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

Concord, NC— November 6, 2009—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.

For Meyers it was his second career win at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway and his second during the World Finals, as he was victorious in the inaugural event back in 2007. It was his ninth A-Feature win of the season with the World of Outlaws and 10th overall triumph aboard the GLR Investments KPC.

“These guys did a great job tonight,” said Meyers. “We didn't have the best of qualifying nights last night and that shows the kind of team we have right here. Nobody hung their heads and they were upset when they went to bed last night and they got up today and worked hard on this race car and gave me a great race car tonight. This entire team is doing a great job.”

Meyers started on the pole for the 30-lap contest, after winning the Crane Cams Dash. He led on the initial start, though the first caution of the night flew before that lap was in the books, leading to a complete restart. On the second start, Meyers again paced the field in turn one, only to have a red flag fly leading to a second complete restart. When the green flag flew for the third time on the opening lap, Meyers again shot to the lead over Dale Blaney.

Blaney took the lead on the second lap from Meyers and was out front for the next three laps, with Meyers retaking the top spot on the fifth circuit with Donny Schatz moving into second at the same time. Meyers would lead the rest of the way, enduring four more red flags and a yellow. He used strong restarts each time with Schatz lining up second to stay in front and best a very strong field of cars.

“It's tough when you are leading on a restart,” explained the native of Clovis, California. “Leading on a restart is the toughest place to be in this business, especially with a guy like Donny Schatz behind you. I knew I just had to get off (turn) four clean and somewhat protect my line going into (turn) one and get a good run off of two, so he couldn't pass me coming off three. One time during the race I saw Donny poke under me and it was a matter of getting off turn four as good as you could on each and every restart.”

Heading into the finale of the World Finals on Saturday night which will air live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, Meyers leads the World of Outlaws with 54 Top-10 finishes as he chases his first series title. He won his series-best tenth Crane Cams Dash of the season as well on Friday night to earn the pole position for the 30-lap A-Feature.

“One more night to go,” noted Meyers. “I am proud of this entire team and everyone that works so hard on it. To get a win here at Lowe's was great and come tomorrow night whether we win the championship or not, to get another win for this team is great. This team had a great year and we are really looking forward to 2010.”

Schatz, who began the third annual World Finals on Thursday night by setting fast time in both rounds of time trials, came home second on Friday night aboard the special edition STP J&J. It was his series-best 39th Top-Five finish of the season as he looks to make history on Saturday night if he wins the 2009 title, which would make him just the second driver ever to win more than three World of Outlaws titles.

“I was here to win the race and we had a way better car,” deadpanned Schatz. “We just ran second.”

Schatz lined up fourth in the first heat race on Friday night and quickly shot around Craig Dollansky, Bob Felmlee and Ed Lynch Jr. on the first lap of that eight-lap contest to take the lead and ultimately earn a convincing win and a spot in the Crane Cams Dash, where he finished third. A couple of times during the 30-lap main event Schatz looked under Meyers in both turns one and two and again in three and four, but was not able to make a pass.

“I've felt like we have had the best car here this weekend,” shard the North Dakota native. “I was fighting a little issue and was afraid I wasn't going to finish. The throttle would stick when I shut the engine off, but didn't have that problem when we were racing so that was a good thing. We're definitely have good performance and it will just take a little bit better finish tomorrow.”

Danny Lasoski finished third on Friday night aboard the Casey's General Store JEI to earn his 41st Top-10 finish of the season. Craig Dollansky came from the 11th starting spot to finish fourth in his first start in the Big Game Treestands Maxim. Fred Rahmer was fifth in the Miller Brothers machine, with Jason Sides sixth aboard the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim. Brad Sweet came all the way from 22nd to finish seventh in the Budweiser Maxim, with Lucas Wolfe coming home eighth in the Allebach Racing Maxim. Kraig Kinser was ninth in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim, with Brian Montieth rounding out the Top-10 in the Premiere Auto Works Maxim.

Joey Saldana who is third in points on the strength of a series-best 19 A-Feature wins and 20 overall victories this season, wound up 15th on Friday night after falling out of the race on the 14th lap and is now 82 points out of the lead, which mathematically eliminate him from the battle for the title.

The 2009 World of Outlaws season wraps up on Saturday night with the finale of the third annual World Finals from The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, which will air live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

WORLD FINAL NIGHT #2 NOTES

•FAST QUALIFIER: Donny Schatz paced the 57 cars that took time for Friday's portion of the World Finals which was held on November 5 with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the semi-banked four-tenths-mile oval at 13.794 seconds at 104.393 mph. For his qualifying effort, Schatz earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Jason Sides (4), Dale Blaney (3), Steve Kinser (2) and Craig Dollansky (1).

• WORLD FINALS NIGHT #2 QUALIFYING WINNERS: Donny Schatz, Jason Meyers, Terry McCarl and Danny Lasoski won heat races. Jason Meyers won the Crane Cams Dash. Justin Henderson won the B-Main. Don Droud Jr. won the C-Main.

• FEATURE WINNERS: There has been 64 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature event held in 2009. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Silver Dollar Speedway-twice, Thunderbowl Raceway, Lone Star Speedway--twice, Houston Raceway Park, The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park-twice, U.S. 36 Raceway, 34 Raceway, I-55 Raceway, Castrol Raceway-twice, Skagit Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Eldora Speedway, K-C Raceway and Dacotah Speedway), Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway, Paducah International Raceway, I-96 Speedway, Red River Valley Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, Skagit Speedway, Cottage Grove Speedway, Clay County Fair Speedway and The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Eagle Raceway, Charter Raceway Park and Lernerville Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway, I-55 Raceway and River Cities Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-three times), Steve Kinser (Tri-State Speedway and Limaland Motorsports Park), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway and Eldora Speedway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Cody Darrah (Williams Grove Speedway), Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway), Tim Kaeding (Riverside International Speedway),Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway), Tim Shaffer (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).

• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There has been two World of Outlaws preliminary features this season. The winners include: Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Joey Saldana (Silver Dollar Speedway).

• FOUR-TENTHS-MILE WINNERS: The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a high-banked four-tenths-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced four times this season on a track that size. The winners included: Danny Lasoski (Lernerville Speedway), Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway), Joey Saldana (The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; World Finals Night #2; Concord, NC; November 6, 2009
A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 14-Jason Meyers[1] [$10,000]
2) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$5,500]
3) 6-Danny Lasoski[9] [$3,200]
4) 7-Craig Dollansky[11] [$2,800]
5) 51-Fred Rahmer[6] [$2,500]
6) 7S-Jason Sides[5] [$2,300]
7) 91-Brad Sweet[22] [$2,200]
8) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[21] [$2,100]
9) 20-Kraig Kinser[18] [$2,050]
10) 21-Brian Montieth[15] [$2,000]
11) 17-Daryn Pittman[20] [$1,500]
12) G1-Jeremy Campbell[14] [$1,200]
13) 25-Brooke Tatnell[24] [$1,100]
14) 2-Dale Blaney[2] [$1,050]
15) 9-Joey Saldana[16] [$1,000]
16) 24-Terry McCarl[4] [$900]
17) 11-Steve Kinser[7] [$800]
18) R19-Jac Haudenschild[25] [$0]
19) O7X-Brandon Wimmer[23] [$800]
20) 35-Justin Henderson[17] [$800]
21) 22-Brian Ellenberger[19] [$800]
22) 6F-Bob Felmlee[10] [$800]
23) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr.[13] [$800]
24) 19-Cody Darrah[8] [$800]
25) 22H-Greg Hodnett[12] [$800]

Note: Jac Haudenschild used a World of Outlaws Provisional to start the A-Feature.

Lap Leaders: Jason Meyers 1, 5-30; Dale Blaney 2-4

World of Outlaws Championship Standings Through November 6

1. Donny Schatz 8770
2. Jason Meyers 8745 -25
3. Joey Saldana 8688 -82
4. Steve Kinser 8524 -246
5. Jason Sides 8415 -355
6. Danny Lasoski 8295 -475
7. Craig Dollansky 7995 -775
8. Kraig Kinser 7962 -808
9. Jac Haudenschild 7901 -869
10. Lucas Wolfe 7554 -1216

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Donny Schatz Fastest in both Rounds of World Finals Qualifying

Concord, NC— November 6, 2009—Knowing just how important every single point in as he is locked in the closest points race in World of Outlaws history Donny Schatz earned the maximum number of points he could on Thursday night as the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in North Carolina kicked off with two rounds of time trials which will set the lineups for Friday and Saturday's racing programs. The three-time and defending World of Outlaws champion was fastest in both sessions to earn 10 bonus points and now holds a 29-point lead over Jason Meyers heading into the final two nights of World Finals, with Saturday night's race airing live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

Schatz circled the four-tenths-mile in 13.794 seconds to best a stout 57-car field, the largest in World Finals history in the first round of time trails and was even faster in the second session aboard the special edition STP J&J, putting down a lap of 13.770 to best the 56 cars that took to the track.

