Contact: World Racing Group Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director 405-623-1442 * [email protected]
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview: Eldora Speedway Rossburg, OH- April 9, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series visit the famed Eldora Speedway this week for two full nights of racing this week on Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12. The half-mile has been a staple on the schedule since the series inaugural season in 1978.
There have been a total of 29 drivers victorious in A-Feature event with the World of Outlaws at Eldora Speedway dating back to 1978. There are 10 current drivers that have been victorious at the track which is owned by two-time NASCAR champion Tony Stewart.
Craig Dollansky and Jason Meyers lead the series into Eldora as they are separated by just a single marker atop the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series standings. Meyers was victorious at Eldora last season, as was Steve Kinser, Paul McMahan, Joey Saldana and Donny Schatz.
Dollansky won twice at the track in 2006 and has five overall wins at Eldora in his career. Other current World of Outlaws drivers that have visited the winner's circle at the high-banked track include: Jac Haudenschild, Danny Lasoski, Daryn Pittman, Tim Shaffer and Jason Sides.
Each event will be a full racing program, featuring time trials, heats races, the Crane Cams Dash, as well as a C-Main if needed, a B-Main and an A-Feature, with full championship points on the line as well, with $10,000 going to the winner on each night.
2007 Race Recaps: The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competed five times in 2007 at Eldora Speedway.
April 13: Jason Meyers put his name in the record books, as he became the first winner after the resurfacing and reconfiguration of the track.
The California native slid by Jac Haudenschild on the 28th lap in traffic to take the lead and ultimately the win. He then held off a furious charge by Donny Schatz and Jason Sides, on the final lap to take the $10,000 winner's share of the purse.
Meyers started in the fifth spot and by the second lap of the 30-lap contest, was up to third. On the sixth circuit, he powered his way into the runner-up spot, setting his sights on Haudenschild, who had taken the lead from Daryn Pittman on the fifth lap. For most of the race, Meyers kept his car glued to the bottom of the track, as did a majority of competitors.
The only hiccup that Meyers had on the night came after the checkered flag flew. Terry McCarl who was running in front of him shredded a tire, causing Meyers to make contact with him and come to a stop. After receiving a push from Work' N Woody, the Official Push Truck and Safety Vehicle of the World of Outlaws, Meyers was able to take a victory lap and even did a half-donut for the crowd before climbing out the car in a shower of confetti while being sprayed with champagne by his crew.
Schatz was second, with Jason Sides third, Jac Haudenschild fourth and Daryn Pittman fifth.
June 2:
Paul McMahan picked up the first win of his career at Eldora in a thrilling battle with Jason Solwold and Dean Jacobs.
After lining up second for the 30-lap event, he quickly moved into the third spot, passing Danny Lasoski on the fourth lap. He slipped back to fourth on the 13th lap, and after getting around Joey Saldana on lap 17, he was in position for an epic duel with Jason Solwold and Dean Jacobs.
McMahan took the lead for the first time on the night on the 22nd lap, as he went to the low side of turn four. The next lap, Solwold went up the track and took the lead back again in turns three and four. They battled wheel-to-wheel the next couple of laps, with Solwold leading at the line each time, before the caution flag flew leading to a single file restart.
Solwold led on the final restart, with Jacobs briefly slipping past McMahan for the runner-up spot, only to have McMahan power back around him. On the 25th circuit, McMahan charged around Solwold on the high side of the track to make the pass for the lead and ultimately the win.
Dean Jacobs was third, with Daryn Pittman fourth and Jason Meyers fifth.
July 13- Knight Before the Kings Royal:
Steve Kinser continued to add to his legacy at Eldora Speedway, adding another win in a very dominating performance.
He led all 30 laps of the Knight Before the Kings Royal to take the checkered flag and the $10,000 top prize at the track owned by fellow Indiana native Tony Stewart.
Kinser took the lead on the opening lap powering past pole sitter Kenny Jacobs in the first turn and never looked back. On the first lap, Terry McCarl jumped into the second spot after starting fifth and looked to the high side of the track in turn two and again in turn four for the lead, with Donny Schatz just behind him.
McCarl dove under Kinser on the fifth lap for the lead exiting the second turn, but the caution flag flew, negating the pass. On the ensuing restart, McCarl looked high coming off the second turn for the lead, but Kinser charged down the back straightaway and continued to hold the point. McCarl would finish in the runner-up position. Donny Schatz was third, with Jason Solwold fourth and Jason Meyers fifth.
