Late Models

Clanton Aims For Redemption At North Central Speedway In World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ Finale

Five-Race Swing Ends On Saturday Night (July 14) With First Stop At Minnesota Track Since 2006 (WRT Speedwerx photo)

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BRAINERD, MN – July 13, 2012 – Shane Clanton started the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ with a win in Minnesota. He’d like to close it with another visit to Victory Lane in the Gopher State.

The 36-year-old star from Fayetteville, Ga., will get his chance on Saturday night (July 14) at North Central Speedway, which returns to the WoO LMS schedule for the first time in six years to cap the circuit’s five-race western swing through Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Manitoba.

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Tim Fuller Joins Kennedy Motorsports Dirt Late Model Team To Form Standout Two-Driver Assault With Shane Clanton

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – July 12, 2012 – Tim Fuller is set to join the Kennedy Motorsports dirt Late Model operation as a teammate to Shane Clanton, team owner John Kennedy has announced.

Kennedy’s decision to hire Fuller will provide a huge boost to both the veteran Watertown, N.Y., driver and Kennedy’s fledgling racing effort. Fuller, 44, has struggled to keep his self-owned racing program afloat financially on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the past two years, but his ability remains unquestioned and points to a powerhouse pairing with Fayetteville, Ga.’s Clanton under the Kennedy Motorsports banner.

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More Memorable Action Expected When World of Outlaws Late Model Series Returns To River Cities Speedway On Friday (July 13)

Quarter-Mile Oval Annually Produces Some Of The National Tour’s Most Heart-Stopping Racing

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

GRAND FORKS, ND – July 12, 2012 – Tim McCreadie pretty much summed up the essence of River Cities Speedway after winning the high-banked, quarter-mile oval’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series event last year.

“This place is a bad-ass, racy little joint,” McCreadie raved while standing – drenched in sweat and breathing heavily – in Victory Lane. “It’s a long ways away from home, but it’s fun to come here. If you sleep for a lap or take it easy for a lap, the next thing you know you’re getting passed.”

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Weiss Ready To Battle World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stars On Home Turf Thursday (July 12) At Manitoba’s Red River Co-op Speedway

National Tour Making First-Ever Visit To Young Canadian Driver’s Home-Town Track (Above photo by Lethal Creations Photography)

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

WINNIPEG, MAN – July 11, 2012 – Ricky Weiss will face the biggest test of his young racing career on Thursday night (July 12) at Red River Co-op Speedway.

With the touring stars of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series invading his home track for the first time, the 23-year-old Canadian who has won five consecutive Late Model championships at Red River Co-op knows that many local eyes will be focused on his familiar No. 7 to see how he fares.

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Eckert Hopes To Leave Rough Stretch Behind With Return To Black Hills Speedway On Tuesday Night (July 10)

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Set For First Modern-Era Visit To South Dakota Facility

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

RAPID CITY, SD – July 9, 2012 – Rick Eckert has fond memories of his last visit to Black Hills Speedway nearly a decade ago. He’s hoping his return to the facility on Tuesday night (July 10) for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Black Hills 50’ will produce more fun times.

Because make no mistake – Eckert, 46, of York, Pa., could use a major pick-me-up in the wake of arguably the most nightmarish two-week stretch of his distinguished racing career.

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