By Richard Day
BEAVER DAM, WI (June 12) – Steve Kinser snapped Danny Lasoski’s three-race winning streak in Saturday’s hard-fought World of Outlaws Sprint Series “A” Feature at The Raceway at Powercom Park.
“The King of the Outlaws” drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past front-row starter Daryn Pittman early in the 32nd lap and led the final 7 2/3 laps for the first victory of his career at Beaver Dam’s 1/3-mile oval. Kinser’s eighth main event victory of the season increased his advantage in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series standings to 135 points over Lasoski.
“I wasn’t getting through the bottom very good,” Kinser explained. “There was a rut there and it seemed like every time we’d catch it, it would get the car pretty upset. But I knew that might be our only shot to get by Daryn. We had a good car all night long, but the #6 pill (for the Dash Race inversion) put us toward the back, and we just had to keep moving forward.”
Kinser, the second-fastest qualifier in the 44-car field, started outside the third row in both the Second Heat Race and the Second Dash Race. He won the Heat Race, then passed Joey Saldana, Brandon Wimmer and John Sernett in the Dash Race to claim the third row outside starting position in the feature.
Tim Shaffer, driving the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim in only his second World of Outlaws Sprint Series event, burst into the lead from the pole as the green flag fell in the “A” Feature. Lasoski passed Pittman for second place with an inside move through turns three and four late in the opening lap.
Shaffer was two car-lengths ahead of “The Dude” when he entered lapped traffic five laps into the race. Pittman, whose crew replaced the engine in the #21 Hop & Sack CMC after he won the Second Dash Race, challenged Lasoski late in the sixth lap and raced into second place in the low groove between the third and fourth corners the next time around.
“B” Feature runner-up Bob Bennett flipped in turn four several seconds later, bringing out the red flag and taking the leaders out of lapped traffic. Shaffer controlled the ensuing restart, and opened a straightaway advantage within four laps. The 1999 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year jumped the cushion in the fourth corner one lap later, however, allowing Pittman to close to within four car-lengths.
Shaffer lost the lead late in the 19th lap when he was unable to steer clear of Wimmer and Mike Kertscher, who tangled and flipped in turn three. Jason Sides also collided with the crashed cars, but kept moving and maintained 10th place after his crew replaced the top wing and front axle on the #7S Sides Motorsports Maxim during the open red period.
Pittman inherited first place, and raced away from the field as the “A” Feature resumed. Kinser passed Lasoski for second place deep in the fourth corner late in the 21st lap.
Fast qualifier Paul McMahan, who passed Kraig Kinser for fourth place three laps earlier, stopped the #11H Selma Shell Maxim in turn two with engine problems early in lap 25. Shaffer, who quickly raced back through the field, passed Craig Dollansky for seventh place deep in the second corner four laps later.
“The Dude” lost third place early in lap 31 when a mechanical malfunction on 2002 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle caused him to hit the wall in turn three and flip.
Kinser took the low line through the first and second corners to pass Pittman for the lead as the green flag replaced the red. Jason Meyers used a similar move between turns three and four to pass Steve’s son, Kraig Kinser, for third place several seconds later.
“The King of the Outlaws” was four car-lengths ahead of Pittman when he caught the back-markers with 5½ laps remaining. Sides’ fourth-corner spin late in lap 37 opened the track ahead of the leaders, tightened the field and set up a four-lap dash to the checkered flag.
Meyers drove the #14 Elite Landscaping Maxim past Pittman high in turn four within a lap after the race resumed, but was a straightaway behind when Kinser took the checkered flag.
“We’ve really run strong on the short tracks the last couple of years,” Kinser said. “Scott (Gerkin, his crew chief) and the guys have gotten us rolling around these little places pretty good. It just feels good to win a race – seems like it’s been a month since we won back in Pennsylvania. I’m just glad to win after turning 50 – I wasn’t sure we were going to be able to do it. This short track racing is as tough as it gets, and I started sweating there at the start of the race. It was actually running into my ears and messing with my hearing, so I’ve got to work on my body a little more.”