July 14- Kings Royal:
Donny Schatz added another trophy to his collection, earning his first career Kings Royal triumph, which paid $50,000.
The 40-lap event began with Craig Dollansky charging from the third starting spot to take the lead on the high side of the track. Schatz, who started on the pole, battled back exiting the second turn as he looked low for the lead.
Dollansky continued to run the high side of the track in the opening laps, with Schatz on the bottom. Schatz began to close on Dollansky on the fourth lap. Two laps later, the reigning World of Outlaws champion dove under Dollansky exiting the fourth turn to take the lead.
On the seventh lap, Schatz entered lapped traffic and would weave his way through the slower machines until the yellow flag flew on the 22nd lap. Under the Kings Royal format, the lapped cars<http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=261348&FS=WOO> maintained their position on the track, thus putting six cars between Schatz and Dollansky on the ensuing restart.
Schatz quickly pulled away with open track ahead of him and was again in traffic on the 29th lap. When the final checkered flag<http://www.motorsport.com/news/article.asp?ID=261348&FS=WOO> flew, Schatz had won by over seven seconds, in what was one of the most dominating performances in Kings Royal history, leading the final 35 laps of the event. Jason Meyers ended up second, with Terry McCarl third, Jason Solwold fourth, and Joey Saldana fifth.
September 21:
Joey Saldana picked up the third A-Feature win of his World of Outlaws career at Eldora in the 30-lap contest.
Saldana was running third when leader Donny Schatz had a right rear tire explode on the 10th lap. On the ensuing restart, Saldana battled Steve Kinser and took the lead on the 12th lap exiting the fourth turn and would go on to lead the remainder of the race.
Saldana lined up third for the 30-lap contest and dove low exiting the second turn on the opening lap to take the runner-up spot from Paul McMahan. He then fell back to third as Steve Kinser got around him for the second position. Saldana then chased Kinser for seven laps before taking the lead and ultimately the win. Paul McMahan was third, with Daryn Pittman fourth and Terry McCarl fifth.
2007 A-Feature Results Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Eldora Speedway; April 13, 2007
A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 14-Jason Meyers[5] [$10,000]
2) 15-Donny Schatz[2] [$5,000]
3) 7S-Jason Sides[7] [$3,000]
4) 35-Jac Haudenschild[3] [$2,700]
5) 21-Daryn Pittman[1] [$2,500]
6) 9-Joey Saldana[4] [$2,200]
7) 83-Danny Lasoski[9] [$2,000]
8) R19-Jason Solwold[8] [$1,800]
9) 20-Paul McMahan[10] [$1,600]
10) 11-Steve Kinser[11] [$1,450]
11) 7-Craig Dollansky[20] [$1,300]
12) 11H-Kerry Madsen[16] [$1,200]
13) 24H-Rob Chaney[18] [$1,100]
14) 3X-Chad Kemenah[12] [$1,000]
15) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[19] [$950]
16) 7K-Butch Schroeder[6] [$900]
17) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[14] [$850]
18) D1-Justin Henderson[24] [$750]
19) 1X-Randy Hannagan[26] [$25]
20) 24-Terry McCarl[25] [$0]
21) 11M-Brandon Martin[17] [$700]
22) 8H-Shane Stewart[22] [$700]
23) 11D-Dion Hindi[21] [$700]
24) 2M-Dustin Daggett[13] [$700]
25) W20-Greg Wilson[23] [$700]
26) 28-Brian Paulus[15] [$700]
Lap Leaders: Daryn Pittman, 1-4; Jac Haudenschild, 5-27; Jason Meyers, 28-30
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Eldora Speedway; June 2, 2007
A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 20-Paul McMahan[4] [$10,000]
2) R19-Jason Solwold[2] [$5,500]
3) 7K-Dean Jacobs[3] [$3,200]
4) 21-Daryn Pittman[5] [$2,800]
5) 14-Jason Meyers[10] [$2,500]
6) 15-Donny Schatz[17] [$2,300]
7) 1X-Randy Hannagan[13] [$2,200]
8) 83-Danny Lasoski[1] [$2,100]
9) 6-Tim Shaffer[23] [$2,050]
10) 11-Steve Kinser[14] [$2,000]
11) 35-Jac Haudenschild[20] [$1,500]
12) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[8] [$1,200]
