Contact: Shawn Miller
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR
704-467-7803 | smiller@dirtcar.com
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance
SILVER DOLLAR SPEEDWAY
TULARE, Calif. – March 19, 2012 – After three races in the Golden State the past two weekends, the World of Outlaws, Californians and the weather each have a victory.
Joey Saldana won the first event in California by outlasting California native and two-time defending World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers in the NAPA Know How SoCal Showdown at Perris Auto Speedway on March 10 in Perris. Californian Tim Kaeding then became the first repeat winner when he dominated the opener at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare last Friday before rain claimed Saturday’s finale.
This weekend signifies one of the biggest battles between the Outlaws and Californians as the largest field of competitors in a World of Outlaws event this season is expected to challenge for the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., on Friday and Saturday.
WHEN
Friday, March 23, and Saturday, March 24, at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the Mini Gold Cup. Front gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. with qualifying beginning at approximately 6:40 p.m. both nights.
WHERE
Silver Dollar Speedway is located at 2357 Fair Street on the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico, Calif. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/e9tyt).
TICKETS
Tickets can be purchased by visiting www.WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling (877) 395-8606.
ON THE INTERNET
World of Outlaws – www.WorldofOutlaws.com
Silver Dollar Speedway – www.silverdollarspeedway.com
Dirt Radio Network – www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACK
Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. The track record of 10.918 seconds was established by Joey Saldana on March 13, 2009.
NEWS & NOTES
Feature winners:Tim Kaeding – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana -1 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Craig Dollansky – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Donny Schatz – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).
Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action. Also, be sure to check out the all new official Podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Outlaws Unleashed, in the iTunes store or at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Live Updates Online: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com for live text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
Up Next: The World of Outlaws will compete at Merced Speedway in Merced, Calif., on Friday, March 30, and at Calistoga Speedway in Calistoga, Calif., on Saturday, March 31, to conclude the first California swing of the season.