“It was a great start to the weekend,” said Schatz. “Those qualifying points are very important right now and that's what our goal was coming in. As long as we get through our heat race we are locked into a dash spot. Going for quick times this year is what has put us a little bit ahead. We're happy to go into the weekend with that. This car is awesome fast. These guys have definitely done their homework and they are pumped up right now.”

With the two fast time honors on Thursday night, Schatz increased his series leading total to 13 on the season, which is three better than Jason Sides who has been quickest in qualifying 10 times. Schatz was the ninth car out in the first session of time trials and was the 51st of 56 cars to hit the track in the second round.

“It's a good place to be and it's a true testament to what these guys do,” stated the North Dakota native. “It gives the fans a little bit of excitement too. To go out at the end like that and have a car that good is fun to drive.”

Jason Sides was second fastest in the Friday qualifying session aboard the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim to put himself in a good position for the racing program. Sides finished second at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway back in May as he looks for his first career win at the track.

“For going out that late it was good for us,” said Sides. “The track was going away a bit. We were trying to get a quick time so we could get back tied with Donny, but he is now two up on us (after the first round). Hopefully we can go out and have a good Saturday qualifying and just have a good all around night. We'll see how it goes.”

Dale Blaney was third fastest in the qualifying session for Friday in the Ti-22 Performance Maxim with 20-time series champion Steve Kinser fourth in the Quaker State Maxim and Craig Dollansky fifth in his first event in the Big Game Treestands Maxim. Jason Meyers who was the second to last car to go on the clock was 10th quick in the GLR Investments KPC, which will put him on the front row of a heat race, while Joey Saldana who is third in the title race was 18th quick aboard the Budweiser Maxim.

Ed Lynch Jr., Jeremy Campbell, Brian Montieth and Danny Lasoski will all start on the pole of heat races on Friday night.

In the second round of time trials which will set the field for Saturday night's program, Steve Kinser was second fastest after a fourth-place effort in the first round. Kinser has made 20 starts at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in his career and finished in the Top-10 in each and every one.

“It's not too bad,” note Kinser of his qualifying efforts. “We certainly would have liked to have been in the Top-two for both. It's a good start and we had put a new car together and have been playing with it. We'll see what happens here.”

Ed Lynch Jr. was third in qualifying for the Saturday night program aboard the Howard Concrete J&J, with Danny Lasoski in the Casey's General Store JEI fourth and Jason Sides fifth. Joey Saldana was 11th fastest while Jason Meyers was 12th quick.

Cody Darrah, Craig Dollansky, Brandon Wimmer and Bob Felmlee will start on the pole of heats on Saturday night in the finale of the World Finals which will air live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

WORLD FINAL NIGHT #1 NOTES

•FAST QUALIFIER: Donny Schatz paced the 57 cars that took time for Friday's portion of the World Finals with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the semi-banked four-tenths-mile oval at 13.794 seconds. For his qualifying effort, Schatz earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Jason Sides (4), Dale Blaney (3), Steve Kinser (2) and Craig Dollansky (1).

•FAST QUALIFIER: Donny Schatz paced the 56 cars that took time for Saturday's portion of the World Finals with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the semi-banked four-tenths-mile oval at 13.770 seconds. For his qualifying effort, Schatz earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Steve Kinser (4), Ed Lynch Jr. (3), Danny Lasoski (2) and Jason Sides (1).

World of Outlaws Statistical Report: World Finals Qualifying Round 1; The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway; Concord, NC; November 5, 2009

Qualifying
1) 15-Donny Schatz 13.794
2) 7S-Jason Sides 13.837
3) 2-Dale Blaney 13.861
4) 11-Steve Kinser 13.869
5) 7-Craig Dollansky 13.903
6) 3C-Cale Conley 13.915
7) 51-Fred Rahmer 13.941
8) 22H-Greg Hodnett 13.956
9) 6F-Bob Felmlee 13.958
10) 14-Jason Meyers 13.984
11) 24-Terry McCarl 14.036
12) 19-Cody Darrah 14.052
13) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr. 14.059
14) G1-Jeremy Campbell 14.070
15) 21-Brian Montieth 14.086
16) 6-Danny Lasoski 14.095
17) 22B-Ben Gregg 14.126
18) 9-Joey Saldana 14.139
19) 35-Justin Henderson 14.180
20) 43-Doug Dodson 14.201
21) 83X-Tim Shaffer 14.230
22) 20-Kraig Kinser 14.237
23) R19-Jac Haudenschild 14.262
24) 30C-Lance Dewease 14.269
25) 22-Brian Ellenberger 14.276
26) 17-Daryn Pittman 14.305
27) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 14.311
28) 91-Brad Sweet 14.315
29) 7M-Mark Smith 14.343
30) 27-Curt Michael 14.368
31) O7X-Brandon Wimmer 14.374
32) 25-Brook Tatnell 14.397
33) 93-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 14.398
34) 55-Chad Layton 14.401
35) 1Z-Jessica Zemken 14.411
36) 63-Chad Kemenah 14.441
37) 1-Chris Shirek 14.445
38) 13-Don Droud Jr 14.473
39) 83-Tim Kaeding 14.479
40) 94-Zach Zimmerly 14.523
41) 1B-Keith Baxter 14.545
42) 81-Craig Folmar 14.564
43) O-Glenn Styres 14.621
44) 15X-Adam Wilt 14.650
45) 49-Bob Howard 14.725
46) 89-Robbie Stillwaggon 14.759
47) 28-Todd Kane 14.792
48) 63J-Josh Weller 14.813
49) 4K-Kris Spitz 14.874
50) 5-John Smith 14.881
51) D4-Danny Holtgraver 14.934
52) 13X-Kramer Williamson 14.941
53) 60C-Kory Crabtree 15.086
54) 6W-Brad Wickham 15.151
55) 19K-Kyle Pruitt 15.390
56) 6X-Mark Cole 15.407
57) 23-Todd Zinn 15.730

World of Outlaws Statistical Report: World Finals Qualifying Round 2; The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway; Concord, NC; November 5, 2009

Qualifying
1) 15-Donny Schatz 13.770
2) 11-Steve Kinser 13.859
3) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr. 13.883
4) 6-Danny Lasoski 13.883
5) 7S-Jason Sides 13.922
6) 3C-Cale Conley 13.955
7) 2-Dale Blaney 13.960
8) 22H-Greg Hodnett 13.970
9) 24-Terry McCarl 13.990
10) 51-Fred Rahmer 14.075
11) 9-Joey Saldana 14.093
12) 14-Jason Meyers 14.102
13) 19-Cody Darrah 14.126
14) 7-Craig Dollansky 14.132
15) O7X-Brandon Wimmer 14.139
16) 6F-Bob Felmlee 14.156
17) 94-Zach Zimmerly 14.184
18) 91-Brad Sweet 14.187
19) 1Z-Jessica Zemken 14.203
20) 13-Don Droud Jr 14.207
21) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 14.210
22) 7M-Mark Smith 14.210
23) 43-Doug Dodson 14.214
24) 28-Todd Kane 14.217
25) 83X-Tim Shaffer 14.255
26) G1-Jeremy Campbell 14.268
27) 27-Curt Michael 14.271
28) 21-Brian Montieth 14.285
29) 63-Chad Kemenah 14.326
30) 30C-Lance Dewease 14.334
31) 17-Daryn Pittman 14.354
32) 1B-Keith Baxter 14.361
33) 20-Kraig Kinser 14.362
34) 35-Justin Henderson 14.384
35) 22B-Ben Gregg 14.427
36) 93-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 14.436
37) 15X-Adam Wilt 14.489
38) 25-Brooke Tatnell 14.492
39) 83-Tim Kaeding 14.518
40) 81-Craig Folmar 14.548
41) 1-Chris Shirek 14.615
42) R19-Jac Haudenschild 14.624
43) 13X-Kramer Williamson 14.644
44) 60C-Kory Crabtree 14.669
45) 22-Brian Ellenberger 14.686
46) 55-Chad Layton 14.726
47) D4-Danny Holtgraver 14.785
48) 89-Robbie Stillwaggon 14.794
49) 49-Bob Howard 14.865
50) 6W-Brad Wickham 14.884
51) O-Glenn Styres 14.897
52) 63J-Josh Weller 14.919
53) 4K-Kris Spitz 15.375
54) 19K-Kyle Pruitt 15.602
55) 23-Todd Zinn 15.858
56) 6X-Mark Cole 16.232

