Colorado Springs, CO — May 10, 2005 — By Chris Dolack, World of Outlaws
Senior Writer
WHAT
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series takes on the All Star Circuit of
Champions in The Ohio Challenge, a $10,000-to-win event Saturday at K-C
Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio.
WHERE
Take U.S. 23 12 miles south of Chillicothe, then go 2 miles west to
2535 Blain Highway in Waverly, Ohio.
WHEN
The pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and main gate at 4 p.m. Hot laps begin
at 6 p.m. with time trials slated for 7 p.m.
TICKETS
Reserved seats are $32 and general admission is $27. Children 7-15 are
$15. Kids 6 and under are free. For more information, call
740-289-4114.
WEB SITES
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is at http://www.woosprint.com.
• K-C Raceway is at http://www.kc-raceway.com.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
K-C Raceway is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. Kenny Jacobs established
the track record of 11.174 seconds on July 31, 2003.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Previous World of Outlaws Sprint Series winners at K-C Raceway include:
2004 – Jason Meyers on May 11.
2003 – Daryn Pittman on July 31.
TELEVISION THIS WEEK
• At 8 p.m. ET Wednesday (May 11), The Outdoor Channel will broadcast
coverage of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event from historic
Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
• Coverage of the race this past Saturday at Tri-City Speedway in
Granite City, Ill., will be broadcast May 18 on The Outdoor Channel.
• The Outdoor Channel will broadcast coverage of this weekend’s The
Ohio Challenge at K-C Raceway on May 25.
STANDINGS, through Tri-City Speedway (May 7, 2005)
Rank Driver Pts Pts Diff Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Prelim
1 Steve Kinser 2630 0 6 1 14 17 0
2 Craig Dollansky 2504 -126 1 0 9 13 1
3 Jason Meyers 2447 -183 1 2 5 14 0
4 Kraig Kinser 2439 -191 2 1 8 12 1
5 Donny Schatz 2377 -253 3 1 6 10 0
6 Danny Lasoski 2369 -261 0 1 4 11 2
7 Daryn Pittman 2271 -359 1 2 3 7 0
8 Joey Saldana 2269 -361 0 1 1 6 0
9 Tim Shaffer 2257 -373 2 0 4 8 0
10 Tim Kaeding 2243 -387 0 0 3 7 0
11 Paul McMahan 2240 -390 0 0 2 7 0
12 Shane Stewart 2235 -395 0 1 1 11 0
13 Terry McCarl 2084 -546 0 0 2 5 0
14 Brian Paulus 2081 -549 0 0 1 4 0
15 Jason Sides 2063 -567 0 0 1 4 0
16 Brooke Tatnell 1998 -632 0 2 5 6 0
17 Jason Solwold 1947 -683 0 0 4 7 0
18 Brandon Wimmer 1854 -776 0 1 0 3 0
19 Sammy Swindell 1657 -973 0 1 5 5 1
20 Mark Kinser 1333 -1297 0 0 1 5 0
21 Kevin Swindell 1312 -1318 0 0 0 1 0
22 Randy Hannagan 1306 -1324 0 0 0 1 0
23 Chad Kemenah 1048 -1572 0 0 1 4 0
24 Danny Smith 946 -1684 0 0 1 2 0
25 Peter Murphy 836 -1794 0 0 0 1 0
NEWS & NOTES
• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is
overhauled and now alive at http://www.woosprint.com. 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.
• Circle time: The race Saturday at K-C Raceway is on a 3/8-mile oval.
The series has raced five times this season on tracks that size, at
Pike County Speedway, Houston Raceway Park, Batesville Speedway, Outlaw
Motor Speedway and 81 Speedway. 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, and Daryn Pittman cruised to victory at 81 Speedway.
• Victory parade: Jason Meyers became the eighth different feature
winner Saturday at Tri-City Speedway when he held off Sammy Swindell
for the victory. Steve Kinser leads the win list with six victories,
his most recent coming April 30 in the finale at Knoxville Raceway.
