AUGUST 2008 NEWS

SUNDAY, AUGUST 31
The O Show banks 40th Annual Hillbilly 100 win at Tyler County Speedway
Clanton rolls to convincing victory in Oil Region finale at Tri-City Speedway

Rine locks up championship with $10,000 victory at Selinsgrove Speedway
Event Images- Selinsgrove, Santa Maria, I-44, Monett, Bedford, Bakersfield
Moyer collects Baltes Classic win in World 100 tuneup at Eldora Speedway
Kaanta pads points lead with WDRL Series victory at Quad Cities Raceway
Roberts, Madden and Franklin take on O'Reilly Southern Allstars East wins
Bartels tops 15th Annual Danny Simkins Memorial at Santa Maria Speedwy
Phillips captures MARS/DLRA 4-State Championship at Monett Speedway
Anderson holds on for thrilling NCRA Series victory at Belleville High Banks
Rogers Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series winner at Tazewell Speedway
IMCA Champion Frankel collects first Deery Series win at Quincy Raceway
Seegert and Berna win, Schueffner champion at Manitowoc County Expo
SATURDAY, AUGUST 30
McGuire gets biggest win of career in Lucas Oil Series event at Portsmouth
Francis gets second straight World of Outlaws LM win at Tri-City Speedway
Phillips back to back with 'Larry Phillips Memorial' victory at I-44 Speedway
Smith holds off Simpson for WDRL Series victory at Deer Creek Speedway
Tungate takes $5,000 Battle of the Bluegrass Series win at 201 Speedway
Weeks beats Franklin in Carolina Clash go at Fayetteville Motor Speedway

Berry sweeps annual Four Corners Shootout weekend at Aztec Speedway
Floyd survives Mack attack for O'Reilly MSRA Series win at I-30 Speedway
Kirkpatrick tops Western Allstars DIRTCar Series at Bakersfield Speedway
Kerr notches fourth straight win at his hometown Mountain Raceway Park
Smith extends Super Late Model points lead at the Talladega Short Track
Sell wins first night of the 'Labor Day Classic' at the Willamette Speedway
Stuhler nets McBee/Hays win, Deese champion at Hagerstown Speedway
Marlar takes 44 Auto Mart Super Late Model main at Bluegrass Speedway
Perry scores second Late Model win of the season at Cleveland Speedway
Stutts third straight Super Late Model win at Fort Payne Motor Speedway
Long scores round 3 of Victory Lap Challenge at Virginia Motor Speedway
Hubert first win this season in ULMA Late Models at Lucas Oil Speedway
Nipper wins Top Tracks Challenge at the East Alabama Motor Speedway
NCRA Late Models postponed by weather until Monday at 81 Speedway
McKinney gets upset Fastrak Northeast Series win at Tri City Speedway
FRIDAY, AUGUST 29
Francis becomes winningest driver on 2008 WoOLMS at Bedford Speedway
Drown captures MACS Jim Shank Memorial victory at Lernerville Speedway
Boen holds back Purkey for O'Reilly NCRA Late Model win at 81 Speedway
Boggs bags Battle of the Bluegrass bucks at the Mountain Motor Speedway
Payne grabs the pole for Larry Phillips Memorial at Lebanon I-44 Speedway
Berry scores Four Corners Late Model Shootout opener at Aztec Speedway
Sellars battles Thompson for UMP Late Model win at Paducah Intl Raceway
Doss collects Sunesis Construction Late Model win at Moler Raceway Park
Western Allstar tour makes Holiday weekend stop at Bakersfield Speedway
15th Annual Danny Simkins Memorial on Sunday at Santa Maria Speedway
Mars readies for busy Labor Day weekend following pair of main event wins
Wallace readies for huge Labor Day Weekend action in Southern Missouri
Erb Jr victorious again at I-55; readies for a three-race Labor Day weekend
James seventh in Lucas Oil points following Lawrenceburg and Bardstown
Conley wows World of Outlaws field at K-C; Conley's prep for Portsmouth
Upper Cumberland (Tenn) Dirt Racing Hall of Fame inducts first members