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World Finals Continues to Get Bigger & Bigger

Concord, NC— November 5, 2009—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. The three-day season ending event beginning tonight with two rounds of time trials and continuing Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7 with heat races, the Crane Cams Dash, consolation races and A-Feature each night, will determine the 2009 World of Outlaws champion, as three-time and defending series title winner Donny Schatz is locked in the closest point race in the 30-plus year history of the series, leading Jason Meyers by just 19 markers and Joey Saldana by 46 points, with two rounds of qualifying and two A-Feature events remaining on the docket. The finale of the World Finals will air live on SPEED on Saturday night beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

In addition to the great title battle between Schatz, Meyers and Saldana, the World of Outlaws Late Model Series which shares top billing at the World Finals, has an even tighter points race with just four markers separating leader Steve Francis and Josh Richards. On the sprint car side, if Schatz was to win the title, he would become only the second driver in World of Outlaws history to win at least four titles, joining 20-time series champion Steve Kinser. A fourth-consecutive title would also put Schatz in the record books as the only driver other than Kinser to win four consecutive.

Schatz has three career wins at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway including in the finale of last year's World Finals. The North Dakota native has 17 career Top-10 finishes in 21 starts at the four-tenths mile.

“It's an awesome event,” shared Schatz when asked about the World Finals. “We were all pretty skeptical at first, but it has brought in a lot of people from across the country. It's pretty cool to see that many people want to watch the World Finals, especially at an awesome facility like Charlotte. It's definitely a double banger. These shows could run independently to be honest. I think they could run World Finals for each series. To have them both together is pretty neat. I think the fans are probably a little different. Late model fans are specific to late models and so are sprint car fans, they are specific to sprint cars. It's the only time of the year we get to run with them, so it's fun for us to get to watch them and definitely a bonus for the fans.”

Meyers would make history if he was to win the World of Outlaws title, as he would become the first driver from the state of California to accomplish that feat. He won the first ever feature during the inaugural World Finals in 2007 and has finished eighth or better in all four A-Feature events during the first two editions of the World Finals, with three of those being Top-Five runs. He heads into the event this season with nine overall wins and leads the series with 53 Top-10 finishes.

“They've done a great job with that event,” stated Meyers. “With the format and also that time of the year there is not a lot of racing going on and it has become quite an intriguing event with a packed house every time we have been down there. It's certainly become one of our bigger events, especially for the fans.”

For Joey Saldana's Kasey Kahne Racing team, the World Finals are a home race, as their brand new shop is located right down the road in Mooresville, North Carolina. Saldana, who is a native of Brownsburg, Indiana, won for the first time in his career at the track earlier this season during the Outlaws Showdown back in May. Along with Donny Schatz, he is the only driver competing full-time with the World of Outlaws that has participated in all 21 of the series previous races at the track.

“It's a great facility and a great standalone event,” Saldana said. “I think it showed them last year that dirt track racing is pretty popular with late models and sprint cars. Having the crowd they had was huge and it showed they don't need the stock cars racing across the street to get a big crowd. It's neat to know that dirt track racing can bring that many people there. Hopefully it's the same turnout again and great racing like last year.”

Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, has participated in countless big events over the years and is looking forward to the World Finals again this season. In his career at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the native of Bloomington, Indiana has 20 Top-10 finishes in 20 starts, including a win in the finale of the inaugural 2007 World Finals.

“It's a good show and it is a big event,” said Kinser. “They do a good job with it, and you can go down there and watch a couple of different classes of race cars with the sprint cars and late models. It's a great show to go to and if we can catch good weather that weekend, even if it's a little cool out, it's still a great show. I've been really impressed in the two years that I have been down there and watched the show and been able to participate in it.”

Danny Lasoski, who claimed the 2001 World of Outlaws title in what was the closest title battle in series history, until this year, is geared up for the World Finals as he wraps up a very consistent first season driving for the Parsons Motorsports team. The native of Dover, Missouri has one win at 11 career Top-10 finishes at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway.

”We're really looking forward to that event,” Lasoski said. “It's the last race of the year so we have to showcase ourselves and go out on a good note. The fans get to see the “Best of the Best” whether it's in the stock cars or the sprint cars. I understand in 2010 the Big Block Modifieds will be there as well, so it's definitely a place people want to take their vacation to, to see all of this racing.”

Tickets : On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Three-Day ticket packages are also available for the World Finals and can be purchased online by visiting http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or by calling (800) 455-3267 for only $59 for adults and $19 for children 12 and under.

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Countdown to the World Finals: 1 Day

Concord, NC— November 4, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The final driver up is Lucas Wolfe, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award winner with the World of Outlaws, who has competed in each of the first two World Finals. He finished eighth in the first A-Feature event ever held during the World Finals in 2007. The native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania also set fast time for the racing program on the second night of the inaugural World Finals, besting a very stout 48-car field. Wolfe enters this season's World Finals 10th in the World of Outlaws championship standings on the strength of 17 Top-10 finishes.

Lucas Wolfe, Driver of the No. 5W Allebach Racing Maxim:

“It is a big event and one we always look forward to. It's a lot of fun down there. It's a very nice race track and it is fun to get to race with the Late Models, a division we don't get to race with at all throughout the rest of the year. All of that stuff is fun, though it's disappointing at the same time since it's the end of the year. I'm looking forward to hopefully ending the year off on a strong note there. I think it's a tremendous event for the fans. Everyone I have talked to the last few years that has gone to it has liked it and liked the opportunity to get a lot of racing for a pretty good value. That seems to have made it a strong event.”

The finale of the World Finals will air live on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern, with Bobby Gerould on the call and Brad Doty offering expert analysis along with Shane Andrews and Erin Crocker reporting from the pit area.

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Three-Day ticket packages are also available for the World Finals and can be purchased online by visiting http://www.lowesmotorspeedway.com or by calling 1-(800) 455-3267 for only $59 for adults and $19 for children 12 and under.

Next up: Cody Darrah & Brad Sweet, Drivers for Kasey Kahne Racing

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World of Outlaws Preview: Third Annual World Finals

Concord, NC— November 3, 2009—The three-way battle for the 2009 World of Outlaws championship which is the closest in series history between three-time and defending titlist Donny Schatz, Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana will be decided during the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. Schatz and Meyers are separated by just 19 points entering the three-day event, which begins with two rounds of qualifying on Thursday, November 5, that will set the heat race line-ups for the racing programs on Friday, November 6 and Saturday, November 7.

Joey Saldana, who won at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway back in May enters the event as the most recent winner in World of Outlaws action on October 24 at Lone Star Speedway in Texas and has captured a series best 19 A-Feature wins this season and has 20 overall victories. He is currently third in points, 46 markers out of the lead.

Heading into the third annual World Finals, Schatz and Saldana are the only two drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws that have taken part in all 21 of the previous races for the series at the semi-banked four-tenths-mile. Schatz, who is chasing his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws title has three career wins at the track along with 17 Top-10 finishes of which 14 are Top-Five performances. Saldana won for the first time at the track back in May and has 13 career Top-10 runs there. Meyers, who is chasing his first series title won during the inaugural World Finals in 2007 and has nine career Top-10 finishes at the track including six consecutive.

The first edition of the World Finals in 2007 saw Jason Meyers and 20-time series champion Steve Kinser pick up wins, while last season it was Brooke Tatnell and Donny Schatz scoring victories. The World of Outlaws visited The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway for the first time in 2000 with Mark Kinser scoring that win. A total of 11 different drivers have scored A-Feature wins at the track with the series in the 15 A-Feature events that have been contested.

The finale of the World Finals on Saturday, November 8 will air live on SPEED beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern with Bobby Gerould on the call and Hall of Famer Brad Doty offering expert analysis along with Shane Andrews and Erin Crocker reporting from the pit area.

The opening two nights of the World Finals will be broadcast via the DIRVision.com Cybercast. For more information and to purchase the World Finals Race Pass visit http://www.DIRTVision.com.

