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WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE
DRIVERS RACE TO I-80 SPEEDWAY THIS SUNDAY, MAY 25
They'll take part in a popular
holiday weekend race at Greenwood, Nebraska
By Phil Roberts
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Greenwood, Neb. (May 20, 2008)
- The drivers of the WORLD Dirt Racing League Late Model Series celebrate
their Memorial Day holiday weekend with a Sunday night, May 25, appearance
here at I-80 Speedway.
WDRL will compete in what
operators of the four-tenths track refer to as their Alphabet Soup Race.
That's because of the multiple Late Model sanctioning bodies -- WDRL, MLRA,
NCRA and TORA -- that are involved in the popular event.
WORLD Dirt Racing League was
last involved in the popular Alphabet Soup race on Sunday night, May 28,
2006, when Steve Kosiski muscled past Kelly Boen out of turn two and went on
to win.
Practice is set for
5:30 p.m. Sunday with qualifying at 6.
I-80 Speedway is located just
off Interstate 80 at exit 420 between Omaha and Lincoln and is part of the
sprawling Nebraska Raceway Park complex, which also includes a go-kart track
and a motocross park.
WDRL SETS SATURDAY, JUNE 21, AS
THE RESCHEDULE DATE FOR ITS FREEPORT, ILL., RACE
Either precipitation or wet
grounds have forced three WDRL postponements this season at the Freeport half
mile
By Phil Roberts
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Freeport, Ill. (May 13, 2008) --
You've heard the expression "third time's a charm." Well, WORLD Dirt Racing
League officials hope the fourth time's the charm when it comes to completing
their Late Model series race here at Freeport Raceway Park.
Three attempts to run a WDRL
show at the Freeport half mile have fallen victim to either precipitation or
wet grounds this season. The most recent postponement came on May 3.
It's been frustrating, but
racers are a hardy group of people, and WDRL and track officials are not
giving up; the Freeport race has now been rescheduled for Saturday, June 21.
Put it on your calendar and hope
for sunshine!
FREEPORT RACEWAY PARK CANCELED AND RESCHEDULED AGAIN
05-02-08
Mother Nature has again forced World Dirt Racing
League Officials to postpone the May 3rd race date a Freeport Raceway in
Freeport, IL. We are looking at a date in June for this race now.
At 11 am Friday morning heavy rains were soaking
Northwest Illinois. The forecast calls for more rain Friday and Saturday with
it being wet all weekend. With that in mind, WDRL and track Officials decided
to push the race back one more time. At 11 am on Friday morning Randy Gill
(Track owner and promoter) stated that he is washed out for the weekend.
We will be putting out another release as soon
as a date has been established for this race.
WDRL ADDS CLAY COUNTY (Spencer, IA) TO SCHEDULE
04-29-08
[Spencer,
IA] - - World Dirt Racing League Officials are proud to announce an
additional date to the 2008 WDRL Late Model Series. The Clay County Fair
Board in
Spencer, IA will host this new event on Friday, July 4, 2008.
"The
Clay County Speedway will be a great host for a WDRL event," stated
WDRL president Jim Wilson. "They have a top notch facility, and we can't
wait to get there over the
Fourth of July weekend."
A new grandstand was put in place that can seat close to 7,000
spectators. The racing surface has been cut into a wide three-eights mile
dirt oval. With state-of-the-art Musco Lighting recently added, drivers and
race fans will not miss seeing any of the door-to-door racing action on the
speedway.
"The series will race at
Eagle, NE the night before," added Wilson. "So it will be a great two
days of racing for Eastern Nebraska
and Western Iowa dirt late model fans."
Expected to make the two-day trek include several of the WDRL Late Model
Series regulars: Eric Pember (Pittsville, WI), Two-time WDRL Champion Denny
Eckrich (Tiffin, IA) Dave Eckrich (Oxford, IA), Chris Simpson (Oxford, IA),
Chris Simpson (Mount Vernon, IA), 2007 Chase Graphics Rookie of the Year
John Kaanta (Elk
Mound, WI), and 2008 Chase Graphics Rookie contenders Jeremy Grady (Story
City, IA) and Frank Heckenast Jr (Orland
Park, IL).
Several other hotshoes from Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska,
South Dakota, and
Wisconsin are expect to make the two days of dirt track racing. With
$5,000 to win up for grabs each night, race fans will see some of the best
drivers the
Midwest has to offer.
