By Shawn Miller
PADUCAH, Ky. – April 9, 2012 – Following a month on the West Coast, where three of the last five races were rained out, the World of Outlaws head to Kentucky and Missouri for a doubleheader this weekend.
On Friday, Paducah International Raceway will host Kentucky’s lone race, while Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo., is the site for Saturday’s event.
Sammy Swindell is riding his first win of the season, which catapulted him into the World of Outlaws points lead. With a top-five finish in four of the eight races this season, Donny Schatz and Jason Sides are within six and eight points, respectively.
Joey Saldana – a three-time winner at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 since 2007 – ranks fourth, only 12 points back. Kraig Kinser, who has earned quick time the past two races and has a streak of six consecutive races of qualifying in the top five, is fifth in the World of Outlaws standings – 14 points behind Swindell.
WHEN
Friday, April 13, at Paducah International Raceway in Paducah, Ky. Front gates are scheduled to open at 5 p.m. with qualifying set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 14, at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo. Front gates are scheduled to open at 3 p.m. with qualifying at approximately 6:45 p.m.
WHERE
Paducah International Raceway is located at 4445 Shemwell Lane in Paducah, Ky. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/3avqe).
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is located at 1540 Herky-Horine Road in Pevely, Mo. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/thhqe).
TICKETS
Tickets for both races can be purchased by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or calling 877-395-8606.
ON THE INTERNET
World of Outlaws – www.WorldofOutlaws.com
Paducah International Raceway – www.paducahracing.net
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 – www.i55raceway.com
Dirt Radio Network – www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
Paducah International Raceway is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 12.825 seconds was established by Joey Saldana on April 17, 2009.
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a high-banked, 1/3-mile oval. The track record of 10.189 seconds was established by Stevie Smith on March 30, 2002.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Paducah International Raceway:
2010 – Jac Haudenschild on April 16
2009 – Jason Meyers on April 17
2008 – Craig Dollansky on July 28
2007 – Danny Lasoski on April 6
2001 – Andy Hillenburg on June 12
1998 – Jeff Swindell on April 17
World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55:
2011 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 5
2010 – Joey Saldana on April 17, Tim Shaffer on Aug. 6, Jason Meyers on Aug. 7
2009 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 7, Joey Saldana on Aug. 8
2008 – Jason Meyers on April 5
2007 – Joey Saldana on July 7
2006 – Donny Schatz on April 1, Brooke Tatnell on July 8
2005 – Kraig Kinser on April 2, Chad Kemenah on July 8
2004 – Craig Dollansky on April 17, Danny Lasoski on Aug. 7
2003 – Steve Kinser on April 12, Tyler Walker on July 12
2002 – Jac Haudenschild on March 30, Daryn Pittman on July 13
2001 – Randy Hannagan on March 24, Stevie Smith on July 14
2000 – Jac Haudenschild on July 22
1999 – Jac Haudenschild on July 24
1998 – Stevie Smith on July 25, Andy Hillenburg on Oct. 10
1997 – Mark Kinser on May 18, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 11
1996 – Mark Kinser on June 12
1992 – Steve Kinser on June 10
1991 – Sammy Swindell on May 4
1990 – Sammy Swindell on April 14
1989 – Doug Wolfgang on April 15, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 11
1988 – Steve Kinser on April 23
1987 – Brad Doty on April 22, Steve Kinser on Sept. 25
3/8-MILE WINNERS
Paducah International Raceway is a 3/8-mile track. There were 11 races on a track that size in 2011. The winners include: Craig Dollansky – 3 (Salina Highbanks Speedway on May 3, Dodge City Raceway Park on July 1, Clay County Fair Speedway on Sept. 16); Steve Kinser – 3 (Pike County Speedway on Feb. 25, Huset’s Speedway on Aug. 20, Deer Creek Speedway on Sept. 17); Jason Meyers – 2 (Cedar Lake Speedway on July 8, Castrol Raceway on Aug. 26); Jason Sides – 1 (Dodge City Raceway Park on July 2); Tony Stewart – 1 (Ohsweken Speedway on July 27); Sammy Swindell – 1 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 26).
1/3-MILE WINNERS
Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 is a 1/3-mile track. There have been two World of Outlaws features on that size of a track this season. The winners are: Tim Kaeding – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16) and Sammy Swindell – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 30).
