Kinser Looks to Make it Eight in a Row at Hollywood Hills Speedway
San Felipe Pueblo, NM— October 10, 2008—Seven times the checkered flag has flown over an Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event at Hollywood Hills Speedway, and seven times Steve Kinser has found himself in Victory Lane. In those events, he has led 187 of the 205 laps of feature racing competition, which came during the 2002 and 2003 seasons.
The 20-time series champion will look to extend that streak this weekend as the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to the 3/8-mile in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico for the first time since 2003 on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 for two full nights of racing.
“I really don’t what’s made us so fast there,” said the native of Bloomington, Indiana with a smile. “I just hope we are that fast when we go back. I’ve always have had some good luck there. I haven’t run there a lot, just a few times, but I have always gotten around there good. Hopefully it’s the same when we go back.”
Kinser has a remarkable track record in the state of New Mexico, winning 11 of the 15 races in the state dating back to 1978. He has finished in the Top-10 in all but one of those starts. He won for the first time in the state back in 1978, in a non-wing event at Speedway Park in Albuquerque. This season, he has won six times aboard the Q Oil Maxim, on a variety of tracks, ranging from the largest track on the 2008 schedule, the sprawling 5/8-mile at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in New York to the tight high-banked 1/3-mile bullring at Charter Raceway Park in Wisconsin.
“We try to win every night and treat each race the same way,” he noted. “It doesn’t always work out that way, but we’re in ok shape. We’ll see what happens over there this weekend.”
Kinser heads to Hollywood Hills Speedway with some meticulous notes on the track, and is anxious to see what the racing surface will have in store for two nights of racing. He has won the Crane Cams Dash at the track four times and has started on the front two rows in every feature event he has competed in at the track. Four times in the seven previous races at the track for the World of Outlaws, he has led every lap of the feature event from the drop of the green flag, in both preliminary and A-Feature events.
“It’s a little bit different of a track,” explained the winningest driver in World of Outlaws history. “I have been able to get around the bottom of it pretty well. We’ll see what kind of track they give us this time and what happens.”
With warm temperatures during the day and cool weather in the evenings in the New Mexico desert, the track at Hollywood Hills will continuously change each time that the competitors take to it and that is one of the challenges that Kinser enjoys most about sprint car racing. That also is where his 30-plus years of experience and vast knowledge come into play.
“Everything affects the set-up of the car and that is the thing about dirt track racing,” he shared. “You can go there one time and come back with a different set-up under it and everything changes. The air is always a little different and you have to have the fuel system a little different. It takes a combination of things to win and you have to be right to win a race.”
Kinser has won six times this season and is among the Top-Five in laps led and fast time honors in qualifying. He also is tied for the lead in wins in the Crane Cams Dash and pole positions with six. He has been very consistent over the second half of the season and has been in the Top-Five and battling for wins on most nights. He has finished in the Top-10 in 23 of the last 25 events, as the season winds down.
“It has been a very competitive season, with a lot of different winners,” noted Kinser. “That’s the way it’s been for the last few years and it’s just going to keep getting tougher.”
Kinser enters this weekend’s pair of events at Hollywood Hills Speedway fourth in the World of Outlaws championship standings, just eight markers behind Joey Saldana who is in third. He has racked up 42 Top-10 finishes this season, with 28 of those being Top-Five performance. With seven races remaining in 2008, he looks to add to his record win total, which currently is at 549 for his career in A-Feature events.
“We just need to win a few more races,” he said. “We were really looking forward to Williams Grove (Speedway- National Open) and got rained out. Winning races will make it a good end to the year.”
On Saturday, October 11 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, tickets in the lower grandstands will be $30, with tickets for the upper grandstands, $35. Tickets for children ages 3-12 will be $15. For ticket information visit: http://www.hollywoodhillsspeedway.com.
On Sunday, October 12 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, tickets in the lower grandstands will be $30, with tickets for the upper grandstands, $35. Tickets for children ages 3-12 will be $15. For ticket information visit: http://www.hollywoodhillsspeedway.com.
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Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Hollywood Hill Speedway
San Felipe Pueblo, NM— October 8, 2008—With the season winding down, the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series makes their final trip of season west, beginning this weekend with a return to Hollywood Hills Speedway in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico for the first time since 2003. The series has competed a total of seven times at the semi-banked 3/8-mile dating back to 2002. Full racing programs will be in store on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
Three drivers currently competing full-time with the series have raced in all seven of those events, led by 20-time series champion Steve Kinser who has won every single race the World of Outlaws have contested at Hollywood Hills Speedway. Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana have also made seven starts at the track.
Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion looks to extend his winning streak at Hollywood Hills Speedway to eight races. He has won a total of seven times at the track in A-Feature events and preliminary features during the 2002 and 2003 seasons. He won his first race in the state of New Mexico in 1978. He has 11 career wins in 15 starts in the state. The native of Bloomington, Indiana has won six times this season and is currently fourth in points, just eight points out of third.
Schatz, the two-time defending series champion, also has made seven starts at Hollywood Hills Speedway in his career. He has five Top-10 finishes at the state-of-the art facility, including a podium finish in his last start there in 2003. The North Dakota native leads the World of Outlaws with 15 A-Feature wins this season as he closes in on his third consecutive series title. He has 54 Top-10 finishes in 57 A-Feature events in 2008.
Jason Meyers, who is currently second in points, finished seventh in his only start at Hollywood Hills in 2003. He most recently raced in New Mexico in 2006, finishing second. He has won a total of nine races this season, with eight of those being A-Feature contests. He currently leads the series with 44 Top-Five finishes this season as he chases his first series title. The California native also tops the leader board in fast time honors in qualifying, as well as laps led.
Joey Saldana has five Top-10 finishes in his career at Hollywood Hills Speedway. The second generation driver is currently third in the World of Outlaws championship standings and has won five times. He has 42 Top-10 finishes, with 30 of those being Top-Fives. He has won twice this season on 3/8-mile tracks.
Craig Dollansky, who is fifth in points, will miss the event as he continues to recover from a compound fracture to his right arm sustained at Eldora Speedway on September 19.
Jac Haudenschild, who has won four times this season, has five career Top-10 finishes at Hollywood Hills Speedway. He finished third and sixth in his most recent two starts at the track in 2003. He is currently sixth in points on the strength of 43 Top-10 finishes.
Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, will be making his debut in the state of New Mexico this weekend. The native of St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia is seventh in points this season and has racked up 35 Top-10 finishes as he closes in on his first win of the season.
Chad Kemenah, who was the 2006 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, has raced twice in his career in New Mexico with the All Star Circuit of Champions and finished second and seventh in those events. He is currently eighth in points on the strength of 35 Top-10 finishes, just 12 markers behind Kerry Madsen as they battle for the seventh spot in the standings.
Terry McCarl will be making his debut at Hollywood Hills this weekend. He has two career starts in the state of New Mexico, with those coming in 1996 and 1999. He recently won his first race of the season and has picked up seven consecutive Top-10 finishes, including three straight Top-Fives. He has been one of the most consistent drivers over the last month and a half.
Daryn Pittman has competed in five events at Hollywood Hills Speedway in his career. The native of Owasso, Oklahoma has won four times this season, including on a 3/8-mile track at Wilmot Speedway in Wisconsin. He is currently 10th in points.
