LAWSONgtSWEEPS PRO machine grand nationals GAS, BAGS $2,000 AT PITTSBURGH GOLD CUP TUNED EXHAUST PRODUCTS
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he WKA RLV Tuned Exhaust Products Gold Cup Series ran its fourth national event of the 2013 season August 23-25 with the GT Machine Grand Nationals taking place at Pittsburgh International Race Complex in western Pennsylvania. The event marked the second straight weekend of WKA national racing at Pittsburgh. The Mazda / Bridgestone Manufacturers Cup Series held its fifth event of 2013 the weekend prior. The big story heading into the weekend was the big money posted in the Senior Pro Gas Animal division. With an eye on continuing to build the
new class, which has seen solid double-digit entry counts at every Gold Cup national in 2013, a $2,000 purse was posted with three $500-ToWin races in Friday night’s Animal Heavy Money Race and the Saturday, Sunday points classes and a $500 bonus if one driver could win all three races. The healthy purse was enough to entice Mentor, Ohio’s Gary Lawson, a two-time WKA Triple Crown champion, back to race the Gold Cup Series for the first time this year. Lawson, who won Gold Cup championships as recently as last year, has been helping other teams in the series as a mechanic, but had not suited up to wheel
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