Driver & Team News – Page 284

Larson Christens Stockton 99 Speedway

Hopping on a jet from Fontana, CA with Tony Stewart, Kyle Larson christened the Stockton 99 Speedway in the best way possible, beating one of California’s best, Tim Kaeding, and picking up his first World of Outlaw win of the season.

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71M TEAM OVERCOMES MECHANICAL GREMLINS AT STOCKTON

The World of Outlaws played to a fired up sold-out crowd at the new Stockton 99 Dirt Track located on the San Joaquin Fairgrounds.

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Rico Runs the Alphabet

Rico Abreu electrified the Silver Dollar Speedway crowd, as he charged his way from the C main, all the way into the night’s 40-lap feature.

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Rough ‘Norcal’ Trip for Meyers

Hoping his Tarlton Racing team had learned a few things in Tulare last weekend, Jason Meyers and his team had one of those weekends they would like to forget about as they tackled the new Stockton 99 Speedway, and the Silver Dollar Speedway with the World of Outlaws.

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Kraig Kinser Comes Home Eighth in the Mini Gold Cup

Kraig Kinser has only raced in the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway three times in his career, but he has turned in solid performances and finished among the top-10 in each of those races. He continued the trend this past weekend as he recorded an eighth-place finish at the quarter-mile bullring located in Chico, Calif., as the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series continued their early season West Coast swing.

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Dollansky Buried in Early Hole at Stockton

Each year the STP World of Outlaws travel all across the country to various race tracks, some previously visited and some that are new on the schedule. The latter was the case on Friday for Craig Dollansky and the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team as they prepared for their first ever visit to Stockton 99 Dirt Track.

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Allard’s Weekend Turned Upside Down

Heading into this weekend’s World of Outlaws events, Jonathan Allard had hoped to better his second place finish last weekend, however after turning over late in Friday’s feature, JA’s entire weekend seem to go down hill.

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Gregg Pleased With Mini Gold Cup

Though his night ended with a DNF, Andy Gregg was pleased with his performance at the Mini Gold Cup, at the Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, CA.

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Dollansky’s Progress Erased at Mini Gold Cup

Silver Dollar Speedway has been a staple on the STP World of Outlaws schedule and on Saturday the Eyecon Trail Cameras #7 team returned to the tight bullring track for the first of three stops in 2013.

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Not The Night Netto Wanted

After making some good laps in Tulare, CA last weekend, DJ Netto had hopes of a good weekend in Northern California, however, the youngster struggled with his car on Friday night, and ended up missing the show.

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Another Consistent Weekend for David Gravel on the West Coast

Sometimes in racing it’s all about being in the right place at the right time. Both races David Gravel competed in this past weekend with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series were filled with yellow and red flag periods, with the young driver steering clear of those incidents in one event and being involved in a wild last lap in the other.

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Mitchell Bolts on Wings

Though he is dominantly a non-wing driver, Matt Mitchell has thrown wings on from time to time, and he did that this past weekend and took on the World of Outlaws.

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71M TEAM FACES CHASSIS SET-UP CHALLENGES AT CHICO

Joey Saldana and the Motter Equipment Fatheadz Eyewear team pulled into the Silver Dollar Speedway running on about three hours of sleep, but with a positive attitude and eager to get the night’s World of Outlaws Mini Gold Cup competition underway.

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Tony Stewart Racing Tandem Shoots for Better Results in California Doubleheader

Just as a number of college basketball teams are hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow over the next three weeks of NCAA March Madness play, the best Winged Sprint car drivers are seeking gold this weekend with a pair of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events in The Golden State of California. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser look to rebound from a tough weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., by christening Stockton 99 Dirt Track Friday and returning to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for the annual Mini Gold Cup Saturday.

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West Coast Swing Rolls on for David Gravel at Stockton and Chico

It takes some drivers quite a while to get acclimated with many of the tight bullrings in California. That wasn’t the case for David Gravel, as he was able to get up to speed pretty quick in his first pair of starts in the Golden State last weekend with the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series.

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