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Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway Falls To Weather Orrville, OH - April 13, 2007 - Due to adverse weather conditions the 42nd season opener at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH will have to wait yet another week to get underway with not only the Super Late Models, Modifieds, Pure Stocks & Mini Stocks on the card but also the much anticipated return of full blown Sprint Cars to the weekly racing program. With the Saturday April 14 opener postponed due to cold and inclement weather and a dismal forecast, all systems are on ‘go’ for the season opener on Saturday evening April 21. In addition to its strong weekly program a number of special events will be held this season. The inaugural Ohio Super Late Model Speedweek Firecracker 4 will be a season highlight for two popular Ohio based dirt race tracks this summer when the new concept is born with an eye on building towards the future. The inaugural Ohio Super Late Model Speedweek Firecracker 4 will be held at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH and Lakeville Speedway in Lakeville, OH and will run on consecutive nights July 4-7 and will carry a total payoff of nearly $100,000. The World of Outlaw Late Model Series will return for the FAP/WCS ‘2nd Annual Buckeye Classic’ on Saturday May 5. The 12th Annual Pete Jacobs Memorial on Monday June 25 will be part of the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler Labor Day Clash will be held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway. FAP/WCS will run on September 1 & 3. The Big 8 Series for Super Late Models, held in conjunction with Lakeville
Speedway in Lakeville, OH, will he held on June 2, June 30, August 4 &
September 1. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay
$2,000 to win. The Big 8 Series for Sprint Cars, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held on June 9, July 14, August 11 & September 3. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay $2,000 to win. If one Sprint Car driver wins four of the eight Big 8 Series events that driver will earn a $25,000 bonus. Management at both tracks has also implemented a $50,000 bonus program if any Late Model and/or Sprint Car driver wins five of the races. The Big 4 Series for Modifieds, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held on July 7 & September 3. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. The events will pay $1,000 to win and $100 to take the green flag. The Big 4 Series for Mini Stocks & Pure Stocks, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held June 16 & July 21. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay the winner $1,000. Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway races every Saturday night with gates opening at 3:00 PM, qualifying at 5:15 and racing at 7:00 PM. FAP/WCS is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Chuck Griffith can be contacted at his office at: 419.496.9775 or via email at: info@waynecountyspeedway.com For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services/Contact: Jarrod Lehman Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway: The tremendous growth of Federated Auto Parts is due in part to the company’s firm commitment to provide both the trained professional and the do-it-yourselfer with the best known quality products at the most competitive prices. The Federated Auto Parts customers are assisted by experienced counter professionals who are frequently retrained to accommodate evolving technologies in the automotive aftermarket. To further this commitment, Federated Auto Parts have negotiated with America’s top automotive part manufacturers to offer their products, which meet or exceed O.E.M. specifications, to be part of Federated’s program. This ensures the customer that they are getting the highest quality parts available. Federated offers virtually every part needed for repair or maintenance, from your personal automobile to the fleet service of larger companies. Whether you need a replacement part or merely a product to improve the vehicle’s performance or appearance, stop in and check out the Federated Auto Parts store near you. Pat Young Service Company is a seventy-five year old company providing service to the automotive aftermarket of Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Southern Michigan. The main warehouse in Avon Ohio works around-the-clock shifts and delivery trucks to offer daily service to over 2000 customers as well as provide a transfer/replenish system to its satellite warehouses. Pat Young’s nine locations amass over 150,000 square feet of warehouse space and house in excess of nine million dollars worth of inventory. For more information visit: http://www.pysfederated.com
