Chico, CA — Sept. 7, 2005 — By Chris Dolack, WoO Sprint Series Public
Relations Director
WHAT
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series heads Thursday through Saturday to
Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the 52nd Annual Gold Cup
Race of Champions before shifting Tuesday to Rocky Mountain National
Speedway in Commerce City, Colo., for a one-night Brownfield Promotions
event.
WHERE
• To get to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, take Park Avenue 0.6 miles
south of SR 99, then go 0.1 miles west.
• To get to Rocky Mountain National Speedway, travel northeast of
Denver on I-70 at exit 286, then go 6.5 miles north on Tower Rd. to
88th, then1.0 mile west, then north 0.5 mile on Buckley Rd.
WHEN
• At Silver Dollar Speedway, pit gates open at 2 p.m., main gates at 5
p.m. and qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
• At Rocky Mountain National Speedway, pit gates are slated to open at
2:30 p.m. and the front gates at 2 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
TICKETS
• For Silver Dollar Speedway ticket information call 530-891-6535 or go
to http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/goldCup/tickets.html. On
Thursday and Friday, reserved tickets are $35. For the finale on
Saturday, reserved tickets are $45.
• At Rocky Mountain National Speedway, tickets are $36 for adults and
$18 for children 10 and under.
WEB SITES
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is at
http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint/.
• Silver Dollar Speedway is at http://www.silverdollaryspeedway.com.
• Brownfield Promotions’ World of Outlaws information can be found at
http://www.brownfieldent.com/WoO/WoO_home.htm.
• Rocky Mountain National Speedway information can be found at
http://www.brownfieldent.com/WoO/RMNS.htm or at
http://www.denvers-dirt-track.com
• Listen live to all World of Outlaws Sprint Series races on the DIRT
Radio Network at Dirtvision.com. Go to http://www.dirtvision.com for
more information.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
• Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. Craig
Dollansky broke the single-lap record on Sept. 9, 2004, when he turned
a lap in 11.473 seconds.
• Rocky Mountain National Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval.
Danny Lasoski established the single-lap record of 12.014 seconds on
Aug. 17, 2004.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-feature winners at Silver Dollar Speedway include:
2004 – Donny Schatz on Sept. 11
2003 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 6
2002 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 7
2001 – Mark Kinser on Sept. 8
2000 – Danny Lasoski on Sept. 16
1999 – Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 18
1998 – Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 19
1997 – Dave Blaney on Sept. 20
1996 – Jeff Swindell on Sept. 21
1995 – Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 16
1994 – Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 17
1993 – Stevie Smith on Sept. 18
1992 – Steve Kinser on March 13, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1991 – Brent Kaeding on March 16, Joe Gaerte on Sept. 14
1990 – Bobby Davis, Jr., on March 11, Steve Kinser on Sept. 15
1989 – Jac Haudenschild on March 11, Darrell Hanestad on Sept. 20
1988 – Jimmy Sills on March 5, Steve Kinser on Sept. 17
1987 – Jac Haudenschild on March 7, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1986 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 21
1985 – Danny Smith on Sept. 21
1984 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 22
1983 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 24
1982 – Doug Wolfgang on Sept. 25
1981 – Sammy Swindell on Sept. 25, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 26
1980 – Steve Kinser on June 8, Wayne Sue on Sept. 25, Johnny Anderson
on Sept. 26, Johnny Anderson on Sept. 27.
1979 – Steve Kinser on June 10.
World of Outlaws A-feature winners at Rocky Mountain National Speedway
include:
2004 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 17
2003 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 19
1995 – Sammy Swindell on July 4
1994 – Steve Kinser on July 4
1993 – Steve Kinser on July 5, Dave Blaney on Sept. 22
1992 – Kenny Jacobs on July 1, Steve Kinser on Sept. 23
1991 – Steve Kinser on Aug. 28
1990 – Bobby Davis, Jr., on July 2
1983 – Steve Kinser on July 2.
TELEVISION
• The Outdoor Channel will air at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 7 the show
from Grays Harbor Raceway, Sept. 14 the Harvest Classic from Calistoga
Speedway and Sept. 21 the Gold Cup from Silver Dollar Speedway.
World of Outlaws Sprint Series Standings, through Harvest Classic
A-feature, Sept. 4, 2005
Driver Team Team Team Team A-feature
Rank Driver Points Points Earnings Diff. Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 Steve Kinser 7968 7968 $407,280 0 17 39 51
2 Jason Meyers 7496 7496 $194,720 -472 4 20 41
3 Craig Dollansky 7386 7386 $171,440 -582 2 19 34
4 Kraig Kinser 7240 7240 $312,050 -728 6 20 34
5 Donny Schatz 7134 7134 $245,210 -834 6 15 30
6 Danny Lasoski 7122 7122 $175,605 -846 1 12 30
7 Paul McMahan 6937 6937 $111,240 -1031 0 7 20
8 Tim Shaffer 6925 6925 $160,265 -1043 3 12 23
9 Brooke Tatnell* 6901 7177 $165,095 -791 2 17 29
10 Terry McCarl 6887 6887 $124,140 -1081 0 11 24
11 Daryn Pittman 6855 6855 $134,355 -1113 2 10 24
12 Shane Stewart 6684 6684 $121,585 -1284 0 5 21
13 Joey Saldana 6658 6658 $131,695 -1310 0 11 22
14 Brian Paulus 6499 6499 $110,220 -1469 2 6 16
15 Jason Sides 6469 6469 $76,910 -1499 0 2 10
16 Jason Solwold 6236 6236 $89,860 -1732 0 4 12
17 Tim Kaeding** 6055 6779 $129,600 -1189 2*** 9 22
18 Brandon Wimmer 5728 5728 $47,340 -2240 0 0 2
19 Sammy Swindell 4212 4062 $110,880 -3906 2 14 17
20 J. Haudenschild*** 3075 1534 $36,270 -6434 0 5 6
*Rush Racing’s No. 8 car driven by Brooke Tatnell is fifth in owners’
points.
**Dennis Roth’s No. 83 car driven by Tim Kaeding is 12th in owners’
points.
***The second of the two victories for the No. 83 car driven by Tim
Kaeding was earned by Jac Haudenschild.
NEWS & NOTES
• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is
overhauled and now alive 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.
Links to the media kit and official rulebook also can be found at the
bottom of the home page.
• Golden formula: The Gold Cup Race of Champions is a three-night
event, with the first two nights split into qualifying and preliminary
features with the finale running on Saturday.
• Victory parade: Donny Schatz’s victory Sunday night at Calistoga was
his sixth of the season. There have been 17 different A-feature winners
this season. Including preliminary events, 22 different drivers have
visited Victory Lane. … Steve Kinser’s victory Friday night at
Calistoga Speedway was his fourth preliminary feature win of the
season. He leads the series with 17 A-feature victories. … Kraig Kinser
captured the Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 14 for his sixth 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. … 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. … Craig Dollansky has won two
features, most recently at Powercom Park, and he also has two
preliminary feature wins. … 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. … 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 and Aug. 14 at Knoxville Raceway in the
Nationals’ non-qualifiers event. … Daryn Pittman won his second
A-feature of the season Aug. 21 at BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont. …
Danny Lasoski won Aug. 30 at Cottage Grove Speedway and has three
preliminary feature wins. … 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, Chad Kemenah
July 9 at I-55 Raceway, and Jeff Shepard Feb. 11 at Volusia Speedway
Park. … In preliminary features, Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan, Jason
Johnson and Shane Stewart have each won once.
• Preliminary winners: Drivers who have raced to victory in preliminary
features this season include (in alphabetical order) Craig Dollansky
twice (Manzanita/Williams Grove), Jason Johnson once (Williams Grove),
Kraig Kinser once (Las Vegas), Steve Kinser four times
(Eagle/Billings/Elma/Calistoga), Danny Lasoski three times
(Australia/Knoxville/Calistoga), Kerry Madsen once (Australia), Paul
McMahan once (Williams Grove), Brian Paulus once (Red River Valley),
Fred Rahmer once (Knoxville), Joey Saldana once (Lernerville), Shane
Stewart once (Knoxville), Sammy Swindell twice (Eldora/Knoxville) and
Brooke Tatnell once (Princeton).
• Quarter masters: The Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar
Speedway is on a quarter-mile oval. The series has raced seven times
this season on tracks that size, including preliminary features. Steve
Kinser won April 16 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.; Tim
Kaeding won June 11 at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Sheboygan, Wis.;
Kraig Kinser won June 14 at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind.; Brooke
Tatnell won July 29 at Princeton Speedway in Princeton, Minn.; Steve
Kinser won July 30 at Princeton; Kraig Kinser won Aug. 3 in
Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and Danny Lasoski won Aug. 30 in Cottage Grove,
Ore.
