2006farmercity
2006 FARMER CITY NEWS ARCHIVES
2006 Banquet pics....click here
Friday September 22:
Just as late model time trials ended, the rains came and ended the
2006 season....
see y'all next spring
Friday September 15:
Thanks to 4m member DeeDee for sharing....
Hornet
Heat Winners (8 of them for 92 cars):
Justin Kay, Chase Woods, Joe Reed, JR Eskew, Robbie Ellers, Rick Fair, Tommy
Fields, Chad Weber
Hornet Dash Winners (2 Dash races): Russell Ellers, Justin Kay
Hornet Semi Winners (4 of them):
Stacey Whitehouse, Shawn Howard, Nick Lee, Dustin Kay
Hornet 50 lap Feature top 5:
Justin Kay takes home the $1500, followed by Ryan Ellers, Scott Williams, Todd
Murphy, & Dustin Kay
Comments on the race: 50 laps, 11 rows of 3 to start, 2 or 3 flips (drivers OK),
2 fires (drivers Ok), 15 of 33 cars finish the race. Fast Joe Reed was flying at
the beginning only to apparently taken out by a lapped car. Then in an effort to
come from the back to the front his engine caught on fire and he had to park it
in the infield. Geno Kalb then went on to to lead and looked very fast, then his
car caught on fire on the front stretch. Very close, great lap traffic racing by
the top finishers in the race. This was a great race to watch!
Street Stock Results
Heat 1 winner Kevin McDermond, Jeremy Nichols ran second, not sure what was up
with the 01 car but he did not start the feature.
Heat 2 winner Terry Miller driving the #8 Awe car, Greg Brewer finished 2nd.
Chris Tackett was racing fast from the back to the front and in 2nd place on the
last lap when the drive shaft broke (according to the announcer) and the 0 car
when flipping and rolling serveral times in turn 1, he was OK. Not as bad
looking as last years flip, I hope this is not going to become and annual event.
Street Stock Feature was going to be interesting as Quinn (broken axle),
Nichols, and Tackett were not in it and Josh Griffith started way at the back.
In the end Terry Miller wins, Griffith gets 2nd after charging to the front,
Brewer, Skelton and McDermond round out the top 5.
Sportsman heat winners Terry Worth and Billy Nail. Feature top 5: Nail, Worth,
Rusher, Kimmons, Crowder
Modified Heat Winners: Jeff Leka, Lance Dehm and Denny Schwartz. Darcy Wey flips
hard between 1 and 2 in her heat race and gets out of the car OK. Modified Semi
Winner
Roben Huffman. Feature top 5 Dehm, Leka, Hamstra, Logue, Wenger.
That's the report from the bus in turn 2. A great night of racing. I do have one
friendly reminder....The RED flag means STOP! During at least two different
flips in two different classes, cars continued racing when the red flag was
flying and the light was red. Just my opinion, but this seems dangerous. One
more week of racing at Farmer City, next week its the late models, modifieds,
sportsman, street stocks, and hornets. See you then!
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
September 1, 2006
Forty Four Late Models took time trials Friday night, with Shannon Babb's
12.432 the quickest of the bunch. Babb won the first heat, with a last lap pass
on Ryan Dauber with Eric Smith and Tony Izzo Jr in tow. The second heat went to
Billy Drake over Wes Steidinger, Jason Feger and Rodney Melvin. The third heat
went to Brian Shirley over Kevin Weaver, Darren Friedman and Derek Chandler. The
final heat was a great battle of the number 28 cars, with Jimmy Mars holding off
Dennis Erb Jr for the win over Steve Sheppard Jr and Matt Taylor. The first semi
feature had Terry Babb taking the win over Aaron Ricketts, with the second semi
going to Tim Lance in a battle to the wire over Joe Ross Jr.
The forty lap, $5,000 to win season ending feature started with Shannon Babb and
Billy Drake on the front row. Drake took command right from the start, leading
the first twenty two laps, with Babb and Shirley right behind him. Then the only
yellow of the race flew for Joe Ross Jr after tagging the turn four wall.
Shortly after the restart, Shirley slipped around Drake for the lead and
commenced to run away and hide from the rest of the field. Drake finished a
distant second with Babb, Mars and Dauber rounding out the top five. The evening
started with Richie Hedrick holding a slim two point lead over Wes Steidinger.
Hedrick had heat race problems, and took a provisional, 21st place starting spot
in the feature with Steidinger starting sixth. Steidinger pulled off the track 5
laps into the race, and Hedrick needed to finish eighth to win the championship,
but he came in ninth place, giving the honors to Wes Steidinger, the newly
crowned 2006 Farmer City Raceway Track Champion.
unofficial finish:
3S Brian Shirley
9 Billy Drake
18 Shannon Babb
28 Jimmy Mars
64 Ryan Dauber
25 Jason Feger
5s Steve Sheppard
28 Dennis Erb Jr
0 Richie Hedrick
89 Darren Friedman
B12 Kevin Weaver
3L Matt Taylor
The Sportsman class saw a heated battle down to the end, with the checkers going
to Billy Nail over 2006 track champ Greg Kimmons with Ben Hulse finishing third.
Jeff Leka won the champions in the modifieds a few weeks back. Modified heat winners were Dan Hamstra, Abe Helfand, Jason Lakey and Chad Osterhoff. The feature went to Dan Hamstra.
The street stock feature went to Jeremy Nichols, who also won his heat, along with Travis Johnson and Chris Tackett. Jim Quinn came from deep in the field to finish fourth and win the championship by a narrow seven points over Nichols.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
August 25, 2006
Thirty two late models rolled through the gates Friday night at Farmer City Raceway. With another lightning fast track, Wes Steidinger again just missed the track record turning a lap at 12.423 seconds. Heats were run 2 and three wide, with the first heat going to Eric Smith over Wes Steidinger and Roger Long. The second heat went to Brian Shirley over Dennis Erb Jr and Ryan Dauber. The third heat went to Jason Feger over Joe Ross Jr and Jr Shickel. The final heat went to Richie Hedrick over Steve Sheppard Jr and Darren Friedman. The semi went to Chris Dick over Ryan Unzicker. The feature saw Brian Shirley turning in laps as fast as he qualified earlier in the evening, leading all 25 laps, but the early challengers were Smith, Feger and Hedrick. As the race hit the midway point, the only yellow would fall, and after the green came back out, Shirley was never seriously challenged to the checkered flag. Second was Hedrick, with Steidinger third, Sheppard Jr and Erb Jr rounding out the top five.
unofficial finish:
3S Brian Shirley
0 Richie Hedrick
1 Wes Steidinger
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
28 Dennis Erb Jr
64 Ryan Dauber
9 Eric Smith
117 Joe Ross Jr
3L Matt Taylor
S10 Jr Shickel
11D Brian Dively
25 Jason Feger
89 Darren Friedman
The Sportsman feature went to Ben Hulse again, but this time chased by Justin
DeLong, Terry Worth, Greg Kimmons, Jimmy Dehm, Wes O'Dell, Kent Collins, Billy
Nail an Richard Peddycoart.
The modified feature saw a very patient Jeff Leka wait until lap 12 to take the lead from a very fast Arby Burton to take the checkers. The duo was followed by Lance Dehm, Gabe Menser, Randy Huffman, Matt Bachman, Jeb Friedman, Wes O'Dell, Brandon Kessinger and Jay Ledford.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
August 18, 2006
Twenty Three late models showed up to do battle Friday night at Farmer City
Raceway with Wes Steidinger taking fast time. Steidinger won the first heat over
Richie Hedrick and Matt Taylor. The second heat went to Joe Ross Jr over Donnie
Walden and Rocky Griffin. The third heat went to Eric Smith over Joe Harlan and
Brian Dively. The feature went to Steve Sheppard Jr, starting last on the field
and he put on a driving exhibition to win the twenty five lapper. Wes Steidinger
finished second over Richie Hedrick and Joe Ross Jr.
unofficial finish:
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
1 Wes Steidinger
0 Richie Hedrick
117 Joe Ross Jr
9 Eric Smith
25 Jason Feger
3L Matt Taylor
S10 Jr Shickel
36 Roger Long
35 Derek Chandler
1G Rocky Griffin
95 Aaron Ricketts
20 Ed Barth
In the season points battle, Richie Hedrick and Wes Steidinger are now tied with
Matt Taylor only three points behind.
In the modified, Gabe Menser won his first ever Farmer City Raceway feature,
holding off Danny Schwartz, Jeff Leka, Matt Bachman, McKay Wenger and Randy
Huffman for the win.
Ben Hulse won the sportsman feature over Jimmy Dehm and Roy Pierceall.
The street stock feature went to Jeremy Nichols over Josh Griffith, Eric Hail,
Jim Quinn and Chris Tackett.
Joe Reed won yet another hornet feature over Chris Newell, Chris Burton, Brad
Rexroad and Stacy Whitehouse.
World of Outlaws Late Model Series News & Notes: Wrapping Up The Farmer City
Raceway/Lake Ozark Speedway Doubleheader
NORMAN, OK - Aug. 18, 2006 -
HAPPY IN THE HEARTLAND: Count Billy Moyer as one driver who would like to
see more World of Outlaws Late Model Series events in the Midwest.
That's not merely because he got his groove back during the tour's
doubleheader at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway (Aug. 14) and Lake Ozark Speedway
in Eldon, Mo., winning both 50-lap features to vault from fifth to second in
the points standings.
Racing in the Midwest obviously cuts down on the highway miles logged by
Moyer, who must haul his equipment 18 hours or more from his Batesville,
Ark., home to compete in events in such states as Maryland, Pennsylvania and
New York. His years chasing the grueling UMP Summernationals also give him
more laps at tracks in the area, including Farmer City, than he has at some
East Coast ovals on the WoO LMS.
And being a bit closer to home gives his family members a rare opportunity
to see him race. In attendance at Lake Ozark was Moyer's mother, who lives
in Nebraska, and his brother Greg.
"I didn't realize it had been so long until she told me, but I hadn't seen
my mother in 11 months," said Moyer, noting that some back problems have
prevented his mother from traveling. "And this was the first time my brother
Greg's seen us race all year."
Moyer paused, and then said of his brother with a chuckle, "He came over
because he has a house down here on the lake (nearby Lake of the Ozarks). He
lives like you're supposed to live."
But while Greg Moyer might not have the hectic racing lifestyle of his
brother, he's not one of the country's best dirt Late Model drivers. Billy
Moyer is - and after back-to-back wins he's right back in the battle for the
$120,000 WoO LMS points championship, which he knows would be a nice reward
for all the time he devotes to racing.
CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE: WoO LMS points leader Tim McCreadie hailed the
Hammers, who promote Farmer City Raceway, for whipping up a great track
surface for the tour's visit.
"I give the Hammmers a lot of credit," McCreadie said after his second-place
finish in the feature. "I know them from a couple years ago at the Chili
Bowl (in Tulsa, Okla.) when they helped me out with my Midget. We talked a
little, and they believe what I do - if you do a lot of track prep, the
track will be racy.
"We were all worried that the track would rubber up tonight, but the last
two times we were here (before rain postponed the shows) Don (Hammer) told
me, 'Don't worry, we'll dig it up and have a good track for you guys.'
"He was right. You couldn't ask for a better racetrack then we had tonight."
DISAPPOINTING NIGHT: Perhaps the biggest cheer during the Farmer City
program went up for two-time UMP Summernationals champion Shannon Babb of
Moweaqua, Ill., who grew up racing at the quarter-mile oval.
It appeared the 32-year-old would really give the fans something to get
excited about when he took the lead from Steve Francis with an outside
charge in turn one on lap 14, but he never officially led a lap. A flat
right-rear tire moments later dive-bombed his effort.
"We had a good race car at the beginning, but then we ran over something and
got a flat," said Babb. "As soon as I got the lead, it just blowed out."