Kraig Kinser, the 2004 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, finished third in his last visit to Hollywood Hills in 2003. He won his second race of the season last weekend at North Central Speedway in Minnesota and recently moved into the 11th spot in points, on the strength of 17 Top-10 finishes.
Sam Hafertepe Jr., who continues his sophomore season with the World of Outlaws, has competed twice in his career at Hollywood Hills. He recently won his first Crane Cams Dash of the season to earn a pole position. He has 16 Top-10 finishes this season as he chases his first career World of Outlaws win.
Jason Sides has three Top-Five finishes in three career start at the track, including a runner-up finish. He made all three of those starts in 2003. He has 16 Top-10 finishes this season as he closes in on his first win of the campaign.
Tony Bruce Jr. and Chad Hillier, who both continue their second full seasons with the World of Outlaws, will be making their debuts at Hollywood Hills. Bruce won earlier this season on a 3/8-mile track at 34 Raceway in Iowa, while Hillier has five Top-10 finishes as he continues his sophomore season on the road.
Lucas Wolfe, the leading contender for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award, this season has raced once in New Mexico during his career. He has eight Top-10 finishes this season including a runner-up finish last Friday night at North Central Speedway in Minnesota.
Paul McMahan finished eighth in his only start at Hollywood Hills in 2003. The veteran driver has 16 Top-10 finishes this season as he looks for his first win behind the wheel of the familiar No. 6 for car owner Lonnie Parsons.
Brooke Tatnell, who continues to fill in for the injured Craig Dollansky has two career starts at Hollywood Hills Speedway and won one of those and finished second in the other back in 2004 with the NCRA (National Championship Racing Association). He has a couple of Top-10 finishes this season filling in for Dollansky.
Previous Winners
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature winners at Hollywood Hills Speedway include:
2003- Steve Kinser on March 9; Steve Kinser on September 13
2002 - Steve Kinser on March 10 Steve Kinser on November 3
Current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points
Donny Schatz 8177
Jason Meyers 8054
Joey Saldana 7750
Steve Kinser 7742
Craig Dollansky 7592
Jac Haudenschild 7559
Kerry Madsen 7359
Chad Kemenah 7347
Terry McCarl 7263
Daryn Pittman 7178
What to look for at Hollywood Hills Speedway:
*Steve Kinser is undefeated at the semi-banked 3/8-mile, taking the checkered flag first in all seven of the previous World of Outlaws races at the track, with four of those being A-Feature wins and three preliminary feature victories. He currently has 549 career A-Feature wins, including 11 in the state of New Mexico.
*Donny Schatz, who is closing in on his third consecutive World of Outlaws title has competed seven times in his career at Hollywood Hills Speedway, picking up five Top-10 finishes He leads the series with 15 wins this season.
*Joey Saldana has also competed in all seven World of Outlaws events at the track, picking up five Top-10 finishes as well. He has won five times this season.
*Jason Meyers continues to chase his first series title and is 123 points behind Donny Schatz with seven races remaining. He has one career Top-10 finish at Hollywood Hills Speedway. He currently leads the series in laps led, fast time honors in qualifying and Top-Five finishes.
*Jason Sides has three Top-Five finishes in the same number of starts in his career at Hollywood Hills. He was second in his most recent start at the track.
*Brooke Tatnell, who is filling in for the injured Craig Dollansky won in 2004 at Hollywood Hills with the NCRA (National Championship Racing Association).
*Kraig Kinser, who recently won his second race of the season, finished third in his last start at Hollywood Hills Speedway and has been one of the most consistent drivers over the course of the last month.
*Terry McCarl who has seven straight Top-10 finishes including a win at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York will make his debut at Hollywood Hills this weekend. The six-time Knoxville Raceway track champion has competed twice in his career in New Mexico.
By the Numbers- Hollywood Hills Speedway:
0.375-Miles around Hollywood Hills Speedway
1- Driver that has won with the World of Outlaws at Hollywood Hills Speedway
2- Nights of racing at Hollywood Hills Speedway this weekend for the World of Outlaws
3-Drivers that have competed in all seven of the World of Outlaws events at the track: Steve Kinser, Joey Saldana and Donny Schatz
5- Drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws that will be making their first visit to Hollywood Hills
7- Wins for Steve Kinser at the track; Events contested by the series at the track, including preliminary features
9- Drivers that have won on 3/8-mile tracks with the series this season with the World of Outlaws
11- Track records that have been set in time trials this season
14-Drivers that have won A-Feature events with the World of Outlaws this season
16- Drivers that have been quickest in time trials this season
17- Drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws
19- Events contested on 3/8-mile tracks this season by the World of Outlaws
23- Drivers that have led laps in feature racing competition in 2008
57- A-Feature events contest by the series through October 4
123- Points that separate Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers at the top of the World of Outlaws standings with seven races remaining
377- Laps led by Jason Meyers this season to lead the series
1387- Miles from Princeton Speedway in Minnesota where the World of Outlaws raced on October 4 to Hollywood Hills Speedway in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico
2002- Year the World of Outlaws first raced at Hollywood Hills Speedway
2003-Year the World of Outlaws last raced at Hollywood Hills Speedway
317,385- Dollars earned by Donny Schatz this season to lead the series
Next Up: The World of Outlaws final visit of the season to California for an event at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville on Friday, October 17 and Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare on Saturday, October 18.
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BLONDE WINS FILSKOV MEMORIAL, BALOG IRA CHAMPION
9/27 Plymouth, WI Chad Blonde made his tow from Michigan to Wisconsin pay off as he captured one of the biggest race's on the Bumper to Bumper IRA Outlaw Sprints schedule,the 12th annual Frank Filskov Memorial Fall Classic. Blonde overtook Todd Hepfner and Billy Balog to score his second carreer IRA A-main win. "I wish I could race in Wisconsin all the time, there's lots of great tracks here. This is my third time running in this event, I like this place and running with these guys," stated the victor from Sheboygan County Fair Park victory lane. Blonde piloted his family operated 5B to the 27 lap, $2700 pay-day in the event run in the memory of long time IRA supporter Frank Filskov whose sprinter carried the number 27F. And while Blonde scored the race win, it was Balog who claimed the IRA season championship, winning the title by a slim 27 point margin over past 2-time IRA Champion Scotty Neitzel.
Hepfner and Brian Kristan shared the front row on tight third-mile, aggressively taking turns leading a handful of laps each before the two would touch resulting in Kristan destroying his J&J Powdercoating/Weiland Racing Maxim in a series of nasty tumbles on top of the front-chute concrete. Kristan would escape unijured. Hepfner would continue to lead on the restart under extreme pressure from Balog. The fourth and fifth running duo of Donny Goeden and Billy Hafemann, who made earlier contact trying to avoid the flipping Kristan, would force each other high on the restart losing several positions each. Balog hoping to put an exclamation point on his championship would take the lead shortly after returning to green. Sixth starting Blonde would also get by Hepfner and follow Balog as the leaders hit lapped traffic. Blonde was able to slip under Balog in heavy traffic to take the top spot, however Balog would try and immediately counter, though his outside pass attempt would result in Balog climbing the right rear of Blonde's machine and crashing the newly crowned champion into the fourth turn concrete ending his strong run. Blonde would lead on the restart and keep a comfortable few car length margin over Hepfner. 12th starting Neitzel was on the move and challanged Hepfner on the outside only to his valiant late attempt denied. At the checkerd it would be Blonde over Hepfner and Neitzel, with Goeden rebounding after losing several position's to come home fourth. Robbie Pribnow put in a fine effort to claim fifth over 13th starting Steve Meyer, Kris Spitz, 21st starting Mike Reinke, with Wayne Modjeski completing the top ten.
