DIRT MotorSports Announces ‘Colossal’ 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule

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CONCORD , NC – Dec. 4, 2006 – The 2007 World of Outlaws Late Models season will be, in a word, “colossal.”

Highlighted by the addition of the $50,000-to-win ‘Colossal 100’ at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, DIRT MotorSports officials on Monday released an ’07 schedule that promises to be the most ambitious in the history of the nation’s premier dirt Late Model tour.

Forty-eight confirmed events make up the busy ’07 World of Outlaws Late Models schedule, which commences with $10,000-to-win 50-lap A-Mains on Feb. 15 and 17 during the DIRTcar Nationals Presented By Mopar Speed Shop at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville , Fla.

The attractive schedule features inaugural WoO LM visits to The Dirt Track and two more of the country’s most famous dirt ovals; five ‘crown-jewel’ 100-lap races paying $20,000 or more to win; three regional ‘mini-tours’; and a major season-ending event to be announced within the next week.

“We promised the drivers that we’d bring them the best series schedule ever in 2007,” said Tim Christman, who was named the director of the World of Outlaws Late Models in October. “I believe we’ve delivered that to them thanks to the help of so many racetrack promoters and owners across the country.”

The second annual ‘Colossal 100,’ set for April 19-21, will serve as the first World of Outlaws Late Model event at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, a world-class, four-tenths-mile oval located just miles from DIRT MotorSports’ new corporate headquarters in Concord, N.C. It will offer the richest first-place prize in the tour’s history.

The ‘Colossal’ will be the first of five big-money 100-lappers dotting the calendar, giving WoO LM drivers an opportunity to pad their bank accounts even further.

The well-known, historic Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., will earn recognition as the only track to host two $20,000-to-win extra-distance specials: the high-banked track’s traditional ‘Scorcher 100’ (Aug. 21-23) and a new two-day weekend in the fall (Oct. 12-13). The high-banked, three-eighths-mile oval returns to the WoO LM schedule for the first time since March 27, 2004.

Meanwhile, Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., will hold the inaugural ‘Firecracker 100’ on June 29-30 — boasting a $30,000 top prize and $140,000 total purse, it will be the biggest dirt Late Model event ever run in the Keystone State – and Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Miss., will appear on the WoO LM trail for the first time as the site of the $20,000-to-win ’Freedom 100’ extravaganza on July 6-7.

With only a handful of events still to be announced by DIRT officials, the WoO LM tour is set to compete at 39 different tracks in 23 states and one Canadian province. Only seven tracks, including The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway, will host more than one event in ’07, making the championship chase a true test of drivers’ versatility.

The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Pike County are among 18 tracks that the WoO LM tour is scheduled to visit for the first time in 2007 – a sure sign of its growing popularity.

Two hallowed dirt tracks, Eldora Speedway in Rossburg , Ohio , and Knoxville ( Iowa ) Raceway, head the list of ’07 newcomers. Eldora’s 50-lap event on Fri., July 27, will mark a rare show for a national dirt Late Model tour at the half-mile oval owned by NASCAR star Tony Stewart, while the Knoxville half-mile will play host to the World of Outlaws Late Models on Fri., June 15 – the night before the World of Outlaws Sprint Car drivers take to the fairgrounds track.

The WoO LM will also chart new territory at North Alabama Speedway (March 25); New Egypt (N.J.) Speedway (April 13); Indiana’s Kamp Motor Speedway in Boswell (April 28), Brownstown Speedway (May 16) and Lawrenceburg Speedway (July 26); The Raceway at Powercom Park in Cedar Rapids, Wis. (May 12); Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway (May 13); I-96 Speedway in Lake Odessa, Mich. (May 18); Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kans. (June 16); Port Royal (Pa.) Speedway (June 20); Quebec’s Autodrome Drummond (June 23); Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa. (July 22); Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park (July 25); and Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway (Sept. 14).

The 50-lap event on Sat., June 23, at Autodrome Drummond in the French-speaking province of Quebec will usher in a new ‘international’ era for the World of Outaws Late Models, which will contest a race outside the U.S.A. ’s borders for the first time. Drummond, which has run big-block and 358-Modifieds under a DIRT MotorSports-sanction for more than two decades, is located less than an hour’s drive from Montreal .

The new additions to the ’07 WoO LM tour immediately caught the eye of 2006 champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown , N.Y.

“When the series starts racing at famous tracks like Charlotte (Lowe’s), Eldora and Knoxville, things are obviously going in the right direction,” said McCreadie, who was the WoO LM Rookie of the Year in 2004 and finished third in the ’05 point standings. “And when so many tracks are interested in the series that you can have in the neighborhood of 50 races, it definitely shows things are going in the right direction.