Pittman finished in third place, ahead of Saldana, Shaffer, Dollansky, Kraig Kinser, Donny Schatz, 18th-starting Brian Paulus and Jonathan Allard. Meyers and Dollansky moved into fourth and fifth place in the point standings, respectively, when McMahan finished 19th in the “A” Feature.
McMahan paced the qualifying session for the first time this season, circling the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in 12.183 seconds.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series will run a $51,600 event at Farley Speedway Wednesday, then sanction the 21st Annual Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway Friday and Saturday. WoO
2004 World of Outlaws Sprint Series
The Raceway at Powercom Park, Beaver Dam, WI
Saturday, June 12, Feature Program #25
Qualifying: 1. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 12.183; 2. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 12.319; 3. Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 12.477; 4. Brandon Wimmer, Two Winners 7TW, 12.484; 5. Jason Meyers, Elite Racing 14, 12.506; 6. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.531; 7. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 12.532; 8. Joey Saldana, Woodward 2, 12.536; 9. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 12.574; 10. Daryn Pittman, Woodburn 21, 12.594; 11. Tim Shaffer, Parsons 6, 12.648; 12. John Haeni, King 21J, 12.682; 13. John Sernett, Sernett 91, 12.684; 14. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35, 12.714; 15. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 12.737; 16. Joe Roe, Roe 61, 12.774; 17. Scott Neitzel, Neitzel 2W, 12.792; 18. Erin Crocker, Woodring 16, 12.818; 19. Brian Paulus, Pender 28, 12.843; 20. Todd Hepfner, Hepfner 28H, 12.867; 21. Steve Meyer, Meyer 85M, 12.991; 22. Kurt Davis, Fattfro 6K, 13.029; 23. Bob Bennett, Acme 3, 13.215; 24. Scott Uttech, Uttech 7U, 13.244; 25. Mike Stefka, Dworek 83D, 13.253; 26. Tim Vandevere, Vandevere 7V, 13.262; 27. Mike Kertscher, Osborn 80K, 13.280; 28. Travis Whitney, Whitney 9, 13.285; 29. Kim Mock, Osborn/Mock 1M, 13.296; 30. Rick Kelsey, Kelsey 11K, 13.426; 31. Matt Wasmund, Wasmund 4W, 13.541; 32. Dave Uttech, Uttech 68, 13.640; 33. Brian Kristan, Kristan 5K, 13.812; 34. Al Schmidt, Hope 25S, 13.894; 35. Wayne Modjeski, MMZ Motorsports 77, 13.914; 36. Bill Warren, Warren 95, 13.934; 37. Jason Johnson, Johnson 44, 14.133; 38. Scott Grissom, Grissom 54, 14.234; 39. Russ Wetenkamp, Wetenkamp GR8, 14.239; 40. Bill Wirth, Wirth 53W, 14.356; 41. Andy Hunt, Hunt 9A, 14.685; 42. Troy Woondra, Woondra 32W, 14.905; 43. Rusty Egan, Egan 50, 15.423; 44. Ryan Irwin, Irwin 49, no time.