• 3/8-miles: Rocky Mountain National Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile
oval. Including preliminaries, the series has raced 13 times this
season on tracks that length, at Pike County Speedway, Houston Raceway
Park, Batesville Speedway, Outlaw Motor Speedway, 81 Speedway, Huset’s
Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, Fulton Speedway,
BMP Speedway and Grays Harbor Raceway. Steve Kinser held off Brooke
Tatnell to win at Pike County, Donny Schatz edged Steve Kinser at
Houston, Kraig Kinser dominated at Batesville, Steve Kinser snuck past
Jason Meyers late at Outlaw, Daryn Pittman cruised to victory at 81
Speedway, Jason Meyers outlasted the field at Sharon, Brian Paulus
started on the pole and won at Huset’s, Brooke Tatnell picked up his
first win of the year at Cedar Lake and his second at Fulton, Stevie
Smith won at Attica, Daryn Pittman won the feature and Steve Kinser won
the preliminary at BMP Speedway, and Donny Schatz won the feature and
Steve Kinser won the preliminary at Grays Harbor.
• The Mean 15: The impressive 2005 edition of the World of Outlaws
Sprint Series’ Mean 15 racers includes Craig Dollansky (No. 7 owned by
Karavan Motorsports), Tim Kaeding (No. 83 owned by Dennis Roth), Kraig
Kinser (No. 11k owned by Steve Kinser Racing), Steve Kinser (No. 11
owned by Steve Kinser Racing), Danny Lasoski (No. 20 owned by Tony
Stewart Motorsports), Paul McMahan (No. 11h owned by David Helm), Jason
Meyers (No. 14 owned by the Elite Racing Team), Brian Paulus (No. 28
owned by P&P Motorsports), Daryn Pittman (No. 21 owned by Titan
Racing), Joey Saldana (No. 2 owned by Woodward Racing), Donny Schatz
(No. 15 owned by Schatz Motorsports), Tim Shaffer (No. 6 owned by
Parsons Motorsports), Jason Sides (No. 7s owned by Sides Motorsports),
Brooke Tatnell (No. 8 owned by Rush Racing), and Brandon Wimmer (No.
7tw owned by Wimmer-Luck Racing).
• On tour, too: Several other drivers have committed to running the
bulk of the schedule with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series in 2005
with hopes of earning a spot in a future Mean 15: Terry McCarl, who has
won the past six 410 sprint championships at Knoxville Raceway; Shane
Stewart, who is battling for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year
title; Jason Solwold, a former track champion at Skagit Speedway who
also is chasing top rookie honors; Sammy Swindell, a sprint car legend
and three-time Outlaws champion, who has two A-feature victories this
year; Kevin Swindell, 16, who became the youngest driver to finish in
the top 10 with the Outlaws when finished sixth in the feature at
Parramatta City Raceway in January; and Jac Haudenschild, who is in
Dennis Roth’s No. 83jr machine but drove the No. 83 car to victory Aug.
5 at Eldora.
• Sign on, tune in: Dirt track fans can enjoy more than 40 live and
tape-delayed DIRT MotorSports events on Dirtvision. A Season CyberPass
is now just $34.99 (valid through September) or a monthly subscription
is only $9.99. The Dirtvision Cybercast schedule includes a variety of
DIRT MotorSports events including World of Outlaws Sprint Series
Series, World of Outlaws Stacker 2® Late Models, Advance Auto Parts
Modified Super DIRT Series, 358 Modified and Big Block Modified Super
DIRT Series, UMP Late Models and MARS Stacker 2 Late Model Series
events. To purchase your subscription, visit www.Dirtvision.com. Visit
our Help/FAQ page if you have any questions or concerns regarding the
Dirtvision CyberPass.
• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the upcoming races,
they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint
Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network, where
announcer John Gibson keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the
event. 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.
• Hear it firsthand: RACEceiver is the Official Driver Communicator of
DIRT MotorSports. A compact radio receiver that conveniently fits into
a driver’s pocket, a RACEceiver allows each driver to hear directions
from series officials, which greatly enhances the safety and timeliness
of events. A similar version available to fans will allow RACEceiver
users to hear what information series officials are relaying to the
drivers. For more information about RACEceiver, visit
www.raceceiver.com, call 866-301-7223, or look for their sales trailers
at various events.
QUOTABLE
With less than two months remaining in the 2005 World of Outlaws Sprint
Series season, Steve Kinser has a nearly insurmountable 472-point lead
as he attempts to capture the 20th championship in his career. However,
from second on back there are battles for positions at nearly every
spot. During the Harvest Classic at Calistoga Speedway, the 18
full-time touring drivers discussed where they rank and how competitive
this season has been:
Craig Dollansky, driver of the Karavan Motorsports No. 7
VMAC/Karavan/Fulton Performance Products J&J from Elk River, Minn., who
has two A-feature victories and two preliminary feature wins this
season
On the standings: “Right now we’re just concentrating on winning races.
The point deal became a mute point about two months ago when things
kind of turned against us. We’re just going to concentrate on winning
races and see where we end up in that point chase and work on things
for next year. We all fell well short of the first-place position and
Steve sailed away from everybody.”
