Camargo, IL (8-19-09) The first Annual All Star Late Model Fantasy League from Fantasy Dirt Racing has completed 9 of the 12 races on the fantasy racing schedule. The 2009 All Star Late Model Fantasy League has featured events at 7 different racetracks. At registration, team owners were able to pick two full time All Star Late Model Drivers. Race team owners were able to pick a third driver consisting of any Super Late Model driver who would be attending the next event to complete their roster for that race. Drivers were then scored based on their A-Main feature finish and quick time. 

Pittsburgh, PA (August 11, 2009) - Jason Shank – O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

At the beginning of the 2009 racing season, Rick ‘Boom’ Briggs had in his mind that he was going to race locally and travel on occasion with whatever group or series that was reasonably close to his home town of Bear Lake, Pennsylvania.  But after sweeping the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series’ Inaugural weekend at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, PA and K-C Raceway in Chillicothe, OH, back in April, Briggs decided to buy a two-car hauler and stick with the tour and has led the ASLMS point standings from the beginning.

It’s not surprising that Boom is having the type of season that he is having with the first year series.  Briggs finished the 2008 season with a handful of big wins in his area and not to mention his association with Chub Frank and Chub Frank Racing.  The World of Outlaws Late Model Series superstar is the second-cousin of Boom’s and have a long standing relationship in racing.  Briggs is Chub’s former Crew Chief and helped Frank to multiple wins and championships with the now defunct Renegade/STARS series. ‘Chub’s done a lot for me.  I wouldn’t be where I am today without him.’ said the 38 year old Briggs, ‘I’ve told a lot of people that being around Chub for so long has made it easier for me.’  Chub won four straight Renegade/STARS Championships with Boom turning the wrenches and as Boom was named the 2004 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Crew Chief of the Year.  Ironically, 2004 was also an inaugural season of sorts with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

‘Points racing isn’t something we thought we’d want to do this year,’ Briggs stated, ‘we thought about doing the Outlaws deal but it was really just a passing thought, we went to Florida (Volusia Speedway Park) the past two years and got better throughout the time we were down there but haven’t come out of there in a good enough position to stick with the Outlaws deal.’

With being experienced in working with a rejuvenated series like the ASLMS is, Boom has not only been a force to be reckoned with on each and every speedway the tour has been to, but he has also been very instrumental with the progress of the series adding knowledge and insight in the process of making the ASLMS a success.  ‘Boom has really stood by our side during this inaugural season,’ Series Director Jason Shank said, ‘He isn’t one to shy away from anything and if he has something on his mind, he will certainly let you know.  And really, all the guys that have raced with us this year have been outspoken and given their opinions on different things.  It’s a good thing when you have open relationships with your drivers; it keeps everyone on the same page and keeps things moving forward.’

In June of 2008, Briggs had a bit of a scare that actually turned out to be a blessing in disguise.  While running the ‘Great Northern Tour’ with the World of Outlaws, Boom took a wild, nasty ride at Cornwall Speedway in Ontario, Canada.  ‘After that crash, Mark Richards and Steve Baker of Rocket Chassis built me a brand new car and there has just been something with that car.  We’ve won eight races with it at the end of 2008 and started off 2009 with the two All Star wins at Lernerville and K-C.’  Boom won a third ASLMS event in Butler, MI in late May, ‘that car has just been fantastic to me,’ concluded Briggs.

Boom has uncharacteristically turned himself into ‘points racer’ this year with the ASLMS.  ‘We have really only had two bad runs with the All Stars this year.  We ran into trouble at both Winchester (VA) and Hartford (MI).  I was in a redraw spot in the heat at Winchester before getting caught up and after winning our heat at Hartford we got tore up when we didn’t have anywhere to go.  Other than those two 18^th place finishes, we’ve been pretty much in the top ten.’  In what could be a turning point in Briggs’ driving career came July 3 when the series made their second stop of the season at Tim Bainey’s Central PA Speedway for the annual ‘Yankee Doodle’.   Boom finished fourth in the event but had to work extra hard after a flat tire pushed him to the back of the field with only 19 laps remaining.  ‘The track was fast and a little rough so we were just out there biding our time, running smooth consistent laps.  My brother was signaling to me from the infield that we were quicker than the leaders on the stopwatch so I just continued to run my line,’ Boom continued, ‘then the right rear went flat.  I told myself, we’re into this deal now, we need to get back out there and gain some points.’  Briggs fought the adversity that was thrown his way and battled back to finish fourth, only two positions behind Robbie Blair who is second in ASLMS points.  ‘We’re not going to quit,’ Boom said, ‘to come to the front from the back like that was a something we had to do to keep our championship hopes alive.’