Babb returned after a quick pit stop, but "we didn't put our wheel-cover
back on," he said. "A few laps later I went into turn three and hit the
cushion, and that packed the wheel full of mud. Then it got to shaking, and
I couldn't run hard (he finished 11th)."
READY FOR A FINAL CHARGE: Steve Francis and Darrell Lanigan, who finished
third and fourth, respectively, in Lake Ozark's main, left the Midwest
prepared to make a push for the $120,000 WoO LMS title.
"We're just gonna keep doing exactly what we we've been doing," said
Francis, who sits fourth in the standings, 26 points behind McCreadie. "We
had a pretty good points week (with a pair of third-place finishes). We
haven't won one in awhile -- although we could've won a couple - but the
breaks haven't fallen our way.
"Hopefully we're due to catch some breaks. When everybody is so close, luck
plays a big part in it."
Lanigan, who fell from second to third in the points standings but is only
20 points behind McCreadie, is eyeing the championship.
"It's definitely getting tight," said Lanigan, who broke a four-link rod 10
laps into the Lake Ozark main but held on to finish fourth with some help
from the rubbered-up, one-lane track surface. "You got to think points if
you're going for the big picture. You go to every race wanting to win it,
but now you don't take any stupid chances - you don't gamble on tires, just
go with what everybody else does.
"The tracks coming up should be decent for us. They're bigger tracks, and I
usually run better on bigger tracks - although lately I've been getting top
fives on the bullrings too."
ETCETERA:
* Fourth-year dirt Late Model driver Brian Shirley of Chatham, Ill., had an
eventful swing with the WoO LMS.
Debuting a new Rayburn car at Farmer City, Shirley was swept up in Eddie
Carrier Jr.'s spin (he somehow avoided making contact with Carrier's car) in
his heat but rallied to run third before a broken oil line forced him to the
pits. Later, in the second B-Main, he was bidding for the final transfer
spot when a scrape with Kevin Weaver caused both drivers to spin in turn two
and miss the feature.
Shirley fared better at Lake Ozark, timing third-fastest, winning a heat and
finishing sixth in the 50-lap main.
* After finishing a season-high second in Lake Ozark's feature, Josh
Richards and his Rocket House Car team gave Shirley's car owner, Ed Petroff,
a ride back to his St. Louis-area home in their hauler. Kid Rocket and Co.
spent some time at Petroff's shop cleaning up and working on their car
before heading for the weekend's Jackson 100 at Brownstown (Ind.) Speedway.
* The only casualty of the Lake Ozark 50 was Dale McDowell, whose bad luck
on the '06 WoO LMS continued when a broken axle knocked him out of seventh
place on lap 46.
* WoO LMS regular Eric Jacobsen of Santa Cruz, Calif., enjoyed his best
outing of the 2006 tour at Farmer City, finishing a strong sixth. He missed
a top five by inches, getting edged out at the finish line by Dennis Erb Jr.
of Carpentersville, Ill.
"I was out there thinking, This is just like racing back home,'" said
Jacobsen. "I raced on a lot of small quarter-miles in California."
* Jacobsen wasn't the only Californian in the field at Lake Ozark. He was
joined by two other drivers from the Golden State: Zack Forster and Robert
Sanders, both of Bakersfield, Calif.
Partners in a company called West Coast Boring, Forster and Sanders race
regularly at California tracks such as Bakersfield and Santa Maria. Both are
new to the sport - Forster has about 20 career starts in a dirt Late Model,
and Sanders has eight - but they decided to take a "racing vacation" to the
Midwest. On their itinerary was Lake Ozark and the weekend's Topless 100 at
Batesville (Ark.) Speedway.
"We wanted to come race with the big boys," said Forster, who finished 16th
in the main.
* With a short field at Lake Ozark, three teams unloaded backup cars and
entered them with crewmen behind the wheel.
Clint Smith's second car was driven by his chief mechanic Johnny Cloer Jr.,
who races a dirt Late Model in the Southeast; Shane Clanton's backup was
steered by mechanic Shane Thompson, who competes in a Late Model Sportsman
in Alabama; and Shirley's second No. 3s was run by his crewman Craig Smith,
who races locally in Illinois.
Cloer had the best night, finishing ninth - two spots ahead of Smith.
* Centerview, Mo.'s Jason Bodenhamer was all smiles after finishing fifth in
the Lake Ozark 50.
"This is just our second time running with the Outlaws, so I'm tickled to
death," said Bodenhamer, a 31-year-old who has been racing dirt Late Models
for 15 years. "This is the best I've ever run in a big show like this, and
what makes it even better is our car owner, Warsaw Building Center, is from
the area."
* Another WoO LMS newcomer making a good showing during the swing was Wes
Steidinger, 23, of Fairbury, Ill., who recorded the second-fastest lap in
time trials and won a heat race at Farmer City.
"This is my first World of Outlaws race ever," said Steidinger, who drove
his father's Rayburn car to an 18th-place finish in the main after being
involved in a lap-31 tangle. "This is my fifth year in a Late Model and
we've been staying close to home. We're pretty pumped about how things have
gone tonight."
LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can't get to a track to see the series, they can
experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on
Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
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Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail
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The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country
by several sponsors and partners, including Series sponsor Hoosier Tire;
Promotional sponsors AMB i.t., Choice Hotels International, COESfx, The
University of Northwest Ohio and Snap-on. Contingency sponsors include DART
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[email protected]
Moyer Ends World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Drought Monday At
Farmer City
FARMER CITY, IL - Aug. 14, 2006 - The drought is over.
Billy Moyer's frustratingly long pursuit of a victory on the 2006 World of
Outlaws Late Model Series ended Monday night at Farmer City Raceway, where
the defending tour champion captured the Farmer City 50 to get in the win
column.
"We were tired of not winning," a relieved Moyer said after celebrating in
COESfx Victory Lane. "It feels good to finally get one of these shows."
Moyer, 48, of Batesville, Ark., came from the seventh starting spot and
outdueled Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Steve Francis of Ashland,
Ky., en route to the $10,000 triumph.
An inside pass of McCreadie for the lead on lap 33 was the deciding move for
Moyer, who raced away over the remaining distance to defeat McCreadie by a
full straightaway margin on the high-banked, quarter-mile oval.
The polesitting Francis, who led laps 1-2 and 9-30, settled for third place,
followed by ninth-starter Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and UMP Late Model
standout Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., who paced laps 3-8 after
starting from the outside pole.
Moyer's seventh career WoO LMS victory turned around his mid-summer slump,
which reached its low point on Aug. 5 at Hagerstown (Md.) Speedway. Shock
problems that night left Moyer with a 16th-place finish and completed a
four-race free-fall that saw him tumble from first to fifth in the tour
points standings.
What got Moyer back on track?
"These guys who work for me never give up," said Moyer, who drove a Rayburn
car from his Billy Moyer Racing stable that he had raced earlier this year.
"They do whatever I ask them to do. They changed motors this morning, and
then we rescaled the car and put in a different chassis setup.
"You just keep working, keep digging, and eventually things start going your
way."
Indeed, at long last Moyer not only had a fast car, but caught the little
breaks necessary to put him over the top.
Moyer first benefited from the misfortune of Moweaqua, Ill.'s Shannon Babb,
the 2006 UMP Summernationals champion who drives a Rayburn car owned by
Moyer's father Billy Sr. Babb bolted around the outside of Francis in turn
one to take command of the field on lap 14, but seconds later he pulled up
lame in turn four with a cut right-rear tire, bringing out a caution flag
before he officially led a lap.
"I think Shannon would've been a factor tonight," conceded Moyer, who scored
his first WoO LMS win since Sept. 17, 2005, at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.
Moyer overtook Erb for second on the ensuing restart and quickly began to
pressure Francis for the lead. By lap 28 he was in a titanic three-way
battle for race supremacy, with McCreadie, who started 12th, joining in.
There was some intense racing for the lead before a caution flag flew for
Ryan Dauber's steaming car on lap 31, just after McCreadie nosed into the
top spot.
"We were running three-wide and I was just trying to hold my groove in the
middle," said Moyer. "That was some hard racing."
Moyer brought an end to the neck-and-neck competition following the the
race's third and final restart. He lurched ahead of McCreadie off turn two
on the 32nd lap and officially gained command for good when the 33rd circuit
was scored.
Seventeen laps later Moyer flashed under the checkered flag first, proving
that falling behind in the WoO LMS points race might not have been a bad
thing.
"You go back on offense rather than playing defense," said Moyer, who picked
up only four points on McCreadie but moved to third in the tour standings.
"Setup wise, now you just go for it and try to win races, like you're
supposed to race."
As the points leader entering Farmer City's show, McCreadie actually played
a little defense in hopes of staying in front - not against Moyer, but
rather Lanigan, the second-place man in points.
With the event run under UMP's two-compound 20/40 Hoosier tire rule,
McCreadie decided to mirror Lanigan's tire choice so his closest pursuer
wouldn't have a rubber advantage. His Sweeteners Plus crew made the switch
to Lanigan's tire literally minutes before the start of the feature,
changing it as McCreadie's car sat on the homestretch starting grid.
"Since Moyer fell out of the top three (in points), we were concentrating
tonight on who was going real good lately, and that's been Lanigan," said
McCreadie. "We knew he had 20s on, and we knew Moyer had a 40 and Babb had a
40. During the (pre-race) introductions we said, 'If we don't fire on this
40 and finish 12th, and Lanigan finishes fifth, it won't be good.'
"So we put the 20 on and tried to race Lanigan."
McCreadie, 32, was able to nose ahead of Moyer for the lead on lap 31, but
he didn't have enough to stay there.
"We had a softer right-rear on than Billy," said McCreadie. "I just think it
kinda gave out. We were hanging on at the end, but that's what I thought we
had to do to get to the front because we put ourselves behind in the heat.
"I really didn't think we'd get up that far. All of a sudden I was fighting
for the lead, and then I was wishing I had a 40 on.
"But we have no complaints" he added. "It was a great run for being off
early, and Moyer did a great job. He's too good not to win these races. He's
been due for a while, and unfortunately for us, he's probably gonna be going
good again."
Francis, meanwhile, might have lost his shot at winning for the first time
since May 5 at Bruschcreek Motorsports Complex in Peebles, Ohio, by making
one wrong move in lapped traffic on lap 30.
"I misjudged Little Billy (Moyer Jr.) when I went into the corner," said
Francis. "It wasn't anything Little Billy did wrong. I just made a mistake,
lost my momentum, and hung myself in that little slick spot off four. Then I
heard Timmy and Billy on the outside of me, and they got ahead of me at the
line.
"I was hoping to try getting them back in traffic the next lap, but then the
caution flag came out."
Forty-one cars entered the event, which was completed after the tour's two
earlier visits to the track this year were wiped out by bad weather.
Babb set fast time with a lap of 12.667 seconds.
Heat winners were Babb, Wes Steidinger of Fairbury, Ill., Francis and Erb.
John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va., and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.,
captured the B-Mains, and Francis topped the pole dash.
The WoO LMS continues a two-night Midwest swing tonight (Tues., Aug. 15) at
Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo.
Results of WoO Late Model Series(Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps
Completed/Money Won): 1. (7) Billy Moyer/50 $10,000; 2. (12) Tim
McCreadie/50 $6,000; 3. (1) Steve Francis/50 $3,500; 4. (9) Darrell
Lanigan/50 $2,500; 5. (2) Dennis Erb Jr./50 $2,200; 6. (8) Eric Jacobsen/50
$2,000; 7. (5) Josh Richards/50 $1,800; 8. (17) Shane Clanton/50 $1,600; 9.
