Colorado Springs,CO – April 4, 2005 – By Bret Emrick, World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® LM Series
WHAT
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series makes their first ever visit this Friday (4/8) to “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway in Cumberland,MD, for a $10,000 to win event while also debuting for the first time ever Saturday (4/9) to Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda,VA, for the “Dixie Chopper 50” presented by Thurston Spring Service,Inc., a $10,000 to win event.
WHERE
For “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: I-68 to exit 42, then 2.7 miles south on U.S. Route 220, then 0.4 miles east on Moss Ave. (at the Allegany County Fairgrounds).
For Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: from Richmond,VA, take U.S. Route 360 East to Tappahannock, then south 25 miles on U.S. Route 17 South; from Hampton Roads, I-64 West to West Point Exit #220, take U.S. Route 33 East until merging with U.S. Route 17, then north ten miles on U.S. Route 17 North.
WHEN
At “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: pit gates open at 4:00p.m., grandstands at 5:30p.m. and racing at 7:00p.m.
At Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: pit gates open at 12:00 Noon, grandstands at 4:00p.m., warm-ups at 6:15p.m.
TICKETS
At “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: Adult tickets $32; Children 12 years of age and under $15. Pit admission is $35.00. Call (410) 857-3821 for more information.
At Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: Adult tickets $25; Seniors and Military $20; Students 13-17 yrs. old $15; Children 7-12 yrs. old $10; children 6 and under free. Pit admission is $30.00. Call (804) 758-1VMS (1867) for more information.
WEB SITES
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series is at http://www.woolms.com
“The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway is at http://www.therockspeedway.com
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is at http://www.virginiamotorspeedway.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
“The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway is a slightly-banked .522 mile clay oval lined with concrete “jersey barrier” walls. Covered grandstand seating for 4,000. Free parking on fairgrounds. Fee charged for camping. Office phone number is (410) 857-3821. Track phone number is (301) 729-5050.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is .500 mile dirt surface with 14 degree banking in the turns and 4 degree banking in the straightaways with 4-tier outside guardrail and 3-tier guardrail retaining structures. Aluminum grandstand seating for 5,500. 20+ acres of free parking and camping. Office/Track phone number is (804) 758-1VMS (1867).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
NONE!!!Both events will mark the first time for the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to compete at both facilities.
TELEVISION
At 3:00p.m. EDT, Saturday May 7, SPEED Channel will broadcast coverage of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series April 9, “Dixie Chopper 50” presented by Thurston Spring Service,Inc. at Virginia Motor Speedway. SPEED Channel is available through cable systems nationwide, DISH Network (Channel 150) and DIRECT TV (Channel 607).
2005 World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series Championship Point Standings
Pos. Car # Driver Residence Starts Wins Top 5's Top 10's Earnings Points Trail By
1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 2 1 1 2 $11,800 288 0
71 Don O'Neal Martinsville,IN 2 0 2 2 $8,500 288 0
83 Scott James Bright,IN 2 0 2 2 $6,000 288 0
4 29 Darrell Lanigan Union,KY 2 0 2 2 $8,000 286 2
5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown,NY 2 1 1 2 $11,200 282 6
6 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine,IA 2 0 0 2 $2,500 264 24
7 44 Clint Smith Senoia,GA 2 0 1 1 $2,875 262 26
1* Chub Frank Bear Lake,PA 2 0 0 1 $2,550 262 26
9 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga,GA 2 0 0 1 $2,500 260 28
10 E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 2 0 0 1 $2,300 258 30
99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 2 0 0 1 $2,100 258 30
12 24 Rick Eckert York,PA 2 0 1 1 $3,200 254 34
13 S9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan,WI 2 0 0 1 $1,900 244 44
1 Josh Richards Shinnston,WV 2 0 0 0 $1,800 244 44
15 15 Steve Francis Ashland,KY 2 0 0 0 $1,675 238 50
16 25 Shane Clanton Locust Grove,GA 2 0 0 0 $1,575 232 56
17 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg,TN 2 0 0 0 $1,550 222 66
18 44 Chris Madden Gray Court,SC 2 0 0 0 $1,450 220 68
19 Won11 Rob Blair Titusville,PA 2 0 0 0 $1,400 214 74
20 32D Darren Miller Chadwick,IL 1 0 0 1 $1,900 213 75
21 91 Billy Decker Unadilla,NY 1 0 0 0 $1,100 201 87
22 28 Jimmy Mars Elk Mound,WI 1 0 0 0 $950 195 93
23 91 Ricky Elliott Seaford,DE 1 0 0 0 $925 193 95
24 0 Steve Shaver Vienna,WV 1 0 0 0 $800 185 103
18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua,IL 1 0 0 0 $900 185 103
NEWS AND NOTES
The “Dirty Dozen”
The 2005 edition of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Dirty Dozen”, who have committed to all events, includes defending World Of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg,TN (No. 0 owned by Bloomquist Racing), current championship point leader Billy Moyer of Batesville,AR (No. 21 owned by Billy Moyer Racing), Steve Francis of Ashland,KY (No. 15 owned by Francis Motorsports,Inc.), Rick Eckert of York,PA (No. 24 owned by Raye Vest), Dale McDowell of Chickamauga,GA (No. 17M owned by McDowell Racing), Chub Frank of Bear Lake,PA (No. 1* owned by Chub Frank Racing), Darrell Lanigan of Union,KY (No. 29 owned by Lanigan Racing), Dan Schlieper of Sullivan,WI (No. S9 owned by Dan Schlieper Racing), Clint Smith of Senoia,GA (No. 44 owned by Jerry Passmore), 2004 World Of Outlaws “Rookie of the Year” Tim McCreadie of Watertown,NY (No. 39 owned by A&C Speedworld,Inc.), Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine,IA (No. 15B owned by Brian Birkhofer Racing) and John Blankenship of Williamson,WV (No. 23 owned by Number 23,Inc.).
