2005newsarchives.htm

scroll down for the articles....they are in the same order as you see them here

12-26-05- Midwest Speed Expo set for January 21 and January 22, 2006 in Springfield, IL.
12-21-05- Officials at DIRT MotorSports™ UMP Division have overhauled the point system
12-09-05- Hoosier Racers Swap Meet 6
11-26-05- NASCAR STARS DALE EARNHARDT, JR., AND KEN SCHRADER USHER IN A NEW ERA AT PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
11-23-05- C.A.R.S. Informational Meeting Saturday At Mt. Vernon IL Eagles
11-04-05- Midwest Chassis Seminar Info
11-03-05- Effingham Super Swap Meet
10-22-05- IMCA Duel in the Desert Web Cast on RaceRPM.com
08-25-05- Sunoco Race Fuels to Provide Fan Fest Booth at the World 100 Trade Show and the Official Fuel Supplier for the World 100
08-09-05- XTREME SUPER NATIONALS ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR $25,000 TO WIN FOR MODIFIEDS
08-09-05- WDRL live broadcast from Deer Creek, MN TONIGHT
07-13-05- Ken Schrader, USAC, ARCA, WoO and UMP Highlight Auto Racing at Illinois and DuQuoin State Fairs
06-18-05- RaceRPM.com Press Release
06-08-05- Extreme Performance Plus Racing Oil Combines Performance and Quality
04-21-05- Southeast Motorsports Announces Additional Chassis Manufacturer Partnerships
04-01-05- U.M.P. Late Model Division kicks off the 2005 National and State Points Championships on Friday, April 1st
02-22-05- Race Kentucky Motorsports Race Report Presented by Miller Lite: 2005 Debut
02-16-05- Fastrak names midwest director
02-08-05- DuQuoin Indoor Races
02-02-05- Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series gains new sponsor
01-28-05- Modified Renegade 100....$30,000 to win (updated 1-29-05)
01-26-05- 2nd Annual Dirt Racing Expo Set For Saturday, March 19th Charleston, WV
01-19-08- The “5th Annual Carl Hogan Honda Winter Classic” January 22nd!
01-12-05- Terre Haute Action Track 2005

12-26-05MidwestSpeed 

Midwest Speed Expo set for January 21 and January 22, 2006 in Springfield, IL.

Plans are well under way for the 3rd Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO to be held on January 21 and January 22, 2006 at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield, Illinois. The event takes place in the beautiful ultra-modern 39,000 square feet heated RICHARD ORR Building. At this time there are a VERY LIMITED number of vendor spaces remaining. If you need a vendor space call now as these will be gone fast!

There will also be representatives on hand from local tracks as well as the U.M.P. and Northern All Star Late Model organizations to discuss rules and whats new for their series for the 2006 race season. Additionally, the U.M.P. Late Model and the Northern All Star Late Model Series and a FIRST EVER FOR SPRINGFIELD, the U.M.P. Modified Series awards banquets will take place at the HILTON Hotel in downtown Springfield on the Saturday night of the trade show, January 21, 2006 beginning with cocktails at 5:00 P.M. and Dinner at at 6:00 P.M.

Several special guests of honor will be gracing us throughout the weekend to meet and greet the fans and will have their cars on display for the fans to get an up close look, cars to be displayed include 2005 National UMP Late Model Champion and the only 4 time UMP National Champion Rodney Melvin, 2005 UMP Modified Division National Champion Denny Schwartz, 3 Time National UMP Late Model Champion and 2005 Belle-Clair and I-55 Raceway Late Model Champion Ed Dixon, NEXTEL Cup veteran Kenny Wallace's St. Louis Cardinals UMP Modified, 2005 UMP Summer Nationals Champion and ALL TIME RECORD HOLDER for Single season UMP Summer National wins Shannon Babb, Kaley Gharst, 2005 Knoxville Raceway Rookie of the Year for the 410 Sprint Car Class and Joe Morris, 2005 FASTRACK Midwest Region Touring Champion.

Some lucky show attendee will also walk away with one of the many nice door prizes which include a 25" color tv, a VCR cassette player/recorder, a DVD player, CD players etc. as well as many other nice prizes! Door prizes will be split up and drawn throughout the weekend and you MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN!

What better way to spend a Saturday or Sunday just before the start of the new race season? This is your opportunity to look over and purchase both new and used race parts for Dirt Late Models, Modifieds, Sprint Cars, Midgets, Drag Race etc.. Current vendors include Shannon Babb Racing, Out-Pace Products, T.C. Race Collectibles, BK Sportswear, Tri-City Speedway, JAM Motorsports/Justin Allgaier, Blue Boyz Race Supply, MACKAY Engines, American Racing Wheel, ALLEN Automotive, Hoosier Tire Midwest, Millenium Components, Freddie Conaway, MIDWEST HANS, Scogin Performance, Len Garson, Boyd-Built Metal Brakes, Gateway Racing, Inc. Midget Series, Tom and Cameron Dodson and CAM'S Racing, J.B. Wood Racing, Behind the Pit Wall Radio Show, Northern All Stars Late Model Series, United Midwestern Promoters, Mag's Racing Supply, E&E Motorsports, Mike Weiler Sales, Oats Tools, WRP Speed Shop, Dean Garland Racing Supplies, Macon Speedway, Lehman Performance, Kamp Motor Speedway, WEHR'S Machine, PHANTOM Chassis, A&B Designs, Larry Bunning Racing, Randy Korte Racing, C.A.R.S. Crate American Racing Series, Christian County Quarter Midget Association, Pike County Speedway, DASCO Supply, EAGLE Chassis, Roy Mitchell Supply, Hatton Performance, Powder Coating Unlimited, Jacksonville Speedway, Country Stitches, Stan Vervynk Racing, B&S Race Fabrication, Brickler Racing, GHARST Racing, Track Enterprises, Inc., DRAG NEWS Magazine, Go-FAST Group, Inc., Axle Exchange, DYER'S RODS, Mullins Engines, Steve Sheppard Racing, Impressive Race Cars, Lincoln Speedway, Bob Pierce Race Cars, Don Hammer Racing, Larry Bantz Sales, United Street Stock Experience (U.S.S.E.), LuvRacing.Com, Brian Thompson Promotions, UB MACHINE, Axis Graphics, FASTRACK Racing Series, Marvin Burton's Racers Edge Modifieds, OVAL TRACK Entertainment will have on hand a scaled version of a Superspeedway for fans to make some laps on by grabbing the wheel and racing each other, Roelandt Racing Systems will also have on hand again their scaled version of a dirt late model with working suspension and all as seen this year at the famed WORLD 100 at Eldora Speedway for fans to try their hand at behind the wheel.

Make this a family event and bring the kids out for a day of action packed fun. Make your plans now and mark your calendar and don’t miss the biggest trade show/swap meet to hit the midwest in over a decade!

Food will be available at the show as well as alcoholic refreshments provided by NELSON Catering of Springfield, Illinois.

Show hours are Saturday January 21, 2006 from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. and Sunday, January 22, 2006 from 9:00 A.M. until 3:00 P.M. Admission is just $7.00 per day and if you have a valid U.M.P. membership card, you will recieve a $2.00 discount when you display your card at the time you purchase your admission ticket. Children under 10 are FREE!

Booth space is available on a limited basis by calling Terry Young at (217) 522-1955 or (217) 553-1963 days or (217) 529-6205 in the evening, or you can visit our website for further information at www.MIDWESTSPEED.net 10’X10” booth spaces are $65.00 and includes two 2 day vendor passes. Vendor set-up will be on Friday January 20, 2006 from 1:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. and the building will be available that day for vendors only with valid vendor passes. Set-up night is not open to the public!

