{"id":3045,"date":"2022-10-20T10:46:04","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T14:46:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/?p=3045"},"modified":"2022-10-20T12:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:38:51","slug":"full-circle-amati-racing-aims-to-honor-make-history-at-devils-bowl-for-xtreme-outlaw-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xtremeoutlawseries.com\/nonwingsprints\/full-circle-amati-racing-aims-to-honor-make-history-at-devils-bowl-for-xtreme-outlaw-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"FULL CIRCLE: Amati Racing aims to honor, make history at Devil\u2019s Bowl for Xtreme Outlaw finale"},"content":{"rendered":"
Shane Wade hopes to win with Shane Cockrum at the track his grandfather earned the title as an original \u201cOutlaw\u201d in 1978<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Shane Wade’s days of sleeping in van, traveling from race to race with his grandfather, have led to a potential history making moment for the Sprint Car team owner.<\/p>\n Entering the two-day Texas Non-Wing Nationals championship finale for the inaugural Xtreme Sprint Car Series pres. by Low-E Insulation at Devil’s Bowl Speedway, Oct. 28-29, Wade’s Amati Racing team, and driver Shane Cockrum, have a 26-point lead over second-place Alex Bright.<\/p>\n The historic significance of the event is twofold for Wade. The “Outlaws” return to their roots as Devil’s Bowl Speedway hosted the first World of Outlaws event \u2013 a Non-Wing Sprint Car race \u2013 in 1978 and among the “Original Outlaws” in that race was Wade’s grandfather, Chuck Amati.<\/p>\n It was his grandfather who embedded the love of Sprint Car racing into him, so going into the championship weekend with a shot at the inaugural Xtreme Outlaw title, being an “Original Xtreme Outlaw,” Wade knows it’ll be a special weekend no matter the outcome.<\/p>\n \u201cI think it is incredible to just be in a position to have a shot at it,\u201d Wade said. \u201cIt would be a dream come true if we win the inaugural season. That\u2019s why we put this deal together. When we started hearing rumors this was going to happen, Shane (Cockrum) was the first person I called and said let\u2019s win this championship. That\u2019s been our goal. I\u2019m extremely grateful we\u2019re in the position we\u2019re in, no matter what happens. We\u2019ll be proud to have played a role in the first season.<\/p>\n \u201cI am looking forward to closing the season out [at Devil\u2019s Bowl]. Obviously, it\u2019s championship weekend. It\u2019s going to be a special weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The historic significance also isn\u2019t lost on Cockrum, whose father, Cliff Cockrum, raced against Amati. Along with wanting the championship, Cockrum and Wade had Devil\u2019s Bowl circled on their calendar the day it was announced.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019ll be a cool reunion of shorts,\u201d Cockrum said about the historic significance of the weekend. \u201cIt\u2019s one we\u2019ve pinned on the map since the beginning of the year. We\u2019ve been preparing for this one all year. We\u2019re just pumped we\u2019re in a position to capitalize and win the championship.<\/p>\n \u201cCertainly, all championships are awesome, but to win the first one would definitely be the highlight of my career. For a multitude of reasons. One, it\u2019s just a huge national series and to win anything like that puts you on the map in different places. Secondly, this is a reunion of sorts from the first World of Outlaws race there in the 1970s. To possibly win a championship at a place that… It really does bring myself, my family, Shane Wade and his grandfather, Chuck Amati, essentially the World of Outlaws organization, brings it full circle for all of us.\u201d<\/p>\n Dirt racing is all Wade has ever known. His earlier memories are traveling around the country with his grandfather, going from track to track, living their lives on the road out of their van.<\/p>\n \u201cMy grandpa would wake up at daylight. We would sleep in the motel parking lot and my grandpa would wait up at daylight, waiting for people to come out of their hotel and he would talk them into letting us use their hotel room to take showers,\u201d Wade said. \u201cWe always had our own towels. They rarely told him no. We\u2019d take showers and go to the racetrack.\u201d<\/p>\n Those days of living out of a van as an original \u201cOutlaw\u201d put Wade on the path to potentially be the original Xtreme Outlaw champion.<\/p>\n For tickets to the Texas Non-Wing Nationals at Devil\u2019s Bowl Speedway, Friday and Saturday, Oct. 28-29, call (972) 222-2421.<\/p>\n If you can\u2019t make it to the track, you can watch every lap live on DIRTVision \u2013 either at DIRTVision.com or by downloading the DIRTVision App<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Shane Wade hopes to win with Shane Cockrum at the track his grandfather earned the title as an original \u201cOutlaw\u201d in 1978 Shane Wade’s days of sleeping in van, traveling from race to race with his grandfather, have led to a potential history making moment for the Sprint Car team owner. 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