2011

Rain Washes Out Sunday Night’s ‘Joy Mining Machinery 50’ At Roaring Knob Motorsports Park

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MARKLEYSBURG, PA – Sept. 4, 2011 – Heavy rain struck Roaring Knob Motorsports Complex late Sunday afternoon, forcing the cancelation of the evening’s ‘Joy Mining Machinery 50.’

The downpour hit shortly before the drivers’ meeting was scheduled to begin in advance of the first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at the three-eighths-mile oval. With the pit area and racetrack quickly swamped by the deluge and forecasts calling for more rain in the coming hours, officials made the decision to call off the night’s action.

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Home State Crowd Cheers Jared Hawkins To $20,000 Victory In ‘Sweet Sixteen’ Finale Of ‘Black Diamond 125’ At Tyler County Speedway

Qualifying Feature Triumphs Worth $10,000 Go To World of Outlaws Rookie Pat Doar & West Virginia’s Steve Shaver

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

MIDDLEBOURNE, WV – Sept. 3, 2011 – Jared Hawkins lived a fairy tale on Saturday night.

Racing in front of his home-state fans on a track he knows well, the rising young star from Fairmont, W.Va., rolled to the biggest win of his career in the 45-lap ‘Sweet Sixteen’ finale of the second annual Black Diamond 125 at Tyler County Speedway.

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Brady Smith Sweeps To Victory In First-Ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series Stop At Michigan’s Merritt Raceway

By Kevin Kovac, WoO LMS P.R. Director

LAKE CITY, MI – Aug. 20, 2011 – Brady Smith scrawled his name all over Saturday night’s first-ever World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at Merritt Raceway.

The 34-year-old driver from Solon Springs, Wis., was perfect at the quarter-mile oval, sweeping the program in convincing fashion. He set fast time, won a heat race and dominated the Lane Automotive/All-Star Performance 50 from start-to-finish.

Smith was never seriously challenged en route to his first WoO LMS triumph since Feb. 13, 2010, at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. It was his fourth career triumph overall on the national tour.

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Richards Rolls To Third Straight World of Outlaws Late Model Series Victory Friday At Winston Speedway

West Virginia Star Will Attempt To Tie Tour’s Consecutive Win Record On Saturday Night At Michigan’s Merritt Raceway

ROTHBURY, MI – Aug. 19, 2011 – Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., rolled to his third straight victory on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, dominating Friday night’s inaugural ‘Keyser Manufacturing 50’ before a standing-room-only crowd at Winston Speedway.

The two-time defending series champion made short work of the field, vaulting forward from the fifth starting spot to grab the lead from Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., on lap 14. He wasn’t challenged the remainder of the distance en route to a triumph worth $10,875.

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