Late Model Recap

McCreadie Banks $50,150 Victory In World of Outlaws Late Model Series USA Nationals At Cedar Lake Speedway

New Yorker Registers Biggest Win Of Decade-Long Dirt Late Model Career

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 3, 2013 – Tim McCreadie celebrated like he’s never celebrated before after capturing Saturday night’s 26th annual USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway.

With the $50,150 score representing the biggest and most prestigious triumph of his decade-long dirt Late Model career, the 39-year-old star from Watertown, N.Y., did joyful donuts in his Sweeteners Plus Warrior car off turn four, applauded the standing-room-only crowd in Victory Lane and even invited the fans to join him at his team’s trailer for a raucous post-race party.

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McCreadie Grabs Pole Position For USA Nationals With Powerful Qualifying Night Performance At Cedar Lake Speedway

T-Mac & Richards Will Form All-World of Outlaws Late Model Series Front Row For Start Of $50,000-To-Win Spectacular

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 2, 2013 – After two straight years of disappointing performances in the USA Nationals, Tim McCreadie thrust himself squarely into the mix for the crown-jewel event’s $50,000 top prize with a powerful Qualifying Night performance on Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway.

McCreadie, 39, of Watertown, N.Y., won the six-lap dash for Friday night’s six heat winners, earning him the pole position starting spot in Saturday night’s 26th annual USA Nationals finale. It will mark the first time he has taken the green flag in the 100-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series event with serious designs on victory since he started fifth in the 2010 edition.

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Sheppard Drives To Convincing World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory On Opening Night Of USA Nationals At Cedar Lake Speedway

DIRTcar Summer Nationals Champion Adds To Career Year With Triumph Over Richards

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – Aug. 1, 2013 – The greatest summer of Brandon Sheppard‘s life grew even better on Thursday night at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Building on the career-first DIRTcar Summer Nationals ‘Hell Tour’ title he clinched less than two weeks ago, Sheppard drove to a convincing $6,000 victory in the 40-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main that kicked off the 26th annual USA Nationals weekend.

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Trip To Wisconsin’s Shawano Speedway Brings Satterlee First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory

Rising Young Pennsylvania Driver Dominates After Mechanical Trouble Sidelines Clanton

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SHAWANO, WI – July 30, 2013 – Gregg Satterlee’s turn to bask in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series spotlight finally arrived Tuesday night at Shawano Speedway.

Racing for the first time at a track located over 750 miles from his home in Rochester Mills, Pa., Satterlee inherited the lead when Shane Clanton of Zebulon, Ga., slowed with mechanical trouble on lap 21 and dominated the remainder of the 50-lap distance to record his coveted first-ever A-Main triumph on the national tour.

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Babb Tops McDowell & Pierce In Memorable Prairie Dirt Classic Battle To Finish At Fairbury American Legion Speedway

Illinois Star Thrills Packed House, Keeps $20,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Prize From Leaving State

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAIRBURY, IL – July 27, 2013 – Shannon Babb battled and battled and battled….and finally came out on top of a Prairie Dirt Classic A-Main for the ages on Saturday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.

The 39-year-old star from Moweaqua, Ill., thrilled his home-state crowd, outdueling Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., and Bobby Pierce of Oakwood, Ill., down the stretch to win a 100-lap race that was arguably the most dramatic of the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign.

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Illinois Drivers Shine On Opening Night Of Prairie Dirt Classic Weekend At Fairbury American Legion Speedway

Babb (above) Leads Land of Lincoln Racers’ Assault On World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAIRBURY, IL – July 26, 2013 – The Illinois boys came to play Friday night at Fairbury American Legion Speedway.

Defending their home-state turf in impressive fashion, drivers hailing from the Land of Lincoln kicked off the historic 24th annual Prairie Dirt Classic weekend by winning four of the six 15-lap heat races that highlighted a high-energy qualifying program.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ Concludes Friday With Rainout At North Dakota’s River Cities Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 12, 2013 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ came to a wet conclusion with a rainout of Friday night’s event at River Cities Speedway.

A thunderstorm hit the high-banked, quarter-mile oval around 4:45 p.m. CT, deluging the facility with heavy rain and even a few moments of hail. The racetrack was left saturated and the pit area was turned into a sea of mud, forcing track and series officials to cancel the evening’s scheduled 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event.

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Richards Turns Back Late Challenge From McCreadie For Seventh Victory Of 2013 Thursday At Red River Co-op Speedway

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Triumphant In First-Ever Start At Manitoba Track

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

WINNIPEG, MANITOBA – July 11, 2013 – Josh Richards didn’t take long to master Red River Co-op Speedway.

Making his first-ever start at the four-tenths-mile Canadian oval after missing last year’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series event while racing on the NASCAR Nationwide Series, Richards rolled off the outside pole to score a wire-to-wire victory in Thursday night’s 50-lap Wild West Tour A-Main.

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Eckert Downs Lanigan For First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Of 2013 At Gillette Thunder Speedway

Wild West Tour Event In Wyoming Ends Pennsylvanian’s Season-Long Pursuit Of Checkered Flag

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GILLETTE, WY – July 9, 2013 – Rick Eckert’s turn to lead the World of Outlaws Late Model Series pack finally came on Tuesday night at Gillette Thunder Speedway.

The 47-year-old star from York, Pa., broke into Victory Lane for the first time this season on the national circuit, passing defending series champion Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., for the top spot on lap 18 and then holding on to capture the Wild West Tour’s ‘Cowboy 40.’

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Late-Afternoon Shower Ultimately Leads To Cancelation Of Monday Night’s Wild West Tour Event At Black Hills Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

RAPID CITY, SD – July 8, 2013 – A long battle to recondition the racing surface following a late-afternoon shower ultimately proved futile, forcing the cancelation of Monday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ event at Black Hills Speedway.

The 40-lap, $8,000-to-win race, which drew a field of 31 cars, will not be rescheduled.

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