Next on list is Donny Schatz with three victories. Kraig Kinser was the
hottest driver on the circuit in early April, winning on back-to-back
nights at Batesville Speedway and I-55 Raceway. He also has a
preliminary feature win at Las Vegas. Tim Shaffer picked up his second
victory of the season May 6 at Lake Ozark Speedway. Daryn Pittman was
winner April 23 at 81 Speedway in Wichita. Craig Dollansky has won a
feature and a preliminary, while Jeff Shepard won a feature at Volusia
Speedway Park. In Preliminary Features, Danny Lasoski has won twice,
most recently April 29 at Knoxville Raceway, and Sammy Swindell has won
once, at Eldora.
• Looking back: When the World of Outlaws Sprint Series raced last
competed at K-C Raceway, Jason Meyers waited out a two-hour rain and
fog delay and charged from the 12th starting position to victory. “It
was one of the highlights of our year,” Meyers said. “I’m looking
forward to going back to try to repeat.”
• 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 Pender 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),
Brandon Wimmer (No. 7tw owned by Wimmer-Luck Racing), and the No. 35
Rick Wright-owned car driven last weekend by Travis Rilat, who set
quick time at Tri-City Speedway.
• 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: Australian Brooke
Tatnell is back in the series with Rush Racing. 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, who has seven top-10s has been running with the
series since Volusia Speedway Park. Randy Hannagan, a long-time Outlaws
competitor is running occasionally with the series again. Sammy
Swindell, a sprint car legend and three-time Outlaws champion. 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.
• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the three tracks this
weekend to see the racing this weekend, 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. Companies who are interested in
advertising on the new DIRT Radio Network should contact Mark Noble,
DIRT MotorSports VP Sales and Marketing, at 719-884-2141. 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
Craig Dollansky, a Mean 15 racer from Elk River, Minn., who is second
in points
• On the level of competition in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series
this year: “I think it’s very competitive throughout the whole field.
You’ve got a lot of good race teams out here and night-in and night-out
even heat races are tough to get through. That shows you how strong a
field it is every night on the tour right now.”
• On competing against with drivers from other series: “We go in and
run against tough competition in different parts of the country, and
then you’ve got the All Stars or just other different sanctioning
bodies that come in and race with us and every weekend is a tough
weekend, no matter who you’re racing against, no matter what the series
is, no matter what the racetrack is, or what part of the country you’re
in. It’s just tough competition. It’ll be fun racing with the All Stars
[this weekend]. They have a good group of guys there and it’ll be fun
going and racing with them.”
Tim Kaeding, a Mean 15 racer from San Jose, Calif., who is leading the
battle for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award
• On the level of competiton within the Outlaws: “Just coming from
California where I was one of the fastest guys out there, and then
coming to race with these guys who are used to racing 100 times a year
to where I’m used to racing 40 times a year is tough. There are 15 to
20 good cars every night that could be capable of winning. Everybody’s
out here doing what they’re supposed to do, race and try to keep the
money coming in and finish. It’s a lot harder nowadays compared to
about five years ago when there were only five or six Outlaws teams and
now there are 15 good traveling teams. I think the competition level is
up probably higher than it has been in the past 10 or 15 years running
with these guys. Hopefully everybody can stick with us and run
throughout the whole year with us and get some new winners and
first-time winners.”
• On competing with drivers from other series: “Once you go out there
and race, you’re racing against the racetrack and the guys who are
around you. It doesn’t matter who it is, you’ve got a lot of good guys
in the All Star deal and a lot of good guys in the Outlaws deal. It’s
just a state of mind and a state of place. If you’re racing with a guy
in the back of the pack and you’re overdriving the car, you’re not
going to go anywhere. If you can get over it and just keep remembering
you have to race against yourself and the racetrack, then I think you
have a better chance of going forward.”
Kraig Kinser, a Mean 15 racer from Bloomington, Ind., and a two-time
feature winner this season who won the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the
Year Award in 2004
• On the level of competition within the series: “The competition last
year was real good. Coming into this year, a lot of good cars can win
every night. It’s shown with how many different cars are running up in
front that it’s definitely going to be tough to get a good finish in
points and just stay up there all year. There are so many cars running
good night-in and night-out. The guys are racing well, good drivers out
here, good cars, it’s going to be tough all season long.”
