| From Tony Veneziano
Concord, NC March 1, 2010
WHAT After one of the more thrilling events in World of Outlaws history last Friday night in Las Vegas, the series heads to Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California this weekend for the first two short track races of the season on the high-banked 1/3-mile on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6. For Jason Meyers, who was victorious last weekend, Thunderbowl Raceway is home track, and he enters the two-day event looking for his first World of Outlaws win in Tulare. Joey Saldana and Randy Hannagan split wins at Thunderbowl Raceway in 2009. Five drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws have won at the track dating back to the series inaugural visit there in 2003, including 20-time series champion and current series point leader Steve Kinser, four-time and defending series titlist Donny Schatz, California native Tim Kaeding and Hall of Famer Jac Haudenschild.
WHEN On Friday, March 5 at Thunderbowl Raceway, the pit gates will be open all day with the pit sign-in taking place around 3 p.m. Pacific The grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. Pacific with hot laps tentatively set for 6 p.m. Pacific.
On Saturday, March 6, at Thunderbowl Raceway the pit gates will be open all day with the pit sign-in taking place around 3 p.m. Pacific The grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. Pacific with hot laps tentatively set for 6 p.m. Pacific.
WHERE Thunderbowl Raceway is located in Tulare, California, at the corner of Bardsley and K
TICKETS On Friday, March 5, tickets will be $35 in the bleachers and $40 in the grandstands. For a seating chart and more information visit http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com. On Saturday, March 6, tickets will be $40 in the bleachers and $45 in the grandstands. For a seating chart and more information visit http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com
ON THE INTERNET The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint Thunderbowl Raceway is at http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACK Thunderbowl Raceway is a high-banked 1/3-mile oval. The track record of 12.713 seconds at 94.297 mph was established by Terry McCarl on March 20, 2009.
PREVIOUS WINNERS World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at Thunderbowl Raceway include: 2009- Randy Hannagan on March 20, Joey Saldana on March 21 2008- Jac Haudenschild on October 18 2007- Joey Saldana on February 23, Tim Kaeding on February 24, Donny Schatz on October 13 2005- Tim Shaffer on February 25, Sammy Swindell on October 15 2004-Terry McCarl on November 1 2003-Steve Kinser on September 2
FEATURE WINNERS There have been three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include: Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park), Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway) and Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park).
1/3-MILE WINNERS Thunderbowl Raceway is a high-banked 1/3-mile. The World of Outlaws raced eight times on a track that size in 2009. The winners included: Danny Lasoski (Eagle Raceway and Charter Raceway Park), Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway and I-55 Raceway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Craig Dollansky (I-55 Raceway), Donny Schatz (K-C Raceway) and Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway).
DRIVER WEB SITES The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain their own Web sites on the Internet: Cody Darrah- http://www.codydarrah.com Craig Dollansky- http://www.dollanskyracing.com Sam Hafertepe Jr.- http://www.sam15.com Jac Haudenschild- http://www.haudenschildracing.com Tim Kaeding- http://www.tkaedingracing.com Chad Kemenah- http://www.chadkemenah.com Kraig Kinser- http://www.kraigkinser.com Steve Kinser- http://www.stevekinser.com Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com Jason Meyers- http://www.eliteracing.net Joey Saldana- http://www.joeysaldana.com Donny Schatz- http://www.donnyschatz.com Jason Sides- http://www.sidesmotorsports.com Lucas Wolfe- http://www.lucaswolfe.com For information on Brian Ellenberger, Ben Gregg, Toni Lutar and Paul McMahan visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through February 26
2010 STAT ATTACK There have been three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season. A-Feature winners (3 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown Wins 1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1 Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown – Total laps led (6 Different Drivers) 1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 46 laps 2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 17 laps 3- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 13 laps 4- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 10 laps 5- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 laps 6- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana 1 lap Time trial leaders (2 Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick times 1- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2 2- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Dash Winners (3 Different Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Dash Wins 1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1 Pole Positions (3 Different Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown Poles 1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1 B-main Winners (3 Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – B-Main Wins 1- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1 Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award 1- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings Ben Gregg 262 Toni Lutar 258 Engine Builder Challenge Shaver Specialties 13 Speedway Engines 11 -2 Kistler 9 -4 Don Ott 9 -4 Chassis Builder Challenge Maxim 14 J&J 13 XXX 9
NEWS & NOTES Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action. On the web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint and includes driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also links to the Official World of Outlaws Rulebook and the DIRTcar Membership form can be found on the site.
