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WOO: World of Outlaws' '99 Schedule Features More TV

17 November 1998

By Richard Day

PLANO, TX - The Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series' end-of-the-millennium schedule released Monday features increased television coverage, several new facilities and two postponed events.

Twelve live races on TNN: The Nashville Network dot the series' 1999 schedule. There will also be three repeats as the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series' media partner continues to beam the best in sprint car racing into the homes of its fans.

The season opens February 26-27 at Manzanita Speedway for the third straight year. Following a March 3rd visit to Kings Speedway, TNN will televise the feature racing program from the Silver State Shootout, scheduled for March 5-6 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

Southern New Mexico Speedway will host the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series March 9th. The event was originally scheduled for October 20th. The series will also return to Devil's Bowl Speedway April 24th for the conclusion of the 25th Annual Winter Nationals.

Dixie Speedway in Woodstock, GA, originally scheduled to host its first Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series event last March 7th, has a double-feature event March 12-13. The series will also visit Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway and Heartland Park Topeka for the first time in 1999. Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway, a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval in Gilbertsville, KY, will host the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series April 16th. Heartland Park Topeka, for years a regular stop on the National Hot Rod Association tour, is in the process of adding a semi- banked, 3/8-mile oval, and will host a televised event June 18th.

TNN will televise the Second Annual Winged Thunder event live from The Terre Haute Action Track May 21st. The Third Annual Channellock Spring Classic at Williams Grove Speedway will be televised live a week later. The finals of the Inaugural Rumble at Route 66 at Route 66 Raceway will be televised on TNN June 12th.

Three Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series events in seven days are scheduled for live television coverage on TNN in July. The feature racing program from the Second Annual Duel in the Dakotas from Red River Valley Speedway will be televised July 10th. The Eldora Clash (July 16th) and the Kings Royal (July 17th) will also be televised live on The Nashville Network.

The Friday and Saturday programs from the 39th Annual Amoco Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway will be televised live on TNN for the fourth straight year August 13-14. TNN will have live coverage of the feature racing program from the Second Annual Cornhusker Outlaws Showdown at I-80 Speedway September 25th. The Las Vegas Fall Classic from Las Vegas Motor Speedway will be televised live for the first time November 3rd.

TNN is also planning to air repeats of the Silver State Showdown (March 21st), the Amoco Knoxville Nationals championship race (August 22nd) and the season finale from Las Vegas (November 5th).

In all, the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series is scheduled to run 72 events over 104 dates in 24 states next season. WoO