Also Appearing
Other drivers have committed to running the bulk of the schedule with the World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series in 2005 with hopes of earning a spot in a future “Dirty Dozen” as well as gunning for the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® “Rookie of the Year” honors. Teen sensation Josh “Kid Rocket” Richards of Shinnston,WV burst onto the WoO LM scene at the tender age of 17 during the 2004 season and quickly showed all that he would be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years driving the No. 1 owned by Mark Richards Racing,Inc.; second generation racer Shane “Bulldog” Clanton of Locust Grove,GA (No. 25 owned by RSD Enterprises) joins the series after scoring his first ever WoO victory May 8, 2004 at North Georgia Speedway.
When We Can
2004 “Dirty Dozen” members Mike Balzano of Parkersburg,WV (No. E1 owned by Balzano Motorsports) and Zanesville,OH driver Rick Aukland (No. 12 owned by Rick Aukland Racing) will be at select 2005 Stacker 2® World Of Outlaws Late Model Series events.
Early Season Winners
Billy Moyer topped a 61 car field February 17 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville,FL to score the opening victory of the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series campaign. Moyer started from the pole aboard the No. 21 OneHour Cooling sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Cars chassised, Jay Dickens Engines powered Chevrolet Monte Carlo wrenched by crew chief Steve Norris.
What sophomore jinx? Tim McCreadie of Watertown,NY used his experience from his 2004 “Rookie”year with the World Of Outlaws holding off a strong field of cars February 19,2005 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville,FL to snare his career first World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series victory. McCreadie led all the way driving the No. 39 Sweetners Plus sponsored, Rocket Chassis, C.C. Performance Engines powered, Tommy Gracco tuned Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Tune Into The Web
If fans can’t get to “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway to see the racing Friday they can experience the excitement of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network. To listen to the audio broadcast, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. Companies who are interested in advertising on the new DIRT Radio Network should contact Mark Noble, DIRT Motorsports VP Sales and Marketing, at 719-884-2141. For technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.
Hear It Firsthand
RACEceiver is the Official Driver Communicator of DIRT Motorsports. A compact radio receiver that conveniently fits into a driver’s pocket, a RACEceiver allows each driver to hear directions from series officials, which greatly enhances the safety and timeliness of events. A similar version available to fans will allow RACEceiver users to hear what information series officials are relaying to the drivers. For more information about RACEceiver, visit www.raceceiver.com, call 866-301-7223 or look for their sales trailers at various events.
QUOTABLE
Dale McDowell, driver of the No. 17M Larry Shaw Race Cars/New Vision Graphics Rocket Chassis/RaceTek Racing Engines Pontiac Grand Prix
On his troubles during the 2005 February opening events at Volusia Speedway Park: “The first night at Volusia the car just wouldn’t work. We threw everything at it we could think of but we couldn’t figure it out. We brought out the second car for the final night at Volusia and it was better, much better until we crashed. But, we’ve figured out what was wrong and we’re ready to go.”
On if he was worried about being behind the eight-ball in the points championship: “No, not really. There is a long way to go yet with the World Of Outlaws season so I’m not worried. Everybody has bad days at the race track and we had ours right off the bat. Hopefully, those days are behind us. The points will work themselves out.”
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: “That is one big racetrack that we’ve enjoyed racing at in years past. I’ve never raced up there this early in the season so I imagine it’s gonna’ be fast. I’ve always enjoyed my time up there and it should be a great show for the fans. We’re looking forward to it.”
On racing at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never been there so I don’t know too much about it. I’ve heard good things about the facility and am anxious to see the place. That’s a great area for us to be racing in. I’m looking forward to meeting the fans. Virginia has a some great race fans.”
On if he has picked any other drivers brains about V.M.S.: “I’ve talked to a few guy’s but not really picked their brains about it. Anytime you see a track for the first time you want to know a little about it before you get there. But, for some crazy reason we’ve always done pretty well at tracks we see for the very first time. Maybe you out think yourself too much with the car when you know a track.”
