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Top Story: Calistoga ready for Vermeil Classic - HD Staff - September 1, 2010 - The wings will be off this weekend as Calistoga Speedway hosts the USAC-CRA Sprint Cars, and USAC Western Midgets in the 3rd annual renewal of the Louie Vermeil Classic. Action on the half-mile begins Saturday evening and concludes Sunday night. Mike Spencer, who won last year's event headliner will be back to defend his race championship against the likes of Damion Gardner, David Cardey, Bobby McMahan, Robert Ballou, Chris Windom, Cory Kruseman, Shane Golobic, Blake Miller and Danny Sheridan. Recently crowned King of California - Kyle Larson will shed the wing to run as well. Larson is among the favorites to win the Calistoga track championship for 2010. Tickets are still available until Thursday by calling (916) 863-7223. After Thursday - tickets must be purchased at the track on the day of the race (Sat. or Sun.). The ticket office will open at noon.

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Mike Spencer - two time USAC CRA Champion, leads the non-wingers to Calistoga this Saturday and Sunday night! Be There!

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Positivity - By Bobby Gerould - ...The 2010 Calistoga track championship will likely come down to four men this Saturday and Sunday. With the title being a "sprint car only" championship this year - it appears that either Mike Benson, Marty Hawkins, Kyle Larson or Bobby McMahan will win the Scarborough Trophy. The points are listed here. ...Robert Ballou is among those entered for the Vermeil Classic at Calistoga. Ballou has enjoyed another fine season of non-wing sprint car racing. He won the TNT Sprint Bandits championship for the second year in a row. The former California Civil War Rookie of the Year has three career wins of $10,000 - scoring the Ron Shuman Classic at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas in 2008 and twice winning Lawrenceburg's (IN.) special "ten-to-win" event. I'm looking forward to seeing the "Madman" at Nor-Cal's biggest dirt track. (More Positivity)

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Larson becomes youngest King of California - By Gary Thomas - August 21, 2010 - Placerville, CA. ...Entering the final night of the Golden State Challenge Series season on Saturday with a nine-point lead in the standings Elk Grove, California’s Kyle Larson put together a smooth and consistent 30-laps of racing in the main event and drove to a fourth place finish at the conclusion to wrap up his very first King of California title.  By winning the championship the 18-year-old became the youngest driver to ever claim the Golden State Challenge title in the 25-year history of the series. Larson finished the season with five A-main victories, 17 top-five finishes, 21 top-10’s and six heat race triumphs aboard the Stadelhofer Construction, Peppermill-Resort-Spa-Casino-Reno No. 99. 

Dramatic Nationals to Shaffer - HD Staff - August 14, 2010. Knoxville, IA. ...Tim Shaffer scored the biggest win of his career Saturday night in the 50th running of the Knoxville Nationals at Knoxville Raceway. The 43 year-old from Aliquippa, PA slid under Donny Schatz on lap 49 of 50 to steal the $150,000 top prize in sprint car racing's biggest event. Schatz inherited the lead from Sammy Swindell who flipped on lap 47 after popping a tire on the half-mile clay surface. Up to that point - it looked as if Swindell would win his second Nationals. But the race turned dramatically when Swindell crashed and the ensuing restart saw Schatz' #15 begin to smoke. Shaffer pounced at the opportunity and actually nosed in front of Schatz in turn four as the two closed in on completion of lap 48. Schatz responded to lead the lap but Shaffer was not to be denied as he again slid Schatz and this time made it stick to lead the final two laps. Schatz held on for second followed by eighth starter Shane Stewart. Craig Dollansky stormed from 24th to fourth and Kerry Madsen raced from eleventh to fifth. Greg Hodnett finished sixth with Paul McMahan racing from 22nd to seventh.

Sammy's night two at Knoxville - By Bobby Gerould - August 12, 2010 - Knoxville, IA. ...Sammy Swindell was momentarily passed by Donny Schatz Thursday night in the second preliminary event of the 50th annual Knoxville Nationals. However, Swindell made a couple of amazing moves in traffic to distance himself from Schatz and ultimately win the 25-lap feature. Swindell seemingly could operate any where he wanted to on the 1/2-mile clay oval. He collected $12,000 for the win. Schatz drove the waning stages of the race with a right rear tire that was losing air pressure. He nursed his car to a fifth place finish - with the tire popping just after he took the checkered flag. Brian Brown drove a fantastic race to finish second followed by Skip Jackson, and Stevie Smith. ...Paul McMahan rebounded from a heat race flip (after popping a tire) to transfer through the B-main and then drive from 21st to 7th in the A-Main. ...Steve Kinser paced time trials over the 50-car field. "The King" ripped the track in 15.239 seconds.

Stewart opens Knoxville Nationals in strong fashion - By Bobby Gerould - August 11, 2010 - Knoxville, IA. ...Shane Stewart powered his way to a convincing preliminary night win Wednesday night at Knoxville Raceway in the opening night of the 50th annual Knoxville Nationals. Driving the Paul Silva owned, A.R.T. chassis #57, Stewart used traffic to pass the low-riding Chad Kemenah on lap 20 of 25. Stewart then ran away with the win - which was good for $12,000. Craig Dollansky passed Kemenah as well to earn the runner-up spot. Kemenah settled for third followed by Davey Heskin and Jason Sides. ...Tim Shaffer paced the 50-car field in time trials. ...Heat racing was tough on the fast qualifiers as the top-eight by time all failed to transfer to the A-Main through their heat. ...Jason Meyers came across the line as the fourth and final transfer out of the B-Main but was disqualified for not going straight to the scales following the race.