Story By: Bucky Doren
FREEPORT THIS SATURDAY (April 26)
[Freeport, IL] - - After Mother Nature washed out the first attempt, the World
Dirt Racing League will try again this Saturday (April 26, 2008) at the
Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport, IL. It will be the third point-event for
the 2008 WDRL Late Model Series tour.
Originally set April 19, 2008, the best late model drivers in the Midwest were
set to invade the half-mile in northwest Illinois. Constant rain through the
overnight hours the night before soaked the track, and with no reprieve in
sight on race day, WDRL and track officials were forced to cancel the event.
The rescheduled race is now slated for Saturday, April 26th. WDRL Late Model
Registration starts at 2:00 PM. Hot laps are set for 5:15 PM with Group
Qualifying to follow. The first heat race will roll out onto the raceway at
6:00 PM. Electric timing and scoring is provided in part thanks to
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation for all WDRL races in 2008.
So far in 2008, Darren Miller and Dennis Erb Jr. have raced to victory on the
WDRL Late Model Series campaign. Miller thrilled race fans on opening night
at the Davenport Speedway. Erb is the series' most recent winner taking the
win this past Sunday night at the Quad City Raceway.
Several of the Midwest's top drivers are expect to make the trip to Freeport:
the 2005 & 2006 WDRL Champion Denny Eckrich, the 2007 Chase Graphics Rookie of
the Year and 2007 runner-up in WDRL points John Kaanta, the 2007 third place
finisher in WDRL points Eric Pember, and fan favorites like Brian Harris, Dave
Eckrich, Ace Ihm, Chris Simpson, Chad Simpson, Tim Lance, and more.
A couple of 2008 Chase Graphics Rookie of the Year contenders that race fans
may want to keep an eye includes Jeremy Grady (in car #43) and Frank Heckenast
Jr. (in car #99). Grady captured the 2007 Deery Brothers Summer Series
Championship. Heckenast, who is just nineteen years old, captured the 2004
Rookie of the year at the Kankakee and Crown Point Speedways. In 2005,
Heckenast earned the UMP Rookie of the Year honors.
To learn more about the World Dirt Racing League, log ontot heir web site at
www.worldraceleague.com.
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DENNIS ERB WINS AT QUAD CITY
[East Moline, IL] - - Dennis Erb (Carpentersville, IL)
out lasted the field as he drove to the World Dirt Racing League win at
the Quad City Raceway. Despite a series of caution flags and heavy lapped
traffic, Erb was able to hold off the pack for the checkered flag.
Frank Heckenast Jr. (Orland Park, IL) and Chad Simpson
(Mount Vernon, IA) brought the twenty-four car field to the green flag.
Hackenast and Simpson battle for the lead for several laps. Both would
run in the top five through the early stages of the A-Main. Erb quickly
stuck his nose into the battle for the lead.
Erb would eventually work his way to the lead. A series
of yellow flags and heavy lapped traffic would keep the field on his back
bumper.
“I was just lucky getting through the lapped cars,” Erb
said from victory lane. “I saw two and three wide (battles) in front of
me, but by the time I got up to them, I found an opening to get by.”
Heckenast’s night ended early when he was collect in an
accident. With no where to go, Heckenast crashed into the pile, and his
car suffered race ending damage. Simpson’s night also end early due to a
mechanical failure.
Darren Miller (Chadwick, IL) started fourth and raced in
the top five through the entire main event. Miller would eventual find
himself on the back bumper of Erb, but he was not able to get by by race
end. Miller settled for second.
Wes Steidinger (Fairbury, IL) had an impressive run to
the front. After starting eighteenth, Steidinger put himself into the top
five by mid race, and he was battling for the lead just past the halfway
point. Steidinger would come home third.
Another driver who fought his way from the back of the
pack to the front was Steve Lance (Cuba, IL). Starting twentieth, Lance
quietly worked his way through the field to finish fourth. Brian Harris
(Davenport, IA) rounded out the top five.
Next up for the WDRL Late Model Series is a stop at the
Freeport Raceway Park (Freeport, IL) on Saturday, April 26, 2008. This
race was originally scheduled for this past Saturday night, but Mother
Nature had other plans for race fans in Northwest Illinois and forced WDRL
officials to postpone the event.
To learn more about the World Dirt Racing League, log
onto their web site at
www.worldraceleague.com.