12-21-05DirtUMPchangespoints.htm

Evansville, IN (December 21, 2005) Officials at DIRT MotorSports™ UMP Division have overhauled the point system used to determine the UMP National, Regional & State Champions in their Super Late Model and Modified divisions. The three new divisions sanctioned by UMP, the Sportsman, Street Stock & B-Modified classes, will also utilize the same point system. A brief explanation of the point system is listed below.

For more information on UMP, please contact the UMP office at 812-426-1200 or visit www.umpracing.com.


IN 2006 THE POINTS FOR LATE MODELS AND MODIFIEDS WILL CHANGE.

BOTH CLASSES WILL START ON THE 1st FRIDAY IN APRIL.

SUPER LATE MODELS WILL COUNT THEIR BEST 50 FINISHES. MODIFIEDS WILL COUNT THEIR BEST 30 FINISHES. SPORTSMAN, STREET STOCKS AND B-MODIFIEDS WILL COUNT THEIR BEST 20 FINISHES.

WHEN A DRIVERS GETS 50/30/20 RACES RECORDED THEN HE WILL START REPLACING RACES, WHAT THIS MEANS IS IF YOU FINISH 20th ONE NIGHT AND ON YOUR 51/31/21 RACE YOU WIN WE WILL PULL OUT YOUR 20th PLACE FINISH AND REPLACE IT WITH YOUR WIN.

WE WILL HAVE A BASE POINT SYSTEM THAT WILL BE APPLIED TO ALL TRACKS. BELOW IS AN EXPLANATION OF THE SYSTEM.

IF A TRACK HAS 20 OR LESS CARS THEY WILL RECEIVE THE BASE POINTS, BUT FOR EVERY CAR YOU HAVE OVER 20 YOU WILL RECEIVE BONUS POINTS. THE BONUS POINT ARE 1 POINT EXTRA FOR EVERY CAR YOU HAVE IN THAT DIVISION OVER 20. SO IF YOU HAVE 20 ENTRIES, THEN THE WINNER GETS 60 POINTS, IF YOU HAVE 32 ENTRIES THEN THE WINNER GETS 60 + 12 BONUS POINTS FOR A TOTAL OF 72 POINTS. EVERY CAR IN THE FEATURE THAT NIGHT WILL RECEIVE 12 EXTRA POINTS. ANY CAR THAT DOES NOT MAKE FEATURE WILL RECEIVE 10 POINTS REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY CARS ARE THERE.

REPLACEMENT RACES ARE BASED ON WHERE YOU FINISH, NOT ON HOW MANY CARS ARE THERE. WE WILL PUT A CAP ON POINTS; THE MOST POINTS A FEATURE WINNER CAN GET WILL BE 90 POINTS.

POINT BREAKDOWN

FEATURE [SUPER LATE MODEL, MODIFIEDS, SPORTSMAN, STREET STOCKS, B-MODIFIEDS]

1st-60
2nd-58
3rd-56
4th-54
5th-52
6th-50
7th-48
8th-46
9th-44
10th-42
11th-40
12th-38
13th-36
14th-34
15th-32
16th-30
17th-28
18th-26
19th-24
20th-22
21st-20
22nd-18
23rd-16
24th-14

QUALIFYING, HEATS, DASH & CONSI: 1st-4, 2nd-3, 3rd-2, 4th-1

SUPER LATE MODELS COUNT THE BEST TWO FINISHES IN QUALIFYING, HEATS, DASH, CONSI

MODIFIEDS, SPORTSMAN, STREET STOCKS & B-MODIFIEDS COUNT THE BEST SINGLE FINISH OF QUALIFYING, HEATS, DASH & CONSI.

BONUS POINTS = 1 POINT FOR EVERY CAR OVER 20 IN THEIR DIVISION IN THE PITS THAT NIGHT.

KEEP IN MIND IF SOMEONE WINS 30 RACES AND ON THEIR 31st RACE THEY WANT TO REPLACE BECAUSE THAT NIGHT THE TRACK HAD MORE CARS, THEY CAN NOT DO THAT, THE POINTS ARE BASED ON WHERE YOU FINISH NOT ON CAR COUNT.

11-26-05PIR

NASCAR STARS DALE EARNHARDT, JR., AND KEN SCHRADER USHER IN A NEW ERA AT PADUCAH INTERNATIONAL RACEWAY
 
PADUCAH, KY (November 26, 2005) – NASCAR Nextel Cup racers Dale Earnhardt, Jr., and Ken Schrader along with well known Midwestern promoter Bob Sargent are now the proud owners of Paducah International Raceway. The trio recently finalized their purchase of the popular McCracken County, KY, venue that boasts a 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval, 1/5-mile race track and a Motocross/TT run with grandstands that accommodate 5,000 spectators.

Dale Earnhardt, Jr., boasts a name synonymous with speed.  The popular pilot of the #8 Budweiser Chevy in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series is a newcomer to the dirt racing scene but he was fascinated by the mud-slingin’, full-throttle excitement that he witnessed at Ken Schrader’s I-55 Raceway.  In addition to his racing prowess, Earnhardt, Jr., is also co-owner of the NASCAR Busch Series’ championship team, Chance2 Motorsports, and founder of JR Motorsports.  PIR is his first foray into dirt racing and track ownership.  Earnhardt, Jr., is looking forward to this new venture and is excited about the opportunities and growth in the Paducah area and is eager to be involved in the dirt track industry.

NASCAR Nextel Cup veteran Ken Schrader will race anything with wheels from his new ride in the #21 Little Debbie Snacks/U.S. Air Force Ford in NASCAR’s premier division to his self-owned rides in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, NASCAR Grand National West Division and ARCA RE/MAX Series.  Schrader also owns a dirt late model that he has wheeled in twenty-three states from California to Florida during the 2005 season.  In addition to PIR, Schrader is the co-owner of another dirt track – I-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO.  Schrader is also enthusiastic about returning to the Paducah area throughout 2006 for various appearances and events at the raceway.

Conveniently located off of I-24 in Paducah, the track hosts the most popular touring sanctions from the AMA motorcycles to various 700+ horsepower super late model series.  Paducah International Raceway will also host prominent special events including the Tri-Track Challenge, U.M.P. Summernationals and the track’s annual banner event – “The Wayne Coakley/Bob Memmer Memorial ‘World 50’”.  Racing action will take place at PIR every Friday night during a seven-month season from March through September and will feature U.M.P. Super Late Models, U.M.P. Modifieds, Crate Late Models and Pure Street Stocks.  Additional divisions including quads, 4-cylinder hornets and mini-sprints will also compete on a limited schedule.

Exciting changes are in store for Paducah International Raceway and the management and staff of PIR look forward to combining the fan-friendly, grassroots racing excitement of dirt racing with the entertaining atmosphere of NASCAR into a unique experience that fans will only be able to obtain at Paducah International Raceway.  Schedules and additional plans will be finalized during the off-season and announcements will be made after the new year.

An informational rules meeting for the upcoming 2006 racing season will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2005, at the American Legion Post #31 from 1pm-4pm.   The Legion is located at 425 Legion Drive in Paducah, KY.  The meeting will address rules and schedules for participating divisions as well as a question and answer session for competitors.
 


Contact: Michelle Petroff, 618-406-6842 or [email protected]
 

11-04-05MidwestChassis

Have you been trying to think of the perfect gift for the racer in your life? Midwest Speed, Inc. is pleased to announce the FIRST ANNUAL MIDWEST CHASSIS SCHOOL & CLINIC, January 21st, 2006 in Springfield, Illinois at the Route 66 Hotel and Conference Center.

This seminar will be held in conjunction with the 3rd Annual MIDWEST SPEED EXPO, The Midwest Racers Auction and the U.M.P. (United Midwestern Promoters) Late Model and Modified Division banquets which will take place the evening of the 21st in downtown Springfield at the HILTON.

