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Kevin Kovac
CONCORD, N.C. (April 28) - This summer's World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Wild West Tour' has gotten even bigger.
A visit to Williston Basin Speedway in Williston, N.D., on Sun., July 13, has been added to the 'Wild West Tour,' a busy stretch of racing that now features nine $10,000-to-win events in six states and one Canadian province over a 13-day span.
Williston Basin's 50-lap WoO LMS A-Main will be the biggest show ever contested at the one-third-mile clay oval in the western portion of North Dakota, 18 miles from the Montana state line.
"The whole area here is buzzing about a World of Outlaws race coming to town," said Jack Blotsky, president of the roughly 150-member Williston Basin Racing Association (WBRA) that operates the track. "We're already looking at moving in some more bleachers to handle the crowd we expect that night."
Blotsky said the WBRA has already secured sponsorship for the WoO LMS event from local businesses DC&B Hotshot & Trucking, Triple B Construction and Mr. Gutter. No reserved seats will be sold, but fans can obtain information about purchasing general-admission tickets in advance by visiting www.basinspeedway.com or calling 701-774-8008.
The WBRA has been promoting dirt-track races in Williston for 35 years, including the last nine with the speedway in its current location. The track's normal night of operation is Saturday with open-wheel Modifieds serving as the headline attraction.
Williston Basin's WoO LMS date will close a string of five consecutive race nights that kick off the 'Wild West Tour,' and it will come the day after the series races north of the border at Estevan Motor Speedway in Estevan, Saskatchewan. Williston is 100 miles south of Estevan.
The WoO LMS 'Wild West Tour' is scheduled to begin on July 9 with the 'Gopher 50' at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The swing then continues on July 10 at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minn.; July 11 at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D.; July 12 at Estevan; July 13 at Williston Basin; July 16 at Gillette (Wyo.) Thunder Speedway; July 18 at Brown County Speedway in Aberdeen, S.D.; July 20 at the Belleville (Kans.) High Banks; and July 21 at Boone County Speedway in Albion, Neb.
The 2008 WoO LMS schedule now stands at 47 confirmed events at 40 tracks in 22 states and three Canadian provinces.
In other WoO LMS schedule news, the tour's event set for Sun., Aug. 17, at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, Ga., has been canceled, track and series officials have announced.
Golden Isles promoter Frankie Lloyd made the decision that the track will no longer schedule events or raindates for Sundays, leading him to cancel his planned Sunday-night WoO LMS program.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
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