World of Outlaws Late Model Series Blazes New Trails With 2008 Schedule

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CONCORD , NC – Dec. 7, 2007 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will blaze new trails during the 2008 season.

With Friday’s announcement of the tour’s ambitious ’08 schedule, it’s clear that the stars of the WoO LMS will be exposed to a record number of fans across the United States and Canada .

More than a dozen tracks are slated to host a WoO LMS event for the first time ever and there are visits to 22 different states and three Canadian provinces currently on the schedule, which was released at the annual Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando , Fla.

There are also several big-money, extra-distance events dotting the 2008 sked, highlighted by the $50,000-to-win Circle K Colossal 100 on April 18-19 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., and the $40,000-to-win ‘Firecracker 100’ on June 27-28 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.

The 2008 schedule, which currently lists 46 confirmed events at 39 tracks, kicks off on Feb. 14 and 16 with two 50-lap A-Mains during the 37th annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville , Fla.

“The goal that we have set is to continue to be the number one dirt Late Model racing series in the country,” said Tim Christman , the director of the WoO LMS. “To achieve that we need to continue to grow the series and broaden its horizons, and there’s no doubt we are doing that with the schedule of events we have put together for 2008.

“We have 46 confirmed dates and we’ll be adding several more. We’re thrilled that the demand for dates from track promoters is so great, and we’ll ultimately end up with a schedule of over 50 events in up to 25 states.”

A centerpiece of the ’08 sked will be the farthest trip west in the history of the WoO LMS. The ‘Wild West Tour’ – a series-within-the-series of at least eight events paying $10,000 to win – is currently scheduled to barnstorm through six states and the Canadian province of Saskatchewan from July 9-21.

The ‘Wild West Tour’ will begin on July 9 with the annual ‘Gopher 50’ at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley , Minn. , which will be part of the WoO LMS for the fourth consecutive season. The swing will also include return visits for the series on July 10 at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minn., (back on the tour after a year’s absence); July 11 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., which hosts the series for the third consecutive year; and July 20 at the Belleville (Kans.) High Banks, a legendary oval that drew a standing-room-only crowd for its inaugural WoO LMS event in 2007.

Never-before-visited territory that the WoO LMS will chart during the ‘Wild West Tour’ includes Saskatchewan’s Estevan Motor Speedway, a three-eighths-mile oval that will bring the series just across the North Dakota border to Canada on July 12; Gillette (Wyo.) Thunder Speedway (July 16); Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D. (July 18); and Boone County Speedway in Albion, Neb., which closes the swing on July 21 with an event that will be part of the annual county fair. An additional event for July 15 is under negotiation.

The series will close out a busy month of July by heading east for another series-within-a-series: a four-night ‘Speedweek’ in Ohio and western Pennsylvania . A first-ever visit to Muskingum County Speedway in Zanesville, Ohio, on July 24 starts the stretch of racing, followed by return engagements at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio, on July 25; Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, on July 26; and Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa., on July 27.

The WoO LMS will also make an extended swing through the Northeast from June 17-28, contesting the seven-event ‘Great Northern Tour’ that features three nights of racing in Canada and the second annual two-day ‘Firecracker 100’ spectacular at Lernerville Speedway.

A reprise of the successful 2007 mid-week event at Port Royal ( Pa. ) Speedway will commence the ‘Great Northern Tour’ on June 17. Then the WoO LMS will make a first-ever trip across the border to Ontario for a June 19 event at Ohsweken Speedway, followed by a return to Quebec’s Autodrome Drummond for the second consecutive year on June 21 and an inaugural race at Cornwall (Ont.) Motor Speedway on June 22.

The ‘Great Northern Tour’ continues with first-time WoO LMS events at Canandaigua (N.Y.) Speedway on June 24 and Big Diamond Raceway in Minersville , Pa. , on June 25, leading into the blockbuster ‘Firecracker 100,’ which will see its winner’s share boosted $10,000 – to a cool $40,000 – in celebration of Lernerville’s 40th anniversary.

More exciting details on the WoO LMS ‘mini-series’ swings will be released in the coming weeks.

Joining the ‘Firecracker’ and Circle K Colossal 100 as extra-distance specials on the ’08 schedule are the $20,000-to-win ‘Freedom 100’ on March 28-29 at Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, Miss., which will host its first WoO LMS event after having its initial attempt rained out in 2007; a 100-lapper paying $20,000 to win on April 4-5 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, which will present the biggest dirt Late Model ever run in Illinois; and the ‘Scorcher 100’ on Aug. 20-21 at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., which returns to the WoO LMS for the second consecutive season.

Other tracks that will hold WoO LMS events for the first time in 2008 include Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park, which had its first attempt at a WoO LMS washed out in July 2007 but will try again on May 16; Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway (Aug. 15); and Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania , Ga. (Aug. 16).

Tracks returning to the tour in ’08 after hosting shows for the first time during the past season include Lawrenceburg ( Ind. ) Speedway, which will have an enlarged three-eighths-mile layout ready for a May 17 program; Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway (May 18); Bedford (Pa.) Speedway (Aug. 29); and North Alabama Speedway in Tuscumbia, Ala. (Oct. 12).

Two facilities will be back as part of the trail after being absent for a year: Golden Isles Speedway in Brunswick , Ga. , on Aug. 17 and K-C Raceway in Alma , Ohio , on Aug. 23.

The WoO LMS will also visit several stalwart tracks, including Virginia Motor Speedway (April 11); Missouri ’s Lebanon I-44 Speedway (April 26); Delaware International Speedway in Delmar (May 29); Hagerstown ( Md. ) Speedway (May 31); Tri-City Speedway in Franklin , Pa. (Aug. 30-31); and I-55 Raceway in Pevely , Mo. (Sept. 13). Hagerstown has hosted a WoO LMS event every season since 2004; VMS, Lebanon I-44 and Tri-City have been on the tour each year since 2005; Delaware will conduct a race for the fourth time in five years; and I-55 will hold its third tour show in five years.

Just five tracks are scheduled to host multiple WoO LMS events in 2008. The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway leads the list with four dates (April 18-19, Oct. 8, Oct. 30-31/Nov. 1), and two races will be held at Lernerville (April 15, June 27-28), Volunteer (Aug. 20-21, Oct. 11), Volusia and Tri-City.

The WoO LMS will conclude for the second consecutive year at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, where the WoO Sprint Cars will join the Late Models for the ‘Outlaws World Finals’ on Oct. 30-31 and Nov. 1.

WoO LMS officials expect to announce additional dates in the near future.

Check www.worldofoutlaws.com for the latest schedule information.

2008 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule (as of Dec. 7, 2007)

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

Feb. 14 – Thurs. – Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL – DIRTcar Nationals - $10,000 – 50L

Feb. 16 – Sat. – Volusia Speedway Park/Barberville, FL – DIRTcar Nationals - $10,000 – 50L



March 28-29 – Fri./Sat. – Pike County Speedway/Magnolia, MS – FREEDOM 100 - $20,000 – 100L



April 4-5 – Fri./Sat. – Farmer City (IL) Raceway - $20,000 – 100L

April 11 – Fri. – Virginia Motor Speedway/Jamaica, VA - $10,000 – 50L

April 15 – Tues. – Lernerville Speedway/Sarver, PA - $10,000 – 50L

April 18-19 – Fri./Sat. – The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC – CIRCLE K COLOSSAL 100 - $50,000 – 100L

