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High Performance at DIRTcar Nationals
(Barberville, FL) If anyone attends a racing program at Volusia Speedway Park from Feb. 14-25 and leaves without remembering the words University of Northwestern Ohio, then they just weren’t paying attention. PHOTO CREDIT: WRT Speedwerx photo


41st DIRTcar Nationals fire off February 14
(Barberville, FL) Volusia Speedway Park is pleased to announce University of Northwestern Ohio has become title sponsor of the UNOH DIRTcar Nationals, having already been presenting sponsor the past three years.


Eckert rides title momentum into new season
(Barberville, FL) Rick Eckert seemed to get his groove back at the end of last year’s UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment and rode the momentum to his first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series title. PHOTO CREDIT: Barry Lenhart photo/WorldOfOutlaws.com


WOO Late Model Series announcer Rick Eshelman receives prestigious award
(Concord, NC) World of Outlaws Late Model Series announcer Rick Eshelman got his start in the motorsports business while living in Michigan. Last Saturday night he returned to his native home to accept a high honor from the Wolverine State’s short-track racing community.


Berlin Raceway pavement to be covered with dirt for September WOO Late Model weekend
(Concord, NC) Berlin Raceway is going to get down and dirty in 2012. Harkening back to the famed facility’s beginnings as a dirt track six decades ago, the new management team of the Michigan speedway has announced plans to cover the 7/16th-mile oval’s asphalt surface with a layer of clay for a spectacular season-ending program featuring the renowned World of Outlaws Late Model Series.


Teenager Brandon Sheppard ready to make noise in Florida
(Barberville, FL) Brandon Sheppard fondly recalls the final night of last year’s UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park – after all, he led a star-studded World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main field to the green flag from the pole position as a fresh-faced 18-year-old.


'Winter Freeze' Weekend February 10-11 at Screven Motor Speedway
(Sylvania, GA) James ‘Redd’ Griffin has received plenty of congratulatory handshakes and phone calls since being named the 2011 Racing Promotion Monthly Southeastern Region Auto Racing Promoter of the Year, but the modest Georgian certainly hasn’t paused to celebrate his honor.


Moyer Jr. goes for WOO Rookie title
(Batesville, AR) Billy Moyer Jr. has announced that he will be making the next big step in his young career as he will be taking his #21jr Henderson Motorsports/Car City/Imperial Motors/Victory Circle M1 Chassis By Moyer/Pro Power Racing Engine Super Late Model on the road with the World of Outlaws Super Late Model tour for the 2012 season. PHOTO CREDIT: Lloyd Collins/Fast Track Photos


Kent Robinson to make run at WOO Late Model Rookie title
(Bloomington, IN) With the 2012 season soon to be a reality Kent Robinson has announced that he tentatively plans to pilot his #7r JB's Salvage/Mastersbilt/Jay Dickens Racing Super Late Model on the full World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Model tour as he pursues the Rookie of the Year title. After several successful seasons in an Open Wheel Modified, the 21-year-old Robinson recently concluded his first full season in a Dirt Super Late Model in 2011, and it was a strong debut for the Bloomington, Indiana driver.


World of Outlaws Late Model Series adds June dates in Canada and New York
(Concord, NC) The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will blast into summer with consecutive June dates at Canada’s Autodrome Granby and Cornwall Motor Speedway and New York’s Canandaigua Motorsports Park, tour officials announced on Wednesday.


Final look back at 2011 for WOO Late Models
(Concord, NC) As the new year arrives, here’s a final look back at facts, figures and statistical notes from the 2011 World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Rick Eckert’s seven-year pursuit of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series title finally ended in 2011 – with a thoroughly dramatic finish, no less.


Eckert named Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Driver of the Year
(Concord, NC) Rick Eckert’s memorable World of Outlaws Late Model Series championship season has earned a resounding stamp of approval from the media. The veteran star from York, Pa., has been named the winner of the 2011 Eastern Motorsport Press Association Richie Evans Memorial Northeast Driver of the Year Award, a prestigious honor voted upon by the organization’s membership.