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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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