Concord, NC—October 10, 2010—Only three races remain on the 2010 calendar for the World of Outlaws as the closest-ever four-way points race in series history continues with Jason Meyers leading 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, four-time and defending series titlist Donny Schatz and Joey Saldana.
Meyers used a third-place finish on Saturday night at Rolling Wheels to remain on top of the standings as he chases his first title and looks to become the first driver ever from the state of California to win the series championship. The veteran qualified fourth at Rolling Wheels to earn two bonus points in the standings and leads all of the title contenders in bonus points earned this season in time trials. He has won 10 times and has 53 Top-10 finishes with 34 of those being Top-Five performances.
Kinser, who is second in points, used his ninth win of the season, to gain four points on Meyers and is now 98 markers back as the series heads to Tri-State Speedway in his home state of Indiana next weekend. Kinser leads the series with 55 Top-10 finishes and 38 Top-Fives as he chases his record 21st title.
Schatz finished second at Rolling Wheels to remain third in points. He is just eight markers behind his teammate Kinser for second and 106 out of the lead. The four-time and defending series champion opened the New Yorker 25 on Saturday night by setting fast time to earn five bonus points in the standings. He has 51 Top-10 finishes this season with 35 Top-Five performances.
Joey Saldana finished 11th at Rolling Wheels to remain fourth in points and is now 133 markers out of the lead. The second generation driver leads the series with 13 A-Feature wins and has racked up 47 Top-10 finishes of which 36 are Top-Fives.
Jason Sides picked up his 50th Top-10 finish of the season at Rolling Wheels and remains fifth in points. Paul McMahan, who scored his 48th Top-10 is just behind Sides in sixth,19 point behind him as the pair continues to battle for the fifth spot.
Craig Dollansky picked up his 33rd Top-10 finish of the season on Saturday night to remain seventh in points, with Lucas Wolfe in eighth.
Danny Lasoski earned his 33rd Top-10 finish of the season on Saturday night to remain ninth in points.
Kraig Kinser, who led the first 16 laps at Rolling Wheels finished fourth to pick up his eighth Top-Five finish of the season to remain 10th in points.
The World of Outlaws return to action on Saturday, October 16 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana for an event that was postponed by rain earlier this season.
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been 66 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (18 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown – Wins
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 13
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 10
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 9
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 5
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
5- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 4
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 4
6- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 3
7- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 2
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania - 2
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 2
8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri - 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown - Total laps led (26 Different Drivers)
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 368 laps
2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 269 laps
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 223 laps
4- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 159 laps
5- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 105 laps
6- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 104 laps
7- Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee – 103 laps
8- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 101 laps
9- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 73 laps
10- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 62 laps
11- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 61 laps
12- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 57 laps
13- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana –49 laps
14- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 44 laps
15- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia – 42 laps
16- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania –43 laps
17- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 38 laps
18- Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 37 laps
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 35 laps
19- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 31 laps
20- Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 19 laps
21- Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania – 16 laps
22- Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania – 13 laps
23- Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 5 laps
24- Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2 laps
25- Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California – 1 lap
Time trial leaders (20 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee – 10
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 10
2- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 6
Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 6
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 5
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania -5
3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 4
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 2
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri – 2
5- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 1
Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 1
David Gravel, Watertown, Connecticut - 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona - 1
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Kasey Kahne, Enumclaw, Washington- 1
Brian Leppo, New Oxford, Pennsylvania - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 1
Track Records established in 2010 World of Outlaws events (10)
*Tim Kaeding, March 5, Thunderbowl Raceway (1/3-mile), Tulare, California, 12.651 seconds at 94.759 mph
*Lucas Wolfe, March 13, Houston Raceway Park, (1/4-mile), Baytown, Texas, 11.561 seconds at 77.848 miles per hour
*Kasey Kahne, March 19, Volunteer Speedway (4/10-mile), Bulls Gap, Tennessee, 10.258 seconds at 140.378 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., May 1, Jackson Speedway (1/2-mile), Jackson, Minnesota, 15.601 seconds at 115.377 mph.
*Joey Saldana, May 22, I-96 Speedway (1/2-mile), Lake Odessa, Michigan, 14.834 seconds at 121.343 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, June 25, Junction Motor Speedway (3/8-mile), McCool Junction, Nebraska 14.184 seconds at 95.178 mph.
*Lucas Wolfe, July 27, Autodrome Drummond (4/10-mile), Drummondville, Quebec, Canada, 13.788 seconds at 104.439 mph.
*Kraig Kinser, July 30, Ohsweken Speedway (3/8-mile), Ohsweken, Ontario, Canada, 12.047 seconds at 112.061 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., August 3, Fulton Speedway (3/8-mile), Fulton, New York, 13.240 seconds at 101.964 mph.
*Sam Hafertepe Jr., September 18, Deer Creek Speedway (3/8-mile), 11.474 seconds at 117.657 mph.
Dash Winners (20 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 8
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 4
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 4
5- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 3
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 3
6- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio – 2
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
7- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Pole Positions (20 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown – Poles
1- Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 8
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 8
2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
3- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 6
4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio – 4
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 4
5- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California – 3
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania – 3
6- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio - 2
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
7- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 1
Chad Layton, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania -1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania – 1
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW, Australia – 1
Last Chance Showdown Winners (34 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Wins
1- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio – 5
2- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 4
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri - 4
3- Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia - 3
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary, NSW, Australia – 3
Evan Suggs, Scotts Valley, California- 3
4- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania- 2
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona - 2
Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California – 2
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 2
Wade Nygaard, Fargo, North Dakota – 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania - 2
5- Jonathan Allard, Chico, California - 1
Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Brian Brown, Grain Valley, Missouri – 1
Steve Buckwalter, Royersford, Pennsylvania - 1
Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio - 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California - 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 1
Brad Knab, Arcade, New York - 1
Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania – 1
Ed Lynch Jr., Apollo, Pennsylvania - 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa – 1
Brian Montieth, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania - 1
Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota - 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 1
Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee – 1
Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW - 1
Tyler Walker, Los Angeles, California – 1
Rick Wilson, Joyceville, Ontario - 1
Brandon Wimmer, Fairmount, Indiana – 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania - 1
Zach Zimmerly, Portland, Oregon - 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana – 7
2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota – 6
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 6
3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana – 5
4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota – 4
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio - 4
5- Brian Ellenberger, Butler, Pennsylvania – 3
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania – 3
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 3
5- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania – 2
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas – 2
Sammy Swindell, Germantown, Tennessee - 2
6- Danny Dietrich, Aspers, Pennsylvania – 1
Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota – 1
Doug Esh, Lancaster, Pennsylvania - 1
Ben Gregg, Phoenix, Arizona – 1
Randy Hannagan, San Jose, California - 1
Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania - 1
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana - 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Toni Lutar, White Rock, British Columbia - 1
Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma – 1
Fred Rahmer, Salfordville, Pennsylvania - 1
Brad Sweet, Grass Valley, California – 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 6751
Toni Lutar 6462 -289
Engine Builder Challenge
Speedway Engines 270
Don Ott 239 -31
Shaver Specialties 231 -39
Kistler 170 -100
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 309
J&J 249 -60
XXX 221 -88
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- Tony Veneziano on Oct 10, 2010
- Article Date: 10/10/2010