By TONY VENEZIANO

World of Outlaws

Orlando, FL--December 11, 2009--After the closest three-way points race in World of Outlaws history in 2009, the 2010 season is shaping up to be another of the most competitive in series history.

Drivers will compete nearly 80 times from coast-to-coast as well as in Canada in the coming year, as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series 2010 schedule was released at the annual Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Trade Show in Orlando, Florida on Friday. The nine-plus month tour kicks off at Volusia Speedway Park with the 39th Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH, February 5-7 and wraps up with the 4th Annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, November 4-6.

Among the multi-day marquee events that dot the 2010 calendar include the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway, the 2nd Annual Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway, along with the tradition rich Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway, the National Open at Williams Grove Speedway, as well as the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove, the World Finals and Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway, in addition to the inaugural Hall of Fame Classic at Knoxville Raceway.

After a very successful debut in 2009, the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at Lernerville Speedway will again feature Twin 30-lap races in 2010, with the driver scoring the best average finish of the two races earning the overall Silver Cup Title, one of the crown jewels of the sport.

The 2nd Annual Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Missouri is scheduled for August 6-7 at the always racy high-banked bullring, with $20,000 awaiting the winner after the 55-lap finale.

The World of Outlaws will make their first of two trips to California in early March, for a two-day event at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare on March 5-6, followed by the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway on March 12-13, before a return to the Golden State in September for the 57th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions.

The inaugural three-day Hall of Fame Classic at the legendary Knoxville Raceway will be contested on June 3-5 in conjunction with the annual National Sprint Car Hall of Fame induction ceremonies that same weekend.

Also highlighting the 2010 schedule will be a number of events run in conjunction with NASCAR weekends, including at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on February 26, which will mark the second consecutive season the series had competed at the half-mile in the desert. The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway will host the World of Outlaws on May 28 as part of their spring NASCAR event. Also back on the schedule is the ultra-high-banked and blazing fast Volunteer Speedway in Bulls Gap, Tennessee on March 19-20 which is just a stone's throw from Bristol Motor Speedway where NASCAR will be racing that same weekend.

Inaugural events in 2010 for the World of Outlaws will be held at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada on July 27 as well as at Junction Speedway in McCool Junction, Nebraska on June 25 and Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pennsylvania on May 30.

With the addition of the event at Autodrome Drummond, the World of Outlaws will visit three tracks in three different Canadian Provinces, with Ohsweken Speedway in Ontario hosting a two-night event on July 30-31, as well as Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, hosting a two-night show on August 27-28.

The World of Outlaws will also return to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City for the first time since 2003 on June 25, as well as visiting Fulton Speedway in New York for the first time since 2006 on August 3 and will also return to Sedalia State Fair Speedway in Missouri on June 16 as well as North Central Speedway in Minnesota on July 3 after a one year absence from both of those facilities.

The "Month of Money" kicks off with the Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park on July 14, before moving to Eldora Speedway for the Knight Before the Kings Royal and the $50,000 Kings Royal on July 16-17. The series then heads to Lernerville Speedway in Pennsylvania for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twin 30's on July 20. The Summer Nationals at the famed Williams Grove Speedway follows on July 23-24. The "Month of Money" will wrap up at I-55 Raceway in Missouri with the 2nd Annual Ironman 55 on August 6-7.

The 2010 Gold Rush Tour will take the World of Outlaws to Castrol Raceway in Edmonton for the 4th Annual Oil City Cup on August 27-28, before heading south for a stop at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon on September 1. The series travels north to Skagit Speedway in Washington on September 3-4 and will celebrate Labor Day at Grays Harbor Raceway on September 6 with the following day serving as the raindate. The 57th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions follows at Silver Dollar Speedway in California, September 9-11 with $50,000 awaiting the winner again in 2010.

Tracks that hosted the World of Outlaws in 2009 and will continue that tradition in 2010 include: Attica Raceway Park, Cedar Lake Speedway, Charter Raceway Park, Clay County Fair Speedway, Deer Creek Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, which will host the two-day Boot Hill Showdown, Huset's Speedway, I-96 Speedway, Lebanon Valley Speedway, Lone Star Speedway, Paducah International Raceway, River Cities Speedway, which will host a two-day event in 2010, Tri-State Speedway in Indiana and Virginia Motor Speedway.

