How To Spend An “Off” Weekend, “Dirty Dozen” Style

jdearing

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Colorado Springs,CO 4-26-05

What’s a guy to do? You’re a member of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Dirty Dozen”. You look at the schedule and are surprised to see that there are two week-ends back to back that are considered “off” weekends. That leaves two choices. Load up and head elsewhere for your racing fix or keep the equipment at home. Racers are racers and have to climb in to that high horsepower machine. Others are still racers but figure it best to take the time and prepare for what soon will be a long, hard and sometimes frustrating road in the chase for the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series Championship.

Several of the “Dirty Dozen” racers and teams did venture out over the week-end of April 15th – 17th doing very, very well. Having the most success, monetarily, was current World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series championship points leader Billy Moyer. The Batesville,AR driver headed for the Magnolia Motor Speedway in Columbus,MS for the $10,000 to win “2nd Annual Governors Cup”. Powering the One Hour Cooling/J&J Steel No. 21 Billy Moyer Racing C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo in to the lead on lap 9 of the 60-lapper, “Mr. Smooth” never looked back taking the win by half a track.

Fellow “Dirty Dozen” member Shane Clanton of Locust Grove,GA drove the SAE Parts/RSD Enterprises No. 25 RSD Enterprises Rocket Chassis/Custom Race Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo to a second place finish behind Moyer. Clanton also set quick time during time trials and joined Moyer as a heat race winner.

Also, scoring a top five finish at Magnolia Motor Speedway was Clint Smith of Senoia,GA. “Cat Daddy”, who copped his first career World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series victory April 9th at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda,VA, nailed down the fifth spot aboard the JP Drilling/Oval Craft No. 44 GRT Race Cars/Racetek Racing Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

“Dirty Dozen” members Rick Eckert of York,PA and Dale McDowell of Chickamuaga,GA both found victory circle the week-end of 4/15 – 4/17. Eckert reached victory lane in two of three events aboard the Raye Vest Excavating/J&J Steel No. 24 Raye Vest Rocket Chassis/Cornett Racing Engines Ford Taurus. “Scrub” pocketed a $3,000 to win event at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown,MD April 15th and a $5,000 to win event April 17th at Challenger Raceway near Indiana,PA after starting 21st . Eckert also scored a fourth place finish at Winchester Speedway in Winchester,VA April 16th.

McDowell notched a single win two weekends ago in what was basically a test-n-tune session for the driver of the Larry Shaw Race Cars/J&J Steel/New Vision Graphics No. 17M Dale McDowell Racing Rocket-Shaw/Racetek Racing Engines Pontiac Grand Prix. McDowell went to the $3,000 to win event April 16th at North Georgia Speedway in Chatsworth,GA to sort out mechanical problems that dogged the team after the April 8th & 9th World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series events.

Other “Dirty Dozen” members who headed for the race track were Dan Schlieper of Sullivan,WI; Steve Francis of Ashland,KY; Darrell Lanigan of Union,KY and Tim McCreadie of Watertown,NY.

Schlieper raced his Miller Bros. Coal Co./Hawkeye Trucking No. 9 Dan Schlieper Racing C.J. Rayburn Race Car/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo to a 5th place finish at Farley Speedway in Farley,IA April 15th. “The Wisconsin Wildman” then headed for Freeport Raceway in Freeport,IL April 16th where he garnered a 6th place finish.

Francis joined Schlieper at Freeport Raceway piloting the Moring Disposal/Freeport Recycling No. 15 Larry Moring owned Rocket Chassis/Gary Stanton Racing, Inc. Dodge Intrepid R/T to a 4th place finish.

Lanigan opted to take his Gotta’ Race/Afco Racing Products No. 29 Lanigan Autosports Rocket Chassis/Cornett Racing Engines Ford Taurus to Brownstown Speedway in Brownstown,IN April 16th where he suffered mechanical woes finishing 24th.

For McCreadie, his racing was back to his roots. The 2004 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Rookie of the Year” jumped back behind the wheel of a Big Block Modified for a double-header weekend. “T-Mac” scored a third place finish at Fulton Speedway in Fulton,NY April 16th followed by runner-up finish April 17th at Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport,NY.

Josh Richards, the current World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Rookie of the Year” point leader, had a very good weekend with a pair of firsts April 15th & 16th. The firsts may have not been on the score sheets for the 17 year-old Shinnston,WV resident but they were big firsts in his young career. “Kid Rocket” jumped behind the wheel of an asphalt Late Model April 15th placing second at Motordrome Speedway in Smithton,PA. Richards then headed for the world renowned Eldora Speedway in Rossburg,OH April 16th nailing a fourth place finish in his very first attempt on the high-banks aboard the Seubert Calf Ranches/A-C-E Metal Works No. 1 Mark Richards Racing,Inc. Rocket Chassis/Cornett Racing Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo.

