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Meyers Gains Ground on Schatz in Standings After Runner-up Finish

West Lebanon, NY- September 22, 2008-Jason Meyers used a runner-up finish at Lebanon Valley Speedway on Sunday night to gain 21 points on Donny Schatz in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings. Meyers leads the series with 42 Top-Five finishes, as well as fast time honors in qualifying and laps led. He now trails the two-time defending series champion by 118 markers with 12 races remaining in 2008.

Schatz picked up his 40th Top-Five finish of the season on Friday night at Eldora Speedway and was running fourth at Lebanon Valley Speedway with two laps remaining when he had a right rear tire go down, dropping him to 13th in the final rundown. The North Dakota native did earn five bonus points at Lebanon Valley for setting quick time in time trials, which were held back on July 20 prior to the A-Feature being postponed by rain. Schatz leads the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series with 14 A-Feature wins and 51 Top-10 finishes.

Joey Saldana used a fifth-place finish on Sunday night to move into a tie for the third spot in the championship standings, with Craig Dollansky, who is recovering from a compound fracture of his upper right arm, sustained Friday at Eldora. Dollansky will receive 75 medical exemption points each race for the duration of the injury. Saldana won his fifth race of the season on Friday night and now has 30 Top-Five finishes.

Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion was fourth at Lebanon Valley, after a runner-up finish at Eldora and has 26 Top-Five finishes on the season, as he remains fifth in points.

Jac Haudenschild used his fourth win of the season on Sunday night to solidly remain in the sixth spot in points. The veteran driver has 41 Top-10 finishes this season.

Chad Kemenah finished seventh at Lebanon Valley Speedway after a third-place performance at Eldora to move into the seventh spot in the standings. He has 32 Top-10 finishes this season, with 12 of those being Top-Five performances.

Kerry Madsen was running third on Sunday night with two laps remaining when he had a right rear tire go down. The reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year picked up his 34th Top-10 finish of the season at Eldora Speedway on Friday night. He is just one point behind Kemenah as the pair continues to battle for the seventh spot in points.

Terry McCarl was sixth on Sunday night and was seventh at Eldora, to pick up two more Top-10 finishes. The native of Altoona, Iowa now has 24 Top-10's on the year and is solidly in the ninth spot in points.

Daryn Pittman also picked up two Top-10 finishes over the weekend and remains 10th in the standings. He has won four times this year and has 27 Top-10 performances.

Sam Hafertepe Jr. matched his season finish on Sunday night coming home third and remains 11th in points, with Kraig Kinser just behind him.

Jason Sides picked up his 16th Top-10 finish of the season at Lebanon Valley Speedway and is less than 60 points behind Kraig Kinser in the standings.

The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Wednesday, September 24 at Orange County Fair Speedway in Middletown, New York with an event that was postponed by rain earlier this season.

Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points through September 21:

Position

Driver

Points

Difference

Earnings

Wins

Top-5

Top-10

1.

Donny Schatz

7747



$302,685

14

40

51

2.

Jason Meyers

7629

-118

$236,535

8

42

47

3.

Craig Dollansky

7367

-380

$221,450

7

32

44

4.

Joey Saldana

7367

-380

$191,185

5

30

40

5.

Steve Kinser

7315

-432

$211,020

6

26

39

6

Jac Haudenschild

7150

-597

$181,965

4

18

41

7.

Chad Kemenah

6957

-790

$104,165

0

12

32

8.

Kerry Madsen

6956

-791

$102,065

0

6

34

9.

Terry McCarl

6825

-922

$86,665

0

4

24

10.

Daryn Pittman

6783

-964

$162,210

4

9

27

11.

Sam Hafertepe Jr.

6515

-1232

$70,650

0

2

16

12.

Kraig Kinser

6474

-1273

$82,225

1

7

16

13.

Jason Sides

6417

-1330

$67,750

1

6

16

14.

Shane Stewart

6251

-1496

$84,200

1

10

22

15.

Tony Bruce Jr.

5975

-1782

$52,840

1

3

3

16.

Chad Hillier

5906

-1841

$50,130

0

0

5

17.

Lucas Wolfe

5356

-2391

$33,290

0

1

6

18.

Paul McMahan

4749

-2998

$59,685

0

1

14

19.

Tim Shaffer

3131

-4616

$29,175

0

2

5

20.

Danny Lasoski

2297

-5450

$37,650

1

1

7

There have been 54 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature and two Preliminary Feature events this season.

A-Feature winners (13 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins 1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 14 2- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 8 3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 5- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5 6- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 8- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1

Preliminary Feature winners (2 Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1

Lap leaders, including A-features and preliminary features Car, driver, hometown - Total laps led (23 Drivers have led laps) 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 377 laps 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 337 laps 3- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 240 laps 4- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 195 laps 5- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 183 laps 6- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 102 laps 7- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 63 laps 8- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 49 laps 9- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 35 laps 10- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 34 laps 11- Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 30 laps Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 30 laps 14- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 23 laps 15- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 21 laps 16- Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 17 laps Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 17 laps 18- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 10 laps Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 10 laps 20- Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 9 laps Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 9 laps 22- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps 23- Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1 lap

Time trial leaders (16 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 12 2- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 7 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 7 4- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 5 6- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 4 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4 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 (9) * 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

*Jason Meyers, September 10 at Clay County Fair Speedway (3/8-mile), Spencer, IA,13.437 seconds at 100.409 mph.

*Jason Meyers, September 14, Lucas Oil Speedway (3/8-mile), 13.019 seconds at 103.695 mph.

Crane Cams Dash Winners (23 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota -6 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6

4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 5 6- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 7- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 9- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2 11- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 1 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 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

Pole Positions (23 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles 1 - Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota -6 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 6 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 6 4- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 5 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 5 6- Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 4 7- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 3 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3 9- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2 Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 11- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 1 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 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

B-main Winners (29 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins 1- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 4 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 4 3- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas-3 Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio-3 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 3 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW, Australia- 3 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 3 8 Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 9- 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 Jesse Hockett, Warsaw, Missouri- 1 Jeff Hodgson, St. Albert, AB- 1 Mike Kertscher, Fredonia, Wisconsin- 1 Calvin Landis, Knoxville, Iowa- 1 Paul May, Terre Haute, Indiana- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1 Jerry Richart Jr., Forrest Lake, Minnesota- 1 Travis Rutz, Langley, British Columbia- 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 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 5 4- Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 4 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, 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 11- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 13- Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas- 1 Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1 Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1 Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1 Greg Nikitenko, Minot, North Dakota- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1 Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Olive Branch, Mississippi- 1 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1 Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1

Penske Power Position 1- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 13 2- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 9 3- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 7 5- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 5 Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 5 7- Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 2 Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 10- Jonathan Allard, Chico, California - 1 Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1 Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 1 Brent Kaeding, Campbell, California- 1 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Kerry Madsen, St. Mary's, NSW- 1 Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1 Jared Ridge, Snohomish, Washington- 1 Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, Iowa- 1 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1

Chicken Hawk Hot Lap 1- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 9 2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 8 3- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 7 4- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 6 5- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 4 6- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 3 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 3 8- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 2 9- Jayme Barnes, Everett, Washington- 1 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 Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 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 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

SuperClean Start Award 1- Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 6 Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 6 3- Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 5 4- Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 2 Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 2 Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2 Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2 Jason Solwold, Burlington, Washington- 2 9- 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 Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1 Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1 Alan Krimes, Denver, Pennsylvania- 1 Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1 Josh Schneiderman, West Burlington, Iowa- 1 Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1

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