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RACES CANCELED
SATURDAY
May 18th, 2013
CANCELED
Tonight’s Races for Sat May
18th at Duck River Raceway Park have been CANCELED. We
have received several inches of rain at the track and
with our grounds saturated with water, we are calling
tonight’s event off. We will return to racing Next
weekend for our Memorial Day Special on Sunday
May 26th, 2013 with a $3000 To-Win Super Late
Model, a $1000 To-Win 2 Barrel Late Model, a $500 To-Win
Modified Street, a $250 To-Win Outlaw Pony, a $250
To-Win Pure Pony and a $50 To-Win Rookie Pony event.
May 14th, 2013-
Duck River Raceway Park will be
having a Regular Weekly Show coming up this Saturday May
18th, 2013. Classes racing will be Super Late Models, 2
Barrel Late Models, Modified Street, Street Stock,
Outlaw Pony, Pure Pony & Rookie Pony.
Come on out and enjoy the thrills
and entertainment of Saturday night dirt track racing at
one of Tennessee’s longest running and finest race
tracks in the South. Clean Concessions & Good Food,
Playground for the kids, Clean restrooms, good fun and
plenty of action packed racing for the entire family to
enjoy. Gates
Open at 4pm, Drivers Meeting at 6pm Racing to
start after Drivers Meeting. General Admission is $12,
Pits $25 Kids 6-12 $5 and 5 and Under FREE.
ATTN
OPENWHEELS: Due to lack of cars and
participation, Starting this weekend May 18th, the
Openwheel division has been removed from the line up on
our weekly racing program. It was a hard decision to
make and understand the frustration to those who have
Openwheel cars and those who’ve raced with us these past
few weeks in the Openwheel division, our records show
that the most we’ve had at one time was six participants
and no sign of the number of cars picking up. We thank
all those that have raced with us and may look into
starting the class back up in the future if the interest
picks up.
Duck River Raceway will
have its Annual Memorial Day Race on Sunday May 26th,
2013 with a $3000 To-Win Super Late Model, a $1000
To-Win 2 Barrel Late Model, a $500 To-Win Modified
Street, a $250 To-Win Outlaw Pony, a $250 To-Win Pure
Pony and a $50 To-Win Rookie Pony event. Start times and
admission prices will be announced in the next few days.
May 8th, 2013-
Folks Thursday's Ray Cook's
Spring Nationals event is getting bigger by the day as
we have less than 24 hours to show time, if you've
decided to sit this one out you may want to reconsider
and get down to Duck River Raceway Park Thursday night.
Below is a list of drivers that have said they are
planning on attending, YOU WILL NOT WANT
TO MISS THIS ONE!!! On Thursday Night May 9th
the Gates will open at 4:00 pm CST and the Driver’s
Meeting is slated for 7:00 pm CST. The 2-Barrel Late
Models and Pure Pony divisions will be on the racing
card for the evening. Adult General Admission is $20.00
and an Adult Pit pass is $30.00. Duck River Speedway is
located at 1100 Haskins Chapel Road in Lewisburg, TN
37091. Further information can be obtained by calling
(931)
684-8200 or
(931)
685-1009 or visit
www.duckriverracewaypark.com . A reminder to all
teams and fans the track is on Central Daylight time.
Steve Casebolt,
Billy
Ogle, Jr., David Payne, Stacy Boles, Michael Chilton,
Josh Collins, Ryan King, George Mashburn, Dale McDowell,
Daniel Miller, Rusty Schlenk, Scott Cook, Jay Brinkley,
Mark Fields, Brad Skinner, Dillon Wood, Dylan Ames, Vic
Hill, Chase Elliott, Tim McCreadie, Ross Companova,
Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth, Dakota Cheek, Ryan Gifford,
Chad Winkles, Tony Knowles, Justin Ratliff, Brandon
Kinzer, Josh Johnson, Todd Morrow-Maybe, Possibly both
Dillon boys Ty & Austin Dillon Tony Morris…………….
Duck River, Boyd’s and Dixie
finish out Spring Nationals Schedule May 9-11
BRASSTOWN, NC (May 3, 2013)—The
Inaugural edition of the Ray Cook-promoted Spring
Nationals Series will finish its campaign on May 9/10/11
with visits to Duck River Raceway Park, Boyd’s Speedway
and Dixie Speedway respectively.
Fresh off a visit by the World of
Outlaws Late Model Series on April 28th the
Bob Harris owned Duck River Raceway Park in Lewisburg,
TN will host Round # 7 of the Spring Nationals on
Thursday Night May 9th for a 40-lap $4,000 to
win event.
Round # 8 of the tour brings the
series to the 1/3 mile banked clay oval of Boyd’s
Speedway in Ringgold, GA for a visit to the track
located on the Tennessee/Georgia State border on Friday
Night May 10th. The event will pay $4,000 to
win / $400 to start the 40-lapper at the track that
started racing in 1952 and is currently promoted by Gar
Dickson.
The final stop on the tour will
commence on Saturday Night May 11th at the
Historical Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA. The Swims
Family owned and operated facility will host the final
event of the tour paying $6,000 to win / $500 to start
the 50-lapper. Dixie Speedway is home to the Dixie
Shootout held at the end of their racing season.
Steve Casebolt of Richmond, IN
holds a 30-point lead in the Championship point
standings in the D&R Motorsports, Hicks & Ingle
Contractors sponsored R.E.D. Powered MasterSbilt Race
Car over Knoxville, TN’s Billy Ogle Jr. who drives the
Blount Motorsports, Larry Garner owned Custom powered
Rocket Chassis. Rounding out the top-five include David
Payne of Murphy, NC in the Payne Tire Racing, Gibson
Motorsports MasterSbilt special who is third, Stacy
Boles of Clinton, TN who is fourth and fifth is Michael
Chilton of Salvisa, KY in the Central Painting
Revelution Race Car.
In the six previous series events
held, there have been six different winners with Dale
McDowell of Chickamauga, GA taking the win on March 15th
at Volunteer Speedway followed by John Blankenship of
Williamson, WV taking the final night of the Spring Thaw
at Volunteer Speedway March 16th. On April 12th
Casey Roberts of Toccoa, GA took $4,000 with a win at
Tri-County Race Track followed by Tommy Kerr of
Maryville, TN picking up the April 13th win
at Smoky Mountain Speedway. On April 18th it
was Eddie Carrier Jr. of Salt Rock, WV taking the $4,000
payday at 201 Speedway in Kentucky then Randy Weaver
took home $5,000 in an April 20th visit to
Cleveland Speedway. On rain out has plagued competition
which came on Friday April 19th at Ponderosa
Speedway in Kentucky.
On Thursday Night May 9th
the Gates will open at 4:00 pm CST and the Driver’s
Meeting is slated for 7:00 pm CST. The 2-Barrel Late
Models and Pure Pony divisions will be on the racing
card for the evening. Adult General Admission is $20.00
and an Adult Pit pass is $30.00. Duck River Speedway is
located at 1100 Haskins Chapel Road in Lewisburg, TN
37091. Further information can be obtained by calling
(931)
684-8200 or
(931)
685-1009 or visit
www.duckriverracewaypark.com . A reminder to all
teams and fans the track is on Central Daylight time.
