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OCTOBER 2008 NEWS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 31 Bloomquist dominates from flag-to-flag in Friday nights VAULT World Finals Bloomquist captures $10,000 VAULT World Finals feature victory at Lowe's THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30 Owens, McDowell share fast-time as VAULT World Finals kick off at Lowe's Owens and McDowell are top qualifiers for VAULT World Finals in Charlotte Southwest DIRTcar LM Series season finale on Saturday at USA Raceway Cedar Lake Speedway announces '09 rule changes and important updates Parker Jr leads Southwest Late Model Series into finale at USA Raceway Battle of the Bluegrass at Bluegrass Speedway on Outdoor Channel Nov. 3 Bluegrass Speedway '08 Championship Awards Banquet set November 8 O'Reilly MLRA announces the NASCAR Vacation Package contest winner WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 Madden turns back Babb's last-lap bid to register $16,150 victory at Lowe's Madden holds on by a nose in Armour Foods Vienna Sausage Showdown Richards reigns fast qualifier at Armour Foods Vienna Sausage Showdown Super Late Models set to battle on the Gulf Coast at Deep South Speedway Florence Speedway Annual Awards Presentation is set for November 21st Birkhofer continues tremendous roll at Whynot; looks ahead to National 100 Erb wins seventeenth feature of the season; National 100 at EAMS up next Moyer Jr. heads to Greenville Speedway for 2nd Annual Gumbo Nationals Beard on to Mississippi this weekend for the 2nd Annual Gumbo Nationals Anderson thanks team sponsors and crew for another great racing season Cooley rockets to top five finish at the 14th Annual Fall Classic at Whynot TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28 50-plus driver list provides glimpse into field expected for Vault World Finals Phillips returns to top of O'Reilly MARS DIRTcar Series with championship Clanton moves past Owens for second place in the LMR National Rankings 2007 champ Anderson secures runner-up position in the Central Rankings 150 invitations sent for NeSmith Chevrolet WRS Fall Nationals at Columbus MONDAY, OCTOBER 27 WoOLMS News and Notes: Clanton and Francis bring momentum to Lowes Curley takes the reins this week at the Dirt Track at Lowes Motor Speedway World Finals grows with 'Breaking the VAULT' Dashes, more TV Coverage Knight primed to get Alltel Ohio Speedweek recognition at Lowes Dirt Track SUNDAY, OCTOBER 26 Francis captures $10,000 Winchester 200 victory at Winchester Speedway Anderson tops finale, Boens wins fourth NCRA title at Enid Speedway Park Troutman scores 6th Annual Western Maryland Nationals win at The Rock SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Birkhofer banks $15,000 victory in Fall Classic at Whynot Motorsports Park Hagerstown's 21st Annual Octoberfest event is postponed to November 8-9 4-time World 100 winner Moran looking for new challenge for 2009 season Covert claims third straight Mid-Atlantic Championship Series championship FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 Lanigan won't celebrate until World of Outlaws title officially his at Charlotte Drive for 5 Late Model Series comes to Lee County Speedway next season Lucas Oil Late Model Series SPEED Channel broadcast schedule released Wood takes tenth place finish at Golden Isles, prepares for coming events Lyle wins the 2008 'Racers for Tots' Rocket Chassis dirt Late Models race THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23 Erb Jr sweeps UMP SN, National Championship for second straight season Moyer records nineteenth win of 2008 season at Magnolia Motor Speedway Birkhofer bags $50,000 for dominating DTWC performance at K-C Raceway McDowell takes Cleveland and Mountain Raceway checkers last weekend Vault World Finals Fast Facts at The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Richards disappointed with his Dirt Track World Championship performance Blair wins over $20,000 in 2008 Fastrak point funds and two championships Madden takes 13th win to widen lead over Owens in the Southern Rankings Competitors racing for second behind Phillips in final LMR Central Rankings TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 Battle for second in World of Outlaws Late Models standings remains tight Moyer extends lead; Owens and Clanton headoff in LMR National Rankings LMR Poll: Will Boen or Berck win the '08 NCRA Late Model Championship? McCool travels to Fall Classic at the Whynot Motorsports Park this weekend Rogers clinches his first Advance Auto Parts Thunder