Back to back big wins for Bud - HD Staff - Oskaloosa, IA. August 10, 2010 - ...Bud Kaeding won his second consecutive BIG race in the USAC National sprint car division Tuesday night with a convincing drive in the Ultimate Challenge. Kaeding backed up his win Sunday in the Non-Wing Knoxville Nationals with this triumph at Southern Iowa Speedway. The Ultimate Challenge win was worth $15,000. Bryan Clauson finished second followed by Levi Jones, Damion gardner, and Dave Darland.

Front Row Challenge to Sammy - HD Staff - Oskaloosa, IA. - August 9, 2010. ...For the second consecutive year, Sammy Swindell of Germantown, TN walked away with the trophy as winner of the Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway. The race was sanctioned by the All-Stars. Tyler Walker was leading on lap 21 of 25 when he blew a left rear tire - handing the point to Swindell. The Racer's Racing Series points earning event was significant in that - second place finisher Paul McMahan passed Steve Kinser for the points lead in the 60-race series that includes only the biggest and most prestigious races in sprint car, midget, and champ-dirt car competition.

Bud Kaeding tops Knoxville USAC go - By Bobby Gerould - August 8th, 2010. Knoxville, IA. ...Bud Kaeding dominated the Non-Wing Knoxville Nationals Sunday night at Knoxville Raceway. The Campbell, CA driver won his heat and the 26-lap feature event on the wide and racy 1/2-mile clay oval. Brady Bacon finished second followed by Daron Clayton, Scotty Weir, and Damion gardner. Tracy Hines established a new track record for the class in time trials with a single lap in 18.565 seconds. There were 33 cars on hand. Kyle Larson made his debut at "The Sprint Car Capitol of the World" with a second place run in his heat followed by a 16th place finish in the A-Main.

Big racing day produces big winners: Clauson, Stewart, Meyers, & Layton. - HD Staff - August 7, 2010. ...The date August 7th 2010 marked the only day in the year with FOUR Racer's Racing Series points races. The most prestigious win was claimed by Bryan Clauson who captured the 33rd running of the Belleville Midget Nationals at the Belleville High Banks in Kansas. Clauson won the race last year as well which aligns him with Stan Fox (1979-80) and Kasey Kahne (2000-01) as the only drivers to win back-to-back events*. ...The highest paying race of the day was snared by Jason Meyers. The Clovis, California racer took home $20,000 for his win in the Ironman 55 - sanctioned by the World of Outlaws at 1-55 Raceway in Pevely, MO. ...Chad Layton won the Jim Nace Extreme Race at Port Royal Speedway. That W was worth $15,000. ...Shane Stewart drove the Silva Motorsports #57 A.R.T. Chassis to victory in the 20th ASCS 360 Nationals at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa. Stewart earned $10,000. (stat by Bryan Gapinski)

Hodnett takes Williams Grove Summer Nationals - HD Staff - July 24, 2010 - Greg Hodnett did it again. The "Outlaw Beater" won for the fourth time in the last six World of Outlaws A-Mains contested at the famous Pennsylvania half-mile dirt track. Hodnett stole the lead from Paul McMahan on lap 26 of 30 and then went on to score his tenth career WoO win. McMahan continued his hot streak with a runner-up finish. In so doing - McMahan closed to within 46 points of Steve Kinser in the battle for the top spot in the Racer's Racing Series - which awards points at only the biggest events of 2010. Kinser held a lead of over 150 points as recently as two weeks ago.

Hines Silver Crown star - HD Staff - July 22, 2010 - Claremont, IN. ...Tracy Hines won the J.D. Byrider 100 Thursday night at Indianapolis Raceway Park. The event was a points earning race in the Racer's Racing Series. ...The companion USAC National Midget race was snared by Kody Swanson, driving for the Wilke-Pak team.

Crew man Perez dies from injuries - Seattle, WA. July 21, 2010. ...Tyson Perez, an Australian crewman for Travis Rilat, died Tuesday in a Washington hospital. He and Rilat were critically burned in a methanol barrel explosion Sunday night at a race shop where they were preparing for the remaining Northwestern ASCS events. According to newspaper reports, Perez was attempting a stunt that went horribly wrong. Rilat remains in the burn unit at Harborview Hospital where his condition is listed as "stable".

Kinser wins Kings Royal. Saldana, Blaney, Johnson also RRS winners - HD Staff - July 17, 2010 - Steve Kinser won the $50,000 top-prize at the Kings Royal - sanctioned by the World of Outlaws at Eldora Speedway Saturday night. ...Joey Saldana won the "Knight before the Kings Royal" - while Dale Blaney captured the Brad Doty Classic last Wednesday at Limaland. ...Jason Johnson was the winner of the ASCS Fred Brownfield Memorial. All of those events were point earning races in the Racer's Racing Series. ...Meanwhile Jon Stanbrough emerged as the champion of Indiana Sprint Week. The top 15 in the final Sprint Week points will be awarded RRS points (as if one feature event).

Big weekend winners: Tatnell, Kinser, Chappell, & Shaffer - HD Staff - June 26, 2010 ...Racer's Racing Series points were awarded to the top fifteen finishers in two weekend events. The All-Star Speedweek finale at Fremont Ohio paid $10,000 to win and was captured by Tim Shaffer. Meanwhile the ASCS Daniel McMillen Memorial was snared by Zach Chappell. ...Steve Kinser won the World of Outlaws visit to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS. ...Brooke Tatnell surprised the WoO travelers with his win Friday night at McCool Junction, NE. The Australian ace is one of four drivers that have won a WoO feature event this season that is not competing full-time with the series.

