Knoxville, IA — August 12, 2005 — By Chris Dolack, World of Outlaws
Senior Writer
Shane Stewart surged past Kerry Madsen on a restart four laps into the
A-main Friday night and held off Brooke Tatnell to capture the
checkered flag on the rain-delayed second qualifying night for the 45th
Annual Knoxville Nationals.
Four-time and defending champion Danny Lasoski accumluated the most
points after the two nights of qualifying. He leads Billy Alley by two
points, Brian Paulus by three points and Kraig Kinser and Brooke
Tatnell by five points.
In the 25-lap A-main Friday night, which was originally scheduled to
run Thursday, Stewart started on the inside of Row 2 and followed
Madsen to the lead in the first corner. Only four laps into the race, a
caution flew when Josh Higday’s car stopped in Turns 1 and 2.
Everybody in the top five tried to take advantage on the restart.
Stewart shot past Madsen in the first turn, then Tatnell got by in the
second corner. Lasoski followed, too, and those three set the pace the
rest of the way.
With clear track in front of him, Stewart continued to distance himself
from the field in his Rudeen Racing Maxim, which is decked out for the
Nationals with a special paint scheme to honor sponsor Snap-On Tools’
85th anniversary. It didn’t take long to catch lapped traffic again,
and with 15 laps to go Tatnell was able to cut his deficit to about a
half-second.
As the leaders picked their way through the field, fifth-place running
Jason Johnson, a preliminary feature winner with the Outlaws last month
at Williams Grove Speedway, appeared to have the motor in his car let
go, bringing out another caution with eight laps to go.
That bunched the field and once again Stewart, from Bixby, Okla.,
motored to a big lead before catching the back of the pack with three
laps to go. He smoothly worked through the traffic, clearly pushing his
car as hard as he could on his way to Victory Lane at Knoxville Raceway
for the second time in his career.
Tatnell, who was burning up the track in his newly painted
flame-inspired Rush Racing Steel Dreams-sponsored Eagle, held on for
second ahead of Lasoski, Billy Alley and Daryn Pittman, who later went
on to win the Clean-O World Challenge in his Titan Racing Maxim. Madsen
wound up in sixth, followed by six-time Knoxville Raceway champion
Terry McCarl, Dean Jacobs, Kraig Kinser and Jeremy Campbell.
“That thing was just unbelievable,” said Stewart, who is the leading
contender for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series Kevin Gobrecht Rookie
of the Year Award. “Even when I was did my slide jobs it never would
skate out from underneath me. It kept driving forward. To win a race of
this caliber you have to have a car like that. I couldn’t ask more from
my crew. It’s a big week for Snap-On Tools, Kevin Rudeen, all the
Rudeen guys out west. My Wesmar engine was running good, the Hoosier
tires, the Maxim chassis, everything was good.
“I can tell you right now, if I have a car like that, I can win the
race. Somebody told me you have to be lucky here five times and that’s
true. You have to have a good number to qualify, you got to have a good
heat race and the yellows have to work in your favor, which they have.”
Aided by lapped traffic, Tatnell was beginning to reel in Stewart but
the late caution gave Stewart clear track, making him nearly
uncatchable.
“I think we would have been better without the yellow, but that’s not
to say we would have beat him, either,” said Tatnell, a two-time
A-feature winner on the World of Outlaws circuit this season. “He had
times when he made lapped traffic moves and we didn’t, and there were
times when we did. But on a track like this, it’s just like being on
the end of a string. There’s a pin point in the middle and you’re just
winging around it. Lapped traffic was going to be the only way that
guys were going to pass each other unless you’re just sliding each
other. But if you make a slide on a guy and don’t clear him, you’re
going to lose six or seven car lengths.”
Pittman’s strong run into the top-five, followed by an impressive run
in the Clean-O World Challenge, has given his team a confidence boost
heading into the final day of competition.