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County Speedway Opener Again Delayed In other updated news, the 2007 division rules have been posted on the track’s website. Drivers are also encouraged to send in their registrations early. No registrations will be accepted on opening day. The WCS Driver Registration form, found on the FAP/WCS website, needs to be filled out and sent in with a $35.00 registration fee prior to opening night. The FAP/WCS website is located at: www.waynecountyspeedway.com Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway races every Saturday night with gates opening at 3:00 PM, qualifying at 5:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. FAP/WCS is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Chuck Griffith can be contacted at his office at: 419.496.9775 or via email at: info@waynecountyspeedway.com For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services/Contact: Jarrod Lehman Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway: The tremendous growth of Federated Auto Parts is due in part to the company’s firm commitment to provide both the trained professional and the do-it-yourselfer with the best known quality products at the most competitive prices. The Federated Auto Parts customers are assisted by experienced counter professionals who are frequently retrained to accommodate evolving technologies in the automotive aftermarket. To further this commitment, Federated Auto Parts have negotiated with America’s top automotive part manufacturers to offer their products, which meet or exceed O.E.M. specifications, to be part of Federated’s program. This ensures the customer that they are getting the highest quality parts available. Federated offers virtually every part needed for repair or maintenance, from your personal automobile to the fleet service of larger companies. Whether you need a replacement part or merely a product to improve the vehicle’s performance or appearance, stop in and check out the Federated Auto Parts store near you. Pat Young Service Company is a seventy-five year old company providing service to the automotive aftermarket of Northern Ohio, Western Pennsylvania and Southern Michigan. The main warehouse in Avon Ohio works around-the-clock shifts and delivery trucks to offer daily service to over 2000 customers as well as provide a transfer/replenish system to its satellite warehouses. Pat Young’s nine locations amass over 150,000 square feet of warehouse space and house in excess of nine million dollars worth of inventory.
FAP/WCS Readying For ’07 Season Kick-Off The ’07 Pre-Season Practice Night will be held Tuesday March 27 from 5:00 – 9:00 PM and in years past will cost $50.00 per racecar. On Saturday evening March 31 the ’07 Season Opener brought to you by Federated Auto Parts will jumpstart the ’07 racing season at the 3/8 mile banked dirt oval. This weekend Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway is an active participant at the annual Federated Auto Parts sponsored I-X Center Autorama car show in Cleveland, OH spreading the word about FAP/WCS and it’s 2007 racing season. On display in the FAP/WCS booth was Clint Coffman’s new Barry Wright Race Cars #2c Super Late Model. FAP/WCS owner Ernie Coffman and General Manager Chuck Griffith announced that the decision to make Race-Receivers mandatory has been on hold temporarily. “I think they are a great idea, but we want to try them out and test them before we make them mandatory,” stated track owner Ernie Coffman. “We’re going to get a couple dozen or more of them, have some of the guys and gals try them out and see how everyone likes them before we make a final decision.” Sometime over the next several weeks, weather permitting, the parking lot will undergo a facelift and renovation. “We have 500 ton of 304 limestone on order,” explained Coffman. “Former track owner Wayne Phillips’ Phillips Excavating will be doing the work for us to get that parking lot looking good and more functional again.” In other updated news, the 2007 division rules have been posted on the track’s website. Drivers are also encouraged to send in their registrations early. No registrations will be accepted on opening day. The WCS Driver Registration form, found on the FAP/WCS website, needs to be filled out and sent in with a $35.00 registration fee prior to opening night. The FAP/WCS website is located at: www.waynecountyspeedway.com Among the special events in ’07 will be the World of Outlaw Late Model Series for the FAP/WCS ‘Buckeye Classic’ on Saturday May 5 and the 12th Annual Pete Jacobs Memorial on Monday June 25 as part of the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler Labor Day Clash will be held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway. FAP/WCS will run on September 1 & 3. All that is left is to start the season with the addition of Sprint Cars to the weekly fold in addition to the Super Late Models, Modifieds, Pure Stocks & Mini Stocks. Last season some of the best teams in all divisions competed weekly at FAP/WCS. In 2006 in the Super Late Model division Jason Flory nailed down his career first point championship by winning four feature races and accumulating 