From the World of Outlaws
BROCKVILLE, Ontario — July 29, 2011 — Paul McMahan was in the right place at the right time, and had a little luck go his way, to capture the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series inaugural event Friday night at Brockville Ontario Speedway.
McMahan started fourth in the HR Cattle/Roth Motorsports Maxim and patiently raced around the 1/3-mile oval while Big Game Treestands teammates Sammy Swindell and Craig Dollansky started to pull away. But then the luck started rolling McMahan’s way. Swindell, who led the first 29 laps, had a tire issue then Dollansky, who had picked up the lead, had a nose-wing issue. With three to go, McMahan raced to the front and stayed there through the checkered flag.
“First Sammy lost a tire and then Craig had some issues with his nose wing and that just opened the door up for us,” said McMahan, of Nashville, Tenn. “Thankfully we were in a good position to capitalize on that and get the win. I really do like this track. … It was fast all night long. This is my first win in Canada, which makes it three countries (including Australia and the United States) I’ve won in so that’s a pretty cool thing. This will certainly help us build some momentum with the Knoxville Nationals coming up.”
McMahan took over the lead when Dollansky’s nose wing became so dislodged that it affected the handling of his Big Game Treestands Maxim. Current World of Outlaws championship points leader Jason Meyers also slipped past Dollansky and set his sights on McMahan. Going into the final two corners, Meyers saw an opportunity and a dove in to Turn 3 with McMahan on the outside and a lapped car in between.
“I tried to make it exciting there at the end,” chuckled Meyers, of Clovis, Calif.“It was another great points night for us. We qualified first so there are some points there plus we seem to be finishing near the front just about everywhere we go. I’m proud of all of my guys for this race car tonight.”
Swindell led the feature from the drop of the green and endured two caution flag periods until a cut left rear tire ended Swindell’s night on Lap 29. Dollansky, his Big Game Treestands teammate, then inherited the lead but was only able to hold off McMahan for a handful of laps.
“I noticed Sammy might be having a tire issue during a yellow,” said Dollansky, the event’s pole-sitter. “We ended up having problems with our nose wings and that hurt us a bit. It would’ve been great to have these Big Game Treestands cars finish one-two tonight.”
Lucas Wolfe and Steve Kinser rounded out the Top 5 in an exciting night of racing that marked the midway point of the Outlaws first Canadian trek of the season. The series concludes its tour up north with an event on Saturday (July 30) at Autodrome Drummond in Drummondville, Quebec.
BROCKVILLE-ONTARIO SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
TV TIME — The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series hits the airwaves on Saturday when SPEED broadcasts the 2-hour Kings Royal from Eldora Speedway beginning at 1 p.m. Eastern/Noon Central. Don’t miss the most controversial Kings Royal in history.
QUICK TIME — Jason Meyers was the night’s fastest qualifier with a lap around the one-third mile oval in 10.923 seconds, earning five championship points. Paul McMahan, Craig Dollansky, Sammy Swindell and Brad Sweet also earned qualifying points. It marked Meyer’s fifth Quick Time of the season.
WINNERS – There have been 38 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events in 2011. The winners include: Craig Dollansky – 6 (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 12, Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 3, River Cities Speedway on June 17 and 18, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 1, Lebanon Valley Speedway on July 24); Steve Kinser – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 11 and 12, Pike County Raceway on Feb. 25, the Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Lakeside Speedway on June 4); Sammy Swindell – 4 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 26, Merced Speedway on April 1, Tri-State Speedway on April 30, Knoxville Raceway on June 11); Joey Saldana – 4 (Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 3, Thunderbowl Raceway on March 19, Eldora Speedway on May 6, Beaver Dam Raceway on July 9); Jason Sides – 4 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Calistoga Speedway on April 2, I-96 Speedway on May 30, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 2); Paul McMahan – 3 (the Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 28, Belleville Highbanks on June 3, Brockville-Ontario Speedway on July 29);Donny Schatz – 3 (Attica Raceway Park on May 20, Princeton Speedway on June 25, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 13); Jason Meyers – 2 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23); Tim Shaffer – 2 (Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Dale Blaney – 1 (Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Greg Hodnett – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Daryn Pittman – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 13); Tony Stewart – 1 (Oshweken Speedway on July 27); Tyler Walker – 1 (Eldora Speedway on July 16.)
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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Brockville-Ontario Speedway; Brockville, Ont.; July 29, 2011
A-Main – (35 Laps) — 1. 83-Paul McMahan [4] [$10,000]; 2. 14-Jason Meyers [3] [$5,500]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [1] [$3,200]; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [6] [$2,800]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [5] [$2,500]; 6. 6-Kraig Kinser [7] [$2,300]; 7. 9-Brad Sweet [11] [$2,200]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [13] [$2,100]; 9. 91-Cody Darrah [8] [$2,050]; 10. 7S-Jason Sides [9] [$2,000]; 11. 63-Chad Kemenah [10] [$1,500]; 12. 6R-Bill Rose [12] [$1,200]; 13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken [14] [$1,100]; 14. 42W-Rick Wilson [15] [$1,050]; 15. 25-Warren Mahoney [17] [$1,000]; 16. O1-Kyle Fraser [19] [$900]; 17. 15AW-April Wilson [16] [$800]; 18. 24K-Devin Caron [18] [$800]; 19. 1-Sammy Swindell [2] [$800]; 20. 151KB-Brian McDonald [20] [$800]; 21. 29-Dick Spadaro [21] [$800]; 22. X2-Curt Bradshaw [22] [$800]; 23. 98-Paul Pekkonen [24] [$800]; 24. 2J-Justin Harris [23] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Sammy Swindell 1-29, Craig Dollansky 30-31, Paul McMahan 32-35. KSE Hard Charger Award: O1-Kyle Fraser [+6]. (NOTE: 98-Paul Pekkonen made the A-main field as the alternate when 84-Tyler Rand scratched with a mechanical issue.)
