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  • Tracy Hines Finishes Fourth in the Western Classic at Canyon Speedway Park

    Tracy Hines Finishes Fourth in the Western Classic at Canyon Speedway Park

    New Castle, Ind.—Nov 11, 2012— Tracy Hines knew that all of the laps he had turned in a sprint car this season at Canyon Speedway Park in Peoria, Ariz., would come in handy when he made his first-ever start in a midget at the three-eighths-mile during the Western Classic on Saturday night. After Mother Nature interrupted the opener of the originally scheduled two-night event with rain, a very challenging track greeted drivers for the finale. Hines used a strong start to the 30-lap main event to move forward and would run a steady race to finish fourth.

    Hines, who entered the event second in points with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series, lined up seventh for the 30-lap A-Feature in the Parker Machinery Toyota-powered Spike and gained a couple of positions in the opening four laps, before the first caution flag of the night flew. The second yellow flag of the night would come out on the eighth circuit, with Hines still running fifth.

    The remainder of the 30-lapper would go green, without any cautions, on a lightning fast and very heavy surface. Hines would pick up one more spot to finish fourth. He battled Rico Abreu in the late going for third, coming up just short. The fourth-place showing for Hines was his 13th Top-10 finish of the season with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series, of which nine have been Top-Five performances, including four wins.

    “The track was definitely fast all night,” said Hines. “The start and then the two restarts were pretty important and the best chances we had to pick up a few spots. We had that long green flag run after the two cautions and then were battling for third late in the race in traffic. We’ve been consistent all season in the midget and have one more chance to see if we can get another win this year.”

    The native of New Castle, Ind., opened the night by turning a lap of 14.349-seconds, which was seventh-fastest of the 28 cars that took to the track. Hines followed that up with a fourth-place finish in the third eight-lap heat race to earn a spot in the 30-lap A-Feature.

    “It was a strong field of cars for sure,” noted Hines. “We worked on the car all night and made some gains for the feature. For our first time in a midget at that track it was a decent run. With all the laps we have there, we certainly had high expectations going into the weekend.”

    The opener of the Western Classic at Canyon Speedway Park on Friday, Nov. 9, was rained out and will not be rescheduled. Just one event remains for Hines this season with the USAC Mopar National Midget Series, and that is the 72nd Annual Turkey Night Grand Prix at Perris Auto Speedway in California, on Nov. 22.

    Hines returns to action later this week at Canyon Speedway Park in the 45th Annual FVP Western World Championships Presented by Sands Chevrolet aboard his MP Environmental DRC. The Western World Championships begin with a practice session on Wednesday, Nov. 14, followed by racing on Thursday, Nov. 15, Friday, Nov. 16 and Saturday Nov. 17. Hines is the defending champion of the non-wing sprint car portion of the Western World.

    “I’m looking forward to getting back in the sprint car later this week at Canyon,” said Hines. “We’ve spent a lot of time at Canyon over the last few weeks and have learned quite a few things that should help us in the Western World. That’s a tough event for sure and we were fortunate enough to win it last year, so we’ll give it everything we got again this year and see if we can win it again.”

    Tracy Hines Racing would like to thank: Parker Machinery, AFCO Racing Shocks, Bell Race Gear, FatHeadz, Kenny’s Components, Race Bumpers, Rod End Supply, Schoenfeld Headers and Stanton Racing for their continued support.

    For more information on Tracy Hines Racing, including a complete 2012 schedule, visit http://www.tracyhinesracing.com. Follow Tracy on Twitter at www.Twitter.com/TracyHinesRacin.

  • Kraig Kinser Finishes Third at El Paso & Ninth at Las Cruces

    Kraig Kinser Finishes Third at El Paso & Ninth at Las Cruces

    [media-credit name=”Paul Arche” align=”alignright” width=”133″][/media-credit]Bloomington, Ind.—Nov. 11, 2012— Faced with the first weekend of the off-season, following last weekend’s World Finals for the World of Outlaws, Kraig Kinser did what any true racer would do. He climbed right back in his car and went racing. With the Battle at the Border event for the Lucas Oil American Sprint Car Series (ASCS) Presented by MAVTV set for El Paso Speedway Park and Southern New Mexico Speedway, Kinser headed to the southwest with the No. 11K Hendrickcars.com machine for two final nights of racing in 2012, before officially beginning his off-season. The third-generation turned in a pair of solid performances, finishing third at El Paso Speedway Park in El Paso, Texas, and ninth at Southern New Mexico Speedway in Las Cruces, N.M.

    Kinser lined up fourth on Friday, Nov. 9, for the second eight-lap heat race at the three-eighths-mile, semi-banked El Paso Speedway Park. He charged to the front to pick up the win and valuable passing points, which are a key component in the ASCS race night format.

    Kinser lined up fourth for the 30-lap A-Feature at El Paso, with Tony Bruce Jr., Logan Forler and Kyle Hirst in front of him. The main event took a trio of starts to finally get underway, with Kinser getting past Hirst to move into third and setting his sights on Bruce. Kinser would battle Bruce for several laps in traffic, eventually taking the checkered flag in third to earn a podium finish in his first-ever appearance at El Paso Speedway Park.

    “It was a pretty good run for us,” said Kinser. “There were a lot of good cars there, and track position was very important in the feature. We put ourselves in a good position by winning the heat race from fourth. With the passing points format, you have to be on your game in the heat races for sure. In the feature the car was pretty good and we had a good start to gain that spot at the drop of the green. We had a couple of chances to gain some ground on the leader in traffic, but could not quite track him down. All in all, it was a pretty good night for us.”

