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SABKO, Williams Grove Announce Raffle Winners
By Richard Day

MECHANICSBURG, PA (October 2) – SABKO Enterprises, LLC, and Williams Grove Speedway are proud to announce the winners of their promotion benefiting the York County Racing Club’s Injured Drivers Fund and the South Central Pennsylvania "Habitat for Humanity."

The first prize winning ticket number belongs to Katrina Stump from York, PA; the second prize winning ticket number belongs to Rick Shoaff from Mechanicsburg, PA, and the third prize winning ticket belongs to Jason Grimes from Mt. Wolf, PA.

"I would like to thank all of the fans that purchased raffle tickets to benefit the York County Racing Club’s Injured Drivers Fund and South Central PA Habitat for Humanity," SABKO President Shawn Arndt said. "I would also like to thank all of the fans at Williams Grove for purchasing the $1 per chance raffle tickets on Friday evening for General Admission for Saturday evenings National Open at Williams Grove Speedway. Many thanks also go out to everyone that helped get the word out with this benefit raffle. The following ticket numbers listed, along with names and areas where the people live are listed below. Congratulations to these people, and thank you for you donations."

SABKO Enterprises, LLC, also sponsors Karl Kinser’s #5M Maxim driven by two-time O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion Mark Kinser.

Outlaws’ Eastern Tour to Climax at Bridgeport
By Richard Day

BRIDGEPORT, NJ (October 1) – Danny Lasoski, nicknamed "Catfish" by car owner and NASCAR Winston Cup champion a few years ago because he loves to race in the low groove, might just as well be nicknamed "Big Track" during the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Silver Anniversary Season.

"The Dude," as his grandfather nicknamed within hours of his birth, has recorded eight of his 10 "A" Feature victories at larger racing facilities in 2003. His affinity for big, sweeping tracks has Lasoski eager for Sunday’s Eastern Tour Finale at Bridgeport Speedway’s semi-banked, 5/8-mile oval.

Bridgeport Speedway is one of only nine of 50 tracks the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series will visit this season where points leader Steve Kinser has yet to win. Only six of Kinser’s 23 main event victories in 2003 have come at tracks a half-mile or larger in length, and three of those were at Eldora Speedway. "The King of the Outlaws" won the main event at Rolling Wheels Raceway – the only other 5/8-mile oval the series visits – on May 28th, however.

The defending and 17-time series champion opened a season-high 74-point lead over Lasoski Saturday with a flag-to-flag victory at the Talladega Short Track. Kinser has raced into the top 10 in 53 of 59 main events, including 42 in the top five. He has also won 23 "A" Features, six Preliminary Features and 25 Dash Races, all of which lead the series.

Sammy Swindell recorded the first clean sweep in O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series history the last time the series visited Bridgeport Speedway – on August 7, 1995 – setting the single-lap record and winning the First Heat Race, the Dash Race and the "A" Feature.

Lasoski recorded the series’ first preliminary clean sweep during the 11th Annual Harvest Classic August 30th at Calistoga Speedway.

Geringer, Luck & Rode LLC to Sponsor Pittman

SCOTTS VALLEY, CA (September 30) – Geringer, Luck & Rode LLC, or "GLR," has reached an agreement to be an associate sponsor of the #21 Sherdon Motorsports sprint car driven by Daryn Pittman in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws sprint car racing series.

"We are pleased to be associated with such a fine young man," said Chris Luck, managing general partner of GLR. "Daryn’s values and professionalism make him a perfect candidate to partner with GLR."

GLR joins Gaerte Engines, Mopar, Pepsi and Hop & Sack Convenience Stores as the team’s sponsors. The GLR logo will appear on the #21 for the first time when the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series invades Port Royal Speedway Thursday. The sponsorship will finish the 2003 season and extend to 2004.

Geringer, Luck & Rode LLC is a Scotts Valley, California, based investment firm. Founded in 2001, "GLR" immediately became active in World of Outlaws sprint car racing.

Pittman, the 2001 World of Outlaws Gumout Series champion, received the Manufacturers Hard Charger award last season. The Owasso, OK, driver ranked fourth in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series point standings. He has won "A" Features at Lakeside Speedway, K-C Raceway and The Raceway at Powercom Park this year.

O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series Heads to Pennsylvania
By Richard Day

PORT ROYAL, PA (September 29) – The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ fire-breathing, mudslinging sprint car racing teams will face their toughest local competition of the season this week when they race against the "Pennsylvania Posse."

Sprint car racing’s premier series will run a $51,600 event at Port Royal Speedway Thursday, then sanction the 41st Annual Williams Grove National Open at Williams Grove Speedway Friday and Saturday.

Steve Kinser increased his advantage in the standings to a season-high 74 points Saturday when he dominated the Talladega Short Track event. The defending and 17-time series champion paced the qualifying session, won the First Dash Race and led all 40 laps from the pole in the "A" Feature. The $10,000 victory was Kinser’s 23rd of the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Silver Anniversary Season. Since exchanging the points lead with 2001 series champion Danny Lasoski in early September, "The King of the Outlaws" has won four of the last five main events.

Kinser is winless in five "A" Features at Port Royal’s semi-banked, ½-mile oval, but has won 23 main events at legendary Williams Grove Speedway. Lasoski won a Preliminary Feature at "The Grove" on July 25, 2002, but suffered multiple injuries in a crash one night later.

Only six of Kinser’s 23 main event victories in 2003 have come at tracks a half-mile or larger in length, and three of those were at Eldora Speedway. "The Dude" has recorded eight of his 10 "A" Feature victories on half-mile ovals like Port Royal and Williams Grove this year.

Sixteen drivers, including other O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series regulars Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz, Brian Paulus, Paul McMahan, Tim Shaffer and Jason Meyers, have won main events this season. Schatz won the Second Preliminary Feature and the "A" Feature at the Second Annual Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals at Williams Grove Speedway in late July.

Defending and three-time Williams Grove National Open champion Lance Dewease will lead the "Pennsylvania Posse" against the Outlaws. Dewease raced past 12 cars to claim the $30,000 first prize a year ago.

Don Kreitz, Jr., who won the Preliminary Feature on opening night of the Summer Nationals at Williams Grove July 24th, won a main event at Port Royal Speedway on May 28, 1986. He has won five O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Features at Williams Grove Speedway, including the 1993 National Open.

Three other "Pennsylvania Posse" front-runners have beaten the Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway: Greg Hodnett, Fred Rahmer and Keith Kauffman.

Kinser Increases Points Lead With Talladega Victory
By Richard Day

TALLADEGA, AL (September 27) – Steve Kinser increased his lead in the standings to a season-high 74 points Saturday when he dominated the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series event at the Talladega Short Track.

The defending and 17-time series champion put together a near-perfect performance, setting fast time, winning the First Dash Race and leading all 40 laps in the “A” Feature. All that kept “The King of the Outlaws” from a clean sweep was a second-place finish in the First Heat Race.

Kinser held off Tim Shaffer in dense lapped traffic through the final 15 laps to claim his 23rd victory of the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ 25th Anniversary Season. “The King of the Outlaws” has won two of the six main events the series has run at the Talladega Short Track.

“When you get to traffic and everybody has heat in their tires, it gets to be where everyone’s almost the same speed, and I figured someone would be coming,” Kinser said following the 494th main event victory of his career. “You have to have experience, but you have to have a good car too, and we had a good car all night. (Crew chief) Scott (Gerkin) has done an outstanding job with this race team all year long. We proved at Calistoga that the points can go away pretty quickly, so we just have to keep plugging along to then end and hope it all comes out right.”

Danny Lasoski, who led the point standings for most of the season, swept the Harvest Classic at Calistoga Speedway in late August, but Kinser passed him two days later with a victory at Thunderbowl Raceway. “The Dude” drove NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle past six cars to finish sixth at the Talladega Short Track Saturday.

“The King of the Outlaws” paced the qualifying session with a 12.315-second lap around the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval. He earned the privilege of starting the “A” Feature on the pole by winning his 25th Dash Race of the year.

Kinser drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim into the lead immediately after the green flag fell in the main event. First Heat Race winner Donny Schatz passed Steve’s son, Kraig, for sixth place with an inside move between turns three and four late in the second lap.

The leaders were approaching lapped traffic two laps later when Johnny Herrera spun over the bank in the third corner. Joey Saldana and Shaffer exchanged fourth place during the lap after the race resumed. Saldana steered his family’s #17 Eagle Raceway Maxim into the low groove in turn three to pass the 1999 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, but Shaffer came back with an inside move in the fourth corner to regain the position. Saldana and Shaffer took turns passing each other again during lap six.

Kinser was nine car-lengths ahead of Paul McMahan when he entered lapped traffic the next time around. Saldana lost fifth place early in the ninth lap when he collided with Scott Wimberly and stopped in turn two.

Kinser controlled the ensuing restart and opened a 10 car-length advantage within four laps. Shaffer and Schatz passed Daryn Pittman for third and fourth place during laps 17 and 24. Shaffer, who won the Third Heat Race, continued his run toward the front late in the 26th lap when he drove the #83 Beef Packers Eagle around McMahan high in turn four.

Schatz raced wheel-to-wheel with McMahan through the third and fourth corners the next time around, but was unable to drive the #15 Parker Stores J&J into third place.

Kraig Kinser surrendered seventh place early in lap 29 when he spun in turn two. Steve Kinser raced away from Shaffer as the green flag replaced the yellow, and caught the back-markers with a five-car-length advantage five laps later. Shaffer caught “The King of the Outlaws,” however, and was racing nose-to-tail with him in dense traffic when Saldana collided with ninth-place Jeremy Scott in turn four late in the 35th lap.

McMahan challenged Shaffer for the runner-up spot three laps after the race resumed, but was unable to drive the #11H Vivarin Maxim into second place.

Kinser was 10 car-lengths ahead of Shaffer when he entered lapped traffic early in the final lap, and took the checkered flag with eight car-lengths to spare.

McMahan finished in third place, ahead of Schatz, Pittman, Lasoski, Jason Meyers, 14th-starting Jason Sides, Kraig Kinser and Jonathan Allard, who started outside the eighth row.

Rain, which fell during the hot-lap session, delayed the beginning of the event for almost 1½ hours.

The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series will run a $51,600 event at Port Royal Speedway Thursday, then sanction the 41st Annual Williams Grove National Open at Williams Grove Speedway Friday and Saturday. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series

Talladega Short Track, Talladega, AL
Saturday, September 27, Feature Program #59

Qualifying: 1. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 12.315; 2. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 12.335; 3. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 12.413; 4. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 12.493; 5. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 12.504; 6. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 12.548; 7. Craig Keel, Pottorff 9, 12.705; 8. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.745; 9. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 12.746; 10. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 12.754; 11. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 12.800; 12. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 12.841; 13. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 13.005; 14. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 13.153; 15. Mike Hudson, Hudson 1H, 13.347; 16. Jeremy Scott, Scott 76, 13.396; 17. Kyle Thomas, Thomas 19, 13.476; 18. Johnny Herrera, Wilburn 2W, 13.516; 19. Randy Helton, Helton 27, 13.600; 20. Chris Hill, Hill 4, 14.047; 21. Rick Barregarye, Barregarye K12, 14.474; 22. Doug Fitzwater, Fitzwater 14, 14.547; 23. Kyle Cummins, Cummins 3C, 14.590; 24. Scott Wimberly, Wimberly 88, 15.135; 25. Skip Andrews, Andrews 5P, no time.