13) D1-Justin Henderson[15] [$1,100]
14) 8H-Shane Stewart[18] [$1,050]
15) 7-Craig Dollansky[21] [$1,000]
16) 3X-Chad Kemenah[24] [$900]
17) 5C-Chad Hillier[25] [$]
18) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[12] [$800]
19) 24-Terry McCarl[7] [$800]
20) 9-Joey Saldana[6] [$800]
21) 36-Jason Martin[19] [$800]
22) 28-Brian Paulus[9] [$800]
23) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[16] [$800]
24) 8K-Zach Chappell[11] [$800]
25) 2-Brooke Tatnell[22] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Danny Lasoski 1; Jason Solwold 2-21, 23-24; Paul McMahan 22, 25-30
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Eldora Speedway; July 13, 2007
A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 11-Steve Kinser[2] [$10,000]
2) 24-Terry McCarl[4] [$5,500]
3) 15-Donny Schatz[3] [$3,200]
4) R19-Jason Solwold[10] [$2,800]
5) 14-Jason Meyers[8] [$2,500]
6) 9-Joey Saldana[7] [$2,300]
7) 83-Danny Lasoski[11] [$2,200]
8) 2B-Dale Blaney[6] [$2,100]
9) 11H-Kerry Madsen[24] [$2,050]
10) 21-Daryn Pittman[25] [$1,200]
11) 29-Kenny Jacobs[1] [$1,500]
12) W20-Greg Wilson[13] [$1,200]
13) 11B-Brock Mayes[9] [$1,100]
14) 20-Paul McMahan[14] [$1,050]
15) 1X-Randy Hannagan[17] [$1,000]
16) 8H-Shane Stewart[22] [$900]
17) 92-Jimmy Stinson[15] [$800]
18) 7-Craig Dollansky[26] [$0]
19) 19-Stevie Smith[23] [$800]
20) 5C-Chad Hillier[20] [$800]
21) 11D-Dion Hindi[21] [$800]
22) 2-Brooke Tatnell[12] [$800]
23) 7K-Dean Jacobs[18] [$800]
24) 6-Tim Shaffer[5] [$800]
25) 35-Jac Haudenschild[16] [$800]
26) 11M-Brandon Martin[19] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Steve Kinser 1-30
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Eldora Speedway; July 14, 2007
A-main (40 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[1] [$50,000]
2) 14-Jason Meyers[7] [$12,500]
3) 24-Terry McCarl[11] [$7,000]
4) R19-Jason Solwold[2] [$5,000]
5) 9-Joey Saldana[9] [$4,000]
6) 20-Paul McMahan[17] [$3,500]
7) 7-Craig Dollansky[6] [$3,000]
8) 35-Jac Haudenschild[13] [$2,500]
9) 8K-Chad Kemenah[4] [$2,250]
10) 28-Brian Paulus[14] [$2,200]
11) 83-Danny Lasoski[20] [$1,950]
12) 2B-Dale Blaney[16] [$1,850]
13) 4-Danny Smith[10] [$1,700]
14) 11-Steve Kinser[19] [$1,600]
15) 21-Daryn Pittman[18] [$1,550]
16) W20-Greg Wilson[22] [$1,500]
17) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[12] [$1,450]
18) 7TW-Brandon Wimmer[5] [$1,450]
19) 5C-Chad Hillier[21] [$1,400]
20) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[8] [$1,350]
21) 7K-Dean Jacobs[15] [$1,300]
22) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[24] [$1,275]
23) 11H-Kerry Madsen[3] [$1,250]
24) 29-Kenny Jacobs[23] [$1,250]
Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-5, Donny Schatz 6-40
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series; Eldora Speedway; September 21, 2007
A-main (30 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 9-Joey Saldana[3] [$10,000]
2) 11-Steve Kinser[4] [$5,500]
3) 20-Paul McMahan[2] [$3,200]
4) 21-Daryn Pittman[10] [$2,800]
5) 24-Terry McCarl[8] [$2,500]
6) 2B-Dale Blaney[7] [$2,300]
7) 15-Donny Schatz[1] [$2,200]
8) 1X-Randy Hannagan[6] [$2,100]
9) R19-Jason Solwold[19] [$2,050]
10) 35-Jac Haudenschild[24] [$2,000]
11) 83-Danny Lasoski[5] [$1,500]
12) D1-Justin Henderson[12] [$1,200]
13) 2L-Ed Lynch Jr[9] [$1,100]
14) 7-Craig Dollansky[20] [$1,050]
15) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[11] [$1,000]
16) 6-Tim Shaffer[25] [$100]
17) 5B-Chad Blonde[22] [$800]
18) 14-Jason Meyers[17] [$800]
19) 11B-Brock Mayes[15] [$800]
20) 10C-Jeremy Campbell[26] [$0]
21) 8H-Shane Stewart[13] [$800]
22) M20-Butch Schroeder[21] [$800]
23) W20-Greg Wilson[23] [$800]
24) 18T-Tony Bruce Jr.[18] [$800]
25) 92-Jimmy Stinson[14] [$800]
26) 24H-Rob Chaney[16] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Donny Schatz 1-10, Steve Kinser 11-12, Joey Saldana 13-30