Now is your chance to register for the chassis seminar and save yourself $30.00. All registrations paid prior to December 01 will be $159.00. After December 01 the cost will be $189.00. If you are registering someone as a Christmas present, let us know and we will not send them any info. prior to Christmas, instead we will wait and send a Christmas card announcing their reservation!THE PERFECT GIFT for ANY RACER! Drivers, you might also consider purchasing your crew chief or crew men an entry to this seminar. You will be glad you did!

This seminar will be conducted by Award winning Championship chassis builder Keith Masters of Mastersbilt Race Cars, Rick Aukland, The "Fargo Flash" who is a Dirt Late Model Hall of Fame member with 450+ feature wins including the USA Nationals, the Show-Me 100 and the North-South 100 and the Winningest Late Model Driver in 2005, the "Mowequa Missile" Shannon Babb, 2005 UMP Summer Nationals Champion who is the Single Season UMP Summer National Win record holder, as well as previous Dirt Track World Champion, I-55 Pepsi Nationals champion, 2 time Dixie Shoot Out Champion, 2004 NARA Champion and 2 time Kevin Roderick Memorial winner.

Just a few topics at this seminar will be: Learning how to correct handling problems, Adjusting your driving techniques, setting up your race car, improving your racing program, TIRES: slip angles, compounds, tread and sidewall designs, air pressure, stagger FRONT SUSPENSION: camber and caster gain, toe, bump steer, spindle design, ackerman REAR SUSPENSION: roll steer, shock location, roll centers, panhard devices plus information on Wedge, Weight transfer, chassis flex, driving techniques, record keeping, brakes, polar moment, ballast placement, weight distribution, center of gravity, sprung & unsprung weight, aerodynamics and much much more.

This is an all day seminar and will start at promptly 8:00 A.M. on Saturday January 21, 2006 and will run until 4:30 P.M.

This is a small investment to make to learn what the professionals have invested years into learning! This seminar will offer complete information on set-up and preperation of YOUR race car. If you attend and pick up just one or two things that helps your program, the day will be well invested! While this seminar is primarily for late model drivers, many of the concepts and topics discussed also apply to modified, sportsman and street stock racing.

This seminar is sure to fill up fast and the number of participants is limited to keep the seminar small for your convenience... NO TICKETS WILL BE SOLD AT THE DOOR.. Pre-Paid Reserved Seating Only... DON'T MISS OUT.. to reserve a seat or to obtain further information call today..... Midwest Speed Inc. Terry Young can be reached by calling (217) 553-1963 or (217) 529-6205. We accept VISA, MASTERCARD, DISCOVER and AMERICAN EXPRESS for your convenience.

10-22-05RPM-IMCA-LVMS

IMCA Duel in the Desert Web Cast on RaceRPM.com
October 22, 2005 | By: Jeff Werderman

[Las Vegas, NV] - - There will be a valley of fire
come November at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor
Speedway.  On November 4th & 5th, the fast half-mile
in the desert will roar to life featuring the IMCA
Modifieds and a $5,000 to first place prize.
RaceRPM.com will be there to cover all the action.

Friday's racing card features the IMCA Modified heat
races and a few last chance races.  On Saturday, the
program lists four last chance races and the $5,000
main event.

"We are very excited about this trip," Bucky Doren
(owner/founder) commented.  "After our great week in
Boone (Iowa) during the IMCA Super Nationals, this
event will be an excellent way cap off our 2005
season."

"Those Live Update Guys", as they are known, will have
the Casey's General Stores Club House wired to cover
the action both nights.  Doren and Chris Marchese will
have more than just the play-by-play, race fans will
hear driver interviews and inside commentary.

"The main event at Boone was an exciting race,"
Marchese added.  "And I would expect more of the same
in November."

Race fans who are not able to make it to the Dirt
Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway can log on to
RaceRPM.com and listen to this free radio web cast.
Windows Media Player (7+) is required to listen.
RaceRPM.com will also have an "Encore Playback"
available the next day.

"This will be our last event until our Florida trip,"
Doren explained.  "We will return to Tampa, FL to
kick-off our 2006 racing season.  We'd like to thank
Days Inn - Tampa North for joining Team RaceRPM.com
during the Vegas broadcast."

Days Inn - Tampa North will have a special room rate
during the entire East Bay Raceway Park Winter
Nationals.  Each night will cost only $45 for 1 to 2
people, and this includes a free hot breakfast.
Reservations can be made now by calling their
toll-free number (866) 895-6584.

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Bucky Doren
Bucky Doren Entertainment, LLC
RaceRPM.com ... Dirt Track Radio
http://www.RaceRPM.com
[email protected]

!! CASEY'S GENERAL STORE !!
is the official Pit Stop of
"Those Live Update Guys"

IMCA Duel in the Desert @ LVMS
Web Cast on Nov. 4 & 5
TIME = TBA

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Sunoco Race Fuels to Provide Fan Fest Booth at the World 100 Trade Show and the Official Fuel Supplier for the World 100

Marcus Hook, PA (August 25, 2005)- Sunoco Race Fuels will have a huge presence at this years “World 100” as the official fuel supplier for Eldora Speedway along with a fan interactive booth at the World 100 trade show. Sunoco Race Fuels will provide fans several interactive experiences during the World 100 trade show this year along with several opportunities for fans to win prize packages at the event compliments of Sunoco Race Fuels. The “World 100” is considered the most prestigious and coveted race in dirt late model racing and will take place at the hallowed grounds of Eldora Speedway on September 9-10, 2005. This year’s event marks the 35th year the event has been run and will pay $38,000 to win and $1,600 to start.

During the two day event, Eldora Speedway holds a fan fest & trade show for manufactures and vendors to display and sell products and merchandise. Sunoco Race Fuels will have a huge display booth area inside the trade show barn behind the turn four grandstands. Sunoco Race Fuels and Roelandt Racing Systems have teamed up to provide fans a full scale replica dirt late model racecar simulator to experience what its like to drive a 700 horsepower dirt late model. Fans can enter a special contest each day by competing against the Sunoco Race Fuels simulator to see who can turn the fastest lap each day among all the fans that race the simulator. The top five fastest laps will be posted and updated throughout the day to determine a grand prize winner each day. Each day a grand prize winner will be awarded a gift package compliments of Sunoco Race Fuels.

Sunoco Race Fuels has also partnered with the popular Motorsports Radio / Internet talk show “Dirt Nation” to do a “Live” 2-hour broadcast on location from the Sunoco Race Fuels booth at Eldora Speedway on Saturday September 10th from 3-5pm. The “Dirt Nation” hosts Dave Seay, Brian Tidball and Doc Lehman will bring their popular talk show on location for the World 100 and give fans listening from all over the country a chance to feel the excitement surrounding the prestigious event and interview some of the top dirt late model drivers as they prepare for the event later that evening. The “Live” broadcast will be during the fan fest /trade show and will include numerous Sunoco sponsored driver interviews including Matt Miller, Donnie Moran, Billy Moyer, Earl Pearson Jr., Don O’Neal, Rick Eckert and Shannon Babb to just name a few.

The “Dirt Nation” show will give fans at Eldora Speedway an opportunity to see their favorite drivers in person and up close while being a part of a “live” audience at the trade show during the broadcast. Several other special guests will appear at the Sunoco Race Fuels booth and participate in the “live’ broadcast on Dirt Nation. Not only will fans at Eldora Speedway get to listen to the 2-hour broadcast at the trade show, but fans that cannot attend the event can also listen online to the “live” broadcast on www.racetalklive.com. The host radio station for “Dirt Nation” is WLRT FOX 1490 AM in Hampton, VA. The 2-hour broadcast will also be archived on www.racetalklive.com so fans attending the event can listen to the broadcast at a later date as well.

