At a Glance: Second Annual Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic

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At a Glance: Second Annual Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic

Concord, NC-February 21, 2010-

WHAT

The Second Annual Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic will bring the World of Outlaws back to The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Friday, February 26, as the state-of-the-art half-mile hosts the best sprint car drivers in the world. Donny Schatz, the four-time and defending series champion was victorious last season in the series return to Las Vegas for the first time since 2006, and has won each of the last two races that the series has contested at the track. Schatz already has one win this season as does his Tony Stewart Racing teammate, 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser. The pair along with 2001 series titlist Danny Lasoski have each won six times in their career at Las Vegas to lead all drivers.

WHEN

On Friday, February 26, the pit gates will open at 11 a.m. Pacific, with the grandstand gates opening at 6 p.m. Pacific. Hot laps are tentatively set for 6:30 p.m. Pacific with time trials to follow and heat races set for 8 p.m. Pacific.

WHERE

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, is located approximately 17 miles northeast of Las Vegas on I-15 at exit 54 (Speedway Blvd.), then east.

TICKETS

On Friday, February 26, adult tickets will be $35 with tickets for children (ages 6-12) $8. A special two-night ticket is available for $49 for adults and $12 for children (ages 6-12), which includes admission to the World of Outlaws event on February 26, as well as the opener of the Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic which features the USAC Sprint Cars and Midgets on February 25. For tickets visit http://www.lvms.com or call the track at 1-800-644-4444.

ON THE INTERNET

The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is at: http://www.lvms.com

DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACK

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile oval. The track record of 13.719 seconds was established by Danny Lasoski on March 4, 2004.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway

2009-Donny Schatz on February 26

2006-Donny Schatz on March 9, Sammy Swindell on March 10, Donny Schatz on October 28

2005-Donny Schatz on March 11, Tim Shaffer on Oct. 22

2004-Steve Kinser on March 5, Donny Schatz on Nov. 6

2003-Tim Shaffer on March 1, Danny Lasoski on Nov.1

2002 - Steve Kinser on March 2, Steve Kinser on November 9

2001 - Danny Lasoski on March 4, Andy Hillenburg on November 3

2000 - Jac Haudenschild on March 4, Sammy Swindell on November 1

1999 - Danny Lasoski on March 6, Donny Schatz on November 3

1998 - Mark Kinser on February 28, Mark Kinser on November 5

1997 - Jeff Swindell on February 7, Jeff Swindell on November 5

1996 - Mark Kinser on November 6

FEATURE WINNERS

There have been two World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners were: Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park) and Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park).

HALF-MILE WINNERS

The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile. The World of Outlaws have raced twice on a track that size in 2010. The winners were Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park) and Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park).

DRIVER WEB SITES

The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain their own Web sites on the Internet:

Cody Darrah- http://www.codydarrah.com

Craig Dollansky- http://www.dollanskyracing.com

Sam Hafertepe Jr.- http://www.sam15.com

Jac Haudenschild- http://www.haudenschildracing.com

Tim Kaeding- http://www.tkaedingracing.com

Chad Kemenah- http://www.chadkemenah.com

Kraig Kinser- http://www.kraigkinser.com

Steve Kinser- http://www.stevekinser.com

Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com

Jason Meyers- http://www.eliteracing.net

Joey Saldana- http://www.joeysaldana.com

Donny Schatz- http://www.donnyschatz.com

Jason Sides- http://www.sidesmotorsports.com

Lucas Wolfe- http://www.lucaswolfe.com

For information on Brian Ellenberger, Ben Gregg, Toni Lutar and Paul McMahan visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint

2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through February 7

Position


Driver


Pts.


Difference


Earnings


Wins


Top-5


Top-10

1.


Donny Schatz


299




$12,700


1


2


2

2.


Steve Kinser


296


-3


$11,200


1


2


2

3.


Joey Saldana


296


-3


$10,000


0


2


2

4.


Jason Meyers


280


-19


$5,000


0


1


2

5.


Jason Sides


274


-25


$3,850


0


0


2

6


Danny Lasoski


270


-29


$4,200


0


0


1

7.


Kraig Kinser


263


-36


$3,300


0


0


1

8.


Tim Kaeding


260


-39


$3,400


0


1


1

9.


Tim Shaffer


260


-39


$3,400


0


1


1

10.


Lance Dewease


260


-39


$3,200


0


0


1

11.


Craig Dollansky


257


-42


$3,000


0


0


1

12.


Brad Sweet


250


-49


$2,450


0


0


0

13.


Jac Haudenschild


250


-49


$2,450


0


0


0

14.


Lucas Wolfe


248


-51


$2,900


0


0


1

15.


Mark Smith


246


-53


$2,700


0


0


1

16.


Terry McCarl


240


-59


$2,800


0


0


1

17.


Cale Conley


227


-72


$1,500


0


0


0

18.


Greg Hodnett


224


-75


$1,600


0


0


0

19.


Brian Ellenberger


216


-83


$1,650


0


0


0

20.


Doug Esh


216


-83


$1,500


0


0


0

2010 STAT ATTACK

There has been two World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (2 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown Wins

1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1

Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1

Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown - Total laps led (4 Different Drivers)

1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 20 laps

2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 17 laps

3- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 13 laps

4- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 10 laps

Time trial leaders (1 Driver) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times

1- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2

Dash Winners (2 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins

1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1

Pole Positions (2 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown Poles

1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1

Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1

B-main Winners (2 Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins

1- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1

Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award

1- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1

Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings

Tim Kaeding 260

Cody Darrah 150

Ben Gregg 150

Toni Lutar 150

Engine Builder Challenge

Speedway Engines 9

Shaver Specialties 8 -1

Kistler 6 -3

Don Ott 5 -4

Chassis Builder Challenge

J&J 9

Maxim 9

NEWS & NOTES

Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action.

On the web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint and includes driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also links to the Official World of Outlaws Rulebook and the DIRTcar Membership form can be found on the site.

Up next: A trip to the Golden State for a two night event at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6.

2010 World of Outlaws Schedule

No. / Day, Date / Track / Location/Winner (Number of Win(s) in 2010)

1. / Friday, February 5 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Cancelled-Rain

2. / Saturday, February 6 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, FL / Donny Schatz (1)

3. / Sunday, February 7 / Volusia Speedway Park/ Barberville, FL / Steve Kinser (1)

4. / Friday, February 26 / Las Vegas Motor Speedway / Las Vegas, NV

5. / Friday, March 5 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA

6. / Saturday, March 6 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, CA

7. / Friday, March 12 / Lone Star Speedway / Kilgore, TX

8. / Saturday, March 13 / Houston Raceway Park / Baytown, TX

9. / Friday, March 19 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN

10. / Saturday, March 20 / Volunteer Speedway / Bulls Gap, TN

11. / Saturday, April 10 / Tri-State Speedway / Pocola, OK

12. / Friday, April 16 / Paducah International Raceway / Paducah, KY

13. / Saturday, April 17 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO

14. / Saturday, April 24 / Tri-State Speedway / Haubstadt, IN

15. / Friday, May 7 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH

16. / Saturday, May 8 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH

17. / Thursday, May 13 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

18. / Friday, May 14 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

19. / Saturday, May 15 / Virginia Motor Speedway / Jamaica, VA

20. / Friday, May 21 / Attica Raceway Park / Attica, OH

21. / Saturday, May 22 / I-96 Speedway / Lake Odessa, MI

22. / Friday, May 28 / The Dirt Track @ Charlotte / Concord, NC

23. / Sunday, May 30 / Tri-City Speedway / Franklin, PA

24. / Thursday, June 3 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA

25. / Friday, June 4 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA

26. / Saturday, June 5 / Knoxville Raceway / Knoxville, IA

27. / Friday, June 11 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS

28. / Saturday, June 12 / Dodge City Raceway Park / Dodge City, KS

29. / Wednesday, June 16 / State Fair Speedway / Sedalia, MO

30. / Friday, June 18 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND

31. / Saturday, June 19 / River Cities Speedway / Grand Forks, ND

32. / Friday, June 25 / Junction Motor Speedway / McCool Junction, NE

33. / Saturday, June 26 / Lakeside Speedway / Kansas City, KS

34. / Thursday, July 1 / Husets Speedway / Brandon, SD

35. / Saturday, July 3 / North Central Speedway / Brainerd, MN

36. / Saturday, July 10 / Beaver Dam Raceway / Beaver Dam, WI

37. / Sunday, July 11 / Cedar Lake Speedway / New Richmond, WI

38. / Wednesday / July 14 / Limaland Motorsports Park / Lima, OH

39. / Friday, July 16 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH

40. / Saturday, July 17 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH

41. / Tuesday, July 20 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA

42. / Friday, July 23 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

43. / Saturday, July 24 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

44. / Sunday, July 25 / Lebanon Valley Speedway / West Lebanon, NY

45. / Tuesday, July 27 / Autodrome Drummond / Drummondville, PQ

46. / Friday, July 30 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON

47. / Saturday, July 31 / Ohsweken Speedway / Ohsweken, ON

48. / Tuesday, August 3 / Fulton Speedway / Fulton, NY

49. / Friday, August 6 / I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO

50. / Saturday, August 7/ I-55 Raceway / Pevely, MO

51. / Friday / August 20 / Nodak Speedway / Minot, ND

52. / Saturday, August 21 / Nodak Speedway, Minot, ND

53. / Friday, August 27 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB

54. / Saturday, August 28 / Castrol Raceway / Edmonton, AB

55. / Wednesday, September 1 / Cottage Grove Speedway / Cottage Grove, OR

56. / Friday, September 3 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA

57. / Saturday, September 4 / Skagit Speedway / Alger, WA

58. / Monday, September 6 / Grays Harbor Raceway / Elma, WA

59. / Thursday, September 9 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA

60. / Friday, September 10 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA

61. / Saturday, September 11 / Silver Dollar Speedway / Chico, CA

62. / Friday, September 17 / Clay County Fair Speedway / Spencer, IA

63. / Saturday, September 18 / Deer Creek Speedway / Spring Valley, MN

64. / Friday, September 24 / Eldora Speedway / Rossburg, OH

65. / Saturday, September 25 / Lernerville Speedway / Sarver, PA

66. / Friday, October 1 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

67. / Saturday, October 2 / Williams Grove Speedway / Mechanicsburg, PA

68. / Saturday, October 9 / Rolling Wheels Raceway / Elbridge, NY

Thursday, November 4 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC (Qualifying)

69. / Friday, November 5 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

70. / Saturday, November 6 / The Dirt Track at Charlotte / Concord, NC

The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jakes Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske Shocks, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines, Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builders Challenge participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company.
 




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