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Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway SEDALIA, MO (June 9) - The annual event at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway is always a highlight of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season. The track provides blazing fast speeds and great racing, but more importantly the event serves as a benefit for the Michael Ross Memorial Foundation, with all proceeds from the race going to the charity. The event on Wednesday, June 11 will mark the 11th annual edition of the race, which will also feature a celebrity modified race. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series first competed at the half-mile which is located on the Missouri State Fairgrounds, in their inaugural season of 1978, with Rick Ferkel picking up the win. A total of 12 drivers have won A-Feature events with the series at the track in the 20 events that have been contested. Steve Kinser has five career World of Outlaws A-Feature wins at the track and six overall triumphs, including last season. The 20-time series champion has two wins this season and moved into the Top-Five in points after a third-place run on Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway. The 20-time series champion has nine Top-10 finishes this season, including a win on a half-mile at Williams Grove Speedway. Donny Schatz heads to Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway in the midst of an impressive streak that has seen him win four of the last five World of Outlaws events. The two-time defending series champion has one career win at Sedalia, with that coming in 2003. He has 10 Top-10 finishes in his career at the track. Entering the trio of events that await the series this week, Schatz is the only driver that has finished in the Top-10 in each of the first 17 races of 2008. Jason Meyers, who is tied with Schatz for the series lead in wins with five this season, is a former winner at Sedalia, taking the checkered flag in 2005. He has five consecutive Top-10 finishes at the track and has three wins on half-miles this season. He is just 37 points behind Schatz, as he chases his first World of Outlaws title. Craig Dollansky heads into the race fresh off a fourth-place finish at Tri-City Speedway which moved him into the third spot in points. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has 16 Top-10 finishes in 17 starts this season. Both of his wins this season with the World of Outlaws have come on half-mile tracks, at Volusia Speedway Park in Florida and at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio. Joey Saldana has always run strong at Sedalia during his career, as he has 10 Top-10 finishes in 11 starts at the track, including three consecutive finishes of seventh or better. Driving for NASCAR star Kasey Kahne, Saldana is fourth in points on the strength of 14 Top-10 finishes in 17 races. Jac Haudenschild has had a strong start to his first season behind the wheel of the Carnahan Motorsports entry. The veteran driver is sixth in points, just 21 markers out of the Top-Five. He has 10 Top-10 finishes, with six of those in the Top-Five as he closes in on his first win of the season. Kerry Madsen returned to the Vermeer Motorsports team this season and the combination has been strong right out of the box. The native of St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia has 11 Top-10 finishes and sits just 40 points out of the Top-Five. Chad Kemenah had a strong run at Sedalia last season, finishing sixth. The 2006 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year is solidly in the Top-10 in points on the strength of eight Top-10 finishes. Terry McCarl finished in the Top-10 last season at the half-mile. The six-time Knoxville Raceway track champion is currently ninth in World of Outlaws points and finished third last Saturday night with the series at his home track. Shane Stewart won at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway in 2003 in a 360-sprint car and has seven career Top-10 finishes at the half-mile. He picked up his first win of the season last Friday night at the famed Knoxville Raceway, as he continues his first season driving for Roth Motorsports. Daryn Pittman has seven Top-10 finishes in his career at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, including five consecutive Top-10 runs with the World of Outlaws. He finished sixth on Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway and is just outside of the Top-10 in points. Tim Shaffer had eight career Top-10 finishes at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway. Last season he competed in both the World of Outlaws event and the 360-sprint car event. He led six laps of the race before settling for a third-place finish. Sam Hafertepe Jr. has had a very strong start to his sophomore season with the World of Outlaws. The native of Sunnyvale, Texas has five Top-10 finishes as he continues to close in on the Top-10 in points. He has competed at Sedalia twice in his career. Kraig Kinser has three consecutive Top-10 finishes at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway. The third generation driver has three Top-10’s this year driving for Tony Stewart Racing. Jason Sides won at Sedalia in 2006 with the National Sprint Tour. The native of Bartlett, Tennessee has three Top-10 finishes at the half-mile in his career. Tony Bruce Jr. has two Top-Five finishes in his career at the track in a 360-sprint car, including earlier this season. The sophomore driver finished fourth last Friday night at Knoxville Raceway to pick up his first Top-Five finish of the season with the World of Outlaws. Chad Hillier finished a season-best ninth on Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway. The former Skagit Speedway track champion made his first career start at Sedalia last season. Lucas Wolfe, the current Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year leader will miss the event after suffering a back injury on Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway. 2007 Race Recap: Steve Kinser picked up the sixth win of his career at the track, and series leading fifth with the World of Outlaws. The 20-time series champion charged to the lead on the opening lap of the 25-lap event after winning the Crane Cams Dash to earn the pole position. After opening a couple of sizeable advantages that were negated by caution flags, he entered heavy lapped traffic on the 11th lap as Tim Shaffer closed on him and looked for the lead. After looking to the high side, Shaffer dove low in turn one and took the lead on the 12th circuit, with the pair just inches apart as they negotiated the heavy traffic. Kinser