THURSDAY, AUGUST 28

Labor Day Weekend tripleheader begins the final points push for Richards
Busy Holiday weekend coming up for Covert and the BK Motorsports team
Knight looks ahead to big Holiday weekend next in Western Pennsylvania
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 27
World of Outlaws Series to headline Oil Region Labor Day Classic weekend
$10,000 Southern All Stars East 2nd Annual Cherokee Hall of Fame Race
Deery Summer Series doubleheader up this weekend at Quincy and Boone
Ryun vaults to second in standings, Rollert scores third win in ULMA action
American Cancer Society Ride For Life a part NeSmith Chevrolet weekend
SRRS, AMP Super Late Model tripleheader weekend is on tap for McCool
Geisler finishes Lernerville second in points, 'Jim Shank Memorial' up next
Floyd heads to I-30 Speedway this Saturday for O'Reilly MSRA LM action
Hall rolls to fifth 2008 win in Crate Late Model action at the DuQuoin Mile
TUESDAY, AUGUST 26
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series at Portsmouth, $40,000 to win Hillbilly 100
Frankel captures 2008 IMCA J & J Steel Late Model National championship
IMCA Late Models on tap at Quincy Raceways during extended Fall Series
O'Reilly MSRA Late Model Series invades I-30 Speedway Saturday Night
O'Reilly NCRA Late Model Series back in action this Labor Day weekend
Southwest Missouri tracks providing dollars for Late Models this weekend

Dog Hollow, Tri-City races on tap for Fastrak Northeast Late Model Series
NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS set for Whynot Motorsports Park this weekend

MONDAY, AUGUST 25

World of Outlaws LMS returns to continue Bedford Speedway's emergence
LMR Poll: Who is your pick to win the World 100 at Eldora Speedway?
6th Annual Larry Phillips Memorial set this weekend at the I-44 Speedway
'Humpy' Wheeler to be honored in Hall of Fame 50 at Carolina Speedway
Last minute schedule change for O'Reilly NCRA Late Models this weekend
World Dirt Racing League getting set for Labor Day weekend doubleheader
VMS hosts round 3 of the Victory Lap Late Model $25,000 Challenge series
Three big nights of racing added to 2008 schedule at Columbus Speedway
Super Late Models back for special Sunday night at Deep South Speedway
Frank's sponsor Lester Buildings plans for a prize-filled Tri-City Speedway
Payne and Gibson Motorsports leave Dixie battered, Thunder Series next
Canadian Late Model driver Levesque dies in water rescue effort in Florida
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series round up for week of August 25
SUNDAY, AUGUST 24
Frankel nets feature win and 2008 track championship at Quincy Raceways
Looney holds point lead with fourth Late Model victory at Monett Speedway
Late pass gives Blair Northeast Fastrak Late Model win at Eriez Speedway
SATURDAY, AUGUST 23
Owens ends Bloomquist winning streak in 'Bluegrass Classic' at Bardstown
The 'Newport Nightmare' nabs 8th Annual Bluegrass Classic at Bardstown

Conley celebrates first career World of Outlaws LM victory at K-C Raceway
Burgtorf captures O'Reilly MLRA Late Model victory at Lucas Oil Speedway
Event Images - O'Reilly MLRA Late Models at Lucas Oil Speedway
Arp tops O'Reilly Southern Allstars Bill Ingram Memorial at Dixie Speedway