“We are excited to be a part of the biggest dirt late model event in the country and provide fans a great experience while attending the trade show. We will have several neat things going on during the trade show for fans to enjoy. Our trade show presence will also give us an opportunity to promote our newest fuel, Sunoco HCR Plus, a true 114 octane high performance leaded racing fuel designed for high compression racing engines. With over 200 dirt late model race teams expected to attend this years World 100, it will be a great opportunity to talk with all our Sunoco drivers at this event” stated Don VanValkenburgh of Sunoco Race Fuels.

Along with the Sunoco Race Fuels simulator, and the “Live” broadcast by “Dirt Nation”, fans will also be able to get an up close look at Matt Miller’s #7 super late model racecar that will be on display at the Sunoco Race Fuels booth. Matt a Sunoco Race Fuels driver won the 2005 “Dream” late model event at Eldora Speedway that paid $100,000 to win back in June and is a multiple winner in 2005. Matt is from nearby Waterville, Ohio and is considered a favorite to win the prestigious World 100 in 2005. Along with Matt Miller’s racecar on display, the 2004 Stacker2 Xtreme Dirt Car Series National Champion Earl Pearson Jr. will have his racecar on display in the Sunoco Race Fuels booth during the two-day fan fest / trade show. Earl Pearson Jr. another top Sunoco Race Fuels driver finished 5th in the 2005 “Dream” at Eldora Speedway and is currently second in the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series points standings in 2005.

Sunoco Race Fuels will also be a part of the traditional qualifying night for the World 100. Sunoco will award 1 free drum of Sunoco Racing Fuel to the driver that sets the fastest qualifying lap on Friday night. In addition to the fast time award, fans will be able to register for a grand prize drawing for a Sunoco Race Fuels gift package at the Sunoco Race Fuels booth. The gift package will include Matt Miller and Earl Pearson Jr. merchandise along with prizes from Sunoco. The grand prize winner will be drawn Saturday September 10th at the Sunoco Race Fuels booth at 5pm. A special Sunoco Race Fuels dirt late model drivers T-shirt will also be available for fans to purchase at the World 100. The commemorative Sunoco Race Fuels T-shirt includes Sunoco drivers Matt Miller, Billy Moyer, Donnie Moran, Rick Eckert, Don O’Neal, Earl Pearson Jr. and Shannon Babb.

Sunoco Performance Products is the largest manufacturer of racing gasoline in the world with the Bazell Oil Company in Logan, Ohio being the largest distributor of Sunoco Racing Fuels. Sunoco Race Fuels are designed to meet the quality and consistency needs of professional racers. Sunoco relies on its distributor network to sell and promote Sunoco Race Fuels here in the US and abroad. In addition, Sunoco is involved with numerous racing sanctioning bodies, tracks and competitors to provide the latest in race gas technology. Sunoco's track-proven fuels are designed to provide exceptional power, performance, quality and consistency keeping you "Ahead of the Pack". To obtain more information, contact Sunoco at 1-800-RACE GAS (1-800-722-3427) or visit their web site at www.racegas.com.

Sunoco Race Fuels would like to thank all these companies and individuals for their help with this marketing partnership in association with the World 100; Roelandt Racing Systems, ASI Racewear, Dirt Nation, Bazell Oil Company, WD Enterprises, D&D RV and Auto Sales, Eldora Speedway, Larry Kemp, Larry Boos, Russ Bradford, Matt Miller, Earl Pearson Jr. and all our Sunoco Race Fuels drivers.


Press Release Service Provided By:
Wayne Castleberry
WD Enterprises
(904) 210-6649
 

08-09-05XTREMEmodifieds

The following is a press release for the upcoming $25,000 to win Xtreme
Super Nationals to be held October 13th-15th at State Fair Speedway in
Oklahoma City.

Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Thank you and have a great day!
April Spurgeon
405.942.6950 office
405.740.9702 cell
[email protected]
www.xtremesupernationals.com

XTREME SUPER NATIONAL PROMOTIONS

Contact:  Raquel Collings FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tel. (405)942-6950
Cell Ph. (405)208-9190
E-mail: [email protected]



XTREME SUPER NATIONALS ACCEPTING ENTRIES FOR $25,000 TO WIN

The Xtreme Super Nationals $25,000 to win Modified race is approaching
quickly.  The event taking place at State Fair Speedway in Oklahoma City, OK
will present three days of racing action, Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
October 13th-15th, 2005.  Practice will be held Wednesday October 12th from
5-11p.m.  Mufflers are required for this event.  These races offer a fun,
exciting time not only for drivers and fans but also their families and
friends.

State Fair Speedway has a paved pit area and is centrally located near the
downtown area of Oklahoma City.  Hotels, shopping, restaurants and tourist
attractions are only minutes away from the track.  Some attractions that
visitors can enjoy are Oklahoma City's Bricktown and canal area, the Bass
Pro Shop, Frontier City Theme Park and much more.  XSN will even be
providing a live concert in the pits after the Friday night races.

XSN organizers like making all of the races about the drivers.  At past
races this year, every entrant received a token of appreciation including
tools, event t-shirts and hats.  24 cars will be included in each of the D-A
features, and more than $10,500 will be paid out in the B, C & D features
alone.  The Saturday night's A feature pays $1500 to start.

The early entry fee is only $250 for all entries postmarked by September.
15th.  Drivers do not have to have participated in any of the previous
Xtreme Super National races this year to enter or qualify for this event.
Register today by visiting the event website, www.xtremesupernationals.com
or by calling (405) 942-6950.


# # #

If you would like more information about this event, or would like to
schedule an interview with a member of the Xtreme Super National Promotion
staff, please feel free to contact me, Raquel Collings at (405) 942-6950 or
[email protected].  Thank you.
 

08-09-05WDRL.htm

Web Cast of WDRL from Deer Creek Speedway Tonight
August 9, 2005 | By: Bucky Doren

[Spring Valley, MN] - - The World Dirt Racing League
will invade the fast 3/8-mile oval of Deer Creek
Speedway tonight (August 9, 2005).  Pit Gates open at
3:00, grandstand open at 4:00, and racing begins at
7:00.  For race fans who are not able to attend, they
will be able to enjoy a live radio web cast thanks to
RaceRPM.com

"Those Live Update Guys" will have the Casey's General
Store Club House high atop the front stretch to cover
the racing action starting at 7:45.  To listen to the
free internet racing web cast, fans will need to log
onto RaceRPM.com and click the "Listen Live" link.

Bucky Doren and Chris Marchese will have driver
interviews along with play-by-play of the Polydome
Late Model Series when ever they are on the track.

The driver advancing the most spots during the feature
event (from his original starting spot) at Deer Creek
Speedway will be awarded $750.00.  If there is a tie
for the most positions advanced the driver who
finishes further up in the field will be awarded the
prize. 

Greg Parent of GRP Motorsports of Stillwater MN awards
may different prizes during the season at many
different tracks and returns for the second season as
contributor to the award. 

Recently added to RaceRPM.com's web site is their
latest edition of "From the Drivers Seat" featuring
UMP Summer Nationals forth place finisher Brian
Shirley.  There also interviews with the WDRL's Tom
Lathen and he NCRA's Randy Fisher.

In September, the Casey's Club House will travel to
the Boone Speedway (Boone, IA) for the IMCA Super
Nationals featuring IMCA Modifieds, and then return to
Deer Creek Speedway for the last two days of the
Featherlite Fall Jambore featuring the USMTS
Modifieds.


