2012

Fuller’s Racing Fortunes Looking Up As Start Of 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule Approaches

New Yorker Has Already Claimed Two Victories In Arizona For Kennedy Motorsports Team

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Jan. 15, 2013 – Tim Fuller’s racing fortunes have so completely changed for the better, he’s even looking forward to next month’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series events in the Southeast.

That’s a major shift in attitude for the driver from Watertown, N.Y., who normally views the national tour’s season-opening burst of action – a swing that this year features a record eight A-Mains over a two-week period at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. (Feb. 8-9), Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. (Feb. 15-17) and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. (Feb. 21-23) – with the dread of a kid returning to the classroom after summer vacation.

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This Year’s 24th Annual Prairie Dirt Classic Set To Become Biggest Event In History Of Fairbury American Legion Speedway

New July 26-27 Date, Record Purse & World of Outlaws Late Model Series Sanction Highlight Prestigious Weekend’s 2013 Makeover

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

FAIRBURY, IL – Jan. 4, 2013 – Fairbury American Legion Speedway’s marquee event is getting a spectacular makeover in 2013.

With a new mid-summer date, a record purse and sanctioning from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, the 24th annual Prairie Dirt Classic is set to become the biggest and richest dirt Late Model race in the history of the popular quarter-mile oval.

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A Final Look Back: Facts, Figures & Statistical Notes From The 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 31, 2012 – As is custom, before the arrival of the new year here’s a final look back at facts, figures and statistical notes from the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series….

UNPRECEDENTED: Darrell Lanigan’s spectacular 2012 WoO LMS championship campaign has been rehashed and dissected countless times. Here’s a listing of the World of Outlaws records he set on his way to the second title of his career:

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DIRTcar UMP Hoosier Tire Rule In Place For World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Winter Freeze’ Feb. 8-9 At Screven Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SYLVANIA, GA – Dec. 11, 2012 – The DIRTcar UMP Hoosier tire rule will be in effect for the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series season-opening ‘Winter Freeze’ on Feb. 8-9 at Screven Motor Speedway, series and track officials announced on Monday.

The decision puts Screven’s doubleheader in line on the tire-rule front with ensuing WoO LMS events at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. (Bubba Army Late Model Winter Nationals on Feb. 15-17) and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. (UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Feb. 21-23). Hoosier LM 10-20-30-40 compound tires will be the only rubber permitted in the eight February racing programs.

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Record Number Of Events On 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule

Busy Campaign Will Bring National Tour To At Least 38 Tracks In 21 States & Canada

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 29, 2012 – A record number of events appear on the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, which was released on Thursday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Fla.

Fifty-four race dates comprising 49 A-Mains at 38 tracks in 21 states and Canada are currently confirmed as part of the national tour’s ambitious 2013 itinerary, including an unprecedented season-opening slate of eight events in Georgia and Florida during the month of February.

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Cedar Lake Speedway‘s USA Nationals Will Become An All-World of Outlaws Late Model Series Weekend In 2013

Thursday-Night WoO LMS Program Added To Aug. 1-3 Spectacular At Track Owned By National Tour’s 2012 Promoters of the Year

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 20, 2012 – On Nov. 4 the management of Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., was announced as the recipient of the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Promoter of the Year Award.

Two weeks later, Cedar Lake’s quartet of co-owners – brothers Chuck, Steve and Bob Kaufman and Brad Both – continue to show what a worthy selection they were.

The presenters of the prestigious USA Nationals – the richest race on the WoO LMS schedule for the last three years – are making the 26th annual edition of the summertime spectacular an all-World of Outlaws weekend. The 2013 USA Nationals on Aug. 1-3 will kick off on Thursday night with a full WoO LMS points program topped by a $6,000-to-win A-Main, track and series officials announced on Monday.

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‘Unbelievable’ 2012 Season Brought Lanigan Second Career World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 14, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan isn’t a man of many words, but he needn’t be to describe his 2012 championship season on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

The easiest way to sum up Lanigan’s campaign is with the single word he uttered in Victory Lane interviews following virtually all of his record-setting 15 A-Main wins: “Unbelievable.”

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Lanigan Collects $100,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship Check For Second Time At Sunday’s Awards Banquet

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 4, 2012 – Darrell Lanigan’s dream season on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series officially came to a close on Sunday night.

The 42-year-old star from Union, Ky., was crowned the 2012 champion of the renowned national tour – and collected a $100,000 points-fund check – during Sunday’s annual WoO LMS ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet at the Great Wolf Lodge.

Lanigan rewrote the circuit’s record book en route to becoming the second two-time WoO LMS titlist since 2004. He established new standards for wins in a single season (15), consecutive victories (six) and alltime triumphs (41), leaving the typically reserved driver even more at a loss for words.

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