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July 9th 2010
On Thursday July 8th we had the race on display at the Crabby Joe's annual charity golf tournament held at Saugeen Golf course. Legendary Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender Mike Palmateer (in the black shirt) was there and he was kind enough to pose with our golfers and the race car as well as autograph the hood. Mike has an interest in short track racing and claims that he and Darryl Sittler participated in a celebrity race at Barrie Speedway a few tears ago which Mike won. Mike is great guy and a good day was had by all
Tyler Williams
LaSalle, IL- July 8, 2010- Joey Saldana opened the Showdown for the Bud Crown with a win back in March and he wrapped up the four-race mini-series in the exact same way on Thursday night, picking up the victory over his teammate Paul McMahan at LaSalle Speedway in Illinois during Kasey's King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser.
Saldana started sixth and quickly moved to the front. He challenged McMahan on a number of double file restarts, taking the top spot on a lap-22 restart. He charge into the lead in turn one, with McMahan battling back and taking the lead down the backstretch, with Saldana powering off turn four to move in front again. He would lead the remaining 14 laps en route to his seventh A-Feature win of the season and his first career triumph at LaSalle Speedway.
"It was a great effort," said Saldana. "We drew dead last (for time trials) and qualified 10th. We started ninth in the dash and moved up to sixth and then went from sixth to win, that was a great effort. They can't say that we started on the front row and they gave us that one. We worked for everything the whole night. We worked with our car and the whole crew did a really good job."
Saldana was out front with two laps remaining when the third and final red flag of the night flew, setting up a double file restart and a two-lap shootout for the $10,000 top prize. Saldana chose the high side of the high-banked ¼-mile for the restart, which marked the only time of the six double file restarts on the night that the leader chose the high side of the track. The native of Brownsburg, Indiana used a strong restart to jump out to a couple of car lengths lead and was able to open a slight gap on the final lap on the way to his 66th career World of Outlaws A-Feature win, which put him just one behind Stevie Smith who is eighth on the all-time series win list.
"I knew it was better and my car was working better on the top," shared the winner of his choice of the high side of the track on the double file restart. "I think the only reason Paul (McMahan) went up there was that I showed him my nose too soon and he felt like he felt like he was getting a good run up off the bottom. On initial starts, the bottom is definitely better, but on the double file restarts, the leader sets the pace, so to me the top was clearly better."
For Saldana, it was his second win this season aboard the Budweiser Maxim with his car owner in attendance, both coming during events that were part of the Showdown for the Bud Crown which was promoted by Kasey Kahne along with the World Racing Group.
"He's put a lot into the World of Outlaws and I just hope everyone appreciates what he's doing," said Saldana of his car owner. "I know we do and Budweiser does. He not only has these cars out here racing, but he takes time out of his very busy schedule to try and promote the World of Outlaws. That's why he wanted to put this series on and come to these tracks that we hadn't been to in a while and he got us back to these places. The crowds have been tremendous and the racing has been awesome."
McMahan led the first 21 laps on Thursday night after starting on the pole. He was challenge by Lucas Wolfe early in the race and then Jac Haudenschild. Each time he was leading under caution, the veteran chose the low line in the Great Clips Maxim on the double file restarts. He came into the night second in the Bud Crown standings and wound up just four points behind Jason Meyers who claimed the title for the four-race mini-series.
"I knew if Joey (Saldana) got out front he would be hard to catch," said McMahan. "He cleared me one time and I got back underneath him and we went back ahead and I just couldn't clear him. It was a great effort by the whole KKR team to come home first and second. We tried to come in and win this Bud Crown tonight and came up just a few points short. We did everything we had to do. We out qualified Jason (Meyers). We matched him in the heat race and outran him in the main event. We just came up a few points short."
Steve Kinser continued to be the most consistent driver on the World of Outlaws circuit on Thursday night, coming all the way from the 15th starting spot to finish third in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim to earn his series leading 31st Top-10 finish of the season. The 20-time series champion steadily worked his way to the front and was able to gain a number of spots late in the going on double file restarts.
"It wasn't too bad," Kinser stated. "I just have to get qualified better. I was pretty good the second half of the race when I could move up the track some. I had my hands full the rest of the night, but I'm not going to complain. I didn't figure I'd finish in the Top-Three tonight so I'll take it."
