The NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway on Friday, June 5, accounts for one of just two visits by the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series to the state of Nebraska in 2015. The event will also feature the Malvern Bank SLMR Late Model Series. After a 12-year hiatus, the World of Outlaws returned to the semi-banked four-tenths-mile last season, with Joey Saldana claiming the victory. Dating back to 1995, the series has contested 13 A-Feature events at I-80 Speedway. Eight drivers have visited victory lane with the series at I-80 Speedway since 1995. Here’s some interesting numbers from World of Outlaws events at I-80 Speedway over the years.
NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway: By the Numbers
0.4- Miles around I-80 Speedway
2- Races in Nebraska this season for the World of Outlaws
4- Drivers that are enshrined in the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame that have won with the series at I-80 Speedway
5- Tracks in Nebraska that the World of Outlaws has raced at over the years
6- Consecutive seasons that the series competed at I-80 Speedway between 1995-2000
8- Drivers that have won with the series at I-80 Speedway
11- Different drivers that have won A-Feature events with the series thus far in 2015; Drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws in 2015 that raced at I-80 Speedway last year
13- Main events contested by the World of Outlaws at I-80 Speedway, dating back to 1995
13.71- Track record at I-80 Speedway, established in 2000
14.076- Quick time last year, set by Paul McMahan
30- Laps scheduled for the A-Feature event on Friday, June 5
646- Miles from Kokomo Speedway in Indiana, where the World of Outlaws race on June 3 to I-80 Speedway in Nebraska
1979- Year the World of Outlaws first raced in Nebraska
1995- Year the series first I-80 Speedway (then-Nebraska Raceway Park) for the first time
10,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Friday, June 5
Tickets for the NAPA Auto Parts Outlaw Showdown at I-80 Speedway are available online at www.slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by phone at 815-344-2023. Fans can also take advantage of the NAPA Auto Parts $5 OFF Special and get $5 Off General Admission tickets when they present a NAPA proof of purchase receipt at the ticket gate on race day. Limit 2 people per receipt (Grandstand Only).
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- administrator on May 22, 2015
- Article Date: 5/21/2015