1 Month Alert: World of Outlaws Make Southeast Return Labor Day Weekend at Smoky Mountain, Lavonia
MARYVILLE, TN– AUG. 1 – For the first time since April, the World of Outlaws CASE Construction Equipment Late Model Series will return to the Southeast for a Labor Day Weekend doubleheader.
First, the Series will make its 11th overall trip to Smoky Mountain Speedway in Maryville, TN, on Friday, Sept. 2. Then it will head further south to the Peach State for a return to Lavonia Speedway in Lavonia, GA, on Saturday, Sept. 3.
The Southeast doubleheader will be the final two events of the summer, with each race paying $10,000-to-win. If one driver can sweep the weekend, they’ll head into Fall with a $20,000 weekend payday.
SMOKY MOUNTAIN SHOWDOWN – Friday, Sept. 2
Track: Smoky Mountain Speedway
To Win: $10,000
Location: Maryville, TN
Latest Winner: Chris Madden
Notables: The World of Outlaws CASE Late Models will make their third and final Tennessee stop in 2022 and only appearance on the high-banked 4/10-mile track this season.
Gray Court, SC driver Chris Madden earned the win in last year’s Tennessee Tip-off—his second triumph at the track in World of Outlaws competition.
Shane Clanton, the 2015 Series champion, is the only current full-time World of Outlaws driver with a Series win at the track. That win came in 2013.
WORLD OF OUTLAWS @ LAVONIA – Saturday, Sept. 3
Track: Lavonia Speedway
To Win: $10,000
Location: Lavonia, GA
Latest Winner: Ben Watkins
Notables: The Most Powerful Late Models on the Planet make a Labor Day weekend stop at the 3/8-mile semi-banked oval for the third consecutive year and sixth overall.
South Carolina driver Ben Watkins scored his first career Series victory in 2021, besting last season’s Rookie of the Year Tyler Bruening to the checkered flag.
So far this year, 2022 Rookie of the Year contender Max Blair and Ryan Gustin have thrived on 3/8-mile tracks. Blair won at Cherokee Speedway and Bloomsburg Fair Raceway, while Gustin scored his first Series victory this year at Sharon Speedway.
If you can’t make it to the track, you can watch all the action live on DIRTVIsion – either online or by downloading the DIRTVision App.
The World of Outlaws Case Construction Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Case Construction Equipment (Official Construction Equipment), DIRTVision (Official Live Broadcast Partner), Hoosier Racing Tire (Official Tire), iRacing (Official Online Racing Game), SIS Insurance (Official Insurance Provider) VP Racing Fuels (Official Racing Fuel); contingency sponsors include Arizona Sport Shirts/Gotta Race, ARP (Automotive Racing Products), Cometic Gasket, COMP Cams, Fox Factory (Hard Charger Award), MSD, My Place Hotels, Penske Racing Shocks, Quarter Master, Swift Springs, and Wrisco–Wieland Metal Services (Exclusive Racing Aluminum); along with manufacturer sponsors, including Dirt Car Lift, Capital Race Cars, Behrent’s Performance Warehouse, FIREBULL, Integra Shocks, Intercomp, K1 Race Gear, Racing Electronics, Reliable Painting, Rocket Chassis, and Sea Foam.
Founded in 1978, the World of Outlaws®, based in Concord, NC, is the premier national touring series for dirt track racing in North America, featuring the most powerful cars on dirt, the World of Outlaws NOS® Energy Drink Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series. Annually, the two series race nearly 140 times at tracks across the United States and Canada. CBS Sports Network is the official broadcast partner of the World of Outlaws. DIRTVision® also broadcasts World of Outlaws events over the Internet to fans around the world. Learn more about the World of Outlaws.
Sources: Mike Warren, World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR