By Richard Day
ELBRIDGE, NY (May 28) – When Steve Kinser led the final 15 laps to win Wednesday’s O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature, it was his eighth victory of the series’ 25th Anniversary Season and the eighth of his career at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park.
The defending and 17-time series champion passed pole-sitter Paul McMahan early in the 11th lap and beat Donny Schatz under the checkered flag by a straightaway for the 479th main event victory of his career. The $10,000 victory pushed "The King of the Outlaws" to within 41 points of leader Danny Lasoski in the standings.
"Once I got a little heat in the tires, I started to be able to move around a little bit and get going on the top or on the bottom," said Kinser, who had been winless at Rolling Wheels since 1995. "I was getting a pretty good run off the bottom of turn four, and I was able to get along side Paul and slide up in front of him. We struggled the last few times we were here, so it’s nice to run a little better. We ran pretty good in the heat, then made some changes for the dash, but we went back to what we had in the heat for the main."
Kinser, the fifth-fastest qualifier in the 35-car field, won the Second Heat Race. He earned the right to start the 25-lap "A" Feature inside the second row by following McMahan across the finish line in the First Dash Race.
McMahan, who won his third Dash Race of the season, drove the #11H Vivarin Maxim into the lead as the green flag fell in the main event. Jason Johnson, a former crewman on Kinser’s Quaker State team, passed "The King of the Outlaws" deep in turn two early in the opening lap.
Kinser came back to pass Johnson in the low groove in the first corner six laps later, only to have a caution nullify the move. Second Dash Race winner Brian Paulus, who battled McMahan for the lead through most of the first six laps, lost second place when the #28 Verdelli Farms Maxim spun in turn four late in the seventh lap.
"The King of the Outlaws" regained the third place with a high move between the first and second corners as the green flag replaced the yellow. Chuck Hebing brought out the caution flag early in lap eight when he spun in turn four.
Kinser steered his #11 Quaker State Maxim to the lowest point in the first corner to pass McMahan for the lead three laps later. Schatz passed Johnson for third place with an inside move into turn four later in the 11th lap.
"The King of the Outlaws" was 15 car-lengths ahead of McMahan when he entered lapped traffic two laps later. Schatz drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J past McMahan in the low groove between the third and fourth corners one lap later. Johnson and Lasoski passed McMahan for third and fourth place during laps 16 and 17.
Kinser maintained a comfortable advantage by racing through lapped traffic with ease, and took the checkered flag as Schatz raced through turn three.
Johnson’s third-place finish was the best of his O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series career. Lasoski finished fourth, ahead of McMahan, Joey Saldana, 12th-starting Daryn Pittman, Billy Pauch, Jason Meyers and Third Heat Race winner Craig Keel. Jeremy Campbell raced past eight cars to finish in 14th place.
Brian Carlson won a Heat Race in his second straight event, but a broken rear end forced him to settle for a 22nd-place finish in the "A" Feature.
