By Richard Day
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 4) – Steve Kinser appeared to have lost the lead in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Independence Day Preliminary Feature of the NAPA Classic at Knoxville Raceway Friday but, with a little stroke of luck, held on to beat Danny Lasoski.
Lasoski, who leads the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series point standings, passed “The King of the Outlaws” between the first and second corners early in the 18th lap. “The Dude” slid in front of Kinser, forcing him to hit the brakes and jump the cushion in turn two. As Kinser regained control of his #11 Quaker State Maxim, he collided with Lasoski’s nephew, Brian Brown. Brown spun, bringing out the caution flag and nullifying Lasoski’s pass. Kinser, who led all 25 laps, beat “The Dude” under the checkered flag by .7 seconds.
“That caution there gave me back the race,” Kinser said. “I just lost it there; I got up into the loose stuff. Maybe we had a little bit of a wrong gear in there, and if I got bogged down in the cushion it was tough to get it to take back off, but Danny’s nephew gave me the race. This (Hulk) car’s been running really good since we brought it out last weekend.
“It looks like it’s going to be Danny (in the points race) pretty much the rest of the way. We’ve pretty much got things going the way we want them, and it’s tough to really make any big changes during the season. That’s what the winter’s for.”
Kinser, the 12th-fastest qualifier in the 53-car field, won every race he entered – the Fourth Heat Race, the First Dash Race and the Preliminary Feature. His 17th Dash Race victory of the season gave him the privilege of starting the Preliminary Feature on the pole. The defending and 17-time time O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion has won five Preliminary Features this year. He is 17 points behind Lasoski in their battle for the points lead.
“The King of the Outlaws” burst into the lead as the green flag fell in the evening’s main event. Jason Meyers used a slide move in the fourth corner to pass front row starter Ricky Logan for second place late in the opening lap. Lasoski, who started inside the third row, passed Logan for third half a lap later.
The leaders who approaching lapped traffic midway through the fourth lap when Johnny Herrera stopped NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief Billy Wilburn’s #2W Heintz Brothers Maxim on the back straightaway with fuel nozzle problems.
Lasoski, who swept the feature races during Knoxville’s Sprint Classic in April, drove NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle to the lowest point in the second corner to pass Meyers for second place two laps after the race resumed.
Kinser was .6 seconds ahead of “The Dude” when he entered lapped traffic eight laps into the race. “The King of the Outlaws” opened a 1.1-second advantage within three laps, only to have Lasoski narrow the gap to .2 seconds by lap 14.
“The Dude” raced wheel-to-wheel with Kinser through turn four the next time around, but was unable to surge ahead. “The King of the Outlaws” pulled off a daring, first-corner move to pass Herrera in the first corner, and opened a 1.6-second advantage by lap 16.
Lasoski passed Kinser two laps later, only to have his nephew spin after colliding with the 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion. Flagman Doug Clark threw the caution flag and Kinser restarted in first place. “The King of the Outlaws” held off Lasoski throughout the final eight laps and Meyers finished in third place.
Tim Shaffer, who started outside the fourth row, passed Kerry Madsen and Logan with inside moves in turn four during the 20th and 24th laps to claim fourth place – the final automatic starting position in Saturday’s Dash Race.
Logan finished in fifth place, ahead of 12th-starting Joey Saldana, Madsen, Daryn Pittman, 17th-starting Terry McCarl and Danny Wood, who was driving Donny Schatz’s #15 Parker Stores J&J.
Logan rode an emotional roller coaster throughout opening night of the NAPA Classic. Gear problems forced him into the pits during his first qualifying lap, so he took one lap at the end of the session and was scored 17th quick. Logan won the First Heat Race and the Second Dash Race and finished fifth in the Preliminary Feature. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
NAPA Classic, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
Friday, July 4, Preliminary Program
Qualifying: 1. Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 15.471; 2. Paul McMahan, Helm 15.473; 3. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 15.481; 4. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 15.633; 5. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 15.714; 6. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 15.730; 7. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 15.765; 8. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 15.773; 9. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 15.778; 10. Adam Clarke, Graham 14A, 15.788; 11. Kerry Madsen, Gunder 82, 15.795; 12. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 15.806; 13. Don Droud, Jr., McCarl 7X, 15.826; 14. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 15.838; 15. Brooke Tatnell, Grandstaff 66, 15.842; 16. Calvin Landis, Landis 70, 15.863; 17. Ricky Logan, Gifford 17G, 15.857 (scored 17th after missing his position in qualifying order); 18. Kevin Frey, Frey 2K, 15.866; 19. Danny Wood, Schatz 15, 15.895; 20. Jaymie Moyle, VanderEcken 10, 15.925; 21. Skip Jackson, Robinson 21X, 15.962; 22. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 15.965; 23. Scott Young, Sonner 47, 15.986; 24. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 16.016; 25. Lynton Jeffrey, Jeffrey 4K, 16.021; 26. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 16.063; 27. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 16.064; 28. Bob Bennett, Acme Trailers 3, 16.074; 29. Randy Anderson, Stroud 1S, 16.094; 30. Derek Beckman, Cox 50D, 16.097; 31. Jeff Mitrisin, Mitrisin 5J, 16.129; 32. Stevie Smith, Smith 19, 16.134; 33. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 16.155; 34. Collin Northway, Northway 60, 16.194; 35. Wayne Johnson, Vielhauer 12X, 16.248; 36. Jeff Johnson, Johnson 11J, 16.280; 37. Travis Cram, Cram 92, 16.299; 38. Eddie Leavitt, Jr., Arends 1A, 16.328; 39. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 16.340; 40. Adam West, Trostle 20A, 16.343; 41. Justin Henderson, Carnahan R19, 16.350; 42. Jon Agan, Agan 4, 16.367; 43. Eric Vanderploeg, Vanderploeg 57A, 16.478; 44. Brent Antill, Jordan 1J, 16.576; 45. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 16.587; 46. Chris Walraven, Muddy Lush Racing 56, 16.650; 47. Rob Tvedte, Woodke 1W, 16.716; 48. Mike Moore, Moore 69, 16.787; 49. Greg Jones, Jones 35X, 17.190; 50. Robert Bell, Bell 71X, 17.496; 51. Tyler Houseman, Houseman 50, 19.323; 52. Clint Garner, Vermeer 55, 23.926; 53. Marty Perovich, Roebuck 12, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Johnny Herrera, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Lynton Jeffrey, 6. Kraig Kinser, 7. Justin Henderson, 8. Randy Anderson, 9. Greg Jones, 10. Travis Cram, 11. Brian Carlson, 12. Calvin Landis, 13. Terry McCarl. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Kevin Frey, 2. Collin Northway, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Brian Brown, 5. Adam Clarke, 6. Derek Beckman, 7. Jon Agan, 8. Paul McMahan, 9. Scott Young, 10. Eddie Leavitt, Jr., 11. Robert Bell, 12. Brooke Tatnell. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Danny Wood, 3. Brian Paulus, 4. Kerry Madsen, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Sammy Swindell, 7. Mark Kinser, 8. Jeff Mitrisin, 9. Wayne Johnson, 10. Jeremy Campbell, 11. Eric Vanderploeg, 12. Rob Tvedte, 13. Tyler Houseman. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Skip Jackson, 3. Jaymie Moyle, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Don Droud, Jr., 6. Jason Sides, 7. Stevie Smith, 8. Jeff Johnson, 9. Adam West, 10. Clint Garner, 11. Mike Moore, 12. Bob Bennett. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
C Feature (10 laps): 1. Justin Henderson, 2. Mike Moore, 3. Clint Garner ($100); 4. Rob Tvedte ($80); 5. Robert Bell ($60); 6. Greg Jones ($50); 7. Tyler Houseman ($40); 8. Eric Vanderploeg ($30); 9. Brian Carlson ($25); 10. Chris Walraven ($25). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)