First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Steve Kinser, 3. Craig Keel, 4. Jonathan Allard, 5. Kraig Kinser, 6. Johnny Herrera, 7. Randy Helton, 8. Doug Fitzwater. (all eight qualified for the “A” Feature)

Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Jason Sides, 2. Danny Lasoski, 3. Joey Saldana, 4. Jason Meyers, 5. Paul McMahan, 6. Kyle Cummins, 7. Kyle Thomas, 8. Chris Hill. (all eight qualified for the “A” Feature)

Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Brian Carlson, 4. Brian Paulus, 5. Jeremy Scott, 6. Mike Hudson, 7. Rick Barregarye, 8. Scott Wimberly. (all eight qualified for the “A” Feature)

First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Joey Saldana, 4. Donny Schatz, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Craig Keel, 7. Brian Paulus, 8. Mike Hudson. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows of the “A” Feature lineup)

Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Paul McMahan, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Kraig Kinser, 4. Brian Carlson, 5. Jeremy Scott, 6. Danny Lasoski, 7. Jason Sides, 8. Jonathan Allard. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows of the “A” Feature lineup)

A Feature (40 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [1] ($10,000); 2. Tim Shaffer [3] ($5,500); 3. Paul McMahan [2] ($3,200); 4. Donny Schatz [7] ($2,800); 5. Daryn Pittman [4] ($2,500); 6. Danny Lasoski [12] ($2,300); 7. Jason Meyers [9] ($2,200); 8. Jason Sides [14] ($2,100); 9. Kraig Kinser [6] ($2,050); 10. Jonathan Allard [16] ($2,000); 11. Joey Saldana [6] ($1,500); 12. Brian Carlson [8] ($1,200); 13. Brian Paulus [13] ($1,100); 14. Craig Keel [11] ($1,050); 15. Johnny Herrera [18] ($1,000); 16. Mike Hudson [15] ($900); 17. Kyle Thomas [17] ($800); 18. Kyle Cummins [23] ($800); 19. Chris Hill [20] ($800); 20. Doug Fitzwater [22] ($800); 21. Rick Barregarye [21] ($800); 22. Jeremy Scott [10] ($800); 23. Randy Helton [19] ($800); 24. Scott Wimberly [24] ($800).

Lap leader: Steve Kinser 1-40

Outlaws to Return to Talladega Short Track
By Richard Day

TALLADEGA, AL (September 22) – Danny Lasoski increased his advantage lead to 14 points over Steve Kinser when he won the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature at the Talladega Short Track in early April.

Forty-eight events later, Lasoski finds himself trailing "The King of the Outlaws" by 58 points in their battle for the series’ 25th Anniversary championship. "The Dude" took the lead when he swept the Harvest Classic at Calistoga Speedway in late August, only to lose it when Kinser won at Thunderbowl Raceway two days later.

Lasoski sees Saturday’s $51,600 event at the Talladega Short Track as an opportunity to cut into Kinser’s advantage. "The Dude" has won the last two races at the semi-banked, 1/3-mile oval, but will have plenty of competition for the $10,000 first prize as 16 drivers have combined to win the first 58 "A" Features.

Kinser, who won the Eagle Nationals in late June, finished in the top five in each feature race while Lasoski ran 14th on both nights of the 14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway last weekend.

Lasoski has driven NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle to victory in 10 "A" Features, including the Ford Dealers of Iowa Knoxville Nationals. Both "The Dude" and Kinser have 52 top-10 finishes, including 41 in the top five. "The King of the Outlaws" has won 22 main events and six preliminaries.

Kenny Woodruff, whose car won the first O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series main event on March 18, 1978, had a profound effect on the One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals. Tim Shaffer’s new crew chief prepared the #83 Beef Packers Eagle the 1999 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year drove to victory in Friday’s Preliminary Feature. As Donny Schatz’s crew chief in 2001 and 2002, "KW" convinced the team to switch to J&J Chassis. Schatz drove the #15 Parker Stores J&J to victory in Saturday’s main event. WoO

Schatz Wins One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals
By Richard Day

EAGLE, NE (September 20) – Donny Schatz set a personal record for “A” Feature victories in a season Saturday at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway when he led all 40 laps to win the 14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals.

The $15,000 victory was Schatz’s seventh of the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Silver Anniversary Season. The 1997 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year won six main events in 2001.

"This is my first win at Eagle Raceway," Schatz said. “That’s exciting for the Parker Stores team. But even more important for our team is we got our 11th win of the year (counting Preliminary Features). At the beginning of the season, one of the goals we set as a team was to score more wins than I had previously in my World of Outlaws career. There is great satisfaction in the accomplishment and builds confidence in everyone involved with the team. The next step is to continue our winning ways the rest of the season; head to Australia and rack up some wins there so we are in championship form when the 2004 season begins. The momentum will be just the ticket to start the march for the World of Outlaws title next year. Every race we win between now and then builds excitement in our team and our sponsors.

“I’m glad to get this win. It’s been a busy week, and I was a little tired coming in here. I was hoping nobody was pushing me there at the end because I was having trouble getting by lapped cars. They were racing two-wide in front of me, and that’s just how it goes. We finished second to the Million Dollar Man (Jac Haudenschild) last year, and I’m glad he’s on the other side of the country tonight.

Schatz earned the privilege of starting the main event on the pole by beating Preliminary Feature winner Tim Shaffer across the finish line in the Dash Race.

“Getting that Dash win was pretty important for me, with the inside being so good for the starts,” Schatz said. “That first start (in the Dash Race), Tim tried to run me high, but I’ve raced with Kenny (Woodruff) before, and I know how he thinks. We were able to get it done in the dash, and that just set us up for the “A” Feature.”

Schatz drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J into the lead as the green flag fell in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ 58th main event of the year. Series points leader Steve Kinser passed Shaffer and Joey Saldana during the third and fifth laps to claim third place.

Schatz was .7 seconds ahead of Paul McMahan when he entered lapped traffic seven laps into the race. Fast qualifier Terry McCarl and Daryn Pittman exchanged sixth place during laps 11 and 15 as Schatz built a comfortable advantage. Donny opened a 3.4-second lead on McMahan during the 24th lap.

Jason Meyers drove the #7 VMAC Maxim past seven cars during the first 20 laps, but lost 10th place when he collided with Collin Northway in the second corner early in lap 25. The caution opened the track ahead of the leaders and tightened the field.

Saldana, whose crew replaced the engine in his #17 Eagle Raceway Maxim before the Dash Race, passed Pittman in the low groove between turns one and two early in the 27th lap, only to have Pittman regain fifth place with an inside move heading into the fourth corner the next time around.

Kinser, who won the Eagle Nationals at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway June 28th, battled McMahan during laps 37 and 38, but was unable to drive his #11 Quaker State Maxim into second place. Schatz raced away while the battle for the runner-up spot raged, and took the checkered flag with 3.9 seconds to spare.

Kinser’s third-place finish increased his O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points lead to 58 points as Danny Lasoski finished 14th. Shaffer finished fourth, ahead of Pittman, Saldana, McCarl, Meyers, Johnny Herrera and “B” Feature winner Kelly Kinser.

Shane Stewart won the Fourth Heat Race and passed five cars to finish 11th in the “A” Feature. Ricky Logan raced into 16th place from outside the 11th row.

McCarl paced the qualifying session with a 103.315-M.P.H. lap around the high-banked, 1/3-mile oval.

Saturday’s O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series event at the Talladega Short Track will be run in conjunction with Sunday’s EA Sports 500 NASCAR Winston Cup race at the Tallaega Superspeedway. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals
Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE
Saturday, September 20, Feature Program #58

Qualifying: 1. Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 11.615; 2. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 11.710; 3. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 11.710; 4. Justin Henderson, Carnahan R19, 11.729; 5. Kelly Kinser, Kinser 4K, 11.738; 6. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 11.741; 7. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 11.771; 8. Brooke Tatnell, Grandstaff 66, 11.779; 9. Johnny Herrera, Forbrook 5, 11.793; 10. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 11.844; 11. Collin Northway, Northway 60, 11.875; 12. Shane Stewart, Chilcutt 4M, 11.915; 13. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 11.920; 14. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 11.939; 15. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 11.969; 16. Jaymie Moyle, VanderEcken 10, 11.981; 17. Gary Taylor, Conklin 5D, 12.010; 18. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 12.032; 19. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 12.039; 20. Ricky Logan, Gifford 17G, 12.060; 21. Kerry Madsen, Gunder 82, 12.082; 22. Jim Cameron, Cameron 96C, 12.090; 23. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 12.143; 24. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 12.161; 25. Bobby Mincer, Mincer 15M, 12.221; 26. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 12.279; 27. Mark Dobmeier, Dobmeier 13, 12.283; 28. Clint Garner, Vermeer 55, 12.291; 29. Johnny Anderson, Anderson 7A, 12.332; 30. Marvin Fuller, Fuller 94, 12.335; 31. Tim St. Arnold, St. Arnold 8S, 12.401; 32. Skip Jackson, Robinson 21X, 12.408; 33. Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 12.487; 34. Mike Moore, Moore 69, 12.528; 35. Seth Brahmer, Brahmer 13B, 12.532; 36. Dan Oswalt, Oswalt D1, 12.624; 37. Ryan Anderson, Anderson 71R, 12.636; 38. Jeff Osborn, Osborn 0, 12.882; 39. J.R. Topper, Topper 92J, 12.892; 40. Chuck Swenson, Swenson X, 12.909; 41. Tim Newman, Newman 18N, 12.936; 42. Greg Jones, Jones 35X, 12.958; 43. Jeff Johnson, Johnson 11J, no time.

Finishing 1-4 in Friday’s Preliminary Feature qualified Tim Shaffer, Roth 83; Donny Schatz, Schatz 15; Paul McMahan, Helm 11H; and Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, for the first four starting positions in the Dash Race.

First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Johnny Herrera, 2. Jaymie Moyle, 3. Terry McCarl, 4. Brooke Tatnell, 5. Kerry Madsen, 6. Gary Taylor, 7. Bobby Mincer, 8. Johnny Anderson, 9. Patrick Bourke, 10. Ryan Anderson, 11. Tim Newman. (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Brian Paulus, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4. Kraig Kinser, 5. Randy Hannagan, 6. Jeremy Campbell, 7. Jim Cameron, 8. Marvin Fuller, 9. Mike Moore, 10. Greg Jones, 11. Jeff Osborn. (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Sammy Swindell, 2. Steve Kinser, 3. Collin Northway, 4. Jason Sides, 5. Jonathan Allard, 6. Seth Brahmer, 7. Brian Brown. 8. Mark Dobmeier, 9. Tim St. Arnold, 10. J.R. Topper. (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Shane Stewart, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Ricky Logan, 4. Justin Henderson, 5. Brian Carlson, 6. Skip Jackson, 7. Clint Garner, 8. Dan Oswalt, 9. Kelly Kinser, 10. Chuck Swenson. (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

C Feature (10 laps): 1. Skip Jackson, 2. Tim St. Arnold, 3. Patrick Bourke ($200); 4. Seth Brahmer ($200); 5. Chuck Swenson ($175); 6. Mike Moore ($175); 7. Greg Jones ($150); 8. Jeff Osborn ($150); 9. Dan Oswalt ($150); 10. J.R. Topper ($150); 11. Ryan Anderson ($100); 12. Tim Newman ($100). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)

Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Paul McMahan, 4. Steve Kinser, 5. Joey Saldana, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Terry McCarl, 8. Justin Henderson. (finish determined the first eight starting positions in the “A” Feature)

B Feature (12 laps): 1. Kelly Kinser, 2. Randy Hannagan, 3. Kerry Madsen, 4. Brian Carlson, 5. Gary Taylor ($350); 6. Bobby Mincer ($350); 7. Jeremy Campbell ($350); 8. Tim St. Arnold ($375); 9. Johnny Anderson ($350); 10. Skip Jackson ($375); 11. Jim Cameron ($350); 12. Clint Garner ($350); 13. Mark Dobmeier ($350); 14. Brian Brown ($350); 15. Marvin Fuller ($350); 16. Jonathan Allard ($350). (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

A Feature (40 laps): 1. Donny Schatz [1] ($15,000); 2. Paul McMahan [3] ($7,000); 3. Steve Kinser [4] ($4,250); 4. Tim Shaffer [2] ($4,000); 5. Daryn Pittman [6] ($3,500); 6. Joey Saldana [5] ($3,250); 7. Terry McCarl [7] ($3,100); 8. Jason Meyers [17] ($2,750); 9. Johnny Herrera [13] ($2,400); 10. Kelly Kinser [9] ($2,270); 11. Shane Stewart [16] ($2,150); 12. Jason Sides [10] ($1,750); 13. Sammy Swindell [18] ($1,600); 14. Danny Lasoski [14] ($1,500); 15. Brooke Tatnell [12] ($1,500); 16. Ricky Logan [22] ($1,500); 17. Justin Henderson [8] ($1,500); 18. Randy Hannagan [21] ($1,520); 19. Kerry Madsen [23] ($1,520); 20. Kraig Kinser [11] ($1,500); 21. Brian Paulus [19] ($1,500); 22. Jaymie Moyle [20] ($1,500); 23. Collin Northway [15] ($1,500); 24. Brian Carlson [24] ($1,520).

