WOO Visits New Facilities in 2000

World of Outlaws to Visit New Facilities in 2000 By Richard Day

PLANO, TX (November 29) - Modern racing facilities that will change the face of sprint car racing dot the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series' 2000 schedule. Established Speedway Motorsports, Inc., facilities Texas Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway broke ground on dirt tracks in August, while Bristol Motor Speedway will pour more than 8,000 cubic yards of earth on its existing surface for Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events next season. Houston Raceway Park is building a dirt facility near its drag strip, while Portland Speedway is replacing its asphalt surface with dirt. The Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series will also visit Joplin 66 Speedway in Joplin, MO; Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, IL and Watsonville Speedway for the first time next season. "Running in conjunction with NASCAR Winston Cup events at great facilities like Texas Motor Speedway and Lowe's Motor Speedway is going to take the World of Outlaws to another level," said Johnson. "With Speedway Motorsports building new facilities to accommodate us, we'll go to a new plateau. "The new state-of-the-art facilities will seat at least 15,000. That will help us with prospective corporate sponsors, television and our whole situation." Texas Motor Speedway will host Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events March 30-31 and October 12-14. The series will visit Lowe's Motor Speedway May 25-26 and October 5-6. Bristol Motor Speedway will cover its surface with dirt for the June 9-10 event. The fire-breathing, mudslinging sprint cars will invade Houston Raceway Park April 7-8 and October 20-21. Portland Speedway will host its first Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series event August 25-26. The world's premier sprint car racing series will open at Kings Speedway for the second consecutive season. Danny Lasoski won the "A" Feature and battled eventual champion Mark Kinser down to the season finale at Las Vegas Motor Speedway in the second-closest points battle in Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series history. Las Vegas will host two events, including the season finale for the fifth straight year. The series will visit its birth place, Devil's Bowl Speedway, for the 27th Annual Spring and Winter Nationals in March and October, respectively. Knoxville Raceway will host four Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events, including the Iowa Ethanol Classic in late June and early July and the Amoco Knoxville Nationals in mid-August. Among the five events the series will run at Eldora Speedway will be the 17th Annual Kings Royal in mid-July. Williams Grove Speedway will host three events, including the Channellock Spring Classic in May and the Williams Grove National Open in October. Lernerville Speedway will host two events, including the Ninth Annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup in late July. The series will run 60 events at 38 tracks in 24 states over 98 dates. WoO

Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series 2000 Racing Schedule Date Event/Track City Feb. 25 Kings Speedway Hanford, CA 26 Perris Auto Speedway Lake Perris,CA March 2-4 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV 10-11 Spring Nationals/Devil's Bowl Speedway Mesquite, TX 24-25 Joplin 66 Speedway Joplin, MO 30-31 Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, TX

   April 5   Pike County Speedway                         Magnolia, MS
       7-8   Houston Raceway Park                         Houston, TX
        14   West Plains Motor Speedway                   West Plains, MO
        15   Tri-City Speedway                            Granite City, IL
        16   Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway                 Calvert City, KY
     21-22   Eldora Speedway                              Rossburg, OH
     28-29   Knoxville Raceway                            Knoxville, IA
        30   Huset's Speedway                             Brandon, SD
   May 5-6   I-80 Speedway                                Greenwood, NE
     12-13   Terre Haute Action Track                     Terre Haute, IN
        16   Lernerville Speedway                         Sarver, PA
     18-19   Williams Grove Speedway                      Mechanicsburg, PA
     20-21   Hagerstown Speedway                          Hagerstown, MD
     25-26   Lowe's Motor Speedway                        Concord, NC
        29   Lebanon Valley Speedway                      West Lebanon, NY
        31   Rolling Wheels Raceway                       Elbridge, NY
    June 3   Eldora Speedway                              Rossburg, OH
         4   Terre Haute Action Track                     Terre Haute, IN
      9-10   Bristol Motor Speedway                       Bristol, TN
        13   Farmer City Raceway                          Farmer City, IL
     15-17   Heartland Park Topeka                        Topeka, KS
        21   State Fair Speedway                          Oklahoma City, OK
     23-24   Eagle Nationals/Eagle Raceway                Eagle, NE
       30-   Knoxville Raceway                            Knoxville, IA
    July 1   Knoxville Raceway                            Knoxville, IA
         3   Huset's Speedway                             Brandon, SD
       6-8   Duel in the Dakotas/Red River Valley         West Fargo, ND
        10   Cedar Lake Speedway                          Somerset, WI
        14   Eldora Clash/Eldora Speedway                 Rossburg, OH
        15   Kings Royal/Eldora Speedway                  Rossburg, OH
        17   Terre Haute Action Track                     Terre Haute, IN
        19   Knoxville Raceway                            Knoxville, IA
        21   State Fair Motor Speedway                    Sedalia, MO
        22   I-55 Raceway                                 Granite City, IL
        25   Silver Cup/Lernerville Speedway              Sarver, PA
     27-28   Williams Grove Speedway                      Mechanicsburg, PA
        29   Hagerstown Speedway                          Hagerstown, MD
  August 4   Night Before The Big One/Eldora Speedway     Rossburg, OH
      9-12   Amoco Knoxville Nationals/Knoxville Raceway  Knoxville, IA
        15   MetraPark Raceway                            Billings, MT
     18-19   Grays Harbor Raceway Park                    Elma, WA
     25-26   Portland Speedway                            Portland, OR
        29   Riverside Speedway                           Cottage Grove, OR
 Sept. 1-3   Harvest Classic/Calistoga Speedway           Calistoga, CA
         8   Kings Speedway                               Hanford, CA
         9   Watsonville Speedway                         Watsonville, CA
     14-16   Gold Cup/Silver Dollar Speedway              Chico, CA
     21-23   I-80 Speedway                                Greenwood, NE
        26   Lernerville Speedway                         Sarver, PA
     29-30   Williams Grove National Open/Williams Grove  Mechanicsburg, PA
  Oct. 5-6   Lowe's Motor Speedway                        Concord, NC
        12   Texas Motor Speedway                         Fort Worth, TX
        14   Texas Motor Speedway                         Fort Worth, TX
     20-21   Houston Raceway Park                         Houston, TX
     27-28   Winter Nationals/Devil's Bowl Speedway       Mesquite, TX
       31-   Las Vegas Motor Speedway                     Las Vegas, NV
    Nov. 1   Las Vegas Motor Speedway                     Las Vegas, NV