At a Glance: World of Outlaws at Thunderbowl Raceway
World of Outlaw drivers stay on the West Coast after a crowd-pleasing Las Vegas stop last weekend. Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser and the stars of dirt sprint car racing come to Northern California for this week's action. Thunderbowl Raceway is the host for the series third racing event. The Tulare, Calif. track is a high-banked 1/3-mile oval. The track record of 12.713 seconds at 94.297 mph was established by Terry McCarl on March 20, 2009.
Courtesy: WoO Sprint Car Series Media Relations
Concord, NCMarch 1, 2010
WHAT
After one of the more thrilling events in World of Outlaws history last Friday night in Las Vegas, the series heads to Groppetti Automotive Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California this weekend for the first two short track races of the season on the high-banked 1/3-mile on Friday, March 5 and Saturday, March 6. For Jason Meyers, who was victorious last weekend, Thunderbowl Raceway is home track, and he enters the two-day event looking for his first World of Outlaws win in Tulare. Joey Saldana and Randy Hannagan split wins at Thunderbowl Raceway in 2009. Five drivers currently competing full-time with the World of Outlaws have won at the track dating back to the series inaugural visit there in 2003, including 20-time series champion and current series point leader Steve Kinser, four-time and defending series titlist Donny Schatz, California native Tim Kaeding and Hall of Famer Jac Haudenschild.
WHEN
On Friday, March 5 at Thunderbowl Raceway, the pit gates will be open all day with the pit sign-in taking place around 3 p.m. Pacific The grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. Pacific with hot laps tentatively set for 6 p.m. Pacific.
On Saturday, March 6, at Thunderbowl Raceway the pit gates will be open all day with the pit sign-in taking place around 3 p.m. Pacific The grandstand gates will open at 5 p.m. Pacific with hot laps tentatively set for 6 p.m. Pacific.
WHERE
Thunderbowl Raceway is located in Tulare, California, at the corner of Bardsley and K
Streets. Travel west of State Road 99 on State Road 137, then 0.5 miles south on K Street, then east to the Tulare County Fairgrounds.
ON THE INTERNET
The World of Outlaws is at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
Thunderbowl Raceway is at http://www.thunderbowlraceway.com
DIRTVision & the Dirt Radio Network are at http://www.DIRTVision.com
ABOUT THE TRACK
Thunderbowl Raceway is a high-banked 1/3-mile oval. The track record of 12.713 seconds at 94.297 mph was established by Terry McCarl on March 20, 2009.
PREVIOUS WINNERS
World of Outlaws A-Feature winners at Thunderbowl Raceway include:
2009- Randy Hannagan on March 20, Joey Saldana on March 21
2008- Jac Haudenschild on October 18
2007- Joey Saldana on February 23, Tim Kaeding on February 24, Donny Schatz on October 13
2005- Tim Shaffer on February 25, Sammy Swindell on October 15
2004-Terry McCarl on November 1
2003-Steve Kinser on September 2
FEATURE WINNERS
There have been three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events held in 2010. The winners include: Steve Kinser (Volusia Speedway Park), Jason Meyers (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway) and Donny Schatz (Volusia Speedway Park).
1/3-MILE WINNERS
Thunderbowl Raceway is a high-banked 1/3-mile. The World of Outlaws raced eight times on a track that size in 2009. The winners included: Danny Lasoski (Eagle Raceway and Charter Raceway Park), Joey Saldana (Thunderbowl Raceway and I-55 Raceway), Dale Blaney (Attica Raceway Park), Craig Dollansky (I-55 Raceway), Donny Schatz (K-C Raceway) and Randy Hannagan (Thunderbowl Raceway).