1190 points over runner-up Charlie Duncan (1118) followed closely by Clint Coffman, Ryan Markham, Chet Alexander, J.R. Gentry, Blaine Aber, Rick Bond, Dave Hornikel and Wes Morrison, Jr. In addition to Flory’s four feature wins, Duncan scored two wins with single wins going to Doug Drown, Rick Bond, Chet Alexander, Ryan Markham and Keith Berner. Last year in the Modifieds former Late Model driver Kyle Brown scored the championship title with 1212 markers over Bruce Jennings (1124) followed by Matt Shroyer, Barry Jacobs, Rory Reed. David Liles, Ron Miller, Allan Baker, David Bodkins and Brandon Morrow. Brown won the championship in dominating fashion with six feature wins. Rob Stambaugh scored two wins with single victories going to Mike Lonas, Joel Watson, David Liles and Barry Jacobs. In 2006 Troy Anderson claimed another division title by winning the Pure Stocks championship in a hotly contested battle. Anderson, who accumulated 1210 points, won the point championship by a 10-point margin over Fred Snyder (1200) followed by Todd Werntz, Brad Channell, Chad Craver, Randy Nisley, Travis Mensching, Donna Canode, Rich Frame and Shawn Wassam. Anderson won two feature events with Brad Channell leading the way with five victories with Travis Mensching and Brandon Gardner each getting two wins and a single feature win copped by Frank Oriti. Ed Ray locked up his first season championship title last year in the Mini Stocks division with 1118 points over runner-up Cody Rinard who scored 1080 markers followed by Charlie Ray, Neil Nisly, Mitch Reichard, Matt Wohlford, Bo Yarnell, Steve Miller, John Raber and Chad Young. Josh Morrow and Dale Beckett, Jr., led in the wins department with three victories each with Mike Snyder taking two wins and single victories going to Neil Nisly, Ed Ray and Charlie Ray. In the Rookie of the Year chase in each weekly division 2006 rookie titles went to Trevor Phillips in the Super Late Models. Phillips finished 12th in the final point standings. Nick Smith scored rookie honors in the Modified division with a 13th place point finish in the final run down while Tom Fultz was crowned rookie of the year in the Pure Stocks division finishing 23rd in points with young gun Chad Young taking rookie laurels in the Mini Stock division after finishing tenth in the final season point tally. Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway races every Saturday night with gates opening at 3:00 PM, qualifying at 5:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. FAP/WCS is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Chuck Griffith can be contacted at his office at: 419.496.9775 or via email at: info@waynecountyspeedway.com For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services/Contact: Jarrod Lehman
’07 Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway Schedule Released Orrville, OH - March 9, 2007 - The 2007 schedule for the Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway racing season has been released with a jam-packed season of dirt track racing at the popular 3/8 mile oval located south of Orrville, OH that will spotlight Super Late Models, Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Pure Stocks & Mini Stocks each Saturday night. Additionally, a number of special events have been planned according to track owner Ernie Coffman and General Manager Chuck Griffith. The season opener will be held on Saturday March 31. “The first part of the season is a little light because of potential rain we don’t want to get backed up,” commented Ernie Coffman, owner & promoter of FAP/WCS. “But boy, the Big 8 Series, I’m telling you we’ve really had a lot of people calling about that. And working with Bob Schippers at Lakeville Speedway, he is really good to work with. And with Chuck (Griffith) on board now 100% as General Manager, he will grow things in a positive area. It will be good.” FAP/WCS’ strong weekly show will be bolstered by the return of Sprint Cars weekly for 2007. “At the very beginning I told them we’d give them at least three years,” said Coffman. “I thought we’d have a few race cars but man, those guys are building Sprint Cars for Wayne County. I think we’ll have a heck of a weekly show.” “I agree with Ernie, the return of the Sprint Cars will provide a huge entertainment boost to our weekly race fans,” said Chuck Griffith, General Manager of FAP/WCS. “We have one of the most talent-rich fields each week in all divisions and with our special events, the return of the Faster Pastor series of races and the special activities we have planned for the fans, like the Corvette give-a-way, 2007 will be a banner season.” The 42nd season will kick off on Saturday March 31, 2007 with all five divisions. An open practice will be held on Tuesday March 27. Times for the practice will be from 5:00 – 9:00 PM. Among the special events in ’07 will be the World of Outlaw Late Model Series for the FAP/WCS ‘Buckeye Classic’ on Saturday May 5 and the 12th Annual Pete Jacobs Memorial