9/18/2018
Port City Raceway
Outlaw Nationals Revs Into High Gear Friday and Saturday at Port City Raceway
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TULSA, Okla. (Sept. 18, 2018) - Other than the reopening of Port City Raceway, the most anticipated Outlaw Nationals returns this weekend paying a cool $8,000 to win and $800 to start finale on Saturday night.
The fourth edition of the Outlaw Nationals will be sanctioned with the POWRi Speedway Motors 600cc Outlaw Micro League.
POWRi TV will also be in attendance to film for a tape delayed MAVTV broadcast.
Running two nights in 2018 on Friday and Saturday. Friday's prelim night will pay $1,000 to win with the top four locking into Saturday's finale.
Things will kick off on Thursday night with an open practice night for drivers to tune up one last time before the event begins.
Friday night will serve as the preliminary night featuring Heats, Qualifiers, LCQ and A-Main. Top 4 from Friday nights A-Main will lock into Saturdays finale.
On Saturday everyone will draw in for heat races passing points will determine D, C, B and A Qualifiers. 20-cars will start in the $8,000 to win and $800 to start Outlaw Nationals A-Main.
Both nights will feature Stock Non-Wing and Restricted 'A' Class divisions in competition. It will be a non-points event.
Previous Outlaw Nationals Champions:
2014: Frank Flud
2015: Frank Flud
2016: Chris Andrews
2017: N/A
2018:
Friday night:
Gates open at 5pm
Hot Laps at 7pm
Racing at 8pm
Saturday night:
Gates open at 4pm
Hot Laps at 6pm
Racing at 7pm
The Format
Friday, Sept. 21:
Heats: Heat races will be lined up by random pill draw. Heats will be 10-laps with 10 car max fields.
Qualifiers: There will be 6 Qualifiers. Qualifiers will be 15 laps with a 20-car maximum each. Qualifiers will be lined straight up by the passing point totals calculated from heat races. The top 3 finishers in each qualifier will transfer to the A-Main. Positions 4, 5 & 6 will go to the Last Chance Qualifier. All other finishing positions will be done for the night.
LCQ: The Last Chance Qualifier will be 15 laps. The top 2 finishers will transfer to the A-Main.
A-Main: The A-Main will be 25 laps. The top 3 cars from the 6 Qualifiers will line straight up to determine the top 18 starting positions. Positions 19 & 20 is filled with the top 2 finishers from the LCQ. The TOP 4 Finishers lock in to Saturday Nights A-Main Feature.
Saturday, Sept. 22:
Heats: Heat races will be 10 laps with a 10-car maximum. Line-ups will be determined by random pill draw. Passing points will be utilized to determine the starting line-ups for the Qualifiers.
Qualifiers: D-C-B Qualifiers (2 each) will be 15 laps with a 16-car maximum. They will be lined straight up by the passing point totals calculated from the heat races. The top 4 finishers in each D qualifier will transfer into a C Qualifier. The top 4 finishers in each C Qualifier will transfer into a B Qualifier. The top 4 finishers in each B Qualifier will transfer into an A Qualifier.
Finale A-Main: The A Qualifiers (2 each) will be 20 laps. The top 8 finishers in each A Qualifier will transfer into the $8,000.00 to Win 50-lap Outlaw Nationals A-Main event.
PURSE BREAKDOWN
Friday, Sept. 21:
Prelim A-Main: 1. $1,000, 2. $500, 3. $250, 4. $200, 5. $175, 6. $150, 7. $140, 8. $130, 9. $120, 10. $110, 11-20. $100.
Saturday, Sept. 22:
Finale A-Main: 1, $8,000, 2. $4,000, 3. $2,500, 4. $1,750, 5. $1,500, 6. $1,400, 7. $1,300, 8. $1,200, 9. $1,100, 10. $1,000, 11. $950, 12. $900, 13. $880, 14. $860, 15. $840, 16. $820, 17-20. $800.
$2,500 in lap money is up for grabs.
$350 Hard Charger on Saturday.
Entry fee for the 4th Annual Outlaw Nationals is $175 and does include pit passes for both nights.
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Submitted By: Terry Mattox