Erb outruns stellar MARS/UMP DIRTCar Challenge field at I-55 Raceway
Duty holds off Glaser for third win of 2008 season at Willamette Speedway
Pounds dominates the Super Late Model action at Santa Maria Speedway
Mathees wins feature after Prochnow is too light at Deer Creek Speedway
Rezutek outraces Schueffner in Late Model action at Plymouth Dirt Track
Owens collects first checkered flag of 2008 at the new Lakeville Speedway
Spence becomes 14th different feature winner at Hagerstown Speedway
McRee makes his first visit a winning one at Fort Payne Motor Speedway
Vitale nets $2,000 grand prize in 67-lap T&G Thriller at Sunset Speedway
Hixson captures Top Track Challenge Series win at Cleveland Speedway
Watson grabs McElwain Motors Fastrak LM win at Mercer Raceway Park
FRIDAY,  AUGUST 22
Miller scores second Lucas Oil LM Series win at Lawrenceburg Speedway
Shirley banks $5,000 'USA World 50' win at Paducah International Raceway
Blair nets Independent Racing Series win at the Allegany County Speedway
Barbara Friedman's Freshmarkets UMPLM winner at Lerverville Speedway
Whitney nets Sunesis Construction Late Model win at Moler Raceway Park

Arthur takes victory and Late Model points lead at Virginia Motor Speedway
Linville grabs fourth Super Late Model feature win at Ponderosa Speedway

Hogge claims another crate Late Model feature victory at Ocean Speedway
THURSDAY,  AUGUST 21
Clanton wins night two of the WoOLMS 'Scorcher' at Volunteer Speedway
'Inaugural Nine' Carolina Clash Championship Series contenders named
'Franklin Flyer' Barnett inducted into Brownstown Speedway Hall of Fame
Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series set to invade Lawrenceburg, Bardstown
NASCAR driver Newman files first entry for October 8 Southern Showdown
Southern All Stars teams return to Dixie Speedway for Bill Ingram Memorial
Mid-Atlantic Championship Series announces alterations to '08 schedule
UFo soars into Roaring Knob for the "King of the Knob" on September 6th
Ontario Dirt Late Models invade Ohsweken Speedway Friday, August 29th
Extreme Wireless Super Late Models on tap at Jackson Motor Speedway
MSCCS Bullring 'BRAWL' at Columbus Speedway on this Saturday night
Lebanon I-44 Speedway is preparing for 6th annual Larry Phillips Memorial
WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 20
Owens scores first World of Outlaws win in 'Scorcher' at Volunteer Spdway
Mars sweeps the Late Model action at Manitowoc County Expo Speedway
Frank still looks to bust out of slump after visit to Screven Motor Speedway
Richards encouraged by top-5 finish down south at Screven Motor Spdway
Walking on air, Knight wins first-ever IRS Series event at Eriez Speedway
West breaks down Sprint/Late Model barriers with Canadian Late Models
Voodoo Motorsports resumes MSCCS action at Columbus this Saturday
A season of uncertainty for Barbara and Forbes Field Motorsports team
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series round up for week of August 18

Big bucks on the line at the Fifth Annual 'Scorcher' at Volunteer Speedway
TUESDAY,  AUGUST 19
8th Annual Bluegrass Classic on August 23rd at the Bluegrass Speedway
I-44 heads to September season specials featuring Larry Phillips Memorial
Southwest Missouri tracks working together to make special events better
Super Late Model racing heats up in September at Paducah Int'l Raceway

SUNDAY,  AUGUST 17
Phillips dominates at Sedalia to claim the Missouri State Fair Championship
Madden nets Robert 'Pop' Pursley Memorial victory at Cherokee Speedway
Essary holds off Looney for Late Model feature victory at Monett Speedway
Bailey scores first IMCA Late Model win of the season at Quincy Raceways
SATURDAY,  AUGUST 16
McCreadie grabs biggest career win in Topless 100 at Batesville Speedway
Francis resumes World of Outlaws hot streak at Screven Motor Speedway
Hogge thunders to sixth '08 Western Allstars win at Silver Dollar Speedway
Williams gets Southwest Dirtcar Series victory at Prescott Valley Speedway
Swayngim collects third Late Model win of season at Willamette Speedway
Doar races to first Late Model win of the season at Cedar Lake Speedway
Busha, Smith and Cline win triple 20s features at the Talladega Short Track

