Late Models

Pearson Blazes To Fast Time During Friday-Night Qualifying For Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers At Eldora

Invert Puts World of Outlaws Late Model Series Regulars Lanigan & McCreadie On Pole Of Saturday Heat Races

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director/DIRTcar Racing P.R.

ROSSBURG, OH – June 8, 2012 – Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla., kicked off the 18th Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers in fine fashion on Friday night, topping the 98-car field with the fastest lap in time trials at Eldora Speedway.

The 40-year-old standout ripped off a lap of 15.476 seconds to start the second round of qualifying, vaulting him past first-round fast qualifier Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind. Pearson’s time held up for the remainder of the session, putting him in the spotlight on opening night of the prestigious $100,000-to-win DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned event.

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Lanigan Focused On Returning To ‘Dream’ Victory Lane This Weekend (June 8-9) At Eldora Speedway

Nine Years After $100,000 Triumph, World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Leader Carries Major Momentum Into Rich Event

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

ROSSBURG, OH – June 8, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan is tired of ringing up close-but-no-cigar finishes in the Dirt Late Model Dream by Ferris Commercial Mowers since earning his lone triumph nearly a decade ago.

The ‘Bluegrass Bandit’ dearly wants another $100,000 triumph at Eldora Speedway – and if current momentum and recent performance in crown-jewel events at the famed half-mile mean anything, his return to the Dream’s Victory Lane stage could very well come with the running of the DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned race’s 18th edition this weekend (June 8-9).

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Kent Robinson Excited To Team Up With World of Outlaws Sprint Car Legend Steve Kinser For Wednesday’s Prelude to the Dream

‘The King’ Making Dirt Late Model Debut Behind Wheel Of World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie’s Car

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – June 5, 2012 – Kent Robinson grew up idolizing Steve Kinser – not a surprise, of course, considering the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series legend hails from Robinson’s hometown and is a longtime family friend.

So it’s going to be a pretty big deal for Robinson, a 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year contender, to provide the car in which Kinser will make the first dirt Late Model start of his storied career on Wednesday night (June 6) at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. The King will compete in the ‘Feed The Children’ Prelude to the Dream, the eighth annual charity race that also features stars from NASCAR, IndyCar and NHRA.

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Recovered From Back Surgery, Two-Time Lernerville Speedway Champ Dave Hess Jr. Eyes June 28-30 Firecracker 100

Young Driver Hopes To Uphold His Home Track’s Honor In $170,000-Plus World of Outlaws Late Model Series Blockbuster

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SARVER, PA – June 4, 2012 – By Kevin Kovac/WoO LMS P.R. Director – Losing a chance to win a third straight DIRTcar UMP Late Model championship at Lernerville Speedway due to an early-spring back operation was a tough pill to swallow for Dave Hess Jr.

But fortunately for Hess, he won’t have to miss the four-tenths-mile track’s marquee Firecracker 100 presented by GottaRace.com as well. He’s recovered from surgery and focused on upholding his home track’s honor in the sixth annual $170,000-plus World of Outlaws Late Model Series spectacular, which features three complete nights of racing from June 28-30.

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Ross Robinson Ready For Busy Homecoming Thursday Night (May 31) At Delaware International Speedway

First State Native (at left in photo) Will Work As Crew Chief For John Lobb (pictured), Race His Own Car In World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Fulton Bank 50’

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

DELMAR, DE – May 29, 2012 – Ross Robinson will certainly be happy to visit his home track, Delaware International Speedway, on Thursday night (May 31) for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Fulton Bank 50.’ But mostly he’ll be busy.

The 22-year-old native of Georgetown, Del., is making a big return to the half-mile oval, not only serving in his regular capacity as chief mechanic for WoO LMS regular John Lobb of Frewsburg, N.Y., but also climbing behind the wheel of his family’s dirt Late Model to compete in the evening’s action.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Books First-Ever Date At Selinsgrove Speedway On Sun., Aug. 26

Central Pennsylvania Half-Mile Set To Host 50-Lap, $10,000-To-Win Special

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SELINSGROVE, PA – May 29, 2012 – Selinsgrove Speedway will host the World of Outlaws Late Model Series for the first in its storied history on Sun., Aug. 26, track officials announced on Saturday night.

The announcement, which was made during the half-mile oval’s weekly racing program, immediately triggered a rush of anticipation among Selinsgrove’s fans and regular dirt Late Model competitors. The 50-lap, $10,000-to-win event sponsored by Jeff’s Auto Body & Recycling Center will be the biggest and richest Late Model race in Selinsgrove Speedway‘s 63 years of existence.

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