Up next: The Texas Two-Step Weekend as the World of Outlaws invade Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Friday, March 12, followed by a stop at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown on Saturday, March 13.
2010 World of Outlaws Schedule No. / Day, Date / Track / Location/Winner (Number of Win(s) in 2010) 1. / Friday, February 5 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Cancelled-Rain 2. / Saturday, February 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1) 3. / Sunday, February 7 / Volusia Speedway Park/ Barberville, FL / Steve Kinser (1) 4. / Friday, February 26 / Las Vegas / Las Vegas, NV / Jason Meyers (1) 5. / Friday, March 5 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA 6. / Saturday, March 6 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA 7. / Friday, March 12 / Lone Star Speedway / Kilgore, TX 8. / Saturday, March 13 / Houston Raceway Park / Baytown, TX 9. / Friday, March 19 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN 10. / Saturday, March 20 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN 11. / Saturday, April 10 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK 12. / Friday, April 16 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY 13. / Saturday, April 17 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO 14. / Saturday, April 24 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN 15. / Friday, May 7 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 16. / Saturday, May 8 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 17. / Thursday, May 13 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 18. / Friday, May 14 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 19. / Saturday, May 15 / Virginia Motor Speedway / Jamaica, VA 20. / Friday, May 21 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH 21. / Saturday, May 22 / I-96 Speedway / Lake Odessa, MI 22. / Friday, May 28 / The Dirt Track @ Charlotte / Concord, NC 23. / Sunday, May 30 / Tri-City Speedway / Franklin, PA 24. / Thursday, June 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 25. / Friday, June 4 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 26. / Saturday, June 5 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA 27. / Friday, June 11 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS 28. / Saturday, June 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS 29. / Wednesday, June 16 / State Fair Speedway / Sedalia, MO 30. / Friday, June 18 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND 31. / Saturday, June 19 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND 32. / Friday, June 25 / Junction Motor Speedway / McCool Junction, NE 33. / Saturday, June 26 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS 34. / Thursday, July 1 / Huset s Speedway / Brandon, SD 35. / Saturday, July 3 / North Central Speedway / Brainerd, MN 36. / Saturday, July 10 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI 37. / Sunday, July 11 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI 38. / Wednesday / July 14 / Limaland Motorsports Park / Lima, OH 39. / Friday, July 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 40. / Saturday, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 41. / Tuesday, July 20 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA 42. / Friday, July 23 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 43. / Saturday, July 24 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 44. / Sunday, July 25 / Lebanon Valley Speedway / West Lebanon, NY 45. / Tuesday, July 27 / Autodrome Drummond / Drummondville, PQ 46. / Friday, July 30 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON 47. / Saturday, July 31 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON 48. / Tuesday, August 3 / Fulton Speedway / Fulton, NY 49. / Friday, August 6 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO 50. / Saturday, August 7/ I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO 51. / Friday / August 20 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND 52. / Saturday, August 21 / Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND 53. / Friday, August 27 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB 54. / Saturday, August 28 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB 55. / Wednesday, September 1 / Cottage Grove Speedway / Cottage Grove, OR 56. / Friday, September 3 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA 57. / Saturday, September 4 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA 58. / Monday, September 6 / Grays Harbor Raceway / Elma, WA 59. / Thursday, September 9 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA 60. / Friday, September 10 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA 61. / Saturday, September 11 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA
62. / Friday, September 17 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA 63. / Saturday, September 18 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN 64. / Friday, September 24 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH 65. / Saturday, September 25 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA 66. / Friday, October 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 67. / Saturday, October 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA 68. / Saturday, October 9 / Rolling Wheels Raceway / Elbridge, NY Thursday, November 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC (Qualifying) 69. / Friday, November 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC 70. / Saturday, November 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jake s Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske Shocks, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine Builder’s Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines, Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder s Challenge participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company. |
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