First Dash Race (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Adam Clarke, 5. Brian Paulus, 6. Randy Hannagan, 7. Jaymie Moyle, 8. Kevin Frey. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (five laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Kerry Madsen, 3. Danny Wood, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Daryn Pittman, 6. Joey Saldana, 7. Don Droud, Jr., 8. Skip Jackson. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
B Feautre (12 laps): 1. Sammy Swindell, 2. Paul McMahan, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Terry McCarl, 5. Kraig Kinser ($150); 6. Randy Anderson ($125); 7. Jeff Mitrisin ($100); 8. Stevie Smith ($75); 9. Wayne Johnson ($60); 10. Adam West ($50); 11. Bob Bennett ($40); 12. Justin Henderson ($60); 13. Derek Beckman ($40); 14. Jeff Johnson ($40); 15. Scott Young ($40); 16. Jeremy Campbell ($40); 17. Mike Moore ($60); 18. Eddie Leavitt, Jr. ($40); 19. Brooke Tatnell ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Preliminary Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [1] ($5,000); 2. Danny Lasoski [5] ($3,000); 3. Jason Meyers [3] ($2,500); 4. Tim Shaffer [8] ($2,200); 5. Ricky Logan [2] ($2,100); 6. Joey Saldana [12] ($2,000); 7. Kerry Madsen [4] ($1,800); 8. Daryn Pittman [10] ($1,600); 9. Terry McCarl [17] ($1,520); 10. Danny Wood [6] ($1,300); 11. Don Droud, Jr. [14] ($1,200); 12. Skip Jackson [16] ($1,100); 13. Jaymie Moyle [13] ($1,000); 14. Randy Hannagan [11] ($700); 15. Paul McMahan [18] ($620); 16. Sammy Swindell [20] ($620); 17. Brian Paulus [9] ($600); 18. Johnny Herrera [23] ($600); 19. Jason Sides [19] ($620); 20. Collin Northway [24] ($600); 21. Brian Brown [22] ($500); 22. Adam Clarke [7] ($500); 23. Lynton Jeffrey [21] ($500); 24. Kevin Frey [17] ($500).
Lap leader: Steve Kinser 1-25
KNOXVILLE, IA (July 4) – Steve Kinser appeared to have lost the lead in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Independence Day Preliminary Feature of the NAPA Classic at Knoxville Raceway Friday but, with a little stroke of luck, held on to beat Danny Lasoski.
Lasoski, who leads the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series point standings, passed “The King of the Outlaws” between the first and second corners early in the 18th lap. “The Dude” slid in front of Kinser, forcing him to hit the brakes and jump the cushion in turn two. As Kinser regained control of his #11 Quaker State Maxim, he collided with Lasoski’s nephew, Brian Brown. Brown spun, bringing out the caution flag and nullifying Lasoski’s pass. Kinser, who led all 25 laps, beat “The Dude” under the checkered flag by .7 seconds.
“That caution there gave me back the race,” Kinser said. “I just lost it there; I got up into the loose stuff. Maybe we had a little bit of a wrong gear in there, and if I got bogged down in the cushion it was tough to get it to take back off, but Danny’s nephew gave me the race. This (Hulk) car’s been running really good since we brought it out last weekend.
“It looks like it’s going to be Danny (in the points race) pretty much the rest of the way. We’ve pretty much got things going the way we want them, and it’s tough to really make any big changes during the season. That’s what the winter’s for.”
Kinser, the 12th-fastest qualifier in the 53-car field, won every race he entered – the Fourth Heat Race, the First Dash Race and the Preliminary Feature. His 17th Dash Race victory of the season gave him the privilege of starting the Preliminary Feature on the pole. The defending and 17-time time O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion has won five Preliminary Features this year. He is 17 points behind Lasoski in their battle for the points lead.
“The King of the Outlaws” burst into the lead as the green flag fell in the evening’s main event. Jason Meyers used a slide move in the fourth corner to pass front row starter Ricky Logan for second place late in the opening lap. Lasoski, who started inside the third row, passed Logan for third half a lap later.
The leaders who approaching lapped traffic midway through the fourth lap when Johnny Herrera stopped NASCAR Winston Cup crew chief Billy Wilburn’s #2W Heintz Brothers Maxim on the back straightaway with fuel nozzle problems.