Series championship MLRA Series Awards Banquet to be held at Argosy Casino in Kansas City Kirby leads Bartels in points for Late Model finale at Perris Auto Speedway Avenger Motor Speedway hosts NeSmith Chevrolet Dirt Late Model Series Cooley scores top ten crate Late Model finish at Magnolia Motor Speedway MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 Clanton leads strong showing by WoOLM in Dirt Track World Championship Frank short in bid for second straight Dirt Track World Championship victory Gobbler Golf Classic Tournament ready for tee-off on Friday November 14 Event Images: Thunder Series, Tennessee State Championships, MLRA SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19 McDowell wins, Rogers takes Thunder Series crown at Mountain Raceway SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 Birkhofer banks $50,000 'Dirt Track World Championship' at K-C Raceway Moyer scores $15,000 Cotton Pickin' 100 win at Magnolia Motor Speedway Shirley gets inaugural $5,000 UMP DIRTcar Roundup win at I-55 Raceway Stovall sweeps NCRA 'Thunder on the Hill' action at Thunderhill Raceway Madden worst to first in OSAS-East Stick Elliott win at Cherokee Speedway McDowell wins 19th annual Grant Adcox Memorial at Cleveland Speedway Wallis races to Show Me Racin' Series 'Spooker' win at Tri State Speedway Cline captures Super Late Model season final at the Talladega Short Track Moore collects O'Reilly SUPR Late Model Series at Baton Rouge Raceway Hussak III rumbles flag to flag for Late Model feature win at USA Raceway Franklin defends Showdown on the Coast crown at Golden Isles Speedway FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 Frank fast time, McCreadie on the pole for Dirt Track World Championship Stovall wins NCRA Thunder on the Hill opener at the Thunderhill Raceway Korte wins Friday UMP DIRTCar Racing Roundup action at I-55 Raceway Rozner on a rail, holds off Morrow for steel head win at Boyd's Speedway THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16 Vaught locked into UMP DIRTCar Racing Roundup finale at I-55 Raceway Chinn heads to KC-Raceway for the 28th Dirt Track World Championships Hess Jr thanks his marketing partners for a successful 2008 racing season Morrow clinches Top Tracks Challenge Crate championship, Dixie up next Mars heads to DTWC fresh off the Ultimate victory at Challenger Raceway Erb clinches Northern Allstars Series title with Quad City Raceway victory James captures FunFest checkers at Lawrenceburg; the DTWC is up next Richards looking to improve in weekend's Dirt Track World Championship East Tennessee Legends, AAPTS to race at Mountain Raceway on Oct 19 USA/SW Late Models will be featured this Saturday night at USA Raceway WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 Rain cancels UMP DIRTCar Roundup hot laps, Party kicks off on Thursday Miley finishes second with UFO tour, Dirt Track World Championship next Wood is set for NLMS 'Showdown on the Coast' at Golden Isles Speedway Tickets available online for Alltel DIRTcar Nat'ls at Volusia Speedway Park Volusia Speedway Park to show DIRTcar Racing to Convention attendees TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 Inaugural UMP DIRTcar Roundup four-day party at Pevely's I-55 Raceway Magnolia Motor Speedway hosts Annual 'Cotton Pickin 100' this weekend Purse information released for Nov. 14-15 events at Manzanita Speedway Western All Stars DIRTcar Awards Banquet announced for December 6th Red hot Clanton moves up to third, Mars vaults to 8th in National Rankings Fourth region win moves Anderson up to third spot in the Central Rankings Glaser still leads tight top four, Hogge moves to fourth in Western Rankings Ten top five feature finishes give Doar LMR Minnesota State Rankings title Covert clinches his third consecutive Mid-Atlantic Championship Series title Moyer Jr heads to Cotton Pickin' this weekend at Magnolia Motor Speedwy Breazeale collects fifth win of 2008; Creel wins MSCCS Rookie of the Year Barbara's season comes to an end at Challenger, takes third in UFO points NeSmith DLMS Weekly Racing Series Round Up for week of October 14th MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 World of Outlaws Late Model Series News & Notes: Clanton gets two wins Thunder awaits NCRA Late Models this weekend at Thunderhill Speedway The 1st Annual 'Thunder at the Hill' $10,000 to win at Thunderhill Raceway Frank's weekend at Challenger Raceway starts promisingly, finishes quietly Fifth Annual 'Grant Adcox Memorial' this Saturday at Cleveland Speedway Ponderosa Speedway Total Lubricants 