Concord, NC— June 9, 2008— Donny Schatz used two wins and a second-place finish over the weekend to extend his lead in the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship standings to 37 markers over Jason Meyers. Schatz, the two-time defending series champion is the only driver that has finished in the Top-10 in all 17 events this season. He is also tied for the series lead with Meyers with five A-Feature wins.
After suffering a flat tire at Eldora Speedway on May 31, Meyers and his team rebounded this weekend with three Top-Five finishes. He was third on Friday night at Knoxville Raceway and fourth on Saturday at the famed half-mile, and wrapped up the weekend by charging from the 18th starting spot at Tri-City Speedway on Sunday night to finish second, earning the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award in the process.
Craig Dollansky used a fourth-place finish on Sunday night, in addition to a fifth and 10-place performance at Knoxville to extend his Top-10 streak to 10 races. It also moved him into the third spot in points. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has 16 Top-10 finishes in 17 races this season.
Joey Saldana suffered a flat right rear tire while running third on Sunday night, after earning a runner-up finish on Saturday night at Knoxville. The native of Brownsburg, Indiana has 14 Top-10 finishes this season.
Steve Kinser used a third-place run at Tri-City Speedway to move into the fifth spot in points. The 20-time series champion has nine Top-10 finishes this season, with five of those being Top-Fives.
Jac Haudenschild finished fifth and ninth at Knoxville Raceway, before having trouble at Tri-City Speedway. The veteran driver has 10 Top-10 finishes in 17 starts this season, as he closes in on his first A-Feature win of the year. He is just 21 points out of the Top-Five.
Kerry Madsen finished eighth at Tri-City to earn his 11th Top-10 finish of the season. He is seventh in points, less than 40 markers out of the Top-Five.
Chad Kemenah finished seventh at Knoxville on Saturday night, to earn his seventh Top-10 of the season. On Sunday night, he was running fourth and had no where to go, getting collected in an accident involving Haudenschild.
Terry McCarl finished third on Saturday night at his home track of Knoxville Raceway and currently is ninth in points, on the strength of eight Top-10 finishes.
Shane Stewart picked up his first win of 2008 on Friday night at Knoxville in a thrilling duo with Donny Schatz. The native of Bixby, Oklahoma has five Top-Five finishes in the last six races.
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series returns to action on Wednesday, June 11 at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway in Missouri for an event which will benefit the Michael Ross Memorial Foundation..
Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Championship Standings Through June 8

Position	Driver	Points	Difference	Earnings	Wins	Top-5	Top-10
1.	Donny Schatz	2467		$95,400	5	12	17
2.	Jason Meyers	2430	-37	$87,100	5	14	15
3.	Craig Dollansky	2375	-92	$58,900	2	10	16
4.	Joey Saldana	2359	-108	$49,350	0	9	14
5.	Steve Kinser	2247	-220	$45,550	2	5	9
6	Jac Haudenschild	2226	-241	$31,280	0	6	10
7.	Kerry Madsen	2207	-260	$29,980	0	1	11
8.	Chad Kemenah	2145	-322	$25,900	0	2	8
9.	Terry McCarl	2118	-349	$28,980	0	4	7
10.	Shane Stewart	2114	-353	$36,525	1	7	8
11.	Daryn Pittman	2048	-419	$26,975	0	2	8
12.	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	2016	-451	$21,550	0	1	5
13.	Tim Shaffer	1983	-484	$18,325	0	2	4
14.	Lucas Wolfe	1982	-485	$19,080	0	1	4
15.	Kraig Kinser	1956	-511	$17,160	0	1	3
16.	Jason Sides.	1944	-523	$18,825	0	1	3
17.	Tony Bruce Jr.	1836	-631	$14,290	0	1	1
18.	Chad Hillier	1728	-739	$11,495	0	0	1
19.	Danny Lasoski	1365	-1102	$24,450	1	1	6
20.	Randy Hannagan	1005	-1462	$5,225	0	0	0

 
2008 STAT ATTACK
There have been 17 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
 
A-Feature winners (7 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown - Wins
1-         Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 5
            Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 5
3-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2
            Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
5-        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 (15 Drivers have led laps)
1-         Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 114 laps
2-         Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 105 laps
3-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 71 laps
4-         Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 50 laps
5-         Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 41 laps
6-         Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 30 laps
            Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 30 laps         
8-         Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 17 laps    
            Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 17 laps
10-       Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 10 laps
            Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 10 laps
12-       Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 8 laps
13-       Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 7 laps
14-       Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4 laps
15-       Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 1 lap       
 
Time trial leaders (11 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1-         Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3
            Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 3
3-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2
            Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota - 2
5-         Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio- 1
            Cody Darrah, Red Lion, Pennsylvania- 1
            Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
            Greg Hodnett, Thomasville, Pennsylvania- 1
            Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio - 1
            Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1             
            Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
 
Track records established during 2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events (1)
* Joey Saldana, May 24, Virginia Motor Speedway (1/2-mile), Jamaica, VA, 14.537 seconds at 123.822 mph.
 
 
Crane Cams Dash Winners (14 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1-         Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2
            Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 2
            Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 2
4-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1
            Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
            Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 1
            Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
            Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
            Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
            Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
            Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1        
            Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
            Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1
            Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1
 
Pole Positions (14 different drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Poles
1          Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 2    
            Daryn Pittman, Owasso, Oklahoma- 2
            Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana - 2
4-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota - 1
            Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
            Craig Keel, Weedsport, New York- 1
            Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
            Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
            Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
            Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
            Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
            Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
            Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 1
            Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1    
 
B-main Winners (14 different winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins
1-         Rob Chaney, Wooster, Ohio-2
2-         Chris Andrews, Sandusky, Ohio- 1
            Tony Bruce Jr., Liberal, Kansas-1
            Pat Cannon, Etters, Pennsylvania- 1
            Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
            Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
            Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Calvin Landis, Knoxville, Iowa- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Brian Paulus, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Danny Smith, Danville, Indiana - 1
T.J. Stutts, Liverpool, Pennsylvania- 1
            Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
 
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 3
Kerry Madsen, St. Mary’s, NWS- 3
3-         Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 2
6-         Lance Dewease, Fayetteville, Pennsylvania- 1
Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio-1
Kraig Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
 
 
Penske Power Position
1-         Shane Stewart, Bixby, Oklahoma- 4
2-         Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 3
3-         Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 2
4-         Sam Hafertepe Jr., Sunnyvale, Texas- 1
Jac Haudenschild, Wooster, Ohio- 1
Chad Kemenah, Findlay, Ohio- 1
Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
            Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
            Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 1
                       
Chicken Hawk Hot Lap
1-         Craig Dollansky, Elk River, Minnesota- 2
            Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 2
            Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana- 2
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 2
4-         Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 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
            Paul McMahan, Nashville, Tennessee- 1
            Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
            Brooke Tatnell, San Souci, NSW- 1
 
Crane Cams Engine Builder Challenge
Shaver Specialties         75
Speedway Engines        56 /  -19
Don Ott Engines           52/  -23
Kistler Engines 52 /  -23
 
 
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim                          78
J&J                              75 /  -3
Triple X Race Co.        15  /  -63         
 
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