Lasoski paced the qualifying session for the third straight race, driving NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle around the high-banked, 5/8-mile oval in 17.551 seconds – an average speed of 128.198 M.P.H. "The Dude" was .405 seconds faster than second-quick Daryn Pittman as he set quick time for the 11th time this season. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Elbridge, NY
Wednesday, May 28, Feature Program #25
Qualifying: 1. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 17.551; 2. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 17.956; 3. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 17.968; 4. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 17.975; 5. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 17.981; 6. Jason Johnson, Harrison 22, 18.157; 7. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 18.240; 8. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 18.266; 9. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 18.282; 10. Curt Michael, LRJ Racing 55, 18.340; 11. Ryan Coniam, Coniam 6, 18.441; 12. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 18.503; 13. Erin Crocker, Woodring 16, 18.528; 14. Bob Bennett, Acme Trailers 3, 18.539; 15. Craig Keel, Pottorff 9, 18.579; 16. Billy Pauch, P&R Motorsports E7, 18.613; 17. Kyle Drum, Drum 47, 18.805; 18. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 18.837; 19. Lance Yonge, Yonge 17L, 18.838; 20. Rob Dietrick, Dietrick 10, 19.009; 21. Doug Emery, Patterson 33, 19.105; 22. Brian Dumigan, Dumigan 9D, 19.189; 23. R.C. Faigle, Faigle 21A, 19.436; 24. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 19.442; 25. Tim Barnard, Barnard 78, 19.451; 26. Dan Kaszubinski, Kaszubinski 20K, 19.556; 27. Chuck Hebing, Faigle 21C, 19.576; 28. Mike Woodring, Woodring 19, 19.667; 29. Nick Fratto, Fratto F1, 19.810; 30. Mike Stelter, Stelter 36, 20.022; 31. Brad Knab, Knab 38, 20.293; 32. Howard Singer, Singer 26, 20.720; 33. Jeremy Barnard, Barnard 86, 27.640; 34. Billy Pauch, Jr., Pauch 1P, no time; 35. Dan Bennett, Bennett 61, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Carlson, 2. Erin Crocker, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Jason Johnson, 7. Lance Yonge, 8. Tim Barnard, 9. Mike Woodring, 10. Brad Knab, 11. Billy Pauch, Jr. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Ryan Coniam, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4. Bob Bennett, 5. Kyle Drum, 6. Brian Paulus, 7. Rob Dietrick, 8. Dan Kaszubinski, 9. R.C. Faigle, 10. Howard Singer, 11. Nick Fratto. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Craig Keel, 2. Joey Saldana, 3. Curt Michael, 4. Billy Pauch, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Jason Meyers, 7. Jeremy Campbell, 8. Chuck Hebing, 9. Mike Stelter, 10. Doug Emery, 11. Jeremy Barnard. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
First Dash Race (five laps): 1. Paul McMahan, 2. Steve Kinser, 3. Jason Meyers, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Ryan Coniam, 7. Craig Keel, 8. Erin Crocker. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (five laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Billy Pauch, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Curt Michael, 8. Bob Bennett. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
B Feature (10 laps): 1. Lance Yonge, 2. Rob Dietrick, 3. Jeremy Campbell, 4. Mike Woodring, 5. Doug Emery, 6. Chuck Hebing, 7. Brian Dumigan ($200); 8. Mike Stelter ($180); 9. Dan Kaszubinski ($150); 10. Dan Bennett ($150); 11. Howard Singer ($100); 12. R.C. Faigle ($90); 13. Jeremy Barnard ($70); 14. Tim Barnard ($60); 15. Nick Fratto ($60); 16. Billy Pauch, Jr. ($50); 17. Brad Knab ($50). (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
A Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [3] ($10,000); 2. Donny Schatz [6] ($5,500); 3. Jason Johnson [4] ($3,200); 4. Danny Lasoski [7] ($2,800); 5. Paul McMahan [1] ($2,500); 6. Joey Saldana [8] ($2,300); 7. Daryn Pittman [12] ($2,200); 8. Billy Pauch [10] ($2,100); 9. Jason Meyers [5] ($2,050); 10. Craig Keel [13] ($2,000); 11. Jason Sides [9] ($1,500); 12. Curt Michael [14] ($1,200); 13. Ryan Coniam [11] ($1,100); 14. Jeremy Campbell [22] ($1,070); 15. Lance Yonge [19] ($1,020); 16. Brian Paulus [2] ($900); 17. Erin Crocker [15] ($800); 18. Bob Bennett [16] ($800); 19. Rob Dietrick [20] ($820); 20. Mike Woodring [24] ($820); 21. Doug Emery [21] ($820); 22. Brian Carlson [18] ($800); 23. Kyle Drum [17] ($800); 24. Chuck Hebing [23] ($820).
