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Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings Through August 12

West Fargo, ND- August 13, 2008-After picking up his series leading 32nd Top-Five finish of the season on Tuesday night in the finale of the Duel in the Dakotas at Red River Valley Speedway in North Dakota, Jason Meyers gained 14 points on Donny Schatz in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings. Meyers set a new track record in qualifying at the high-banked half-mile to earn five bonus points, as he continues to chase his first series title. He is currently second in points, 118 markers out of the lead. Schatz finished 10th to earn his 40th Top-10 finish of the season and remains the only driver that has finished in the Top-10 in each and every event this season as he seeks his third consecutive series championship. The North Dakota native, who is in his first season driving for Tony Stewart Racing, leads the series with 12 A-Feature wins through August 12 and currently leads the series championship standings. Craig Dollansky finished fourth at Red River Valley Speedway to earn the overall title for the Duel in the Dakotas, which also included the event at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, North Dakota, where he finished second back in June. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has 35 Top-10 finishes this season and remains solidly in the third position in points. Joey Saldana used a runner-up finish on Tuesday night to earn his 24th Top-Five finish of the season. The second generation driver remains fourth in the championship standings and has won twice this season as he continues his third season behind the wheel for Kasey Kahne Racing. Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, finished seventh at Red River Valley Speedway to earn his 28th Top-10 of the season and remains fifth in points. He has also won five times this season to bring his career total to 548 A-Feature victories. Jac Haudenschild finished third on Tuesday night and is solidly in the sixth spot in points on the strength of 30 Top-10 finishes. The veteran driver is in his first season driving for the Carnahan Motorsports team. Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year remains seventh in points, with Chad Kemenah the 2006 rookie of the year, just seven points behind him. Daryn Pittman used his fourth A-Feature win of the season to gain ground on Madsen and Kemenah as the trio battles for the seventh position in the standings. Terry McCarl rounds out the Top-10 in points, on the strength of 14 Top-10 finishes. Shane Stewart used his 18th Top-10 finish of the season at Red River Valley to close to within three points of the Top-10 in the standings. The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Thursday, August 14 with their inaugural visit to Gillette Thunder Speedway in Gillette, Wyoming. Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings through August 12 Position

Driver

Points

Difference

Earnings

Wins

Top-5

Top-10

1.

Donny Schatz

5761



$249,135

12

31

40

2.

Jason Meyers

5643

-118

$178,435

6

32

36

3.

Craig Dollansky

5525

-236

$164,800

7

25

35

4.

Joey Saldana

5454

-307

$127,285

2

24

32

5.

Steve Kinser

5374

-387

$165,340

5

19

28

6

Jac Haudenschild

5270

-491

$82,265

0

13

30

7.

Kerry Madsen

5096

-665

$74,015

0

4

25

8.

Chad Kemenah

5089

-672

$74,640

0

9

23

9.

Daryn Pittman

5009

-752

$138,760

4

8

20

10.

Terry McCarl

4931

-830

$60,965

0

4

14

11.

Shane Stewart

4928

-833

$71,810

1

9

18

12.

Sam Hafertepe Jr.

4836

-925

$53,690

0

2

12

13.

Jason Sides

4644

-1117

$48,275

0

2

10

14.

Kraig Kinser

4617

-1144

$43,000

0

2

8

15.

Tony Bruce Jr.

4439

-1322

$41,265

1

2

2

16.

Chad Hillier

4299

-1462

$34,170

0

0

4

17.

Lucas Wolfe

3734

-2027

$19,880

0

1

4

18.

Tim Shaffer

3021

-2740

$28,375

0

2

5

19.

Paul McMahan

2939

-2822

$36,035

0

1

9

20.

Danny Lasoski

1729

-4032

$28,650

1

1

7



2008 STAT ATTACK There have been 40 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (10 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins 1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 12 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 5- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 6- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2 7- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (18 Drivers have led laps) 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 284 laps 2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 214 laps 3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 200 laps 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 134 laps 5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 130 laps 6- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 102 laps 7- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 49 laps 8- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 35 laps 9 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 30 laps Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps 11- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 21 laps 12- Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 17 laps Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 17 laps 14- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 10 laps Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 10 laps 16- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 9 laps Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 9 laps 18- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps

Time trial leaders (15 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8 2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 6 3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 4- Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4 5- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 3 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3 7- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, Ohio- 2 9- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 1 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 1

Track records established during 2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events (7) * Joey Saldana, May 24, Virginia Motor Speedway (1/2-mile), Jamaica, VA, 14.537 seconds at 123.822 mph

* Donny Schatz, July 5, Riverside International Speedway (1/4-mile), West Memphis, AR, 11.055 seconds at 81.411 mph

* Shane Stewart, July 9 at Limaland Motorsports Park (1/4-mile), Lima, OH, 10.958 seconds at 82.132 mph

* Steve Kinser, July 25 at I-96 Speedway (1/2-mile), Lake Odessa, MI, 15.093 seconds at 119.261 mph

* Donny Schatz, July 28 at Paducah International Raceway (3/8-mile), Paducah KY, 13.107 seconds at 102.998 mph

* Steve Kinser, July 30 at 34 Raceway (3/8-mile), West Burlington, IA, 12.250 seconds at 110.204 mph

* Jason Meyers, August 12 at Red River Valley Speedway (1/2-mile), West Fargo, ND, 14,736 seconds at 122.150 mph.

Crane Cams Dash Winners (19 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 6- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 8- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 10- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1 Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1 Jeff Shepard, Upperco, Maryland- 1 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

Pole Positions (19 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles 1 - Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 6- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 7- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 10- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1 Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1 Jeff Shepard, Upperco, Maryland- 1 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

B-main Winners (23 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins 1- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas-3 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 3 3- Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio-2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 2 7- Billy Alley, Lincoln, Nebraska- 1 Chris Andrews, Sandusky, Ohio- 1 Pat Cannon, Etters, Pennsylvania- 1 Tim Crawley, Little Rock, Arkansas- 1 Rob Eyler, Franklin, Pennsylvania-1 Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1 Mike Kertscher, Fredonia, Wisconsin- 1 Calvin Landis, Knoxville, Iowa- 1 Paul May, Terre Haute, Indiana- 1 Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1 Jerry Richart Jr., Forrest Lake, MN- 1 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1 Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana - 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1 T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pennsylvania- 1 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NWS- 5 3- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 4- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio-3 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 3 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 3 9- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 2 10- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1 Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Mississippi- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Penske Power Position 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 10 2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 8 3- Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4 4- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 3 6- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, Iowa- 1 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4 5- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 3 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 2 9- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1 Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

SuperClean Start Award 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4 3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 5- Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota- 1 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania- 1 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1 Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, Iowa- 1 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1

Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge Shaver Specialties 175 Speedway Engines 132 / -44 Don Ott Engines 125 -50 Kistler Engines 122 / -53

Chassis Builder Challenge Maxim 185 J&J 175 / -10

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