Jason Meyers came home eighth in Kasey's King of LaSalle aboard the GLR Investments KPC to win the overall Showdown for the Bud Crown title by a mere four points over Paul McMahan, with Kinser third. The trio split a $15,000 bonus for their efforts in the four-race mini-series. Meyers was victorious in Round 2 back in March at Volunteer Speedway.
"It's really a neat deal for companies like Budweiser and someone like Kasey Kahne to get behind our sport and to come out here and put some races on for us with this mini-series," Meyers said. "It was really great that they did this and we are very thankful to them. We've been working really hard this season and had a very good start to the year and hopefully this is a sign of things to come."
Donny Schatz, the four-time and defending World of Outlaws champion worked his way to fourth on Thursday night in the Armor All/STP J&J. Lucas Wolfe came home fifth in the Allebach Racing Maxim, with Tim Kaeding sixth in the DTR Transport KPC. Jason Sides was seventh in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim with Meyers eighth. Kraig Kinser was ninth in the Quaker State Maxim, with Danny Lasoski rounding out the Top-10 in the Casey's General Store JEI.
The World of Outlaws return to action on Saturday, July 10 with the Jim Boyd "JB" Memorial at Beaver Dam Raceway in Wisconsin.
KASEY'S KING OF LASALLE NOTES
•FAST QUALIFIER: Jac Haudenschild paced the 25 cars that took time with an AMB i.t. timed lap around the high-banked 1/4-mile oval at 10.712 seconds at 84.018 mph. For his qualifying effort, Haudenschild earned five bonus points. The next four fastest qualifiers also earned bonus points, including: Kraig Kinser (4), Paul McMahan (3), Lucas Wolfe (2) and Donny Schatz (1).
•LASALLE SPEEDWAY QUALIFYING WINNERS: Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz and Paul McMahan won heat races. Paul McMahan won the dash. Ricky Logan won the Last Chance Showdown
• FEATURE WINNERS: There have been 33 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway, Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, Tri-State (Okla.) Speedway, Virginia Motor Speedway, I-96 Speedway and North Central Speedway), Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway, Volunteer Speedway, I-55 Raceway, Eldora Speedway, Dodge City Raceway Park, River Cities Speedway and LaSalle Speedway), Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park, Jackson Speedway, River Cities Speedway and Lakeside Speedway), Jason Sides (Houston Raceway Park , Tri-City Speedway and Missouri State Fair Speedway), Jac Haudenschild (Paducah International Raceway and Knoxville Raceway), Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park and The Dirt Track at Charlotte), Sammy Swindell (Dodge City Raceway and Huset's Speedway), Brooke Tatnell (Knoxville Raceway and Junction Motor Speedway), Craig Dollansky (Lone Star Speedway), Chad Layton (Williams Grove Speedway), Paul McMahan (Eldora Speedway) and Fred Rahmer (Williams Grove Speedway).
•1/4-WINNERS: LaSalle Speedway is a high-banked 1/4-mile oval. The World of Outlaws have raced three times this season on a track that size. The winners include: Joey Saldana (River Cities Speedway and LaSalle Speedway), Steve Kinser (River Cities Speedway), and Jason Sides
Joey Saldana Reigns Supreme in Kasey's King of LaSalle While Jason Meyers Claims Overall Title in the Showdown for the Bud Crown
(Houston Raceway Park).
