Notable Stats From The Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout Dec 29, 2020 FloRacing Staff
Before the 36th annual Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout fires off this week, let’s review some of the most noteworthy statistical finds from the “Mecca of Micros.”
ENTRY EXPLOSION: Since becoming a micro-based event in 2011, car counts at the Tulsa Shootout have skyrocketed. That year in ’11, they welcomed 715 entries; last year in 2020, they nearly doubled that total with a staggering record of 1,384 entries. In fact, five of the last six events have boasted four-figure numbers.
Amazingly enough, the ’20 Tulsa Shootout (35th annual) broke almost every record imaginable with numbers including 333 cars in Stock Non-Wing, 309 cars in A-Class, 306 cars in Outlaw Non-Wing, 224 cars in Winged Outlaw, 112 cars in Restricted, and 69 cars in Jr. Sprints.
Breaking Down the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout s Massive Format
Dec 30, 2020FloRacing Staff
With more than 1,200+ entries, the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout requires an effective agenda to whittle down gigantic numbers like 300 cars in one class to only 24 feature starters.
How do they do that? Passing points is the name of the game.
The four-day chase for a Golden Driller begins on Wednesday with opening heat races, continues through Thursday with more heats and a majority of semi features, heightens on Friday with the arrival of qualifiers, and concludes on Saturday with seven main events.
It all begins with the pill draw, though. The field in every division signs-in and goes to draw for their starting positions in the heat races, which are 8 laps in distance. The four major divisions of Winged Outlaw, Outlaw Non-Wing, Stock Non-Wing, and A-Class will see anywhere from 25-30 heat races. Some will win from the pole; others will charge from 8th.
30 Favorites To Watch At The Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout Dec 28, 2020 FloRacing Staff
With more than 1,200 entries stacked into one building for five days, the race for a Golden Driller at the Lucas Oil Tulsa Shootout is one of the most hotly contested battles in the entire world. Drivers from coast-to-coast pour into Tulsa, Oklahoma for a New Year’s celebration unlike any other.
It’s the Mecca of Micros, and the list of true contenders runs on forever. There are your betting favorites with a collection of Drillers, your rising stars with endless potential, and your dark horses ready to shine in the moment and shock the world.