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Phil Roberts
GILMAN CITY, Mo. (April 29) - WORLD Dirt Racing League officials are proud to announce an additional date to the 2008 WDRL Late Model Series schedule.
The Clay County Fair Board will host the new event here on Friday, July 4, at Clay County Speedway.
"The Clay County Speedway will be a great host for a WDRL event," said WDRL president Jim Wilson. "They have a top-notch facility, and we can't wait to be there for the Fourth of July weekend."
A new grandstand was put in place that can seat close to 7,000 spectators. The racing surface has been cut into a wide three-eights mile dirt oval. With the state-of-the-art Musco Lighting recently added, drivers and race fans will not miss seeing any of the door-to-door racing action on the speedway.
"The WDRL series will race at Eagle, Neb., the night before," added Wilson. "So it will be a great two days of racing for eastern Nebraska and western Iowa dirt Late Model fans."
Expected to make the two-day trek are many of the WDRL Late Model Series regulars, including Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.; two-time WDRL champion Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa; Dave Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa; Chad Simpson, Oxford, Iowa; Chris Simpson, Mount Vernon, Iowa; and 2007 Chase Graphics Rookie of the Year John Kaanta, Elk Mound, Wis. Also expected to compete are 2008 Chase Graphics Rookie contenders Jeremy Grady, Story City, Iowa, and Frank Heckenast Jr., Orland Park, Ill.
Several other hotshoes from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota and Wisconsin also are expected to make the two days of dirt track racing in Eagle and Spencer. With $5,000 to win up for grabs each night, race fans are sure to see some of the best drivers the Midwest has to offer.
For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.
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