Lap leaders: Paul McMahan 1-10, Steve Kinser 11-25
ELBRIDGE, NY (May 28) – When Steve Kinser led the final 15 laps to win Wednesday’s O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature, it was his eighth victory of the series’ 25th Anniversary Season and the eighth of his career at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park.
The defending and 17-time series champion passed pole-sitter Paul McMahan early in the 11th lap and beat Donny Schatz under the checkered flag by a straightaway for the 479th main event victory of his career. The $10,000 victory pushed "The King of the Outlaws" to within 41 points of leader Danny Lasoski in the standings.
"Once I got a little heat in the tires, I started to be able to move around a little bit and get going on the top or on the bottom," said Kinser, who had been winless at Rolling Wheels since 1995. "I was getting a pretty good run off the bottom of turn four, and I was able to get along side Paul and slide up in front of him. We struggled the last few times we were here, so it’s nice to run a little better. We ran pretty good in the heat, then made some changes for the dash, but we went back to what we had in the heat for the main."
Kinser, the fifth-fastest qualifier in the 35-car field, won the Second Heat Race. He earned the right to start the 25-lap "A" Feature inside the second row by following McMahan across the finish line in the First Dash Race.
McMahan, who won his third Dash Race of the season, drove the #11H Vivarin Maxim into the lead as the green flag fell in the main event. Jason Johnson, a former crewman on Kinser’s Quaker State team, passed "The King of the Outlaws" deep in turn two early in the opening lap.
Kinser came back to pass Johnson in the low groove in the first corner six laps later, only to have a caution nullify the move. Second Dash Race winner Brian Paulus, who battled McMahan for the lead through most of the first six laps, lost second place when the #28 Verdelli Farms Maxim spun in turn four late in the seventh lap.
"The King of the Outlaws" regained the third place with a high move between the first and second corners as the green flag replaced the yellow. Chuck Hebing brought out the caution flag early in lap eight when he spun in turn four.
Kinser steered his #11 Quaker State Maxim to the lowest point in the first corner to pass McMahan for the lead three laps later. Schatz passed Johnson for third place with an inside move into turn four later in the 11th lap.
"The King of the Outlaws" was 15 car-lengths ahead of McMahan when he entered lapped traffic two laps later. Schatz drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J past McMahan in the low groove between the third and fourth corners one lap later. Johnson and Lasoski passed McMahan for third and fourth place during laps 16 and 17.
Kinser maintained a comfortable advantage by racing through lapped traffic with ease, and took the checkered flag as Schatz raced through turn three.
Johnson’s third-place finish was the best of his O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series career. Lasoski finished fourth, ahead of McMahan, Joey Saldana, 12th-starting Daryn Pittman, Billy Pauch, Jason Meyers and Third Heat Race winner Craig Keel. Jeremy Campbell raced past eight cars to finish in 14th place.
Brian Carlson won a Heat Race in his second straight event, but a broken rear end forced him to settle for a 22nd-place finish in the "A" Feature.