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Statistical Report; LaSalle Speedway; LaSalle, IL; July 8, 2010 Qualifying
1) R19-Jac Haudenschild 10.712
2) 11K-Kraig Kinser 10.722
3) 91-Paul McMahan 10.775
4) 5W-Lucas Wolfe 10.783
5) 15-Donny Schatz 10.792
6) 7-Craig Dollansky 10.818
7) 14-Jason Meyers 10.877
8) 1X-Randy Hannagan 10.927
9) 10-Ricky Logan 10.954
10) 9-Joey Saldana 10.977
11) 1HRP-Daryn Pittman 10.980
12) 6-Danny Lasoski 10.984
13) 7S-Jason Sides 10.986
14) 1-Sammy Swindell 11.000
15) 11-Steve Kinser 11.007
16) 63-Chad Kemenah 11.010
17) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr. 11.028
18) 83-Tim Kaeding 11.031
19) 2B-Ben Gregg 11.042
20) 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski 11.203
21) 22-Brian Ellenberger 11.216
22) 1M-Jim Moughan 11.272
23) 4X-Toni Lutar 11.303
24) 84-Ben Wagoner 11.463
25) 4K-Kris Spritz 11.489
26) 17B-Bill Balog -.---
Heat 1 (10 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 14-Jason Meyers[2]
2) 9-Joey Saldana[1]
3) R19-Jac Haudenschild[4]
4) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3]
5) 7S-Jason Sides[5]
6) 63-Chad Kemenah[6]
7) 1M-Jim Moughan[8]
8) 2B-Ben Gregg[7]
9) 4K-Kris Spritz[9]
Heat 2 (10 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 15-Donny Schatz[3]
2) 1X-Randy Hannagan[2]
3) 11K-Kraig Kinser[4]
4) 1-Sammy Swindell[5]
5) 1HRP-Daryn Pittman[1]
6) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[6]
7) 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[7]
8) 4X-Toni Lutar[8]
9) 17B-Bill Balog[9]
Heat 3 (10 Laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 91-Paul McMahan[4]
2) 6-Danny Lasoski[1]
3) 7-Craig Dollansky[3]
4) 83-Tim Kaeding[6]
5) 11-Steve Kinser[5]
6) 22-Brian Ellenberger[7]
7) 84-Ben Wagoner[8]
8) 10-Ricky Logan[2]
The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including: Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Chizmark & Larson Insurance , Goodyear Tires (Official Tire), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel); in addition to contingency sponsors, Jake's Custom Golf Carts, KSE Race Products, Penske Shocks , R2C Performance, Racing Electronics, S&S Volvo; Engine Builder's Challenge participants Don Ott Racing Engines, Kistler Engines, Shaver Specialties and Speedway Engines; and Chassis Builder's Challenge participants J&J Auto Racing, Maxim Racing and XXX Race Company.
Contact: Tony Veneziano
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series PR Director
tveneziano@dirtcar.com
Dash (8 laps, finishing order determined first 10 starting positions of A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 91-Paul McMahan[2]
2) R19-Jac Haudenschild[4]
3) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[1]
4) 11K-Kraig Kinser[3]
5) 7-Craig Dollansky[6]
6) 9-Joey Saldana[9]
7) 14-Jason Meyers[7]
8) 15-Donny Schatz[5]
9) 6-Danny Lasoski[10]
10) 1X-Randy Hannagan[8]
B-main (10 laps, top 6 finishers transferred to A-feature) - Starting Position [#]
1) 10-Ricky Logan[1]
2) 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[3]
3) 4X-Toni Lutar[5]
4) 17B-Bill Balog[8]
5) 2B-Ben Gregg[2]
6) 1M-Jim Moughan[4]
7) 4K-Kris Spritz[7] [$200]
8) 84-Ben Wagoner[6] [$180]
A-main (35 laps) - Starting Position [#]
1) 9-Joey Saldana[6] [$10,000]
2) 91-Paul McMahan[1] [$5,500]
3) 11-Steve Kinser[15] [$3,200]
4) 15-Donny Schatz[8] [$2,800]
5) 5W-Lucas Wolfe[3] [$2,500]
6) 83-Tim Kaeding[18] [$2,300]
7) 7S-Jason Sides[13] [$2,200]
8) 14-Jason Meyers[7] [$2,100]
9) 11K-Kraig Kinser[4] [$2,050]
10) 6-Danny Lasoski[9] [$2,000]
11) 1HRP-Daryn Pittman[12] [$1,500]
12) 17B-Bill Balog[22] [$1,200]
13) 10-Ricky Logan[11] [$1,100]
14) 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr.[17] [$1,050]
15) 1M-Jim Moughan[24] [$1,000]
16) 14AJ-Wayne Modjeski[19] [$900]
17) 4X-Toni Lutar[21] [$800]
18) 2B-Ben Gregg[23] [$800]
19) 7-Craig Dollansky[5] [$800]
20) 1X-Randy Hannagan[10] [$800]
21) 1-Sammy Swindell[14] [$800]
22) 63-Chad Kemenah[16] [$800]
23) R19-Jac Haudenschild[2] [$800]
24) 22-Brian Ellenberger[20] [$800]
Lap Leaders: Paul McMahan 1-21, Joey Saldana 22-35
KSE Hard Charger Award: Steve Kinser
Penske Power Position Award: Toni Lutar
Chizmark-Larson Hard Luck Award: Brian Ellenberger
World of Outlaws Championship Standing through July 8
1. Joey Saldana 4612
2. Steve Kinser 4586 -26
3. Jason Meyers 4569 -43
4. Donny Schatz 4440 -172
5. Jason Sides 4402 -210
6. Paul McMahan 4277 -335
7. Lucas Wolfe 4259 -353
8. Jac Haudenschild 4166 -446
9. Craig Dollansky 4148 -464
10. Kraig Kinser 4139 -473
HURON, SD - July 8, 2010 - Delightful memories will flood Tim McCreadie's mind when he pulls through the pit gate of Dakota State Fair Speedway on Saturday night (July 10) for the World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Great Plains 50.'
