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Rain Washes Out Opening Night Of Oil Region Labor Day Classic At Pennsylvania’s Tri-City Speedway

FRANKLIN, PA - Sept. 4, 2010 - Lingering showers forced the cancelation of Saturday night’s Oil Region Labor Day Classic opener at Tri-City Speedway.

All the regular World of Outlaws Late Model Series teams were already parked in the pit area and a talented array of regional and local competitors were in the process of joining them when Tri-City promoter Rich Hetrich made the decision to call off the night's planned action. A heavy burst of rain that fell shortly after noon left the grounds soggy and more waves of precipitation were forecast to strike the half-mile oval into the evening.

The second half of the Oil Region Labor Day Classic will continue as scheduled on Sunday (Sept. 5). A 50-lap WoO LMS A-Main paying $10,000 to win will highlight the program, which also includes the DIRTcar Challenge Sprint Car Series, the FASTRAK Northeast Touring Series and the United E-Mod Series. Gates will open at 3 p.m. and hot laps are set to begin at 5:15 p.m.

Saturday night’s event was the seventh rainout of 2010 for the WoO LMS but only the third that was not rescheduled.

The cancelation leaves five points races on the WoO LMS schedule, including the Pepsi Nationals on Sept. 18 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo., and three events at The Dirt Track at Charlotte – the World of Outlaws Showdown on Oct. 13 and the World Finals on Nov. 4-6.

Defending champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., enters Sunday’s competition at Tri-City leading the WoO LMS standings by just eight points over Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., and 46 points over Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y.

Additional information on the Oil Region Labor Day Classic is available by logging on to www.tricityspeedway.com or calling 814-676-3000.

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