Stewart wins his second Dirt Cup - By Kaleb Hart - June 19, 2010, Alger, WA. ...Shane Stewart further embedded his name into Skagit Speedway lore, winning his second Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway. After starting from the pole, Stewart claimed the lead when race leader Jonathan Allard made contact with a lapped car, spinning himself out. Stewart had faded back to third, but reclaimed his second position just the lap before Allard’s spin, as youngster Zach Zimmerly was giving Shane everything he could handle in traffic. After assuming the lead, Stewart was too strong in clean air, as he raced on to win his second Jim Raper Memorial Dirt Cup in the Danny Kirkpatrick owned #7k ART. The race win paid Stewart $25,000. Zimmerly ran second all three nights of the Dirt Cup in his DWT #94 ART. Two time and defending Dirt Cup Champion Jayme Barnes was the highest finishing local, piloting the Mt Baker Landscaping #33 XXX to third place.

Tanner Swanson, Schatz, E Gordon, Hmiel, and Coons star in biggest weekend - HD Staff - May 30, 2010 - The busiest weekend of BIG races in the calender year saw a diverse group of winners emerge. Tanner Swanson scored the biggest victory of his young career by driving the DeBeaumont Motorsports #51 to a win in the Night Before the 500 midget event sanctioned by USAC at Indianapolis Raceway Park. ...Donny Schatz handled the World of Outlaws feature event Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte (NC). ...Eric Gordon won his ninth Little 500 at Anderson Speedway (Anderson, IN.). ...Shane Hmeil was the USAC Silver Crown winner at the Indy Fairgrounds in the annual Hoosier Hundred. ...Finally, Jerry Coons Jr won the Hulman Classic sprint car race at Terre Haute (IN.).

Jesse Hockett dies in shop accident - by Bobby Gerould - May 26, 2010 - Tragedy struck Wednesday when star racer Jesse Hockett of Warsaw, Missouri was killed in a shop accident. Details are sketchy but apparently Hockett was electrocuted while preparing his hauler for the big weekend of racing ahead. He was 26 years old, and he is survived by his wife Tina Marie. The couple married in February of this year. ...Hockett was known as one of the sports most dedicated and brave drivers. Last weekend - he won three feature events.

Meyers wins second straight - HD Staff - Lake Odessa, MI., May 22, 2010 - Jason Meyers won his second consecutive World of Outlaws feature event Saturday night at I-96 Speedway. The win came on the heels of Meyers' victory in Virginia last week. The Elite Racing #14 pilot now has a WoO best six wins on the young 2010 season.

Thriller: Rahmer Rolls from 24th to Win at Williams Grove - Mechanicsburg, PA- May 14, 2010 - Starting back in the 24th spot on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway in the finale of the two-day World of Outlaws event at the famed half-mile, winning was the furthest thing from Fred Rahmer's mind. He would have been very content with a solid Top-Five finish or even a Top-10, knowing how many stout cars were lined up in front of him. As the laps wound down in the 30-lap contest winning became more of a possibility and in the end Rahmer was able to sweep by both Sam Hafertepe and Brian Leppo with just two laps left to take the top spot and ultimately the win. The win for Rahmer extended the Pennsylvania Posse's win streak to six over the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway. The $12,000 triumph was the sixth of his career with the World of Outlaws and fourth with the series at the famed half-mile. "This is unbelievable," said Rahmer, who pilots the C&S Lawn & Landscape J&J. "I couldn't be happier. I'm very proud to win against these guys, because I didn't know if I would do it again. This is great." ...Hafertepe finished second followed by Daryn Pittman, Joey Saldana, and Steve Kinser.

McMahan rules WoO Saturday at Eldora - HD Staff - May 8, 2010 - Rossburg, OH. ...Paul McMahan drove to victory Saturday night at Eldora Speedway in the World of Outlaws sanctioned feature that was also a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. Danny Lasoski was second to McMahan. Sammy Swindell, Steve Kinser, and Donny Schatz completed the top five.

Steve Kinser wins Jackson WoO - HD Staff - May 1, 2010 - Jackson, MN. ...The King of the Outlaws is back. Steve Kinser powered to his second victory of the young season Saturday night. The 20-time World of Outlaws champion drove the Tony Stewart Racing #11 under Joey Saldana in turns one and two on lap 18 and then won a drag race down the back straightaway to take the lead on the half-mile dirt track. The win was Kinser's 554th in his legendary career. Jac Haudenschild finished second followed by Lucas Wolfe, Paul McMahan, and Craig Dollansky.

McCarl has surgery - out indefinitely - HD Staff & Bill Wright. April 21, 2010 - Altoona, IA. ...Terry McCarl underwent surgery Tuesday on the biceps tendon on his left arm.  He tore it in a freak accident installing the signs on top of the t-shirt trailer.  It appears the injury will have him out of racing action for a significant period of time. McCarl is obviously bothered, but also realizes that things could be worse.  "Whenever I start feeling sorry for myself, I think about (brother) Tommy (who died of cancer) and a lot of others, and realize that things could be a lot worse,” says TMAC.  “That said, it's very very difficult watching someone else drive your car.  It was my idea to put Sammy (Swindell) in the car, and he filled in for me a few years back when I broke my leg.  I really like he and (wife) Amy, and of course, we sponsored Kevin a bit last year." Car owner Tod Quiring said, “Starting at the Jackson WoO race on May 1, Sammy Swindell will be driving the Big Game Treestands #24 in replacement of the injured Terry McCarl,” he says.  “A complete schedule is yet to be determined.  Stay tuned.”