    On Saturday, Nov. 10, at Southern New Mexico Speedway, Kinser lined up 12th and ran a consistent race in the 30-lap main event to cross the finish line in ninth. He opened the night by finishing second in the third eight-lap heat race, behind Seth Bergman. Kinser also competed at the five-sixteenths-mile last season with ASCS, aboard a different car.

    “We always enjoy racing at Las Cruces,” noted Kinser. “It’s been a number of years since we’ve had a World of Outlaws race there, so it’s good that ASCS gets down that way and the fans get to see some winged sprint car racing. There are a lot of great fans in the southwest.”

    Prior to the event on Friday, Kinser and his team made an appearance at the Mesilla Valley Transportation (MVT) Driver Appreciation Day in El Paso at the MVT headquarters. Mesilla Valley Transportation has been a long-time supporter of Steve Kinser Racing.

    “It was great to visit with so many different people at MVT during their Driver Appreciation Day,” shared Kinser. “We’ve had a great relationship with the folks at MVT for quite a few years and look to continue that for many years to come. It’s always fun to have the car on display and talk some racing with folks that don’t get to see a sprint car up close very often.”

    Kinser and his team will now return to their shop in Bloomington, Ind., to begin preparing for the 2013 World of Outlaws season. The 2005 winner of the Knoxville Nationals won four times with the series in 2012, while recording 46 Top-10 finishes, of which 22 were Top-Five performances, which placed him sixth in points at season’s end.

    El Paso Speedway & Southern New Mexico Speedway Results

    Date Heat
    Start    		 Heat Finish Feature Start Feature Finish
    Nov. 9 4th 1st 4th 3rd
    Nov. 10 2nd 2nd 12th 9th

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  • WORLD SPEED RECORDS RATIFIED BY USAC & FIA

    WORLD SPEED RECORDS RATIFIED BY USAC & FIA

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 9, 2012
    Contact: DICK JORDAN

    WORLD SPEED RECORDS RATIFIED BY USAC & FIA

    USAC World Record Run Chief Steward David Petrali has received ratification from FIA recognizing World Speed Records established during September at the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah.

    George Poteet, piloting the Poteet & Main “Speed Demon” Streamliner during the Mike Cook Shootout September 17, set new FIA International Category A, Group 1, Class 10 records in the kilometer and mile distances by averaging the following speeds: 439.562 mph and 707.408 kph in the kilometer and 439.024 mph and 706.540 kph in the mile. The records had already been eclipsed by Poteet during runs the previous day which shattered the previous records.

    This makes the Speed Demon the fastest piston-engine, wheel-driven World record setting car in history. No other piston-engine car has ever achieved this speed!

    In addition, records for Category A, Group 2, Classes 6 and 8 were also eclipsed during September 17 and 19 runs.

    Alan Rice, driving the Rice/Vigeant Racing Lakester, set the kilometer record at 204.697 mph and 329-428 kph. His brother James Rice set the mile record at 204.371 and 328.903 respectively. James Knapp, driving the “Barnyard Bearcat” Streamliner, set mile and kilometer records at 298.482 (mph in the mile) and 480.360 (kph in the mile).

  • The Champion is Crowned; Blaney Dominates Final Night

    The Champion is Crowned; Blaney Dominates Final Night

    [media-credit name=”Tony Stewart Racing” align=”alignright” width=”107″][/media-credit]Back in February this night was a long way away. No one thought much about it. There were 81 races yet to be run. A summer yet to come filled with thrills spills and challenges. Tonight was the furthest thing from anyone’s mind. But the night had come. Was it possible that 81 races had come and gone so quickly? The night was at hand and the champions were crowned. The competitors all seemed to breathe a heavy sigh of relief. The fans a heavy sigh of regret. The 2012 World of Outlaws season had drawn to a close.

    The second night of the World Finals was just as exciting as the first. There was a wild desperation in the air. There were matters to be settled. Changes to be announced, for instance the new tire for 2013 would be Hoosier despite the continued rumors to the contrary. Joey Saldana would be in the legendary 71M ride, which was made famous by Outlaws legend Doug Wolfgang, would again take the track in 2013. Daryn Pittman would take over the 9 for Kasey Kahne Racing. And the new logo would take on a bright and more colorful look with the red white and blue STP colors gracing the wings of every car next year.

    Qualifying was Thursday night. The quick time was set by David Gravel, in his colorful tribute to Breast Cancer. The beautiful black pink and silver car proclaimed the dedication “Beyond Boobs” and made a strong statement to remind all of us that there were battles fiercer than those about to take place on the race track going on around the world. Gravel’s time was a lightning fast 13.026 seconds around the 5/8ths mile track. He was followed by Dale Blaney, Lucas Wolfe, Brian Brown, and Stevie Smith.

    The first of 5 heat races would find Friday night’s winner picking up where he left off. Sammy Swindell jumped out to an early lead and ran away with the race. He would be followed to the line by David Gravel, Greg Hodnett and Brook Tatnell all transferring to the A Main.

    The second heat race would also be a runaway show with Dale Blaney leading by 2.5 seconds at one point before being slowed by a caution flag on lap 4 when Shane Stewart hit a tire marker. The field would not get a lap in before Danny Holtgraver would hit the same tire marker and destroy the front end of his car. Holtgraver took the car to the trailer and retired from the heat. The cautions merely slowed the inevitable as Blaney took the win over Cody Darrah, Daryn Pittman and Tim Shaffer.