Lap leader: Donny Schatz 1-40

Shaffer Soars in One/Third-Mile Nationals Preliminary
By Richard Day

EAGLE, NE (September 19) – Tim Shaffer dominated the Preliminary Feature when the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series opened the 14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals Friday at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway, leading all 30 laps from outside the front row.

The $5,000 victory was Shaffer’s second Preliminary Feature victory of the series’ 25th Anniversary Season. The 1999 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year drove the #83 Beef Packers Eagle to victory in both feature races during the J.D. Byrider Outlaw Nationals at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track early in the year.

“We really needed this,” Shaffer yelled to the capacity crowd. “My car was great all night long. (Crew chief) Kenny Woodruff just came on with us a couple of weeks ago, and he’s making things happen. Kenny and Scott (Vogelsong) did a great job tonight. I could run this car anywhere on the race track.

“The Beef Packers car has been fast all year long, but we’ve just struggled. It feels good to win here tonight. Things were starting to get ugly there (in lapped traffic), so I had to tell myself to just settle down and not do anything stupid. I didn’t hear anyone around me, so I just took my time to pick through the cars. I didn’t want to end up sitting sideways spun out in the middle of the track.”

Shaffer, the ninth-fastest qualifier in the 49-car field, earned the privilege of starting the evening’s feature race on the front row by winning the Second Dash Race.

As the drivers lined up for the Preliminary Feature, Shaffer’s Beef Packers teammate, Sammy Swindell, turned sideways in the second corner. Swindell collided with Brian Brown, causing the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim to flip. Brown was unable to start the race, so Ricky Logan replaced him at the back of the pack. Terry McCarl crashed into the turn-four wall as the green flag fell, bringing out the caution flag.

Pole-sitter Joey Saldana burst into the lead as the green flag replaced the yellow, but Shaffer passed him deep in the second corner. Second-row starters Shane Stewart and Johnny Herrera exchanged third place during the opening lap.

Donny Schatz, who started outside the fourth row, drove his #15 Parker Stores J&J past Herrera in the low groove between turns one and two for fourth place 1½ laps later.

Shaffer was 1.8 seconds ahead of Saldana when he entered lapped traffic five laps into the race. Brian Paulus spun into Heat Race winners Danny Lasoski and Kerry Madsen in the fourth corner the next time around, opening the track ahead of the leaders. Lasoski and Madsen, who lost 11th and 12th place, respectively, restarted at the rear of the field. The front end on the #4M MIN Motorsports MCI collapsed as race resumed, putting Stewart out of the race.

Shaffer controlled the ensuing restart and opened a 1.2-second advantage in lapped traffic during lap 11. Swindell, who raced past 11 cars during the first 10 laps, took 10th place from Kraig Kinser with a high move in the fourth corner three laps later.

Shaffer was 2.5 seconds ahead of Saldana midway through the race. Schatz rode the rim around Saldana between turns three and four to claim the runner-up spot late in the 18th lap.

Paul McMahan, who duplicated the single-lap record Saldana set at Eagle’s high-banked, 1/3-mile oval last September 20th, passed Herrera and Saldana during laps 21 and 25 to take over third place.

Shaffer opened a 3.3-second advantage with three laps remaining and was 2.9 seconds ahead of Schatz when he took the checkered flag.

"I had an awesome car tonight," Schatz said. "I could run anywhere I needed to on the track. (Crew chief) Tyler (Swank) and the guys gave me a great race car. Lapped traffic got a little hairy, so I had to be careful not to make any moves that would cost us second. I ran out of laps to catch Tim, but he was a man on a mission. The important part is we are locked in for tomorrow night. This is one of the best runs we have ever had at Eagle."

McMahan finished in third place, ahead of Saldana, O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points leader Steve Kinser, Herrera, 13th-starting Jason Meyers, Jason Sides, Swindell and First Heat Race winner Brooke Tatnell. Logan raced past eight cars to finish 16th. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series

14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals
Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway, Eagle, NE
Friday, September 19, Preliminary Program

Qualifying: 1. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 11.124; 2. Johnny Herrera, Forbrook 5, 11.327; 3. Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 11.331; 4. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 11.350; 5. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 11.368; 6. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 11.375; 7. Collin Northway, Northway 60, 11.386; 8. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 11.386; 9. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 11.401; 10. Shane Stewart, Chilcutt 4M, 11.421; 11. Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 11.449; 12. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 11.452; 13. Jaymie Moyle, Vanderecken 10, 11.487; 14. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 11.489; 15. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 11.500; 16. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 11.512; 17. Brooke Tatnell, Grandstaff 66, 11.557; 18. Kerry Madsen, Gunder 82, 11.615; 19. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 11.628; 20. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 11.638; 21. Kelly Kinser, Kinser 4K, 11.649; 22. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 11.744; 23. Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 11.796; 24. Clint Garner, Vermeer 55, 11.798; 25. Bobby Mincer, Mincer 15M, 11.804; 26. Gary Taylor, Conklin 5D, 11.817; 27. Tim St. Arnold, St. Arnold 8S, 11.829; 28. Justin Henderson, Carnahan R19, 11.842; 29. Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 11.867; 30. Seth Brahmer, Brahmer 13B, 11.903; 31. Ricky Logan, Gifford 17G, 11.907; 32. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 11.932; 33. Ryan Anderson, Anderson 71R, 11.951; 34. Mike Moore, Moore 69, 12.029; 35. Marvin Fuller, Fuller 94, 12.046; 36. Jim Cameron, Cameron 96C, 12.052; 37. Brian Carlson, Carlson 18, 12.063; 38. Mark Dobmeier, Dobmeier 13, 12.111; 39. Tim Newman, Newman 18N, 12.125; 40. Johnny Anderson, Anderson 7A, 12.164; 41. Stuart Snyder, Snyder 66X, 12.177; 42. Regan Kitchen, Kitchen 21K, 12.187; 43. Jeff Johnson, Johnson 11J, 12.212; 44. Dan Oswalt, Oswalt D1, 12.268; 45. Chuck Swenson, Swenson X, 12.372; 46. Jeff Osborn, Osborn 0, 12.420; 47. J.R. Topper, Topper 92J, 12.591; 48. Greg Jones, Jones 35X, 13.099; 49. Gregg Bakker, Bakker 11X, no time.

First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Brooke Tatnell, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Donny Schatz, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Clint Garner, 6. Bobby Mincer, 7. Brian Brown, 8. Patrick Bourke, 9. Chuck Swenson, 10. Ryan Anderson, 11. Stuart Snyder, 12. Brian Carlson. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Kerry Madsen, 2. Johnny Herrera, 3. Jeremy Campbell, 4. Jason Sides, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Seth Brahmer, 7. Collin Northway, 8. Gary Taylor, 9. Mark Dobmeier, 10. Mike Moore, 11. Regan Kitchen, 12. Jeff Osborn. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Sammy Swindell, 2. Jason Meyers, 3. Jonathan Allard, 4. Kraig Kinser, 5. Terry McCarl, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Ricky Logan, 8. Tim St. Arnold, 9. Marvin Fuller, 10. Jeff Johnson, 11. Tim Newman, 12. J.R. Topper. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Danny Lasoski, 2. Kelly Kinser, 3. Brian Paulus, 4. Steve Kinser, 5. Joey Saldana, 6. Jaymie Moyle, 7. Justin Henderson, 8. Jim Cameron, 9. Randy Hannagan, 10. Johnny Anderson, 11. Greg Jones, 12. Dan Oswalt. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

C Feature (10 laps): 1. Marvin Fuller, 2. Jim Cameron, 3. Mark Dobmeier ($100); 4. Brian Carlson ($100); 5. Tim Newman ($100); 6. Johnny Anderson ($100); 7. Stuart Snyder ($100); 8. Jeff Johnson ($100); 9. Chuck Swenson ($100); 10. Greg Jones ($100); 11. Regan Kitchen ($100); 12. J.R. Topper ($100). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)

First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Joey Saldana, 2. Shane Stewart, 3. Paul McMahan, 4. Terry McCarl, 5. Jason Sides, 6. Brian Paulus, 7. Jason Meyers, 8. Brooke Tatnell. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Johnny Herrera, 3. Steve Kinser, 4. Donny Schatz, 5. Kraig Kinser, 6. Danny Lasoski, 7. Kerry Madsen, 8. Jonathan Allard. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

B Feature (12 laps): 1. Collin Northway, 2. Daryn Pittman, 3. Brian Brown ($200); 4. Jaymie Moyle, 5. Ricky Logan, 6. Bobby Mincer ($200); 7. Gary Taylor ($200); 8. Justin Henderson ($200); 9. Seth Brahmer ($200); 10. Randy Hannagan ($200); 11. Jim Cameron ($220); 12. Patrick Bourke ($200); 13. Marvin Fuller ($220); 14. Mike Moore ($200); 15. Tim St. Arnold ($200); 16. Ryan Anderson ($200).

Preliminary Feature (30 laps): 1. Tim Shaffer [2] ($5,000); 2. Donny Schatz [8] ($3,000); 3. Paul McMahan [5] ($2,500); 4. Joey Saldana [1] ($2,200); 5. Steve Kinser [6] ($2,100); 6. Johnny Herrera [4] ($2,000); 7. Jason Meyers [13] ($1,800); 8. Jason Sides [9] ($1,600); 9. Sammy Swindell [23] ($1,500); 10. Brooke Tatnell [15] ($1,300); 11. Daryn Pittman [17] ($1,220); 12. Kraig Kinser [10] ($1,100); 13. Kelly Kinser [20] ($1,000); 14. Danny Lasoski [12] ($700); 15. Jonathan Allard [16] ($600); 16. Ricky Logan [24] ($620); 17. Kerry Madsen [14] ($600); 18. Collin Northway [18] ($620); 19. Brian Paulus [11] ($600); 20. Clint Garner [21] ($600); 21. Jeremy Campbell [22] ($500); 22. Shane Stewart [3] ($500); 23. Jaymie Moyle [19] ($520); 24. Terry McCarl [7] ($500). DNS: Brian Brown; replaced by Ricky Logan

Lap leader: Tim Shaffer 1-30

Outdoor Channel to Televise Texas, Las Vegas Events
By Richard Day

ALLEN, TX (September 18) – Due to the overwhelming response to Wednesday’s announcement it will televise O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series races in 2004, The Outdoor Channel announced Thursday it will televise two of this season’s final five events.

