Better Strap In For A Hot Weekend Packed Full With Racing In Delaware This Weekend

Saturday night Late Model action in heats with Rick Whaley # 4 and Ricky "The Rocket" Elliott # 45. Elliott did win the heat. Look for both cars at the WoOLMS show. Photo by Bonnie Nibblett

Better Strap In For A Hot Weekend Packed Full With Racing In Delaware This Weekend

May 29, 2008

By Bonnie Nibblett

Delmar, DE…..If you’re in Delaware, you better strap in for a full weekend of racing. Not only is it NASCAR weekend in Dover, but there’s plenty of racing just a little further south, in Delmar.

Its NASCAR weekend in Dover and the dirt track racing coincides right along with the weekend of events. The half mile will host the outlaw show on Thursday night, and Saturday night the mighty URC Sprints (United Racing Club) along with the regular night of racing action of the NAPA Big Block Modified, Super Late Models, AC Delco Modified and the other crate class of Late Models, and the Modified Lite division will visit for the second time this season.

This Thursday night, kick off the weekend with some of the best dirt track drivers in the U. S. with a night of super late model action at the fast half mile clay oval at the Delaware International Speedway. The World of Outlaws Late Model Series will be appearing Thursday, at the Delaware Motorsports Complex, located just 1 mile north of the MD / DE state line, in Delmar, DE, 50 minutes South of Dover, DE and 30 West minutes from the beaches. In case of inclement weather, the event will be on Friday, May 30.

Along with the show on Thursday, is the Little Lincoln Vintage Stock Car Club racing before the Outlaw feature. These guys put on a fabulous show each time they hit the track and the club takes pride in always thrilling the crowd. The original cars of the 50’s are stocked and ready to purr on the track. These drivers run just as wheel to wheel as back in the day. Check the clubs web for schedule and news at www.littlelincolns.com.

Kevin Kovac, World of Outlaws Late Model Series P. R. Director has confirmed that NASCAR driver Dave Blaney will pilot a ride in 2007 WoOLMS Rookie of the Year Tim Fuller’s backup Gypsum Express car for the mid-week 50-lap event.

Blaney’s an Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion before moving into the NASCAR stock car series. Blaney currently drives for Bill Davis Racing Caterpillar No. 22 on the Sprint Cup Series. Kovac noted that Blaney’s appearance at DIS will serve as a tune-up for his contribution in the Old Spice Prelude to the Dream on June 4 at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. He will drive a Rocket car from Fuller’s stable in the Prelude, which pits more than two-dozen world-renowned drivers in a unique, down-home dirt Late Model race.

Kovac also remarked with Sprint Cup, Nationwide Series and Craftsman Truck Series action taking place nearby at the Monster Mile, there’s a possibility that one or more NASCAR drivers might join Blaney in climbing behind the wheel of a dirt Late Model for DIS’s WoOLMS program.

Tickets are still available up until the night the cars hit the clay. Gen. Admission is Adult - $26, Child (7-13) - $5, Children 6 & under – Free. Reserved seating Adult - $30, Child (7-13) - $9 and Pits Adult - $35, Child (7-13) - $10, Children 6 & under – Free. A seating chart can be found on the tracks web at www.delawareracing.com, Track Hot line 302-846-3968, and the office for any other questions at 302-875-1911.

The URC Sprint Car Series started their sixty-first year this season having toured the Eastern United States, presenting some 1,397 racing events and entertaining for millions of race fans along the way. Current points leader is 4 time Champion Curt Michael who now drives the Bill Gallagher in the Valley Forge INC 5G won at DIS last trip here. Who knows what the night of action will bring, but know it will be scorching hot.

Each weekend the car count has been first-rate in each division making a great night of battling action; and the regular divisions’ action promise to entertain the fans. Current points leader are Tim Millman in big block modified, late model is Ray Davis, Jr., Mike White in the AC Delco Modified, Herb Tunis in crate late model, and Steve A. White leads the Modified Lite division.

This Friday night on the complex the U. S 13 Kart Club Track will have a regular night of kart racing. Gates open at 5 PM, karts hit the track at 7 PM. Come watch the future racers. The track is located just to the left of the complex just before you enter the dragway & speedway grounds. Check out their web at www.dekarting.net.

The U. S. 13 Dragway will run on Sunday, June 1, gates open at 10 AM. The dragway will switch to Friday nights starting June 13; gates open at 3:30 PM.

If you’re a race fan you don’t want to miss out on all the action at the Delaware Motorsports Complex this weekend. There’s plenty of action to feed your NEED FOR SPEED this weekend. For all your Delaware and Surrounding Tracks Race News visit www.redbud69racing.com and the largest racing Message Board on the shore at http://redbud69racing.proboards2.com/index.cgi powered by A-1 Graphic Lettering of Georgetown, and Hab-Nab Trucking of Seaford, DE. See you at the track!