Californians aim to keep up momentum heading to FVP Western Spring Shootout
STOCKTON, Calif. - March 19, 2014 - The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars will storm the Stockton Dirt Track for the second time in series history on Saturday night for the FVP Western Spring Shootout.
Californian Rico Abreu will be seeking his second consecutive win after he earned the first Outlaw victory of his career last Saturday at Thunderbowl Raceway. Kyle Larson, Abreu's friend and current NASCAR star, earned the victory at the inaugural World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series event last year at the semi-banked, 3/8 mile oval.
Paul McMahan, whose roots are in California, owns the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series championship lead through the first eight races over the series' previous two champions, Daryn Pittman and Donny Schatz.
WHEN
· Saturday, March 22, at the Stockton Dirt Track. Racing begins at 7 p.m.
WHERE
· The Stockton Dirt Track is located at the San Joaquin Fairgrounds. Take State Route 99 to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd to fairgrounds on left. Click on the link for a map (https://goo.gl/maps/4Rk82)
ABOUT THE TRACKS
Stockton Dirt Track is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record is 13.278 seconds by Daryn Pittman on March 22, 2013
Previous winners at the Stockton Dirt Track:
2013-Kyle Larson on March 22
DRIVER INFO
The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:
Cody Darrah - CodyDarrah.com
Tim Kaeding - TKaedingRacing.com
Kraig Kinser - KraigKinser.com
Steve Kinser - SteveKinser.com
Kerry Madsen - KenericRacing.com
Paul McMahan - PaulMcMahanRacing.com
Daryn Pittman - DarynPittman.com
Joey Saldana - JoeySaldanaRacing.com
Logan Schuchart - Shark1s.com
Donny Schatz - DonnySchatz.com
Jason Sides - SidesMotorsports.com
Brad Sweet - Bradsweetracing.com
Sammy Swindell - SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.com
For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com
WINNERS: Donny Schatz - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6) Brad Sweet - 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8), Steve Kinser - 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16), Paul McMahan - 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5), Rico Abreu - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15), Daryn Pittman - 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14).
DASH TWIST: Beginning with Saturday night's FVP Western Spring Shootout, the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series will use a new format for the dash, which will be comprised of six cars. The dash will include the heat race winners plus the next fastest cars in qualifying that transfer from their heat to the A-main. The number of heat races will dictate the number of qualifiers that will join the dash, which will set the first three rows of the A-main.
LISTEN LIVE: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features.
LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.
UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races into Merced Speedway and Silver Dollar Speedway on March 28-29.
2014 STAT ATTACK
There have been eight World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series A-Mains this season.
Winners (6 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1 - DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - 2
- BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - 2
3 - RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. - 1
DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 1
STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 1
PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. - 1
Total Laps Led (11 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Laps
1 - STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 35
2 - DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 29
3 - DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - 28
- RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. - 28
5 - TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. - 26
6 - BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - 24
7 - LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. - 22
8 - KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 21
9 - PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. - 14
10 - CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. - 11
11- TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa - 7
Pole Positions (7 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles
1 - DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 2
2 - STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 1
TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa - 1
KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 1
TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. - 1
LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. - 1
BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - 1
Hard Charger Award (7 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - H.C. Awards
1 - TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. - 2
2 - RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. - 1
JOHNNY HERRERA, Albuquerque, N.M. - 1
DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. - 1
KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 1
DARRYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 1
DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - 1
Time Trial leaders (4 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick Times
1 - PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. - 3
- JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. - 3
3 - DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 1
- TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa - 1
Bonus Points Earned (15 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Points
1 - JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. - 24
2 - PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. - 23
3 - DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 15
4 - KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 9
5 - DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - 6
6 - TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa - 5
7 - RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. - 4
BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. - 4
DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. - 4
SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. - 4
11- DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio - 3
DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. - 3
JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. - 3
TREY STARKS, Puyallup, Wash. - 3
15 - TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. - 2
BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - 2
LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. - 2
18 - CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. - 1
- KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 1
Heat Race Winners (18 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1 - STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 4
2 - BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - 3
- KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - 3
4 - CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. - 2
DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. - 2
KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 2
DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - 2
8 - RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. - 1
DAVE BLANEY, Cortland, Ohio - 1
BRYAN CLAUSON, Noblesville, Ind. - 1
DANNY HOLTGRAVER, Pittsburgh, Pa. - 1
WAYNE JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Ok. - 1
BUD KAEDING, Campbell, Calif. - 1
BRONSON MAESCHEN, Pleasantville, Iowa - 1
TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa - 1
DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - 1
JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. - 1
LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. - 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (6 Different Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1 - SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. - 2
2 - BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. - 1
CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. - 1
MIKE FARIA, Tipton, Calif. - 1
KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - 1
LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. - 1
DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. - 1
Dash Draw Selection (8 Dashes)
Number - Times Picked
0 - 1
4 - 2
6 - 3
8 - 2
Feature Winnings (Platinum Drivers)
Rank - Driver, Hometown - Winnings
1 - BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. - $33,300
2 - DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. - $35,350
3 - STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - $30,000
4 - PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. - $29,400
5 - KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia - $21,050
6 - DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. - $27,200
7 - CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. - $14,700
8 - JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. - $14,400
9 - TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. - $12,950
10 - KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. - $11,100
11 - JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. - $8,950
12 - SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. - $10,900
13 - LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. - $9,460
14 - JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. - $610
2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Schedule & Winners
No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Number of Wins in 2013)
Friday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Brad Sweet (1)
Saturday, Feb. 15 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Donny Schatz (1)
Sunday, Feb. 16 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Steve Kinser (1)
Wednesday, March 5 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Paul McMahan (1)
Thursday, March 6 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Donny Schatz (2)
Saturday, March 8 / Tucson International Raceway / Tucson, Ariz. / Brad Sweet (2)
Friday, March 14 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Daryn Pittman (1)
Saturday, March 15 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Rico Abreu (1)
- Admin Account on Mar 20, 2014
- Article Date: 3/20/2014