Outlaw Modified Racing Series



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Billy Campbell Wins Back to Back Races in Bradenton
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	Welcome to the Outlaw Modifieds Website. We thank you for your interest in our series and suggest you bookmark us. The Outlaws are the oldest continuously running traveling series in the state of Florida. Originally conceived in the early 1970’s as the first Modified Mini stocks at Hialeah Speedway it progressed to a modified body style and were called the Pro-4s of Florida. A change in management from Craig Scherar to Paul Petri of Ocala Racetrack fame saw the roofs come off and the name changed to the Outlaw Modifieds. Richard Huston picked up the reins in 1996 and car count began to climb. In 2000 Steve Brigham took over the series and incorporated it as the Outlaw Modified Racing Series. Car count continued to climb and the Outlaws are now a major touring series with 18 races scheduled at 4 different tracks for 2011. The OLM’s mission statement is simple “provide a family environment for the fastest four cylinders in Florida, and do it inexpensively.” To this end races are scheduled on the first and third Saturday of the month. If a race is missed due to a rain out it is not rescheduled as that would not be fair to a team that may not be able to make it up. This keeps every team on an equal footing for points. Consideration for Family Life is very important as most of the teams are made up of close knit Family units such as Team of Harry Campbell which fields 3 cars and has more clansmen at the track than at the last Highlands Clan reunion. The cars themselves are also unique as they are built on tube chassis with coil over shocks. Rolling on 10 wide tires and a 76” track, these cars are fast and nimble. Power plants run from Fords to Toyotas and even an odd Nissan, however the Ford 2300’s is the favored motor. Motor rules have stayed very stable over the last 10 years with the only rule change coming this year which allowed the Esslinger aluminum d-port head. This was done only to provide an alternative to hard to find iron heads. This head can only be run on a low compression motor, another way the Outlaws promote reliability as low compression motors enjoy a major weight break. Speeds of an Outlaw rival those of a limited late model on a quarter to 3/8 mile track. Visit our schedule page to find us at a track near you.

Leonard McCue Commits to Sponsorship for Dan Curl Jr Memorial Race, 22 July

As a travelling series, the Outlaws Modifieds and Leonard McCue have crossed paths several times over the years. These meetings have become more frequent now that Showtime Speedway has reopened. Apparently, Leonard likes what he sees in the series: drivers helping drivers, family atmosphere and plenty of competitive racing excitement. Leonard was particularly impressed with the 14 car field, equaling that of the Super Late Models at Full Throttle Speedway this past Saturday.

As a result, Leonard McCue announced that Q Motorsports will help fund the purse for the upcoming Dan Curl Jr Memorial Race at Full Throttle Speedway on 22 June. The first Outlaw Modified Dan Curl Jr Memorial Race, consisting of two 25 lap features with one overall winner, was held in 1997 and has become the most prestigious Outlaw race every year since. To make matters even more exciting, after qualifying by time trial for the start of the first race, the finishing order from the first race is completely inverted to start the second race.

The Outlaw Modifieds are grateful to Leonard McCue and his Q Motorsports Family for offering his support to our series.

Sunday 19 May 2013

Campbell Tops 14 Car Field at Full Throttle Speedway

Sunday 14 April 2013

Jones Leads Outlaw Modifieds in Exciting 'Show' at Showtime Speedway

Showtime Speedway is quickly becoming a favorite stop for the Outlaw Modified Series. Race fans were rewarded with a thrilling race as this was the Outlaws third visit to Showtime with Raymond Jones becoming the third different winner.

The Outlaws welcomed Cliff Wilman in the #00 all the way from North Carolina. Cliff is expecting to make at least half of the Outlaw races this season. Asked why he would choose to race with the Outlaws rather than a local track in NC, Cliff will tell you that it is the family atmosphere unique to the Outlaw series. “I was just so taken by the way driver helps driver in this series, I just had to be a part of it; I have never seen anything like it before”. Cliff was sporting a new “body wrap”; deep blue with lightning strikes.

Kevin Campbell, winner of the first two Outlaw events this season, was also sporting his new “body wrap” on his car. “Hours and hours of work”, he said. “If we learned anything, it’s that we’ll pay somebody to do it the next time”. Nevertheless, Campbell's #19 and Wilman's #00 were looking really good.

Antonio Gonzalez had his #9 car at Showtime and broke a water reservoir during practice. Thanks to Robert Campbell for coming up with a replacement before race time so the Outlaws could enter their full field of ten cars.