On Friday Night May 10th
the Gates will open at 4:00 pm EST and racing begins at
7:00 pm. The Crate Late Models, A-Hobby and B-Hobby
divisions will provide support on the evening’s racing
card. Adult General Admission is $15.00 with Adult Pit
Passes being $30.00. Boyd’s Speedway is located at 1481
Scruggs Road in Ringgold, GA 30736. Further information
can be obtained by calling
(706)
891-6803 or visit
www.boydsspeedway.net . A reminder to teams that
Mufflers are mandatory, the SCH112530 and SCH112535 are
required and no Dirt Pro Mufflers are allowed per track
rules. More information can be viewed on the track’s
website on their rules page.
On Saturday Night May 11th
the Gates will open at 5:00 pm EST with racing slated
for 7:00 pm EST. The Econo Bombers, Super Bombers,
Limited Late Models, Crate Late Models, Pont Stock and
Street Cruisers will be the support divisions for
the event. Adult General Admission is $20.00 with the
Tailgate section being $25.00 and Adult Pit Passes
$30.00. Dixie Speedway is located at 150 Dixie Drive in
Woodstock, GA. Further information can be obtained by
calling
(770) 926-5315 or visit
www.dixiespeedway.com .
Further information on Ray Cook’s
Spring Nationals Series can be obtained by logging on to
the official series website located at
www.southernnationalsseries.comor by calling Ray
Cook at (828) 360-5353.
Duck River (May 9th) and
Boyd’s (May 10th) Purse (40 Laps): 1) $4000,
2) $2000, 3) $1400, 4) $800, 5) $700, 6) $675, 7) $650,
8) $625, 9) $600, 10) $580, 11) $560, 12) $540, 13)
$520, 14) $500, 15) $480, 16) $460, 17) $440, 18) $420,
19) $400, 20) $400, 21) $400, 22) $400.
Dixie Speedway May 11th
purse (50 Laps): 1) $6000, 2) $3000, 3) $1800, 4) $1200,
5) $1000, 6) $900, 7) $800, 8) $700, 9) $680, 10) $660,
11) $640, 12) $620, 13) $600, 14) $580, 15) $560, 16)
$540, 17) $520, 18) $500, 19) $500, 20) $500, 21) $500,
22) $500
Current Spring Nationals Series
Points (after April 20th):
1. Steve Casebolt-950 (Richmond,
IN)
2. Billy Ogle Jr.-920 (Knoxville,
TN)
3. David Payne-898 (Murphy, NC)
4. Stacy Boles-864 (Clinton, TN)
5. Michael Chilton-848 (Salvisa,
KY)
6. Josh Collins-840 (Knoxville, TN)
7. Ryan King-806 (Seymour, TN)
8. George Mashburn-798 (Murphy, NC)
9. Dale McDowell-554 (Chickamauga,
GA)
10. Chris Madden-540 (Gray Court,
SC)
April 29th, 2013-
Duck River Raceway Park will be taking the upcoming
weekend off from racing on May 4th, 2013. Racing will
return on Thursday May 9th, 2013 with Ray Cook’s Spring
Nationals $4000 To-Win Super Late Model Event.
After several inches of rain over
the weekend and making arrangements in our pits from the
muddy conditions for Sunday’s WoO. We will be having to
make some repairs and clean up around the track over the
weekend in
preparation for Thursday May 9th’s Ray Cook’s
Spring National race coming up.
We at Duck River want to thank ALL
the fans, drivers, employees and anyone else involved in
helping get our World of Outlaws show in Sunday. A big
thank you to everyone who attended and stuck it out with
us, We could have not done it without each and
everyone’s support, attendance and effort to make the
show a go. We do apologize in the show running late and
hope everyone understands that this it was a full force
effort on everyone involved to make the show happen,
based on all the rain we received at the speedway over
the weekend. Everyone from our employees at Duck River,
the World of Outlaws group and most important ALL of the
great fans that traveled from near and far to see the
World of Outlaws.
April 28th, 2013-
Todays World of Outlaws Event is still ON & we ARE
racing at Duck River Raceway Park. Gates Open 12pm*
Drivers Meeting 4pm * Racing Starts After Drivers
Meeting General Admission $25 Kids $5 Pits its $35 *
Kids 6-12 $10 (5 & Under FREE GA & Pits)
Classes Racing: World of Outlaws
Super Late Models $10,000 To-Win 50 laps, 2 Barrel Late
Models $1000 To-Win 30 laps, Modified Street $700 To-Win
20 laps & Pure Pony $400 To-Win 20 laps
The rain has moved on to the
eastern side of Tennessee and Away from us at Duck River
Raceway Park.
Load up and get ready to see some
great racing!!
Welcome To Tennessee: Three Distinct Volunteer State
Tracks Comprise This Weekend’s World of Outlaws Late
Model Series Tripleheader
National Tour Set To Visit Smoky Mountain Speedway
(April 26), Tazewell Speedway (April 27) & Duck River
Raceway Park (April 28)
April 24, 2013
– A big, reconfigured four-tenths-mile oval. A
steeply-banked, blazing-fast one-third-mile paper-clip.
A sweeping quarter-mile bullring.
Three distinct tracks located in Tennessee – that’s this
weekend’s hit list for the World of Outlaws Late Model
Series, which invades the Volunteer State for one of the
most anticipated and interesting tripleheaders of the
2013 season.
The swing kicks off on Friday night (April 26) at Smoky
Mountain Speedway in Maryville, which will host the WoO
LMS for the first time since 2004. The famed Tazewell
Speedway will present a World of Outlaws program for the
fourth consecutive season on Saturday evening (April 27)
while the smallest of the three tracks, Duck River
Raceway Park in Wheel, will close the weekend on Sunday
night (April 28) with its inaugural WoO LMS
extravaganza.
To set the stage for a weekend comprised of three 50-lap
A-Mains paying $10,000 to win, here are snapshots of the
three tracks courtesy of some Tennesseans who know them
well…
Smoky Mountain Speedway: The Home Track Of Warrior Race
Cars
If you’re looking for a scouting report on Smoky
Mountain Speedway from a WoO LMS traveler, Warrior Race
Cars owner Sanford Goddard is your man. The venerable
facility is, after all, effectively his home track.
The owner of the Warrior house car driven on the WoO LMS
by Scott James of Bright, Ind., and builder of the
Sweeteners Plus Racing machines campaigned by former
World of Outlaws champion Tim McCreadie of Watertown,
N.Y., Goddard has fielded dirt Late Models and worked
with customers at Smoky Mountain for years. With his
Goddard Performance/Warrior Race Cars shop in Knoxville,
Tenn., less than a half-hour drive from the track, he
clearly possesses some deep-seeded knowledge of the
place.
But despite his many evenings spent competing and
testing at Smoky Mountain, Goddard doesn’t want anyone
thinking he has some secret formula for success that
he’ll deliver to James and McCreadie during the running
of this Friday night’s ‘Mountain Outlaw 50.’ He’s the
first one to point out that today’s Smoky Mountain
Speedway isn’t the same one he’s attended for decades or
the WoO LMS last raced at in 2004.
