From the World of Outlaws
BRANDON, S.D. — Aug. 20, 2011 — After a lackluster showing at the 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals, Steve Kinser and his #11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet crew have found their groove again as the “King of the Outlaws” picked up his seventh win of the season and second win in a row. The Bloomington, Ind. native led the final 14 laps to claim the checkers at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, S.D.
“It’s a great feeling to be back in victory lane for the second night in a row,” said a grinning Kinser. “The track started to rubber up a bit and we found something there about halfway through. It hooked up car really well and allowed us to get by the 14 and the 9. The whole crew really worked hard to get us back to where we were earlier this year and I think we are getting there. We certainly had a lot more speed the past two nights than we have had in the last month.”
Kinser started the night’s feature event in the 8th position as Kerry Madsen led the field to green with youngster Brad Sweet to his outside. Once the green flag flew, Sweet powered the #9 Red Bull Maxim to the lead and held on thru the first 21 circuits. Sweet had to hold off numerous challenges from second place finisher Jason Meyers. The Clovis, Calif. native was battling hard with Sweet when Kinser snuck by.
“Another great run for us tonight in this All-Star Performance/DDNi/Media-Tile car,” Meyers said. ”Brad and I got to battling there pretty good and the track started laying rubber down. There’s not much left here on this right rear but we made it. Like I said, just another great night for us.”
While he didn’t get the win, Meyers was able to extend his points lead over Donny Schatz who finished 22nd after an early race caution. Kinser and Schatz are now tied for second in the standings, both 89 markers back. Sweet wound up finishing third but was upbeat after leading early.
“We had an awesome car tonight for sure,” Sweet said. “We had some pretty good battles going there with Steve and Jason. We’ll eventually learn how to win one of these things. It’d be some great medicine for Joey back home to see the #9 car back in Victory Lane.”
Terry McCarl was able to wheel his #55 machine to a fourth place finish with Sam Hafertepe Jr. rounding out the top-5. Pole sitter Madsen ran into some late race troubles and finished 15th. Early front runner Lucas Wolfe also had issues yet managed a tenth place finish.
The ‘Great Northern Tour’ continues for the Outlaws as the series heads to Black Hills Speedway on Tuesday, Aug. 23 and then it’s onto Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on Aug. 26-27.
HUSET’S SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
WINNERS – There have been 43 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events in 2011. The winners include: Craig Dollansky – 7 (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, I-55 Raceway on August 6); Steve Kinser – 7 (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, River Cities Speedway on August 19, Huset’s Speedway on August 20); Donny Schatz – 5 (Attica Raceway Park on May 20, Princeton Speedway on June 25, Limaland Motorsports Park on July 13, Bloomington Speedway on August 5, Knoxville Raceway on August 13); 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); Jason Meyers – 3 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23, Autodrome Drummond on July 30); 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.)
TIME TRIALS– Sammy Swindell was the fastest qualifier around the 3/8th’s mile oval with a time of 10.768 seconds and earned five championship points. Also earning points were Steve Kinser, Jason Meyers, Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Paul McMahan. It marked Swindell’s fifth Quick Time of the season.
TYLER WALKER UPDATE – 2011 Kings Royal winner, Tyler Walker, is being treated for an inner ear infection that brings on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (commonly referred to as BPPV). Walker was competing in the 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals and had completed his qualifying night before he realized something was wrong. “I knew after Wednesday’s races, that for my own good, I HAD to step away and see a specialist back home in California,” said Walker. “I am determined to get back behind the wheel and win more races. I want to thank all my family, friends and fans for their continued support. I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Huset’s Speedway; Brandon, South Dakota; Aug. 20, 2011
A-Main – (35 Laps)