Balog led Neitzel by 65 points entering the event. Neitzel's bid for a third career IRA title took a major blow early as after setting 9th quick time on his first qualifying lap the R&H Enterprises Maxim would suffer driveline issues severe enough to force Neitzel to watch his heat from the sidelines as his crew made major repairs. Meanwhile Balog did what he had too, qualifying well and transferring to the A-main through his heat. Neitzel would rebound with a B-main win and finished his season with an impressive third place run, while Balog watched the conclusion anxiously next to his ailing Buesser Concrete Gaerte powered Maxim. At the end though it would be Balog, who was the 2005 IRA Rookie of the Year, claiming his first IRA Championship over perennial IRA top runner Neitzel by a mere 27 points.
Goeden out-qualified the big 43 car field, with heat wins going to Kristan, Dave Uttech, Spitz, and Blonde. Neitzel and Bill Wirth would capture win's the twin B's. Reinke was the night's hard charger.
IRA is a ASA affiliated series with additional support from United Trailers, Osborn & Son Trucking, Bar's Leaks, Rislone, Hoosier, TW Metals, Arctic Cat, Mechanix Wear, and Miller Brewing.
A-Main Finish, the 12th annual Frank Filskov Memorial IRA Fall Classic presented by Outerwears, Master Lock, and Super Clean at Sheboygan County Fair Park.
1. Chad Blonde, Todd Hepfner, Scotty Neitzel, Donny Goeden, Robbie Pribnow, Steve Meyer, Scott Biertzer, Kris Spitz, Mike Reinke, Wayne Modjeski, Bill Warren, Bill Wirth, Russel Borland, Joe Symoens, Dave Uttech, Jeff Ferkin, Billy Balog, Billy Hafemann, Brian Kristan, Jim Melis, Tommy Sexton, Mike Dubbs
FINAL 2008 IRA Top 10 POINT STANDINGS
1. Billy Balog 2940
2. Scotty Neitzel 2913
3. Mike Reinke 2840
4. Donny Goeden 2788
5. Steve Meyer 2736
6. Brian Kristan 2622
7. Scott Biertzer 2475
8. Billy Hafemann 2387
9. Scott Uttech 2326
10 Kim Mock 2127
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Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance: Hollywood Hills Speedway
Concord, NC— October 7, 2008
WHAT
• The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to Hollywood Hills Speedway in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico for the first time since 2003 on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 for two full nights of racing. Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, looks to keep his unbeaten streak at the track going, as he has been victorious in all seven of the series previous races at Hollywood Hills, including three preliminary feature victories. Along with Kinser, two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz, and Joey Saldana have also competed in all seven of the series previous events at Hollywood Hills Speedway.
WHEN
• On Saturday, October 11 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Mountain, with the grandstand gates opening at 2 p.m. Mountain. Hot laps are tentatively set for 5 p.m. Mountain, with time trials to follow and heat races at 6 p.m. Mountain.
• On Sunday, October 12 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Mountain, with the grandstand gates opening at 2 p.m. Mountain. Hot laps are tentatively set for 5 p.m. Mountain, with time trials to follow and heat races at 6 p.m. Mountain.
WHERE
• Hollywood Hills Speedway is located in San Felipe Pueblo, New Mexico,between Albuquerque and Santa Fe off of I-25 at exit 252 (ten miles north of Bernalillo).
TICKETS
• On Saturday, October 11 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, tickets in the lower grandstands will be $30, with tickets for the upper grandstands, $35. Tickets for children ages 3-12 will be $15. For ticket information visit: http://www.hollywoodhillsspeedway.com.
• On Sunday, October 12 at Hollywood Hills Speedway, tickets in the lower grandstands will be $30, with tickets for the upper grandstands, $35. Tickets for children ages 3-12 will be $15. For ticket information visit: http://www.hollywoodhillsspeedway.com.
ON THE INTERNET
• Hollywood Hills Speedway is at: http://www.hollywoodhillsspeedway.com
ABOUT THE TRACK
• Hollywood Hills Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile oval. The track record of 12.746 seconds was established by Danny Lasoski on March 8, 2003
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Hollywood Hills Speedway include:
2003- Steve Kinser on March 9; Steve Kinser on September 13
2002 - Steve Kinser on March 10 Steve Kinser on November 3
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 57 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2008. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Knoxville Raceway-twice, Attica Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Riverside International Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, K-C Raceway, Cottage Grove Speedway, Clay County Fair Speedway and Princeton Speedway), Jason Meyers (Volusia Speedway Park, Manzanita Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Lernerville Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Nodak Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Craig Dollansky (Volusia Speedway Park, Eldora Speedway, Huset’s Speedway-twice, Eagle Raceway, Tri-State Speedway and Paducah International Raceway), Steve Kinser (Williams Grove Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Lernerville Speedway, I-96 Speedway, Charter Raceway Park and Dacotah Speedway), Joey Saldana (Dodge City Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway-twice, Billings Motorsports Park and Skagit Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Castrol Raceway, Silver Dollar Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway and Lebanon Valley Speedway), Daryn Pittman (Eldora Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, Wilmot Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway), Kraig Kinser (Grays Harbor Raceway and North Central Speedway), Tony Bruce Jr. (34 Raceway), Lance Dewease (The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Volusia Speedway Park), Terry McCarl (Orange County Fair Speedway), Jason Solwold (Skagit Speedway) and Shane Stewart (Knoxville Raceway).
•PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There have been two Advance Auto Parts
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preliminary Feature events held in 2008. The winners include Craig Dollansky (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway.
• 3/8-MILE WINNERS: Hollywood Hills Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile oval. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has raced 19 times on a track that size this season. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Tri-City Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, Cedar Lake Speedway, K-C Raceway and Clay County Fair Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Huset’s Speedway-twice and Paducah International Raceway), Jac Haudenschild (Castrol Raceway and Lucas Oil Speedway), Kraig Kinser (Grays Harbor Raceway and North Central Speedway), Jason Meyers (Nodak Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Joey Saldana (Dodge City Raceway Park and Billings Motorsports Park), Tony Bruce Jr. (34 Raceway), Steve Kinser (Dacotah Speedway) and Daryn Pittman (Wilmot Speedway).
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points through October 4:
1. Donny Schatz 8177
2. Jason Meyers 8054
3. Joey Saldana 7750
4. Steve Kinser 7742
5. Craig Dollansky 7592
6. Jac Haudenschild 7559
7. Kerry Madsen 7359
8. Chad Kemenah 7347
9. Terry McCarl 7263
10. Daryn Pittman 7178
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Two in a Row for Schatz at Princeton: Earns 15th Win of 2008
Princeton, MN— October 4, 2008—With the success that Donny Schatz has had at Princeton Speedway, it’s hard to believe that the first time he competed at the high-banked ¼-mile located in Minnesota was in 2004, when the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series made their debut at the track. After all, the two-time defending World of Outlaws champion cut his teeth racing in the Upper Midwest, including at a number of tracks in the state of Minnesota, where he now has nine victories.