“One thing about Smoky Mountain – it’s been there since
the ‘60s and it’s had several updates on it,” said
Goddard. “It was a half-mile, they cut it down to
four-tenths, and now this year they have new owners who
put new walls around it and new dirt on it and changed
the banking. The track’s a little bit different than
it’s been in the past. It seems like the dirt’s better,
it’s faster and it’s a little racier than it used to be.
“I’ve won a lot of races there with different people,
but now it’s kind of a new experience for everybody,” he
added. “Even though you’ve raced there all your life,
everybody is going through a learning curve on it.”
The track is now under the ownership of a group that
includes Stanley Best, Larry Garner, Roger Sellers and
Kevin Coffey. They purchased the speedway last year and
have aggressively upgraded the facility and created a
standout special-event schedule, highlighted by Friday
night’s WoO LMS event that ranks as the biggest show at
Smoky Mountain since Rick Eckert of York, Pa., won the
circuit’s only previous visit in April ’04.
“The new owners operating the place are racers besides
just owners,” said Goddard. “They understand what they
need to do to make it better. They’re race-oriented
people and I think they’re taking the track to the next
level.”
Both James and McCreadie competed in the 2004 WoO LMS
event at Smoky Mountain, which came early in the tour’s
inaugural season under the World Racing Group banner.
Neither fared well – James finished 23rd and
McCreadie did not start the A-Main.
McCreadie hasn’t been back to Smoky Mountain over the
past eight years, but James has gotten a taste of the
new configuration, making two appearances there in the
past month behind the wheel of Goddard’s familiar
green-and-white No. 1G. James finished 20th
in a Southern All-Stars Series event on March 16 and
failed to qualify for the Spring Nationals feature on
April 13.
“We weren’t very good both times we were there, but it
wasn’t the track’s fault. It was our fault,” said
Goddard. “They were productive trips, though. I think we
found a few things wrong with our car. Hopefully we can
make the right changes and get Scott and McCreadie
running good (on Friday).”
Goddard is geared up for a wildly competitive event on
Friday night.
“We went (to Smoky Mountain) this year with Scott to
learn some stuff so we’d be ready for this World of
Outlaws deal,” said Goddard. “The local guys – like
Billy Ogle Jr., Vic Hill and Randy Weaver – run good
there, so it’ll be a big test for the World of Outlaws
guys. I’m hoping we’re ready.”
Tazewell Speedway: A Dirt Track Like No Other
Tazewell Speedway owner Gary Hall doesn’t have to be a
detective to spot someone who happens to be eyeballing
his racetrack for the first time.
“Oh, I can tell immediately,” said Hall, who is in his
ninth season at the helm of the famed track in the hills
of Northeast Tennessee. “You can see they’re pretty much
in awe.”
Indeed, viewing video or pictures of Tazewell’s
monstrous banks doesn’t do it justice. A dirt-track fan
or racer has to witness the scene in person – looking
down from the concrete hillside grandstand or while
standing at the tippy-top of the track in turn two – to
fully appreciate the massiveness of those iconic hills.
And once dirt Late Models start circling the bullring at
seemingly supersonic speeds – like the country’s best
drivers will do this Saturday night in Tazewell’s fourth
annual ‘Outlaw Sizzler 50’ presented by Tri-State Tire
and Auto of Middlesboro – it’s one of the sport’s
take-your-breath-away moments.
“The first thing I always say to a fan who’s never been
to Tazewell is, ‘You’ve never seen anything like it,’”
said the 60-year-old Hall, a former dirt Late Model
racer who competed at ‘The Taz’ during his career but
never raced on its current configuration (the banking
was increased in the early ‘90s after he retired).
“There’s nothing like it around here – heck, probably
just about anywhere. The corners here are banked
about 31 degrees, and I think the straightaways are
banked like 20 degrees. It’s definitely a unique place.
“It reminds me a lot of Bristol (Motor Speedway) – a
dirt Bristol. It’s a lot of the same deal – high-banked,
fast, cars just whipping around there. It’s really
amazing to see a race here in person.”
Or just see the menacing track, period.
“We’ll be here working during the week and we’ll have
people just stop by to look at it because they’ve never
seen it,” said Hall. “It happens quite regularly.”
The fans’ love for Tazewell is demonstrated not only by
the track’s strong weekly crowds but by the enormous
turnouts for WoO LMS events. Last year’s World of
Outlaws show, which saw Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss.,
register his first-ever win on the circuit, drew a
standing-room-only crowd that Hall called the biggest in
the history of the speedway.
Not surprisingly, of course, for a speedway dubbed ‘The
World’s Fastest One-Third-Mile Dirt Track,’ drivers
aren’t as overwhelmingly enamored with Tazewell as the
fans.
“Some drivers love it and some drivers hate it,” said
Hall. “It’s a fast place and you gotta be on your toes
all the time. Everything happens so fast – the fans seem
to like that, but not all drivers like that kind of
racing.”
Two-time WoO LMS champion Josh Richards of Shinnston,
W.Va., provides an almost perfect summation of the
love/hate relationship drivers have with Tazewell.
“I like driving on it, but I don’t like racing on it,”
said Richards, whose two career WoO LMS starts at
Tazewell resulted in finishes of third (2010) and 16th
(’11). “It’s fun to go out there by yourself and run
laps like that, just flying around there. It’s pretty
intense, pretty awesome. But because it’s so small and
so fast, it’s hard to race on. There are a lot of things
happening there at once, and I think that’s why a lot of
racers don’t prefer it. You’re running such a fine line
every second you’re out there, which definitely makes it
difficult.”
That hyper-speed, on-the-edge action, though, is what
makes every lap at Tazewell spectacular.
“Tazewell is what I call a ‘spectator’ track,” said
Warrior Race Cars owner Sanford Goddard, who admitted
that Tazewell is his favorite track. “Fans just love to
see cars go around that place.”
Duck River Raceway Park: Praise From One Of Tennessee’s
Best
Vic Hill has only competed at Duck River Raceway Park
once in over a quarter-century as a driver, but his lone
visit was more than enough to form a strong opinion of
the track that sits just over an hour south of
Nashville.
“It’s a great track,” said Hill, a 49-year-old dirt Late
Model veteran and noted engine builder from Morristown,
Tenn. “We’re sort of anxious to go back.”
Hill plans to make Sunday evening’s historic first-ever
WoO LMS event at Duck River his second career appearance
at the speedway. His first was just five months ago when
he pocketed a $10,000 paycheck for winning the ‘Deep
Fried 75,’ which closed the track’s 2012 season in
mid-November.
“I’d always heard it was real slick and you needed a big
spoiler and all that or you’d get beat down,” Hill said
of Duck River. “Well, I decided to go there (in
November), but I was complaining because it was gonna be
cold and I just thought it was gonna be a crappy
weekend. Then I got down there, and I’ll tell ‘ya, I was
impressed.”
Though the track was just four months into its new era
under the ownership of Bob and Cathy Harris, who
purchased the facility in July 2012, Hill experienced a
speedway that was already well on its way to big things.