Qualifying — 1. 14-Jason Meyers, 10.923; 2. 83-Paul McMahan, 11.069; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.101; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell, 11.138; 5. 9-Brad Sweet, 11.256; 6. 6R-Bill Rose, 11.273; 7. 6-Kraig Kinser, 11.303; 8. 11-Steve Kinser, 11.309; 9. 91-Cody Darrah, 11.330; 10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 11.355; 11. 63-Chad Kemenah, 11.386; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.391; 13. 15-Donny Schatz, 11.400; 14. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 11.499; 15. 42W-Rick Wilson, 12.139; 16. 15AW-April Wilson, 12.303; 17. 25-Warren Mahoney, 12.387; 18. 24K-Devin Caron, 12.515; 19. 84-Tyler Rand, 12.523; 20. 98-Paul Pekkonen, 12.534; 21. O1-Kyle Fraser, 12.600; 22. 151KB-Brian McDonald, 12.630; 23. 29-Dick Spadaro, 12.652; 24. X2-Curt Bradshaw, 13.048; 25. 2J-Justin Harris, 13.268.
Heat 1 — (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) — 1. 6-Kraig Kinser [2]; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [1]; 3. 14-Jason Meyers [4]; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 6. 15AW-April Wilson [6]; 7. 151KB-Brian McDonald [8]; 8. 84-Tyler Rand [7]; 9. 2J-Justin Harris [9].
Heat 2 — (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) — 1. 11-Steve Kinser [2]; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah [1]; 3. 83-Paul McMahan [4]; 4. 9-Brad Sweet [3]; 5. 1Z-Jessica Zemken [5]; 6. 25-Warren Mahoney [6]; 7. 98-Paul Pekkonen [7]; 8. 29-Dick Spadaro [8].
Heat 3 — (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) — 1. 7S-Jason Sides [1]; 2. 91-Cody Darrah [2]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. 6R-Bill Rose [3]; 5. 42W-Rick Wilson [5]; 6. 24K-Devin Caron [6]; 7. O1-Kyle Fraser [7]; 8. X2-Curt Bradshaw [8].
Dash — (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) — 1. 7-Craig Dollansky [2]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 3. 14-Jason Meyers [4]; 4. 83-Paul McMahan [3]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [6]; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [8]; 7. 6-Kraig Kinser [5]; 8. 91-Cody Darrah [7]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [10]; 10. 63-Chad Kemenah [9].
B-Main — (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) — 1. 29-Dick Spadaro [5] [-]; 2. O1-Kyle Fraser [3] [-]; 3. 151KB-Brian McDonald [2] [-]; 4. X2-Curt Bradshaw [4] [-]; 5. 2J-Justin Harris [6] [-]; 6. 84-Tyler Rand [1] [$200]; 7. 98-Paul Pekkonen [7] [-].
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points Standings after July 29, 2011
| Pos. | Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
Top 5 |
Top 10 |
QT |
| 1. | Jason Meyers |
5082 |
2 |
22 |
31 |
5 |
|
| 2. | Donny Schatz |
5041 |
-41 |
3 |
16 |
30 |
2 |
| 3. | Steve Kinser |
4999 |
-83 |
5 |
17 |
29 |
1 |
| 4. | Craig Dollansky |
4903 |
-179 |
6 |
17 |
25 |
1 |
| 5. | Jason Sides |
4871 |
-211 |
4 |
14 |
25 |
3 |
| 6. | Paul McMahan |
4859 |
-223 |
3 |
10 |
24 |
8 |
| 7. | Joey Saldana |
4653 |
-429 |
4 |
16 |
23 |
5 |
| 8. | Sammy Swindell |
4583 |
-499 |
4 |
15 |
21 |
4 |
| 9. | Cody Darrah |
4527 |
-555 |
0 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
| 10. | Lucas Wolfe |
4471 |
-611 |
0 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
| 11. | Chad Kemenah |
4463 |
-619 |
0 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
| 12. | Kraig Kinser |
4405 |
-677 |
0 |
2 |
11 |
0 |
| 13. | Bill Rose |
4081 |
-1001 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| 14. | Kerry Madsen |
2970 |
-2112 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
| 15. | Ben Gregg |
2648 |
-2434 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 16. | Brad Sweet |
2533 |
-2549 |
0 |
4 |
10 |
1 |
| 17. | Sam Hafertepe Jr. |
1876 |
-3206 |
0 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
| 18. | Daryn Pittman |
1597 |
-3485 |
1 |
4 |
6 |
0 |
| 19. | Lance Dewease |
1367 |
-3715 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| 20. | Stevie Smith |
1301 |
-3781 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |