After a twenty-year run as a big-block modified event, Saturday’s 37th annual Outlaw 200 at the Fulton Speedway is returning to its roots as a 358 modified race.
Back in 1986, this 200-lap, $20,000-to-win race started as a small-block modified program. Later, motor rules were opened up to include big-block engines.
But the spiraling cost of big-block equipment and the rapid growth of the the 358 cubic inch, small-block modified class has swayed Fulton officials to return to the 358′s.
In 1986, legendary New Jersey racer, Billy Pauch, won the first five Outlaw 200′s run. He also added another win in 1997 to run his record total to six in this autumn special event.
Alan Johnson and Billy Decker have each won this race four times, while Tim Fuller, Danny Johnson and Jimmy Phelps have three wins apiece. Matt Sheppard is the defending champion of this event and he also won his first 200 back in 2014.
Saturday’s 200-lap main event on this ⅜th-mile, Route 57 oval will feature a mid-race break for fuel, tires and repairs. Cars will have the option of staying on the track during the break and retain their position in the lineup.
Cars pitting during this mid-race break will return to the track at the back of the lineup.
For 2023, the 37th Outlaw 200 Weekend has been expanded to three days. Thursday will feature full programs for Fulton’s four weekly support classes, plus warmups for 358 mods, ESS Sprints and sportsman.
Friday night’s program is headlined by a 25-lap/$2,000-to-win Empire Super Sprint main event, plus 358 modified qualifiers and a sportsman shootout.
The chase for the 2023 ESS Sprint Tour championship is a tight battle between leader Jordan Poirier and Shawn Donath. Poirier currently holds a slender ten-point lead, with just two point races remaining.
The ESS group has seen fifteen different feature winners this season in their 23 point shows. After Fulton Friday, the final ESS point program for 2023 is the rescheduled Weedsport Speedway race next…
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