Previous Winners World of Outlaws Sprint Series A-Feature winners at Eldora Speedway include:
2007- Jason Meyers on April 13, Paul McMahan on June 2, Steve Kinser on July 13, Donny Schatz on July 14, Joey Saldana on September 21
2006- Sammy Swindell on April 8, Craig Dollansky on June 3, Craig Dollansky on July 14, Joey Saldana on July 15, Joey Saldana on Aug. 4
2005 - Steve Kinser on April 9, Sammy Swindell on June 4, Steve Kinser on July 15, Steve Kinser on July 16, Jac Haudenschild on Aug. 5
2004 - Sammy Swindell on Aug. 6, Jason Sides on July 17, Dale Blaney on July 16, Danny Lasoski on June 5, Steve Kinser on April 10
2003 - Sammy Swindell on April 19, Steve Kinser on May 31, Steve Kinser on July 18, Steve Kinser on July 19, Jason Meyers on Aug. 8
2002 - Craig Dollansky on April 13, Steve Kinser on June 1, Daryn Pittman on July 19, Joey Saldana on July 20, Steve Kinser on Aug. 2
2001 - Mark Kinser on April 14, Andy Hillenburg on June 2, Andy Hillenburg on July 20, Mark Kinser on July 21, Steve Kinser on Aug. 3
2000 - Steve Kinser on April 22, Mark Kinser on June 3, Sammy Swindell in July 14, Dale Blaney on July 15, Tim Shaffer on Aug. 4
1999 - Tim Shaffer on June 5, Mark Kinser on July 15, Greg Hodnett on July 16, Sammy Swindell on July 17, Stevie Smith on Aug. 6
1998 - Sammy Swindell on April 11, Sammy Swindell on June 13, Jac Haudenschild on July 17, Jac Haudenschild on July 18, Jac Haudenschild on Aug. 7
1997 - Sammy Swindell on April 4, Dave Blaney on June 14, Dave Blaney on July 18, Steve Kinser on July 19, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 8
1996 - Sammy Swindell on April 5, Steve Kinser on June 15, Mark Kinser on July 19, Johnny Herrera on July 20, Mark Kinser on Aug. 9
1995 - Jac Haudenschild on April 15, Steve Kinser on June 10, Dave Blaney on Aug. 11 1994 - Kenny Jacobs on April 17, Kenny Jacobs on June 11, Dave Blaney on Aug. 12 1993 - Dave Blaney on April 18, Steve Kinser on June 12, Dave Blaney on Aug. 13
1992 - Sammy Swindell on April 12
1991 - Steve Kinser on June 7, Sammy Swindell on June 8
1990 - Steve Kinser on April 22, Steve Kinser on June 9
1989 - Jeff Swindell on April 23, Doug Wolfgang on June 10, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 5
1988 - Doug Wolfgang on April 10, Steve Kinser on Aug. 27
1987 - Steve Kinser on April 12, Steve Kinser on Aug. 8
1986 - Bobby Allen on Aug. 9
1985 - Doug Wolfgang on April 14, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 10
1984 - Ron Shuman on April 8
1983 - Brad Doty on May 22
1982 - Danny Smith on May 8, Sammy Swindell on May 9, Doug Wolfgang on June 12, Sammy Swindell on Aug. 7, Steve Kinser on Oct. 17
1981 - Sammy Swindell on May 16, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 8, Steve Kinser on Oct. 18; 1980 - Sammy Swindell on April 13,Steve Kinser on May 4, Steve Kinser on May 25,Steve Kinser on July 5, Steve Kinser on Aug. 9, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 30, Doug Wolfgang on Aug. 31, Steve Kinser on Oct. 19
1979 - Ron Shuman on April 15, Dub May on May 27, Steve Kinser on July 3, Sammy Swindell on July 14, Steve Kinser on Aug. 4, Doug Wolfgang on Sept. 1, Shane Carson on Oct. 21
1978 - Bobby Allen on April 16, Rick Ferkel on April 30, Steve Kinser on May 21, Rick Ferkel on July 3, Randy Ford on Aug. 3, Rick Ferkel on Aug. 4, Rick Ferkel on Aug. 5, Steve Kinser on Sept. 3, Shane Carson on Oct. 29
Current Top-10 in Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Points 1. Craig Dollansky 743 2. Jason Meyers 742 3. Donny Schatz 706 4. Joey Saldana 700 5. Terry McCarl 652 6. Chad Kemenah 643 7. Kerry Madsen 637 8. Jac Haudenschild 629 9. Steve Kinser 629 10. Tim Shaffer 622
What to look for at Eldora Speedway: * Steve Kinser is the winningest sprint car driver in Eldora Speedway history, with 57 total wins, of which 31 are A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws. The 20-time series champion won the first ever series event at the half-mile in 1978.
