In a pre-race interview with DirtonDirt.com Monday Brian Birkhofer indicated that he just might run the 2010 World of Outlaws Late Model schedule, possibly making a decision after this week's events at Volusia County Speedway in Barbersville, Florida. Birkhofer held the lead for the first half of Monday night's UMP-sanctioned main event before Darrell Lanigan moved by him for the lead and the eventual victory. Jimmy Owens sneaked past Birkhofer late to finish second on the first of six straight nights of Late Model racing about twenty miles west of Daytona.
The events on Thursday night and Saturday night will be the first two races on the 2010 World of Outlaw Late Model schedule and Birky's performance in these two races may just make his decision for him.
Iowa was pretty well represented among the 67-car roster Monday night at Volusia with Birkhofer in third and Des Moines native Billy Moyer taking fourth. Decorah's Tyler Bruening finished seventh in the third consolation while Dubuque's Joel Callahan was ninth in that same race.
Jared Landers came from the back to win the $5,000 top prize in Monday's headliner "The Gator" for the UMP Modifieds.
As of today two racing events a little closer to home than Florida are still on for this weekend, but the weather forecasts for Hohenwald, Tennessee, and Meridian, Mississippi, are not looking real favorable for racing.....or for getting there from around here for that matter!
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