The last time the native of Watertown, N.Y., visited the four-tenths-mile oval, after all, he made history with the renowned national tour.
McCreadie, 36, was an up-and-coming, second-year WoO LMS follower when he put on a breathtaking show on June 5, 2005, at DSFS, becoming the first - and still only - driver to win a series A-Main from the last starting spot. It was a performance for the ages by the former DIRTcar big-block Modified regular who would go on to win the WoO LMS championship in 2006.
“That was probably our most exciting win ever in a Late Model,” said McCreadie, who has become of dirt Late Model racing's most popular drivers. “It's tough to beat the feeling you get when you win a race from last - especially when you do it against the best guys in the country. It was definitely one of those races you remember for a long time.”
With McCreadie back as a WoO LMS traveler this season for the first time since his title-winning '06 campaign, he's anxious for the opportunity to return to his personal hallowed ground in South Dakota. He didn't compete in last year's tour event at DSFS, which was won by defending WoO LMS champ Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., and came just a couple weeks after McCreadie made his comeback from a serious back injury that had sidelined him for five months.
McCreadie can't believe it's been five years since his spectacular evening at DSFS, which was set up by his bad luck midway through the program. He set fast time and won a heat race to stamp him as the racer to watch, but a blown engine during the dash - an event no longer used to determine starting positions in WoO LMS A-Mains - forced him to park his fleet machine and hastily pull out a backup. Switching cars, of course, meant he had to start last in the 50-lap headliner.
“We didn't get any (practice) laps on the car at all,” recalled McCreadie, the son of DIRTcar big-block Modified legend 'Barefoot' Bob McCreadie. “We just unloaded the car, took a guess on setup and tires, and went out there. We were just hoping to salvage the night, but I think I passed like seven or eight cars in the first 10 laps and I thought, Well, we're gonna be alright.”
But did McCreadie actually think he could pull off a worst-to-first run? Not really - until his fortunes turned around for the better when a caution flag flew with just three laps remaining.
“Eventually I got to third and the yellow came out, and I said, 'We might have a shot at this,'” said McCreadie. “We'd been running (leader Darrell) Lanigan and (second-place Rick) Eckert down, so during that caution I was just hoping that they didn't know there was an outside (groove).
“The track was in really good shape. It rained for like three days straight (the event was, in fact, postponed one day by the wet weather) so the track was really wet and had a big cushion, and that's where I was running. Nobody else was really running up there - and on the (final) restart those guys stayed on the bottom instead of moving up, so I went to the top and passed 'em. We just got lucky.”
The victory effectively thrust McCreadie into the national dirt Late Model conversation. It was just his second WoO LMS win of the season and his career, but he went on to lead the tour with eight triumphs in 2005 and finished a head-turning third in the points standings. The 2004 WoO LMS Rookie of the Year then closed the deal the following season by winning the points crown.
“A lot of people in dirt Late Model racing didn't even know who we were yet - especially people in South Dakota - when we won that race (in 2005),” said McCreadie. “That made it nice to win a race like that.”