                   Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series
                      1999 Racing Schedule
    Date         Event/Track                        City
Feb. 26-27   Manzanita Speedway                 Phoenix, AZ
   March 3   Kings Speedway                     Hanford, CA
       5-6   Las Vegas Motor Speedway           Las Vegas, NV
         9   Southern New Mexico Speedway       Las Cruces, NM
     12-13   Dixie Speedway                     Woodstock, GA
        19   Pike County Speedway               Magnolia, MS
        20   Battleground Speedway              Highland, TX
     26-27   Spring Nationals/Devil's Bowl      Mesquite, TX
 April 2-3   Eldora Speedway                    Rossburg, OH
        14   Bloomington Speedway               Bloomington, IN
        16   Kentucky Lake Motor Speedway       Gilbertsville, KY
        17   West Plains Motor Speedway         West Plains, MO
        23   Tulsa Speedway                     Tulsa, OK
        24   Winter Nationals/Devil's Bowl      Mesquite, TX
        25   State Fair Speedway                Oklahoma City, OK
       30-   Knoxville Raceway                  Knoxville, IA
     May 1   Knoxville Raceway                  Knoxville, IA
         2   Huset's Speedway                   Brandon, SD
         7   I-80 Speedway                      Greenwood, NE
         9   Route 66 Raceway                   Joliet, IL
        14   State Fair Motor Speedway          Sedalia, MO
        15   Tri-City Speedway                  Granite City, IL
        16   Tri-State Speedway                 Haubstadt, IN
     21-22   Terre Haute Action Track           Terre Haute, IN
        25   Lernerville Speedway               Sarver, PA
     27-28   Channellock Classic/Williams Grove Mechanicsburg, PA
     29-30   Hagerstown Speedway                Hagerstown, MD
        31   Lebanon Valley Speedway            West Lebanon, NY
    June 2   Rolling Wheels Raceway             Elbridge, NY
         3   Canandaigua Speedway               Canandaigua, NY
         5   Eldora Speedway                    Rossburg, OH
         9   Hales Corners Speedway             Hales Corners, WI
     11-12   Route 66 Raceway                   Joliet, IL
        13   Illinois State Fair Speedway       Springfield, IL
        16   Tri-City Speedway                  Granite City, IL
     18-19   Heartland Park Topeka              Topeka, KS
        22   State Fair Speedway                Oklahoma City, OK
     25-26   Eagle Nationals/Eagle Raceway      Eagle, NE
  July 2-3   Ethanol Classic/Knoxville          Knoxville, IA
         6   Huset's Speedway                   Sioux Falls, SD
      8-10   Red River Valley Speedway          West Fargo, ND
        12   Cedar Lake Speedway                Somerset, WI
     16-17   King's Royal/Eldora Speedway       Rossburg, OH
        19   LaSalle Speedway                   LaSalle, IL
        21   Knoxville Raceway                  Knoxville, IA
        23   State Fair Motor Speedway          Sedalia, MO
        24   I-55 Raceway                       Pevely, MO
        27   Silver Cup/Lernerville             Sarver, PA
     29-30   Williams Grove Speedway            Mechanicsburg, PA
        31   Hagerstown Speedway                Hagerstown, MD
  August 2   Orange County Speedway             Middletown, NY
         6   Night Before The Big One/Eldora    Rossburg, OH
     11-14   Amoco Knoxville Nationals          Knoxville, IA
        17   Sweetwater Speedway                Rock Springs, WY
     20-21   Grays Harbor Raceway Park          Elma, WA
        23   Riverside Speedway                 Cottage Grove, OR
        25   Southern Oregon Speedway           Medford, OR
     27-28   San Jose Speedway                  San Jose, CA
 Sept. 3-5   Harvest Classic/Calistoga          Calistoga, CA
        10   Kings Speedway                     Hanford, CA
        11   To Be Announced                    To Be Announced
     16-18   Gold Cup/Silver Dollar Speedway    Chico, CA
     24-25   Cornhusker Outlaws Showdown/I-80   Greenwood, NE
  Oct. 1-2   Williams Grove National Open       Mechanicsburg, PA
       8-9   U.S. Dirt Nationals/Terre Haute    Terre Haute, IN
        14   Fall Nationals/Battleground        Highland, TX
     15-16   Winter Nationals/Devil's Bowl      Mesquite, TX
        20   To Be Announced                    To Be Announced
     22-23   Western World/Manzanita Speedway   Phoenix, AZ
        30   Perris Auto Speedway               Lake Perris, CA
        31   To Be Announced                    To Be Announced
  Nov. 2-3   Las Vegas Fall Classic/Las Vegas   Las Vegas, NV

Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series 1999 Television Schedule Live Telecasts Date Event/Track Network March 6 Silver State Shootout, Las Vegas TNN May 21 Winged Thunder, Terre Haute Action Track TNN May 28 Channellock Spring Classic, Williams Grove TNN June 12 Rumble on Route 66, Route 66 Raceway TNN June 18 Heartland Park Topeka TNN July 10 Duel in the Dakotas, Red River Valley TNN July 16 Eldora Clash, Eldora Speedway TNN July 17 Kings Royal, Eldora Speedway TNN Aug. 13 Knoxville Shootout, Knoxville Raceway TNN Aug. 13 Amoco Knoxville Nationals, Knoxville Raceway TNN Sept. 26 Cornhusker Showdown, I-80 Speedway TNN Nov. 6 Las Vegas Fall Classic, Las Vegas TNN Repeats March 21 Silver State Shootout, Las Vegas TNN Aug. 22 Amoco Knoxville Nationals, Knoxville Raceway TNN Nov. 5 Las Vegas Fall Classic, Las Vegas TNN