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah – http://www.codydarrah.com
Craig Dollansky – http://www.dollanskyracing.com
Chad Kemenah – http://www.chadkemenah.com
Kraig Kinser – http://www.kraigkinser.com
Steve Kinser – http://www.stevekinser.com
Kerry Madsen – http://www.kerrymadsen.com
Jason Meyers – http://www.eliteracing.net
Bill Rose – http://www.billroseracing.com
Joey Saldana – http://www.joeysaldana.com
Donny Schatz – http://www.donnyschatz.com
Sammy Swindell – http://www.swindellmotorsports.citymaker.com
Lucas Wolfe – http://www.lucaswolfe.com
For more driver information, visit: www.WorldofOutlaws.com
NEWS & NOTES
Feature winners: Tim Kaeding – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Donny Schatz – 2 (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Joey Saldana – 1 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Sammy Swindell – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 30).
Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action. Also, be sure to check out the all new official Podcast of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, Outlaws Unleashed, in the iTunes store or at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com.
Live Updates Online: Check out the Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series website at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com for live text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
Up Next: The World of Outlaws will compete at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., on Friday, April 20, for the first race of the Kasey Kahne Challenge. The Outlaws wrap up the weekend on Saturday, April 21, at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.
2012 STAT ATTACK
There have been 8 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (6 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 2
– DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 2
3 – CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Total laps led (8 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps
1 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 58
2 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 55
3 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 40
4 – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 30
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 30
6 – CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 25
7 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 5
8 – CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 2
Pole Positions (6 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Poles
1 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 3
2 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 1
– JASON SIDES, Barlett, Tenn. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Time Trial leaders (6 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick Times
1 – CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 2
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
3 – JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 1
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 1
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Bonus Points Earned (22 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Points
1 – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 20
2 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 14
3 – CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 10
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 10
5 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Penn. – 8
– JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 8
7 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 6
8 – DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 5
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 5
10 – FRED RAHMER, Salfordville, Penn. – 4
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 4
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 4
13 – CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 3
– SAM HAFERTEPE JR., Sunnyvale, Texas – 3
– JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 3
– BOBBY McMAHAN, Elk Grove, Calif. – 3
17 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New Wales, Australia – 2
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 2
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Penn. – 2
21 – CODY LAMAR, Rio Linda, Calif. – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
Heat Race Winners (19 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 4
2 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 3
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 3
4 – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New Wales, Australia – 2
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 2
6 – JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 1
– CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Penn. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 1
– CAP HENRY, Bellevue, Ohio – 1
– TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 1
– CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
– JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 1
– DUSTIN MORGAN, Owasso, Okla. – 1
– FRED RAHMER, Salfordville, Penn. – 1
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 1
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (7 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins
1 – JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 2
2 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Penn. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– GREG HODNETT, Memphis, Tenn. – 1
– TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1
– BOBBY McMAHAN, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 1
Hard Charger Award (7 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C. Awards
1 – TREY STARKS, Puyallup, Wash. – 2
2 – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1
– DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 1
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
2012 World of Outlaws Schedule & Winners
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Number of Wins in 2012)
1. / Saturday, February 18 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Danny Lasoski (1)
2. / Sunday, February 19 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Donny Schatz (1)
3. / Sunday, February 19 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Craig Dollansky (1)
4. / Thursday, March 8 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Tim Kaeding (1)
5. / Saturday, March 10 / Perris Auto Speedway / Perris, Calif. / Joey Saldana (1)
6. / Friday, March 16 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Tim Kaeding (2)
7. / Friday, March 23 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, Calif. / Donny Schatz (2)
8. / Friday, March 30 / Merced Speedway / Merced, Calif. / Sammy Swindell (1)
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points Standings through March 30
Pos.
Driver
Total
Diff
Wins
T5
T10
QT
1
Sammy Swindell
1104
0
1
4
6
1
2
Donny Schatz
1098
-6
2
4
6
0
3
Jason Sides
1096
-8
0
4
6
0
4
Joey Saldana
1092
-12
1
4
6
1
5
Kraig Kinser
1090
-14
0
3
7
2
6
Steve Kinser
1076
-28
0
3
6
0
7
Jason Meyers
1054
-50
0
3
4
1
8
Craig Dollansky
1041
-63
1
3
4
0
9
Chad Kemenah
994
-110
0
1
3
2
10
Cody Darrah
976
-128
0
1
2
0
11
Lucas Wolfe
952
-152
0
0
2
0
12
Kerry Madsen
911
-193
0
1
1
0
13
Terry McCarl
890
-214
0
1
2
0
14
Bill Rose
884
-220
0
0
1
0
15
Jac Haudenschild
853
-251
0
0
1
0
16
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
743
-361
0
0
3
0
17
Tim Kaeding
714
-390
2
3
4
0
18
Trey Starks
582
-522
0
0
0
0
19
Austen Wheatley
531
-573
0
0
1
0
20
Jonathan Allard
490
-614
0
1
1
0
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