Outdoor Channel television crews will tape the Texas Showdown at the Texas Motor Speedway Dirt Track October 10-11 and the Season Finale at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway Dirt Track October 31-November 1. The telecast of the Texas Showdown will air between 11 p.m. and midnight Eastern Time November 5th, while the races from Las Vegas will be shown between 11 p.m. and midnight Eastern Time November 19th.

The Outdoor Channel will produce and telecast a minimum of 27 events on a tape-delayed basis in 2004. The one-hour telecasts will air every Wednesday at 8 p.m. Eastern Time between April and September as part of The Outdoor Channel’s "Wednesday Night Horsepower" time slot. Most telecasts will air within 14 days of each race. Additional replays will be presented Saturdays at 8 a.m. Eastern Time and Thursdays at 10 p.m. Pacific Time.

The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series is the world’s premier sprint car racing series, sanctioning 72 events over 100 dates at 50 tracks in 27 states and offering more than $10 million in purses, contingencies and point fund awards during its 25th Anniversary Season.

Based in Temecula, CA, The Outdoor Channel is a national cable network dedicated to providing the best in traditional outdoor programming to America’s sixty million anglers and hunters. The Outdoor Channel is available to nearly sixty million homes in the U.S. through a combination of cable networks and satellite providers. The network recently announced its launch to an international audience, reaching nearly eight million homes in Latin America. For more information, visit The Outdoor Channel’s web site at http://www.outdoorchannel.com.

Mark Kinser to Race for Grandstaff in October
By Richard Day

BARTLESVILLE, OK (September 18) – Two-time O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion Mark Kinser will drive the #66 Trop Artic Maxim Eagle in October, team owner Court Grandstaff announced Thursday.

"Mark is going to drive for me at Delta Bowl Speedway, Lone Star Speedway and Houston Raceway Park," Grandstaff said. "This is just a four-race deal. Brooke Tatnell, my regular driver, is going home to Australia to take care of some business. Brooke will race for me at Eagle Raceway and Texas Motor Speedway before he leaves."

Kinser, who won O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series championships in 1996 and 1999, hasn’t raced since the Ford Dealers of Iowa Knoxville Nationals. His father, Karl Kinser, underwent an emergency appendectomy August 16th at Knoxville Area Community Hospital and returned home to Oolitic, IN, a week later to recover.

"Mark has plenty of experience and he’s proven himself to be a very good driver, so we’re looking forward to him racing for us," Grandstaff said.

Kinser, who won the May 17th main event at Hagerstown Speedway, ranks 11th in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series point standings.

Tatnell became the first Australian to win an O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature when he pulled off a daring, last-lap pass of Sammy Swindell to win the Inaugural Track of Dreams Nationals August 18th at the Jetmore Motorplex.

Outlaws, Outdoor Channel Announce Three-Year TV Deal
By Richard Day

ALLEN, TX (September 17) – The Outdoor Channel has reached an agreement with the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series to televise its fire-breathing, mudslinging sprint car races for the next three years, series President Ted Johnson and Senior VP of Programming Wade Sherman announced Wednesday.

The agreement states The Outdoor Channel will produce and telecast a minimum of 27 events in 2004 on a tape-delayed basis. The one-hour telecasts will air Wednesdays at 8 p.m. Eastern Time between April and September as part of The Outdoor Channel’s "Wednesday Night Horsepower" time slot. Most telecasts air within 14 days of each race. Additional replays will be presented Saturdays at 8 a.m. Eastern Time and Thursdays at 10 p.m. Pacific Time.

"The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series brand is highly recognizable among American race fans," Sherman said. "We are confident this series will be tremendously popular with our audience and is likely to establish itself quickly as our flagship motorsports property."

"We’re extremely pleased to reach this agreement with The Outdoor Channel," Johnson said. "Having 27 of our events on this thriving cable network will give us tremendous exposure as our fan base continues to grow. We’re back where we need to be – on television. This contract will put us in front of the American public for three years, and we expect this to continue as we grow with The Outdoor Channel."

The World of Outlaws is the world’s premier sprint car racing series, sanctioning 72 events over 100 dates at 50 tracks in 27 states and offering more than $10 million in purses, contingencies and point fund awards during its 25th Anniversary Season.

Based in Temecula, CA, The Outdoor Channel is a national cable network dedicated to providing the best in traditional outdoor programming to America’s sixty million anglers and hunters. The Outdoor Channel is available to nearly sixty million homes in the U.S. through a combination of cable networks and satellite providers. The network recently announced its launch to an international audience, reaching nearly eight million homes in Latin America. For more information, visit The Outdoor Channel’s web site at http://www.outdoorchannel.com.

ButlerBuilt to Sponsor Remaining Outlaws Broadcasts

DALLASTOWN, PA (September 17) – SCN Radio, the Sprint Car Network, is pleased to welcome ButlerBuilt Professional Seating Systems as its title sponsor for the eight remaining O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series broadcasts of the year.

As part of the ButlerBuilt sponsorship package, and a thank you to all race fans, the eight remaining 2003 broadcasts to be aired on the Internet free of charge.

While keeping safety as their number one priority, ButlerBuilt has become the "Seat of Champions." In 2002, 11 major series championships were won with ButlerBuilt seats. Among those championships were NASCAR Winston Cup, Busch Grand National, Craftsman Truck and O’Reilly World of Outlaws series titles. ButlerBuilt is also a leading manufacturer of oil tanks and aluminum steering wheels.

Join SCN for coverage of the One/Third-Mile Short-Track Nationals from Eagle Raceway Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. CDT. Eagle Raceway Promoter Craig Cormack expects a full field of sprint cars. All the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series stars – Steve Kinser, Danny Lasoski, Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz, Jason Sides, Brian Paulus, Paul McMahan, Jason Meyers and Tim Shaffer – will be there. Cormack also expects Brian Brown, Shane Stewart, Sammy Swindell, Brooke Tatnell, Terry McCarl, Ricky Logan, Skip Jackson and, Kraig Kinser, among others.

Fans can also enjoy an autograph session and buffet with the top World of Outlaws drivers Saturday from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Hospitality Pavilion at Eagle Raceway. From 5:45-6:15, fans can meet Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, Danny Lasoski, Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, and Paul McMahan. The buffet includes BBQ beef and all the fixings. The $15 buffet for adults includes two drink tickets and the $5 kids buffet includes one drink ticket. Buffet tickets must be purchased no later than Friday.

Outlaws to Sanction One/Third-Mile Short-Track Nationals
By Richard Day

EAGLE, NE (September 15) – Steve Kinser survived an early collision that would have sent other, less Hulk-like drivers into the retaining wall, then dominated the "A" Feature to complete his sweep of the 20th Annual Eagle Nationals at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway June 28th.

"The King of the Outlaws" made it two-for-two in his #11 Quaker State Maxim with the special Hulk movie paint scheme, leading all 40 laps while completing his third double-feature sweep of the O’Reilly Outlaws Series’ Silver Anniversary Season.

"We were only going to run this (Hulk) car one week, but as good as it ran we might just have to run it again," Kinser said after successfully defending his Eagle Nationals title. "We had a good car all weekend. Scott Gerkin and all my guys have been working hard all year long. I did almost lose it on the first lap. Someone (outside pole-sitter Jason Meyers) ran into me – I don’t know what that was all about – but I knew I ran it in hard enough to stick on the bottom. We’re not really worried about getting 500 wins this year. We’re just trying to run hard and win races one night at a time."

Kinser won the 493rd O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series "A" Feature of his incomparable career Saturday at Hollywood Hills Speedway. It was his seventh victory in seven feature races at the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval in San Felipe Pueblo, NM. The $10,000 victory, his 22nd of the season, pushed him 27 points ahead of 2001 series champion Danny Lasoski in their season-long battle for the championship.

"The King of the Outlaws" will be the driver to beat this weekend when the series sanctions the 14th Annual One/Third-Mile Short-Track Nationals at Husker Auto Group Eagle Raceway Friday and Saturday. He will have plenty of competition waiting for him though, as 16 drivers have combined to win the first 57 main events.

Kinser became the only driver to win both the Eagle Nationals and the One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals in the same season in 1995.

Kinser Extends Winning Streak at Hollywood Hills
By Richard Day

SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (September 13) – Steve Kinser extended his Hollywood Hills Speedway winning streak to seven features Saturday while increasing his O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points lead to 27.

The defending and 17-time series champion passed pole-sitter Jason Sides late in the second lap and held off the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year candidate throughout the final 28¼ laps to remain undefeated at San Felipe Pueblo’s semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval.

“We’ve run good here every time,” said Kinser, who won his first feature race at Hollywood Hills on March 9, 2002. “It was really tough to pass tonight. I caught Jason coming out of turn four and just held on from there.

“We have a long way to go (10 events over 15 dates), and there are a lot of races left. It’s been back and forth (at the top of the standings) all year long, and I don’t see that changing now.”

Kinser’s 22nd “A” Feature victory of the season added 14 points to his advantage over 2001 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion Danny Lasoski, who finished in fifth place

“The King of the Outlaws,” the 12th-fastest qualifier in the 35-car field, won every race he entered Saturday: the Fourth Heat Race, the Second Dash Race and the 30-lap main event.

Sides, who won the First Dash Race, drove the #7S Aramark/Ozark Maxim into the lead as the green flag fell in the 57th main event of the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ Silver Anniversary Season. Bud Goodwin flipped in turn three, however, bringing back the original start. Jeff Slinkard, Johnny Herrera and First Heat Race winner Paul McMahan were also involved in the crash, but none of the drivers were injured.

Sides, burst into the lead again when the green flag replaced the red. Kinser, whose crew replaced the engine in his #11 Quaker State Maxim following the qualifying session, chased Sides for 1 ¾ laps before passing him deep in the fourth corner.

Shane Stewart, competing with the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series for the first time since the August 18th event at the Jetmore Motorplex, started outside the sixth row. He raced past two cars during the first two laps, then took the low line through turn four to pass Jason Meyers for ninth place the next time around. Stewart and Second Heat Race winner Gary Taylor were battling for eighth place late in lap five, when their collision sent Taylor spinning into the infield.

The leaders were approaching lapped traffic four laps later when “B” Feature winner Jonathan Allard spun off the front stretch and into the infield.

Fast qualifier Donny Schatz steered his #15 Parker Stores J&J into the low groove in turn four to pass Brian Brown on the restart, then took third place from Tim Shaffer three laps later.

Kinser was 2.9 seconds ahead of Sides when he entered lapped traffic midway through the race. Jason Martin lost 10th place and opened the track ahead of the leaders three laps later when he spun in the fourth corner.

Brown drove the #6 Casey’s General Stores Maxim past Shaffer deep in turn three to take over fourth place within a lap after the race resumed.

Kinser enjoyed a 3.4-second advantage with 3½ laps remaining, only to have Sides cut it in half in dense lapped traffic within two laps.

Shaffer surrendered fourth place and set the stage for a two-lap dash to the checkered flag when the #83 Beef Packers Eagle spun in the fourth corner late in lap 29.

Kinser raced away as the green flag replaced the yellow, and took the checkered flag with 1.2 seconds to spare. Sides’ runner-up run tied his career-best finish in an O’Reilly World of Outlaws “A” Feature.

Schatz finished in third place, ahead of Brown, Lasoski, Stewart, Meyers, McMahan, 16th-starting Joey Saldana and Brian Paulus.