McCreadie hopes he won't need to go to such extremes to win again at DSFS this Saturday night. Considering the momentum he's carrying into the finale of the four-race 'Wild West Tour,' he just might take a much smoother route to a $10,000 victory.
The driver known as 'T-Mac' is one of the hottest drivers on the WoO LMS, with three wins in his last five starts after kicking off the 'Wild West Tour' on Wednesday night with a triumph in the NAPA Auto Parts 'Gopher 50' at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. He left Deer Creek ranked second in the points standings - just 16 points behind leader Richards - and on an emotional high after becoming a father for the first time with the July 5 birth of his son Gavin Chase.
McCreadie will face tough competition at DSFS from his WoO LMS rivals, including his fellow former tour champions Richards (DSFS Outlaw finishes of eighth in '05, first in '09), Union, Ky.'s Lanigan (second, seventh) and Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky. (seventh, second).
Other WoO LMS regulars (and their previous finishes at DSFS) include York, Pa.'s Eckert (third, fourth), Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga. (fourth, fifth), Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa. (13th, sixth), Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y. (third in '09), Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga. (eighth in '09), Russell King of Bristolville, Ohio (10th in '09), Brent Robinson of Smithfield, Va. (18th in '09) and Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa, who finished 20th in '09 when she became the first female driver to qualify for a WoO LMS A-Main through a heat race. Rookie sensation Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del., is this year's only Outlaw traveler who will make his first career start at DSFS on Saturday night.
Saturday night's program, which is sponsored by KOKK Radio and Sturdevent's Auto Parts, will also include racing for the WISSOTA Super Stocks and Midwest Mods.
Pit gates are scheduled to open at 4 p.m. and the grandstands will be unlocked at 6 p.m. Hot laps are scheduled for 6:45 p.m. with WoO LMS time trials to immediately follow.
Adult general admission is $25 on race day, with juniors (youngsters 50 inches in height to 16 years of age) charged $12 and kids under 50 inches admitted free.
A raindate of Sun., July 11, has been established for the event.
Additional information is available at
www.dakotapromotions.com
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com .
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and Chizmark Larson Insurance; in addition to contingency sponsors Eibach Springs, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Pink Carburetors, Pro Power Engines, Quartermaster, Rocket Chassis, R2C Performance and Wrisco Aluminum.
Contact: Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director
kkovac@dirtcar.com
'Great Plains 50' On Saturday (July 10) At Dakota State Fair Speedway Brings McCreadie Back
To Site Of His Historic Victory
SUPERIOR, WI - July 8, 2010 - Jimmy Mars left no doubt on Thursday night that he has Superior Speedway figured out.
Continuing his recent mastery of special events at the three-eighths-mile oval in his home state, Mars rocketed from the fourth starting spot to the lead on the opening lap and never looked back en route to a convincing victory in the World of Outlaws Late Model Series 'Mid-States Hydraulics 50.'
Mars, 38, of Menomonie, Wis., earned $10,100 for his second career win on the WoO LMS, which stopped at Superior for the first time and attracted a standing-room-only crowd to the fairgrounds track. His previous triumph on the national tour came in the 2009 Firecracker 100 at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa.
After winning at least one World Dirt Racing League (WDRL) series event at Superior in each of the last four years, Mars surprised no one with a performance that saw him steer his Deppe Enterprises MB Customs car around the red-clay surface virtually unchallenged from start-to-finish.
“Experience here doesn't hurt by any means,” said Mars, who lives just under 150 miles south of the track. “These (WoO LMS) guys travel all over the country and are so good, I thought, 'If I can have any advantage on them at all at a track, this might be one where I did.'
“We kind of had an idea of what to do. I said, 'Let's just go back and get on the hard tires and get back to what we've done here in the past.' Basically our setup for the feature was identical to what we've had success with here.”
Mars put his Superior Speedway knowledge to work with his tire choice, picking harder compound Hoosier rubber that propelled him to a runaway win. He spent most of the distance with a commanding straightaway edge over polesitter Darrell Lanigan of Union, Ky., who kept his Rocket car solidly in second place for the entire 50-lap A-Main and finished 2.793 seconds behind Mars.
