Hot Rods and Sprint Cars

LINCOLN, NE. (Sept. 12, 2006) - For the last 30 years the Lincoln Area Street Rods have been wowing fans with their unique rides, the same thing the World of Outlaws Sprint Series does every time they hit the track.

On Friday the Lincoln Area Street Rods and the Rebels Car Club will warm the crowd up for the 1/3-Mile Short Track Nationals at Eagle Raceway, by putting on a car show, complete with prizes. With over 45 current members, 20-25 hot rods are expected to be at Eagle Raceway on Friday at 5 p.m. and will be on display for the entire evening.

Roger Nunn, the event coordinator is excited, since this will be the first show the club has held at the track in over 20 years. He knows that most of the members of the Lincoln Area Street Rods and Rebels Car Club are race fans, and they will be thrilled to share the same grounds with drivers like Donny Schatz, Joey Saldana, Craig Dollansky, Daryn Pittman, and Jac Haudenschild, and the rest of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series drivers.

“We did a show at Eagle (Raceway) a number of years ago,” said Nunn. “I think it was about 1984, and we had a bunch of cars go out there. We parked on the southeast corner of the grandstand. We backed into a corner by the fence, and we had about 25 cars on-hand.”

The club normally holds 8-10 events each year, with members also taking part in other hot rod shows around the country. After the event at Eagle on Friday, the Lincoln Area Street Rods will stay close to their home base, with a show at the Villages Courtyard and Gardens Hotel, which is located in the geographic center of the capital city of the Cornhusker state on September 29 and 30.

Nunn was not alone in coordinating the event at Eagle Raceway. He for years has done business with Speedway Motors based in Lincoln, as they are an integral part of the hot rod community. The company also is heavily involved in sprint car racing, so it seemed like a perfect fit to have the hot rod show during the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event at the track.

“Greg at Speedway Motors and I do a lot together,” said Nunn. “I do a lot with Speedway and he knew I was involved with the car club and he asked me if I would be interested in doing something. I said, yeah that would be a kick.”

Like the members of the Lincoln Area Street Rods and Rebels Car club, Nunn is a big sprint car fan, but due to work and other commitments, he does not get out to the track very often.

“With my family and the car show stuff that I do, I have not seen a sprint car race in years,” said Nunn. “I’m pretty excited about it. Hopefully the weather is pretty good and it will work out pretty well.”

The fans will be the judges of the cars. During intermission of the 1/3-mile Short Track Nationals, they will vote on the top-three hot rods, and those participants will receive prizes and trophies.

World of Outlaws drives Joey Saldana, “Neon” Dion Hindi, “The Hitman” Jason Martin, and Justin Henderson will be signing autographs for the fans before they take to the track.

Also “The Hotties of Dirt Track Racing” will be on hand as trophy girls and to pose for pictures with the fans.

All those entering the car show with their hot rod can get a 2 for one general admission ticket to the race. The cost is just $25, with kids 12 and under only $10. Fans can go by area Lincoln O’Reilly Auto Parts stores and save $5 off reserved or general admission tickets.