July 18, 2010

OUTLAWS RETURN FOR SUMMER NATIONALS JULY 23-24

     MECHANICSBURG, PA -- The Summer Nationals, a two-day event for sprint cars sanctioned by the World of Outlaws, is coming to Williams Grove Speedway on Friday and Saturday evenings, July 23-24.
     Qualifying is scheduled to begin at 7:45 each night and both programs will also include fireworks displays.
     The Saturday night Summer Nationals finale will be worth $20,000 to win.
     The Outlaws will bring a strong contingent of travelers to Williams Grove and they will be intent on snapping a six-race losing streak against the Williams Grove regulars known as the Pennsylvania Posse.
     The last Outlaw driver to win a sanctioned race at Williams Grove was Fargo, ND’s Donny Schatz, who scored a victory in the Summer Nationals two years ago on July 19, 2008.
     The Grove’s current Lawrence Chevrolet point leader, Greg Hodnett, won three World of Outlaws races at this speedway in 2009 and Red Lion’s Cody Darrah won the fourth.
     Chad Layton of Harrisburg and Salfordville’s Fred Rahmer split the two WoO races run at Williams Grove earlier this season.
     In addition to Schatz, other former Summer Nationals champions Steve Kinser of Bloomington, Ind., and Sammy Swindell of Germantown, Tenn., will be among the Outlaw contingent.
     Three young Outlaws have had impressive showings at Williams Grove this season. 
     Lucas Wolfe of Mechanicsburg, won an unsanctioned race at his former home track in March.
     Kraig Kinser of Bloomington, Ind., and Sam Hafertepe, Jr., of Sunnyvale, Tex., each were in contention for victories during the spring shootout.  K. Kinser and Layton swapped the lead several times on May 13 before Layton prevailed.   Hafertepe finished second to Rahmer on May 14.
     The Summer Nationals will be the last appearance by the Outlaws at Williams Grove before National Open weekend, October 1-2.