Steve Francis, driver of the No. 15 MOPAR Performance Parts/Valvoline Rocket Chassis/Gary Stanton Racing Engines Dodge Intrepid R/T
On his struggles during the 2005 February opening events at Volusia Speedway Park: “We were good in Florida except for the two World Of Outlaws races. It’s two races out of the year. Last year we started out strong and then came up short at the end. But, at this point in my season this has been the best year in my career by far. But, then again it hasn’t been that good because we were running in the top five the second WoO race and broke a pinion shaft in the rear-end and then the first night we broke an A-frame. They were bad situations but that’s just part of racing.”
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never actually been to Saluda but I’ve been to Cumberland four or five times and won a race there. I really like the place. I seem to like the bigger, faster tracks anyway. I’m looking forward to going back there.”
On whether he has consulted with other drivers about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “No, not really. We’ve just been so busy building our new race shop, not that we’re putting the racing on the backburner, but with Hoosier coming out with the new tires I really don’t think what guy’s learned there in the past will mean that much. You know, the new tires are going to make the cars react differently and I heard they changed the race track a little near the end of last season too. I have talked with Rick Eckert a little bit, he’s won there before, but with all the changes that we will see I don’t think it will be that big of a deal.”
On if he is concerned with points this early in the season: “You know I lost the championship last year by 13 points so every point counts. Right now we just go and out race. When you get down towards the end of the season and if your in the hunt you do watch the points. If you know you have a top five car that you may be able to win with but also know that if you make a mistake you might end up tenth or worse, your going to race conservatively. Right now with where we’re at in points I can gamble a little bit.”
On his thoughts on how teams will have to work to adapt to the new Hoosier Tires: “I think all of us are going to go through a little learning curve with these new tires but I don’t think it will be daylight and dark, but it’s going to be a little different for all of us.”
John Blankenship, driver of the No. 23 Busch Beer/Walker CAT Rocket Chassis/Custom Race Engines Ford Taurus
On what his goals are for 2005 as member of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Dirty Dozen”: “HA! Stay a member of the ‘Dirty Dozen’. It’s really pretty simple. That is our main goal. And, another goal is to be competitive on my own without Scott’s help. We’ll just see what we can do.”
On what one thing he learned most traveling with the Series in 2004: “That it takes a lot of time and work. And, a lot of traveling.”
On what one thing he learned from his racing mentor, 2004 World Of Outlaws Champion Scott Bloomquist: “I don’t know. I learned so much that just to pick out one thing is really hard. I learned a lot last year. But, I think I everything I learned last year will really help me a lot.”
On what he thinks about racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never been to either one so it will be all new to me. I’ve talked to a few people and picked up a few pointers but I’ll be tryng a different car than what we have been driving so I don’t know if those pointers will help or not. It will be interesting both ways to me to see if the pointers do work.”
Chub Frank, driver of the No. 1* Lester Buildings/Corry Rubber Rocket Chassis/Draime Racing Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “Those tracks, we have run good at both them. Actually the next four races, we go to Lernerville and Hagerstown after that, so all four of them I’m looking forward to. They’re also close to home. We’ve got some time on three of them. Virginia Motor Speedway, we’ve only raced at once but it was a win. So that’s a good thing.”
On his teams preparations for the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series season: “The cars are about done, we’re waiting on a motor and once we get this stuff done I’m hoping to be all ready by the 8th and hit it heavy. I just want to get the garage done and we’re almost there. Between the garage and hauler we know once we start racing it will be hammer down which we are looking forward to.”
Dan Schlieper, driver of the No. S9 Miller Bros. Coal/Hawkeye Trucking C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
On how grabbing an early season win has turned things around: “It feels good to get back into victory lane, that is for sure. We struggled a little bit early on this year, but I think things are starting to turn around for us.”
Rick Jones, Promoter/President of “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway
On how bringing the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to“The Rock” and it’s sister track, Potomac (MD) Speedway: “We are trying to bring both race tracks up to what I guess you would call a new standard of entertainment. I think that bringing in the World Of Outlaws will bring people who may have never been to our tracks to us. They see a show like the World Of Outlaws then what we’re hoping is that they’ll come back to our weekly shows. I think that having the World Of Outlaws at ‘The Rock’ and at Potomac will be the best show in the world.”
Clarke Sawyer, General Manager of Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway
On the inaugural appearance of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to V.M.S.: “This is a great opportunity for our fans to see some of the best dirt Late Model drivers in the business going at it door to door for the big money. It is also a great opportunity for our Speedway to get some national exposure with the Speed Channel cameras on hand to film all the action. This is going to be an awesome deal for the track, having the likes og Bloomquist, Eckert, Frank and Francis along with the rest of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ racing against some of the regions local talent the likes of Jeremy Miller, Booper Bare, Chuck Finch and Louie Littlepage. It only adds up to being a barn burner for our fans.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
After racing in Maryland and Virginia, the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series takes two weeks off before the series invades Lernerville Speedway in Sarver,PA on April 29 and Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown,MD on April 30.
