By Kyle Luetters
SPRING VALLEY, Minn. — Sept. 17, 2011 — One night after flipping violently at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa, Steve Kinser was back in victory lane for the 9th time as he dominated the Outlaws annual visit to Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The driver of the #11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/Chevrolet started from the outside pole and grabbed the lead going down the back stretch. For the remainder of the 35 lap event, the entire field could only watch as Kinser ran away from the pack.
“Tonight our car felt absolutely great,” said Kinser, a Bloomington, Ind. native. “We had a tricky restart last night and I goofed on it. The track was really good tonight. It laid a little rubber on the high side of turn four so I had to move down a bit. We had an opportunity to gain some points on Jason (Meyers) and we ended up losing a few. From here on it, we’re going for wins and trying to close out this thing strong. Everything else will have to fall where it does but if we can continue to win races than there’s nothing more we can do.”
(Click here to watch a post race interview with Kinser.)
Starting alongside Kinser was his Tony Stewart Racing teammate, Donny Schatz. The driver of the #15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet tried his best to catch his teammate but ended up battling the likes of Brad Sweet and Kerry Madsen for the second spot.
“Tonight was another good finish for our team,” said Schatz, a Fargo, N.D. resident. “Wished we could’ve won last night but that’s just how it goes. We had a great car tonight, we’ve been changing some things and getting better. We’re glad to be back in the Midwest and getting closer to the end of the season.”
Third position changed hands several times throughout the race with Madsen, Sweet and Craig Dollansky trading slide jobs through all four corners at the 3/8th’s mile oval. In the end, it was Madsen who snuck by Sweet to hold onto the last podium spot.
“Brad pulled off a slide job that must’ve looked thrilling in the stands,” Madsen said. “We’re really glad to be up here and finishing third. We’ve had some stretches of bad luck here so this helps. It’s a great result considering we’re still in the process of getting this Keneric Racing team up and going.”
The field was slowed by one caution early on as Sammy Swindell spun on the front stretch. Swindell restarted dead last and picked up 10 positions to earn the nights KSE Hard Charger Award. Dollansky settled for fourth with Sweet rounding out the top-5. Series points leader Jason Meyers set Quick Time on the night and finished 6th. Meyers still holds a 98 point advantage over Kinser heading into the season’s final stretches.
The Outlaws will take on Harford (Mich.) Speedway on Wednesday, September 21 before heading to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio on Friday, September 23 and Lernerville Speedway on Saturday, September 24.
DEER CREEK SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
WINNERS – There have been 55 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 – 9 (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, Deer Creek Speedway on September 17); 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 12.177 seconds and earned five championship points. Also earning points were Kerry Madsen, Chad Kemenah, Brad Sweet and Steve Kinser. It marked Meyers’ tenth Quick Time of the season.
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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Deer Creek Speedway; Spring Valley, Minn.; Sept. 17, 2011
A-Main – (35 Laps)
1. 11-Steve Kinser[2][$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz[1][$5,500]; 3. 92-Kerry Madsen[3][$3,200]; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky[7][$2,800]; 5. 9-Brad Sweet[5][$2,500]; 6. 14-Jason Meyers[6][$2,300]; 7. 83-Paul McMahan[4][$2,200]; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8][$2,100]; 9. 13-Mark Dobmeier[10][$2,050]; 10. 6-Kraig Kinser[9][$2,000]; 11. 91-Cody Darrah[12][$1,500]; 12. 56-Davey Heskin[16][$1,200]; 13. 59-Brooke Tatnell[15][$1,100]; 14. 1-Sammy Swindell[21][$1,050]; 15. 7S-Jason Sides[14][$1,000]; 16. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[13][$900]; 17. 55-Terry McCarl[18][$800]; 18. 63-Chad Kemenah[11][$800]; 19. 6X-Kaley Gharst[22][$800]; 20. 7X-Dustin Selvage[19][$800]; 21. 81-Austin Johnson[24][$800]; 22. 3-Dusty Ballenger[23][$800]; 23. 6R-Bill Rose[17][$800]; 24. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[20][$800]
Lap Leaders : Steve Kinser 1-35
KSE Hard Charger Award: 1-Sammy Swindell[+7]
Qualifying –
1. 14-Jason Meyers, 12.177; 2. 92-Kerry Madsen, 12.226; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah, 12.305; 4. 9-Brad Sweet, 12.362; 5. 11-Steve Kinser, 12.367; 6. 83-Paul McMahan, 12.384; 7. 15-Donny Schatz, 12.403; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 12.435; 9. 13-Mark Dobmeier, 12.439; 10. 91-Cody Darrah, 12.441; 11. 91Z-Dusty Zomer, 12.458; 12. 7S-Jason Sides, 12.556; 13. 6-Kraig Kinser, 12.579; 14. 59-Brooke Tatnell, 12.582; 15. 7-Craig Dollansky, 12.614; 16. 56-Davey Heskin, 12.620; 17. 6R-Bill Rose, 12.730; 18. 55-Terry McCarl, 12.750; 19. 7X-Dustin Selvage, 12.762; 20. 7K-Robby Wolfgang, 12.805; 21. 1-Sammy Swindell, 12.819; 22. 6X-Kaley Gharst, 12.960; 23. 1H-Sye Anderson, 13.050; 24. 3-Dusty Ballenger, 13.185; 25. 19-Donovan Peterson, 13.295; 26. 81-Austin Johnson, 13.545
Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 15-Donny Schatz[2] ; 2. 6-Kraig Kinser[5] ; 3. 91-Cody Darrah[1] ; 4. 9-Brad Sweet[3] ; 5. 14-Jason Meyers[4] ; 6. 56-Davey Heskin[6] ; 7. 6X-Kaley Gharst[8] ; 8. 7X-Dustin Selvage[7] ; 9. 19-Donovan Peterson[9]
Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[2] ; 2. 11-Steve Kinser[3] ; 3. 92-Kerry Madsen[4] ; 4. 91Z-Dusty Zomer[1] ; 5. 59-Brooke Tatnell[5] ; 6. 6R-Bill Rose[6] ; 7. 1H-Sye Anderson[8] ; 8. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[7] ; 9. 81-Austin Johnson[9]
Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 13-Mark Dobmeier[2] ; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky[5] ; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell[7] ; 4. 7S-Jason Sides[1] ; 5. 83-Paul McMahan[3] ; 6. 55-Terry McCarl[6] ; 7. 3-Dusty Ballenger[8] ; 8. 63-Chad Kemenah[4]
Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature)
1. 15-Donny Schatz[1] ; 2. 11-Steve Kinser[3] ; 3. 92-Kerry Madsen[5] ; 4. 83-Paul McMahan[2] ; 5. 9-Brad Sweet[4] ; 6. 14-Jason Meyers[6] ; 7. 7-Craig Dollansky[10] ; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe[7] ; 9. 6-Kraig Kinser[9] ; 10. 13-Mark Dobmeier[8]
B-Main – (10 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature)
1. 63-Chad Kemenah[1] [-]; 2. 7X-Dustin Selvage[2] [-]; 3. 7K-Robby Wolfgang[3] [-]; 4. 6X-Kaley Gharst[4] [-]; 5. 3-Dusty Ballenger[6] [-]; 6. 81-Austin Johnson[8] [-]; 7. 1H-Sye Anderson[5] [$200]; 8. 19-Donovan Peterson[7] [$180]
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points Standings thru September 17:
Pos.
Driver
Total
Diff
Wins
Top 5
Top 10
QT
1
Jason Meyers
7439
4
32
46
10
2
Steve Kinser
7341
-98
9
28
44
2
3
Donny Schatz
7315
-124
6
27
45
2
4
Paul McMahan
7163
-276
4
19
40
10
5
Craig Dollansky
7081
-358
9
23
38
2
6
Jason Sides
7069
-370
4
19
36
3
7
Lucas Wolfe
6661
-778
0
7
22
0
8
Kraig Kinser
6560
-879
1
4
20
0
9
Chad Kemenah
6528
-911
0
5
16
4
10
Cody Darrah
6341
-1098
1
6
18
0
11
Sammy Swindell
6247
-1192
4
18
27
9
12
Bill Rose
5948
-1491
0
1
4
0
13
Joey Saldana
5928
-1511
4
18
25
5
14
Brad Sweet
4753
-2686
0
10
24
2
15
Kerry Madsen
4630
-2809
0
5
16
0
16
Ben Gregg
2723
-4716
0
1
2
0
17
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
2482
-4957
1
5
11
0
18
Austen Wheatley
2127
-5312
0
0
0
0
19
Tim Kaeding
1747
-5692
0
3
6
0
20
Terry McCarl
1738
-5701
0
1
4
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.