WoO LMS Oil Region Labor Day Classic To Be Televised by SPEED
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FRANKLIN, PA - World of Outlaws Late Model Series and SPEED officials recently announced that the 2008 Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend event run at Tri-City Speedway on Sunday August 31st will be televised on the nationally-known motorsports cable and satellite channel.
Selected as one of only six World of Outlaws Late Model Series shows to be televised on SPEED this season, the event will be broadcast on Sunday September 7th at 6 p.m.
“The World of Outlaws broadcasts in 2007 showed us how exciting dirt track racing can be on television,” said Rick Miner, SPEED Senior VP of Production and Network Operations during the announcement made in March.
A return to SPEED in 2008 as the exclusive television outlet for World of Outlaws racing will bring consistency and awareness to the viewers.
“The broadcast agreement with SPEED continues the solid growth we realized in 2007,” said World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. “The more than 75 million viewers on SPEED give our corporate partners, like Advance Auto Parts, as well as our teams and our promoters, the greatest opportunity to reach our fans on a consistent basis. SPEED is the home for racing on television and we’re excited to again have the World of Outlaws on SPEED this season.”
“We are thrilled that our track and event were selected by World Racing Group, World of Outlaws and SPEED officials for television,” said Tri-City Co-Promoter Mike Graham. “We believe this will elevate Tri-City to the top echelon of dirt tracks in the United States. It will also showcase the Oil Region area to the world.”
The televised event also provides a unique opportunity for a major race sponsorship.
“We intend to work with series officials in an effort to market this event to national and regional companies,” said Graham. “This is an excellent chance for a company to make a mark with race fans throughout the United States to market their products or services.”
The Oil Region Labor Day Classic Weekend will once again feature two nights of competition for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series on Saturday and Sunday August 30th and 31st. After a successful debut event in 2005, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will return with such stars as defending champion Steve Francis, Chub Frank, Clint Smith, Shane Clanton, Rick Eckert, Josh Richards, Darrell Lanigan, Tim Fuller, Brian Shirley, Shannon Babb and last year’s surprise winner Dan Stone. Each night, the Late Model drivers and teams will run qualifying events and a 50-lap feature for $10,000-to-win.
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