ADDITIONAL DATES ADDED TO WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE SCHEDULE
Events at Menomonie and Arcadia, Wisconsin give series 29 race dates
By Tom Lathen

Gilman City, MO (March 12, 2006) - Two additional dates have been added to the 2006 WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late Model Series Schedule.

According to Jim Wilson, founder and President of the Gilman City, Missouri-based series, WDRL drivers will compete at Red Cedar Speedway in Menomonie, Wisconsin on Wednesday, June 14 and at Fox Ridge Speedway in Arcadia, Wisconsin on Wednesday, August 9. Chris Stepan, owner of FYE Motorsports, will promote both events.

“These two race dates are tremendous additions to an already strong 2006 schedule,” noted Wilson.

“Anyone who saw the PolyDome Late Model Series race at Menomonie a few years ago knows that race track can provide some unbelievable competition,” he added. “And with the dirt work being done at Fox Ridge Speedway this spring, our race there in August should be absolutely fantastic.”

The 50-lap event at Red Cedar Speedway on June 14 will open a four-night weekend swing that also includes a date at Superior Speedway in Superior, Wisconsin and the two-night Masters at Cedar Lake Speedway in New Richmond, Wisconsin. The Wednesday and Thursday dates at Menomonie and Superior will pay $5,000 to the winner, with both nights of the Masters providing $10,000 pay checks to the winner.

The last time series drivers tackled the west central Wisconsin 3/8-mile semi-banked fairgrounds oval, in August of 2003, the event proved to be one of the most exciting races in series history. The 50-lap event went flag-to-flag without a caution, with two-time WDRL champion Kyle Berck, Iowa’s Brian Birkhofer, Brady Smith, local hot-shoe Tony Bahr, and eventual winner Pat Doar chasing each other through lapped traffic over the final 20 circuits in front of a large and appreciative crowd.

The August 9 event at Fox Ridge Speedway, meanwhile, fills in the vacant date in the traditional early August WDRL Northern Swing. This year’s swing opens on Monday, August 7 at Superior Speedway, before moving to Viking Speedway in Alexandria, Minnesota on Tuesday, August 8. Following the August 9 stop in Arcadia, the four-night swing concludes with the annual Pretzel City Showdown at Freeport Raceway Park in Freeport, Illinois.

Series drivers last appeared at Fox Ridge Speedway on June 4, 2004, with Brady Smith picking up the 50-lap victory.

The two additions to the schedule give the popular fifth-year series 29 race dates on the 2006 docket. Of those 29 events, ten will be contested in Iowa, six will be held in both Nebraska and Wisconsin, with three being held in Illinois, and two each in Minnesota and Kansas.

TENTATIVE 2006 SCHEDULE:

Fri. April 7 Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) 40-laps $5,000
Sat. April 8 West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, IA) 50-laps $5,000
Fri. April 28 Knoxville Raceway (Knoxville, IA) 40-laps $5,000
Sat. May 27 Adams County Speedway (Corning, IA) 50-laps $5,000
Sun. May 28 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) 50-laps $5,000
Mon. May 29 West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, IA) 50-laps $5,000
Wed. June 14 Red Cedar Speedway (Menomonie, WI) 50-laps $5,000
Thu. June 15 Superior Speedway (Superior, WI) 50-laps $5,000
Fri. June 16 Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, WI) 50-laps $10,000
Sat. June 17 Cedar Lake Speedway (New Richmond, WI) 50-laps $10,000
Sat. July 1 Echo Valley Speedway (West Union, IA) 50-laps $5,000
Sun. July 2 Bureau County Speedway (Princeton, IL) 50-laps $5,000
Mon. July 3 Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) 50-laps $5,000
Fri. July 21 Mid-Nebraska Speedway (Doniphan, NE) 25-laps $2,500
Sat. July 22 Mid-Nebraska Speedway (Doniphan, NE) 50-laps $6,000
Sun. July 23 Boone County Speedway (Albion, NE) 50-laps $5,000
Mon. August 7 Superior Speedway (Superior, WI) 50-laps $5,000
Tue. August 8 Viking Speedway (Alexandria, MN) 50-laps $5,000
Wed. August 9 Fox Ridge Speedway (Arcadia, WI) 50-laps $5,000
Thu. August 10 Freeport Raceway Park (Freeport, IL) 40-laps $5,000
Sat. September 2 Deer Creek Speedway (Spring Valley, MN) 50-laps $5,000
Sun. September 3 Bureau County Speedway (Princeton, IL) 50-laps $5,000
Mon. September 4 Davenport Speedway (Davenport, IA) 40-laps $5,000
Fri. September 22 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) 25-laps $2,500
Sat. September 23 I-80 Speedway (Greenwood, NE) 50-laps $5,000
Fri. September 29 Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) 35-laps $3,000
Sat. September 30 Lakeside Speedway (Kansas City, KS) 50-laps $5,000
Fri. October 6 West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, IA) 25-laps $2,500
Sat. October 7 West Liberty Raceway (West Liberty, IA) 50-laps $5,000