What to look for at the Gold Cup Race of Champions:
* Steve Kinser has won the Gold Cup a record 12 times, dating back to 1978. He has a total of 22 wins during his career at Silver Dollar Speedway and has racked up nearly 50 Top-10 finishes in his career at the high-banked ¼-mile.

* Jac Haudenschild is a two-time winner of the Gold Cup, with those triumphs coming in 1998 and 1999. He also has won the Mini Gold Cup three times in his career.

* Joey Saldana is the reigning champion of the event, leading all 40 laps last season and also picking up a preliminary win at the track. He has three career wins at Silver Dollar Speedway.

* Donny Schatz, the two-time defending series champion won the Gold Cup in 2004. He leads the series with 13 A-Feature wins this season, as he chases his third consecutive title.

* Daryn Pittman won the Gold Cup in 2006, the first season that the event paid $50,000 to win. He won $50,000 earlier this season at the Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway.

* Paul McMahan has won 15 times in his career at Silver Dollar Speedway, including earlier this season. He is a former preliminary night winner at the Gold Cup.

* Jason Meyers, who hails from Clovis, California won the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway earlier this season and has four career wins at the track.

* Craig Dollansky won a preliminary feature during the 2005 Gold Cup, and has three third-place finishes in his career at the event. At Silver Dollar Speedway, the native of Elk River, Minnesota has 10 Top-10 finishes, with eight of those being Top-Five performances.

By the Numbers- Gold Cup Race of Champions:
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; 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
11.203- Track record at Silver Dollar Speedway established by Sean Becker on August 16, 2008
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
21- Drivers that have won an A-Feature with the World of Outlaws at Silver Dollar Speedway, dating back to 1979
30- Consecutive seasons that the World of Outlaws have competed at Silver Dollar Speedway including this season
40- Laps led by Joey Saldana last season to win the Gold Cup Race of Champions
55- Consecutive season the Gold Cup Race of Champions has been contested, including this season
103- Drivers that competed in the Gold Cup in 2007
369- Miles from Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon, where the World of Outlaws competed on September 2 to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, California
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 6

Tickets: On Thursday, September 4 at Silver Dollar Speedway, all tickets will be reserved and will be $37. Three day tickets are also available for $121. For ticket information call 916-969-7484.

On Friday, September 5 at Silver Dollar Speedway, all tickets will be reserved and will be $37. Three day tickets are also available for $121. For ticket information call 916-969-7484.

On Saturday, September 6 at Silver Dollar Speedway, all tickets will be reserved and will be $47. Three day tickets are also available for $121. For ticket information call 916-969-7484.

Next Up: A return to the Midwest for an event at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa on Wednesday, September 10.

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