• On racing against the All Stars: “I ran with a lot of those guys when
I first started out, especially going into K-C. There are a lot good
drivers, not just All Star drivers but local drivers that run good
there every week. You go into a track where a lot of people run good,
it’s like going into Knoxville. You’ve got seasoned guys at that one
track that have seen it every which way. It’s tough to get timed in,
tough to get through your heat and tough to get a good start in your
feature. The way the track goes, it gets real slick so you have to hit
a setup on it real good, too. We’ve been real good with setups this
year, hopefully we get setup for there. A lot of the guys who run with
the All Stars are good friends of mine. We’re just racecar drivers and
it doesn’t matter when you get to the track what series or who you run
for, you just want to be up front and win.”
Steve Kinser, a Mean 15 racer from Bloomington, Ind., who has won a
series-high six features this season
• On competition in the sprint car division: “It’s good everywhere. The
sprint car series is pretty deep no matter what part of the country you
go to. You don’t know what you’re going to run into until you get there
and see how everybody’s been running. You don’t know how all the Ohio
guys are going to be running and all the Pennsylvania guys when we get
in there. I know they were all down in Florida and everybody was
running pretty good down there.”
• On the competition within the series: “We got a good field of cars
traveling all the time right now. It’s not something that has not
happened before, but I think all the guys who are out here are going to
stay out here [for the whole season]. It makes it hard on the some of
the guys in the back five or six cars with us and some of the local
cars, too. The more cars you have, the tougher it makes.”
Danny Lasoski, a Mean 15 racer from Dover, Mo., who set quick time last
Friday night at Lake Ozark Speedway
• On the level of competition this year: “Without a shadow of a doubt,
it’s the toughest ever. Not only do you have a record number of cars
following the World of Outlaws, but a record number of quality cars. On
any given night, I think there are 18 teams that can win. When you do
that, you’ve got a mixture of a great year and as far as competition
it’s not going to get any better than that.”
Senior Writer
WHAT
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series takes on the All Star Circuit of
Champions in The Ohio Challenge, a $10,000-to-win event Saturday at K-C
Raceway in Chillicothe, Ohio.
WHERE
Take U.S. 23 12 miles south of Chillicothe, then go 2 miles west to
2535 Blain Highway in Waverly, Ohio.
WHEN
The pit gates open at 3:30 p.m. and main gate at 4 p.m. Hot laps begin
at 6 p.m. with time trials slated for 7 p.m.
TICKETS
Reserved seats are $32 and general admission is $27. Children 7-15 are
$15. Kids 6 and under are free. For more information, call
740-289-4114.
WEB SITES
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is at http://www.woosprint.com.
• K-C Raceway is at http://www.kc-raceway.com.
ABOUT THE TRACKS
K-C Raceway is a high-banked, 3/8-mile oval. Kenny Jacobs established
the track record of 11.174 seconds on July 31, 2003.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
Previous World of Outlaws Sprint Series winners at K-C Raceway include:
2004 – Jason Meyers on May 11.
2003 – Daryn Pittman on July 31.
TELEVISION THIS WEEK
• At 8 p.m. ET Wednesday (May 11), The Outdoor Channel will broadcast
coverage of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series event from historic
Knoxville Raceway in Knoxville, Iowa.
• Coverage of the race this past Saturday at Tri-City Speedway in
Granite City, Ill., will be broadcast May 18 on The Outdoor Channel.
• The Outdoor Channel will broadcast coverage of this weekend’s The
Ohio Challenge at K-C Raceway on May 25.
