By Richard Day
SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (March 8) – The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series has run five feature races at Hollywood Hills Speedway and Steve Kinser has won them all.
“The King of the Outlaws” led all 25 laps in the Preliminary Feature Saturday when the series opened a $95,350 double-feature event at the year-old racing facility.
“We’ve been running pretty good here at this track,” Kinser said Saturday. “We had a good qualifying spot and got a good starting spot in the feature, but we still have one more night to go here so we’ll just have to see what happens.”
Kinser worked his way into “good starting spots” in all five races – he has started on the first two rows each time. “The King of the Outlaws” was the fifth-fastest qualifier in Saturday’s 33-car qualifying session and earned the right to start the Preliminary Feature outside the front row by winning the Second Dash Race. It was his second dash victory of the season.
Brian Paulus delayed the start of the feature when his #28 Verdelli Farms Maxim spun in the second corner early in the opening lap. Kinser raced around pole-sitter Craig Dollansky as the green flag replaced the yellow to take the lead.
Jac Haudenschild and Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Sides exchanged third place during the first two laps.
Kinser was approaching lapped traffic four laps into the race when Shawn Chaney crashed into the retaining wall and stopped in turn one. Shane Stewart, the runner-up in the World of Outlaws Gumout Series standings a year ago, passed three cars during the first five laps before taking over eighth place with an inside move past Joey Saldana through the third and fourth corners.
O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points leader Danny Lasoski was challenging Mark Kinser for fifth place when Kraig Kinser (Steve’s son) stopped in turn three with ignition problems late in the eighth lap. Mark Kinser started battling Sides for fourth place as the race resumed.
“The King of the Outlaws” controlled the restart and opened an eight-car-length advantage over Dollansky by the time he caught the back-markers midway through the race. The 2000 Gumout Series champion caught Kinser in dense lapped traffic within a lap, however.
Dollansky steered Karavan Racing’s #7 VMAC Maxim deep in turn one to pass Kinser early in the 15th lap. “The King of the Outlaws” regained the lead several seconds later when Dollansky drifted out of the low groove in the second corner.
Sides and “The Wild Child” exchanged third place during laps 15 and 23. Sides drove the #7S Aramark Maxim into the low groove in turn four to pass Haudenschild, only to have “The Wild Child” come back with an inside move between the third and fourth corners to regain the position eight laps later.
Jeff Shepard steered the #11H Vivarin Maxim into the low groove between turns one and two to pass Lasoski for sixth place with 6 2/3 laps remaining. “The Dude” came back with an inside move in the fourth corner to claim the position as they headed for the checkered flag.
Kinser was 15 car-lengths ahead of Dollansky when he claimed the $5,000 first prize. Haudenschild, the runner-up in the 1995 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series championship battle, closed to within six points of first place in the point standings by finishing third. Sides finished in fourth place, ahead of Mark Kinser, Lasoski, Shepard, Randy Hannagan, 19th-starting Daryn Pittman and Saldana.
Donny Schatz won the "B" Feature, then drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J into 12th place from outside the ninth row.
Lasoski sliced .003 seconds off the single-lap record Brad Furr set at Hollywood Hills Speedway last March 10th. “The Dude” drove NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle around the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval in 12.746 seconds, an average speed of 105.916 M.P.H. It was the third time in the first five racing programs Lasoski has paced the qualifying session. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
Hollywood Hills Speedway, San Felipe Pueblo, NM
Saturday, March 8, Preliminary Program
Qualifying: 1. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.746 (new single-lap record); 2. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 12.904; 3. Shawn Chaney, Chaney 27C, 13.144; 4. Craig Dollansky, Karavan Racing 7, 13.244; 5. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 13.251; 6. Aaron Berryhill, Walden 97, 13.316; 7. Jeff Shepard, Helm 11H, 13.379; 8. Jac Haudenschild, Forbrook 5, 13.390; 9. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 13.396; 10. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 13.405; 11. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 13.462; 12. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 13.486; 13. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 13.511; 14. Bud Goodwin, Goodwin 15X, 13.516; 15. Marty Wilcox, Wilcox 3, 13.523; 16. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 13.561; 17. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 13.565; 18. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 13.570; 19. Shane Stewart, Chilcutt 4M, 13.597; 20. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 13.604; 21. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 13.689; 22. Rickey Hood, Herrera 45X, 13.709; 23. Danny Williams, Clark 97X, 13.851; 24. Rich Bubak, Bubak 9X, 14.115; 25. Steve Cushman, Cushman 1, 14.237; 26. Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 14.256; 27. Calvin Landis, Landis 70, 14.374; 28. Scott Box, Box 40X, 14.418; 29. Robert Gomez, Gomez 54, 14.436; 30. Joe Larkin, Jr., Larkin 36L, 14.771; 31. Ricky Johnson, Feagan 65, 15.267; 32. Jerry Johnston, Johnston 5D, 16.225; 33. Charlie Feagan, Feagan 611, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Brown, 2. Jason Sides, 3. Jac Haudenschild, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Kraig Kinser, 6. Robert Gomez, 7. Steve Cushman, 8. Rich Bubak. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Jeremy Campbell, 3. Mark Kinser, 4. Jeff Shepard, 5. Danny Williams, 6. Patrick Bourke, 7. Joe Larkin, Jr., 8. Marty Wilcox. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Shane Stewart, 2. Rickey Hood, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Bud Goodwin, 5. Aaron Berryhill, 6. Shawn Chaney, 7. Calvin Landis, 8. Ricky Johnson. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Johnny Herrera, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Craig Dollansky, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Steve Kinser, 6. Donny Schatz, 7. Scott Box, 8. Jerry Johnston. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
First Dash (five laps): 1. Craig Dollansky, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Aaron Berryhill, 6. Kraig Kinser, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Jeremy Campbell. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
Second Dash (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Jason Sides, 3. Mark Kinser, 4. Jeff Shepard, 5. Randy Hannagan, 6. Shane Stewart, 7. Bud Goodwin, 8. Brian Brown. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Shawn Chaney, 3. Rich Bubak, 4. Patrick Bourke, 5. Marty Wilcox ($150); 6. Calvin Landis ($125); 7. Joe Larkin, Jr. ($100); 8. Steve Cushman ($75); 9. Robert Gomez ($60); 10. Scott Box ($50); 11. Ricky Johnson ($40); 12. Jerry Johnston ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Preliminary Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [2] ($5,000); 2. Craig Dollansky [1] ($3,000); 3. Jac Haudenschild [3] ($2,500); 4. Jason Sides [4] ($2,200); 5. Mark Kinser [6] ($2,100); 6. Danny Lasoski [5] ($2,000); 7. Jeff Shepard [8] ($1,800); 8. Randy Hannagan [10] ($1,600); 9. Daryn Pittman [19] ($1,500); 10. Joey Saldana [7] ($1,300); 11. Shane Stewart [12] ($1,200); 12. Donny Schatz [18] ($1,120); 13. Rickey Hood [21] ($1,000); 14. Aaron Berryhill [9] ($700); 15. Brian Brown [16] ($600); 16. Johnny Herrera [20] ($600); 17. Jeremy Campbell [15] ($600); 18. Kraig Kinser [11] ($600); 19. Brian Paulus [13] ($600); 20. Patrick Bourke [24] ($620); 21. Bud Goodwin [14] ($500); 22. Danny Williams [22] ($500); 23. Rich Bubak [23] ($520); 24. Shawn Chaney [17] ($520).
Lap leader: Steve Kinser 1-25
SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (March 8) – The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series has run five feature races at Hollywood Hills Speedway and Steve Kinser has won them all.
“The King of the Outlaws” led all 25 laps in the Preliminary Feature Saturday when the series opened a $95,350 double-feature event at the year-old racing facility.
“We’ve been running pretty good here at this track,” Kinser said Saturday. “We had a good qualifying spot and got a good starting spot in the feature, but we still have one more night to go here so we’ll just have to see what happens.”
Kinser worked his way into “good starting spots” in all five races – he has started on the first two rows each time. “The King of the Outlaws” was the fifth-fastest qualifier in Saturday’s 33-car qualifying session and earned the right to start the Preliminary Feature outside the front row by winning the Second Dash Race. It was his second dash victory of the season.
Brian Paulus delayed the start of the feature when his #28 Verdelli Farms Maxim spun in the second corner early in the opening lap. Kinser raced around pole-sitter Craig Dollansky as the green flag replaced the yellow to take the lead.
Jac Haudenschild and Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Sides exchanged third place during the first two laps.
Kinser was approaching lapped traffic four laps into the race when Shawn Chaney crashed into the retaining wall and stopped in turn one. Shane Stewart, the runner-up in the World of Outlaws Gumout Series standings a year ago, passed three cars during the first five laps before taking over eighth place with an inside move past Joey Saldana through the third and fourth corners.
O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points leader Danny Lasoski was challenging Mark Kinser for fifth place when Kraig Kinser (Steve’s son) stopped in turn three with ignition problems late in the eighth lap. Mark Kinser started battling Sides for fourth place as the race resumed.
“The King of the Outlaws” controlled the restart and opened an eight-car-length advantage over Dollansky by the time he caught the back-markers midway through the race. The 2000 Gumout Series champion caught Kinser in dense lapped traffic within a lap, however.
Dollansky steered Karavan Racing’s #7 VMAC Maxim deep in turn one to pass Kinser early in the 15th lap. “The King of the Outlaws” regained the lead several seconds later when Dollansky drifted out of the low groove in the second corner.
Sides and “The Wild Child” exchanged third place during laps 15 and 23. Sides drove the #7S Aramark Maxim into the low groove in turn four to pass Haudenschild, only to have “The Wild Child” come back with an inside move between the third and fourth corners to regain the position eight laps later.
Jeff Shepard steered the #11H Vivarin Maxim into the low groove between turns one and two to pass Lasoski for sixth place with 6 2/3 laps remaining. “The Dude” came back with an inside move in the fourth corner to claim the position as they headed for the checkered flag.