50 on Outdoor Channel October 20 Bluegrass Speedway 2008 Championship Banquet set for November 8th Bluegrass Speedway announces the Outdoor Channel Television air date McCool wins again; Cotton Pickin' 100 next at Magnolia Motor Speedway After strong Thursday run, Knight falls short of 'The Ultimate' feature field Beard invades Magnolia Motor Speedway for the Coors Cotton Pickin' 100 Ferguson continues to show improvement in Fayetteville LM doubleheader Hall heads to North Carolina & Virginia this weekend for Fastrak Nationals NeSmith DLMS adds renamed Avenger Motor Speedway to '08 schedule Blair declared Fastrak National Weekly Racing, Nprtheast Touring champ SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11 Mars is 'The Ultimate' UFo Series $22,000 winner at Challenger Raceway Clanton collects Tennessee State Championship win at Crossville Raceway Anderson wins MLRA finale, clinches Championship at Nevada Speedway Breazeale scores MSCCS Late Model victory at Whynot Motorsports Park Moore captures $3,000 Budweiser Nationals win at Bakersfield Speedway Feger takes victory in 'Fall Harvest Shootout' finale at Quad City Raceway Jones captures first feature victory in season finale at Volunteer Speedway FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10 Clanton tops Southern Regional Racing Series action at Boyd's Speedway McCool collects MSCCS Super Late Model victory at Columbus Speedway Erb wins Fall Harvest Shootout Friday night opener at Quad City Raceway Hogge grabs first night of the 23rd Bud Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway Top 16 redraw for starting positions in The Ultimate at Challenger Raceway THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9 Drake tunes up for the Ultimate with Mega-Blitz win at Challenger Raceway James winds up sixth in Lucas Oil Series points; readies for Lawrenceburg Birkhofer grabs Liberty 100 title; readies for Dirt Track World Championship Mars takes $10,000 win at Davenport; heads to The Ultimate at Challenger Erb Jr caps off UMP DIRTcar season with UMP Nationals victory at Eldora Barnett captures eighth win of 2008 season Saturday night at Brownstown O'Reilly MLRA season finale this Saturday night at the Nevada Speedway WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 Rain postpones 'Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown' at Lowe's Dirt Track Simpson outguns Kaanta to capture the 2008 WDRL Points Championship Rogers nearing AAPTS championship, wins Sunoco Shootout at Bulls Gap Weeks heads to Crossville Raceway for Tennessee State Championships Napier Racing gears for the 2008 Bud Nationals at Bakersfield Speedway TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7 Richards vaults from 18th to win WoOLMS at Fayetteville Motor Speedway Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series issues statement about the Dixie Shootout Weather-postponed Bullring Brawl this Friday night at Columbus Speedway Volunteer Speedway 'Night of Champions' scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 11 Moyer Jr prepares for back-to-back events with MSCCS Super Late Models Mitchell claims top 5 at Greenville AMP show, Preps for Boothill Speedway Madden leads Owens, regional leaders draw a blank in Southern Rankings Nobody catching Phillips, Payne eyes a runner-up spot in Central Rankings Top ten remains unchanged as 2008 hits final stretch in National Rankings Glaser holds top spot, Mayea and Shannon move up in Western Rankings MONDAY, OCTOBER 6 World of Outlaws Armour Vienna Sausage Showdown on Oct. 8 at Lowe's Red Clay Report - A Southern double dip of racing in Georgia and Alabama AAPTS 'Buddy Rogers Memorial 44' set October 19 at Mountain Raceway 'Thunder on the Hill II' awaits NCRA Late Models at Thunderhill Raceway Southern Regional Racing Series makes special visit to Boyd's Speedway Breazeale rolls to another victory on last Saturday for Voodoo Motorsports NeSmith DLMS Weekly Racing Series Round Up for week of October 6th Slack opening address at 36th Annual RPM Promoters Workshop in Reno SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5 Bailey takes Budweiser IMCA Late Model main event at Quincy Raceways SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4 Babb wins third career Dixie Shootout on Saturday night at Dixie Speedway Richards handles tough Big Kahuna VIII field at Allegany County Speedway Event Images - Allegany County Speedway, Lebanon Midway Speedway Mars gets Governors Cup, Simpson WDRL champ at Davenport Speedway Erb tops '08 season with first Super Late Model victory at Eldora