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2/1/2010
Sprint Source
39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park
[i Barberville, FL—January 31, 2010—]
WHAT
•The highly anticipated 2010 season kicks off for the World of Outlaws with the 39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park, February 5-7. Three full nights of racing are on tap with one of the strong fields in the history of the event expected, including 17 drivers that are set to follow the World of Outlaws full-time this season. Drivers from coast-to-coast will converge on the half-mile to see how they stack up against the best of the best each and every night.
WHEN
•On Friday, February 5, at Volusia Speedway Park the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Eastern. Hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Eastern, with time trials at 6:45 p.m. Eastern and racing at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
• On Saturday, February 6, at Volusia Speedway Park the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Eastern. Hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Eastern, with time trials at 6:45 p.m. Eastern and racing at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
• On Sunday, February 7, at Volusia Speedway Park the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Eastern. Hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Eastern, with time trials at 6:45 p.m. Eastern and racing at 7:30 p.m. Eastern.
WHERE
•Volusia Speedway Park is located on State Road 40 in Barberville, Florida. From I-95, take Exit 88 West on State Road 40. From Highway 17, take State Road 40, 5 miles East of Barberville.
TICKETS
•On Friday, February 5, all tickets will be $39. To purchase tickets online visit http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call Volusia Speedway Park at 386-985-4402.
•On Saturday, February 6, all tickets will be $39. To purchase tickets online visit http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call Volusia Speedway Park at 386-985-4402.
•On Sunday, February 7, all tickets will be $39. To purchase tickets online visit http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com or call Volusia Speedway Park at 386-985-4402.
Tickets for all five nights of 410-Sprint Car Racing which includes two events for the All Star Circuit of Champions (February 3-4), followed by three nights of racing for the World of Outlaws (February 5-7) are available for $165.
ON THE INTERNET
•The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
•The DIRTcar Nationals is at http://www.DIRTcarNationals.com •Volusia Speedway Park is at http://www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com
•DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACK
•Volusia Speedway Park is a semi-banked half-mile oval. The track record of 12.948 seconds was established by Jason Solwold on February 6, 2007.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at Volusia Speedway Park
2009- Donny Schatz on February 6, Joey Saldana on February 7, Donny Schatz on February 8
2008- Craig Dollansky on February 8, Jason Meyers on February 9, Danny Lasoski on February 10
2007- Donny Schatz on Feb. 9, Kerry Madsen on Feb. 10, Daryn Pittman on Feb. 11 2006- Chad Kemenah on Feb. 9, Joey Saldana on Feb. 10 2005-Jeff Shepard on Feb. 11, Steve Kinser on Feb. 13
1981- Doug Wolfgang on Feb. 9
FEATURE WINNERS
• There were 65 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature event held in 2009. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Silver Dollar Speedway-twice, Thunderbowl Raceway, Lone Star Speedway--twice, Houston Raceway Park, The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway-twice, Virginia Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park-twice, U.S. 36 Raceway, 34 Raceway, I-55 Raceway, Castrol Raceway-twice, Skagit Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway.), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Eldora Speedway, K-C Raceway and Dacotah Speedway), Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway, Paducah International Raceway, I-96 Speedway, Red River Valley Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, Skagit Speedway, Cottage Grove Speedway, Clay County Fair Speedway and The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Eagle Raceway, Charter Raceway Park and Lernerville Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway, I-55 Raceway and River Cities Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-three times), Steve Kinser (Tri-State Speedway and Limaland Motorsports Park), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway and Eldora Speedway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Cody Darrah (Williams Grove Speedway), Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway), Tim Kaeding (Riverside International Speedway),Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway), Tim Shaffer (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).
HALF-MILE WINNERS
• Volusia Speedway Park is a semi-banked half-mile. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series raced 22 times in 2009 on a track that size. The winners included: Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway-twice), Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Lone Star Speedway- twice and Virginia Motor Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-three times), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Meyers (I-96 Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway), Cody Darrah (Williams Grove Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway), Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway),Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway) and Jason Sides (Eldora Speedway).
DRIVER WEB SITES
The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain their own Web sites on the Internet:
Cody Darrah- http://www.codydarrah.com
Craig Dollansky- http://www.dollanskyracing.com Sam Hafertepe Jr.- http://www.sam15.com Jac Haudenschild- http://www.haudenschildracing.com Tim Kaeding- http://www.tkaedingracing.com Chad Kemenah- http://www.chadkemenah.com Kraig Kinser- http://www.kraigkinser.com Steve Kinser- http://www.stevekinser.com Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com Jason Meyers- http://www.eliteracing.net Joey Saldana- http://www.joeysaldana.com Donny Schatz- http://www.donnyschatz.com Jason Sides- http://www.sidesmotorsports.com Lucas Wolfe- http://www.lucaswolfe.com For information on Brian Ellenberger, Ben Gregg and Toni Lutar visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
NEWS & NOTES
•Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint 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.
•On the web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint and includes driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also links to the Official World of Outlaws Rulebook and the DIRTcar Membership form can be found on the site.
•Up next: A return to Las Vegas Motor Speedway for the 2010 Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic on Friday, February 26 as part of the track’s NASCAR weekend.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jake’s Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske Shocks, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines, Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder’s Challenge participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company.
Submitted By: Tony Veneziano