Mechanical problems in the #21 Hop & Sack J&J kept Daryn Pittman from starting the First Heat Race and from qualifying for the main event through the “B” Feature. His crew was replacing his engine as the green flag fell in the First Heat Race and a fuel leak forced him to start at the rear of the “B” Feature. Robert Gomez and Patrick Bourke were unable to take the green flag in the “A” Feature, however, allowing Pittman to start at the rear of the field. Given the opportunity to start the main event, the 2001 World of Outlaws Gumout Series champion raced past 12 cars to finish in 12th place.

The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series will sanction the One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals at Eagle Raceway Friday and Saturday. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
Hollywood Hills Speedway, San Felipe Pueblo, NM
September 13, Feature Program #57

Qualifying: 1. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 13.338; 2. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 13.413; 3. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 13.480; 4. Johnny Herrera, Herrera 45X, 13.554; 5. Shane Stewart, Chilcutt 4M, 13.696; 6. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 13.710; 7. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 13.767; 8. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 13.866; 9. Brian Brown, Parsons 6, 13.910; 10. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 13.944; 11. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 13.988; 12. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 13.989; 13. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 14.011; 14. Dion Hindi, Hindi 11D, 14.046; 15. Gary Taylor, Conklin 5D, 14.216; 16. Jason Martin, Martin 36, 14.293; 17. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 14.339; 18. Marty Wilcox, Wilcox 3, 14.357; 19. Jeff Slinkard, Martin 21AZ, 14.539; 20. Rich Bubak, Bubak 9, 14.642; 21. Robert Gomez, Gomez 54G, 14.690; 22. John Stroud, Jr., Stroud 22S, 14.725; 23. Steve Martin, Martin 20AZ, 14.767; 24. James High, High 23H, 14.786; 25. Kaylene Verville, Verville 01, 14.807; 26. Charlie Feagan, Feagan 61, 14.831; 27. Bobby Seals, Feagan 81, 15.002; 28. Bud Goodwin, Goodwin 15X, 15.070; 29. Steve Cushman, Cushman 1C, 15.146; 30. Zeke Ziska, Ziska 24, 15.169; 31. Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 15.239; 32. Mike Miller, Miller 13, 15.243; 33. Joe Larkin, Jr., Larkin 36L, 15.248; 34. Leroy Apodaca, Apodaca 53A, 16.266; 35. Jeff Wheeler, Wheeler 23, no time.

First Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Paul McMahan, 2. Donny Schatz, 3. Jason Martin, 4. Brian Brown, 5. Kaylene Verville, 6. Joe Larkin, Jr., 7. Steve Cushman, 8. James High, 9. Daryn Pittman. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)

Second Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Gary Taylor, 2. Marty Wilcox, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Jason Meyers, 5. Steve Martin, 6. Charlie Feagan, 7. Leroy Apodaca, 8. Jonathan Allard, 9. Zeke Ziska. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)

Third Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Joey Saldana, 2. John Stroud, Jr., 3. Jeff Slinkard, 4. Tim Shaffer, 5. Brian Paulus, 6. Dion Hindi, 7. Patrick Bourke, 8. Bobby Seals. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)

Fourth Heat Race (eight laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Rich Bubak, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Johnny Herrera, 5. Shane Stewart, 6. Bud Goodwin, 7. Robert Gomez, 8. Mike Miller. (first five qualified for the “A” Feature)

First Dash Race (five laps): 1. Jason Sides, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Brian Brown, 4. Donny Schatz, 5. Johnny Herrera, 6. Jason Martin, 7. Marty Wilcox, 8. Brian Paulus. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)

Second Dash Race (five laps): 1. Steve Kinser, 2. Gary Taylor, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Jason Meyers, 5. Paul McMahan, 6. Shane Stewart, 7. Jeff Slinkard, 8. Joey Saldana. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the “A” Feature lineup)

B Feature (12 laps): 1. Jonathan Allard, 2. Dion Hindi, 3. Robert Gomez ($200); 4. Bud Goodwin, 5. Patrick Bourke ($180); 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Bobby Seals ($150); 8. James High ($120); 9. Joe Larkin, Jr. ($100); 10. Charlie Feagan ($90); 11. Steve Cushman ($70); 12. Mike Miller ($60); 13. Leroy Apodaca ($60); 14. Zeke Ziska ($50). (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

A Feature (30 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [2] ($10,000); 2. Jason Sides [1] ($5,500); 3. Donny Schatz [7] ($3,200); 4. Brian Brown [5] ($2,800); 5. Danny Lasoski [6] ($2,500); 6. Shane Stewart [12] ($2,300); 7. Jason Meyers [8] ($2,200); 8. Paul McMahan [10] ($2,100); 9. Joey Saldana [16] ($2,050); 10. Brian Paulus [15] ($2,000); 11. Johnny Herrera [9] ($1,500); 12. Daryn Pittman [24] ($1,220); 13. Marty Wilcox [13] ($1,100); 14. Dion Hindi [19] ($1,070); 15. Jason Martin [11] ($1,000); 16. Rich Bubak [18] ($900); 17. Steve Martin [20] ($800); 18. John Stroud, Jr. [21] ($800); 19. Kaylene Verville [23] ($800); 20. Tim Shaffer [3] ($800); 21. Jonathan Allard [17] ($820); 22. Gary Taylor [4] ($800); 23. Jeff Slinkard [14] ($800); 24. Bud Goodwin [22] ($820).

Lap leaders: Jason Sides 1, Steve Kinser 2-30

World of Outlaws Gets Ready to Race ‘Down Under’
By Richard Day

GRANVILLE, NSW, AU (September 9) – The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series, led by points leader Steve Kinser, is already making plans to open its 2004 season in Australia January 8-10.

Fifteen of the top 20 drivers in sprint car racing’s premier series will travel to Parramatta City Racewayto run the first points event of its 27th season for $148,000.

"We are excited that the Outlaws organization has taken note of our significance on the world sprint car racing landscape firstly," Brian Healy said. "Secondly, we see this announcement as further vindication of the large sums of money spent by Bob Spence and myself in improving our facility. This is a red-letter day in Australian speedway history."

Parramatta City Raceway is the center of sprint car racing in the Southern Hemisphere. The $148,000 (American) event will be the richest ever staged in Australia. International television coverage is also planned for this landmark event.

"We are thrilled to bring the World of Outlaws series to Australia and Parramatta City Raceway," O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series President Ted Johnson said. "This definitely progresses our series into a truly international championship. Australians drivers have raced with the World of Outlaws for many years and this is a logical and exciting progression for our organization."

Steve Kinser, who is racing for his 18th O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series championship, can’t wait to race in Australia again.

"It is well known that I have had a long and close relationship with Parramatta City Raceway and the people involved with it," Kinser said. "I am excited that we are heading ‘Down Under’ to race in 2004."

Brooke Tatnell, the only Australian driver to win an "A" Feature in O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series history, is looking forward to racing against sprint car racing’s best on his turf.

"I learned to drive a sprint car at Parramatta City Raceway and to have the World of Outlaws race there will be a very special moment for Australian sprint car racing," Tatnell said. "I can’t wait to see it here. The World of Outlaws is the best sprint car racing there is. When you race well against them, it is a significant accomplishment."

Defending World Series Sprint Cars champion Daryn Pittman and 2003 Parramatta City Raceway Parts Plus winner Joey Saldana will join Kinser, Tatnell and two-time Grand Annual Sprint Car Classic and Summer Slam winner Donny Schatz in the milestone event.

The contract between the sprint car racing’s premier series and Australia’s showcase facility says the World of Outlaws will race at Parramatta City Raceway in 2004, 2005 and 2006.

"This is a three-year deal and frankly, we see this as the start of a long-term relationship which will see Parramatta City Raceway as Australia’s home of the World of Outlaws," PCR Managing Director Steven Green said. "We also hope that by bringing the Outlaws here to Australia, that we can help make the day of an Australian winning the World of Outlaws championship a reality."

The World of Outlaws has raced internationally before, but only in countries bordering the United States. Sammy Swindell won the four races "the greatest show on dirt" ran at Winnipeg Speedway in Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA, in 1981 and 1982 and Kinser won at Autopista Juarez in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, in 1992. WoO

Karl Kinser Recovers from Surgery
By Richard Day

OOLITIC, IN (September 8) – It’s almost impossible to keep a living legend down.

Karl Kinser, who missed his first Ford Dealers of Iowa Knoxville Nationals in 27 years when he was taken to Knoxville Area Community Hospital August 16th for an emergency appendectomy, is recovering at his home these days.

"I’ll remember that Nationals," Kinser said with a laugh Monday. "I was there for the races and I couldn’t believe I was going to get sick and not be able to go. I couldn’t do much more than get out of bed for two days at the motel and finally, I had to get up and go. I missed being at the track, but was only about five blocks away."

Kinser, who has won 17 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series car owner championships, has even been tinkering with his #5M SABKO Maxim. Karl’s son, Mark, finished 16th in the Nationals championship race despite racing with a heavy heart. The two-time series champion has not raced during his father’s recovery.

Mark and his wife, Cindy, drove Kinser home to Oolitic after he spent a week in the hospital. Karl still visits his local doctor for checkups as he completes his recovery.

"I’m doing good," Karl said. "I’m getting back on my feet full strength now. I’d say in another week or week and a half, I’ll be back 100 percent. I can be up now for three or four hours, then I need to go rest a little bit. When I first got home, I couldn’t be up 45 minutes or an hour.

"We’re hoping to get arranged around here and go racing again soon. It’s a good possibility the car will be at Eagle (Raceway for the One/Third-Mile Short Track Nationals September 19-20). Mark’s run there enough; he can run there without me. I’m hoping to go to the Williams Grove National Open (October 3-4)." WoO

World of Outlaws to Return to Hollywood Hills
By Richard Day

SAN FELIPE PUEBLO, NM (September 8) – The fierce battle for the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series Silver Anniversary championship will resume at Hollywood Hills Speedway Saturday.

Standings leader Steve Kinser increased his advantage to 13 points over Danny Lasoski by successfully defending his Gold Cup Race of Champions title at Silver Dollar Speedway last weekend. Saturday’s $20,000 victory was the 19th straight single-digit finish for "The King of the Outlaws," who has won all six feature races at Hollywood Hills.

Kinser, defending and 17-time series champion, took the points lead with a third-place finish at The Raceway at Powercom Park August 3rd. "The Dude" regained the lead by winning all three feature races during Calistoga Speedway’s Harvest Classic in late August, only to have Kinser move past him with a victory at Thunderbowl Raceway.

Lasoski, who led the point standings for 45 of the first 46 events, has recorded 11 straight single-digit finishes in main events. "The Dude," the series leader with 25 fast times, set Hollywood Hills’ single-lap record with a 105.916-M.P.H. lap in March.

A strong field of fire-breathing, mudslinging sprint cars is expected to invade the semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. Joey Saldana and Paul McMahan, who won Preliminary Features during the Gold Cup, will also challenge Kinser for the $10,000 first prize. Other O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series regulars, including Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz, Jason Sides, Brian Paulus and Jason Meyers, will join racers from New Mexico, Arizona and Texas in the $51,600 event.

SLS Promotions, headed by Scott Boyd, will promote the event. SLS has promoted successful events at The Raceway at Powercom Park in Wisconsin, Lawrenceburg Speedway in Indiana and Hartford Speedway Park in Michigan during the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series 25th Anniversary Season. WoO

Kinser Defends Gold Cup Race of Champions Title
Richard Day

CHICO, CA (September 6) – Steve Kinser passed Joey Saldana early and held off hard-charging Danny Lasoski Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway on his way to successfully defending his Gold Cup Race of Champions title.

“The King of the Outlaws” drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past Saldana in the low groove between turns three and four late in the 11th lap and beat Lasoski under the checkered flag by two car-lengths to claim his 11th Gold Cup championship. The $20,000 victory also pushed Kinser 13 points ahead of “The Dude” in their battle for the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ 25th Anniversary title.

“I’ve been coming back here a long time,” said Kinser, who won his first Gold Cup championship in 1979. “I won my first Gold Cup at West Capital (Speedway in Sacramento), so that tells you how long I’ve been coming here. John (Padjen, the promoter) does a great job for the fans with the fairgrounds and the race track, and we just have a lot of fun here. I’m not sure how much longer I can keep running like this – I guess until these kids start beating me – but until then we’ll just keep coming back.”

Saldana and Kinser tied for the preliminary points lead with 535. Saldana, who started on the pole because he won the Preliminary Feature on opening night, drove his family’s #17 Eagle Raceway Maxim into the lead as the green flag fell in the 40-lap main event.

Jeff Hodgson and Kevin Plylant collided and flipped into Blake Robertson in turn three early in the third lap. The red flag was flying again three laps later when 2002 Silver Dollar Speedway champion Jonathan Allard spun and turned over in the fourth corner. Jac Haudenschild, who won Gold Cup titles in 1998 and 1999, slid over the bank in turn four within a lap after the race resumed, bringing out the caution flag.

Two-time Silver Dollar Speedway champion Tim Kaeding took the high line through turns three and four to pass Dennis Moore, Jr., and Jason Meyers for eighth place on the ensuing restart. Paul McMahan, who won Friday’s Preliminary Feature, used a similar move between the first and second corners to pass Sammy Swindell for sixth place two laps later.

Kinser took the lead late in lap 11 and was three car-lengths ahead of Saldana when he entered lapped traffic three laps later. Lasoski, who won the 2000 Gold Cup, steered NASCAR Winston Cup champion Tony Stewart’s #20 J.D. Byrider Eagle into the low groove in turn four to pass Saldana for the runner-up spot late in the 14th lap.

Peter Murphy’s second-corner spin tightened the field and opened the track ahead of the leaders midway through the race. Tim Shaffer collided with Saldana while trying to pass him for third place and flipped in the fourth corner within a lap after the green flag replaced the yellow.

Moore and McMahan raced around Meyers in turn one for fifth and sixth place as the race resumed. Shaffer stopped in turn four, Allard pitted to replace a flat right rear tire and Saldana’s coasted off the track with front end problems late in lap 21.

Kinser controlled the restart and opened a straightaway advantage within five laps. Lasoski narrowed the gap to eight car-lengths in dense lapped traffic by the 33rd lap, then closed to within two car-lengths three laps later when “The King of the Outlaws” had problems passing Shaffer. Lasoski caught Kinser the next time around and threatened to take the lead during the final three laps, but finished two car-lengths behind.

“I’d pretty much made my mind up that I was going to run the bottom,” Kinser said. “I knew I wouldn’t get by Joey off the top on the start, but my biggest concern was beating Danny to the bottom in turn one. From there, I just paced myself and waited to see what would happen to the high side of the track. I never did really get up on the top until right at the end there. I don’t know what I was doing messing around up there, but I was really handling on the bottom in three and four.”

McMahan finished in third place, ahead of Meyers, Jason Sides, Swindell, 14th-starting Donny Schatz, Andy Forsberg, Daryn Pittman and Kaeding. Forsberg and Pittman each passed 11 cars to finish eighth and ninth, respectively. Peter Murphy raced into 11th place from outside the 12th row.

The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series will run a $51,600 event at Hollywood Hills Speedway in San Felipe Pueblo, NM, Saturday. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
50th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions
Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA
Saturday, September 6, Feature Program #56

Qualifying points (scored during the preliminary programs; the first four qualified for the first four starting positions in the “A” Feature; ties were broken by the finishing positions in the Preliminary Features): 1. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 535; 2. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 535; 3. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 534; 4. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 533; 5. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 529; 6. Jac Haudenschild, Woodward 4, 538; 7. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 527; 8. Greg DeCaires, Kumar 1K, 527; 9. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 522; 10. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 514; 11. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 512; 12. Kevin Pylant, Pylant 14P, 507; 13. Dennis Moore, Jr., Williams 0, 500; 14. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 498; 15. Tim Kaeding, Cowen 7T, 497; 16. Jim Carter, Rudeen 26, 495; 17. Jeff Hodgson, Hodgson V8, 492; 18. Brad Furr, Furr 2, 491; 19. Andy Forsberg, Forsberg 92, 490; 20. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 482; 21. Johnny Herrera, Forbrook 5, 480; 22. Roger Crockett, Doyle 11C, 475; 23. Nick Rescino, Jr., Rescino 65N, 471; 24. Jason Statler, Statler 00, 470; 25. Tommy Tarlton, Tarlton 21T, 470; 26. Brent Kaeding, Kaeding 69, 467; 27. Blake Robertson, McMillan 10, 466; 28. Chad Riolo, Riolo 17R, 460; 29. Peter Murphy, Elite 1M, 459; 30. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 456; 31. Mike Henry, Henry 93, 453; 32. Johnny Gray, Gray 71, 446; 33. Craig Stidham, Stidham 3C, 444; 34. Toni Lutar, Lutar 4X, 444; 35. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 442; 36. Todd Carmichael, Lacy 2T, 442; 37. Davey Key, Key 15K, 435; 38. Sean Becker, Perkins 23, 435; 39. Jason York, York 25, 434; 40. Billy Wallace, Jacobson 30, 433; 41. Stephen Allard, Finley 77F, 431; 42. Garrett Ishi, Ishi 71G, 430; 43. Jim Skinner, Skinner 73, 421; 44. Brad Sweet, Moral 15B, 420; 45. Ryan Flynn, Flynn F1, 420; 46. Doug Lippincott, Lippincott 4L, 415; 47. Kyle Schild, Schild 16, 395; 48. Shain Matthews, Matthews 67, 393; 49. Jimmy Trulli, Trulli 33, 390; 50. Wayne Williams, Williams 68, 387; 51. Shawna Wilskey, Pierce 5SP, 381; 52. Colby Weisz, Weisz 21W, 378; 53. Steve Fehrman, Fehrman 30F, 376; 54. Destiny Hays, Hays 20D, 368; 55. Carl Enns, Enns 80, 365; 56. Rick Fowzer, Fowzer 5F, 359; 57. Jon Maiwald, Maiwald 6M, 357; 58. Dave Angus, Angus 9, 350; 59. Korey Lovell, Lovell 71L, 349; 60. Danny Ochs, Ochs 11N, 347; 61. Matt Shelton, Shelton 44, 344; 62. Tony Sousa, Moore 22, 344; 63. Mark Hall, Hall 54, 342; 64. Emory Gray, Gray 82, 341; 65. Marc Mackay, Mackay 86, 338; 66. Kevin Lovell, Lovell 81, 335; 67. Mark Tabor, Sr., Tabor 36N, 335; 68. Gerald Hopping, Hopping 9H, 329; 69. Beau Perkins, Perkins 18X, 316; 70. Chuck Gurney, Jr., Vertullo 83V, 314; 71. Geoff Duppman, Duppman 96, 312; 72. Troy Hovey, Hovey 37, 312; 73. Robert Stice, Stice 11S, 294; 74. Jeff Parady, Parady 6C, 288; 75. Bernie Sloop, Sloop 65, 287; 76. Andy Jacobson, Jacobson 59, 282; 77. Jeff Halleib, Halleib 72, 282; 78. Mark Tabor, Jr., Tabor 38N, 275; 79. Shawn Schmitz, Schmitz 88, 272; 80. Mike Schriver, Willette 72W, 270; 81. Tommy Fogarty, Fogarty 66TF, 262; 82. Carl Driovold, Driovold 17D, 261; 83. Jason Webb, Webb 18, 256; 84. Pat Harvey, Harvey 15C, 255; 85. Nick Ringo, Jr., Ringo 1R, 255; 86. Kevin Sharrah, Sharrah 1S, 254; 87. Bob Maiwald, Maiwald 7M, 253; 88. David Robinson, Runkle 14R, 252; 89. Gregg Sherman, Sherman 00Z, 247; 90. Marv Magouirk, Magouirk 64L, 246; 91. Randall Ditgen, Ditgen 08, 241; 92. Brian Evans, Evans 12, 237; 93. Tom Baker, Baker 3T, 233.

F Feature (10 laps): 1. Mike Schriver, 2. Tommy Fogarty, 3. Pat Harvey, 4. Bob Maiwald, 5. Shawn Schmitz, 6. Nick Ringo, Jr. ($100); 7. Gregg Sherman ($50); 8. Tom Baker ($50); 9. Randall Ditgen ($50); 10. Marv Magouirk ($50). (first five qualified for the “E” Feature)

E Feature (10 laps): 1. Marc Mackay, 2. Kevin Lovell, 3. Mark Tabor, Sr., 4. Bernie Sloop, 5. Robert Stice ($100); 6. Geoff Duppman ($50); 7. Jeff Parady ($50); 8. Tommy Fogarty ($100); 9. Mark Tabor, Jr. ($50); 10. Mike Schriver ($100); 11. Andy Jacobson ($50); 12. Pat Harvey ($100); 13. Shawn Schmitz ($100); 14. Bob Maiwald ($100); 15. Beau Perkins ($50); 16. Troy Hovey ($50). (first four qualified for the “D” Feature)

D Feature (12 laps): 1. Shawna Wilskey, 2. Colby Weisz, 3. Steve Fehrman, 4. Destiny Hays ($100); 5. Carl Enns ($75); 6. Rick Fowzer ($75); 7. Danny Ochs ($50); 8. Dave Angus ($50); 9. Korey Lovell ($50); 10. Bernie Sloop ($100); 11. Tony Sousa ($50); 12. Marc Mackay ($100); 13. Mark Tabor, Sr. ($100); 14. Jon Maiwald ($50); 15. Matt Shelton ($50); 16. Kevin Lovell ($100). (first three qualified for the “C” Feature)

C Feature (15 laps): 1. Sean Becker, 2. Billy Wallace, 3. Jason York, 4. Davey Key ($300); 5. Garrett Ishi ($250); 6. Brad Sweet ($200); 7. Shawna Wilskey ($200); 8. Stephen Allard ($150); 9. Colby Weisz ($125); 10. Shain Matthews ($100); 11. Jimmy Trulli ($100); 12. Wayne Williams ($100); 13. Steve Fehrman ($125); 14. Doug Lippincott ($100); 15. Jim Skinner ($100); 16. Kyle Schild ($100). (first three qualified for the “B” Feature)

B Feature (20 laps): 1. Brent Kaeding, 2. Blake Robertson, 3. Tommy Tarlton, 4. Peter Murphy, 5. Sean Becker ($525); 6. Johnny Gray ($400); 7. Mike Henry ($350); 8. Johnny Herrera ($325); 9. Brian Paulus ($300); 10. Roger Crockett ($250); 11. Toni Lutar ($225); 12. Randy Hannagan ($200); 13. Craig Stidham ($175); 14. Jason Statler ($150); 15. Billy Wallace ($175); 16. Nick Rescino, Jr. ($150); 17. Chad Riolo ($150); 18. Jason York ($175). (first four qualified for the “A” Feature)

A Feature (40 laps): 1. Steve Kinser [2] ($20,000); 2. Danny Lasoski [3] ($11,000); 3. Paul McMahan [7] ($5,500); 4. Jason Meyers [10] ($4,700); 5. Jason Sides [5] ($4,000); 6. Sammy Swindell [9] ($3,200); 7. Donny Schatz [14] ($3,000); 8. Andy Forsberg [19] ($2,500); 9. Daryn Pittman ([20] $2,200); 10. Tim Kaeding [15] ($2,100); 11. Peter Murphy [24] ($2,050); 12. Brent Kaeding [21] ($2,025); 13. Jonathan Allard [11] ($1,500); 14. Tim Shaffer [4] ($1,400); 15. Greg DeCaires [8] ($1,200); 16. Blake Robertson [22] ($1,125); 17. Jim Carter [16] ($1,050); 18. Jac Haudenschild [6] ($800); 19. Brad Furr [18] ($800); 20. Tommy Tarlton [23] ($825); 21. Dennis Moore, Jr. [13] ($800); 22. Joey Saldana [1] ($800); 23. Kevin Pylant [12] ($800); 24. Jeff Hodgson [17] ($800).