Kinser was 15 car-lengths ahead of Dollansky when he claimed the $5,000 first prize. Haudenschild, the runner-up in the 1995 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series championship battle, closed to within six points of first place in the point standings by finishing third. Sides finished in fourth place, ahead of Mark Kinser, Lasoski, Shepard, Randy Hannagan, 19th-starting Daryn Pittman and Saldana.
Donny Schatz won the "B" Feature, then drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J into 12th place from outside the ninth row.
Lasoski sliced .003 seconds off the single-lap record Brad Furr set at Hollywood Hills Speedway last March 10th. “The Dude” drove NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle around the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval in 12.746 seconds, an average speed of 105.916 M.P.H. It was the third time in the first five racing programs Lasoski has paced the qualifying session. WoO
2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
Hollywood Hills Speedway, San Felipe Pueblo, NM
Saturday, March 8, Preliminary Program
Qualifying: 1. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.746 (new single-lap record); 2. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 12.904; 3. Shawn Chaney, Chaney 27C, 13.144; 4. Craig Dollansky, Karavan Racing 7, 13.244; 5. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 13.251; 6. Aaron Berryhill, Walden 97, 13.316; 7. Jeff Shepard, Helm 11H, 13.379; 8. Jac Haudenschild, Forbrook 5, 13.390; 9. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 13.396; 10. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 13.405; 11. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 13.462; 12. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 13.486; 13. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 13.511; 14. Bud Goodwin, Goodwin 15X, 13.516; 15. Marty Wilcox, Wilcox 3, 13.523; 16. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 13.561; 17. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 13.565; 18. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 13.570; 19. Shane Stewart, Chilcutt 4M, 13.597; 20. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 13.604; 21. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 13.689; 22. Rickey Hood, Herrera 45X, 13.709; 23. Danny Williams, Clark 97X, 13.851; 24. Rich Bubak, Bubak 9X, 14.115; 25. Steve Cushman, Cushman 1, 14.237; 26. Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 14.256; 27. Calvin Landis, Landis 70, 14.374; 28. Scott Box, Box 40X, 14.418; 29. Robert Gomez, Gomez 54, 14.436; 30. Joe Larkin, Jr., Larkin 36L, 14.771; 31. Ricky Johnson, Feagan 65, 15.267; 32. Jerry Johnston, Johnston 5D, 16.225; 33. Charlie Feagan, Feagan 611, no time.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Brown, 2. Jason Sides, 3. Jac Haudenschild, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Kraig Kinser, 6. Robert Gomez, 7. Steve Cushman, 8. Rich Bubak. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Brian Paulus, 2. Jeremy Campbell, 3. Mark Kinser, 4. Jeff Shepard, 5. Danny Williams, 6. Patrick Bourke, 7. Joe Larkin, Jr., 8. Marty Wilcox. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Shane Stewart, 2. Rickey Hood, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Bud Goodwin, 5. Aaron Berryhill, 6. Shawn Chaney, 7. Calvin Landis, 8. Ricky Johnson. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Fourth Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Johnny Herrera, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Craig Dollansky, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Steve Kinser, 6. Donny Schatz, 7. Scott Box, 8. Jerry Johnston. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
First Dash (five laps): 1. Craig Dollansky, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Joey Saldana, 5. Aaron Berryhill, 6. Kraig Kinser, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Jeremy Campbell. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
Second Dash (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Jason Sides, 3. Mark Kinser, 4. Jeff Shepard, 5. Randy Hannagan, 6. Shane Stewart, 7. Bud Goodwin, 8. Brian Brown. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Shawn Chaney, 3. Rich Bubak, 4. Patrick Bourke, 5. Marty Wilcox ($150); 6. Calvin Landis ($125); 7. Joe Larkin, Jr. ($100); 8. Steve Cushman ($75); 9. Robert Gomez ($60); 10. Scott Box ($50); 11. Ricky Johnson ($40); 12. Jerry Johnston ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)
Preliminary Feature (25 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [2] ($5,000); 2. Craig Dollansky [1] ($3,000); 3. Jac Haudenschild [3] ($2,500); 4. Jason Sides [4] ($2,200); 5. Mark Kinser [6] ($2,100); 6. Danny Lasoski [5] ($2,000); 7. Jeff Shepard [8] ($1,800); 8. Randy Hannagan [10] ($1,600); 9. Daryn Pittman [19] ($1,500); 10. Joey Saldana [7] ($1,300); 11. Shane Stewart [12] ($1,200); 12. Donny Schatz [18] ($1,120); 13. Rickey Hood [21] ($1,000); 14. Aaron Berryhill [9] ($700); 15. Brian Brown [16] ($600); 16. Johnny Herrera [20] ($600); 17. Jeremy Campbell [15] ($600); 18. Kraig Kinser [11] ($600); 19. Brian Paulus [13] ($600); 20. Patrick Bourke [24] ($620); 21. Bud Goodwin [14] ($500); 22. Danny Williams [22] ($500); 23. Rich Bubak [23] ($520); 24. Shawn Chaney [17] ($520).
Lap leader: Steve Kinser 1-25