WDRL RACE REPORT:
Quad City Raceway
East Moline, IL
Sunday, April 20, 2008
A-MAIN:
1. Dennis Erb, 2. Darren Miller, 3. Wes Steidinger, 4. Steve Lance, 5.
Brian Harris, 6. Matt Furman, 7. Tim Lance, 8. John Kaanta, 9. Ace Ihm,
10. Chad Simpson, 11. Frank Heckenast Jr., 12. Denny Eckrich, 13. Dave
Eckrich, 14. Eric Pember, 15. Jeremy Grady, 16. Curt Martin, 17. Chris
Simpson, 18. Ryan Unzicker, 19. Andrew McKay, 20. Tony Izzo, 21. Kevin
Weaver, 22. Rick Hanested, 23. Jason Utter, 24. Derek Chandler.
A-Main was shortened to 44 laps (originally scheduled
for 50) due to curfew
HEAT RACE 1:
1. Frank Heckenast Jr., 2. Eric Pember, 3. Curt Martin, 4. Rick Hanested,
5. Wes Steidinger, 6. Steve Lance, 7. Rob Moss, 8. Adam Oppendike, 9.
Tommy Elston.
HEAT RACE 2:
1. Jason Utter, 2. Tony Izzo, 3. Matt Furman, 4. Brian Harris, 5. Ace Ihm,
6. Mike Stadel, 7. Tim Insenberg, 8. Chris Carlson.
HEAT RACE 3:
1. Dennis Erb, 2. Andrew McKay, 3. Darren Miller, 4. Denny Eckrich, 5.
Kevin Weaver, 6. Dereck Chandler, 7. Chris Simpson, 8. Ryan Dauber.
HEAT RACE 4:
1. Chad Simpson, 2. Tim Lance, 3. Jeremy Grady, 4. John Kaanta, 5. Ryan
Unzicker, 6. Jeff Larson, 7. Nate Bueseling, 8. Dave Eckrich.
KSE B-MAIN:
1. Kevin Weaver, 2. Steve Lance, 3. Ace Ihm, 4. Dereck Chandler, 5. Jeff
Larson, 6. Ryan Dauber, 7. Rob Moss, 8. Tim Isenberg, 9. Tommy Elston, 10.
Chris Carlson, 11. Mike Stadel.
IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR INSULATION POLE DASH:
1. Frank Heckenast Jr., 2. Chad Simpson, 3. Dennis Erb, 4. Jason Utter, 5.
Tony Izzo, 6. Tim Lance, 7. Darren Miller, 8. Eric Pember.
WDRL AWARDS:
QA-1 Motorsports: Jason Utter
Brake Man: Darren Miller
Champ Pans: Brian Harris
Performance Bodies: Matt Furman
Design 500: Tim Lance
Design 500 (non A-Main Qualifier): Mike Stadel
BSB Manufacturing: John Kaanta
Fast Shafts: Chad Simpson
Hooker Harness: Frank Heckenast Jr.
KSE Racing Products: Kevin Weaver
WDRL Provisionals: Denny Eckrich and Chris Simpson
Chase Graphics Rookie of the Race: Frank Heckenast Jr.
Chassis Builders of the Race: MasterSbilt and Rocket
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Quad City Raceways is having an open practice for Late Models
from 6pm until 8:30pm on Thursday April 17th. This will give a lot of the
travelers a chance to check the track out and their cars out before the WDRL
race on Sunday April 20th.
Darren Miller Wins Davenport
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DARREN MILLER WINS WDRL
OPENER IN DAVENPORT
April 16, 2008 | By: Bucky
Doren
[Davenport,
IA] - - The World
Dirt Racing League kicked off the 2008 tour Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at the
Davenport Speedway. Darren Miller (Chadwick, IL) grabbed the win in the
Fiesta 40.
After winning the
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation Pole Dash, Miller started on the pole for
the forty-lap A-Main. Jimmy Mars (Menomonie, WI) started to Miller's
outside. Miller beat Mars into the first corner, and quickly moved to this
high side with Mars in tow.
"I thought maybe winning
the dash was going to hurt me," Miller said from Victory Lane. "After the
dash, it looked the high side was the place to be. I was a little worried
that Jimmy (Mars)
was going to get the jump
on me at the start of the A-Main, but I ended up beating him into the first
corner."