STANDINGS, through Tri-City Speedway (May 7, 2005)
Rank Driver Pts Pts Diff Wins Poles Top 5 Top 10 Prelim
1 Steve Kinser 2630 0 6 1 14 17 0
2 Craig Dollansky 2504 -126 1 0 9 13 1
3 Jason Meyers 2447 -183 1 2 5 14 0
4 Kraig Kinser 2439 -191 2 1 8 12 1
5 Donny Schatz 2377 -253 3 1 6 10 0
6 Danny Lasoski 2369 -261 0 1 4 11 2
7 Daryn Pittman 2271 -359 1 2 3 7 0
8 Joey Saldana 2269 -361 0 1 1 6 0
9 Tim Shaffer 2257 -373 2 0 4 8 0
10 Tim Kaeding 2243 -387 0 0 3 7 0
11 Paul McMahan 2240 -390 0 0 2 7 0
12 Shane Stewart 2235 -395 0 1 1 11 0
13 Terry McCarl 2084 -546 0 0 2 5 0
14 Brian Paulus 2081 -549 0 0 1 4 0
15 Jason Sides 2063 -567 0 0 1 4 0
16 Brooke Tatnell 1998 -632 0 2 5 6 0
17 Jason Solwold 1947 -683 0 0 4 7 0
18 Brandon Wimmer 1854 -776 0 1 0 3 0
19 Sammy Swindell 1657 -973 0 1 5 5 1
20 Mark Kinser 1333 -1297 0 0 1 5 0
21 Kevin Swindell 1312 -1318 0 0 0 1 0
22 Randy Hannagan 1306 -1324 0 0 0 1 0
23 Chad Kemenah 1048 -1572 0 0 1 4 0
24 Danny Smith 946 -1684 0 0 1 2 0
25 Peter Murphy 836 -1794 0 0 0 1 0
NEWS & NOTES
• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is
overhauled and now alive at http://www.woosprint.com. 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.
• Circle time: The race Saturday at K-C Raceway is on a 3/8-mile oval.
The series has raced five times this season on tracks that size, at
Pike County Speedway, Houston Raceway Park, Batesville Speedway, Outlaw
Motor Speedway and 81 Speedway. 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, and Daryn Pittman cruised to victory at 81 Speedway.
• Victory parade: Jason Meyers became the eighth different feature
winner Saturday at Tri-City Speedway when he held off Sammy Swindell
for the victory. Steve Kinser leads the win list with six victories,
his most recent coming April 30 in the finale at Knoxville Raceway.
Next on list is Donny Schatz with three victories. Kraig Kinser was the
hottest driver on the circuit in early April, winning on back-to-back
nights at Batesville Speedway and I-55 Raceway. He also has a
preliminary feature win at Las Vegas. Tim Shaffer picked up his second
victory of the season May 6 at Lake Ozark Speedway. Daryn Pittman was
winner April 23 at 81 Speedway in Wichita. Craig Dollansky has won a
feature and a preliminary, while Jeff Shepard won a feature at Volusia
Speedway Park. In Preliminary Features, Danny Lasoski has won twice,
most recently April 29 at Knoxville Raceway, and Sammy Swindell has won
once, at Eldora.
• Looking back: When the World of Outlaws Sprint Series raced last
competed at K-C Raceway, Jason Meyers waited out a two-hour rain and
fog delay and charged from the 12th starting position to victory. “It
was one of the highlights of our year,” Meyers said. “I’m looking
forward to going back to try to repeat.”
• 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 Pender 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),
Brandon Wimmer (No. 7tw owned by Wimmer-Luck Racing), and the No. 35
Rick Wright-owned car driven last weekend by Travis Rilat, who set
quick time at Tri-City Speedway.
• 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: Australian Brooke
Tatnell is back in the series with Rush Racing. 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, who has seven top-10s has been running with the
series since Volusia Speedway Park. Randy Hannagan, a long-time Outlaws
competitor is running occasionally with the series again. Sammy
Swindell, a sprint car legend and three-time Outlaws champion. 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.
• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the three tracks this
weekend to see the racing this weekend, 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. Companies who are interested in
advertising on the new DIRT Radio Network should contact Mark Noble,
DIRT MotorSports VP Sales and Marketing, at 719-884-2141. 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
Craig Dollansky, a Mean 15 racer from Elk River, Minn., who is second
in points
• On the level of competition in the World of Outlaws Sprint Series
this year: “I think it’s very competitive throughout the whole field.
You’ve got a lot of good race teams out here and night-in and night-out
even heat races are tough to get through. That shows you how strong a
field it is every night on the tour right now.”