As the ASLMS season’s end draws near, Briggs, who has pocketed over $30,000 this season with the ASLMS, has a slim 26 point lead over second place Rob Blair of Titusville, PA and a 76 point edge over the very impressive Jared Miley of South Park, PA entering the final few events of the season.  Lucky for Briggs, the final events of the season are at the same facilities that started the 2009 ASLMS season, Lernerville Speedway and K-C Raceway.  ‘Before our April show at K-C, I never turned a lap there, I even told my son who goes to school in Pittsburgh, don’t waste your time driving the four hours down here, then we went and won,’ laughed Boom, ‘but we finished third in our second show at K-C so we think we have a solid book on that place now and we just finished second at Lernerville this past weekend.  I’ll tell you though, I never thought we’d be at this level, we are leading the All Star points, won a few races, and now hopefully we can keep Robbie and Jared behind us heading into the Dirt Track World Cup at the end of the year.’

Briggs drives a family owned Rocket Chassis powered by Custom Racing Engines and equipped with Ohlins Shocks by GW Performance and American Racer Tires.  Boom’s sponsors include Horton Equipment, Tony Spec Lumber, Meridian Hardwoods, Sorbera Family Chiropractic, CJ's Auto Transport, Briggs Transport, Sunset Dairy, Lias Tire and American Racer Tires.

Boom also has just received his brand new shirts from Slavic Custom Race Shirts.  The gorgeous tee-shirts are $20 for all sizes and can be purchased at Boom’s hauler at any race Boom attends or at the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Apparel Trailer available at all ASLMS events!

For more information and to join the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series mailing list please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com.

Lawrenceburg, IN – (July 18, 2009) – Jason Shank – O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

“I’ll tell you what, we really needed this one,” Bear Lake, PA’s Chub Frank said in victory lane after holding off numerous challenges from Union, KY’s Darrell Lanigan to claim the ‘Lawrenceburg All Star 30’ and his first career O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series win.   

ASLMS regular Coleby Frye and Frank led the field to the green flag with Chub using the high banks of the immaculate Dave Rutisell promoted Lawrenceburg Speedway to take the early lead after Frye, Frank, Lanigan and local star Jason Jamison were vitually four-wide for the lead as they barreled down the back stretch.  Lanigan followed Chub into second as Frye fell into the third spot as ‘The Sniper’ Wayne Chinn came to a halt to bring out the events first caution.

When racing resumed ‘ChubZilla’ continued to lead as ASLMS regular Jared Hawkins and Tim Dohm in the Tracy Seymour owned #17T made contact in turns one and two costing both drivers a few spots dropping them from their fifth and sixth positions to the ninth and tenth spots respectively.  The racing was intense on the blazing fast Lawrenceburg Speedway but was slowed on lap 13 for debris as Chub still led.  That caution was followed by another quick caution as Scott James and Jason Jamison got together in turn two bringing James to a stop.

When the green flag flew again Chub still held the lead with Lanigan, Jamison, and Frye in tow.  Jared Hawkins had clawed his way back up into the top five behind Frye and made his move on Coleby to move into fourth just before another caution flag flew for the spun car of Eric Wells on the front straightaway.

When the racing continued, the battle for the lead picked up as Lanigan would look under Chub on every lap in turns three and four on the bottom side of the speedway.  While the battle up from became more exciting, ‘Insane’ Duane Chamberlain was making his way through the field from his 22^nd starting position into the sixth spot.  Chamberlain grabbed the fifth spot from Jason Jamison on lap 24 when Jamison slid high in turn four falling from his third position back to sixth also moving Hawkins into third and Frye to fourth.  The top two of Frank and Lanigan had somewhat checked out on the field and were heading to a duel to the checkers before Rod Conley came up lame on the backstretch to bring out the final caution after losing a driveshaft on lap 27.

