Saldana excited for return of WoO STP Sprint Car series to 34 Raceway
BURLINGTON, Iowa (June 3, 2013) – 34 Raceway has been a good track for Joey Saldana.
The World of Outlaw Sprints were last at 34 Raceway in 2009 when the Kasey Kahne owned car driven by Joey Saldana took the win. Kahne was on hand at the race and greeted Saldana in the winner’s circle.
In both of Saldana’s races at the 3/8-mile oval, Saldana has qualified in the top eight, finished in the top two of his heat race and nearly claimed the main event. So it’s more than obvious that Saldana is excited for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series to return to 34 Raceway for the first time since 2009 on Friday, June 7.
“The two times I’ve been there we’ve had speed,” Saldana said. “It’s a cool track. It’s a neat facility. It’s the type of place you want the Outlaws to go. It puts on a good race.”
In the 2008 inaugural event at the semi-banked track, Saldana won his heat race and started fifth in the feature. He was charging toward the lead when a broken rear end sent the car to the pits before the checkered flag was waved.
Saldana continued toward the front the following season when the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series made its second-ever visit to 34 Raceway. Saldana won the dash and led the first 11 laps before five- time series champion Donny Schatz took over the top spot.
The duo raced side-by-side throughout traffic before Saldana regained the lead with four laps remaining.
“It was a good race between me and Donny Schatz,” he said. “I got him in lapped traffic, which you don’t see often.”
Tony Bruce Jr. earned his only World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series feature victory in the 2008 event.
Kasey Kahne Racing’s Daryn Pittman continues his stranglehold on the championship lead with five victories and a 178-point lead, but Tony Stewart Racing’s Donny Schatz is coming off his fifth win of the season and is closing the gap in his quest for a sixth World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series crown. DON’T MISS OUT ON THIS EVENT!
TICKETS –
Check out the O’Reilly Auto Parts $5 off general admission ticket special. When fans purchase a general admission ticket at a participating O’Reilly Auto Parts store they receive $5 off (adult tickets are $35 or $30 at O’Reilly Auto Parts and child tickets are
$15 or $10 at O’Reilly Auto Parts). Children 5 and younger get into general admission for free.
For reserved seating ticket information, visit SLSPromotions.com or call 1-815-344-2023 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Central) Monday thru Friday.
Check out 34 Raceway facebook page for a chance to win free tickets.
Also, spectators can upgrade any ticket to a pit pass for only $10 on race day.
Pit gates open at 2, grandstands at 4, hot laps at 6:30 and qualifying at 7 p.m.
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