By Sam Martin
SALINA, Okla. – April 22, 2014 – The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series returns to the Midwest this weekend with events on Friday at Salina Highbanks Speedway and Saturday at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55.
The season is young, but the championship battle already is heating up. Daryn Pittman entered last weekend’s Texas Outlaw Nationals presented by American Racing Custom Wheels with the points lead. He lost it Friday night to Donny Schatz then reclaimed it a victory on Saturday night.
Pittman, a native of Owasso, Okla., near Tulsa, will no doubt have a huge home-track advantage in the stands Friday as he races for the first time in his home state as a World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series champion.
Schatz, who earned the 150th World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series victory of his career on Friday, will be aiming to win on Saturday in Pevely for the first time since 2006 and draw even closer to Mark Kinser for third all-time in series history.
WHEN
· Friday, April 25, at the Salina Highbanks Speedway. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
· Saturday, April26, at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55. Racing begins at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE
· Salina Highbanks Speedway is located 8 miles east of US 69 on highway 20 in Salina, Ok. Click on the link for a map ( https://goo.gl/maps/kNeQS).
· To get to Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 take I-55 to Herculaneum (exit #178) head east on US 61/67, then north to Herky-Horine Road. Click on the link for a map (https://goo.gl/maps/bjjDy).
ABOUT THE TRACKS
Salina Highbanks Speedway is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record is 11.177 seconds established by Craig Dollansky on April 26, 2013.
Previous winners at the Salina High Banks:
2013 – Craig Dollansky on April 26
2011 – Craig Dollansky on May 3
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a high-banked, third-mile oval. The track record is 10.189 seconds established by Stevie Smith March 30, 2002.
Previous winners at the Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55:
2013 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 3
2012 – Craig Dollansky on Oct. 13, Jason Sides on Oct. 13
2011 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 5
2010 – Joey Saldana on April 17, Tim Shaffer on Aug. 6, Jason Meyers on Aug. 7
2009 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 7, Joey Saldana on Aug. 8
2008 – Jason Meyers on April 5
2007 – Joey Saldana on July 7
2006 – Donny Schatz on April 1, Brooke Tatnell on July 8
2005 – Kraig Kinser on April 2, Chad Kemenah on July 8
2004 – Craig Dollansky on April 17, Danny Lasoski on Aug. 7
2003 – Steve Kinser on April 12, Tyler Walker on July 12
2002 – Jac Haudenschild on March 30, Daryn Pittman on July 13
2001 – Randy Hannagan on March 24, Stevie Smith on July 14
2000 – Jac Haudenschild on July 22
1999 – Jac Haudenschild on July 24
1998 – Stevie Smith on July 25, Andy Hillenburg on Oct. 10
1997 – Mark Kinser on May 18, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 11
1996 – Mark Kinser on June 12
1992 – Steve Kinser on June 10
1991 – Sammy Swindell on May 4
1990 – Sammy Swindell on April 14
1989 – Doug Wolfgang on April 15, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 11
1988 – Steve Kinser on April 23
1987 – Brad Doty on April 22, Steve Kinser on Sept. 25
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com
Tim Kaeding – TKaedingRacing.com
Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com
Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com
Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Logan Schuchart – Shark1s.com
Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com
Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com
Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com
Sammy Swindell – SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
WINNERS: Brad Sweet – 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8 and Calistoga Speedway on April 5), Daryn Pittman – 3 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14, Calistoga Speedway on April 6 and Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19)Donny Schatz – 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6 and Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 19)Rico Abreu – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15), Cody Darrah – 1 (Kings Speedway on April 11)David Gravel – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 28) Steve Kinser – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16), Kerry Madsen – 2 (Stockton Dirt track on March 22 and El Paso Speedway Park on April 15), Paul McMahan – 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5), Joey Saldana – 1 (Perris Auto Speedway on April 12)
LISTEN LIVE: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races into the Eldora Speedway for the first time of 2014 on May 3-4.
World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Championship Standings
| Pos. |
Car |
Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
T 5’s |
T 10’s |
QT |
| 1 |
9 |
Daryn Pittman |
2398 |
0 |
3 |
9 |
14 |
1 |
| 2 |
51 |
Paul McMahan |
2390 |
-8 |
1 |
9 |
15 |
3 |
| 3 |
15 |
Donny Schatz |
2388 |
-10 |
3 |
11 |
14 |
0 |
| 4 |
71M |
Joey Saldana |
2380 |
-18 |
1 |
10 |
14 |
8 |
| 5 |
49 |
Brad Sweet |
2327 |
-71 |
3 |
9 |
13 |
1 |
| 6 |
29 |
Kerry Madsen |
2315 |
-83 |
2 |
7 |
14 |
0 |
| 7 |
11 |
Steve Kinser |
2246 |
-152 |
1 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
| 8 |
4 |
Cody Darrah |
2194 |
-204 |
1 |
3 |
11 |
0 |
| 9 |
1 |
Sammy Swindell |
2145 |
-253 |
0 |
4 |
8 |
1 |
| 10 |
11k |
Kraig Kinser |
2086 |
-312 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 11 |
7s |
Jason Sides |
2023 |
-375 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 12 |
83 |
Tim Kaeding |
1992 |
-406 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
| 13 |
1S |
Logan Schuchart |
1743 |
-655 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 14 |
1Z |
Jacob Allen |
1454 |
-944 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 15 |
59 |
David Gravel |
1416 |
-982 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
2 |
| 16 |
5W |
Lucas Wolfe |
1412 |
-986 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| 17 |
24A |
Rico Abreu |
1390 |
-1008 |
1 |
3 |
5 |
0 |
| 18 |
24 |
Terry McCarl |
1161 |
-1237 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| 19 |
21 |
Brian Brown |
1145 |
-1253 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 20 |
0 |
Bud Kaeding |
1029 |
-1369 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |