Well, in what seems to be the quickest moving year yet, we have reached the halfway point of the Outlaw Diesel Super Series drag racing circuit. Coming up July 26th through the 27th, the Outlaw Series invades Crossville Dragway for the sixth annual Rocky Top Diesel Shootout. A recently renovated Crossville Dragway offers one of the best facilities in the circuit for you guys to race on and enjoy and this year’s event guarantees an awesome show.

You know the drill. E.T Sportsman, 7.70 Index, 6.70 Index, Outlaw 5.90 Index, Pro Street, Pro Mod, and Pro Dragster are the classes coming to the mountains of Tennessee. Some of these points races looked dead to rights in the beginning but its shaping up to be a close one in the majority of the classes.

With the world of grudge racing growing, RLC Motorsports’s Michael Dalton has encouraged event page followers to get involved on both Friday and Saturdays festivities. Friday night grudge racing; call out anybody for fun or for money.

ET Sportsman class points leader, Ryan Riddle, holds the lead over Ken Phillips, but after some extracurricular activities outside of the circuit, Riddles truck suffered some driveline failures. With Phillips just behind him in points, Riddle better have his truck back together in time.

In 7.70 Index, once again, Ryan Riddle is leading the points. As I stated earlier, the truck is down and he’s hoping to get it repaired just in time to defend his points lead. Both Nick Morris and Trey Sikes are just behind him in points bringing up second and third in the standings.

The 6.70 Index class is still being led by Landon Miller. Miller looks to have a safe lead in the big white quad cab Ram, but anything can happen. Zach Danner and Kyle Hutchinson are trailing behind in second and third place in the standings.

In an attempt to further learn his truck, 5.90 points leader, Paul Cato, has been racing nearly every weekend to ensure he’s ready for these Outlaw Diesel races.

Outlaw 5.90 Index, a class that I was anticipating being one of the best classes to watch, has been exactly that. Paul Cato is still holding the lead of the points, but class newcomer Brett Marcum is coming off of his second win in a row. Marcum had no intention of even making the trip to Virginia but it paid off in the end. Only 18-points separate Marcum and Cato for the lead. Trailing behind these two is Rick Fox and Mindy Jackson.

Jackson is coming off her first win at the Wagler Competition Gas Versus Diesel event just last weekend with a full head of steam. Will this be her first Outlaw Diesel Super Series victory?

Pro Street points are held down pretty tight by Johnny Gilbert with an 84-point lead. Being in front of the hometown crowd, RLC Motorsport’s Michael Dalton would love to put his bright orange Ram into the winner’s circle.

Come see the worlds fastest Power Stroke truck battle against some of the fastest trucks in the world.

At the beginning of the year, Rawlings Barnes was certain their Power Stroke-powered Ford would find victory and according to the points, they are doing just that. It’s too close to call at this point and every team needs to have a good weekend if they want to seal the deal off. Barnes holds a 6-point lead over Ben Shadday and just behind him is Larson Miller just 21-points back.

In Pro Dragster, Jared Jones is just doing Jared Jones things. When the lights drop, Jared drives through the most violent tire shake in the history of diesel drag racing, has a big smile on his face, and clicks off a low four-second pass. Keep doing you, Jared.

VIP Tickets Available

Although the Rocky Top Diesel Shootout series is one of the best in the country, they strive to make it better. There are now starting line viewing tickets available for $130.00. What’s included? Have an itch to be right up front for all of the action? With your VIP ticket, you can view both Friday and Saturday’s action with free food and drinks available all weekend.

Also included is a shaded VIP area for you to stand and watch, plus a free swag pack from BDS Suspension with a Rocky Top Diesel Shootout event T-shirt. This is a limited time, exclusive, two-day offer while supplies last. If you’re wanting to stay out of the long concession and bathroom lines and if you want free food and drink all weekend, this offer is for you.

Show And Shine

You’ve been working for a long time to get the truck how you want it. It’s time to show it off!

Continuing to make this event bigger and better, even the Show and Shine guys have a lot on the line. For a $100.00 registration, which is open right now, you can enter your ride into the Show-N-Shine where prizes are big. This year’s Show and Shine is brought to you by BDS Suspension and you will receive a $50.00 gift bag for your registration.

Classes include Best Dodge, Best GM, Best Ford, Best Other, and Best Of Show. Each winner will receive a $250 gift card to RLC Motorsports, a custom trophy, and the Best Of Show winner will receive $500 in cold hard cash. Being entered into the Show and Shine gets you trackside parking for perfect photo opportunities. Get those trucks cleaned up and get registered today.

Don’t forget to mark your calendars. You never know what you might miss.

That wraps up our points recap heading into the sixth annual Rocky Top Diesel Shootout and we can’t wait to see all of you there. Don’t forget to be there Friday night for some big-time betting Friday night grudge action between pro drivers and maybe event pit bikes. For more information about the Outlaw Diesel Super Series, check out their website. Stay tuned to Diesel Army for the full event recap from Tennesee.