A dominating performance on Saturday night in the PolyDome Princeton National that saw him lead all 40 laps, earned Schatz his second consecutive victory at the track, becoming the first driver to claim two A-Feature wins at the high-banked bullring with the series. Schatz’s 15th A-Feature win of the season was worth $10,000 and was the 85th of his career with the World of Outlaws, as he closes in on his third consecutive series title.
“Princeton has been good to me,” he said after the win. “We’ve had a lot of fun here. I’m glad to get to Victory Lane again. It’s always good. These guys have definitely worked hard. They eat, sleep, breath and drink this race team and this race car. They definitely deserved it. They have been busting their tails.”Schatz lined up second and beat pole sitter Sam Hafertepe Jr. into the first turn using the high side of the track to take
the lead. He quickly pulled away and a lap four caution came just before he was going to enter lapped traffic. On the restart, he again charged to a comfortable lead and four laps later he was in traffic. Schatz sliced his way through traffic,extending his lead as he weaved his way through the slower machines, while the rest of the front runner lost ground in lapped raffic.
“That was one bad piece there in traffic,” he said with a smile as he pointed to his car. “It could run the top, the middle and the bottom at the same speed. That’s what its Achilles heel was. It’s good to have that and that is how my cars alwaysare. Ricky (Warner) keeps tuning these things and fine tuning little things and finding things to make it better. We’re in test mode for next year and it’s good to get a win in test mode.”
Just as Schatz was about to take the white flag in the Armor All J&J, the final caution of the night flew, setting up a two-ap shootout for the win, as Terry McCarl and Jac Haudenschild lined up behind him. On the restart, Schatz easily pulled away en route to winning by nearly two seconds.
“I just had to do my job and not worry about who was back there and what they are going to do,” shared the winner of his plan on the final restart. “I made a wing adjustment on the last yellow and maybe should have made one a little earlier. We were good. We just had to keep the tires underneath us and keep the speed up.”
With the win, Schatz extended his lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings to 123 points over Jason Meyers with seven events remaining on the 2008 schedule. Schatz leads the series with 54 Top-10 finishes in the 57 A-Feature events that have been contested this season.
“We’re trying to win a championship here, but we are also testing for next year,” explained the North Dakota native. “We’re doing some different things, package-wise. Maybe that is something that has hurt us in the last couple of weeks and maybe it’s what helped us win here tonight. That’s all part of the game. We’re finishing this year, but also looking ahead to next ear. That’s the fun part.”
Terry McCarl, who won his first race of the season on September 24 at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York, finished second on Saturday night in the Big Game Treestands Maxim to pick up his third consecutive Top-Five finish and seventh consecutive Top-10. He started fourth and charged around both Sam Hafertepe Jr. and Tony Bruce Jr. in turns one and two on the opening lap.
“You never like to finish second, but we have been getting very consistent with our runs and that’s the key to racing a 100 nights a year out here,” noted McCarl. “Our team is really coming together. I can’t say enough about how hard they have been working. I’m excited. We’re getting better and better and my confidence is growing each night.”
McCarl lined up right behind Schatz on the final restart and had his hands full with a hard charging Jac Haudenschild behind him, who was using the high line as the pair battled for the second spot. McCarl fended off Haudenschild’s challenge to earn his four career Top-10 finish at Princeton Speedway.
“I couldn’t do much in (turns) one and two,” he stated. “I was just too loose in one and two from the word go. We were really good in three and four. You needed to move up, especially in traffic. I didn’t have a whole lot for him unless he made a mistake and Donny doesn’t make too many mistakes. On the second to last yellow we stayed with him really good.”
McCarl, who has been one of the most consistent drivers over the last three weeks with the World of Outlaws, is excited for the final seven races of this season and is already gearing up for next season. Since Tod Quiring assumed ownership of McCarl’s team, the six-time Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway track champion has been in contention for a number of wins.
“Tod and Lisa Quiring my car owners were here this weekend, so it’s great to run good in front of them,” McCarl said. “Tod is such a great organizer. Now that he has taken over, I can’t be happier. I look for bigger and better things for the rest ofthe season.”
Jac Haudenschild used the high side of the track for a majority of the race to charge from the eighth starting spot to finish third in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim. He had a spirited battled late in the race with 2001 World of Outlaws champion Danny Lasoski, trading the third spot with him a number of times. He began the night by setting fast time in qualifying for the third time this season.
“The car was good tonight,” said the veteran driver. “Leonard (Lee) has it running fast. We were pretty close again tonight. We were fast all night.”
On the final restart, with two laps to go, Haudenschild again looked to the high side of the track as he looked for a way around McCarl. He got even with him coming off the second turn but could not quite make a pass. He then held off a last lap challenge from Lasoski for the third spot.
“I wanted to be up top on the restart,” he said. “The bottom went away at the end. I tried everything I could to catch those guys. It was a good run for the team. I’m glad to be driving this R19 car this year.”
Lasoski finished fourth in his own Todd Creason Pipeline Construction JEI. He started sixth and lost a couple of spots early in the race before working his way back into the Top-Five. Just past the halfway point of the 40-lap event he got around Jason Meyers to move into third. He would end up battling Haudenschild for most of the remainder of the contest.
Meyers finished fifth in the GLR Investments KPC to earn his series best 44th Top-Five finish of the season, as he continues to chase his first World of Outlaws championship.
Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion turned in a masterful performance on Saturday night coming all the way from the 20th starting spot to finish sixth in the Q Oil Maxim, to earn the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award.
Joey Saldana was seventh in the Budweiser/Open Joist Mopar-powered JEI, with Paul McMahan in eighth driving the Casey’s General Stores Maxim. Daryn Pittman worked his way from 18th to ninth aboard the Titan Garages Maxim, with Chad Kemenah rounding out the Top-10 in the Kantor Oil Company Maxim.
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12 at Hollywood Hills Speedway in New Mexico.
POLYDOME PRINCETON NATIONAL NOTEBOOK
• FAST QUALIFIER: Jac Haudenschild paced the 30 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked 1/4-mile oval at 10.214 seconds at 88.114 mph. For his qualifying effort, Haudenschild earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Chad Hillier (4), Jason Sides (3), Brooke Tatnell (2), and Sam Hafertepe Jr. (1).
• QUALIFYING WINNERS: Donny Schatz, Tony Bruce Jr. and Danny Lasoski won heat races… Sam Hafertepe Jr. won the Crane Cams Dash… Kraig Kinser won the B-Main.
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 57 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2008.