Hill praises the job done by Bob Harris, who has
overseen a flurry of construction and upgrades,
including new bathrooms, concession stands and
guardrails and a fresh clay racing surface.
“He’s put together a heck of a racetrack,” said Hill,
who set Duck River’s dirt Late Model track record last
November but expects it to be broken on Sunday. “It’s
just a real racy little place. It’s about the same size
as Tazewell, except a little wider and not banked as
much, and you can pretty much race all over it.
“The biggest obstacle we had to deal with down there (in
November) was lapped traffic. It’s a small track and you
get into it real quick. Being a small, fast racetrack,
you really have to be on your toes.
“It’s got to be fun for the fans to watch, though,” he
added. “With the caliber of drivers who are gonna be
there on Sunday, I think it’s gonna be a helluva show.”
Duck River’s WoO LMS program will cap a huge three-day
stretch of racing for Hill, who calls this weekend’s
World of Outlaws tripleheader “one of our biggest
weekends of the year.” The driver known as ‘The Thrill’
and his team have put special emphasis on being primed
and ready to take on the Outlaws and a host of other top
drivers on relative home turf.
“Last week we didn’t race just so we can get prepared
for these three races in a row,” said Hill. “I like all
three racetracks we’re running at. We’ve had success at
all of ‘em, so I’m anxious to see what we can do.
“Our plan is to run one car at Smoky Mountain (Speedway
on Friday), another car at Tazewell (Speedway on
Saturday), and then we’ll see what we got left and go to
Duck River.”
Winning a WoO LMS A-Main this weekend – and perhaps
becoming the first Tennessee driver not named Scott
Bloomquist or Jimmy Owens to capture a WoO LMS event in
their home state – would be a career highlight for Hill.
“When these guys roll into town and you’re dealing with
all the talent that will be there, a top five (finish)
would be great,” said Hill. “But to win would be just
super. It would be something I’d never forget.
“It would mean so much to me to win one of these shows.
With the guys who will be at these races, it’s about
gonna be like a World 100 weekend for the fans in
Tennessee.”
Hill has started 10 WoO LMS A-Mains since 2004, with an
eighth-place finish on Aug. 20, 2008, at Volunteer
Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn., representing his
career-best run. (He also registered the only World of
Outlaws fast-time honor of his career that night.) His
most memorable WoO LMS performance came in the 2010
event at Tazewell, where he was running a strong second
behind eventual winner Shane Clanton of Fayetteville,
Ga., on lap 15 when a lapped car bounced off the
fourth-turn wall and flipped onto Hill’s hood, knocked
Hill from further action.
Star-Studded Field Expected
Nearly two-dozen drivers are expected to enter all three
WoO LMS events this weekend, including the 13 World of
Outlaws travelers who have perfect attendance on this
year’s tour.
The group of Outlaws is headed by Richards, who enters
the weekend leading the points standings, Clanton,
Eckert, McCreadie and defending champion Darrell Lanigan
of Union, Ky. Rounding out the list of regulars is
James, McCool, Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., Chub Frank
of Bear Lake, Pa., Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., and
Rookie of the Year contenders Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky.,
Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, and Dillon Wood of New
Smyrna Beach, Fla.
Drivers who have announced plans to challenge the
Outlaws in all three events include Hill; Jonathan
Davenport of Blairsville, Ga.; Blount Motorsports
teammates Tommy Kerr of Maryville, Tenn., and Billy Ogle
Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn.; Ray Cook of Brasstown, N.C.;
Team Dillon mates Dale McDowell of Chickamauga, Ga., and
Ty Dillon of Welcome, N.C., who competes on the NASCAR
Camping World Truck Series; Steve Casebolt of Richmond,
Ind.; Brad Neat of Dunnville, Ky.; and Eric Jacobsen of
Rio Del Mar, Calif.
Scott Bloomquist of Mooresburg, Tenn., and Jimmy Owens
of Newport, Tenn., are expected to enter at least the
Smoky Mountain and Tazewell events, while drivers
listing single events on their schedules include Randy
Weaver of Crossville, Tenn. (Smoky Mountain), Mike
Marlar of Winfield, Tenn. (Duck River) and Ronny Lee
Hollingsworth of Northport, Ala. (Duck River).
Event Information
Fri., April 26, at Smoky Mountain Speedway:
Pit gates are
scheduled to open at 12 noon with the grandstands and
tier-parking areas set to be unlocked at 4 p.m. (sooner
if traffic backup becomes an issue). The drivers’
meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. with hot laps following
at 7:30 p.m.
Ticket prices and other information is available by
logging on to
www.smokymountainspeedway.com
or calling
865-856-8989.
Smoky Mountain Speedway is located at 809 Brickmill Road
in Maryville, Tenn.
Sat., April 27, at Tazewell Speedway: The racing program,
which also includes action for the Modified Streets,
Classic Cars and Four-Cylinders, is scheduled to begin
at 7:30 p.m. Pit gates are set to open at 3 p.m. and
grandstand gates will be unlocked at 4 p.m.
Additional information can be obtained by logging on to
www.TazewellSpeedway.net
or calling
423-626-2222.
Tazewell Speedway is located just two miles northwest of
Tazewell, Tenn. Going north on US 25-E, turn right and
then left onto Bacchus Rd., travel 1.8 miles north and
.8 miles west and the racetrack is located on the left.
Sun., April 28, at Duck River Raceway Park:
Duck River’s gates
will open at 12 noon. Hot laps are scheduled to begin at
4 p.m. with qualifying to follow. The two-barrel Late
Model, Modified Street and Pure Pony divisions are also
on the agenda.
More information is available by logging on to
www.duckriverracewaypark.com
or calling
931-684-8200 or
931-685-1009.
Duck River Raceway Park is located at 1100 Haskins
Chapel Rd. in Wheel (Lewisburg), Tenn.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit
www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on Twitter at
Twitter.com/WoOLateModels
and Facebook at
Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws
World of Outlaws Late Model
Series Set to Invade Duck River Raceway Park April
28th
April 22nd, 2013-
The World of Outlaws Late Model
Series is set to make their first appearance at Duck
River Raceway Park, LLC (Wheel, TN) on Sunday April
28th, 2013 for a $10,000 To-Win 50 lap event.
Making their first appearance to
the middle Tennessee dirt track, the national stars and
cars of the World of Outlaws series will be gunning for
a $10,000 payday. Duck River fans get their chance to
witness the nation’s top dirt late model super stars
race around the famed Duck River Raceway Park under the
new ownership of Bob and Cathy Harris.
Duck River’s April 28th
program will mark
the richest promotion in the short tenure of its new
operators. Bob Harris, a former dirt Late Model team
owner, and his wife Cathy purchased the facility in July
2012 and have invested over $100,000 in improvements
since taking control of the speedway.
After capping Duck River’s 2012
season in mid-November with the successful ‘Deep Fried
75’ Super Late Model event won by Tennessee’s Vic Hill,
Bob Harris said he’s anxious to show the fruits of his
labor at the track to a large group of traveling racers
and fans who will clamor to attend a high-profile WoO
LMS show.