    The third heat race was an incredible race with Lucas Wolfe and Jac Haudenschild exchanging slide jobs and maneuvering one another for 3rd and 4th place all the while Lance Dewease and Craig Dollansky were checking out on the field.  In the end Haudenschild would claim third over the much younger Lucas Wolfe but it would be a hard race all the way to the line.

    The fourth heat race would bring with it some drama. Bobby Howard was thought to have changed Right Rear Tires from qualifying on Thursday. Outlaws rules say that you must run the heat on the right rear you qualified on or you are disqualified from the heat. In the end the identifier mark was found on the tire and the start of the heat was called back after a half lap to allow Howard to join the field in his 10th place starting spot. The drama had little effect on the reigning champion, Donny Schatz who came back strong after a disappointing night on Friday,  and won the heat with a hard charging Kraig Kinser on his back bumper. Also transferring to the A Main were Paul McMahan and Kerry Madsen, who prevailed in a hard fought battle with Sam Hafertepe Jr for the final transfer spot.

    The fifth and final heat race of the season displayed a glimpse of the future with Jason Johnson in the Roush Stenhouse Ford taking the win over Stevie Smith, Ed Lynch Jr. and Dean Jacobs. The Ford power plant was the only one in the World Finals and it was the second race card for the 410 built by legendary engine builder Doug Yates.

    The C Main presented an unusual situation and one that you won’t often see. Scheduled to start in the 5th spot was The King of the Outlaws, Steve Kinser. Kinser however, choose to take a provisional into the A Main and scratched from the C. The C was a race of desperation. Jimmy Seger would end up upside down on lap 7 but would exit the car uninjured. Caleb Helms and Danny Mumaw would fight hard to the checkers for the final transfer spot into the B with the position going to Caleb Helms at the line. Jack Sodeman Jr. would win the race.

    The Dash was a mix of experience and challenge. With names like Swindell, Gravel, Dollansky, Schatz, and Blaney the talent pool was deep. But the track had required work and water. The new track surface was a mystery to the drivers in the Dash. That mystery would take its toll on one of the legends of the sport, Sammy Swindell, when on the first lap he got into the greasy unworked part of the track and flipped the car violently. Swindell would retire from the dash and go to work to get the car ready for the A Main. The dash would see Stevie Smith dominate over Lucas Wolfe and Dale Blaney, with very strong performances coming from Donny Schatz, Kraig Kinser, Daryn Pittman and Craig Dollansky.

    The B Main would transfer the final 6 qualifying cars to the A Main. The race was a hard fought battle between Joey Saldana who would win on the final lap over Brian Brown, Jason Sides and Brian Sebetto.

    This was the final night of the season, which meant that everyone who didn’t make the field who had a provisional could now use it without fear of needing it worse on another night. Chad Kemenah, Bill Rose, and Steve Kinser all three did so to bring the A Main field to 27 cars.

    The new surface had been run by the Modifieds, and the Late Models and had developed a hole in turn 1 right in the center groove. Although the hole didn’t bother the heavier cars, it was an obstacle that the Sprint Cars would avoid if at all possible. The track had turned dusty and dry and very slick after the track work, a condition that would play well into the hands of some and not so well in the hands of others.

    There were questions, would Swindell make it back out for the A? Would the hole figure into the end result of the race? With Donny Schatz showing a much stronger performance after experimenting with engine and chassis the night before would he claim the final race of his 5th championship season?

    When the cars pushed off the 1 of Sammy Swindell was in its 12th starting spot. But the car was hurt badly. Repairs had been made as best as they could be but the Big Tree Stands number one had frame damage on the front of the car. In reality probably only 5 or 6 drivers on the circuit would have even attempted the final night of the World Finals with a frame damaged car. Sammy Swindell was one of those drivers. How severely it would affect the car no one would know until the green flag dropped.

    The A Main was a barn burner, with Dale Blaney picking up from the night before when he cut a tire and lost the race with 5 laps to go. Sammy Swindell would pull off the track after 3 laps with a car that simply was not drivable. Donny Schatz was making progress through the field when he tangled wheels with Greg Hodnett and spun to the top of the track. Unable to avoid the dead in the water STP #15, Jac Haudenschild clipped the front wing and spun. Cody Darrah would hit the nose of the 15 full tilt and flip down the banking to the middle of the track. Haudenschild would make repairs and return, Schatz was done for the night as was Cody Darrah. The race would resume but not for long, Craig Dollansky would lose a left rear tire and hit the wall in 3 collecting Stevie Smith and Kerry Madsen in the melee. All drivers were unhurt. The double checkers would wave over Dale Blaney and Paul McMahan who would make it a close battle all the way to the line. Jason Johnson would bring his Ford home third.  McMahan would be the races hard charger coming from 22nd starting spot to finish 2nd.

    Beyond the cheers and the thrills of victory there was weariness. The drivers were tired. The teams were tired. The officials were tired. Nothing illustrated that more than the exchange between Johnson and McMahan who disagreed on an on track incident but after a few words decided to let it be. Or the pushing of a winged sprint car into the infield by an Outlaws official on a 4 wheeler with a bump draft to safety and then leaving it in the infield grass for a push track to take it back to the pits following the race. The fans were tired but were already feeling the longing for just one more race.

    The crowning of the champion and the presentation of the trophy brought a long season to an end. A season full of changes, lessons learned, victories hard fought, and tragedies. The Sprint Car racing community had lost 5 of its heroes in the span of 9 months. But the lasting lesson would remain that of perseverance. Never quit. Never give up. No matter how long the odds or short the resource, follow your heart, believe in yourself and your team mates and carry on. It is perhaps the greatest gift that our heroes can give us at the end of the year because that lesson alone will carry us through the winter and bring us to Volusia in February where we will begin the circle over again.

