By Jordan Morris
CONCORD, N.C. – May 10, 2016 – This weekend the World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series will enter the Hoosier State for the first time in 2016 as the series makes its inaugural trip to Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, May 13 and returns to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind. for the 13th consecutive year and 27th year overall on Saturday, May 14.
The Brownsburg Bullet
Brownsburg, Ind. -native Joey Saldana will be returning to his home state this weekend, as he is the only World of Outlaws regular from Indiana. In 2015, Saldana captured the pole position at two of the three races held in the Hoosier State, while also scoring a victory at Kokomo (Ind.) Speedway on June 3.
Saldana rides a hot streak into the “Hoosier Havoc Weekend,” as he has scored two of his three series wins in the last two weeks, with one coming at Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 22 and the other at Jacksonville Speedway on May 4. Before last weekend’s action at Eldora Speedway, Saldana only had one finish outside of the top five since the beginning of April.
Hoosier Daddy
Speaking of hot streaks, Paul McMahan will be carrying his own into this weekend. In 2015, McMahan dominated the state of Indiana as he captured the victory at Tri-State Speedway for the second year in-a-row on May 3, and also won at Lawrenceburg (Ind.) Speedway on Oct. 16. McMahan only missed out on one checkered flag in the Hoosier State, as he finished eighth at Kokomo Speedway.
Speaking recently on his return to Tri-State, McMahan said:
“One sure win I would love to have this year is at Tri-State. It would be a cool win because it’s a place that I won at the last two years and have been really good at in the past, and I just love going there.”
Cashing In
This weekend Brad Sweet has a chance to become the first World of Outlaws driver to cross the $100,000 winnings mark in 2016. Currently, Sweet sits at $98,300 which puts him only $1,700 away from the six-digit money mark. Both of this weekend’s races have $10,000 to-win purses, which means Sweet can finish in the top 11 at either race to cross the threshold.
Seven-time World of Outlaws champion Donny Schatz also has a chance to cross the illustrious $100,000 mark, as he sits second on the season winnings list at $93,400.
Point Guard
It’s fair to say Daryn Pittman has had the best view of the green flag this season. Pittman leads the Outlaws in feature pole positions with seven, with one of those coming in last weekend’s action at Eldora Speedway. The next closest competitor for pole positions is Joey Saldana, who has three with his most recent coming last Wednesday at Jacksonville Speedway.
Pittman will need his recent qualifying success heading into this weekend’s action, as last year his best starting position in the three Indiana races was a fourth, to go with a 21st and 17th in the other two races. In those same three races the winner started from inside the top five in all three.
For more race information and to learn how to purchase tickets for Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, May 13, visitwww.WoOSprint.com/Plymouth-Speedway, and for the Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind., visit www.WoOSprint.com/Tri-State-Speedway.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
PLYMOUTH SPEEDWAY is a 3/8-mile, dirt clay oval. The track record is 13.982 seconds and was established by Greg Wilson in 2015.
There have been no previous A-Feature winners
TRI-STATE SPEEDWAY is a high-banked, 1/4-mile oval. The track record is 11.110 seconds and was established by Sammy Swindell on Oct. 8, 2004.
Previous A-Feature winners:
2015 – Paul McMahan on May 3
2014 – Paul McMahan on May 10
2013 – Tim Kaeding on April 20
2012 – Craig Dollansky on April 21
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
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Jacob Allen – Shark1s1a.com
David Gravel – DavidGravel89.com
Jason Johnson – JasonJohnsonRacing.com
Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com
Logan Schuchart – Shark1s1a.com
Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com
Shane Stewart – ShaneStewart.com
Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com
Greg Wilson – GregWilsonRacing.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
SEASON WINNERS: Donny Schatz – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 4, Stockton Dirt Track on March 18, Stockton Dirt Track on March 19, Silver Dollar Speedway on April 2);Brad Sweet – 5 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 13, Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Cotton Bowl Speedway on Feb. 26, Ocean Speedway on April 1, Bakersfield Speedway on April 15);Daryn Pittman – 3 (Royal Purple Raceway on Feb. 27, Perris Auto Speedway on April 16, USA Raceway on April 18);Joey Saldana – 3(The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 3, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 22, Jacksonville Speedway on May 4); Kerry Madsen – 2 (Eldora Speedway on May 6, Eldora Speedway on May 7); Shane Stewart – 2(Arizona Speedway on March 6, Devil’s Bowl Speedway on April 23); David Gravel – 1(Thunderbowl Raceway on March 12);Jason Johnson – 1(Placerville Speedway on March 24); Jason Sides – 1(I-30 Speedway on April 26).
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Watch the World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series race LIVE at Plymouth (Ind.) Speedway on Friday, May 13, and listen LIVE to the race at Tri-State Speedway on Saturday, May 14 on DIRTVision.com!
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COMING UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws Craftsman Sprint Car Series will head east into Pennsylvania for action-packed racing in the Keystone State, as the series invades Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa. on Wednesday, May 18, and then kicks-off a double header weekend at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. on Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21.
World of Outlaws Craftsman® Sprint Car Series Championship Standings
| Pos. | Car | Driver | Total | Diff | Wins | Top 5’s | Top 10’s | QT |
| 1 | 49 | Brad Sweet | 3087 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 20 | 3 |
| 2 | 15 | Donny Schatz | 2986 | -101 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Shane Stewart | 2978 | -109 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 0 |
| 4 | 9 | Daryn Pittman | 2973 | -114 | 3 | 13 | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 83 | Joey Saldana | 2968 | -119 | 3 | 12 | 17 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | David Gravel | 2872 | -215 | 1 | 10 | 16 | 0 |
| 7 | 41 | Jason Johnson | 2800 | -287 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 2 |
| 8 | 7s | Jason Sides | 2739 | -348 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| 9 | 7 | Paul McMahan | 2674 | -413 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | 1S | Logan Schuchart | 2645 | -442 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 11 | W20 | Greg Wilson | 2494 | -593 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | 1A | Jacob Allen | 2262 | -825 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | 29 | Kerry Madsen | 2210 | -877 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | 88 | Terry McCarl | 1964 | -1123 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | 1 | Sammy Swindell | 1879 | -1208 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 16 | 17W | Bryan Clauson | 1546 | -1541 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | 41 | Dominic Scelzi | 1208 | -1879 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | 82 | Dusty Zomer | 1164 | -1923 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | 11k | Kraig Kinser | 1122 | -1965 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | 0 | Bud Kaeding | 1004 | -2083 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |