McMahan Trucks to World of Outlaws Win at Rolling Wheels

Nashville driver dominates ‘The Fast Track’ after getting help from unlikely sources

ELBRIDGE, N.Y. - May 16, 2012 - Attention all CDL drivers: Paul McMahan needs a volunteer.

A former touring Outlaw who has already pieced together rides with four different teams this season, McMahan can't make it to the next race without a certified trucker.

It doesn't matter if you haven't met. After all, he picked up his first World of Outlaws win of the season Wednesday at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park thanks to the help of a truck driver he found on Facebook.

"Don't ask me his name because I don't know," McMahan said with a big grin.

With only one crew member - Cody Jacobs - McMahan pieced together his way to the track, around the 5/8-mile oval and out of Victory Lane.

"We don't even have a four-wheeler," he said. "We had to bum a ride to get from Victory Lane."

Despite only having seven spare tires - three right rears, three left rears and one front - and a couple of extra wings, McMahan set the tone for the SPEEDfest event from the drop of the green flag, was patient on a couple of double-file restarts and cruised to his first World of Outlaws victory since Sept. 9 of last year.

"This is where I want to be," McMahan said. "I want to race with the World of Outlaws. This is where I belong. This is what I want to do. So to come out here and to bounce from car to car is tough to do.

"This is very cool for me. This is one of the top (wins). It's not as high as my first one, but this one's really high for me because I got released after one of my best years last year with the World of Outlaws and to come back and show these guys that I can still get the job done is very gratifying."

After qualifying fifth quick and finishing fifth in his heat race, McMahan, who is currently driving for Tom Buch, advanced to the dash. The dash inversion was a six, starting him on the outside of the front row for the six-lap race. He led the entire race to earn the pole for the 25-lap feature.

It didn't take long for McMahan to build a giant lead in the main event. With a twister of dust being kicked up around the track, McMahan rocketed to the big advantage on the opening lap. He reached traffic on lap six as David Gravel was the only driver to stay within striking distance.

A caution on lap 10 for the first of two spins by April Wilson bunched the field together and McMahan chose the outside lane on the double-file restart. He again launched to a sizeable margin before getting into traffic on lap 15. Gravel's throttle linkage broke on lap 18, forcing a caution and sending him to the infield for the remainder of the event.

Chad Kemenah restarted second, but Craig Dollansky roared by on the outside as they exited turn two of the restart and McMahan set sail.

"We really want to congratulate Paul McMahan," Kemenah said. "He's an awesome guy."

The final caution of the race for Wilson's second spin set up a green-white-checker finish and McMahan was untouchable once again. He built more than a one-second lead in the final two laps en route to the win.

Dollansky held off Kemenah for the runner-up position.

"Paul did a good job and drove a great race," Dollansky said. "I think he was just actually a little better than I was in the open track. I got close to him on the restarts, but there just wasn't quite enough room to get by. My hat's off to him and his team. He did a great job with a lower-funded team and for Paul, it's great to see him get a win here tonight."

Danny Lasoski finished fourth with Steve Kinser in fifth. Cody Darrah, who set fast time with a lap of 16.257 seconds, was sixth and Sammy Swindell held onto his World of Outlaws points lead with a seventh-place result after two engine changes during the night. Donny Schatz was eighth, Joey Saldana ninth and Kraig Kinser rounded out the top 10.

Lasoski, Saldana and Swindell each claimed a heat race victory and Justin Barger won the Last Chance Showdown.

By the way, McMahan needs that truck driver by Saturday. He plans to head to Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y., for the next World of Outlaws event.

SPEEDfest Notebook

NOTES - Cody Darrah became the 12th different driver to earn a fast-time award. … Sammy Swindell won his series-best seventh heat race of the season despite something breaking in his engine midway through the race. … Justin Barger is the 18th different Last Chance Showdown winner in 19 World of Outlaws events this season. … Paul McMahan is the 11th different feature winner this season. … It's the fourth consecutive race with a driver picking up his first World of Outlaws feature win of the season.

WINNERS - Sammy Swindell - 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Steve Kinser - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 12); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Paul McMahan - 1 (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on May 16); Fred Rahmer - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11).

TIME TRIALS - Cody Darrah was the fastest qualifier around the 5/8-mile oval with a time of 16.257 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Joey Saldana (4 points), Craig Dollansky (3), David Gravel (2) and Paul McMahan (1).

SPEEDfest Statistical Report; Rolling Wheels Raceway Park; Elbridge, N.Y.; May 16, 2012

A-Main - (25 Laps) - 1. 13-Paul McMahan [1] [$6,000]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [3] [$3,500]; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah [2] [$2,000]; 4. 33-Danny Lasoski [8] [$1,800]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [6] [$1,500]; 6. 4-Cody Darrah [7] [$1,400]; 7. 1-Sammy Swindell [10] [$1,350]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [5] [$1,300]; 9. 9-Joey Saldana [9] [$1,250]; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser [15] [$1,200]; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen [13] [$900]; 12. 27-Daryn Pittman [17] [$800]; 13. 1Z-Jessica Zemken [24] [$700]; 14. 5-Jac Haudenschild [11] [$650]; 15. 30C-Lance Dewease [18] [$600]; 16. 51-Fred Rahmer [12] [$550]; 17. 5B-Justin Barger [16] [$500]; 18. 1S-Logan Schuchart [20] [$500]; 19. O-Glenn Styres [19] [$500]; 20. 25-Michael Parent [14] [$500]; 21. 87-George Suprick [21] [$500]; 22. 15AW-April Wilson [23] [$500]; 23. 89G-David Gravel [4] [$500]; 24. 45-Chuck Hebing [22] [$500]. Lap Leaders: Paul McMahan 1-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1Z-Jessica Zemken [+11].

Qualifying - 1. 4-Cody Darrah, 16.257; 2. 9-Joey Saldana, 16.429; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky, 16.436; 4. 89G-David Gravel, 16.441; 5. 13-Paul McMahan, 16.454; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah, 16.456; 7. 33-Danny Lasoski, 16.512; 8. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 16.545; 9. 15-Donny Schatz, 16.554; 10. 51-Fred Rahmer, 16.669; 11. 11-Steve Kinser, 16.682; 12. 1-Sammy Swindell, 16.698; 13. 29-Kerry Madsen, 16.771; 14. 25-Michael Parent, 16.780; 15. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 16.804; 16. 5B-Justin Barger, 16.856; 17. 27-Daryn Pittman, 16.870; 18. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 16.989; 19. 30C-Lance Dewease, 17.011; 20. O-Glenn Styres, 17.030; 21. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.074; 22. 1Z-Jessica Zemken, 17.208; 23. 87-George Suprick, 17.335; 24. 8-Blake Breen, 17.624; 25. 45-Chuck Hebing, 17.722; 26. 15AW-April Wilson, 18.293.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 33-Danny Lasoski [2]; 2. 4-Cody Darrah [4]; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer [1]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]; 5. 30C-Lance Dewease [7]; 6. 89G-David Gravel [3]; 7. 5B-Justin Barger [6]; 8. 1Z-Jessica Zemken [8]; 9. 45-Chuck Hebing [9].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 2. 11-Steve Kinser [1]; 3. 5-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman [6]; 5. 13-Paul McMahan [3]; 6. 25-Michael Parent [5]; 7. 87-George Suprick [8]; 8. O-Glenn Styres [7]; 9. 15AW-April Wilson [9].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [2]; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah [3]; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [6]; 8. 8-Blake Breen [8].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 13-Paul McMahan [2]; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah [1]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 4. 89G-David Gravel [3]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 6. 11-Steve Kinser [9]; 7. 4-Cody Darrah [6]; 8. 33-Danny Lasoski [7]; 9. 9-Joey Saldana [5]; 10. 1-Sammy Swindell [10].

B-Main - (8 Laps - Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5B-Justin Barger [1] [-]; 2. O-Glenn Styres [3] [-]; 3. 87-George Suprick [5] [-]; 4. 45-Chuck Hebing [7] [-]; 5. 15AW-April Wilson [8] [-]; 6. 1Z-Jessica Zemken [4] [-]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2] [$200]; 8. 8-Blake Breen [6] [$180].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Sammy Swindell 2589
2. Steve Kinser 2585
3. Donny Schatz 2575
4. Joey Saldana 2534
5. Craig Dollansky 2495
6. Kraig Kinser 2464
7. Chad Kemenah 2348
8. Cody Darrah 2314
9. Kerry Madsen 2218
10. Lucas Wolfe 2194

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park, Orange County Fair Speedway, Hagerstown Speedway

ELBRIDGE, N.Y. - May 14, 2012 - Following a successful stint in Pennsylvania against the Posse, the World of Outlaws concludes its first East Coast swing of the season with a trip to New York and the lone event in Maryland this week.

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park will host its first Spring race since 2008 on Wednesday. Steve Kinser, who claimed his first victory of the season last weekend to move within eight points of the championship lead, won the 2008 event - one of his series-best 11 victories at the semi-banked, 5/8-mile track.

The series shifts to another New York 5/8-mile oval on Saturday at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, where it hasn't raced since 2008. Kinser leads the Outlaws with five feature wins in 21 races.

The swing ends on Sunday at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md., for another round of the Ollie's Bargain Outlet presents the Kasey Kahne Challenge brought to you by O'Neill Race Gear. Sammy Swindell, the current World of Outlaws points leader, has won a series-best seven races at the semi-banked, half-mile track - including the last one in 2005.

WHEN

Wednesday, May 16, at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge, N.Y. The front gate is scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying set for 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 19, at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, N.Y. Racing is scheduled to begin at approximately 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 20, at Hagerstown Speedway in Hagerstown, Md. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m.

WHERE

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park is located on Route 5 two miles West of Elbridge, N.Y. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/zbg9k).

Orange County Fair Speedway is located at 239 Wisner Avenue in Middletown, N.Y. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/yd2yh).

Hagerstown Speedway is located at 15112 National Pike in Hagerstown, Md. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/ffr3n).

TICKETS

Tickets for Rolling Wheels Raceway Park can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

Tickets for Orange County Fair Speedway can be ordered online by clicking OrangeCountyFairSpeedway.net/tickets.html.

Tickets for Hagerstown Speedway can be ordering online at SLSpromotions.com or by calling 815-344-2023 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Central) Monday thru Friday.