Lanigan made one last ditch effort to get by ‘ChubZilla’ for the win but Chub put his rirght rear tire on the cushion and drove to the win followed by Lanigan, Hawkins in third, Chamberlain from 22^nd in fourth, and Coleby Frye fifth.  Jason Jamison was sixth, Robbie Blair seventh, Matt Lux eighth, John Gill ninth, and Shawn Negangard in tenth.

North Vernon, IN – (July 17, 2009) – Jason Shank – O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

‘Insane’ Duane Chamberlain from Richmond, IN took the lead from his outside front row starting position as the green flag fell for the ‘Ted Collins Memorial’ at Twin Cities Raceway Park in North Vernon, IN and held off World of Outlaws standout Chub Frank for his first O’Reilly All Star Series victory. 

‘The Modern Day Cowboy’ John Gill and Chamberlain led the 25-car field to the green flag with Chamberlain using the high side to gain an edge in the early going.  Duane stretched his lead out to about eight to ten car lengths by the tenth circuit on the small, steeply banked Indiana oval before hitting lapped traffic letting Gill and his followers to gin on the leader.  The field lined up behind the leader as Chamberlain began to work through the lapped traffic before Titusville, PA’s Robbie Blair spun in turn one to bring out the caution.

When the action resumed Duane continued to lead as second place Gill got out of the groove in turns one and two shuffling him back to the seventh spot and Chub Frank up to second followed by ‘The Silver Shark’ Scott James and local favorite Jason Jamison. 

Chamberlain continued to lead as the laps wound down but Frank continued to hound the leader and would not let him stretch his lead out too far.  Chub would try to sneak a peak under the Duane Chamberlain Racing, Miracle Racing, CW Watson Excavating, SMS Racing Engines, MACS Enterprises sponsored Rocket Chassis of Chamberlain but Duane held his ground and kept his momentum up fending off all challenges from ‘ChubZilla’.

Jamison, who had run strong and in the top five all night had his luck thwarted on lap 41 when a tire go down on lap 41 to bring out the events second of three caution periods.  The caution put Chub right on the rear deck-lid of Chamberlain but when racing resumed Duane again held his ground on fended off everything Chub threw at him.  Chub’s assault wasn’t over as Mike Jewell brought out the final caution with one lap remaining forcing a green-white-checkered finish.

Chub made one last valiant effort when the green flag fell for the final time but ‘Insane’ Duane Chamberlain held on for the win followed by Frank, Scott James, Matt Miller, and John Gill who rounded out the top five.  Justin Rattliff came home sixth with Jared Hawkins, Steve Barnett, Wayne Chinn and Jared Miley rounding out the top ten.

Camargo, IL (7-16-09) - Jason Shank- O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series Director

The O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series would like to announce basic information for the upcoming events at Twin Cities Raceway Park (Friday, July 17) and Lawrenceburg Speedway (Saturday, July 18).

Race Format for the ASLMS weekend at Twin Cities Raceway Park and Lawrenceburg Speedway will remain the same all ASLMS events (group qualifying).  General rules regarding weight and tires will also remain the same at 2300lbs with driver with one pound burnoff per lap for the A-Main feature events and as well as an OPEN TIRE rule. For any other questions or concerns feel free to download the official ASLMS Rule Book located on the left side of www.allstarlatemodels.com

Entry Fee for both events will be $75.00/event for non ASLMS members and $50.00/event for ASLMS members.  For drivers and teams interested in purchasing an ASLMS Membership can do so for $250.00 for the season at the driver registration table.

A reminder to all drivers that the ASLMS utilizes the Raceceiver one-way radios at all ASLMS sanctioned events.  It is highly recommended and drivers are encouraged to purchase their own Raceceiver radio as many tracks and sanctioning bodies are also utilizing the use of Raceceiver one-way radios.

For more information and to join the O’Reilly All Star Late Model Series please visit www.allstarlatemodels.com.