(18) Clint Smith/50 $1,400; 10. (11) Rick Eckert/50 $1,200; 11. (3) Shannon
Babb/50 $1,000; 12. (14) Chub Frank/50 $900; 13. (21) Eric Smith/50 $1,800;
14. (13) Dale McDowell/50 $700; 15. (23) Garrett Durrett/50 $700; 16. (22)
Jason Feger/50 $700; 17. (20) Eddie Carrier Jr./50 $700; 18. (4) Wes
Steidinger/50 $700; 19. (17) John Blankenship/49 $700; 20. (19) Matt
Taylor/49 $700; 21. (26) Joe Harlan/48 $700; 22. (6) Steve Hillard/48 $700;
23. (24) Billy Moyer Jr./31 $700; 24. (10) Ryan Dauber/31 $700; 25. (16)
Junior Shickel/17 $700; 26. (25) Joe Ross Jr./13 $700.
Yellow Flags: 3 (Laps 15, 17, 31)
Lap Leaders: Francis (1-2); Erb (3-8); Francis (9-30); McCreadie (31-32);
Moyer (33-50).
Provisional Starters: Durrett, Moyer Jr., Ross, Harlan.
Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 18-Shannon Babb/Moweaqua, IL 12.667
2. 1s-Wes Steidinger/Fairbury, IL 12.776
3. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 12.826
4. Z-Joe Harlan/El Paso, IL 12.868
5. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 12.874
6. 34-Steve Hillard/Sadorus, IL 12.897
7. B12-Kevin Weaver/Gibson City, IL 12.948
8. 28E-Dennis Erb Jr./Carpentersville, IL 12.948
9. 9s-Eric Smith/Bloomington, IL 13.023
10. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 13.036
11. 21-Billy Moyer/Batesville, AR 13.037
12. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 13.073
13. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 13.117
14. 9-Billy Drake/Bloomington, IL 13.117
15. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 13.157
16. 5-Eric Jacobsen/Santa Cruz, CA 13.169
17. 17M-Dale McDowell/Chickamauga, GA 13.171
18. 64-Ryan Dauber/Tonica, IL 13.200
19. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 13.206
20. S10-Junior Shickel/Bloomington, IL 13.221
21. 117-Joe Ross Jr./Springfield, IL 13.243
22. 23-John Blankenship/Williamson, WV 13.248
23. 25-Shane Clanton/Locust Grove, GA 13.266
24. 3s-Brian Shirley/Chatham, IL 13.278
25. 58c-Garrett Durrett/Simsboro, LA 13.283
26. 1w-Donny Walden/Towanda, IL 13.287
27. 25F-Jason Feger/Bloomington, IL 13.287
28. 28-Eddie Carrier Jr./Salt Rock, WV 13.322
29. 3L-Matt Taylor/Springfield, IL 13.338
30. 88-Terry Babb/Decatur, IL 13.348
31. 89-Darren Friedman/Forrest, IL 13.374
32. F15-Jeremy Conaway/Springfield, IL 13.571
33. 21jr-Billy Moyer Jr./Batesville, AR 13.650
34. 99jr-Frank Heckenast Jr./Orland Park, IL 13.658
35. 35-Derek Chandler/Pontiac, IL 13.677
36. 22-Chris Dick/Deland, IL 13.859
37. 59-Chad Evans/Mattoon, IL 13.994
38. 27B-Tim Lance/Brimfield, IL 13.994
39. 13-Mike Fannin/LeRoy, IL 14.101
40. 5s-Steve Sheppard Jr./New Berlin, IL N/T
41. 1G-Rocky Griffin/Bloomington, IL N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): S. Babb, Richards, Lanigan, McDowell,
Ross, Taylor, E. Smith, Moyer Jr., Durrett, Griffin, Evans.
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Steidinger, Hillard, Dauber, Frank,
T. Babb, Blankenship, Walden, Heckenast, Lance, Drake.
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Francis, Moyer, Eckert, Clanton, C.
Smith, Weaver, Feger, Friedman, Chandler, Fannin.
Heat No. 4 (10 laps - Top 4 Transfer): Erb, Jacobsen, McCreadie, Shickel,
Carrier, Harlan, Conaway, Dick, Shirley.
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): Blankenship, Taylor, E. Smith,
Walden, Durrett, Heckenast, Moyer Jr., T. Babb, Evans, Griffin, Lance, Ross
(DNS) Drake.
B-Main No. 2 (12 laps - Top 3 Transfer): C. Smith, Carrier, Feger, Friedman,
Dick, Chandler, Weaver, Conaway, Fannin, Harlan, Shirley (DNS) Sheppard.
Dash (4 laps): Francis, Erb, S. Babb, Steidinger.
WoO Late Model Series Points Standings (after Aug. 14): 1. Tim McCreadie
3,294; 2. Darrell Lanigan 3,268; 3. Billy Moyer 3,264; 4. Steve Francis
3,260; 5. Shane Clanton 3,254; 6. Chub Frank 3,228; 7. Rick Eckert 3,218; 8.
Dale McDowell 3,146; 9. Clint Smith 3,125; 10. Josh Richards 3,050; 11.
Eddie Carrier Jr. 2,707; 12. John Blankenship 2,692; 13. Eric Jacobsen
2,616; 14. Garrett Durrett 2,582; 15. Mike Balzano 998.
LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can't get to a track to see the series, they can
experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on
Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to
www.dirtvision.com and click on
the DIRT Radio Network logo.
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT
Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail
[email protected].
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country
by several sponsors and partners, including Series sponsor Hoosier Tire;
Promotional sponsors AMB i.t., Choice Hotels International, COESfx, The
University of Northwest Ohio and Snap-on. Contingency sponsors include DART
Machinery, Holley Performance Products Inc., MSD Ignition, Quarter Master,
Ohlins and Wrisco Industries.
modifieds....from
www.speednetdirect.com
Finish Start Car Driver Hometown Race Points
1 4 21S Denny Schwartz Ashmore , Il 0
2 2 64 Gary Cook Jr Deer Creek, Il 0
3 3 3L Jeff Leka Buffalo , Il 0
4 6 G1 Gabe Menser Ashmore , Il 0
5 7 WFO Kyle Logue Decatur , Il 0
6 5 D1 Lance Dehm Chatsworth , Il 0
7 20 23H Dan Hamstra - 0
8 16 C12 Jeff Curl Forrest , Il 0
9 11 41G Matt Goulden Springfield , Il 0
10 15 4 Jeb Friedman Forrest , Il 0
11 9 17 Bill Giannetti Champaign , Il 0
12 13 23P Bobby Pearson Forsythe , Il 0
13 17 31K Terry Miller Lincoln , Il 0
14 14 33H Roben Huffman Clinton , Il 0
15 19 24S Steve Phillips - 0
16 18 77 Abe Helfand Clinton , Il 0
17 12 68 Matt Bachman Gibson City, Il 0
18 1 89 Mike Spatola Manhattan , Il 0
19 10 42 Mckay Wenger Fairbury , Il 0
20 8 3B Tommy Burnside - 0
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
August 11, 2006
Friday night was the Red Griffin Memorial race with the winning purses of all
classes doubled. Red was a very well liked area racer in the sixties and
seventies, he passed away over the winter. Red's son Rocky Griffin and grandson
Jason Feger still race. With 29 late models on hand, Jason Feger got close to
the track record with his fast time of 12.455 seconds. Feger also won his heat
over Eric Smith and Richie Hedrick. The second heat went to Wes Steidinger over
Donnie Walden and Matt Taylor. The final heat went to Dennis Erb Jr over Darren
Freidman and Joe Harlan. The semi feature went to Jeff Byers over Jr Shickel.
The large amount of recent rains left the track soft with a lot of grip, so
attrition was large in all classes. The late model feature had a tough time
getting started, with a few restarts, then polesitter Feger would pull of with
tire problems on the second lap. The race went to Wes Steidinger leading all but
one lap, about half way through, Erb had passed him, but on the next lap broke a
wheel and was done for the evening. Steidinger would go on the win the feature
over Steve Sheppard Jr and Matt Taylor.
unofficial finish:
1 Wes Steidinger
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
3L Matt Taylor
9 Eric Smith
117 Joe Ross Jr
0 Richie Hedrick
Z Joe Harlan
22 Chris Dick
1G Rocky Griffin
11D Brian Dively
27 Jeff Byers
10 Kerby Damery
dnf's
88 Terry Babb
28 Dennis Erb Jr
89 Darren Freidman
B12 Kevin Weaver
1w Donnie Walden
38L Ryan Little
25 Jason Feger
S10 Jr Shickel
The points chase is now led by Matt Taylor over Richie Hedrick, with Wes
Steidinger closing in quickly the past few weeks.
There was also a $100 hard charger award in all classes, claimed in the late
models by Chris Dick, the modifieds by Randy Huffman, the sportsman by Billy
Nail and in the streets by Scott Schoener and Josh Griffith
World of Outlaws Late Model Series At A Glance:
Farmer City & Lake Ozark
NORMAN, OK - Aug. 9, 2006 -
WHAT:
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series begins its stretch run to the
championship with a mid-week Midwestern doubleheader at Farmer City (Ill.)
Raceway and Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo. Just six feature event will
remain on the 2006 schedule after this critical swing - the last scheduled
shows at different tracks on successive nights.
WHEN:
* On Mon., Aug. 14, the WoO LMS makes a third attempt to run the
$10,000-to-win 'Farmer City 50' at the fast fairgrounds quarter-mile oval.
The tour's previous visits to Farmer City Raceway this year were stopped by
wet weather - shortly before hot laps were set to begin on May 12, and after
practice sessions were completed on July 26.
Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. and spectator gates at 5 p.m. Warmups are
scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and time trials at 7 p.m.
* The WoO LMS makes its first-ever appearance at Lake Ozark Speedway on
Tues., Aug. 15, to compete in the 'Lake Ozark 50' paying $10,000 to win. The
pit gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. CT and spectator gates will open
at 5 p.m., with hot laps starting at 6:30 p.m. and time trials set for 7
p.m. The track's box office window will open at 11 a.m. so fans can purchase
tickets before the gates open.
WHERE:
* Farmer City Raceway is located midway between Bloomington/Normal and
Champaign/Urbana. To get to the track, take I-74 to exit 159, then go 0.6
miles south on State Route 54, then 0.7 miles west on U.S. Route 150. The
speedway is located at the DeWitt County Fairgrounds.
* Lake Ozark Speedway is a three-year-old, one-third-mile track located near
the popular Lake of the Ozarks resort area. Take U.S. 54 to SR 52, then go
0.1 mile east, then 0.5 mile north on Twiggy Lane (frontage road).
TICKETS:
* At Farmer City, fans and racers holding rainchecks from May 12 or July 26
can present them for admission on Aug. 14. General admission ticket prices
on race day will be $25 for adults and $10 for students (ages 7-15), with
children ages 6 and under free of charge. Pit admission will be $35.
Fans and competitors holding rainchecks from the postponed events at Farmer
City who are unable to return on Aug. 14 can receive a full refund by
sending their tickets or pit wristbands to DIRT MotorSports, 3600 W. Main
St., Suite 150, Norman, OK, 73072.
* Reserved seats (top 10 rows of the grandstand) are available for the Lake
Ozark 50 at a cost of $30. General admission is $28, and children under 12
will receive free general admission. Pit passes will be $35.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
* Neither Farmer City Raceway nor Lake Ozark Speedway has hosted a WoO LMS
event in the past.
INFORMATION:
* For more info on the Farmer City 50, visit
www.farmercityraceway.net.
* Additional information on the Lake Ozark 50 can be obtained by visiting
www.lakeozarkspeedway.com or
calling 573-302-4499.
WHAT THE WoO DRIVERS THINK:
* Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., who leads the WoO LMS points standings,
on his impressions of Farmer City Raceway after hot-lapping there on July
26: "I think if they can keep it that wet, then it's probably gonna be a
good little racetrack. Usually the smaller the track is, the better the
racing is, but the size of the track doesn't matter to me -- I just like
good, racy tracks, and if the tracks are prepared right, they're all fun."
* McCreadie on making three trips to Farmer City this year due to the
weather: "It's a little frustrating to drive all the way out there for a
third time, but that's what we do. If the promoters want to have us, we have
to come. If we get the fan turnout like there was gonna be the last time we
were there, then everybody will happy."
* Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., the 2005 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year and
a featured driver on last month's "Dirt Track Warriors" dirt Late Model
documentary that was broadcast nationally on CNN, on racing at Farmer City:
"It's a lot different than what we're used to. We learned some things in the
hot laps we ran there (on July 26), so we're gonna be back there with a
different suspension package than we had for warm-ups before it rained. I
worked on another car for four days last week getting it ready."
* Richards on the challenge of visiting Lake Ozark Speedway for the first
time: "I just like going out to different tracks; it's just more of a
learning curve. I enjoy going to a new track, because usually I run better
at a racetrack when I go to it for the first time than I do at some I've
already been to."
STORYLINES:
* Can defending WoO LMS champion Billy Moyer of Batesville, Ark., get back
on track after falling from first in the standings to fifth after last
weekend's events at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., and Hagerstown
(Md.) Speedway?
* Will Rick Eckert of York, Pa., draw closer to Scott Bloomquist's WoO LMS
single-season win record set in 2004? Eckert has eight victories in '06, but
he's winless since July 8 at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio (a span of
six races).
* Can Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., remain the hottest driver on the WoO LMS?
He's captured two of the last four events and has four victories overall
this season.
EXTRA CASH:
DIRT MotorSports has posted a $1,000 non-touring/local driver bonus for
Monday's Farmer City event. The cash will be divided up by three competitors
who are not currently ranked in the top 20 of a national touring series and
have never won a WoO LMS event in the past. The first driver across the
finish line who fits the criteria will receive a $500 bonus, the second $300
and the third $200.
NOTABLE:
* Farmer City Raceway's WoO LMS event will will be co-sanctioned by the
United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) Late Model Series, which is also owned by
DIRT MotorSports. As a result, UMP's tire rule -- Hoosier LM M20 or M40
compound 11" x 88", 90" or 92" tires -- will be utilized, and UMP points
will be awarded. UMP Modifieds will also be on the program, racing for
$1,000 to win.
Several dirt Late Model standouts who competed in last month's UMP
Summernationals were among the 40 drivers on hand for the doomed July 26
event and are expected to return on Monday, including UMP Summernationals
champion Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville,
Ill., Darren Miller of Milledgeville, Ill., Brian Shirley of Springfield,
Ill., and Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill.
ON THE INTERNET: If fans can't get to a track to see the tour, they can
experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on
Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to
www.dirtvision.com and click on
the DIRT Radio Network logo.
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT
Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail
[email protected].
2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Standings (after 8-5-06) and
Statistical Update (Pos.-Driver-Residence-Races Entered-Feature
Starts-Wins-Top 5's-Top 10's-Fast Times-Heat Wins-Dash Wins-B'
Wins-Earnings-Points-Trail By):
1. Tim McCreadie/Watertown,NY 23-23-2-10-17-4-7-0-1-$74,800-3,148-0
2. Darrell Lanigan/Union,KY 23-23-2-12-18-0-11-5-1-$66,900-3,126-22
3. Shane Clanton/Locust Grove,GA 23-23-0-10-18-2-8-2-1-$50,600-3,120-28
4. Steve Francis/Ashland,KY 23-23-2-10-18-1-10-0-1-$78,600-3,116-32
5. Billy Moyer/Batesville,AR 23-23-0-10-19-2-8-1-2-$50,200-3,114-34
6. Chub Frank/Bear Lake,PA 23-23-2-7-17-1-4-1-1-$63,600-3,102-46
7. Rick Eckert/York,PA 23-23-8-11-14-1-7-2-1-$101,800-3,088-60
8. Dale McDowell/Chickamauga,GA 23-23-0-7-16-1-4-1-0-$43,600-3,024-124
9. Clint Smith/Senoia,GA 23-22-4-8-14-0-4-4-2-$67,210-2,993-155
10. Josh Richards/Shinnston,WV 23-23-0-3-13-2-3-1-2-$30,800-2,914-234
11. Eddie Carrier Jr.R/Salt Rock,WV 22-21-0-1-2-0-1-0-2-$18,010-2,591-557
12. John Blankenship/Williamson,WV 23-19-0-1-6-0-1-0-2-$23,040-2,580-568
13. Eric JacobsenR/Santa Cruz,CA 23-19-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-$14,940-2,478-670
14. Garrett DurrettR-Simsboro,LA 23-19-0-0-1-0-0-0-4-$14,910-2,462-688
15. Mike Balzano/Parkersburg,WV 9-7-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-$6,220-998-2,150
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City IL
August 4, 2006
Steve Sheppard Jr came home the victor Friday night in the topless 50 lap feature. Jason Feger turned in fast time of the 28 late models on hand at 12.922 seconds.
Heat races were won by Jason Feger, Steve Sheppard Jr, Dennis Erb Jr, with
the semi going to Kyle Logue. The feature event was pretty much all Sheppard,
except when Wes Steidinger did a bump and run just past the half way point. The
following lap, Sheppard got back around Steidinger and went on for the win,
lapping up to seventh place.
With his fourth place finish, Richie Hedrick has now tied Matt Taylor for the
track championship points.
unofficial finishes
heat 1
Jason Feger, Richie Hedrick, Jr Shickel, Jimmy Felker Jr, Roger Brickler
heat 2
Steve Sheppard Jr, Joe Ross Jr, Ryan Dauber, Eric Smith, Joe Harlan
heat 3
Dennis Erb Jr, Wes Steidinger, Matt Taylor, Darren Freidman, Ryan Unzicker,
Semi feature
Kyle Logue, Derek Chandler, RJ Gall, Michael Bradley, Jeff Byers
feature
5s Steve Sheppard Jr, 1 Wes Steidinger, 25 Jason Feger, 0 Richie Hedrick, 28
Dennis Erb Jr, 64 Ryan Dauber, 117 Joe Ross Jr, 3L Matt Taylor, 89 Darren
Freidman, S10 Jr Shickel
Modified heats went to Jeff Leka over Matt Bachman and Gary Turpin over Jeb
Freidman. The feature went to Jeff Leka by a straightaway over Matt Bachman,
Gary Turpin, Kyle Logue, McKay Wenger, Jeb Freidman, Lance Dehm, Marty Hiser,
Jeffrey A. Curl, Randy Huffman
The sportsman heats went to Wes O'Dell, Ben Hulse and Kent Collins with the
feature going to Ben Hulse over Wes O'Dell, Billy Nail, Greg Kimmons and Jason
Unzicker.
Street stock heats went to Jim Quinn, Chris Tackett and Roy Pierceall with the
feature going to Jeremy Nichols over Josh Griffith and Jim Quinn
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
July 28, 2006
Richie Hedrick led all 25 laps of the feature from his third place starting
spot. Eric Smith challenged him the last half of the race to no avail. Smith had
earlier turned in fast time of the 33 late models on hand at 12.98 seconds.
Steve Sheppard Jr won the first heat over Eric Smith. The second heat went to
Brian Dively over Jr Shickel. Heat number three went to Richie Hedrick over Matt
Taylor. The fourth heat went to Dennis Erb Jr over Jason Feger. Chris Dick won
the semi feature over Jimmy Felker Jr.
unofficial feature finish:
0 Richie Hedrick
9 Eric Smith
1 Wes Steidinger
89 Darren Freidman
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
S10 Jr Shickel
117 Joe Ross Jr
3L Matt Taylor
11D Brian Dively
Z Joe Harlan
25 Jason Feger
35 Derek Chandler
1G Rocky Griffin
22 Chris Dick
88 Terry Babb
36 Scott Bull
C4 Jason Cleaver
38L Ryan Little
43 Jimmy Felker Jr
the above nineteen drivers all finished on the lead lap. The race was marred
only once with Dennis Erb Jr taking a quick upside down ride at the turn three
wall, ending his night, but he walked away unhurt. The win moves Hedrick to only
nine points behind Matt Taylor in the track point standings.
Jeff Leka had a stellar night, taking home four checkered flags. Leka
dominated the School Bus races, not only winning the heat but the feature in
grand style. The Bus race was run AFTER all the other classes were done. Then
the promoter dumped a bunch of water on the track making it slick. Leka had a
sight brush will the turn four wall on the last lap, then spun sideways at the
checkered flag for the win.
Leka also earlier had won both his heat and feature in the modified class.
Denny Schwartz started pole position with Leka on the outside. Leka took the
lead and held off several hard challenges by Schwartz. Schwartz came home second
with Matt Bachman third, Scott Bull fourth and Lance Dehm fifth. Kyle Logue,
Kyle Byerline, Marty Hiser, McKay Wenger and Jeb Freidman rounded out the top
ten.
In the street stocks, Jeremy Nichols won a caution filled race over Jim Quinn
and Johnson.
In the sportsman class, young Jimmy Dehm won his first Farmer City feature in
a spirited last lap pass over Ben Husle with Nick Macklin, Shane Tomlin and Greg
Kimmons rounding out the top five.
Fast Joe Reed won the hornet feature.
The World of Outlaw $10,000 to win Late Model and $1000 to
win Modified show is now AUGUST 14....Monday!!! All tickets and
pit passes previously purchased will be honored on this date. Gates open at
3:00 with hot laps at 6:30, qualifying at 7:00 (for both classes) and racing
immediately following qualifying.
Thunderstorms Wash Out World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stop at Farmer City
Raceway On Wednesday Night
FARMER CITY, IL – July 26, 2006 – Maybe the third time will be the charm.
Thunderstorms that struck following hot laps forced the postponement of Wednesday night’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Farmer City Raceway – the second time this season that the tour made an unsuccessful attempt to race at the quarter-mile fairgrounds oval.
DIRT MotorSports officials aren’t ready to give up, however, on running the first-ever WoO LMS show at Farmer City. They announced that Wednesday’s Farmer City 50 has been rescheduled for Mon., Aug. 14.
“We are going to give the fans a World of Outlaws Late Model Series race at Farmer City this year,” said DIRT MotorSports special-event coordinator Tim Christman. “We just need a little help from Mother Nature.”
After some light showers passed over the track early on Wednesday, the skies cleared and it appeared that DIRT officials might be able to complete a WoO LMS program that had been postponed by cold, wet weather on its original May 12 date. Forty dirt Late Models signed in for the event, including all the WoO LMS regulars and top-rated talent such Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill., Dennis Erb Jr. of Carpentersville, Ill., Darren Miller of Milledgeville, Ill., Brian Shirley of Springfield, Ill., and Billy Drake of Bloomington, Ill.
But the wind picked up and dark clouds rolled in while drivers tested the sticky black clay during practice. Rain began falling as the hot-laps sessions came to a close, then turned into a full-fledged storm about a half-hour later, prompting DIRT officials to throw in the towel.
“Despite the threat of rain we had a great crowd on hand and a great turnout with 40 Late Models and over 40 UMP Modifieds,” said Christman. “It was shaping up to be an exciting event.”
DIRT officials initially announced on Wednesday night that the WoO LMS card would be rescheduled for Wed., Aug. 23, but scheduling conflicts with that date led them to quickly establish Mon., Aug. 14, as the day they’ll try again at Farmer City.
The Aug. 14 show will set up two straight nights of racing in the Midwest for WoO LMS teams, who are already scheduled to visit Lake Ozark Speedway in Elden, Mo., on Tues., Aug. 15.
All tickets and pit passes that were purchased for Farmer City’s WoO LMS event on May 12 and Wednesday night will be honored on Aug. 14.
Those fans and racers who are unable to return for the new date can receive a full refund of their ticket price by sending their ticket or pit wristband to DIRT MotorSports, 3600 W. Main St., Suite 150, Norman, OK, 73072.
For more information visit www.farmercityraceway.net.
The WoO LMS will continue its busy week of competition on Friday and Saturday (July 28-29) at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., where separate programs topped by 50-lap features will headline the ‘Heartland Nationals.’
