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Lakeville Speedway owner Bob Schippers and Wayne County Speedway owner Ernie Coffman ink the deal for the 2007 Big 8 Series of races for Super Late Models and Sprint Cars as well as a new Big 4 Series for Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks.

Wayne County/Lakeville Join Forces For Big 8 Series Spectacular

By Doc Lehman

Orrville, OH --- With the calendar ready to change over to 2007 race fans and teams in north central Ohio have another reason to celebrate as two popular dirt tracks have entered into a new era of mutual cooperation with the announcement that Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH and Lakeville Speedway in Lakeville, OH will join forces for a series of special events that could find a Super Late Model and a Sprint Car driver either $25,000 or even $50,000 richer with the formation of the Big 8 Series for both Super Late Models and Sprint Cars. Additionally, both tracks will also produce a Big 4 Series for Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks.

For years Lakeville Speedway has produced their Big 4 Series of races for Super Late Models but in 2007 there will be a twist as Wayne County Speedway will partner up on the same weekend with the same format and payoff. Additionally, both tracks will also host a Big 8 Series for Sprint Cars on different weekends. Also being scheduled will be two Big 4 Series events for Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks and each race will pay the winner $1,000.

“I honestly think it’s a thing we have to do to keep racing healthy,” stated Ernie Coffman, owner & promoter at Wayne County Speedway. “Tracks have got to work together. (Lakeville owner) Bob (Schippers) and I have not been friends in the past but we have put our differences aside for dirt racing and we’re getting together and making something good.”

“And were doing it the right way by having each Big 8 Series as well as the Big 4 Series weekends at both tracks the same weekend. You can run at Lakeville on Friday night and then head up to Wayne County for Saturday night.”

“It’s really good,” added Bob Schippers, owner & promoter of Lakeville Speedway. “It’s taken awhile for someone who wanted to stay and work it out at the same time. Wayne County has been through a few different owners the past ten years or so and I always wanted to work together but I wanted to make sure they had their heart in it and I believe Ernie does have his heart in it with that race track and I think both will flourish pretty well with what’s going on.”

One aspect that will attract the attention of race teams is the phenomenal bonus program Wayne County and Lakeville have agreed upon. 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. Coffman and Schippers have also implemented a $50,000 bonus program if any Late Model or Sprint Car driver wins five of the races.

“I think what we will do here is basically, and there could be some changes to this, but if you win four it’s a $25,000 bonus,” explained Coffman. “And if you’re the guy who won four and want to go for five you give up your $25,000 and go for the $50,000. And that $50,000 could be bigger. But this is going to happen for the Late Model and Sprint Car deal.”

“I think it will be really good for the racers and fans,” interjected Schippers. “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. And fans won’t have to spend $20 to get in. We think the drivers will like this especially with the bonus money.”

The Big 8 Series for Super Late Models and Sprint Cars at each track will be held over four weekends during the 2007 racing season with dates and details to be announced in the near future including a huge Labor Day weekend extravaganza. Additionally the Big 4 Series for Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks will be held over two weekends this summer with dates to be announced shortly.

“I’m really excited about this thing,” commented Coffman. “We have to make it exciting for the fans and racers. I’m pumped up about the deal, I really am.”

Schippers, like Coffman, sees this as a new era of cooperation between the two tracks and are looking long-term to continue building upon this concept. “It’s going to continue and this will work out excellent for Lakeville and Wayne County,” said Schippers. “Drivers will know what to expect, they’ll run for good purses and they will be held on the same weekend.”

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 or telephone WCS General Manager Tina Heil at: 330.642.0269.

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

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Wayne County Speedway
1083 N. Carr Road
Orrville, OH 44667
Office Phone: 419.522.8761
Track Phone: 330.682.7435
Fax: 419.522.0463
rnie Coffman/Promoter - 419.522.8761
Tina Heil/ Marketing/Sales Director - 330.642.0269
Email: tinaheil@zoominternet.net

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October 26, 2006

WCS Announces Time Changes For Driver/Team/Staff Meetings

Orrville, OH --- Wayne County Speedway management has announced a scheduling change for their annual Drivers’ Meetings to discuss the 2007 racing season. With the announcement earlier this week that the 3/8 mile banked dirt oval has added Sprint Cars to the weekly 2007 schedule a time change was necessitated. The meetings for each of the five divisions and the WCS staff will be held on Sunday November 12 at the Meeting Room at Maibach Ford, Inc., 1780 North Main Street in Orrville, OH. Topics to be discussed will be rules, regulations, race formats and other important topics.

