Ongoing Reconstruction Project Forces Cancelation Of West Virginia Motor Speedway’s WoO Late Model Series Event On July 30
By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director
CONCORD, NC – July 18, 2011 – The World of Outlaws Late Model Series event scheduled for Sat., July 30, at West Virginia Motor Speedway in Mineral Wells has been canceled because the ambitious project to shorten the track is not yet complete, series and Mountain State Motorsports Promotions officials announced on Monday.
Construction work to transform the sprawling five-eighths-mile WVMS oval into a more fan- and competitor-friendly three-eighths-mile layout began in April, but a rain-filled month caused delays in the project that led to the postponement of the WoO LMS ‘RaceFest’ scheduled for May 28-29. Mountain State Motorsports Promotions hoped to complete the reconstruction effort in time to unveil the new track to fans and racers with a one-day WoO LMS show on July 30 but further delays made that deadline impossible to meet.