FOX RIDGE SPEEDWAY ADDED TO 2007 WDRL SCHEDULE
West central Wisconsin speed plant to host August 31 series event
By Tom Lathen
WORLD Dirt Racing League

GILMAN CITY, MO. (March 26, 2007) - Fox Ridge Speedway in Arcadia, Wisconsin is the latest addition to the 2007 WORLD Dirt Racing League PolyDome Late Model Series schedule.

The three-eighths mile, high-banked facility, with veteran Wisconsin race promoter Chris Stepan at the helm, will host a series event on Friday night, Aug. 31, the first night of what will be a four-day Labor Day weekend swing for series drivers.

"When I saw that date was open, I talked to (WDRL series director) Jim
(Wilson) right away and wanted to jump on it," commented Stepan.

"It not only is a good date because it is our regular Friday night, but it is a good date because it is the first day of a holiday weekend."

Following the $5,000-to-win event at Fox Ridge Speedway, series drivers will compete at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn.; Highway 3 Raceway in Allison, Iowa; and Quad City Raceway in East Moline, Ill., to complete the four nights of racing over the final holiday weekend of the summer.

This year's event at Fox Ridge will mark the third appearance by PolyDome Late Model Series drivers at the state-of-the-art facility in rural west central Wisconsin. Badger State hot-shoe Brady Smith won the inaugural WDRL event at Arcadia in 2004, with Davenport, Iowa's Brian Harris picking up his first-ever series win there last June.

According to Stepan, however, WDRL drivers will see some changes when they pull the big rigs into the facility this year.

"We're doing a few different things at Arcadia this year," noted Stepan. "We're putting about a foot of new clay around the entire race track starting this week, so the place should be a little different than the last time the WDRL was here.

"As long as the weather is good, we should have a great show," he added. "I hope we can cap off a great season by packing the place for this event."

The Fox Ridge Speedway event is the 28th date on this year's WORLD Dirt Racing League "World Tour." Series drivers kick off the 2007 season on Friday night, April 6, on the half-mile oval at Davenport Speedway, before racing the following night at West Liberty Raceway's half mile.

2007 WORLD Dirt Racing League sponsors include PolyDome Products, AMSOIL, Inc., Iowa-Illinois Taylor Insulation, Chase Race Decals, Lincoln Electric Company, Gatorade, Hoosier Racing Tires, Wyman's Ford, 21st Image Apparel, QA1 Motorsports, Weld Racing Wheels, The Joie of Seating, Champ Pans, BSB Manufacturing, Fast Shafts, Design 500 Racewear, The Brake Man, V-Performance Racing Batteries, Hooker Harness, KSE Racing Products, Performance Bodies, Rocket Chassis and MasterSbilt Race Cars.

For more information on WDRL or the latest PolyDome Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League's Web site, www.worldraceleague.com