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2009 Final World of Outlaws Championship Standings

Donny Schatz came out on top of the closest point race ever in World of Outlaws history with a sixth-place finish on Saturday night in the finale of the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway to edge Jason Meyers by just 19 points after 65 A-Feature events and 67 total races including two preliminary features. Schatz began the World Finals by setting fast time in both rounds of time trials which were held last Thursday to earn 10 bonus points in the standings to help wrap up his fourth consecutive title.

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Against All Odds – Bruce Goes Back-to-Back in Short Track Nationals!

Tony Bruce, Jr., of Liberal, KS, overcame all variety of odds to pocket the hefty $15,000 winner’s share in Saturday night’s 22nd Annual O’Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires 40-lap championship finale atop I-30 Speedway’s high-banked, ¼-mile clay oval.

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Damion Gardner Garners Oval Nationals

Damion Gardner captured the 14th “Budweiser Oval Nationals” at Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night after taking the lead on the 37th og 40 laps. Gardner was chased to the stripe by Mike Spencer , Levi Jones , Bryan Clauson and Bud Kaeding

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Saldana Wins 20th Race of 2009 While Donny Schatz Captures Fourth Consecutive Title

Joey Saldana won the final World of Outlaws feature event Saturday at the Dirt Track. Dale Blaney, Jason Meyers, Steve Kinser, and Fred Rahmer rounded out the top five.

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Steele Wins North / South Shootout

Dave Steele won the North / South Shootout Saturday at Concord Motorsports Park with the TBARA Sprint Cars.

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Keeping Pace: Jason Meyers Wins Opening Feature of the World Finals

Jason Meyers did exactly what he needed to do on Friday night in the opening main event of the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, as he was victorious to keep pace with Donny Schatz in the closest points race in World of Outlaws history. With the triumph at the state-of-the-art four-tenths-mile, Meyers earned four more points than Schatz who finished second to move to within 25 markers of the three-time and defending series champion with just the finale of the World Finals remaining on Saturday night to determine the 2009 champion.

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The Cajun Rages on Short Track Nationals Night Two!

For the second night in a row at I-30 Speedway’s 22nd Annual O’Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires, it was a former past event winner gracing victory lane as Jason Johnson captured his fourth Lucas Oil Sprint Car Series presented by K&N Filters triumph of the season in Friday night’s 25-lap preliminary feature.

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Jones Wins Wild Second Night at Perris

Levi Jones won the second night of the Budweiser Oval Nationals Friday night at the Perris Auto Speedway. Jones topped Jon Stanbrough, who finished held down the runner up position for a second consecutive night, in a close finish. Mike Spencer, Damion Gardner, and Darren Hagen rounded out the top five.

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Wayne Johnson Wins Short Track Nationals Opener!

Oklahoma native Wayne Johnson held off a furious last-lap bid from “Slammin'” Sammy Swindell to top Thursday’s opening night of I-30 Speedway’s 22nd Annual O’Reilly Short Track Nationals presented by Hoosier Tires.

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Clauson Wins Opening Night Of The Oval Nationals

Bryan Clauson won the opening night of the Budweiser Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway in dominating fashion. Clauson pulled away to a big lead and held off Jon Stanbrough during a late race restart for the victory in his Parker Stone sponsored Gaerte powered Maxim Chassis.

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Donny Schatz Fastest in both Rounds of World Finals Qualifying

Donny Schatz was the fastest qualifer during the dual time trial sessions for Friday and Saturday’s program at the World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.

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Seven heads South for World Finals

After a few warm up laps at the Ogilvie Raceway on Monday the Big Game Treestands #7 team departed late Tuesday afternoon for Charlotte, NC and the World of Outlaws WORLD FINALS. After putting the finishing touches on things at their Princeton, Minnesota shop over the past week the new team is ready to make their debut at the Dirt Track at Lowe’s Motor speedway this weekend.

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World Finals Continues to Get Bigger & Bigger

The World Finals for the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway continues to get bigger and bigger each year and is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” events of the season in just its third year of existence.

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PERRIS TO HOST NATIONAL SPRINT CAR MUSEUM SILENT AUCTION

The Perris Auto Speedway in Lake Perris, California, will host the non-profit National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum at this weekend’s Budweiser Oval Nationals. Besides hosting the museum foundation’s quarterly board of directors meeting, the dirt track will host a museum-benefit silent auction of unique sprint car racing memorabilia and a display featuring the late Billy Wilkerson’s Don Brown-built, Ernie Duncan-owned 1967 California Racing Association (CRA) championship-winning sprint car. The beautiful black number 2 sprint car and the auction items will be found under the grandstands on all three nights, November 5-6-7.

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