By Tony Veneziano
Concord, NC-October 17, 2010- Just two races remain on the calendar for the World of Outlaws as the ultra competitive 2010 campaign winds down with the World Finals November 4-6. Jason Meyers leads four-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz by 96 points following Saturday night’s event at Tri-State Speedway in Indiana, with 20-time series champion Steve Kinser third, 100 markers back.
Meyers finished ninth at Haubstadt to pick up his 54th Top-10 finish of the season. The native of Clovis, California has finished in the Top-10 in 23 of the last 25 race, dating back to end of July. He has won a career-high 10 A-Feature events so far this season and has 34 Top-Five finishes. Meyers has earned more qualifying bonus points, which are awarded to the Top-Five in time trials each night, than any other driver, which marks the second consecutive year he has led the series in that department.
Schatz, who led the first 21 laps of the main event at Tri-State Speedway, finished fourth to move into second in points, which is the highest he has been in the standings since the fourth race of the season when he was tied with his teammate Kinser for the point lead. Schatz, who has won five times this season, has picked up 52 Top-10 finishes with 36 of those being Top-Fives.
Kinser rebounded to finish 10th on Saturday night after getting caught up in an accident with a couple of laps remaining. He leads the series with 56 Top-10 finishes and 38 Top-Fives. The Indiana native has visited Victory Lane nine times to bring his amazing career total to 561 with the World of Outlaws in A-Feature events. The Hall of Famer is third in points, just four markers behind his teammate Schatz.
Joey Saldana finished second at Tri-State Speedway for the second consecutive year and remains fourth in points. He leads the series with 13 A-Feature wins and has amassed 48 Top-10 finishes and 37 Top-Five performances. He is just 18 points behind Kinser for third and 22 behind Schatz for second.
Jason Sides finished seventh on Saturday night to earn his 51st Top-10 finish of the season to remain fifth in points. Paul McMahan, who was third at Haubstadt, is just eight points behind Sides as the pair battles for the fifth spot. McMahan has racked up 49 Top-10 finishes this season filling in for the injured Cody Darrah at Kasey Kahne Racing.
Craig Dollansky used his win at Tri-State Speedway to remain seventh in points, with Lucas Wolfe eighth, Danny Lasoski ninth and Kraig Kinser, who finished eighth on Saturday night, rounding out the Top-10.
The World of Outlaws return to action November 4-6 with the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in Concord, North Carolina, with the finale on November 6 airing live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.
2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through October 16
Position
Driver
Pts.
Difference
Earnings
Wins
Top-5
Top-10
1.
Jason Meyers
9019
$287,600
10
34
54
2.
Donny Schatz
8923
-96
$209,300
5
36
52
3.
Steve Kinser
8919
-100
$304,250
9
38
56
4.
Joey Saldana
8901
-118
$273,625
13
37
48
5.
Jason Sides
8776
-243
$179,375
4
25
51
6
Paul McMahan
8768
-251
$173,675
1
30
49
7.
Craig Dollansky
8340
-679
$154,700
4
18
34
8.
Lucas Wolfe
8206
-813
$111,700
0
14
27
9.
Danny Lasoski
8168
-851
$115,600
1
8
33
10.
Kraig Kinser
8121
-898
$99,450
0
8
29
11.
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
7837
-1182
$88,850
0
7
19
12.
Jac Haudenschild
7821
-1198
$142,200
5
13
32
13.
Chad Kemenah
7553
-1466
$72,430
0
2
12
14.
Ben Gregg
6871
-2148
$43,945
0
0
1
15.
Toni Lutar
6584
-2435
$38,410
0
0
1
16.
Sammy Swindell
5163
-3856
$155,880
4
17
29
17.
Brian Ellenbreger
4751
-4268
$31,390
0
0
2
18.
Kerry Madsen
4706
-4313
$70,300
0
4
19
19.
Tim Kaeding
3482
-5537
$44,150
0
5
12
20.
Brad Sweet
3392
-5627
$41,105
0
5
12
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been 67 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (18 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 13
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 10
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 9
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 5
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 4
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 4
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 4
6- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 2
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania – 2
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 2
8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown – Total laps led (26 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 368 laps
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 269 laps
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 223 laps
4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 180 laps
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 120 laps
6- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 105 laps
7- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 104 laps
8- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 103 laps
9- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 73 laps
10- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 62 laps
11- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 61 laps
12- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 57 laps
13- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana -49 laps
14- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 44 laps
15- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 42 laps
16- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -43 laps
17- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 38 laps
18- Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 37 laps
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 35 laps
19- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 31 laps
20- Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 19 laps
21- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania – 16 laps
22- Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
23- Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 5 laps
24- Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2 laps
25- Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California – 1 lap
Time trial leaders (21 Different Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick times
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 10
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 10
2- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 6
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 6
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 5
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -5
3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 4
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 2
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 1
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
David Gravel, Watertown, Connecticut – 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Washington- 1
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania – 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 1
Track Records established in 2010 World of Outlaws events (10)
*Tim Kaeding, March 5, Thunderbowl Raceway (1/3-mile), Tulare, California, 12.651 seconds at 94.759 mph
*Lucas Wolfe, March 13, Houston Raceway Park, (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.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., May 1, Jackson Speedway (1/2-mile), Jackson, Minnesota, 15.601 seconds at 115.377 mph.
*Joey Saldana, May 22, I-96 Speedway (1/2-mile), Lake Odessa, Michigan, 14.834 seconds at 121.343 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, June 25, Junction Motor Speedway (3/8-mile), McCool Junction, Nebraska 14.184 seconds at 95.178 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, July 27, Autodrome Drummond (4/10-mile), Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, 13.788 seconds at 104.439 mph.
*Kraig Kinser, July 30, Ohsweken Speedway (3/8-mile), Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, 12.047 seconds at 112.061 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., August 3, Fulton Speedway (3/8-mile), Fulton, New York, 13.240 seconds at 101.964 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., September 18, Deer Creek Speedway (3/8-mile), 11.474 seconds at 117.657 mph.
Dash Winners (20 Different Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Dash Wins
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 8
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 4
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 4
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 3
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 3
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 3
6- Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
7- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Pole Positions (20 Different Drivers) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 8
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 4
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 4
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 3
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 3
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 3
6- Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
7- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (34 Different Winners) Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio – 5
2- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 4
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 4
3- Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 3
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia – 3
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary, NSW, Australia – 3
Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California- 3
4- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California – 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 2
Wade Nygaard, Fargo, North Dakota – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 2
5- Jonathan Allard, Chico, California – 1
Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri – 1
Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, Pennsylvania – 1
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California – 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 1
Brad Knab, Arcade, New York – 1
Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania – 1
Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pennsylvania – 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania – 1
Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota – 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW – 1
Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 1
Rick Wilson, Joyceville, Ontario – 1
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, Indiana – 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Zach Zimmerly, Portland, Oregon – 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 6
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 6
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 5
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 4
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 4
5- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania – 3
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 3
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 3
5- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 2
6- Danny Dietrich, Aspers, Pennsylvania – 1
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 1
David Gravel, Watertown, Connecticut – 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California – 1
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania – 1
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia – 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California – 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 6871
Toni Lutar 6584 -287
Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 275
Don Ott 242 -33
Shaver Specialties 235 -40
Kistler 170 -105
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 314
J&J 253 -61
XXX 223 -91
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