2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series Schedule
RACE DAY DATE TRACK LOCATION MAJOR MARKET WINNER
1 Thu. 2/17 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville,FL Daytona Beach,FL Billy Moyer
2 Sat. 2/19 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville,FL Daytona Beach,FL Tim McCreadie
3 Fri. 4/8 The Rock/Allegany Co. Spdwy. Cumberland,MD Baltimore,MD
4 Sat. 4/9 Virginia Motor Speedway Saluda,VA Richmond,VA
5 Fri. 4/29 Lernerville Speedway Sarver,PA Pittsburgh,PA
6 Sat. 4/30 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown,MD Baltimore,MD
7 Fri./Sat. 5/6 & 5/7 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY**
8 Fri. 5/13 Limaland Motorsports Park Lima,OH Toledo,OH
Sat. 5/14 TBA
9 Fri. 5/20 Brush Creek Mtrspts. Complex Peebles,OH Cincinnati,OH
10 Sat. 5/21 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt,IN Evansville,IN
11 Wed. 6/1 Farley Speedway Farley,IA Dubuque,IA
12 Fri. 6/3 Eagle Raceway Eagle,NE Lincoln,NE
13 Sat. 6/4 Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron,SD Sioux Falls,SD
14 Mon. 6/6 Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley,MN Minneapolis,MN
Fri. 6/10 Eldora Speedway-“The Dream” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
Sat. 6/11 Eldora Speedway-“The Dream” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
15 Fri. 6/17 TBA
16 Sat. 6/18 TBA
17 Mon. 6/27 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY Buffalo,NY
18 Wed. 6/29 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY Syracuse,NY
19 Thu. 6/30 Bridgeport Speedway Bridgeport,NJ Philadelphia,PA
20 Sat. 7/2 Stateline Speedway Jamestown,NY Erie,PA
21 Wed. 7/6 Delaware International Spdwy. Delmar,DE Dover,DE
22 Fri. 7/8 Potomac Speedway Budds Creek,MD Washington,D.C.
23 Sat. 7/9 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown,MD Baltimore,MD
24 Tue. 7/12 Sharon Speedway Hartford,OH Youngstown,OH
25 Sat. 7/16 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth,OH Columbus,OH
26 Fri. 7/22 Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis,TN Memphis,TN
27 Sat. 7/23 Tri-State Speedway Pocala,OK Ft. Smith,AR
28 Tue. 7/26 I-44 Speedway Lebanon,MO Springfield,MO
29 Fri. 7/29 Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo,ND Fargo,ND
30 Sat. 7/30 Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo,ND Fargo,ND
31 Fri. 8/5&8/6 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond,WI Minneapolis,MN
32 Tue. 8/9 Dubuque Fairgrounds Spdwy. Dubuque,IA Dubuque,IA
33 Fri. 8/12 Lernerville Speedway Sarver,PA Pittsburgh,PA
34 Sat. 8/13 Lincoln Speedway New Oxford,PA Harrisburg,PA
35 Mon. 8/15 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY Albany,NY
36 Tues. 8/16 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY Syracuse,NY
37 Fri. 8/26 Western Kentucky Speedway Madisonville,KY Louisville,KY
38 Sat. 8/27 Milan Speedway Milan,TN Jackson,TN
Fri. 9/2 TBA
Sat. 9/3 TBA
39 Sun. 9/4 Tri-City Speedway Franklin,PA Pittsburgh,PA
Fri. 9/9 Eldora Speedway–“World 100” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
Sat. 9/10 Eldora Speedway-“World 100” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
40 Fri. 9/16 Tri-City Speedway Granite City,IL St. Louis,MO
41 Sat. 9/17 I-55 Speedway Pevely,MO St. Louis,MO
42 Sun. 9/18 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield,IL Springfield,IL
Fri. 9/23 TBA
Sat. 9/24 TBA
Thu. 9/29 TBA
Fri. 9/30 TBA
Sat. 10/1 TBA
43 Fri. 10/28 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY
44 Sat. 10/29 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY
TBA = To Be Announced
* = Point Event Only/Non-Sanctioned
THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE ONLY. DATES MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS STACKER 2® LATE MODEL SERIES SPONSORS
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.
WHAT
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series makes their first ever visit this Friday (4/8) to “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway in Cumberland,MD, for a $10,000 to win event while also debuting for the first time ever Saturday (4/9) to Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway in Saluda,VA, for the “Dixie Chopper 50” presented by Thurston Spring Service,Inc., a $10,000 to win event.
WHERE
For “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: I-68 to exit 42, then 2.7 miles south on U.S. Route 220, then 0.4 miles east on Moss Ave. (at the Allegany County Fairgrounds).
For Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: from Richmond,VA, take U.S. Route 360 East to Tappahannock, then south 25 miles on U.S. Route 17 South; from Hampton Roads, I-64 West to West Point Exit #220, take U.S. Route 33 East until merging with U.S. Route 17, then north ten miles on U.S. Route 17 North.
WHEN
At “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: pit gates open at 4:00p.m., grandstands at 5:30p.m. and racing at 7:00p.m.
At Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: pit gates open at 12:00 Noon, grandstands at 4:00p.m., warm-ups at 6:15p.m.
TICKETS
At “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: Adult tickets $32; Children 12 years of age and under $15. Pit admission is $35.00. Call (410) 857-3821 for more information.
At Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: Adult tickets $25; Seniors and Military $20; Students 13-17 yrs. old $15; Children 7-12 yrs. old $10; children 6 and under free. Pit admission is $30.00. Call (804) 758-1VMS (1867) for more information.
WEB SITES
The World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series is at http://www.woolms.com
“The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway is at http://www.therockspeedway.com
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is at http://www.virginiamotorspeedway.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
“The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway is a slightly-banked .522 mile clay oval lined with concrete “jersey barrier” walls. Covered grandstand seating for 4,000. Free parking on fairgrounds. Fee charged for camping. Office phone number is (410) 857-3821. Track phone number is (301) 729-5050.
Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway is .500 mile dirt surface with 14 degree banking in the turns and 4 degree banking in the straightaways with 4-tier outside guardrail and 3-tier guardrail retaining structures. Aluminum grandstand seating for 5,500. 20+ acres of free parking and camping. Office/Track phone number is (804) 758-1VMS (1867).
PREVIOUS WINNERS
NONE!!!Both events will mark the first time for the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to compete at both facilities.
TELEVISION
At 3:00p.m. EDT, Saturday May 7, SPEED Channel will broadcast coverage of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series April 9, “Dixie Chopper 50” presented by Thurston Spring Service,Inc. at Virginia Motor Speedway. SPEED Channel is available through cable systems nationwide, DISH Network (Channel 150) and DIRECT TV (Channel 607).
2005 World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series Championship Point Standings
Pos. Car # Driver Residence Starts Wins Top 5's Top 10's Earnings Points Trail By
1 21 Billy Moyer Batesville,AR 2 1 1 2 $11,800 288 0
71 Don O'Neal Martinsville,IN 2 0 2 2 $8,500 288 0
83 Scott James Bright,IN 2 0 2 2 $6,000 288 0
4 29 Darrell Lanigan Union,KY 2 0 2 2 $8,000 286 2
5 39 Tim McCreadie Watertown,NY 2 1 1 2 $11,200 282 6
6 15B Brian Birkhofer Muscatine,IA 2 0 0 2 $2,500 264 24
7 44 Clint Smith Senoia,GA 2 0 1 1 $2,875 262 26
1* Chub Frank Bear Lake,PA 2 0 0 1 $2,550 262 26
9 17M Dale McDowell Chickamauga,GA 2 0 0 1 $2,500 260 28
10 E1 Mike Balzano Parkersburg,WV 2 0 0 1 $2,300 258 30
99 Donnie Moran Dresden,OH 2 0 0 1 $2,100 258 30
12 24 Rick Eckert York,PA 2 0 1 1 $3,200 254 34
13 S9 Dan Schlieper Sullivan,WI 2 0 0 1 $1,900 244 44
1 Josh Richards Shinnston,WV 2 0 0 0 $1,800 244 44
15 15 Steve Francis Ashland,KY 2 0 0 0 $1,675 238 50
16 25 Shane Clanton Locust Grove,GA 2 0 0 0 $1,575 232 56
17 0 Scott Bloomquist Mooresburg,TN 2 0 0 0 $1,550 222 66
18 44 Chris Madden Gray Court,SC 2 0 0 0 $1,450 220 68
19 Won11 Rob Blair Titusville,PA 2 0 0 0 $1,400 214 74
20 32D Darren Miller Chadwick,IL 1 0 0 1 $1,900 213 75
21 91 Billy Decker Unadilla,NY 1 0 0 0 $1,100 201 87
22 28 Jimmy Mars Elk Mound,WI 1 0 0 0 $950 195 93
23 91 Ricky Elliott Seaford,DE 1 0 0 0 $925 193 95
24 0 Steve Shaver Vienna,WV 1 0 0 0 $800 185 103
18 Shannon Babb Moweaqua,IL 1 0 0 0 $900 185 103
NEWS AND NOTES
The “Dirty Dozen”
The 2005 edition of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Dirty Dozen”, who have committed to all events, includes defending World Of Outlaws Late Model Series champion Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg,TN (No. 0 owned by Bloomquist Racing), current championship point leader Billy Moyer of Batesville,AR (No. 21 owned by Billy Moyer Racing), Steve Francis of Ashland,KY (No. 15 owned by Francis Motorsports,Inc.), Rick Eckert of York,PA (No. 24 owned by Raye Vest), Dale McDowell of Chickamauga,GA (No. 17M owned by McDowell Racing), Chub Frank of Bear Lake,PA (No. 1* owned by Chub Frank Racing), Darrell Lanigan of Union,KY (No. 29 owned by Lanigan Racing), Dan Schlieper of Sullivan,WI (No. S9 owned by Dan Schlieper Racing), Clint Smith of Senoia,GA (No. 44 owned by Jerry Passmore), 2004 World Of Outlaws “Rookie of the Year” Tim McCreadie of Watertown,NY (No. 39 owned by A&C Speedworld,Inc.), Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine,IA (No. 15B owned by Brian Birkhofer Racing) and John Blankenship of Williamson,WV (No. 23 owned by Number 23,Inc.).
