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Thunderstorms Wash Out Saturday Night's Tri-State Late Model Challenge Event
At Iowa's 34 Raceway
WEST BURLINGTON, IA (May 23) - Thunderstorms forced the cancellation of
Saturday night's World of Outlaws Late Model Series event at 34 Raceway,
continuing the run of wet weather that has plagued the series for the past
month.
The three-eighths-mile oval in eastern Iowa was set to host the second leg
of the holiday weekend's Tri-State Late Model Challenge, but an unexpectedly
strong series of thunderstorms formed late in the afternoon and drenched the
showplace facility.
WoO LMS officials expect to talk with track owners Jeff and Amy Laue and SLS
Promotions, who teamed up to promote the event, about rescheduling the
tour's date at 34 Raceway for later this season.
“Everyone with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series was looking forward to
running at one of the most beautiful tracks in the country,” said WoO LMS
director Tim Christman. “Unfortunately, we just can't seem to catch a break
from Mother Nature lately. It's a huge disappointment when we get rained out
after waking up to a forecast that shows no rain expected.”
Saturday's cancellation was the fourth complete washout of 2009 for the WoO
LMS. Rain also brought an early end to the May 5 event at Lernerville
Speedway in Sarver, Pa., with one B-Main remaining.
In all, four of the last six WoO LMS programs have been rain-affected.
The Tri-State Late Model Challenge is scheduled to conclude on Sunday night
(May 24) with a 40-lap, $7,000-to-win A-Main at Charter Raceway Park in
Beaver Dam, Wis.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit
www.worldofoutlaws.com.
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