OCTOBER 2008 NEWS

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10
Clanton tops Southern Regional Racing Series action at Boyd's Speedway
McCool collects MSCCS Super Late Model victory at Columbus Speedway
Top 16 redraw for starting positions in The Ultimate at Challenger Raceway

Hogge grabs first night of the 23rd Bud Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9
Drake tunes up for the Ultimate with Mega-Blitz win at Challenger Raceway
James winds up sixth in Lucas Oil Series points; readies for Lawrenceburg
Birkhofer grabs Liberty 100 title; readies for Dirt Track World Championship
Mars takes $10,000 win at Davenport; heads to The Ultimate at Challenger
Erb Jr caps off UMP DIRTcar season with UMP Nationals victory at Eldora
Barnett captures eighth win of 2008 season Saturday night at Brownstown
O'Reilly MLRA season finale this Saturday night at the Nevada Speedway
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8
Rain postpones 'Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown' at Lowe's Dirt Track
Simpson outguns Kaanta to capture the 2008 WDRL Points Championship
Rogers nearing AAPTS championship, wins Sunoco Shootout at Bulls Gap
Weeks heads to Crossville Raceway for Tennessee State Championships
Napier Racing gears for the 2008 Bud Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7
Richards vaults from 18th to win WoOLMS at Fayetteville Motor Speedway
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series issues statement about the Dixie Shootout
Weather-postponed Bullring Brawl this Friday night at Columbus Speedway
Volunteer Speedway 'Night of Champions' scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11
Moyer Jr prepares for back-to-back events with MSCCS Super Late Models
Mitchell claims top 5 at Greenville AMP show, Preps for Boothill Speedway
Madden leads Owens, regional leaders draw a blank in Southern Rankings
Nobody catching Phillips, Payne eyes a runner-up spot in Central Rankings
Top ten remains unchanged as 2008 hits final stretch in National Rankings
Glaser holds top spot, Mayea and Shannon move up in Western Rankings
MONDAY, OCTOBER 6
World of Outlaws Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown on Oct. 8 at Lowe's
Red Clay Report -
A Southern double dip of racing in Georgia and Alabama
AAPTS 'Buddy Rogers Memorial 44' set October 19 at Mountain Raceway
'Thunder on the Hill II' awaits NCRA Late Models at Thunderhill Raceway
Southern Regional Racing Series makes special visit to Boyd's Speedway
Breazeale rolls to another victory on last Saturday for Voodoo Motorsports
NeSmith DLMS Weekly Racing Series Round Up for week of October 6th
Slack opening address at 36th Annual RPM Promoters Workshop in Reno
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5
Bailey takes Budweiser IMCA Late Model main event at Quincy Raceways

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4

Babb wins third career Dixie Shootout on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway

Richards handles tough Big Kahuna VIII field at Allegany County Speedway
Event Images - Allegany County Speedway, Lebanon Midway Speedway
Mars gets Governors Cup, Simpson WDRL champ at Davenport Speedway
Erb tops '08 season with first Super Late Model victory at Eldora Speedway
Johnson captures 18th Annual Fall Classic victory at Ponderosa Speedway
Gibbons takes Carolina Clash season finale at Fayetteville Motor Speedway
Hanson banks $4,000 WISSOTA 'Proctorberfest' win at Proctor Speedway
Prochnow leads every lap for $4,000 feature win at Deer Creek Speedway
Johnson scores 6th Annual Viking Fall Classic victory at Viking Speedway
Breazeale takes MSCCS Super Late Model win at Deep South Speedway
Morrow collects O'Reilly Southern All Stars victory at Talladega Short Track

Phillips gains DLRA Late Model win in finale at Lebanon Midway Speedway
Hall nabs Super Late Model win in '08 finale at Fort Payne Motor Speedway
Graves picks up career first Super Late Model win at Cleveland Speedway
Faircloth wins NLMS 'R.L. Gregory Memorial' at Cochran Motor Speedway
Blair inches closer to $50K Fastrak Nationals win at Mercer Raceway Park
Barker scores first Miller Lite ULMA Late Model win at Lucas Oil Speedway
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3
Pearson powers to Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win in 'Rome Rumble'
Keltner nets 2nd Annual Friday Night Rumble win at Ponderosa Speedway
Johnson scores win on Nextel Cup weekend at the Talladega Short Track
The Thriller on the pole for WDRL Governors Cup at Davenport Speedway
Elliott on the pole, Field takes shape for the Big Kahuna VIII at The 'Rock'