*Craig Dollansky has five wins during his career at the storied track, including three with the World of Outlaws. He is the current World of Outlaws point leader and has finished in the Top-Five in every event this season, along with qualifying first or second in time trials in all five events as well.
* Jason Meyers, who leads the series with three wins this year, won at Eldora last season in the first race after the track was resurfaced. He also was victorious in 2002 at the track, filling in for Craig Dollansky who was injured earlier that year.
* Donny Schatz, the two-time defending series champion won the Kings Royal last year at the track and also was victorious in 2002 in the Historic Big One. He had five Top-Seven finishes last season at the track which is owned by his car owner Tony Stewart.
* Joey Saldana has a total of 14 wins in his career at Eldora, with four of those being World of Outlaws A-Feature triumphs, including two in the Kings Royal.
* Jac Haudenschild has 23 career wins at Eldora Speedway, including eight in World of Outlaws A-Feature events. The native of Wooster, Ohio has three Top-10 finishes at the track last season.
* Danny Lasoski, the 2001 World of Outlaws champion has two career wins at Eldora Speedway, including one with the series. He had three Top-10 finishes at the half-mile in 2007.
* Daryn Pittman has two career wins with the series at the track, including the Historic Big One in 2003. He had four Top-10 finishes last year at Eldora.
By the Numbers- Eldora Speedway: 0.5- Miles around Eldora Speedway 1- Point that separates Craig Dollansky and Jason Meyers atop the championship point standings 2- Full-time World of Outlaws drivers that hail from Ohio: Jac Haudenschild and Chad Kemenah; Drivers that have finished in the Top-Five in all five events this season: Craig Dollansky and Jason Meyers 3- A-Feature wins for Jason Meyers this season to lead the series 4- Drivers that have finished in the Top-10 in all five races this season 5- Events scheduled for the World of Outlaws at the track in 2008 9- Drivers that led laps in A-Feature events at Eldora Speedway last season with the World of Outlaws 10- Current World of Outlaws drivers that have won an A-Feature with the series at the track 12.707- Track record set by Craig Dollansky in time trials on April 13, 2002 20- Drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws in 2008 29- Drivers that have won an A-Feature with the series at the track dating back to 1978 44- Average car count in five events for the World of Outlaws at the track in 2007 45- Laps led by Donny Schatz at Eldora Speedway in 2007 57- Total wins for Steve Kinser in his career at Eldora Speedway, including preliminary features 61- Laps led in A-Feature events this season by Craig Dollansky to lead the series 120- Events held by the World of Outlaws at the track, including preliminary features dating back to 1978 390- Miles from I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Missouri where the World of Outlaws competed on April 5 to Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio 1978- Year that the World of Outlaws first competed at the half-mile 10,000- Dollars the winner will receive on Friday, April 11; Dollars the winner will receive on Saturday, April 12 35,500- Dollars won by Jason Meyers through April 5 to lead the series
Tickets: On Friday, April 11 tickets for those 16-over will be $25, with tickets for those ages 12-15 just $12, with children 7-11 only $6 and kids 6-under will be admitted free of charge.
On Saturday, April 12, tickets for those 16-over will be $25, with tickets for those ages 12-15 just $12, with children 7-11 only $6 and kids 6-under will be admitted free of charge.
For ticket information visit: http://www.eldoraspeedway.com<http://www.eldoraspeedway.com/> or call (937) 338-3815.
Next Up: A visit to Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana on Saturday, April 19 for a full night of racing on the always racy ΒΌ-mile.
Headquartered in Roanoke, Va., Advance Auto Parts is the second-largest retailer of automotive aftermarket parts, accessories, batteries, and maintenance items in the United States, based on store count and sales. As of October 6, 2007, the company operated 3,228 stores in 40 states, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. The company serves both the do-it-yourself and professional installer markets.
