By TONY VENEZIANO

World of Outlaws

WHAT

* The 2009 season comes to a close for the World of Outlaws with the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. The event kicks off with a night of qualifying on Thursday, followed by full racing programs on Friday and Saturday. Heading into the World Finals, three-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz has a 19 point lead over Jason Meyers in the series championship standings with two points paying events encompassing the World Finals, with third-place runner Joey Saldana 46 markers out of the lead and still mathematically eligible for the title. The finale of the World Finals will air live on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

WHEN

* On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, the pit gates will open at 11 a.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 6 p.m. Eastern.

* On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the pit gates will open at 12:45 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 5:45 p.m. Eastern.

* On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the pit gates will open at 12:45 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 5:45 p.m. Eastern.

WHERE

* The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is located in Concord, North Carolina. Take I-85 to Exit 49 (Speedway Blvd./Concord Mills), then travel East towards the Speedway. There is parking available on the right.

TICKETS

* On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

* On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

* On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Three-Day ticket packages are also available for the World Finals and can be purchased online by visiting http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or by calling (800) 455-3267 for only $59 for adults and $19 for children 12 and under.

* ON TELEVISION: The finale of the World Finals will air LIVE on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 pm. Eastern, with Bobby Gerould and Brad Doty on the call, with Shane Andrews and Erin Crocker reporting from the pit area.

ON THE INTERNET

* Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRTVision.com. cybercast, as well as on the DIRT Radio Network Go to 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 action.

* The World of Outlaws is at: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint

* The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is at: http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com

* DIRTVision is at: http://www.dirtvision.com

ABOUT THE TRACK

* The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a semi-banked 0.4-mile oval. The track record of 11.880 seconds was established by Jeff Shepard on October 6, 2001

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway include:

2009- Joey Saldana on May 22

2008- Lance Dewease on May 23, Brooke Tatnell on October 31, Donny Schatz on November 1

2007- Donny Schatz on May 25, Jason Meyers on November 2, Steve Kinser on November 3

2006- Kevin Swindell on May 24

2003 - Blake Feese on May 24

2002 - Greg Hodnett on May 25, Daryn Pittman on October 12

2001 - Mark Kinser on May 26, Steve Kinser on October 6

2000 - Mark Kinser on May 26, Mark Kinser on October 6

* FEATURE WINNERS: There has been 63 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, 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 and Clay County Fair 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).

* PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There has been two World of Outlaws preliminary features this season. The winners include: Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Joey Saldana (Silver Dollar Speedway).

* FOUR-TENTHS-MILE WINNERS: The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a high-banked four-tenths-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced three times this season on a track that size. The winners included: Danny Lasoski (Lernerville Speedway), Joey Saldana (The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).

NEWS & NOTES

ON THE WEB

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers that maintain their own Web sites on the Internet include:

Craig Dollansky-http://www.dollanskyracing.com

Jac Haudenschild-http:/www.haudenschildracing.com

Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com

Kraig Kinser-http://www.kraigkinser.com

Steve Kinser-http://www.stevekinser.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 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Brian Ellenberger visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint/Drivers/Brian%20Ellenberger.aspx