Bret Kepner

2010 GATEWAY OUTLAW ALL STARS SERIES CONTINUES ON SATURDAY, JUNE 19th!

The second event in the 2010 Outlaw All Stars Series takes place on Saturday, June 19th, bringing more outrageous wheelstanding action to Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Illinois. Spectator admission is still only ten dollars with children under thirteen years old admitted free!

The first OAS program of 2010 included several wild performances. Jamie Hutchins earned his first Outlaw Eliminator title with his supercharged, methanol-burning 1959 Corvette while defeating the first female finalist in series history, Cathy Belcher in her Chevy Camaro. Mark “Woody” Woodruff wheeled his turbocharged 1967 Corvette Stingray to an incredible 7.51-second blast at 193 miles per hour to win Super Street (True 10.5) Eliminator over Laurence Bass and his supercharged ’88 Mustang while Eric Sanzottera set a new track speed record with his turbo 2010 Suzuki Hayabusa en route to victory in the Outlaw Motorcycle division at over 195 miles per hour…without wheelie bars! In Drag Radial Eliminator, Tom Derby avenged his 2009 final round loss to Steven Biggs. Derby’s nitrous oxide-injected ‘69 Camaro met Biggs’ turbocharged 2004 Mustang and, after a lengthy starting line “burndown”, stole the crown when Biggs rode out three huge wheelstands!

Fans can expect the same incredible action when racers from all over the Midwest converge on GIR for another night of nonstop heads-up competition in the second battle toward the 2010 OAS championships. Tim McAmis Performance Parts and the American Drag Racing League have posted noncontingent cash awards for the entire 2010 Outlaw All Stars Series and Mickey Thompson Performance Tires and Wheels will award new rear tires to every OAS point champion at the end of the 2010 season!

Gateway International Raceway expanded the Outlaw All Stars Series to eight events this season. The OAS, designed to offer affordable non-handicapped drag racing on a local level, includes five Index-based Eliminators and three Heads-Up categories for cars along with one Index division and one Heads-Up class for motorcycles.

Gates open at 1:00 PM with qualifying and timed trials beginning at 3:00 PM. Eliminations start at 7:30 PM Saturday night!

The OAS offers very low entry fees for equally modest purses but will accommodate virtually any vehicle. Spectator admission is also extremely cheap at $10 for adults with all children under 13 years admitted free. The program and its rules were created with a goal of offering nearly all competitors a class in which to compete without the expense of adding new equipment. All purses will be based on the number of entries in each competition division and will be presented to the winner and runner-up in each class. Purse money will be accrued from all competitors above the basic $20 GIR entry fee for all contestants. Payout to the finalists will be 70% of the total accrued awarded to the winner and 30% of the total accrued awarded to the runner-up in each eliminator category.

All vehicles entered for competition must pass a basic NHRA technical inspection and must comply with all rules for the eliminator category entered as well as the NHRA-mandated regulations for advanced performance including additional safety equipment, chassis construction and driver licensing requirements. Detailed rules can be found in the 2010 Gateway International Raceway Rules and Regulations available at St. Louis Drag Racing.com by clicking HERE.


SPECTATORS

Spectator admission: $10 with children under 13 years admitted free.

INDEX ELIMINATOR CATEGORIES

Fourteen-Second Eliminator:
Entry fee: $20
Purse: Trophies to winner and runner-up

Thirteen-Second Eliminator:
Entry fee: $20
Purse: Trophies to winner and runner-up

Twelve-Second Eliminator:
Entry fee: $25
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

Eleven-Second Eliminator:
Entry fee: $30
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

Ten-Second Eliminator:
Entry fee: $35
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

Nine-Fifty (9.50 Seconds) Eliminator:
Entry fee: $35
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

HEADS-UP ELIMINATOR CATEGORIES

Super Street Eliminator:
Entry fee: $35
Rules: Open to all vehicles utilizing untreaded, (“slick”), rear tires of no more than 10.5 inches in width. Any engine modification permitted including turbocharging, supercharging or nitrous oxide injection. No “wheelie bars” permitted. 10.5W tires are prohibited.
Purse: Winner, runner-up and semi-finalists receive monetary awards. Winner and runner-up receive trophies.

Drag Radial Eliminator:
Entry fee: $40
Rules: Open to all vehicles utilizing Department Of Transportation-approved treaded rear tires of no more than 13.0 inches in width. Rear tires must carry an official D.O.T. stamp on sidewalls. Any engine modification permitted including turbocharging, supercharging or nitrous oxide injection. No “wheelie bars” permitted.
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

Outlaw Motorcycle Eliminator:
Entry fee: $45
Rules: Open to all vehicles with any engine or chassis modifications. “Wheelie bars” are permitted.
Purse: Winner and runner-up receive trophies plus monetary awards.

Outlaw Eliminator:
Entry fee: $45
Rules: Open to all vehicles with any engine or chassis modifications. “Wheelie bars” are permitted. Outlaw Eliminator (only) competes on an eighth-mile course.
Purse: Winner, runner-up and semi-finalists receive monetary awards. Winner and runner-up receive trophies.



Saturday, June 19th Event Schedule:

Gates Open: 1:00 PM
Index Timed Trials Begin: 3:00 PM (10.0 and 11.0 only)
Qualifying Session 1 Begins: 3:20 PM (OL, OLB, DR, SS)
Index Timed Trials Continue: 3:45 PM (9.50, 12.0, 13.0, 14.0 and return)
Qualifying Session 2 Begins: 5:00 PM (OL, OLB, DR, SS)
Index Timed Trials Continue: 5:30 PM
Index Timed Trials Conclude: 7:15 PM
Eliminations Begin: 7:30 PM
Final Championship Rounds: 9:40 PM