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Filling Josh’s Seat: Fuller In Rocket House Car For This Weekend’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Action
CONCORD, NC – Tim Fuller’s life as a World of Outlaws Late Model Series regular has gotten an 11th-hour reprieve. With two-time series champion Josh Richards announcing on Wednesday that he’s decided to end his eight-year run on the national tour and move south to pursue a NASCAR driving career, Watertown, N.Y.’s Fuller has been tapped as Richards’s replacement behind the wheel of the iconic Rocket Chassis house car. Fuller will be in the blue No. … Read entire article »
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World of Outlaws Late Model Series Heads Back To Tazewell Speedway On April 28
TAZEWELL, TN – The 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Promoter of the Year is ready to welcome the national tour’s stars back to his facility. Gary Hall’s Tazewell Speedway will host the ‘Outlaw Sizzler 50’ presented by Rusty Wallace Cadillac-GMC-Kia of Morristown on Sat., April 28 – the first WoO LMS visit to the high-banked, one-third-mile oval since Hall was honored as last year’s standout track operator on the renowned full-fender circuit. WoO LMS officials … Read entire article »
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Sixth-Place Finish Wasn’t Representative of Richards’ Strength in Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway
SHINNSTON, W. Va. – The final results showed Josh Richards as the sixth-place finisher in last Saturday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Illini 100 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway, but he knows that wasn’t representative of his Rocket Chassis machine’s strength. “I felt like our car was awesome and everybody did a great job,” said Richards, a two-time WoO LMS champion from Shinnston, W.Va., who celebrated his 24th birthday on March 22. “Early in … Read entire article »
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Promoter Jim Borden’s Health Concerns Force Cancellation of July 20 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event At Hartford Motor Speedway
HARTFORD, MI – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series event scheduled for July 20 at Hartford Motor Speedway has been cancelled due to track promoter Jim Borden’s health concerns. Borden announced on Monday that he was stepping down as Hartford’s promoter for the 2012 season in order to focus on treatment of his medical issues. His daughter and son-in-law, Becky and J.R. Hotovy, have assumed the operational reigns of the facility for the upcoming … Read entire article »
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Mars Holds Off Lanigan For $20,000 Illini 100 Triumph At Farmer City Raceway
FARMER CITY, IL – Jimmy Mars of Menomonie, Wis., added another major-event victory to his already bulging resume, holding off Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., to capture Saturday night’s Illini 100 at Farmer City Raceway. Racing in front of a standing-room-only crowd, Mars roared off the outside pole starting spot to grab the lead at the initial green flag and never relinquished the position. He turned back repeated challenges from Lanigan during the race’s final circuits … Read entire article »
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Moyer Begins Bid For Third Illini 100 Triumph With Fast-Time, Heat Win During Friday’s Qualifying Action At Farmer City
FARMER CITY, IL – Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., began his bid for a third Illini 100 triumph with a perfect performance during Friday night’s qualifying program at Farmer City Raceway. The 54-year-old dirt Late Model legend was the evening’s fastest time-trialer and won the first of six 15-lap heat races, once again stamping him as the favorite to take home the 100-lap World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main’s $20,000 top prize on Saturday night. … Read entire article »
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‘Illini 100′ This Weekend At Farmer City Raceway
FARMER CITY, IL – ‘Feger Nation’ will be out in full force this weekend (March 30-31) for the ‘Illini 100’ at Farmer City Raceway – and their hero would like to give them something to celebrate. Just imagine the post-race scene if the World of Outlaws Late Model Series event’s $20,000 first-place check were to be claimed by Jason Feger, a DIRTcar UMP circuit star from Bloomington, Ill., who considers Farmer City his home track. “There would … Read entire article »
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2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Schedule Continues To Grow With Addition Of Three Events
CONCORD, NC – 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. “Coming off last month’s extremely successful season-opening swing through Georgia and Florida, we’re excited to continue building the 2012 World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule,” … Read entire article »
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Assessing The 2012 WoO Late Models Tour Hopefuls After A Busy Month Of February
CONCORD, NC – 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 … Read entire article »
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