Lasoski, who swept the feature races during Knoxville’s Sprint Classic in April, drove NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle to the lowest point in the second corner to pass Meyers for second place two laps after the race resumed.
Kinser was .6 seconds ahead of “The Dude” when he entered lapped traffic eight laps into the race. “The King of the Outlaws” opened a 1.1-second advantage within three laps, only to have Lasoski narrow the gap to .2 seconds by lap 14.
“The Dude” raced wheel-to-wheel with Kinser through turn four the next time around, but was unable to surge ahead. “The King of the Outlaws” pulled off a daring, first-corner move to pass Herrera in the first corner, and opened a 1.6-second advantage by lap 16.
Lasoski passed Kinser two laps later, only to have his nephew spin after colliding with the 12-time Knoxville Nationals champion. Flagman Doug Clark threw the caution flag and Kinser restarted in first place. “The King of the Outlaws” held off Lasoski throughout the final eight laps and Meyers finished in third place.
Tim Shaffer, who started outside the fourth row, passed Kerry Madsen and Logan with inside moves in turn four during the 20th and 24th laps to claim fourth place – the final automatic starting position in Saturday’s Dash Race.
Logan finished in fifth place, ahead of 12th-starting Joey Saldana, Madsen, Daryn Pittman, 17th-starting Terry McCarl and Danny Wood, who was driving Donny Schatz’s #15 Parker Stores J&J.
Logan rode an emotional roller coaster throughout opening night of the NAPA Classic. Gear problems forced him into the pits during his first qualifying lap, so he took one lap at the end of the session and was scored 17th quick. Logan won the First Heat Race and the Second Dash Race and finished fifth in the Preliminary Feature. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
NAPA Classic, Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA
Friday, July 4, Preliminary Program
Qualifying: 1. Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 15.471; 2. Paul McMahan, Helm 15.473; 3. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 15.481; 4. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 15.633; 5. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 15.714; 6. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 15.730; 7. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 15.765; 8. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 15.773; 9. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 15.778; 10. Adam Clarke, Graham 14A, 15.788; 11. Kerry Madsen, Gunder 82, 15.795; 12. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 15.806; 13. Don Droud, Jr., McCarl 7X, 15.826; 14. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 15.838; 15. Brooke Tatnell, Grandstaff 66, 15.842; 16. Calvin Landis, Landis 70, 15.863; 17. Ricky Logan, Gifford 17G, 15.857 (scored 17th after missing his position in qualifying order); 18. Kevin Frey, Frey 2K, 15.866; 19. Danny Wood, Schatz 15, 15.895; 20. Jaymie Moyle, VanderEcken 10, 15.925; 21. Skip Jackson, Robinson 21X, 15.962; 22. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 15.965; 23. Scott Young, Sonner 47, 15.986; 24. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 16.016; 25. Lynton Jeffrey, Jeffrey 4K, 16.021; 26. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 16.063; 27. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 16.064; 28. Bob Bennett, Acme Trailers 3, 16.074; 29. Randy Anderson, Stroud 1S, 16.094; 30. Derek Beckman, Cox 50D, 16.097; 31. Jeff Mitrisin, Mitrisin 5J, 16.129; 32. Stevie Smith, Smith 19, 16.134; 33. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 16.155; 34. Collin Northway, Northway 60, 16.194; 35. Wayne Johnson, Vielhauer 12X, 16.248; 36. Jeff Johnson, Johnson 11J, 16.280; 37. Travis Cram, Cram 92, 16.299; 38. Eddie Leavitt, Jr., Arends 1A, 16.328; 39. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 16.340; 40. Adam West, Trostle 20A, 16.343; 41. Justin Henderson, Carnahan R19, 16.350; 42. Jon Agan, Agan 4, 16.367; 43. Eric Vanderploeg, Vanderploeg 57A, 16.478; 44. Brent Antill, Jordan 1J, 16.576; 45. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 16.587; 46. Chris Walraven, Muddy Lush Racing 56, 16.650; 47. Rob Tvedte, Woodke 1W, 16.716; 48. Mike Moore, Moore 69, 16.787; 49. Greg Jones, Jones 35X, 17.190; 50. Robert Bell, Bell 71X, 17.496; 51. Tyler Houseman, Houseman 50, 19.323; 52. Clint Garner, Vermeer 55, 23.926; 53. Marty Perovich, Roebuck 12, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Johnny Herrera, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Lynton Jeffrey, 6. Kraig Kinser, 7. Justin Henderson, 8. Randy Anderson, 9. Greg Jones, 10. Travis Cram, 11. Brian Carlson, 12. Calvin Landis, 13. Terry McCarl. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Kevin Frey, 2. Collin Northway, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Brian Brown, 5. Adam Clarke, 6. Derek Beckman, 7. Jon Agan, 8. Paul McMahan, 9. Scott Young, 10. Eddie Leavitt, Jr., 11. Robert Bell, 12. Brooke Tatnell. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Danny Wood, 3. Brian Paulus, 4. Kerry Madsen, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Sammy Swindell, 7. Mark Kinser, 8. Jeff Mitrisin, 9. Wayne Johnson, 10. Jeremy Campbell, 11. Eric Vanderploeg, 12. Rob Tvedte, 13. Tyler Houseman. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Skip Jackson, 3. Jaymie Moyle, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Don Droud, Jr., 6. Jason Sides, 7. Stevie Smith, 8. Jeff Johnson, 9. Adam West, 10. Clint Garner, 11. Mike Moore, 12. Bob Bennett. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
C Feature (10 laps): 1. Justin Henderson, 2. Mike Moore, 3. Clint Garner ($100); 4. Rob Tvedte ($80); 5. Robert Bell ($60); 6. Greg Jones ($50); 7. Tyler Houseman ($40); 8. Eric Vanderploeg ($30); 9. Brian Carlson ($25); 10. Chris Walraven ($25). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)
First Dash Race (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Adam Clarke, 5. Brian Paulus, 6. Randy Hannagan, 7. Jaymie Moyle, 8. Kevin Frey. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
Second Dash Race (five laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Kerry Madsen, 3. Danny Wood, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Daryn Pittman, 6. Joey Saldana, 7. Don Droud, Jr., 8. Skip Jackson. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
B Feautre (12 laps): 1. Sammy Swindell, 2. Paul McMahan, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Terry McCarl, 5. Kraig Kinser ($150); 6. Randy Anderson ($125); 7. Jeff Mitrisin ($100); 8. Stevie Smith ($75); 9. Wayne Johnson ($60); 10. Adam West ($50); 11. Bob Bennett ($40); 12. Justin Henderson ($60); 13. Derek Beckman ($40); 14. Jeff Johnson ($40); 15. Scott Young ($40); 16. Jeremy Campbell ($40); 17. Mike Moore ($60); 18. Eddie Leavitt, Jr. ($40); 19. Brooke Tatnell ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Preliminary Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [1] ($5,000); 2. Danny Lasoski [5] ($3,000); 3. Jason Meyers [3] ($2,500); 4. Tim Shaffer [8] ($2,200); 5. Ricky Logan [2] ($2,100); 6. Joey Saldana [12] ($2,000); 7. Kerry Madsen [4] ($1,800); 8. Daryn Pittman [10] ($1,600); 9. Terry McCarl [17] ($1,520); 10. Danny Wood [6] ($1,300); 11. Don Droud, Jr. [14] ($1,200); 12. Skip Jackson [16] ($1,100); 13. Jaymie Moyle [13] ($1,000); 14. Randy Hannagan [11] ($700); 15. Paul McMahan [18] ($620); 16. Sammy Swindell [20] ($620); 17. Brian Paulus [9] ($600); 18. Johnny Herrera [23] ($600); 19. Jason Sides [19] ($620); 20. Collin Northway [24] ($600); 21. Brian Brown [22] ($500); 22. Adam Clarke [7] ($500); 23. Lynton Jeffrey [21] ($500); 24. Kevin Frey [17] ($500).
Lap leader: Steve Kinser 1-25
