtAmericaOnline.com
-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