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Bucky Doren Entertainment, LLC
RaceRPM.com ... Dirt Track Radio
http://www.RaceRPM.com
[email protected] or [email protected]

WDRL at Deer Creek / Live Web Cast / August 9th

!! CASEY'S GENERAL STORE !!
is the official Pit Stop of
"Those Live Update Guys"
Live Audio Updates & Driver Interviews
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07-13-05DuQuoinSpfld

FROM TRACK ENTERPRISES

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Ken Schrader, USAC, ARCA, WoO and UMP Highlight Auto Racing at Illinois and
DuQuoin State Fairs

The appearance of NASCAR's Ken Schrader highlights a busy year of auto
racing at both of the state fairgrounds in Illinois, a schedule that kicks
into high gear during the month of August, according to promoter Bob Sargent
of Track Enterprises in Macon, Illinois.  Corporate America also becomes
involved at both fairs as Best Western Hotels takes on sponsorship of the
Allen Crowe Memorial at Springfield, as well as an associate sponsorship for
the remaining events.

Sargent, the promoter at both the Illinois State Fairgrounds in Springfield
and the DuQuoin State Fair in Southern Illinois, has released a six race
slate that features variety, tradition and speed in the motor sports
entertainment lineup of both fairs. The six races are split evenly among the
two fairground dirt miles, with Springfield hosting two days of racing
during the Illinois State Fair and one in September, while DuQuoin has two
nights and one day of racing during the run of the DuQuoin State Fair.

Traditional one mile dirt track auto racing gets underway in Springfield on
Saturday, August 20 with the 45th Tony Bettenhausen 100 for the USAC Weld
Racing Silver Crown Series.  Springfield drivers Justin Allgaier and Donnie
Lehmann could be part of a strong Illinois stable of drivers that attempts
to make the Illinois State Fair championship race, an event that celebrates
it's 7lst anniversary.   Leading the USAC stars is three time and defending
Bettenhausen 100 winner, Dave Darland, and current USAC Silver Crown point
leader Dave Steele.  The forty plus drivers expected for the 2005 running of
the Bettenhausen 100 will be trying for a place alongside names like Foyt,
Mays, Bettenhausen, Andretti and Unser as championship race winners on the
Springfield Mile. Interest in the 2006 Bettenhausen 100 perked up in the
past two weeks with the announcement that the entire 2006 USAC Silver Crown
Series schedule would be televised on the Outdoor Channel!  Such a telecast
would mark the first time in over twenty years that the Bettenhausen 100
would be on national television.

Stock cars invade Springfield's gumbo clay the very next day, with the ARCA
RE/MAX Stock Car Series stars ready for battle in the 43rd Best
Western-Allen Crowe Memorial 100. Best Western Hotels comes on board as
title sponsor of the Crowe Memorial as Justin Allgaier of Springfield tries
to become just the second driver in the 95 year history of motor racing at
the Illinois State Fairgrounds to win both the championship and stock car
events on the same weekend, the other driver being Hall of Fame member Al
Unser. Allgaier will face stiff competition, as defending ARCA champ Frank
Kimmel attempts the impossible, winning five Crowe trophies and breaking the
tie between himself, Bob Keselowski and the late Dean Roper. And, defending
Crowe 100 winner Bill Baird, the oldest race winner in Illinois State Fair
history, is expected to shun retirement once again to run the 100 mile
distance.

Accompanying the ARCA stock cars on the last Sunday of the Illinois State
Fair will be the 12th annual Wynn's Sportsman challenge, the big event for
the local sportsman cars. The defending winner is Steve Sheppard, Jr. of New
Berlin, Illinois.

The auto racing world shifts 150 miles to the south one week later, to the
beautiful park like setting of the fairgrounds in DuQuoin, Illinois. The
annual DuQuoin State Fair starts it's first weekend with racing on the
"Magic Mile", in the form of the Lincoln Welders ARCA Truck Series on
Saturday night, August 27. Last year's 50-mile truck event fell victim to
Mother Nature, the event was a complete washout and unable to be
rescheduled. Brian Rowe, winner of the truck race at DuQuoin in 2003, is
expected to compete.  Running with the trucks on the night of the 27th will
be local and area late model stock cars,with drivers who compete regularly
at Mt. Vernon, Highland, Kentucky Lake and Paducah expected to compete.

Labor Day weekend is traditionally known for picnics, boating, fishing and
auto racing in the heart of Southern Illinois. Nothing is more traditional
than national championship dirt track racing, as the Weld Racing USAC Silver
Crown cars take to the DuQuoin "Magic Mile" on Sunday night, September 4 for
the 55th running of the Ted Horn 100. Nighttime racing at DuQuoin, with the
lights shimmering off the infield lakes and the cool night air has
rejuvenated DuQuoin into one of the premier stops on the national
championship schedule. The night has also allowed the Silver Crown cars to
reach speeds previously unimagined, as a new world record was set in
qualifying each of the last two years. Defending champion Tyler Walker and
one lap track record holder Tyler Walker may be at DuQuoin, if his NASCAR
commitments allow. USAC stars expected at the Ted Horn 100 include Dave
Darland, Dave Steele and Brian Tyler. They will be set to battle a strong
Illinois contingent which could include Alex Shanks of nearby Marion,
Illinois, Randy Bateman of Murphysboro and Tim Siner of Waterloo.

NASCAR star Kenny Schrader arrives in DuQuoin on Labor Day for the 53rd
Federated Auto Parts Southern Illinois 100 for the ARCA RE/MAX Stock Car
Series.  The interest in DuQuoin by some of the NASCAR contingent has peaked
in recent years, with drivers like Jeremy Mayfield, Joe Ruttman, Mike
Wallace and former Federated 100 winner Tony Stewart taking to the DuQuoin
clay.  It is entirely possible that other NASCAR drivers may decide to come
to DuQuoin with Schrader, which means that defending Southern Illinois 100
winner Frank Kimmel has his work cut out in defending his crown.
Seventy-something Red Farmer is also expected to compete with the ARCA
series, as is nearby Kentucky resident Bill Baird, possibly coming out of
retirement once again.

UMP Modifieds race both days on Labor Day weekend, capped by the 20 mile
Oldani Memorial on Labor Day.  Robinson, Illinois' Brian Shaw is the
defending Oldani Memorial winner.

Racing on the dirt miles wraps up in Springfield, Illinois with the 14th
annual Turbo Blue Illinois Fall Nationals on the Springfield Mile Sunday,
September 18th.  In a deal recently consummated, the late model portion of
the Illinois Fall Nationals will be co-sanctioned between UMP and the World
of Outlaws, which means that the biggest stars in late model racing should
be present to challenge many of the local and area drivers who frequently
compete in the Fall Nationals event.  Last year's late model portion saw
Darren Miller set a new track recxord in qualifying, then Brian Birkhofer
win his third Fall Nationals late model feature race.  UMP Modifieds
complete the Fall Nationals program, St. Charles, Missouri driver Jim
Shereck has won the last three modified events at Springfield.

Tickets are on sale now at the Illinois and DuQuoin State Fair box offices,
as well as at Ticketmaster outlets and through Track Enterprises at
217-764-3200.  Additional information can be found at www.arcaracing.com,
www.usacracing.com, and www.trackenteprises.com.

06-18-05RaceRpm.com

RaceRPM.com PRESS RELEASE

For Immediate Release

RaceRPM.com Has New Look and Focus on Dirt Track
Racing
June 18, 2005 | By: Jeff Werderman

[Cedar Falls, IA] - - In an effort to expand their
dirt
track racing coverage, RaceRPM.com has a new look and
a
new focus. The re-designed web site now is shooting to

be the Midwest home for dirt racing audio.  From
interviews with drivers and sanctioning bodies to
track
side updates and live radio web casts, RaceRPM.com is
sure to become a dirt track racing fan's favorite stop

on the World Wide Web.