Slidejobs- Third Annual World Finals:

Closing in on another title: Donny Schatz heads to World Finals in search of his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws championship on the strength of 12 A-Feature wins and a series-best 38 Top-Five finishes. The North Dakota native has competed in all 21 of the previous World of Outlaws events at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway and has three career wins at the track along with 17 Top-10 finishes of which 14 have been Top-Five performances. He was victorious last season in the finale of the World Finals to cap off his third consecutive championship. Schatz led a number of laps at the track back in May and wound up finishing third in that event.

Chasing his first title: Jason Meyers is chasing his first career World of Outlaws championship and heads into the World Finals just 19 points behind Donny Schatz with two full point paying events on the docket, as well as two rounds of qualifying with bonus points on the line during those time trials sessions as well. Meyers has won a total of nine times this season and leads the series with 53 Top-10 finishes. In his career at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the California native has nine Top-10 finishes and five Top-Fives, including a win in 2007 during the World Finals. He finished sixth at the track back in the spring.

Looking to repeat: Joey Saldana scored his first career win at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway back in May, taking the lead from Donny Schatz in traffic with the cameras from SPEED capturing all the action live. Making the win even more special for Saldana was the fact that his car owner Kasey Kahne was in attendance for the race which came just days after the team unveiled a brand new shop in the Charlotte area, where they are based out of. Saldana heads into the World Finals leading the World of Outlaws with 19 A-Feature wins and 20 victories overall. He is third in points on the strength of 47 Top-10 finishes. In his career at the four-tenths-mile he has 13 Top-10 finishes and is the only driver other than Donny Schatz to have competed in all 21 races the series has contested at the track dating back to 2000.

Always up front: Steve Kinser has competed 20 times at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in his career and has finished in the Top-10 in each and every one of those races, with 14 of those being Top-Five performances including two wins. He was victorious in 2007 during the inaugural World Finals. The 20-time World of Outlaws champion finished fifth at the track back in May. He has won twice this season and is currently fourth in points on the strength of 48 Top-10 finishes.

Oh so close: Jason Sides finished second at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway back in May and was fifth in the finale of the World Finals last season as he closes in on his first career win at the track. The 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award winner has won twice this season and is fifth in points on the strength of a career-best 46 Top-10 finishes and 24 Top-Fives. He has earned 10 fast time honors in qualifying which is also a career-high.

Consistency is key : Danny Lasoski will wrap up a very consistent 2009 season this weekend at the World Finals. He has one career win at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway to go along with 11 Top-10 finishes. He ran ninth at the four-tenths-mile back in May. He has won five times this season and has racked up 40 Top-10 finishes in his first year driving for the Parsons Motorsports team. The 2001 series champion is currently sixth in points.

Back at the World Finals: Craig Dollansky will make his first start at the World Finals since 2007 this weekend. He missed the race last year while recovering from a broken arm, with Brooke Tatnell filling in for him and winning the opener of the event. Dollansky has won three times this season and is currently seventh in points on the strength of 40 Top-10 finishes.

Looking for another good run: Kraig Kinser finished second last season in the finale of the World Finals to earn the best finish of his career at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. The third generation driver has a couple of Top-10 finishes at the track in just a limited number of starts. He heads into the World Finals this season eighth in points on the strength of 29 Top-10 finishes with 10 being Top-Five performances.

On display: Kraig Kinser's No. 20 Bass Pro Shops machine that he pilots for Tony Stewart Racing will be on display at the Bass Pro Shops in Concord, North Carolina on Wednesday, November 4 from 2-5 p.m. Eastern, with Kraig on hand to sign autographs at the store from 3-5 p.m. Eastern on Wednesday afternoon. The store is located at 8181 Concord Mills Blvd. in Concord, North Carolina, less than three miles from The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway.

Looking for that first win: Jac Haudenschild has four career Top-10 finishes at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in his career as he chases his first win at the track and also his first win of the 2009 season. The 2009 inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame is currently ninth in points on the strength of 31 Top-10 finishes. He is just 43 markers behind Kraig Kinser as the pair battles for the eighth spot.

Three in a row: Lucas Wolfe, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, will make his third consecutive trip to the World Finals this week. He finished a career-best eighth in the first ever A-Feature event during the inaugural World Finals in 2007. He also set fast time in qualifying during the second round of time trials in the inaugural World Finals, besting a very strong 48-car field. The native of Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is currently 10th in points on the strength of 17 Top-10 finishes and five Top-Fives.

Second time around: Brian Ellenberger, the leading contender for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award this season, competed in the World Finals for the first time in his career last year. The native of Butler, Pennsylvania has visited countless tracks for the first time this year in his first full year on the road, collecting Top-10 finishes at Dodge City Raceway Park, where he finished a career-best third, as well as at Castrol Raceway, Charter Raceway Park and I-96 Speedway.

First time at the World Finals: Brad Sweet will make his debut at the World Finals as well as at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway this weekend, driving for Kasey Kahne Racing. He has made three starts for the team this season and has one Top-10 with the World of Outlaws earlier this season during the finale of the Gold Cup Race of Champions in his home state of California. He has one career start in the state of North Carolina, with that coming last year in a midget on asphalt.

A second trip south: Cody Darrah will compete in the World Finals for the second consecutive season. He will pilot one of the Kasey Kahne Racing entries, as the team will have three cars participating in the event. Darrah finished fifth in the opener of the World Finals last season in just his second career start at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway and was ninth in the finale aboard his family owned machine. The native of Red Lion, Pennsylvania made his first start for Kasey Kahne Racing at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in New York on October 10 finishing sixth. He won his first career World of Outlaws event a week before that at his home track of Williams Grove Speedway.

Catch all the action: The opening two nights of the World Finals will be available via the DIRTVision.com Cybercast. For more information and to purchase the World Finals Race Pass visit http://www.DIRTVision.com. The finale of the World Finals will air live on SPEED beginning at 8 p .m. Eastern with Bobby Gerould on the call with Hall of Famer Brad Doty offering expert analysis.

By the Numbers: Third Annual World Finals:
0.4- Miles around The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway
2- Drivers that have competed in all 21 of the previous World of Outlaws races at the track- Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana
3- A-Feature events this season for the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway; Consecutive seasons that the World of Outlaws have wrapped up the season at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway with the World Finals
4- Drivers that have won an A-Feature event during the World Finals
11 Drivers that have won A-Feature events with the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway dating back to 2000; Laps led by Joey Saldana to win at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in May
11.880- Track record set by Jeff Shepard in time trials on October 6, 2001
15- A-Feature events contested by the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway dating back to 2000
16- Drivers that have won A-Feature events with the World of Outlaws this season
19- Points that separate Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers in the World of Outlaws championship standings; A-Feature wins for Joey Saldana this season to lead the series
20- Drivers that have been fastest in time trials this season with the World of Outlaws
21- Total races for the World of Outlaws at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway dating back to 2000 including preliminary features
22- Drivers that have won the Crane Cams Dash this season to earn pole positions in feature events
25- Drivers that have led laps in A-Feature events this season
38- Top-Five finishes for Donny Schatz through October 24 to lead the series
47- Drivers that competed in the World Finals last season
48- Drivers that competed in the inaugural World Finals in 2007
53- Top-10 finishes for Jason Meyers to lead the series through October 24
93- Laps lead by Steve Kinser at the track during his career in A-Feature and preliminary feature events to lead all drivers at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway
121.221- Track record in miles per hour established in time trials by Jeff Sheppard in 2001
462- Laps led by Joey Saldana this season to lead the series
933- Miles from Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas where the World of Outlaws compete on October 24 to The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina
2000- Year the World of Outlaws first competed at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway
2007- Year the World Finals was first held
10,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Friday, November 6; Dollars the winner will receive on Saturday, November 7
360,535-Dollars earned by Joey Saldana this season to lead the series

Tickets : On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

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Countdown to the World Finals: 2 Days

Concord, NC— November 3, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next pair of drivers up are Cody Darrah and Brad Sweet who will both be driving for Kasey Kahne Racing at the World Finals as teammates to Joey Saldana. Darrah competed in the World Finals last season scoring a fifth-place finish in the opener and was ninth in the finale. The native of Red Lion, Pennsylvania has made three career starts at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. He made his first start for the Kasey Kahne Racing team at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in New York back on October 10, finishing sixth, after winning for the first time in his career with the World of Outlaws the weekend before at his home track of Williams Grove Speedway. Sweet, who has competed in three events this season for Kasey Kahne Racing, will make his first start at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor this week. In his career, he has raced once in the state of North Carolina, with that coming in a midget on asphalt last season.

