Top Mechanics Will Test Their Skills In Competition Scheduled For First Night Of ‘Outlaws World Finals’
 
CONCORD, NC – Sept. 27, 2007 – Thanks to Integra Racing Shocks, top mechanics from the World of Outlaws Late Model Series will get a turn in the spotlight during the Nov. 1-3 ‘Outlaws World Finals’ at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway in Concord, N.C.
 
All winners of this year’s Integra Racing Shocks ‘Wrench of the Race’ Award will be eligible to compete in the inaugural ‘Crew Chief Challenge,’ a tournament-style battle of mechanical skill and speed that will be held on the opening night of the ‘Outlaws World Finals’ at The Dirt Track.
 
After time trials are completed for the WoO Late Models and Sprint Cars on Nov. 1 at The Dirt Track, the WoO LMS’s Integra Racing Shocks ‘Wrench of the Race’ recipients will gather for the ‘Crew Chief Challenge.’ They will be required to perform an assortment of mechanical tasks on their drivers’ dirt Late Models, and the crew chief that completes the work first in each head-to-head match-up will advance to the next round.
 
The Challenge’s ultimate champion will gain recognition as the 2007 World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wrench of the Year.’
 
“We wanted to do something that gives the crewmen on the tour something to look forward to all year,” Integra Racing Shocks dirt Late Model technical representative Brian Daugherty said of the company’s WoO LMS sponsorship program. “I was a crew guy on dirt Late Model teams for 10 years, and I know how hard they all work.
 
“They’re the hardest-working guys in the pits. They’re on the road all year long. They work in 100-degree weather to get their drivers’ cars ready. They deserve recognition for what they do, so we decided to give something back to them.”
 
The Integra Racing Shocks ‘Wrench of the Race’ Award began with the July 22 WoO LMS event at Eriez Speedway in Hammett, Pa. A $100 check and special certificate has been awarded to a ‘Wrench of the Race’ after every WoO LMS A-Main since then.
 
Lee Logan, who serves as the crew chief for WoO LMS points leader Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., is the only two-time award winner to date. Other winners include Jimmy Frey (Josh Richards’s crew chief), Johnny Cloer Jr. (Clint Smith), Jay Hunt (Shannon Babb), Brad Baum (Chub Frank), Dave Atkins (Rick Eckert), Chad Curran (Eckert), Jamie Bedford (Dan Stone), Wayne Caskey (Darrell Lanigan), Mike ‘Smoke’ Countryman (Tim Fuller) and Zach Pointer (Brian Shirley).
 
Mechanics have two more chances to qualify for the ‘Crew Chief Challenge’ – the WoO LMS events on Oct. 10 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway (Jani-King Southern Showdown) and Oct. 12-13 at Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tenn. (Tennessee Fall Brawl 100).
 
A division of Port City Racing in Muskegon, Mich., Integra Racing Shocks has become a force on the dirt Late Model scene in 2007. Integra Racing Shocks can claim WoO LMS A-Main victories this season with Steve Francis, Clint Smith, Tim Fuller, Josh Richards and Jeep VanWormer; wins in dirt Late Model crown-jewel events such as the Show-Me 100 (Wendell Wallace), Eldora Speedway’s $100,000 Dream (Steve Casebolt) and the USA Nationals (Brian Birkhofer); the MARS DIRTcar Series championship with Bill Frye; and over 100 other feature wins at tracks across the country.
 
For more information on Integra Racing Shocks, visit www.integrashocksandsprings.com.
 
Additional info on the WoO LMS is available by visiting www.worldofoutlaws.com.
 
Integra Shocks ‘Wrench of the Race’ Winners (Event Date/Track/Winner/Driver):
 
7/22 – Eriez Speedway – Jimmy Frey (Josh Richards)
7/26 – Lawrenceburg Speedway – Johnny Cloer Jr. (Clint Smith)
7/27 – Eldora Speedway – Jay Hunt (Shannon Babb)
7/28 – Sharon Speedway – Brad Baum (Chub Frank)
8/23 – Volunteer Speedway – Dave Atkins (Rick Eckert)
9/1 – Tri-City Speedway – Lee Logan (Steve Francis)
9/2 – Tri-City Speedway – Jamie Bedford (Dan Stone)
9/14 – Paducah Int’l Raceway – Lee Logan (Steve Francis)
9/15 – I-55 Raceway – Chad Curran (Rick Eckert)
9/16 – La Salle Speedway – Wayne Caskey (Darrell Lanigan)
9/21 – Bedford Speedway – Mike ‘Smoke’ Countryman (Tim Fuller)
9/22 – Pittsburgh’s PA Motor Speedway – Zach Pointer (Brian Shirley)