Tony Stewart Racing’s Levi Jones To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery Chris Windom Named Replacement Driver for TSR’s USAC Sprint Car

Tony Stewart Racing’s Levi Jones To Undergo Season-Ending Surgery
Chris Windom Named Replacement Driver for TSR’s USAC Sprint Car

INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 31, 2011) – Levi Jones, the five-time and reigning United States Auto Club (USAC) National Sprint Car champion, will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday to repair two herniated discs in his neck. While a full recovery is expected, the 12-week rehabilitation period will not allow for Jones to finish out the 2012 season, where he has competed in the USAC AMSOIL Sprint Car and TRAXXAS Silver Crown divisions for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR).

“This is something I was hoping could wait until the end of the year, but when two different surgeons tell me that I needed it done within two weeks, there was only one thing I could do,” said Jones, who was leading the point standings in the USAC Sprint Car division and ranked fourth in USAC Silver Crown points. “I didn’t need to be hard-headed and ignore what was wrong any longer. We’re going to get it fixed and be better for the next 30 years of my life.”

TSR has tabbed USAC driver Chris Windom to pilot the No. 20 Chevrolet Performance/Curb Records/Eagle for Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing for the final 13 USAC Sprint Car races of 2012. Windom finished second to Jones in last year’s USAC Sprint Car championship. The Canton, Ill., native will make his debut in the No. 20 Chevy Performance/ Curb Records/ Eagle on Saturday at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track.

“I’m very excited for this incredible opportunity,” said the 21-year-old Windom. “I know I’m trying to fill some incredibly big shoes. I can’t thank everyone at Tony Stewart Racing enough for giving me the chance to go out and run really well the rest of the season. My goal is to help bring another championship to TSR. Hopefully, it doesn’t take long for me to get on the same page with the guys. We have a lot of tracks coming up where I enjoy racing. I’m optimistic things will go well right away and we can get some wins to finish out the year.”

Windom currently ranks 11th in USAC Sprint Car points and has posted a pair of victories in 2012 after scoring six in 2011 when he pushed Jones to his unprecedented fifth USAC Sprint Car title. Windom will attempt to deliver a seventh USAC Sprint Car title to team owner Tony Stewart, as Jones won championships for TSR in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011, while J.J. Yeley (2003) and Josh Wise (2006) secured the first two titles for TSR.

“Chris Windom is a great racecar driver,” Jones said. “He’s the guy that hung closest to me in any of my championship runs, so he’s got the ability to do great things in a car. He’ll work seamlessly with everyone at TSR and I’m sure will win some races. I’ll be rooting for him every time out.”

The status of a replacement driver for the No. 10 Chevrolet Performance/Curb Records USAC Silver Crown Series entry for Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing has not been determined.

Bobby East will continue to compete in all remaining 2012 USAC Silver Crown Series events for TSR in the No. 22 Chevrolet Performance/Curb Records entry for Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing.

August 31, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

PONTOON BEACH SPRINT RACE POSTPONED; A RESCHEDULE DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN THE NEAR FUTURE!

        Tonight’s (Friday) USAC AMSOIL National Sprint race at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Ill. has been postponed due to impending weather as a result of Tropical Storm Isaac. The race will be rescheduled in October.

        The USAC Mopar National Midgets are slated at Tri-City Thursday through Saturday October 4-6 and Sprint racing will accompany all three nights at the 3/8-mile dirt oval.

        “The rains have already reached the Tri-City area,” says USAC’s Jason McCord, “and the anticipated heavy rains throughout the day and night are expected to create unraceable conditions. We are pleased that USAC and race organizers Kevin and Tammy Gundaker are able to reschedule this important race in October. Watch for all the details in the near future!

        The AMSOIL USAC National Sprint cars are scheduled to compete tomorrow night (Saturday) at the Terre Haute (Ind.) Action Track in the annual “Jim Hurtubise Classic.”

–USAC–

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PORT ROYAL RENNINGER MEMORIAL & LABOR DAY CLASSIC ON TAP AT JUNIATA CO. FAIR, RENNINGER PAYS AT LEAST $3,333 TO WIN, CLASSIC PAYS $4,000 TO WIN

Port Royal – Port Royal Speedway will be in action twice this weekend, on September 1 and 3 with the Butch Renninger Memorial for late models on Saturday and the Labor Day Classic for 410 sprints on Monday, September 3. 

Saturday’s #1 Cycle Center Harley Davidson Three State Flyers Series Butch Renninger Memorial is the marquee event of the season at the track for the super late models, sponsored all season long by AB Auto Glass.

The Renninger race is part of the kickoff races of the 158^th annual Juniata County Fair that runs through September 8 on the Juniata County Fairgrounds.

The 410 sprints, pro stocks and enduros are also on the Fair Opener card that begins at 7 pm with the Renninger race itself going 33 laps for $3,333 to win plus $33 to lead each lap.  Increased purses will also be in effect for pro stocks and enduros.  

The race will be the next to last event of the season for the late models and pro stocks with the 2012 titles on the line.  If one driver wires the field for the Renninger Memorial, he or she will pocket over $4,400 for the win.  

Monday at 1 pm will be the Foss Jewelers Labor Day Classic for 410 sprints paying $4,000 to win and $300 to start with ARDC Midgets also on the racing program for an open wheel doubleheader during a day at the fair. 

Saturday’s adult general admission is just $16 with Monday’s price set at the regular $15.  Students ages 12 – 18 will be JUST $5 for both shows.

Come and enjoy a day or night at the Juniata County Fair and Port Royal Speedway races!

August 31, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

ALL STARS PORT ROYAL TUSCARORA 50 WEEKEND COMING SEPT. 7 & 8, AB AUTO GLASS TUSCARORA 50 COULD BE WORTH OVER $32,000 FOR ONE DRIVER!

Port Royal – The biggest racing weekend of the Port Royal Speedway season looms as the Tuscarora 50 sprint car races near, coming up on Friday and Saturday, September 7 and 8 as part of the 158^th annual Juniata County Fair.

The All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints East Region Series Finale events are on tap both Friday and Saturday as the Night Before The 50 and 45^th annual Tuscarora 50 races are spun off with over $35,000 in top prize money alone on the line. 

The All Stars Eastern Region Champion will be crowned at the conclusion of Saturday’s Tuscarora 50. 

 

Friday’s All Star Night Before The 50 feature will go 30 laps in distance and pay $5,000 to win with the final race of the season for the AB Auto Glass late models also on the card with the naming of the 2012 division champion to be learned.

Saturday’s AB Auto Glass 45^th annual Tuscarora 50 sanctioned by the All Stars will of course go 50 laps with at least $11,000 going to the winner. 

And with laps paying $25 each, more than $1,200 in lap money is also on the line.  Plus, a $200 bonus has been posted for the leader at the halfway point. 

In addition, the All Stars Eastern Region Champion, determined by the outcome of the 50 event, will pocket a hefty $20,000.

And all of that means if one driver leads every lap of the Tuscarora 50 and also earns the All Stars East Region crown, he’ll go home with over $32,000!

And if the money is split, the Eastern champ will get his $20,000 while the T50 winner still walks away with over $12,000 himself, assuming he wires the field. 

Adult admission for The Night Before The 50 is set at $20 with Saturday’s price for adults set at a modest $25 for the high profile, prestigious event. 

Students ages 12 – 18 will be admitted for an astounding low price of JUST $5 at both events.