Cody Darrah, Driver Kasey Kahne Racing:
“It's a heck of an opportunity and an absolute honor to drive for these guys (Kasey Kahne Racing). It definitely puts the pressure on you because with this kind of team you're expected to win, but that's a good thing. I want that pressure. I think our odds are good. I definitely have some of the best equipment in the country under me running for Kasey Kahne Racing, so I'm going there with the expectation that I can win. The team has the confidence to put me in the car, so I can't think any other way.”

Brad Sweet, Driver Kasey Kahne Racing:
“I just moved down to Charlotte so it's a home race for me and it's where the shop is, so a lot of Kasey's (Kahne) family will be there. It will be a lot of fun and I am really looking forward to it. We'll be running three cars so that will be a lot of fun as well. It's a pretty standard track and I have watched a lot of races there. You try to adapt to it as quick as you can in hot laps and try to be as competitive as you can right away.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Lucas Wolfe, Driver of the No. 5W Allebach Racing Maxim

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Countdown to the World Finals: 3 Days

Concord, NC— November 2, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is Jason Sides, who finished second at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway back in May during the Outlaws Showdown at the four-tenths-mile. Last season, Sides, who has competed in each of the first two World Finals, finished fifth in the finale live on SPEED. The 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award winner who hails from Bartlett, Tennessee, has four career Top-10 finishes at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway. He enters the World Finals this season fifth in points on the strength of two A-Feature wins, along with a career-high 46 Top-10 finishes of which 24 are Top-Five performances.

Jason Sides, Driver of the No. 7S Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim:

“It's definitely an end of the year big event. It's neat with the format they have and how they do qualifying on Thursday and then the races on Friday and Saturday. It's neat how everything works out with the late models there, because we hardly ever get to see them. It is turning into a pretty big deal. It would be great to win there especially on the final night, that would help pull through the winter. It would be great for this entire team to get a win.

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Cody Darrah & Brad Sweet, Drivers for Kasey Kahne Racing

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance: World Finals

Concord, NC— November 2, 2009--

WHAT
• The 2009 season comes to a close for the World of Outlaws with the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. The event kicks off with a night of qualifying on Thursday, followed by full racing programs on Friday and Saturday. Heading into the World Finals, three-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz has a 19 point lead over Jason Meyers in the series championship standings with two points paying events encompassing the World Finals, with third-place runner Joey Saldana 46 markers out of the lead and still mathematically eligible for the title. The finale of the World Finals will air live on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

WHEN
• On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, the pit gates will open at 11 a.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 6 p.m. Eastern.

• On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the pit gates will open at 12:45 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 5:45 p.m. Eastern.

• On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the pit gates will open at 12:45 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern with hot laps set for 5:45 p.m. Eastern.

WHERE
• The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is located in Concord, North Carolina. Take I-85 to Exit 49 (Speedway Blvd./Concord Mills), then travel East towards the Speedway. There is parking available on the right.

TICKETS
• On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

• On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

• On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

• ON TELEVISION: The finale of the World Finals will air LIVE on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 pm. Eastern, with Bobby Gerould and Brad Doty on the call, with Shane Andrews and Erin Crocker reporting from the pit area.

ABOUT THE TRACK
• The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a semi-banked 0.4-mile oval. The track record of 11.880 seconds was established by Jeff Shepard on October 6, 2001

PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway include:
2009- Joey Saldana on May 22
2008- Lance Dewease on May 23, Brooke Tatnell on October 31, Donny Schatz on November 1
2007- Donny Schatz on May 25, Jason Meyers on November 2, Steve Kinser on November 3
2006- Kevin Swindell on May 24
2003 – Blake Feese on May 24
2002 - Greg Hodnett on May 25, Daryn Pittman on October 12
2001 - Mark Kinser on May 26, Steve Kinser on October 6
2000 - Mark Kinser on May 26, Mark Kinser on October 6

• FEATURE WINNERS: There has been 63 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature event held in 2009. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Silver Dollar Speedway-twice, Thunderbowl Raceway, Lone Star Speedway--twice, Houston Raceway Park, The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park-twice, U.S. 36 Raceway, 34 Raceway, I-55 Raceway, Castrol Raceway-twice, Skagit Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Eldora Speedway, K-C Raceway and Dacotah Speedway), Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway, Paducah International Raceway, I-96 Speedway, Red River Valley Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, Skagit Speedway, Cottage Grove Speedway and Clay County Fair Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Eagle Raceway, Charter Raceway Park and Lernerville Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway, I-55 Raceway and River Cities Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-three times), Steve Kinser (Tri-State Speedway and Limaland Motorsports Park), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway and Eldora Speedway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Cody Darrah (Williams Grove Speedway), Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway), Tim Kaeding (Riverside International Speedway),Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway), Tim Shaffer (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).

• FOUR-TENTHS-MILE WINNERS: The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway is a semi-banked four-tenths-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced three times this season on a track that size. The winners included: Danny Lasoski (Lernerville Speedway), Joey Saldana (The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).

2009 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through October 24
1. Donny Schatz 8614
2. Jason Meyers 8595
3. Joey Saldana 8568
4. Steve Kinser 8402
5. Jason Sides 8272
6. Danny Lasoski 8149
7. Craig Dollansky 7929
8. Kraig Kinser 7830
9. Jac Haudenschild 7787
10. Lucas Wolfe 7420

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Countdown to the World Finals: 5 Days

Concord, NC— October 31, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is Joey Saldana, who won for the first time in his career at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway earlier this season. He is the only driver other than Donny Schatz, who has competed in all 21 of the previous World of Outlaws events at the high-banked four-tenths-mile. In his career at the track, Saldana has 13 Top-10 finishes. He enters the World Finals this season third in the World of Outlaws championship standings on the strength of a series-best 19 A-Feature wins and 20 triumphs overall. He is 46 markers out of the lead as he chases his first career title in what is the closest three-way battle in series history.

Joey Saldana, Driver of the No. 9 Budweiser Maxim:

“I always look forward to it, especially this year with how strong we have been running. If we have some help the other guys, hopefully we leave there with a championship, but obviously we'll need some help. It's a great facility and a great standalone event. I think it showed them last year that dirt track racing is pretty popular with late models and sprint cars. Having the crowd they had was huge and it showed they don't need the stock cars racing across the street to get a big crowd. It's neat to know that dirt track racing can bring that many people there. Hopefully it's the same turnout again and great racing like last year. Hopefully we are at the front in both of them.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Donny Schatz, Driver of the No. 15 Armor All J&J

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Countdown to the World Finals: 6 Days

Concord, NC— October 30, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is Jason Meyers, who enters the World Finals just 19 markers behind Donny Schatz in the World of Outlaws championship standings as he chases his first series title. The native of Clovis, California was victorious in the first ever A-Feature event of the inaugural World Finals in 2007. In the four main events contested during the first two World Finals, he has finished eighth or better in each and every one, with three of those being Top-Five performances. Meyers has nine career Top-10 finishes at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway including a sixth-place run this past May during the Outlaws Showdown at the high-banked four-tenths-mile.

Jason Meyers, Driver of the No. 14 GLR Investments KPC

“They've done a great job with that event. With the format and also that time of the year there is not a lot of racing going on and it has become quite an intriguing event with a packed house every time we have been down there. It's certainly become one of our bigger events, especially for the fans and hopefully with that, it will become one of the bigger paydays for the race teams as well. Qualifying is very important at Charlotte and getting that right starting position. It's a very high speed place and starting in the right spot in a key, as well as having a good pill draw.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Joey Saldana, Driver of the No. 9 Budweiser Maxim

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Countdown to the World Finals: 7 Days

Concord, NC— October 29, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up 2001 World of Outlaws champion Danny Lasoski, who has one career win at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, with that coming in 2001. The native of Dover, Missouri has competed in each of the first two World Finals. In his career at the high-banked four-tenths-mile, Lasoski has 11 Top-10 finishes with five of those being Top-Five performances. He heads to the World Finals this season sixth in points on the strength of five A-Feature wins and 40 Top-10 finishes as he continues his first season with the Parsons Motorsports team owned by long time car owner Lonnie Parsons from Iowa.

Danny Lasoski, Driver of the No. 6 Casey's General Stores JEI:

”We're really looking forward to that event. It's the last race of the year so we have to showcase ourselves and go out on a good note. The fans get to see the “Best of the Best” whether it's in the stock cars or the sprint cars. I understand in 2010 the Big Block Modifieds will be there as well, so it's definitely a place people want to take their vacation to, to see all of this racing. It would be the icing on the cake if we could finish the year there with a win in this Casey's General Stores car. We have worked hard all year and have seen progress and we'd like to end it with a win.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Jason Meyers, Driver of the No. 14 GLR Investments KPC

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Countdown to the World Finals: 8 Days

Concord, NC— October 28, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser, who won the finale of the inaugural World Finals in 2007 and has competed in each of the previous two editions of the season ending event. He has finished sixth or better in all four of the A-Feature events during the World Finals, with three runs of fourth or better. In his career at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, the native of Bloomington, Indiana has won twice and has finished in the Top-10 in all 20 of his starts, with 14 of those being Top-Fives, including seven runner-up finishes.

Steve Kinser, Driver of the No. 11 Quaker State Maxim:

“It's a good show and it is a big event. They do a good job with it, and you can go down there and watch a couple of different classes of race cars with the sprint cars and late models. It's a great show to go to and if we can catch good weather that weekend, even if it's a little cool out, it's still a great show. I've been really impressed in the two years that I have been down there and watched the show and been able to participate in it. We are pretty consistent and pretty good down there. It's a track that kind of fits our program a little bit. It's been a great race track the last few times we have run there. The first few times we were there the track didn't really open up and you couldn't get on top and run and now the last few times the track has been in great shape and you get to race on it and put on a really good race.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Danny Lasoski, Driver of the No. 6 Casey's General Stores JEI:

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Countdown to the World Finals: 9 Days

Concord, NC— October 27, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is Kraig Kinser, who finished second in the finale of the World Finals last season, behind his Tony Stewart Racing teammate Donny Schatz. Kinser made his debut at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in 2002 and has competed in each of the two previous editions of the World Finals. He ran as a teammate to his father Steve during the inaugural World Finals in 2007 and last year made his first appearance at the season ending event in the No. 20 machine for Tony Stewart Racing. The third generation driver has a couple of career Top-10 finishes at the high-banked four-tenths-mile.

Kraig Kinser, Driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops Maxim:

“It's definitely turning into one of the newer big events. It's a three-day show with the late models as well, so there are a lot of good dirt race teams there. It's a fun weekend as well and we get to watch a lot of different racing that we normally don't get to see with the late models. It's good to be able to watch them and I enjoy watching all the races on dirt. It is getting to be a pretty big end of the year race for us. It's the last event of the year, so you know that you'll have a long break after it. For me personally, I wish we never really went into the off-season. I love racing and being at the race track so much that I wish we kept racing all year round, but that will never happen. You know the off-season is coming and you have a long break until you get in the car again, so it definitely helps to run well in the final event of the season.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

Next up: Steve Kinser, Driver of the No. 11 Quaker State Maxim:

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Countdown to the World Finals: 10 Days

Concord, NC— October 26, 2009—The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals featuring the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series is quickly approaching at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7. In the 11 days leading up to the three-day action packed season ender, World of Outlaws drivers will share their thoughts on what is quickly becoming one of the “Must See” marquee events of the year.

The next driver up is Jac Haudenschild, who has competed in each of the first two editions of the World Finals. He has three Top-10 finishes in the four A-Feature events that have been held during the season ending event. The 2009 inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame competed at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway for the first time in 2000, the same year the World of Outlaws made their debut at the high-banked four-tenths-mile. He has four career Top-10 finishes at the track.

Jac Haudenschild, Driver of the No. R19 Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim:

“Everyone enjoys racing there and the track is very nice. We're looking forward to going down there for the last races of the year and hopefully we can get the (No.) R19 up front. If you are running good it definitely makes the season a lot better to win at the end of the year. We've been kind of up and down all year. We've had some good runs, but haven't been consistent enough. We're hoping for a win before the year is up. We have a couple of tries left, so hopefully we can knock one off. The fans definitely enjoy that event. The late models put on a good show as well and we were looking forward to going down there.”

On Thursday, November 5 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motors Speedway, adult tickets will be $10, with tickets for children 12-under just $5.

On Friday, November 6 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

On Saturday, November 7 at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway, adult tickets will be $35, with tickets for children 12-under just $10.

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World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway

Concord, NC—October 26, 2009—

Getting better with age: Joey Saldana added another win to what has already become a career-high this season with his triumph in the inaugural WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway over the weekend. It marked the second time in 2009 that he has won at the high-banked half-mile and marked his 19th A-Feature triumph of the year and 20th overall victory. The native of Brownsburg, Indiana has 57 career World of Outlaws A-Feature wins which place him eighth on the all-time list. He has won a total of 44 times in World of Outlaws action including preliminary features since joining Kasey Kahne Racing prior to the 2006 season.

“As a driver, I think I just keep getting better every year,” shared Saldana after his win. “Some guys it takes longer than others. I wish I would have been as good I am now when I owned my own car. It just takes a lot of time and patience and it takes owners like Kasey Kahne to stand behind people and giving them opportunities. I've been in and out of cars and all you can do is start over again. This is my fourth year with these guys and I think you are just starting to see the gelling.”

Spreading the word: Prior to heading to Lone Star Speedway last week, Jason Meyers, who is currently second in the World of Outlaws championship standings as he chases his first series title, was the Guest Speaker at the October gathering of the Rotary Club of Visalia, which was held at the Marriott Hotel in Visalia, California. The native of nearby Clovis, California also brought one of his sprint cars to display. After presenting a 20-minute speech entitled “Racing with the Outlaws” Meyers met personally with attendees and signed autographs as well.

“It was neat to be a part of that,” said Meyers. “I grew up around those communities and my racing career started in those communities around there. It was cool to go and be part of something like that for Don Sharp and Sharp Insurance who has been a long time supporter of the Elite Racing team. It was great to meet a lot of the local business owners as well. There were a lot of people there that have a lot of racing in their backyard and had not experienced it. Hopefully we made some race fans and we definitely enjoyed the day and the experience that we had.”

A successful inaugural WoO Fest: Sam Hafertepe Sr. and his wife Lisa along with their staff at Lone Star Speedway put in countless hours gearing up for the inaugural WoO Fest. With a Halloween theme, the grounds were dotted with decorations and Halloween related items, with plenty of candy handed out to the kids in attendance. The event was the World of Outlaws second visit of the season to the half-mile, which the Hafertepe family is in their first season operating it, after purchasing the track late last year. Since the spring race, they had added new clay to the race track and also made numerous other improvements around the facility which received rave reviews from drivers and fans alike.

“We're happy that everyone turned out,” said Sam Hafertepe Sr. “It was a good deal and a good night of racing.”

Like father like son: Sam Hafertepe Jr. played a big role in the inaugural WoO Fest and even spent the afternoon on Saturday circling the half-mile in the water truck to help prepare the racing surface. He ended up finishing second for the second time this season with the World of Outlaws in the 30-lap A-Feature, as he continues to close in on his first career victory with the series. During his post-race interview on the front straightway, the 23-year old thanked all the fans for coming out on what was a picture perfect afternoon and evening, with not a cloud in the sky and explained some of the plans his family has for the track down the road.

“The fan base out here is awesome,” said the younger Hafertepe. “I can't thank you fans enough for sticking it out. We've really worked hard and I appreciate all of you coming out to see us. We're going to keep races like this coming in and keep up the excitement in East Texas. It's been dead out here and we are going to have some late model races, some modified races and plan on having some big shows. If you all stick around and support us, we'll be here for a long time.”

Experience counts: Jason Sides made his 12th career start at Lone Star Speedway over the weekend, the most of any full-time World of Outlaws driver and used all of those laps to his advantage as he came home fifth in the 30-lapper. For the native of Bartlett, Tennessee it was his 24th Top-Five finish of the season which continues to add to a career-best season that he is having. He has picked up 46 Top-10 this season which is a career-high as well. His previous career highs came during in 2003, the year he claimed the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award, as he picked up 25 Top-10 finishes and 10 Top-Fives during that campaign to finish sixth in points. He has won twice this season and is currently fifth in points with just the World Finals remaining on the calendar.

First time visitor: Fred Rahmer made the first racing trip of his career to the state of Texas for the inaugural WoO Fest. It was the second track he made his debut at this season with the World of Outlaws, as he also competed in the inaugural Ironman 55 at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri back in August. The multi-time Lincoln Speedway and Williams Grove Speedway track champion was one of three National Sprint Car Hall of Fame inductees in the field, joining 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser along with Jac Haudenschild. Rahmer and Haudenschild were both inducted into the Hall of Fame this past May.