Defending WoO LMS champion Josh Richards of Shinnston, W.Va., who started from the outside pole, padded his tour points lead with a quiet third-place finish in his father Mark's Rocket house car. Fifth-starter Brady Smith of Solon Springs, Wis. - a former regular at Superior who lives about 30 miles from the facility - finished fourth in his Team Zero by Bloomquist mount after outdueling Brian Birkhofer of Muscatine, Iowa, who settled for fifth in his MB Customs machine after starting seventh.
Tim McCreadie of Watertown, N.Y., finished sixth, salvaging a decent run on a night that he struggled with his setup. He lost only six points to Richards, sending him to the next 'Wild West Tour' event with a manageable 22-point deficit in the standings.
Mars didn't exactly snooker his competition, but he did use his outsider status as a reason to roll the dice a bit with his tire-compound selection.
“I'm not running for points so I got a little bit of an advantage,” said Mars. “I could gamble a little bit more. We can 'go big or go home' a little bit, where those guys running for points kinda have to be on the same tires because they're racing each other for the championship.
“Before the race Darrell (Lanigan) and I were just joking about my tire choice. I said, 'Hey, if we suck, the beer's still cold after the race.' The hard tires worked, though, so I guess we get to drink in celebration tonight instead of in sorrow.”
Mars knew he had made the right decision even before taking the initial green flag.
“I fired up (the car) before the start and it felt real good on the straightaway traction,” said Mars. “They threw the green and I was like, 'We got a pretty good piece here,' but then we ran down into turn one and I said, 'Whoa.' The right-rear wasn't quite hot enough yet, so I slid up up the track a little bit. Then it instantly got warmed up and I was able to run down into three and four and pass Darrell there for the lead.”
That opening-lap move by Mars was, for all intents and purposes, the story of the race. No driver understood that more than the 40-year-old Lanigan, who used a more conservative “medium” tire-compound combination and simply couldn't keep pace with Mars.
“I knew he had on harder tires than us, so when he took off like that (at the start) I said, 'Oh man, this is gonna get ugly,'” said Lanigan, who registered his second runner-up finish in as many nights after falling short of victory by a nose to McCreadie in Wednesday night's Gopher 50 at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. “If he was that good at the start, I knew it was gonna be tough to beat him. All we could do was run second again.”Finishing in positions 7-10 were Chub Frank of Bear Lake, Pa., who lost sixth to McCreadie on lap 24; Shane Clanton of Fayetteville, Ga., who climbed forward from the 17th starting spot; Pat Doar of New Richmond, Wis., who earned the $500 'Bonus Bucks' cash for being the highest-finishing driver who hasn't won a WoO LMS A-Main and isn't ranked among the top 12 in the tour points standings; and Rick Eckert of York, Pa., who rallied after drawing a caution flag on lap 16 and pitting to bolt two harder tires on his car.
In a race slowed by just two caution flags on lap 16, the most significant incident was the second yellow that circuit. Steve Francis of Ashland, Ky., went spinning in turn four while battling for sixth with rookie Austin Hubbard of Seaford, Del.; while he twirled 360 degrees and continued without stopping, a caution was displayed and Francis pitted moments later to change a flat left-rear tire.
Francis, who went on to finish one lap down in 12th place, began his night by recording the fastest lap in Ohlins Shocks Time Trials for the second straight event. He turned a circuit of 17.005 seconds to pace the 28-car qualifying session.
Heat winners were Lanigan, Richards and Hubbard, and Clint Smith of Senoia, Ga., captured the B-Main.
WoO LMS regular Tim Fuller of Watertown, N.Y., once again used a provisional starting spot to gain entry to the A-Main as he continues recovering from the emergency appendectomy he underwent on Monday afternoon. But this time he felt strong enough to at least attempt to race, running 15 laps before deciding to pull in.
The WoO LMS continues the 'Wild West Tour' on Friday (July 9) at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., and Saturday (July 10) at Dakota State Fair Speedway in Huron, S.D.
For more information on the WoO LMS, visit www.worldofoutlaws.com.
