By Richard Day
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (October 20) – Tyler Walker is having the time of his life, and he’s more than happy to share it with his Oklahoma-based crew and car owners.
Walker gave C&W Motorsports its first Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature victory in the Sooner State Sunday, passing Danny Lasoski midway through the seventh lap on his way to claiming the $10,000 first prize.
"Ricky (Warner) did a great job with the setup tonight," Walker said in victory lane. "I also want to thank (Robert) Hubbard and Josh (Forshee) and, of course, my car owners, Wallace and Coeta Ledford.
"I thought I was fast enough to get by Danny once we hit traffic. We’d have been too even on an open track. The track was still a little greasy the first couple of laps and we were pretty loose, but then it started to come in and we could run wide open and go pretty much anywhere we wanted. On a track like this, if you’re not in shape you’re only going to be fast the first 10 laps or so, and then you’re going to start getting tired and making mistakes and missing your line."
Walker, the 2002 World of Outlaws Gumout Series champion, was 2 2/3 laps from sweeping the feature races in the Charlotte Outlaws Championship at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway the weekend before. In addition to winning the Preliminary Feature at Lowe’s, Walker won the "A" Feature at State Fair Motor Speedway in Sedalia, MO, May 10th.
Walker, the fourth-fastest qualifier in the 31-car field, finished fourth in the Third Heat Race. He received a break when mechanical problems in the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim kept Oklahoman Danny Wood from starting on the pole in the Second O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Dash. Walker moved forward in the lineup and earned the right to start the 25-lap main event outside the front row by wining the five-lap dash.
First O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash winner Danny Lasoski started on the pole and beat Walker down the front straightaway to take the lead in the "A" Feature.
Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series points leader Steve Kinser started inside the fifth row and drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past Stevie Smith, Craig Dollansky and Jac Haudenschild during the first three laps.
"The Dude" had NASCAR Winstson Cup star Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Maxim eight car-lengths ahead of his closest pursuers when he entered lapped traffic during the fifth lap, only to have Walker pass him for the lead on the back stretch two laps later.
Fast qualifier Joey Saldana and Third Heat Race winner Tim Shaffer passed Brad Furr for third and fourth place during the eighth and ninth laps. Smith steered the #11H Vivarin Maxim to the lowest point in the second corner to pass "The Wild Child" for seventh early in lap 15.
Walker opened a full straightaway advantage on Lasoski the next time around, and lapped eighth-place Craig Dollansky during the 19th lap.
Shaffer continued his run toward the front late in lap 17, steering the #83 Beef Packers Eagle into the low groove in turn four to pass Saldana for third place. Kinser, who had won three of the series’ last five "A" Features at State Fair Speedway, took the high line between the first and second corners to pass Saldana for fifth place early in lap 22. Shaffer used a similar move to pass "The Dude" for the runner-up spot the next time around, but was almost half a lap behind when Walker took the checkered flag.
Lasoski finished in third place, ahead of Furr, Kinser, Saldana, Smith, Dollansky, 16th-starting Wood and Shane Stewart of Bixby, OK.
Furr’s third-place finish pushed him past Donny Schatz into seventh place in the point standings. Wood, who entered the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series’ 65th event of the year tied with fellow Oklahoman Daryn Pittman, remained in 11th place by finishing ninth.
Saldana, who leads the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series with 20 quick times, set State Fair Speedway’s single-lap record with a 115.377-M.P.H. lap around the semi-banked, ½-mile oval.
Mark Kinser, a two-time winner at State Fair Speedway, was unable to race in the First O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash due to mechanical problems in the #5M Mopar Maxim. He finished 24th in the main event.
The Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series will sanction the Fall Classic at Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, MS, Friday and the Lone Star Classic at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, TX, Saturday. WoO
2002 Pennzoil World of Outlaws
State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK
Sundday, October 20, Feature Program #65
Qualifications: 1. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 15.601 (new single lap record); 2. Stevie Smith, Helm 11H, 15.865; 3. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 15.871; 4. Tyler Walker, C&W Motorsports 35, 15.877; 5. Jac Haudenschild, Forbrook 5, 15.895; 6. Brad Furr, Furr 2, 15.958; 7. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 15.970; 8. Danny Wood, Parsons 6, 15.988; 9. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 16.038; 10. Craig Dollansky, Karavan Racing 7, 16.135; 11. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 16.214; 12. Shane Stewart, MIN Motorsports 4M, 16.313; 13. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 16.314; 14. Ricky Logan, CSR Racing 3S, 16.319; 15. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 16.331; 16. Derek Beckman, Cox 50D, 16.335; 17. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 16.346; 18. Jason Johnson, Harrison 22, 16.352; 19. Don Droud, Jr., Vermeer 55, 16.389; 20. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 16.511; 21. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 16.512; 22. Ryan Coniam, Holbrook 8H, 16.581; 23. Matt Clevenger, Clevenger 31, 16.642; 24. Foster Landon, Landon 11F, 16.763; 25. Tom Busch, Busch 4B, 16.800; 26. Aaron Berryhill, Walden 7J, 16.904; 27. Wayne Johnson, Threat 29, 16.912; 28. Blake Mallory, Mallory 6M, 16.916; 29. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 17.167; 30. Jason Martin, Martin 36, 17.212; 31. Zach Chappell, Chappell 50Z, 17.244.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Randy Hannagan, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Joey Saldana, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Brad Furr, 7. Don Droud, Jr., 8. Blake Mallory, 9. Ryan Coniam, 10. Zach Chappell, 11. Tom Busch. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Johnny Herrera, 4. Danny Wood, 5. Stevie Smith, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Matt Clevenger, 9. Aaron Berryhill, 10. Jeremy Campbell. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Mark Kinser, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Tyler Walker, 5. Derek Beckman, 6. Craig Dollansky, 7. Donny Schatz, 8. Wayne Johnson, 9. Foster Landon, 10. Jason Martin. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
First O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash (five laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Joey Saldana, 3. Jac Haudenschild, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Steve Kinser, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Randy Hannagan, 8. Mark Kinser. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
Second O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash (five laps): 1. Tyler Walker, 2. Brad Furr, 3. Craig Dollansky, 4. Stevie Smith, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Ricky Logan, 7. Derek Beckman, 8. Danny Wood. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Brian Paulus, 3. Don Droud, Jr., 4. Ryan Coniam, 5. Foster Landon, 6. Matt Clevenger, 7. Zach Chappell ($200); 8. Aaron Berryhill ($180); 9. Jeremy Campbell ($150); 10. Tom Busch ($120); 11. Jason Martin ($100); 12. Wayne Johnson ($90); 13. Blake Mallory ($70). (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
A Feature (25 laps): 1. Tyler Walker [2] ($10,000); 2. Tim Shaffer [7] ($5,500); 3. Danny Lasoski [1] ($3,200); 4. Brad Furr [4] ($2,800); 5. Steve Kinser [9] ($2,500); 6. Joey Saldana [3] ($2,300); 7. Stevie Smith [8] ($2,200); 8. Craig Dollansky [6] ($2,100); 9. Danny Wood [16] ($2,050); 10. Shane Stewart [10] ($2,000); 11. Ricky Logan [12] ($1,500); 12. Jason Johnson [18] ($1,200); 13. Randy Hannagan [13] ($1,100); 14. Daryn Pittman [11] ($1,050); 15. Donny Schatz [21] ($1,020); 16. Brian Paulus [20] ($920); 17. Matt Clevenger [23] ($820); 18. Jac Haudenschild [5] ($800); 19. Derek Beckman [14] ($800); 20. Don Droud, Jr. [19] ($820); 21. Johnny Herrera [17] ($800); 22. Ryan Coniam [22] ($820); 23. Foster Landon [24] ($820); 24. Mark Kinser [15] ($800).
Lap leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-6, Tyler Walker 7-25
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK (October 20) – Tyler Walker is having the time of his life, and he’s more than happy to share it with his Oklahoma-based crew and car owners.