fought right back in the second turn nearly taking the lead on the low side of the track. They continued to duel in traffic for the next several laps, until the yellow flag flew. After a late restart, Kinser looked low in turns one and two, then high in turns three and four for the lead. On the second lap after the restart (lap 18), he went back to the low side of the track in the first turn to take the lead back from Shaffer. A red flag with three laps to go, gave Shaffer and Donny Schatz one more chance at Kinser, but a strong restart propelled Kinser to a healthy lead that he would hold for the last three laps of the race. Schatz made a late pass of Shaffer to earn the runner-up position. Daryn Pittman was fourth, with Jason Solwold rounding out the Top-Five. 2007 A-Feature Results Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway; June 20, 2007 A-main (25 laps) - Starting Position [#] 1) 11-Steve Kinser[1] [$10,000] 2) 15-Donny Schatz[6] [$5,500] 3) 6-Tim Shaffer[2] [$3,200] 4) 21-Daryn Pittman[13] [$2,800] 5) R19-Jason Solwold[4] [$2,500] 6) 3X-Chad Kemenah[9] [$2,300] 7) 9-Joey Saldana[14] [$2,200] 8) 19-Stevie Smith[7] [$2,100] 9) 14-Jason Meyers[10] [$2,050] 10) 24-Terry McCarl[16] [$2,000] 11) D1-Justin Henderson[8] [$1,500] 12) 7-Craig Dollansky[20] [$1,200] 13) 11H-Kerry Madsen[24] [$1,100] 14) 1X-Randy Hannagan[18] [$1,050] 15) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[11] [$1,000] 16) 20-Paul McMahan[21] [$900] 17) 7S-Jason Sides[17] [$800] 18) 2-Brooke Tatnell[22] [$800] 19) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[19] [$800] 20) 8K-Zach Chappell[23] [$800] 21) 18-Brian Carlson[5] [$800] 22) 21X-Brian Brown[12] [$800] 23) 5C-Chad Hillier[15] [$800] 24) 83-Danny Lasoski[3] [$800] Lap Leaders: Steve Kinser 1-11, 18-25; Tim Shaffer 12-17 Previous Winners World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Sedalia State Fair Speedway include: 2007- Steve Kinser on June 20 2005-Jason Meyers on June 22 2004-Steve Kinser on April 16 2003-Steve Kinser on April 11, Donny Schatz on July 2 2002 - Tyler Walker on May 10, Danny Lasoski on June 26 2001 - Paul McMahan on March 23, Danny Lasoski on June 27 2000 - Steve Kinser on July 21 1999 - Steve Kinser on May 14, Danny Lasoski on July 23 1998 - Stevie Smith on May 8, Mark Kinser on July 24 1997 - Mark Kinser on April 13 1985 - Sammy Swindell on August 25 1984 - Rick Ungar on August 25 1982 - Sammy Swindell on July 24 1981 - Doug Wolfgang on July 25 1978 - Rick Ferkel on July 15 Current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points 1. Donny Schatz 2467 2. Jason Meyers 2430 3. Craig Dollansky 2375 4. Joey Saldana 2359 5. Steve Kinser 2247 6. Jac Haudenschild 2226 7. Kerry Madsen 2207 8. Chad Kemenah 2145 9. Terry McCarl 2118 10. Shane Stewart 2114 What to look for at Sedalia State Fair Speedway: * Steve Kinser has six wins in his career at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, including five with the World of Outlaws. He won last season in a thrilling battle with Tim Shaffer and Donny Schatz. The 20-time series champion has two A-Feature wins this season. * Donny Schatz, the two-time defending series champion has 10 Top-10 finishes at State Fair Speedway in his career, including a win in 2003. He has won four of the last five World of Outlaws events * Jason Meyers won at the half-mile in 2005 and has five consecutive Top-10 finishes at the track. He is currently second in points and has 15 Top-10 finishes in 17 starts this season. * Joey Saldana has 10 Top-10 finishes in his 11 career starts at the track, including three consecutive finishes of seventh or better. He has nine Top-Five finishes including a runner-up performance last Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway as he closes in on his first A-Feature win of the season. * Tim Shaffer had eight career Top-10 finishes at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway. Last season he competed in both the World of Outlaws event and the 360-sprint car event. * Daryn Pittman has seven Top-10 finishes in his career at the track, including five consecutive Top-10 runs with the World of Outlaws. * Shane Stewart won at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway in 2003 in a 360-sprint car and has seven career Top-10 finishes at the half-mile. He picked up his first win of the season last Friday night at the famed Knoxville Raceway. By the Numbers- Sedalia State Fair Speedway: 0.5- Miles around State Fair Speedway 3- Lead changes in the event last season 4- Races this season for the World of Outlaws in the state of Missouri 5- A-Feature wins for 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser at the track; Drivers currently competing with the World of Outlaws that have won a series event at the track 6- Drivers that have won on half-miles with the World of Outlaws this season; Laps led by Tim Shaffer last season at the track 7- Drivers that have won A-Feature events with the World of Outlaws this season 11- Events contested this season by the World of Outlaws on half-mile tracks 12- Drivers that have won a World of Outlaws A-Feature at Missouri State Fair Speedway dating back to 1978 15- Drivers that have led laps in A-Feature competition this season 15.676- Track record established by Craig Dollansky in time trials on March 23, 2001 16- Drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws this season that competed at the track in 2007 with the series 17- Top-10 finishes for Donny Schatz this season in 17 starts 18- Laps led by Steve Kinser en route to the win last season at the half-mile 20- A-Feature events contested by the World of Outlaws at Missouri State Fair Speedway dating back to 1978 31- Drivers that competed with the World of Outlaws at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway last season 37- Points that separate Donny Schatz and Jason Meyers in the championship standings 114- Laps led by Jason Meyers this season to lead the series 199- Miles from Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, Illinois where the World of Outlaws competed June 8 to Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway 1978- Year that the World of Outlaws first raced at State Fair Speedway 10,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Wednesday, June 11 Tickets: On Wednesday, June 11 at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway, tickets will be $34 at the gate with all proceeds going to the Michael Ross Memorial Foundation. Tickets can also be purchased in advance for $32 at Yeager’s Cycle in Sedalia or by calling 660-826-2925. Next Up: The first visit of the season for the World of Outlaws to Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota on Friday, June 13. |