On competition in 2005: “I think it’s very competitive. The last time I
saw it like that was 2001. There were 17 teams out here and any of
those teams were capable of winning on any given night. It was similar
to that season to me.”
Tim Kaeding, driver of the Dennis Roth No. 83 Beef Packers Eagle from
San Jose, Calif., who won earlier this season at Sheboygan County Fair
Park and has had much success in his career at Silver Dollar Speedway
On competition in 2005: “Steve’s quick all the time, but you look at
all the teams that were supposed to be good and are struggling right
now. It’s just been one of those rollercoaster years and nobody can get
a hold of anything or get consistent enough week in and week out. A
perfect example is how both the Roth teams have struggled this year. …
You’ve got guys who can qualify good every night like Terry McCarl, for
example. He qualifies good almost every night he goes out there but yet
he has trouble racing his way out of the heat race. He gets stuck in a
heat race that has seven good guys in it and it’s hard to get through a
heat race. I think that’s the biggest thing this year. Everybody
stepped up their program to that next level to try to catch Steve and
Lasoski, but everybody also has had a lot of bad luck. … Now it’s the
end of the year and everybody is scrambling to figure out how to get
another win in by the end of the year.”
Kraig Kinser, second-year driver of the Steve Kinser Racing No. 11k
Remy/Hoosier/Quaker State/Sander/Pilot Travel Centers Maxim from
Bloomington, Ind., who captured the 45th Annual Knoxville Nationals
championship on Aug. 14
On the standings: “You worry about it, but you’ve got to drive a little
bit smarter and maybe not push the envelope at times when you know
you’ve got somebody down in points who is struggling one night. Right
now, you’re still trying run good. Pretty soon everyone will start
looking for points, looking to see what’s realistic to catch somebody
or what you have to do or where you have to finish to keep the guy
behind you away from you.”
On competition in 2005: “There have been a lot of different winners
this year even with dad dominating with all those wins. There has been
a lot of bad luck for some teams and good luck for others. I think it’s
a real good start with all the good cars that are out here and a lot of
guys are capable of winning every night. I’d say any one of the top 15
cars in points has a legitimate shot at winning each night. It’s
definitely a good car count and the quality of the cars this year is so
awesome it makes it tough.”
Steve Kinser, the 19-time series champion and driver of the Steve
Kinser Racing No. 11 Quaker State/Q Oils/Hoosier/Remy/Pilot Travel
Centers Maxim from Bloomington, Ind., who has a series-leading 17
A-feature wins, four preliminary victories and is once again leading
the championship points standings
On the standings: “We’re going to go out and take it race by race and
hope both cars run good. You do worry about it a little bit but there’s
not much you can do to change it. You just go out there and run the
best you can and what happens, happens.”
On competition in 2005: “It has been a pretty competitive season. This
is probably the largest point amount I’ve ever won one by, but it’s
still been a competitive year. We’ve run a little better than the rest
of the field, but the rest of the field has been really, really close.
We’ve been finishing in the top five about every race and that’s
allowed us to get away from them, then we had a streak where we won
quite a few races. Night in and night out, it’s as competitive as it’s
ever been.”
Danny Lasoski, the 2001 series champion and driver of the Tony Stewart
Motorsports No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker/Pilot Fuel/Mopar/JD
Byrider/Hoosier Eagle who won at Cottage Grove Speedway to go with
three preliminary feature wins this season
On the standings: “I haven’t looked at a points sheet since May. I
couldn’t tell you where I’m at, how far I’m back or nothing. The way I
look at it, if you perform on the racetrack with victories and up-front
finishes then you should be up there. But we’ve been terrible, and by
our standards, the worst.”
On competition in 2005: “It’s probably as competitive as I’ve seen it
but Steve’s had a cakewalk. There hasn’t been anybody to pressure him.
In years past I’ve been there to be a thorn in his side. We’re going to
work awful hard all winter long to see if we can be stronger out of the
gates next year.”
Terry McCarl, a six-time Knoxville Raceway champion and driver of the
McCarl No. 24 Big Game Treestands/Country Builders/Clean-O/Bosma Eagle
On the standings: “You’ve got to block that out of your mind when
you’re on the racetrack. You don’t want to be point racing too much.
I’ve been a car owner for a long time so a lot of times I try to finish
races as it is, maybe not as aggressive as I should be. My
aggressiveness goes up with how much money is in my pocket so sometimes
you might not be overly aggressive if you’re point racing. I think
everybody is about the same. You try to block it out the best you can
then you look at it after the races and block it out the next race.”