"The yellows really helped
me tonight," Miller Added. "Every time I was closing in on slower cars at
the end of the race, we'd see a yellow."
Despite the yellow flags,
Miller would hold off the rest of the field.
Brian Birkhofer (Muscatine,
IA) started
seventeenth and raced his way to and second place finish. Mars held on for
third. Frank Heckenast (Orland
Park, IL) and Tim
Lance (Brimfield, IL) rounded out the top five.
Up next for the WDRL Late
Model Tour is a stop at Freeport Raceway Park (Freeport,
IL) on Saturday, April 19, 2008. Quad Ciy Raceway (East
Moline, IL) will
host the tour the very next
night.
HEAT 1:
1. Eric Pember, 2. Tim
Lance, 3. Rick Hanestad, 4. Dale Stolte,
5. Jay Johnson, 6. Jeff
Larson, 7. Jeremy Grady, 8. Matt Furman,
9. Randy Manos (DNS).
HEAT 2:
1. Jimmy Mars, 2. Pat Doar,
3. Jason Utter, 4. Chris Simpson, 5.
Tim Isenberg, 6. Rob Moss,
7. Ryan Dauber, 8. Brian Harris, 9.
Andy Eckrich.
HEAT 3:
1. Kerry Hansen, 2. Ace
Ihm, 3. Chad Simpson, 4. Brian Birkhofer,
5. Dave Eckrich, 6. Mike
Stadel, 7. Denny Eckrich, 8. Kurt Kile,
9. John Kaanta.
HEAT 4:
1. Darren Miller, 2. Kevin
Kile, 3. Tommy Elston, 4. Frank
Heckenast, 5. Curt Martin,
6. Nick Maroff, 7. Jill George, 8.
Matt Bodman, 9. Todd
Davis.
IOWA-ILLINOIS TAYLOR
INSULATION POLE DASH:
1. Darren Miller, 2. Jimmy
Mars, 3. Tommy Elston, 4. Eric Pember,
5. Tim Lance, 6. Ace Ihm,
7. Rick Hanestad, 8. Kerry Hansen.
KSE B-MAIN:
1. Curt Martin, 2. Denny
Eckrich, 3. Ryan Dauber, 4. Rob Moss, 5.
Tim Isenberg, 6. Brian
Harris, 7. Jeff Larson, 8. Todd Davis, 9.
Andy Eckrich, 10. Matt
Furman, 11. Jill George, 12. Kurt Kile,
13. Mike Stadel, 14.
Jeremy Grady, 15. Nick Maroff.
WDRL A-MAIN: 40-Laps
1. Darren Miller, 2. Brian
Birkhofer, 3. Jimmy Mars, 4. Frank
Heckenast, 5. Tim Lance,
6. Chad Simpson, 7. Eric Pember, 8. Ryan
Dauber, 9. John Kaanta,
10. Pat Doar, 11. Rick Hanestad, 12.
Tommy Elston, 13. Brian
Harris, 14. Chris Simpson, 15. Dave
Eckrich, 16. Rob Moss, 17.
Curt Martin, 18. Ace Ihm, 19. Jay
Johnson, 20. Kerry Hansen,
21. Denny Eckrich, 22. Kevin Kile, 23.
Jason Utter, 24. Dale
Stolte.
WDRL CONTINGENCY AWARDS:
Iowa-Illinois Taylor
Insulation Pole Dash: Darren Miller, Jimmy
Mars, and Tommy Elston
QA-1 Passing Points: Eric
Pember
Chase Graphics Hard Luck:
Not awarded as of press time
Brake Man: Jimmy Mars
Champ Pans: Frank
Heckenast
Performance Bodies: Eric
Pember
Design 500: John Kaanta
BSB: Rick Hanestad
Fast Shafts: Tommy Elston
Hooker Harness: Brian
Harris
KSE: Denny Eckrich
Chase Graphics Rookie of
the Race: Frank Heckenast
Chassis Award: Rocket and
MastersBilt
WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE OPENER POSTPONED TO WEDNESDAY, APRIL
16
It's too wet for the planned April 11 Rudy's Tacos Fiesta 40 at Davenport (Iowa)
Speedway
By Phil Roberts
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Davenport, Iowa (April 10, 2008) -- Gentlemen, start your engines -- but not
just yet. Several days of rain and the prediction of another storm moving in to
eastern Iowa have forced the postponement of the WORLD Dirt Racing League opener
that had been set for Friday night, April 11, here at Davenport Speedway.
