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Pennsylvania's Chub Frank Will Be Focus Of Special Lester Buildings Promotion On Monday Night (July 21) At Nebraska's Boone County Raceway
Pennsylvania Star's Fans Have Chance To Win Valuable Prizes At World of Outlaws Late Model Series Event
ALBION, NE - July 20, 2008 - Chub Frank lives nearly 1,100 miles from Boone County Raceway, but the veteran driver will be a featured attraction when the World of Outlaws Late Model Series visits the three-eighths-mile Nebraska track on Monday night (July 21).
On an evening that will close the WoO LMS 'Wild West Tour' with a 50-lap, $10,000-to-win A-Main, Frank's primary sponsor, Lester Buildings, will reach out to the star racer's fans by beginning a multi-event, prize-filled promotion.
Fans will have an opportunity to stop by the Lester Buildings display in the Boone County Raceway spectator area on Monday night to meet Frank, obtain free 'Chubzilla'/Lester posters, inquire about special discounts on Lester Buildings orders and enter free drawings to win valuable prizes, including BP gas cards and Chub Frank items.
With interest in the first-ever WoO LMS event at Boone County Raceway running sky-high and the annual Boone County Fair operating simultaneously on the grounds, the Chub Frank/Lester Buildings promotion will add even more luster to an exciting program.
"We really appreciate Chub's passion, professionalism and his consistent high performance level," said Lester Buildings Marketing Director Tom Borgman. "We couldn't ask for a better spokesperson and look forward to solidifying our relationship with him and this growing grassroots sport.
"With that in mind, we thought it was high time that we did something special for Chub's legion of fans, so that's why we're offering this special promotion at selected events throughout the remaining 2008 schedule."
Frank, 46, is well known as one of the most popular dirt Late Model drivers in the nation. A regular on the WoO LMS since 2004, he's carried sponsorship from the Lester Prairie, Minn.-based Lester Buildings for several seasons.
"I'm proud to be associated with a company like Lester Buildings that keeps the fans in mind," said Frank, who enters Monday's event in the thick of the 2008 WoO LMS points title battle. "We always try to talk with the fans and sign autographs at all the tracks we visit on the World of Outlaws Late Model Series because they're the ones who make it possible for guys like me to do what I do for a living, so I think it's great that they're going to have a chance to win some prizes at Boone County.
"I've only raced in Nebraska once before (a fifth-place finish in the WoO LMS event on May 14, 2004, at Eagle Raceway), so I'm hoping we pick up some more fans with this promotion. I'll enjoy the night even more if we can pull off a win in our first time racing at Boone County."
Frank will make himself available at the Lester Buildings display to meet fans and sign autographs for one hour before the start of the night's racing action. A winner in WoO LMS competition in the Midwest earlier this year at Lincoln (Ill.) Speedway, Frank will also pick the names of 10 contest winners during the draw for A-Main starting spots that will be held on the track's homestretch after the heat races.
Three 'Grand Prizes' - BP gas cards worth $500, $250 and $100 - will be awarded to fans. Three second-prize winners will receive 1/24th-scale diecasts models of Frank's familiar No. 1* dirt Late Model, and five third-prize winners will receive Chub Frank Racing caps.
Lester Buildings will continue its special Chub Frank promotion in the coming months. Identical contests will be held at Lester Buildings displays during WoO LMS events on July 27 at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa.; Aug. 30-31 at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pa. (Oil Region Labor Day Classic); and Oct. 30-Nov. 1 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C. (Vault Outlaws World Finals).
Frank will lead an all-star roster of WoO LMS drivers to Boone County Raceway on Monday night. He'll be joined by defending champion Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky.; points leader Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky.; 20-year-old Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va.; Rick Eckert of York, Pa.; Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga.; Shane Clanton of Locust Grove, Ga.; Shannon Babb of Moweaqua, Ill.; 2007 Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y.; John Blankenship of Williamson, W.Va.; and 2008 Rookie of the Year contenders Vic Coffey of Leicester, N.Y., Danny Johnson of Phelps, N.Y., and Joe Isabell of Pennellville, N.Y.
Other standouts who plan to join the field at Boone County include Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, who won the opening event of the WoO LMS 'Wild West Tour' on July 9 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.; Earl Pearson Jr. of Jacksonville, Fla.; Kyle Berck of Marquette, Neb.; John Anderson of Omaha, Neb.; and Dustin Hapka of Grand Forks, N.D., who has followed the entire 'Wild West Tour' schedule.
On-track action is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. on Monday.
Tickets are $30, with children 6-12 admitted for $10 and kids 5-and-under free.
For more information, visit www.boonecountyraceway.com<http://www.boonecountyraceway.com/> or www.boonecountyfair.net<http://www.boonecountyfair.net/>.
Additional info on the WoO LMS is available by logging on to www.worldofoutlaws.com<http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/>.