     

    Qualifying – 1. 89G-David Gravel, 13.026; 2. 2-Dale Blaney, 13.072; 3. 5W-Lucas Wolfe, 13.176; 4. 21-Brian Brown, 13.187; 5. 19-Stevie Smith, 13.192; 6. 9-Joey Saldana, 13.212; 7. 49-Daryn Pittman, 13.271; 8. 7-Craig Dollansky, 13.278; 9. 11K-Kraig Kinser, 13.284; 10. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto, 13.352; 11. 39-Greg Hodnett, 13.352; 12. 71-Shane Stewart, 13.367; 13. 59-Jac Haudenschild, 13.376; 14. 29-Kerry Madsen, 13.411; 15. 41-Jason Johnson, 13.413; 16. 1-Sammy Swindell, 13.428; 17. 4-Cody Darrah, 13.450; 18. 30C-Lance Dewease, 13.491; 19. 15-Donny Schatz, 13.503; 20. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr, 13.506; 21. 19W-Brooke Tatnell, 13.517; 22. 13-Tim Shaffer, 13.521; 23. 28-Brian Paulus, 13.535; 24. 51-Paul McMahan, 13.553; 25. 24-Terry McCarl, 13.555; 26. W20-Greg Wilson, 13.568; 27. 7S-Jason Sides, 13.569; 28. 1X-Randy Hannagan, 13.587; 29. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr, 13.596; 30. 97-Dean Jacobs, 13.621; 31. 1S-Logan Schuchart, 13.646; 32. D4-Danny Holtgraver, 13.673; 33. 69-Ryan Smith, 13.682; 34. 63-Chad Kemenah, 13.682; 35. 77X-Wayne Johnson, 13.687; 36. 6-Bill Rose, 13.724; 37. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr, 13.731; 38. 40-Caleb Helms, 13.743; 39. 35-Jessica Zemken, 13.754; 40. 16-Danny Mumaw, 13.765; 41. 11-Steve Kinser, 13.980; 42. 25-Jimmy Seeger, 14.029; 43. 47-Eric Riggins, 14.102; 44. 60-Kory Crabtree, 14.134; 45. 25P-Michael Parent, 14.253; 46. 6W-Brad Wickam, 14.734; 47. O-Glenn Styres, 14.865; 48. 6X-Mark Cole, 15.175; 49. 49H-Bobby Howard, 15.630; 50. 10P-Jim Perricone, 15.657.

    Heat 1 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 1-Sammy Swindell [1]; 2. 89G-David Gravel [4]; 3. 39-Greg Hodnett [2]; 4. 19W-Brooke Tatnell [5]; 5. 9-Joey Saldana [3]; 6. 11-Steve Kinser [9]; 7. W20-Greg Wilson [6]; 8. 6-Bill Rose [8]; 9. 1S-Logan Schuchart [7]; 10. 6W-Brad Wickam [10].

    Heat 2 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 2-Dale Blaney [4]; 2. 4-Cody Darrah [1]; 3. 13-Tim Shaffer [5]; 4. 49-Daryn Pittman [3]; 5. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr [8]; 6. 7S-Jason Sides [6]; 7. 25-Jimmy Seeger [9]; 8. O-Glenn Styres [10]; 9. 71-Shane Stewart [2]; 10. D4-Danny Holtgraver [7].

    Heat 3 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 30C-Lance Dewease [1]; 2. 7-Craig Dollansky [3]; 3. 59-Jac Haudenschild [2]; 4. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [4]; 5. 69-Ryan Smith [7]; 6. 1X-Randy Hannagan [6]; 7. 28-Brian Paulus [5]; 8. 40-Caleb Helms [8]; 9. 47-Eric Riggins [9]; 10. 6X-Mark Cole [10].

    Heat 4 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 15-Donny Schatz [1]; 2. 11K-Kraig Kinser [3]; 3. 51-Paul McMahan [5]; 4. 29-Kerry Madsen [2]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [6]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [4]; 7. 35-Jessica Zemken [8]; 8. 63-Chad Kemenah [7]; 9. 60-Kory Crabtree [9]; 10. 49H-Bobby Howard [10].

    Heat 5 – (8 Laps – Top 4 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 41-Jason Johnson [2]; 2. 19-Stevie Smith [4]; 3. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr [1]; 4. 97-Dean Jacobs [6]; 5. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [3]; 6. 77X-Wayne Johnson [7]; 7. 25P-Michael Parent [9]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [5]; 9. 16-Danny Mumaw [8]; 10. 10P-Jim Perricone [10].

    Dash – (6 Laps, finishing order determined first 12 starting positions of A-feature) – 1. 19-Stevie Smith [1]; 2. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2]; 3. 2-Dale Blaney [3]; 4. 7-Craig Dollansky [6]; 5. 11K-Kraig Kinser [7]; 6. 49-Daryn Pittman [5]; 7. 15-Donny Schatz [12]; 8. 41-Jason Johnson [8]; 9. 4-Cody Darrah [10]; 10. 30C-Lance Dewease [11]; 11. 89G-David Gravel [4]; 12. 1-Sammy Swindell [9].