• On competing against with drivers from other series: “We go in and
run against tough competition in different parts of the country, and
then you’ve got the All Stars or just other different sanctioning
bodies that come in and race with us and every weekend is a tough
weekend, no matter who you’re racing against, no matter what the series
is, no matter what the racetrack is, or what part of the country you’re
in. It’s just tough competition. It’ll be fun racing with the All Stars
[this weekend]. They have a good group of guys there and it’ll be fun
going and racing with them.”
Tim Kaeding, a Mean 15 racer from San Jose, Calif., who is leading the
battle for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award
• On the level of competiton within the Outlaws: “Just coming from
California where I was one of the fastest guys out there, and then
coming to race with these guys who are used to racing 100 times a year
to where I’m used to racing 40 times a year is tough. There are 15 to
20 good cars every night that could be capable of winning. Everybody’s
out here doing what they’re supposed to do, race and try to keep the
money coming in and finish. It’s a lot harder nowadays compared to
about five years ago when there were only five or six Outlaws teams and
now there are 15 good traveling teams. I think the competition level is
up probably higher than it has been in the past 10 or 15 years running
with these guys. Hopefully everybody can stick with us and run
throughout the whole year with us and get some new winners and
first-time winners.”
• On competing with drivers from other series: “Once you go out there
and race, you’re racing against the racetrack and the guys who are
around you. It doesn’t matter who it is, you’ve got a lot of good guys
in the All Star deal and a lot of good guys in the Outlaws deal. It’s
just a state of mind and a state of place. If you’re racing with a guy
in the back of the pack and you’re overdriving the car, you’re not
going to go anywhere. If you can get over it and just keep remembering
you have to race against yourself and the racetrack, then I think you
have a better chance of going forward.”
Kraig Kinser, a Mean 15 racer from Bloomington, Ind., and a two-time
feature winner this season who won the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the
Year Award in 2004
• On the level of competition within the series: “The competition last
year was real good. Coming into this year, a lot of good cars can win
every night. It’s shown with how many different cars are running up in
front that it’s definitely going to be tough to get a good finish in
points and just stay up there all year. There are so many cars running
good night-in and night-out. The guys are racing well, good drivers out
here, good cars, it’s going to be tough all season long.”
• On racing against the All Stars: “I ran with a lot of those guys when
I first started out, especially going into K-C. There are a lot good
drivers, not just All Star drivers but local drivers that run good
there every week. You go into a track where a lot of people run good,
it’s like going into Knoxville. You’ve got seasoned guys at that one
track that have seen it every which way. It’s tough to get timed in,
tough to get through your heat and tough to get a good start in your
feature. The way the track goes, it gets real slick so you have to hit
a setup on it real good, too. We’ve been real good with setups this
year, hopefully we get setup for there. A lot of the guys who run with
the All Stars are good friends of mine. We’re just racecar drivers and
it doesn’t matter when you get to the track what series or who you run
for, you just want to be up front and win.”
Steve Kinser, a Mean 15 racer from Bloomington, Ind., who has won a
series-high six features this season
• On competition in the sprint car division: “It’s good everywhere. The
sprint car series is pretty deep no matter what part of the country you
go to. You don’t know what you’re going to run into until you get there
and see how everybody’s been running. You don’t know how all the Ohio
guys are going to be running and all the Pennsylvania guys when we get
in there. I know they were all down in Florida and everybody was
running pretty good down there.”
• On the competition within the series: “We got a good field of cars
traveling all the time right now. It’s not something that has not
happened before, but I think all the guys who are out here are going to
stay out here [for the whole season]. It makes it hard on the some of
the guys in the back five or six cars with us and some of the local
cars, too. The more cars you have, the tougher it makes.”
Danny Lasoski, a Mean 15 racer from Dover, Mo., who set quick time last
Friday night at Lake Ozark Speedway
• On the level of competition this year: “Without a shadow of a doubt,
it’s the toughest ever. Not only do you have a record number of cars
following the World of Outlaws, but a record number of quality cars. On
any given night, I think there are 18 teams that can win. When you do
that, you’ve got a mixture of a great year and as far as competition
it’s not going to get any better than that.”