Lasoski paced the qualifying session for the third straight race, driving NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle around the high-banked, 5/8-mile oval in 17.551 seconds – an average speed of 128.198 M.P.H. "The Dude" was .405 seconds faster than second-quick Daryn Pittman as he set quick time for the 11th time this season. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Elbridge, NY
Wednesday, May 28, Feature Program #25
Qualifying: 1. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 17.551; 2. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 17.956; 3. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 17.968; 4. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 17.975; 5. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 17.981; 6. Jason Johnson, Harrison 22, 18.157; 7. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 18.240; 8. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 18.266; 9. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 18.282; 10. Curt Michael, LRJ Racing 55, 18.340; 11. Ryan Coniam, Coniam 6, 18.441; 12. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 18.503; 13. Erin Crocker, Woodring 16, 18.528; 14. Bob Bennett, Acme Trailers 3, 18.539; 15. Craig Keel, Pottorff 9, 18.579; 16. Billy Pauch, P&R Motorsports E7, 18.613; 17. Kyle Drum, Drum 47, 18.805; 18. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 18.837; 19. Lance Yonge, Yonge 17L, 18.838; 20. Rob Dietrick, Dietrick 10, 19.009; 21. Doug Emery, Patterson 33, 19.105; 22. Brian Dumigan, Dumigan 9D, 19.189; 23. R.C. Faigle, Faigle 21A, 19.436; 24. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 19.442; 25. Tim Barnard, Barnard 78, 19.451; 26. Dan Kaszubinski, Kaszubinski 20K, 19.556; 27. Chuck Hebing, Faigle 21C, 19.576; 28. Mike Woodring, Woodring 19, 19.667; 29. Nick Fratto, Fratto F1, 19.810; 30. Mike Stelter, Stelter 36, 20.022; 31. Brad Knab, Knab 38, 20.293; 32. Howard Singer, Singer 26, 20.720; 33. Jeremy Barnard, Barnard 86, 27.640; 34. Billy Pauch, Jr., Pauch 1P, no time; 35. Dan Bennett, Bennett 61, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Carlson, 2. Erin Crocker, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Jason Johnson, 7. Lance Yonge, 8. Tim Barnard, 9. Mike Woodring, 10. Brad Knab, 11. Billy Pauch, Jr. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Ryan Coniam, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4. Bob Bennett, 5. Kyle Drum, 6. Brian Paulus, 7. Rob Dietrick, 8. Dan Kaszubinski, 9. R.C. Faigle, 10. Howard Singer, 11. Nick Fratto. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Craig Keel, 2. Joey Saldana, 3. Curt Michael, 4. Billy Pauch, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Jason Meyers, 7. Jeremy Campbell, 8. Chuck Hebing, 9. Mike Stelter, 10. Doug Emery, 11. Jeremy Barnard. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
First Dash Race (five laps): 1. Paul McMahan, 2. Steve Kinser, 3. Jason Meyers, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Ryan Coniam, 7. Craig Keel, 8. Erin Crocker. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (five laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Billy Pauch, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Curt Michael, 8. Bob Bennett. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
B Feature (10 laps): 1. Lance Yonge, 2. Rob Dietrick, 3. Jeremy Campbell, 4. Mike Woodring, 5. Doug Emery, 6. Chuck Hebing, 7. Brian Dumigan ($200); 8. Mike Stelter ($180); 9. Dan Kaszubinski ($150); 10. Dan Bennett ($150); 11. Howard Singer ($100); 12. R.C. Faigle ($90); 13. Jeremy Barnard ($70); 14. Tim Barnard ($60); 15. Nick Fratto ($60); 16. Billy Pauch, Jr. ($50); 17. Brad Knab ($50). (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
A Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [3] ($10,000); 2. Donny Schatz [6] ($5,500); 3. Jason Johnson [4] ($3,200); 4. Danny Lasoski [7] ($2,800); 5. Paul McMahan [1] ($2,500); 6. Joey Saldana [8] ($2,300); 7. Daryn Pittman [12] ($2,200); 8. Billy Pauch [10] ($2,100); 9. Jason Meyers [5] ($2,050); 10. Craig Keel [13] ($2,000); 11. Jason Sides [9] ($1,500); 12. Curt Michael [14] ($1,200); 13. Ryan Coniam [11] ($1,100); 14. Jeremy Campbell [22] ($1,070); 15. Lance Yonge [19] ($1,020); 16. Brian Paulus [2] ($900); 17. Erin Crocker [15] ($800); 18. Bob Bennett [16] ($800); 19. Rob Dietrick [20] ($820); 20. Mike Woodring [24] ($820); 21. Doug Emery [21] ($820); 22. Brian Carlson [18] ($800); 23. Kyle Drum [17] ($800); 24. Chuck Hebing [23] ($820).
Lap leaders: Paul McMahan 1-10, Steve Kinser 11-25