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including Series sponsor Hoosier Tire; Promotional sponsors AMB i.t., Choice Hotels International, COESfx, The University of Northwest Ohio and Snap-on. Contingency sponsors include DART Machinery, Holley Performance Products Inc., MSD Ignition, Quarter Master, Ohlins and Wrisco Industries.
World of Outlaws Late Model Series At A Glance: Lebanon I-44 Speedway, Farmer City Raceway & Deer Creek Speedway
NORMAN, OK – July 24, 2006
WHAT:
* After a Saturday-night visit to Ohio’s K-C Raceway, the busiest single week of the 2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series continues this week with four races in five days at three Midwestern tracks.
WHEN:
* On Tuesday (July 25), the tour visits Missouri’s Lebanon I-44 Speedway to contest the ‘Missouri 50.’ The racetrack’s pit and spectator gates will open at 4:30 p.m. CDT, with hot laps scheduled to begin at 7 p.m., time trials at 7:25 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.
* On Wednesday (July 26), the series returns to Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway to run the “Battle of the Borders 50’ that the weather wouldn’t let start in May. Pit gates will open at 3 p.m. and spectator gates at 5 p.m., with warmups scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. and time trials at 7 p.m.
* The WoO LMS ‘Heartland Nationals’ take center stage on Friday and Saturday (July 28 and 29) at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. With complete shows topped by 50-lap features set for both nights, racing is scheduled to begin at 6:30 on Friday and 6 on Saturday.
WHERE:
* Lebanon I-44 Speedway is located about two hours from St. Louis, six miles NE of Lebanon off I-44 exit 135 (Sleeper). Go north to Outer Drive, then 1.1 miles west on old US 66.
* To get to Farmer City Raceway, take I-74 to exit 159, then go 0.6 miles south on State Route 54, then 0.7 of a mile west on U.S. Route 150. The quarter-mile speedway is located at the DeWitt County Fairgrounds.
* To get to Deer Creek Speedway, take I-90 to exit 209, then go 11.3 miles south on US 63. The track is 0.7 of a mile north of SR 16.
TICKETS:
* At Lebanon I-44 Speedway, general admission is $30 for adults and $10 for juniors (ages 13-15). Children 12 and under will be admitted free, and pit admission is $35.
* Fans and racers holding rainchecks from the postponed May 12 WoO LMS event at Farmer City Raceway can present them on Wednesday for admission. General admission ticket prices on race day will be $25 for adults and $10 for students (ages 7-15), with children ages 6 and under free of charge. Pit admission will be $35.
* General admission ticket prices for each night of action at Deer Creek will be $30 at the track ticket office.
PREVIOUS WINNERS:
* Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., won the only previous WoO LMS event at Lebanon I-44 Speedway, on July 26, 2005.
* Wednesday night will mark the first-ever visit to Farmer City Raceway by the WoO LMS.
* Two WoO LMS features have been contested at Deer Creek Speedway. Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., won the first on June 6, 2005, and Rick Eckert of York, Pa., was victorious on June 1, 2006.
ON THE INTERNET: If fans can’t get to a track to see the series, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo.
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail [email protected].
ON TELEVISION: The Friday-night action at Deer Creek Speedway will be captured by the SPEED cameras for broadcast on the network on Sun., Sept. 17, at 6 p.m. EST.
Ironically, the June 1 WoO LMS event at Deer Creek will be broadcast on SPEED this Sunday (July 30) at 6 p.m. EST.
The SPEED coverage of World of Outlaws Late Model Series action -- hosted by lead commentator Rick Benjamin along with color man Shane Andrews and pit reporter Mark Kenyon – has eight Sunday-night airdates left in 2006.
After this Sunday’s airing of the June 1 event from Deer Creek, other races scheduled for broadcast on SPEED are the July 2 event from Cayuga County (N.Y.) Fair Speedway (Aug. 13); the July 8 race from Sharon (Ohio) Speedway (Aug. 27); the July 28 program from Deer Creek (Sept. 17); the Aug. 4 meet from Lernerville (Pa.) Speedway (Sept. 24); the Sept. 16 event from I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo. (Oct. 8); the Oct. 13 ‘Night Before the Gator 100’ event from Volusia (Fla.) Speedway Park (Nov. 12); and the Oct. 14 WoO LMS season-finale ‘Gator 100’ from Volusia (Nov. 19).
All the races are scheduled for 6 p.m. EST broadcasts on SPEED.
2006 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Points Standings After July 22 (Rank-Driver-Hometown-Race Entered-Starts-Wins-Top 5-Top 10-Earnings-Points-Trail By):
1. Billy Moyer-Batesville,AR-18-18-0-9-17-$44,100-2,482-0
2. Tim McCreadie-Watertown,NY-18-18-1-9-14-$59,900-2,480-2
3. Rick Eckert-York,PA-18-18-8-11-13-$97,300-2,474-8
4. Darrell Lanigan-Union,KY-18-18-1-9-15-$47,000-2,440-42
5. Shane Clanton-Locust Grove,GA-18-18-0-8-14-$37,700-2,434-48
6. Steve Francis-Ashland,KY-18-18-2-8-13-$62,000-2,424-58
7. Chub Frank-Bear Lake,PA-18-18-2-6-13-$53,300-2,418-64
8. Dale McDowell-Chickamauga,GA-18-18-0-4-12-$29,600-2,350-132
9. Clint Smith-Senoia,GA-18-17-2-5-9-$40,310-2,279-203
10. Josh Richards-Shinnston,WV-18-18-0-2-9-$22,700-2,268-214
11. John Blankenship-Williamson,WV-18-14-0-1-6-$19,540-2,018-464
12. Eddie Carrier Jr.®-Salt Rock,WV-17-16-0-1-2-$14,010-1,995-487
13. Eric Jacobsen®-Santa Cruz,CA-18-15-0-0-1-$12,030-1,951-531
14. Garrett Durrett®-Simsboro,LA-18-15-0-0-1-$11,930-1,919-563
15. Mike Balzano-Parkersburg,WV-9-7-0-0-1-$6,220-998-1,484
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by several sponsors and partners, including Series sponsor Hoosier Tire; Promotional sponsors AMB i.t., Choice Hotels International, COESfx, The University of Northwest Ohio and Snap-on. Contingency sponsors include DART Machinery, Holley Performance Products Inc., MSD Ignition, Quarter Master, Ohlins and Wrisco Industries.
July 21....Fair....Bus Races, Hornets, Modifieds,
Late Models, Sportsman, $500 to win for Streets, ....Rained Out
School Bus race added to the Friday July 28 show
July 19....Fair....Bus Races, Hornets and Modifieds
....Rained Out
July 14, 2006
Friday night saw a new, old familiar face in victory lane, with former track champion Joe Ross Jr coming off a two year slump in convincing style. Ross Jr led all 25 laps, mostly under hard pressure from the defending champion Eric Smith. Current points leader Matt Taylor started off the night with fast time of the 26 late models on hand at 12.771 seconds. The heats were some hard charging events, with Taylor holding off a fast Richie Hedrick and Rocky Griffin in the first one. The second heat went to Joe Ross Jr in another fast race over Eric Smith and Rod Sandage. The third heat went to Darren Miller over Brian Dively and Jr Shickel. The semi feature went to Chris Dick over Jeff Byers and Lindell Jewell. The feature started off with a first lap tangle by the second row consisting of Freidman and Hedrick, also involving Jason Cleaver, all three were done for the evening. At the restart, Ross Jr took off in the lead and was never headed. Eric Smith was second with Brian Dively, Rocky Griffin and Mike Mullvain rounding out the top five.
unofficial finish:
117 Joe Ross Jr
9 Eric Smith
11D Brian Dively
1G Rocky Griffin
4 Mike Mullvain
36 Scott Bull (Roger Long's car)
38L Ryan Little
35 Derek Chandler
10 Rod Sandage
43 Jimmy Felker Jr
15 Lisa Shickel
29J Lindell Jewell
The Sportsman feature went to Greg Kimmons over Ben Hulse, Nick Macklin and Billy Nail
The Street Stock feature was an exciting race, as Jeremy Nichols led most of the race, then had a left front steering problem with three laps to go, but held off Jim Quinn until the end, with Quinn taking the win over Nichols, Chris Tackett and Lance Johnson.
The Modified feature went to Jeff Leka, taking the lead late in the race from Jeb Freidman, followed by Lance Dehm, Rob Fuqua, Randy Huffman, Al Crawley, Wes O'Dell, McKay Wenger, Gabe Menser, Jeffrey Curl and Tim O'Donnell.
There were 105 cars in the pits with the entire show finished once again before 10:30 pm
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
July 7, 2006
Friday night brought 28 late models out to do battle at Farmer City Raceway, with Billy Drake turning in fast time at 12.833 seconds in his brand new Rayburn hot rod. Heats were some really great three wide racing with the first heat going to Jr Shickel over Joe Ross Jr, Billy Drake and Michael Bradley. The second heat went to Richie Hedrick over Wes Steidinger with Matt Taylor and Joe Harlan in close tow. The third heat was another exciting event with the win going to Eric Smith over Mike Mullvain, Brian Dively and Derek Chandler. The semi feature went to Todd Bennett over Lisa Shickel, Rod Sandage and Chris Dick, who led until the white flag was flying. The feature event saw front row starter Jr Shickel and Hedrick battle it out early, with Hedrick leading the way all 25 laps. As the race neared halfway, Wes Steidinger worked his way into second place to do battle with Hedrick. Joe Ross Jr enjoyed his run near the front, and decided to go after Hedrick himself through the heavy traffic. With no cautions, Hedrick masterfully worked his way through traffic, leaving Ross little chance to make a pass. Hedrick won, with Ross Jr second and Steidinger and Eric Smith close behind.
unofficial finish:
0 Richie Hedrick
117 Joe Ross Jr
1 Wes Steidinger
9 Eric Smith
S10 Jr Shickel
9 Billy Drake
7M Michael Bradley
4 Mike Mullvain
35 Derek Chandler
11D Brian Dively
22 Chris Dick
89 Darren Freidman
Z Joe Harlan
24 laps
36 Roger Long
10 Rod Sandage
3L Matt Taylor
T2 Todd Bennett
38L Ryan Little
15 Lisa Shickel
The modifieds put on a great show, with Jeff Leka taking the lead late in the
race from Tim O'Donnell for the win.
heat #1 Jeff Leka, Lance Dehm, Rick Weekly, Jeb Freidman....heat #2 Tim
O'Donnell, Nick Neville, Brandon Kessinger, #21 from Louisiana....heat #3 Wes
O'Dell, Gary Turpin, McKay Wenger, Matt Bachman....heat #4 Danny Schwartz, Kyle
Byerline, Brian Lynn, Randy Huffman....semi #1 Kelly Kouski, Scott Bull, Jeffrey
Curl, Cory Schwengel....semi #2 Al Crawley, Fowler and Darcey Wey.
unofficial feature finish:
3L Jeff Leka
T33 Tim O'Donnell
D1 Lance Dehm
21 Danny Schwartz
42 Gary Turpin
5H Randy Huffman
83 Scott Bull
42 McKay Wenger
87 Wes O'Dell
10 Kelly Kouski
11 Kyle Byerline
57 Brandon Kessinger
Denny Schwartz did not transfer to the feature
The street stocks put on a rough and tough show with the feature going to Jeremy
Nichols over Chris Tackett, Lance Johnson and Jim Quinn
The show was complete at 10:20 pm with 102 cars in the pits.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
June 30, 2006
Thirty one late models rolled into the Farmer City Raceway Friday night and put
on a whale of a show for the fans. Defending track champion Eric Smith turned in
fast time at 12.828 seconds. With a tacky race surface, the heats were
tremendous races, with three wide racing for the lead almost every lap. The
first heat went to Joe Harlan over Eric Smith, Joe Ross Jr. and Chris Dick. The
second heat went to Matt Taylor after following Jason Feger the entire distance
with Taylor taking the lead coming off turn four for the win and Mike Mullvain
and Roger Long right behind them. The third heat went to Brian Dively over Wes
Steidinger, who got around Richie Hedrick also on the final corner with Michael
Bradley close behind. The semi feature went to Jason Cleaver over Derek Chandler
and Bruce White.