Drown fights off Berner and Markham for victory at Wayne Co. Speedway
Foss tops Valley Trailer Wissota Late Models at the Deer Creek Speedway
Scheffler feature win extends Late Model points lead at Plymouth Dirt Track
Durboraw back in the saddle with 71st career win at Hagerstown Speedway
Stutts takes Super Late Model feature win at Fort Payne Motor Speedway
Barker gets first ULMA Late Model win of 2008 at the Lucas Oil Speedway
Stephens handles Eiland in feature win at East Alabama Motor Speedway
Arthur tops in Victory Lap Late Model feature at Virginia Motor Speedway
Booher and Blair score Fastrak Late Model wins at Mercer Raceway Park
FRIDAY,  AUGUST 15
COMP Cams Topless 100 format changed due to inclement weather Friday
Rain pushes remainder of World of Outlaws event at Fayetteville to Oct. 7
Hogge grabs sixth Western Allstars feature win at Silver Dollar Speedway
Carrier Jr wins Victor "Ike" Moler Memorial event at Moler Raceway Park
Brindle Top Tracks Challenge Series winner at North Georgia Speedway
Miley wins, Ferree clinches second straight title at Lernerville Speedway
Lester takes second Late Model win of the season at Lakeville Speedway
Cole flag to flag in second victory of '08 at Paducah International Raceway
Bland scores Good Neighbor Pharmacy SLM win at Ponderosa Speedway
Troutman beats competition in Maryland Clash at Allegany Co. Speedway
Lucas Oil Late Model Series hands down penalties from North/South 100
THURSDAY,  AUGUST 14
Georgia's Clanton & Smith look to extend WoOLMS success in home state
UMP DIRTcar Update: '08 Summer Nationals officially closes this weekend
Southwest DIRTcar Late Models rolling again at Prescott Valley Raceway
Wallace looks for 2nd Topless 100 win this weekend at Batesville Speedway
Cook gets 6th win of '08 at Toccoa; heads West to Batesville this weekend
James heads West to Batesville Speedway for $40,000 to win Topless 100
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series East/West weekend 21 preview

WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 13
16th Annual Comp Cams Topless 100 next for Lucas Oil Late Model Series
Cherokee Speedway 3rd Annual $5,000 to win 'Pop Pursley Memorial' next
Papenhausen pumped for Western Allstar event at Silver Dollar Speedway
Knight has quiet weekend but receives good news in Alltel All-Star Contest
Frye battles Virginia Motor Speedway, sits fifth in the MACS point standings
Magnolia Motor Speedway preps for Late Models and Monster show event
Southern Showdown Late Model race kicks off Bank of America 500 week
Top Tracks doubleheader at this weekend at North Georgia and Cleveland

TUESDAY,  AUGUST 12

MLRA rolls into the Diamond of Dirt Tracks for the final time of 2008 season
NCRA Late Models September 1 event cancelled at Heartland Park Topeka
Poll:  Who's your pick for the Topless 100 at Batesville Motor Speedway?
O'Reilly Southern All Stars East makes minor schedule and event changes
Pennsylvania outlaw drivers Eckert & Frank know how to win at Fayetteville
Frank focuses on strong finish to World of Outlaws Late Models Campaign
Moyer Jr. snares pair of top ten finishes last weekend in MSRA LM action
Breazeale and Voodoo Motorsports head to the Topless 100 at Batesville
Beard grabs fourth win of '08 season with MSRA at Poinsett Co. Speedway
Johnston set for 16th Annual Topless 100 weekend at Batesville Speedway
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up for week of August 11
Next stop for ULMA Late Model drivers is the Missouri State Fair Speedway
Tri-City added to Fastrak Northeast Late Model Series Labor Day weekend
Double Fastrak Late Model features this weekend at Mercer Raceway Park
MONDAY,  AUGUST 11
McLaughlin pads series point lead with Deery win at Iowa State Fairgrounds
O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass Series cancels sanctioning for Brownstown
SUNDAY,  AUGUST 10
Frankel builds J&J Steel IMCA Late Model points lead at Quincy Raceways
SATURDAY,  AUGUST 9

