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WoO: Lebanon Valley celebrates 20th anniversary World of Outlaws visit in 2000

9 March 2000

WEST LEBANON, NY - Lebanon Valley Speedway will celebrate it's 20th 
anniversary of hosting the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, presented 
by CARQUEST Auto Parts, on Monday May 29th, 2000. The World of Outlaws first 
hit the Lebanon Valley "High Banks" back in 1981. Steve Kinser, "The King of 
the Outlaws" won the 1st race and has chalked up a total of six feature wins 
since, more than any other Outlaw driver.

    Steve's cousin Mark Kinser has had somewhat of a strangle hold on Lebanon 
Valley over the past two years capturing the A-Main wins both in 98 and 99. 
No Outlaw driver has ever won the A-Main three years in a row. Steve Kinser 
(87 & 88 and 91 & 92) and Sammy Swindell (96 & 97) have both put together 
back to back yearly victories to tie Mark's accomplishment.
 
   The World of Outlaws has announced a new racing format and will expand 
the Channellock Dash for the 2000 season. The new format will include two 
10-car dash races, which will be lined up according to the heat race 
finishes. The first dash finish will determine the inside row of the A-Main, 
while the outside row will line up according to the finish in the second dash 
race.

    The new format also calls for every car to take two qualifying laps, with 
the fastest time being used to align the cars in four heat races. The three 
fastest cars will be inverted in each heat race, with the remaining cars 
being lined up by their times. The Channellock Dash races will be lined up 
according to the finishes of the heat races.
 
   Danny "The Dude" Lasoski after having a great season last year is off to 
another great start in 2000. He totally dominated the sprint car races at 
East Bay Raceway in Florida during speedweeks and captured the win at the 
second Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series race in California, Feb. 26. "The 
Dude" and Mark Kinser held a great battle for the overall World of Outlaws 
point championship in 99 and things look to be even more competitive in 2000.

    In the past the World of Outlaws haulers have parked in the infield at 
Lebanon Valley. Plans are in place to park the haulers outside of the infield 
area. This will allow the fans to have a great view of the high flying racing 
action on the speedway with very few obstructions. 
Tickets for the 2000 Edition of the Pennzoil World of Outlaws presented by 
CARQUEST Auto Parts at Lebanon Valley Speedway are on sale now. All seats are 
reserved and are only $22.00 each. Call the speedway office M - F from 9am to 
5pm at (518) 794-9606 or (518) 794-9965. For more information on this event 
or any of the other "Exciting" events at Lebanon Valley Speedway in 2000, 
please visit us on the web at www.lebanonvalley.com.