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The track hosts regional and national dirt track events for several sanctioning bodies. It holds national events including the World of Outlaws Late Model Series [6] and Crate Nationals. [1] As of 2020, the World of Outlaws have raced at the track in 2004, 2007, 2008, 2018, and 2020. [3]
The Late Model that exists today is a full-blown race car with race parts. [10] Late model race cars now include super late models which have looser rules; late model stock cars and pro late models where cars are more aerodynamically aggressive with lighter bodies and enhanced horsepower; and limited late models which have less horsepower.
Super Late Models, Auto City Template Body Super Late Models, Modifieds, Factory Stock, Sportsman, Thunder Trucks, Lead Sleads, Hornets Bronson Speedway: Florida Bronson: 0.375 miles (0.604 km) Oval: Strictly Stock, Pure Stock, Street Stock, Sportsman, Open-wheel Modified, Pro-Challenge Series, Legends, DAARA & Figure 8s Chemung Speedrome: New ...
Rules for construction of a late model car vary from region to region and even race track to race track. The most common variations (on paved tracks) include super late models (SLMs), pro Late models (PLMs), late model stock cars (LMSCs), and limited late models (LLMs). A late model may be a custom built machine, or a heavily modified streetcar.
Brennan Poole in a UMP Modified at Houston Raceway Park in 2008.. United Midwestern Promoters (UMP) is a short track motor racing sanctioning body in the United States that sanctions short track racing on dirt race tracks from 1/5 mile (0.3 km) in length to 1-mile (1.6 km) in length.
In the late 1970s, the dirt modified was re-introduced in the Midwest as a mid-level class between late models and hobby stocks. [24] One of the most notable differences in the Midwest modified series cars is the use of stock production car frame sections as part of the racing chassis.
Under Steve Dale, the ASA purchased a fairly new Midwest-based late model series called the US Pro Series. The series used "crate" engines and "template" bodies to help develop a new "Approved Body Configuration" template for race cars. The standardized bodies saved money for teams at every track which wasn't a NASCAR-sanctioned track.
A template is a device used by sanctioning body officials to check the body shape and height of racing vehicles. [1] The template is used to check that teams have manufactured the sheet metal used in the vehicle bodies to within tight tolerances (up to thousandths of an inch).