Miller in a thriller in taking $50,000 'North/South 100' at Florence Speedway
Madden smokes field in 29th Annual 'USA 100' at Virginia Motor Speedway
Plessinger wins Shorty Bowers/Bull Durham race at Hagerstown Speedway
Beard dominates O'Reilly MSRA Late Models at Poinsett County Raceway
Whiseant tops Mitchell in AMP Late Model action at Monticello Speedway
Boyd wins first outlaw Late Model feature of 2008 at Willamette Speedway
Sass scores first checkers in Late Model action at Deer Creek Speedway
Gibson takes second Late Model feature win of '08 at Cleveland Speedway
Cline picks up second Super Late Model feature at Talladega Short Track

Wells withstands late race surge to top UMP Late Models at I-44 Speedway
Shafer holds off Perivolaris for Late Model victory at Petaluma Speedway
Rezutek used the high groove in Late Model victory at Plymouth Dirt Track
Eiland outduels Stephens for feature win at East Alabama Motor Speedway
Lindberg collects second Coors Light Late Model win at Sunset Speedway
Powell keeps pace in Fastrak Nat'l points with win at Mercer Raceway Park
FRIDAY,  AUGUST 8
Payne paces 95 car field in qualifying on Friday night at Florence Speedway
Kerr captures Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series win at Boyd's Speedway
Weaver grabs Southern Regional Racing Series win at Crossville Raceway
Stovall rockets to first O'Reilly MSRA Late Model win at Malden Speedway

Super sub Flinner wins a Late Model barn burner at Lernerville Speedway
McPherson gets win, closes on championship at North Georgia Speedway
Boggs beats Oliver to collect his eighth feature win at Rocky Top Raceway
Flory races low groove for second late model victory at Lakeville Speedway
Tindal scores fourth UMP Late Model win at Paducah International Raceway
Naeyaert tops Late Model main event at Manitowoc County Expo Speedway

Sheppard Jr takes Late Model main event victory at Farmer City Raceway
Whitney gets Sunesis Construction Late Model win at Moler Raceway Park

THURSDAY,  AUGUST 7

Young Australian enjoys time as crewman for Clint Smith on WoO Series
DeFrance gets Deery victory after Spaw DQ at Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Wallace strong in Badger State of Wisconsin; preps for Florence Speedway
Mars Racing readies for Florence Speedway following ultra-busy weekend
Victory at Eriez, Runner-up at McKean County puts smile on Knight's face
Robinson takes Dixieland Speedway checkered flag in dominating fashion
Floyd returns to O'Reilly MSRA action this weekend at Malden & Poinsett
Wood prepares for Carolina-Georgia O'Reilly Southern All Stars weekend
Ferguson Racing heading to Cherokee for Southern All Stars East event
WEDNESDAY,  AUGUST 6
Spaw tops IMCA Deery Summer Series field at Hawkeye Downs Speedway
Owens chases Moyer while Bloomquist loses ground in National Rankings
Doar jumps to the top position, Boen enters top 10 in the Central Rankings
Mayea holds lead over Hogge, Glaser and Drake in the Western Rankings
Blair continues hot streak, moves past Carrier Jr to lead Northern Rankings

TUESDAY,  AUGUST 5

Moyer outduels Birkhofer for $10,000 feature win at West Liberty Raceway
A Final Push: Can Francis rally to defend World of Outlaws Championship?
$50,000 to win Sunoco 26th Annual North/South 100 at Florence Speedway

