June 27, 2008 - Dillon Wood Racing Swings Back into Action at Golden Isles UDLMCS Event

New Smyrna Beach, Florida – Teen dirt late model pilot Dillon Wood of New Smyrna Beach, Florida will return to racing action this weekend at Golden Isles Speedway in Waynesville, GA. Wood will join fellow Floridian OSAS points chasers Ivedent Lloyd and Jason Fitzgerald for the $3000 to win United Dirt Late Model Challenge Series event set for Saturday night, June 28^th .

Wood will return to the track after taking some time off. The rested and rejuvenated youngster is ready to buckle in and go racing after the break for some family vacation time. "We took a trip up to the mountains for a little vacation. I had planned on being back for the Lucas Oil events over in the Carolinas but we ended up staying a few days longer than expected. But we are ready to get back at it this week." Wood said.

The United Dirt Late Model Challenge mandates either an all cast iron or GM Crate engine for their events. Wood picked up a fresh Koury power plant from friend and fellow racer Shane Williams in order to participate in this weekend's event. Wood will continue to utilize his Rocket Chassis shod with Hoosier Racing Tires. Wood will also carry the same design and colors as the super late model that he regularly campaigns on the O'Reilly Southern All Stars Racing Series Tour.

"This is a chance for us to race locally and build up a little money to travel on when the Southern All Stars hit the road again in mid-July. And Golden Isles is really one of my favorite race tracks to race on. Our car has been pretty good there the few times we have been there this year. It will be a little bit different set-up because of the heavier front weight but my dad and Alex will have us dialed in no time I am sure." Wood commented.

Dillon and the Dillon Wood Racing Team would like to thank their sponsors for the continued support. Bearden Oil Company, Screven Motor Speedway and Savannah River Dragway, RaceSource, SADE - Sanford Auto Dealers Exchange, KELCAR Motorsports Media, Clements Race Engines, Rocket Chassis, Dixie Dirt TV, Carlson Race Photos, Koury Race Engines, Vickery's Speedshop, Coleman Outdoors, Big A's Custom Graphics, Ohlins, Hypercoils, PPM Racing Products, Wa-Don Bert, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire South, Stealth Carburetors, Beyea Headers, Simpson Race Products, Racing Optics, Ultra Shield Products, Duralite Wheels, Phase II Sign Supply and Arizona Sport Shirts.

For more information about Dillon Wood and his Dillon Wood Racing Team visit their home on the World Wide Web at www.dillonwood.com


Upcoming DWR events:

6/28 – Golden Isles Speedway – UDLMCS - $3000

June 1, 2008 - Dillon Wood Racing Headed for the 14^th Annual $100,000 Dream at Eldora Speedway

New Smyrna Beach, Florida – Teen sensation Dillon Wood of New Smyrna Beach, Florida and his number 26 racing team will make the trek north to the hallowed half mile high banks of Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio for the 14^th Annual $100,000 to win Dream this week. Wood and team will leave out on Tuesday for the some fifteen hour trip up to the "House That Earl Built". The storied half mile, now owned by NASCAR's Tony Stewart, annually draws well over one hundred cars to each of its premier dirt late model events.

Wood figures he has a good shot at making the event and being competitive. "We definitely have equipment that is as good as anyone else's. I have never been to Eldora but I seem to do well on the bigger high-speed tracks. It will definitely be a challenge because I know that the best in the business will be there. But I also know that we can run with those guys. We have already shown that this year. We just need to get a good draw and be prepared and lay down a good lap on Friday night. If we can do that I fell like we can race our way in to the show." Wood commented.

In an effort to get as prepared as possible Wood has taken the last few weekends off to ready his new Rocket Chassis. "We took out the new car and we have tested it a few times and made it pretty good. Then we took it over to Screven Motor Speedway and made some fine adjustments and ended up winning that night. So since then we have been here at the shop working on it every day getting ready to go to Eldora. I know we are ready to go. I am excited about going and giving it my best shot." said the seventeen year old high school junior.

Wood will pilot a Rocket Chassis machine that is powered by a Clements Racing Engine. Dillon and the Dillon Wood Racing Team would like to thank their sponsors for the continued support. Bearden Oil Company, Screven Motor Speedway and Savannah River Dragway, RaceSource, SADE - Sanford Auto Dealers Exchange, KELCAR Motorsports Media, Clements Race Engines, Rocket Chassis, Dixie Dirt TV, Carlson Race Photos, Koury Race Engines, Vickery's Speedshop, Coleman Outdoors, Ohlins, Hypercoils, PPM Racing Products, Wa-Don Bert, Sunoco Race Fuels, Hoosier Tire South, Stealth Carburetors, Beyea Headers, Simpson Race Products, Racing Optics, Ultra Shield Products, Duralite Wheels, Phase II Sign Supply and Arizona Sport Shirts.

For more information about Dillon Wood and his Dillon Wood Racing Team visit their home on the World Wide Web at www.dillonwood.com

Up coming DWR events:

June 6 and 7: Eldora Speedway – The $100,000 Dream – UMP

May 4, 2008 - Dillon Wood Takes Career First Super Late Model Win at Screven Motor Speedway

Sylvania , Georgia – Seventeen year old Florida dirt late model racer Dillon Wood of New Smyrna Beach, Florida picked up his first career super late model win in Saturday night at the Screven Motor Speedway in Sylvania, Georgia. Wood hit the hat trick on the night by setting quick time, winning the dash and winning the thirty lap feature on the red clay 1/3 mile Georgia oval.

Dillon's lap of 14.72 seconds was nearly two full tenths faster than that of Chesley Dixon, Wood's closest rival of the evening. Screven's format calls for the fastest qualifier to draw a pill for an invert for a dash that determines starting positions. Dillon drew a number three for the invert which put him on the inside second row for the Dash for Cash. The front row was made up of Dixon and John Kellum.

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April 18, 2008 - Dillon Wood Takes a Top Ten at Toccoa O'Reilly Southern All Stars Event

New Smyrna Beach , Florida – Dillon Wood and his DWR Team returned to the O'Reilly Southern All Star Racing Series title chase action in the state of Georgia this past weekend. Dillon picked up where he had left off the previous weekend by turning in a stellar qualifying effort and scoring his first OSAS top ten of the season. Dillon did a yeoman's job the previous weekend at the three Georgia Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Series, qualifying for all three events against some of the nation's best dirt racers.

Dillon started the evening out at Toccoa Speedway by tripping the clock at 12.751 seconds which was good enough to put him fourth fast overall of the twenty-six drivers who took time. Only Brent Dixon, eventual winner Benji Cole and Stacy Holmes bested Dillon's lap. By virtue of his qualifying effort and the OSAS format which locks the top ten qualifiers in to the feature, Dillon and his team were able to spend their time concentrating on the tire choice and adjustments for the feature.

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