By Kyle Luetters
SPENCER, Iowa — Sept. 16, 2011 — Even though he had plenty to worry about by being the promoter of the event, Craig Dollansky scored his first World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series win at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa. The Elk River, Minn. native promoted the Arnold Motor Supply Shootout for the fifth straight year and picked up his ninth win of the season in his Aggressive Hydraulics Maxim.
“Everytime you win it’s always a team effort,” said Dollansky. “We had some breaks fall our way and it’s always great to get a win and to get our ninth this year is really saying something. I felt like I gave one away at Antioch (Speedway) on Monday and it was a long ride back from California thinking about it. My guys did an awesome job building a new car without a whole lot of time since we tore one up. I just can’t thank everyone enough that helps us out from Big Game Treestands to Aggressive Hydraulics to Aeroquip and Karavan Trailers.”
(Click here to watch a post race interview with Dollansky.)
Dollansky had to charge through the field after starting the main even from the 7th position. The front row duo of Donny Schatz and Bill Rose led early on with Schatz taking command from laps 1-11 with Rose taking over from laps 12-15. Dollansky powered past Rose in lap traffic to grab the lead which he held for the remainder of the race. A double file restart near the end of the race brought the field together once more but as the pack took off, it was determined that Schatz started too early and was penalized on the ensuing red flag that came out for Steve Kinser’s flip in turn one. With an accident on a double file restart, the field lined up and took the green with two laps to get in single file order.
The battle for second was red hot as Sammy Swindell made it three wide as he grabbed second.
“I don’t think I’ve ever had a three wide finish at the line,” said Swindell, . “What a great night for Big Game Tree Stands to have the top-2 spots. We were coming towards the end. We had a good car all night and that’s nothing to be ashamed of. Congratulations to Craig and his team.”
After the penalty, Schatz restarted with a vengeance.. Despite a wild finish, the four-time champion still pulled off a third place finish.
“These things happen,” said Schatz. “It’s racing and it happens. There’s not much you can do. We ran a good race tonight and came up short. We’ll be back.”
Kraig Kinser finished fourth in the event with local favorite Mark Dobmeier rounding out the top-5. Series points leader, Jason Meyers, set a new track record around the 3/8th’s mile speedway but crashed during the dash. The All-Start Performance/DDNi/Media-Tile team worked quickly and got the 2010 Champion back out in time for the main event. Meyers started 24th and drove his way to eighth to claim the nights KSE Hard Charger award.
The Outlaws now head north to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. for another $10,000 to win show on Saturday, September 17.
CLAY COUNTY FAIR SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
WINNERS – There have been 54 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events in 2011. The winners include: Craig Dollansky – 9 (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, Skagit Speedway on September 2, Clay County Fair Speedway on September 16); Steve Kinser – 8 (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, Antioch Speedway on September 12); Donny Schatz – 6 (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, Black Hills Speedway on August 23); Paul McMahan – 4 (the Dirt Track at Charlotte on May 28, Belleville Highbanks on June 3, Brockville-Ontario Speedway on July 29, Silver Dollar Speedway on September 9); Jason Meyers – 4 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Williams Grove Speedway on July 23, Autodrome Drummond on July 30, Castrol Raceway on August 26); 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); Tim Shaffer – 2 (Eldora Speedway on July 15, Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Dale Blaney – 1 (Lernerville Speedway on July 19); Cody Darrah – 1 (Castrol Raceway on august 27); Sam Hafertepe Jr. – 1 (Skagit Speedway on September 3); Greg Hodnett – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on July 22); Kraig Kinser – 1 (Cottage Grove Speedway on September 5); Kyle Larson – 1 (Silver Dollar Speedway on September 10); 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– Jason Meyers was the fastest qualifier around the three eighth’s mile oval with a time of 13.074seconds and earned five championship points. Also earning points were Craig Dollansky, Sammy SwindellMark Dobmeier and Jason Sides. It marked Meyers’s ninth Quick Time of the season.