“We haven’t been in the top five race-wise in the last five races we’ve
run,” Pittman said. “We have to figure out why we qualify so bad. We
were good, but we’re still a long way back in points.
“We have some motors running really good. We just got a new motor from
Don Ott and it runs great. The car’s working a lot better. We have a
lot of confidence. We’re just going to have to work a little harder
than we really wanted to on Saturday.”
After completing the Nationals, the series begins a swing to the West
Coast Aug. 16 with a one-night show at Red River Valley Speedway in
West Fargo, N.D., before invading Billings Speedway on Aug.19-20 in
Billings, Mont.; Grays Harbor Speedway Aug. 26-27 in Elma, Wash.; and
Cottage Grove Speedway Aug. 30 in Cottage Grove, Ore.
KNOXVILLE NOTEBOOK
• Shane Stewart won the preliminary A-main Friday night at Knoxville
Raceway, visiting Victory Lane with the Outlaws for the first time this
season, making him the 21st different driver to do so. There have been
16 different A-feature winners. … Steve Kinser earned his
series-leading 16th A-feature victory by winning July 30th at Princeton
Speedway. Kinser, the Kings Royal winner, also has a preliminary
feature victory this season in the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway. …
Kraig Kinser won at Lawrenceburg for his fifth A-feature victory of the
season. He also has a preliminary feature win at Las Vegas. … Jason
Meyers earned his fourth win of the season July 2 at Red River Valley
Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. … Donny Schatz also has four A-feature
victories, winning most recently on July 8 in Joliet, Ill. … Tim
Shaffer’s victory July 19 in the Silver Cup was his third of the
season, going with wins Lake Ozark Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway. …
Brian Paulus won June 28 at Huset’s Speedway for his second victory of
the season, and picked up a preliminary feature win in the following
race at Red River Valley Speedway. … Craig Dollansky has won two
features, most recently at Powercom Park, and he also has two
preliminary feature wins. … Brooke Tatnell has two A-feature victories,
winning at Cedar Lake and Fulton speedways, as well as a preliminary
feature win at Princeton Speedway. … Sammy Swindell won his second
A-feature of the season June 4 at Eldora Speedway. Swindell also has a
preliminary feature win April 8 at Eldora. … Fred Rahmer won the Summer
Nationals crown July 23 and picked up a preliminary feature win in the
Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 10. … Single-event winners include Jac
Haudenschild on Aug. 5 at Eldora Speedway, Stevie Smith July 13 at
Attica Raceway Park, Tim Kaeding June 11 at Sheboygan County Fair Park,
Daryn Pittman April 23 at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Chad Kemenah July 9
at I-55 Raceway, and Jeff Shepard Feb. 11 at Volusia Speedway Park. …
In preliminary features, Danny Lasoski has won twice while Joey
Saldana, Paul McMahan and Jason Johnson have each won once.
• Knoxville Raceway is a half-mile oval. Including preliminary
features, the series has raced 25 times this year on half-mile circuits
with Steve Kinser winning seven times (Volusia, Eldora three times,
Knoxville, Williams Grove and Hartford), Sammy Swindell winning three
times (twice at Eldora, once at Hagerstown), Craig Dollansky winning
twice (Manzanita and Williams Grove), Kraig Kinser winning twice (Las
Vegas, Knoxville), Jason Meyers winning twice (Granite City and Red
River Valley), Donny Schatz winning twice (Las Vegas and Route 66
Raceway), Fred Rahmer winning twice (Williams Grove and Knoxville), and
Brian Paulus (Red River Valley), Danny Lasoski (Knoxville), Jeff
Shepard (Volusia), Jason Johnson (Williams Grove), Paul McMahan
(Williams Grove), Jac Haudenschild (Eldora) and Shane Stewart
(Knoxville) each winning once.
