The Kansas City area has always had a rich open wheel racing tradition, especially when it comes to sprint cars. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has played a significant role in that story over the years and will look to add another chapter this year, as the series makes its annual visit to the track on Saturday, June 6 as O’Reilly Auto Parts Presents the Outlaws at Lakeside.
This year’s event will mark the sixth straight year that the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series has visited the four-tenths-mile on the Kansas side of Kansas City. Dating back to 1980, the series has contested a total of 15 A-Feature events at Lakeside. A total of eight drivers have picked up World of Outlaws wins at Lakeside.
Tickets for O’Reilly Auto Parts Presents the Outlaws at Lakeside on Saturday, June 6 are available online at: http://slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling SLS Promotions at 815-344-2023. Ticket can also be purchased at local participating O’Reilly Auto Parts stores, which offer a special $5 OFF deal.
Kerry Madsen, who hails from St. Mary’s, New South Wales, Australia and now calls Knoxville, Iowa home, won for the first time at Lakeside Speedway last season. He took the lead on the 15th lap from three-time series champion Sammy Swindell, who had started on the pole. Paul McMahan set a new track record at Lakeside last season, touring the semi-banked four-tenths-mile in 13.304-seconds.
Daryn Pittman, the 2013 series champion, who drives for Kasey Kahne Racing, was victorious in the track in 2003. Pittman, who missed a pair of races last month, due to a broken collarbone and cracked ribs, suffered in a crash in California, has won three times this season.
Swindell is the winningest driver with the series at Lakeside Speedway, with four wins, followed by fellow Hall of Famer and 20-time series champion, Steve Kinser, who won three times at the track. Doug Wolfgang, another Hall of Famer, picked up three checkered flags with the series at the track during his legendary career. Mark Kinser, who also is an inductee into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame won at Lakeside once during his illustrious career.
Donny Schatz, the six-time and defending series champion, is the current point leader. The third-winningest driver in series history has won at most of the tracks on the schedule, but Lakeside is one of the few he has yet to visit victory lane at. Shane Stewart, who drives for a team co-owned by rising NASCAR star Kyle Larson, has three wins this season and is second in points as he chases his first World of Outlaws title. Brad Sweet, who is Pittman’s teammate at Kasey Kahne Racing, has a pair of wins this season and is third in the standings. Rounding out the top-five are veterans Kerry Madsen and Paul McMahan.
Joey Saldana is currently sixth in points as he chases his first win of the season. He is followed by Pittman, veteran Jason Sides, young gun David Gravel, third-generation driver Kraig Kinser, Australian Jamie Veal, who is filling in for the injured Jason Johnson and sophomore drivers Logan Schuchart and Jacob Allen.
Tickets for O’Reilly Auto Parts Presents the Outlaws at Lakeside on Saturday, June 6 can be purchased online at: http://slspromotions.ticketforce.com or by calling SLS Promotions at 815-344-2023.
Fans can also take advantage of the O’Reilly Auto Parts $5 OFF Special and receive $5 OFF when purchasing a General Admission ticket at participating O’Reilly Auto Parts Stores. The ticket buyer will exchange their O’Reilly receipt for a ticket at the Main Grandstand ticket booth on race day.
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- administrator on May 28, 2015
- Article Date: 5/28/2015