Lap leaders: Joey Saldana 1-10, Steve Kinser 11-40

McMahan Wins Second Gold Cup Preliminary
By Richard Day

CHICO, CA (September 5) – Paul McMahan exchanged the lead with Greg DeCaires four times within six exciting laps Friday at Silver Dollar Speedway on his way to winning the Second Preliminary Feature at the 50th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions.

McMahan passed DeCaires during the 20th and 24th laps and led the final 6¼ laps to claim his first Preliminary Feature victory of the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series Silver Anniversary season.

“This is the greatest thing,” said McMahan, who once lived in nearby Oroville, CA. “My whole California swing has just stunk, but thanks to Vivarin, Selma Shell, David Helm, Sonny Kratzer and everybody. I just want to thank all the fans for coming out tonight.

“When Greg drove by me, I said ‘that guy is leading this thing.’ But then, I got a good run up on the top, and he kind of missed the bottom. Then I went back down low on the track or he would’ve driven right back by me. I just can’t ask for anything better than this!”

McMahan beat DeCaires across the finish line in the Second Dash Race to claim the front row outside starting position. McMahan and pole-sitter Jason Meyers raced wheel-to-wheel down the front straightaway as the green flag fell in the 30-lap race. Meyers, whose crew replaced the engine in the #7 VMAC Maxim before the qualifying session, took the lead with an inside move between the first and second corners. McMahan caught Meyers in turn three, but was unable to surge ahead.

DeCaires took the low line into the fourth corner to pass McMahan for second place the next time around, just seconds before Third Heat Race winner Johnny Gray spun in turn three. Danny Lasoski took the high line through the third corner to pass Tommy Tarlton and Andy Forsberg, but a collision involving Jim Skinner and First Heat Race winner Ryan Flynn brought out the caution flag and nullified the move.

McMahan and DeCaires exchanged second place during the second and third laps, before Lasoski took the high line around Forsberg in turn two for fifth place.

DeCaires won a front-stretch drag race with Meyers to take the lead early in lap six.

Gray’s third-corner spin brought out the caution flag two laps later. Lasoski, the 2000 Gold Cup champion, took the low line through turn four to pass fast qualifier Sammy Swindell within a lap after the race resumed. Swindell, who won the Gold Cup in 1981, exchanged fourth place with “The Dude” twice in lap 10.

DeCaires was a straightaway ahead of Meyers when he entered lapped traffic three laps later. Flynn’s turn-four spin tightened the field and opened the track ahead of the leaders late in the 14th lap.

McMahan beat Meyers down the back stretch to regain second place midway through the race. The leaders were approaching lapped traffic the next time around when Fourth Heat Race winner Garrett Ishi spun over the bank in the third corner.

McMahan drove the #11H Vivarin Maxim into the lead with a high move through turn two early in lap 20, only to have DeCaires pass him deep in the first corner one lap later.

Brian Paulus gave the leaders an opportunity to breathe when he spun in turn three late in lap 23. McMahan chased DeCaires for almost a full lap after the green flag replaced the yellow, then executed the winning pass high in the fourth corner.

McMahan caught the back-markers with a three-car-length advantage early in the final lap, and took the checkered flag with five car-lengths to spare.

Lasoski finished in third place, ahead of Meyers, Swindell, 14th-starting Jonathan Allard, Tim Kaeding, Brad Furr, Daryn Pittman and Jim Carter. Paulus drove P and P Motorsports’ #28 Verdeilli Farms Maxim past eight cars during the final seven laps to claim 16th place.

Swindell paced the qualifying session with a 12.191-second lap around the high-banked, ¼-mile oval. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
50th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions
Silver Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA
Friday, September 5, Second Preliminary Program

Qualifying: 1. Sammy Swindell, Roth 1, 12.191; 2. Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 12.293; 3. Tommy Tarlton, Tarlton 21T, 12.310; 4. Blake Robertson, McMillan 10, 12.331; 5. Andy Forsberg, Forsberg 92, 12.401; 6. Greg DeCaires, Kumar 1K, 12.447; 7. Jason Meyers, Karavan Motorsports 7, 12.459; 8. Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 12.460; 9. Jim Carter, Rudeen 26, 12.505; 10. Jonathan Allard, Wright 35W, 12.507; 11. Brent Kaeding, Kaeding 69, 12.543; 12. Brad Furr, Furr 2, 12.558; 13. Sean Becker, Perkins 23, 12.597; 14. Tim Kaeding, Cowen 7T, 12.606; 15. Jim Skinner, Skinner 73, 12.636; 16. Daryn Pittman, Sher-Don Motorsports 21, 12.642; 17. Peter Murphy, Elite 1M, 12.714; 18. Wayne Williams, Williams 68, 12.725; 19. Johnny Gray, Gray 71, 12.777; 20. Mike Henry, Henry 93, 12.796; 21. Garret Ishi, Ishi 71G, 12.819; 22. Brian Paulus, P and P Motorsports 28, 12.854; 23. Doug Lippincott, Lippincott 4L, 12.891; 24. Ryan Flynn, Flynn F1, 12.916; 25. Shawna Wilskey, Pierce 5SP, 12.969; 26. Billy Wallace, Jacobson 30, 13.026; 27. Steve Fehrman, Fehrman 30F, 13.070; 28. Danny Ochs, Ochs 11N, 13.206; 29. Matt Shelton, Shelton 44, 13.239; 30. Gerald Hopping, GH Plumbing 9H, 13.340; 31. Jon Maiwald, Maiwald 6M, 13.359; 32. Chuck Gurney, Jr., Vertullo 83V, 13.411; 33. Mark Tabor, Sr., Tabor 36N, 13.443; 34. Dave Angus, Angus 9, 13.560; 35. Kevin Lovell, Lovell 81, 13.570; 36. Beau Perkins, Perkins 18X, 13.635; 37. Robert Stice, Stice 11S, 13.777; 38. Jeff Parady, Parady 6C, 13.802; 39. Andy Jacobson, Jacobson 59, 13.812; 40. Jeff Halleib, Halleib 72, 13.866; 41. David Robinson, Runkle 14R, 14.150; 42. Kevin Sharrah, Sharrah 1S, 14.173; 43. Jason Webb, Webb 18, 14.285; 44. Carl Driovold, Driovold 17D, 14.297; 45. Brian Evans, Evans 12, no time.

First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Ryan Flynn, 2. Jim Carter, 3. Daryn Pittman, 4. Paul McMahan, 5. Sammy Swindell, 6. Peter Murphy, 7. Matt Shelton, 8. Shawna Wilskey, 9. Robert Stice, 10. Mark Tabor, Sr. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Jonathan Allard, 2. Doug Lippincott, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Jim Skinner, 5. Jason Meyers, 6. Billy Wallace, 7. Dave Angus, 8. Wayne Williams, 9. Jeff Parady, 10. Gerald Hopping. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Johnny Gray, 2. Tim Kaeding, 3. Brian Paulus, 4. Greg DeCaires, 5. Tommy Tarlton, 6. Brent Kaeding, 7. Steve Fehrman, 8. Jon Maiwald, 9. Andy Jacobson, 10. Kevin Lovell, 11. Jason Webb. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Garrett Ishi, 2. Mike Henry, 3. Blake Robertson, 4. Brad Furr, 5. Andy Forsberg, 6. Sean Becker, 7. Jeff Halleib, 8. Danny Ochs, 9. Beau Perkins, 10. Chuck Gurney, Jr. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

C Feature (10 laps): 1. Beau Perkins, 2. Kevin Lovell, 3. Robert Stice ($100); 4. Jeff Parady ($80); 5. Andy Jacobson ($60); 6. Jeff Halleib ($50); 7. Carl Driovold ($40); 8. Jason Webb ($50); 9. Kevin Sharrah ($25). (first two qualified for the “B” Feature)

First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Jason Meyers, 2. Sammy Swindell, 3. Andy Forsberg, 4. Tommy Tarlton, 5. Jim Carter, 6. Brad Furr, 7. Johnny Gray, 8. Jim Skinner. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Paul McMahan, 2. Greg DeCaires, 3. Danny Lasoski, 4. Tim Kaeding, 5. Blake Robertson, 6. Daryn Pittman, 7. Jonathan Allard, 8. Mike Henry. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

B Feature (12 laps): 1. Sean Becker, 2. Brent Kaeding, 3. Billy Wallace, 4. Peter Murphy, 5. Shawna Wilskey ($150); 6. Steve Fehrman ($125); 7. Wayne Williams ($100); 8. Jon Maiwald ($75); 9. Dave Angus ($60); 10. Kevin Lovell ($70); 11. Mark Tabor, Sr. ($40); 12. Danny Ochs ($40); 13. Matt Shelton ($40); 14. Gerald Hopping ($40); 15. Beau Perkins ($60); 16. Chuck Gurney, Jr. ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Preliminary Feature (30 laps): 1. Paul McMahan [2] ($5,000); 2. Greg DeCaires [4] ($3,000); 3. Danny Lasoski [6] ($2,500); 4. Jason Meyers [1] ($2,200); 5. Sammy Swindell [3] ($2,100); 6. Jonathan Allard [14] ($2,000); 7. Tim Kaeding [8] ($1,800); 8. Brad Furr [11] ($1,600); 9. Daryn Pittman [12] ($1,500); 10. Jim Carter [9] ($1,300); 11. Andy Forsberg [5] ($1,200); 12. Peter Murphy [19] ($1,120); 13. Brent Kaeding [17] ($1,020); 14. Billy Wallace [20] ($720); 15. Mike Henry [16] ($600); 16. Brian Paulus [22] ($600); 17. Tommy Tarlton [7] ($600); 18. Johnny Gray [13] ($600); 19. Blake Robertson [10] ($600); 20. Sean Becker [18] ($620); 21. Garrett Ishi [21] ($500); 22. Ryan Flynn [24] ($500); 23. Doug Lippincott [23] ($500); 24. Jim Skinner [15] ($500).

Lap leaders: Jason Meyers 1-5; Greg DeCaires 6-19, 21-23; Paul McMahan 20, 24-30

Saldana Dominates Gold Cup Race of Champions Opener
By Richard Day

CHICO, CA (September 4) – Joey Saldana dominated the Preliminary Feature as the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series opened the 50th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions Thursday at Silver Dollar Speedway.

Saldana started on the pole and held off front-row starter Tim Shaffer throughout all 30 laps to win his first Preliminary Feature of the series’ Silver Anniversary Season.

"I just want to thank my guys for sticking with me this year," Saldana said. "We haven’t had a very good season. Having a son has shown me that there’s more to life than racing, but getting this win is pretty cool. We need to go out and win some more so that maybe someday he can be out here doing this. We’re just trying to make the most out of what’s left of the season. It’s really tough to race against these guys night in and night out. You don’t get to start up front very often, so when you do you’d better make the most of it."

Saldana, who ranks third in the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series point standings, was the seventh-fastest qualifier in Thursday’s 48-car field. Another 50 or so sprinters were scheduled to race for positions in Saturday’s $20,000-to-win championship feature Friday.

The 1996 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year burst into the lead as the green flag fell in the evening’s main event. "B" Feature winner Brad Sweet spun when his right rear tire lost air pressure late in the second lap.

