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JUSTIN FEGERS TO BE HONORED AS 2007 POLYDOME LATE MODEL SERIES CHAMPION

John Kaanta to WDRL Rookie of the Year Award at Nov. 10 banquet

By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League

Osceola, Iowa (Oct. 31, 2007) -- Justin Fegers of Mound, Minn., will be
honored as the 2007 PolyDome Late Model Series Champion on Saturday, Nov.
10, at this year's WORLD Dirt Racing League champions' banquet, which takes
place here at Terrible's Hotel and Casino.

Racing fans were excited to see Fegers' no. F15 return to the tour in 2007,
and he didn't disappoint them. The 2005 WDRL PolyDome Late Model Series
Rookie of the Year the 2006 season off from traveling but returned this
season on a mission.

"That year, we were a top-five car each night we went to the track," Fegers
said of his 2005 rookie year. "We just had gremlins bother us that year. It
was also our first year racing with an open motor. We learned a lot about
the tracks that year.

"We thought we had a good chance to win the title (in 2007)," Fegers added.
"We just needed to run up to our potential."

Fegers and his crew did just that. By season's end, two wins, 11 top-five
finishes and 19 top-10 finishes were scored next to Fegers' name.

"The situation with Brian (Harris) changed things for us," Fegers commented.
Harris was leading the WDRL point standings when he was sidelined due to
injuries suffered while racing in an unsanctioned event late in the year.

"We were only making up a few points a night before that," said Fegers. "I
just wish we could have raced each other to settle this thing."

Fegers wrapped the championship on the final night of racing when the series
made a stop at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway. Eric Pember, Pittsville, Wis.,
still had a viable shot at the title, but he broke a driveshaft, giving him
a 19th-place finish in the final event's rundown and the championship to
Fegers.

"It is a great feeling to accomplish the goals you set for yourself," Fegers
said of winning this year's Polydome Late Model Series championship. "But it
hasn't really set in yet. I'm sure a big check and a big trophy will help."

Fegers will have almost $25,000 in cash and prizes awarded to him at the
banquet for his efforts.

"I am getting married the weekend after the banquet," Fegers smiled. "I just
hope I remember to bring the right speech on the 10th."

John Kaanta finished second in the final point standings and captured the
series' 2007 WDRL Rookie of the Year title. Kaanta, who has been scoring
wins on the dirt tracks in Wisconsin for some time, made his first year on
the series a good one.

"Our goal was to finish in the top five," remembers Kaanta. "We knew we had
to finish races. You don't do that, and you're not going to be in the top
five.

"We enjoyed this year," Kaanta added. "It was a lot of travel, but we really
liked the people we saw at the track each night.

"Grabbing our first win at Freeport was one of those nights that we had a
lot of fun," Kaanta said of his victory at Freeport (Ill.) Raceway Park.
Kaanta had to pass Jimmy Mars, his chassis builder, for the lead and the
win. "Nights like that and the rookie honors help give some attention to
what Jimmy does with his cars.

"We¹re really excited about November 10th," Kaanta concluded.

Others who will be honored at the WORLD Dirt Racing League champions'
banquet are Pember; Dave Eckrich, Oxford, Iowa; Chris Simpson, Marion, Iowa;
Denny Eckrich, Tiffin, Iowa; Brian Harris, Davenport, Iowa; Tim Isenberg,
Marshfield, Wis.; Rob Moss, Iowa City, Iowa; and Ace Ihm, Hazel Green, Wis.

A special thanks from WORLD Dirt Racing League goes out to PolyDome
Products, Hoosier Racing Tires, AMSOIL and Iowa-Illinois Tailor Insulation
for helping with this year's campaign.

Racing fans are welcome to attend the champions' banquet and can still
purchase their dinner tickets for the year-end celebration, but time is
running out. For more information, log onto WDRL's Web site:
www.worldraceleague.com.