I’m real excited to bring the World
of Outlaws to Duck River,” said Harris, who has overseen
a flurry of construction and upgrades that includes new
bathrooms, concession stands and guardrails and a fresh
clay racing surface. “I think everybody will be real
impressed with the facility and what we’ve done here,
and we’re hoping this will be a starting point for a
long relationship between Duck River and the World of
Outlaws.”
The 50-lapper at Duck River Raceway
Park, which is located about an hour’s drive south of
Nashville, will complete a three-race swing in the state
of Tennessee by the WoO LMS. The tour will also compete
on Fri., April 26th, at Smokey Mountain Speedway in
Maryville, TN., and Sat., April 27th at Tazwell Speedway
in Tazwell, TN.
TIRES:
In conjunction with the three host tracks, WoO LMS
officials have announced a tire rule for this weekend's
three events. All entrants must use Hoosier
1300-compound or higher tires or American Racer
44-compound or higher rubber, and the 'punch 40'
durometer reading will be in effect
Divisions Racing will be WoO LMS
Super Late Models, 2 Barrel Late Models, Modified Street
and Pure Pony.
WoO Super Late Models will be
gunning for a 50 lap $10,000 To-Win event. 2 Barrel Late
Models will be competing for a $1000 To-Win 30 lap
event. Modified Streets are racing for a $700 To-Win
event and Pure Ponys racing for a $400 To-Win event.
On Sunday April 28th the event will
get started with the gates opening at 12pm and racing to
start at 4pm. General Admission is Adults $25 Kids $5,
Pit Admission is Adults $35 Kids $10, Kids 5 and under
Free in pits and grandstands.
Duck River Raceway Park is located
at 1100 Haskins Chapel Rd Lewisburg, TN 37091.
Additional information can be found
by visiting Duck River Raceway Parks website
www.duckriverracewaypark.com or World of Outlaws
website www.woolms.com
You may also call (931) 684-8200 or (931) 685-1009 for
information.
April 17th, 2013- ATTN:
Front Wheel Drive Division-
Due to lack of cars and
participation, Starting this weekend April 20th, the
Front-Wheel-Drive division has been removed from the
line up on our weekly racing program. It was a hard
decision to make and understand the frustration to those
who have fwd cars and those who’ve raced with us these
past few weeks in the front-wheel-drive division, our
records show that the most we’ve had at one time was
three participants and no sign of the number of cars
picking up. We thank all those that have raced with us
and may look into starting the class back up in the
future if the interest picks up. Thanks, Duck River
Raceway Park,LLC
USCS Outlaw Thunder Tour
winged sprints invade Duck River Raceway Park
for
the “Duel at
the Duck” on SATURDAY, APRIL 20th
April 12, 2013 - The
120+ mile per hour United Sprint Car Series Outlaw
Thunder Tour winged sprint cars are set to invade the
legendary Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel (Lewisburg),
Tennessee as headliners of the
Duel at the Duck” speed spectacular
on Saturday, April 20th. . The early season speed
contest awards both USCS Outlaw Thunder National
Championship and Mid South Thunder Tour regional series
points. The event is expected to draw drivers from six
states including some of the top ranked drivers in North
America.
The “Duel at the Duck” 2013 event
features 100 laps of main events in addition to
qualifying races and is a true smorgasbord of speed. In
addition to the 1300 pound, 700+ horsepower USCS Outlaw
Thunder winged sprint cars are joined on the racing card
by the speedway’s weekly racing divisions that includes;
Super Late Models, 2 Barrel Late Models, Modified
Streets, Street Stocks, Outlaw Pony, Pure Pony, & Rookie
Pony.
Race fans are sure to get their
money’s worth with a full night of non-stop family
entertainment that includes a guarantee of plenty of
thrills, chills and spills from the time the green flag
flies for the USCS Outlaw Thunder sprint car dash until
the checkered flag falls on the final main event of the
evening.
Admission to the April 20th event
will be Grandstands $15, Pits $30 Kids 6-12 $5 (5 &
Under FREE)
Duck River Raceweay Park is located
at 1110 Haskins Chapel Road, Lewisburg, TN 37091. For
more info on the track, Please visit
www.duckriverracewaypark.com
or call 931-684-8200 or 931-685-1009. For more
information about the United Sprint Car Series Outlaw
Thunder Tour please visit www.uscsracing.com or call the
series office at 770-460-7223 or 770-865-6097.
April 8th, 2013-
Saturday April 13th, 2013 at Duck
River Raceway Park will be a Regular Weekly Show with
All Divisions Racing that include Super Late Models, 2
Barrel Late Models, Modified Street Bombers, Street
Stock Bombers, Openwheel, Pure Pony, Outlaw Pony, Rookie
Pony and Front-Wheel-Drive. Super Late Models
will have a Guarantee $1200 To-Win Purse!!!
Gates Open at 2pm,
Drivers Meeting at 5pm Racing to start after Drivers
Meeting. General Admission is $12, Pits $25
Kids 6-12 $5 and 5 and Under FREE.
Also, we want to aplogize for the
confusion on when the 2013 Points and Points Fund began.
The 2013 Points Season and Points Fund began this past
Saturday April 6th. The points will be corrected to
reflect the start date of the race from April 6th.
April 3rd, 2013-
Duck River Raceway Park ready to
get the 2013 season rolling in full force this Saturday
April 6th, 2013 with a Full Regular Race Program. All
Divisions will be on tap to bring fans an exciting show.
Gates will open at 12pm, Drivers Meeting at 5pm and
Racing to start immediately after the drivers meet.
Divisions Racing Saturday April
6th, 2013 include: Super Late Models, 2 Barrel Late
Models, Modified Street Bombers, Street Stock Bombers,
Openwheel, Pure Pony, Outlaw Pony, Rookie Pony and
Front-Wheel-Drive.
Join us this Saturday April 6th,
2013 at Duck River Raceway Park, LLC for the official
kick-off to the 40th Anniversary of racing at one of the
south’s best dirt track venues. Come see all the major
upgrades, eat some of the great food and see the best
dirt track racing the south has to offer at Duck River
Raceway Park located at 1100 Haskins Chapel Rd
Lewisburg, TN 37091.
General Admission is $12, Pits $25
Kids 6-12 $5 and 5 and Under FREE. Gates will open at
12pm, Drivers Meeting at 5pm and Racing to start
immediately after the drivers meet.
March 22nd, 2013-
After seeing predicted weather and rain not being in the
forecast till early Sunday morning, Duck River Raceway
Park WILL BE RACING today Saturday March 23rd. Gates
Open at 12pm Drivers Meeting at 4pm Racing starts
immediately after Drivers Meeting. This will be a
NON-POINTS RACE. All classes will be racing
Admission will be $25.00
for pits and $12.00 for general admission. Kids 6-12
$5.00 and 5 & under free.
March 22-24 World of Outlaws Late
Model Series Tripleheader In Arkansas, Mississippi &
Tennessee Postponed Due To Weather
Events At I-30 Speedway, Whynot
Motorsports Park & Duck River Raceway Park Rescheduled
For Later In Spring
CONCORD, NC – March 20, 2013 – This
weekend’s entire World of Outlaws Late Model Series
tripleheader scheduled for I-30 Speedway in Little Rock,
Ark. (March 22), Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian,
Miss. (March 23) and Duck River Raceway Park in Wheel,
Tenn. (March 24) has been postponed due to extremely
uncertain weather forecasts throughout the Mid-South
region, track and series officials announced on
Wednesday afternoon.
