World of Outlaws Vs. Pennsylvania Posse Showdown is Oct. 1, 2 & 3
9/27/15
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mechanicsburg – Williams Grove Speedway will present the premier sprint car event of the season in the east this Thursday, Friday and Saturday, October 1, 2 and 3, when it hosts the 53rd annual Champion Racing Oil World of Outlaws National Open for sprint cars.
The newly expanded three-day format in 2015 will find the best in the sprint car business across the nation gathered at the famed Williams Grove Speedway half-mile for the prestigious affair with each of the first two days helping to set the stage for the big Saturday National Open that pays $50,000 to win.
Thursday and Friday will find the historic oval hosting full programs of World of Outlaws sprint car racing complete with a 25-lap main events paying $10,000 to win each before the field is set for the 53rd running of the Open.
Saturday’s 53rd annual World of Outlaws Champion Racing Oil National Open will go the customary 40 laps with the winner going home with $50,000 in his coffers.
Qualifying time trials on Thursday and Friday are set to begin at 7:30 pm with Saturday’s program that features NO time trials getting underway at 6:30 pm.
Points earned throughout the first two days of the three-day event will set the starting grids for Saturday’s qualifying heat races.
Throughout history, no other driver has ever won the Williams Grove National Open as many times as outlaws warrior Donny Schatz who put himself on top of the event win list by claiming his fifth Nationals in 2012.
Schatz will enter the Williams Grove Champion Racing Oil National Open weekend yet again this season as the hottest driver on the outlaws tour to date, leading the point standings while also having accrued the most wins of any circuit driver this season.
Schatz’s massive season win total stands at 30 to date. He is the first driver to win 30 features in a single World of Outlaws season since Steve Kinser achieved the feat in 1992 - Kinser ended that season with 31 wins. Kinser also did it in 1987 (46 wins) and 1991 (36 wins).
Rain cancelled last year’s National Open preliminary night before Outlaws driver David Gravel scored a controversial, upset win in the Saturday Open after contact with leading local favorite Stevie Smith.
Fireworks displays will be a part of all three 2015 National Open events. .
The Williams Grove portion of the 50/50 drawings at each program will be distributed to Kiwanis of Dillsburg, the Williams Grove Steam Engine Association and the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Adult general admission for Thursday and Friday is $30 with youth ages 13-20 admitted for just $15.
Admission prices for Saturday’s National Open are $35 for adults and $20 for youth.
And please remember, kids ages 12 and under are always admitted free at Williams Grove Speedway.
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