DRIVER WEB SITES
The following World of Outlaws drivers maintain their own Web sites on the Internet:
Cody Darrah- http://www.codydarrah.com
Craig Dollansky- http://www.dollanskyracing.com
Sam Hafertepe Jr.- http://www.sam15.com
Jac Haudenschild- http://www.haudenschildracing.com
Tim Kaeding- http://www.tkaedingracing.com
Chad Kemenah- http://www.chadkemenah.com
Kraig Kinser- http://www.kraigkinser.com
Steve Kinser- http://www.stevekinser.com
Danny Lasoski- http://www.dannylasoski.com
Jason Meyers- http://www.eliteracing.net
Joey Saldana- http://www.joeysaldana.com
Donny Schatz- http://www.donnyschatz.com
Jason Sides- http://www.sidesmotorsports.com
Lucas Wolfe- http://www.lucaswolfe.com
For information on Brian Ellenberger, Ben Gregg, Toni Lutar and Paul McMahan visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint
2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through February 26
Position | Driver | Pts. | Difference | Earnings | Wins | Top-5 | Top-10 |
1. | Steve Kinser | 446 |
| $16,700 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
2. | Donny Schatz | 444 | -2 | $15,900 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
3. | Joey Saldana | 434 | -12 | $12,300 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
4. | Jason Meyers | 430 | -16 | $15,000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5. | Jason Sides | 419 | -27 | $6,650 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
6 | Tim Kaeding | 400 | -46 | $5,900 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
7. | Danny Lasoski | 400 | -46 | $6,200 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
8. | Brad Sweet | 386 | -60 | $4,650 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9. | Kraig Kinser | 383 | -63 | $4,300 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10. | Lucas Wolfe | 380 | -66 | $4,950 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
11. | Jac Haudenschild | 376 | -70 | $3,800 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
12. | Craig Dollansky | 361 | -85 | $3,800 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
13. | Terry McCarl | 347 | -99 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
14. | Sam Hafertepe Jr. | 346 | -100 | $3,600 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
15. | Brian Ellenberger | 330 | -116 | $2,450 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
16. | Paul McMahan | 329 | -119 | $2,850 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
17. | Chad Kemenah | 299 | -147 | $1,660 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
18. | Daryn Pittman | 278 | -168 | $1,860 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
19. | Toni Lutar | 262 | -184 | $1,125 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
20. | Tim Shaffer | 260 | -186 | $3,400 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2010 STAT ATTACK
There have been three World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature events this season.
A-Feature winners (3 Different Drivers) Driver, Hometown Wins
1- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
Lap leaders, Driver, Hometown - Total laps led (6 Different Drivers)
1- Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 46 laps
2- Steve Kinser, Bloomington, Indiana- 17 laps
3- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 13 laps
4- Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 10 laps
5- Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 3 laps
6- Joey Saldana, Brownsburg, Indiana 1 lap
Time trial leaders (2 Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Quick times
1- Jason Sides, Bartlett, Tennessee- 2
2- Terry McCarl, Altoona, Iowa- 1
Dash Winners (3 Different Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - Dash Wins
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
Pole Positions (3 Different Drivers) Rank - Driver, Hometown Poles
1- Tim Kaeding, San Jose, California- 1
Donny Schatz, Fargo, North Dakota- 1
Tim Shaffer, Aliquippa, Pennsylvania- 1
B-main Winners (3 Winners) Rank - Driver, Hometown - B-Main Wins
1- Dale Blaney, Hartford, Ohio- 1
Cale Conley, Vienna, West Virginia- 1
Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award
1- Danny Lasoski, Dover, Missouri- 1
Jason Meyers, Clovis, California- 1
Lucas Wolfe, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania- 1
Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award Standings
Ben Gregg 262
Toni Lutar 258
Engine Builder Challenge
Shaver Specialties 13
Speedway Engines 11 -2
Kistler 9 -4
Don Ott 9 -4
Chassis Builder Challenge
Maxim 14
J&J 13
XXX 9
NEWS & NOTES
Tune in: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws Sprint Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features, including updated results from each night of racing as well as a chat room to interact with other fans listening to the racing action.
On the web: The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site at http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint and includes driver biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases. Also links to the Official World of Outlaws Rulebook and the DIRTcar Membership form can be found on the site.
Up next: The Texas Two-Step Weekend as the World of Outlaws invade Lone Star Speedway in Kilgore, Texas on Friday, March 12, followed by a stop at Houston Raceway Park in Baytown on Saturday, March 13.