Saldana controlled the ensuing restart, and was 10 car-lengths ahead of two-time Gold Cup champion Jac Haudenschild when he entered lapped traffic seven laps into the race. An injector problem forced Jason York to stop in the first corner three laps later, opening the track ahead of the leaders. Toni Lutar brought out the caution flag midway through the race when he spun in turn four.

Defending and 10-time Gold Cup champion Steve Kinser paced the qualifying session with an 11.859-second lap around the high-banked, ¼-mile oval. The O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series points leader drove his #11 Quaker State Maxim past three cars early, and exchanged fourth place with Shaffer during the race’s middle stages. Shaffer, who swept the J.D. Byrider Outlaw Nationals at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway early in the year, continued his run to the front late in the 17th lap when he passed Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year candidate Jason Sides for third place.

Colby Weisz spun over the bank in turn two one lap later. Shaffer took advantage of the restart, steering the #83 Beef Packers Eagle into the low groove in the fourth corner to pass "The Wild Child" for the runner-up spot. Roger Crockett, the second-fastest qualifier, stopped on the back straightaway with mechanical problems two laps later.

Sides drove the #7S Aramark/Ozark Maxim past Haudenschild deep in the fourth corner to claim third place, while Kinser passed Donny Schatz for fifth within a lap after the race resumed.

Six car-lengths separated Saldana from Shaffer when the leaders caught the back-markers with 6½ laps remaining. York and Todd Carmichael collided and flipped in turn four the next time around, however, tightening the field and taking the leaders out of lapped traffic.

"The King of the Outlaws" won a back-stretch drag race with Haudenschild to claim fourth place within seconds after the green flag replaced the red. Carmichael’s 27th-lap spin in the second corner set the stage for a three-lap dash to the checkered flag.

Saldana raced away as the race resumed, while Sides challenged Shaffer for the runner-up spot. Joey took the checkered flag with 10 car-lengths to spare as all 24 cars completed the race.

"I thought Tim Shaffer was right on me," Saldana said. "A couple of lapped cars showed me the rubber right there in the middle, but luckily I went to the bottom when those cars (York and Carmichael) got together and flipped. Otherwise, I’d have been right in the middle of it."

Sides finished in third place, ahead of Kinser, Haudenschild, Schatz, Dennis Moore, Jr., Jason Statler, Kevin Pylant and Jeff Hodgson.

Statler, who won the final main event the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series ran at Santa Maria Speedway, was leading the Fourth Heat Race when Nick Ringo, Jr., spun in front of him. Statler lost the lead when he collided with Ringo, but raced back into fifth place to claim the final transfer position. Statler passed 12 cars to finish eighth in the Preliminary Feature. WoO

2003 O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series
50th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions
Siler Dollar Speedway, Chico, CA
Thursday, September 4, First Preliminary Program

Qualifying: 1. Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 11.859; 2. Roger Crockett, Doyle 11C, 11.976; 3. Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 12.010; 4. Jac Haudenschild, Woodward 4, 12.019; 5. Kevin Pylant, Pylant 14P, 12.114; 6. Tim Shaffer, Roth 83, 12.177; 7. Joey Saldana, Saldana 17, 12.242; 8. Todd Carmichael, Lacy 2T, 12.251; 9. Jeff Hodgson, Hodgson V8, 12.288; 10. Johnny Herrera, Forbrook 5, 12.311; 11. Dennis Moore, Jr., Williams 0, 12.331; 12. Brad Sweet, Moral 15B, 12.349; 13. Chad Riolo, Riolo 17R, 12.362; 14. Craig Stidham, Stidham 3, 12.369; 15. Jason York, York 25, 12.386; 16. Nick Rescino, Jr., Rescino 65N, 12.490; 17. Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 12.623; 18. Toni Lutar, Lutar 4X, 12.635; 19. Kyle Schild, Schild 16, 12.637; 20. Shain Matthews, Matthews 67, 12.671; 21. Jason Statler, Statler 00, 12.678; 22. Jimmy Trulli, Trulli 33, 12.705; 23. Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 12.706; 24. Tony Sousa, Moore 22, 12.711; 25. Carl Enns, Enns 80, 12.729; 26. Mark Hall, Hall 54, 12.768; 27. Davey Key, Key 15K, 12.783; 28. Stephen Allard, Finley 77F, 12.792; 29. Destiny Hays, Hays 20D, 12.812; 30. Rick Fowzer, Fowzer 5F, 12.987; 31. Emory Gray, Gray 82, 13.001; 32. Korey Lovell, Lovell 71L, 13.002; 33. Troy Hovey, Hovey 37, 13.035; 34. Bob Maiwald, Maiwald 7M, 13.066; 35. Marc Mackay, Mackay 86, 13.128; 36. Mike Schriver, Willette 72W, 13.183; 37. Colby Weisz, Weisz 21W, 13.305; 38. Marv Magouirk, Magourik 64L, 13.322; 39. Bernie Sloop, Sloop 65, 13.347; 40. Tommy Fogarty, Fogarty 66TF, 13.396; 41. Mark Tabor, Jr., Tabor 38N, 13.449; 42. Geoff Duppman, Duppman 96, 13.519; 43. Shawn Schmitz, Schmitz 88, 13.541; 44. Nick Ringo, Jr., Ringo 1R, 13.566; 45. Tom Baker, Baker 3T, 13.718; 46. Pat Harvey, Harvey 15C, 13.744; 47. Randall Ditgen, Ditgen 08, 14.263; 48. Gregg Sherman, Sherman 00Z, 14.632.

First Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Donny Schatz, 2. Steve Kinser, 3. Jeff Hodgson, 4. Nick Rescino, Jr., 5. Colby Weisz, 6. Todd Carmichael, 7. Destiny Hays, 8. Carl Enns, 9. Tony Sousa, 10. Mark Tabor, Jr., 11. Troy Hovey, 12. Tom Baker. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Second Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Johnny Herrera, 2. Joey Saldana, 3. Randy Hannagan, 4. Roger Crockett, 5. Jason York, 6. Kyle Schild, 7. Mark Hall, 8. Rick Fowzer, 9. Geoff Duppman, 10. Bob Maiwald, 11. Marv Magouirk, 12. Pat Harvey. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Third Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Toni Lutar, 2. Tim Shaffer, 3. Dennis Moore, Jr., 4. Jason Sides, 5. Craig Stidham, 6. Davey Key, 7. Jimmy Trulli, 8. Emory Gray, 9. Marc Mackay, 10. Bernie Sloop, 11. Shawn Schmitz, 12. Randall Ditgen. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Fourth Heat Race (10 laps): 1. Jac Haudenschild, 2. Kevin Pylant, 3. Chad Riolo, 4. Stephen Allard, 5. Jason Statler, 6. Korey Lovell, 7. Mike Schriver, 8. Nick Ringo, Jr., 9. Brad Sweet, 10. Shain Matthews, 11. Tommy Fogarty, 12. Gregg Sherman. (first five qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

C Feature (10 laps): 1. Marc Mackay, 2. Geoff Duppman, 3. Bernie Sloop ($100); 4. Shsawn Schmitz ($80); 5. Mark Tabor, Jr. ($60); 6. Pat Harvey ($50); 7. Gregg Sherman ($40); 8. Tommy Fogarty ($30); 9. Randall Ditgen ($25); 10. Nick Ringo, Jr. ($25); 11. Mike Schriver ($25); 12. Tom Baker ($25); 13. Marv Magouirk ($25); 14. Bob Maiwald ($25). (first two qualified for the "B" Feature)

First Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Joey Saldana, 2. Kevin Pylant, 3. Jason Sides, 4. Donny Schatz, 5. Steve Kinser, 6. Johnny Herrera, 7. Jason York, 8. Chad Riolo. (finish determined the inside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

Second Dash Race (seven laps): 1. Tim Shaffer, 2. Jac Haudenschild, 3. Roger Crockett, 4. Dennis Moore, Jr., 5. Toni Lutar, 6. Nick Rescino, Jr., 7. Jeff Hodgson, 8. Craig Stidham. (finish determined the outside starting positions in the first eight rows in the Preliminary Feature lineup)

B Feature (12 laps): 1. Brad Sweet, 2. Shain Matthews, 3. Todd Carmichael, 4. Davey Key, 5. Jimmy Trulli ($150); 6. Kyle Schild ($125); 7. Destiny Hays ($100); 8. Rick Fowzer ($75); 9. Carl Enns ($60); 10. Marc Mackay ($70); 11. Korey Lovell ($40); 12. Emory Gray ($40); 13. Geoff Duppman ($60); 14. Tony Sousa ($40); 15. Mark Hall ($40); 16. Troy Hovey ($40). (first four qualified for the Preliminary Feature)

Preliminary Feature (30 laps): 1. Joey Saldana [1] ($5,000); 2. Tim Shaffer [2] ($3,000); 3. Jason Sides [5] ($2,500); 4. Steve Kinser [9] ($2,200); 5. Jac Haudenschild [4] ($2,100); 6. Donny Schatz [7] ($2,000); 7. Dennis Moore, Jr. [8] ($1,800); 8. Jason Statler [20] ($1,600); 9. Kevin Pylant [3] ($1,500); 10. Jeff Hodgson [14] ($1,300); 11. Nick Rescino, Jr. [12] ($1,200); 12. Randy Hannagan [21] ($1,100); 13. Davey Key [22] ($1,020); 14. Johnny Herrera [11] ($700); 15. Stephen Allard [23] ($600); 16. Chad Riolo [15] ($600); 17. Roger Crockett [6] ($600); 18. Craig Stidham [16] ($600); 19. Toni Lutar [10] ($600); 20. Jason York [13] ($600); 21. Todd Carmichael [17] ($520); 22. Brad Sweet [18] ($520); 23. Colby Weisz [24] ($500); 24. Shain Matthews [19] ($520).

Lap leader: Joey Saldana 1-30

SABKO, ‘The Grove’ Organize Benefit Raffle

MECHANICSBURG, PA (September 3) – SABKO Enterprises, LLC, in conjunction with Williams Grove Speedway, are proud to announce a promotion to benefit the York County Racing Club’s Injured Drivers Fund and the South Central Pennsylvania "Habitat for Humanity."

Tickets can be purchased at Williams Grove Speedway, the SABKO Enterprises, LLC, office in Emigsville, PA, or from SABKO President Shawn Arndt. All proceeds from the raffle will benefit the Injured Drivers Fund and the South Central Pennsylvania "Habitat for Humanity."

Tickets will be sold for $10 for the following prizes:

Grand prize: Two pit pass tickets to the October 4th Williams Grove National Open racing program featuring the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series, hotel accommodations for two that night provided by Comfort Inn, located just North of Williams Grove Speedway off Route 15 at the Wesley Drive exit and two World of Outlaws driver shirts.

Second prize: Two general admission tickets to the October 4th Williams Grove National Open racing program and four World of Outlaws driver shirts.

Third prize: Four World of Outlaws driver shirts and two SABKO Enterprises, LLC, Racing Team T-shirts.

The award winners will also have the opportunity to meet many World of Outlaws drivers, sponsors and crew members.

The winning tickets will be drawn during the Friday, September 26th, race at Williams Grove Speedway. Winning numbers will be announced before the "A" Feature. The winning numbers can also be obtained by calling the SABKO Enterprises, LLC, office at (717) 767-3900, or by calling the Williams Grove Speedway office.

Winners need not need to be present to win. The awards will be presented during the O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series’ October 3rd preliminary racing program. Contest entrants must be 18 years or older.

SABKO Enterprises, LLC, also sponsors Karl Kinser’s #5M Maxim driven by two-time O’Reilly World of Outlaws Series champion Mark Kinser. WoO

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