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To media: For more information about the WORLD Dirt Racing League, go to our
Web site (www.worldraceleague.com) or contact series co-founder and
president Jim Wilson by phone (660-876-5632) or e-mail ([email protected])

DARREN MILLER WINS WDRL SEASON FINALE AT DAVENPORT (IOWA) SPEEDWAY

Justin Fegers wins 2007 PolyDome Late Model Series championship

By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League

Davenport, Iowa (Oct. 7, 2007) -- Darren "The Thriller" Miller made it two
for two in the WORLD Dirt Racing League Polydome Late Model Series by
grabbing his second win in as many nights Saturday here at Davenport
Speedway.

But Justin Fegers of Mound, Minn., officially became the 2007 WDRL PolyDome
Late Model Series champion when he took the green for the 50-lap feature,
the series' season finale.

Miller held off 2007 WDRL Rookie of the Year John Kaanta for the race win,
coming to the green flag in the sixth starting position.

By lap four, Miller had taken the lead, and he was able to work through
lapped traffic while holding Kaanta and early race favorite Fegers at bay.
As lapped traffic became thicker, Kaanta was able to close in on Miller. But
a yellow flag would fly again, giving Miller a clean race track to work with
on the restart.

"That late yellow (flag) helped us out a lot," Miller told the fans from
AMSOIL Victory Lane. "After the dash, I had my guys change just about
everything, and they thought I was crazy."

Kaanta chased Miller hard in the closing stages of the race on the historic
Davenport half-mile. Kaanta was looking to move up a position in the final
WDRL PolyDome Late Model Series point standings, and it was obvious he was
on a mission.

Kaanta, who had set fast time and started fifth in the 50-lapper, worked
hard to cut his way up to second, but he could not overtake Miller for the
win. In addition to winning the WDRL Rookie of the Year honors, Kaanta moved
into second place in the final points rundown.

Ray Guss Jr., substituting again for the injured Brian Harris in car Harris'
21H, finished third in the main event despite tangling with another car in
the race, causing some damage.

"I got into someone, and it messed something up with the right front," Guss
told the crowd after the checkers had flown. "I didn't see a car down low,
and when I tried to get out of the way, I ended up making contract with
another car."

Brian Birkhofer had a flat tire early in the race but marched his way back
to the front for a fourth-place finish. Jimmy Mars rounded out the top five.

Champion Justin Fegers and the rest of the top 10 in the WDRL PolyDome Late
Model Series point standings will be honored this coming Nov. 10 at the
WORLD Dirt Racing League¹s annual awards banquet. Details will be coming
soon to the WDRL Web site, www.worldraceleague.com.

RACE REPORT
DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY
DAVENPORT, IOWA
SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 2007

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 1:
1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Brian Birkhofer, 4. Eric Pember, 5. Ace
Ihm, 6. Jason Rauen, 7. Fred Remley, 8. Rob Moss, 9. Russ Adams.

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 2:
1. Ray Guss, 2. Chris Simpson, 3. Chad Simpson, 4. Rob Toland, 5. Jeremiah
Hurst, 6. Mike Klinkammer, 7. Marshall Fegers, 8. Gary Webb, 9. Rod Smith.

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 3:
1. Justin Fegers, 2. Darren Miller, 3. John Kaanta, 4. Matt Furman, 5.
Andrew McKay, 6. Tim Isenberg, 7. Jeremy Grady, 8. Joe Callahan, 9. Wayne
Brau.

IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH:
1. Justin Fegers, 2. Denny Eckrich, 3. Ray Guss Jr., 4. Jimmy Mars, 5. John
Kaanta, 6. Darren Miller, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Chad Simpson.

KSE SEMI FEATURE: (Top 4 Advance)
1. Jeremy Grady, 2. Fred Remley, 3. Gary Webb, 4. Russ Adams.

WDRL DAVENPORT 50-LAP FEATURE:
1. Darren Miller, 2. John Kaanta, 3. Ray Guss Jr., 4. Brian Birkhofer, 5.
Jimmy Mars, 6. Denny Eckrich, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Matt Furman, 9. Justin
Fegers, 10. Jeremiah Hurst, 11. Rob Moss, 12. Ace Ihm, 13. Mike Fryer, 14.
Gary Webb, 15. Mike Klinkammer, 16. Tim Isenberg, 17. Fred Remley, 18. Russ
Adams, 19. Eric Pember, 20. Jason Rauen, 21. Jeremy Grady, 22. Andrew McKay,
23. Chad Simpson, 24. Rob Toland.

