By Shawn Miller
SEDALIA, Mo. – April 16, 2012 – The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will make its season debut at a pair of historical facilities in the Midwest this weekend.
The Outlaws return to Missouri State Fair Speedway on Friday for the first time since 2010 and this time it’s under the banner of the Kasey Kahne Challenge – a four-race series in conjunction with SLS Promotions.
On Saturday, the World of Outlaws will compete at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., where Craig Dollansky has won in every even year since 2006.
Sammy Swindell, who has five World of Outlaws wins at Tri-State Speedway – including last season – is the current points leader. Joey Saldana, who won the Outlaws last event, is only five points back with Donny Schatz in third – 12 points out of the lead.
WHEN
Friday, April 20, at Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia, Mo., for Round 1 of the Kasey Kahne Challenge presented by Sage Fruit. Front gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 21, at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. Front gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with qualifying set to begin at 6:30 p.m.
WHERE
Missouri State Fair Speedway is located on the Missouri State Fairgrounds at 2503 West 16th Street in Sedalia, Mo. Click on the link for a map (http://g.co/maps/k8gzq).
Tri-State Speedway is located at 9981 South U.S. Highway 41 in Haubstadt, Ind. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/xfraa).
TICKETS
Tickets for the Kasey Kahne Challenge presented by Sage Fruit at Missouri State Fair Speedway can be purchased online by clicking www.SLSpromotions.com.
Tickets for Tri-State Speedway can be purchased online by clicking www.TriStateSpeedway.com.
ON THE INTERNET
World of Outlaws – www.WorldofOutlaws.com
Missouri State Fair Speedway – www.MissouriStateFairSpeedway.com
Tri-State Speedway – www.TriStateSpeedway.com
Dirt Radio Network – www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
Missouri State Fair Speedway is a semi-banked, half-mile oval. The track record of 15.676 seconds was established by Craig Dollansky on March 23, 2001.
Tri-State Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. The track record of 11.110 seconds was established by Sammy Swindell on Oct. 8, 2004.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Missouri State Fair Speedway:
2010 – Jason Sides on June 29
2008 – Donny Schatz on June 11
2007 – Steve Kinser on June 20
2005 – Jason Meyers on June 22
2004 – Steve Kinser on April 16
2003 – Steve Kinser on April 11, Donny Schatz on July 2
2002 – Tyler Walker on May 10, Danny Lasoski on June 26
2001 – Paul McMahan on March 23, Danny Lasoski on June 27
2000 – Steve Kinser on July 21
1999 – Steve Kinser on May 14, Danny Lasoski on July 23
1998 – Stevie Smith on May 8, Mark Kinser on July 24
1997 – Mark Kinser on April 13
1985 – Sammy Swindell on Aug.25
1984 – Rick Ungar on Aug. 25
1982 – Sammy Swindell on July 24
1981 – Doug Wolfgang on July 25
1978 – Rick Ferkel on July 15
World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Tri-State Speedway:
2011 – Sammy Swindell on May 30
2010 – Craig Dollansky on Oct. 16
2009 – Steve Kinser on June 25
2008 – Craig Dollansky on July 6
2007 – Steve Kinser on April 21
2006 – Craig Dollansky on April 15
2005 – Steve Kinser on April 16
2004 – Tim Kaeding on Oct. 8
1999 – Mark Kinser on May 16
1998 – Mark Kinser on May 10, Sammy Swindell on June 21
1997 – Steve Kinser on May 11, Sammy Swindell on June 22
1996 – Mark Kinser on May 12
1995 – Stevie Smith on May 14, Steve Kinser on July 16
1994 – Andy Hillenburg on May 15, Dave Blaney on July 17
1993 – Dave Blaney on May 16, Andy Hillenburg on July 18
1992 – Gary Wright on May 10, Sammy Swindell on July 26
1991 – Doug Wolfgang on May 12, Steve Kinser on July 14
1990 – Doug Wolfgang on May 13
1989 – Steve Kinser on May 14
1988 – Bobby Davis, Jr. and Sammy Swindell on May 15 (co-winners)
1980 – Steve Kinser on May 11
1979 – Lee James on May 13, Larry Gates on Aug. 19
HALF-MILE WINNERS
Missouri State Fair Speedway is a half-mile track. There have been five World of Outlaws features on a track that size in 2012. The winners are:Joey Saldana – 1 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Tim Kaeding – 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway);Craig Dollansky – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Donny Schatz – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).