The annual drivers/team owners & staff meetings will all meet that day and the new time schedule is: Mini Stock drivers will meet from 11:00 – 12:00 PM; Pure Stock drivers will meet from 12:05 – 1:05 PM; Modified drivers will meet from 1:15 – 2:15 PM; Super Late Model drivers will meet from 2:30 – 3:30 PM and Super Sprint Car drivers will meet from 3:45 – 4:45. The WCS staff meeting will take place at 5:00 PM EST.

“It’s important for our race teams and for the Wayne County Speedway management and staff to hold these meetings to make sure everyone is on the same page for the 2007 racing season,” commented Tina Heil, General Manager of Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH. “The feedback we get from the race teams is vital to us. It helps us formulate our plans for the 2007 season and it’s a good time to discuss issues and any ideas the drivers may have.”

All drivers, car owners and staff members are encouraged to attend. For additional information contact Heil at: 330.642.0269 or email: tinaheil@zoominternet.net

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

-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services

Wayne County Speedway
1083 N. Carr Road
Orrville, OH 44667
Office Phone: 419.522.8761
Track Phone: 330.682.7435
Fax: 419.522.0463
Ernie Coffman/Promoter - 419.522.8761
Tina Heil/ Marketing/Sales Director - 330.642.0269
Email: tinaheil@zoominternet.net

August 31, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Wayne County & Hilltop Join Forces For Weekend Extravaganza

Orrville, OH --- Race fans and drivers will be able to close out the summer season in a big way at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH and Hilltop Speedway in Millersburg, OH this weekend when both tracks join forces for three consecutive days of Super Late Model racing that will bring some of the midwest’s top drivers together in north central Ohio for three separate programs and a big money payoff. Wayne County Speedway will run two separate events on Friday and Saturday September 1 & 2 while Hilltop Speedway will move from it’s regular Friday night slot to Sunday September 3 for an extra money special event.

“I’m excited that we have three days of local racing where we don’t have to travel hours away from home and our local fan base can follow us all three nights like a mini-traveling series,” commented driver George ‘The General’ Lee. Lee competes in his Rocket Chassis/Malcuit Racing Engines #21 sponsored by Cowen Trucklines, Bert Transmission, Brazwell Carb, Brad Penn & Afco Racing Products.

“And we have two local tracks, finally, after all these years, finally working together. We’ve said it for years as racers, why can’t more tracks do this? This will be a plus for everybody. We’ll be at Wayne County for two nights, plus they have that bonus and I can’t wait to take it home (laughs)! And then to Hilltop which is a great racy track and I can’t wait to get down there.”

Lee isn’t alone in expressing his pleasure that there will be a full weekend of racing for increased purses and exposure without traveling across the state or out-of-state. “ Yes, I like the idea that the tracks are working together,” stated Flyin’ Ryan Markham, a multi-titled WCS champion who is currently leading the Hilltop Speedway point chase. Markham drives the Rocket Chassis/Malcuit Racing Engines #5m sponsored by Biscotti’s Restaurant, Stu’s Place & Dor Lo Pizza. “I wish all three of the local tracks could do stuff together. I wish that we had more $2,000 to win races in the area.”

“One good thing to see is there is two local tracks working together and that’s great for the local racers,” added Doug Drown, who has wins at both tracks this season. Drown drives the Wooster Glass Co/Poske Performance Parts/Hamlin Automotive/Malcuit Racing Engines/Mason Racin/Bert Transmission/Hoosier Tire/Genesis Racing Shocks/ Rocket Chassis Ford Mustang #12. “Now we don’t have to drive three or four hours for a bigger race. For us to have this much money up for grabs this close to home is great. Hopefully the owners will keep working together.”

And then there is the matter of the $25,000 bonus going to the driver who can win at WCS on Friday & Saturday nights. In addition to the $2,500 and $5,000 payoffs each night, if one driver can pull off two wins this weekend at WCS they will collect the Orry Wirt Memorial $25,000 Driver Challenge and all drivers are taking note of that fact.

“My chances are just as good as anyone else’s,” said Lee. “When you pull into Wayne County you have to have your game on, you have to be focused and be ready. You cannot have mistakes. It’s going to be some action packed racing. You put that big of a carrot in front of us and were going after that carrot. It will be an awesome weekend for the fans and I can’t wait.”

“As far as the 25k bones I have been running in top three or four all year,” commented Markham who, like Drown, has scored wins at both tracks this summer. “My chances are good. I am going to run this weekend like any other that we race though.”

