BUSTI, NY – June 27, 2007 – A quick-moving thunderstorm deluged Stateline Speedway with heavy rain on Wednesday night, forcing the cancellation of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Roberts Trucking 40.’
 
The event will not be rescheduled, WoO LMS officials announced.
 
Though the downpour struck at 7:20 p.m., on-track action had yet to begin. The start time for the program was already delayed by several hours because track crews had over-saturated the one-third-mile oval’s surface with water before the rain arrived.
 
“The racetrack wasn’t ready at the scheduled start time, so even without rain we were looking at probably 10 o’clock before we could go racing,” said Tim Christman, the director of the WoO LMS. “After the rain came, we didn’t want to make a bad night any worse by trying to run the track in and start even later.
 
“It wouldn’t be fair for the fans to watch the Outlaws at three in the morning, so the sensible decision was to cancel the show.”
 
With a Thursday-night (June 28) raindate for the event not contracted in advance between WoO LMS and Stateline officials, Christman said the tour could not return to the track.
 
“Without a contracted raindate already scheduled, it was impossible for us to ask all of our teams to come back on Thursday night,” said Christman. “Our teams are focused on making final preparations for the big ‘Firecracker 100’ at Lernerville Speedway this weekend (June 29-30), and several also have commitments with sponsors to make appearances on Thursday in advance of the ‘Firecracker’ event.”
 
A total of 42 dirt Late Models had signed in for competition on Wednesday night, but only 40 cars would have participated in the program. Rich Gardner of Waterford, Pa., withdrew from action after his car’s engine suffered terminal problems when it was fired up after being unloaded, and Billy Decker of Unadilla, N.Y., was unable to meet his team at the track because the region’s widespread thunderstorms prevented him from flying to western New York.
 
The WoO LMS resumes this weekend with the huge two-day (June 29-30) ‘Firecracker 100’ at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. A $30,000 top prize from a total purse of over $140,000 is on the line in the inaugural event.
 
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.