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WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE’S 2008 SEASON OPENER IN DAVENPORT, IOWA, IS RESCHEDULED Winter weather forces move of race date by one week to allow more time for track preparation By Phil Roberts, Media Coordinator WORLD Dirt Racing League GILMAN CITY, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2008) – The date for the WORLD Dirt Racing League’s 2008 season opener at Davenport (Iowa) Speedway is being revised. The race, originally set for Saturday, April 5, has been rescheduled for Saturday, April 12, according to WDRL’s Jim Wilson. Sunday, April 13, is being reserved as a rain date, if needed. “Iowa has had a particularly hard winter, with a lot of snow,” Wilson said. The latest winter storm is dumping more snow on the Hawkeye State – and Davenport’s half-mile dirt race track – this week. “Since the original date for the series’ opening race in Davenport is only a little more than a month away, promoter Bob Wagener was rightfully concerned about his ability to get heavy equipment onto the dirt track in time to properly prepare it,” said Wilson. “Bob and I believe moving the race out one week will be helpful.” Twenty races are on the recently announced 2008 WDRL schedule. Wilson said talks are underway with additional promoters, and more events may be scheduled in the future. WDRL drivers will “hit the ground running” in 2008. From the April 12 Davenport opener, WDRL moves to Freeport, Ill., on Saturday, April 19, followed by a Sunday, April 20, event at the quarter-mile Quad City Raceway in East Moline, Ill. On Friday, May 23, the WDRL hot shoes are back at the Davenport half-mile, then it's on to the four-tenths-mile I-80 Speedway in Nebraska on Sunday, May 25. Justin Fegers of Mound, Minn., who finished every feature he started in 2007, is the series’ defending champion. He wrapped up the championship at the season finale, which took place at Davenport Speedway. John Kaanta, a retired sheriff’s chief deputy from Elk Mound, Wis., was second in the final point standings and captured the 2007 WDRL Rookie of the Year title. WORLD DIRT RACING LEAGUE 2008 SCHEDULE Tentative and subject to change Saturday, April 12 -- Davenport Speedway Saturday, April 19 -- Freeport Raceway Sunday, April 20 -- Quad City Raceway Friday, May 23 -- Davenport Speedway Sunday, May 25 -- I-80 Speedway Thursday, June 12 -- Superior Speedway Friday, June 13 -- Cedar Lake Speedway Friday, June 14 -- Cedar Lake Speedway Thursday, July 3 -- Eagle Raceway Sunday, July 20 -- Boone Co. Speedway Wednesday, July 30 -- Superior Speedway Thursday, July 31 -- Cedar Lake Speedway Saturday, August 30 -- Deer Creek Speedway Sunday, August 31 -- Quad City Raceway Friday, September 5 -- Freeport Raceway Saturday, September 6 -- Freeport Raceway Friday, September 26 -- Lakeside Speedway Saturday, September 27 -- Lakeside Speedway Friday, October 3 -- Davenport Speedway Saturday, October 4 -- Davenport Speedway For more information on the WORLD Dirt Racing League or the latest WDRL Late Model Series schedule, check out the WORLD Dirt Racing League’s Web site, www.worldraceleague.com, |