Meyers wins fourth WoO feature - HD Staff - April 10, 2010 - Pocola, OK. ...Jason Meyers earned his series leading fourth victory of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car season Saturday night. A delay in posting results by the WoO was due to the complete reconstruction of the final five laps of the A-main using computerized scoring, line scoring and Official's observations. Lucas Wolfe matched a career best runner-up finish, with Kraig Kinser third, Brad Sweet fourth and Paul McMahan fifth. Donny Schatz finished sixth with Toni Lutar seventh for the finish in his World of Outlaws career. Terry McCarl was eighth, with Steve Kinser ninth and Joey Saldana 10th. The World of Outlaws return to action on Friday, April 16 at Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky and on Saturday, April 17 at I-55 Raceway in Missouri.

Jonathan Allard opens 2010 Golden State Challenge season with dominating drive for 20th career series victory. By Gary Thomas. ... Placerville, CA - March 27, 2010…A year after finishing runner-up in seven of the 21 races with the Golden State Challenge Series Chico, California's Jonathan Allard was poised to break that trend right off the bat in 2010 and on Saturday night he did just that by scoring a flag-to-flag victory at the Placerville Speedway during the season-opening event for the traveling 410 sprint car circuit. The victory for Allard was his first Golden State Challenge triumph since last year's Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial and marked his 20th career victory with the series, which places him fourth on the all-time win list. "It was a total team effort tonight and I just really have to thank all my guys for giving me a great car," said the two-time King of California. "A few weeks ago we were in a pretty bad crash and Ashley Smith and the boys put together another car and this thing was awesome tonight so I couldn't be happier." Brent Kaeding finished second with Bobby McMahan third, Kyle Larson fourth, and Andy Forsberg fifth.

Meyers takes WoO point lead with Saturday Bulls Gap win - By Tony Veneziano (and Bobby Gerould) - Bulls Gap, TN-- March 20, 2010-- Jason Meyers has had one of the most consistent starts of any driver on the World of Outlaws circuit this season and on Saturday night that consistency paid off as he not only picked up his third win of the year but also took the lead in the series championship standings as well, as he was victorious in the finale of Kasey's King of Bulls Gap Presented By Budweiser at the blazing fast and ultra high-banked Volunteer Speedway. Meyers opened the two-day event which was co-sanctioned with the All Star Circuit of Champions by finishing seventh on Friday night and used a number of items that he and his team learned in that 35-lapper to prepare for Saturday night. For Meyers it was his 38th career A-Feature wins with the World of Outlaws, as he looks to become just the 12th driver in series history to eclipse the 40-win plateau. ...Lance Dewease finished second and Brad Sweet, the Racer's Racing Series points leader finished third. ...Joey Saldana flipped and injured his hand.

Meyers & Saldana win WoO mains at Tulare - HD Staff - March 5-6, 2010 - Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana won the respective World of Outlaws, Friday and Saturday, A-Main Events at Thunderbowl Raceway. On Friday Meyers beat Saldana and Jac Haudenschild to the checkered flag while the Saturday feature was topped by Saldana followed by Meyers and Pennsylvania visitor Fred Rahmer. ...Jon Allard and Tim Shaffer were involved in a wicked crash during the start of the third heat in the Saturday night program. Both were taken to local hospitals. (Allard was released early Sunday morning. No word on Shaffer yet but his injuries were not believed to be serious). Brian Ellenberger crashed hard Friday night and did not participate Saturday due to an injured knee and the effects of a concussion. ...Dean Alexander won the Saturday night companion USAC West Coast Sprint Car A-Main.

Meyers from 18th wins Vegas WoO - February 26, 2010 - Las Vegas, NV. - By Tony Veneziano - Jason Meyers has been involved in some thrilling races over the years, but probably none quite as exciting as Friday night, when he battled 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser and four-time and defending series titlist Donny Schatz right down to the wire to score a breathtaking win in the Second Annual Las Vegas Super Sprint Classic at The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway before a huge crowd. Even more impressive was the fact that Meyers lined up 18th on the grid for the 30-lap contest and steadily worked his way to the front. (More)

Levi and Sweet star at Copper on Dirt - HD Staff - Tucson, AZ. February 21, 2010 - Levi Jones won both the Sprint Car and Silver Crown portions of the USAC sanctioned Copper on Dirt Sunday at USA Racepark. The Midget division was snared by Brad Sweet. The Silver Crown car count was only 20 while the Sprint Cars drew 40 and the midgets had cars 30 time-in. (Read more)

Schatz wins WoO season opener - by Tony Veneziano - Barberville, FL. - February 6, 201. ...Donny Schatz wrapped up 2009 standing on top of the podium after claiming his fourth consecutive World of Outlaws title, and he began the 2010 season on top again taking the win on Saturday night in the season opener for the World of Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park. Schatz lined up third in the Tony Stewart Racing J&J and quickly moved into second and then battled Tim Shaffer and led the first lap, before the latter retook the top spot on the second circuit. Schatz tracked Shaffer back down in lapped traffic and drove under him on the 12th lap in turn one to take the lead. He would lead the remainder of the 30-lapper, including after two double file restarts to score the win over Joey Saldana and Steve Kinser. Jason Meyers finished fourth and Shaffer was fifth.