The winners include: Donny Schatz (Knoxville Raceway-twice, Attica Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Riverside International Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, K-C Raceway, Cottage Grove Speedway, Clay County Fair Speedway and Princeton Speedway),Jason Meyers (Volusia Speedway Park, Manzanita Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Lernerville Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Nodak Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Craig Dollansky (Volusia Speedway Park, Eldora Speedway, Huset’s Speedway-twice, Eagle Raceway, Tri-State Speedway and Paducah International Raceway), Steve Kinser (Williams Grove Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Lernerville Speedway, I-96 Speedway, Charter Raceway Park and Dacotah Speedway), Joey Saldana (Dodge City Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway-twice, Billings Motorsports Park and Skagit Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Castrol Raceway, Silver Dollar Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway and Lebanon Valley Speedway), Daryn Pittman (Eldora Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, Wilmot Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway), Kraig Kinser (Grays Harbor Raceway and North Central Speedway), Tony Bruce Jr. (34 Raceway), Lance Dewease (The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Volusia Speedway Park), Terry McCarl (Orange County Fair Speedway), Jason Solwold (Skagit Speedway) and Shane Stewart (Knoxville Raceway).
•PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There have been two Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preliminary Feature events held in 2008. The winners include Craig Dollansky (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway.
• 1/4-MILE WINNERS: Princeton Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile oval. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has raced eight times this season on a track that size this season. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Riverside International Speedway, Cottage Grove Speedway and Princeton Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Tri-State Speedway and Silver Dollar Speedway), Jason Meyers (Limaland Motorsports Park and Silver Dollar Speedway),) and Jac Haudenschild (Silver Dollar Speedway).
• UP NEXT: A return to Hollywood Hills Speedway in New Mexico on October 11 and 12.
• UPCOMING EVENTS: A stop in California at Ocean Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway for the final two West Coast races of the season for the World of Outlaws.
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; Princeton Speedway; Princeton, MN; October 4, 2008
A-main (40 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[2] [$10,000]
2) 24-Terry McCarl[4] [$5,500]
3) R19-Jac Haudenschild[8] [$3,200]
4) 33-Danny Lasoski[6] [$2,800]
5) 14-Jason Meyers[5] [$2,500]
6) 11-Steve Kinser[20] [$2,300]
7) 9-Joey Saldana[13] [$2,200]
8) 6-Paul McMahan[12] [$2,100]
9) 21-Daryn Pittman[18] [$2,050]
10) 8K-Chad Kemenah[11] [$2,000]
11) 5C-Chad Hillier[7] [$1,500]
12) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[3] [$1,200]
13) 55-Kerry Madsen[15] [$1,100]
14) 7S-Jason Sides[9] [$1,050]
15) 20-Kraig Kinser[16] [$1,000]
16) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[1] [$900]
17) 17B-Bill Balog[17] [$800]
18) 5Z-Dusty Zomer[21] [$800]
19) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[14] [$800]
20) 4W-Matt Wasmund[23] [$800]
21) 8-Casey Mack[24] [$800]
22) 13-Mark Dobmeier[19] [$800]
23) 23W-Scott Winters[22] [$800]
24) 2-Brooke Tatnell[10] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-40
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Kraig Kinser Claims Inaugural World of Outlaws Event at North Central Speedway
Brainerd, MN— October 3, 2008—Kraig Kinser used a little bit of every element that is important to winning a race on Friday night, in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series inaugural event at North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minnesota.
He used a strong start to gain a spot on the opening lap to move into third, and then was patient as the leaders hit lapped traffic early in the race. He also used some perseverance as he battled Lucas Wolfe for a number of laps for the second position. In addition to this, he had a little luck in his side as Joey Saldana had mechanical trouble while leading, which gave him the top spot. Lastly and probably the most important, his car continued to get faster as the race wore on, especially in lapped traffic, which helped him ultimately pick up his second A-Feature win of the season.
The $10,000 victory was the ninth of his career with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and his second this season aboard the Bass Pro Shops Maxim for Tony Stewart Racing.
“It feels good,” Kinser said. “We had a really good car all night. I am happy for this whole Bass Pro Shops Chevrolet team. We were a little off in the dash, but we found what we needed for the feature. We’re back on track and it feels really good.”
Kraig Kinser started fourth and got around his father, 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser on the first lap, both on the initial start and the complete restarted that was necessitated after an opening lap accident involving Chad Kemenah and Danny Lasoski.
After battling Wolfe for a number of laps, Kraig Kinser dove under him exiting the fourth turn on the 19th lap, making the pass for the second spot right before the pair crossed the start finish line, the same lap that Saldana’s night would come to an end while leading. The pass then became the deciding factor in the race.
“I know that Lucas (Wolfe) wants to get that win,” the younger Kinser said. “I caught him in traffic and got by and then Joey (Saldana) broke. Having clean track helped, but I think I was a little better than Lucas in traffic anyway. I wasn’t sure if I had beaten Lucas back to the line (before the caution) and had to make sure that I was leading,”
Kinser began the night by winning the third heat race to earn a spot in the Crane Cams Dash in his debut at the track. He finished fourth in the dash to earn a second row starting spot for the 35-lap contest. He led the final 16 laps of the race en route to the win.
“It does equalize it a little bit (when everyone visits a track for the first time), but these guys are the best in the country for a reason,” explained the third generation driver. “They adapt really well and really quick. It wasn’t going to be a total advantage for anyone. If the car is rolling well you’re going to be quick.”
Wolfe led the first seven laps of the race, and was out front on the initial start and the complete restart. He wound up second in the Allebach Racing Maxim to earn his second consecutive runner-up finish as he chases his first World of Outlaws win. Wolfe has started on the front row in three consecutive events and now has eight Top-10 finishes this season, with two consecutive runner-up performances.
“We’ve been running good, and I think we have consistently been running good for about the last 10 races or so,” said Wolfe. “We are up where we need to be and are continuing to improve. This is our best result on a tight track of this nature. We are getting better at that, and those are all good things for the future.”
Early in the race, Wolfe jumped out to about a six car length lead over Saldana before the leaders entered lapped traffic on the sixth lap. They were nearly three-wide with a lapped car as they came off the fourth turn on the fifth lap. On the eighth lap, Saldana dove under Wolfe exiting turn four in heavy traffic to take the lead. Wolfe fought back and retook the lead heading into turns one and two, with Saldana reclaiming the top spot as the duo motored down the back straightaway.
“We are racing good guys up there,” said the first-year driver. “I was able to beat Joey (Saldana) off the start and got to lapped first, which isn’t always a good thing. He was able to get me, and we just weren’t quite good enough in lapped traffic. We just didn’t make the right move at the right time. Kraig (Kinser) was able to then get me on the bottom right after that. I’m happy to be racing with those guys and hopefully we can do that for the remainder of the season.”
The final caution of the night flew with seven laps remaining, giving Wolfe one more shot to make a run at Kinser. He looked low in turns one and two on the restart and nearly pulled even with the leader, but was not quite able to make a pass.
“I figured with seven laps to go we wouldn’t get back into traffic again,” the native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania said. “I got a restart with about 16 to go and got around the bottom pretty good and it wasn’t as good on top. I thought if he got up there a little bit, that it may open the door, but he was able to momentum around me. I got up to him, but wasn’t able to get by him.”
Steve Kinser finished third in the Q Oil Maxim, to earn his 28th Top-Five finish of the season. He challenged his son a couple of times early in the race for the third position, before falling back a little bit while running fourth. He too gained a spot when Saldana fell out of the race.
“I didn’t quite have enough on that last restart to catch them,” he said. “I didn’t get the restart I wanted. I had a good seat to watch that race up there between those guys.”
Terry McCarl finished fourth aboard the Big Game Treestands Maxim to pick up his 26th Top-10 finish of the season. Kerry Madsen was fifth in the TK Concrete Maxim to earn his 36th Top-10 finishes of the season.