Ross scores Ontario Dirt Late Model Civic Holiday Challenge points crown
The dog days of summer are here, AMP ready to go topless at Monticello
O'Reilly MSRA Series invades Missouri and Arkansas for pair of big events
'Flyin' Ryun becomes newest winner in ULMA LM competition last weekend
Miley claims third Lernerville win, battles the World of Outlaws through Ohio
Duty set to race with Western Allstars Series at the Silver Dollar Speedway
McCool had an action packed race night at the North Alabama Speedway
Breazeale last minute decision to race at North Alabama Speedway wise
NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round Up for week of August 4

SUNDAY,  AUGUST 3
Dohm wins in Ufo Late Model/Earl Hill Memorial at Tyler County Speedway
Phillips controls O'Reilly NCRA Late Model field at Heartland Park Topeka
Miley rockets to third UMP Late Model feature win at Lernerville Speedway
Briggs nets ODLM Civic Holiday Challenge win at Humberstone Speedway
Woodworth sweeps J&J Steel IMCA Late Model mains at Quincy Raceway
SATURDAY,  AUGUST 2
Hartman takes second Lucas Oil Late Model win at Hagerstown Speedway
Marlar grabs My Old Kentucky Home Shootout win at Bluegrass Speedway
Phillips crowned King of the Hill in MLRA event at Junction Motor Speedway
Ferri captures Civic Holiday Challenge OLM opener at Merrittville Speedway
Schlenk paces Sunoco American Late Model Series at Oakshade Raceway
Rainey wins $10K in wild NeSmith Chevrolet DLMS Pike County Speedway
Larson defeats Mathees in NASCAR Late Models at Cedar Lake Speedway
Boyd collects outlaw Late Model main event victory at Willamette Speedway
Drake scores third main event victory of the year at Santa Maria Speedway
Chastain conquers Super Late Model competition at Cleveland Speedway
Prochnow races the high side for Late Model win at Deer Creek Speedway
McWilliams paces Late Model division on Saturday at Florence Speedway
Drown outguns Flory in Late Model action at the Wayne County Speedway
Maupin cruises to second Super Late Model victory at Volunteer Speedway
Nipper nips National Late Model Series at East Alabama Motor Speedway
Blair continues stellar season with firstever victory at Mercer Raceway Park

FRIDAY,  AUGUST 1
Brady wins the 'Masters' make up feature Friday at Cedar Lake Speedway
Pearson Jr scores Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series 'Winchester Shootout'
Blair rockets to John Bradshaw Memorial victory at Ponderosa Speedway

Anderson tops first night of the MLRA action at Junction Motor Speedway
Essary captures Show Me Racin Series victory at Outlaw Motor Speedway
Troutman wins Rock-Winchester Challenge at Allegany County Speedway
Boggs seventh victory clinches track championship at Rocky Top Raceway

Hanestad tops Doar in NASCAR Late Model thriller at Cedar Lake Spdway
Pickelheimer Jr get his first ever feature event win at Moler Raceway Park
Jensema claims third feature win of the year at Manitowoc Expo Speedway
Lonas hammers home third LM feature win at the new Lakeville Speedway

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2008
Series Schedules

Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series (AAPTS)

American Late Model Series (ALMS)

Arkansas Motorsports Professionals (AMP)

Battle of the Bluegrass DirtCar Series (BOB)

Carolina Clash Super Late Model Series (CLASH)

Colorado Late Model Association (CLMA)

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Midwest Late Model Racing Association (MLRA)

Mississippi St Championship Challenge Series (MSCCS)

National Championship Racing Association (NCRA)

Northern All Stars Late
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Southern All Stars Racing Series (SAS)

Southern All Stars East Racing Series (SASE)

Southern Regional Racing Series (SRRS)

Southern United Racing Professionals (SUPR)

Southwest Dirt Racing Association (SWDRA)

Topless Outlaw Racing Association (TORA)

UMP DIRTCar Racing Summernationals (SN)

Western All Stars Super
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Western Dirt Racing Association (WDRA)

World Dirt Racing League
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