Jim Lafreniere was on hand again to take the wheel of the Harold Perry 56 car. Kevin Endee handled the driving duties of the other Perry car, the #5. Mark Patton was back for his second outing in his #6 car.

The first heat race was won by Raymond Jones (28) ahead of Meyer (04) and Gonzalez (9). After a late race caution, Rice (22) won the second heat race handily over Wilman (00) and Patton (6). The inversion for the feature line up was two cars, putting Rice on the pole with Jones on his outside.

The ten Outlaws took the green flag and ran side by side through turns one and two. Down the backstretch, Rice (22), Jones (28) and Meyer (04) started pulling away. Meyer (04), running behind Rice on the inside, got his car a little sideways coming out of turn four and opened a gap for Jones (28) to move down from the outside. The top three, Rice, Jones and Meyer, then ran in a line to pull away from the field. Gonzalez (9) was running fourth on the inside of Wilman (00). Mike Endee (26) pulled ahead of the 56 of Lafreniere and was able to align himself behind Gonzalez.

On lap 4, Endee (26) was able to work his way under Gonzalez (9) for the fourth spot. On lap 5, Campbell (19) was able to follow Endee (26) under Gonzalez as well. The 5 car of Kevin Endee pulled to the infield.

The top three of Rice (22), Jones (28) and Meyer (04) continued pulling away from the rest of the field. Jones found an opening low out of turn four on lap 6 and made a run at Rice in the lead. By the time they got to turn one, Rice felt the pressure from Jones and dove low to protect the bottom, forcing Jones to back off.

On lap 12, the top three, running nose to tail, ran up on the lap car of Mark Patton (6). As the three cleared the lap car, Jones applied pressure to Rice’s rear bumper. Coming out of turn four on lap 13, Rice (22) drifted high, opening the door for Jones (28). Jones had a good run out of four to pull along side of Rice across the start/finish line and into turns one and two. Jones didn’t let up and took his car all the way down to the wooptie doose through turns three and four. Jones run out of four had him beating Rice to the line to complete lap fourteen. Rice (22) wouldn’t let up, though, as he flanked Jones’ right rear through turns one and two while Meyer (04) pulled up on Jones’ rear bumper. Jones and Rice ended up going three wide out of turn two as they made their way around the lap car of Patton (6).

Jones (28) cleared Rice (22) on the front stretch of lap 16 with Meyer (04) falling in line behind Rice. Rice drove into turn one hard and bumped Jones rear end causing him to check up. With Rice on the binders, his car drifted up just enough for Meyer (04) to pull under Rice. Meyer led Rice in a drag race down the backstretch and was able to complete the pass for second out of turn four.

Endee (26), fourth, was holding off the challenge of Campbell (19) in fifth as the two were gaining on Rice in third. As Endee’s car crossed the start/finish line on lap 17, smoke started billowing from the 26 machine. Endee pulled his car to the bottom of the track and into the infield moving Campbell up to fourth. On lap 18, Lafreniere (56) slid sideways in the middle of turns three and four right in front of Meyer (04) and Rice (22) to bring out the only caution in the race.

With seventeen laps in the books, the field bunched up two by two for the restart. Unfortunate for Meyer (04) as this left him on the outside of Jones (28) with Rice (22) behind Jones. Meyer tried to keep up with Jones but had very little grip on the outside. Rice followed Jones on the inside line and eventually cleared Meyer. Campbell (19), who restarted on the outside behind Meyer, was able to find an opening on the low side ahead of Gonzalez (9) and pulled up along the inside of Meyer. Meyer had plenty of speed down the straight aways but had trouble keeping up with Campbell who had the preferred inside line through the turns. Campbell (19) and Meyer (04) battled for the third spot while Rice (22), who had used up his tires trying to stay ahead of Jones (28) early in the race could not close within three car lengths of Jones.

Jones (28) maintained his three car length lead to finish ahead of Rice (22) for the win. Meyer (04) held his own in the side by side battle with Campbell (19) until turn four, of the final lap, when Campbell slid his car sideways causing Meyer to check up. Campbell (19) was able to gather the car and finish ahead of Meyer for third. Gonzalez (9) followed Meyer for fifth. Wilman in the 00 finished sixth with Lafreniere (56) and Patton (6) finishing seventh and eighth.

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