Paul McMahan, a California native living in Nashville who drives the
David Helm No. 11H Selma Shell/Garrett Racing Engines/Quality Sound
Maxim
On the standings: “At the end of the night you look at it, but while
you’re racing you don’t look at them at all because if you start
worrying about where you have to get to or how many cars you’ve got to
pass to get to that spot, you usually aren’t racing, you’re more
worried about protecting what you’ve got. I try to keep that in my mind
and race as hard as I can and whatever happens, happens. I want to win
every night and if I can win every night the points will come with it.”
.
Relations Director
WHAT
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series heads Thursday through Saturday to
Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., for the 52nd Annual Gold Cup
Race of Champions before shifting Tuesday to Rocky Mountain National
Speedway in Commerce City, Colo., for a one-night Brownfield Promotions
event.
WHERE
• To get to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, take Park Avenue 0.6 miles
south of SR 99, then go 0.1 miles west.
• To get to Rocky Mountain National Speedway, travel northeast of
Denver on I-70 at exit 286, then go 6.5 miles north on Tower Rd. to
88th, then1.0 mile west, then north 0.5 mile on Buckley Rd.
WHEN
• At Silver Dollar Speedway, pit gates open at 2 p.m., main gates at 5
p.m. and qualifying at 6:30 p.m.
• At Rocky Mountain National Speedway, pit gates are slated to open at
2:30 p.m. and the front gates at 2 p.m. with racing at 7 p.m.
TICKETS
• For Silver Dollar Speedway ticket information call 530-891-6535 or go
to http://www.silverdollarspeedway.com/goldCup/tickets.html. On
Thursday and Friday, reserved tickets are $35. For the finale on
Saturday, reserved tickets are $45.
• At Rocky Mountain National Speedway, tickets are $36 for adults and
$18 for children 10 and under.
WEB SITES
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is at
http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint/.
• Silver Dollar Speedway is at http://www.silverdollaryspeedway.com.
• Brownfield Promotions’ World of Outlaws information can be found at
http://www.brownfieldent.com/WoO/WoO_home.htm.
• Rocky Mountain National Speedway information can be found at
http://www.brownfieldent.com/WoO/RMNS.htm or at
http://www.denvers-dirt-track.com
• Listen live to all World of Outlaws Sprint Series races on the DIRT
Radio Network at Dirtvision.com. Go to http://www.dirtvision.com for
more information.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
• Silver Dollar Speedway is a high-banked, quarter-mile oval. Craig
Dollansky broke the single-lap record on Sept. 9, 2004, when he turned
a lap in 11.473 seconds.
• Rocky Mountain National Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval.
Danny Lasoski established the single-lap record of 12.014 seconds on
Aug. 17, 2004.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-feature winners at Silver Dollar Speedway include:
2004 – Donny Schatz on Sept. 11
2003 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 6
2002 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 7
2001 – Mark Kinser on Sept. 8
2000 – Danny Lasoski on Sept. 16
1999 – Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 18
1998 – Jac Haudenschild on Sept. 19
1997 – Dave Blaney on Sept. 20
1996 – Jeff Swindell on Sept. 21
1995 – Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 16
1994 – Andy Hillenburg on Sept. 17
1993 – Stevie Smith on Sept. 18
1992 – Steve Kinser on March 13, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1991 – Brent Kaeding on March 16, Joe Gaerte on Sept. 14
1990 – Bobby Davis, Jr., on March 11, Steve Kinser on Sept. 15
1989 – Jac Haudenschild on March 11, Darrell Hanestad on Sept. 20
1988 – Jimmy Sills on March 5, Steve Kinser on Sept. 17
1987 – Jac Haudenschild on March 7, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19
1986 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 21
1985 – Danny Smith on Sept. 21
1984 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 22
1983 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 24
1982 – Doug Wolfgang on Sept. 25
1981 – Sammy Swindell on Sept. 25, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 26
1980 – Steve Kinser on June 8, Wayne Sue on Sept. 25, Johnny Anderson
on Sept. 26, Johnny Anderson on Sept. 27.
1979 – Steve Kinser on June 10.
World of Outlaws A-feature winners at Rocky Mountain National Speedway
include:
2004 – Craig Dollansky on Aug. 17
2003 – Donny Schatz on Aug. 19
1995 – Sammy Swindell on July 4
1994 – Steve Kinser on July 4
1993 – Steve Kinser on July 5, Dave Blaney on Sept. 22
1992 – Kenny Jacobs on July 1, Steve Kinser on Sept. 23
1991 – Steve Kinser on Aug. 28
1990 – Bobby Davis, Jr., on July 2
1983 – Steve Kinser on July 2.
TELEVISION
• The Outdoor Channel will air at 8 p.m. Eastern on Sept. 7 the show
from Grays Harbor Raceway, Sept. 14 the Harvest Classic from Calistoga
Speedway and Sept. 21 the Gold Cup from Silver Dollar Speedway.
World of Outlaws Sprint Series Standings, through Harvest Classic
A-feature, Sept. 4, 2005
Driver Team Team Team Team A-feature
Rank Driver Points Points Earnings Diff. Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 Steve Kinser 7968 7968 $407,280 0 17 39 51
2 Jason Meyers 7496 7496 $194,720 -472 4 20 41
3 Craig Dollansky 7386 7386 $171,440 -582 2 19 34
4 Kraig Kinser 7240 7240 $312,050 -728 6 20 34
5 Donny Schatz 7134 7134 $245,210 -834 6 15 30
6 Danny Lasoski 7122 7122 $175,605 -846 1 12 30
7 Paul McMahan 6937 6937 $111,240 -1031 0 7 20
8 Tim Shaffer 6925 6925 $160,265 -1043 3 12 23
9 Brooke Tatnell* 6901 7177 $165,095 -791 2 17 29
10 Terry McCarl 6887 6887 $124,140 -1081 0 11 24
11 Daryn Pittman 6855 6855 $134,355 -1113 2 10 24
12 Shane Stewart 6684 6684 $121,585 -1284 0 5 21
13 Joey Saldana 6658 6658 $131,695 -1310 0 11 22
14 Brian Paulus 6499 6499 $110,220 -1469 2 6 16
15 Jason Sides 6469 6469 $76,910 -1499 0 2 10
16 Jason Solwold 6236 6236 $89,860 -1732 0 4 12
17 Tim Kaeding** 6055 6779 $129,600 -1189 2*** 9 22
18 Brandon Wimmer 5728 5728 $47,340 -2240 0 0 2
19 Sammy Swindell 4212 4062 $110,880 -3906 2 14 17
20 J. Haudenschild*** 3075 1534 $36,270 -6434 0 5 6
*Rush Racing’s No. 8 car driven by Brooke Tatnell is fifth in owners’
points.
**Dennis Roth’s No. 83 car driven by Tim Kaeding is 12th in owners’
points.
***The second of the two victories for the No. 83 car driven by Tim
Kaeding was earned by Jac Haudenschild.
NEWS & NOTES
• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is
overhauled and now alive 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.
Links to the media kit and official rulebook also can be found at the
bottom of the home page.
• Golden formula: The Gold Cup Race of Champions is a three-night
event, with the first two nights split into qualifying and preliminary
features with the finale running on Saturday.
• Victory parade: Donny Schatz’s victory Sunday night at Calistoga was
his sixth of the season. There have been 17 different A-feature winners
this season. Including preliminary events, 22 different drivers have
visited Victory Lane. … Steve Kinser’s victory Friday night at
Calistoga Speedway was his fourth preliminary feature win of the
season. He leads the series with 17 A-feature victories. … Kraig Kinser
captured the Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 14 for his sixth 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. … 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. … Craig Dollansky has won two
features, most recently at Powercom Park, and he also has two
preliminary feature wins. … 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. … 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 and Aug. 14 at Knoxville Raceway in the
Nationals’ non-qualifiers event. … Daryn Pittman won his second
A-feature of the season Aug. 21 at BMP Speedway in Billings, Mont. …
Danny Lasoski won Aug. 30 at Cottage Grove Speedway and has three
preliminary feature wins. … 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, Chad Kemenah
July 9 at I-55 Raceway, and Jeff Shepard Feb. 11 at Volusia Speedway
Park. … In preliminary features, Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan, Jason
Johnson and Shane Stewart have each won once.
• Preliminary winners: Drivers who have raced to victory in preliminary
features this season include (in alphabetical order) Craig Dollansky
twice (Manzanita/Williams Grove), Jason Johnson once (Williams Grove),
Kraig Kinser once (Las Vegas), Steve Kinser four times
(Eagle/Billings/Elma/Calistoga), Danny Lasoski three times
(Australia/Knoxville/Calistoga), Kerry Madsen once (Australia), Paul
McMahan once (Williams Grove), Brian Paulus once (Red River Valley),
Fred Rahmer once (Knoxville), Joey Saldana once (Lernerville), Shane
Stewart once (Knoxville), Sammy Swindell twice (Eldora/Knoxville) and
Brooke Tatnell once (Princeton).
• Quarter masters: The Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar
Speedway is on a quarter-mile oval. The series has raced seven times
this season on tracks that size, including preliminary features. Steve
Kinser won April 16 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Ind.; Tim
Kaeding won June 11 at Sheboygan County Fair Park in Sheboygan, Wis.;
Kraig Kinser won June 14 at Kokomo Speedway in Kokomo, Ind.; Brooke
Tatnell won July 29 at Princeton Speedway in Princeton, Minn.; Steve
Kinser won July 30 at Princeton; Kraig Kinser won Aug. 3 in
Lawrenceburg, Ind.; and Danny Lasoski won Aug. 30 in Cottage Grove,
Ore.
