NEW RICHMOND, WI - Nov. 8, 2009 - A bit of history promises to add thrills and intrigue to the 2010 USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway.
Scheduled for Aug. 6-7, 2010, the 23rd annual USA Nationals will conjure memories of its inaugural running by returning as a highlighted stop on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
The prestigious $50,000-to-win, 100-lap event, which debuted in 1988 as part of the original incarnation of the WoO LMS, will be sanctioned by the renowned national tour for the first time since 2005.
“For 22 years the USA Nationals has been a wildly successful event for Cedar Lake Speedway whether it's been sanctioned or unsanctioned,” said Bob Kaufman, who co-owns the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval with his brothers Chuck and Steve and Brad Both. “But we're always looking for ways to make the weekend more interesting for the fans, so we're excited about bringing a ‘Back to the Future' theme to a historic event with the return of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
“There's no doubt that the 2010 USA Nationals is going to be bigger and better than ever.”
All the factors that have made the USA Nationals so popular with dirt Late Model fans and teams will continue in 2010, including a format featuring a qualifying night (time trials and heats) on Fri., Aug. 6, and last-chance events preceding the 100-lap A-Main on Sat., Aug. 7; a gargantuan purse of nearly $250,000; and an array of entertaining off-track activities (golf scramble, Ladder Ball competition, Apple River Tubing expedition, driver autograph session, post-race parties under the Big White Tent in the pits) that give a more-than-just-a-race feeling to the event.
The weekend will also once again kick off with a full preliminary program on Thurs., Aug. 5, before the WoO LMS banner is unfurled for the Friday-Saturday action.
“The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is absolutely thrilled to be a part of the 2010 USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway,” said WoO LMS director Tim Christman. “It's an honor to be associated with an event of this magnitude. The USA Nationals is already well-established as a crown-jewel dirt Late Model race and we're looking forward to working with Cedar Lake's management to bring even more attention and excitement to a spectacular weekend.”
With the full roster of touring WoO LMS superstars joining a host of national and regional standouts in chasing the 2010 USA Nationals trophy, arguably the most talented field in Cedar Lake Speedway history will fill the track's pit area. All the entrants will compete for the richest purse on the 2010 WoO LMS – an impressive payoff that not only boasts a $50,000 check for first place, but also $20,000 for second, $15,000 for third and $2,000 to start.
“Considering Cedar Lake's northern location (about 30 minutes east of Minnesota's Twin Cities), it's always been a challenge getting the top guys from down south and the Northeast to come up here for the USA Nationals,” said Kaufman. “The ‘FansFund' (a unique program in which fans vote on drivers they'd most like to see at the Nationals and raise tow money to bring the racers to the event) has helped strengthen the field the last two years and will continue in 2010, and we feel that partnering with the World of Outlaws allows us the opportunity to bring in more talented drivers from across the country to give our fans the best show possible.”
The WoO LMS will actually be one of three entities owned by the Concord, N.C.-based World Racing Group that appear on the 2010 schedule at Cedar Lake Speedway. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will continue to make a traditional visit to the Badger State facility, and the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals dirt Late Model tour will compete at Cedar Lake for the first time since 1996.
“We're not only excited about the USA Nationals, but also about expanding our relationship with the entire (World Racing Group) organization,” said Kaufman. “We've historically hosted a World of Outlaws Sprint Car event and we will have one again in 2010 (on July 11), and next season we also will present the opening weekend of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals with two complete programs on June 18 and 19 to headline our 12th annual ‘Masters' events.”
Immediately preceding the start of the USA Nationals, the WoO LMS will bring more action to Wisconsin's fans with a visit to Shawano Speedway on Wed., Aug. 4. It will mark the tour's first-ever appearance at the half-mile oval outside Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin.
Additional info on the 2010 USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway is available by logging on to www.cedarlakespeedway.com or calling the track office at 866-4CLS-FUN.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.
Scheduled for Aug. 6-7, 2010, the 23rd annual USA Nationals will conjure memories of its inaugural running by returning as a highlighted stop on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
The prestigious $50,000-to-win, 100-lap event, which debuted in 1988 as part of the original incarnation of the WoO LMS, will be sanctioned by the renowned national tour for the first time since 2005.
“For 22 years the USA Nationals has been a wildly successful event for Cedar Lake Speedway whether it's been sanctioned or unsanctioned,” said Bob Kaufman, who co-owns the high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval with his brothers Chuck and Steve and Brad Both. “But we're always looking for ways to make the weekend more interesting for the fans, so we're excited about bringing a ‘Back to the Future' theme to a historic event with the return of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.
“There's no doubt that the 2010 USA Nationals is going to be bigger and better than ever.”
All the factors that have made the USA Nationals so popular with dirt Late Model fans and teams will continue in 2010, including a format featuring a qualifying night (time trials and heats) on Fri., Aug. 6, and last-chance events preceding the 100-lap A-Main on Sat., Aug. 7; a gargantuan purse of nearly $250,000; and an array of entertaining off-track activities (golf scramble, Ladder Ball competition, Apple River Tubing expedition, driver autograph session, post-race parties under the Big White Tent in the pits) that give a more-than-just-a-race feeling to the event.
The weekend will also once again kick off with a full preliminary program on Thurs., Aug. 5, before the WoO LMS banner is unfurled for the Friday-Saturday action.
“The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is absolutely thrilled to be a part of the 2010 USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway,” said WoO LMS director Tim Christman. “It's an honor to be associated with an event of this magnitude. The USA Nationals is already well-established as a crown-jewel dirt Late Model race and we're looking forward to working with Cedar Lake's management to bring even more attention and excitement to a spectacular weekend.”
With the full roster of touring WoO LMS superstars joining a host of national and regional standouts in chasing the 2010 USA Nationals trophy, arguably the most talented field in Cedar Lake Speedway history will fill the track's pit area. All the entrants will compete for the richest purse on the 2010 WoO LMS – an impressive payoff that not only boasts a $50,000 check for first place, but also $20,000 for second, $15,000 for third and $2,000 to start.
“Considering Cedar Lake's northern location (about 30 minutes east of Minnesota's Twin Cities), it's always been a challenge getting the top guys from down south and the Northeast to come up here for the USA Nationals,” said Kaufman. “The ‘FansFund' (a unique program in which fans vote on drivers they'd most like to see at the Nationals and raise tow money to bring the racers to the event) has helped strengthen the field the last two years and will continue in 2010, and we feel that partnering with the World of Outlaws allows us the opportunity to bring in more talented drivers from across the country to give our fans the best show possible.”
The WoO LMS will actually be one of three entities owned by the Concord, N.C.-based World Racing Group that appear on the 2010 schedule at Cedar Lake Speedway. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will continue to make a traditional visit to the Badger State facility, and the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals dirt Late Model tour will compete at Cedar Lake for the first time since 1996.
“We're not only excited about the USA Nationals, but also about expanding our relationship with the entire (World Racing Group) organization,” said Kaufman. “We've historically hosted a World of Outlaws Sprint Car event and we will have one again in 2010 (on July 11), and next season we also will present the opening weekend of the UMP DIRTcar Summer Nationals with two complete programs on June 18 and 19 to headline our 12th annual ‘Masters' events.”
Immediately preceding the start of the USA Nationals, the WoO LMS will bring more action to Wisconsin's fans with a visit to Shawano Speedway on Wed., Aug. 4. It will mark the tour's first-ever appearance at the half-mile oval outside Green Bay in eastern Wisconsin.
Additional info on the 2010 USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway is available by logging on to www.cedarlakespeedway.com or calling the track office at 866-4CLS-FUN.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.