Paul McMahan started 11th after racing his way into the A-Feature by winning the B-Main, and wound up sixth in the Casey’s General Stores Maxim. Donny Schatz finished seventh aboard the Armor All J&J. Jason Meyers, who started the night by setting a new track record in time trials en route to his 13th quick time honor of the season was eighth on Friday night in the GLR Investments KPC.
Jac Haudenschild was ninth in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim. Chad Kemenah battled his way to a 10th place showing in the Kantor Oil Company Maxim, after getting caught up in a first lap accident that sent him to the work area for a new front axle which ultimately put him at the back of the field for the complete restart.
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Saturday, October 4 at Princeton Speedway for the PolyDome Princeton National.
NORTH CENTRAL SPEEDWAY NOTEBOOK
• FAST QUALIFIER: Jason Meyers paced the 25 cars that took time with a record setting AMB i.t. timed lap around the semi-banked 3/8-mile oval at 12.820 seconds at 93.510 mph. For his qualifying effort, Meyers earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Danny Lasoski (4), Kerry Madsen (3), Chad Blonde (2), and Paul McMahan (1).
• QUALIFYING WINNERS: Joey Saldana, Danny Lasoski and Kraig Kinser won heat races… Joey Saldana won the Crane Cams Dash… Paul McMahan won the B-Main.
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 56 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2008. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Knoxville Raceway-twice, Attica Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway, Tri-City Speedway, Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Riverside International Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, K-C Raceway, Cottage Grove Speedway and Clay County Fair Speedway), Jason Meyers (Volusia Speedway Park, Manzanita Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Lernerville Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Limaland Motorsports Park, Nodak Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Craig Dollansky (Volusia Speedway Park, Eldora Speedway, Huset’s Speedway-twice, Eagle Raceway, Tri-State Speedway and Paducah International Raceway), Steve Kinser (Williams Grove Speedway, Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Lernerville Speedway, I-96 Speedway, Charter Raceway Park and Dacotah Speedway), Joey Saldana (Dodge City Raceway Park, Eldora Speedway-twice, Billings Motorsports Park and Skagit Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Castrol Raceway, Silver Dollar Speedway, Lucas Oil Speedway and Lebanon Valley Speedway), Daryn Pittman (Eldora Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway, Wilmot Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway), Kraig Kinser (Grays Harbor Raceway and North Central Speedway), Tony Bruce Jr. (34 Raceway), Lance Dewease (The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Volusia Speedway Park), Terry McCarl (Orange County Fair Speedway), Jason Solwold (Skagit Speedway) and Shane Stewart (Knoxville Raceway).
•PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There have been two Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preliminary Feature events held in 2008. The winners include Craig Dollansky (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway.
•3/8-MILE WINNERS: North Central Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile oval. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has raced 19 times on a track that size this season. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Tri-City Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, Cedar Lake Speedway, K-C Raceway and Clay County Fair Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Huset’s Speedway-twice and Paducah International Raceway), Jac Haudenschild (Castrol Raceway and Lucas Oil Speedway), Kraig Kinser (Grays Harbor Raceway and North Central Speedway), Jason Meyers (Nodak Speedway and Castrol Raceway), Joey Saldana (Dodge City Raceway Park and Billings Motorsports Park), Tony Bruce Jr. (34 Raceway), Steve Kinser (Dacotah Speedway) and Daryn Pittman (Wilmot Speedway).
• ON THE WEB: The Official Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Web site is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint. Among the features are updated driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also, links to the 2008 Official Rulebook can be found at the bottom of the home page.
• ON TELEVISION: The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to television on Saturday, November 1 LIVE on SPEED at 8 p.m. Eastern with the Vault World Finals from The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway.
• UP NEXT: The PolyDome Princeton National at Princeton Speedway in Minnesota on Saturday, October 4.
• UPCOMING EVENTS: The series final trip west of the season, beginning at Hollywood Hills Speedway in New Mexico on October 11 and 12, followed by a weekend in California at Ocean Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway.
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; North Central Speedway; Brainerd, MN; October 3, 2008
A-main (35 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 20-Kraig Kinser[4] [$10,000]
2) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[2] [$5,500]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[3] [$3,200]
4) 24-Terry McCarl[5] [$2,800]
5) 55-Kerry Madsen[8] [$2,500]
6) 6-Paul McMahan[11] [$2,300]
7) 15-Donny Schatz[14] [$2,200]
8) 14-Jason Meyers[6] [$2,100]
9) R19-Jac Haudenschild[13] [$2,050]
10) 8K-Chad Kemenah[12] [$2,000]
11) 21-Daryn Pittman[16] [$1,500]
12) 5B-Chad Blonde[10] [$1,200]
13) 7S-Jason Sides[15] [$1,100]
14) 2-Brooke Tatnell[20] [$1,050]
15) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[18] [$1,000]
16) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[9] [$900]
17) 5C-Chad Hillier[17] [$800]
18) 17B-Bill Balog[21] [$800]
19) 23W-Scott Winters[22] [$800]
20) 56-Davey Heskin[19] [$800]
21) K9-Troy Manteufel[23] [$800]
22) 29-Leigh Thomas[24] [$800]
23) 9-Joey Saldana[1] [$800]
24) 33-Danny Lasoski[7] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Lucas Wolfe 1-7, Joey Saldana 8-19, Kraig Kinser 20-35
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Haudenschild Looking Forward to World of Outlaws Debut at North Central Speedway
Brainerd, MN— October 2, 2008—From coast-to-coast, Jac Haudenschild has visited more tracks than he can remember over the last 35 years. He has won in most every state he has raced in, 24 to be exact, as well as Australia and Canada, but one place missing from this list of victories is the state of Minnesota, where he has four consecutive Top-10 finishes, including two podium performances.
He will have a chance to pick up his first checkered flag in the “Lane of 10,000 Lakes” this weekend as the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competes twice in the state, beginning on Friday, October 3 with their inaugural visit to North Central Speedway in Brainerd, followed by their annual stop at Princeton Speedway on Saturday night.
“I always enjoy going to tracks for the first time,” shared Haudenschild. “We are definitely looking forward to it and will be glad to get back on the track. We look to do well up there for our car owner and sponsors who are from up there.”
For the Carnahan Motorsports team, which is based in Minnesota the weekend will be a homecoming, as they are able to work out of their own shop for a few days and regroup for the final West Coast swing of the season over the next two weeks. Haudenschild is in his first season driving for the team, with veteran crew chief Leonard Lee turning the wrenches.
“Lon (Carnahan) is a great car owner and I am glad to be driving for him,” he said. “Leonard (Lee), Marie (Lapointe) and Randy (Nygaard) have been working very hard on the car this year. I know that each night I’ll have a good fast race car.”
Haudenschild has been one of the most consistent drives this year, especially over the second half of the World of Outlaws season aboard the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim. He has racked up four wins in the last five weeks, including his third victory in the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway in California which earned him $50,000. Heading into action this week, the veteran driver is sixth in the series championship standings on the strength of 41 Top-10 finishes, with 18 of those being Top-Five performances.
“The R19 has been quick all season,” said the native of Wooster, Ohio. “Leonard Lee has had the car good all year long. We have been fast all year, and just weren’t able to get the job done. It’s all paying off now.”
