2012

Tickets For Illini 100 On March 30-31 At Farmer City Raceway Set To Go On Sale Feb. 20

Fourth Running Of World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event Will Also Include $5,000-To-Win UMP Modified Special

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Feb. 15, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Illini 100’ is back at Farmer City Raceway this season – and if the past is any indication, demand for tickets to the fourth running of the race on March 30-31 will be high.

Reserved seat and general admission tickets are set to go on sale for the $20,000-to-win weekend spectacular, which developed into one of the country’s most hailed events when it was contested from 2008-2010 at the high-banked, quarter-mile oval. The Illini 100 was scheduled to be run last year at LaSalle (Ill.) Speedway but was canceled due to inclement weather for the first time in its short history.

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2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule Continues To Grow With Addition Of Three Events

I-77 Raceway Park, North Central Speedway & Independence Motor Speedway Join National Tour

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – March 5, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is now poised to match its record for A-Mains contested in a single season following Monday’s announcement that three dates have been added to the 2012 schedule.

With 50-lap, $10,000-to-win events inked for I-77 Raceway Park in Ripley, W.Va., on May 27, North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minn., on July 14 and Independence (Iowa) Motor Speedway on Aug. 6, the national tour’s slate currently lists 49 race dates comprising 44 A-Mains in 20 states and three Canadian provinces. The completion of 44 A-Mains would tie the 2007 and 2010 campaigns as the busiest in series history.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series News & Notes: Assessing The 2012 Tour Hopefuls After A Busy Month Of February

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – March 1, 2012 – Nearly two dozen drivers began the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign with hopes of following the full schedule.

After a season-opening burst of six races at three tracks in two states over a 15-day span – the most ambitious February in the history of the national tour – how do the hopeful regulars stand? Here’s an assessment of each driver (listed by their position in the current points standings) in the wake of the circuit’s Southeast swing to Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga. (‘Winter Freeze’ on Feb. 10-11), Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla. (Bubba Army Winter Nationals on Feb. 16-18) and Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. (UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment on Feb. 23 and 25):

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Blankenship Breaks Through With $10,000 Triumph In DIRTcar UMP Late Model Finale Of UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit

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

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 24, 2012 (night) – John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va., registered the biggest win of his career on Friday night, capturing the 40-lap DIRTcar UMP Late Model finale of the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park.

The 30-year-old driver was flawless in the A-Main, roaring off the pole position to lead the entire distance. He earned $10,000 for his first-ever victory at the half-mile oval, which hosted a day-night doubleheader on Friday due to a rainout of Wednesday evening’s scheduled program.

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Bloomquist Masters Friday Afternoon UMP Late Model Action During 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Feb. 24, 2012 – Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., mastered Friday’s daytime track conditions at Volusia Speedway Park, dominating the postponed 25-lap DIRTcar UMP Late Model A-Main during the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment.

In an event pushed to Friday afternoon following a rainout on Wednesday night, Bloomquist took advantage of starting from the pole position to lead the entire feature distance. He was never seriously challenged en route to a $7,000 triumph.

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