    C-Main – (10 Laps – Top 2 finishers transfer to the B-feature) – 1. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr [1] [-]; 2. 40-Caleb Helms [2] [-]; 3. 16-Danny Mumaw [4] [$150]; 4. 35-Jessica Zemken [3] [$125]; 5. 47-Eric Riggins [7] [$125]; 6. 6W-Brad Wickam [10] [$100]; 7. O-Glenn Styres [11] [$100]; 8. 49H-Bobby Howard [13] [$100]; 9. 10P-Jim Perricone [14] [$100]; 10. 6X-Mark Cole [12] [$100]; 11. 25-Jimmy Seeger [6] [$100]; 12. 60-Kory Crabtree [8] [$100]; 13. 25P-Michael Parent [9] [$100]; 14. 11-Steve Kinser [5] [$100].

    B-Main – (12 Laps – Top 6 finishers transfer to the A-feature) – 1. 9-Joey Saldana [2] [-]; 2. 21-Brian Brown [1] [-]; 3. 7S-Jason Sides [8] [-]; 4. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [3] [-]; 5. 15H-Sam Hafertepe Jr [10] [-]; 6. W20-Greg Wilson [7] [-]; 7. 63-Chad Kemenah [14] [$200]; 8. 24-Terry McCarl [6] [$180]; 9. 1X-Randy Hannagan [9] [$175]; 10. 69-Ryan Smith [13] [$160]; 11. 28-Brian Paulus [5] [$150]; 12. 40-Caleb Helms [18] [$150]; 13. 1S-Logan Schuchart [11] [$150]; 14. 71-Shane Stewart [4] [$150]; 15. D4-Danny Holtgraver [12] [$150]; 16. 77X-Wayne Johnson [15] [$150]; 17. 94-Jack Sodeman Jr [17] [$150]; 18. 6-Bill Rose [16] [$150].

    A-Main – (30 Laps) – 1. 2-Dale Blaney [3] [$10,000]; 2. 51-Paul McMahan [22] [$5,500]; 3. 41-Jason Johnson [8] [$3,200]; 4. 11K-Kraig Kinser [5] [$2,800]; 5. 39-Greg Hodnett [16] [$2,500]; 6. 21-Brian Brown [13] [$2,300]; 7. 7S-Jason Sides [23] [$2,200]; 8. 5W-Lucas Wolfe [2] [$2,100]; 9. 30C-Lance Dewease [10] [$2,050]; 10. 89G-David Gravel [11] [$2,000]; 11. 49-Daryn Pittman [6] [$1,500]; 12. 19W-Brooke Tatnell [20] [$1,200]; 13. 11-Steve Kinser [25] [$1,100]; 14. 97-Dean Jacobs [24] [$1,050]; 15. 9-Joey Saldana [14] [$1,000]; 16. 59-Jac Haudenschild [17] [$900]; 17. 2L-Ed Lynch Jr [19] [$800]; 18. 63-Chad Kemenah [26] [$800]; 19. 7-Craig Dollansky [4] [$800]; 20. 24H-Bryan Sebbetto [15] [$800]; 21. 6-Bill Rose [27] [$800]; 22. 13-Tim Shaffer [21] [$800]; 23. 19-Stevie Smith [1] [$800]; 24. 29-Kerry Madsen [18] [$800]; 25. 15-Donny Schatz [7] [$800]; 26. 4-Cody Darrah [9] [$800]; 27. 1-Sammy Swindell [12] [$800]. Lap Leaders: Craig Dollansky 1-15, Dale Blaney 16-30. KSE Hard Charger Award: 51-Paul McMahan [+20].

  • Reddick wins; Larson captures the 2012 K&N Pro Series East Championship at Rockingham

    Reddick wins; Larson captures the 2012 K&N Pro Series East Championship at Rockingham

    [media-credit name=”Angela Campbell” align=”alignright” width=”199″][/media-credit]Polesitter CJ Faison led the field to green Saturday afternoon in the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum at  Rockingham Speedway. However, Darrell Wallace Jr. soon took over the lead and held it until the midway break on lap 50.

    Jesse Little was in second place at the midway point followed by Reddick, Pressley, Moffitt, Elliott, Pena, Kennedy, LaJoie and Larson.

    During the break, the previous leader, Wallace Jr, was penalized for unapproved adjustments and sent to the rear of the field.

    On lap 79, the field was red flagged after an accident.  Dylan Presnell’s car flipped and landed on its roof in the infield.  Jorge Artega and Chase Elliott were also involved in the incident. All the drivers involved escaped injury.

    Racing resumed with Jesse Little in the lead followed by Moffitt, Pressley, Reddick, Pena, LaJoie and Larson.

    Tyler Reddick went on to win the race with Corey LaJoie finishing second.  Darrell Wallace Jr. came from the back after his penalty to finish in the third position, Coleman Pressley fourth and Jesse Little rounded out the top five.

    Kyle Larson finished sixth and is the unofficial Series Champion of the 2012 K&N Pro Series East division.  Larson had two wins and 12 top-10 finishes in 14 races driving a Toyota Camry for Rev Racing.

    “I’ve been lucky a lot this year, just stayed consistent and got the championship,” said Larson. “It feels great. I have to thank the whole Rev Racing team, Toyota and everyone that helps out on this team.”

  • CJ Faison Captures the K&N Pro Series East Pole at Rockingham Speedway

    CJ Faison Captures the K&N Pro Series East Pole at Rockingham Speedway

    [media-credit name=”http://hometracks.nascar.com” align=”alignright” width=”262″][/media-credit]Rookie CJ Faison will lead the field to green in the inaugural Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum at Rockingham Speedway this Saturday. The season finale will be Faison’s 12th career start in the K&N Pro Series East division.

    Faison described winning the pole as “the best feeling in the world so far.” He continued on to say that “patience, I think, is going to win this race and we’ve got a good shot at it.”

