Bobby Allen (left) is interviewed by the late Ted Johnson during a pre-World of Outlaws sprint car show at Lincoln Speedway in Hanover, Pa. in 1977. The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series is going back to the site of its first race, Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas, this weekend. The series’ first official race was held at Devil’s Bowl in 1978. (Lee Greenawalt photo)
Shark Racing’s Allen Remembers the Past and Points Toward the Future with His Two WoO Rookies
HANOVER, Pa., April 16 — A great deal has changed and a great deal hasn’t changed since 1978 when the first World of Outlaws sprint car show ever was staged at Devil’s Bowl Speedway in Mesquite, Texas. Bobby Allen of Hanover, Pa., finished third in the series’ points that inaugural year, and he’ll be on hand at Devil’s Bowl for a two-night show this Friday and Saturday to field two Shark Racing sprint cars for Logan Schuchart (#1s) and Jacob Allen (#1a).
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