[b Schatz Extends Lead in World of Outlaws Championship Standings: Three Races Remain in Battle for 2009 Title]
[i Concord, NC—October 11, 2009]
Donny Schatz used a second-place finish at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Saturday night to extend his lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings to 18 markers over Jason Meyers as he chases his fourth consecutive series title. Schatz leads the World of Outlaws with 38 Top-Five finishes and has won 12 times this season. Earlier this season at Lone Star Speedway where the World of Outlaws next compete on October 24, the North Dakota native finished second.
Meyers began the New Yorker 25 at Rolling Wheels by setting fast time in qualifying to earn five bonus points, while Schatz was third fastest to earn three bonus points. Meyers leads the World of Outlaws with 52 Top-10 finishes and has won nine times overall this season, including eight A-Feature events as he chases his first career series title. He finished fourth earlier this season at Lone Star Speedway.
Joey Saldana came all the way from the 24th starting spot on Saturday night to finish ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award. He remains third in points and is now 39 points behind Jason Meyers for second and 57 out of the lead.
Steve Kinser finished third at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park to earn his 27th career Top-10 finishes at the track in the same number of starts. The 20-time series champion is fourth in points on the strength of 47 Top-10 finishes with 30 of those being Top-Fives.
Jason Sides ran eighth on Saturday night to earn his 45th Top-10 finish of the season and remains fifth in points.
The remainder of the Top-10 is Danny Lasoski in sixth, Craig Dollansky in seventh, Kraig Kinser in eighth, Jac Haudenschild in ninth and Lucas Wolfe in 10th.
The World of Outlaws return to action on Saturday, October 24 with the first-ever WoO Fest at Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas, where the series returned earlier this season for the first time since 2004 with Joey Saldana picking up the win.
2009 STAT ATTACK
There have been 62 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events and two preliminary feature events in 2009.
A-Feature winners (16 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 18
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 12
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8
4- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 5
5- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 3
6- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
7- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 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 (24 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana- Brownsburg, Indiana- 432 laps
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 357 laps
3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 279 laps
4- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 149 laps
5- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 146 laps
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 141 laps
7- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 99 laps
8- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 75 laps
9- Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 49 laps
10- Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 45 laps
11- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 43 laps
12- Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, New Mexico- 39 laps
13- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 37 laps
14- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 34 laps
15- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 30 laps
16- Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana- 26 laps
17- Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 25 laps
18- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 24 laps
19- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 22 laps
20- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 21 laps
21- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 14 laps
22- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 12 laps
23- Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 10 laps
24- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 8 laps
25- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 laps
Time trial leaders (20 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 10
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 10
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8
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
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 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
Pat Cannon, Etters, Pennsylvania- 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Track records established during 2009 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events (10)
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
Kerry Madsen, September 16, Clay County Fair Speedway (3/8-mile), Spencer, Iowa, 13.345 seconds at 101.161 mph
Sam Hafertepe Jr., September 19, Deer Creek Speedway (3/8-mile) Spring Valley, Minnesota, 11.583 seconds at 116.550 mph
Crane Cams Dash Winners (22 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 9
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 8
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
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 3
7- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 2
8- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 1
Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio-1
Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
Pole Positions (22 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 9
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 8
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- 3
7- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 2
8- Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri- 1
Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Peter Murphy, Clovis, California- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Stevie Smith, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma- 1
B-main Winners (35 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
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 3
Tommy Worley, Farmington, Missouri- 3
3- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 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
Dave Ely, Singing Spring, Pennsylvania- 1
Mike Erdley, Elizabethville, Pennsylvania- 1
Kaley Gharst, Decatur, Illinois- 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, Missouri- 1
Thomas Kennedy, Winnipeg, Manitoba- 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, 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- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 7
2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 6
3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW- 5
4- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4
5- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 3
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 3
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia- 3
6- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 2
Chris Shirek, Thompson, North Dakota- 2
7- 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- 1
Johnny Herrera, Albuquerque, New Mexico- 1
Aaron Higgins, Waverly, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
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- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8
2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 7
3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio-6
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 6
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5
5- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
6- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3
7- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 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- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 6
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6
3- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 4
4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 3
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 3
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 2
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee- 2
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia- 2
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 2
Jessica, Zemken, Sprakers, New York- 2
6- Jonanthan Allard, Chico, California- 1
Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 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
Travis Rutz, Langley, British Columbia- 1
Chris Shirek, Thompson, North Dakota- 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 241
Shaver Specialties 221 -20
Kistler 199 -42
Don Ott 198 -43
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 288
J&J 270 -18
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- Tony Veneziano on Oct 21, 2009
- Article Date: 10/21/2009