    Current points leader, Kyle Larson, qualified in the 11th position. Brett Moffit, second in the points standings, will start in fifth place.

    Corey LaJoie, 19 points behind Larson in the championship standings, qualified fourth. LaJoie leads the series in wins this season with five victories.

    Darrell Wallace Jr. claimed the outside pole and Coleman Pressley will start the race in third position.

    The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm on Saturday. Live streaming audio will be available at www.nascarhometracks.com.

  • Larry Barford Jr. Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness at Rockingham Speedway

    Larry Barford Jr. Promotes Breast Cancer Awareness at Rockingham Speedway

    [media-credit name=”Angela Campbell” align=”alignright” width=”199″][/media-credit]Larry Barford Jr., driver of the No. 86 Trauma Doc Chevrolet for Deware Racing Group, will compete in the K&N Pro Series East race Saturday at Rockingham Speedway in the Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum. His car will feature a pink and white paint scheme with a pink bow on the side to promote Breast Cancer Awareness.

    The decision to run this special paint scheme was a personal one.

    “Cancer has touched my life in a lot of different ways,” Larry told me.

    His wife’s aunt and grandmother are breast cancer survivors and he wanted to pay tribute to them and others like them. Larry posted a request on his Facebook page asking his friends and fans for the names of loved ones who have been “diagnosed with breast cancer, are in remission or still fighting the fight.” The car will also carry the names of those who have lost their life to breast cancer.

    The first 86 names that were submitted are displayed on the deck lid of his racecar. Larry was disappointed that all the names could not fit on the car but says that each one of them “is in his heart.”

    Saturday’s race will be the last one of the season for the pink and white Breast Cancer Awareness car but Larry has vowed that all of his future cars will carry a pink ribbon somewhere on them.

    Larry qualified his car on Friday and will begin the race in the 16th position. This is his best qualifying run in three NASCAR K&N Pro Series East starts.

    Next year he will run a full season in the series as well as several select races in the Camping World Truck Series to round out the year.

    His goal is simple. Larry wants to be competitive, learn from each race and continue his development into the top levels of NASCAR.

    “Everything that I’ve learned yesterday, I apply today.”

  • Swindell Still Winning in Night Two of World Finals

    Swindell Still Winning in Night Two of World Finals

    [media-credit name=”Chris Dolack/World of Outlaws” align=”alignright” width=”200″][/media-credit]In the shadow of the big track at Charlotte stands one of the fastest and most challenging dirt tracks in our country. It is known simply as the dirt track at Charlotte. Its big sister across the street watches over her protectively but in truth she is very capable of taking care of herself. Tonight she showed the very best that fact without hesitation.

    The second night of the World Finals at Charlotte went off without a hitch but with a few surprises. The qualifying held on Thursday for the Friday and Saturday race cards foreshadowed tonight’s results.

    Thursday’s qualifying was a long day at the track. With qualifying for 3 major classes of racing, Super Dirt Modifieds, World of Outlaws Late Models, World of Outlaws Sprint Cars, it was a painfully long and sometimes confusing day. The field of 50 sprint cars mixed in with 70 late models and 50 modifieds took almost 5 hours to qualify. The Sprints often run with an accompanying class but never anything like this. This was 3 headline acts all competing for the fans and the spotlight.

    Friday nights qualifying was eventful for several reasons. One Donny Schatz clinched the World of Outlaws Sprint Car championship when he made the first qualifying lap in the Tony Stewart Racing STP Number 15. But his qualifying time would be dismal and a disappointment when Schatz ended up 25th fast with what was rumored to be a Chevy Performance R&D power plant.

    Fast time would go to Daryn Pittman who made his Outlaws debut in the Kasey Kahne Racing Ollie’s Bargain Outlet number 49. Pittman’s time of 13.047 seconds would top the charts ahead of Shane Stewart, Kraig Kinser, Sammy Swindell and Craig Dollansky. The top 5 cars were separated by 6 hundredths of a second. “Obviously with 50 cars the first goal is to go out there and get in the invert,” Pittman said after his third quick time of the season. “There’s 50 really good sprint cars and probably 30 of the best in the country, so you just start with a small goal of making sure you’re in the invert so you’ve got a chance to win and you try to improve from there.”

    The 5 heat races would be run on Friday night. And with 3 classes running it was a very exciting night of racing for those in attendance.

    The first heat race would run into havoc on the first lap when Ryan Smith, Eric Riggins and David Gravel would tangle in 4. Riggins would be done for the night. Gravel would make repairs and return. The heat would be won by Australian legend Brook Tatnell who held off a hard charging Joey Saldana. Pittman would come in 3rd and Kerry Madsen would come in 4th to transfer to the A Main. Gravel would rally back to finish 6th.

    The second heat was a fast paced race that would again find trouble early when Shane Stewart, Dean Jacobs and Brian Sebetto would tangle. Jacobs would end up on his roof and out for the evening. No drivers were injured. The race would be won by PA Posse member Lance Dewease over Brian Brown, Paul McMahan and Jason Sides.

    Heat number 3 would be free of incident with Dale Blaney leading the way over Sam Hafertepe Jr and Danny Holtgraver, and Kraig Kinser. Blaney previewed the strength of his car briefly in the heat but would show his hand later as to just how strong the car was.

    Heat 4 was a power house show of talents and speed. Won by Sammy Swindell, the race was a display of skills by Swindell and Haudenschild. Although Haudenschild would fade late in the heat to 6th, he was a strong presence throughout the race. Transferring to the A along with Swindell, were Ed Lynch Jr, Lucas Wolfe and Greg Wilson.

    Heat Race number 5 would bring the surprise of the evening, or maybe not so much of a surprise judging from the qualifying the night before. The race would be a fast and rough show that would be dominated by Jason Johnson in his Roush Stenhouse Ford. He would be chased to the line by Craig Dollansky, Terry McCarl and Steve Kinser. Failing to make the A was the new World of Outlaws Champion Donny Schatz. It seemed that Schatz struggled to maintain speed until late in the race when he climbed to 6th.

    The C Main was a race of desperation. The C would be won by Jack Sodeman Jr. with Danny Mumaw, Warren Johnson, Bill Rose, and Kory Crabtree the top 5. Sodeman and Mumaw would transfer to the B Main.

    The B Main would be the Wild Child show, with Jac Haudenschild putting on a clinic in how to make a Sprint Car fly. Haudenschild would lead every lap and come home ahead of Brian Sebetto, Stevie Smith and Greg Hodnett who would all transfer to the A Main. Champion, Donny Schatz would again come home 6th. Out of provisionals, the champ would watch the race from the pits. Taking a provisional to get in were Cody Darrah and Chad Kemenah.

    The A Main was perhaps one of the best features of the entire season. With 8 lead changes and three wide action all through the pack. Dale Blaney would jump out to an early lead but would have to hold off a charging Sammy Swindell and a hard driving determined Brian Brown. Blaney was able to hold off both until he cut down a tire with 6 laps to go. Brown would inherit the lead and would hold off Sammy Swindell until the next to the last lap when Swindell would make a charge on the high side out of four to take the lead at the line. Swindell would never look back. Brown would then have his hands full with a very strong Kraig Kinser. Swindell would win by a corner over Brown, Kraig Kinser, Paul McMahan, and Jason Johnson. Swindell who said he had a good strong car and had to exercise patience until the fuel load burned off quipped, “They only pay for the last lap, so I just wanted to lead that one.”

    With the night coming to an end, it was time to start getting ready for Saturday night and the final night of the World Finals. Qualifying is already in the books. The lineups are already set. All that is left is to run the final race of the year. The Outlaws champion Donny Schatz is sitting much better for Saturday than he was for tonight. There is a different quick time holder. But still there and still determined is the old guard. Sammy Swindell did not come to go home with only one win. Jac Haudenschild will not be happy with 8th. And the King of the Outlaws has never been an also ran and he will not be settling in to the role now.

    As the tail lights wind out of the speedway and the voices continue their excited chatter as they exit. The track has grown quiet. It’s time to give her a drink of water and put her to bed for the night. The wind is chilly and the stars are bright. From a distance you can almost see her snuggle up to her big sister and say “Did you see what I did tonight?”

     

    Qualifying Results for Friday  : 1) Daryn Pittman 2) Shane Stewart 3) Kraig Kinser 4) Sammy Swindell 5) Craig Dollansky 6) Joey Saldana 7) Paul McMahan 8) Dale Blaney 9) Jac Haudenschild 10) Cody Darrah 11) Brooke Tatnell 12) Brian Brown 13) Sam Hafetepe Jr 14) Greg Wilson 15) Terry McCarl 16) Stevie Smith 17) Lance Dewease 18) Danny Holtgraver 19) Ed Lynch Jr. 20) Jason Johnson 21) David Gravel 22) Bryan Sebetto 23) Logan Schuchart 24) Lucas Wolfe 25) Donny Schatz 26) Kerry Madsen 27)Dean Jacobs 28) Brian Paulus 29) Greg Hodnett 30) Steve Kinser 31) Tim Shaffer 23) Chad Kemenah 33) Caleb Helms 24) Jessica Zemken 35) Randy Hannagan 36) Ryan Smith 37) Jason Sides 38) Jack Sodeman 39) Danny Mumaw 40) Bill Rose 41) Eric Riggins 42) Kory Crabtree 43) Michael Parent 44) Jimmy Seger 45) Glenn Styres 46) Brad Wickam 47) Jim Perricone 48) Bob Howard 49) Mark Cole 50) Wayne Johnson (No Time Recorded)

    Heat 1 Results: 1) Brooke Tatnell 2) Joey Saldana 3) Daryn Pittman 4) Kerry Madsen transfer to A. 5) Tim Shaffer 6) David Gravel 7) Stevie Smith 8) Ryan Smith 9) Brad Wickam 10) Eric Riggins

    Heat 2 Results: 1) Lance Dewease, 2) Brian Brown, 3) Paul McMahan, 4) Jason Sides, 5) Chad Kemenah, 6) Kory Crabtree, 7) Jim Perricone, 8) Shane Stewart, 9) Dean Jacobs, 10) Brian Sebetto

    Heat 3 Results:  1) Dale Blaney, 2) Sam Hafertepe Jr., 3) Danny Holtgraver, 4) Kraig Kinser, 5) Logan Schuchart, 6) Brain Paulus, 7) Jack Sodeman Jr., 8) Caleb Helms, 9) Michael Parent, 10) Bob Howard

    Heat 4 Results:  1) Sammy Swindell, 2) Ed Lynch Jr., 3) Lucas Wolfe, 4) Greg Wilson, 5) Greg Hodnett, 6) Jac Haudenschild, 7) Jessica Zemken, 8) Danny Mumaw, 9) Jimmy Seger, 10) Mark Cole

    Heat 5 Results:  1) Jason Johnson, 2) Craig Dollansky, 3) Terry McCarl, 4) Steve Kinser, 5) Cody Darrah, 6) Donny Schatz, 7) Randy Hannagan, 8) Warren Johnson, 9) Glenn Styres, 10) Bill Rose