The race on the half-mile dirt oval located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St., is being rescheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday
night, April 16.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. is promoting this year's WDRL opener, which is sponsored by
Rudy's Tacos. The highlight of the night will be the Fiesta 40 for the WDRL Late
Models. But there will also be a full Late Model racing program, including
qualifying races.
DRT TRAK's Pro Mods and Street Stocks also are on the racing agenda for April
16.
For more information regarding the Rudy's Tacos Fiesta 40, call the Mississippi
Valley Fairgrounds, (563) 326-5338, or DRT TRAK Racing, (563) 652-5302. Or go to
www.drttrak.com on the Internet.
For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late
Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site,
www.worldraceleague.com.
WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE OPENS ITS 2008 SEASON ON FRIDAY,
APRIL 11
WDRL's stars and cars will compete in the Rudy's Tacos Fiesta 40 at Davenport
(Iowa) Speedway
By Phil Roberts
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Davenport, Iowa (April 4, 2008) -- Gentlemen, start your engines!!!
Those traditional racing words will ring out in the night air as the Late Model
stars and cars of the WORLD Dirt Racing League open their 2008 season at 6:30
p.m. on Friday night, April 11, here at Davenport Speedway.
The track, a half-mile dirt oval, is located at the Mississippi Valley
Fairgrounds, 2815 W. Locust St.
DRT TRAK Racing Inc. is promoting this year's WDRL opener, which is sponsored by
Rudy's Tacos. The highlight of the night on the brightly lit Davenport oval will
be the Fiesta 40. But there will be a full Late Model racing program, including
qualifying races.
DRT TRAK's Pro Mods and Street Stocks also are on the racing agenda. This is the
seventh season for WDRL, a Midwest-based Late Model dirt track touring series
begun by Jim Wilson and his wife, Nancy, of Gilman City, Mo., in December 2001.
Prior to that Jim Wilson had been a regional director of NASCAR's Weekly Racing
Series. He also founded and had directed NASCAR's All-Star Series from 1985
through 2001, its final season. In 2002, Dirt Late Model magazine named
Wilson one of the 25 most influential people in dirt late model racing.
Darren "The Thriller" Miller of Chadwick, Ill., won the main event the
last time the WORLD Dirt Racing League drivers were in Davenport. That was last
Oct. 6 for their season finale. Following Miller at the finish line that night,
in order, were John Kaanta, Ray Guss Jr., Brian Birkhofer, Jimmy Mars,
Denny Eckrich, Chris Simpson, Matt Furman, Justin Fegers and Jeremiah Hurst.
Many of those Late Model hotshoes are expected to compete in the April 11 season
opener, along with Rob Toland, Eric Pember, Dave Eckrich, Tim Isenberg, Ace Ihm,
Matt Furman, Jason Utter, Chad Simpson, Todd Davis, Jason Rauen and others.
Fegers, of Mound, Minn., driver of the F15 car, captured the 2007 WDRL points
Championship that October night on the Davenport half mile. Kaanta, of Elk
Mound, Wis., nailed down the 2007 series rookie of the year honors plus a
second-place finish in the points competition. Guss, of Milan, Ill., was
substituting in the 21H car for injured
Davenport native Brian Harris. Harris had been leading the 2007 WDRL point
standings when he was sidelined due to injuries suffered while racing in an
unsanctioned event last fall.
Harris is expected to be back in action April 11 in Davenport, as is Guss.
For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late
Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site,
www.worldraceleague.com
CHASE SIGNS AND GRAPHICS WILL
SPONSOR THE WDRL LATE MODEL SERIES' ROOKIE OF THE YEAR PROGRAM
Company shows its longtime
support for the series by taking on the additional sponsorship.
Gilman City, Mo. (March 15,
2008) -- Chase Signs and Graphics is the 2008 sponsor of the WORLD Dirt
Racing League Late Model Series' Rookie of the Year Program.
"Lee Havlik and Josh Anderson, owners of Chase Signs and Graphics, have been
strong supporters of the WORLD Dirt Racing League since it's inception in
2002," said WDRL president Jim Wilson. "They have been contingency sponsors
and much more."
Chase Signs and Graphics
has sponsored the WDRL Hard Luck Award, which awards a Chase Signs and
Graphics certificate to the driver selected by WDRL officials as having
experienced the worst luck of the night at each race. Chase Signs and
Graphics also annually presents the WDRL champion and the winner of the WDRL
Rookie of the Year competition with a free race car wrap.