HIGHEST FINISHING ROOKIE: John Kaanta

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:
Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation: Justin Fegers, Denny Eckirch, and Ray Guss
KSE Consi Winner: N/A
QA1 Motorsports: Jimmy Mars
BSB Manufacturing: John Kaanta
AMSOIL: Darren Miller
The Brake Man: John Kaanta
Champ Pans: Ray Guss
Performance Bodies: Brian Birkhofer
V-Performance Batteries: Jimmy Mars
Fast Shafts: Denny Eckrich
Hooker Harness: Chris Simpson
Weld Wheels: Matt Furman
Chassis Builder: Rocket (Darren Miller)
Hard Luck Award: Andrew McKay

DARREN MILLER WINS NIGHT ONE OF THE WDRL SEASON FINALE AT DAVENPORT (IOWA)
SPEEDWAY

Dave Eckrich escapes injury in wild turn two ride

By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League

Davenport, Iowa (Oct. 6, 2007) -- Darren Miller lived up to his nickname
'The Thriller' Friday night as he grabbed the WORLD Dirt Racing League
PolyDome Late Model Series victory here at Davenport Speedway. It was the
first of two nights of racing in the series' season finale at the half-mile
speed plant.

Miller had to fend off heavy pressure from Chris Simpson for the win, which
was marred by a spectacular crash.

As the green flag came out to start the 25-lap main event, Dave Eckrich
would take a wild ride in turn two. Eckrich's car ended up cart-wheeling,
and it came to rest on top of the turn two wall. Eckrich was able to walk
away, but he was taken to a Davenport hospital for an examination. But
Eckrich returned to the speedway by the end of the night after getting the
thumbs-up from doctors.

When racing resumed, Eric Pember hustled his car to the point with Chris
Simpson in tow. Pember was on a mission to grab some much-needed WDRL points
and close in on series point leader Justin Fegers, who started 18th.

As the lead duo battled in to turn three, Miller moved to the high side and
passed both of them to assume the lead. That left Pember and Simpson to
fight it out for second.

Simpson would eventually clear Pember, then he began to chip away at the
lead that Miller had opened up. Simpson narrowed the gap in the closing
stages of the race and was making a move on the final lap when his car lost
power and came to a stop in turn four as the checkered flag came out.

"If we win this thing tonight, we'll be lucky," Miller had told fans when he
was interviewed during a break in the action to clean up after Dave
Eckrich's crash.

"I guess we were lucky tonight," Miller later said with a smile from AMSOIL
Victory Lane. "We were able to pull away as Pember and Simpson battled for
second. I didn't hear Simpson closing in on me. I had my hands full because
I lost my power steering at the beginning of the race. If this had been any
longer than 25 laps, I don't think we would have won tonight."

Brian Birkhofer was in the top five all night, and he was able to work
around Pember in the closing laps to finish second. Pember was third.

Ray Guss Jr. drove Brian Harris' car to a fourth-place finish. Denny Eckrich
rounded out the top five. WDRL points leader Justin Fegers finished 10th.

Harris, who was recently released from the hospital, attended the races and
he was greeted by a lot of well-wishers who were glad to see him up and
around after his horrific crash a few weeks ago at West Liberty (Iowa)
Raceway.

The season finale night for the 2007 WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late
Model Series is tonight, Saturday, at Davenport Speedway. Hot laps are set
for 5:30.

For more information on WDRL or the latest PolyDome Late Model Series
schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site,
www.worldraceleague.com.

RACE REPORT
DAVENPORT SPEEDWAY
DAVENPORT, IOWA
FRIDAY, OCT. 5, 2007

BSB GROUP QUALIFYING:
Not run due to time constraints.

POLYDOME QUALIFIER 1:
1. Darren Miller, 2. Denny