The feature was a real barn-burner again, with Matt Taylor taking the early
lead, and holding the point until halfway, when he spun, with second
place Joe Harlan following him around in a circle. Taylor retired with a flat
tire and Harlan went to the rear of the field. This put Richie Hedrick, who had
started ninth and was running third at the time, into the lead. A few bumps
later and Wes Steidinger was leading Hedrick with Eric Smith Jason Feger and
Mike Mullvain all working hard for the second spot. Steidinger would go on to
post his first ever Farmer City Raceway win, followed by Eric Smith, Richie
Hedrick, Mike Mullvain and Jason Feger. Steidinger then thanked all his fans in
the main grandstand by doing a high speed donut right in front of them and
spraying them with pea gravel, then stopped, and did it again, covering even
more with gravel the second time.
unofficial finish:
1 Wes Steidinger
9 Eric Smith
0 Richie Hedrick
4 Mike Mullvain
25 Jason Feger
117 Joe Ross Jr
35 Derek Chandler
36 Roger Long
7M Michael Bradley
89 Darren Freidman
11D Brian Dively
22 Chris Dick
38L Ryan Little
C4 Jason Cleaver
1G Rocky Griffin
The modifieds put on a great show of their own, with heats going to McKay Wenger
over Matt Goulden and Al Crawley. Heat number two went to last place starter
Danny Schwartz over Derek Neville and Bobby Fowler. The third heat went to Roy
Obermeyer over Dennis Wilson and Nick Neville. The final heat went to Jeff Leka
over Denny Schwartz and Randy Huffman. The feature was a wild one, as Leka took
off from his outside front row starting position and started building up a lead
by lap six when his car broke and he retired for the evening, leaving Danny
Schwartz in the lead. Matt Goulden and McKay Wenger wanted that front spot and
Wenger ended up taking the lead winning a very fast race over Danny Schwartz,
Matt Goulden, Randy Huffman, Denny Schwartz, Al Crawley, Matt Bachman, Wes,
O'Dell, Bobby Fowler, Derek Neville and Jeffrey Curl.
The sportsman race went to Wes O'Dell in a close contest over Greg Kimmons,
Jimmy Dehm and Terry Worth.
There were 146 cars in the pits
Farmer City Raceway ..........
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June 23, 2006
by Racenut
The first Friday of Summer brought the UMP Summernationals to Farmer City Raceway, with a whopping 57 late models in the pits. Steve Hillard of Sadorus, IL turned in fast time overall at 13.261 seconds. Heats went to Wes Steidinger over Matt Taylor; Steve Sheppard Jr over Brian Shirley; Steve Hillard over Shannon Babb by inches; Kevin Weaver over Jeep VanWormer; Joe Harlan over Billy Drake; and Darren Miller over Dan Schlieper. The semi features went to Mike Mullvain over Jack Sullivan; Wendell Wallace over Scott James; and Ryan Dauber over Eric Smith.
The dash for the heat winners was an exciting race with the checkers going to Darren Miller over Wes Steidinger, setting up the front row for the feature, followed by Steve Hillard, Kevin Weaver, Joe Harlan and Steve Sheppard Jr. Rodney Melvin, Randy Korte, and Jr Shickel were the provisional starters.
The feature was a torrid affair, with the track taking rubber, passing was at a premium. Miller took the lead at the start and opened up a full straightaway lead over Wes Steidinger. By the time they had 14 of the 40 laps in the books, Hillard worked his way around Steidinger for second, and set his sites on Miller. After a couple more mid race cautions, lap 33 saw Hillard racing side by side with Miller. As the laps ran down, Hillard stayed the course, either directly behind or next to Miller. While the white flag was in the air, Miller got a bit out of the rubber groove, with Hillard full throttle trying to pass, contact was made, with Miller getting a bit sideways and as he collected the car, the front steering broke. Hillard went on around and held off Steidinger for the $10,000 win, the best in his career. Kevin Weaver came home a distant third followed by Shannon Babb, Matt Taylor, and Dan Schlieper.
unofficial finish:(start pos. in parenthesis)
34 Steve Hillard(3)
1 Wes Steidinger(2)
B12 Kevin Weaver(4)
18 Shannon Babb(9)
3L Matt Taylor(7)
s9 Dan Schlieper(WI)(12)
32D Darren Miller(1)
88 Wendell Wallace(AR)(14)
3s Brian Shirley(8)
55 Jeep VanWormer(MI)(10)
18s Jack Sullivan(AR)(16)
00 Randy Korte(20)prov
9 Eric Smith(18)
S10 Jr Shickel(21)prov
5s Steve Sheppard(6)
dnf
4 Mike Mullvain(13)
64 Ryan Dauber(15)
27 Rodney Melvin(19)prov
Z Joe Harlan(5)
9 Billy Drake(11)
83 Scott James(IN)(17)
The very stout field, along with the new line up procedures left several
notables on the trailer at feature time, including Tim Lance, Richie Hedrick,
Dennis Erb Jr, Roger Long, Joe Ross Jr, Johnny Johnson, Brad Neat, Jason Feger,
Patrick Sheltra, Steve Lance Jr, and a host of others
June 16
Bob Pierce Race cars ended up in victory lane with Denny Schwartz holding off
Jeff Leka in the modifieds and Roger Long winning after holding off Mike
Mullvain for the entire distance, but Chris Dick got around Mullvain at the end
and made futile last lap run for the lead....Long won, Chris Dick second and
Mike Mullvain third.
Farmer City Raceway
June 16, 2006
Thirty one late models took time trials Friday night, with Bloomington's Rocky Griffin turning in fast time at 13.392 seconds. Roger Long won the first heat in a spirited battle over Joe Harlan and Ed Barth. The second heat went to Mike Mullvain over Joe Ross Jr and Jason Cleaver. The third heat was won by Chris Dick over Darren Freidman and Eric Smith. The final heat went to Brian Dively over Matt Taylor and Jay Sparks. The semi went to Jeremy Conaway over Cory Rolfe. The feature was led from green to checkers by veteran Roger Long, but he was pressured most of the way by Mike Mullvain. During the closing laps, Chris Dick powered around Mullvain and closed in on Long, falling just short of a victory.
unofficial finish:
36 Roger Long
22 Chris Dick
4 Mike Mullvain
11D Brian Dively
89 Darren Freidman
3L Matt Taylor
9 Eric Smith
117 Joe Ross Jr
c4 Jason Cleaver
1G Rocky Griffin
7 Jay Sparks
12 Randy Myers
22 Cory Rolfe
59 Chad Evans
61 Bruce White
Denny Schwartz led Jeff Leka to the checkers in the modified division. The
dynamic duo was followed by Scott Bull, Matt Goulden, and Tim O'Donnell in his
first night out in 2006. Goulden, Bull and O'Donnell won the heats with the semi
going to Bobby Pearson over McKay Wenger.
The sportsman feature went to Greg Kimmons over Nick Macklin again, but this time Kimmons started out front and Macklin came from deep in the field.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
June 9, 2006
Steve Sheppard Jr first Late Model repeat winner of 2006!
Jason Feger turned in fast time of the thirty late models at Farmer City Raceway Friday night with a time of 12.997 seconds. Feger then won his heat over Roger Long and Joe Harlan. The second heat went to Steve Sheppard Jr over Wes Steidinger and Joe Ross Jr. The third heat was won by Matt Taylor over Dennis Erb Jr and Brian Dively. The semi feature went to Darren Freidman over Chris Dick. The feature saw Sheppard Jr taking the early lead, challenged early by Feger. Dennis Erb Jr came up and took the lead on the seventh lap. Erb would lead until lap 22, when the yellow flew for Richie Hedrick. During the yellow, a big puff of blue smoke came out of Erb's hot rod, and as the green flag flew again, Sheppard made the pass for the lead. Sheppard went on for the win, followed by Erb Jr, Matt Taylor and Jason Feger.
unofficial finish:
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
28 Dennis Erb Jr
3L Matt Taylor
25 Jason Feger
1 Wes Steidinger
Z Joe Harlan
22 Chris Dick
S10 Jr Shickel
9 Eric Smith
89 Darren Freidman
1G Rocky Griffin
11 Brian Dively
20 Ed Barth
The Sportsman feature was once again a Greg Kimmons and Nick Macklin race, with
Kimmons leading all 15 green flag laps and all 20 yellow flag laps as well.
The Modifieds had 27 drivers on hand, with heats going to Scott Bull, Wes O'Dell
and and exciting third heat going to Denny Schwartz moving from third to take
the checkers at the flag. Jeffrey Curl left the field behind in the semi
feature. The feature went to Denny Schwartz, leading all 20 laps, but with Scott
Bull catching him half way through and pulling alongside several times, Schwartz
had a hard time keeping the youngster at bay. Bull finished second, with Aaron
Ricketts third, Danny Schwartz fourth and Jeff Leka fifth.
June 2, 2006
The modifieds had the headline at Farmer City Raceway Friday night with the
modified topless 30 lap feature. Matt Goulden fired the first shot with a 14.386
second lap, fast time for the 35 mods on hand, also a new track record for the
mods. The first heat went to Denny Schwartz in a spirited battle over Matt
Goulden and Jeb Freidman. The second heat went to Lance Dehm over Danny Schwartz
and Dan Hamstra. The third heat went to Jeff Leka over Don Kiger and Brandon
Kessinger. The fourth heat went to Scott Bull over Gary Cook Jr and Marty Hiser.
The semis went to Abe Helfand and Aaron Ricketts. The feature was a barn burner
with Denny Schwartz and Jeff Leka running away from the field. Schwartz won, but
the excitement came after the white flag, as Leka was setting up for the pass,
he slipped off the backstretch and clipped the turn three tires, doing a vicious
barrel roll going over twice before coming back down on his roof. Leka was
unhurt, although his car was destroyed. Schwartz went on for the win over Danny
Schwartz, Matt Goulden, Scott Bull, Dan Hamstra, Don Kiger, Rob Fuqua, Gary Cook
Jr, Aaron Ricketts, Wes O'Dell, Jeb Freidman and Jeffrey Curl.
The sportsman feature went to Greg Kimmons as he passed Nick Macklin half way
through the race, with Macklin challenging the rest of the way.
In the Late Models, Joe Harlan turned in fast time of the 30 late models on
hand at 12.963 seconds. The first heat went to Dennis Erb Jr over Joe Harlan and
Richie Hedrick. The second heat went to Steve Sheppard Jr over Eric Smith and
Matt Taylor. The final heat went to Donnie Walden over Ed Bauman and Joe Ross
Jr. The semi feature went to Wes Steidinger over Chris Dick. The feature went to
Dennis Erb Jr after leading all 25 laps. With Walden pressuring him at the
start, Erb opened up a bit of a lead over the field. Steve Sheppard Jr then came
on and caught Erb Jr, putting on several failed attempts for the pass. Sheppard
Jr would finish a close second over Richie Hedrick and Joe Harlan.
unofficial finish:
28 Dennis Erb Jr
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
0 Richie Hedrick
Z Joe Harlan
3L Matt Taylor
1W Donnie Walden
36 Roger Long
11D Brian Dively
117 Joe Ross Jr
9 Eric Smith
1 Wes Steidinger
89 Darren Freidman
Friday May 26....$2,000 to win for Late Models
Friday night proved to be a hot night at the races, not only the weather, but
the races as well. With 31 late models and 31 modifieds, the races were all any
fan could ask for. Late model time trials had Eric Smith with fast time at
12.920 seconds. Smith won the first heat over Joe Harlan and Mike Mullvain.
Second heat went to Steve Sheppard Jr at the flag over Wes Steidinger and Donnie
Walden. The third heat went to Roger Long over Justin Allgaier and Richie
Hedrick. The fourth and final heat went to Dennis Erb Jr over Matt Taylor and
Ryan Unzicker. The semi was won by Chris Dick in an exciting finish over Rod
Sandage and Rocky Griffin. The feature had Smith and Sheppard Jr on the front
row, with Sheppard Jr taking the point, fighting off Smith, Roger Long, and
Dennis Erb Jr for the first 20 laps. At the checkered flag, however, Sheppard Jr
had to hold off the eleventh place starter Richie Hedrick for the win. Erb Jr
slipped to third with Long and Smith rounding out the top five. Sheppard's
$2,000 win made him the sixth winner in six races for 2006 season.
unofficial finish:
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
0 Richie Hedrick
28 Dennis Erb Jr
36 Roger Long
9 Eric Smith
1 Wes Steidinger
Z Joe Harlan
1A Justin Allgaier
117 Joe Ross Jr
22 Chris Dick
1G Rocky Griffin
S10 Jr Shickel
11D Brian Dively
25 Jason Feger
4 Mike Mullvain
1W Donnie Walden
40 Greg Kimmons
The sportsman feature was another hard fought contest, with Wes O'Dell winning
out over Greg Kimmons
The modified feature was up for grabs, with none of the twenty starters having
posted a 2006 win at Farmer City Raceway. The winner was thirteenth place
starter McKay Wenger, who had gone to the top side to pass Marty Hiser at the
end of the race. Third place finisher Randy Huffman had also started near the
back and followed Wenger to the top side for another great run. Derek Neville,
Jeb Freidman, Roben Huffman and Nick Neville rounded out the top finishers in
this very exciting feature.
It was also announced that the World of Outlaws Late Model show will be run on
Wednesday July 26, $10,000 to win with $1,000 to win for the modifieds.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
May 19, 2006
Thirty Seven late models signed in at the gates Friday night, with the young
gun Donnie Walden turning in fast time at 12.922 seconds. Walden won the first
heat over Eric Smith, the second heat won by Tim Lance over Joe Harlan, the
third heat went to Wes Steidinger over Richie Hedrick, and the fourth heat to
Matt Taylor over Steve Sheppard Jr. The semi features went to Brian Dively and
Terry Babb. The feature had a few cautions in the beginning, with Walden and
Lance putting on a show for the fans. By the tenth lap, Lance had taken command
and went on to win the race with current points leader Matt Taylor in second.
unofficial finish
48 Tim Lance
3L Matt Taylor
1 Wes Steidinger
5s Steve Sheppard Jr
3s Brian Shirley
1W Donnie Walden
24 Ryan Unzicker
117 Joe Ross Jr
25 Jason Feger
Z Joe Harlan
11D Brian Dively
9 Eric Smith
88 Terry Babb
Street Stock heats went to Jim Quinn over Lance Johnson, Chris Tackett over Milo
Ziemer and JD Smith over Jimmy Howard. The feature went to Jeremy Nichols over
high-ridin' Chris Tackett.
With 32 modifieds, the heats went to Randy Huffman, Jeff Leka and Jeffrey Curl.
Semi feature went to Rick Weekly.
The modified feature went to Denny Schwartz followed by Jeff Leka, Aaron
Ricketts, Randy Huffman, Lance Dehm, Wes O'Dell, Gary Cook Jr, and Scott Bull.
The sportsman feature went to Greg Kimmons over Matt Fuller and Rick Hufford.
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City, IL
May 12, 2006
There were 35 late models and 30 modifieds at the track and several more on the way Friday night. The World of Outlaws Late Models series was scheduled to run for $10,00 to win. With a perfectly groomed race track, a crowd from at least 15 states and drivers from at least 12 states, under cloudy skies, Dirt MotorSports/World of Outlaws waited less than an hour after the water truck quit watering the track to call the event due to "possible inclement weather." This left most of the fans and many drivers perplexed and most of the fans angered, as those of us heading westward had to stare into the sun before we got home. The DirtMotorsports officials said there will be a decision later in the week about a possible rain date.
Farmer City Raceway
Farmer City IL
May 5, 2006
Thirty six late models lined up for time trials Friday night, with fast time
going to Matt Taylor at 12.860 seconds. Heat races went to Steve Hillard over
Matt Taylor, Joe Ross Jr over Wes Steidinger, Tony Izzo Jr over Mike Mullvain
and Jr Shickel over Ryan Unzicker. The semi features went to Ryan Dauber over
Rod Sandage and to Jason Feger over Darren Friedman. The feature turned out to
be a wild and wooly event with pole sitter Steve Hillard taking the first turn
at leading, but outside front row starter Joe Ross Jr would have nothing to do
with that, taking the lead on the second lap. Ross Jr would lead up to lap 20,
when Hillard took command, but the duo raced most of that time side by side with
Matt Taylor trying to stick his nose in front. Hillard finally took command for
the final five laps and was followed by Taylor, and Wes Steidinger with Ross
slipping to fourth. Fifth went to the charging Richie Hedrick, who had started
16th with Izzo Jr and Jr Shickel right on their tails.
unofficial rundown:
34 Steve Hillard
3L Matt Taylor
1 Wes Steidinger
117 Joe Ross Jr
0 Richie Hedrick
21 Tony Izzo Jr
S10 Frank Shickel Jr
25 Jason Feger
4 Mike Mullvain
Z Joe Harlan
24 Ryan Unzicker
22 Chris Dick
14 Kerry Matthew
1W Donnie Walden
DNF
64 Ryan Dauber
36 Roger Long
1G Rocky Griffin
89 Darren Friedman
47 Jacen Allen
10 Rod Sandage
The street stock feature had Travis Johnson passing Jim Quinn midway for the
win.
The sportsman feature went to Wes O'Dell with Rick Hufford and Greg Kimmons putting on the show for the fans for second and third spots.
The modified feature was finally a Jeff Leka show, with Leka starting third, taking the lead before they even got to the flagstand and followed the entire distance by Lance Dehm with Dave Porth, Matt Bachman and Gary Cook Jr filling out the top five.
*by Bret Emrick*
NORMAN, Okla.-- For the first time ever the stars and cars of the World
of Outlaws Late Model Series will compete at Farmer City Raceway
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Farmer City, Illinois Friday, May 12 and at Kamp Motor Speedway
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Boswell, Indiana Saturday, May 13. Billed as the ‘Battle Of The Borders
Weekend’ the World Of Outlaws Late Model Series will co-sanction the
$90,000 purse weekend with the United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) Late
Model Series. A healthy $10,000 winners check will be on the line in
each ‘Battle Of The Borders Weekend 50’.
Round 1 of the ‘Battle Of The Borders Weekend 50’ starts off Friday, May
12 at the ultra-competitive Farmer City Raceway high-banked ¼ mile dirt
oval located at the DeWitt County Fairgrounds. Crossing the border into
Indiana Saturday, May 13 round 2 unfolds at the picturesque Kamp Motor
Speedway semi-banked 3/8ths mile clay oval. Both events will feature a
complete program of time trials, heat races, ‘B’ Main races and the pole
dash prior to each round of the ‘Battle Of The Borders Weekend 50’.
Ticket prices for each round of the World of Outlaws Late Model
Series/UMP Late Model Series events are $25.00 for adult general
admission, $10.00 for students ages 7 – 15, children ages 6 and under
are free and pit admission is $35.00. A two-day adult general admission
ticket for $45.00 will be available at the Farmer City Raceway event.
Pit gates at Farmer City Raceway will open at 3:00p.m. with spectator
gates opening at 5:00p.m. Warm-ups begin at 6:30p.m. with time trials at
7:00p.m. and racing
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At Kamp Motor Speedway pit gates open at 3:00p.m. with spectator gates
opening at 5:00p.m. Warm-ups are slated for 6:00p.m. with time trials at
6:30p.m. and racing at 7:30p.m.
With the co-sanctioning of the event the UMP tire rule of Hoosier LM 11”
x 88” , 90” , or 92” and M20 or M40 tires will be utilized. UMP points
will also be awarded for each event. The UMP Modifieds will support the
dirt Late Models racing for $1,000 to win each round of the ‘Battle Of
The Borders Weekend’.
For further information on each round of the ‘Battle Of The Borders
Weekend 50’ contact Farmer City Raceway at 217-737-7134 (office),
309-928-9110 (track) or visit the Farmer City Raceway website located at
www.farmercityraceway.net. To
contact Kamp Motor Speedway phone
765-742-8494 (office) or 765-869-5212 (track). The Kamp Motor Speedway
website is located at
www.kampmotorspeedway.com.
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the
country by several sponsors and partners, including Series sponsor
Hoosier Tire; Promotional sponsors AMB i.t., Choice Hotels
International, COESfx and The University of Northwest Ohio. Contingency
sponsors include DART Machinery, Holley Performance Products Inc., MSD
Ignition, Quarter Master, Ohlins, and Wrisco Industries.
Farmer City Raceway (IL) April 28, 2006
Thirty nine late models signed in the pits for the $2000 to win feature Friday
night. Brian Shirley turned in fast time at 13.090 seconds. The first heat went
to Shannon Babb in a very spirited battle over Brian Shirley, Wes Steidinger and
Joe Harlan. The second heat went to Ryan Dauber over Jr Shickel, Dan
Schlieper an Steve Sheppard Jr. Heat three went to Dennis Erb Jr over Eric
Smith, Darren Friedman and Justin Allgaier. Heat four went to Billy Drake over
Rodney Melvin, Kevin Weaver and Joe Ross Jr. The semis went to Richie Hedrick
and Jeremy Conaway. The feature event started with Ryan Dauber taking the early
lead over Shannon Babb until the midway point, when Babb slipped around for the
lead and was never seriously challenged on his way to the checkers. Dauber
finished second followed by Melvin and Schlieper.
unofficial rundown:
18 Babb
64 Dauber
R52 Melvin
S9 Schlieper
28 Erb
9 Drake
S10 Shickel
3S Shirley
B12 Weaver
1W Walden
0 Hedrick
9 Smith
117 Ross Jr
89 Friedman
Z Harlan
1A Allgaier
25 Feger
The Sportsman feature went to Nick Macklin over Billy Nail and Wes O'Dell.
Modified feature went to Gary Cook Jr over Lance Dehm and Jeff Leka.
April 21, 2006
Thirty six late models and 29 modifieds came to Farmer City Raceway Friday night. With a new 11:30 curfew put in place by the city, the modifieds no longer qualify, they now use a draw and passing points system. The late models were the first cars on the track with time trials and Roger Long turned in fast time at 13.080 seconds. Late model heat races went to Richie Hedrick over Kevin Weaver, Brian Shirley and Roger Long in a fierce battle that saw three wide racing all around the track. The second heat went to Steve Sheppard Jr over Ryan Dauber, Russ Sheffler and Joe Harlan. Heat number three had last weeks feature winner Matt Taylor winning over Jason Feger, Daren Friedman and Eric Smith. The final heat went to Dennis Erb Jr over Joe Ross Jr, Donnie Walden and Chris Dick. Semis went to Jr Shickel over Ryan Unzicker and Mike Mullvain over Terry Babb. Richie Hedrick led the first lap of the feature, but gave up the lead to Steve Sheppard Jr at the flagstand and the first few laps were side by side until Sheppard pulled out a bit by himself. Hedrick kept him in sight, however he had to battle the entire race for second side by side with Matt Taylor, Kevin Weaver and Brian Shirley. On the last lap, with Sheppard leading, his car broke and Hedrick blew past him, but Sheppard kept going, ending up hitting the turn three wall, finishing sixth. the final rundown was Hedrick with the win, second went to Matt Taylor, followed by ninth place starter Brian Shirley, Kevin Weaver, Dennis Erb Jr, Sheppard Jr, Ryan Dauber, Jason Feger, Daren Friedman, and Russ Sheffler rounding out the top ten. After them was Joe Ross Jr, Jr Shickel, Eric Smith, Roger Long, Joe Harlan, Donnie Walden, Mike Mullvain and Ryan Unzicker. 18 of the twenty starters finished and were all on the lead lap.