Haudenschild recently won his 50th career A-Feature events with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in thrilling fashion at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York, a feat accomplished by just eight other drivers in the 30 year existence of the series. He is currently ninth on the series all-time list.
“It was great to win the 50th, he noted. “We were hoping to pick that one up this season and we did. It’s pretty special to be up there. That’s a place (Lebanon Valley Speedway) where I have had some bad luck over the years and even got hurt there, so to win there was good.”
Haudenschild won his first World of Outlaws event on July 21, 1985 at Kokomo Speedway in Indiana. He held off Ron Shuman and Jimmy Sills for that win. He has won races in 17 different seasons with the series, including the last four consecutive. He competed with the series for the first time during their 1978 inaugural season when they visited the famed Eldora Speedway in his home state.
“I still do remember the first one,” recalled the veteran driver. “It came at Kokomo and Jim McQueen was working on my car. That was back when they were still running steel block engines. I had run a lot of races with the series before I won that one.”
While he has been a fixture on the World of Outlaws circuit for a number of seasons over the years, back in the early days of the series he ran a more limited scheduled as was the case for many drivers. He would race anywhere, anytime, in a sprint car, whether it had a wing on it or not and he continually won races in whatever type of machine he was driving. In his career, he has finished in the Top-10 in the World of Outlaws championship standings 13 times, including a career-best second-place finish in 1995. He is on pace to finish in the Top-Five this season.
“For years, I never ran the full deal,” he explained. “It was hard to find a car owner back then that was able to run 80 or 90 races a year. You just ran as many races as you could. You just had to take whatever rides you could find. There were some guys that would run 40 or 50 races a year, but finding one to run the whole season was tough.”
Entering this week’s inaugural event at North Central Speedway, Haudenschild has eight Top-10 finishes in the last nine World of Outlaws events, including three wins. He has won the Crane Cams Dash five times to earn pole positions this year, and also has been quickest in time trials twice. He has finished eighth or better in all three inaugural events for the World of Outlaws, with two of those being Top-Five performances. The race at North Central Speedway will be the series final inaugural event of the season.
On Friday, October 3 at North Central Speedway, general admission tickets for adults will be $30, with general admission tickets for children $15. All reserved tickets will be $35. For tickets call (218)-829-2231.
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Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Princeton Speedway
Princeton, MN — October 1, 2008—Just two events remain on ¼-mile tracks this season for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, with the first of those coming this Saturday, October 4 at Princeton Speedway in Minnesota as the series invades the always racy high-banked bullring for the PolyDome Princeton National.
The ¼-mile has been hosting the series since 2004 and in the four A-Feature events contested at the track four drivers have picked up victories. The event will mark the final stop of the season for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series in the upper Midwest.
Donny Schatz was victorious for the first time in his career at Princeton Speedway last season. In eight career starts at the high-banked ¼-mile he has eight Top-10 finishes. He leads the World of Outlaws with 14 A-Feature wins this season, including two on ¼-mile tracks as he chases his third consecutive series title.
Jason Meyers, who is second in the World of Outlaws championship standings, has four career Top-10 finishes at Princeton Speedway, including a runner-up performance in his debut at the track in 2004. The California native has won nine times this season, including twice on ¼-mile tracks and leads the World of Outlaws in laps led and Top-Five finishes as he chases his first series title.
Joey Saldana finished second in the PolyDome Princeton National last season. He has six Top-10 finishes in seven starts at the track dating back to 2004. He has won five times this season and is currently third in points on the strength of 41 Top-10 finishes.
Craig Dollansky, who is helping promote the PolyDome Princeton National with his wife Julie, will not compete in the event after sustaining a compound fracture to his upper right arm on September 19 at Eldora Speedway. The native of nearby Elk River, Minnesota finished seventh in the race last season.
Steve Kinser, the 20-time Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion won at Princeton Speedway in 2005 and has Top-10 finishes in each of his three visits to the track. He has won six times this season and is currently fourth in points on the strength of 40 Top-10 finishes.
Jac Haudenschild who has been one of the most consistent drivers over the second-half of the season has four career Top-10 finishes at Princeton Speedway, including two runner-up performances. He won on a ¼-mile earlier at Silver Dollar Speedway during the finale of the $50,000 Gold Cup Race of Champions at the beginning of September. He recently picked up his 50th career A-Feature win with the World of Outlaws. He has won four times this season and is just outside of the Top-Five in points.
Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, finished third in his debut at Princeton Speedway last season. The native of St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia is currently seventh in points on the strength of 35 Top-10 finishes as he closes in on his first win of the season.
Chad Kemenah, who wore the rookie crown in 2006, finished 10th at Princeton Speedway in 2006. The four-time All Star Circuit of Champions title winner has 33 Top-10 finishes this season as he also closes in on his first win of the season.
Terry McCarl, who recently won his first race of the season, has three Top-10 finishes in just a handful of starts at Princeton Speedway in his career. The six-time Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway track champion is solidly in the ninth spot in the series standings on the strength of 25 Top-10 finishes.
Daryn Pittman, who has won four times this season, swept the PolyDome Princeton National in 2006. He finished eighth in the event last season. The native of Owasso, Oklahoma has 28 Top-10 finishes this season.
Sam Hafertepe Jr. made his first visit to Princeton Speedway last season. He recently matched his season best finish with a third-place run at Lebanon Valley Speedway in New York. The sophomore driver from Sunnyvale, Texas has 16 Top-10 finishes this season and is just outside of the Top-10 in the series standings.
Kraig Kinser, the 2004 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, has four career Top-10 finishes at Princeton Speedway, including Top-Five performances in his first two starts at the track in 2004. He won earlier this season at Grays Harbor Raceway in Washington, as he continues his first season driving for Tony Stewart Racing.
Jason Sides, who was the series top rookie in 2003, has made four starts in his career at Princeton Speedway. The native of Bartlett, Tennessee has 16 Top-10 finishes this season as he closes in on his first win of the campaign.
Tony Bruce Jr. has competed with the World of Outlaws each of the last two seasons at Princeton Speedway. The sophomore driver from Liberal, Kansas won his first career series race earlier this season at 34 Raceway in Iowa.
Chad Hillier, who is also in his second full season with the World of Outlaws, finished a very solid 11th in his second visit to Princeton Speedway this season. The native of Burlington, Washington has five Top-10 finishes this season as he closes in on the Top-15 in points.
Lucas Wolfe, who is in his first full season on the road with the World of Outlaws, will make his debut at Princeton Speedway on Saturday, October 4. He recently picked up a season-best third-place finish at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York
Paul McMahan has four Top-10 finishes at Princeton Speedway during his career. The California native, who now calls Nashville home, has picked up 14 Top-10 finishes this season as he chases his first win of the year.
Brooke Tatnell, who is filling in for the injured Craig Dollansky, won a preliminary feature at Princeton Speedway in 2005. He has six Top-10 finishes in seven starts with the series at the track.
2007 Race Recap: Donny Schatz picked up his first career win at Princeton Speedway, inheriting the lead when Chad Blonde got into the wall while leading.
Schatz led the final 13 laps of the event despite not having any brakes on the high-banked quarter-mile.
