6/14/2010
Sprint Source
At a Glance: Kasey’s King of Sedalia Presented By Budweiser & River Cities Speedway
Concord, NC—June 14, 2010—
WHAT
•The World of Outlaws return to the Missouri State Fair Speedway in Sedalia for Kasey’s King of Sedalia Presented by Budweiser on Wednesday, June 16, which marks the third round of the Showdown for the Bud Crown. Steve Kinser leads the standings for the four-race mini-series by seven markers over Jason Meyers. Kahne, who is co-promoting the event along with the World Racing Group, will compete on Wednesday night with the World of Outlaws at Sedalia. The series then heads north to the always racy River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota for a two-day event on Friday, June 18 and Saturday, June 19. Joey Saldana used his fifth win of the season on Sunday afternoon to extend his lead in the series standings to 32 markers over Jason Meyers, with Steve Kinser third, Jason Sides fourth and Donny Schatz fifth.
WHEN
•On Wednesday, June 16 at Missouri State Fair Speedway, the pit gates will open at 1 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 5 p.m. Central and hot laps are set for 7 p.m. Central with time trials to follow.
•On Friday, June 18 at River Cities Speedway, the pit gates will open at 2 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Central and hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Central with time trials to follow. Racing is set for 7:30 p.m. Central.
•On Saturday, June 19 at River Cities Speedway, the pit gates will open at 2 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Central and hot laps are set for 6 p.m. Central with time trials to follow. Racing is set for 7:30 p.m. Central.
WHERE
•Missouri State Fair Speedway is located in Sedalia, Missouri, ½ mile south of US 50 on US 65, then west (Missouri State Fairgrounds).
• River Cities Speedway is located in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Travel 1.6 miles east of I-29 (exit 141) on US 2 (at the Greater Grand Forks Fairgrounds).
TICKETS
•On Wednesday, June 16 at Missouri State Fair Speedway, Reserved tickets are $29 for adults in advance and $35 the day of the race, with tickets for Children (12-under) $9 when purchased in advance. General Admission tickets for adults will be $29 in advance for and $35 the day of the race, with general admission tickets for Children (6-12) $9. Children ages 6-under will be admitted free of charge in the general admission section. For more information and to purchase tickets call: (704)-795-RACE (7223) or visit www.worldofoutlaws.com/tickets.
Through Monday, June 14, purchase an advance reserved seat for just $29 and that will include access to an exclusive Question and Answer Session with Kasey Kahne. Only a limited number of tickets will be sold that include access to the Q & A. Reserved tickets will still be available for $29 after June 14.
•On Friday, June 18 at River Cities Speedway, General Admission tickets for adults will be $30 in advance and $35 the day of the race, with general admission tickets for children ages 6-12 $15, with kids five-under admitted free of charge in the general admission section. Adult reserved tickets will be $33 in advance and $35 the day of the race, with reserved tickets for children ages 12-under $15. Pit combos will also be available for advance purchase only for $38 which includes a reserved seat and a pit pass. To purchase tickets call SLS Promotions at: 815-344-2023 or River Cities Speedway at: 218-773-3002.
•On Saturday, June 19 at River Cities Speedway, General Admission tickets for adults will be $30 in advance and $35 the day of the race, with general admission tickets for children ages 6-12 $15, with kids five-under admitted free of charge in the general admission section. Adult reserved tickets will be $33 in advance and $35 the day of the race, with reserved tickets for children ages 12-under $15. Pit combos will also be available for advance purchase only for $38 which includes a reserved seat and a pit pass. To purchase tickets call SLS Promotions at: 815-344-2023 or River Cities Speedway at: 218-773-3002. There will be a special “Party in the Pits” from 2-5 p.m. Saturday for all fans.
ON THE INTERNET
•The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
• Missouri State Fair Speedway is at http://www.missouristatefairspeedway.com/
•River Cities Speedway is at http://www.rivercitiesspeedway.com
•DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
•Missouri State Fair Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile oval. The track record of 15.676 seconds was established by Craig Dollansky on March 23, 2001.
•River Cities Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile oval. The track record of 9.269 seconds at 116.517 mph was established by Jason Meyers on August 21, 2009.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at Missouri State Fair Speedway include:
2008- Donny Schatz on June 11
2007- Steve Kinser on June 20
2005-Jason Meyers on June 22
2004-Steve Kinser on April 16
2003-Steve Kinser on April 11, Donny Schatz on July 2
2002 - Tyler Walker on May 10, Danny Lasoski on June 26
2001 - Paul McMahan on March 23, Danny Lasoski on June 27
2000 - Steve Kinser on July 21
1999 - Steve Kinser on May 14, Danny Lasoski on July 23
1998 - Stevie Smith on May 8, Mark Kinser on July 24
1997 - Mark Kinser on April 13
1985 - Sammy Swindell on August 25
1984 - Rick Ungar on August 25
1982 - Sammy Swindell on July 24
1981 - Doug Wolfgang on July 25
1978 - Rick Ferkel on July 15
World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at River Cities Speedway include:
2009- Donny Schatz on June 19, Craig Dollansky on August 21
2008- Donny Schatz on June 27
2007- Joey Saldana on June 29
FEATURE WINNERS
• There have been 25 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include: Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway and I-96 Speedway), Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Eldora Speedway and Dodge City Raceway Park), Jac Haudenschild (Paducah International Raceway and Knoxville Raceway), Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park and Jackson Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park and The Dirt Track at Charlotte), Jason Sides (Houston Raceway Park and Tri-City Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway), Chad Layton (Williams Grove Speedway), Paul McMahan (Eldora Speedway), Fred Rahmer (Williams Grove Speedway), Sammy Swindell (Dodge City Raceway) and Brooke Tatnell (Knoxville Raceway).
HALF-MILE WINNERS
•Missouri State Fair Speedway is a semi-banked half-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced 14 times at a track that size in 2010. The winners include: Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway and I-96 Speedway), Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park and Jackson Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Knoxville Raceway), Chad Layton (Williams Grove Speedway), Paul McMahan (Eldora Speedway), Joey Saldana (Eldora Speedway), Jason Sides (Tri-City Speedway), Fred Rahmer (Williams Grove Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park) and Brooke Tatnell (Knoxville Raceway).
1/4-MILE WINNERS
•River Cities Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced once this season on a track that size. The winner was Jason Sides (Houston Raceway Park).
DRIVER WEB SITES
The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain their own Web sites on the Internet:
Cody Darrah- http://www.codydarrah.com
Craig Dollansky- http://www.dollanskyracing.com
Sam Hafertepe Jr.- http://www.sam15.com
Jac Haudenschild- http://www.haudenschildracing.com
Chad Kemenah- http://www.chadkemenah.com
Kraig Kinser- http://www.kraigkinser.com
Steve Kinser- http://www.stevekinser.com
Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com
Paul McMahan- http://paulmcmahanracing.com
Jason Meyers- http://www.eliteracing.net
Joey Saldana- http://www.joeysaldana.com
Donny Schatz- http://www.donnyschatz.com
Jason Sides- http://www.sidesmotorsports.com
Lucas Wolfe- http://www.lucaswolfe.com
For information on Brian Ellenberger, Ben Gregg and Toni Lutar visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
A number of teams also have Facebook pages online including: Kasey Kahne Racing, Lucas Wolfe, Sides Motorsports, Steve Kinser Racing and Tony Stewart Racing.
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been 25 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (12 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5
3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 2
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee - 2
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia - 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown - Total laps led (20 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 152 laps
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 106 laps
3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 82 laps
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 65 laps
5- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 57 laps
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 54 laps
7- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 34 laps
8- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 30 laps
9- Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 25 laps
10- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 24 laps
11- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 23 laps
12- Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 19 laps
13- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 15 laps
14- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 15 laps
15- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
16- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 10 laps
17- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 7 laps
18- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 4 laps
19- Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2 laps
Time trial leaders (12 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 4
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 4
2- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 2
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -2
3- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio - 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Washington- 1
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 1
Track Records established in 2010 World of Outlaws events (5)
*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.
Dash Winners (12 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 5
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 4
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 3
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 2
Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia - 1
Pole Positions (12 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 4
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee - 3
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 2
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia - 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (17 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 3
2- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 2
Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California- 2
3- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri - 1
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio - 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California – 1
Brad Knab, Arcade, New York - 1
Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania – 1
Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pennsylvania - 1
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary, NSW, Australia - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, Indiana - 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 4
2- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 3
3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 2
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 2
4- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania - 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia - 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania - 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California - 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 2615
Toni Lutar 2424 -191
Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 110
Don Ott 93 -17
Shaver Specialties 77 -33
Kistler 70 -40
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 121
J&J 93 -27
XXX 86 -33
NEWS & NOTES
•Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action.
•On the web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint and includes driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also links to the Official World of Outlaws Rulebook and the DIRTcar Membership form can be found on the site.
•Up next: An inaugural event at Junction Motor Speedway in McCool, Junction, Nebraska on Friday, June 25, followed by a return to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday, June 26.
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Chizmark & Larson Insurance, Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jake’s Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske Shocks, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines, Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder’s Challenge participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company.
Submitted By: Tony Veneziano