• 3/8-miles: Rocky Mountain National Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile
oval. Including preliminaries, the series has raced 13 times this
season on tracks that length, at Pike County Speedway, Houston Raceway
Park, Batesville Speedway, Outlaw Motor Speedway, 81 Speedway, Huset’s
Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, Fulton Speedway,
BMP Speedway and Grays Harbor Raceway. Steve Kinser held off Brooke
Tatnell to win at Pike County, Donny Schatz edged Steve Kinser at
Houston, Kraig Kinser dominated at Batesville, Steve Kinser snuck past
Jason Meyers late at Outlaw, Daryn Pittman cruised to victory at 81
Speedway, Jason Meyers outlasted the field at Sharon, Brian Paulus
started on the pole and won at Huset’s, Brooke Tatnell picked up his
first win of the year at Cedar Lake and his second at Fulton, Stevie
Smith won at Attica, Daryn Pittman won the feature and Steve Kinser won
the preliminary at BMP Speedway, and Donny Schatz won the feature and
Steve Kinser won the preliminary at Grays Harbor.
• The Mean 15: The impressive 2005 edition of the World of Outlaws
Sprint Series’ Mean 15 racers includes Craig Dollansky (No. 7 owned by
Karavan Motorsports), Tim Kaeding (No. 83 owned by Dennis Roth), Kraig
Kinser (No. 11k owned by Steve Kinser Racing), Steve Kinser (No. 11
owned by Steve Kinser Racing), Danny Lasoski (No. 20 owned by Tony
Stewart Motorsports), Paul McMahan (No. 11h owned by David Helm), Jason
Meyers (No. 14 owned by the Elite Racing Team), Brian Paulus (No. 28
owned by P&P Motorsports), Daryn Pittman (No. 21 owned by Titan
Racing), Joey Saldana (No. 2 owned by Woodward Racing), Donny Schatz
(No. 15 owned by Schatz Motorsports), Tim Shaffer (No. 6 owned by
Parsons Motorsports), Jason Sides (No. 7s owned by Sides Motorsports),
Brooke Tatnell (No. 8 owned by Rush Racing), and Brandon Wimmer (No.
7tw owned by Wimmer-Luck Racing).
• On tour, too: Several other drivers have committed to running the
bulk of the schedule with the World of Outlaws Sprint Series in 2005
with hopes of earning a spot in a future Mean 15: Terry McCarl, who has
won the past six 410 sprint championships at Knoxville Raceway; Shane
Stewart, who is battling for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year
title; Jason Solwold, a former track champion at Skagit Speedway who
also is chasing top rookie honors; Sammy Swindell, a sprint car legend
and three-time Outlaws champion, who has two A-feature victories this
year; Kevin Swindell, 16, who became the youngest driver to finish in
the top 10 with the Outlaws when finished sixth in the feature at
Parramatta City Raceway in January; and Jac Haudenschild, who is in
Dennis Roth’s No. 83jr machine but drove the No. 83 car to victory Aug.
5 at Eldora.
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tape-delayed DIRT MotorSports events on Dirtvision. A Season CyberPass
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• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the upcoming races,
they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint
Series live on Dirtvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network, where
announcer John Gibson keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the
event. To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.dirtvision.com
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• Hear it firsthand: RACEceiver is the Official Driver Communicator of
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QUOTABLE
With less than two months remaining in the 2005 World of Outlaws Sprint
Series season, Steve Kinser has a nearly insurmountable 472-point lead
as he attempts to capture the 20th championship in his career. However,
from second on back there are battles for positions at nearly every
spot. During the Harvest Classic at Calistoga Speedway, the 18
full-time touring drivers discussed where they rank and how competitive
this season has been:
Craig Dollansky, driver of the Karavan Motorsports No. 7
VMAC/Karavan/Fulton Performance Products J&J from Elk River, Minn., who
has two A-feature victories and two preliminary feature wins this
season
On the standings: “Right now we’re just concentrating on winning races.
The point deal became a mute point about two months ago when things
kind of turned against us. We’re just going to concentrate on winning
races and see where we end up in that point chase and work on things
for next year. We all fell well short of the first-place position and
Steve sailed away from everybody.”
On competition in 2005: “I think it’s very competitive. The last time I
saw it like that was 2001. There were 17 teams out here and any of
those teams were capable of winning on any given night. It was similar
to that season to me.”