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All-Stars Invade Lernerville Speedway This Friday Night!

All Star Sprints set to invade this Friday, August 31
along with 305 Sprints & Sportsman/Stocks

Sarver, PA (August 29, 2012) Led by a triumvirate of former Track Champions, the UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints are scheduled to roll into Sarvertown this Friday Night to headline the final Fast Friday of the 2012 season before we switch gears to September Saturday Nights.  The All Star Sprints will headline the event with support from the 305 Sprints that call Mercer Raceway Park and Dog Hollow Speedway home and our bread & butter division; the Millerstown Pic-A-Part DIRTcar Sportsman.

1993 Track Champion Tim Shaffer, 1991 Track Champion Dale Blaney and 2010 Track Champion Danny Holtgraver will carry the flag for the travelling All Stars.  Shaffer leads the overall All Star Point Standings, while Blaney leads the Ohio Region Points.  Shaffer also recently reached the 50 win milestone with the All Stars and is sixth all time in All Star Wins.  Shaffer is the two-time defending event winner and has won three of the last four All Star Races at the Action Track.  Blaney is second in series wins with 86 behind the great Kenny Jacobs and won the spring All Star race at Lernerville in 2010.

Last week’s Ti22 Sprint feature winner Danny Holtgraver won his first All Star Race at Attica in June during Ohio Speedweeks and is fifth in Ohio Region Points/eighth in overall All Star Points.  Fellow Lernerville young gun Brandon Matus also notched his first career All Star win this summer at Sharon Speedway.

Seeing Holtgraver and Matus win their first All Star features has local driver and All Star traveler Pete Miller III hungrier than ever and scoring his first All Star win at his home track would be a huge accomplishment for the ever improving hotshoe.  Miller is currently seventh in the overall All Star Point standings.

As usual, the All Stars have seen a variety of feature winners during the 2012 tour.  Shaffer and Blaney lead the series in wins, but stars like Daryn Pittman (winner of the most recent All Star race at nearby Mercer Raceway Park), Stevie Smith, David Gravel, Paul McMahan, Greg Wilson, Travis Philo and Cap Henry will all be gunning for a $5,000 payday!

Recently crowned 2012 Budweiser Track Champion Kevin Schaeffer plans to make his Lernerville swan song Friday Night in the family-owned #9.  Schaeffer has been a fixture in the Ti22 Sprint division for over a decade and walks away, (for now anyway), with an impressive four Track Titles to his credit; a testament to the team’s consistency and care for their equipment.

2011 Track Champion Carl Bowser, recent first time feature winner Eric “Turkey” Williams, Jack Sodeman Jr., Brian Ellenberger, Brandon Spithaler, Scott Priester and Brent Matus are all expected to be in competition with $5,000 on the line to the feature winner.  Future Hall of Famers Rod George and Ed Lynch Jr. could also be in action defending their home turf; both with multiple All Star wins on their resumes.

The 305 Sprints look identical to their 410 big brothers, but are powered by a smaller engine.  Guy Griffin won the 305 Sprint feature last year, but rising star Justin Whitesell logged some laps with the Ti22 Sprints last Friday Night; scoring a 12^th place finish and will be looking to make his Sheetz Victory Lane debut.

Corey McPherson will make his first appearance as Track Champion leading the Pic-A-Part Sportsman in a cash & carry race that will act as a final tune-up for the $2,000-to-win Sportsman/Stock Spectacular during Autumn-Motive Fest 2012 next Saturday, September 8.  Championship runner-up Jim Fosnaught will be looking for his second career win, while recent feature winners AJ Flick and Chris Schneider will look to make return visits to Sheetz Victory Lane.  Former Track Champions Joe Kelley, Bob Egley and Bob Lipinski will all be gunning for their first feature win on 2012.

Tickets are $22 for adults, $20 for seniors and $15 for students 11-17 years old.  And as always, kids 10 & under are admitted FREE into general admission.  Gates open at 5:00 with UNOH All Star Time Trials scheduled for 7:15.

As mentioned above, after this Friday, we’ll switch to Saturday Nights in September starting with the aforementioned Autumn-Motive Fest 2012 on Saturday, September 8 featuring the $2,000-to-win Sportsman/Stock Spectacular and Round Two of the $1,000-to-win Enduro 100!  Saturday, September 15 is the “Back to School” Bus & Kid’s Bike races, along with the Senior Series Stocks, Figures 8s and the first and only Demo Derby of 2012!

The World of Outlaws will cap off the weekly portion of the 2012 season with the $10,000-to-win Commonwealth Clash on Saturday, September 22.  If you missed the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twin 30s, don’t miss the Commonwealth Clash!  Tickets are on sale 24/7 at www.Lernerville.com and all advanced ticket sales include a free fan pit pass upgrade!

The season will come to a big finish with the three-day DIRTcar Round Up Steel City Stampede on Thursday-Friday-Saturday, October 25-26-27.  Ten divisions will compete during the final race weekend of 2012, featuring $3,000-to-win finales for the Ti22 Sprints, Precise Late Models and Diehl/BRP Mods.  The Sportsman/Stocks, UEMS/UMP Modifieds, FASTRAK Northeast Late Models, 305 Sprints, Mod Lites and 4-Cylinders will all be in action plus Round 3 of the $1,000-to-win Enduro 100 to cap off the event and 2012 season on Saturday Night.  More detailed information about the DIRTcar Round Up Steel City Stampede will be posted and released next week.

Contact: Lernerville Speedway

Eric J. Westendorf, Public Relations Director

(724) 664-1075 / ewestendorf@dirtcar.com

August 30, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

Rick’s Pics of the Week Updated: All-Star Circuit of Champions at Lernerville Speedway!

Check out this week’s edition of ‘Rick’s Pics of the Week’ – featuring action shots of All-Star Circuit of Champions competition through the years at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania! The series will make another appearance at the blazing-fast 4/10′s mile oval this Friday evening, August 31st! 

Click here to view the 10 picture collection!

August 30, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

Lanigan Back On Top At Little Valley With The World of Outlaws!

Lanigan Outruns Richards In Inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main At Little Valley Speedway

Record 14th Victory Of 2012, 40th Of Career Moves Lanigan Back Ahead Of Richards On Tour’s Alltime Win List

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LITTLE VALLEY, NY – Aug. 29, 2012 – Well, that ‘slump’ didn’t last long.

Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., snapped a modest two-race winless streak on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series Wednesday night, rolling to a runaway victory before a standing-room-only crowd in the national tour’s inaugural 50-lap A-Main at Little Valley Speedway.

The 42-year-old star raced off the outside pole starting spot to lead the entire distance. He turned back a brief mid-race threat from Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., and then pulled away following a lap-32 restart to defeat the returning two-time WoO LMS champion by a commanding 2.231 seconds.

Lanigan’s triumph was his record 14th of the 2012 season and the 40th of his career in World of Outlaws competition, moving him out of a tie with Richards for the top spot on the circuit’s alltime win list.

“I think we’re bouncing that most wins (record) back and forth,” said Lanigan, who watched Richards tie him for career top-winner status with a victory on Aug. 18 at Merritt Raceway in Lake City, Mich. “We’ll see who comes up with it.”

Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., finished a distant third, nearly a half-lap behind Lanigan on the sprawling half-mile fairgrounds oval. Smith started from the pole position but was outgunned by Lanigan at the initial green flag and lost second to Richards on lap nine.

Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., a 54-year-old veteran who won the most recent dirt Late Model feature run at Little Valley, settled for a fourth-place finish after starting third. Sixth-starter Vic Coffey of Caledonia, N.Y., who won the only dirt Late Model feature of his career in 2007 at Little Valley, briefly grabbed fourth from Davies on a lap-16 restart but ceded the spot back two circuits later and went on to place fifth.

Of the top five finishers, only Davies did not drive a Rocket Chassis machine. He was behind the wheel of an MB Customs mount.

Lanigan, of course, raved about the performance of his Cornett-powered Rocket car after scoring a $10,650 checkered flag that pushed his 2012 WoO LMS earnings to an astounding $284,650.

“The car was just awesome,” said Lanigan, who extended his points lead to 172 over ninth-place finisher Rick Eckert of York, Pa., with just eight events remaining on the 2012 schedule. “The carburetor stumbled a little bit in the corners and kind of screwed me up, but man, that thing would run down the straightaways. It’s just an unbelievable motor.”

Lanigan, whose record streak of six consecutive wins ended with quiet finishes of fifth and eight during the tour’s Michigan doubleheader on Aug. 17-18, kept Richards from scoring a second straight victory. Richards, 24, took advantage of an open spot on his NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule to enter his third WoO LMS event in a row.

“We were softer (compound) with the left-rear and right-front tire than Darrell and I thought we had something on him,” said Richards, who started fourth. “They said we were a half-second faster (than Lanigan) when I got to second and he got hung up in some traffic during the first green flag run. We caught him and I felt like if we could’ve got by him we could’ve held him off even though he was better at the end, but we couldn’t get by him and then our tires started giving out.

“We were trying hard. It definitely wasn’t from lack of effort. But Darrell and his guys were really good tonight and we just gambled on tires and it didn’t work out. It was still good enough to run second, so we’re happy.”

Smith, 47, registered his third-place finish with a Rocket car making its debut run.

“We just had some brand-new car blues,” said Smith. “We built this car after Michigan, and if we would’ve got a shakedown night at Winchester or Selinsgrove (the Virginia and Pennsylvania tracks that had WoO LMS events rained out last weekend) we would’ve been more prepared here.

“We had some header problems that weren’t sealed for hot laps and qualifying, so we had to get all that fixed. We had a fifth-coil come loose in qualifying. Everything was good in the heat race, but we had an oil line come loose about lap 30 in the feature so I was dropping oil pressure and I had to just hold my spot and settle for third.

“But I feel good to be traveling with these three (Lanigan and Richards) right now,” he added. “It’s good to be in company with them and get on the podium with ‘em. Hopefully we’ll get our night. Josh ain’t here to stay, so maybe it can be between me and Darrell at a race coming up.”

Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., made a late-race charge to finish sixth, advancing five positions in nine laps after the race’s third and final caution flag flew on lap 32 for a turn-one tangle involving Dan Stone of Thompson, Pa., and Bump Hedman of Sugar Grove, Pa. Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., was the last driver to fall to Clanton and finished seventh. Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., finished eighth after taking the final restart in sixth place; Rick Eckert of York, Pa., cracked the top 10 late to finish ninth; and Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y., was 10th.

Twenty-nine cars entered the event, which was run on a cool summer evening.

Richards was fastest in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials with a lap of 21.726 seconds. It was his second fast-time honor of 2012.

Heat winners were Richards, Coffey and Davies, and John Lobb of Frewsburg, N.Y., won the B-Main.

The next action for the WoO LMS comes on Saturday night (Sept. 1) with the running of the ‘Black Diamond 125′ at Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, W.Va., The unique $150,000-plus event includes a pair of 40-lap preliminary features paying $10,000 to win each and the 45-lap ‘Sweet Sixteen’ finale – for the top eight finishers in each prelim – that offers a $20,000 top prize.

Results of WoO Late Model Series at Little Valley Speedway (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):

1. (2) Darrell Lanigan/50 $10,650
2. (4) Josh Richards/50 $5,250
3. (1) Clint Smith/50 $3,550
4. (3) Ron Davies/50 $3,000
5. (6) Vic Coffey/50 $2,550
6. (9) Shane Clanton/50 $2,250
7. (5) Bub McCool/50 $2,250
8. (8) Jimmy Mars/50 $1,300
9. (11) Rick Eckert/50 $1,750
10. (7) Mike Knight/50 $1,300
11. (12) Tim Fuller/50 $1,600
12. (15) Kent Robinson/50 $1,550
13. (16) Bob Close/50 $950
14. (19) John Lobb/49 $900
15. (10) Jason Dupont/47 $1,050
16. (14) Dick Barton/37 $850
17. (22) Bump Hedman/34 $820
18. (20) Dan Stone/32 $750
19. (17) Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs/30 $730
20. (18) Brian Reese/25 $700
21. (24) Gregg Satterlee/19 $700
22. (13) Tim McCreadie/17 $1,350
23. (21) Chub Frank/15 $1,250
24. (23) Pat Doar/12 $1,250

August 30, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

3rd Annual Black Diamond 125….3 Days of Hardcore Action Awaits!

Can’t get enough 3 and 4 wide ‘bullring’ action?  Come get your fix this Labor Day weekend at the Tyler County Speedway for the 3^rd Annual Black Diamond 125, Thursday-Saturday, Aug. 30-Sept. 1.  Over 250 cars will jam the pits, over 350 feature laps will be logged, over $180,000 will be doled out over the three day span that makes up the raciest event in motorsports and the can’t miss speed spectacular of the summer.

The Tyler County Speedway is known for its hardcore elbows up style of competition that has race fans on the edge of their seats as the nations best racers routinely go 3 and 4 wide at breathtaking speeds….if you sat any closer to the speedway lap belts would be a requirement!  Nicknamed the ‘bullring’ by its diehard fan base, it is an appropriate arena and one of the last remaining speedways that give the average ‘Joe’ racer a shot against the sports goliaths.

All the while the Black Diamond 125 showcases the best format in motorsports, as the field is split into two groups and two separate shows of qualifying, heats, conys and dual $10,000 to win 40 lap features with the top 10 from each advancing into the nights main attraction the 45 lap $20,000 to win Black Diamond 125 “Talented Twenty” shootout.

As the buzz continues to grow heading into the 2012 edition of the sports ‘coolest crown jewel’ with the return of the World of Outlaw Late Model Series with the running of the 3^rd Annual Black Diamond 125, the regions best racers are looking to break the bank once again in all out Mountain State assault of action.  With over $150,000 set aside for Super late model teams, four super late model features, one $8,000 to win UFo feature, two $10,000 to win features, one $20,000 to win main event, with $38,000 possible for one driver to win, and forty eight drivers leaving with at least $1,000 bucks, plus twenty drivers will walk away with $2,000 and any late model team that races two days and doesn’t make a feature gets a cool $250 and oh by the way there is no entry fee if pre entered!  Call 304-771-5661 to register a race team.

Circle Track Management Group will welcome visitors to the Mountain State to witness not only the powerful super late model division running for unprecedented riches but the other divisions will parlay their talents leading up to the historic Black Diamond 125.

The EDGE Crate Late Models will set the stage on and open up the weekend with a Thursday, Aug. 30^thnight one special as some of the best young talent in racing will compete in the $2,000 to win ‘Adrenalin Tour’.  The EDGE Crate Late Models feature 604 crate engines and are shod with American Racer tires and will see the likes of young Daniel Hill, Kyle Thomas, Danny Thomas, Chad Green, Kris Southern, Shawn Jett, Jacob Lash, Derek Rogers among several others wage war on the high banks of the ‘bullring’.