With a second “off” marked on their calenders this past weekend only four of the “Dirty Dozen” had any plans to race this past weekend.

Current World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series championship points leader Billy Moyer battled with the Stacker 2® MARS (Mid-America Racing Series) sanctioning organization, a property of DIRT MotorSports, at his home town track Batesville Speedway Friday, April 22nd garnering a sixth place finish.

Eckert had planned to race in $5,000 to win events at Potomac Speedway in Budds Creek,MD and at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway in Cumberland,MD. “Scrub” decided not to race at Potomac while rain and snow nixed plans at “The Rock”.

McDowell, also known as“Mac Daddy”, headed for Batesville (AR) Speedway Friday, April 22nd and I-30 (AR) Speedway Saturday, April 23rd notching at 12th place finish and 7th place finish respectively in the Stacker 2® MARS sanctioned events.

Tim McCreadie wanted to continue to ply his trade aboard the Big Block Modified with stops at Brewerton Speedway in Brewerton,NY; Canandaigua Speedway in Canandaigua,NY and Cayuga County Fair Speedway in Weedsport,NY this past weekend. But, Mother Nature was the only winner wiping out all three events.

“Kid Rocket”, Josh Richards also planned to race with a return to the Motordrome Speedway asphalt and then join Eckert at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway. Chalk up another two wins for the weather.

For the rest of the “Dirty Dozen” it was time for a little R-n-R before that marathon run to the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series championship gets underway full throttle. “Dirty Dozen” members taking the past two weekends off were Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg,TN; Chub Frank of Bear Lake,PA and John Blankenship of Williamson,WV.

Bloomquist, the defending World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series champion, decided to not race over the two week break in the schedule. The Mooresburg,TN driver said, “We’ve got equipment to get ready.”

Frank, known as “Chubzilla” to his legions of fans, also took advantage of the two week break in the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series schedule by staying at home. “Actually its kinda nice having the break. As much equipment as we tore up the last races we needed the break to get stuff fixed.”

Like Bloomquist and Frank, Blankenship took advantage of the “vacation” doing exactly that. Said crew chief David Wade of the Williamson,WV driver, “We’re here working at the shop getting equipment fixed and ready. He’s enjoying some vaction time and getting some R-n-R.”

WHAT
After a two-week break, The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series brings their style of fast, side by side racing action back to life the week-end of April 29th and April 30th. The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series makes their third ever appearance to the DIRT Motorsports owned Lernerville Speedway in Sarver,PA Friday, April 29th for a 50-lap $10,000 to win feature event. The “Dirty Dozen” race teams then head to Frank Plessinger’s Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown,MD Saturday, April 30th for the $10,000 to win “24th Annual Stanley Schetrompf Memorial 50”, the third time the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series has competed at Hagerstown Speedway.

WHERE
For Lernerville Speedway: North of I-76 on S.R. 28 to exit 17, then 4.6 miles north on S.R. 356.

For Hagerstown Speedway: I-81 to exit 6-B, then north 2 miles on S.R. 63, then 5.3 miles west on U.S. Route 40, then north.

WHEN
At Lernerville Speedway: pit gates open at 4:00p.m., grandstands at 5:00p.m., warm-ups at 6:15p.m., time trials at 7:15p.m. and racing at 8:00p.m.

At Hagerstown Speedway: pit gates open at 5:00p.m., grandstands at 5:00p.m., warm-ups at 7:00p.m., time trials at 7:30p.m. and racing to follow.

TICKETS
At Lernerville Speedway: Adult tickets $27.00; Reserved Adult Tickets $29.00; Children 6 – 12 years of age $13.00, $14.00 reserved and children 5 years of age and under Free . Pit admission is $25.00 (DIRT Member), $34.00 (Non-DIRT Member). Call (724) 353-1511 for more information.

At Hagerstown Speedway: Adult tickets $29; Reserved Tickets $34; Children Under 12 years of age Free. Pit admission is $35.00. Call (301) 582-0640 for more information.

WEB SITES
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series is at http://www.woolms.com

Lernerville Speedway is at http://www.lernerville.net

Hagerstown Speedway is at http://www.hagerstownspeedway.com

The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series is brought to the fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Stacker 2®, Hoosier Racing Tire, Sunoco Race Fuels, VP Racing Fuels, and SPEED CHANNEL. Promotional Partners include AMB i.t., RACEceiver, HUMMERSGONEWILD.COM, Zippo Lighters, and The University of Northwestern Ohio. Contingency sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions, Wrisco Industries, and Quarter Master.
 




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