That's not all. Chase Signs
and Graphics provides the lettering on the WORLD Dirt Racing League Late
Model Series tech trailer and the WDRL tow vehicle. The company also
supplies WDRL with WORLD Dirt Racing League decals for the race cars.
Wilson said Chase Signs and
Graphics will continue those existing sponsorships in 2008 in addition to
sponsoring the WORLD Dirt Racing League Rookie of the Year Program.
"We're very excited that Chase
Signs and Graphics has agreed to become the WDRL Rookie of the Year
sponsor," said Wilson. "The rookie program always attracts a lot of very
good drivers -- Brady Smith, Justin Fegers and John Kaanta, for example, all
have won rookie championships. I think having Chase Signs and Graphics as
the program sponsor will make the rookie championship even more attractive.
"Incidentally, Brady Smith
and Justin Fegers both have also won WDRL series championships, and John
Kaanta finished a strong second in series points in 2007," Wilson added.
To be eligible as a WORLD Dirt Racing League Rookie of the Year candidate, a
driver must become a WDRL member. Forms are available on the series' web
site,
www.worldraceleague.com
Candidates cannot have started
more than six WDRL feature events in any one season and cannot have won a
WDRL feature event. Each participant must complete the application form to
be considered for eligibility, which must be approved by the WDRL office.
The 2008 WDRL season kicks
off Friday, April 11, at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway, located at the
Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds.
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Davenport Rescheduled for April 11th
WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE’S
2008 SEASON OPENER IN DAVENPORT, IOWA, IS RESCHEDULED
Winter weather forces move
of race date by one week to allow more time for track preparation
By Phil Roberts, Media
Coordinator
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Gilman City, Mo. (Feb. 26,
2008) – The date for the WORLD Dirt Racing League’s 2008 season opener
at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway is being revised. The race, originally set
for Saturday, April 5, has been rescheduled for Friday April 11,
according to WDRL’s Jim Wilson. Sunday, April 13, is being reserved as a
rain date, if needed.
“Iowa has had a
particularly hard winter, with a lot of snow,” Wilson said.
The latest winter storm is
dumping more snow on the Hawkeye State – and Davenport’s half-mile dirt
race track – this week.
“Since the original date
for the series’ opening race in Davenport is only a little more than a
month away, promoter Bob Wagener was rightfully concerned about his
ability to get heavy equipment onto the dirt track in time to properly
prepare it,” said Wilson. “Bob and I believe moving the race out one
week will be helpful.”
Twenty races are on the
recently announced 2008 WDRL schedule. Wilson said talks are underway
with additional promoters, and more events may be scheduled in the
future.
WDRL drivers will “hit the
ground running” in 2008. From the April 11 Davenport opener, WDRL moves
to Freeport, Ill., on Saturday, April 19, followed by a Sunday, April
20, event at the quarter-mile Quad City Raceway in East Moline, Ill.
On Friday, May 23, the
WDRL hot shoes are back at the Davenport half-mile, then it's on to the
four-tenths-mile I-80 Speedway in Nebraska on Sunday, May 25.
Justin Fegers of Mound,
Minn., who finished every feature he started in 2007, is the series’
defending champion. He wrapped up the championship at the season finale,
which took place at Davenport Speedway.
John Kaanta, a retired
sheriff’s chief deputy from Elk Mound, Wis., was second in the final
point standings and captured the 2007 WDRL Rookie of the Year title.
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WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE
RELEASES 2008 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
02-13-08
20 races starting April 5
in Davenport, Iowa, are already listed on tentative schedule with the
possibility of more being added later
Gilman City, Mo. (Feb.
12, 2008) -- Rev 'em up! The Midwest-based WORLD Dirt Racing League, one of
the country's most popular dirt track touring series, is releasing its
tentative 2008 schedule.
"We are excited about
2008," said WDRL president Jim Wilson, who with his wife Nancy founded the
series. "And we look for some great things to happen this year."
The season starts out on
the historic half-mile Davenport (Iowa) Speedway on Saturday, April 5, then
races to the big half-mile in Freeport, Ill., on Saturday April 19. Next up is
a Sunday, April 20, event at the quarter-mile Quad City Raceway in East
Moline, Ill.
