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WDRL FIREWORKS ACTION WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY
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EXPECT SOME WDRL FIREWORKS THIS FOURTH OF JULY
HOLIDAY WEEK
Popular Late Model series will be in action
Wednesday through Friday
By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Gilman City Mo. (June 30, 2008) -- The WORLD
Dirt Racing League is primed for three days of Fourth of July-style racing
fireworks this week. And racing fans who take in an upcoming WDRL show in
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa are sure to see the best dirt Late Model
drivers in the business in action.
The three-day holiday week spectacular begins
at I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, Neb., this Wednesday, July 2, with the
seventh annual "Alphabet Soup" race. Four other race-sanctioning bodies will
join WDRL there to see who's the best.
Rain ruined the first attempt at the Alphabet
Soup race over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, but this second attempt
looks to be even bigger with $5,000 to win the 50-lap feature. Hot laps are
scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Wednesday with CrashedToys.com Heat Races to follow.
On Thursday, July 3, the WDRL Late Model
Series moves down the road to Eagle (Neb.) Raceway. Last year, the Eagle win
went to the eventual 2007 WDRL Late Model Series champion, Justin Fegers, by
just a few inches. The 2008 Super Late Model Mixer promises more of the same
sort of close competition. Hot laps are set for 6:15 p.m. Thursday, with
Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation (IITI) Group Qualifying at 6:30.
The final day of the big three-day swing takes
the cars and stars of the WDRL Late Model Series to Clay County Speedway in
Spencer, Iowa, on Friday, July 4. A new grandstand that can seat close to
7,000 spectators has been put in place. The racing surface has been cut into
a wide three-eights mile dirt oval. With state-of-the-art Musco lighting
recently added, neither drivers nor race fans will miss seeing any of the
door-to-door racing action on the Clay County Speedway. Hot laps will begin
at 5:15 p.m. Friday with IITI Group Qualifying hitting the track at 5:45.
Eric Pember, of Pittsville, Wis., sits atop of
the current WORLD Dirt Racing League Late Model Series point standings. And
2008 Chase Signs Rookie of the Year leader Frank Heckenast Jr., of Orland
Park, Ill., is just 12 points back. Chad Simpson, of Mount Vernon, Iowa, and
John Kaanta, of Elk Mound, Wis., are only three points behind Heckenast.
The WORLD Dirt Racing League wishes to thank
these series sponsors: Hoosier Racing Tires, Iowa-Illinois Taylor
Insulation, CrashedToys.com, Chase Signs and Graphics, BSB Manufacturing,
Champ Pans, Hooker Harness, Fast Shafts, Lincoln Electric, Performance
Bodies, QA-1 Motorsports, The Brake Man and Wyman Ford. 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.
WDRL Gears Up For Father's Day
Wisconsin Swing
June 6, 2008 | By: Bucky Doren
[Gilman City, MO] - - The World Dirt Racing
League is gearing up for a Father's Day Triple Header through Wisconsin. The
WDRL Late Model Series will visit the Superior Speedway and the Cedar Lake
Speedway for "The Masters."
On Thursday, June 12, 2008 the WDRL, will travel
to Superior Speedway in Superior, WI. Last year Jimmy Mars held off several
late race challenges by Darren Miller for the win on the fast 3/8-mile dirt
oval. Hot laps are slated for 6:30 PM with
qualifying to follow.
The next two nights the stars of the WDRL Late
Model Series will compete in the 10th annual "Masters" at the Cedar Lake
Speedway in New Richmond, WI. Jimmy Mars and Scott Bloomquist each grabbed a
checkered flag in the 2007 edition. On Friday, June 13, 2008, hot laps will
begin at 6:30 PM with group qualifying to follow. On Saturday, June 14, 2008,
hot laps will start at 6:00 PM.