ON THE INTERNET

World of Outlaws - www.WorldofOutlaws.com

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park - www.RollingWheelsRaceway.com

Orange County Fair Speedway - www.OrangeCountyFairSpeedway.net

Hagerstown Speedway - www.HagerstownSpeedway.com

Dirt Radio Network - www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACKS

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park is a semi-banked, 5/8-mile oval. The track record of 15.952 seconds was established by Craig Dollansky on June 2, 2004.

Orange County Fair Speedway is a semi-banked, 5/8-mile oval.

Hagerstown Speedway is a semi-banked, half-mile oval. The track record of 14.945 seconds was established by Mark Kinser on July 31, 1999.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park:

2011 - Jason Meyers on Oct. 8

2010 - Steve Kinser on Oct. 9

2009 - Tim Shaffer on Oct. 10

2008 - Steve Kinser on May 26

2007 - Steve Kinser on May 28

2006 - Donny Schatz on May 30

2005 - Brian Paulus on June 1

2004 - Donny Schatz on June 2

2003 - Steve Kinser on May 28

2002 - Danny Lasoski on May 30

2001 - Stevie Smith on May 30

2000 - Stevie Smith on May 31

1999 - Mark Kinser on June 2

1998 - Andy Hillenburg on June 3

1997 - Dave Blaney on June 4

1996 - Billy Pauch on June 4

1995 - Steve Kinser on June 6, Stevie Smith on Oct. 7

1994 - Jeff Swindell on Oct. 8 (completed June 7 event), Jeff Swindell on Oct. 8

1993 - Stevie Smith on Aug. 9

1992 - Steve Kinser on June 2, Mark Kinser on Oct. 10

1991 - Steve Kinser on June 4, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 12

1990 - Steve Kinser on June 5, Stevie Smith on June 5 (makeup of Oct. 7, 1989 event), Steve Kinser on Oct. 6

1989 - Doug Wolfgang on June 6

1988 - Jimmy Sills on June 7

1983 - Steve Kinser on June 7

1981 - Steve Kinser on June 7

1980 - Lynn Paxton on July 21

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Orange County Fair Speedway:

2008 - Terry McCarl on Sept. 24

2007 - Daryn Pittman on Sept. 26

2006 - Brooke Tatnell on May 29

2004 - Mark Kinser on July 26

1999 - Stevie Smith on Aug. 2

1998 - Stevie Smith on Aug. 3

1997 - Stevie Smith on June 1

1996 - Sammy Swindell on June 2

1995 - Dave Blaney on June 4

1994 - Mark Kinser on June 5

1993 - Steve Kinser on June 6

1992 - Steve Kinser on Aug. 5

1991 - Sammy Swindell on June 2

1990 - Mark Kinser on June 3

1989 - Doug Wolfgang on June 4

1988 - Bobby Allen on June 5

1987 - Steve Kinser on May 31

1986 - Mark Kinser on June 1

1985 - Steve Kinser on June 4

1984 - Keith Kauffman on June 3

1983 - Steve Kinser on June 4

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Hagerstown Speedway:

2005 - Sammy Swindell on May 28

2004 - Greg Hodnett on May 29

2003 - Mark Kinser on May 19

2002 - Daryn Pittman on May 18

2001 - Sammy Swindell on May 19, Stevie Smith on July 28

2000 - Stevie Smith on May 21, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 28

1999 - Danny Lasoski on May 30, Stevie Smith on July 31

1998 - Sammy Swindell on May 24, Mark Kinser on Aug. 1

1997 - Mark Kinser on May 24, Mark Kinser on Aug. 2

1996 - Sammy Swindell on Aug. 4

1995 - Mark Kinser on May 27

1994 - Dave Blaney on May 8, Steve Kinser on May 29, Jeff Swindell on Aug. 6

1993 - Andy Hillenburg on May 30, Steve Kinser on Aug. 7

1992 - Sammy Swindell on Aug. 1

1991 - Steve Kinser on May 27, Dave Blaney on Aug. 3

1990 - Steve Kinser on May 31, Doug Wolfgang on Oct. 14

1989 - Sammy Swindell on May 29

1988 - Bobby Davis, Jr., on May 30, Dave Blaney on Aug. 7

1987 - Bobby Allen on May 24

1986 - Bobby Allen on May 25

1985 - Bobby Allen on May 26

1983 - Keith Kauffman on Aug. 7

1980 - Steve Kinser on July 24

1979 - Smokey Snellbaker on July 18

5/8-MILE WINNERS

Rolling Wheels Raceway Park and Orange County Fair Speedway are 5/8-mile ovals. There have been no races on a track that size this season and only one event in 2011, which was won by Jason Meyers - 1 (Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Oct. 8).

HALF-MILE WINNERS

Hagerstown Speedway is a half-mile oval. There have been 11 World of Outlaws features on a track that size in 2012. The winners are: Sammy Swindell - 3 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28 and Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20); Craig Dollansky - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Steve Kinser - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 12); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Fred Rahmer - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11); Joey Saldana - 1 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Donny Schatz - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19).

NEWS & NOTES

Feature winners: Sammy Swindell - 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Steve Kinser - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 12); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Fred Rahmer - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11).

Kinser Cruises at Williams Grove

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — May 12, 2012 — Steve Kinser cruised to a pair of victories Saturday at a packed and rowdy Williams Grove Speedway, first snapping his 27-race winless streak with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and later claiming the Morgan Cup on behalf of the series.

Kinser, the World of Outlaws career wins leader, entered the event with only five feature laps led this season. That changed dramatically as he led the final 23 laps of the $12,000-to-win main event and then dominated all 12 laps of the Morgan Cup – a race featuring five World of Outlaws drivers and five Pennsylvania Posse drivers in a showdown about bragging rights, a sterling silver trophy and an additional $4,000 prize.

“We had been running top fives, but hadn’t been able to get to Victory Lane,” Kinser said. “We got two tonight.”

It was his 571st World of Outlaws feature win and 38th total Outlaws victory at the famed half mile. Both numbers are more than double the next closest driver.

The win combined with trouble from Sammy Swindell and Donny Schatz, who entered the race 54 and 46 points ahead of Kinser, respectively, created an even closer points battle.

Swindell, who had a tire issue while running fifth on lap 23, finished 24th. He holds an eight-point advantage over Kinser. Schatz, who violently flipped in turns three and four on the restart following Swindell’s caution, is third in the standings – 12 points behind Swindell.

Kinser qualified fourth quickest of the 41 drivers and charged from fourth to second in his heat race to lock himself into the dash. The random inversion was a six, starting Kinser on the inside of the second row – which is where he finished.

Kinser darted to second on the opening lap of the feature as Craig Dollansky rocketed into the lead. As drivers were in various lines across the track, Kinser was the premier car on the bottom and he used a run off turn two to grab the lead on lap 8.

He quickly pulled away until the first caution of the race on lap 11 for Logan Schuchart, who spun out between turns one and two. Kinser chose the inside lane for the restart and again found himself with a comfortable before the caution waved on the restart lap for a handful of cars who collided in turn four.

“The only way we was going to get into any trouble was trying to pass some lapped cars,” he said. “I don’t know if I could have gotten out in the second groove and passed or not. I think I could move around as good as anybody.”

The inside lane worked for Kinser again on the restart and more drivers began to move to the bottom groove. Greg Hodnett passed Dollansky for the runner-up position on lap 12 and closed on Kinser as the duo entered traffic on lap 19.

The cautions for Swindell and Schatz closed the gap for Hodnett, who was unable to get around Kinser for the top spot.

“We did the best we could,” he said. “Unfortunately it turned out second. Considering Steve Kinser, the greatest World of Outlaws driver ever, just beat us, I think I can live with it.”

Polesitter Danny Lasoski, who dropped to fourth place in the first nine laps, rebounded toward the end of the race and he passed Hodnett for second place on the restart following Swindell’s caution only to have the position negated by Schatz’s red flag.

“Tonight starting on the pole we thought we had a really good shot at winning,” Lasoski said. “Steve went by us and he was stuck real good. And then the middle of the race here we come when (the track) cleaned off.

“As soon as we had the red flag I don’t know what happened. We pushed back off and had no brakes, so it was just like hanging on the last few laps.”

Lance Dewease finished fourth and Dollansky was fifth. Aaron Ott drove from 12th to sixth, Daryn Pittman placed seventh, Stevie Smith was eighth and Danny Dietrich charged from 22nd to ninth to earn the KSE Hard Charger Award.

Adam Wilt, who set quick time with a lap of 16.936 seconds, rounded out the top 10.

Lasoski, Sheldon Haudenschild, Hodnett and Pittman each claimed a heat race. Don Kreitz Jr. won the Last Chance Showdown.

Morgan Cup Notebook

NOTES – World of Outlaws driver Bill Rose was not in competition Saturday night at Williams Grove Speedway after learning overnight that his father passed away. The World of Outlaws sends its deepest condolences to Rose and his family. … The World of Outlaws has claimed the Morgan Cup in both years since its creation. … Sheldon Haudenschild won his first career World of Outlaws heat race, which locked him into his first career World of Outlaws dash. … Adam Wilt picked up his first World of Outlaws quick time.

WINNERS – Sammy Swindell – 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz – 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky – 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana – 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Danny Dietrich – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Chad Kemenah – 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Steve Kinser – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 12); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Fred Rahmer – 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11).

TIME TRIALS – Adam Wilt was the fastest qualifier around the half-mile oval with a time of 16.936 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Sammy Swindell (4 points), Lance Dewease (3), Steve Kinser (2) and Stevie Smith (1).

Morgan Cup Statistical Report; Williams Grove Speedway; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; May 12, 2012

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 11-Steve Kinser [3] [$12,000]; 2. 39-Greg Hodnett [4] [$5,700]; 3. 98-Danny Lasoski [1] [$3,500]; 4. 30C-Lance Dewease [5] [$3,000]; 5. 7-Craig Dollansky [2] [$2,600]; 6. 77-Aaron Ott [12] [$2,400]; 7. 27-Daryn Pittman [6] [$2,300]; 8. 19-Stevie Smith [11] [$2,200]; 9. 48-Danny Dietrich [22] [$2,150]; 10. 15A-Adam Wilt [9] [$2,100]; 11. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [8] [$1,600]; 12. 69K-Don Kreitz [18] [$1,350]; 13. 63-Chad Kemenah [19] [$1,300]; 14. 11K-Kraig Kinser [13] [$1,200]; 15. 59-Jim Siegel [16] [$1,100]; 16. 51-Fred Rahmer [23] [$1,000]; 17. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild [10] [$900]; 18. 5-Jac Haudenschild [15] [$850]; 19. 7L-Chad Layton [26] [$]; 20. 4-Cody Darrah [27] [$]; 21. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [20] [$800]; 22. 9-Joey Saldana [17] [$800]; 23. 29-Kerry Madsen [24] [$800]; 24. 1-Sammy Swindell [7] [$800]; 25. 15-Donny Schatz [25] [$]; 26. 1S-Logan Schuchart [21] [$800]; 27. 21-Brian Montieth [28] [$]; 28. 747-Davey Sammons [14] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-7. Steve Kinser 8-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 48-Danny Dietrich [+13].