The street stock feature went to Lenny Summer in a wild race over Chris Tackett.
Wes O'Dell won the sportsman feature, with second place three wide finish with Nick Macklin, Rich Thomas and Greg Kimmons putting on a show for the fans.
In the modifieds, heat wins went to Dave Porth, Nick Neville and Rick
Hamilton. Although the new passing points system was/is kinda confusing for the
fans, the promoters have the system down, as soon as heat races ended, the top 6
in passing points were announced, and within a few minutes after the last heat,
they announced the starting lineup for the feature. This system really seemed to
work well, jumbling up the starting field a bit. Scott Bull led the entire
distance with twelfth place starter Jeff Leka putting on the show taking the
runner up spot over Wenger, Jerry Huffman, Gary Cook Jr, Roben Huffman, Dave
Porth, Randy Huffman and Nick Neville.
All races were finished before 11:00 pm.
Farmer City Raceway (IL)
April 14, 2006
Farmer City Raceway held the season opener Friday night, with a record
setting 225 cars on hand in 5 divisions and a full house in the grandstands. 38
late models and 57 modifieds took time trials, with Lance Dehm fastest for the
mods and Ryan Dauber breaking his own late model track record, which now sits at
12.348 seconds. Heat races for the mods had winners of Lance Dehm, Matt Goulden,
Wes McClara, Denny Schwartz, Jay Ledford and Scott Bull. Semis went to Derek
Neville, Jeffrey Curl, Steve Ewing and Wes O'Dell. The mods put on the best show of the
evening, with 57 on hand, great heats and a non stop feature. Lance Dehm led
most of the feature, at one point checking out on the field until breaking with
just a few laps to go. Last years UMP National Champion Denny Schwartz went on
to the victory with Jeff Leka hounding him, finishing second. The fast duo was
trailed by Scott Bull, Nick Neville, Jay Ledford, Gary Cook Jr, Aaron Ricketts,
Derek Neville and Dave Porth.
The first late model heat went to Ryan Dauber over Joe Harlan and Mike Mullvain.
Second heat went to Bret Sievert over Joe Ross Jr and Jason Feger. Third heat
went to Kevin Weaver in a spirited battle over Roger Long and Donny Walden.
Fourth heat went to Matt Taylor over Richie Hedrick and Dan Walden. Fifth heat
went to Wes Steidinger over Daren Friedman and defending track champ Eric Smith.
The first semi went to Ryan Unzicker over Butch Smith and Jamie Zidar, and the
second semi went to Ryan Little over Jimmy Felker Jr and Jeremy Conaway.
The feature was a yellow flag affair, and honestly, I lost track at the eighth
yellow on lap 10. Bret Sievert took the lead at the green, but Matt Taylor took
command on the second lap and never gave up control, winning his first Farmer
City feature of the season. Bret Sievert came home second in Jamie Zidar's
backup car, with Richie Hedrick, Ryan Dauber, Daren Friedman, Joe Harlan, Jason
Feger, Jamie Zidar, and Eric Smith rounding out the lead lap cars, followed by
Dan Walden and Mike Mullvain as the only other finishers.
April 7....opening night rained out
April 14....full show plus hornets
2006 schedule.... subject to change
| Sunday | March 26 | Open Practice (Noon - 5) |
| Sunday | April 2 | Open Practice (Noon - 5) |
| Friday | April 7 | Opening Night (FULL SHOW) |
| Friday | April 14 | Full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | April 21 | Full Show |
| Sunday | April 23 | Test & Tune (Noon - 5) |
| Friday | April 28 | $2000 To Win Late Models (Full Show) + Hornets |
| Friday | May 5 | Full Show |
| Sunday | May 7 | Test & Tune (Noon - 5) |
| Friday | May 12 | WoO Late Models - UMP Late Models - UMP Modifieds |
| Friday | May 19 | Full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | May 26 | Quarter Midget Night (Full Show) |
| Friday | June 2 | $1000 To Win Modified Topless 40 + Hornets |
| Friday | June 9 | Scout Night Full Show |
| Friday | June 16 | B-104 Night - Full Show |
| Friday | June 23 | UMP SUMMERNATIONALS $10,000 TO WIN LATE MODELS + Full Show |
| Friday | June 30 | Full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | July 7 | Johnson Trucking Night Full Show |
| Friday | July 14 | Full Show |
| Wednesday | July 19 | D&J Trailer Night - School Bus Race + Plus $500 To Win Modifieds & Hornets |
| Friday | July 21 | *QUINN'S TOWING $500 TO WIN STREET STOCKS* / Full Show |
| Friday | July 28 | Fan Appreciation Night $5 Admission - full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | August 4 | D & J Trailer Late Model Topless 50 $2000 To Win + Full Show |
| Friday | August 11 | Red Griffin Memorial - Full Show (special for all classes, watch for details) |
| Friday | August 18 | Full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | August 25 | Full Show + Hornets |
| Friday | September 1 | *$5000 TO WIN LATE MODELS* / Full Show |
| Friday | September 8 | NO RACES (World 100 Weekend) |
| Friday | September 15 | TBA (Hornets) |
| Friday | September 22 | TBA (Hornets) |
| Friday | September 29 | TBA (Hornets) |
Farmer City Raceway Informational
Meeting
Sunday February 26 12:00
Farmer City American Legion
located at the pit gate
NOTES FROM THAT MEETING BY ROGER TAYLOR.....
Don Hammer started the Meeting with an announcement that there
will be a Race Car Show at O'Charleys in Forsyth ,IL. on March 18. Anyone
who wants to, may bring their Race Car that day. They would like the cars
to be there at 9 am so the Show can start at 10 am. For more info,call Don
Cisco at 217-762-2244 during the daytime.------ The Street Stocks and
Sportsman Classes will be running under the UMP Sanction this year. The USSE
was invited to attend this meeting to answer questions. They chose not to
attend. So, the decision was made to run under UMP in 2006 at this meeting.
The Streets and Sportsman Drivers were told by Hammer, that he recommends
they join UMP. Drivers wishing to join UMP have until June 01 to do so. The
fee is $75.00 for the year. The points fund will be for this region ,not a
large National region .Only 5 or 6 tracks in our region. Included ,with the
$75.00 membership fee, is a $10,000.00 accidental death/dismemberment
policy. Along with a $50,000.00 medical policy in the event of a driver
being seriously injured.--- Hammer noted that the only serious injury, at
the track, in 2005, was a broken leg to a Driver in the Hornet Class.----On
to the rules for 2006.----- In the Hornet Class,Drivers MUST have fire suits
and racing seats. This is a rule that the Insurance Company is requiring
.The Farmer City track will be inspecting these cars thoroughly for safety.
Roll Cages must be well built with the welds being checked. All safety items
as fire extinguishers etc. will also be checked .As mentioned above, fire
suits and racing seats are required. Also, in the upper right corner of the
windshield area. You will need to have your complete car number displayed.
If you run a letter with your number,such as T-75, they want the T and the
75, the same height. This will help to insure the cars are lined up
correctly. The Hornet Class has a lot of cars with the same, or similar
numbers. This will help prevent anyone being lined up incorrectly. Kill
Switch behind the Driver, inside the back window is recommended. Hammer will
be working with the Hornet Teams to increase the length of their Heats and
Features as well as all safety items. He will try to give them 6 lap heats
with 12 lap feature races. -----STREET STOCKS-No rule changes for 2006.
But Drivers must be running any of the 3 combinations of E-Mod tires by the
end of June. They may run a 26.5 or 27.5 to get the stagger they need.
----SPORTSMAN-Hammer has been working with the Fairbury track to insure the
rules are the same at both tracks. He reported that it his understanding
that all is well in that regard. Drivers still need to check the rules as
there was mention of a filler panel needed on the rear if there was more
than 12 inches. I don't understand what this is 100%. So check the
rules! Wheels and tires, 10 inch rims with a 10 inch footprint. By the end
of June, Drivers must run Hoosiers on the rear.----- MODIFIED'S and LATE
MODELS- NO rule changes for 2006.----- Hammer announced that the World of
OutLaw Late Models will be here May 12. The UMP Modified's and Late Models
will also be on the schedule for that evening.---- There will be a $1,000.00
to win " Topless " race for the Modified's this year.---- Hammer is working
to bring a "Topless" Late Model show to Farmer City this year also. ---
Other things mentioned by Hammer. Any Driver needing to change a tire at
feature time, may do so, providing the tires,etc. are in the INFIELD area.
Any Driver leaving the track, to go the pits, will be done. Change them in
the infield!--- Anyone seen SPEEDING through the pits will be suspended.
There was one incident, at the end of the 2005 season, and that Driver will
miss some races at the beginning of 2006 due to that incident.--- FIGHTING-
Absolutely NO fighting will be tolerated at the track. Hammer STRESSED this
point! There was one BIG fight in the pits last year. Suspensions were
handed out, and some people wont be back due to the suspensions that Hammer
handed down. So, Hammer said, at the meeting, you speed through the pits or
get into a fight. YOU ARE GONE! NO EXCEPTIONS! It will be posted at the
track, and in the rules. THAT is your only warning, the one you read is
it!---In other news, The Raceway is needing part-time workers in several
areas of the Track. Pit Gate ,Main Gate ,Concessions ,etc. Anyone needing to
pickup a few extra bucks on Race Night should contact the Track.---Hammer
noted that Farmer City averaged around 130 cars per night in 2005.--- As
always, if you have ANY questions, contact the Farmer City Raceway to have
them answered.--- I got everything I could. Its just that, when the Promoter
is discussing one class, everyone who is not in that class, talks, and that
makes it hard to get everything. --- One other item I noticed on the way
out of the Farmer City American Legion. There will be a Racing Party at the
Farmer City American Legion on March 11, 2006. It is for the #82 Jim Quinn
and #77 Danny Shoufler teams. Starts at 6 PM until ?-They will have a
DJ,Raffle,Auction, and a 50/50 going on. Adults $5.00 and kids are free.
Come on out and help support two of the guys that make racing great.
The 2006 season will be here soon and we are looking forward to it!!
We will be having practice on March 26 and April 2 (Sundays) from 12-4.
Opening night will be on Friday April 7.
We are finalizing the schedule and will be posting it soon.
Some important dates that are final are:
May 12: World of Outlaws $10,000 to win and UMP Late Models $1000 to win and
UMP Modifieds $1000 to win!!! ( 3 features, no other classes will be running
this night)
June 23: UMP Summernationals $10,000 to win Late Models
July 19 (Wednesday): School Bus Races (fair week)
We are also working on a topless race and special shows for all of the
classes.
Looking for feedback on the Powder Puff race??
Should we have it at the end of the season again or earlier??
Farmer City will be co-sanctioning street stocks in 2006: UMP and USSE
The total point fund purse for these 2 sanctions is $25,000!!
Anyone looking to make some extra $$ during the races?? We are looking for
gate help.
Please call for more information: 217-737-7134
THANK YOU to everyone for coming out to the banquet!!!
WOW what a crowd!!!
We hope everyone had as much fun as we did.
Saturday January 7, 2006: Farmer City Raceway 2005 Banquet/ Party at Tri-Lakes Banquet facility in Bloomington. Cocktails at 5:00, dinner at 6:00 and award presentations at 7:00. Entertainment after awards provided by Ron Devore. Lots of door prizes and other surprises. Tickets are $10 (children 5 and under free) and can be purchased at the door or reserved by calling 217-737-7134 or 217-828-0078. All drivers placing in the top ten in all 4 divisions will receive 2 free tickets. Dress is casual, we don't care what you wear, we just want you to be there. Come on out and enjoy the fun with your favorite drivers and their families, crews, sponsors. Overnight accommodations can be reserved at the Radisson in Bloomington by calling 309-664-6446 (mention Farmer City Raceway Banquet to receive discount). We look forward to seeing everyone!!
Come out next spring and support the Hammers and Truspeed Inc