Kevin Swindell owns 2010 Chili Bowl - Tulsa, OK. January 16, 2010 - Kevin Swindell, the 20 year-old son of five-time Chili Bowl champion, Sammy Swindell - won his first Chili Bowl Midget Nationals Saturday night in the jam-packed Quik Trip Center. Kevin fell back as far as sixth in the early laps of the 50-lap race, on the 1/5-mile indoor dirt track, as Cory Kruseman set a blistering pace in front. As the track conditions changed - K. Swindell started to come on strong, passing cars with relative ease. As Kevin took the lead on lap 24, Cole Whitt was never more than a few car lengths behind. Meanwhile - Sammy Swindell was dazzling fans with a drive from the rear of the pack. Sammy had to tag the rear of the field on lap 18 after a tangle. He proceeded, in the final 32 laps, to pass everyone except Whitt and his son. Jerry Coons Jr finished fourth followed by Chris Windom. For the third straight year - Windom charged from a deep starting position (20th).

2009 All-HammerDown! Team announced – December 10, 2009. …Rocklin, CA…The seventh annual All-HammerDown! Team was announced today by HammerDownUSA.com. Each year, this team honors 40 drivers as the best in sprint car, midget, and champ-dirt car racing based on their performances at the highest paying, most prestigious events contested in the United States. “The All-HammerDown! Team is a way for us to give a nod to the drivers that are some of the best in our business”, said Bobby Gerould – editor of HammerDownUSA.com. “It’s our small way to say ‘hey – we appreciate your efforts and driving skill’. If you made the team you hustled and traveled and performed well at the big money, bright spotlight races.”  Three drivers made the All-HammerDown! Team for the first time in their career.  The talented trio includes Bryan Clauson, Jack Dover, and Brad Kuhn. Meanwhile, ten racers own the distinction of being on the All-HammerDown! Team since its inception in 2003. That elite group of drivers includes Donny Schatz, Jason Meyers, Steve Kinser, Jac Haudenschild, Terry McCarl, Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Danny Lasoski, Dave Darland, and Tim Kaeding. (Read more)

Boom! Kinsers swap rides - HD Staff - December 10, 2009. ...Bloomington, IN. ...Steve Kinser has signed to drive for Tony Stewart Racing in 2010 as the driver of the Bass Pro Shops #20 winged sprint car. Steve's son Kraig will drive the Steve Kinser Racing #11k next season. The #11K will be tuned by Mikey Kuemper with Kraig's sister Stevie as Team Manager. Read Robin Miller's story here

Final RRS of `09: Clauson gobbles Turkey Night foes. Schatz champion again - HD Staff - November 26, 2009 - Irwindale, CA. ...Bryan Clauson won the 69th running of the Turkey Night Grand Prix at Toyota Speedway at Irwindale Thursday night. Levi Roberts was the runner-up in the last USAC National Midget race of the year. Josh Wise led the opening 41 laps of the 98-lap race before winding up in third. Jerome Rodela, and Tanner Swanson completed the top-five finishers. Brad Kuhn smacked the wall and finished 28th but he still had enough points to claim the USAC national Midget driving title by eight points over Brad Sweet. Sweet was 6th at the checkered flag Thursday night followed by Garrett Hansen, Alex Bowman, Davey Hamilton, and Dakota Armstrong. Hansen was crowned the USAC Western Midget points champion. The race was also the final points earning event of the season in the Racer's Racing Series. Donny Schatz won the points championship for the fourth straight season.

Sammy Swindell best of the Western World! - Shane Stewart Takes ASCS National Sprint Car Crown! - By Lonnie Wheatley, TUCSON, Ariz. (November 21, 2009) – It was a wise veteran and one of the sport's young guns that rose to the top at USA Raceway on Saturday night, as Tennessee's Sammy Swindell and Oklahoma's Brady Bacon reigned supreme over the 133 competitors that flocked to Arizona for the 42nd Annual Western World Championships. Both drivers backed up qualifying night triumphs, with Sprint Car racing legend Swindell outdueling Tim Kaeding to take Saturday night's $15,000 winner's share in the season ending 30-lapper for the ASCS National Sprint Cars after posting his first series win in Thursday night action. After earning just his second career ASCS Regional win on Friday night, the 19-year-old Bacon paced the ASCS Canyon Region field all 30 laps to pick up the $5,000 non-wing winner's share. With the title already tucked securely away before Saturday's finale, Shane Stewart officially inked his name into the record books as the 2009 ASCS National champion, a title worth $60,000.

Stanbrough wins Pacific Coast Open - By Gary Thomas - Tulare, CA – November 15, 2009. …The USAC National Sprint Car Series hit Thunderbowl Raceway for the first time this weekend. Jon Stanbrough of Jamestown, IN utilized his outside front row starting spot to dominate all 40-laps of the revival of the Pacific Coast Open. The win was worth $12,500. The most excitement in the main event was the battle for the second, third and fourth positions as Chad Boat, Damion Gardner and Bud Kaeding ran different lines on the track trying to push their way forward. Boat finished second with Kaeding, Gardner and Bryan Clauson completing the top-five. Olney, Illinois' Levi Jones, who wrapped up the 2009 USAC National Sprint Car title on Sunday night, finished the feature in 12th. Saturday's opener featured a fast race track and saw Clauson break the 410 wingless track record in qualifying with a clocking of 14.646 seconds. Manhattan Beach's Garrett Hansen held off the challenges of Kruseman, Mike Spencer, Levi Jones and Clauson to score his first ever USAC National Sprint Car win.