“I’ve always believed in the series, and I’m excited to see it continue to grow bigger and better.”

Bringing more intrigue to the ’07 WoO LM series, three ‘mini-tours’ will barnstorm across different regions of the country in May, June and July.

The first, dubbed the ‘Monster Midwest Tour,’ is scheduled to race through five states from May 9-18. It will start on Wed., May 9, on the Davenport (Iowa) Speedway Quarter-Mile (the WoO LMS ran on Davenport’s half-mile oval in 2005), then travel to Wisconsin’s The Raceway at Powercom Park on Sat., May 12; Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway on Sat., May 13; Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway on Wed., May 16; and Michigan’s I-96 Speedway on Fri., May 18.

The ‘Great Northern Tour’ will get the green flag on Wed., June 20, at Pennsylvania ’s Port Royal Speedway. Drummond will be up next on Sat., June 23, followed by DIRT MotorSports NorthEast flagship track Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport, N.Y., on Sun., June 24; Stateline Speedway in Busti, N.Y., on Wed., June 27; and the two-day ‘Firecracker 100’ at Lernerville on June 29-30.

July will be closed out by the inaugural World of Outlaws Late Models Speedweek, set to visit Attica Raceway Park on Wed., July 25; Lawrenceburg Speedway on Thurs., July 26; Eldora on Fri., July 27; and Sharon Speedway in Hartford , Ohio , on Sat., July 28. Sharon is the only ‘Speedweek’ participant that is not new to the World of Outlaws Late Models, having hosted the tour once per season in 2004, ’05 and ’06.

"The ’mini-tours’ will be great additions to the schedule for both our fulltime drivers and the many talented regional racers whom we welcome at events across the country," explained Christman. "For the fulltime teams, linking races together in specific regions makes sense from a traveling standpoint and provides them more money-making opportunities. As for the regional racers, they’ll be enticed to participate with the World of Outlaws Late Models on a part-time basis when the tour visits their areas."

Returning tracks to the WoO LM that will host single events in ’07 include Baton Rouge Speedway in Baker, La. (March 23); Columbus (Miss.) Speedway (March 24); Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway (April 27); Ohio’s Brushcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles (May 4), Wayne County Speedway in Orrville (May 5) and K-C Raceway in Alma (Aug. 25); Delaware International Speedway in Delmar (May 31); River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.Dak. (June 12); Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. (June 14); and Missouri’s Lebanon I-44 Speedway (July 10) and I-55 Raceway in Pevely (Sept. 15).

Lernerville , Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda, Hagerstown ( Md. ) Speedway and Tri-City Speedway in Franklin , Pa. , are among the select group of tracks that will host multiple events. Lernerville will have a mid-week show on Tues., April 17, two months prior to the ‘Firecracker 100; Virginia Motor, which has enjoyed visits from the WoO LM in 2005 and ’06, will promote 50-lap tour events on Sat., April 14, and Fri., July 20; Hagerstown, which has had five WoO LMS races since 2004, has booked a $10,000-to-win 50-lap feature for Sat., June 2, and a $12,000-to-win 60-lap A-Main on Sat., July 21, to celebrate the track’s 60th anniversary; and Tri-City will once again run separate 50-lap races paying $10,000 to win as the headliner of its two-day ‘Coal Region Labor Day Classic’ on Sept. 1-2.

“We’re proud of the schedule we’ve been able to put together for our World of Outlaws Late Model drivers,” said Christman. “We believe it’s the biggest, most exciting schedule that any dirt Late Model sanctioning body has ever announced.

“Everyone associated with the series has worked hard to get us to the point where a great 2007 season is ahead of us. We just have to keep it up so the series continues to grow.”

For more information on the World of Outlaws Late Models, visit www.dirtmotorsports.com/LMS.

2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule (as of Dec. 4, 2006)

Date – Day – Track/Location – Event - To Win - Laps

Feb. 15 – Thurs. – Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL – DIRTcar Nationals - $10,000 – 50L
Feb. 17 – Sat. – Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL – DIRTcar Nationals - $10,000 – 50L

March 23 – Fri. – Baton Rouge Raceway/Baker, LA - $10,000 – 50L
March 24 – Sat. – Columbus Speedway/Columbus, MS - $10,000 – 50L
March 25 – Sun. – North Alabama Speedway/Tuscumbia, AL - $7,000 – 40L

April 13 – Fri. – New Egypt Speedway/New Egypt , NJ - $10,000 – 50L
April 14 – Sat. – Virginia Motor Speedway/Saluda, VA - $10,000 – 50L
April 17 – Tues. – Lernerville Speedway/Sarver, PA - $10,000 – 50L
April 19,20,21 – Sat. – The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC – COLOSSAL 100 - $50,000 – 100L
April 27 – Fri. – Farmer City Raceway/Farmer City, IL - $10,000 – 50L
April 28 – Sat. – Kamp Motor Speedway/Boswell, IN - $10,000 – 50L