With $15,000 available to one driver, many of
the top stars on the WDRL Late Model Series are expected to make the
trip. Darren Miller (Chadwick, IL) currently sits on top the series point
standings. Third in points and current Chase Signs & Graphics Rookie of the
year leader Frank
Heckenast Jr. (Orland Park, IL) looks to try
and close the gap on Miller. Iowa drivers Brian Harris (Davenport, IA) and
Chad Simpson (Mount Vernon, IA) round out the top five. Wisconsin natives John
Kaanta (Elk Mound, WI) and Eric Pember (Pittsville, WI) are planning on
stopping the out-of-state invaders.
The WORLD Dirt Racing League wishes to thank the
series sponsors, Hoosier Racing Tires, Iowa Illinois Taylor Insulation,
Crashedtoys.com, Chase Signs and Graphics, BSB Manufacturing, Champ Pans,
Hooker Harness, Fast Shafts, Lincoln Electric, Performance Bodies, QA-1
Motorsports, The Brake Man, and Wyman Ford.
CRASHEDTOYS.COM JOINS THE WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE TEAM
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CRASHEDTOYS.COM JOINS THE WORLD DIRT RACING
LEAGUE TEAM
Online auction company will boost WDRL's 2008
driver point fund
By Bucky Doren
WORLD Dirt Racing League
Gilman City, Mo. (June 4, 2008) -- The WORLD
Dirt Racing League is proud to announce the newest member of the WDRL
sponsorship team, CrashedToys.com.
CrashedToys.com's support will help boost this
year's WDRL Late Model Series' 2008 driver point fund.
We are excited to have Crashedtoys.com join
the Series said Jim Wilson of the WORLD Dirt Racing League. They are a great
company and are growing fast.
Founded in 1999, CrashedToys.com has a huge
selection of repairable motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, watercraft, RVs and
more.
"We at CrashedToys.com are very proud and
excited to be sponsoring the WDRL," said Joe Zrostlik, co-founder of QCSA
Auto Auctions, of which CrashedToys.com is a division.
"The main focus of our sponsorship is to
support and connect with the race teams and race fans. The race teams and
race fans are what make the WDRL great, and we couldn't be happier about our
sponsorship."
CrashedToys.com hosts three online auctions
every week. The company has physical auction centers located in Iowa,
Minnesota and Missouri. All auctions are conducted online, but the
strategically located auction centers are designed to give buyers an
inexpensive and effective way to pick up their purchased items.
"Being from the Midwest, it is really
important to our company to support regional events like the WDRL," Zrostlik
said. "We want this year of WDRL racing to be the best ever, and we hope
that our sponsorship helps make that possible.
"We feel that our sponsorship really connects
with our market. Racing fans tend to like a bit more excitement in their
lives, and this is exactly what we bring. We create that extra excitement
for our customers with motorcycles, ATVs, snowmobiles, RVs and so on."
Registering for CrashedToys.com is free, so
folks can log on and begin bidding today
05-23-08
DAVENPORT PPDR, RESCHEDULED
[Davenport, IA] - - The World Dirt Racing League race scheduled for Davenport
Speedway (Davenport, IA) has been postponed due to rain. Heavy rain over the
past twenty-four hours saturated the track, and officials were left with no
choice but to reschedule the event.
Promoter Bob Wagener and his staff tried to work the track in. After a
handful of vehicles became stuck in the mud, track officials were left with no
choice but call tonight's scheduled event.
The make-up date for the late model double-dip is set for Friday, July 25,
2008. The WDRL Late Models will race on the half-mile, and the weekly late
models (sanctioned by the International Motor Contest Association) are
scheduled for action on the quarter-mile.
Sunday, May 25, 2008, the WDRL Late Models will join the letters in the famous
'Alphabet Soup' race at the I-80 Speedway in Greenwood, NE. Along with the
WDRL, MLRA, NCRA and TORA will come together for one spectacular night of
racing over the Memorial Day weekend. Hot laps are at 5:30 PM with qualifying
set for 6:00 PM.
05-20-08
WDRL To Alphabet Soup Race
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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