With all three tracks facing
weather conditions that could either dull or completely
doom the racing programs, the speedway operators
collaborated with WoO LMS director Tim Christman and
unanimously agreed that the best action for all parties
involved was to preemptively reschedule the events to
dates later in the spring.
Duck River’s inaugural WoO LMS show
has been reset for Sun., April 28, as the anchor leg of
a three-race weekend in the Volunteer State. The other
tracks will remain back-to-back on the schedule, with
I-30 Speedway running its first-ever World of Outlaws
event on Fri., May 10, and Whynot hosting the national
tour for the first time on Sat., May 11.
“It’s always difficult to make the
decision to call off a race weekend early in the week
because of possible bad weather,” said Christman, who is
in his seventh season overseeing operations of the WoO
LMS. “But in this case, after talking with the three
track promoters – Tracey Clay at I-30, Rodney Wing at
Whynot and Bob Harris at Duck River – we all came to the
conclusion that rescheduling the events would be in the
best interests of the fans, the race teams and the
promoters.
“Considering that I-30, Whynot and
Duck River are three of the most highly anticipated
races on the 2013 World of Outlaws Late Model Series
season, we want the best conditions possible for the
fans and racers to come out to the tracks and enjoy
themselves. Mother Nature apparently doesn’t want to let
that happen this weekend with wet and unseasonably cool
weather forecast for I-30 and Duck River and a stormy
pattern developing at Whynot, so hopefully by
rescheduling the events we’ll get the type of weather
that’s a hit with everyone.”
The postponement of the weekend was
well received by the WoO LMS regulars. With the World of
Outlaws travelers looking at round-trip hauls to this
weekend’s tripleheader ranging in length from about
1,000 miles to over 3,000 miles, they were relieved to
avoid the prospect of having races canceled after they
burned hundreds of gallons of diesel fuel in their
haulers to get to the tracks.
With the rescheduled events, the
WoO LMS will spend four consecutive spring weekends in
states across the Southeast. The stretch of competition
includes Fayetteville (N.C.) Motor Speedway on April 19
and 311 Motor Speedway in Pine Hall, N.C., on April 20;
Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, Tenn., on April
26, Tazewell (Tenn.) Speedway on April 27 and Duck River
Raceway Park on April 28; Lavonia (Ga.) Speedway on May
3 and Swainsboro (Ga.) Raceway on May 4; and I-30
Speedway on May 10 and Whynot Motorsports Park on May
11.
The next scheduled action for the
WoO LMS is the $20,000-to-win Illini 100 on April 5-6 at
Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.
For more information on the WoO
LMS, visit
www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on
Twitter at
Twitter.com/WoOLateModels and Facebook at
Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws.
Marlar Hopes Pursuit Of Victory On
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Is Over After Sunday
(March 24) Visit To Duck River Raceway Park
Tennessee Standout Focused On
Defeating WoO LMS Stars In National Tour’s Inaugural
Event At Quarter-Mile Track In His Home State
WHEEL, TN – March 19, 2013 – Mike
Marlar knows all too well what it feels like to lose a
World of Outlaws Late Model Series A-Main, so it’s no
surprise that he harbors a burning desire to experience
the ecstasy of a Victory Lane appearance on the national
tour.
There could be no better time for
the veteran standout from Winfield, Tenn., to finally
realize his goal of a World of Outlaws triumph than this
Sunday evening (March 24) when the renowned full-fender
circuit visits Marlar’s home state for a 50-lap,
$10,000-to-win spectacular at Duck River Raceway Park.
Indeed, it’s checkered-flag-or-bust
on the WoO LMS this weekend for Marlar, a 35-year-old
talent who has come tantalizingly close to victory
several times on the series over the past two years
while driving for Bryson Motorsports.
“Actually, this weekend we’re going
out of our way to go Outlaw racing because I just really
want to win an Outlaw race,” said Marlar, who plans to
precede his assault on Duck River by entering WoO LMS
events on Friday night (March 22) at I-30 Speedway in
Little Rock, Ark., and Saturday night (March 23) at
Whynot Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss. “After coming
up short (of a World of Outlaws A-Main score) a few
times, after having a few near-misses, we’re really
hungry to win one.
“If I can’t get one the first two
nights (of this weekend’s WoO LMS tripleheader), it
would really be neat to get my first Outlaw win in my
home state (on Sunday). That would just be awesome,
almost like it was meant to be.”
Marlar has finished as high as
second in a WoO LMS A-Main on two occasions, most
recently on Feb. 16 at Bubba Raceway Park in Ocala, Fla.
He appeared headed to his first-ever series win that
evening until slipping slightly off the preferred bottom
groove on the 48th of 50 laps, allowing
defending WoO LMS champion Darrell Lanigan of Union,
Ky., to grab the lead heading to the white flag and
march on to a dramatic victory.
“That one was definitely
disappointing,” said Marlar, whose other runner-up WoO
LMS finish came in decidedly less heartbreaking fashion
on June 28, 2012, in a Firecracker 100 preliminary
A-Main at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. “I
wouldn’t say we gave it away – Darrell took it – but we
were in position to capitalize. I just look at it as
being a product of those early-season blues – not really
being in the rhythm good yet and making those little
mistakes that you don’t really make when you get into
the racing (season) more.”
Marlar also flirted with World of
Outlaws glory in the 2012 Bubba Army Late Model Winter
Nationals finale at BRP, leading more than half the
60-lap race before ceding command and finally hitting
the turn-three wall on the final circuit when he ran out
of racing room bidding to overtake 2011 WoO LMS champion
Rick Eckert of York, Pa., for the top spot.
“I definitely know how it feels to
lose an Outlaw race,” smiled Marlar, who enters this
weekend’s action having started 41 WoO LMS A-Mains in
his career, nearly half (20) coming in the past two
years. “Maybe that will make winning one feel even
sweeter.”
Marlar would get a veritable sugar
high if his breakthrough WoO LMS triumph would come on
Sunday at Duck River, a quarter-mile, high-banked oval
that is set to host the tour for the first time. For a
driver with some big-money race wins on his resume
(Hillbilly 100, Magnolia State 100), capturing a World
of Outlaws event over a field of competitors that
figures to rank as one of the best to ever grace Duck
River’s pit area would certainly be a career milestone.
“There’s gonna be some real tough
guys to deal with,” Marlar said of Duck River’s
inaugural WoO LMS program. “It’s looking like there’s
gonna be a great field.”
Lanigan, who set a single-season
WoO LMS record in 2012, will lead a star-studded roster
of tour regulars that includes Eckert, two-time champ
Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., 2006 titlist Tim
McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., and Shane Clanton of
Fayetteville, Ga. Also carrying the World of Outlaws
banner will be Bub McCool of Vicksburg, Miss., who has
two career wins at Duck River, Clint Smith of Senoia,
Ga., Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., Chub Frank of Bear
Lake, Pa., Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., Scott James
of Bright, Ind., and rookies Eric Wells of Hazard, Ky.,
Morgan Bagley of Longview, Texas, Brandon Sheppard of
New Berlin, Ill., and Dillon Wood of New Smyrna Beach,
Fla.
Other entrants expected include
past Duck River feature winner Ray Cook of Brasstown,
N.C., Don O’Neal of Martinsville, Ind., Dennis Erb Jr.
of Carpentersville, Ill., Steve Casebolt of Richmond,
Ind., Wendell Wallace of Batesville, Ark., Billy Moyer
Jr. of Batesville, Ark., Jack Sullivan of Greenbrier,
Ark., and Ronny Lee Hollingsworth of Northport, Ala.
Marlar will head a solid group of
Tennessee drivers that includes Vic Hill of Morristown,
Billy Ogle Jr. of Knoxville and Todd Morrow of
Chattanooga.
“I think it’s gonna be a good
show,” said Marlar. “From everything I’ve heard, the new
owners (Bob and Cathy Harris) really seem like they’re
doing a good job with the place. I haven’t gotten to
race there since Mr. Harris took it over (during the
2011 season), but everyone I’ve talked to says they’ve
really been making improvements to the place.”
Marlar has only competed at Duck
River a handful of times during his career. His last
visit was for a season-ending two-day show in November
2006 (he finished fifth in the preliminary feature and
third in the 75-lap finale), but the track left a strong
impression on him.
“From my limited experience there,
it’s probably one of the best tracks in Tennessee,” said
Marlar, who lives about four hours northeast of Duck
River. “Actually, you don’t feel like you’re in
Tennessee when you’re there. It’s more of a
Midwest-looking racetrack. It doesn’t have that red clay
like a lot of your Tennessee tracks, and you can race
over it. It’s a good little track.”
Duck River Raceway Park’s gates
will open at 12 noon on Sun., March 24. Hot laps are
scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. with WoO LMS Ohlins Shocks
Time Trials and racing to follow.
General Admission for the event,
which also includes racing for the two-barrel Late
Models and Mod Street Bombers, is $25. Children ages
6-12 are $10 and kids 5-and-under will be admitted free
of charge. Pit passes will cost $35.
The tire rule for Sunday’s WoO LMS
event (as well as the I-30 Speedway and Whynot
Motorsports Park programs) mandates Hoosier
1300-compound or harder tires or American Racer
44-compound or harder tires, with the Southern punch-40
(durometer) rule in effect.
Duck River Raceway Park is located
at 1100 Haskins Chapel Rd. in Wheel (Lewisburg), Tenn.,
about an hour’s drive south of Nashville.
More information is available by
logging on to
www.duckriverracewaypark.com or calling
931-684-8200 or
931-685-1009.
For more information on the WoO
LMS, visit
www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Fans can also follow the WoO LMS on
Twitter at
Twitter.com/WoOLateModels and Facebook at
Facebook.com/WorldofOutlaws.
March
17th, 2013- The World of Outlaws Late
Model Series is set to make their first appearance at
Duck River Raceway Park, LLC (Wheel, TN) on Sunday March
24th, 2013 for a $10,000 To-Win 50 lap event.
Making their first appearance to
the middle Tennessee dirt track, the national stars and
cars of the World of Outlaws series will be gunning for
a $10,000 payday. Duck River fans get their chance to
witness the nation’s top dirt late model super stars
race around the famed Duck River Raceway Park under the
new ownership of Bob and Cathy Harris.
Duck River’s March 24 program will
mark the richest promotion in the short tenure of its
new operators. Bob Harris, a former dirt Late Model team
owner, and his wife Cathy purchased the facility in July
2012 and have invested over $100,000 in improvements
since taking control of the speedway.
After capping Duck River’s 2012
season in mid-November with the successful ‘Deep Fried
75’ Super Late Model event won by Tennessee’s Vic Hill,
Bob Harris said he’s anxious to show the fruits of his
labor at the track to a large group of traveling racers
and fans who will clamor to attend a high-profile WoO
LMS show.
“I’m real excited to bring the
World of Outlaws to Duck River,” said Harris, who has
overseen a flurry of construction and upgrades that
includes new bathrooms, concession stands and guardrails
and a fresh clay racing surface. “I think everybody will
be real impressed with the facility and what we’ve done
here, and we’re hoping this will be a starting point for
a long relationship between Duck River and the World of
Outlaws.”
The 50-lapper at Duck River Raceway
Park, which is located about an hour’s drive south of
Nashville, will complete a three-race, early-spring
barnstorming of the Southeast by the WoO LMS. The tour
will also compete on Fri., March 22, at I-30 Speedway in
Little Rock, Ark., and Sat., March 23, at Whynot
Motorsports Park in Meridian, Miss.
Tire Rule for Sun. March 24th
World of Outlaws Race: Hoosier 1300 or harder tires,
American Racer 44 compound or harder tires Southern
punch-40 (using durometer) rule will be in effect
Divisions Racing will be WoO LMS
Super Late Models, 2 Barrel Late Models and Modified
Street Bombers.
On Sunday March 24th the event will
get started with the gates opening at 12pm and racing to
start at 4pm. General Admission is Adults $25 Kids $5,
Pit Admission is Adults $35 Kids $10, Kids 5 and under
Free in pits and grandstands.
Duck River Raceway Park is located
at 1100 Haskins Chapel Rd Lewisburg, TN 37091.
Additional information can be
found by visiting Duck River Raceway Parks website
www.duckriverracewaypark.com or World of Outlaws
website
www.woolms.com You may also call (931) 684-8200
or (931) 685-1009
for information.
March
11th, 2013-Attention to the classes
listed below, there have been a couple rules adjustments
Pure
Pony, Rookie Pony:-Heads can be bowl cut
¾” MAX from seat of valve (no tolerance on bowl cut)
Street
Stock Bombers:- ONLY a Holley 4412 2
Barrel Stock (Unaltered). Must have Choke Horn. Carb
spacer: No thicker than 1”.Maximum distance between carb
base plate and intake not to exceed 1.080”; including
gaskets.
February 28th, 2013 -We will be starting the
races a little earlier for a few weeks until the weather
starts to warm up, so beginning March 16th Gates will
Open at 12pm and Drivers Meeting & Hot laps at 3pm, on a
regular schedule race until further notice. Admission
will be $25.00 for pits and $12.00 for general
admission. Kids 6-12 $5.00 and 5 & under free
February 26th, 2013- Duck River Raceway
Park’s Season Opener has been Postponed until March
16th, 2013. There will be an Open Practice held on
Saturday March 9th, 2013
2013 events at Duck River Raceway
Park were set to kick off this Saturday March 2nd but
due to inclement weather delaying construction at the
speedway and frigid temperatures called for Saturday, we
will be forced to move our opening night to March 16th,
2013. DRRP, want to ensure that everything is up and
running properly and track conditions are up to speed
before our season opener. There will be an Open Practice
on Saturday March 9th, 2013
Gates Open at 10am, Practice will be from 12-4pm
and Admission
will be $10 Per Adult Kids 12 & Under Free.