1. 11-Steve Kinser[8][$10,000]; 2. 14-Jason Meyers[4][$5,500]; 3. 9-Brad Sweet[2][$3,200]; 4. 55-Terry McCarl[3][$2,800]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[5][$2,500]; 6. 6-Kraig Kinser[16][$2,300]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides[14][$2,200]; 8. 83JR-Tim Kaeding[20][$2,100]; 9. 35-Justin Henderson[9][$2,050]; 10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[6][$2,000]; 11. 6R-Bill Rose[23][$1,500]; 12. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[13][$1,200]; 13. 83-Paul McMahan[11][$1,100]; 14. 63-Chad Kemenah[15][$1,050]; 15. 92-Kerry Madsen[1][$1,000]; 16. 44W-Austen Wheatley[17][$900]; 17. 7-Craig Dollansky[18][$800]; 18. 91-Cody Darrah[21][$800]; 19. 13-Mark Dobmeier[10][$800]; 20. 1-Sammy Swindell[7][$800]; 21. 1W-Chad Meyer[24][$800]; 22. 15-Donny Schatz[12][$800]; 23. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[19][$800]; 24. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[22][$800]
Lap Leaders: Brad Sweet 1-21, Steve Kinser 22-35
KSE Hard Charger Award: 83JR-Tim Kaeding[+12]
Qualifying –
1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 10.786; 2. 11-Steve Kinser, 10.855; 3. 14-Jason Meyers, 10.865; 4. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr., 10.888; 5. 83-Paul McMahan, 10.905; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 10.927; 7. 55-Terry McCarl, 10.944; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 10.961; 9. 9-Brad Sweet, 10.969; 10. 92-Kerry Madsen, 10.993; 11. 35-Justin Henderson, 11.045; 12. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 11.076; 13. 91Z-Dusty Zomer, 11.087; 14. 7S-Jason Sides, 11.089; 15. 63-Chad Kemenah, 11.094; 16. 6-Kraig Kinser, 11.103; 17. 56JC-Johnn Cressman, 11.105; 18. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 11.123; 19. 1W-Chad Meyer, 11.205; 20. 7-Craig Dollansky, 11.232; 21. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 11.256; 22. 83JR-Tim Kaeding, 11.298; 23. 91-Cody Darrah, 11.318; 24. 6R-Bill Rose, 11.347; 25. 7K-Robby Wolfgang, 11.516; 26. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 11.646; 27. 6X-Tommy Barber, 11.695; 28. 3-Donovan Peterson, 11.756; 29. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 11.808
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 55-Terry McCarl[2] ; 2. 92-Kerry Madsen[1] ; 3. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[3] ; 4. 1-Sammy Swindell[4] ; 5. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[5] ; 6. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[9] ; 7. 6-Kraig Kinser[6] ; 8. 3-Donovan Peterson[10] ; 9. 1W-Chad Meyer[7] ; 10. 83JR-Tim Kaeding[8]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 35-Justin Henderson[1] ; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[2] ; 3. 11-Steve Kinser[4] ; 4. 83-Paul McMahan[3] ; 5. 7S-Jason Sides[5] ; 6. 7-Craig Dollansky[7] ; 7. 91-Cody Darrah[8] ; 8. 56JC-Johnn Cressman[6] ; 9. 4W-Matt Wasmund[9] ; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle[10]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 13-Mark Dobmeier[1] ; 2. 9-Brad Sweet[2] ; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[3] ; 4. 14-Jason Meyers[4] ; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah[5] ; 6. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[7] ; 7. 6R-Bill Rose[8] ; 8. 44W-Austen Wheatley[6] ; 9. 6X-Tommy Barber[9]
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1. 92-Kerry Madsen[1] ; 2. 9-Brad Sweet[2] ; 3. 55-Terry McCarl[4] ; 4. 14-Jason Meyers[6] ; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[5] ; 6. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] ; 7. 1-Sammy Swindell[8] ; 8. 11-Steve Kinser[7] ; 9. 35-Justin Henderson[9] ; 10. 13-Mark Dobmeier[10]
B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 44W-Austen Wheatley[3] [-]; 2. 6-Kraig Kinser[1] [-]; 3. 83JR-Tim Kaeding[5] [-]; 4. 91-Cody Darrah[6] [-]; 5. 6R-Bill Rose[7] [-]; 6. 1W-Chad Meyer[4] [-]; 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund[8] [$200]; 8. 3-Donovan Peterson[10] [$180]; 9. 6X-Tommy Barber[9] [$175]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle[11] [$160]; 11. 56JC-Johnn Cressman[2] [$150]
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series points standings through August 20.
Pos. | Driver |
Total |
Diff |
Wins |
Top 5 |
1 | Jason Meyers |
5893 |
3 |
28 |
|
2 | Donny Schatz |
5804 |
-89 |
5 |
21 |
3 | Steve Kinser |
5804 |
-89 |
7 |
21 |
4 | Craig Dollansky |
5647 |
-246 |
7 |
18 |
5 | Paul McMahan |
5623 |
-270 |
3 |
14 |
6 | Jason Sides |
5589 |
-304 |
4 |
14 |
7 | Lucas Wolfe |
5248 |
-645 |
0 |
5 |
8 | Cody Darrah |
5206 |
-687 |
0 |
5 |
9 | Kraig Kinser |
5136 |
-757 |
0 |
2 |
10 | Chad Kemenah |
5134 |
-759 |
0 |
3 |
11 | Sammy Swindell |
5057 |
-836 |
4 |
18 |
12 | Joey Saldana |
4953 |
-940 |
4 |
16 |
13 | Bill Rose |
4772 |
-1121 |
0 |
1 |
14 | Kerry Madsen |
3543 |
-2350 |
0 |
4 |
15 | Brad Sweet |
3290 |
-2603 |
0 |
7 |
16 | Ben Gregg |
2723 |
-3170 |
0 |
1 |
17 | Sam Hafertepe Jr. |
2223 |
-3670 |
0 |
4 |
18 | Daryn Pittman |
1672 |
-4221 |
1 |
5 |
19 | Lance Dewease |
1442 |
-4451 |
0 |
0 |
20 | Austen Wheatley |
1436 |
-4457 |
0 |
0 |