Also Appearing
Other drivers have committed to running the bulk of the schedule with the World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series in 2005 with hopes of earning a spot in a future “Dirty Dozen” as well as gunning for the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® “Rookie of the Year” honors. Teen sensation Josh “Kid Rocket” Richards of Shinnston,WV burst onto the WoO LM scene at the tender age of 17 during the 2004 season and quickly showed all that he would be a force to be reckoned with in the coming years driving the No. 1 owned by Mark Richards Racing,Inc.; second generation racer Shane “Bulldog” Clanton of Locust Grove,GA (No. 25 owned by RSD Enterprises) joins the series after scoring his first ever WoO victory May 8, 2004 at North Georgia Speedway.
When We Can
2004 “Dirty Dozen” members Mike Balzano of Parkersburg,WV (No. E1 owned by Balzano Motorsports) and Zanesville,OH driver Rick Aukland (No. 12 owned by Rick Aukland Racing) will be at select 2005 Stacker 2® World Of Outlaws Late Model Series events.
Early Season Winners
Billy Moyer topped a 61 car field February 17 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville,FL to score the opening victory of the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series campaign. Moyer started from the pole aboard the No. 21 OneHour Cooling sponsored C.J. Rayburn Race Cars chassised, Jay Dickens Engines powered Chevrolet Monte Carlo wrenched by crew chief Steve Norris.
What sophomore jinx? Tim McCreadie of Watertown,NY used his experience from his 2004 “Rookie”year with the World Of Outlaws holding off a strong field of cars February 19,2005 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville,FL to snare his career first World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series victory. McCreadie led all the way driving the No. 39 Sweetners Plus sponsored, Rocket Chassis, C.C. Performance Engines powered, Tommy Gracco tuned Chevrolet Monte Carlo.
Tune Into The Web
If fans can’t get to “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway to see the racing Friday they can experience the excitement of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network. To listen to the audio broadcast, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. Companies who are interested in advertising on the new DIRT Radio Network should contact Mark Noble, DIRT Motorsports VP Sales and Marketing, at 719-884-2141. For technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.
Hear It Firsthand
RACEceiver is the Official Driver Communicator of DIRT Motorsports. A compact radio receiver that conveniently fits into a driver’s pocket, a RACEceiver allows each driver to hear directions from series officials, which greatly enhances the safety and timeliness of events. A similar version available to fans will allow RACEceiver users to hear what information series officials are relaying to the drivers. For more information about RACEceiver, visit www.raceceiver.com, call 866-301-7223 or look for their sales trailers at various events.
QUOTABLE
Dale McDowell, driver of the No. 17M Larry Shaw Race Cars/New Vision Graphics Rocket Chassis/RaceTek Racing Engines Pontiac Grand Prix
On his troubles during the 2005 February opening events at Volusia Speedway Park: “The first night at Volusia the car just wouldn’t work. We threw everything at it we could think of but we couldn’t figure it out. We brought out the second car for the final night at Volusia and it was better, much better until we crashed. But, we’ve figured out what was wrong and we’re ready to go.”
On if he was worried about being behind the eight-ball in the points championship: “No, not really. There is a long way to go yet with the World Of Outlaws season so I’m not worried. Everybody has bad days at the race track and we had ours right off the bat. Hopefully, those days are behind us. The points will work themselves out.”
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway: “That is one big racetrack that we’ve enjoyed racing at in years past. I’ve never raced up there this early in the season so I imagine it’s gonna’ be fast. I’ve always enjoyed my time up there and it should be a great show for the fans. We’re looking forward to it.”
On racing at Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never been there so I don’t know too much about it. I’ve heard good things about the facility and am anxious to see the place. That’s a great area for us to be racing in. I’m looking forward to meeting the fans. Virginia has a some great race fans.”
On if he has picked any other drivers brains about V.M.S.: “I’ve talked to a few guy’s but not really picked their brains about it. Anytime you see a track for the first time you want to know a little about it before you get there. But, for some crazy reason we’ve always done pretty well at tracks we see for the very first time. Maybe you out think yourself too much with the car when you know a track.”
Steve Francis, driver of the No. 15 MOPAR Performance Parts/Valvoline Rocket Chassis/Gary Stanton Racing Engines Dodge Intrepid R/T
On his struggles during the 2005 February opening events at Volusia Speedway Park: “We were good in Florida except for the two World Of Outlaws races. It’s two races out of the year. Last year we started out strong and then came up short at the end. But, at this point in my season this has been the best year in my career by far. But, then again it hasn’t been that good because we were running in the top five the second WoO race and broke a pinion shaft in the rear-end and then the first night we broke an A-frame. They were bad situations but that’s just part of racing.”
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never actually been to Saluda but I’ve been to Cumberland four or five times and won a race there. I really like the place. I seem to like the bigger, faster tracks anyway. I’m looking forward to going back there.”
On whether he has consulted with other drivers about Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “No, not really. We’ve just been so busy building our new race shop, not that we’re putting the racing on the backburner, but with Hoosier coming out with the new tires I really don’t think what guy’s learned there in the past will mean that much. You know, the new tires are going to make the cars react differently and I heard they changed the race track a little near the end of last season too. I have talked with Rick Eckert a little bit, he’s won there before, but with all the changes that we will see I don’t think it will be that big of a deal.”
On if he is concerned with points this early in the season: “You know I lost the championship last year by 13 points so every point counts. Right now we just go and out race. When you get down towards the end of the season and if your in the hunt you do watch the points. If you know you have a top five car that you may be able to win with but also know that if you make a mistake you might end up tenth or worse, your going to race conservatively. Right now with where we’re at in points I can gamble a little bit.”
On his thoughts on how teams will have to work to adapt to the new Hoosier Tires: “I think all of us are going to go through a little learning curve with these new tires but I don’t think it will be daylight and dark, but it’s going to be a little different for all of us.”
John Blankenship, driver of the No. 23 Busch Beer/Walker CAT Rocket Chassis/Custom Race Engines Ford Taurus
On what his goals are for 2005 as member of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series “Dirty Dozen”: “HA! Stay a member of the ‘Dirty Dozen’. It’s really pretty simple. That is our main goal. And, another goal is to be competitive on my own without Scott’s help. We’ll just see what we can do.”
On what one thing he learned most traveling with the Series in 2004: “That it takes a lot of time and work. And, a lot of traveling.”
On what one thing he learned from his racing mentor, 2004 World Of Outlaws Champion Scott Bloomquist: “I don’t know. I learned so much that just to pick out one thing is really hard. I learned a lot last year. But, I think I everything I learned last year will really help me a lot.”
On what he thinks about racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “I’ve never been to either one so it will be all new to me. I’ve talked to a few people and picked up a few pointers but I’ll be tryng a different car than what we have been driving so I don’t know if those pointers will help or not. It will be interesting both ways to me to see if the pointers do work.”
Chub Frank, driver of the No. 1* Lester Buildings/Corry Rubber Rocket Chassis/Draime Racing Engines Chevrolet Monte Carlo
On racing at “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway and Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway: “Those tracks, we have run good at both them. Actually the next four races, we go to Lernerville and Hagerstown after that, so all four of them I’m looking forward to. They’re also close to home. We’ve got some time on three of them. Virginia Motor Speedway, we’ve only raced at once but it was a win. So that’s a good thing.”
On his teams preparations for the 2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series season: “The cars are about done, we’re waiting on a motor and once we get this stuff done I’m hoping to be all ready by the 8th and hit it heavy. I just want to get the garage done and we’re almost there. Between the garage and hauler we know once we start racing it will be hammer down which we are looking forward to.”
Dan Schlieper, driver of the No. S9 Miller Bros. Coal/Hawkeye Trucking C.J. Rayburn Race Cars/Pro Power Racing Chevrolet Monte Carlo
On how grabbing an early season win has turned things around: “It feels good to get back into victory lane, that is for sure. We struggled a little bit early on this year, but I think things are starting to turn around for us.”
Rick Jones, Promoter/President of “The Rock”/Allegany County Speedway
On how bringing the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to“The Rock” and it’s sister track, Potomac (MD) Speedway: “We are trying to bring both race tracks up to what I guess you would call a new standard of entertainment. I think that bringing in the World Of Outlaws will bring people who may have never been to our tracks to us. They see a show like the World Of Outlaws then what we’re hoping is that they’ll come back to our weekly shows. I think that having the World Of Outlaws at ‘The Rock’ and at Potomac will be the best show in the world.”
Clarke Sawyer, General Manager of Bill Sawyer’s Virginia Motor Speedway
On the inaugural appearance of the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series to V.M.S.: “This is a great opportunity for our fans to see some of the best dirt Late Model drivers in the business going at it door to door for the big money. It is also a great opportunity for our Speedway to get some national exposure with the Speed Channel cameras on hand to film all the action. This is going to be an awesome deal for the track, having the likes og Bloomquist, Eckert, Frank and Francis along with the rest of the ‘Dirty Dozen’ racing against some of the regions local talent the likes of Jeremy Miller, Booper Bare, Chuck Finch and Louie Littlepage. It only adds up to being a barn burner for our fans.”
