World Racing Group (OTCBB: WRGI) announced today that SPEED will be the
exclusive television partner for World of Outlaws racing in 2008. The
partnership will be anchored by five super-sized multi-hour events,
three of which will be broadcast live, including the highly successful
World of Outlaws World Finals season finale.
There will be 25 hours of Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car
Series and World of Outlaws Late Model Series action, featuring a
combination of live and tape-delayed broadcasts beginning on May 23 with
the super-sized three-hour Rite Aid Outlaw Showdown broadcast LIVE from
The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
“The World of Outlaws broadcasts in 2007
showed us how exciting dirt track racing can be on television,”
said Rick Miner, SPEED Senior VP of Production and Network Operations. “The
success of the World Finals show from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s
Motor Speedway gave us a gameplan for ’08, as
part of that plan we will be treating the five new super-sized events
just as we do any other major motorsports event on SPEED, which should
significantly raise the profile of World of Outlaws racing.”
A return to SPEED in 2008 as the exclusive television outlet for World
of Outlaws racing will bring consistency and awareness to the viewers.
“The broadcast agreement with SPEED continues
the solid growth we realized in 2007,” said
World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter. “The
more than 75 million viewers on SPEED give our corporate partners, like
Advance Auto Parts, as well as our teams and our promoters, the greatest
opportunity to reach our fans on a consistent basis. SPEED is the home
for racing on television and we’re excited to
again have the World of Outlaws on SPEED this season.”
Among the 25 hours of coverage will be a three-hour LIVE event with the
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to kick off the
2008 TV schedule on May 23 from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s
Motor Speedway; a two-hour Firecracker 100 special from Lernerville
Speedway featuring the World of Outlaws Late Model Series; a two-hour
Kings Royal special from Tony Stewart’s
Eldora Speedway; a three-hour LIVE broadcast from the National Open at
Williams Grove Speedway; and, the three-hour LIVE season-finale from The
Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
For more information on the World of Outlaws, visit www.WorldOfOutlaws.com.
For the latest from SPEED, including their World of Outlaws section,
visit their new Web site at www.SPEEDtv.com.
2008 World of Outlaws Racing on SPEED Television Schedule
Air date
Time
Day
Track
City
Race Date
May 23
8-11 p.m.
Friday
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
May 23
May 31
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
May 15
June 8
1-2 p.m.
Sunday
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
May 16
June 15
4-5 p.m.
Sunday
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, Iowa
June 6
June 21
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Knoxville Raceway
Knoxville, Iowa
June 7
June 28
3-4 p.m.
Saturday
Dodge City Raceway Park
Dodge City, Kan.
June 20
July 6
4-5 p.m.
Sunday
Dodge City Raceway Park
Dodge City, Kan.
June 21
July 13
5-7 p.m.
Sunday
Lernerville Speedway (LM)
Sarver, Pa.
June 28
July 19
4-6 p.m.
Saturday
Eldora Speedway
Rossburg, Ohio
July 12
July 26
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
July 22
Aug. 2
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Ohsweken Speedway
Ohsweken, Ontario
July 23
Aug. 16
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Deer Creek Speedway (LM)
Grand Meadow, Minn.
July 9
Aug. 23
4-5 p.m.
Saturday
Eldora Speedway (LM)
Rossburg, Ohio
July 25
Aug. 31
12-1 p.m.
Sunday
Sharon Speedway (LM)
Hartford, Ohio
July 26
Sept. 7
6-7 p.m.
Sunday
Tri-City Speedway (LM)
Franklin, Pa.
Aug. 31
Sept. 27
8-11 p.m.
Saturday
Williams Grove Speedway
Mechanicsburg, Pa.
Sept. 27
Nov. 1
8-11 p.m.
Saturday
Lowe's Motor Speedway
Concord, N.C.
Nov. 1
(LM indicates a World of Outlaws Late Model Series event. All
other broadcasts feature the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws
Sprint Car Series.)
About World Racing Group
Based in Concord, N.C., World Racing Group, Inc. (WRGI), (OTCBB: WRGI)
is a national sanctioning body, real-estate operator, and sports
entertainment company serving the dirt racing industry. WRG sanctions
sprint car racing as the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car
Series™, late model racing as the World of
Outlaws Late Model Series™, big block
modified racing as the Advance Auto Parts Super DIRTcar Series™
and sanctions more than 4,000-races a year under the DIRTcar Racing™
banner. In addition, WRG owns and operates seven speedways. WRG races
can be heard online at www.DIRTVision.com®.
To learn more about World Racing Group, visit www.worldracinggroup.com.
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