By Tony Veneziano
Concord, NC-April 20, 2010-
WHAT
•The World of Outlaws make their annual stop at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana on Saturday, April 24, which will serve as opening night at the venerable ¼-mile bullring. Following a pair of races in the Midwest last weekend, the championship standings are tightening up with Jason Meyers holding a 17-point advantage over Joey Saldana. Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, who has eight career wins with the series at Tri-State Speedway including last season, is currently third in points, only 30 markers out of the lead. The World of Outlaws made their debut at Tri-State Speedway in 1979 and have contested 28 A-Feature events at the track over the years, with 13 different drivers picking up wins over that span.
WHEN
•On Saturday, April 24, the pit gates will open at 2:30 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Central and hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Central with time trials to follow. Racing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Central.
WHERE
• Tri-State Speedway is located in Haubstadt, Indiana, three miles north of I-64 on U.S. 41.
TICKETS
•On Saturday, April 24 at Tri-State Speedway, adult general admission tickets will be $30, with general admission tickets for children (ages 6-12) $15, with kids 5-under admitted free of charge in the general admission section. Adult reserved tickets (ages 13-over) will be $35 and reserved tickets for children will be $25. Tickets for this event can be purchased at the track on Friday, April 23 from 12- 6 p.m. Central or by calling (812) 768-6025- Monday – Friday. General Admission tickets will also be available at the ticket booths on the day of the race starting at 4 p.m. Central.
ON THE INTERNET
•The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
• Tri-State Speedway is at http://www.tristatespeedway.com
•DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACK
•Tri-State Speedway is a high-banked ¼-mile oval. The track record of 11.110 seconds was established by Sammy Swindell Oct. 8, 2004.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at Tri-State include:
2009- Steve Kinser on June 25
2008- Craig Dollansky on July 6
2007- Steve Kinser on April 21
2006- Craig Dollansky on April 15
2005- Steve Kinser on April 16
2004- Tim Kaeding on Oct. 8
1999- Mark Kinser on May 16
1998- Mark Kinser on May 10, Sammy Swindell on June 21
1997- Steve Kinser on May 11, Sammy Swindell on June 22
1996- Mark Kinser on May 12
1995- Stevie Smith on May 14, Steve Kinser on July 16
1994- Andy Hillenburg on May 15, Dave Blaney on July 17
1993- Dave Blaney on May 16, Andy Hillenburg on July 18
1992- Gary Wright on May 10, Sammy Swindell on July 26
1991- Doug Wolfgang on May 12, Steve Kinser on July 14
1990- Doug Wolfgang on May 13
1989- Steve Kinser on May 14
1988- Bobby Davis, Jr., Sammy Swindell on May 15 (co-winners)
1980- Steve Kinser on May 11
1979- Lee James on May 13, Larry Gates on Aug. 19
FEATURE WINNERS
• There have been 12 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include: Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway and Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway), Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway and I-55 Raceway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Paducah International Raceway), Steve Kinser (VolusiaSpeedwayPark), Donny Schatz (VolusiaSpeedwayPark) and Jason Sides (HoustonRacewayPark).
1/4-MILE WINNERS
• Tri-State Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile. The World of Outlaws have raced once this season on a track that size. The winner was Jason Sides (Houston Raceway Park).
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
Terry McCarl- http://www.terrymccarl.com
Paul McMahan- http://paulmcmahanracing.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 and Toni Lutar visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
A number of teams also have Facebook pages online including: Kasey Kahne Racing, Sides Motorsports, Steve Kinser Racing and Tony Stewart Racing.
2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through April 17
Position
Driver
Pts.
Difference
Earnings
Wins
Top-5
Top-10
1.
Jason Meyers
1722
$61,800
4
8
12
2.
Joey Saldana
1705
-17
$61,500
3
9
11
3.
Steve Kinser
1692
-30
$42,200
1
8
11
4.
Donny Schatz
1655
-67
$34,300
1
6
10
5.
Jason Sides
1631
-91
$31,300
1
5
8
6
Danny Lasoski
1579
-143
$22,000
0
2
7
7.
Kraig Kinser
1553
-169
$19,300
0
2
6
8.
Jac Haudenschild
1542
-180
$26,550
1
3
5
9.
Paul McMahan
1515
-207
$19,725
0
4
7
10.
Tim Kaeding
1487
-235
$19,500
0
3
5
11.
Lucas Wolfe
1486
-236
$17,975
0
1
4
12.
Craig Dollansky
1474
-248
$26,200
1
2
4
13.
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
1408
-314
$12,850
0
0
2
14.
Chad Kemenah
1384
-338
$11,740
0
0
2
15.
Terry McCarl
1307
-415
$12,525
0
0
3
16.
Ben Gregg
1298
-424
$9,150
0
0
0
17.
Brian Ellenberger
1194
-528
$7,185
0
0
0
18.
Toni Lutar
1134
-588
$6,475
0
0
1
19.
Brad Sweet
1081
-641
$16,850
0
3
5
20.
