8/23/2010
Sprint Source
Battle at Top of the World of Outlaws Championship Standings Remains Tight After the Magic City Showdown
Concord, NC—August 22, 2010—The battle at the top of the World of Outlaws championship standings remains tight after this past weekend’s Magic City Showdown at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota. Joey Saldana continues to lead and gained 12 points on Steve Kinser, with the pair now separated by 25 markers with 19 point paying events remaining in 2010
Saldana edged Kinser by a mere 0.018 seconds which was a few inches on the track on Friday night in the opener at Nodak Speedway in the closest finish of the season and then ran fourth in the finale, along with turning the fourth-fastest lap in time trials on Saturday night to earn two bonus points in the standings. Saldana leads the series with 11 wins on the season and has 40 Top-10 finishes and 31 Top-Fives, which is second only to Kinser.
Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, finished second in the opener of the Magic City Showdown and then rebounded from a flat tire while running third with just three laps remaining in the finale to finish ninth to score his series leading 46th Top-10 finish of the season as he chases his record 21st title. He also leads the series with 32 Top-Five finishes.
Jason Meyers finished seventh and 11th at Nodak Speedway to remain third in points. He set fast time in the opener to pick up five bonus points and is currently 71 markers out of the top spot as he chases his first title. The California native has won eight times this season and has racked up 39 Top-10 finishes with 25 of those being Top-Fives.
Donny Schatz, the four-time and defending World of Outlaws champion, finished third in the finale of the Magic City Showdown after a seventh-place showing in the opener to remain fourth in points on the strength of 39 Top-10 finishes with 25 of those being Top-Five runs.
Jason Sides finished second and fourth at Nodak Speedway and remains fifth in points on the strength of 39 Top-10 and 25 Top-Five finishes along with four wins.
Paul McMahan picked up his 35th Top-10 finish of the season on Friday night at Nodak Speedway and remains sixth in points.
Lucas Wolfe finished 12th on both nights of the Magic City Showdown and remains seventh in points on the strength of 25 Top-10 finishes and 14 Top-Fives.
Craig Dollansky used his third win of the season on Saturday night to move to within just five points of Lucas Wolfe who is seventh in the standings. Dollansky finished sixth on Friday night at Nodak Speedway and has picked up 28 Top-10 finishes on the season with 16 of those being Top-Five performances.
Kraig Kinser rebounded from a flat tire while running second on Saturday night with three laps remaining to finish 10th to earn his 25th Top-10 of the season. The third generation driver remains ninth in points.
Danny Lasoski was eighth on Friday night at Nodak Speedway to pick up his 24th Top-10 finish of the season. The 2001 series champion remains 10th in points and is 17 points behind Kraig Kinser as the pair battles for the ninth spot.
The World of Outlaws return to action on Friday, August 27 and Saturday, August 28 at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada for the Fourth Annual Oil City Cup.
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been 51 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (17 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 11
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 7
4- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 4
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 3
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3
6- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania - 2
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 2
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 2
7- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown - Total laps led (26 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 304 laps
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 183 laps
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 160 laps
4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 116 laps
5- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 104 laps
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 89 laps
7- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 65 laps
8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 62 laps
9- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 59 laps
10- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 50 laps
11- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 42 laps
12- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 38 laps
13- Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 37 laps
14- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 35 laps
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 35 laps
15- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana –33 laps
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania –33 laps
17- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 32 laps
18- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 24 laps
19- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 23 laps
20- Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 19 laps
21- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary, NSW, Australia – 15 laps
22- Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
23- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania – 5 laps
Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 5 laps
25- Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2 laps
Time trial leaders (17 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 9
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 7
3- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 5
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 5
4- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -5
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 4
5- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 2
6- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona - 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Washington- 1
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Track Records established in 2010 World of Outlaws events (9)
*Tim Kaeding, March 5, Thunderbowl Raceway (1/3-mile), Tulare, California, 12.651 seconds at 94.759 mph
*Lucas Wolfe, March 13, Houston Raceway Park, (1/4-mile), Baytown, Texas, 11.561 seconds at 77.848 miles per hour
*Kasey Kahne, March 19, Volunteer Speedway (4/10-mile), Bulls Gap, Tennessee, 10.258 seconds at 140.378 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., May 1, Jackson Speedway (1/2-mile), Jackson, Minnesota, 15.601 seconds at 115.377 mph.
*Joey Saldana, May 22, I-96 Speedway (1/2-mile), Lake Odessa, Michigan, 14.834 seconds at 121.343 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, June 25, Junction Motor Speedway (3/8-mile), McCool Junction, Nebraska 14.184 seconds at 95.178 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, July 27, Autodrome Drummond (4/10-mile), Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, 13.788 seconds at 104.439 mph.
*Kraig Kinser, July 30, Ohsweken Speedway (3/8-mile), Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, 12.047 seconds at 112.061 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., August 3, Fulton Speedway (3/8-mile), Fulton, New York, 13.240 seconds at 101.964 mph.
Dash Winners (18 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 6
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
3- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 5
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 3
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 2
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 2
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 2
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Pole Positions (18 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 6
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
3- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 5
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 3
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio - 2
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 2
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (29 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio – 3
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 3
2- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California – 2
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia - 2
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary, NSW, Australia - 2
Wade Nygaard, Fargo, North Dakota - 2
Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California- 2
3- Jonathan Allard, Chico, California - 1
Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri – 1
Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, Pennsylvania - 1
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio - 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona - 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California - 1
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Brad Knab, Arcade, New York - 1
Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania – 1
Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pennsylvania - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota - 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 1
Rick Wilson, Joyceville, Ontario - 1
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, Indiana – 1
Zach Zimmerly, Portland, Oregon - 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 5
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 5
2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 4
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 4
3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 3
Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania – 3
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 3
4- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 2
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 2
5- Danny Dietrich, Aspers, Pennsylvania – 1
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 1
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia - 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania - 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 5236
Toni Lutar 5013 -223
Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 210
Don Ott 191 -19
Shaver Specialties 172 -38
Kistler 127 -83
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 241
J&J 189 -52
XXX 169 -72
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Submitted By: Tony Veneziano
