Half-Million Dollar 'Month of Money' For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Begins March 13-14 At Alabama's Deep South Speedway

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Half-Million Dollar ‘Month of Money’ For World of Outlaws Late Model Series Begins March 13-14 At Alabama’s Deep South Speedway

Drivers Ready To Chase $109,000 In First-Place Cash At Four Tracks Over Four Consecutive Weekends

CONCORD, NC – Feb. 27, 2009 – Five races. Four tracks. Four-hundred feature laps. Four consecutive weekends. A total of $109,000 in first-place cash. Over a half-million dollars in purse awards.

Welcome to the ‘Month of Money’ for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

The unprecedented early-season stretch of major events kicks off on March 13-14 at Deep South Speedway in Loxley, Ala., an emerging four-tenths-mile oval along the Gulf Coast that will make a WoO LMS doubleheader the biggest show of its five-year existence. Two complete programs will be presented – a 40-lap A-Main paying $7,000 to win on Fri., March 13, and a 60-lap finale with $12,000 earmarked for the victor on Sat., March 14.

Three more weekends featuring two-day, extra-distance WoO LMS spectaculars will follow the tour’s first-ever visit to Deep South Speedway. The inaugural $20,000-to-win ‘Lone Star 100’ is set for March 20-21 at Battleground Speedway in Highlands, Texas, followed by the fourth annual Circle K Colossal 100 ($50,000 to win) on March 27-28 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C., and the second annual ‘Illini 100’ ($20,000 to win) on April 3-4 at Farmer City (Ill.) Raceway.

“The World of Outlaws Late Model Series has never before had so much money on the line over four consecutive weekends in the spring,” said WoO LMS director Tim Christman. “Thanks to the track promoters of Deep South Speedway, Battleground Speedway, Lowe’s Motor Speedway and Farmer City Raceway, we’ve been able to put together a huge month of racing that really gets the attention of the race teams and fans.

“A ‘Month of Money’ is just a great way to get the teams rolling full-speed ahead into a record-breaking 2009 schedule of events for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.”

The stars of the WoO LMS certainly realize the significance of the next four weekends on the tour’s slate.

“If you can win two or three of these big shows coming up, you can put yourself money-ahead for the whole year,” said 2007 WoO LMS champion Steve Francis, who enters the ‘Month of Money’ leading the points standings coming off a victory in the tour’s second event of ’09, on Feb. 14 at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. “It sure would be nice if we can put ourselves in that situation.”

Francis, 41, of Ashland, Ky., experienced a huge early-season win one year ago, capturing the 50-grand Circle K Colossal 100 prize. But that was his first WoO LMS victory with new car owner Dale Beitler and he didn’t win again on the tour until late July, so heading into this season’s rich stretch of action with a triumph already under his belt has him confident about his chances of quickly pumping up his bank account.

“I know we have a fast car that’s capable of winning any of these big races if everything goes our way,” said Francis, who will make his first career starts at both Deep South and Battleground. “But there’s going to be a lot of guys who come to these races with plenty of confidence and ready to go. I know Josh (Richards) has to have all the confidence in the world after winning at Volusia (the WoO LMS season opener on Feb. 12) and a bunch of other races in Florida. (Darrell) Lanigan (the defending WoO LMS champion) is comfortable and confident with his new car after running well at Volusia.

“We won the last race so we get to be the ‘winner’ for four weeks until we get to Alabama, but we’ll forget about that win when we get back on the track. We just take everything one race at a time.”

The WoO LMS will make a first-ever appearance at both Deep South and Battleground, which is reopening this season after being shuttered since early 2006. The Circle K Colossal 100 will be one of four WoO LMS events at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the third consecutive year, and Farmer City will host the nation’s premier tour for the fourth season in a row.

For more information on the WoO LMS ‘Month of Money’ events:

* Deep South Speedway: www.deepsouthspeedway.com or call 251-964-6953.

* Battleground Speedway: www.battlegroundspeedway.net or call 832-421-RACE.

* The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway: www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or call 1-800-455-FANS.

* Farmer City Raceway: www.farmercityraceway.net or call 309-928-9110.

Additional info on the WoO LMS is available by logging on to www.worldofoutlaws.com.

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser) and VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors Champ Pans, Eibach Springs, Hoosier Tires, Integra Shocks, Jake’s Custom Golf Carts, Ohlins Shocks, Racing Electronics, Quarter Master and Wrisco Aluminum; Crane Cams Engine Builder's Challenge participants Cornett Racing Engines, Custom Race Engines and Pro Power Racing Engines; and Chassis Builder Challenge participants Rocket Chassis and Team Zero by Bloomquist.