Here is an article on an asphalt track putting down some dirt for the world of outlaws. George has lots of trucks to haul the clay. This could be away for George to pay the bills so the asphalt cars can continue to run there. Wow would he ever pack the place! just saying!
Pavement Track Welcomes World of Outlaws STP Sprint
Cars
Elko Speedway to cover pavement for unique dirt event on Friday,
May 10
ELKO, Minn. - Nov. 27, 2012 - For the first time since a successful
two-year stint at Bristol Motor Speedway in 2000-01, the World of Outlaws STP
Sprint Cars will compete on a pavement track temporarily covered in dirt in
2013.
Elko Speedway, a 3/8-mile pavement track located approximately a half hour
south of Minneapolis, will host its first-ever World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car
Series event on Friday, May 10.
Sammy Swindell, who won twice on the dirt-caked Bristol Motor Speedway,
touted the job of covering Bristol Motor Speedway as a success. He also added
that it levels the playing field for all competitors.
"You don't know what you're going to be up against until you get there,"
Swindell said.
While it will be the first World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event at
Elko Speedway, it's far from the first race on dirt at the semi-banked oval.
Track owner Tom Ryan said Elko Speedway is covered in dirt each fall to end the
season and begin the ensuing season. A variety of events are held on the dirt
before it is pealed for the pavement season.
"We do it all the time," Ryan said. "It's not so much a new thing for us to
have dirt on our track, but to have the World of Outlaws is certainly huge.
"We've had nothing but success on dirt. It really, truly is a progressive
banking. For sprint cars, there are three full grooves all around the track.
They can run low. They can run high. They can run a diamond pattern. We see it
all."
Stay tuned to WoOsprint.com
and SLSpromotions.com
for more information throughout the off-season.