QUARTER-MILE WINNERS
Tri-State Speedway is a quarter-mile track. There has been one World of Outlaws feature on that size of a track this season, which was won by Donny Schatz (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23).
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.kenericracing.com
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: Donny Schatz – 2 (Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana – 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Sammy Swindell – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 30); Craig Dollansky – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).
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.
On the Web: The all new Official World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Web site is at http://www.WorldofOutlaws.com and 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 compete on Wednesday, April 25, at Farmer City Raceway in Farmer City, Ill., before events at Eagle Raceway in Eagle, Neb., on Friday, April 27, and Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa, on Saturday, April 28.
2012 STAT ATTACK
There have been 9 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
– JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 2
– DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 2
4 – CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Total laps led (9 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps
1 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 58
2 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 55
3 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 48
4 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 40
5 – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 30
6 – CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 25
7 – DANNY SMITH, Chillicothe, Ohio – 12
8 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 5
9 – CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 2
Pole Positions (7 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
– DANNY SMITH, Chillicothe, Ohio – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Time Trial leaders (7 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
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 1
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1
Bonus Points Earned (25 Different Drivers)
Rank – Driver, Hometown – Points
1 – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 20
2 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 14
3 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 11
4 – CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 10
5 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Penn. – 8
– JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 8
7 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 6
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New Wales, Australia – 6
9 – DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 5
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 5
– STEVIE SMITH, Broken Arrow, Okla. – 5
12 – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 4
– FRED RAHMER, Salfordville, Penn. – 4
– BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 4
15 – JEFF DODGE, Colorado Springs, Colo. – 3
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 3
– SAM HAFERTEPE JR., Sunnyvale, Texas – 3
– JAC HAUDENSCHILD, Wooster, Ohio – 3
– BOBBY McMAHAN, Elk Grove, Calif. – 3
20 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 2
– JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – 2
– DANNY SMITH, Chillicothe, Ohio – 2
– LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Penn. – 2
24 – 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
– SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 3
5 – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 2
– CHAD KEMENAH, Findlay, Ohio – 2
– KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New Wales, Australia – 2
8 – JONATHAN ALLARD, Chico, Calif. – 1
– BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 1
– CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Penn. – 1
– CRAIG DOLLANSKY, Elk River, Minn. – 1
– CAP HENRY, Bellevue, Ohio – 1
– TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 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 (8 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
– JIM MOUGHAN, Springfield, Ill. – 1
– DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Okla. – 1
Hard Charger Award (8 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
– BRIAN PAULUS, Mooresville, 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)
9. / Friday, April 13 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, Ky. / Joey Saldana (2)
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points Standings through April 13
Pos.
Driver
Total
Diff
Wins
Top 5’s
Top 10’s
QT
1
Sammy Swindell
1248
0
1
5
7
1
2
Joey Saldana
1243
-5
2
5
7
1
3
Donny Schatz
1236
-12
2
4
7
0
4
Kraig Kinser
1218
-30
0
3
7
2
5
Steve Kinser
1216
-32
0
4
7
0
6
Jason Sides
1208
-40
0
4
6
0
7
Craig Dollansky
1157
-91
1
3
4
0
8
Cody Darrah
1110
-138
0
1
3
0
9
Chad Kemenah
1100
-148
0
1
3
2
10
Lucas Wolfe
1078
-170
0
0
2
0
11
Kerry Madsen
1057
-191
0
2
2
0
12
Jason Meyers
1054
-194
0
3
4
1
13
Terry McCarl
998
-250
0
1
2
0
14
Bill Rose
994
-254
0
0
1
0
15
Jac Haudenschild
853
-395
0
0
1
0
16
Sam Hafertepe Jr.
743
-505
0
0
3
0
17
Tim Kaeding
714
-534
2
3
4
0
18
Austen Wheatley
635
-613
0
0
1
0
19
Trey Starks
582
-666
0
0
0
0
20
David Gravel
512
-736
0
1
2
0
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