First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Scott Neitzel, 2. Kraig Kinser, 3. Paul McMahan, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Joe Roe, 6. Scott Uttech, 7. Mike Stefka, 8. Brian Kristan, 9. Jason Johnson, 10. Andy Hunt, 11. Kim Mock. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Erin Crocker, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Daryn Pittman, 5. Donny Schatz, 6. Al Schmidt, 7. Rick Kelsey, 8. Scott Grissom, 9. Troy Woondra, 10. Tim Vandevere, 11. Bob Bennett. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Jonathan Allard, 4. Craig Dollansky, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Kurt Davis, 7. Mike Kertscher, 8. Matt Wasmund, 9. Russ Wetenkamp, 10. Wayne Modjeski, 11. Rusty Egan. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Todd Hepfner, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Steve Meyer, 4. Brandon Wimmer, 5. John Sernett, 6. John Haeni, 7. Travis Whitney, 8. Bill Warren, 9. Dave Uttech, 10. Bill Wirth. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
C Feature (eight laps): 1. Bill Warren, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Bill Wirth ($125); 4. Russ Wetenkamp ($100); 5. Andy Hunt ($100); 6. Troy Woondra ($100); 7. Rusty Egan ($100). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)
First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Kraig Kinser, 3. Jason Meyers, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Craig Dollansky, 6. Donny Schatz, 7. Joe Roe, 8. Jonathan Allard. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Daryn Pittman, 2. Danny Lasoski, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Brandon Wimmer, 7. John Sernett, 8. Scott Neitzel. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Kurt Davis, 2. Bob Bennett, 3. Mike Kertscher, 4. Scott Uttech, 5. Mike Stefka ($200); 6. Travis Whitney ($180); 7. Rick Kelsey ($150); 8. Dave Uttech ($120); 9. Al Schmidt ($100); 10. Matt Wasmund ($100); 11. Brian Kristan ($100); 12. Jason Johnson ($100); 13. Bill Warren ($100); 14. Wayne Modjeski ($100); 15. Kim Mock ($100). (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)
A Feature (40 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [6] ($10,000); 2. Jason Meyers [5] ($5,500); 3. Daryn Pittman [2] ($3,200); 4. Joey Saldana [8] ($2,800); 5. Tim Shaffer [1] ($2,500); 6. Craig Dollansky [9] ($2,300); 7. Kraig Kinser [3] ($2,200); 8. Donny Schatz [11] ($2,100); 9. Brian Paulus [18] ($2,050); 10. Jonathan Allard [15] ($2,000); 11. Jason Sides [10] ($1,500); 12. Erin Crocker [17] ($1,200); 13. Joe Roe [13] ($1,100); 14. Todd Hepfner [19] ($1,050); 15. Scott Neitzel [16] ($1,000); 16. Scott Uttech [23] ($920); 17. Danny Lasoski [4] ($800); 18. John Sernett [14] ($800); 19. Paul McMahan [7] ($800); 20. Steve Meyer [20] ($800); 21. Brandon Wimmer [12] ($800); 22. Mike Kertscher [24] ($820); 23. Bob Bennett [22] ($820); 24. Kurt Davis [21] ($820).
Lap leaders: Tim Shaffer 1-19, Daryn Pittman 20-31, Steve Kinser 32-40
BEAVER DAM, WI (June 12) – Steve Kinser snapped Danny Lasoski’s three-race winning streak in Saturday’s hard-fought World of Outlaws Sprint Series “A” Feature at The Raceway at Powercom Park.
“The King of the Outlaws” drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past front-row starter Daryn Pittman early in the 32nd lap and led the final 7 2/3 laps for the first victory of his career at Beaver Dam’s 1/3-mile oval. Kinser’s eighth main event victory of the season increased his advantage in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series standings to 135 points over Lasoski.
“I wasn’t getting through the bottom very good,” Kinser explained. “There was a rut there and it seemed like every time we’d catch it, it would get the car pretty upset. But I knew that might be our only shot to get by Daryn. We had a good car all night long, but the #6 pill (for the Dash Race inversion) put us toward the back, and we just had to keep moving forward.”
Kinser, the second-fastest qualifier in the 44-car field, started outside the third row in both the Second Heat Race and the Second Dash Race. He won the Heat Race, then passed Joey Saldana, Brandon Wimmer and John Sernett in the Dash Race to claim the third row outside starting position in the feature.
Tim Shaffer, driving the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim in only his second World of Outlaws Sprint Series event, burst into the lead from the pole as the green flag fell in the “A” Feature. Lasoski passed Pittman for second place with an inside move through turns three and four late in the opening lap.
Shaffer was two car-lengths ahead of “The Dude” when he entered lapped traffic five laps into the race. Pittman, whose crew replaced the engine in the #21 Hop & Sack CMC after he won the Second Dash Race, challenged Lasoski late in the sixth lap and raced into second place in the low groove between the third and fourth corners the next time around.
“B” Feature runner-up Bob Bennett flipped in turn four several seconds later, bringing out the red flag and taking the leaders out of lapped traffic. Shaffer controlled the ensuing restart, and opened a straightaway advantage within four laps. The 1999 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year jumped the cushion in the fourth corner one lap later, however, allowing Pittman to close to within four car-lengths.
