CONCORD, N.C. — Sept. 17, 2007 — After 140 events and thousands of
miles traveling across the country, where more than 1.2 million fans
will have attended a World of Outlaws event, it’s all coming down to
one last weekend at The Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. More
than $200,000 is at stake for the season finale where for the first
time in history, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and World of
Outlaws Late Model Series will crown its champions at the same place
and on the same weekend.
The World of Outlaws World Finals from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor
Speedway is going to make more history when SPEED televises the
inaugural season-ending, championship-deciding events LIVE from 8
p.m. to 11 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, marking the first time dirt late
models will air live on television.
“If you can’t get excited about World of Outlaws cars sliding around
The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, than you are not a true race
fan,” said Rick Miner, SPEED SVP of Production & Network Operations.
“It’s organized mayhem at its best.”
“The World of Outlaws World Finals is a destination event for fans of
sprint cars and dirt late models,” World Racing Group President Tom
Deery said. “Now, it can also be a destination event for everybody
who has a television.”
Race fans from around North America will be on their way to The Dirt
Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway for the three-day event. Fans in 43
states — including Alaska — and four Canadian provinces already have
purchased tickets to attend the inaugural World Finals.
The unprecedented World of Outlaws World Finals features qualifying
events on Thursday, Nov. 1, and twin shows on Friday and Saturday
(Nov. 2-3) for the World of Outlaws Sprint Cars and Late Models.
Saturday’s season-finale events, which will crown champions for both
series, will air on SPEED.
Defending World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz, who in 2008 will
drive for Tony Stewart Racing, has only a 19-point lead over Kasey
Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana in the sprint car standings. In the World
of Outlaws Late Model Series, Steve Francis owns a 52-point advantage
over Chub Frank and an 86-point lead over Clint Smith as all three
aims to win their first series championship.
Tickets for the Nov. 1-3 World of Outlaws World Finals are on sale by
calling the Lowe’s Motor Speedway ticket office at 1-800-455-FANS or
visiting
www.lowesmotorspeedway.com.
The Race to the World Finals is taking place at dirt tracks across
the country, and a list of events is at WorldofOutlaws.com. To follow
along with the championship races — in addition to a Super DIRT Week
special event at 5 p.m. on Oct. 28 — tune into SPEED on Sundays and
check out SPEEDtv.com for the latest broadcast schedule.
About SPEED
SPEED is the nation’s first and foremost cable television network
dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive.
From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers
quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in
more than 77 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the
fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country, the home to
NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on
demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more
information, please visit
www.SPEEDtv.com.
About Lowe’s Motor Speedway
Located just north of Charlotte in Concord, N.C., Lowe’s Motor
Speedway was designed and built in 1959 by current chairman O. Bruton
Smith. Together with the late Curtis Turner, one of stock car
racing’s earliest driving stars, Smith built their dream of a 1.5-
mile superspeedway on the outskirts of The Queen City and, on June
19, 1960, the first World 600 was run at the new facility. In 1975,
Smith hired H.A. “Humpy” Wheeler as general manager and the two
continue to oversee the operation today. In May 2000, the state-of-
the-art four-tenths-mile The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway clay
oval was completed across Highway 29 from the speedway. Building on
the basic philosophy of keeping spectator and competitor comfort a
high priority, Lowe’s Motor Speedway continues to be a leading
promoter and marketer of motorsports activities in the United States.
About DIRT MotorSports, Inc., d/b/a World Racing Group
Based in Concord, N.C., World Racing Group (WRG) is a national
sanctioning body, real-estate operator, and sports entertainment
company serving the dirt racing industry. WRG sanctions sprint car
racing under the World of Outlaws® banner, late model racing under
the World of Outlaws Late Model Series(SM), big block modified racing
under the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series™ banner and
sanctions more than 4,000-races a year under the DIRTcar™ Racing
banner. WRG races can be heard online at DIRTVision.com®. In
addition, WRG owns and operates seven speedways.
