[b World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series At a Glance: Clay County Fair Speedway & Deer Creek Speedway]
[i Concord, NC— September 13, 2009]
WHAT
• With the 2009 Gold Rush Tour now in the rearview mirror, the World of Outlaws return to the upper Midwest this week for an event at Clay County Fair Speedway in Iowa on Wednesday, September 16 and a make-up race at Deer Creek Speedway in Minnesota on Saturday, September 19, which was postponed by rain last month. Heading into the pair of events, just 29 points separate Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers in the series championship standings, with only 11 points paying events left on the schedule. Schatz looks to remain undefeated at Clay County Fair Speedway while the series will make their inaugural visit to Deer Creek Speedway.
WHEN
• On Wednesday, September 16 at Clay County Fair Speedway, the pit gates will open at 2 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Central with hot laps set for 6:30 p.m. Central
• On Saturday, September 19 at Deer Creek Speedway, the pit gates will open at 2 p.m. Central, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Central with hot laps set for 6 p.m. Central
WHERE
• Clay County Fair Speedway is located in Spencer, Iowa. Travel four blocks west of US 71 on 18th St. to the Clay County Fairground North edge of Spencer).
Deer Creek Speedway is located in Spring Valley, Minnesota, a1/2 Mile North of the intersection of State Highway 16 and US Highway 63.
TICKETS
• On Wednesday, September 16 at Clay County Fair Speedway, adult general admission tickets will be $30, with general admission tickets for children ages 12-under $15. Reserved tickets will be $35. Pit combos will also be available which include a reserved seat and a pit pass for $55. For tickets call 763-389-9717. For more information on tickets visit: http://www.cdrpromotions.info.
• On Saturday, September 19, On Wednesday, August 19 at Deer Creek Speedway, adult general admission tickets will be available on the day of the race for $35, with general admission tickets for children 12-under $15. Adult reserved tickets will be available in advance for $35 with reserved tickets for children 12-under $15 if purchased in advance. Pit combos will also be available for $40 and include a reserved ticket and a pit pass. For tickets call the track at 507-754-6107.
ON THE INTERNET
• Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRTVision.com. cybercast, as well as on the DIRT Radio Network Go to 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 action.
• The World of Outlaws is at: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
• Clay County Fair Speedway is located at: http://www.claycountyfair.com
• Deer Creek Speedway is at: http://www.deercreekspeedway.com
• DIRTVision is at: http://www.dirtvision.com
ABOUT THE TRACKS
• Clay County Fair Speedway is a semi-banked 3/8-mile. The track record of 13.437 seconds at 100.409 was established by Jason Meyers on September 10, 2008.
• Deer Creek Speedway is a high-banked 3/8-mile. The track record of 11.927 seconds was established by Travis Whitney on June 18, 2009.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Clay County Fair include:
2008- Donny Schatz on September 10
2007- Donny Schatz on Sept 12
World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Deer Creek Speedway include:
2009 will mark the World of Outlaws first visit to Deer Creek Speedway.
• FEATURE WINNERS: There has been 56 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature event held in 2009. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Volusia Speedway Park, Silver Dollar Speedway-twice, Thunderbowl Raceway, Lone Star Speedway, Houston Raceway Park, The Dirt Track @ Lowe’s Motor Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park-twice, U.S. 36 Raceway, 34 Raceway, I-55 Raceway, Castrol Raceway-twice and Skagit Speedway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park-twice, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Knoxville Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Canandaigua Speedway, Lawrenceburg Speedway, River Cities Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Eldora Speedway, K-C Raceway and Dacotah Speedway), Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway, Paducah International Raceway, I-96 Speedway, Red River Valley Speedway, Ohsweken Speedway, Skagit Speedway and Cottage Grove Speedway), Danny Lasoski (Delaware International Speedway, Nodak Speedway, Eagle Raceway, Charter Raceway Park and Lernerville Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lebanon Valley Speedway, I-55 Raceway and River Cities Speedway), Greg Hodnett (Williams Grove Speedway-twice), Steve Kinser (Tri-State Speedway and Limaland Motorsports Park), Terry McCarl (Knoxville Raceway and Eldora Speedway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway), Tim Kaeding (Riverside International Speedway),Chad Kemenah (Manzanita Speedway), Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway) and Stevie Smith (Lernerville Speedway).
• PRELIMINARY FEATURE WINNERS: There has been two World of Outlaws preliminary features this season. The winners include: Jason Meyers (Silver Dollar Speedway) and Joey Saldana (Silver Dollar Speedway).
• 3/8-MILE-WINNERS: Clay County Fair Speedway and Deer Creek Speedway are both 3/8-mile ovals. The World of Outlaws have raced 15 times on a track that size this season. The winners include: Joey Saldana (Lawrenceburg Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park-twice, U.S. 36 Raceway, 34 Raceway and Castrol Raceway-twice), Donny Schatz (Lawrenceburg Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, K-C Raceway and Dacotah Speedway), Jason Meyers (Paducah International Raceway and Ohsweken Speedway, Danny Lasoski (Nodak Speedway) and Jason Sides (Ohsweken Speedway).
DRIVER WEB SITES
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series drivers that maintain their own Web sites on the Internet include:
Craig Dollansky-http://www.dollanskyracing.com
Jac Haudenschild-http:/www.haudenschildracing.com
Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com
Kraig Kinser-http://www.kraigkinser.com
Steve Kinser-http://www.stevekinser.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 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year contender Brian Ellenberger visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint/Drivers/Brian%20Ellenberger.aspx
2009 STAT ATTACK
There have been 56 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events and two preliminary feature events in 2009.
A-Feature winners (14 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 17
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 12
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 7
4- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 5
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3
6- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 2
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
7- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Preliminary Feature winners (2 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1
Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (22 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana- Brownsburg, Indiana- 408 laps
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 323 laps
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 271 laps
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 141 laps
5- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 146 laps
6- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 144 laps
7- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 93 laps
8- Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 49 laps
9- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 43 laps
10- Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, New Mexico- 39 laps
11- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 35 laps
12- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 34 laps
13- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 30 laps
14- Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana- 26 laps
15- Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 25 laps
16- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 23 laps
17- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 22 laps
18- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 21 laps
19- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 15 laps
20- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 14 laps
21- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 12 laps
22- Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 10 laps
23- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 8 laps
Time trial leaders (18 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 10
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 10
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6
3- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 5
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5
4- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 4
5- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 3
6- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 2
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 2
7- Jonathan Allard, Chico, California- 1
Ryan Bohlke, Fredon, New Jersey- 1
Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Track records established during 2009 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events (8)
Joey Saldana, March 13, Silver Dollar Speedway (1/4-mile), Chico, California, 10.918 seconds at 82.433 mph
Terry McCarl, March 20, Thunderbowl Raceway (1/3-mile), Tulare, California, 12.713 seconds at 94.297 mph
Joey Saldana, April 17, Paducah International Raceway (3/8-mile), Paducah, Kentucky, 12.825 seconds at 105.263 mph
Sammy Swindell, July 4, Eagle Raceway (1/3-mile), Eagle, Nebraska, 11.076 seconds at 108.234 mph
Joey Saldana, July 29, Ohsweken Speedway (3/8-mile), Ohsweken, Ontario, 12.420 seconds at 108.696 mph
Jason Meyers, August 21, River Cities Speedway (0.3-mile), Grand Forks, 9.269 seconds at 116.517 mph
Danny Lasoski, August 22, Dacotah Speedway (3/8-mile), Mandan, North Dakota, 12.705 seconds at 106.257 mph
Jason Sides, September 4, Skagit Speedway (3/10th-mile), Alger, Washington, 10.872 seconds at 99.338 mph.
Crane Cams Dash Winners (19 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 9
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 7
3- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 5
4- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 5
5- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 4
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 3
7- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 2
8- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio-1
Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Pole Positions (19 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 9
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 7
3- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 5
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 5
4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 4
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 3
6- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 2
7- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
B-main Winners (32 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins
1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 4
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 3
2- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 3
Wayne Johnson, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma- 3
Tommy Worley, Farmington, Missouri- 3
3- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 2
Bob Martin, East Grand Forks, Minnesota- 2
4- Bill Balog, Cameron, Wisconsin- 1
Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 1
Garry Brazier, Sydney, NSW, Australia- 1
Daron Clayton, Sikeston, Missouri- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Colby Copeland, Roseville, California- 1
Roger Crockett, Medford, Oregon- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Cole Duncan, Lockborne, Ohio- 1
Mike Erdley, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, Missouri- 1
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, Manitoba- 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso. Oklahoma- 1
Sean Robinson, Bronson, Michigan- 1
Travis Rutz, Langley, British Columbia- 1
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California- 1
Chris Shirek, Thompson, North Dakota- 1
Greg Wilson, Benton Ridge, Ohio- 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 6
2- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW- 5
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4
4- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 3
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 3
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia- 3
5- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 2
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2
Chris Shirek, Thompson, North Dakota- 2
6- Daron Clayton, Sikeston, Missouri- 1
Dustin Daggett, Portland, Michigan- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Greg DeCaires- Elk Grove, California- 1
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota- 1
Trevor Green, Adelaide, NSW, Australia- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 2
Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, New Mexico- 1
Aaron Higgins, Waverly, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Brad Kuhn, Avon, Indiana- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sean Moran, Sherwood Park, Alberta- 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Mississippi- 1
George Suprick, Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania- 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California- 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Jessica Zemken, Sprakers, New York- 1
Penske Power Position
1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 6
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6
2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio-5
3- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
4- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Greg Hodnett, Memphis, Tennessee- 1
Brent Kaeding, Campbell, California- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Jason Solwold, Mt. Vernon, Washington- 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia- 1
SuperClean Start Award
1- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 7
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6
3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5
4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 4
5- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 3
6- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 2
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 2
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 2
Jessica, Zemken, Sprakers, New York- 2
7- Jonanthan Allard, Chico, California- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Jason Johnson, Eunice, Louisiana- 1
Bud Kaeding, Campbell, California- 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose. California- 1
Kyle Larson, Elk Grove, California- 1
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW- 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1
Chris Shirek, Thompson, North Dakota- 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 216
Shaver Specialties 198 -18
Kistler 182 -34
Don Ott 179 -37
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 260
J&J 244 -16
NEWS & NOTES
• On the Web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint includes driver biographies with individual statistics, pictures, race-by-race statistics, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. There also are links to the Official 2009 Rulebook and the 2009 Membership form.
• Sign on, tune in: DIRTVision.com will again be providing fans, media, teams, promoters, and sponsors with access to live and on-demand cybercasts of many World of Outlaws, and DIRTcar Racing sanctioned events this year. For more information visit: www.DIRTVision.com.
• Tune into the Web: If fans can’t get to any of the upcoming events, they can experience the excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series live on DIRTVision.com through the DIRT Radio Network, where announcer Johnny Gibson keeps you on the edge of your seat throughout the event. To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to www.DIRTVision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@DIRTVision.com.
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), Crane Cams (Official Valvetrain), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), Fusion Energy Boost (Official Energy Boost), Quaker State (Official Motor Oil), 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.
- Tony Veneziano on Sep 14, 2009
- Article Date: 9/14/2009