Shaffer lost the lead late in the 19th lap when he was unable to steer clear of Wimmer and Mike Kertscher, who tangled and flipped in turn three. Jason Sides also collided with the crashed cars, but kept moving and maintained 10th place after his crew replaced the top wing and front axle on the #7S Sides Motorsports Maxim during the open red period.
Pittman inherited first place, and raced away from the field as the “A” Feature resumed. Kinser passed Lasoski for second place deep in the fourth corner late in the 21st lap.
Fast qualifier Paul McMahan, who passed Kraig Kinser for fourth place three laps earlier, stopped the #11H Selma Shell Maxim in turn two with engine problems early in lap 25. Shaffer, who quickly raced back through the field, passed Craig Dollansky for seventh place deep in the second corner four laps later.
“The Dude” lost third place early in lap 31 when a mechanical malfunction on 2002 NASCAR Nextel Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle caused him to hit the wall in turn three and flip.
Kinser took the low line through the first and second corners to pass Pittman for the lead as the green flag replaced the red. Jason Meyers used a similar move between turns three and four to pass Steve’s son, Kraig Kinser, for third place several seconds later.
“The King of the Outlaws” was four car-lengths ahead of Pittman when he caught the back-markers with 5½ laps remaining. Sides’ fourth-corner spin late in lap 37 opened the track ahead of the leaders, tightened the field and set up a four-lap dash to the checkered flag.
Meyers drove the #14 Elite Landscaping Maxim past Pittman high in turn four within a lap after the race resumed, but was a straightaway behind when Kinser took the checkered flag.
“We’ve really run strong on the short tracks the last couple of years,” Kinser said. “Scott (Gerkin, his crew chief) and the guys have gotten us rolling around these little places pretty good. It just feels good to win a race – seems like it’s been a month since we won back in Pennsylvania. I’m just glad to win after turning 50 – I wasn’t sure we were going to be able to do it. This short track racing is as tough as it gets, and I started sweating there at the start of the race. It was actually running into my ears and messing with my hearing, so I’ve got to work on my body a little more.”
Pittman finished in third place, ahead of Saldana, Shaffer, Dollansky, Kraig Kinser, Donny Schatz, 18th-starting Brian Paulus and Jonathan Allard. Meyers and Dollansky moved into fourth and fifth place in the point standings, respectively, when McMahan finished 19th in the “A” Feature.
McMahan paced the qualifying session for the first time this season, circling the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval in 12.183 seconds.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series will run a $51,600 event at Farley Speedway Wednesday, then sanction the 21st Annual Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway Friday and Saturday. WoO
2004 World of Outlaws Sprint Series
The Raceway at Powercom Park, Beaver Dam, WI
Saturday, June 12, Feature Program #25
Qualifying: 1. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 12.183; 2. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 12.319; 3. Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 12.477; 4. Brandon Wimmer, Two Winners 7TW, 12.484; 5. Jason Meyers, Elite Racing 14, 12.506; 6. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.531; 7. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 12.532; 8. Joey Saldana, Woodward 2, 12.536; 9. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 12.574; 10. Daryn Pittman, Woodburn 21, 12.594; 11. Tim Shaffer, Parsons 6, 12.648; 12. John Haeni, King 21J, 12.682; 13. John Sernett, Sernett 91, 12.684; 14. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35, 12.714; 15. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 12.737; 16. Joe Roe, Roe 61, 12.774; 17. Scott Neitzel, Neitzel 2W, 12.792; 18. Erin Crocker, Woodring 16, 12.818; 19. Brian Paulus, Pender 28, 12.843; 20. Todd Hepfner, Hepfner 28H, 12.867; 21. Steve Meyer, Meyer 85M, 12.991; 22. Kurt Davis, Fattfro 6K, 13.029; 23. Bob Bennett, Acme 3, 13.215; 24. Scott Uttech, Uttech 7U, 13.244; 25. Mike Stefka, Dworek 83D, 13.253; 26. Tim Vandevere, Vandevere 7V, 13.262; 27. Mike Kertscher, Osborn 80K, 13.280; 28. Travis Whitney, Whitney 9, 13.285; 29. Kim Mock, Osborn/Mock 1M, 13.296; 30. Rick Kelsey, Kelsey 11K, 13.426; 31. Matt Wasmund, Wasmund 4W, 13.541; 32. Dave Uttech, Uttech 68, 13.640; 33. Brian Kristan, Kristan 5K, 13.812; 34. Al Schmidt, Hope 25S, 13.894; 35. Wayne Modjeski, MMZ Motorsports 77, 13.914; 36. Bill Warren, Warren 95, 13.934; 37. Jason Johnson, Johnson 44, 14.133; 38. Scott Grissom, Grissom 54, 14.234; 39. Russ Wetenkamp, Wetenkamp GR8, 14.239; 40. Bill Wirth, Wirth 53W, 14.356; 41. Andy Hunt, Hunt 9A, 14.685; 42. Troy Woondra, Woondra 32W, 14.905; 43. Rusty Egan, Egan 50, 15.423; 44. Ryan Irwin, Irwin 49, no time.