On Memorial Day Weekend, RaceRPM.com debuted their
"Live Web Cast" from Deer Creek Speedway during a
United States Modified Touring Series event.  A few
days after that, they made available to race fans some

of the pre-race audio they gathered for a free
download.


"That is something we will continue to do," commented
RaceRPM.com's owner Bucky Doren.  "The response we
received about the pre-race audio was great, so we
decided to add that to the audio line-up at
RaceRPM.com."


"It's one thing to hear about what they driver said,
but it's another to hear it from the drivers 
themselves," added Chris Marchese who helps co-host
the
live web casts and track side updates. "A lot of the
drivers we've run into since Memorial Day Weekend have
told us that this is a great way to help promote dirt
track racing
and its stars."


Another feature that RaceRPM.com is currently
developing is a special talk with the different
sanctioning bodies.  From the World Dirt Racing League

to the International Motor Contest Association, race
fans will be able to hear the latest news on drivers,
upcoming events, and more when Bucky Doren chats with
them in a featuring called "From the Pits."


"We've had out first 'From the Pits: Featuring the
WDRL' already uploaded to the site," Doren said.  "We
are working with IMCA right now on their segment."


"I'm very excited to hear that Doc Lehman will have a
special feature as well," stated Marchese.  Lehman and

Doren are working on a feature called "Doc Lehman's
State of the Nation."  Lehman is a part of the "Rat
Pack" (along with Dave Seay and Brian Tidball) that
hosts an internet radio show called 'Dirt Nation.' 
Race fans can listen to this interactive show live
Monday nights (7:00-9:00pm central time) by logging
onto www.RaceTalkLive.com.


Up next for RaceRPM.com is a night at Hamilton County
Speedway (Webster City, IA) on Tuesday, June 21, 2005.
 
It will feature a live radio web cast as they test
some
new mobile technology.   The IMCA Deery Brothers
Summer
Series will be the featured division.  They will also
include the IMCA Modified feature that night as well.

Their live web cast will begin around 8:30pm (central
time).


The next night "Those Live Update Guys" will head to
Cresco Speedway (Cresco, IA) to gather some pre and
post race audio during the Indee Open Series stop
during the Mighty Howard County Fair.

"We are finalizing details to cover the IMCA Super
Nationals in Boone, IA," Doren said.  "We were there
in
2003 with downloadable updates through the entire
week. 
The response was huge."

"The Featherlite Fall Jamboree is another big event we

are proud to be apart of," Marchese quickly added. 
"The gang at Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN)
are great to work with, and they have invited us
to web cast the event."

More information on these events, as well as
information about RaceRPM.com, is available at
www.RaceRPM.com

- Distributed By: Bucky Doren Entertainment, LLC

===
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Bucky Doren Entertainment, LLC
RaceRPM.com ... Dirt Track News
http://www.RaceRPM.com
[email protected] or [email protected]

!! CASEY'S GENERAL STORE !!
is the official Pit Stop of
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Live Audio Updates & Driver Interviews
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06-08-05Wissota

Southeast Motorsports Announces Additional Chassis Manufacturer Partnerships

Callahan, FL (April 20, 2005)- Southeast Motorsports has agreed to be the authorized Rocket Chassis dealer for the North Florida and South Georgia areas. This partnership with Rocket Chassis will enable Southeast Motorsports to provide a wide variety of parts and chassis's brands for racers in these areas. Along with the Rocket Chassis dealership, Southeast Motorsports is also a GRT Chassis dealer for Late Models and the manufacturer of the "SHARK" modified chassis by Southeast Motorsports.

With the change in the rules for the National Late Model Sportsman Series to allow a full tube Late Model Chassis and the increasing car counts in the Late Model divisions in the South GA and North FL areas, Rocket Chassis seen the need to have a dealer in that area. "Southeast Motorsports is a well established company with good people working for them. We are looking forward to providing them cars new and used for racers in that part of the country", stated Mark Richards of Rocket Chassis.

Southeast Motorsports is a complete repair and fabrication shop for Pure Stocks, Hobby Cars Open Wheel Modifieds and Late Models. Southeast Motorsports carries a full line of performance parts and maintains an inventory to keep racers on the track. In addition to the chassis dealerships, Southeast Motorsports is also a dealer for most major racing components including All-Star Performance, Coleman, BSB Manufacturing, Petersen Aluminum, Real Wheels, Performance Bodies, Intercomp, JFR Graphics, Sunoco Race Fuels, VP Race Fuels, Lucas Oil Products, Rocket Chassis and GRT Race Cars.

Racers at tracks such as Golden Isles Speedway, Oglethorpe Speedway Park, Waycross Motor Speedway, Putnam County Speedway, Lake City Speedway, Volusia Speedway Park and East Bay Raceway can benefit from these manufacturer partnerships that Southeast Motorsports has established. "Our goal is to provide parts and services for all racers in this area and be a full service repair and fabrication shop. We want to also give incentives to racers who our loyal to our company and frequent our shop. One of the incentives we have already implemented is our feature winners bonus money program for modified racers who run our modified chassis including the newest design the "Shark" chassis", stated Timmy Carter owner of Southeast Motorsports. "As we continue to grow our business we plan to implement additional incentives to customers of Southeast Motorsports that do business with us", stated Timmy Carter.

Southeast Motorsports prides itself in quality craftsmanship, professionalism and customer service and technical support to all racers. To learn more about Southeast Motorsports and the 2005 feature winners bonus money program you can visit their company website at www.southeastmotorsports.net or contact them at (904) 879-9346. Southeast Motorsports is located at 540439 US Highway 1 Callahan, FL 32011.
 

04-01-05UMP

 Evansville, IN - The United Midwestern Promoters (U.M.P.) Late Model Division kicks off the 2005 National and State Points Championships on Friday, April 1st. The chase for the National and State Titles will run through Sunday, October 2 for all sanctioned race tracks. The final event to earn points will be the U.M.P. Nationals on October 8th and 9th at Eldora Speedway. Each U.M.P. Race Track is allowed a maximum of 27 Late Model Point Races for the year. Late Model drivers count their two (2) best finishes each week. They can count no more than 52 events for the year. Point weeks begin on Monday and end on Sunday. Any driver racing before the official opening date of April 1, may count their 2 best finishes up to and including opening day.

Rodney Melvin of Logan, IL is the defending U.M.P. Late Model National Champion. Melvin has claimed the title in three of the last four years including 2001, 2003 and 2004.

The U.M.P. Late Model Series drivers will be able to earn points at sanctioned events throughout the Midwest including tracks in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, Tennessee and Iowa. There will also be sanctioned events run at four different race tracks in Canada.

For more information about the United Midwestern Promoters (U.M.P.), visit www.umpracing.com or call the U.M.P. office at 812-426-1200.

02-22-05Kentucky

TO: All Press and Media Outlets
FROM: Michael Despain
RE: Race Kentucky Motorsports Race Report Presented by Miller Lite: 2005 Debut

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Race Kentucky Motorsports Race Report Presented by Miller Lite Makes 2005 Debut on Tuesday, March 22

Campbellsville, KY-February 22, 2005- It's time to gas on it once again as the 2005 dirt track racing season is quickly approaching and the Race Kentucky Motorsports Race Report Presented by Miller Lite is also ready for the green flag to drop on the upcoming racing season as well.  The show, set to begin its sixth season, will debut for the 2005 campaign on Tuesday evening, March 22.

This special show will be on location from the Race Kentucky Motorsports race shops just outside of Columbia, KY.  The Race Kentucky Motorsports group will begin its second season as the title sponsor to the show, after debuting their 2005 ARCA entry to a ninth place finish at Daytona International Speedway earlier in February.

