Late Models

Widespread Rain Stops Saturday Night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event At Tazewell Speedway

TAZEWELL, TN – April 27, 2013 – Widespread rain across the state of Tennessee has forced Tazewell Speedway owner Gary Hall to call off tonight’s scheduled World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at the famed high-banked, one-third-mile oval.

Hall made the decision on Saturday morning as showers began moving over the Tazewell area. The approach of heavier precipitation and possible thunderstorms and little chance of immediate clearing combined to leave Hall no other suitable option.

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Welcome To Tennessee: Three Distinct Volunteer State Tracks Comprise This Weekend’s WoO Late Model Series Tripleheader

National Tour Set To Visit Smoky Mountain Speedway (April 26), Tazewell Speedway (April 27) & Duck River Raceway Park (April 28)

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – April 24, 2013 – A big, reconfigured four-tenths-mile oval. A steeply-banked, blazing-fast one-third-mile paper-clip. A sweeping quarter-mile bullring.

Three distinct tracks located in Tennessee – that’s this weekend’s hit list for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, which invades the Volunteer State for one of the most anticipated and interesting tripleheaders of the 2013 season.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series News & Notes: Tour Heads To Tennessee For Rare Single-State, Three-Track Tripleheader

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – April 22, 2013 –

HEADED TO TENNESSEE: Next up on the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule is a trip to Tennessee that represents a rare occurrence for the national tour: a same-state tripleheader comprised of three different tracks.

When the WoO LMS rolls through the Volunteer State this weekend for events on Friday (April 26) at Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Saturday (April 27) at Tazewell Speedway and Sunday (April 28) at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, it will mark just the third time in the circuit’s history that it contests races on consecutive days at three tracks in a single state.

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Approaching Storms Prompt Fayetteville Motor Speedway To Call Off Friday Night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – April 19, 2013 – The likelihood of heavy rain and severe storms arriving late in the afternoon has prompted Fayetteville Motor Speedway officials to call off tonight’s scheduled World of Outlaws Late Model Series event.

FMS promoter Larry Lee made the decision late this morning after a final review of extremely unfavorable weather forecasts for the entire region surrounding the four-tenths-mile oval, which was set to host the WoO LMS for the first time since 2010.

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Davenport Primed For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Visit To 311 Motor Speedway On Saturday Night (April 20)

Southeast’s Hottest Driver Will Bid For Victory At North Carolina Track In His Race Team’s Backyard

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

PINE HALL, NC – April 18, 2013 – Jonathan Davenport is arguably the hottest dirt Late Model driver in the Southeast over the past month, but is he hot enough to deal with some of the country’s best touring stars? He’s about to find out.

This Saturday night (April 20) Davenport will enter the 50-lap, $10,000-to-win World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at 311 Motor Speedway, kicking off three consecutive weekends in which the 29-year-old native of Blairsville, Ga., plans to compete with the national tour throughout his home region. For Davenport, it’s the most important stretch of action in his fledgling tenure as a driver for the AES Racing team.

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Richards Ready To Chase More Glory At Fayetteville Motor Speedway This Friday Night (April 19)

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Returns To North Carolina Track For First Time Since 2010

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAYETTEVILLE, NC – April 16, 2013 – It should come as no surprise that Josh Richards is excited about the World of Outlaws Late Model Series returning to Fayetteville Motor Speedway for the first time since 2010 this Friday night (April 19).

With a sterling .667 career win percentage in WoO LMS competition at the four-tenths-mile oval, the 25-year-old star from Shinnston, W.Va., has a special affinity for the Tar Heel State track.

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