Erb begins weekend with Race of Champions victory at Eldora Speedway
Payne, Kelley and Phillips grab Fall Brawl heat wins at Midway Speedway
Former series champion Slayton slays Crates again at Boyds Speedway
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2
Morris denies Knowles in Road to 'Dega victory at Green Valley Speedway
Tennessee Tornado blows away Tarheel 50 field at Tri County Race Track
Red-hot Clanton returns to Fayetteville Motor Speedway on Tuesday night
Erb claims Northern Allstars checkers at LaSalle and Kamp last weekend
Barnett wins Crate Late Models action for the seventh time at Brownstown
McGuire sweeps Moler and Florence; gearing up for tripleheader weekend
Qualifying events begin Friday for the 8th Annual Big Kahuna at The Rock
Chase for the $50,000 Fastrak National Championship starts this weekend
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will see eight events for week 28
Madden holds on to big lead, Roberts move to eighth in Southern Rankings
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1

Phillips seals regions title, rest of the top ten wide open in Central Rankings
Glaser pads lead, Mayea and Drake tied for second in Western Rankings
Moyer continues to lead, Owens stays close in the LMR National Rankings
NASCAR sanction pays off for Larson this year at Cedar Lake Speedway
Knight struggles during ULMS Fall Classic weekend at McKean Raceway


SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWS

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wraps up 2008 season at Rome and Dixie

Streaking McCreadie brings Topless success into the Showdown at Lowe's
Hartland Nationals cap off the 2008 race season at Deer Creek Speedway
O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass announces Outdoor Channel TV schedule
Road to Dega begins on Thursday night with $3,000 to win at Green Valley
Jackson Motor Speedway weekly racing season finale this Saturday Night
Beard finishes 12th in annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway
Busy three event weekend fills the slate for Payne and Gibson Motorsports
Hall looks for 'Nathan Rettig Memorial' title this week at Malden Speedway
Limited/Crate Late Model Special set for Saturday at Cleveland Speedway
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29
World of Outlaws Late Model News and Notes: Knoxville Nationals roundup
WDRL championship to be decided in this weekend's Iowa Governor's Cup
Tennessee State Championships set for October 11 at Crossville Raceway
Armour Foods Vienna Sausage Showdown weekend at Lowe's Dirt Track
DLRA Late Model Championship will be won or lost at Midway Speedway
Quincy Raceways October Fest Shootout has Twin $2500 to win features
$15,000 to win 14th Annual Fall Classic event at Whynot Motorsports Park
AMP Late Models set for '08 points championship at Greenville Speedway
Friday Night Rumble and Annual Fall Classic next at Ponderosa Speedway
Bluegrass Speedway 2008 Championship Awards Banquet set for Nov. 8
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round up for week of Sept. 29
Wood has rollercoaster weekend in O'Reilly Southern All Stars tour action 
Ferguson returns to Super Late Model victory lane at Cherokee Speedway
Mitchell endures rough weekend, prepares for AMP LM event at Greenville
Long and GazZu Racing readies for the $250,000 Fastrak Grand Nationals
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28
Kerr flexes muscle for Tennessee Fall Brawl victory at Volunteer Speedway

Pennington tops the 30th Annual Alabama State Championships at EAMS
Strassheim wins big in Deery Series Pepsi USA Nationals at 34 Raceway
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27
McCreadie captures $40,000 victory at the Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Cryderman rolls in Badger State Nationals finale at Cedar Lake Speedway
Wall banks $20,008 in Magnolia State 100 victory at Columbus Speedway
Phillips nets $5,000 Late Model Showdown feature at Lakeside Speedway
Roberts scores Southern Allstars Series victory at Golden Isles Speedway
McGuire gets $5,000 Fall 50 Super Late Model win at Florence Speedway
Erb Jr tops Northern Allstars Series Fall Classic at Kamp Motor Speedway
Parker Jr returns to Southwest Late Model winners circle at USA Raceway
Griffin outguns Drake for first '08 Late Model win at Santa Maria Speedway
Scheffler picks up feature win, track championship at Plymouth Dirt Track
Neat nabs 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model feature at Bluegrass Speedway
AAPTS 'Tennessee Fall Brawl' reset to Sunday at the Volunteer Speedway
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
Lanigan scores Friday prelim to 5th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals

Lanigan captures lastlap Friday night feature win at Knoxville LM Nationals
Woodworth collects Late Model Showdown feature at Lakeside Speedway
Woodworth nets $3,000 Late Model Showdown win at Lakeside Speedway
Roberts extends SAS East points lead with win at Golden Isles Speedway
Crydermann paces night 2 of Badger State Nat'ls at Cedar Lake Speedway
Chalk up another UMP Super Late Model national championship for Erb Jr
McDowell beats foes at Duck River for $10,000; Bulls Gap AAPTS up next
McGuire wins Harvest 50 at Skyline; sets fastest time during 'Jackson 100'
Conley's sweep top three spots last weekend at Portsmouth Raceway Park
ULMA Late Models wind down '08 with October doubleheader in Missouri
Wayne County Speedway victorious in court battle, preps for 2009 season
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25
Richards grabs $7,000 prelim to 5th Annual Late Model Knoxville Nationals
Richards opens Late Model Knoxville Nationals with Thursday feature win
Payne earns top honors in 'Al Bodenhamer Memorial' at Adrian Speedway
Matthees wins inaugural Badger State Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway
Pearson Jr is fast qualifier, Mars leads heat winners at Knoxville Raceway
Flat tires bomb bid for Pittsburgher 100 victory, Richards looks to Knoxville
James heads West to Knoxville Nationals following 'Jackson 100' weekend
Payne, Gibson Motorsports team heading back on the Thunder Series trail
The $5,000 to win Late Model Fall 50 this weekend at Florence Speedway
Talladega Short Track schedule of events for Southern Allstars October 4
Virginia Motor Speedway 2008 awards banquet to be held on November 8
NeSmith Chevrolet WRS will see limited event schedule in the West region
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24
O'Reilly Southern All Star sanctions headed for Golden Isles doubleheader
$20,008 to win 19th Annual Premier Ford Magnolia State 100 this weekend
ULMA Mid-Missouri Championships going Topless at Lucas Oil Speedway
McKean Co. set to host Fastrak Northeast Late Model Touring Series final
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23
Green Valley Speedway announces $25,000 to win crate race in March '09
Williams looking forward to hometown Southwest DIRTcar event in Tucson
Adrian and Lakeside Speedways next for the O'Reilly MLRA Late Models
2nd Annual Friday Night Rumble & 18th Annual Fall Classic at Ponderosa
Drake leads Late Models into 2008 season final at Santa Maria Speedway
Geisler wraps up 2008 season with eighth place finish at the 'Pittsburgher'
Morrow tops almost 40 Top Track Challenge Crate racers at Green Valley
Beard taking aim on Annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway
Knight not satisfied with weekend runs in West Virginia and Pennsylvania
Mitchell wins AMP at Central Arkansas Speedway, preps for Topless 40
Cooley set Crate Late Model action at the Magnolia State Championships
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22
Tennessee Fall Brawl at Volunteer Speedway will now be a $5,000 to win
AMP Late Models make last trip of the '08 season to Greenville Speedway
Final weekly race of the season set Saturday night at Lucas Oil Speedway
The Mountain Raceway congratulates all of it's '08 track points champions
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series round up for week of Sept. 22
McCool grabs top ten at Duck River; prepares for Columbus this weekend
Floyd set for $25,000 to win Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway
Morrow tops almost 40 top tracks Crate racers at Green Valley Speedway
Ferguson Motorsports has strong Clash Series weekend in the Carolinas
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
Reed impressive in Budweiser IMCA Late Model win at Quincy Raceways

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
McCreadie tops Jackson 100 in first appearance at Brownstown Speedway

Baker claims 20th Annual 'Pittsburgher 100' win at Penn Motor Speedway
Keltner flies to O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass win at Bluegrass Speedway

Hurst collects 31st Annual Yankee Dirt Classic victory at Farley Speedway
Weeks nets Carolina Clash Super Late Model win at Lancaster Speedway
Madden scores O'Reilly Southern Allstars Series win at Lavonia Speedway

Arp claims Jimmy Mowery Memorial Triple Crown at Cleveland Speedway
Friese takes Independent Racing Series victory at Elkins Motor Speedway
Berck captures MLRA/NCRA Cornhusker Classic victory at I-80 Speedway
Valone wins Brighton main; Oakes crowned 2008 Ontario DLM Champion