The only hiccup on the night for Schatz was that he lost his brakes in the A-Feature. With the first 21 laps of the event running caution free, he found himself in heavy lapped traffic early in the race as he chased Chad Blonde who was setting a blistering pace on the cushion of the track.
The race began with Justin Henderson jumping to the lead from the outside front row starting position. He would pace the first five laps before the pole sitter Chad Blonde would dive under him exiting the fourth turn on the sixth lap in heavy lapped traffic.
Blonde would quickly open a comfortable lead as Henderson was bottled up in lapped traffic. As he began to pull away, Schatz closed on Henderson to battle for the second spot. After working on him for several laps, Schatz was able to get around Henderson on the 19th lap and set his sights on Blonde.
A number of caution and red flags followed. Prior to a caution on the lap 22 lap, Schatz charged to the lead off the second turn, as Blonde went very low on the track and got loose. A full lap was not completed and thus Blonde lined up in the lead on the restart.
He endured four restarts on that same lap before a lap 25 caution led to a fuel stop. Blonde again used a strong restart to quickly jump to a sizeable lead, but just three laps later he would encounter heavy lapped traffic. While exiting the fourth turn on lap 28, he jumped the cushion and tagged the wall very hard on the front straightaway nearly getting upside down and handing the lead to Schatz. A broken front end would end Blonde’s night.
With 12 laps to go, Schatz led on the restart, with Joey Saldana chasing him. A couple more yellow flags put Saldana right on Schatz’s bumper. With five laps to go, Schatz hit traffic and masterfully weaved his way through it to win by nearly a second.
Saldana wound up second, with Kerry Madsen third, Tim Shaffer fourth and Justin Henderson fourth.
2007 A-Feature Results
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Princeton Speedway; October 6, 2007
A-main (40 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$10,000]
2) 9-Joey Saldana[6] [$5,500]
3) 11H-Kerry Madsen[5] [$3,200]
4) 6-Tim Shaffer[12] [$2,800]
5) D1-Justin Henderson[2] [$2,500]
6) 11-Steve Kinser[9] [$2,300]
7) 7-Craig Dollansky[20] [$2,200]
8) 21-Daryn Pittman[15] [$2,100]
9) 83-Danny Lasoski[8] [$2,050]
10) 35-Jac Haudenschild[14] [$2,000]
11) 5C-Chad Hillier[4] [$1,500]
12) 5-Brooke Tatnell[7] [$1,200]
13) 7S-Jason Sides[10] [$1,100]
14) 20-Paul McMahan[13] [$1,050]
15) 8K-Chad Kemenah[11] [$1,000]
16) 14-Jason Meyers[24] [$900]
17) 24-Terry McCarl[18] [$800]
18) 1X-Randy Hannagan[16] [$800]
19) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[19] [$800]
20) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[23] [$800]
21) R19-Jason Solwold[17] [$800]
22) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[22] [$800]
23) 5B-Chad Blonde[1] [$800]
24) 9T-Travis Whitney[21] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Justin Henderson 1-5, Chad Blonde 6-27, Donny Schatz 28-40
Previous Winners:
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature winners at Princeton Speedway include:
2007- Donny Schatz on October 6
2006- Daryn Pittman on July 29
2005- Steve Kinser on July 30
2004- Craig Dollansky on May 22
current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points
1. Donny Schatz 7891
2. Jason Meyers 7775
3. Joey Saldana 7510
4. Steve Kinser 7460
5. Craig Dollansky 7442
6. Jac Haudenschild 7278
7. Kerry Madsen 7092
8. Chad Kemenah 7087
9. Terry McCarl 6975
10. Daryn Pittman 6918
What to look for at Princeton Speedway:
*Donny Schatz won last season at Princeton Speedway. He has eight Top-10 finishes in his career at the track in the same number of starts. He leads the World of Outlaws with 14 A-Feature wins this season and has won twice on ¼-miles earlier this season at Riverside International Speedway in Arkansas and Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon.
*Daryn Pittman swept the Princeton PolyDome National in 2006, winning both the preliminary feature and the A-Feature. He has won four times this season.
*Steve Kinser won at the track in 2005 and has Top-10 finishes in all of his starts at the track. The 20-time series champion has won six times this season, and is just one victory shy of the 550 career A-Feature win mark.
*Craig Dollansky who won the World of Outlaws inaugural visit to the track in 2004 and hails from nearby Elk River, Minnesota, will miss the event after sustaining a compound fracture to his upper right arm at Eldora Speedway on September 19, which required surgery. He is again promoting the event this season with his wife Julie.
*Jason Meyers continues to battle Donny Schatz for the top spot in the World of Outlaws standings. With nine events remaining in 2008, he is 116 points out of the lead as he chases his first series title. The California native has won nine times, including twice on ¼-mile tracks this year and leads the series in laps led and Top-Five finishes.
*Joey Saldana finished second last season at Princeton Speedway and has six Top-10 finishes in seven career starts at the ¼-mile. He has won five times this season driving for NASCAR star Kasey Kahne.
*Terry McCarl was the most recent World of Outlaws winner, taking the checkered flag at Orange County Fair Speedway in New York on September 24. He has three career Top-10 finishes at Princeton Speedway.
*Brooke Tatnell who calls nearby Bloomington, Minnesota home will look for his second win at the track as he continues to fill in for the injured Craig Dollansky.
By the Numbers- Princeton Speedway:
0.25-Miles around Princeton Speedway
1- Driver that will be making his debut at Princeton Speedway, Lucas Wolfe
2- Events in the state of Minnesota for the World of Outlaws in 2008
3- Drivers that led laps in the A-Feature event at the track last season
4- Drivers that have won a World of Outlaws A-Feature event at Princeton Speedway; Drivers that have won on ¼-mile tracks this season with the World of Outlaws
5- Consecutive seasons that the World of Outlaws have been competing at Princeton Speedway
7- Events contested by the World of Outlaws at Princeton Speedway dating back to 2004, including preliminary features and A-Features; Events contested by the World of Outlaws on ¼-mile tracks this season
9- A-Feature events remaining this season for the World of Outlaws
10- Track records established in time trials this season at World of Outlaws events
10.138- Track record established by Craig Dollansky on May 21, 2004
12- Drivers that have led laps in World of Outlaws feature competition at Princeton Speedway dating back to 2004
13- Laps led by Donny Schatz last season en route to winning at Princeton Speedway
14- A-Feature wins this season for current World of Outlaws championship point leader Donny Schatz to lead the series
15- Drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws that competed at Princeton Speedway last season
18- Drivers that are currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws
37- Drivers that competed with the World of Outlaws at Princeton Speedway last season
59- Laps led by Daryn Pittman en route to winning both races at the track in 2006
78- Miles from North Central Speedway in Brainerd, Minnesota where the World of Outlaws compete on October 3 to Princeton Speedway
2004- Year the World of Outlaws first competed at Princeton Speedway
10,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Saturday, October 4
Tickets: On Saturday, October 4 at Princeton Speedway, adult general admission tickets will be $30, with tickets for children ages 12-under will be $15 and reserved tickets will be $35. For ticket information call (763)-389-3135.
Next Up: A return to Hollywood Hills Speedway in New Mexico for two full nights of racing on Saturday, October 11 and Sunday, October 12.
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