Bobby Santos III wins Phoenix Midgets. Whitt stars in Crown. Bud wears crown. - HD Staff - Avondale, AZ. - November 12, 2009 - Bobby Santos III won the 25-mile USAC National Midget "Copper World Classic" at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday night. The event contested on the one-mile paved oval was a points earning race in the Racer's Racing Series. Bobby East finished second followed by Alex Bowman, Brad Kuhn, and Cole Whitt. The USAC National Midgets now ready themselves for the 69th Turkey Night Grand Prix to be contested Thanksgiving night (November 26th) at Toyota Speedway @ Irwindale. ...Cole Whitt won the companion 100 lap USAC Silver Crown race. He was trailed at the checkered flag by Kody Swanson, Tracy Hines, A.J. Fike and Levi Jones. The win was the second of 2009 in the champ car division for the 18 year-old Whitt from Alpine, CA. Bud Kaeding was officially lauded as the Silver Crown points champion for the third time in his career.

Bruce, Gardner, and Saldana star in huge weekend - By Bobby Gerould - November 7, 2009 - Tony Bruce Jr., Damion Gardner, and Joey Saldana were the winners of the three "BIG" Racers Racing Series events Saturday night. Bruce grabbed the biggest score - earning $15,000 for winning his second consecutive Short Track Nationals at I-30 Speedway in Little Rock, AR. Wayne Johnson finished second followed by Shane Stewart. Meanwhile in the $12,500 to-win Perris Oval Nationals at Perris Auto Speedway, Gardner returned to the winner's circle. The Southern California half-mile dirt track is the place where "The Demon" cut his non-wing racing teeth. Mike Spencer finished second, and Levi Jones was third. Finally - Joey Saldana won his 22nd A-Main (overall) on the year with a $10,000 win in the World Finals which was televised on Speed. Saldana was trailed at the checkered flag by Dale Blaney, and Jason Meyers. Donny Schatz was sixth and that was enough to capture his fourth straight World of Outlaws driving title.

Biggest November weekend ever? - By Bobby Gerould - Rocklin, CA. November 2, 2009 - ...With the Short Track Nationals being pushed back by one week - it now becomes a part of what may be the biggest weekend in the history of November sprint car racing. The World of Outlaws World Finals and the Perris Oval Nationals also take center stage in a crazy-lucrative Saturday night. A record total of 120 entries have already been filed for the Short Track Nationals - sanctioned by the ASCS. Winged 360 drivers representing 23 different states will be in Little Rock Arkansas for the three day affair that pays $15,000 to win. Meanwhile - the best 410 winged teams from the World of Outlaws, and the Pennsylvania region will battle at the World Finals in Concord, North Carolina. The event will be televised live Saturday night on Speed. The Perris Oval Nationals - sanctioned by USAC is annually the biggest non-winged sprint car race in California.

Tim Kaeding 24th to first, drive for the ages wins Trophy Cup - By Bobby Gerould - Tulare, CA. October 24th, 2009. ...Tim Kaeding passed everybody! Starting last in the 24-car, 16th annual Trophy Cup field, Kaeding drove the Roth Motorsports #83jr to victory in the 50 lap feature event Saturday night at a raucous Thunderbowl raceway. Generating more energy with each pass from the estimated 5,000 witnesses, Kaeding out dueled Oklahoma visitor Shane Stewart to capture the $15,000 top prize. Car owner Dennis Roth promptly donated the team's entire winnings to the Make-A-Wish Foundation which is the annual beneficiary of the Trophy Cup. Kaeding's win marked the third time he has won California's most prestigious and most lucrative winged 360 ci Sprint Car race. Stewart finished second in the final Cup point standings. Paul McMahan, Andy Forsberg (Friday night A-Main winner), and Kyle Larson completed the top five.

Schatz extends WoO points lead - By Tony Veneziano - Concord, NC—October 11, 2009. ...Donny Schatz used a second-place finish at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park on Saturday night to extend his lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings to 18 markers over Jason Meyers as he chases his fourth consecutive series title. Schatz leads the World of Outlaws with 38 Top-Five finishes. Earlier this season at Lone Star Speedway where the World of Outlaws next compete on October 24, the North Dakota native finished second. Meyers earned five bonus points at Rolling Wheels with a quick-time effort while Schatz was third fastest to earn three bonus points. Meyers leads the World of Outlaws with 52 Top-10's. He finished fourth earlier this season at Lone Star Speedway. Joey Saldana came all the way from the 24th starting spot on Saturday night to finish ninth to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award. He remains third in points and is now 39 points behind Jason Meyers for second and 57 out of the lead.

Goodyear to Become Official Tire of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Beginning With 2010 Season - CONCORD, N.C. — Oct. 5, 2009 — The World Racing Group announced today it has entered into a multiyear agreement with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company to be the Official Tire supplier to the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Beginning with the 2010 Florida DIRTcar Nationals in February, World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series competitors will be required to race with Goodyears on the left rear and right rear wheel positions. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will be promoted through a variety of Goodyear Racing promotional programs, including the presence of the Goodyear Blimp at key World of Outlaws events. In addition to a certificate program that will allow drivers competing with the World of Outlaws to earn free tires, Goodyear will post a $55,000 midseason point fund that will be distributed at the conclusion of the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twins in July at Lernerville Speedway each year.