Daryn Pittman
1028
-694
$9,510
0
0
2
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been 12 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (7 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3
3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown – Total laps led (11 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 76 laps
2- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 65 laps
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 62 laps
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 54 laps
5- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 46 laps
6- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 30 laps
7- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 23 laps
8- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 18 laps
9- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
10- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 10 laps
11- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 8 laps
Time trial leaders (9 Different Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick times
1- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
2- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -2
3- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Washington- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Paul McMahan – Nashville, Tennessee – 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 1
Track Records established in 2010 World of Outlaws events (3)
*Tim Kaeding, March 5, Thunderbowl Raceway (1/3-mile), Tulare, California, 12.651 seconds at 94.759 mph
*Lucas Wolfe, March 13, HoustonRacewayPark, (1/4-mile), Baytown, Texas, 11.561 seconds at 77.848 miles per hour
*Kasey Kahne, March 19, Volunteer Speedway (4/10-mile), Bulls Gap, Tennessee, 10.258 seconds at 140.378 mph.
Dash Winners (9 Different Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Dash Wins
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 2
2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Pole Positions (9 Different Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 2
2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
B-main Winners (8 Different Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – B-Main Wins
1- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 2
2- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio – 2
Evan Suggs, ScottsValley, California- 2
2- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 2
2- Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia – 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma – 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 1298
Toni Lutar 1134 -164
Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 51
Kistler 40 -9
Don Ott 39 -12
Shaver Specialties 38 -13
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 58
J&J 43 -15
XXX 43 -15
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: A return to the historic Jackson Speedway in Minnesota on Saturday, May 1.
2010 World of Outlaws Schedule
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location/Winner (Number of Win(s) in 2010)
1. / Friday, February 5 / VolusiaSpeedwayPark / Barberville, FL / Cancelled-Rain
2. / Saturday, February 6 / VolusiaSpeedwayPark / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1)
3. / Sunday, February 7 / VolusiaSpeedwayPark/ Barberville, FL / Steve Kinser (1)
4. / Friday, February 26 / Las Vegas Motor Speedway / Las Vegas, NV / Jason Meyers (1)
5. / Friday, March 5 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA / Jason Meyers (2)
6. / Saturday, March 6 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA / Joey Saldana (1)
7. / Friday, March 12 / Lone Star Speedway / Kilgore, TX / Craig Dollansky (1)
8. / Saturday, March 13 / HoustonRacewayPark / Baytown, TX / Jason Sides (1)
9. / Friday, March 19 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Joey Saldana (2)
10. / Saturday, March 20 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN / Jason Meyers (3)
11. / Saturday, April 10 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK / Jason Meyers (4)
12. / Friday, April 16 / Paducah Int’l Raceway / Paducah, KY / Jac Haudenschild (1)
13. / Saturday, April 17 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO / Joey Saldana (3)
14. / Saturday, April 24 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN
15. / Saturday, May 1 / Jackson Speedway / Jackson, MN
16. / Friday, May 7 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
17. / Saturday, May 8 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
18. / Thursday, May 13 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
19. / Friday, May 14 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
20. / Saturday, May 15 / Virginia Motor Speedway / Jamaica, VA
21. / Friday, May 21 / AtticaRacewayPark / Attica, OH
22. / Saturday, May 22 / I-96 Speedway / Lake Odessa, MI
23. / Friday, May 28 / The Dirt Track @ Charlotte / Concord, NC
24. / Sunday, May 30 / Tri-City Speedway / Franklin, PA
25. / Thursday, June 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
26. / Friday, June 4 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
27. / Saturday, June 5 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA
28. / Friday, June 11 / Dodge CityRacewayPark / Dodge City, KS
29. / Saturday, June 12 / Dodge CityRacewayPark / Dodge City, KS
30. / Wednesday, June 16 / State Fair Speedway / Sedalia, MO
31. / Friday, June 18 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
32. / Saturday, June 19 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND
33. / Friday, June 25 / Junction Motor Speedway / McCool Junction, NE
34. / Saturday, June 26 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS
35. / Thursday, July 1 / Huset’s Speedway / Brandon, SD
36. / Saturday, July 3 / North Central Speedway / Brainerd, MN
37. / Thursday, July 8 / LaSalle Speedway / LaSalle, IL
38. / Saturday, July 10 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI
39. / Sunday, July 11 / CedarLakeSpeedway / New Richmond, WI
40. / Wednesday / July 14 / LimalandMotorsportsPark / Lima, OH
41. / Friday, July 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
42. / Saturday, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
43. / Tuesday, July 20 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA
44. / Friday, July 23 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
45. / Saturday, July 24 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
46. / Sunday, July 25 / LebanonValleySpeedway / West Lebanon, NY
47. / Tuesday, July 27 / Autodrome Drummond / Drummondville, PQ
48. / Friday, July 30 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON
49. / Saturday, July 31 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON
50. / Tuesday, August 3 / FultonSpeedway / Fulton, NY
51. / Friday, August 6 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO
52. / Saturday, August 7/ I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO
53. / Friday / August 20 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND
54. / Saturday, August 21 / Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND
55. / Friday, August 27 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB
56. / Saturday, August 28 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB
57. / Wednesday, September 1 / Cottage GroveSpeedway / Cottage Grove, OR
58. / Friday, September 3 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA
59. / Saturday, September 4 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA
60. / Monday, September 6 / Grays Harbor Raceway / Elma, WA
61. / Thursday, September 9 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA
62. / Friday, September 10 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA
63. / Saturday, September 11 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA
64. / Friday, September 17 / ClayCounty Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA
65. / Saturday, September 18 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN
66. / Friday, September 24 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH
67. / Saturday, September 25 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA
68. / Friday, October 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
69. / Saturday, October 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA
70. / Saturday, October 9 / Rolling Wheels Raceway / Elbridge, NY
Thursday, November 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC (Qualifying)
71. / Friday, November 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC
72. / 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), Chizmark & Larson Insurance, 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.