on Monday June 25 as part of the 25th Annual Ohio Sprint Speedweek. The 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler Labor Day Clash will be held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway. FAP/WCS will run on September 1 & 3. “The World of Outlaw Late Models will be back for our 2nd Annual Buckeye Classic, it’s something we’re going to do every year and we hope the World of Outlaws will be a part of it every year,” stated Coffman. “I think that will be another good one.” “The Pete Jacobs Memorial is of course a (Ohio Sprint Car) Speedweek show and that’s always a good one. This Big 8 Series, we think next year it might turn into the Big 12 Series, but yes, it will be a good one, a big, big weekend over Labor Day for the 2nd Annual Summer Sizzler Labor Day Clash.” The Big 8 Series for Super Late Models, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway in Lakeville, OH, will he held on June 2, June 30, August 4 & September 1. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay $2,000 to win. The Big 8 Series for Sprint Cars, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held on June 9, July 14, August 11 & September 3. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay $2,000 to win. If one Late Model and/or Sprint Car driver wins four of the eight Big 8 Series events that driver will earn a $25,000 bonus. Management at both tracks has also implemented a $50,000 bonus program if any Late Model and/or Sprint Car driver wins five of the races. The Big 4 Series for Modifieds, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held on July 7 & September 3. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. The events will pay $1,000 to win and $100 to take the green flag. The Big 4 Series for Mini Stocks & Pure Stocks, held in conjunction with Lakeville Speedway, will be held June 16 & July 21. Lakeville will run the Friday night prior. Each race will pay the winner $1,000. Drivers are also encouraged to send in their registrations early. No registrations will be accepted on opening day. The WCS Driver Registration form, found on the FAP/WCS website, needs to be filled out and sent in with a $35.00 registration fee prior to opening night. The FAP/WCS website is located at: www.waynecountyspeedway.com Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway races every Saturday night with gates opening at 3:00 PM, qualifying at 5:30 and racing at 7:00 PM. FAP/WCS is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Chuck Griffith can be contacted at his office at: 419.496.9775 or via email at: info@waynecountyspeedway.com For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services/Contact: Jarrod Lehman TENTATIVE
2007 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
March 27, 2007 March 31, 2007 April 3. 2007 April 7, 2007 April 11, 2007 April 14, 2007 April 18, 2007 April 21, 2007 April 25, 2007 April 28, 2007 May 2, 2007 May 5, 2007 May 9, 2007 May 12, 2007 May 16, 2007 May 19, 2007 May 23, 2007 May 26, 2007
Christmas in July
CORVETTE GIVEAWAY & 3rd Annual Hall of Fame Induction & BIG 8 FINALE
Chuck Griffith New FAP/WCS
General Manager “I’m tickled to death,” stated Ernie Coffman, owner & promoter of FAP/WCS. “(Former GM) Tina (Heil) did a good job for Wayne County Speedway. Chuck has been around forever, he knows everybody, he’s a good fellow, good heart and he is exactly what Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway needs now. He will be General Manager and I know he’ll do a good job. I’m excited. Chuck will still do some announcing too, along with Rich Berry.” Griffith, of Ashland, OH, has spent many years involved in Ohio dirt track racing as an announcer, public relations director and race director at FAP/WCS as well as Lakeville Speedway, Eldora Speedway and Mansfield Raceway. Additionally, Griffith has hosted several radio shows, notably the Thrills On Wheels radio show for six years. Griffith has also worked in live racing broadcasts and television work. In 2006 he worked as the FAP/WCS announcer and Lakeville Speedway Race Director. He also worked for FOXSports as one of the broadcasters of the MACS sanctioned FalllFest race held at Challenger Raceway in Pennsylvania and co-hosted the three day pre-race live broadcasts from the Dirt Track World Championship at KC Raceway. Griffith is excited about his new role in the 2007 racing season at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway. “I’m thrilled to take on the role of General Manager at Wayne County Speedway,” stated Griffith. “Tina Heil laid the groundwork, set up the basis and now it’s up to us to carry the ball. She did a great job with sponsorships for the season and we’re going to do everything to grow beyond what we already have.” “I’m also looking forward to working with our many, many professional race teams that compete each week at the track in all of the divisions. Our weekly line up is second to none with the Super Late Models, Sprint Cars, Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks. I’m really fired up about the Coffman’s bringing the Sprint Cars back each week.” “We have a solid schedule planned and we’re going to offer the best racing with the most exciting divisions. Our working relationship with Lakeville Speedway is also a major plus and both tracks are now Hoosier Tire tracks. We are also planning many activities for the race fans each week. It’s going to be a fantastic season at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway and it all kicks off on Saturday March 31.” Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Chuck Griffith can be contacted at his office at: 419.496.9775 or via email at: info@waynecountyspeedway.com For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services/Contact: Jarrod Lehman
Modified Big 4 Series
Announced For FAP/WCS & Lakeville “We are continuing our new policy of working together with Lakeville Speedway and we couldn’t be happier with what we have scheduled for 2007,” stated Ernie Coffman, owner & promoter of Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway. “Like our previously announced Big 8 Series for Super Late Models & Sprint Cars, this new Big 4 Series for Modifieds will be held on the same weekend at each track.” The events will pay $1,000 to win and $100 to take the green flag. The events will be held on Friday July 6 at Lakeville and on Saturday July 7 at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway in addition to being highlighted during the huge Labor Day weekend extravaganza that will include the ‘Mod Squad’ on Sunday September 2 at Lakeville and on Monday September 3 at Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway. “I think it will be really good for the racers and fans,” commented Bob Schippers, owner & promoter of Lakeville Speedway. “We have a good group of fans in this entire region, we have plenty of fans for these two race tracks to get strong crowds. I think both will flourish pretty well with what’s going on.” Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway is located nine miles east of Wooster, OH on US Route 30 or 15 miles west of Massillon, OH on US Route 30 then one mile north on Carr Road. For more information contact: 330.682.7435 (track), 419.522.8761 (office) or GM Tina Heil can be contacted at her office at: 330.642.0269 or via email at: tinaheil@zoominternet.net For more information on WCS visit: www.waynecountyspeedway.com Lakeville Speedway is located one mile east of SR 3 on SR 179, then north on SR 226 at 14191 SR 226 in Lakeville, OH. For more information contact Bob or Judi Schippers at: Track: (419) 827-2072 or Business: (419) 827-5205. Email: JBSchippers@lakevillespeedway.com Visit the Lakeville Speedway website at: http://www.lakevillespeedway.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
Hoosier & FAP/WCS Enters Major Marketing Partnership “This is a great partnership for not only Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway but also for our many race teams,” stated Ernie Coffman, owner & promoter of the popular 3/8 mile banked dirt oval. “Hoosier builds a quality product and they are a leader in this industry. It also tickled me that they have been so enthusiastic about partnering with us here at the track.” Hoosier Racing Tire is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the company founded by Bob & Joyce Newton. Today, Hoosier is the largest race tire manufacturer in the world and all Hoosier race tires are still proudly ‘Made in the USA’. The company continues to be privately owned and operated by the Newton family and founders Bob and Joyce remain actively involved in the day-to-day operations of Hoosier. Hoosier produces over 1000 different types of race tires and their slogan is "Tires Designed for Champions." “For us it’s enormous to be a part of one of the biggest speedways in Ohio and its great to have the Coffman’s on board with our brand and to be a part of the Hoosier family,” commented Bob Wirts of Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic. “We’re really excited. We’re new to that area, within the last year we opened a new distributorship in Pittsburgh and this is a huge, huge deal for us.” “We’ve been visiting a lot over there the past year or two and our relationship has been building with Ernie & Clint Coffman and its been a positive climb since day one, and especially since we incorporated that area. And hopefully it will be a long, long time and a long term relationship.” Specifics on the tires can be found on the Federated Auto Parts Wayne County Speedway website. For additional information on Hoosier Racing Tires and Hoosier Tire
Mid-Atlantic telephone: (410) 833-2061, fax: (410) 833-5921 or email: htma@hoosiermidatlantic.com
Hoosier Tire Mid Atlantic is located at: 2931B Industrial Park Dr., Finksburg,
MD 21048, Their website is located at: http://www.hoosiermidatlantic.com -Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services
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