• In the B-main, Joey Saldana shot out to a quick lead with
fast-qualifier Craig Dollansky in tow. Those two pulled out as Jason
Solwold and Jason Meyers settled into third and fourth. Coming off a
caution with five to go, Terry McCarl surged to fifth on the restart
and on the final two laps traded the final transfer spot back and forth
with Meyers. With two laps to go, McCarl slid by Meyers before Meyers
shot back on the final lap in Turns 1 and 2. Meyers’ momentum carried
him high into Turns 3 and 4 as McCarl ducked to the inside and grabbed
the last spot in the A-main by winning a drag race to the checkered
flag behind winner Saldana, Dollansky and Solwold.
• In the C-main, Sammy Swindell powered to the lead and never was
challenged, lapping cars left and right on only the third lap around
the half-mile oval. Scott Neitzel wound up second as he and Swindell
advanced to the B-main.
• Heat race winners included Travis Whitney, Jaymie Moyle, Dean Jacobs,
Don Droud Jr., and Larry Ball Jr.
• Craig Dollansky paced the 58 cars that went through time trials with
a lap around the half-mile oval timed by AMB i.t. at 15.782 seconds.
Despite the cancellation of the program Friday night, Knoxville
officials determined Terry McCarl’s record-breaking qualifying run of
14.709 sWhen the Outlaws raced in April at Knoxville, Joey Saldana
broke the track record by turning a lap in 14.908 seconds at 120.741
mph. Saldana will qualify on Thursday.
• There’s no rest for the Outlaws after completing the Nationals. The
series begins a swing to the West Coast Aug. 16 with a one-night show
at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., before invading
Billings Speedway on Aug.19-20 in Billings, Mont.; Grays Harbor
Speedway Aug. 26-27 in Elma, Wash.; and Cottage Grove Speedway Aug. 30
in Cottage Grove, Ore.
• The Knoxville Nationals can be seen live from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Eastern Saturday on SPEED Channel.
• The Outdoor Channel will air the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals
from Williams Grove at 8 p.m. (ET) on Aug. 17 and the Polydome
Princeton National from Princeton Speedway on Aug. 24.
• The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is at
http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint. Among the features are updated
driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures,
race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage,
series news and team press releases. Also, links to the press kit and
official rulebook can also be found at the bottom of the home page.
• If fans can’t get to a track to see the series after the Nationals,
they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint
Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network. To listen
to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the
DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or
higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or
questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is brought to the fans across the
country by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors
Hoosier Racing Tire, Stacker 2®, and The Outdoor Channel. Promotional
Partners include AMB i.t., RACEceiver, HUMMERSGONEWILD.COM, Zippo
Lighters, The University of Northwestern Ohio, Timberwolf, and Race
Punk apparel. Slick 50 is an Associate Program Sponsor and Contingency
sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions, and Wrisco Industries.
World of Outlaws Statistical Report; Knoxville Nationals Second
Qualifying Night; Aug. 12, 2005
Time Trials
Pos. Car Name, Hometown Time
1 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN 15.782
2 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN 15.798
3 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN 15.808
4 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI 15.929
5 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE 15.967
6 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH 15.999
7 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA 16.006
8 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO 16.080
9 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA 16.093
10 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust., 16.099
11 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH 16.116
12 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK 16.118
13 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust., 16.136
14 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA 16.163
15 21B Brian Brown Higginsville, MO 16.197
16 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA 16.214
17 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN 16.220
18 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL 16.251
19 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can., 16.275
20 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA 16.321
21 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA 16.340
22 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA 16.349
23 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS 16.354
24 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI 16.405
25 9 Rager Phillips Pleasantville, IA 16.409
26 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN 16.419
27 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO 16.431
28 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH 16.514
29 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK 16.519
30 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN 16.567
31 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN 16.580
32 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI 16.598
33 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA 16.613
34 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE 16.615
35 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR 16.701
36 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA 16.709
37 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA 16.820
38 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND 16.854
39 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can., 16.860
40 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND 16.861
41 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE 16.884
42 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA 16.911
43 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA 16.965
44 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM 16.981
45 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA 17.007
46 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA 17.011
47 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI 17.022
48 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ, 17.097
49 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA 17.137
50 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI 17.354
51 50 Tyler Houseman Runnells, IA 17.409
52 23 Todd Zinn Glennville, PA 17.481
53 4w Matt Wasmund Jackson, MN 17.633
54 46H Robert Huisken Marne, MI 17.644
55 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand, 17.785
56 14w Sean Walden Bentonville, AR 17.826
57 71x Robert Bell Colfax, IA 18.134
58 7x John VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA No Time
Heat 1
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN
2 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA
3 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA
4 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN
5 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH
6 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
7 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH
8 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA
9 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA
10 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE
Heat 2
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
2 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
3 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI
4 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
5 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
6 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA
7 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA
8 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO
9 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
10 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
Heat 3
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH
2 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO
3 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN
4 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
5 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA
6 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
7 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL
8 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS
9 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND
10 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA
Heat 4
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE
2 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM
3 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
4 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI
5 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
6 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
7 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
8 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI
9 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can.,
10 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA
Heat 5
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA
2 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR
3 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.
4 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
5 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA
6 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN
7 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND
8 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI
9 21B Brian Brown Higginsville, MO
10 9 Rager Phillips Pleasantville, IA
C Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
2 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
3 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA
4 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND
5 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE
6 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA
7 50 Tyler Houseman Runnells, IA
8 4w Matt Wasmund Jackson, MN
9 71x Robert Bell Colfax, IA
10 14w Sean Walden Bentonville, AR
11 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand,
12 46H Robert Huisken Marne, MI
13 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA
14 23 Todd Zinn Glennville, PA
B Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
2 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
3 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
4 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
5 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA
6 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH
7 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
8 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH
9 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
10 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO
11 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA
12 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL
13 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN
14 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS
15 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA
16 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI
17 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA
18 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
19 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND
20 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
21 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI
22 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA
A Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
2 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.,
3 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO
4 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
5 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
6 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
7 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
8 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH
9 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN
10 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI
11 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
12 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
13 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
14 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN
15 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM
16 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR
17 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE
18 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN
19 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA
20 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA
21 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
22 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI
23 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
24 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA
Clean-O World Challenge
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
2 15 Donny Schatz Fargo, ND
3 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.,
4 1B Brent Antill Ankeny, IA
5 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
6 29 Travis Rilat Forney, TX
7 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
8 1x Randy Hannagan Pittsboro, IN
9 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
10 2AU Skip Jackson Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
11 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
12 4AU Lynton Jeffrey Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
13 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
14 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can.,
15 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand,
16 83 Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA
17 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
18 6G Cody Geldart Mossley, ONT, Can.,
19 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
Senior Writer
Shane Stewart surged past Kerry Madsen on a restart four laps into the
A-main Friday night and held off Brooke Tatnell to capture the
checkered flag on the rain-delayed second qualifying night for the 45th
Annual Knoxville Nationals.
Four-time and defending champion Danny Lasoski accumluated the most
points after the two nights of qualifying. He leads Billy Alley by two
points, Brian Paulus by three points and Kraig Kinser and Brooke
Tatnell by five points.
In the 25-lap A-main Friday night, which was originally scheduled to
run Thursday, Stewart started on the inside of Row 2 and followed
Madsen to the lead in the first corner. Only four laps into the race, a
caution flew when Josh Higday’s car stopped in Turns 1 and 2.
Everybody in the top five tried to take advantage on the restart.
Stewart shot past Madsen in the first turn, then Tatnell got by in the
second corner. Lasoski followed, too, and those three set the pace the
rest of the way.
With clear track in front of him, Stewart continued to distance himself
from the field in his Rudeen Racing Maxim, which is decked out for the
Nationals with a special paint scheme to honor sponsor Snap-On Tools’
85th anniversary. It didn’t take long to catch lapped traffic again,
and with 15 laps to go Tatnell was able to cut his deficit to about a
half-second.
As the leaders picked their way through the field, fifth-place running
Jason Johnson, a preliminary feature winner with the Outlaws last month
at Williams Grove Speedway, appeared to have the motor in his car let
go, bringing out another caution with eight laps to go.
That bunched the field and once again Stewart, from Bixby, Okla.,
motored to a big lead before catching the back of the pack with three
laps to go. He smoothly worked through the traffic, clearly pushing his
car as hard as he could on his way to Victory Lane at Knoxville Raceway
for the second time in his career.
Tatnell, who was burning up the track in his newly painted
flame-inspired Rush Racing Steel Dreams-sponsored Eagle, held on for
second ahead of Lasoski, Billy Alley and Daryn Pittman, who later went
on to win the Clean-O World Challenge in his Titan Racing Maxim. Madsen
wound up in sixth, followed by six-time Knoxville Raceway champion
Terry McCarl, Dean Jacobs, Kraig Kinser and Jeremy Campbell.
“That thing was just unbelievable,” said Stewart, who is the leading
contender for the World of Outlaws Sprint Series Kevin Gobrecht Rookie
of the Year Award. “Even when I was did my slide jobs it never would
skate out from underneath me. It kept driving forward. To win a race of
this caliber you have to have a car like that. I couldn’t ask more from
my crew. It’s a big week for Snap-On Tools, Kevin Rudeen, all the
Rudeen guys out west. My Wesmar engine was running good, the Hoosier
tires, the Maxim chassis, everything was good.
“I can tell you right now, if I have a car like that, I can win the
race. Somebody told me you have to be lucky here five times and that’s
true. You have to have a good number to qualify, you got to have a good
heat race and the yellows have to work in your favor, which they have.”
Aided by lapped traffic, Tatnell was beginning to reel in Stewart but
the late caution gave Stewart clear track, making him nearly
uncatchable.
“I think we would have been better without the yellow, but that’s not
to say we would have beat him, either,” said Tatnell, a two-time
A-feature winner on the World of Outlaws circuit this season. “He had
times when he made lapped traffic moves and we didn’t, and there were
times when we did. But on a track like this, it’s just like being on
the end of a string. There’s a pin point in the middle and you’re just
winging around it. Lapped traffic was going to be the only way that
guys were going to pass each other unless you’re just sliding each
other. But if you make a slide on a guy and don’t clear him, you’re
going to lose six or seven car lengths.”
Pittman’s strong run into the top-five, followed by an impressive run
in the Clean-O World Challenge, has given his team a confidence boost
heading into the final day of competition.
“We haven’t been in the top five race-wise in the last five races we’ve
run,” Pittman said. “We have to figure out why we qualify so bad. We
were good, but we’re still a long way back in points.
“We have some motors running really good. We just got a new motor from
Don Ott and it runs great. The car’s working a lot better. We have a
lot of confidence. We’re just going to have to work a little harder
than we really wanted to on Saturday.”
After completing the Nationals, the series begins a swing to the West
Coast Aug. 16 with a one-night show at Red River Valley Speedway in
West Fargo, N.D., before invading Billings Speedway on Aug.19-20 in
Billings, Mont.; Grays Harbor Speedway Aug. 26-27 in Elma, Wash.; and
Cottage Grove Speedway Aug. 30 in Cottage Grove, Ore.
KNOXVILLE NOTEBOOK
• Shane Stewart won the preliminary A-main Friday night at Knoxville
Raceway, visiting Victory Lane with the Outlaws for the first time this
season, making him the 21st different driver to do so. There have been
16 different A-feature winners. … Steve Kinser earned his
series-leading 16th A-feature victory by winning July 30th at Princeton
Speedway. Kinser, the Kings Royal winner, also has a preliminary
feature victory this season in the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway. …
Kraig Kinser won at Lawrenceburg for his fifth A-feature victory of the
season. He also has a preliminary feature win at Las Vegas. … Jason
Meyers earned his fourth win of the season July 2 at Red River Valley
Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. … Donny Schatz also has four A-feature
victories, winning most recently on July 8 in Joliet, Ill. … Tim
Shaffer’s victory July 19 in the Silver Cup was his third of the
season, going with wins Lake Ozark Speedway and Thunderbowl Raceway. …
Brian Paulus won June 28 at Huset’s Speedway for his second victory of
the season, and picked up a preliminary feature win in the following
race at Red River Valley Speedway. … Craig Dollansky has won two
features, most recently at Powercom Park, and he also has two
preliminary feature wins. … Brooke Tatnell has two A-feature victories,
winning at Cedar Lake and Fulton speedways, as well as a preliminary
feature win at Princeton Speedway. … Sammy Swindell won his second
A-feature of the season June 4 at Eldora Speedway. Swindell also has a
preliminary feature win April 8 at Eldora. … Fred Rahmer won the Summer
Nationals crown July 23 and picked up a preliminary feature win in the
Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 10. … Single-event winners include Jac
Haudenschild on Aug. 5 at Eldora Speedway, Stevie Smith July 13 at
Attica Raceway Park, Tim Kaeding June 11 at Sheboygan County Fair Park,
Daryn Pittman April 23 at 81 Speedway in Wichita, Chad Kemenah July 9
at I-55 Raceway, and Jeff Shepard Feb. 11 at Volusia Speedway Park. …
In preliminary features, Danny Lasoski has won twice while Joey
Saldana, Paul McMahan and Jason Johnson have each won once.
• Knoxville Raceway is a half-mile oval. Including preliminary
features, the series has raced 25 times this year on half-mile circuits
with Steve Kinser winning seven times (Volusia, Eldora three times,
Knoxville, Williams Grove and Hartford), Sammy Swindell winning three
times (twice at Eldora, once at Hagerstown), Craig Dollansky winning
twice (Manzanita and Williams Grove), Kraig Kinser winning twice (Las
Vegas, Knoxville), Jason Meyers winning twice (Granite City and Red
River Valley), Donny Schatz winning twice (Las Vegas and Route 66
Raceway), Fred Rahmer winning twice (Williams Grove and Knoxville), and
Brian Paulus (Red River Valley), Danny Lasoski (Knoxville), Jeff
Shepard (Volusia), Jason Johnson (Williams Grove), Paul McMahan
(Williams Grove), Jac Haudenschild (Eldora) and Shane Stewart
(Knoxville) each winning once.
• In the B-main, Joey Saldana shot out to a quick lead with
fast-qualifier Craig Dollansky in tow. Those two pulled out as Jason
Solwold and Jason Meyers settled into third and fourth. Coming off a
caution with five to go, Terry McCarl surged to fifth on the restart
and on the final two laps traded the final transfer spot back and forth
with Meyers. With two laps to go, McCarl slid by Meyers before Meyers
shot back on the final lap in Turns 1 and 2. Meyers’ momentum carried
him high into Turns 3 and 4 as McCarl ducked to the inside and grabbed
the last spot in the A-main by winning a drag race to the checkered
flag behind winner Saldana, Dollansky and Solwold.
• In the C-main, Sammy Swindell powered to the lead and never was
challenged, lapping cars left and right on only the third lap around
the half-mile oval. Scott Neitzel wound up second as he and Swindell
advanced to the B-main.
• Heat race winners included Travis Whitney, Jaymie Moyle, Dean Jacobs,
Don Droud Jr., and Larry Ball Jr.
• Craig Dollansky paced the 58 cars that went through time trials with
a lap around the half-mile oval timed by AMB i.t. at 15.782 seconds.