A double header of Renegades of Dirt Modified action will take to the track on Thursday and Friday Night in complete $1,500 to win shows.  The 1^st season of the Renegade tour has featured the best open wheel shoes in the biz competing nightly, from Bart Hartman, Rick Aukland, Bobby Kitchens, Deana Groves, Lance Elson, Mark and Travis Dickson, Jess Hartman, Jesse Wisecarver, Kyle Strickler among many other standout mod racers will be present seeking Black Diamond gold.

The ‘Pat Herrick Memorial’ for Herrington-Yoak ModLites will be hotly contested among Bill Bauer’s Bilstein Modified Lite STARS Series, as the mighty ModLites roll into town for two nights of complete shows featuring an outstanding $1,000 first prize to the winner each night.  As an added bonus, if a driver win’s both nights Edge Entertainment Group will pay a $1000 bonus to the winning driver providing the winning driving agrees to start on the tail of the second night feature.

The Bilstein Modified Lite STARS Championship Series is entering its sixth year of operations. The non-profit organization gives modified lites community in the United States and Canada the opportunity to compete for enhanced purse and an annual point fund.  The Bilstein Modified Lite STARS International Championship Tour represents an aggressively growing segment of motor sports’ racing and is recognized as the leader in modified lite racing. Modified Lite STARS International Championship Tour is proudly supported by its major sponsors. Bilstein Shock Absorbers, Hertrick GMC, American Racer, Contingency Connection,  Hay’s Auto, Teeters Motorsports.

The fastest growing class in the Ohio Valley, the TSMA Hotmod division will square off in complete shows on Thursday and Friday as well paying $400 to win each.  The Hotmod division has seen unparalleled growth in 2012 with approximately sixteen new racers hitting the track alone and has created a very competitive playing field while still managing to race economically.

Just added to the program will be the Outlaw 4 Cylinders paying $500 to win as the areas 4 bangers are invited to participate in a rare appearance at the ‘bullring’.  What better way to show off you skills than in front of the big crowd at the ‘Black Diamond’. A Thursday night show consisting of heat races and consolation event will culminate into Friday Night’s $500 1^st place battle royal.

Advanced tickets are on sale now, to order your Black Diamond tickets or reserve your seat call the ticket office at 304-771-5661.  Three day advance general admission prices are $50 with children 7-12 years of age only $15, children age 6 and under are admitted free, and three day advance pit credentials are priced at $60.  Reserved seating on the top 4 rows is also available at a $5 upcharge, which will cover all 3 days.  Single day grandstand admission will be available for purchase any day of the event.  Additionally, ticket ordering forms are included in all “Black Diamond” brochures.

For more information regarding the Black Diamond 125 or the Tyler County Speedway check us out online atwww.tylercountyspeedwayonline.com or www.blackdiamond125.com or follow us on various social media channels as well.

Make sure you’re a part of the history & excitement as Tyler County Speedway celebrates the newest Mountain State racing tradition of motorsports excellence with the running of the ‘Black Diamond 125’ as the ‘biggest little party’ in racing awaits.

2012 BLACK DIAMOND 125 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

General Admission Gates will open at 4pm on Thursday & Friday and 3pm on Saturday while the pit gates will open at 2pm daily, with hot laps getting underway at 7:00 each day, with racing slated for 7:30pm. 

 

Thursday Night, Aug. 30^th BLACK DIAMOND LAUNCH PARTY                                                     

$2,000 to win EDGE Crate Late Model Complete Show

$1,500 to win Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour Complete Show

$1,000 to win STARS ModLite Tour ‘Pat Herrick Memorial’ Complete Show

$400 to win HotMod Complete Show

Outlaw 4 Cylinder Heats & Consy

Plus Black Diamond 125 Super Late Model Open Practice

Black Diamond Launch Party                                                                         

 

Friday Night, Aug. 31^st  UNITED RENTALS NIGHT

$8,000 to win UFO Super Late Model Complete Show

$1,500 to win Renegades of Dirt Modified Tour Complete Show

$1,000 to win STARS ModLite Tour ‘Pat Herrick Memorial’ Complete Show

$400 to win HotMod Complete Show

$500 to win Outlaw 4 Cylinder Feature

Post-Race Pit Party!

 

Saturday Night, September 1^st  3^RD ANNUAL BLACK DIAMOND 125             

World of Outlaw Late Model “Black Diamond 125” Complete show for Super Late Models

Field will be split into two groups (2) – 40 Lap Features – $10,000 to win/ $1,000 to start each – 24 car field, Minimum of 48 drivers will leave with $1,000!!!!!

“Talented 20” – The top 10 from each feature automatically transfer to the “Talented Twenty” and will re-draw for their position and battle for 45 laps and the $20,000 Black Diamond Trophy!

August 29, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

Joe Martin and Colton Flinner Ready For Jook George Memorial Classic!

Pittsburgh, PA – 8/29/12 – Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway will host the annual ‘Jook George Memorial Classic’ this Saturday evening, September 1st; featuring a 40 lap, $2,012-to-win main event for the Brougher’s Machine Shop Pro-Lates, and incoming FASTRAK/Pro-Late Model teams. Team Fully Injected Pro-Late/FASTRAK late model stars, Colton Flinner and Joe Martin, both plan to be in action Saturday night; each looking to snag the $2,012 top prize, along with a year’s worth of bragging rights. Colton Flinner is the current Brougher’s Machine Shop Pro-Lates point leader at the Imperial, Pennsylvania oval. Flinner has one win at the big half-mile in 2012, and will look to secure win #2 this weekend. Joe Martin, a Ringgold, Pennsylvania native and former FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series regular, also has one win at ‘Dirt’s Monster Half-Mile’ in 2012, and hopes to use that momentum to catapult his familiar ’55′ to the front this Saturday night! The prestigious Pro-Late/FASTRAK late model Labor Day weekend event will be co-headlined by a full evening lineup of Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway weekly division action. 

Colton Flinner in action at PPMS earlier this season!

Colton Flinner is the defending Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway Pro-Late track champion, and hopes to secure his second title this weekend. The Allison Park, Pennsylvania native has had more than an ‘up-and-down’ season in 2012; suffering from bad pill draws and tough feature inversions on what seems like a regular basis. Flinner hopes to use this weekend’s ‘Jook George Memorial Classic’ as a year ending statement, and capture two season-ending goals in one weekend. The familiar black and orange ’75′ has an 11 point advantage in the current track standings over Western Pennsylvania rival, Kyle Lukon, and could secure the 2012 track championship with a solid finish this weekend.

“Winning this race would be very special to us” explained Flinner, “Jook was a great person and to win a memorial event in honor of him would be huge…just a really important weekend.”

Joe Martin in action earlier this year!

Western Pennsylvania FASTRAK late model star, Joe Martin, has only finished outside of the top 10 once during his last ten starts. The former FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series regular has four wins in 2012, and over 15 top-5 finishes! The Joe Martin Motorsports ’55′ has visited Pittsburgh’s Pennsylvania Motor Speedway victory lane once already this season, and hopes to make a second appearance this Saturday night, September 1st, during the annual ‘Jook George Memorial Classic.’ Martin has also picked up wins at Dog Hollow Speedway in Strongstown, Pennsylvania on two separate occasions in 2012, along with earning a win during FASTRAK Northeast competition at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio. This weekend’s ‘PPMS’ headliner will help kick-0ff the final stretch of the 2012 season for Joe Martin Motorsports. 

“We are really looking forward to this weekend… extremely excited!” said Chuck Martin; Joe Martin’s brother and car chief, “We want to get a win really bad..we have been so close on so many different occasions…it is just time for us to get back to victory lane!”

Pit and Grandstand Admission gates for this Saturday’s racing action will open at 5:00 with the first green flag waving promptly at 7:00PM. Adult Grandstand Admission for Saturday, September 1st is $15.00. Seniors, Ages 60 and Over, are admitted for $14.00 with Juniors, Ages 13 to 16, priced at $9.00. Admission for Children aged Six through 12 is $5.00 and Children Under Age Six will be admitted Free. In addition, all children aged Six through 12 will receive a free gift when they present their admission ticket at the PPMS Gift Shop, which now features Apparel by Denise.

Pit Admission for this week’s racing action is $35.00.

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For more information on this weekend’s ‘Jook George Memorial Classic’ event – check out www.ppms.com/ or stay tuned right here at www.fullyinjected.com! Also- be sure to check out Joe Martin’s online home at www.joemartin55.com!

August 29, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

Wicked City Shootout next for Lucas Oil ASCS

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NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway welcomes back UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on Sunday September 2nd!

NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway welcomes back UNOH All Star Circuit of Champions Sprints on Sunday September 2nd
By Ryan Pearson

Orrville, Ohio (August 28, 2012) NAPA Auto Parts WCS officials welcome back the UNOH ALL Star Circuit of Champions Sprint division to the Orrville, Ohio race track on Sunday September 2nd. “We are really excited to have back the ALL STARS here at NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway. These guys put on a well run show and it’s great for us and our fans” stated General Manager Jason Flory. “Our Speedweek show was a success and we are expecting big things again” Flory continued.

Gates open Sunday at 3:00 PM, qualifying at 5:45 PM and racing at 7:00 PM. Also racing are Lias Tire Super Late Models and Thrifty Discount Muffler Pure Stocks. General admission is $20.00, pit admission is $35.00 and as always kids general admission is free. Primitive camping is available we just ask larger campers or motor homes park on edge of property. The night’s action is sponsored by VP Racing Fuel. Rain date is set for Monday, September 3rd.

Three time UNOH All Star champion Dale Blaney currently leads three time series champion Tim Shaffer by just 73 points in the Ohio Region. Shaffer looks to become only the third driver in the history of the UNOH All Stars to win his fourth straight national title. Blaney had eight series wins in 2012 to run his career total to 92, just six away from tying hall-of-famer Kenny Jacobs atop the all-time win list. Shaffer has five series wins in 2012 and now has 50 for his career.
The UNOH All Stars will wrap up the weekend with their second appearance of the season at the NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 2. The track was instrumental in the creation of the All Stars back in the early 1970s. When the UNOH All Stars competed at Wayne County during the Ohio Sprint Speedweek, “Young Money” Kyle Larson scored the win in his first ever appearance at the track.

The NAPA Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway returned to weekly sprint car racing in 2012 and has seen fantastic racing. Again, the UNOH All Star competitors will have to battle the tough “regulars” like track champion Andrew Palker, Cole Duncan, Rob Chaney, Danny Mumaw, Chris Myers and a host of others. For more information go to www.allstarsprint.com.

For additional information contact Jason or Kristin Flory at: 330-465-2365, or email at kristinu2@yahoo.com. For news, updates and schedule visit the Wayne County Speedway website at www.waynecountyspeedway.com. Wayne County Speedway is located nine miles east of Wooster, or 15 miles west of Massillon on US Rt. 30, then one mile north on Carr Road.

Credit to Brian Liskai as portions of ALL STAR Circuit of Champions Sprints presser used which can be found at http://ascoc.allstarsprint.com

August 28, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off

World of Outlaws Return to Calistoga Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 9

Contact: Shawn Miller World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR 704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com

World of Outlaws Return to Calistoga Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 9 The rain-delayed sprint car event is part of the five-race California Outlaw Speedweek

CALISTOGA, Calif. – Aug. 28, 2012 – It’s been a long rain delay, but the patient California sprint car fans are in for a treat in early September.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to the Golden State with a unique California Outlaw Speedweek, featuring five races in as many days. Sandwiched in the middle of the weekend is the lone event at Calistoga Speedway on Sunday, Sept. 9.

The race, which was originally scheduled for March 31, succumbed to heavy rain.

“We rained out earlier there this year and to go back and make that show up should be great for the fans out there and it’ll be good for all of us to get in there and get some racing done,” said Craig Dollansky, who won at Calistoga Speedway in 2006.

The 59 th annual Gold Cup kicks off the Speedweek Thursday through Saturday, Sept. 6-8, at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico. The teams will then head approximately 130 miles southeast toward the coast for the event at Calistoga Speedway before wrapping up the California schedule on Monday, Sept. 10, at Antioch Speedway in Antioch.

The Outlaws last competed at Calistoga Speedway on April 2, 2011, when Jason Sides picked up his first World of Outlaws feature win at the half-mile track. He became the 15 th different driver to win at Calistoga Speedway in 25 Outlaws events since 1978.

“I’ve always enjoyed running there at Calistoga,” said Sammy Swindell, who won World of Outlaws features in 1999, 1997 and 1990. “We’ve had a lot of wins there and it’s a nice place to visit, too.”

Tickets for the Calistoga Speedway event can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606. Additionally, all advance reserved ticket holders will receive a free fan pit pass.

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), Gravely Tractors (Official Lawn Equipment), University of Northwestern Ohio, VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel), Vicci (Official Apparel); in addition to contingency sponsors, including: Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, JE Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, KSE Racing Products, MSD Ignitions, Penske Shocks, Superflow Dynos and Wix Filters; along with manufacturer sponsors, including: Astro Titanium, ButlerBuilt, Fuel Safe, Intercomp, J&J Auto Racing, Jake’s Carts, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and TNT Rescue.

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Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series Has Huge Labor Day Weekend of Racing at Portsmouth and I-77

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Jared Miley Set For A $63,000 Weekend!

Jared Miley Set For A $63,000 Weekend!
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South Park, PA – 8/28/12 -South Park, Pennsylvania native, Jared Miley, is set for a huge weekend of super late model competition this Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – August 31st, September 1st and 2nd; as a $63,000 possibility is on the line for the Jared Miley Racing/Colussy Chevrolet/Forcey Coal/Octane Graphix/FullyInjected.com ‘H1.’ Miley, who is the 2012 Lernerville Speedway track champion, will spend three days at two different West Virginia ovals this upcoming weekend; competing against three separate ‘top-notch’ dirt late model touring series. A Labor Day weekend in West Virginia never looked so promising for the South Park, Pennsylvania native. 

On Friday evening, August 31st, Miley, and the entire Jared Miley Racing operation, will head south to Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia, for the $8,000-to-win UFo sanctioned super late model event. Miley has been victorious at the Tyler County, West Virginia bullring in the past; winning two consecutive Earl Hill Memorial super late model events. The Jared Miley Racing/Colussy Chevrolet team will look to use that recent Tyler County Speedway success to capture a victory this Friday night during UFo action. Of course, this Friday’s UFO program will only give drivers and fans a small taste of what’s in store the rest of the weekend. 

