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Meyers Gains Ground in World of Outlaws Championship Standings

Minot, ND- August 18, 2008-Jason Meyers used his seventh A-Feature win of the season on Sunday night at Nodak Speedway in Minot, North Dakota, to gain ground on two-time defending series champion Donny Schatz. Meyers, who is in the midst of a string of 15 consecutive Top-Five finishes, cut Schatz's lead to 115 markers. Meyers leads the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series with 34 Top-Five finishes, as he chases his first series title.

Schatz finished fourth on Sunday night at Nodak Speedway, and remains the only driver that has finished in the Top-10 in every single event this season. The North Dakota native leads the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series with 12 A-Feature wins as he chases his third consecutive title and has 33 Top-Five finishes.

Craig Dollansky finished second on Saturday night at Dacotah Speedway and also on Sunday night to remain a very solid third in the standings. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has 37 Top-10 finishes this season, to go along with seven A-Feature wins.

Joey Saldana remains fourth in points, with 20-time champion Steve Kinser, using a win on Saturday night and a Top-10 run on Sunday night to close to within 23 points of him in the standings. Saldana has 32 Top-10 finishes on the season, while Kinser has finished in the Top-10 30 times.

Jac Haudenschild picked up his 14th Top-Five finish of the season on Saturday night in the World of Outlaws debut at Dacotah Speedway and remains sixth in points.

Kerry Madsen finished fifth on Sunday night to take sole position of seventh in the standings, after he and Chad Kemenah began the night tied for the spot. The reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year has 27 Top-10 finishes this season as he closes in on his first win of the year. Kemenah finished sixth at Nodak Speedway to earn his 25th Top-10 finish and is just three points behind Madsen.

Daryn Pittman finished sixth at Dacotah Speedway on Saturday night and remains solidly in the ninth spot in points, on the strength of 21 Top-10 finishes.

Terry McCarl used his 16th Top-10 finish of the season on Sunday night to move back into the 10th spot in the standings, five markers ahead of Shane Stewart who picked up 20th Top-10 finish of the season.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Tuesday, August 19 at Billings Motorsports Park in Billings, Montana. Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings through August 17 Position

Driver

Points

Difference

Earnings

Wins

Top-5

Top-10

1.

Donny Schatz

6052



$254,735

12

33

42

2.

Jason Meyers

5937

-115

$191,632

7

34

38

3.

Craig Dollansky

5822

-230

$175,800

7

27

37

4.

Joey Saldana

5685

-367

$128, 985

2

24

32

5.

Steve Kinser

5662

-390

$177,540

6

20

30

6

Jac Haudenschild

5517

-535

$85,565

0

14

31

7.

Kerry Madsen

5370

-682

$78,565

0

5

27

8.

Chad Kemenah

5367

-685

$79,140

0

9

25

9.

Daryn Pittman

5255

-797

$141,860

4

8

21

10.

Terry McCarl

5199

-853

$65,065

0

4

16

11.

Shane Stewart

5194

-858

$75,960

1

9

20

12.

Sam Hafertepe Jr.

5084

-968

$55,890

0

2

12

13.

Jason Sides

4894

-1158

$50,825

0

2

10

14.

Kraig Kinser

4889

-1163

$47,700

0

3

9

15.

Tony Bruce Jr.

4677

-1375

$43,115

1

2

2

16.

Chad Hillier

4549

-1503

$37,170

0

0

5

17.

Lucas Wolfe

3968

-2084

$21,880

0

1

4

18.

Paul McMahan

3185

-2867

$38,235

0

1

9

19.

Tim Shaffer

3021

-3031

$28,375

0

2

5

20.

Danny Lasoski

1729

-4323

$28,650

1

1

7

2008 STAT ATTACK There have been 42 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 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 7 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 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- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 225 laps 3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 214 laps 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 164 laps 5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 140 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- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3 Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 3 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3 8- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Kenny Jacobs, Holmesville, Ohio- 2 10- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 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 (8) * 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

* Craig Dollansky, August 16 at Dacotah Speedway (3/8-mile), Mandan, ND, 14.723 seconds at 91.693 mph

Crane Cams Dash Winners (19 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins 1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 7- 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 - Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 7- 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

B-main Winners (24 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins 1- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 4 2- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas-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 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 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- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NWS- 7 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 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- 11 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 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 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- 6 3- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5 4- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 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- 5 2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4 3- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 3 4- 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

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