Outlaw Invasion Less Than Two Weeks Away
Memphis, TN (July 11, 2005) –
Batten down the hatches, lock up
your doors, and get ready for some out of this world
excitement as less than two weeks remain until the
Stacker 2 World of Outlaws (WoO) Super Late Models roar
into the ¼ mile, dirt oval at the Memphis Motorsports
Park on Friday, July 22 nd.
Twelve of the best Super
Late Model competitors in the nation will roll into town
to challenge other top national and local drivers.
Leading the invasion of the nation’s best will be
current point’s leader, Billy Moyer from Batesville,
Arkansas. Moyer has been off to a torrid start to the
2005 season, but he has a formidable field of
challengers hot on his heels. Other Dirty Dozen drivers,
who will be in attendance include Scott Bloomquist
(Tennessee), Darrell Lanigan (Kentucky), Dale McDowell
(Georgia), Tim McCreadie (New York), Chub Frank
(Pennsylvania), Shane Clanton (Pennsylvania), Dan
Schlieper (Wisconsin), Steve Francis (Kentucky), Clint
Smith (Georgia), Rick Eckert (Pennsylvania), and John
Blankenship (West Virginia) plus the current WoO Rookie
of the Year point’s leader, Josh Richards from West
Virginia.
As an added bonus the
event will also serve a sanctioned event for the Stacker
2 Mid America Racing Series (M.A.R.S.) Super Late
Models. The WoO and M.A.R.S. will be going head to head
to prove, who will be the King of the Ring. Some of the
Stacker 2 M.A.R.S. drivers, who are expected include
current point’s leader, Wendell Wallace ( Arkansas),
Terry Phillips ( Missouri), Jack Sullivan ( Arkansas),
Justin Wells ( Missouri), Jeff Floyd ( Arkansas), Gary
Stolba ( Missouri), Steve Rushin ( Missouri), Jordan
Jones ( Arkansas), Garrett Durrett ( Louisiana), Brandon
McCormick ( Missouri), Bill Frye ( Arkansas), Dewaine
Hottinger ( Arkansas), and Dane Dacus ( Tennessee).
With the best national
and regional drivers rolling into town, the hometown
drivers will prepare to stand strong and keep the
$10,000 payday in the River City. Current point’s leader
Johnny Lancaster will lead the revolt against the
travelers. Other local drivers, who are expected to
possibly be in attendance, include 2004 Track Champion,
Jamie Dacus, Dean Carpenter, Barry Burch, Jessie Bailey,
Robert Lovette, Jamie Elam, Jimmy Holland, Tim Crawley,
Brian Hudson, Stephen Knight, and more. Special event
points will be in effect with all drivers starting a
heat race receiving a flat 100 points.
The 50 lap feature event
will pay $10,000 to the winner and $700 just to start
for the 24 car starting grid. The Super Late Model entry
fee will be $110 with all drivers, who start a
consolation race, receiving $110. Stacker 2 World of
Outlaws rules will apply for this event.
Speed Channel cameras
will also be present, taping the event for a future
airing on the cable channel.
As an added bonus their
will be a special race that will feature seven Nascar
Craftsman Truck Drivers in a match race. The drivers
will pilot Open Wheel Modifieds provided by some of the
local teams. Bobby Hamilton, David Reutimann, David
Starr, Johnny Benson, Tracy Hines, Timothy Peters, and
Deborah Renshaw will all compete in the event as they
prepare for the first ever running of the Nascar
Craftsman Truck Series under the lights at Memphis
Motorsports Park ¾ mile, paved oval on Saturday, July 23
rd.
The Open Wheel Modifieds
along with the Bugg’s Buggys 600cc Mini Sprints will
also be in action on the program.
FRIDAY, JULY 22 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
3:00 PM WoOLM PIT
GATE OPENS
3:00 PM DRIVER REGISTRATION OPENS
5:00 PM SPECTATOR GATES OPEN
6:00 PM WoOLM HOT LAPS
6:30 PM MODIFIED & MINI SPRINT HOT LAPS
7:00 PM DRIVER REGISTRATION CLOSES
7:00 PM WoOLM QUALIFYING LAPS
7:50 PM NASCAR TRUCK EXIBITION HOT LAPS
8:00 PM NATIONAL ANTHEM / PRAYER
8:05 PM HEAT RACES FOR ALL CLASSES
- MODIFIED HEATS
8 LAPS
- MINI SPRINT
HEATS 8 LAPS
- WoOLM HEATS 10
LAPS
- MODIFIED
CONSULATION 8 LAPS
- M/SPRINT
CONSULATION 8 LAPS
- WoOLM #1
CONSULATION 12 LAPS
- WoOLM STACKER
2 DASH
- WoOLM #2
CONSULATION 12 LAPS
- NASCAR
TRUCK EXIBITION RACE 10:00 PM
FEATURE RACES FOR ALL CLASSES
- MODIFIED
FEATURE 15 LAPS
- MINI
SPRINT FEATURE 15 LAPS
- WoOLM
FEATURE 50 LAPS 11:30 PM CHECKER FLAG ON WoOLM EVENT
Grandstand tickets for
adults are $25 the day of the show or $20 in advance.
Grandstand tickets for children 11 and under are $15 the
day of the show or $10 in advance. Ages 5 and under are
free. Pit passes are $35 for ages 12 and up and $20 for
children 6-11. Ages 5 and under are free. Advanced
tickets can be purchased at the Memphis Motorsports
Ticket Office by calling 901-358-RACE.
Please note that due to
the large number of advanced, grandstand tickets that
have been sold, only people, who buy grandstand tickets
will be allowed in the grandstand area. People, who buy
pit passes will only be allowed to use the grandstands
that have been placed in the pit area in turn three.
Grandstand tickets are only good for the grandstand
area, and pit passes are only good for the pit area.
For more
information contact the Memphis Motorsports Park Ticket
Office at (901)-358-7223 or visit the O’Reilly Thunder
Racing Series website at
www.thunderatthepark.com.
Memphis Motorsports Park
is located at 5500 Taylor Forge Drive off of Fite Road
between Highway 51 and Raleigh-Millington, seven miles
north of I-240 near Millington
