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Working With Rookie Driver’s Team Has Clint Smith Energized For 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 1, 2010 – Clint Smith failed to snap his long, frustrating winless streak on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in 2010, but he made strides with his performance.

And if the positive vibe he has about the slightly new direction of his 2011 racing program is correct, the hard-nosed veteran from Senoia, Ga., just might rediscover his winning touch on the national tour.

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2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule Released At Performance Racing Industry Trade Show

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director (Photo by JMS ProPhoto)

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 10, 2010 (updated on Jan. 26, 2011) – An exciting mix of stalwart tracks, new venues and lucrative, high-profile events will comprise the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule, which was released on Friday during the Performance Racing Industry trade show in Orlando, Fla.

Forty-one events at 34 tracks in 20 states are currently confirmed as part of the national tour’s 2011 slate, including a half-dozen extra-distance blockbusters highlighted by the $50,000-to-win USA Nationals on Aug. 5-6 at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., the fifth annual Firecracker 100 on June 23-25 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., and the second annual Commonwealth 100 on April 15-16 at Virginia Motor Speedway in Jamaica, Va.

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Richards Calmly Handled Pressure In 2010 To Capture Second Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 24, 2010 – The pressure was on Josh Richards midway through the final A-Main of the 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

Clinging to a six-point lead in the standings over Darrell Lanigan and with his friendly rival on the charge in the season-ending 50-lapper on Nov. 6 during the Lowes Foods World Finals Presented by Bimbo Bakeries and Tom’s Snacks at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, N.C., Richards could feel his hopes and dreams of winning a second consecutive championship crushing down on his shoulders.

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Momentum For 2011: Francis Closes Frustrating Season Strong With Lucrative Victory In National 100

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director (Photo by Ron Skinner)

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 15, 2010 – Two weeks ago Steve Francis couldn’t wait for his frustrating 2010 season to reach its end. Now he wouldn’t mind seeing the campaign roll on. 

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Richards Picks Up $100,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Title Check For Second Straight Year At Sunday’s Awards Banquet

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director (Photo by JMS ProPhoto)

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 7, 2010 – Josh Richards experienced a very rewarding case of déjà vu on Sunday night. 

As the 22-year-old sensation from Shinnston, W.Va., accepted the $100,000 World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship check, trophy and keepsake ring for the second consecutive season during the national tour’s ‘Night of Champions’ Awards Banquet at the Great Wolf Lodge, he had to remind himself that the calendar had changed.

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As 2010 Season Draws To Close, Austin Hubbard Reflects On His Run To The Rookie of the Year Award

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 1, 2010 – Austin Hubbard would love to close his unprecedented rookie season on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series with a triumph during the Nov. 4-6 Lowes Foods World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by Bimbo Bakeries and Tom’s Snacks at The Dirt Track at Charlotte.

With a sold-out crowd packing the track’s massive grandstand – and, for the grand finale program on Sat., Nov. 6, even more fans watching the live television broadcast on SPEED – the teenage sensation from Seaford, Del., knows he would have a huge stage for one of the unbridled post-race victory celebrations that have become his trademark.

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2009 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Championship Means The ‘World’ To Josh Richards

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 30, 2009 – How much did winning the 2009 World of Outlaws Late Model Series points title mean to Josh Richards? 

One glance at the young superstar’s face immediately after the season finale on Nov. 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway told that story.

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By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 8, 2009 – Josh Richards didn’t look – or sound – like ‘Kid Rocket’ on Sunday night.

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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Mourns Passing Of Veteran Car Owner Raye Vest

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Nov. 5, 2009 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series lost a treasured supporter on Wednesday with the passing of longtime team owner Raye Vest.

A stalwart on the WoO LMS with driver Rick Eckert since the national tour’s reincarnation in 2004 under the World Racing Group banner, Vest died at his home in White Plains, Md., on Wednesday afternoon due to complications from health problems he had been battling for several years. He was 76.

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By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – Dec. 29, 2008 – And the beat goes on for Rocket Chassis.

The Shinnston, W.Va.-based manufacturer ruled the World of Outlaws Late Model Series once again in 2008, winning the national tour’s Chassis Builders Challenge Award for the fifth consecutive season.

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