UPCOMING EVENTS
After racing in Maryland and Virginia, the World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series takes two weeks off before the series invades Lernerville Speedway in Sarver,PA on April 29 and Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown,MD on April 30.
2005 World Of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Model Series Schedule
RACE DAY DATE TRACK LOCATION MAJOR MARKET WINNER
1 Thu. 2/17 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville,FL Daytona Beach,FL Billy Moyer
2 Sat. 2/19 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville,FL Daytona Beach,FL Tim McCreadie
3 Fri. 4/8 The Rock/Allegany Co. Spdwy. Cumberland,MD Baltimore,MD
4 Sat. 4/9 Virginia Motor Speedway Saluda,VA Richmond,VA
5 Fri. 4/29 Lernerville Speedway Sarver,PA Pittsburgh,PA
6 Sat. 4/30 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown,MD Baltimore,MD
7 Fri./Sat. 5/6 & 5/7 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY**
8 Fri. 5/13 Limaland Motorsports Park Lima,OH Toledo,OH
Sat. 5/14 TBA
9 Fri. 5/20 Brush Creek Mtrspts. Complex Peebles,OH Cincinnati,OH
10 Sat. 5/21 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt,IN Evansville,IN
11 Wed. 6/1 Farley Speedway Farley,IA Dubuque,IA
12 Fri. 6/3 Eagle Raceway Eagle,NE Lincoln,NE
13 Sat. 6/4 Dakota State Fair Speedway Huron,SD Sioux Falls,SD
14 Mon. 6/6 Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley,MN Minneapolis,MN
Fri. 6/10 Eldora Speedway-“The Dream” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
Sat. 6/11 Eldora Speedway-“The Dream” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
15 Fri. 6/17 TBA
16 Sat. 6/18 TBA
17 Mon. 6/27 Ransomville Speedway Ransomville,NY Buffalo,NY
18 Wed. 6/29 Fulton Speedway Fulton,NY Syracuse,NY
19 Thu. 6/30 Bridgeport Speedway Bridgeport,NJ Philadelphia,PA
20 Sat. 7/2 Stateline Speedway Jamestown,NY Erie,PA
21 Wed. 7/6 Delaware International Spdwy. Delmar,DE Dover,DE
22 Fri. 7/8 Potomac Speedway Budds Creek,MD Washington,D.C.
23 Sat. 7/9 Hagerstown Speedway Hagerstown,MD Baltimore,MD
24 Tue. 7/12 Sharon Speedway Hartford,OH Youngstown,OH
25 Sat. 7/16 Portsmouth Raceway Park Portsmouth,OH Columbus,OH
26 Fri. 7/22 Memphis Motorsports Park Memphis,TN Memphis,TN
27 Sat. 7/23 Tri-State Speedway Pocala,OK Ft. Smith,AR
28 Tue. 7/26 I-44 Speedway Lebanon,MO Springfield,MO
29 Fri. 7/29 Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo,ND Fargo,ND
30 Sat. 7/30 Red River Valley Speedway West Fargo,ND Fargo,ND
31 Fri. 8/5&8/6 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond,WI Minneapolis,MN
32 Tue. 8/9 Dubuque Fairgrounds Spdwy. Dubuque,IA Dubuque,IA
33 Fri. 8/12 Lernerville Speedway Sarver,PA Pittsburgh,PA
34 Sat. 8/13 Lincoln Speedway New Oxford,PA Harrisburg,PA
35 Mon. 8/15 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon,NY Albany,NY
36 Tues. 8/16 Rolling Wheels Raceway Park Elbridge,NY Syracuse,NY
37 Fri. 8/26 Western Kentucky Speedway Madisonville,KY Louisville,KY
38 Sat. 8/27 Milan Speedway Milan,TN Jackson,TN
Fri. 9/2 TBA
Sat. 9/3 TBA
39 Sun. 9/4 Tri-City Speedway Franklin,PA Pittsburgh,PA
Fri. 9/9 Eldora Speedway–“World 100” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
Sat. 9/10 Eldora Speedway-“World 100” Rossburg,OH Dayton,OH
40 Fri. 9/16 Tri-City Speedway Granite City,IL St. Louis,MO
41 Sat. 9/17 I-55 Speedway Pevely,MO St. Louis,MO
42 Sun. 9/18 Illinois State Fairgrounds Springfield,IL Springfield,IL
Fri. 9/23 TBA
Sat. 9/24 TBA
Thu. 9/29 TBA
Fri. 9/30 TBA
Sat. 10/1 TBA
43 Fri. 10/28 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY
44 Sat. 10/29 Kentucky Lakes Motor Spdwy. Calvert City,KY Paducah,KY
TBA = To Be Announced
* = Point Event Only/Non-Sanctioned
THIS IS A TENTATIVE SCHEDULE ONLY. DATES MAY BE ADDED OR CHANGED.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS STACKER 2® LATE MODEL SERIES SPONSORS
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.