April 25 – Fri. – TBA

April 26 – Sat. – Lebanon I-44 Speedway/Lebanon, MO - $10,000 – 50L

April 27 – TBA



May 16 – Fri. – Attica (OH) Raceway Park - $10,000 – 50L

May 17 – Sat. – Lawrenceburg (IN) Speedway - $10,000 – 50L

May 18 – Sun. – Lincoln (IL) Speedway - $7,000 – 40L

May 29 – Thurs. – Delaware International Speedway/Delmar, DE - $10,000 – 50L

May 31 – Sat. – Hagerstown (MD) Speedway - $10,000 – 50L



June 1 – Sun. – TBA

June 17 – Tues. – Port Royal (PA) Speedway – Great Northern Tour - $7,000 – 40L

June 19 – Thurs. – Ohsweken (ONT) Speedway – Great Northern Tour - $10,000 – 50L

June 21 – Sat. – Autodrome Drummond/Drummondville, QUE – Great Northern Tour - $10,000 – 50L

June 22 – Sun. – Cornwall (ONT) Motor Speedway – Great Northern Tour -$10,000 – 50L

June 24 – Tues. – Canandaigua (NY) Speedway – Great Northern Tour - $7,000 – 40L

June 25 – Wed. – Big Diamond Raceway/Minersville, PA – Great Northern Tour - $7,000 – 40L

June 27-28 – Fri./Sat. – Lernerville Speedway/Sarver, PA – Great Northern Tour (FIRECRACKER 100) - $40,000 – 100L



July 9 – Wed. – Deer Creek Speedway/Spring Valley, MN – Wild West Tour (Gopher 50) - $10,000 – 50L

July 10 – Thurs. – North Central Speedway/Brainerd, MN – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 11 – Fri. – River Cities Speedway/Grand Forks, ND – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 12 – Sat. – Estevan Motor Speedway/Estevan, SAS – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 15 – Tues. – TBA

July 16 – Gillette Thunder Speedway/Gillette, WY – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 18 – Fri. – Brown County Speedway / Aberdeen , SD – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 20 – Sun. – Belleville (KS) High Banks – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 40L

July 21 – Mon. – Boone County Speedway / Albion , NE – Wild West Tour - $10,000 – 50L

July 24 – Thurs. – Muskingum County Speedway / Zanesville , OH – Speedweek - $7,000 – 40L

July 25 – Fri. – Eldora Speedway/Rossburg, OH – Speedweek - $10,000 – 50L

July 26 – Sat. – Sharon Speedway/Hartford, OH – Speedweek - $10,000 – 50L

July 27 – Sun. – Eriez Speedway/Hammett, PA – Speedweek - $10,000 – 50L



Aug. 15 – Fri. – Fayetteville (NC) Motor Speedway - $10,000 – 50L

Aug. 16 – Sat. – Screven Motor Speedway/Sylvania, GA - $10,000 – 50L

Aug. 17 – Sun. – Golden Isles Speedway/Waynesville, GA - $7,000 – 40L

Aug. 20-21 – Wed./Thurs. – Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN – SCORCHER 100 – TBA – 100L

Aug. 23 – Sat. – K-C Raceway/ Alma , OH - $10,000 – 50L

Aug. 24 – Sun. – TBA

Aug. 29 – Fri. – Bedford (PA) Speedway - $10,000 – 50L

Aug. 30 – Sat. – Tri-City Speedway/Franklin, PA – TBA – TBA

Aug. 31 – Sun. – Tri-City Speedway/Franklin, PA – TBA – TBA



Sept. 12 – Fri. – TBA

Sept. 13 – Sat. – I-55 Raceway/Pevely, MO – Pepsi Nationals - $10,000 – 50L

Sept. 14 – Sun. – TBA



Oct. 8 – Wed. – The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC - Southern Showdown - $30,000 possible – 50L

Oct. 11 – Sat. – Volunteer Speedway/Bulls Gap, TN - $10,000 – 50L

Oct. 12 – Sun. – North Alabama Speedway/Tuscumbia, AL - $7,000 – 40L



Oct. 30 – Thurs. - The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC – WORLD FINALS (Time Trials)

Oct. 31 – Fri. - The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC – WORLD FINALS - $10,000 – 50L

Nov. 1 – Sat. - The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway/Concord, NC – WORLD FINALS - $10,000 – 50L



* Schedule subject to change (check www.worldofoutlaws.com for the latest information)
 




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