2015

World of Outlaws Late Model Series Moves Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 to April 17-18

Weekend Forecasts Predicting Sub-freezing Temperatures At Farmer City Raceway Prompt Shift To Later Date

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

FARMER CITY, Ill. – March 23, 2015 – Fans anxious to experience the Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100’s new two-day format will have to wait a little longer than expected.

With weekend forecasts calling for temperatures below freezing at Farmer City Raceway, officials have postponed the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event to April 17-18.

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I-30 Speedway Cancels Saturday’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event Due To Wet Conditions Following Winter Storms

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – March 17, 2015 – Lingering wet conditions from the same winter storm systems that led to the cancellation of Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway’s March 20 World of Outlaws Late Model Series event have forced officials from I-30 Speedway to also cancel the WoO LMS event scheduled for March 21 at I-30.

Large accumulations of snow that have slowly thawed and frequent rain have left the quarter-mile oval and its surrounding facility heavily saturated, with large portions of the track’s pit area inaccessible. With forecasts predicting more wet weather later in the week, track promoter Tracey Clay was forced to call off the event.

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Wet Conditions Following Winter Storms Force Cancellation Of Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway’s March 20 WoO LMS Event

Decision On Status Of March 21 WoO LMS Event At I-30 Speedway To Be Announced Soon

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

CALVERT CITY, Ky. – March 15, 2015 – The strong storms that brought record amounts of snow to Kentucky and surrounding states this winter have claimed Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway’s Bluegrass Nationals.

Track and series officials have announced the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event scheduled for Fri., March 20 has been cancelled due to extremely wet conditions at the track following the region’s latest round of winter weather. Large accumulations of snow that have slowly thawed have prevented and continue to prevent track crews from preparing the 3/8-mile oval and its surrounding facility.

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Brandon Overton Announces Plans To Follow World Of Outlaws Late Model Series, Joins Impressive 2015 Rookie Class

Up-And-Coming Georgia Driver Hopes Strong February Performances Lead To Successful First National Touring Season

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

CONCORD, N.C. – March 12, 2015 – Brandon Overton didn’t get enough of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series when the national tour visited his home region in February so he’s making plans to join the series on the road.

The 23-year-old standout from Appleton, Ga., has officially entered this year’s WoO LMS Rookie of the Year chase and will be eligible for the $10,000 prize awarded to the tour’s top first-year regular at season’s end as well as the $250 Rookie of the Race bonus that’s awarded to the highest-finishing rookie in each WoO LMS A-Main throughout the season.

After a strong performance during February’s season-opening stretch of seven WoO LMS races in Georgia and Florida, Overton enters the tour’s next action March 20-21 at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Ky., and I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., 12th in the overall series standings and leading Mason Zeigler of Chalk Hill, Pa., and Jordan Yaggy of Rochester, Minn., in a talent-filled Rookie of the Year chase.

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Chub Frank On The Mend After Undergoing Knee Replacement Surgery Following February’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Events

Veteran Pennsylvania Driver Hopes To Recover In Time For March 20-21 WoO LMS Doubleheader At Kentucky Lake & I-30

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

CONCORD, N.C. – March 10, 2015 – After his resurgence during February’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series swing through Georgia and Florida, Chub Frank should be chomping at the bit for the national tour to return to action. Instead, the 53-year-old from Bear Lake, Pa., is wishing there were a few more weeks before he and the rest of the WoO LMS regulars head to Kentucky and Arkansas for a March 20-21 doubleheader at Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway and I-30 Speedway.

That’s because Frank is recovering from knee replacement surgery on his left knee on Feb. 23, two days after the final race of Volusia Speedway Park‘s DIRTcar Nationals wrapped up the WoO LMS tour’s season-opening stretch of seven races in the Southeast.

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Boosted By Unprecedented Success In Georgia & Florida, Clanton Takes Aim At First World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship

Georgia Driver Hopes To Continue Early-Season Hot Streak As WoO LMS Action Resumes At Kentucky Lake & I-30

By Joshua Joiner, WoO LMS PR

CONCORD, N.C. – March 4, 2015 – Shane Clanton still has to occasionally pinch himself to make sure his fantastic start to 2015 wasn’t all a dream.

Emerging from a nightmarish 2014 World of Outlaws Late Model Series campaign that ranked among his worst seasons statistically, Clanton, 39, of Zebulon, Ga., began the 2015 season in top form in claiming four victories and finishing among the top five in all seven WoO LMS events during the national tour’s annual early-season trek through Georgia and Florida.

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Tire Rules For WoO LMS Events In March & April

WoO LMS officials have set the tire rules for all series events in March and April. All entrants for the national tour’s visit to Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway in Calvert City, Ky., on March 20 will be required to use Hoosier compounds LM 20, 30 or 40, while the March 21 race at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark., will require Hoosier compounds 1300, 1350, 1450, 1600 or 55 or American Racer compounds 44, 48, 53 or 56.

The Douglas Dodge Ram Trucks Illini 100 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway on March 27-28 will use same rule as Kentucky Lake (Hoosier LM 20, 30, 40). Meanwhile, the April 10-11 Tennessee doubleheader at Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel, Tenn., and Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway will allow entrants to use Hoosier compounds 1300, 1350, 1450 or 1600 or American Racer compounds 44, 48, 53 or 56.

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Delaware International Speedway’s Fulton Bank 50 Shifts To Aug. 13 On World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule

Date Change Sets Up Blockbuster WoO LMS Tripleheader In Mid-Atlantic Region

DELMAR, Del. – March, 2 2015 – The Fulton Bank 50 scheduled for May 28 at Delaware International Speedway has been shifted to Thursday, Aug. 13, setting up a three-race World of Outlaws Late Model Series weekend in the Mid-Atlantic region.

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