May 4 – Fri. – Brush Creek Motorsports Complex/Peebles, OH - $10,000 – 50L
May 5 – Sat. – Wayne County Speedway / Orrville , OH - $10,000 – 50L
May 9 – Wed. – Davenport Speedway Quarter-Mile/Davenport, IA – Monster Midwest Tour - $10,000 – 50L
May 12 – Sat. – The Raceway at Powercom Park/Beaver Dam, WI – Monster Midwest Tour - $10,000 – 50L
May 13 – Sun. – Lincoln Speedway/Lincoln, IL – Monster Midwest Tour - $7,000 – 40L
May 16 – Wed. – Brownstown Speedway/Brownstown, IN – Monster Midwest Tour - $10,000 – 50L
May 18 – Fri. – I-96 Speedway/Lake Odessa , MI – Monster Midwest Tour - $10,000 – 50L
May 31 – Thurs. – Delaware International Speedway/Delmar, DE - $10,000 – 50L

June 2 – Sat. – Hagerstown Speedway/Hagerstown, MD - $10,000 – 50L
June 12 – Tues. – River Cities Speedway/Grand Forks, ND - $10,000 – 50L
June 14 – Thurs. – Deer Creek Speedway/Spring Valley, MN – Gopher 50 - $10,000 – 50L
June 15 – Fri. – Knoxville Raceway/Knoxville, IA - $10,000 – 50L
June 16 – Sat. – Lakeside Speedway/Kansas City, KS - $10,000 – 50L
June 17 – Sun. – TBA
June 20 – Wed. – Port Royal Speedway/Port Royal, PA – Great Northern Tour - $7,000 – 40L
June 23 – Sat. – Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QUE – Great Northern Tour - $10,000 – 50L
June 24 – Sun. – Cayuga County Fair Speedway/Weedsport, NY – Great Northern Tour - $10,000 – 50L
June 27 – Wed. – Stateline Speedway/Busti, NY – Great Northern Tour - $7,000 – 50L
June 29,30 – Sat. – Lernerville Speedway/Sarver, PA – FIRECRACKER 100 - $30,000 – 100L

July 6,7 – Sat. – Pike County Speedway/Magnolia, MS – FREEDOM 100 - $20,000 – 100L
July 10 – Tues. – Lebanon I-44 Speedway/Lebanon, MO – $10,000 – 50L
July 20 - Fri. - Virginia Motor Speedway/Saluda, VA - $10,000 - 50L
July 21 – Sat. – Hagerstown Speedway/Hagerstown, MD – 60th Anniversary Race - $12,000 – 60L
July 22 – Sun. – Eriez Speedway/Hammett, PA - $10,000 – 50L
July 25 – Wed. – Attica Raceway Park/Attica, OH – WoO LM Speedweek - $7,000 – 40L
July 26 – Thurs. – Lawrenceburg Speedway / Lawrenceburg , IN – WoO LM Speedweek - $7,000 – 40L
July 27 – Fri. – Eldora Speedway / Rossburg , OH – WoO LM Speedweek - $10,000 – 50L
July 28 – Sat. – Sharon Speedway / Hartford , OH – WoO LM Speedweek - $10,000 – 50L

Aug. 21,22,23 – Thurs. – Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN – SCORCHER 100 - $20,000 – 100L
Aug. 25 – Sat. – K-C Raceway/ Alma , OH - $10,000 – 50L

Sept. 1 – Sat. – Tri-City Speedway/Franklin, PA – Oil Region Labor Day Classic - $10,000 – 50L
Sept. 2 – Sun. – Tri-City Speedway/Franklin, PA – Oil Region Labor Day Classic - $10,000 – 50L
Sept. 14 – Fri. – Paducah International Raceway/Paducah, KY - $10,000 – 50L
Sept. 15 – Sat. – I-55 Raceway/Pevely, MO - $10,000 – 50L
Sept. 16 – Sun. – TBA
Sept. 21 – Fri. – TBA
Sept. 22 – Sat. – TBA

Oct. 10 – Wed. – The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC - Jani-King Showdown - $10,000 – 50L
Oct. 12,13 – Sat. – Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN - $20,000 – 100L

Nov. 1 – Thurs. – Season Championship - TBA
Nov. 2 – Fri. – Season Championship - TBA - $10,000 – 50L
Nov. 3 – Sat. – Season Championship - TBA - $10,000 – 50L
 




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