WoO LMS Kicks off Weekend in Indiana
By Brian Dunlap

WoO LMS Public Relations Haubstadt, Indiana (July 29, 2004) The World of Outlaws (WoO) Late Model Series will end the month of July with a Saturday night appearance at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana July 31st. The WoO Late Model Series Dirty Dozen will compete on Tri-State's 1/4 mile oval for a $42,000 purse with a $10,000 to-win feature event. Fans can expect a full program of racing excitement including consist of time trials, heat races and an action-packed 60 lap main even.

“Everyone here is excited about the event,” said track promoter Loris Helfrich. “We are getting asked a lot of questions from fans that are thrilled that these guys are coming.”

Former Tri-State track champion Kevin Claycomb will be testing his talents to see how he stacks up against the Dirty Dozen. “We usually run well at Tri-State, hopefully this time we can qualify well and run well in the heat so we can make the race and go from there,” remarked Claycomb. Claycomb will be driving the #28 Tri-State Racing/Prestige/North side Pharmacy Gran Prix.

The battle between Scott Bloomquist in the #0 Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Custom Race Engines/Allstar Performance/Hoosier Tire/Sweet Manufacturing Ford Taurus and Steve Francis in the #15 Valvoline/Mopar/Freeport Recycle Center/Action Auto Mart/Rocket Chassis Dodge Intrepid seems never-ending as they battle for the number one spot in the series points race. Francis and Bloomquist have been swapping positions in the points lead the past few races, but close on their heels are late model favorites Steve Eckert in the #24 Raye Vest Excavating/Rocket Chassis Ford Taurus and Dale McDowell in the #17M Larry Shaw Race Cars/S&H Motorsports/Dover Cylinder Head/Racetek/Petroff Towing/ J&J Steel/New Vision Graphics/Rocket Chassis Pontiac Grand Prix. Both Eckert and McDowell are within 50 points of the leader.

The race for Rookie of the Year is also close, just over 100 points separate Tim McCreadie in the #39 Sweeteners Plus/A-C Speedworld/Texaco Havoline/Rocket Chassis Chevrolet Monte Carlo and John Blankenship in the #23 Busch Beer/Allstar Performance/Hoosier Tire/Ford Taurus.

The gates for this exciting event will open at 4:30 p.m., qualifying will begin at 6:30 with racing to follow. Ticket information for this event can be found by visiting the track's website at www.tristatespeedway.com , or by calling the track at 812-768-5995. Both of this weekend's races will be featured online at www.dirtvision.com . The broadcasts are currently free of charge but you must register to enter the site. For a schedule of upcoming on demand broadcasts visit www.dirtvision.com .



Locals Battle the Dirty Dozen for Tri-City Speedway Bragging Rights
By Brian Dunlap WoO LMS Public Relations Granite City, IL (July 29, 2004) After wrapping up July's busy World of Outlaws Late Model Series schedule the Dirty Dozen will face-off with local veterans during their first and only Illinois 2004 season appearance at the fast 1/2 mile track of Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL on Sunday, August 1st.

So far this season five feature wins have been taken from the Dirty Dozen and the country's top late model drivers will again have their hands full with some serious local competition. Local crowd favorites such as Ed Dixon, Bert Cheatham, Randy Korte and Billy Faust will take to the dirt intent on stealing their share of the $42,000 purse from the WoO Dirty Dozen.

Three-time Tri-State Speedway Champion and late model veteran Bert Cheatham will strap into his late model to see how well he stacks up against the famous dozen. “The Dirty Dozen are the best drivers in the nation and I will try and do my best; we'll just see what I have for them,” said Cheatham.

Late Model Hall of Fame inductee Ed Dixon will also be at Tri-City with his Bloomsdale Excavating/St Lewis Carpenters Union Monte Carlo. “We're looking forward to running with the series, it's a good series and a lot of the drivers are old friends,” said Dixon. “We like running at Tri-City and we're looking forward to the level of competition the World of Outlaws brings to the track with the Dirty Dozen.”

Tri-City Speedway owner and promoter Bob Wente is looking forward to hosting the World of Outlaws Dirty Dozen to his facility. “This was a great opportunity to bring the World of Outlaws brand name back in to this market, the credibility that comes along with the World of Outlaws name is unmatched,” said Wente.

Scott Bloomquist in the #0 Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Custom Race Engines/Allstar Performance/Hoosier Tire/Sweet Manufacturing Ford Taurus has won at Tri-City before and is counting on his track experience to regain the points lead over Steve Francis in the #15 Valvoline/Mopar/Freeport Recycle Center/Action Auto Mart/Rocket Chassis Dodge Intrepid. Francis and Bloomquist have been neck-and-neck in the championship points race as the excitement of the second half of the season continues. Francis, currently only three points ahead of Bloomquist, will try to gain a more comfortable lead over the strong-running Bloomquist. Taking to the track along with Francis and Bloomquist are the rest of the 2004 WoO Dirty Dozen including:

Rick Aukland #12 Ostrom Painting & Sandblasting/Malcuit Engines Dodge Intrepid

Mike Balzano #E1 Smoker Friendly/Biscotti's Restaurant/Eddie's Auto Parts/Hoosier Tire/West Virginia Motor Speedway/Rocket Chassis Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Rick Eckert #24 Raye Vest Excavating/Rocket Chassis Ford Taurus

Chub Frank #1* Corry Rubber Corp/Allstar Performance/Rocket Chassis Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Bart Hartman #75 Seubert Calf Ranches/Imler's Poultry/ MCB Motorsports/Cornett Engine/Hoosier Tire/Rocket Chassis Gran Prix

Darrell Lanigan #29 Lanigan Autosports/Accutex Signs/Cornett/AFCO/GottaRace/Hoosier Tire/Rocket Chassis Ford Taurus

Dale McDowell #17M Larry Shaw Race Cars/S&H Motorsports/Dover Cylinder Head/Racetek/Petroff Towing/ J&J Steel/New Vision Graphics/Rocket Chassis Pontiac Grand Prix

Billy Moyer #21 J&J Steel/Hawkeye Trucksales.com/Mcarthy One Hour Heating and Air/Banner Valley Hauling Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Dan Schlieper #9 Miller Brothers Coal/Hawkeye Trucking/Pro Power/Rayburn Chevrolet Monte Carlo

Clint Smith #44 JP Drilling/CSR Aluminum Fabrication/Rocket Chassis Chevrolet Monte Carlo

The gates for this event will open at 5:00 p.m. and racing will begin at 7:00 p.m. Ticket information for this event can be found by visiting the track's website at www.tricitymotorsports.com or by calling the track at 314-540-8000. Both of this weekend's races will be featured online at www.dirtvision.com . The broadcasts are currently free of charge but you must register to enter the site. For a schedule of upcoming on demand broadcasts visit www.dirtvision.com .



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