“It looked like everything was going to be rained out back home, so we decided to head on down the road.”

Another first timer: Brad Sweet made his first visit to Lone Star Speedway as well over the weekend driving for Kasey Kahne Racing. He won the second heat race in convincing fashion to earn a spot in the Crane Cams Dash. He wound up finishing 11th in the 30-lap A-Feature as he continues to fill-in in the No. 19 machine as a teammate to Joey Saldana.

“This is a pretty nice place and it's very very fast,” said Sweet during the dash draw. “I just try to treat it like other tracks that I have been to and go from there. I'm glad to be here racing tonight.”

Making the trip south: Terry McCarl and his team made the nearly 12 hour tow south to Lone Star Speedway for the inaugural WoO Fest. It was the native of Altoona, Iowa's second start of the season at the half-mile, as he also competed when the World of Outlaws make their return to the East Texas track back in April. He wound up finishing seventh to earn his 21st Top-10 finish of the season with the World of Outlaws.

“It is a long way down here, but the Hafertepe family does a great job here,” said McCarl during the dash draw on Saturday night. “Sam always supports my events (The Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway) so I wanted to make sure to help them out as well. Plus we race for a living, so if I didn't race this weekend, I may have had to get a real job.”

Up next: The third annual World of Outlaws World Finals at the Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7, which features both the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and the World of Outlaws Late Model Series.

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Just 19 Points Separate Donny Schatz & Jason Meyers Heading into World Finals

Concord, NC—October 25, 2009—Donny Schatz extended his lead by one point to 19 over Jason Meyers in the World of Outlaws championship standings after a sixth-place finish in the inaugural WoO Feast at Lone Star Speedway in Texas on Saturday night. Schatz began the night by setting fast time for the 11th time this season to earn five bonus points. The three-time and defending series champion leads the series with 11 fast time honors this season.

Meyers finished fourth at Lone Star Speedway to earn his series leading 53rd Top-10 finish of the season. For the native of Clovis, California it was his second consecutive fourth-place finish at the blazing fast half-mile in East Texas. Meyers is looking to make history if he can claim the 2009 World of Outlaws championship, as he would become the first driver ever from the state of California to earn the honor.

Joey Saldana used his series leading 19th A-Feature win and 20th overall victory of 2009 to move to within 27 points of Meyers who is second and is now 46 markers out of the lead with two A-Feature events and two rounds of qualifying remaining in 2009 as he too chases his first World of Outlaws title, in what is the closest three-way points race in the 30-plus year history of the series.

Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, finished fourth on Saturday night to earn his 31st Top-Five finish of the season and remains fourth in points.

Jason Sides finished fifth at Lone Star Speedway to pick up his career-best 46th Top-10 finish of the season with 24 of those being Top-Fives, which is also a career-high.

Danny Lasoski remains sixth in points, with Craig Dollansky seventh, Kraig Kinser eighth, Jac Haudenschild ninth and Lucas Wolfe rounds out the Top-10.

The World of Outlaws wrap-up the 2009 season with the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track @ Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, November 5-7, with the finale being broadcast live on SPEED on Saturday, November 7 beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.

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Texas Two-Step: Joey Saldana Wins Again at Lone Star Speedway to Claim Inaugural WoO Fest

Kilgore, TX— October 24, 2009—Not that Joey Saldana really needed a good luck charm with how strong he has been running this season, but just in case, he had one for the inaugural WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway as his son Reece, who was on fall break from school, made the trip south from Indiana. Saldana won earlier this season at the half-mile located in Kilgore, Texas and also was victorious in Texas at Houston Raceway Park, both of which races his son was his in attendance for.

Saldana made it three-for-three in the state of Texas after wiring the field on Saturday night at Lone Star Speedway to score his series leading 19th A-Feature win of the season with the World of Outlaws and his career-high 20th overall victory with the series.

Saldana earned $12,000 for the win, which was the 58th of his World of Outlaw career as he continues to close in on Stevie Smith who is eighth on the all-time win list with 67 triumphs. For the native of Brownsburg, Indiana it was his fourth win of the season on a half-mile track aboard the Budweiser Maxim.

“This is another great win,” said Saldana. “I can't thank Willie (Kahne), Kolten (Gouse) and Kale (Kahne) enough. They work really hard. Our shop is based out of Charlotte and they have to do a lot of extra driving to get this car to the race track. It was a great effort by this whole Budweiser team. We qualified in the Top-Five as well, so thanks to Speedway Engines.”

Saldana won the Crane Cams Dash to start on the pole for the 30-lapper with Sam Hafertepe Jr. getting the jump at the start and leading the field into turn one with Saldana moving in front in turn two. Hafertepe kept pace with him throughout the race in lapped traffic and closed to within a few cars lengths a couple of times when Saldana was not able to get around a lapped car. The only caution of the night flew on the 23rd lap, putting the leaders back in open track.

“The clear track definitely helped with how the track was, but my car was really good,” noted Saldana in Victory Lane. “The lapped cars were tough and the track was really fast and I didn't want to do anything stupid. A couple of times I had to lift and just let the lap car go and get him back in the next corner. It was a great race and our car was great all night.”

The victory was Saldana's third consecutive in the state of Texas and was the fifth win of his career in the Lone Star State. He has finished ninth or better in 10 of his last 11 starts in Texas and was quick to credit the vast number of starts he has in the state over the years to his success there the last few seasons.

“It's a lot of time behind the wheels of one of these cars,” explained Saldana when asked what makes his so good in Texas as of late. “The pill draw definitely helped tonight, but you have to be fast all 30 laps. We just made the right adjustments on our car It was another great effort by my team.”

Hafertepe wound up second for the second time this season with the World of Outlaws as he continues to close in on his first career win with the series. He used a strong start to keep pace with Saldana early in the contest and then after Saldana opened a big lead, he was able to reel him back in in lapped traffic aboard the G. H. Plumbing J&J.

“Once we changed our program up around the middle of the year, we've been one of the cars to beat every night,” said Hafertepe. “I definitely wanted to win tonight, but Joey (Saldana) is a class act and there is nobody I would rather see beat me than him. He's doing a lot for the sport and has already had 19 wins this year, so to finish second behind him, I'm not too mad about it. We made some nice moves in lapped traffic and made it interesting for the fans.”

Hafertepe was hoping that the race would go green to checker without any cautions and that nearly was the case, with just the single yellow flag with seven laps remaining. He tried everything he could to keep up with Saldana on the restart, but in open track was just not able to get close enough to him to make a move.

“I knew we had a good car and behind Joey, though he was so good in clean air that we really couldn't do anything with him,” shared Hafertepe, whose parents Sam Sr. and Lisa own and operate Lone Star Speedway. “I didn't like to see the caution because he got back in clean air, but that's the way racing goes. We'll take our second here tonight and go to Lowe's (Motor Speedway) and see if we can't win up there.”

Steve Kinser got around Jason Sides on the opening lap and then recovered after getting completely sideways in turn two on the lap-23 restart to finish third in the Quaker State Maxim.

Jason Meyers worked his way up to finish fourth in the GLR Investments KPC after winning the first heat to earn a spot in the Crane Cams Dash, with Jason Sides fifth in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim.

Donny Schatz, the current series point leader, came home sixth in the Armor All J&J, and was able to gain one point on Meyers in the championship standings, after earning five bonus points for setting fast time in qualifying. The difference between the two is now 19 markers with just the two feature events at the third annual World Finals remaining, as they continue the closest title fight in the 30-plus year history of the World of Outlaws.

Terry McCarl came home seventh on Saturday night in the Big Game Treestands Maxim, with Jac Haudenschild eighth piloting the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim. Lucas Wolfe was ninth in the Allebach Racing Maxim, with Kraig Kinser rounding out the Top-10 in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim.

The World of Outlaws return to action on Thursday, November 5 with qualifying for the third annual World Finals at The Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord, North Carolina, which runs November 5-7.

WOO FEST AT LONE STAR SPEEDWAY NOTES

•FAST QUALIFIER: Donny Schatz paced the 18 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked half-mile oval at 14.191 seconds at 126.841 mph. For his qualifying effort, Schatz earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Joey Saldana (4), Kraig Kinser (3), Terry McCarl (2) and Jac Haudenschild (1).

• LONE STAR SPEEDWAY QUALIFYING WINNERS: Jason Meyers, Brad Sweet and Steve Kinser won heat races. Joey Saldana won the Crane Cams Dash.