Despite the cancellation of the program Friday night, Knoxville
officials determined Terry McCarl’s record-breaking qualifying run of
14.709 sWhen the Outlaws raced in April at Knoxville, Joey Saldana
broke the track record by turning a lap in 14.908 seconds at 120.741
mph. Saldana will qualify on Thursday.
• There’s no rest for the Outlaws after completing the Nationals. The
series begins a swing to the West Coast Aug. 16 with a one-night show
at Red River Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D., before invading
Billings Speedway on Aug.19-20 in Billings, Mont.; Grays Harbor
Speedway Aug. 26-27 in Elma, Wash.; and Cottage Grove Speedway Aug. 30
in Cottage Grove, Ore.
• The Knoxville Nationals can be seen live from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Eastern Saturday on SPEED Channel.
• The Outdoor Channel will air the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals
from Williams Grove at 8 p.m. (ET) on Aug. 17 and the Polydome
Princeton National from Princeton Speedway on Aug. 24.
• The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is at
http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint. Among the features are updated
driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures,
race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage,
series news and team press releases. Also, links to the press kit and
official rulebook can also be found at the bottom of the home page.
• If fans can’t get to a track to see the series after the Nationals,
they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint
Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network. To listen
to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com and click on the
DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or
higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or
questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is brought to the fans across the
country by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors
Hoosier Racing Tire, Stacker 2®, and The Outdoor Channel. Promotional
Partners include AMB i.t., RACEceiver, HUMMERSGONEWILD.COM, Zippo
Lighters, The University of Northwestern Ohio, Timberwolf, and Race
Punk apparel. Slick 50 is an Associate Program Sponsor and Contingency
sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions, and Wrisco Industries.
World of Outlaws Statistical Report; Knoxville Nationals Second
Qualifying Night; Aug. 12, 2005
Time Trials
Pos. Car Name, Hometown Time
1 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN 15.782
2 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN 15.798
3 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN 15.808
4 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI 15.929
5 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE 15.967
6 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH 15.999
7 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA 16.006
8 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO 16.080
9 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA 16.093
10 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust., 16.099
11 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH 16.116
12 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK 16.118
13 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust., 16.136
14 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA 16.163
15 21B Brian Brown Higginsville, MO 16.197
16 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA 16.214
17 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN 16.220
18 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL 16.251
19 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can., 16.275
20 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA 16.321
21 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA 16.340
22 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA 16.349
23 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS 16.354
24 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI 16.405
25 9 Rager Phillips Pleasantville, IA 16.409
26 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN 16.419
27 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO 16.431
28 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH 16.514
29 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK 16.519
30 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN 16.567
31 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN 16.580
32 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI 16.598
33 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA 16.613
34 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE 16.615
35 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR 16.701
36 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA 16.709
37 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA 16.820
38 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND 16.854
39 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can., 16.860
40 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND 16.861
41 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE 16.884
42 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA 16.911
43 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA 16.965
44 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM 16.981
45 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA 17.007
46 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA 17.011
47 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI 17.022
48 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ, 17.097
49 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA 17.137
50 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI 17.354
51 50 Tyler Houseman Runnells, IA 17.409
52 23 Todd Zinn Glennville, PA 17.481
53 4w Matt Wasmund Jackson, MN 17.633
54 46H Robert Huisken Marne, MI 17.644
55 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand, 17.785
56 14w Sean Walden Bentonville, AR 17.826
57 71x Robert Bell Colfax, IA 18.134
58 7x John VanDenBerg Oskaloosa, IA No Time
Heat 1
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN
2 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA
3 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA
4 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN
5 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH
6 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
7 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH
8 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA
9 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA
10 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE
Heat 2
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
2 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
3 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI
4 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
5 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
6 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA
7 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA
8 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO
9 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
10 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
Heat 3
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH
2 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO
3 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN
4 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
5 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA
6 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
7 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL
8 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS
9 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND
10 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA
Heat 4
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE
2 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM
3 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
4 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI
5 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
6 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
7 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
8 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI
9 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can.,
10 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA
Heat 5
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA
2 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR
3 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.