Tim Kaeding, driver of the Dennis Roth No. 83 Beef Packers Eagle from
San Jose, Calif., who won earlier this season at Sheboygan County Fair
Park and has had much success in his career at Silver Dollar Speedway
On competition in 2005: “Steve’s quick all the time, but you look at
all the teams that were supposed to be good and are struggling right
now. It’s just been one of those rollercoaster years and nobody can get
a hold of anything or get consistent enough week in and week out. A
perfect example is how both the Roth teams have struggled this year. …
You’ve got guys who can qualify good every night like Terry McCarl, for
example. He qualifies good almost every night he goes out there but yet
he has trouble racing his way out of the heat race. He gets stuck in a
heat race that has seven good guys in it and it’s hard to get through a
heat race. I think that’s the biggest thing this year. Everybody
stepped up their program to that next level to try to catch Steve and
Lasoski, but everybody also has had a lot of bad luck. … Now it’s the
end of the year and everybody is scrambling to figure out how to get
another win in by the end of the year.”
Kraig Kinser, second-year driver of the Steve Kinser Racing No. 11k
Remy/Hoosier/Quaker State/Sander/Pilot Travel Centers Maxim from
Bloomington, Ind., who captured the 45th Annual Knoxville Nationals
championship on Aug. 14
On the standings: “You worry about it, but you’ve got to drive a little
bit smarter and maybe not push the envelope at times when you know
you’ve got somebody down in points who is struggling one night. Right
now, you’re still trying run good. Pretty soon everyone will start
looking for points, looking to see what’s realistic to catch somebody
or what you have to do or where you have to finish to keep the guy
behind you away from you.”
On competition in 2005: “There have been a lot of different winners
this year even with dad dominating with all those wins. There has been
a lot of bad luck for some teams and good luck for others. I think it’s
a real good start with all the good cars that are out here and a lot of
guys are capable of winning every night. I’d say any one of the top 15
cars in points has a legitimate shot at winning each night. It’s
definitely a good car count and the quality of the cars this year is so
awesome it makes it tough.”
Steve Kinser, the 19-time series champion and driver of the Steve
Kinser Racing No. 11 Quaker State/Q Oils/Hoosier/Remy/Pilot Travel
Centers Maxim from Bloomington, Ind., who has a series-leading 17
A-feature wins, four preliminary victories and is once again leading
the championship points standings
On the standings: “We’re going to go out and take it race by race and
hope both cars run good. You do worry about it a little bit but there’s
not much you can do to change it. You just go out there and run the
best you can and what happens, happens.”
On competition in 2005: “It has been a pretty competitive season. This
is probably the largest point amount I’ve ever won one by, but it’s
still been a competitive year. We’ve run a little better than the rest
of the field, but the rest of the field has been really, really close.
We’ve been finishing in the top five about every race and that’s
allowed us to get away from them, then we had a streak where we won
quite a few races. Night in and night out, it’s as competitive as it’s
ever been.”
Danny Lasoski, the 2001 series champion and driver of the Tony Stewart
Motorsports No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker/Pilot Fuel/Mopar/JD
Byrider/Hoosier Eagle who won at Cottage Grove Speedway to go with
three preliminary feature wins this season
On the standings: “I haven’t looked at a points sheet since May. I
couldn’t tell you where I’m at, how far I’m back or nothing. The way I
look at it, if you perform on the racetrack with victories and up-front
finishes then you should be up there. But we’ve been terrible, and by
our standards, the worst.”
On competition in 2005: “It’s probably as competitive as I’ve seen it
but Steve’s had a cakewalk. There hasn’t been anybody to pressure him.
In years past I’ve been there to be a thorn in his side. We’re going to
work awful hard all winter long to see if we can be stronger out of the
gates next year.”
Terry McCarl, a six-time Knoxville Raceway champion and driver of the
McCarl No. 24 Big Game Treestands/Country Builders/Clean-O/Bosma Eagle
On the standings: “You’ve got to block that out of your mind when
you’re on the racetrack. You don’t want to be point racing too much.
I’ve been a car owner for a long time so a lot of times I try to finish
races as it is, maybe not as aggressive as I should be. My
aggressiveness goes up with how much money is in my pocket so sometimes
you might not be overly aggressive if you’re point racing. I think
everybody is about the same. You try to block it out the best you can
then you look at it after the races and block it out the next race.”
Paul McMahan, a California native living in Nashville who drives the
David Helm No. 11H Selma Shell/Garrett Racing Engines/Quality Sound
Maxim
On the standings: “At the end of the night you look at it, but while
you’re racing you don’t look at them at all because if you start
worrying about where you have to get to or how many cars you’ve got to
pass to get to that spot, you usually aren’t racing, you’re more
worried about protecting what you’ve got. I try to keep that in my mind
and race as hard as I can and whatever happens, happens. I want to win
every night and if I can win every night the points will come with it.”
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