The World of Outlaws will take part in Super DIRT Week again in 2010 visiting Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Saturday, October 9, after a standing room only crowd was on-hand in 2009 for the series return to the famed fall event.

The 2010 campaign will wrap up with the 4th Annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway which will again feature the World of Outlaws Late Models along with the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds making their first appearance in the season ender.

Several additional races will be announced in the near future.

For the latest schedule information continue to check www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint.

2010 World of Outlaws Schedule

Day Date Track City, State

Friday February 5 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Saturday February 6 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Sunday February 7 Volusia Speedway Park Barberville, FL

Friday February 26 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Las Vegas, NV

Friday March 5 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA

Saturday March 6 Thunderbowl Raceway Tulare, CA

Friday March 12 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Saturday March 13 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Friday March 19 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, TN

Saturday March 20 Volunteer Speedway Bulls Gap, TN

Saturday April 3 TBA

Saturday April 10 TBA

Friday April 16 Paducah Intl. Raceway Paducah, KY

Saturday April 17 I55 Raceway Pevely, MO

Friday April 23 TBA

Saturday April 24 Tri-State Speedway Haubstadt, IN

Friday April 30 TBA

Saturday May 1 Lone Star Speedway Kilgore, TX

Friday May 7 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Saturday May 8 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Thursday May 13 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Friday May 14 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Saturday May 15 Virginia Motor Speedway Jamaica, VA

Friday May 21 Attica Raceway Park Attica, OH

Saturday May 22 I-96 Speedway Lake Odessa, MI

Friday May 28 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC

Sunday May 30 Tri-City Speedway Franklin, PA

Thursday June 3 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA

Friday June 4 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA

Saturday June 5 Knoxville Raceway Knoxville, IA

Friday June 11 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS

Saturday June 12 Dodge City Raceway Park Dodge City, KS

Wednesday June 16 Sedalia State Fair Speedway Sedalia, MO

Friday June 18 River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, ND

Saturday June 19 River Cities Speedway Grand Forks, ND

Friday June 25 Junction Motor Speedway McCool Junction, NE

Saturday June 26 Lakeside Speedway Kansas City, KS

Thursday July 1 Huset's Speedway Brandon, SD

Saturday July 3 North Central Speedway Brainerd, MN

Thursday July 8 TBA

Saturday July 10 Charter Raceway Park Beaver Dam, WI

Sunday July 11 Cedar Lake Speedway New Richmond, WI

Wednesday July 14 Limaland Motorsports Park Lima, OH

Friday July 16 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Saturday July 17 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Tuesday July 20 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA

Friday July 23 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Saturday July 24 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Sunday July 25 Lebanon Valley Speedway West Lebanon, NY

Tuesday July 27 Autodrome Drummond Drummondville, QC

Friday July 30 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, ON

Saturday July 31 Ohsweken Speedway Ohsweken, ON

Tuesday August 3 Fulton Speedway Fulton, NY

Friday August 6 I55 Raceway Pevely, MO

Saturday August 7 I55 Raceway Pevely, MO

Friday August 20 TBA

Saturday August 21 TBA

Friday August 27 Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB

Saturday August 28 Castrol Raceway Edmonton, AB

Wednesday September 1 Cottage Grove Speedway Cottage Grove, OR

Friday September 3 Skagit Speedway Alger, WA

Saturday September 4 Skagit Speedway Alger, WA

Monday September 6 Grays Harbor Raceway Elma, WA

Thursday September 9 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Friday September 10 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Saturday September 11 Silver Dollar Speedway Chico, CA

Wednesday September 15 Clay County Fair Speedway Spencer, IA

Friday September 17 TBA

Saturday September 18 Deer Creek Speedway Spring Valley, MN

Friday September 24 Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH

Saturday September 25 Lernerville Speedway Sarver, PA

Friday October 1 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Saturday October 2 Williams Grove Speedway Mechanicsburg, PA

Saturday October 9 Rolling Wheels Raceway Elbridge, NY

Friday October 15 TBA

Saturday October 16 TBA

Saturday October 23 TBA

Friday October 29 TBA

Saturday October 30 TBA

Thursday November 4 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC

Friday November 5 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC

Saturday November 6 Lowe's Motor Speedway Concord, NC

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