Jared Miley will then return to Tyler County Speedway in Middlebourne, West Virginia on Saturday evening, September 1st, for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series sanctioned ‘Black Diamond 125′ worth $30,000! If a race team is able to earn a victory during their respective $10,000-to-win, 40 lap semi feature, and also earn a victory during the $20,000-to-win, 45 lap ‘Talented Twenty’ main event, then they will not only make a hefty $30,000, but also earn the Black Diamond Trophy! The event offers a one-of-a-kind experience for the drivers and fans, and will include a full program of racing for the Word of Outlaws Late Model Series competitors on Saturday night. Miley will face-off against some of the nation’s top super late model talent at the 3rd Annual ‘Black Diamond 125;’ which is also expected to have a car count climb towards the 100 mark. For more information on this event, check out it’s online home here! 

On Sunday evening, September 2nd, Jared Miley Racing will wrap up their Labor Day weekend by returning to action at another high-paying, historical event. The 44th Annual ‘Hillbilly 100,’ sanctioned by the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, will take shape at I-77 Raceway Park in Ripley, West Virginia, and will offer a $25,000 top prize! The newly renovated and remodeled I-77 Raceway Park will host more of the nation’s top super late model drivers this Sunday; including such names at Scott Bloomquist, Jimmy Owens, Steve Francis, and Don O’Neal. The $25,000-to-win spectacle will go down as the biggest race in I-77 Raceway Park’s history, with Miley looking to add his name to that record setting headline. Check out more on this event at www.lucasdirt.com!

If the Jared Miley Raceway/Colussy Chevrolet/FullyInjected.com program is able to put together a successful weekend in the state of West Virginia, it would only add to the team’s dominating 2012 season statistics. Miley has earned 10 wins in 2012, with half of those being recorded at Lernerville Speedway, alone. The team has also recorded almost thirty top 5 finishes in 2012, as well as well over thirty top 10′s! This Labor Day weekend will surely do nothing but boost JMR’s season stats!

Stay tuned for JMR’s weekend progress and results – right here at www.fullyinjected.com! 

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Holtgraver Will Roll With The All-Stars This Weekend For Three Events!

Holtgraver Will Roll With The All-Stars This Weekend For Three Events!
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Pittsburgh, PA – 8/28/12 – Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native and All-Star Circuit of Champions ‘Ohio Region’ competitor, Danny Holtgraver, will return to ’410′ sprint car competition this Labor Day weekend by competing in three separate All-Star Circuit of Champions sanctioned events, at three different regional ovals, over the course of three days. Holtgraver, and the entire Kargo Quality Cars and Trucks/Alternative Power Sources ‘D4′ operation, will spend this upcoming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Ohio and Pennsylvania; racing  at Lernerville Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, and Wayne County Speedway. All three events will not only offer full All-Star ‘Ohio Region’ points, but also $5,000 pay days! 

“I am ready to get back out on the road!” said Holtgraver with lots of enthusiasm, “It’s going to be fun to start the weekend at Lernerville…hopefully we can kick-off with a win in front of our friends and family at Lernerville and use that momentum for Attica and Wayne County…only time will tell!”

The Kargo Quality Cars and Trucks ‘D4′ team will start the upcoming weekend at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pennsylvania. Holtgraver is the most recent sprint car winner at the Sarver oval; picking up the non-sanctioned ‘Fab Four’ finale win on Friday evening, August 24th, in dominating fashion. The former Lernerville Speedway track champion started the 25 lap sprint car main event from the front row on Friday evening and never looked back; leading every lap of the last regular season event at the Sarver oval. Hopefully, Holtgraver can use his recent Lernerville Speedway success when the All-Star Circuit of Champions make an appearance in Sarver, Pennsylvania this Friday, August 31st. If Holtgraver is able to defend him home track this Friday night, it would be Holtgraver’s second career All-Star Circuit of Champions victory!

On Saturday evening, September 1st, Danny Holtgraver will return to Attica Raceway Park in Attica, Ohio where he was victorious during All-Star Circuit of Champions competition for the first time in his young career earlier this season. The $5,000-to-win/ All-Star sanctioned event will have Ohio’s best sprint car competitors taking on the familiar All-Star invaders; along with a solid roster of Fremont/Attica Sprint Title competitors to help heat up the action. Holtgraver has lots of experience at Attica Raceway Park, and always loves returning to the always-racey 3/8′s mile oval. 

“We love going out to Attica!” explained Holtgraver, “It’s such a fun place to race…and now that we have a big win there under our belts, it’s going to be fun to get back out there and use that confidence to hopefully win ourselves one more!”

Danny Holtgraver’s three-race swing will come to an end on Sunday evening, September 2nd, at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, Ohio. The All-Star sanctioned event will also pay $5,000 to the winner, and award full points towards the All-Star Circuit of Champions’ championship. Just like Lernerville Speedway and Attica Raceway Park, this will be the last visit for the All-Stars to the Orrville oval in 2012.   

During most recent All-Star Circuit of Champions competition on Saturday, August 25th, the familiar ‘D4′ team, lead by Brian Kemenah, finished second at Mercer Raceway Park in Mercer, Pennsylvania; passing former All-Star Circuit of Champions champion, Tim Shaffer, in the closing laps to secure the runner-up finish. Holtgraver was also able to turn the evening’s fastest time during qualifying time trials. Daryn Pittman would earn the $5,000 pay day.

“It felt good to finish second on Saturday night!” said Holtgraver, “We want to use that momentum for the upcoming weekend and hopefully earn some solid runs and find ourselves up front…I can’t wait to get back to action!”

For more information on the upcoming All-Star Circuit of Champions events, check out their online home at www.allstarsprint.com!

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Danny Holtgraver would like to thank all of his marketing partners including: Kargo Sales and Storage, Alternative Power Source, DKW Transport, PPI, Spinneweber Auto Sales, Bastin Truck Parts, West View Motors, Bagleys Auto Service, Frankland Rearends, Dan Taylor Racing, VRP Shocks, Kistler Engines, J&J Chassis, Butlerbuilt Seats, Zerowraps, www.fullyinjected.com.

Stay tuned during the entire season – right here at www.fullyinjected.com / or check out Danny Holtgraver’s online home at www.dannyholtgraver.com! 

 

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Coffey Eyes Checkered At Little Valley with World of Outlaws Late Model Series!

Coffey Shoots For First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Win In Tour’s Inaugural Visit To Little Valley Speedway

Wednesday (Aug. 29) Event Brings Series Regular To New York Track Where He Captured The Only Victory Of His Dirt Late Model Career

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LITTLE VALLEY, NY – Aug. 27, 2012 – Vic Coffey has endured enough heartbreak in his pursuit of an A-Main triumph on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. He’s ready to break down the door to Victory Lane – now.

There might not be a better track for Coffey to take his next shot at a World of Outlaws checkered flag than Little Valley Speedway, which hosts the national tour for the first time on Wednesday night (Aug. 29). The half-mile fairgrounds oval is, of course, the site of the only feature win of Coffey’s dirt Late Model career to date.

“I really like that place,” said Coffey, who captured an unsanctioned dirt Late Model event at Little Valley on Sept. 9, 2007. “I won the first time I ever ran there and we’ve been good every time we’ve been there since then, so I’m definitely looking forward to the Outlaw show. If there’s a track where I feel good about our chances of finally knocking off one of these Outlaw races, it’s Little Valley.”

