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Jason Meyers Continues to Gain Ground on Donny Schatz in World of Outlaws Point Standings

Elma, WA- September 1, 2008- Jason Meyers used a second-place finish on Sunday night at Skagit Speedway, along with setting fast time to cut nine more points off Donny Schatz's lead in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings. He is now just 82 markers behind, as he chases his first series championship. Coupled with a third-place performance on Saturday night in the opener at Skagit, Meyers was able to gain a total of 23 points over the course of the last two events. He leads the series with 39 Top-Five finishes, including 20 consecutive, dating back to a win on July 9. He also leads the series with nine fast time honors in time trials, with the quickest driver in time trials each night receiving five bonus points.

Schatz picked up two Top-10 finishes at Skagit Speedway and remains the only driver that has earned a Top-10 finish in each of the 47 A-Feature events this season. The two-time defending Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion leads the series with 12 A-Feature wins, and is second in quick time awards with six, as he chases his third consecutive title.

Craig Dollansky earned his 29th Top-Five finish of the season on Sunday night and remains solidly in the third position in points. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has won seven times this season and leads the series in laps led.

Joey Saldana used his fourth win of the season to remain fourth in points. The second generation driver has 27 Top-Five finishes this season, driving for Kasey Kahne Racing.

Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion finished third on Sunday night at Skagit to pick up his 23rd Top-Five finish of the season. He remains fifth in points and continues to gain ground on Saldana, and is just 37 points out of the fourth spot.

Jac Haudenschild picked up his 35th Top-10 finish of the season on Saturday night. The native of Wooster, Ohio is solidly in the sixth position in the championship standings.

Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, finished a season-best second on Saturday night at Skagit and also earned a Top-10 finish in the finale. He has 31 Top-10 finishes this season and is seventh in points as he closes in on his first win of the season.

Chad Kemenah is eighth in points, just 37 markers behind Madsen. The 2006 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year has 27 Top-10 finishes as he too chases his first victory of the season.

Daryn Pittman earned his 24th Top-10 finish of the season on Sunday night. He has won four times this season and is solidly in the ninth spot in points.

Terry McCarl rounds out the Top-10 in the standings heading into the two-race conclusion of the Labor Day weekend. The Iowa native has 19 Top-10 finishes

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action today at Grays Harbor Raceway in Elma, Washington. Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Standings through August 31 Position

Driver

Points

Difference

Earnings

Wins

Top-5

Top-10

1.

Donny Schatz

6754



$271,335

12

36

47

2.

Jason Meyers

6672

-82

$215,135

8

39

43

3.

Craig Dollansky

6484

-270

$184,650

7

29

40

4.

Joey Saldana

6394

-360

$169,385

4

27

36

5.

Steve Kinser

6357

-397

$190,320

6

23

34

6

Jac Haudenschild

6191

-563

$102,015

1

15

35

7.

Kerry Madsen

6040

-714

$89,265

0

6

31

8.

Chad Kemenah

5993

-761

$87,215

0

10

27

9.

Daryn Pittman

5899

-855

$150,410

4

9

24

10.

Terry McCarl

5870

-884

$89,265

0

4

19

11.

Shane Stewart

5788

-966

$83,260

1

10

22

12.

Sam Hafertepe Jr.

5658

-1096

$60,540

0

2

13

13.

Jason Sides

5509

-1245

$57,725

0

2

12

14.

Kraig Kinser

5499

-1255

$53,325

0

3

10

15.

Tony Bruce Jr.

5248

-1506

$48,990

1

3

3

16.

Chad Hillier

5119

-1635

$41,470

0

0

5

17.

Lucas Wolfe

4507

-2247

$25,490

0

1

4

18.

Paul McMahan

3826

-2928

$45,385

0

1

11

19.

Tim Shaffer

3021

-3733

$28,375

0

2

5

20.

Danny Lasoski

1729

-5025

$28,650

1

1

7



2008 STAT ATTACK There have been 47 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (12 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins 1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 12 2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8 3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 5- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 5 6- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3 7- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (20 Drivers have led laps) 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 284 laps 2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 272 laps 3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 223 laps 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 183 laps 5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 165 laps 6- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 102 laps 7- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 49 laps 8- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 35 laps Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 35 laps 10- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 30 laps Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 30 laps 13- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 21 laps 14- Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 17 laps Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 17 laps 16- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 10 laps Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 10 laps 18- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 9 laps Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 9 laps 20- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps

Time trial leaders (16 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 9 2- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 6 3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4 7- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 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 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 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 (20 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins 1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 2- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 5 4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 7- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 9- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 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 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 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 (20 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles 1 - Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 2- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 5 4- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 4 7- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 9- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 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 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 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 (26 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins 1- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 4 2- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas-3 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 3 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 3 5- Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio-2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2 8- 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 Hillier, Burlington, Washington- 1 Jeff Hodgson, St. Albert, AB- 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- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NWS- 8 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5 3- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 5- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio-3 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 3 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 3 10- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2 11- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Mississippi- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Penske Power Position 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 12 2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 8 3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 4- Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 5 5- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 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- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 8 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 3- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5 4- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 4 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 4 6- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 3 8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 2 9- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Jac Haudenschild, 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 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

SuperClean Start Award 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5 3- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 4 4- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 6- Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1 Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Mark Dobmeier, Grand Forks, North Dakota- 1 Tim Gee, Leduc, Alberta, Canada- 1 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania- 1 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1 Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, Iowa- 1 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1 Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 1

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