Qualifying - 1. 15A-Adam Wilt, 16.936; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell, 17.060; 3. 30C-Lance Dewease, 17.116; 4. 11-Steve Kinser, 17.147; 5. 19-Stevie Smith, 17.153; 6. 7-Craig Dollansky, 17.169; 7. 77-Aaron Ott, 17.193; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 17.210; 9. 98-Danny Lasoski, 17.236; 10. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild, 17.250; 11. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.294; 12. 747-Davey Sammons, 17.298; 13. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.306; 14. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 17.328; 15. 59-Jim Siegel, 17.346; 16. 27-Daryn Pittman, 17.366; 17. 9-Joey Saldana, 17.390; 18. 20S-Derek Sell, 17.429; 19. 69K-Don Kreitz, 17.434; 20. 63-Chad Kemenah, 17.442; 21. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 17.497; 22. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.555; 23. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.618; 24. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 17.633; 25. 51-Fred Rahmer, 17.664; 26. 35-Justin Henderson, 17.677; 27. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.681; 28. 29-Kerry Madsen, 17.728; 29. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.748; 30. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.788; 31. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.792; 32. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.833; 33. 7L-Chad Layton, 17.841; 34. 30-Doug Esh, 18.032; 35. 16-Gerard McIntyre, 18.054; 36. 4-Cody Darrah, 18.060; 37. 11C-Cory Haas, 18.173; 38. 7S-Jason Sides, 18.197; 39. 44-Frank Cozze, 18.219; 40. 5G-Curt Michael, 18.457; 41. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.869.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 98-Danny Lasoski [2]; 2. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [1]; 3. 15A-Adam Wilt [4]; 4. 19-Stevie Smith [3]; 5. 9-Joey Saldana [5]; 6. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [6]; 7. 7L-Chad Layton [9]; 8. 21-Brian Montieth [8]; 9. 51-Fred Rahmer [7]; 10. 11C-Cory Haas [10]; 11. 12W-Troy Fraker [11].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild [2]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [3]; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell [4]; 4. 5-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 5. 1S-Logan Schuchart [6]; 6. 30-Doug Esh [9]; 7. 35-Justin Henderson [7]; 8. 20S-Derek Sell [5]; 9. 7S-Jason Sides [10]; 10. 75-Nicole Bower [8].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 39-Greg Hodnett [2]; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease [4]; 3. 59-Jim Siegel [1]; 4. 77-Aaron Ott [3]; 5. 48-Danny Dietrich [6]; 6. 69K-Don Kreitz [5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 8. 19M-Brent Marks [8]; 9. 44-Frank Cozze [10]; 10. 16-Gerard McIntyre [9].

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 27-Daryn Pittman [1]; 2. 11-Steve Kinser [4]; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah [5]; 4. 747-Davey Sammons [2]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 6. 29-Kerry Madsen [7]; 7. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [6]; 8. 87-Alan Krimes [8]; 9. 4-Cody Darrah [9]; 10. 5G-Curt Michael [10].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 98-Danny Lasoski [1]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [2]; 3. 11-Steve Kinser [3]; 4. 39-Greg Hodnett [8]; 5. 30C-Lance Dewease [4]; 6. 27-Daryn Pittman [10]; 7. 1-Sammy Swindell [5]; 8. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [9]; 9. 15A-Adam Wilt [6]; 10. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild [7].

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 69K-Don Kreitz [2] [-]; 2. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [3] [-]; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer [5] [-]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [8] [-]; 5. 35-Justin Henderson [6] [$200]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [7] [$180]; 7. 20S-Derek Sell [1] [$175]; 8. 7L-Chad Layton [13] [$160]; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [4] [$150]; 10. 75-Nicole Bower [10] [$150]; 11. 87-Alan Krimes [12] [$150]; 12. 21-Brian Montieth [9] [$150]; 13. 4-Cody Darrah [14] [$150]; 14. 11C-Cory Haas [16] [$150]; 15. 19M-Brent Marks [11] [$150]; 16. 44-Frank Cozze [17] [$150]; 17. 16-Gerard McIntyre [15] [$15]; 18. 12W-Troy Fraker [18] [$150]; 19. 30-Doug Esh [19] [$150]; 20. 7S-Jason Sides [20] [$150]; 21. 5G-Curt Michael [21] [$150].

Morgan Cup - (12 laps) – 1. 11-Steve Kinser [1]; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 35-Justin Henderson [4]; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky [3]; 5. 30c-Lance Dewease [6]; 6. 51-Fred Rahmer [8]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [5]; 8. Adam Wilt [10]; 9. 63-Chad Kemenah [9]; 10. 9-Joey Saldana [7].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Sammy Swindell 2453
2. Steve Kinser 2445
3. Donny Schatz 2441
4. Joey Saldana 2398
5. Craig Dollansky 2346
6. Kraig Kinser 2334
7. Chad Kemenah 2204
8. Cody Darrah 2171
9. Jason Sides 2159
10. Lucas Wolfe 2119

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Rahmer Rallies in Outlaws Season Debut at Williams Grove

Pennsylvania legend passes Hodnett for lead with five laps to go to claim the opener

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. - May 11, 2012 - To say Fred Rahmer knows his way around Williams Grove Speedway is an understatement.

Since claiming the 1986 Rookie of the Year, Rahmer has amassed eight track championships en route to becoming the winningest driver in Williams Grove history. He added to that list on Friday and picked up his fifth career World of Outlaws feature victory in front of a packed crowd on Night 1 of a weekend doubleheader at the historic paper-clip half-mile oval.

"Any time you get a win against this group, plus our local guys, it's a good win," Rahmer said. "When you respect somebody as much as most of the guys around here respect (the Outlaws), it feels really good. It's tough to put a whole night together and end up standing here in the winner's circle."

The Hall of Famer timed in third quick of the season-high 45 cars. He then finished fourth in his heat race to advance to the feature and lock himself into the dash. The invert was a six, starting Rahmer fourth in the six-lap dash. He gained a position to earn the third starting spot for the 25-lap feature and then he began to play the guessing game.

"I knew watching the (Last Chance Showdown) that there was no way it could sustain life on the top the whole race," he said. "I just hoped it gave up quick enough and it did. I saw Steve (Kinser) driving across the track in the (Last Chance Showdown) and that's my best line. We were just fortunate that it gave up just enough right at the right time."

Rahmer, who rocketed into second place as polesitter Jason Sides took an early advantage in the feature, peaked late in the race. Midway through the event Rahmer fell to fourth place as Greg Hodnett began to work his way toward the front.

Hodnett passed Daryn Pittman and Rahmer to advance to the runner-up position on lap 13. Hodnett reeled in Sides through lapped traffic and slid for the lead in turn four on lap 19.

At that time Rahmer also found a groove and advanced to second on the ensuing lap. He then passed Hodnett for the top spot as the duo exited turn two on lap 21.

"I thought we were pretty decent," Hodnett said. "I was floating around, not really running the bottom, not really running the top. I just kept doing what I was doing and I think it kind of took half rubber on the bottom of (turn) four. I just kept sliding by it and I was having to slow down too much to get to it."

The only caution came on lap 22 as Sides appeared to have something break in the front of his car entering turn one while running fourth. He spun up the track and had to be towed to the pits.

Rahmer lined up on the inside for the double-file restart and checked out during the last four laps. Pittman slid Hodnett for second place in the final couple of laps.

"To be good enough to race with Fred and actually pass Hodnett back, those guys have been really good and we haven't even been in their league," Pittman said. "It's fun to be competitive again.

"Every time I thought I had something figured out I'd change around and get better. The track really, really changed a lot as the race went on. That was fun driving it, so that had to have been fun to watch."

For Hodnett, it was a disappointing end to a promising night in his return to a sprint car. It was Hodnett's first race back since his father, Hoyette, passed away last Saturday.

"We want to come out with a win every night, but this one would have been pretty nice," he said. "Obviously we're going to try again tomorrow, but I really wanted to win this one and it just didn't work out."

Danny Dietrich, who claimed his first career World of Outlaws win on Thursday at Lincoln Speedway, finished fourth and Steve Kinser led the Outlaws with a fifth-place finish.

Stevie Smith was sixth, Don Kreitz Jr. placed seventh and Sammy Swindell earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after driving from 23rd to eighth. He also reclaimed the World of Outlaws points lead, which has swapped each of the past seven races.

Craig Dollansky, who set quick time with a lap of 17.118 seconds, finished ninth and Lucas Wolfe rounded out the top 10.

Dietrich, Hodnett, Smith and Wolfe each claimed a heat race victory. Kinser won the Last Chance Showdown and Paul McMahan was victorious in the C Main.

The Outlaws return to Williams Grove on Saturday for a full night of racing that includes not only the 30-lap A-main, but also the Morgan Cup Challenge featuring PA Posse drivers against World of Outlaws drivers in a 12-lap dash.

Williams Grove Speedway Notebook

WINNERS - Sammy Swindell - 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Danny Dietrich - 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Fred Rahmer - 1 (Williams Grove Speedway on May 11).

TIME TRIALS - Craig Dollansky was the fastest qualifier around the half-mile oval with a time of 17.118 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Joey Saldana (4 points), Fred Rahmer (3), Jason Sides (2) and Steve Kinser (1).

Williams Grove Speedway Statistical Report; Mechanicsburg, Pa.; May 11, 2012

A-Main - (25 Laps) - 1. 51-Fred Rahmer [3] [$8,000]; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman [2] [$4,000]; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett [6] [$2,500]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich [4] [$2,200]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [11] [$2,100]; 6. 19-Stevie Smith [5] [$2,000]; 7. 69K-Don Kreitz [12] [$1,800]; 8. 1-Sammy Swindell [23] [$1,600]; 9. 7-Craig Dollansky [8] [$1,500]; 10. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [9] [$1,300]; 11. 7L-Chad Layton [10] [$1,200]; 12. 29-Kerry Madsen [14] [$1,100]; 13. 21-Brian Montieth [20] [$1,000]; 14. 9-Joey Saldana [7] [$700]; 15. 77-Aaron Ott [18] [$600]; 16. 30C-Lance Dewease [13] [$600]; 17. 15-Donny Schatz [24] [$600]; 18. 87-Alan Krimes [15] [$600]; 19. 11K-Kraig Kinser [25] [$]; 20. 19M-Brent Marks [21] [$600]; 21. 7S-Jason Sides [1] [$600]; 22. 98-Danny Lasoski [17] [$600]; 23. 63-Chad Kemenah [19] [$600]; 24. 30-Doug Esh [22] [$600]; 25. 5-Jac Haudenschild [16] [$600]; 26. 44-Frank Cozze [26] [$]. Lap Leaders: Jason Sides 1-18, Greg Hodnett 19-20, Fred Rahmer 21-25. KSE Hard Charger Award: 1-Sammy Swindell [+15].

Qualifying - 1. 7-Craig Dollansky, 17.118; 2. 9-Joey Saldana, 17.135; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer, 17.184; 4. 7S-Jason Sides, 17.231; 5. 11-Steve Kinser, 17.274; 6. 69K-Don Kreitz, 17.308; 7. 27-Daryn Pittman, 17.368; 8. 30C-Lance Dewease, 17.391; 9. 29-Kerry Madsen, 17.396; 10. 87-Alan Krimes, 17.396; 11. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 17.399; 12. 7L-Chad Layton, 17.405; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich, 17.416; 14. 39-Greg Hodnett, 17.431; 15. 19-Stevie Smith, 17.506; 16. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 17.514; 17. 98-Danny Lasoski, 17.529; 18. 77-Aaron Ott, 17.530; 19. 63-Chad Kemenah, 17.540; 20. 2-Ryan Bohlke, 17.564; 21. 21-Brian Montieth, 17.565; 22. 19M-Brent Marks, 17.579; 23. 44-Frank Cozze, 17.595; 24. 30-Doug Esh, 17.631; 25. 16-Gerard McIntyre, 17.671; 26. 5G-Curt Michael, 17.707; 27. 1-Sammy Swindell, 17.708; 28. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 17.711; 29. 15-Donny Schatz, 17.742; 30. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 17.752; 31. 11C-Cory Haas, 17.757; 32. 35-Justin Henderson, 17.761; 33. 15A-Adam Wilt, 17.810; 34. 747-Davey Sammons, 17.811; 35. 4-Cody Darrah, 17.813; 36. 13-Paul McMahan, 17.820; 37. 69-Ryan Smith, 17.835; 38. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 17.840; 39. 17B-Steve Buckwalter, 17.849; 40. 75-Nicole Bower, 17.920; 41. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp, 17.941; 42. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild, 17.968; 43. 6-Bill Rose, 18.034; 44. 12W-Troy Fraker, 18.172; 45. 20S-Derek Sell, 18.253.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [4]; 3. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 4. 98-Danny Lasoski [5]; 5. 15-Donny Schatz [8]; 6. 11-Steve Kinser [3]; 7. 21-Brian Montieth [6]; 8. 20S-Derek Sell [12]; 9. 15A-Adam Wilt [9]; 10. 69-Ryan Smith [10]; 11. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp [11]; 12. 16-Gerard McIntyre [7].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 39-Greg Hodnett [1]; 2. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 3. 87-Alan Krimes [2]; 4. 69K-Don Kreitz [3]; 5. 77-Aaron Ott [5]; 6. 19M-Brent Marks [6]; 7. 5G-Curt Michael [7]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [10]; 9. 747-Davey Sammons [9]; 10. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8]; 11. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild [11].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 19-Stevie Smith [1]; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman [3]; 3. 5-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 4. 51-Fred Rahmer [4]; 5. 1-Sammy Swindell [7]; 6. 63-Chad Kemenah [5]; 7. 4-Cody Darrah [9]; 8. 11C-Cory Haas [8]; 9. 44-Frank Cozze [6]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [11]; 11. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [10].

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [1]; 2. 7L-Chad Layton [2]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [4]; 4. 30-Doug Esh [6]; 5. 30C-Lance Dewease [3]; 6. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [7]; 7. 35-Justin Henderson [8]; 8. 2-Ryan Bohlke [5]; 9. 13-Paul McMahan [9]; 10. 12W-Troy Fraker [11]; 11. 75-Nicole Bower [10].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 7S-Jason Sides [3]; 2. 27-Daryn Pittman [2]; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer [4]; 4. 48-Danny Dietrich [7]; 5. 19-Stevie Smith [9]; 6. 39-Greg Hodnett [8]; 7. 9-Joey Saldana [5]; 8. 7-Craig Dollansky [6]; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [10]; 10. 7L-Chad Layton [1].

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. 13-Paul McMahan [2] [-]; 2. 69-Ryan Smith [3] [-]; 3. 1S-Logan Schuchart [4] [$125]; 4. 17B-Steve Buckwalter [5] [$125]; 5. 75-Nicole Bower [6] [$125]; 6. 12W-Troy Fraker [10] [$100]; 7. 4-Cody Darrah [1] [$100]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [9] [$100]; 9. 3W-Sheldon Haudenschild [8] [$100]; 10. 8R-Michael Ruttkamp [7] [$100]; 11. 20S-Derek Sell [11] [$100].

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11-Steve Kinser [1] [-]; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah [2] [-]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [5] [-]; 4. 21-Brian Montieth [4] [-]; 5. 11C-Cory Haas [11] [$200]; 6. 2-Ryan Bohlke [3] [$180]; 7. 44-Frank Cozze [6] [$175]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10] [$160]; 9. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [9] [$150]; 10. 15A-Adam Wilt [13] [$150]; 11. 13-Paul McMahan [15] [$150]; 12. 16-Gerard McIntyre [7] [$150]; 13. 35-Justin Henderson [12] [$150]; 14. 5G-Curt Michael [8] [$150]; 15. 747-Davey Sammons [14] [$150]; 16. 69-Ryan Smith [16] [$150].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Sammy Swindell 2347
2. Donny Schatz 2339
3. Steve Kinser 2293
4. Joey Saldana 2292
5. Kraig Kinser 2212
6. Craig Dollansky 2206
7. Jason Sides 2084
8. Chad Kemenah 2080
9. Cody Darrah 2061
10. Lucas Wolfe 2044

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Dietrich Dominates Lincoln

Posse 1, Outlaws 0: Dietrich Claims The Gettysburg Clash

The Pennsylvanian collects his first career World of Outlaws victory at Lincoln

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. — May 10, 2012 — The flash bulbs kept popping, the confetti kept falling and the celebration kept intensifying.

It wasn’t a normal Victory Lane. Then again, Danny Dietrich isn’t a normal winner and the World of Outlaws vs. Pennsylvania Posse rivalry isn’t a normal matchup.

Dietrich, a native Pennsylvanian whose 24th birthday is a week and a half away, picked up his first career World of Outlaws victory on Thursday in The Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway.

“Words can’t express,” a beaming Dietrich said. “I’m ready to go drink a few beers.”

Dietrich was dominant in the first World of Outlaws event at the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval since 1998. After starting seventh, he was up to fourth place within the first three laps. Following a caution on lap four for Alan Krimes, who spun in turn one, Dietrich took little time finding the lead.

He passed Danny Lasoski for third on the backstretch of lap four and then blew by polesitter Lance Dewease for the runner-up position on the ensuing lap. Dietrich edged Sam Hafetertepe Jr. for the lead as the duo cross the finish line on lap six and quickly checked out.

“When he drove around us on the outside I knew that there was nobody going to beat him tonight,” Hafertepe Jr. said. “That’s the most dominant car that’s been out here in a long time.”

Dietrich had to survive four cautions, including the final three for drivers who had trouble while running in the top 10. Lasoski slowed dramatically on the backstretch on lap 18 and Adam Wilt hit the wall in turn two on lap 24. The final caution came on the restart for fifth-running Doug Esh, who came to a stop in turn two after colliding with another driver.

Despite double-file restarts, Dietrich rocketed to the lead every time and never faced a stiff challenge once he found the top spot.

“All about knowing the track and getting the setup right,” he said. “I felt like we hit it perfect from the drop of the green and hopefully we can do that the rest of the weekend.

“This is pretty much a normal Saturday night for us. We’ve been fast. We just had to clear up a few issues. Luckily we put it all together tonight.”

It was the third win of the season for Dietrich, which comes as no surprise to Dewease.

“Danny deserves to win,” he said after finishing second. “He’s been the best race car in Central PA all year and definitely the best race car here all year.

“He started seventh so he must have been pretty good to get up through there that quick. I’m sure he got to the top before a lot of people did, but he can run anywhere at this race track.”

Hafertepe Jr. was third with Cory Haas charging from 17th to finish fourth. Lucas Wolfe, who hails from nearby Mechanicsburg, was the top World of Outlaws driver as he placed fifth.

Kevin Nouse earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after maneuvering from 23rd to sixth. Donny Schatz finished seventh and is the new World of Outlaws points leader. It marks the sixth consecutive race the top spot has changed.

Fred Rahmer drove from 22nd to eighth, Daryn Pittman finished ninth and Gerard McIntyre rounded out the top 10.

Sammy Swindell, who entered the event with the World of Outlaws points lead, set quick time with a lap of 14.501 seconds. Wolfe, Chad Kemenah, McIntyre and Esh each claimed a heat race, with Bill Stine winning the C Main and Brad McClelland the Last Chance Showdown.

The World of Outlaws face the Posse at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg on Friday and Saturday.

“We’re strong,” Dietrich said of the Posse. “I think we’re always fast when the Outlaws come to town. Hopefully we can keep it up.”

The Gettysburg Clash Notebook

WINNERS – Sammy Swindell – 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz – 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky – 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana – 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Danny Dietrich – 1 (Lincoln Speedway on May 10); Chad Kemenah – 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).

TIME TRIALS – Sammy Swindell was the fastest qualifier around the 3/8-mile oval with a time of 14.501 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Donny Schatz (4 points), Adam Wilt (3), Daryn Pittman (2) and Jac Haudenschild (1).

The Gettysburg Clash Statistical Report; Lincoln Speedway; Abbottstown, Pa.; May 10, 2012

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 48-Danny Dietrich [7] [$6,000]; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease [1] [$3,500]; 3. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [2] [$2,000]; 4. 11C-Cory Haas [17] [$1,800]; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [5] [$1,500]; 6. 14-Kevin Nouse [23] [$1,400]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [6] [$1,350]; 8. 51-Fred Rahmer [22] [$1,300]; 9. 27-Daryn Pittman [12] [$1,250]; 10. 85-Gerard McIntyre [10] [$1,200]; 11. 87-Alan Krimes [26] [$400]; 12. 4-Cody Darrah [27] [$300]; 13. 19-Stevie Smith [19] [$700]; 14. 11-Steve Kinser [20] [$650]; 15. 63-Chad Kemenah [9] [$600]; 16. 21-Brian Montieth [24] [$550]; 17. 6B-Brad McClelland [16] [$500]; 18. 1-Sammy Swindell [11] [$500]; 19. 9-Joey Saldana [21] [$500]; 20. 5-Jac Haudenschild [13] [$500]; 21. 69-Tim Glatfelter [18] [$500]; 22. 7-Craig Dollansky [15] [$500]; 23. 30-Doug Esh [8] [$500]; 24. 11K-Kraig Kinser [25] [$]; 25. 15A-Adam Wilt [4] [$500]; 26. 98-Danny Lasoski [3] [$500]; 27. 19M-Brent Marks [14] [$500]; 28. 38N-Nick Schlauch Jr. [28] [$]. Lap Leaders: Sam Hafertepe Jr. 1-5, Danny Dietrich 6-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 14-Kevin Nouse [+17].

Qualifying - 1. 1-Sammy Swindell, 14.501; 2. 15-Donny Schatz, 14.765; 3. 15A-Adam Wilt, 14.828; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman, 14.856; 5. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 14.908; 6. 98-Danny Lasoski, 14.911; 7. 19M-Brent Marks, 14.913; 8. 7-Craig Dollansky, 14.930; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 14.954; 10. 6B-Brad McClelland, 14.959; 11. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 15.061; 12. 30C-Lance Dewease, 15.069; 13. 48-Danny Dietrich, 15.078; 14. 63-Chad Kemenah, 15.080; 15. 85-Gerard McIntyre, 15.092; 16. 30-Doug Esh, 15.109; 17. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 15.115; 18. 11C-Cory Haas, 15.138; 19. 69-Tim Glatfelter, 15.150; 20. 29-Kerry Madsen, 15.152; 21. 19-Stevie Smith, 15.160; 22. 11-Steve Kinser, 15.163; 23. 9-Joey Saldana, 15.173; 24. 51-Fred Rahmer, 15.186; 25. 92-Niki Young, 15.206; 26. 13-Paul McMahan, 15.217; 27. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 15.254; 28. 4-Cody Darrah, 15.316; 29. 38N-Nick Schlauch Jr., 15.348; 30. 77-Aaron Ott, 15.350; 31. 14-Kevin Nouse, 15.377; 32. 87-Alan Krimes, 15.386; 33. 21-Brian Montieth, 15.450; 34. 2-Ryan Bohlke, 15.485; 35. 71X-Bill Stine, 15.486; 36. 3B-Randy Baughman, 15.501; 37. 59-Jim Siegel, 15.535; 38. 54-Cap Henry, 15.565; 39. 65-Johnny Mackison, 15.640; 40. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe, 15.666; 41. 95-Hunter Mackison, 15.673; 42. 70-Sam Schlosberg, 15.750; 43. 20S-Derek Sell, 15.796; 44. 6-Bill Rose, 15.838; 45. 23-Todd Zinn, 16.282.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 2. 48-Danny Dietrich [1]; 3. 5-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 4. 19-Stevie Smith [6]; 5. 21-Brian Montieth [9]; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell [4]; 7. 92-Niki Young [7]; 8. 1S-Logan Schuchart [5]; 9. 59-Jim Siegel [10]; 10. 38N-Nick Schlauch Jr. [8]; 11. 95-Hunter Mackison [11]; 12. 23-Todd Zinn [12].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 63-Chad Kemenah [1]; 2. 98-Danny Lasoski [3]; 3. 11C-Cory Haas [5]; 4. 15-Donny Schatz [4]; 5. 11-Steve Kinser [6]; 6. 77-Aaron Ott [8]; 7. 2-Ryan Bohlke [9]; 8. 54-Cap Henry [10]; 9. 6B-Brad McClelland [2]; 10. 70-Sam Schlosberg [11]; 11. 13-Paul McMahan [7].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 85-Gerard McIntyre [1]; 2. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [2]; 3. 19M-Brent Marks [3]; 4. 15A-Adam Wilt [4]; 5. 9-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 69-Tim Glatfelter [5]; 7. 14-Kevin Nouse [8]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 9. 71X-Bill Stine [9]; 10. 65-Johnny Mackison [10]; 11. 20S-Derek Sell [11].

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 30-Doug Esh [1]; 2. 30C-Lance Dewease [2]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [3]; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman [4]; 5. 51-Fred Rahmer [6]; 6. 4-Cody Darrah [7]; 7. 87-Alan Krimes [8]; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen [5]; 9. 3B-Randy Baughman [9]; 10. 6-Bill Rose [11]; 11. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe [10].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 30C-Lance Dewease [1]; 2. 1Z-Sam Hafertepe Jr [2]; 3. 98-Danny Lasoski [4]; 4. 15A-Adam Wilt [5]; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [3]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [6]; 7. 48-Danny Dietrich [7]; 8. 30-Doug Esh [10]; 9. 63-Chad Kemenah [8]; 10. 85-Gerard McIntyre [9].

C-Main - (10 Laps - Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) - 1. 71X-Bill Stine [1] [-]; 2. 65-Johnny Mackison [4] [-]; 3. 59-Jim Siegel [3] [$150]; 4. 70-Sam Schlosberg [7] [$125]; 5. 5T-Glenndon Forsythe [5] [$125]; 6. 3B-Randy Baughman [2] [$100]; 7. 95-Hunter Mackison [6] [$100]; 8. 23-Todd Zinn [9] [$100]; 9. 6-Bill Rose [8] [$100]; 10. 54-Cap Henry [10] [$100]; 11. 20S-Derek Sell [11] [$100].

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 6B-Brad McClelland [2] [-]; 2. 69-Tim Glatfelter [4] [-]; 3. 1-Sammy Swindell [1] [-]; 4. 14-Kevin Nouse [12] [-]; 5. 4-Cody Darrah [9] [$200]; 6. 87-Alan Krimes [13] [$180]; 7. 38N-Nick Schlauch Jr. [10] [$175]; 8. 71X-Bill Stine [15] [$160]; 9. 65-Johnny Mackison [16] [$150]; 10. 29-Kerry Madsen [5] [$150]; 11. 13-Paul McMahan [7] [$150]; 12. 2-Ryan Bohlke [14] [$150]; 13. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8] [$150]; 14. 92-Niki Young [6] [$150]; 15. 1S-Logan Schuchart [3] [$150]; 16. 77-Aaron Ott [11] [$150].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Donny Schatz 2223
2. Sammy Swindell 2213
3. Joey Saldana 2166
4. Steve Kinser 2152
5. Kraig Kinser 2100
6. Craig Dollansky 2069
7. Cody Darrah 1986
8. Chad Kemenah 1976
9. Jason Sides 1974
10. Lucas Wolfe 1914

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Rain Postpones The Gettysburg Clash to Thursday, May 10

The World of Outlaws face the Pennsylvania Posse at Lincoln Speedway

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. - May 9, 2012 - Rain has plagued the World of Outlaws once again.

This time the showers on Wednesday delayed The Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway, which is the first showdown of the season between the Outlaws and the Pennsylvania Posse. The event is postponed until Thursday.

The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with qualifying at 7 p.m. Tickets from Wednesday's show are valid for Thursday.

"Unfortunately all it's done since we've been home is rained," World of Outlaws driver and Pennsylvania native Lucas Wolfe said. "It's been pretty unwelcoming. There's a good chance of great weather tomorrow and hopefully we'll have a great event here at Lincoln Speedway.

"I'm very excited to get back here. I haven't raced here as an Outlaw and I haven't been here much in the last few years, so it's going to be a good opportunity for us tomorrow night. It'll be a great race."

It's the seventh time this season that weather has postponed or cancelled a World of Outlaws event. Wednesday's showers forced the packed facility to wait another day in one of the fiercest rivalries in racing. It also deferred the first World of Outlaws event at Lincoln Speedway since 1998.

Rain hit the area as the 44 drivers were getting in their cars to fire engines around 5:45 p.m. A light mist turned into heavier rain and at 7:30 p.m. the show was postponed.

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Returns to Hagerstown

The Maryland track hosts Round 2 of the Kasey Kahne Challenge on Sunday, May 20

HAGERSTOWN, Md. - May 8, 2012 - There is one driver in particular who has his sight set on the upcoming Ollie's Bargain Outlet presents the Kasey Kahne Challenge brought to you by O'Neill Race Gear event.

Cody Darrah, who drives for the NASCAR star, grew up watching races at Hagerstown Speedway - site for Round 2 of the Kasey Kahne Challenge on Sunday, May 20, with the World of Outlaws.

"Hagerstown is pretty special to me and to our family," Darrah said. "Ever since I was little, we'd go there and watch my uncle on the late model side. I grew up with a different background, not too much in sprint cars, but in late models. That's a track that I've got to stand on the frontstretch with my uncle and also with Kasey two years ago. So it's a pretty special race track to me and I'm pretty excited to go there with the Outlaws."

And the fact that his car owner is co-promoting the race along with SLS Promotions doesn't hurt.

"To be in a race that he sponsors and to get a little bit of his money back would sure be a bonus for the whole team," Darrah said as he sported a big grin.

This will be the World of Outlaws first race at the semi-banked, half-mile oval since 2005, when Sammy Swindell claimed the feature. Swindell, who leads the current World of Outlaws points and won the first round of the Kasey Kahne Challenge, has won a series-best seven of the 35 Outlaws events on the racy track.

"It's a notoriously, fairly slick track by the end of the night," Kerry Madsen said. "We're pretty confident on slick stuff, so it'll be quite interesting to go there."

Mark Kinser set the track record of 14.945 seconds on July 31, 1999.

The main gate at Hagerstown Speedway is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with hot laps at 7 p.m., qualifying at 7:30 p.m. and racing at 8 p.m.

Pit/Combo tickets are available in advance only (includes a reserved seat and a pit pass) by ordering online at SLSpromotions.com or by calling 1-815-344-2023 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (Central) Monday thru Friday.

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World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance

Lincoln Speedway, Williams Grove Speedway

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. - May 7, 2012 - In the midst of an electrifying championship battle, the World of Outlaws are headed to Posse country this week for the first time during the 2012 campaign.