“We have a good team obviously, especially the crew and I think we have good confidence, we run well at both tracks,” said Drown. “Now it’s a matter of showing up and being on our ‘A’ game that night. Hopefully things will work out and we’ll get a win or two.”

WCS presents the Inaugural Summer Sizzler Clash, a two-day, two-program racing extravaganza that will close out summer on Labor Day weekend with the possibility of one Super Late Model driver having a chance to take home $33,500 for the weekend. On Friday September 1 WCS will host the 11th Annual Pete Jacobs Memorial followed by the 3rd Annual Freedom Fighters 50 on Saturday evening September 2. Additionally, one fan will go home with a Corvette and one fan may go home $25,000 richer.

On Friday September 1 the 11th Annual Pete Jacobs Memorial will be held with Super Late Models headlining in a $2,500 to win main event. Additionally, the Inaugural Ken Jacobs Memorial Dash will be held for the top six qualifiers with $1,000 going to the winner of the six-lap dash race. Also appearing that evening will be Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks and the popular Faster Pastor grand finale and a special autograph session with drivers like Blaine Aber, Doug Drown, Clint Coffman, Eric Smitley & many, many others.

On Saturday September 2 the 3rd Annual Freedom Fighters 50 will be staged featuring the Super Late Models in a $5,000 to win main event along with the Pure Stocks and Mini Stocks. WCS promoter Ernie Coffman has also instituted a bonus program, the Orry Wirt Memorial Driver Challenge where if one Late Model driver wins the features on Friday night and Saturday night, they will earn a $25,000 bonus! Additionally, we’re going to have a program where one lucky fan has the chance to win $25,000 also if the fan who is chosen at random can match up to the top two finishers in Saturday night’s Freedom Fighters 50 race.

Orry Wirt was the 15-year old crewmember and son of WCS Super Late Model driver Dave Wirt who tragically lost his life last April in a traffic accident.

On Sunday September 3 Hilltop Speedway will present the Sunday Sizzler featuring a 35-lap, $2,500 to win main event for Super Late Models along with support divisions Modifieds, Mini Stocks and Mini Trucks. Gates will open at 3:00 PM with racing at 6:00 PM. Hilltop, which just opened this past spring after 31 years of being dormant, will have extra parking and grandstand seating in place for the Sunday Sizzler.

But that’s not all! On Saturday the 2nd Annual WCS Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony will be held in addition to one lucky fan taking home a 1974 Corvette. “It’s a 1974 classic big block 454 T-top Corvette and she’s worth about $25,000 - $28,000,” explained Ernie Coffman, owner of WCS and Coffman Corvette. “Its got new paint, new interior, new brakes, new tires and the nice part of this is a lot of people got on board and fixed us up with the stuff to restore it.”

A dozen prominent individuals that have spent years and decades participating at Wayne County Speedway in Orrville, OH will be recognized and honored on Saturday September 2 when they are inducted at the 2nd Annual Wayne County Speedway Hall of Fame ceremony that will take place prior to race time for the 3rd Annual Freedom Fighters 50.

Honorees being inducted include drivers Blaine Aber, Jim Case, Jeff Drown, Marriann Jacobs, Dave Ledford, Wayne Maffett, Sr., and Brad Malcuit. Being inducted in the Fan category will be James Gentry, Sr. while the Car Owner category inductee will be Bob Mullens. Those named into the Staff category include Glen ‘Calhoun’ Davisson, Gary McKisson and Bob McGovern.

You can pick up specially priced pre-sale weekend tickets for the Inaugural Summer Sizzler Clash Labor Day blitz. Presale tickets are available during the week by calling the track office between the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm at 419-522-8761. PRE-SALE: 2 day Adult General Admission is $30; 2 day Senior Citizens is $25; Children 15 & Under Free. Tickets at the gate the day of the event:
Adult General Admission $18; Senior Citizens $15; Children 15 & Under Free; Pit Passes $30 each night.

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 or visit the WCS website at: www.waynecountyspeedway.com

For Sunday’s Sunday Sizzler Super Late Model race grandstand tickets will be adult general admission $15, children 15 & under free and pits $30 for this special event. Hilltop Speedway is located three miles South of Millersburg Ohio on County Road 150. County Road 150 is located at the US Highway 62 and Ohio Highway 83 split. For more information contact Hilltop Speedway promoter Jeff Norris at 330.674.6747 (track) or 419.962.4548 (office) or visit the Hilltop website at: www.hilltopspeedway.net

-Prepared by Lehman Motorsports Services