2009

Richards’s Heat-Race Victory Over Babb Among Highlights Of Illini 100 Qualifying Night At Farmer City Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FARMER CITY, IL – April 3, 2009 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., did what few drivers are able to do at Farmer City Raceway on Friday night – outrun Moweaqua, Ill.’s Shannon Babb.

But while Richards beat the master of the quarter-mile oval to capture a heat race for Saturday night’s second annual World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Illini 100,’ the 21-year-old knows he has a tough road ahead of him in the weekend’s $20,000-to-win finale.

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Pearson Celebrates $50,100 Circle K Colossal 100 Victory As Lanigan’s Charge From Rear Falls Short

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – March 29, 2009 – Earl Pearson Jr. couldn’t have picked a better place to score the richest victory of his career.

Surviving a leaking right-front tire and Darrell Lanigan’s relentless charge from the rear of the field, the 37-year-old from Jacksonville, Fla., held on to capture Sunday’s postponed Circle K Colossal 100 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

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By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

HIGHLANDS, TX – March 21, 2009 – Shannon Babb rode the wild-and-wooly cushion to a $20,100 victory in Saturday night’s inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Lone Star 100’ at Battleground Speedway.

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Sizzling Francis Overtakes Moyer To Capture Opening Night Of Inaugural ‘Showdown On The Gulf’ At Deep South Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LOXLEY, AL – March 13, 2009 – Steve Francis is riding high on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. 

And after capturing Friday night’s 40-lap ‘Showdown on the Gulf’ opener at Deep South Speedway, the red-hot star from Ashland, Ky., has no intention of slowing down.

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Francis Comes Alive To Capture Finale Of Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 14, 2009 – Steve Francis saved his best for the last night of the 38th annual Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH.

With a stirring drive forward from the eighth starting spot to win the 50-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main that ended the 12-night mid-winter racing extravaganza at Volusia Speedway Park, Francis headed home to Ashland, Ky., with a smile on his face and $10,100 in his pocket.

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