A 41-year-old racer from Caledonia, N.Y. (about two hours northeast of Little Valley), Coffey enters Wednesday evening’s 50-lap, $10,000-to-win spectacular winless in 139 career WoO LMS A-Main starts. But the tour’s 2008 Rookie of the Year has nearly a half-dozen near-misses on his record, including, most recently, a second-place finish on July 10 at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., after he briefly grabbed the lead with three laps remaining only to be outdueled in lapped traffic by defending WoO LMS champion Rick Eckert of York, Pa. He also finished second in a 2009 event at Brewerton (N.Y.) Speedway after a late caution flag cost him the lead and lost likely victories to misfortune in ’09 at Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway (last-lap flat tire) and ’11 at Needmore Speedway in Norman Park, Ga. (tangle with a lapped car).

“Getting that first World of Outlaws win has been tough,” said Coffey, who ranks eighth in the current WoO LMS points standings as he bids for a career-best performance on the circuit. “It can be frustrating to come so close so many times, but I choose to do this deal with the Outlaws and that obviously makes the wins harder to come by.

“We’ve probably let a few (wins) get away and had some tough luck, but the competition on this series is real good. We feel like when we finally win one, we’ll have earned it.”

Coffey has high hopes for the WoO LMS invasion of Little Valley, a track that happens to fit squarely in his wheel house. Following his ’07 victory, his three ensuing starts over the next couple of seasons yielded a runner-up finish and a pair of fourths.

“For whatever reason, I just seem to go good there,” said Coffey, who chases the WoO LMS as a Sweeteners Plus teammate to 2006 tour champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y. “It’s one of those big old flat tracks like I grew up racing (DIRTcar big-block Modifieds) at back home. There’s maybe a little longer straightaway and narrower corners than what I’m used to, but it just seems like one of those longer, flatter tracks that I’ve always been more comfortable on and seem to get around well – places (in New York) like Rolling Wheels, Middletown (Orange County Fair Speedway), even Canandaigua.

“Places like Eldora (Ohio), Tazewell (Tenn.) – those places that got high banking, they never really seem to be my deal. Maybe it’s me, but I just haven’t figured out what works at tracks like that. Flatter, high-speed tracks like Fayetteville, Black Hills and Little Valley seem to be my kind of deal.”

Coffey remembers how easily he found the fast groove around Little Valley in his ’07 debut. While still a DIRTcar big-block Modified regular at the time, he beat some talented dirt Late Model veterans for his milestone triumph.

“I remember getting the lead by actually splitting Bob Close and, I believe, Dick Barton in (turns) three and four,” said Coffey, who began dabbling in the dirt Late Model division in 2001. “I just got to them and saw there was one on the top and one on the bottom, so I just tried the middle. It had some bite and I rolled right through there to get the lead off four.

“That was my last Late Model race of the year. I remember we got home and stripped that car down for the winter, and we found that the rearend spool had three big cracks in it. It wasn’t gonna make it for night two (Little Valley had a second straight night of racing scheduled that year but it was rained out) and it probably barely held on for the one we won. We got lucky we didn’t have a failure that night.”

It’s been a while since Coffey last visited Little Valley, but he’s confident he can recapture the speed he flashed in the past. He just knows he’ll have to show more of it to outrun a talented field of WoO LMS stars that includes McCreadie (three-time winner in ’12); Eckert (three victories); record-setting points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky. (13 wins); 2012 Eldora Dream winner Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga.; Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., who is familiar with Little Valley thanks to numerous appearances there; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga; Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis.; and rookies Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., and Kent Robinson of Bloomington, Ind.

Also expected to compete is two-time WoO LMS champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who will return to his dirt Late Model roots with a break in his NASCAR Nationwide Series schedule; nationally-known standout Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis.; and Little Valley stalwarts such as 2011 WoO LMS traveler Ron Davies of Warren, Pa., former WoO LMS winner Dick Barton of Ashville, N.Y., Mike Knight of Ripley, N.Y., Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs of Bear Lake, Pa., and Bump Hedman of Sugar Grove, Pa.

“We don’t do anything special setup-wise and it seems to work there,” said Coffey. “But it’ll be different with the field of cars that will be there this time. There’s some good local racers that run there, and all of the Outlaw guys will unload and be fast whether they’ve been there before or not. We’ll have our hands full, that’s for sure.

“Hopefully we start off good in qualifying and get in the redraw, and then it takes some of these Outlaw guys just long enough to figure the place out that some of them don’t qualify right up front and they have their work cut out for them.”

Coffey’s prospects are buoyed by his most recent outings on the WoO LMS. He finished a strong third on Aug. 17 at Winston Speedway in Montague, Mich., and set fast time and won a heat race on Aug. 18 at Merritt Raceway in Lake City, Mich., before a busted power-steering pump ended his promising A-Main run.

“We’ve been decent lately,” said Coffey. “We changed some stuff around on our (Rocket) car), and we got a motor back that we had sent out for a rebuild. Bill (Schlieper) at ProPower (in Sullivan, Wis.) made a little cam change and boy, I was really impressed with it last week in Michigan. The thing runs really good and I’m excited to see what it can do on those long straightaways at Little Valley.”

Gates for Little Valley’s midweek program, which also includes a DART Challenge event for the BRP CanAm Late Models and racing for the E-Mod division, are scheduled to open at 1 p.m. Hot laps are set to begin at 6:30 p.m., followed immediately by WoO LMS Ohlins Shocks Time Trials and then racing at 7:15 p.m.

In addition to Little Valley’s historic covered grandstand that boasts comfortable stadium seating, speedway officials have secured additional bleachers to boost capacity for the night to over 4,000.

Fans will enjoy free parking and free camping with hook-ups on the grounds of the facility, which is located at the Cattaraugus County Fairgrounds on Rt. 353 in Little Valley, N.Y., just eight miles from the resort town of Ellicottville and seven miles north of the Salamanca exit off Interstate 86.

Admission for the event is $25, with children ages 6-12 charged $15 and kids under six admitted free of charge. Pit passes will cost $35.

More information is available by logging on to www.littlevalleyspeedway.com or calling 716-938-9146.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Gravely Tractors (Official Lawn Equipment), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Vicci (Official Uniform), VP Racing Fuel (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and McCarthy’s One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning (Raye Vest Memorial Pill Draw Award); in addition to contingency sponsors Butlerbuilt, Cometic Gasket, Comp Cams, Dominator Race Products, Eibach Springs, JE Pistons, Klotz Synthetic Lubricants, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, QuarterMaster, Roush Yates Performance Parts, Superflow Dynos, Wix Filter, Wrisco Aluminum and XS Power Racing Batteries; along with manufacturer sponsors Integra Shocks, GRT Chassis, Jake’s Carts, Longacre, Racing Electronics, Rocket Chassis, TNT Rescue, and Warrior Chassis

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance: Grays Harbor Raceway, Skagit Speedway, Willamette Speedway

Contact: Shawn Miller
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR
704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance
Grays Harbor Raceway, Skagit Speedway, Willamette Speedway

ELMA, Wash. – Aug. 27, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series make its lone visit to the Northwest during the next week.
On Wednesday, Grays Harbor Raceway hosts its first race since 2008. The 3/8-mile track has featured a different winner in each of the past eight World of Outlaws events.

The series then heads to Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash., on Friday and Saturday. There have been 12 different winners in 19 Outlaws races at the 3/10 mile.

The World of Outlaws visit Willamette Speedway in Lebanon on Monday, Sept. 3, for its only event this season in Oregon. It is also the first career Outlaws race at the newly renovated third-mile oval.