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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Clay County Fair Speedway; Spencer, Iowa; Sept. 12, 2011
A-Main – (30 Laps)
1. 7-Craig Dollansky[7][$10,000]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell[10][$5,500]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz[1][$3,200]; 4. 6-Kraig Kinser[4][$2,800]; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier[5][$2,500]; 6. 83-Paul McMahan[12][$2,300]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides[6][$2,200]; 8. 14-Jason Meyers[24][$2,100]; 9. 59-Brooke Tatnell[17][$2,050]; 10. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[9][$2,000]; 11. 6R-Bill Rose[2][$1,500]; 12. 55-Terry McCarl[14][$1,200]; 13. 23W-Scott Winters[21][$1,100]; 14. 92-Kerry Madsen[3][$1,050]; 15. 9-Brad Sweet[20][$1,000]; 16. 63-Chad Kemenah[13][$900]; 17. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[18][$800]; 18. 56-Davey Heskin[15][$800]; 19. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[22][$800]; 20. 4W-Matt Wasmund[23][$800]; 21. 11-Steve Kinser[11][$800]; 22. 91-Cody Darrah[16][$800]; 23. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8][$800]; 24. 6X-Kaley Gharst[19][$800]
Lap Leaders : Donny Schatz 1-11, Bill Rose 12-15, Craig Dollansky 16-30
KSE Hard Charger Award: 14-Jason Meyers[+16]
Qualifying –
1. 14-Jason Meyers, 13.074; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.193; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.194; 4. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 13.210; 5. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.232; 6. 92-Kerry Madsen, 13.238; 7. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.325; 8. 83-Paul McMahan, 13.343; 9. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.356; 10. 6-Kraig Kinser, 13.359; 11. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.376; 12. 55-Terry McCarl, 13.441; 13. 6R-Bill Rose, 13.451; 14. 56-Davey Heskin, 13.471; 15. 91Z-Dusty Zomer, 13.501; 16. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.507; 17. 91-Cody Darrah, 13.539; 18. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 13.548; 19. 7K-Robby Wolfgang, 13.636; 20. 6X-Kaley Gharst, 13.688; 21. 14X-Jody Rosenboom, 13.696; 22. 9-Brad Sweet, 13.768; 23. 23W-Scott Winters, 13.815; 24. 12-Lynton Jeffrey, 13.818; 25. 19-Donovan Peterson, 13.881; 26. 4W-Matt Wasmund, 13.891; 27. 7X-Dustin Selvage, 13.905; 28. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips, 13.918; 29. 1W-Chad Meyer, 13.986; 30. 81-Austin Johnson, 13.995; 31. 3-Dusty Ballenger, 14.161; 32. 2K-Kevin Ingle, 14.206; 33. 1H-Sye Anderson, 14.438
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 6R-Bill Rose[1] ; 2. 7S-Jason Sides[3] ; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah[2] ; 4. 91-Cody Darrah[5] ; 5. 14-Jason Meyers[4] ; 6. 1W-Chad Meyer[8] ; 7. 14X-Jody Rosenboom[6] ; 8. 1H-Sye Anderson[9] ; 9. 19-Donovan Peterson[7]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 6-Kraig Kinser[2] ; 2. 92-Kerry Madsen[3] ; 3. 56-Davey Heskin[1] ; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky[4] ; 5. 9-Brad Sweet[6] ; 6. 59-Brooke Tatnell[5] ; 7. 4W-Matt Wasmund[7] ; 8. 81-Austin Johnson[8]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 15-Donny Schatz[2] ; 2. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[1] ; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell[4] ; 4. 11-Steve Kinser[3] ; 5. 23W-Scott Winters[6] ; 6. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[5] ; 7. 3-Dusty Ballenger[8] ; 8. 7X-Dustin Selvage[7]
Heat 4 – (8 Laps – Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1] ; 2. 13-Mark Dobmeier[4] ; 3. 83-Paul McMahan[3] ; 4. 55-Terry McCarl[2] ; 5. 12-Lynton Jeffrey[6] ; 6. 6X-Kaley Gharst[5] ; 7. 2K-Kevin Ingle[8]
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1. 15-Donny Schatz[2] ; 2. 6R-Bill Rose[1] ; 3. 92-Kerry Madsen[4] ; 4. 6-Kraig Kinser[3] ; 5. 13-Mark Dobmeier[6] ; 6. 7S-Jason Sides[5] ; 7. 7-Craig Dollansky[7] ; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[10] ; 9. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[9] ; 10. 14-Jason Meyers[8]
B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[2] [-]; 2. 59-Brooke Tatnell[1] [-]; 3. 6X-Kaley Gharst[3] [-]; 4. 4W-Matt Wasmund[6] [-]; 5. 1W-Chad Meyer[8] [$200]; 6. 1H-Sye Anderson[12] [$180]; 7. 14X-Jody Rosenboom[4] [$175]; 8. 81-Austin Johnson[9] [$160]; 9. 3-Dusty Ballenger[10] [$150]; 10. 2K-Kevin Ingle[11] [$150]; 11. 19-Donovan Peterson[5] [$150]; 12. 7X-Dustin Selvage[7] [$150]; 13. 7TAZ-Tasker Phillips[13] [$150]
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points Standings thru September 16:
Pos.
Driver
Total
Diff
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
QT
1
Jason Meyers
7296
4
32
45
9
2
Steve Kinser
7190
-106
8
27
43
2
3
Donny Schatz
7169
-127
6
26
44
2
4
Paul McMahan
7027
-269
4
19
39
10
5
Jason Sides
6949
-347
4
19
36
3
6
Craig Dollansky
6939
-357
9
22
37
2
7
Lucas Wolfe
6527
-769
0
7
21
0
8
Kraig Kinser
6430
-866
1
4
19
0
9
Chad Kemenah
6411
-885
0
5
16
4
10
Cody Darrah
6213
-1083
1
6
18
0
11
Sammy Swindell
6125
-1171
4
18
27
9
12
Joey Saldana
5853
-1443
4
18
25
5
13
Bill Rose
5844
-1452
0
1
4
0
14
Brad Sweet
4611
-2685
0
9
23
2
15
Kerry Madsen
4482
-2814
0
4
15
0
16
Ben Gregg
2723
-4573
0
1
2
0
17
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2482
-4814
1
5
11
0
18
Austen Wheatley
2127
-5169
0
0
0
0
19
Tim Kaeding
1747
-5549
0
3
6
0
20
Jac Haudenschild
1730
-5566
0
2
5
0
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), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), Chizmark & Larson Insurance , Factory Motor Parts, VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), Vicci (Official Apparel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jake’s Custom Golf Carts, RacingJunk.com KSE Race Products, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo and R2C Performance; 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.