2012

Clanton Hopes Hard Works Pays Off With Home-State Victory In ‘Winter Freeze’ At Screven Motor Speedway

Georgia Track Hosts $20,000-To-Win World of Outlaws Late Model Series Season Opener This Weekend (Feb. 10-11)

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SYLVANIA, GA – Feb. 7, 2012 – If Shane Clanton manages to kick off the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign with a rousing home-state victory this Saturday night (Feb. 11) in the ‘Winter Freeze’ at Screven Motor Speedway, he will have earned every cent of the race’s $20,000 first-place prize.

Success at Screven would culminate a grueling three-week stretch for Clanton, whose off-season move to a new team – and preparation for the start of the WoO LMS schedule – was made even more challenging by a disastrous mid-January racing trip to Arizona.

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North Alabama Speedway Books World of Outlaws Late Model Series Date On Fri., April 27

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Feb. 6, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will end a five-year absence from the racing calendar at North Alabama Speedway on Fri., April 27, series and track officials have announced.

The addition of the $10,000-to-win, 50-lap event at the one-third-mile oval near Tuscumbia, Ala., sets up a springtime southern doubleheader for the WoO LMS. The national tour will visit the high-banked Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway on Sat., April 28.

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Record Number Of Drivers Approved As Contenders For 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year

Upstart National Tour Travelers Set To Begin ’12 Season On Feb. 10-11 At Georgia’s Screven Motor Speedway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Feb. 4, 2012 – A record number of drivers have been approved as contenders for the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Rookie of the Year award.

Eight competitors will carry rookie status when the national tour kicks off its 2012 schedule on Feb. 10-11 with the $20,000-to-win ‘Winter Freeze’ at Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Ga., setting up an unprecedented battle for the prestigious first-year traveler honor.

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Eckert Seeks To Regain Winning Form At Volusia Speedway Park In UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment Feb. 20-25

Defending World of Outlaws Late Model Series Champ Hasn’t Reached Victory Lane At Florida Track Since 2006

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

BARBERVILLE, FL – Jan. 27, 2012 – Rick Eckert seemed to get his groove back at the end of last year’s UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment and rode the momentum to his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series title.

This year the veteran star from York, Pa., hopes to step up his performance even more and return to his old winning ways at Volusia Speedway Park, which hosts six consecutive nights of DIRTcar Late Model racing from Feb. 20-25 as part of the 41st UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit. Four DIRTcar UMP-sanctioned events (Feb. 20, 21, 22 and 24) and two WoO LMS programs (Feb. 23 and 25) comprise the full-fender portion of the annual short-track spectacular in the Sunshine State.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Announcer Rick Eshelman Receives Prestigious Award From Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Jan. 25, 2012 – World of Outlaws Late Model Series announcer Rick Eshelman got his start in the motorsports business while living in Michigan. Last Saturday night he returned to his native home to accept a high honor from the Wolverine State’s short-track racing community.

Eshelman, 50, made a 14-hour trip north from his residence in Phenix City, Ala., to attend the 46th annual Michigan Auto Racing Fan Club Awards Banquet in Warren, Mich., where he received the organization’s prestigious Tom Carnegie Announcer of the Year Award. The award is named in memory of the legendary late announcer of the Indianapolis 500.

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