It will be the grand opening of the Race Kentucky Motorsports race shops that will begin around 12:00 Noon on March 22, with free food and drinks and facility tours, along with watching pit stop practices as well.  At 8:00 p.m. ET, Race Kentucky Motorsports host Michael Despain will go on the air with the first show of 2005, which will preview area tracks and series that will be covered during the 2005 racing season.  Also, there will be drivers and other team members from area race teams in attendance that will also get time on airwaves to talk about their 2005 racing plans. 

In addition to this, the gang at Race Kentucky Motorsports is inviting all race teams to bring their race cars to this grand opening and 2005 kickoff to promote their sponsors and show the race fans what their new equipment for 2005 looks like.  Race teams can bring their race cars anytime after Noon on March 22 and stay as long as they like.  The general public is also cordially invited to attend this racing "chat session" as well.

The Race Kentucky Motorsports Race Report Presented by Miller Lite will air every Tuesday evening beginning March 22 from 8:00 p.m. until 9:30 p.m. ET.  As always, the first half of the show each week is dedicated to highlighting results from area tracks and regional and national sanctioning bodies as wellThe show is broadcast out of the MegRae Broadcasting Company studios of WVLC 99.9 The Big Dawg in Campbellsville, KY and can accessed for listening as well on the world wide web at www.wvlc.com.

TRACKS AND SERIES TO BE HIGHLIGHTED ON THE RACE KENTUCKY MOTORSPORTS RACE REPORT PRESENTED BY MILLER LITE FOR 2005: (subject to changes, etc.)

Indiana Tracks: Bloomington Speedway, Brownstown Speedway, Kamp Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Tri-State Speedway, Twin Cities Raceway Park, Union County Speedway

Kentucky Tracks: 201 Speedway, Barren County Speedway (if opened), Bluegrass Speedway, Clinton County Speedway (if opened), Florence Speedway, Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, Lake Cumberland Speedway, Lightning Valley Motorsports Park (go-karts), Paducah International Raceway, Ponderosa Speedway, Richmond Raceway, Soggy Bottom Speedway, Western Kentucky Speedway, Willard Speedway, Windy Hollow Speedway

Tennessee Tracks: Atomic Motor Speedway, Clarksville Speedway, Crossville Raceway USA, Golden Mountain Raceway Park, Murphy Speedway, Scenic Raceway, Tazewell Speedway (if opened), Tennessee Motor Speedway, Volunteer Speedway, Wartburg Speedway

Regional and National Touring Series: Sunoco American Late Model Series (ALMS), All Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC), Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series, Mid American Racing Series (MARS), Mid Atlantic Championship Series (MACS), Northern All Star Late Model Series (NALMS), NARA Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series (NARA), NARA Battle of the Bluegrass Modified Series (NARA BoB Mods), O'Reilly NARA Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (BoB), O'Reilly Southern All Stars Dirt Late Models (SAS), Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series (TTDCS), UMP Challenge of Champions (UMP CoC), UMP Summernationals (UMP), Stacker 2 World of Outlaws Late Models (WoOLMS), World of Outlaws Sprint Cars (WoO), PolyDome World Dirt Racing League (WDRL)  

February 15, 2005

(Marion, IL) The Fastrak Champions Series Midwest Region is proud to announce the newest member of the Fastrak team, Sean Franklin. Sean Franklin has been appointed Director of the Fastrak Champions Series  Midwest Region and will be handling most of the day to day operations for the upcoming 2005 season. "With Sean's knowledge of the sport and his desire to see the sport grow we felt he was the best person for the job," stated Kevin Ferguson, Fastrak Midwest Region co-owner. "Sean believes in what Fastrak stands for, he is dedicated to making the series a success in our region and we are pleased to have him on board," added Scott Ferguson.
 
   The Fastrak Champions Series Midwest Region is currently putting the finishing touches on the 2005 schedule. We plan to have it finalized soon after area promoters return from Florida Speedweeks.

   If you are interested in joining Fastrak Midwest and would like an information packet about the series along with a membership application, please call (618) 993-1122 or email [email protected]. Anyone who has not sent in their membership application is encouraged to do so as soon as possible. For more information on the Fastrak Champions Series, go to www.fastrakracing.com.
 

Fastrak Champions Series Midwest Region
205 E. Reid
Marion, Il 62959
(618) 993-1122
Fax#  (618) 998-9152

02-08-05DuQuoin

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 

February 8, 2005 

(DuQuoin, IL) Wide Open Motorsports Promotions  and Pepsi Mid-America proudly present another action packed open-wheel weekend at the new Southern Illinois Center on February 18^th & 19^th  featuring the USAC Ford Focus Midgets and the 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints.   

Friday, February 18^th the 600cc Winged-Outlaw Micro Sprints will compete on the “Mini Magic Mile” for a $500 to win A-main event. Hot laps begin at 7:00p.m. Racing starts at 7:30p.m.

 Saturday, February 19^th the USAC Ford Focus Midgets will headline the racing action while the 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints will again compete for a $500 to win A-main event. Hot laps begin at 12:00 noon with the rest of the schedule to be announced at a later date. For more information on these events go to www.wideopenmotorsportspromotions.com

 The Southern Illinois Center is located just south of the DuQuoin State Fairgrounds on Hwy 51 south, in DuQuoin, IL 

For those who can’t make it to the Southern Illinois Center for the races you will be able to catch all of the action live on www.wavenetwork.org . Wave Network’s cameras will capture all of the exciting action from the weekend’s schedule of events and web-cast them live to thousands of viewers free of cost. In addition to all the races, Wave Network will also conduct driver, crew chief and other racing celebrity interviews throughout the weekend. To catch all of the weekend’s events live just log on to www.wavenetwork.org and click on the “Listen Live” button. 

DVDs of the January 15^th & 16^th USAC Ford Focus Midgets and 600cc Winged Outlaw Micro Sprints are now available, as well as the January 22^nd Outlaw Karting Series races. For ordering information go to www.wavenetwork.org . 

Wave Network is currently working on a schedule of events to be web-cast live during the 2005 race season. These events will include various Late Model and Modified Stock Car events as well as other exciting motorsports events. Look for the 2005 schedule to be released in the very near future. If you are interested in having a motorsports event web-cast live on Wave Network contact: Sean Franklin @ (618) 357-9581 or e-mail [email protected]

02-02-05TennThunder
"TTDCS inks title sponsors, announces opening dates"
By: Brad Byrd-TTDCS PR


     Officials with the Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series have been very busy
over the course of the past several weeks and are happy to announce that
they have signed Pro Maintenance Powder Coating and All American Paving,
both of Loudon, Tennessee to a one year Title Sponsorship of the series. Pro
Maintenance is a powder coating company that is closely involved in the
local racing scene and is noted for professional powder coating of race car
chassis, parts and components. They are a full service company that also
lends itself to the automotive industry providing muffler coatings for
passenger cars and offers many other types of powder coating services. All
American Paving is a full service paving company providing industrial,
commercial and residential paving throughout the region. Representatives of
both companies say they're very excited about the new racing series and the
potential it has, not only to the local racing scene, but feel it's a great
tool to market their businesses.

The Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series presented by: Pro Maintenance
Powder Coating and All American Paving, as it's now dubbed, is also excited
to announce their first few events scheduled for 2005. While details are
still being ironed out for the TNT Opener in March we are pleased to
announce that Murphy Speedway, a new state of the art half mile red clay
oval, in Sweetwater, Tennessee has locked in three dates including two $5000
to win shows scheduled for April 9th and June 4th in addition to the Season
ending TNT Shootout tentatively slated for the first weekend in November.
Meanwhile, Wartburg Speedway in Wartburg, TN has also signed a couple of
dates starting with the Thunder Thaw 40, a forty lap $2000 to win show on
Friday March 25th and The Firecracker 40, a forty lap $2000 to win event on
Friday July 1st. Discussions are going well with several other tracks
including Atomic Motor Speedway, Tazewell Speedway, Golden Mountain Raceway
Park, Smoky Mountain Speedway, Volunteer Speedway, Cleveland Speedway, and
others. Further schedule updates will be forthcoming as soon as they become
available.