Everyone Will Access to Pits & Grandstands
The days at Duck River Raceway Park
are winding down for everyone to witness all the major
improvements and season events scheduled for 2013.
Events will kick off with major style as the first major
event will follow the week after the season opener with
the World of Outlaws Late Models National Touring Series
visits on Sunday March 24th, 2013 for a $10,000 To-Win
50 lap event. Regular Weekly events will be every
Saturday night, plus specials each month. A complete
line up of the 2013 events can be seen on the EVENTS
LINK HERE
January 22nd, 2013 - Duck River Raceway Park
unfortunately will not be able to have a points banquet
for the 2012 Points Championship. With the 2013 season
fast approaching and all the construction and upgrades
being done at the track, time isn’t going to allow us to
be able prepare to hold a banquet. Duck River Raceway
Park will honor the 2012 Points Champions and contenders
on Opening night at the speedway to honor the recipients
for their hard fought accomplishments. We thank you for
your understanding and look forward to kicking off the
2013 season and the 40th Anniversary at Duck River
Raceway Park
January 17th, 2013 -Duck River Raceway Park’s
2013 season is fast approaching with a spectacular year
planned for racers and fans. This will mark Duck River
Raceway Parks 40th year of racing and it’s going to be
one for the record books.
The 2013 season is set to get
started on March 2nd, 2013 with a regular scheduled
event and racing to continue each and every Saturday
night after. DRRP, has several big events lined up this
year beginning on March 24th with the World of Outlaws
Late Models (WoO) $10,000 to-win, Ray Cook’s Spring
Nationals $4000 to-win super late models on May 9th,
SRRS (Southern Regional Racing Series) Super Late Models
on May 25th, June 27th and Aug. 30th, the Kajun Mini
Stock Association on July 27th
and the 2nd
Annual Deep Fried 75 $10,000 to-win date Nov. 14th-16th,
alongside regular
weekend shows and other special events in between. Full
2013 Schedule can be seen by clicking
HERE
“We are very excited for the 2013
season to get underway. We’ve been hard at work to get
things ready for the season with all the upgrades along
with scheduling some outstanding races for 2013. Fans
have been asking to bring back big time racing back to
Duck River and we are proud to do so by bringing in the
World of Outlaws Late Model Series, Ray Cooks Spring
Nationals and the SRRS series for some exciting racing
along with our weekly scheduled racing this season at
Duck River.” Says Harris
2013 will see a points championship
for all classes like no other at Duck River Raceway Park
with a monetary point fund. In 2013 for every ticket
sold throughout the season, $1 will be taken from each
ticket and put in a point fund. At the seasons end,
those who race for points during the season will receive
a monetary prize for the position they finished in the
2013 Points Championship at Duck River Raceway Park.
The 2013 Class rules are now
available for racers to review and begin their
preparations for the 2013 season at Duck River Raceway
Park. Rules are located at
www.duckriverracewaypark.com/RULES.html
Fans and teams have seen several
changes in 2012 but when the gates open for 2013, Duck
River Raceway Park will be on the next level with the
winter projects that have taken place. Fans will see new
bathrooms, new seating, new concession stand, new tower,
new pit layout and several other surprises in the works.
Marketing and sponsorship
opportunities are available at Duck River Raceway Park
for the 2013 season. If you have a business that needs
the exposure to advertise your services, what better way
to do so by partnering up with Duck River Raceway Park
and having your company be exposed to big crowds every
weekend from March through November during the season
and yearly on the tracks website. If you are interested
in marketing opportunities with Duck River Raceway Park,
please contact Marketing Director Gary Dearing at (931)
639-2190 or
gotordearing@yahoo.com
2013 at Duck River Raceway Park
will be like no other in its 40 years of providing
racers and fans with some of the South’s best dirt track
racing. So make your plans to be at Duck River Raceway
Park, LLC located at 1100 Haskins Chapel Rd. Lewisburg,
TN 37091 each and every Saturday night starting on March
2nd, 2013.
For additional information visit
www.duckriverracewaypark.com
or find us on Facebook at Duck River Raceway Park, LLC.
For immediate
questions
call track phone (931) 684-8200 or Contact Bob or Cathy
Harris at (931) 685-1009 or (931) 212-8364 or Josh Plant
(615) 604-2179.
Duck River Raceway Park Books First-Ever World of
Outlaws Late Model Series Date On Sun., March 24th
January 11th, 2013–
The Outlaws are coming to Duck River Raceway Park.
Adding another milestone to the Volunteer State track’s
new era under owners Bob and Cathy Harris, the World of
Outlaws Late Model Series will visit the quarter-mile
oval for the first time ever on Sun., March 24. A 50-lap
A-Main paying $10,000 will top the evening’s program,
which will also include time trials, heat races and
B-Mains for the renowned national tour.
Duck River’s March 24 program will mark the richest
promotion in the short tenure of its new operators. Bob
Harris, a former dirt Late Model team owner, and his
wife Cathy purchased the facility in July 2012 and have
invested over $100,000 in improvements since taking
control of the speedway.
After capping Duck River’s 2012 season in mid-November
with the successful ‘Deep Fried 75’ Super Late Model
event won by Tennessee’s Vic Hill, Bob Harris said he’s
anxious to show the fruits of his labor at the track to
a large group of traveling racers and fans who will
clamor to attend a high-profile WoO LMS show.
“I’m real excited to bring the World of Outlaws to Duck
River,” said Harris, who has overseen a flurry of
construction and upgrades that includes new bathrooms,
concession stands and guardrails and a fresh clay racing
surface. “I think everybody will be real impressed with
the facility and what we’ve done here, and we’re hoping
this will be a starting point for a long relationship
between Duck River and the World of Outlaws.”
The 50-lapper at Duck River Raceway Park, which is
located about an hour’s drive south of Nashville, will
complete a three-race, early-spring barnstorming of the
Southeast by the WoO LMS. The tour will also compete on
Fri., March 22, at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, Ark.,
and Sat., March 23, at Whynot Motorsports Park in
Meridian, Miss.
The 2013 WoO LMS schedule currently boasts 54 A-Mains at
41 tracks in 21 states and two Canadian provinces,
putting the circuit in line to surpass its single-season
record of 44 events.
More details of the historic World of Outlaws visit to
Duck River will be released in the near future. Visit
http://www.duckriverspeedway.net/ for the latest
information and log on
http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/ for more info on the
WoO LMS
January 11th, 2013-
Duck River Raceway Park is saddened to hear the
passing of East Tennessee late model driver Scott
“Superman” Sexton. We send our thoughts and prayers to
the Sexton family, may the LORD comfort you during this
difficult time. May the sadness be lifted with the
memories of Scott, “Although it's difficult today to see
beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help
comfort you tomorrow” Blessed are those who mourn, for
they will be comforted." Matthew 5:4
January 11th, 2013
- The 2013 Class rules are now posted and
available, located here on the website please follow the
Rules link up top or simply CLICK
HERE to go to our 2013 rules.
** If you are currently a boxseat
renter or concrete pad renter, and you wish to keep for
the 2013 season, I need you to contact me as soon as
possible. We have a list of other people that are
wanting one if any available.
**Thanks,
Cathy Harris (931-685-1009)**
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