4 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
5 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA
6 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN
7 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND
8 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI
9 21B Brian Brown Higginsville, MO
10 9 Rager Phillips Pleasantville, IA
C Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
2 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
3 4 Jon Agan Knoxville, IA
4 56 Loren Langerud Harwood, ND
5 13 Seth Brahmer Wisner, NE
6 1zz Jamie Zaputil Mystic, IA
7 50 Tyler Houseman Runnells, IA
8 4w Matt Wasmund Jackson, MN
9 71x Robert Bell Colfax, IA
10 14w Sean Walden Bentonville, AR
11 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand,
12 46H Robert Huisken Marne, MI
13 35 Greg Jones Earlham, IA
14 23 Todd Zinn Glennville, PA
B Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
2 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
3 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
4 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
5 14 Jason Meyers Clovis, CA
6 83jr Jac Haudenschild Wooster, OH
7 5 Sammy Swindell Germantown, TN
8 2H Kenny Jacobs Holmesville, OH
9 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
10 75J Jesse Hockett Warsaw, MO
11 2L Ed Lynch Jr. Apollo, PA
12 55x Blake Feese Saybrook, IL
13 4D Danny Smith Danville, IN
14 40R Ricky Stenhouse Jr. Olive Branch, MS
15 11E Mike Erdley Elizabethville, PA
16 3 Scott Young Union Grove, WI
17 0 Jonathan Allard Chico, CA
18 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
19 94s Natalie Sather Fargo, ND
20 2w Scott Neitzel Beaver Dam, WI
21 75 Ty Bartz Howards Grove, WI
22 5w Lucas Wolfe Mechanicsburg, PA
A Feature
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
2 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.,
3 20 Danny Lasoski Dover, MO
4 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
5 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
6 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
7 24 Terry McCarl Altoona, IA
8 29J Dean Jacobs Wooster, OH
9 11K Kraig Kinser Bloomington, IN
10 10c Jeremy Campbell Monroe, MI
11 2 Joey Saldana Brownsburg, IN
12 R19 Jason Solwold Mt. Vernon, WA
13 7 Craig Dollansky Elk River, MN
14 7s Jason Sides Bartlett, TN
15 45x Johnny Herrera Albuquerque, NM
16 10 Ricky Logan Little Rock, AR
17 17G Don Droud Jr. Lincoln, NE
18 9T Travis Whitney Champlin, MN
19 24H Josh Higday Des Moines, IA
20 35x Stephen Allard Chico, CA
21 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
22 1m Kim Mock Pleasant Prairie, WI
23 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
24 5JR Larry Ball Jr. Knoxville, IA
Clean-O World Challenge
Pos. Car Name, Hometown
1 21 Daryn Pittman Owasso, OK
2 15 Donny Schatz Fargo, ND
3 8 Brooke Tatnell San Souci, NSW, Aust.,
4 1B Brent Antill Ankeny, IA
5 55 Kerry Madsen Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
6 29 Travis Rilat Forney, TX
7 22J Jason Johnson Eunice, LA
8 1x Randy Hannagan Pittsboro, IN
9 5m Jaymie Moyle Knoxville, IA
10 2AU Skip Jackson Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
11 NZ3 Jamie McDonald Birkenhead Point, NI, NZ,
12 4AU Lynton Jeffrey Sydney, NSW, Aust.,
13 46 Ryan Coniam Burlington, ONT, Can.,
14 18JP Jack Pillon Belle River, ONT, Can.,
15 6NZ Bill Clarkson Jr. Auckland, NI, New Zealand,
16 83 Tim Kaeding San Jose, CA
17 26 Shane Stewart Bixby, OK
18 6G Cody Geldart Mossley, ONT, Can.,
19 22 Billy Alley Lincoln, NE