WHEN

Wednesday, Aug. 29, at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Wash. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with racing set for 6:30 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash. The front gate is scheduled to open at 5 p.m. with racing set for 7 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 3, at Willamette Speedway in Lebanon, Ore. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with racing around 6 p.m.

WHERE

Grays Harbor Raceway is located at 32 Elma McCleary Road in Elma, Wash. Click on the link for a map to the track ( http://goo.gl/maps/Chevf).

Skagit Speedway is located at 4796 Old Highway 99 North in Burlington, Wash. Click on the link for a map to the track ( http://goo.gl/maps/k2qUl).

Willamette Speedway is located at 36606 Airport Drive in Lebanon, Ore. Click on the link for a map to the track ( http://goo.gl/maps/W5PMN).

TICKETS

Tickets for the event at Grays Harbor Raceway can be accessed by clicking GraysHarborRaceway.com.

Tickets for the event at Skagit Speedway can be accessed by clicking SkagitSpeedway.com.

Tickets for the event at Willamette Speedway can be accessed by clicking TrophyMotorsports.com.

ON THE INTERNET

World of Outlaws – www.WorldofOutlaws.com

Grays Harbor Raceway – www.GraysHarborRaceway.com

Skagit Speedway – www.SkagitSpeedway.com

Willamette Speedway – www.TrophyMotorsports.com

Dirt Radio Network – www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACKS

Grays Harbor Raceway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 11.915 seconds was established by Craig Dollansky on Aug. 27, 2004.

Skagit Speedway is a high-banked, 3/10-mile oval. The track record of 10.872 seconds was established by Jason Sides on Sept. 4, 2009.

Willamette Speedway is a semi-banked, third-mile oval.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Grays Harbor Raceway:

2008 – Kraig Kinser on Sept. 1

2007 – Shane Stewart on Aug. 27

2005 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 27

2004 – Steve Kinser on Aug. 28

2003 – Jason Meyers on Aug. 23

2002 – Tim Shaffer on Aug. 17

2001 – Stevie Smith on Aug. 18

2000 – Mark Kinser on Aug. 20

1999 – Mark Kinser on Aug. 21

1998 – Steve Kinser on Aug. 22

1997 – Sammy Swindell on Aug. 23

1996 – Dave Blaney on Aug. 24

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Skagit Speedway:

2011 – Craig Dollansky on Sept. 2, Sam Hafertepe Jr. on Sept. 3

2010 – Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 3, Steve Kinser on Sept. 4

2009 – Joey Saldana on Sept. 4, Jason Meyers on Sept. 5

2008 – Jason Solwold on Aug. 30, Joey Saldana on Aug. 31

2007 – Brooke Tatnell on Aug. 24, Craig Dollansky on Aug. 25

2006 – Brooke Tatnell on Aug. 26

2002 – Joey Saldana on Aug. 23

1995 – Dave Blaney on Aug. 26

1994 – Dave Blaney on Aug. 27

1979 – Jack Hewitt on June 14, Sammy Swindell on June 15, Doug Wolfgang on June 16

1978 – Doug Wolfgang on June 17, Doug Wolfgang on June 18

3/8-MILE WINNERS

Grays Harbor Raceway is a 3/8-mile track. There have been 15 World of Outlaws features on a track that size this season. The winners are: Craig Dollansky – 2 (Castrol Raceway on Aug. 24 and I-96 Speedway on June 2); Donny Schatz – 2 (Nodak Speedway on Aug. 19 and Junction Motor Speedway on Aug. 14); Sammy Swindell – 2 (Castrol Raceway on Aug. 25 and Red River Valley Speedway on June 16); Danny Dietrich – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Mark Dobmeier – 1 (Huset’s Speedway on July 3); Tim Kaeding – 1 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 6); Chad Kemenah – 1 (Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 28); Kraig Kinser – 1 (Dodge City Raceway Park on June 23); Steve Kinser – 1 (Dodge City Raceway Park on June 22); Joey Saldana – 1 (Paducah International Speedway on April 13); Tony Stewart – 1 (Ohsweken Speedway on July 31) and Brad Sweet – 1 (Clay County Fairgrounds on June 8).

3/10-MILE WINNERS

Skagit Speedway is a 3/10-mile track. This is the first race of the season on a track this size.

THIRD-MILE WINNERS

Willamette Speedway is a third-mile track. There have been three World of Outlaws features on that size of a track this season. The winners are: Tim Kaeding – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16), Kraig Kinser – 1 (Beaver Dam Raceway on July 7) and Sammy Swindell – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 30).

DRIVER INFO

The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain websites:

Cody Darrah – http://www.codydarrah.com

Craig Dollansky – http://www.dollanskyracing.com

Chad Kemenah – http://www.chadkemenah.com

Kraig Kinser – http://www.kraigkinser.com

Steve Kinser – http://www.stevekinser.com

Kerry Madsen – http://www.kenericracing.com

Bill Rose – http://www.billroseracing.com

Joey Saldana – http://www.joeysaldana.com

Donny Schatz – http://www.donnyschatz.com

Sammy Swindell – http://www.swindellmotorsports.citymaker.com

Lucas Wolfe – http://www.lucaswolfe.com

For more driver information, visit: www.WorldofOutlaws.com

NEWS & NOTES

Feature winners: Sammy Swindell – 10 (Castrol Raceway on Aug. 25, River Cities Speedway on Aug. 17, Autodrome Granby on July 27, Eldora Speedway on July 14, Lakeside Speedway on June 30, Red River Valley Speedway on June 16, Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Craig Dollansky – 7 (Castrol Raceway on Aug. 24, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 22, Lernerville Speedway on July 17, I-96 Speedway on June 2, Hagerstown Speedway on May 20, Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Donny Schatz – 7 (Nodak Speedway on Aug. 19, Junction Motor Speedway on Aug. 14, Knoxville Raceway on Aug. 11, Cornwall Motor Speedway on July 29, Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Joey Saldana – 5 (Autodrome Drummond on July 28, Eldora Speedway on July 13, The Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 25, Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Kraig Kinser – 4 (Beaver Dam Raceway on July 7, Dodge City Raceway Park on June 23, River Cities Speedway on June 15 and Kokomo Speedway on June 5); Tim Kaeding – 3 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 6, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Steve Kinser – 3 (Dodge City Raceway Park on June 22, Orange County Fair Speedway on May 19 and Williams Grove Speedway on May 12); Kerry Madsen – 3 (Limaland Motorsports Park on July 11, Belleville High Banks on June 29 and Knoxville Raceway on June 9); Chad Kemenah – 2 (Lawrenceburg Speedway on May 28 and Eldora Speedway on May 4); Tony Stewart – 2 (Ohsweken Speedway on July 31 and Lernerville Speedway on July 17); Cody Darrah – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 21); Danny Dietrich – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Mark Dobmeier – 1 (Huset’s Speedway on July 3); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Paul McMahan – 1 (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on May 16); Fred Rahmer – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11); Brad Sweet – 1 (Clay County Fairgrounds on June 8) and Lucas Wolfe – 1 (Bloomington Speedway on Aug. 3).

Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action. Also, be sure to check out the all new official Podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Outlaws Unleashed, in the iTunes store or at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com.

Live Updates Online: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.

Up Next: The World of Outlaws heads to California for five races in as many days, beginning with the three-day, 59th annual Gold Cup on Thursday, Sept. 6, at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.

August 27, 2012 | Categories: Events, News | Comments Off