There have been eight changes atop the points standings this season with Sammy Swindell and Donny Schatz trading the lead the last five races. Swindell, who has won four of the last eight races - including Saturday night at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio - holds an 11-point advantage over Schatz entering this week.

The Outlaws take the fight to Pennsylvania and one of the toughest regions for a trio of competitions this week, beginning on Wednesday with The Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway. It will be the first World of Outlaws event at the semi-banked, 3/8-mile track since 1998.

The teams will then head to Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg for a doubleheader on Friday and Saturday, capped by the Morgan Cup - pitting five premier World of Outlaws drivers against five Pa Posse drivers in a 12-lap dash. The winner earns $4,000 and the prestigious trophy to their corner for the next year.

WHEN
Wednesday, May 9, at Lincoln Speedway in Abbottstown, Pa., for The Gettysburg Clash. The front gate is scheduled to open at 4 p.m. with qualifying at 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, May 11-12, at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. The front gate is scheduled to open at 5:30 p.m. with qualifying at 7:30 p.m.

WHERE
Lincoln Speedway is located at 800 Racetrack Road in Abbottstown, Pa. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/dqqaj).

Williams Grove Speedway is located at 1 Speedway Drive in Mechanicsburg, Pa. Click on the link for a map ( http://g.co/maps/hechd).

TICKETS
Tickets for The Gettysburg Clash at Lincoln Speedway can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

Tickets for Williams Grove Speedway can be ordered by calling 717-697-5000. More information is available at http://www.williamsgrove.com/worldofoutlaws.htm.

ON THE INTERNET

World of Outlaws - www.WorldofOutlaws.com

Lincoln Speedway - www.LincolnSpeedway.com

Williams Grove Speedway - www.WilliamsGrove.com  

Dirt Radio Network - www.DIRTVision.com

ABOUT THE TRACKS
Lincoln Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The overall track record of 12.730 seconds was established by Lance Dewease on Oct. 15, 1999. The fastest in World of Outlaws competition is 13.380 seconds by Jac Haudenschild on May 31, 1997.

Williams Grove Speedway is a semi-banked, half-mile oval. The track record of 16.140 seconds was established by Brian Paulus on April 26, 2002.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Lincoln Speedway:

1998 - Fred Rahmer on May 30

1997 - Mark Kinser on May 31

1996 - Mark Kinser on June 1

1995 - Steve Kinser on June 3, Dave Blaney on Aug. 6

1994 - Steve Kinser on June 4, Steve Kinser on Aug. 7

1993 - Andy Hillenburg on June 5, Bill Brian Jr. on Aug. 8

1992 - Steve Kinser on May 25

1991 - Sammy Swindell on May 25

1989 - Chris Eash on May 20, Don Kreitz on May 27, Bobby Davis Jr. on July 29

1988 - Sammy Swindell on May 28, Stevie Smith on June 4, Steve Kinser on July 30

1987 - Bobby Allen on May 23, Steve Kinser on May 30, Steve Kinser on Aug. 1

1986 - Bobby Davis Jr. on May 24, Bobby Davis Jr. on May 31, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 2

1985 - Bobby Allen on May 25, Steve Kinser on June 1, Bobby Allen on Aug. 3

1984 - Steve Kinser on May 26, Bobby Davis Jr. on Aug. 4

1983 - Brad Doty on May 30, Steve Kinser on Aug. 6

1981 - Steve Kinser on June 6

1980 - Sammy Swindell on May 17, Steve Kinser on July 19

1979 - Rick Ferkel on July 21

1978 - Steve Smith on June 24, Steve Smith on July 29

World of Outlaws A-Feature Winners at Williams Grove Speedway:

2011 - Daryn Pittman on May 13, Greg Hodnett on July 22, Jason Meyers on July 23, Jason Meyers on Sept. 30, Jason Meyers on Oct. 7

2010 - Chad Layton on May 13, Fred Rahmer on May 14, Lance Dewease on July 23, Greg Hodnett on July 24, Greg Hodnett on Oct. 1, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 2

2009 - Greg Hodnett on May 14, Greg Hodnett on July 24, Greg Hodnett on Oct. 3, Cody Darrah on Oct. 3 (Completion of July 25 event)

2008 - Steve Kinser on May 15, Daryn Pittman on July 18, Donny Schatz on July 19

2007 - Donny Schatz on May 17, Donny Schatz on May 18, Donny Schatz on July 19, Brian Leppo on July 20, Donny Schatz on July 21, Donny Schatz on Sept. 29

2006 - Fred Rahmer on May 27, Daryn Pittman on July 22, Doug Esh on Sept. 30

2005 - Steve Kinser on May 27, Fred Rahmer on July 23, Donny Schatz on Oct. 1

2004 - Don Kreitz Jr. on May 28, Danny Lasoski on July 24, Donny Schatz on Oct. 2

2003 - Donny Schatz on July 26, Steve Kinser on Oct. 4
2002 - Steve Kinser on May 16, Greg Hodnett on July 27, Lance Dewease on Sept. 28
2001 - Donny Schatz on July 26 (completed May 18 event), Don Kreitz Jr., on July 27, Lance Dewease on Sept. 29

2000 - Fred Rahmer on May 19, Sammy Swindell on July 29, Donny Schatz on Sept. 30

1999 - Steve Kinser on May 28, Mark Kinser on July 30, Mark Kinser on Oct. 2

1998 - Johnny Herrera on May 22, Stevie Smith on May 29, Kevin Gobrecht on July 31, Mark Kinser on Oct. 2

1997 - Mark Kinser on May 23, Jac Haudenschild on May 30, Mark Kinser on Aug. 1, Sammy Swindell on Oct. 4

1996 - Mark Kinser on May 25, Steve Kinser on May 31, Mark Kinser on Aug. 2, Lance Dewease on Oct. 5

1995 - Steve Kinser on May 26, Mark Kinser on Aug. 4, Mark Kinser on Sept. 30

1994 - Steve Kinser on May 27, Andy Hillenburg on June 3, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 5, Steve Kinser on Oct. 1

1993 - Don Kreitz Jr., on May 28, Dave Blaney on June 4, Steve Kinser on Oct. 1, Don Kreitz Jr. on Oct. 3

1992 - Don Kreitz Jr., on May 22, Don Kreitz Jr., on May 29, Steve Kinser on July 31, Steve Kinser on Oct. 3
1991 - Steve Kinser on May 24, Sammy Swindell on May 31, Steve Kinser on Aug. 2, Stevie Smith on Oct. 6

1990 - Steve Kinser on May 25, Sammy Swindell on June 1, Steve Kinser on Aug. 3, Steve Kinser on Sept. 29

1989 - Sammy Swindell on May 26, Bobby Allen on June 2, Bobby Davis Jr., on July 28, Stevie Smith on Sept. 30

1988 - Bobby Davis Jr., on May 27, Mark Kinser on June 3, Steve Kinser on July 29

1987 - Steve Kinser on May 22, Steve Kinser on May 29, Steve Kinser on July 31

1986 - Doug Wolfgang on May 23, Bobby Allen on May 30, Bobby Allen on Aug. 1

1985 - Keith Kauffman on May 24, Steve Kinser on May 31, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 2

1984 - Steve Kinser on May 25, Steve Kinser on Aug. 3

1983 - Bobby Davis Jr., on May 27, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 5

1982 - Bobby Allen on May 14, Bobby Allen on May 21

1981 - Steve Kinser on June 5, Steve Kinser on June 12

1980 - Sammy Swindell on May 16, Keith Kauffman on July 26

1979 - Lynn Paxton on July 27

1978 - Kramer Williamson on Sept. 24

3/8-MILE WINNERS
Lincoln Speedway is a 3/8-mile oval. There has been one World of Outlaws feature on a track that size in 2012. The winner was Joey Saldana - 1 (Paducah International Speedway on April 13).

HALF-MILE WINNERS
Williams Grove Speedway is a half-mile track. There have been nine World of Outlaws features on a track that size in 2012. The winners are: Sammy Swindell - 3 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28 and Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20); Craig Dollansky - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18); Joey Saldana - 1 (Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Donny Schatz - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19).

NEWS & NOTES

Feature winners: Sammy Swindell - 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).

Up Next: The World of Outlaws venture into New York on Wednesday, May 16, at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park in Elbridge.

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Swindell Dominates, Schatz Charges at Eldora Speedway

The duo swap the World of Outlaws points lead for the fifth consecutive race

ROSSBURG, Ohio - May 5, 2012 - Sammy Swindell and Donny Schatz are putting together one of the most intense championship battles in World of Outlaws history.

There have been eight lead changes in the standings in 15 events this season. Saturday was no different as Swindell led all 30 laps to claim Night 2 of the Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear at Eldora Speedway, marking the fifth consecutive race that the championship standings have swapped between the duo.

"If you're looking at the points, we could have a big lead if we just hadn't gotten in a couple of those crashes," said Swindell, who has crashed twice while running in the top five this season. "But it's part of it and we keep coming back."

Swindell has been victorious in four of the last eight events, including a dominant performance on Saturday as the veteran picked up his 19 th career World of Outlaws win at Eldora Speedway. It also pushed him back into the points lead by 11 over Schatz.

After qualifying seventh quickest, Swindell drove from third to second in both his heat race and the dash. He then rocketed to the lead at the start of the feature, which went caution free for 24 laps before Jason Sides' flat left rear tire brought out a yellow flag.

"The way the car was rolling through there I knew that if somebody was faster, they'd have to be just really awesome because this thing was almost on rails," Swindell said. "It was just stuck down so hard I could just drive around there like I'm driving down the freeway."

The caution eliminated nearly a straightaway lead for Swindell, who took little time in reestablishing a sizeable advantage. However, Kraig Kinser sustained a flat left rear tire with two laps remaining to bring out the final caution of the race.

Joey Saldana, who ran second for most of the race, began to slow a couple of laps before the caution because of an engine issue. Swindell chose the outside lane on the double-file restart and Saldana's car was slow to take off, bogging the inside lane on the start and dropping him to sixth by turn one.

Swindell sailed to the win as Dale Blaney used the late cautions to pick up a pair of positions.

"We were probably going to run fourth until those last couple of yellows," he said after finishing second. "They kind of helped us out. Sometimes yellows can help or hurt, and tonight they helped a little bit.

"(Swindell) was awful good all night long. He drove away from us early. He was definitely a better car than us and it would have took a little bit of problem from him for us to get up to him. I just wasn't good enough from the center off to get a run on guys to slide them."

Craig Dollansky also capitalized on the two cautions to drive from sixth to third in the final five laps.

"My car got good as the race wore on," he said. "Late in the race was when my car felt the best.

"Any time you can come out with a top three with this group of teams here, it's a pretty good night."

David Gravel, who set fast time for the second night in a row, finished fourth and Daryn Pittman drove from 11th to round out the top five.

Schatz overcame an early issue of his own and rebounded in the feature. After advancing from eighth to third in the Last Chance Showdown to earn a transfer, Schatz started the main event in 24th. He restarted 14th on the caution with six laps remaining and then restarted ninth on the green-white-checker.

Schatz finished sixth and he earned the KSE Hard Charger Award for a series-best third time this season.

Saldana placed seventh, Steve Kinser was eighth, Greg Wilson ended ninth and Friday night winner Chad Kemenah rallied from 22nd to conclude the top 10.

Paul McMahan won a heat race and the dash, and Trey Starks, Steve Kinser and Jac Haudenschild earned heat wins. Tony Stewart claimed the Last Chance Showdown.

Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear Notebook

NOTES - David Gravel set quick time for the second night in a row and the third time in his career with the World of Outlaws. … Trey Starks started on the pole of a heat race for the second straight night and he claimed his second career heat race win with the World of Outlaws. … The top 21 drivers in qualifying were separated by less than three-tenths of a second. … Paul McMahan became the 13th different driver to win a dash this season in 15 World of Outlaws events.

WINNERS - Sammy Swindell - 4 (Eldora Speedway on May 5, Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30);Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).

TIME TRIALS - David Gravel was the fastest qualifier around the half-mile oval with a time of 13.213 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Dale Blaney (4 points), Joey Saldana (3), Daryn Pittman (2) and Greg Wilson (1).

Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear Statistical Report; Eldora Speedway; Rossburg, Ohio; May 5, 2012

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [2] [$10,000]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney [4] [$5,000]; 3. 7-Craig Dollansky [5] [$3,000]; 4. 89G-David Gravel [6] [$2,700]; 5. 27-Daryn Pittman [11] [$2,500]; 6. 15-Donny Schatz [24] [$2,200]; 7. 9-Joey Saldana [3] [$2,000]; 8. 11-Steve Kinser [7] [$1,800]; 9. W20-Greg Wilson [12] [$1,600]; 10. 63-Chad Kemenah [22] [$1,450]; 11. 45-Paul McMahan [1] [$1,300]; 12. 29-Kerry Madsen [14] [$1,200]; 13. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [19] [$1,100]; 14. 5-Jac Haudenschild [9] [$1,000]; 15. 55-Trey Starks [10] [$950]; 16. 11K-Kraig Kinser [8] [$900]; 17. 4-Cody Darrah [13] [$850]; 18. 14-Tony Stewart [15] [$750]; 19. 7S-Jason Sides [21] [$725]; 20. D4-Danny Holtgraver [16] [$700]; 21. 83-Tim Shaffer [20] [$700]; 22. 1X-Randy Hannagan [23] [$700]; 23. 54-Cap Henry [18] [$700]; 24. 6-Bill Rose [25] [$]; 25. OO-Jim Nier [17] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Sammy Swindell 1-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 15-Donny Schatz [+18].

Qualifying - 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.213; 2. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.237; 3. 9-Joey Saldana, 13.249; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.279; 5. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.288; 6. 4-Cody Darrah, 13.331; 7. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.350; 8. 29-Kerry Madsen, 13.392; 9. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.410; 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.416; 11. OO-Jim Nier, 13.416; 12. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.422; 13. 45-Paul McMahan, 13.429; 14. 55-Trey Starks, 13.435; 15. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.445; 16. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 13.447; 17. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.453; 18. 6-Bill Rose, 13.475; 19. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.503; 20. 54-Cap Henry, 13.510; 21. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.511; 22. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.526; 23. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.570; 24. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.586; 25. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 13.633; 26. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.635; 27. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto, 13.635; 28. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.656; 29. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.713; 30. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.771; 31. 4S-Danny Smith, 13.777; 32. 12-Jared Ridge, 13.835; 33. 28-Brian Paulus, 13.883; 34. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.908; 35. 71M-Paul May, 14.268; 36. 19T-Todd King, No Time.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 45-Paul McMahan [1]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 3. 89G-David Gravel [4]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 5. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [6]; 6. 14-Tony Stewart [2]; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [8]; 8. 1X-Randy Hannagan [7]; 9. 28-Brian Paulus [9].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 55-Trey Starks [1]; 2. 2-Dale Blaney [4]; 3. 4-Cody Darrah [3]; 4. 83-Tim Shaffer [6]; 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver [2]; 6. 40-Caleb Helms [9]; 7. 2M-Dustin Daggett [7]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [5]; 9. 56R-Ryan Myers [8].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11-Steve Kinser [1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 3. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 4. OO-Jim Nier [2]; 5. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 6. 19-Stevie Smith [5]; 7. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [7]; 8. 71M-Paul May [9]; 9. 4S-Danny Smith [8].

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 5-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [2]; 3. 63-Chad Kemenah [6]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [3]; 5. 27-Daryn Pittman [4]; 6. 54-Cap Henry [5]; 7. 12-Jared Ridge [8]; 8. 15-Donny Schatz [7]; 9. 19T-Todd King [9].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 45-Paul McMahan [1]; 2. 1-Sammy Swindell [3]; 3. 9-Joey Saldana [4]; 4. 2-Dale Blaney [5]; 5. 7-Craig Dollansky [2]; 6. 89G-David Gravel [6]; 7. 11-Steve Kinser [8]; 8. 11K-Kraig Kinser [10]; 9. 5-Jac Haudenschild [9]; 10. 55-Trey Starks [7].

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 14-Tony Stewart [1] [-]; 2. 1X-Randy Hannagan [5] [-]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [8] [-]; 4. 54-Cap Henry [4] [-]; 5. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [9] [$200]; 6. 6-Bill Rose [2] [$180]; 7. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [7] [$175]; 8. 19-Stevie Smith [3] [$160]; 9. 2M-Dustin Daggett [6] [$150]; 10. 28-Brian Paulus [13] [$150]; 11. 40-Caleb Helms [14] [$150]; 12. 71M-Paul May [15] [$150]; 13. 4S-Danny Smith [11] [$150]; 14. 12-Jared Ridge [12] [$150]; 15. 56R-Ryan Myers [10] [$150]; 16. 19T-Todd King [16] [$150].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Sammy Swindell  2094
2. Donny Schatz  2083
3. Joey Saldana  2054
4. Steve Kinser  2030
5. Kraig Kinser  1998
6. Jason Sides  1974
7. Craig Dollansky   1963
8. Cody Darrah  1860
9. Chad Kemenah   1856
10. Kerry Madsen  1785

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Kemenah Dodges the Carnage to Claim Victory at Eldora

The Ohio native picks up his first World of Outlaws win since 2009

ROSSBURG, Ohio - May 4, 2012 - There had to be a full moon hiding behind the incoming storm Friday night at Eldora Speedway.

A variety of issues plagued drivers running in the top five and a wild crash eliminated four competitors in the top 10 with seven laps remaining on Night 1 of the Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear.

It all worked in favor of Ohio native Chad Kemenah, who survived the melee to record his first World of Outlaws victory since 2009.

"We got lucky there," he said after an emotional appearance in Victory Lane. "You don't want to win like that, but we've given some away so I'm not complaining. A win is a win and they pay the same.

"When you're this close to home it makes it that much better. It's only an hour and a half to home, so this is kinda like home to me."

As lightning loomed in the distance, the feature began with a blazing start. Polesitter Jac Haudenschild was easily the quickest in the field and he proved it by maintaining a sizeable lead against runner-up Steve Kinser, who owns a series-best 35 World of Outlaws feature wins at the high-banked, half-mile oval.

After a caution on lap three for Randy Hannagan's stalled car on the frontstretch, Haudenschild quickly powered to a straightaway advantage as he entered traffic on lap eight. However, a red flag for Stevie Smith, who flipped in turn two on lap 17, erased more than a three-second lead for Haudenschild.

That mattered little as he again drove to a large lead only to have the caution flag wave on lap 18 because debris shattered one of the lights on the frontstretch. The race resumed with Haudenschild setting a blistering pace as David Gravel, Sammy Swindell and Tim Shaffer battled in a thrilling three-wide race for fifth place.

With 10 laps remaining, things became hectic. While running second, Kinser's left rear tire gave way in turn four. He returned from the pits at the last minute and restarted 14th.

Haudenschild again rocketed to the front as Swindell and Kerry Madsen traded slide jobs for fourth place for a trio of laps. On lap 24, Swindell brought out a caution while running fifth because of a left rear tire issue.

During the caution, Haudenschild gave up the lead and pulled to the pits because he ran out of fuel. That provided second-running Dale Blaney the top spot, but a lap later - while the race was still under caution - Blaney drove into the pits because of a flat tire.

That moved Gravel into the lead, which was also short-lived. Gravel chose the outside lane for the double-file restart with Madsen lining up inside. The two viscously collided on the bottom in turn one, sending both flipping up the track.

Craig Dollansky and Tim Shaffer, who were competing for top-five positions, had nowhere to go and smashed into the mess. Paul McMahan was also caught up in the incident, which forced all five cars to the pits for the remainder of the night and left debris scattered across turns one and two.

That also advanced Kemenah to the lead, which he didn't relinquish en route to a victory at his favorite track.

"I could see there was going to be a wreck going in there," he said after leading the final seven laps. "I just aimed for the bottom. I figured they were going to the outside.

"Any time you get an opportunity like that, you've just got to seize the moment and go get it."

Donny Schatz drove from 12th to earn the runner-up position, which moved him into the World of Outlaws championship standings lead by one point over Swindell.

"There were a lot of things going on and I'm glad we weren't in it," Schatz said. "We had a so-so car; it wasn't the greatest. We were just kinda riding around and trying to be cautious and stay out of trouble."

Kinser rebounded to round out the podium as he held off a late charge from 13th-starter Cody Darrah to claim third place.

"Just one of those nights," Kinser said. "I'm awful lucky after having a flat tire there to miss everything and to finish third."

Daryn Pittman, who started 11th, finished fifth and Swindell was sixth. NASCAR star Tony Stewart, who owns Eldora Speedway, charged from 17 th to seventh and Joey Saldana placed eighth. Kraig Kinser earned the KSE Hard Charger Award after piloting from 20th to ninth and Cap Henry moved from 19th to round out the top 10.

Gravel set quick time in qualifying with a lap of 13.228 seconds before Blaney, Dollansky, Madsen and Swindell each won a heat race. Kraig Kinser led all 12 laps to win the Last Chance Showdown.

The World of Outlaws concludes the Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear at Eldora Speedway on Saturday.

Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear Notebook

WINNERS - Donny Schatz - 3 (Farmer City Raceway on April 25, Silver Dollar Speedway on March 23 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Sammy Swindell - 3 (Knoxville Raceway on April 28, Missouri State Fair Speedway on April 20 and Merced Speedway on March 30); Craig Dollansky - 2 (Tri-State Speedway on April 21 and Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 19); Tim Kaeding - 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 16 and The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on March 8); Joey Saldana - 2 (Paducah International Raceway on April 13 and Perris Auto Speedway on March 10); Chad Kemenah - 1 (Eldora Speedway on May 4); Danny Lasoski - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 18).

TIME TRIALS - David Gravel was the fastest qualifier around the half-mile oval with a time of 13.228 seconds to earn five championship points. Also earning points were Chad Kemenah (4 points), Steve Kinser (3), Daryn Pittman (2) and Jac Haudenschild (1).

Outlaw Thunder presented by Goodyear Statistical Report; Eldora Speedway; Rossburg, Ohio; May 4, 2012

A-Main - (30 Laps) - 1. 63-Chad Kemenah [4] [$10,000]; 2. 15-Donny Schatz [12] [$5,000]; 3. 11-Steve Kinser [2] [$3,000]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [13] [$2,700]; 5. 27-Daryn Pittman [11] [$2,500]; 6. 1-Sammy Swindell [8] [$2,200]; 7. 14-Tony Stewart [17] [$2,000]; 8. 9-Joey Saldana [5] [$1,800]; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser [20] [$1,600]; 10. 54-Cap Henry [19] [$1,450]; 11. 7S-Jason Sides [18] [$1,300]; 12. 5-Jac Haudenschild [1] [$1,200]; 13. 2-Dale Blaney [6] [$1,100]; 14. 89G-David Gravel [3] [$1,000]; 15. 29-Kerry Madsen [10] [$950]; 16. 83-Tim Shaffer [7] [$900]; 17. 7-Craig Dollansky [9] [$850]; 18. 45-Paul McMahan [21] [$750]; 19. W20-Greg Wilson [14] [$725]; 20. 55-Trey Starks [15] [$700]; 21. 19-Stevie Smith [16] [$700]; 22. D4-Danny Holtgraver [23] [$700]; 23. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [24] [$700]; 24. 1X-Randy Hannagan [22] [$700]. Lap Leaders: Jac Haudenschild 1-23, Chad Kemenah 24-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 11K-Kraig Kinser [+11].

Qualifying - 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.228; 2. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.231; 3. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.277; 4. 27-Daryn Pittman, 13.286; 5. 5-Jac Haudenschild, 13.291; 6. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.295; 7. 4-Cody Darrah, 13.305; 8. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.320; 9. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.334; 10. 9-Joey Saldana, 13.355; 11. 29-Kerry Madsen, 13.374; 12. 83-Tim Shaffer, 13.385; 13. 55-Trey Starks, 13.386; 14. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.399; 15. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.404; 16. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.453; 17. 14-Tony Stewart, 13.478; 18. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.480; 19. 54-Cap Henry, 13.489; 20. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.518; 21. 45-Paul McMahan, 13.547; 22. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild, 13.558; 23. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 13.596; 24. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.604; 25. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto, 13.631; 26. 6-Bill Rose, 13.673; 27. 28-Brian Paulus, 13.801; 28. 44W-Austen Wheatley, 13.829; 29. 56R-Ryan Myers, 13.853; 30. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.886; 31. 19T-Todd King, 13.927; 32. 2M-Dustin Daggett, 13.946; 33. OO-Jim Nier, 14.077.

Heat 1 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 2-Dale Blaney [2]; 2. 5-Jac Haudenschild [3]; 3. 55-Trey Starks [1]; 4. 89G-David Gravel [4]; 5. 14-Tony Stewart [5]; 6. 45-Paul McMahan [6]; 7. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [7]; 8. 56R-Ryan Myers [8]; 9. OO-Jim Nier [9].

Heat 2 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 7-Craig Dollansky [1]; 2. 9-Joey Saldana [2]; 3. 15-Donny Schatz [3]; 4. 7S-Jason Sides [5]; 5. 63-Chad Kemenah [4]; 6. 6-Bill Rose [7]; 7. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [6]; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [8].

Heat 3 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 2. 11-Steve Kinser [4]; 3. 19-Stevie Smith [1]; 4. 4-Cody Darrah [3]; 5. 54-Cap Henry [5]; 6. 1X-Randy Hannagan [6]; 7. 28-Brian Paulus [7]; 8. 19T-Todd King [8].

Heat 4 - (8 Laps - Top 5 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 83-Tim Shaffer [2]; 3. 27-Daryn Pittman [4]; 4. W20-Greg Wilson [3]; 5. D4-Danny Holtgraver [6]; 6. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5]; 7. 2M-Dustin Daggett [8]; 8. 44W-Austen Wheatley [7].

Dash - (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - 1. 5-Jac Haudenschild [1]; 2. 11-Steve Kinser [2]; 3. 89G-David Gravel [4]; 4. 63-Chad Kemenah [3]; 5. 9-Joey Saldana [6]; 6. 2-Dale Blaney [5]; 7. 83-Tim Shaffer [8]; 8. 1-Sammy Swindell [10]; 9. 7-Craig Dollansky [9]; 10. 29-Kerry Madsen [7].

B-Main - (12 Laps - Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) - 1. 11K-Kraig Kinser [1] [-]; 2. 45-Paul McMahan [2] [-]; 3. 1X-Randy Hannagan [4] [-]; 4. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [5] [-]; 5. 6-Bill Rose [6] [$200]; 6. 44W-Austen Wheatley [8] [$180]; 7. 28-Brian Paulus [7] [$175]; 8. 2M-Dustin Daggett [12] [$160]; 9. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [10] [$150]; 10. OO-Jim Nier [13] [$150]; 11. 56R-Ryan Myers [9] [$150]; 12. 19T-Todd King [11] [$150]; 13. 93-Sheldon Haudenschild [3] [$150].

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Top 20 Championship Standings
1. Donny Schatz 1945
2. Sammy Swindell 1944
3. Joey Saldana 1915
4. Steve Kinser  1896
5. Kraig Kinser 1880
6. Jason Sides 1862
7. Craig Dollansky 1819
8. Cody Darrah 1744
9. Chad Kemenah  1726
10. Kerry Madsen 1659

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TONY STEWART ADJUSTS COMPETITION SCHEDULE TO TACKLE OUTLAWS AT ELDORA

Track Owner and Reigning NASCAR Cup Series Champion Has Goal to Beat WoO Teams on his Home Turf

ROSSBURG, Ohio (May 4) – Tony Stewart’s accomplishments at Eldora Speedway are impressive, but his goals are not complete.   The reigning and three-time NASCAR Cup Series champion and current owner of Eldora Speedway has entered Eldora’s fabled Victory Lane as a winner in Late Models, Winged Sprint Cars, Non-Winged Sprint Cars, a Modified, a Midget and three times in the charity driven Prelude to the Dream – but never in a World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car sanctioned event.

With the travelling WoO at Eldora for the Outlaw Thunder by Goodyear this weekend, Stewart has adjusted his busy competition schedule to make every possible effort to fly into Rossburg, Ohio both nights with the goal of not only challenging, but beating the WoO stars and other invaders in their own game.

Only one of two things could possibly deter Stewart from getting into Ohio – a delay in the NASCAR schedule at Talladega or flight issues due to weather.

Other than that Stewart is ‘game-on’ and ready to return to his passion of grassroots racing.

His competition is formidable with the WoO in the midst of an intense point battle that include two Stewart owned teams (Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser) in the top five.   Sammy Swindell carries a seven point margin to lead the series into the Goodyear sponsored weekend.

Joining Stewart as challengers against the touring WoO teams will be the likes of Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, Stevie Smith, Jac Haudenschild and Paul McMahan with two complete nights of racing slated for the .500 mile clay oval each evening.

A doubleheader program each night will feature the Eldora Stock Cars on Friday and the UMP DIRTcar Modifieds on Saturday, as those two divisions continue their points chase and earn a position in the Feed The Children Prelude to the Dream invitational on June 6.

Tickets for the Outlaw Thunder by Goodyear, the Kings Royal weekend, and all other Eldora events are available through the track office at (937) 338-3815 or online 24 hours a day at www.EldoraSpeedway.com.  Like us at www.Facebook.com/EldoraSpeedway or catch all the behind-the-scenes preparation for the event on Twitter @EldoraSpeedway.

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World of Outlaws Return to Lincoln Speedway for The Gettysburg Clash

The series heads back to the semi-banked, 3/8-mile track for the first time since 1998

ABBOTTSTOWN, Pa. - May 2, 2012 - The anticipation has been building for more than a decade.

After a 14-year absence, the World of Outlaws' return to Lincoln Speedway is only a week away. The series kicks off competition against Pennsylvania Posse at the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval on Wednesday, May 9, for The Gettysburg Clash.

"It's been quite a while," Outlaws championship leader Sammy Swindell said. "I don't really remember the last time I was there."

The World of Outlaws last raced at Lincoln Speedway in 1998, when Posse legend Fred Rahmer claimed the top prize - one of his all-time track best 166 victories.

That was the 36th Outlaws event at Lincoln Speedway. The World of Outlaws held at least one race at Lincoln Speedway in all but two years between the series' inception in 1978 and the last race in 1998.

"We ran there quite a bit in the '70s, '80s and '90s," Swindell said. "It might be different now. I remember the backstretch was higher than the corners it seemed like. It was a unique place. I know I've won there and run good there. A lot of things can change over that many years."

Swindell has four Outlaws wins at Lincoln Speedway. Twenty-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser leads the series with 12 victories.

Those are the only two full-time drivers on the series this season with an Outlaws win at Lincoln Speedway. However, a handful of drivers on the current roster have competed there.

"There's a lot of competition and you've definitely got to be on your game," said Joey Saldana, who is third in the current Outlaws standings. "It's a tough area to go into to race. You definitely have to go with the attitude that you belong there and are going to run up front."

Tickets can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.

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