Hodnett's National Open, Darrah's Summer nationals in Fall - By Tony Veneziano. Mechanicsburg, PA— October 3, 2009. ...It was a night of firsts at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, as Greg Hodnett won the Morgan Hughes National Open for the first time in his career, pocketing $50,000, while Cody Darrah scored his first career World of Outlaws victory in the completion of the Cleveland Brothers Summer Nationals which was postponed by rain back in July to earn $20,000. Hodnett dominated the 40-lap National Open from start to finish to win for the third time this season with the World of Outlaws at Williams Grove Speedway. For the veteran driver, it was his 10th career World of Outlaws A-Feature win, in the event which was broadcast live on SPEED in front of a standing room only crowd at the famed half-mile. “This is the biggest race I have ever won,” said Hodnett. “It means a great deal. I've been trying to win this race for a long, long time. I've been decent and not nearly as good as we were tonight. I'm just thankful that I'm able to be part of it and get this elusive win and this prestigious win. I can't say enough. I'm ecstatic.” (More)

Darland stars in Four Crown Silver Crown. Shane Stewart is ASCS man - HD Staff - September 26, 2009 - Dave Darland won the Silver Crown portion of the Four Crown Nationals at Eldora Speedway Sunday night. The race was a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. Shane Hmiel, Jerry Coons Jr., Cole Whitt, and Josh Wise completed the top-five finishers. Bud Kaeding finished eighth and extended his USAC Silver Crown points lead over A.J. Fike, and Tracy Hines. Kaeding is looking to become a three-time series champion which would match fellow Northern California star Jimmy Sills. ...Winners at Eldora in the sprint car and midget divisions of the Four Crown were: Coons (sprint car), and Brad Sweet (midget). ...Meanwhile at Lucas Oil Speedway in Wheatland, MO - Shane Stewart took home the $6,000 winner's share in ASCS National competition.

Dollansky and Kahne part ways. WoO title fight heats up - By Bobby Gerould, & Tony Veneziano - September 24, 2009 - According to multiple sources, Craig Dollansky and Kasey Kahne Racing have parted ways. For one night, Brad Sweet will be wheeling the DirecTV #19 World of Outlaws car at Eldora Speedway Friday. It is not known if Dollansky, who sits in seventh position in the Outlaws' driver points, will have a ride for this weekend or not. ...Entering the event this Friday, Donny Schatz - the three-time defending champion holds a slim 18-point advantage over Jason Meyers in the series championship standings with nine events remaining on the 2009 calendar. Meyers has won twice in his career at Eldora. Joey Saldana, who has won at Eldora 17 times over the years, is currently third in points, 48 markers out of the top spot and 30 behind Meyers as he too chases his first series title.

Down to the Wire: Jason Meyers Wins Thriller over Joey Saldana on Last Lap at Clay County - Spencer, IA— September 16, 2009— Jason Meyers saved his best for last on Wednesday night at Clay County Fair Speedway in Spencer, Iowa as he charged around Joey Saldana on the high side of turn two on the final lap to pick up a thrilling win in the third annual Arnold Motor Supply Shootout. For Meyers it was his first career win at the 3/8-mile located at the historic fairgrounds and his eighth A-Feature victory of the season. He traded the lead with Saldana four times en route to the $10,000 triumph before a packed grandstand, including on three occasions over the final five laps. That's a race right there,” said Meyers in Victory Lane. “Joey (Saldana) has been fast all season and we are tight in this points deal so you have to go for it. You have to go hard or go home. Joey didn't get a good run off (turn) four and kind of went to the middle and I just gave it all I had up top and it about turned over and it got tight up there on the cushion and we jumped it. I don't know how it came back down on all fours.” Meyers led early in the race before Saldana took a commanding lead in the middle portion of the 30-lapper. Meyers retook the top spot on the 26th lap on the back straightaway. With just two laps to go, Saldana charged off the top of turn four to take back the point. Meyers used a strong run exiting the second turn on the white flag lap to get around Saldana on the high side of the track, with the pair nearly making contact and both having to get on their brakes. Meyers charged down the back straightaway and held off Saldana to earn the 34th A-Feature win of his World of Outlaws career aboard the GLR Investments KPC. Meyers gained 12 points on Donny Schatz in the series championship standings after the latter finished sixth, and the gap between the two is now just 17 markers with 10 point paying events remaining on the schedule, as Meyers chases his first series title.

Saldana's last lap pass wins Gold Cup - By Bobby Gerould - September 12, 2009 - Chico, CA. ...Jason Sides was a half lap from winning the $50,000 top prize at the Gold Cup Race of Champions Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. However, in traffic on the back straightaway of the final lap - Sides became momentarily trapped behind, the about to be lapped, Kyle Hirst. In one quick and decisive maneuver - Joey Saldana darted to the outside and passed Sides entering turn three. It was Saldana's sixth career victory at the high-banked quarter-mile oval and the win could not have come in more dramatic fashion. Sides sat on the pole and led the until the very late going when Saldana stuck his nose in front in turn one. But Sides rallied with an unbelievable move that saw him nearly drift over the edge of the back-chute - only to find the perfect arch into turn three. In one swoop - he regained the lead from Saldana - and led the lap - putting three cars between himself and the Kasey Kahne owned #9 driven by Saldana. But as traffic became more dense on the final lap - Saldana drove his car deep into turn one on the high side - gaining ground on Sides. As Sides exited turn two - he was trapped behind Hirst - and Saldana continued with his momentum - racing past Sides to steal the victory. ...Jason Meyers finished third followed by Jon Allard, and Craig Dollansky. ...Flip victims on the night included Steve Kinser, Jason York, Bobby McMahan, and Paul McMahan.

