{"id":2737,"date":"2022-09-06T20:19:11","date_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2022-09-06T20:19:11","modified_gmt":"2022-09-07T00:19:11","slug":"what-to-watch-for-xtreme-outlaw-sprint-cars-head-to-illinois-for-doubleheader-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/nonwingsprints\/what-to-watch-for-xtreme-outlaw-sprint-cars-head-to-illinois-for-doubleheader-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"WHAT TO WATCH FOR: Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Cars head to Illinois for doubleheader weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Xtreme Outlaw Sprint Car Series presented by Low-E Insulation<\/a> is back in action this weekend with back-to-back races in Illinois \u2013\u00a0Friday, Sept. 9, at Jacksonville Speedway<\/a> and Saturday, Sept. 10, at Spoon River Speedway<\/a>.<\/p>\n While the Series hasn\u2019t seen action since the inaugural St. Louis Firecracker Faceoff at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in late June, it has seen a list of five different winners in the first six races and presents drivers with a chance at a sixth or seventh different winner this weekend.<\/p>\n Among those five victors is current points leader Shane Cockrum, who prepares for the first Series races in his home state, maintaining a 47-point lead over Alex Bright. Matt Westfall sits third, 69 points out of first place, while Mario Clouser (-107) and Jake Swanson (-116) complete the top-five at the halfway point in the chase for the inaugural season championship.<\/p>\n Both races will be run in conjunction with the POWRi WAR Sprint Car League, bringing racers and championship chasers from both Series to both venues for an all-out Non-Wing Sprint Car brawl in the Land of Lincoln.<\/p>\n Tickets for this weekend\u2019s races will be available at the gate on race day. If you can\u2019t be there in person, stream all the action live on DIRTVision.com or on the official DIRTVision app<\/a>.<\/p>\n Here are the drivers to watch and the storylines to follow this weekend:<\/em><\/p>\n FIGHTING ILLINI<\/strong> \u2013 Current points leader Shane Cockrum, of Benton, IL, has been a wealth of consistency so far this season, posting top-10 finishes in all but one Series race \u2013\u00a0one of only two drivers with that accolade thus far.<\/p>\n