Speedway Johnson captures 18th Annual Fall Classic victory at Ponderosa Speedway Gibbons takes Carolina Clash season finale at Fayetteville Motor Speedway Hanson banks $4,000 WISSOTA 'Proctorberfest' win at Proctor Speedway Prochnow leads every lap for $4,000 feature win at Deer Creek Speedway Johnson scores 6th Annual Viking Fall Classic victory at Viking Speedway Breazeale takes MSCCS Super Late Model win at Deep South Speedway Morrow collects O'Reilly Southern All Stars victory at Talladega Short Track Phillips gains DLRA Late Model win in finale at Lebanon Midway Speedway Hall nabs Super Late Model win in '08 finale at Fort Payne Motor Speedway Graves picks up career first Super Late Model win at Cleveland Speedway Faircloth wins NLMS 'R.L. Gregory Memorial' at Cochran Motor Speedway Blair inches closer to $50K Fastrak Nationals win at Mercer Raceway Park Barker scores first Miller Lite ULMA Late Model win at Lucas Oil Speedway FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3 Pearson powers to Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series win in 'Rome Rumble' Keltner nets 2nd Annual Friday Night Rumble win at Ponderosa Speedway Johnson scores win on Nextel Cup weekend at the Talladega Short Track The Thriller on the pole for WDRL Governors Cup at Davenport Speedway Elliott on the pole, Field takes shape for the Big Kahuna VIII at The 'Rock' Erb begins weekend with Race of Champions victory at Eldora Speedway Payne, Kelley and Phillips grab Fall Brawl heat wins at Midway Speedway Former series champion Slayton slays Crates again at Boyds Speedway THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2 Morris denies Knowles in Road to 'Dega victory at Green Valley Speedway Tennessee Tornado blows away Tarheel 50 field at Tri County Race Track Red-hot Clanton returns to Fayetteville Motor Speedway on Tuesday night Erb claims Northern Allstars checkers at LaSalle and Kamp last weekend Barnett wins Crate Late Models action for the seventh time at Brownstown McGuire sweeps Moler and Florence; gearing up for tripleheader weekend Qualifying events begin Friday for the 8th Annual Big Kahuna at The Rock Chase for the $50,000 Fastrak National Championship starts this weekend NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series will see eight events for week 28 Madden holds on to big lead, Roberts move to eighth in Southern Rankings WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 Phillips seals regions title, rest of the top ten wide open in Central Rankings Glaser pads lead, Mayea and Drake tied for second in Western Rankings Moyer continues to lead, Owens stays close in the LMR National Rankings NASCAR sanction pays off for Larson this year at Cedar Lake Speedway Knight struggles during ULMS Fall Classic weekend at McKean Raceway
SEPTEMBER 2008 NEWS
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series wraps up 2008 season at Rome and Dixie Streaking McCreadie brings Topless success into the Showdown at Lowe's Hartland Nationals cap off the 2008 race season at Deer Creek Speedway O'Reilly Battle of the Bluegrass announces Outdoor Channel TV schedule Road to Dega begins on Thursday night with $3,000 to win at Green Valley Jackson Motor Speedway weekly racing season finale this Saturday Night Beard finishes 12th in annual Magnolia State 100 at Columbus Speedway Busy three event weekend fills the slate for Payne and Gibson Motorsports Hall looks for 'Nathan Rettig Memorial' title this week at Malden Speedway Limited/Crate Late Model Special set for Saturday at Cleveland Speedway MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 World of Outlaws Late Model News and Notes: Knoxville Nationals roundup WDRL championship to be decided in this weekend's Iowa Governor's Cup Tennessee State Championships set for October 11 at Crossville Raceway Armour Foods Vienna Sausage Showdown weekend at Lowe's Dirt Track DLRA Late Model Championship will be won or lost at Midway Speedway Quincy Raceways October Fest Shootout has Twin $2500 to win features $15,000 to win 14th Annual Fall Classic event at Whynot Motorsports Park AMP Late Models set for '08 points championship at Greenville Speedway Friday Night Rumble and Annual Fall Classic next at Ponderosa Speedway Bluegrass Speedway 2008 Championship Awards Banquet set for Nov. 8 NeSmith Chevrolet Weekly Racing Series Round up for week of Sept. 29 Wood has rollercoaster weekend in O'Reilly Southern All Stars tour action Ferguson returns to Super Late Model victory lane at Cherokee Speedway
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