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Message started by LMR on 06/15/10 at 12:11am

Title: Merrittville Speedway’s World of Outlaws Show On June 17
Post by LMR on 06/15/10 at 12:11am

Contact: Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director
kkovac@dirtcar.com | 704-254-7929

Winner Of Merrittville Speedway’s World of Outlaws Late Model Series Show On June 17 Will Receive Unique Trophy & Canada-Themed Reception

Meet & Greet Autograph Session With Outlaw Drivers Scheduled For Eve Of 'Oh Canada Eh 50' At CMH Sales & Leasing In St. Catharines, Ont.

THOROLD, ONT - June 14, 2010 - The winner of the inaugural World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main at Merrittville Speedway this Thursday night (June 17) will receive a true Canada-themed reception in Victory Lane and take home some heavy-duty hardware.

In a nod to the recent Winter Olympics in Vancouver that featured a comprehensive showcase of all things Canadian during the opening and closing ceremonies, the post-race festivities will provide both the victorious driver in the ‘Oh Canada Eh 50’ and the expected capacity crowd a unique look at the expansive country.

Actors from the Oh Canada Eh Dinner Theatre in the nearby tourist Mecca of Niagara Falls will swarm around the winner to give attendees a truly unforgettable Canadian experience based on their popular musical show, which includes singing Royal Mounties, lumberjacks, a hockey player, Anne of Green Gables and many other characters synonymous with Canadian culture.

“We wanted to do something unique for the first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Merrittville Speedway,” said track general manager Erica Bicknell. “We thought of sending the winner over Niagara Falls in a barrel, or, with Niagara’s strawberry crop already in season, make the winner sample some. But with the Oh Canada Eh Dinner Theatre, it’s the complete Canadian experience!

“The World of Outlaws Late Models run from February to November across North America and the teams get to see a wide array of areas. For their first time in the Niagara Frontier, we have strived to make them feel welcome – and the performers from Oh Canada Eh will take it up a notch when they greet the winner after the checkered flag falls.”

The post-race performance at the D-shaped, one-third-mile oval will be the latest memorable Victory Lane ceremony for the WoO LMS. Earlier this year tour veteran Rick Eckert and his wife Kristal jumped on Hondo, a 1,300-pound Texas Longhorn, to pose for pictures after the York, Pa., star’s triumph at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, and Chris Madden was flanked by pistol-popping Civil War reenactors after he captured the Commonwealth 100 at Virginia Motor Speedway.

The presenters of the highly anticipated WoO LMS event – Brian Simms, Norm Ellsworth and Anthony Macri of Brian’s Tire Repair, Turn 4 Collision and PineView Drywall – will also participate in the Victory Lane celebration. They’ll combine to hand the race winner a one-of-a-kind trophy that figures to attract almost as much attention as the $10,000 first-place check.

Bicknell Racing Products’ Bob Slack, whose brother Roger is the Executive Vice President, Events for the World Racing Group, designed a Canadian-themed trophy that will certainly gain prime display space in the race winner’s home or shop. Weighing in at just over 33 pounds, the keepsake was CNC machined from solid billet to form a WoO LMS logo protruding from a maple leaf.

Advance tickets are still available for the blockbuster event, which carries a raindate of Fri., June 18. Fans can charge them by calling the track office at 905-892-8266 or visiting the office during business.

Tickets will also be for sale on Wednesday night (June 16) during a special meet-and-greet autograph session with several WoO LMS drivers at CMH Sales & Leasing, located on 169 Hartzel Road in St. Catharines, Ont.

Former tour champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., leads the list of drivers scheduled to appear from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on the eve of the ‘Oh Canada Eh 50.’ Veteran stars Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., and 2009 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year Russell King of Bristolville, Ohio, are scheduled to join McCreadie for the Merrittville Speedway Outlaw Preview event, with more drivers possibly being added to the list.

"All the race teams are looking forward to our event," said Bicknell, “and with the off-night (from the WoO LMS ‘Great Northern Tour’ schedule) before racing on Thursday, some wanted to take a chance to get to know our fans."

Adult tickets to the ‘Oh Canada Eh 50’ are $35. Tickets for children ages 5-14 are $12 and kids 5-and-under will be admitted free of charge to the grandstand.

Pit gates are scheduled to open at 2 p.m. and the grandstands will be unlocked at 4. On-track action is slated to begin at 7 p.m

With an overflow crowd expected, the track’s no-blanket policy for saving seats will be in effect until 4 p.m. The only seats that can be reserved prior to that time are for fans who have reserved grandstand season passes.

More information is available by logging on to www.merrittville.com.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.