• HALF-MILE WINNERS: Lone Star Speedway is a high-banked half-mile oval. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has raced 21 times this season on a track that size. The winners include: Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Lone Star Speedway- twice and Virginia Motor Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-three times), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Jason Meyers (I-96 Speedway and Red River Valley Speedway), Cody Darrah (Williams Grove Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway), Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway),Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway) and Jason Sides (Eldora Speedway).

A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 9-Joey Saldana[1] [$12,000]
2) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[2] [$5,700]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[4] [$3,500]
4) 14-Jason Meyers[7] [$3,000]
5) 7S-Jason Sides[3] [$2,600]
6) 15-Donny Schatz[6] [$2,400]
7) 24-Terry McCarl[9] [$2,300]
8) R19-Jac Haudenschild[5] [$2,200]
9) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[11] [$2,150]
10) 20-Kraig Kinser[8] [$2,100]
11) 19-Brad Sweet[10] [$1,600]
12) 41-Jason Johnson[13] [$1,350]
13) 6-Danny Lasoski[12] [$1,300]
14) 51-Fred Rahmer[16] [$1,200]
15) 18-Tony Bruce Jr.[15] [$1,100]
16) 22-Brian Ellenberger[14] [$1,000]
17) 4-Eric Baldaccini[18] [$900]
18) 51W-Wes Miller[17] [$850]

Lap Leaders: Joey Saldana 1-30

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Hall of Famer Fred Rahmer to Compete in Inaugural WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway

Kilgore, TX—October 23, 2009—For many years sprint car fans in Texas have heard about Fred Rahmer, read about him, and even saw him on television occasionally when he competed against the World of Outlaws. Now they will finally get a chance to see the Hall of Famer for themselves up close and personal, as he will compete in the inaugural WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore on Saturday, October 24 with the World of Outlaws.

Rahmer, who was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame earlier this year, will join 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser and Jac Haudenschild as fellow Hall of Famers in the field on Saturday night at the blazing fast half-mile.

“I hear it's a nice place and I am looking forward to it,” said Rahmer, while driving to the track on Friday night. “We'll do the best we can and maybe get a little help from a few of the guys that have been there before. Hopefully it will be a good night for us.”

Rahmer, who has five career A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws, has competed with the series 10 times this season at five different tracks, including making his debut at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri during the inaugural Ironman 55 weekend. He finished fourth in his most recent start with the series at the famed Williams Grove Speedway during the National Open charging all the way from the 18^th starting spot.

“I'm looking forward to something different, so we'll see how it goes,” noted the Pennsylvania native of racing in Texas for the first time. “It looks like everything is going to be rained out back home, so we decided to head on down the road.”

Rahmer has won five times this season, with three of those victories coming at Lincoln Speedway in Pennsylvania, where he is a 10-time track champion, while the other two triumphs came at Williams Grove, where he is an eight-time titlist. He crossed the 500 career win plateau earlier this season, with over 400 of those victories coming in a sprint car.

“I'm really looking forward to it,” he stated when asked about racing at Lone Star Speedway for the first time. “As long as we make it through the long ride down there, we'll be all right. It should be a neat night over there.”

On Saturday, October 24 at Lone Star Speedway, general admission tickets for adults will be $25, with general admission tickets for Seniors/Military $20, with children ages 6-12 $15 and kids ages five-under admitted free of charge in the general admission seats. All reserved tickets will be $30. For tickets visit http://www.lonestarspeedway.com or call the track at 903-986-9731.

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Title Fight Heats up as World of Outlaws Head to Lone Star Speedway

Kilgore, TX—October 22, 2009—Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers have similar approaches to the final three races of the 2009 season as they battle for the World of Outlaws championship, and that is to contend for wins and run at the front of the field and do exactly the same thing they have done each and every race this season to get to this point.

The pair is separated by just 18 markers heading into the inaugural $12,000 to-win WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Saturday, October 24, as Schatz chases his fourth consecutive title, while Meyers looks for his first.

Schatz enters the event at Lone Star Speedway with 12 A-Feature wins on the season to go along with a series-best 38 Top-Five finishes. He and his team are looking to add to this win total over the final three races of the 2009 season. Schatz won his 100th career World of Outlaws A-Feature event on August 22 at Dacotah Speedway in his home state of North Dakota, though he hasn't visited the winner's circle since that race, a span of 13 races. He came close to returning to the winner's circle in the series last event at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in New York, leading a number of laps before finishing second in the Armor All J&J.

“The focus hasn't changed,” shared Schatz when asked about the point standings. “It's not going to change. You can ask me when we get to Texas and it still won't change. It probably won't change until we go into Charlotte on the last night.”

Meyers heads into the event at Lone Star Speedway with eight A-Feature wins on the season and nine victories overall. He leads the World of Outlaws with 52 Top-10 finishes. The native of Clovis, California has finished eighth or better in 14 consecutive events, with 12 of those being Top-Five performances. He has won four times over that span aboard the GLR Investments KPC.

“The biggest thing in my opinion is not to change anything,” explained Meyers recently. “We got here doing what we do and now that we are this close, there is no reason to change anything. We'll do what got us here and hopefully that will carry us past and get us into the lead. A lot of it is honestly is based on our format and who gets some breaks here at the end. Both cars are running very well right now, Donny (Schatz) and our car. We'll just see who gets the breaks.”

While Schatz is chasing history if he can win his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws championship, he and his Tony Stewart Racing team are focused on developing their race cars and finding things that will make them even better down the road and help them continue to contend for wins and championships for years to come. Schatz is currently one of just three drivers that has won at least three World of Outlaws championships and if he is able to win a fourth, he would join 20-time series champion Steve Kinser as the only driver to win at least four and the only driver other than the Hall of Famer to win four consecutive.

“To be honest, we have bigger fish to fry right now,” stated Schatz. “Yeah, it's a championship, but we are working on things to get to that next level and have been for some time. That's kind of the focus. I don't want the championship thing to sidetrack any of my guys or me from that. That's something that's good. We are keeping a different focus.”

Meyers used a strong Gold Rush Tour to put himself right into the thick of what is shaping up to be one of the best points races in the 30-plus year history of the World of Outlaws. Beginning with the finale at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton on August 28, he gained points on Schatz in seven consecutive events to get as close as nine points prior to the two events at Williams Grove Speedway on October 3. The margin between the two had been less than 20 for the last month. The closest ever finish in World of Outlaws history was in 2001 when Danny Lasoski edged Mark Kinser by 30 markers.

“Right now you have to give it everything you have and earn every point you can, because everything matters,” said Meyers. “Whether you are battling for second or 22nd, every single point matters right now. We'll just go out and try to put good numbers on the board and see what happens. 18 points is not a lot, but with three races and someone like Donny Schatz and the 15 team it's going to be tough. We'll see how it goes. It's going to be a great race right down to the end. We're going to give it all we got and hopefully we'll make it happen.”

Schatz finished second at Lone Star Speedway back in April after beginning the night by setting fast time in qualifying and has finished fourth or better in all three of his career starts at the half-mile. It is one of just a handful of tracks on the 2009 schedule that he has not won at in his career and he would like nothing more than to pick up a win this weekend. He leads the series with five wins on half-mile tracks this season.

“We just have to keep working,” noted the North Dakota native. “Obviously everything we are doing to these cars is making leaps and bounds. We're getting where we want to be, it's just sometimes you have to have growing pains and I guess that's what you can call it. We're working our tails off and it may not pay off today, but next year this time it may be.”

Meyers scored a career-best fourth-place finish at Lone Star Speedway earlier this season. The native of Clovis, California has made three career starts at the half-mile and is chasing his first win in the state of Texas. He has seven career Top-10 finishes in the Lone Star State.

“That's a pretty cool place, it's pretty wide open,” said Meyers. “It depends on what the weather is like as well. Usually it gets pretty slick there, but this time of year, who knows what you could get down there. We'll just to have wait and see. It's just one more race track that you have to go in and stay out of trouble and try to finish the best you can and hopefully you get the breaks with the pill draws.”

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Nov. 6

1. Donny Schatz 8770
2. Jason Meyers 8745
3. Joey Saldana 8688
4. Steve Kinser 8524
5. Jason Sides 8415
6. Danny Lasoski 8295
7. Craig Dollansky 7995
8. Kraig Kinser 7962
9. Jac Haudenschild 7901
10. Lucas Wolfe 7554

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