2012

Clint Smith Aims To Continue Resurgence In Wednesday (Aug. 1) World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stop At Shawano Speedway

Veteran Georgia Driver Enters Third Annual Tour Event At Wisconsin Track With Plenty Of Momentum

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

SHAWANO, WI – July 30, 2012 – Clint Smith can’t wait for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series to resume action this Wednesday night (Aug. 1) at Shawano Speedway.

“We’re looking forward to every race right now,” said the veteran driver from Senoia, Ga. “The way we’ve been running, we’re feeling pretty good about ourselves.”

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Twenty-Five Reasons To Attend The 25th Annual USA Nationals At Cedar Lake Speedway On Aug. 2-4

Newly-Announced $25,000 Tail-Starting Bonus Adds More Intrigue To Spectacular Weekend

NEW RICHMOND, WI – July 27, 2012 – By Cedar Lake Speedway P.R. – Fans who have attended any of the USA Nationals events since 1988 at Cedar Lake Speedway know that the highlight of the weekend is certainly the quality of racing as drivers battle for a total purse of nearly a quarter-million dollars.

But along with the best dirt Late Model racers in the country converging on the three-eighths-mile high banks of Cedar Lake Speedway to provide some of the country’s best action, the USA Nationals weekend has become a true event filled with numerous activities for you and your family.

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Tire Rules Set For Upcoming World of Outlaws Late Model Series Events at Shawano, Cedar Lake & Independence

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

CONCORD, NC – July 25, 2012 – Tire rules for upcoming World of Outlaws Late Model Series events at Shawano (Wis.) Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wis., and Independence (Iowa) Speedway have been set, tour officials announced.

The 50-lap, $10,000-to-win shows on Wed., Aug. 1, at Shawano and Mon., Aug. 6, at Independence will utilize the same Hoosier-only tire mandate. Teams will be permitted to use Hoosier LM20, LM30 and LM40 compounds as well as Hoosier 55s and 1600s.

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One Year After Nearing Pulling Off Huge Upset, Rauen Returns To Cedar Lake Speedway For 25th Annual USA Nationals Aug. 2-4

Iowa Driver Led More Than Three-Quarters Of Last Year’s $50,000-To-Win Event In Head-Turning Performance

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – July 24, 2012 – With every lap that Jason Rauen remained in the lead of last year’s USA Nationals Presented by U.S. Steel at Cedar Lake Speedway, the possibility of an upset for the ages became more real.

There was Rauen, an upstart, 31-year-old dirt Late Model driver in position to win one of the country’s most prestigious events in his first-ever start in the USA Nationals – a race that had only been won by established dirt Late Model stars for its entire existence.

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Mars Leads Wisconsin Contingent Into 25th Annual USA Nationals Aug. 2-4 At Cedar Lake Speedway

Veteran Star Stands As Only Home-Grown Talent To Win Their State’s Biggest Dirt Late Model Event

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

NEW RICHMOND, WI – July 20, 2012 – If a dirt Late Model driver from Wisconsin wants to know what it feels like to emerge as a home-grown winner of their state’s biggest event, they must consult Jimmy Mars. He is, after all, the only Dairyland racer who has captured the prestigious U.S. Steel USA Nationals at Cedar Lake Speedway.

Mars, 40, of Menomonie, Wis., will tell his fellow Wisconsinites that there’s nothing more exciting than winning the 100-lap USA Nationals, which celebrates its milestone 25th annual running at the end of a three-day extravaganza of speed on Aug. 2-4.

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