For more details on other sponsorships, programs, chassis deals etc.
Please log onto our website at www.ttdcs.com as we get geared up for the
inaugural season of The Tennessee Thunder DirtCar Series presented by Pro
Maintenance Powder Coating and All American Paving.

     The 2005 sponsors do include: Warrior Race Cars, Goddard Performance
Parts, Pro-Maintenance Powder Coating, All-American Paving, PPM Racing
Products, Scott Pass Competition Engines, White's Total Performance, B & B
Performance Engines, and BB2 Productions (Audio Visual Services).

Submitted by Series Official=Chris Tilley

01-28-05ModRenegade100

Renegade 100 Set to Begin February 1st -5th 
Paying $30,000 To Win $1,500 to Start

Satsuma, FL (January 27, 2005)- The Renegade 100 Open Wheel Modified event presented by Florida Racer Magazine is set to begin Tuesday February 1, 2005 with an open practice night. Then the racing action begins on Wednesday February 2, 2005 as top modified drivers from all over the country head to the Putnam County Speedway in Satsuma Florida to try to earn a starting position in the "Renegade 100" main event on Saturday February 5th.

Saturdays feature event the "Renegade 100" will pay the winner $30,000 with 10th place paying $10,000. Any driver that earns one of the 24 starting positions will be guaranteed $1,500 to start the feature. A total purse of $190,000 will be paid out to the entire 24 positions to the modified drivers that make the feature event Saturday night.

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights events will determine the top 12 starting positions for the "Renegade 100". The rest of the field will be filled through consolation races on Saturday before the feature event. The Wednesday night event heat races will be lined up by pill draw and from there a passing points system will be used to determine the feature events Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. The top 4 finishers in each nights feature will be locked in the "Renegade 100".

Promoter Rich Egli has been working feverishly to put this race together and is excited about the tremendous support and interest he has been receiving the past couple of weeks. "I'm getting calls from 5-8 drivers a day saying they are coming and sending the entry fees in. I have a lot of support from some really great sponsors for this event including Rod End Supply, Travel Easy RV, Fire Fight Fire Systems, Astro, Hoosier, Florida Racer Magazine and Southeast Motorsports. A lot of people were skeptical at first with all the delays, but I am assuring everyone that this event will be a huge success. Its all coming together and we will be taping the event to be broadcasted on TV later in the year", stated Rich from the track.

After several hurricanes devastated the south Florida area last year, the "Renegade 100" originally scheduled for November 16, 2004 had to be postponed due to severe damage from the hurricanes to the Thundercross Speedway in Okeechobee, Florida. Track owners decided the damage was too severe and cancelled the event. Immediate discussions took place with other racetracks in the state of Florida to host the event and Putnam County Speedway in association with the Florida Racer Magazine agreed to host the event. "Putnam County Speedway will be an awesome track for these modified drivers to race on three and four wide. I am looking forward to seeing some great racing action", stated Rich Egli. 

Many of the top open wheel modified drivers are entered in the event including former UMP National Champion Jimmy Owens out of Tennessee. Also on tap over the five days will be the Pure Stock Mini Shoot-Out, Open Wheel Southern Lite Shoot-Out, and a special BONUS Outlaw Lawn Mower Racing.

To learn more about the rules, procedures and the event go to the Florida Racer Magazine website @ www.2nrz.biz/FLRacer.htm. To learn more about Putnam County Speedway go to www.putnamcountyspeedway.com. You can contact the Putnam County Speedway at 386-649-5210 or call Rich Egli at 386-295-2550

WD Enterprises
Press Release Service for Florida Racer Magazine 

Southeast Motorsports Enters "Renegade 100" and Announces Two New Partnerships

Callahan, FL (January 30, 2005)- Southeast Motorsports has signed on as an associate sponsor of the "Renegade 100" open wheel modified event held at Putnam County Speedway in Satsuma Florida February 1-5th. Jason Fitzgerald operations manager for Southeast Motorsports will also be entered in the event in his favorite "Shark" chassis built by Southeast Motorsports. Timmy Carter, owner of Southeast Motorsports, is excited about the event and the opportunity to showcase the "Shark" Chassis. Southeast Motorsports will have a new "Shark" Chassis on display everyday of the event for racers and fans to view and get information about the chassis.

"We feel this event would be a great opportunity to advertise and display our chassis at with so many modified drivers from all over the country here at our home track", stated Timmy Carter. "With Jason entered in the event we hope to show how well the "Shark" chassis performs and gain some new customers." The "Renegade 100" which pays $30,000 to the winner is attracting some of the biggest names in open wheel modified racing from all over the country. Southeast Motorsports builds open wheel modifieds and is looking to gain exposure through this event for their "Shark" Chassis.

Jason Fitzgerald will drive a "Shark" chassis in the event at a track that is very familiar to him. Jason won the 2003 Super Late Model track championship at Putnam County Speedway in the Southeast Motorsports house car and has numerous wins in the "Shark" modified chassis at the track as well.

Southeast Motorsports also would like to announce their new partnership with All-Star Performance and BSB Manufacturing. These two new partnerships allow Southeast Motorsports to carry a full line of parts and accessories for everything for your racing needs. By partnering with All-Star Performance Southeast Motorsports will carry all the major brand name quality parts a racer will need. Southeast Motorsports newest design of open wheel modifieds is the "Shark" Chassis. From a powder coated bare chassis to a complete rolling chassis Southeast can build it to your needs. Southeast Motorsports is a GRT Late Model Chassis dealer for the North Florida and South GA area as well.

To learn more about All-Star Performance and BSB Manufacturing visit their websites @ www.allstarperformance.com and www.bsb-mfg.com.  For more information about Southeast Motorsports and their "Shark" Chassis, visit their website @ www.southeasetmotorsports.net.

For information about the "Renegade 100" open wheel modified event paying $30,000 to win February 1-5th go to www.2nrz.biz/FLRacer.htm.

WD Enterprises
Media Contact / PR for Southeast Motorsports

01-26-05WVtrade show

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The Future of Racing… NOW at the Terre Haute Action Track!

            As the exciting 2005 racing schedule is released for the Terre Haute Action Track, Promoter Jamie Reed is feverishly working to finish up major improvements to the legendary ½ mile facility at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds. Fans can expect more Saturday night special events as well as a facelift to the entire facility.

            The concrete safety barrier which was completed in 2004, this year will dawn the traditional red, white & blue stripes Terre Haute is known for. Reserved seat holders will be treated to a brand new covered grandstand, courtesy of the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds, as part of a $250,000. improvement project. These vast improvements are just a few of the many changes fans can expect to improve their racing experience at the Action Track.

            The high-caliber racing fans have come to expect at the Action Track will not disappoint. Traditional races such as the First Financial SUMAR CLASSIC 100, USAC Valvoline Indiana Sprint Week, the Clabber Girl HUT 100 and the Tony Hulman Classic, as well as inaugural events like the MSCS HWY 41 Shootout, make up what is sure to be a thrilling 2005 racing season.

            Many racing legends have gotten their start at the Action Track… NASCAR’s Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, Ryan Newman, Kasey Kahne and most recently, J.J. Yeley. Today’s drivers are the future stars of the racing world… see them FIRST at the Terre Haute Action Track!  

            Tickets for all races are on sale now. 5-race USAC packages, as well as season passes are available for a limited time. For more information, contact Lisa Drake at (812) 234-6868 or visit www.terrehauteactiontrack.com.