Results of WoO Late Model Series 'Mid-States Hydraulics 50' (Finishing Position/Start/Driver/Laps Completed/Money Won):
Home State Hero: Mars Runs Away With World of Outlaws Late Model Series Debut At Superior Speedway
1. (4) Jimmy Mars/50 $10,100
2. (1) Darrell Lanigan/50 $5,600
3. (2) Josh Richards/50 $3,675
4. (5) Brady Smith/50 $2,500
5. (7) Brian Birkhofer/50 $2,000
6. (9) Tim McCreadie/50 $2,300
7. (6) Chub Frank/50 $1,900
8. (17) Shane Clanton/50 $1,800
9. (12) Pat Doar/50 $1,700
10. (16) Rick Eckert/50 $1,600
11. (3) Austin Hubbard/49 $1,800
12. (10) Steve Francis/49 $1,650
13. (13) Jason Hughes/49 $950
14. (19) Clint Smith/49 $1,450
15. (11) Russell King/49 $1,350
16. (8) Brent Robinson/49 $1,300
17. (15) Keith Foss/49 $770
18. (18) Eric Mass/49 $750
19. (14) Zach Johnson/48 $730
20. (21) Larry Wight/48 $700
21. (24) Jill George/47 $700
22. (20) Aaron Lillo/32 $700
23. (22) Adam Hensel/31 $725
24. (23) Tim Fuller/15 $1,200
* Earnings include Winners Circle program and cash contingency award bonuses
Time of Race: 23 Mins., 31.959 Secs.
Margin of Victory: 2.793 Secs.
Yellow Flags: 2 (Laps 16, 16)
Lap Leaders: Mars (1-50)
Provisional Starters: Fuller, George
Rookie of the Race: Hubbard ($250)
WoO LMS 'Bonus Bucks' Winner: Doar ($500)
FOLLOW THE ACTION ON TWITTER: Fans can now keep up-to-date with the World of Outlaws Late Model Series online and through text messages on cell phones via Twitter, the internet's fast-growing social-networking and micro-blogging website. Updates are provided to Twitter 'followers' of the WoO LMS throughout each race night, and fans also receive breaking news and interesting notes from the tour.
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LISTEN ONLINE: If fans can't get to a track to see the World of Outlaws Late Model Series, they can experience the excitement of the nation's premier tour live on DIRTvision.com through the DIRT Radio Network.
To listen to the free audio broadcasts, log on to
Listeners will need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For technical support or questions, e-mail customerservice@dirtvision.com
The World of Outlaws Late Model Series is brought to fans across the country by many important sponsors and partners, including Arizona Sport Shirts (Official Apparel Company), Armor All (Official Car Care Products), Hoosier Racing Tires (Official Racing Tires), STP (Official Fuel Treatment), SuperClean (Official Cleaner-Degreaser), VP Racing (Official Racing Fuel), DirtonDirt.com (Hard Charger Award) and Chizmark Larson Insurance; in addition to contingency sponsors Eibach Springs, MSD Ignition, Ohlins Shocks, Pink Carburetors, Pro Power Engines, Quartermaster, Rocket Chassis, R2C Performance and Wrisco Aluminum.
