Concord, NC — By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

The World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West Tour’ event scheduled for Thurs., July 9, at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minn., has been canceled, series officials announced on Wednesday.

Track promoter Tim Boeder made the surprise announcement that he would not host the event just over one week before the tour was set to make its first appearance since 2006 at the one-third-mile oval.

“We’re very disappointed for the fans and racers that our World of Outlaws Late Model Series show at North Central Speedway has been canceled so close to the scheduled race date,” said WoO LMS director Tim Christman. “Tim Boeder contacted us just eight days before the event to say he wanted to cancel a program that has been on our schedule since we first released it last December.

“It’s an unfortunate that the series will now have a day off on Thursday, but our ‘Wild West Tour’ will still go on with visits to four very exciting racetracks. Hopefully the World of Outlaws fans from the North Central Speedway area will make the drive to see our shows at Deer Creek Speedway or River Cities Speedway.”

The WoO LMS ‘Wild West Tour’ will kick off on Wed., July 8, with the 30th annual ‘Gopher 50’ at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The swing continues on Fri., July 10, at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D.; Tues., July 14, at Gillette (Wyo.) Thunder Speedway; and Thurs., July 16, at Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, S.D.

For more information on the WoO LMS, visit 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.