On May 23, the WDRL
hotshoes are back at the Davenport half-mile, then it's on to the
three-eighths-mile I-80 Speedway in Nebraska on Sunday, May 25.
On Thursday, June 12, the
series makes a stop at Superior Speedway in Superior, Wis., then visits Cedar
Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., on June 13 and June 14 for "The
Masters."
WDRL drivers and fans
alike will celebrate Independence Day during a Thursday, July 3, appearance at
the famous one-third-mile Eagle (Neb.) Raceway. On Sunday, July 20, the WDRL
stars and cars make a trip to the fast three-eighths-mile in Albion, Neb., at
the Boone County Fairgrounds.
Wednesday, July 30, finds
the touring series back at Superior Speedway in Wisconsin, followed a day
later, July 31, by a return visit to Cedar Lake Speedway to lead into the USA
Nationals with a 50-lap WDRL race.
On Saturday, Aug. 30, the
WORLD Dirt Racing League travels to the beautiful Deer Creek Speedway for a
show with the USMTS Modifieds. The next day, Sunday Aug. 31, WDRL is back at
Quad City Raceway for another thrilling 50-lap race.
Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 5 and 6, finds the series at the Freeport Raceway half-mile for "The
Rebel," with a complete racing program each night.
On Friday and Saturday,
Sept. 26 and 27, WDRL journeys to the fast and furious Lakeside Speedway in
Kansas City, Kan., for two complete races.
The WORLD Dirt Racing
League winds up the 2008 season on the Davenport half-mile track on Oct. 3 and
4 with, said Wilson, "a huge surprise coming on this race."
In addition, "we may be
adding races as we go because we are still talking to some tracks," Wilson
said. "Keep an eye on our Web site,
www.worldraceleague.com, for updated information."
Justin Fegers of Mound,
Minn., was honored last Nov. 10 as the series 2007 champion at the WORLD Dirt
Racing League's champions' banquet, held in Osceola, Iowa.
Fegers wrapped up the
championship on the final night of racing when the series made a final stop
last fall at Davenport Speedway.
John Kaanta finished
second in the final point standings and captured the
series' 2007 WDRL Rookie
of the Year title.
WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE
2008 SCHEDULE
Tentative and subject to
change
Saturday April 5 --
Davenport Speedway
Saturday April 19 --
Freeport Raceway
Sunday April 20 -- Quad
City Raceway
Friday May 23 --
Davenport Speedway
Sunday May 25 -- I-80
Speedway
Thursday June 12 --
Superior Speedway
Friday June 13 -- Cedar
Lake Speedway
Friday June 14 -- Cedar
Lake Speedway
Thursday July 3 -- Eagle
Raceway
Sunday July 20 -- Boone
Co. Speedway
Wednesday July 30 --
Superior Speedway
Thursday July 31 -- Cedar
Lake Speedway
Saturday August 30 --
Deer Creek Speedway
Sunday August 31 -- Quad
City Raceway
Friday September 5 --
Freeport Raceway
Saturday September 6 --
Freeport Raceway
Friday September 26 --
Lakeside Speedway
Saturday September 27 --
Lakeside Speedway
Friday October 3 --
Davenport Speedway
Saturday October 4 --
Davenport Speedway
Tentative, Partial 2008
Schedule
|
Davenport
Speedway |
April 05, 2008 |
|
Freeport
Raceway Park |
April 19, 2008 |
|
TBA |
April 20, 2008 |
|
Davenport
Speedway |
May 23, 2008 |
|
TBA |
May 25, 2008 |
|
Superior
Speedway |
June 12, 2008 |
|
Cedar Lake
Speedway |
June 13, 2008 |
|
Cedar Lake
Speedway |
June 14, 2008 |
|
Eagle Raceway |
July 03, 2008 |
|
Boone County
Speedway |
July 20, 2008 |
|
Superior
Speedway |
July 30, 2008 |
|
TBA |
July 31, 2008 |
|
Deer Creek
Speedway |
August 30, 2008 |
|
East Moline
Speedway |
August 31, 2008 |
|
Freeport
Raceway Park |
September 05, 2008 |
|
Freeport
Raceway Park |
September 06, 2008 |
|
Lakeside
Speedway |
September 26, 2008 |
|
Lakeside
Speedway |
September 27, 2008 |
|
Davenport
Speedway |
October 03, 2008 |
|
Davenport
Speedway |
October 04, 2008 |