Contact: Kevin Kovac
World of Outlaws Late Model Series PR Director
kkovac@dirtcar.com
Ohlins Shocks Time Trial Results (Position/No./Driver/Hometown/Best Lap):
1. 15-Steve Francis/Ashland, KY 17.005
2. 3-Brent Robinson/Smithfield, VA 17.079
3. 2-Brady Smith/Solon Springs, WI 17.091
4. 29-Darrell Lanigan/Union, KY 17.124
5. 1-Josh Richards/Shinnston, WV 17.138
6. 19H-Austin Hubbard/Seaford, DE 17.174
7. 28-Jimmy Mars/Menomonie, WI 17.237
8. 73-Zach Johnson/Kensington, MN 17.287
9. 44M-Eric Mass/Rapid City, SD 17.370
10. 15b-Brian Birkhofer/Muscatine, IA 17.418
11. 8-Gregg Hill/Eveleth, MN 17.456
12. 39-Tim McCreadie/Watertown, NY 17.467
13. 24-Rick Eckert/York, PA 17.566
14. 1*-Chub Frank/Bear Lake, PA 17.646
15. 22-Jill George/Cedar Falls, IA 17.659
16. 99L-Larry Wight/Baldwinsville, NY 17.773
17. 56-Russell King/Bristolville, OH 17.799
18. 95-Keith Foss/Winona, MN 17.903
19. 44H-Adam Hensel/Barron, WI 17.932
20. 25-Shane Clanton/Fayetteville, GA 17.943
21. 18-Chris Olson/Hibbing, MN 17.954
22. 12-Jason Hughes/Westfield, OK 17.963
23. 17J-John Winge/Ringgold, GA 17.972
24. 11-Pat Doar/New Richmond, WI 18.035
25. 44-Clint Smith/Senoia, GA 18.067
26. 24A-Aaron Lillo/Duluth, MN 18.221
27. 2w-Darryn Waldo/Billings, MT 18.301
28. 19-Tim Fuller/Watertown, NY N/T
Heat No. 1 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Lanigan, Mars, Birkhofer, Francis, Hughes, Eckert, C. Smith, Wight, Hensel
Heat No. 2 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Richards, Frank, Robinson, King, Johnson, Clanton, Lillo, Hill, Winge
Heat No. 3 (10 laps - Top 6 Transfer): Hubbard, B. Smith, McCreadie, Doar, Foss, Mass, George, Olson, Waldo
B-Main No. 1 (12 laps - Top 4 Transfer): C. Smith, Lillo, Wight, Hensel, George, Hill, Fuller, Waldo, Winge, Olson
World of Outlaws Late Model Series Contingency Award Winners:
Arizona Sports Shirts ($50 product certificate): Jill George
Armor All (one case of product to highest-finishing non-WoO team in A-Main w/decal): Pat Doar
Eibach Springs (one free spring): Larry Wight
MSD Ignition ($75 cash award): Josh Richards
MSD Ignition ($25 cash award): Adam Hensel
Ohlins Pole Award ($50 cash award to fastest qualifier w/decal): Steve Francis
Pink Carburetors ($100 product certificate): Pat Doar
Pink Carburetors ($50 product certificate): Adam Hensel
Quartermaster ($100 product certificate): Shane Clanton
Quartermaster ($50 product certificate): Pat Doar
Quartermaster ($25 product certificate): Zach Johnson
R2C Performance ($100 cash): Jimmy Mars
STP ($50 cash award): Clint Smith
VP Racing Fuels 'Nice Jugs Award' (two five-gallon plastic fuel jugs to fastest qualifier who does not make the A-Main if decal is displayed): None
Wrisco Aluminum (three sheets of aluminum to A-Main winner w/decal): Josh Richards
2010 World of Outlaws Late Model Series Point Standings as of July 8 - 26 A-Mains completed (rank/driver/points/deficit to leader):
1. Josh Richards 3540
2. Tim McCreadie 3518 (-22)
3. Darrell Lanigan 3480 (-60)
4. Steve Francis 3412 (-128)
5. Austin Hubbard 3338 (-202)
6. Shane Clanton 3326 (-214)
7. Tim Fuller 3286 (-254)
8. Rick Eckert 3284 (-256)
9. Chub Frank 3216 (-324)
10. Clint Smith 3132 (-408)
11. Russell King 2958 (-582)
12. Brent Robinson 2634 (-906)
13. Brady Smith 2584 (-956)
14. Jill George 1948 (-1592)
15. Brian Birkhofer 1368 (-2172)
Hi again Folks;
Heavy overnight rain and forecast of more through out the day has forced Ohsweken Speedway management to cancel all activities at the speedway scheduled for today (Friday, July 9th). “Mid Season Championships for the Thunder Stocks, Mini Stocks, and Bombers scheduled for tonight will be run next Friday, July 16th while the Sprint Car mid Season Championship race will be contested July 23rd ” stated Ken Pelkie, Director of Racing Operations.
Next Friday (July 16th) the Empire Super Sprints and CORR/Pak Sprints of Ohsweken will headline a co sanctioned show as Gale’s Auto Aftermarket presents “The Battle On The Grand”. Pit gates will open at 5:30 with on track activities scheduled to begin at 7:45.
Thank you; see More www.ohswekenspeedway.com