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| World of Outlaws By the Numbers: 54th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions | ||
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Chico, CA—September 3, 2007--By: Tony Veneziano, WoO Sprint Series PR Director
0.25- Miles around Silver Dollar Speedway 2- Wins in the Gold Cup Race of Champions for Jac Haudenschild; Wins for drivers from California in the event since 1978; Drivers from Oklahoma to win the Gold Cup, including Daryn Pittman in 2006 4- World of Outlaws champions that are entered in the event; Drivers that have won multiple A-Feature events with the series at the track dating back to 1979; Wins for drivers from Indiana in the event dating back to 1978 5- Current World of Outlaws drivers that have won the Gold Cup; Drivers that have won a World of Outlaws A-Feature on ¼-mile tracks this season 6- Events contested this season by the World of Outlaws on ¼-mile tracks 8- Current World of Outlaws drivers that finished in the Top-10 of the Gold Cup last season 10- Different states that winners of the Gold Cup have hailed from since 1978 11.281- Track record at Silver Dollar Speedway established by Craig Dollansky on September 8, 2005 11.454- Qualifying time set by Daryn Pittman on the second qualifying night last season of the Gold Cup 11.689- Qualifying time set by Paul McMahan on the first qualifying night last season of the Gold Cup 12- Wins in the Gold Cup Race of Champions for 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser 16- Current World of Outlaws drivers that competed in the event last season 20- Drivers that have won an A-Feature with the World of Outlaws at the high-banked ¼-mile, dating back to 1979 29- Consecutive seasons that the World of Outlaws have competed at Silver Dollar Speedway including this season 40- Laps led by Daryn Pittman last season to win the Gold Cup Race of Champions 54- Consecutive season the Gold Cup Race of Champions has been contested, including this season 105- Drivers that competed in the Gold Cup in 2006 1,000- Dollars in the total purse for the first Gold Cup in 1951 1951- Year the Gold Cup was first contested at Hughes Stadium 1971- Year the 14th Gold Cup was contested skipping the 13th edition to avoid superstition 1979- Year that the World of Outlaws first competed at Silver Dollar Speedway 1980- Year that the Gold Cup Race of Champions was first help at Silver Dollar Speedway 50,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Saturday, September 8 Additional information provided by Silver Dollar Speedway |