    C Main Results:  1) Jack Sodeman Jr., 2) Danny Mumaw, 3) Warren Johnson, 4) Bill Rose, 5) Kory Crabtree, 6) Jimmy Seger, 7) Michael Parent, 8) Glenn Styres, 9) Brad Wickam, 10) Bob Howard, 11) Mark Cole, 12) Jim Perricone

    B Main Results: 1) Jac Haudenschild 2) Bryan Sebetto 3) Stevie Smith 4) Greg Hodnett 5) Chad Kemenah 6) Donny Schatz 7) Cody Darrah 8) David Gravel 9) Logan Schuchart 10) Brian Paulus 11) Dean Jacobs 12) Randy hannagan 13) Jessica Zemken 14) Tim Shaffer 15) R. Smith 16) Danny Mumaw 17) Jack Sodeman

    Dash Results: 1) Craig Dollansky, 2) Sammy Swindell, 3) Dale Blaney, 4) Kraig Kinser, 5) Brian Brown, 6) Daryn Pittman, 7) Lance Dewease, 8) Joey Saldana, 9) Sam Hafertepe, 10) Ed Lynch, 11) Brook Tatnell, 12) Jason Johnson

    A Main Results: 1) Sammy Swindell 2) Brian Brown 3) Kraig Kinser 4) Paul McMahan 5) Jason Johnson 6) Brian Sebetto (Hard Charger) 7) Sam Hafertepe 8) Jac Haudenschild 9) Daryn Pittman 10) Lucas Wolfe 11) Kerry Madsen 12) Craig Dollansky 13) Jason Sides 14) Chad Kemenah 15) Joey Saldana 16) Danny Holtgraver 17) Cody Darrah 18) Terry McCarl 19) Steve Kinser 20) Brooke Tatnell 21) Stevie Smith 22) Greg Wilson 23) Dale Blaney 24) Ed Lynch Jr 25) Lance Dewease 26) Greg Hodnett

     

  • Corey LaJoie Makes his Bid for the Championship at Rockingham Speedway

    Corey LaJoie Makes his Bid for the Championship at Rockingham Speedway

    Last Saturday night, Corey LaJoie left Greenville Pickens Speedway on top of the world. He had just celebrated his fifth win of the season and was leading the points standings in the K&N Pro East Series.  The final race of the season was only one week away at Rockingham Speedway and the opportunity to win a championship was within his grasp.LaJoie_Rock

    On Tuesday everything changed.

    During post race inspection, NASCAR determined that LaJoie’s team had committed rules violations.  As a result, driver Corey LaJoie and car owner, Randy LaJoie, were each penalized with the loss of 25 championship points.  In addition, Ron Otto, crew chief for the No. 07 team, was fined $5,000, suspended until the fine is paid and placed on probation for the final event of the season.

    LaJoie now heads into Rockingham third in the standings, 19 points behind leader Kyle Larson.

    He described his emotions this past week as “going from cloud nine to cloud zero.”

    In many ways, LaJoie is an old school racer. He not only drives the cars, he also helps build them and assists with the set up. He’s all business on the track with a singular focus.

    After his win at Greenville Pickens Speedway last weekend, he was criticized by some for making contact with Brett Moffitt while going for the win. The move caused a chain reaction that left a pile of wrecked cars in his wake.

    In Corey’s mind, he simply did what he was supposed to do. He summed it up on his twitter account like this.

    “My job is to win and that’s what I do.”

    With 5 wins and 9 top-5 finishes this season, it’s difficult to argue with his logic.

    LaJoie will start Saturday’s race in the fourth position. His biggest competitors for the championship, Brett Moffitt and Kyle Larson, qualified fifth and 11th, respectively.

    When the green flag drops, all the distractions of the week will fall away.

    “When I get into the race car,” Corey says, “I have one job; to win the race.”

    Regardless of the outcome on Saturday, LaJoie considers this season the best of his career.

    Corey looks back at the season with pride as he tell me, “The competition level, how hard I’ve worked, all the people who have helped me and sacrificed to get me where I am plus the five wins; it’s been huge.”

    The K&N Pro Series East championship will be determined Saturday at The Classic 3 Championship presented by RCR Racing Museum. The racing is scheduled to begin at approximately 2pm. Live streaming audio will be available at www.nascarhometracks.com.

  • March Doubleheader Headlines Outlaws in Vegas, Baby!

    March Doubleheader Headlines Outlaws in Vegas, Baby!

    LAS VEGAS – Oct. 30, 2012 – Whether slots, blackjack or sprint cars is an interest, the trio will be combined next March when the World of Outlaws STP Series returns to Las Vegas for the Outlaws in Vegas, Baby!

    The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway will host a doubleheader on Wednesday and Thursday, March 6-7, marking the fifth consecutive season and 16 th year since 1996 that a World of Outlaws event will be contested on the half mile.

    The event will lead into the NASCAR weekend at the famed facility, which has featured a different winner in the last five races. Donny Schatz, who is on pace to record his fifth World of Outlaws championship this season, has recorded a series-leading six victories at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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    Tim Kaeding claimed a thriller in the only race this season with Jason Sides charging from 10th to second and Steve Kinser from 14th to third. Chad Kemenah placed fourth and Brian Brown rallied from 21st to round out the top five.

    Special pricing is available for tickets and a free fan pit pass will be awarded for two-day tickets purchased in advance. Tickets can be ordered online by clicking WorldofOutlaws.com/tickets or by calling 877-395-8606.