Decker tops Maselli and Sons Late Model Classic at Petaluma Speedway
Kirkpatrick outguns Shannon in Western Allstars at Bakersfield Speedway
Mitchell wire to wire in AMP feature victory at Central Arkansas Speedway
Phillips captures MARS/DLRA Fall Classic final at Lebanon I-44 Speedway
Mitchell grabs AMP Late Model Series win at Central Arkansas Speedway
Swayngim collects fourth Late Model win of 2008 at Willamette Speedway
Arthur gets $16,500 payday for championship at Virginia Motor Speedway
Flory gets third feature win, Gentry track champion at Lakeville Speedway
Olger beats Schroyer in Late Model feature victory at Oakshade Raceway
Barrett flag to flag for late model sportsman win at Hagerstown Speedway
Davis is National Late Model Series winner at Waycross Motor Speedway
Mississippi State Championship Challenge Series rains out at Deep South
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
Carrier Jr gets victory in BoB 'Total Lubricants 50' at Ponderosa Speedway
Stovall collects opening night victory in the Fall Shootout at I-44 Speedway
Weeks tops Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series at Carolina Speedway
Essary tops Show Me Racin' Series at North Central Arkansas Speedway
Bolden captures O'Reilly SUPR Late Model win at Paris Motor Speedway
McGuire fast time for 29th Annual 'Jackson 100' at Brownstown Speedway
Thompson wins Late Model track championship at Paducah Int'l Raceway
Doss scores Sunesis Construction Late Model win at Moler Raceway Park
Hixson survives for first steel head Late Model victory at Boyd's Speedway
Chadwick returns to action for the Maselli Late Model Classic at Petaluma

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18
Shannon primed to clinch first Western Allstars DIRTcar title Saturday night
WDRL Late Models compete on NASCAR weekend at Lakeside Speedway
Miller returns to form with a pair of big victories in another September surge
Fans vote for Knight in the $10,000 Alltel Ohio Speedweek All-Star Crown
$10,000 to win Tennessee Fall Brawl this weekend at Volunteer Speedway
Seventh 'Big Kahuna' at Allegany Co. Speedway sets championship stage
O'Reilly MLRA heads north for Cornhusker Classic event at I-80 Speedway
Wallace takes Poinsett County MSRA checkers; heads to Duck River next
Bodenhamer becomes second-ever United Late Model Association Champ
McDowell takes Warrior house car to victory lane at Cleveland Speedway
Smith claims victory at Fayetteville, runner-up in SAS action at Swainsboro
Pearson Jr places 3rd this past weekend, heads to Indiana for Jackson 100
Beard resumes racing action this weekend at Central Arkansas Speedway
McCool invades Duck River this weekend for $10,000 to win SRRS event
Baggerly caps off entertaining evening at Wythe with Crate Late Model win
Mitchell readies for AMP Late Model action at Central Arkansas Speedway
Payne plans to return to Cleveland Speedway for Super Late Model action
30th Alabama State Championship set for East Alabama Motor Speedway
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series sees five events in West Region
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17
$145,000 payoff at "The Ultimate" on October 9-11 at Challenger Raceway
Parker Jr. back in spotlight after capturing first win at Manzanita Speedway

Napier has strong weekend at Santa Maria, set for WAS final at Bakersfield
'Jimmy Mowery Memorial' Triple Crown this week at Cleveland Speedway
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16
Runner-up in the Pepsi Nationals at I-55 Raceway just what Frank needed
Richards gets back on track with third-place finish in Pepsi Nationals at I-55
Breazeale wins Annual Ival Cooper Memorial at Jackson Motor Speedway
Moyer Jr travels to the Show-Me state this weekend for challenge events
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Tour events postponed due spike in gas prices
World of Outlaws Late Models News & Notes: Chubzilla gets back on track
Battle of the Bluegrass Series ends 2008 tour at Ponderosa and Bluegrass
Lebanon I-44 Speedway is preparing for the season ending Fall Shootout
AMP LM Series returns to Central Arkansas Speedway on Saturday night
Final night of the '08 season this Friday at Paducah International Raceway
39th Annual Fall Classic and round 4 of Victory Lap Late Model Challenge
Bluegrass Speedway presents 10th Annual Kentucky's Best Bluegrass 50
Battle of the Bluegrass doubleheader at Ponderosa Speedway on Sept 19
Ontario Dirt Late Model drivers face big purse in season finale at Brighton
Late models returning to action this weekend at the Perris Auto Speedway

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