Walker gave C&W Motorsports its first Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature victory in the Sooner State Sunday, passing Danny Lasoski midway through the seventh lap on his way to claiming the $10,000 first prize.
"Ricky (Warner) did a great job with the setup tonight," Walker said in victory lane. "I also want to thank (Robert) Hubbard and Josh (Forshee) and, of course, my car owners, Wallace and Coeta Ledford.
"I thought I was fast enough to get by Danny once we hit traffic. We’d have been too even on an open track. The track was still a little greasy the first couple of laps and we were pretty loose, but then it started to come in and we could run wide open and go pretty much anywhere we wanted. On a track like this, if you’re not in shape you’re only going to be fast the first 10 laps or so, and then you’re going to start getting tired and making mistakes and missing your line."
Walker, the 2002 World of Outlaws Gumout Series champion, was 2 2/3 laps from sweeping the feature races in the Charlotte Outlaws Championship at The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway the weekend before. In addition to winning the Preliminary Feature at Lowe’s, Walker won the "A" Feature at State Fair Motor Speedway in Sedalia, MO, May 10th.
Walker, the fourth-fastest qualifier in the 31-car field, finished fourth in the Third Heat Race. He received a break when mechanical problems in the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim kept Oklahoman Danny Wood from starting on the pole in the Second O’Reilly’s Auto Parts Dash. Walker moved forward in the lineup and earned the right to start the 25-lap main event outside the front row by wining the five-lap dash.
First O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash winner Danny Lasoski started on the pole and beat Walker down the front straightaway to take the lead in the "A" Feature.
Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series points leader Steve Kinser started inside the fifth row and drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past Stevie Smith, Craig Dollansky and Jac Haudenschild during the first three laps.
"The Dude" had NASCAR Winstson Cup star Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Maxim eight car-lengths ahead of his closest pursuers when he entered lapped traffic during the fifth lap, only to have Walker pass him for the lead on the back stretch two laps later.
Fast qualifier Joey Saldana and Third Heat Race winner Tim Shaffer passed Brad Furr for third and fourth place during the eighth and ninth laps. Smith steered the #11H Vivarin Maxim to the lowest point in the second corner to pass "The Wild Child" for seventh early in lap 15.
Walker opened a full straightaway advantage on Lasoski the next time around, and lapped eighth-place Craig Dollansky during the 19th lap.
Shaffer continued his run toward the front late in lap 17, steering the #83 Beef Packers Eagle into the low groove in turn four to pass Saldana for third place. Kinser, who had won three of the series’ last five "A" Features at State Fair Speedway, took the high line between the first and second corners to pass Saldana for fifth place early in lap 22. Shaffer used a similar move to pass "The Dude" for the runner-up spot the next time around, but was almost half a lap behind when Walker took the checkered flag.
Lasoski finished in third place, ahead of Furr, Kinser, Saldana, Smith, Dollansky, 16th-starting Wood and Shane Stewart of Bixby, OK.
Furr’s third-place finish pushed him past Donny Schatz into seventh place in the point standings. Wood, who entered the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series’ 65th event of the year tied with fellow Oklahoman Daryn Pittman, remained in 11th place by finishing ninth.
Saldana, who leads the Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series with 20 quick times, set State Fair Speedway’s single-lap record with a 115.377-M.P.H. lap around the semi-banked, ½-mile oval.
Mark Kinser, a two-time winner at State Fair Speedway, was unable to race in the First O’Reilly Auto Parts Dash due to mechanical problems in the #5M Mopar Maxim. He finished 24th in the main event.
The Pennzoil World of Outlaws Series will sanction the Fall Classic at Pike County Speedway in Magnolia, MS, Friday and the Lone Star Classic at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown, TX, Saturday. WoO
2002 Pennzoil World of Outlaws
State Fair Speedway, Oklahoma City, OK
Sundday, October 20, Feature Program #65
Qualifications: 1. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 15.601 (new single lap record); 2. Stevie Smith, Helm 11H, 15.865; 3. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 15.871; 4. Tyler Walker, C&W Motorsports 35, 15.877; 5. Jac Haudenschild, Forbrook 5, 15.895; 6. Brad Furr, Furr 2, 15.958; 7. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 15.970; 8. Danny Wood, Parsons 6, 15.988; 9. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 16.038; 10. Craig Dollansky, Karavan Racing 7, 16.135; 11. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 16.214; 12. Shane Stewart, MIN Motorsports 4M, 16.313; 13. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 16.314; 14. Ricky Logan, CSR Racing 3S, 16.319; 15. Mark Kinser, Kinser 5M, 16.331; 16. Derek Beckman, Cox 50D, 16.335; 17. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 16.346; 18. Jason Johnson, Harrison 22, 16.352; 19. Don Droud, Jr., Vermeer 55, 16.389; 20. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 16.511; 21. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 16.512; 22. Ryan Coniam, Holbrook 8H, 16.581; 23. Matt Clevenger, Clevenger 31, 16.642; 24. Foster Landon, Landon 11F, 16.763; 25. Tom Busch, Busch 4B, 16.800; 26. Aaron Berryhill, Walden 7J, 16.904; 27. Wayne Johnson, Threat 29, 16.912; 28. Blake Mallory, Mallory 6M, 16.916; 29. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 17.167; 30. Jason Martin, Martin 36, 17.212; 31. Zach Chappell, Chappell 50Z, 17.244.
First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Randy Hannagan, 2. Jason Johnson, 3. Joey Saldana, 4. Danny Lasoski, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Brad Furr, 7. Don Droud, Jr., 8. Blake Mallory, 9. Ryan Coniam, 10. Zach Chappell, 11. Tom Busch. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Ricky Logan, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Johnny Herrera, 4. Danny Wood, 5. Stevie Smith, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Matt Clevenger, 9. Aaron Berryhill, 10. Jeremy Campbell. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Mark Kinser, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Tyler Walker, 5. Derek Beckman, 6. Craig Dollansky, 7. Donny Schatz, 8. Wayne Johnson, 9. Foster Landon, 10. Jason Martin. (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
First O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash (five laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Joey Saldana, 3. Jac Haudenschild, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Steve Kinser, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Randy Hannagan, 8. Mark Kinser. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
Second O'Reilly Auto Parts Dash (five laps): 1. Tyler Walker, 2. Brad Furr, 3. Craig Dollansky, 4. Stevie Smith, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Ricky Logan, 7. Derek Beckman, 8. Danny Wood. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the "A" Feature lineup)
B Feature (12 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Brian Paulus, 3. Don Droud, Jr., 4. Ryan Coniam, 5. Foster Landon, 6. Matt Clevenger, 7. Zach Chappell ($200); 8. Aaron Berryhill ($180); 9. Jeremy Campbell ($150); 10. Tom Busch ($120); 11. Jason Martin ($100); 12. Wayne Johnson ($90); 13. Blake Mallory ($70). (first six qualified for the "A" Feature)
A Feature (25 laps): 1. Tyler Walker [2] ($10,000); 2. Tim Shaffer [7] ($5,500); 3. Danny Lasoski [1] ($3,200); 4. Brad Furr [4] ($2,800); 5. Steve Kinser [9] ($2,500); 6. Joey Saldana [3] ($2,300); 7. Stevie Smith [8] ($2,200); 8. Craig Dollansky [6] ($2,100); 9. Danny Wood [16] ($2,050); 10. Shane Stewart [10] ($2,000); 11. Ricky Logan [12] ($1,500); 12. Jason Johnson [18] ($1,200); 13. Randy Hannagan [13] ($1,100); 14. Daryn Pittman [11] ($1,050); 15. Donny Schatz [21] ($1,020); 16. Brian Paulus [20] ($920); 17. Matt Clevenger [23] ($820); 18. Jac Haudenschild [5] ($800); 19. Derek Beckman [14] ($800); 20. Don Droud, Jr. [19] ($820); 21. Johnny Herrera [17] ($800); 22. Ryan Coniam [22] ($820); 23. Foster Landon [24] ($820); 24. Mark Kinser [15] ($800).
Lap leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-6, Tyler Walker 7-25
