Bloomington, Ind.—April 10, 2013— California has been a home away from home for Kraig Kinser for the last five weeks, racing six times at five different tracks. He’ll make two final starts in the Golden State this weekend as the early season West Coast swing for the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series comes to an end.
Kinser will take to the track in the Casey’s General Store/Mesilla Valley Transportation Maxim on Friday, April 12 at Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif., followed by a visit to Perris Auto Speedway, just outside of Los Angeles on Saturday, April 13. Each night will culminate with a $10,000-to-win main event.
“This is the kind of stretch we look forward to with all of the races in the next nine or so days,” said Kinser. “We’ll be on just about every size track we’ll race on this year, so it will be a good test to see where we are at. We’ve definitely been working hard all season to get used to the new tires and everything.”
The third-generation driver will be making his first main event start at Kings Speedway, though he did compete at the three-eighths-mile in 2011 with the World of Outlaws, in an event that was rained out just prior to the A-Feature being pushed off. That night he raced his way into the main even via the B-main, after a seventh-place finish in the third eight-lap heat race. He opened the night by timing in 21st-fastest in qualifying.
“Last time we were at Hanford we were just about to push off for the main event when the rain came,” he shared. “It will be nice to go back and get a full night of racing in. Hanford is a little bigger than the tracks we’ve been racing on the last couple of weekends and from what I hear can be a pretty racy place.”
Kinser has raced twice at Perris Auto Speedway in his career. He finished a career-best fourth at the half-mile last season, after opening the night with the second-fastest lap in time trials. He finished fourth in the second eight-lap heat race to earn a spot in the dash where he came home fifth, which put him on the inside of the third row for the 25-lap main event. The native of Bloomington, Ind., made his debut at Perris in 2004, finishing eighth in the main event that night.
“We had a great run at Perris last year,” Kinser stated. “That’s another place where starting toward the front is usually pretty important, so hopefully we qualify well and can get in the dash and put ourselves in a good position for later in the night. They don’t get to see winged sprint car very often in Southern California, so hopefully we can put on a good show for the fans.”
Entering the pair of races this weekend, Kinser is currently ninth in the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship standings. He has recorded five top-10 finishes, including a season-best third-place performance on the second night of the season at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida.
Kraig Kinser Racing would like to thank Casey’s General Stores, Mesilla Valley Transportation, Maxim, Aerodine Composites, Sander Engineering, Integra Shocks, All Star Performance, FK Rod Ends, Brown & Miller Racing Solutions, Bell, KSE Racing Products, ButlerBuilt, Schoenfeld Headers, Donovan Engineering, Fel-Pro, Brodix, Wilwood, Dyer’s, Barnes Systems, Ringer Gloves, Jakes Custom Golf Carts, and Ben Cook Racing Limited for their continued support.
Kraig Kinser By the Numbers: Kings Speedway & Perris Auto Speedway
0.375- Miles around Kings Speedway
0.5- Distance around Perris Auto Speedway in miles
2- Career starts at Perris Auto Speedway
5- Top-10 finishes this season
6- Average finishing position in two career starts at Perris
12- Races completed by the World of Outlaws thus far in 2013
12.293- Track record at Kings Speedway
13.875- Qualifying record at Perris Auto Speedway
194- Miles from Antioch Speedway where the World of Outlaws raced on April 5 to Kings Speedway in Hanford, Calif.
275- Miles from Kings Speedway where the World of Outlaws compete on April 12 to Perris Auto Speedway in Perris, Calif.
1446- Points earned this season through April 5
2004- Year of first start at Perris Auto Speedway
2011- Year of only appearance at Kings Speedway
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- Article Date: 4/10/2013 by Kraig Kinser Racing PR