First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Scott Neitzel, 2. Kraig Kinser, 3. Paul McMahan, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Joe Roe, 6. Scott Uttech, 7. Mike Stefka, 8. Brian Kristan, 9. Jason Johnson, 10. Andy Hunt, 11. Kim Mock. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Erin Crocker, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Daryn Pittman, 5. Donny Schatz, 6. Al Schmidt, 7. Rick Kelsey, 8. Scott Grissom, 9. Troy Woondra, 10. Tim Vandevere, 11. Bob Bennett. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Jonathan Allard, 4. Craig Dollansky, 5. Danny Lasoski, 6. Kurt Davis, 7. Mike Kertscher, 8. Matt Wasmund, 9. Russ Wetenkamp, 10. Wayne Modjeski, 11. Rusty Egan. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Todd Hepfner, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Steve Meyer, 4. Brandon Wimmer, 5. John Sernett, 6. John Haeni, 7. Travis Whitney, 8. Bill Warren, 9. Dave Uttech, 10. Bill Wirth. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)
C Feature (eight laps): 1. Bill Warren, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Bill Wirth ($125); 4. Russ Wetenkamp ($100); 5. Andy Hunt ($100); 6. Troy Woondra ($100); 7. Rusty Egan ($100). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)
First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Kraig Kinser, 3. Jason Meyers, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Craig Dollansky, 6. Donny Schatz, 7. Joe Roe, 8. Jonathan Allard. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Daryn Pittman, 2. Danny Lasoski, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Brandon Wimmer, 7. John Sernett, 8. Scott Neitzel. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Kurt Davis, 2. Bob Bennett, 3. Mike Kertscher, 4. Scott Uttech, 5. Mike Stefka ($200); 6. Travis Whitney ($180); 7. Rick Kelsey ($150); 8. Dave Uttech ($120); 9. Al Schmidt ($100); 10. Matt Wasmund ($100); 11. Brian Kristan ($100); 12. Jason Johnson ($100); 13. Bill Warren ($100); 14. Wayne Modjeski ($100); 15. Kim Mock ($100). (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)
A Feature (40 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [6] ($10,000); 2. Jason Meyers [5] ($5,500); 3. Daryn Pittman [2] ($3,200); 4. Joey Saldana [8] ($2,800); 5. Tim Shaffer [1] ($2,500); 6. Craig Dollansky [9] ($2,300); 7. Kraig Kinser [3] ($2,200); 8. Donny Schatz [11] ($2,100); 9. Brian Paulus [18] ($2,050); 10. Jonathan Allard [15] ($2,000); 11. Jason Sides [10] ($1,500); 12. Erin Crocker [17] ($1,200); 13. Joe Roe [13] ($1,100); 14. Todd Hepfner [19] ($1,050); 15. Scott Neitzel [16] ($1,000); 16. Scott Uttech [23] ($920); 17. Danny Lasoski [4] ($800); 18. John Sernett [14] ($800); 19. Paul McMahan [7] ($800); 20. Steve Meyer [20] ($800); 21. Brandon Wimmer [12] ($800); 22. Mike Kertscher [24] ($820); 23. Bob Bennett [22] ($820); 24. Kurt Davis [21] ($820).
Lap leaders: Tim Shaffer 1-19, Daryn Pittman 20-31, Steve Kinser 32-40