Saldana scores on night two of Gold Cup - HD Staff - Chico, CA. September 11, 2009 - Joey Saldana chased down and passed Jason Sides on lap 27 of the 30-lap preliminary feature of the Gold Cup race of Champions Friday night. The pass secured a fifth career win at Silver Dollar Speedway for the World of Outlaws star from Brownsburg, IN. “My car was really loose,” explained the winner. “We kept freeing it up and actually in the feature, I wish I could have stopped and tightened my car up and then I think we would have been really good. Then I could have run the top and it wouldn't have been an issue. Tomorrow I guarantee we'll tighten it up a lot more for 40 laps. It's $50,000 to win, not 5 so we'll definitely have a better car tomorrow.” ...Sides finished second and Brent Kaeding was third. ...“It was a really good run,” Kaeding said. “We had one motor that had 14 nights on it and now has 15. We weren't even going to come up here. My boys just pushing me really hard to come up here since we ran good here last year. It's fun to be here and fun to run well. It's good to do well here at a hometown track. We're looking forward to tomorrow night, though it's already been a success for us and all of the guys that work so hard to make this happen.” Lucas Wolfe finished fourth and Brad Furr was fifth.

Meyers rides hot streak - wins Gold Cup opener - HD Staff - September 10, 2009 - Chico, CA. ...Jason Meyers is the hottest driver in sprint car racing - having won $20,000 at Skagit last weekend, and following it up with another World of Outlaws victory in Cottage Grove, OR just two nights ago. Thursday night - Meyers won the opening preliminary in the Gold Cup Race of Champions at Silver Dollar Speedway. Starting third aboard the GLR Elite Racing #14 - Meyers quickly found his way to the lead - passing Sammy Swindell in traffic on the back-chute. Danny Lasoski used the high groove in turn two to rocket into the lead - late in the race but just as he passed Meyers - Jason Statler brought out the red flag with a hard tumble down the front straightaway. Statler walked away from his mangled #00. The re-start with five laps to go put Meyers back in front. Lasoski faded to fourth at the checkered - as Swindell and Tim Kaeding passed him. Craig Dollansky finished fifth. ...Steve Kinser suffered a hard flip in turn three after hooking the cushion during the A-Main. Kinser rode by golf cart back to his trailer - and did not return to action due to heavy damage to the Quaker State #11. ...Jon Allard paced the field in time trials with a quick lap of 11.681 seconds on the high-banked quarter-mile oval. (See Chico results here)

Jason Meyers Wins at Cottage Grove Speedway - Cottage Grove, OR— September 8, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano — Jason Meyers felt like a few wins slipped away from him last year and one of those was at Cottage Grove Speedway in Oregon. His goal coming into this season was to make up for as many of those near misses as possible and he did exactly that on Tuesday night at the high-banked ¼-mile winning a duel over fellow California native Tim Kaeding. Meyers took the lead on the 17th lap following a lap-16 restart where he nearly took the lead a couple of times en route to his second consecutive World of Outlaws win and his seventh of the season. It was his first career win at Cottage Grove Speedway in his ninth start at the track. “It’s great to be here in Victory Lane with family and friend and close to home,” said Meyers. “I have raced here a long time and it feels good to win here. My crew did a heck of a job. I think we had a right rear tire going down there the last 10 or 15 laps. It was really getting tight on me and I was just trying to hang on. I can’t say enough about this entire team. I was talking to our motor builder Charlie Garrett earlier today and he said he was not against winning two in a row and I told him that it appears that I am, but neither am I. To get two in a row here tonight is great.” The 40-lap contest began with Kaeding who started on the outside of the front row using a strong run on the high side of the track in turns one and two to take the early lead. With just one lap down the red flag waved for a Jac Haudenschild and Jonathan Allard. At the same time, Kraig Kinser who was running third came to the work area relinquishing that spot. On the restart, Kaeding again shot out to a comfortable lead as Jason Sides moved into third and set his sights on Meyers. Just before Kaeding was about to get in lapped traffic on the fifth lap the caution flew. Kaeding would continue to lead as Sides was all over Meyers battling for the second spot in lapped traffic. Following a caution on the 16th lap, Meyers used a strong restart and looked low in turns one and two for the lead nearly taking it and again diving under Kaeding in turns three and four. On the 17th lap he made the pass stick going into turn three and would pace the field for the remainder of the 40-laps aboard the GLR Investments KPC.

Spencer steals `Stoga - By Bobby Gerould - September 6, 2009 - Mike Spencer of Temecula, CA snookered Kevin Swindell on a lap 25 re-start to take the lead and ultimately win the Louie Vermeil Classic at Calistoga Speedway Sunday night. In front of a packed house estimated at 5,500 spectators - Spencer dove low into turn one as Swindell fought to control a lifting front-end. Spencer edged in front and then pulled away in the remaining two-and-a-half miles to score the $5,000 victory. The win for Spencer marked the first time in over 35 years that a Southern California driver won a non-wing sprint car race at the famous half-mile dirt track. Swindell finished second followed by midget main-event winner Josh Ford. Danny Sheridan was fourth at the checkered flag with Shane Golobic completing the top-five. Golobic wrapped up the Scarborough Trophy as the high points earner across the seven A-Mains contested at Calistoga in 2009. The Fremont CA driver displayed his versatility and consistency in winning the title by never finishing outside the top-ten in the six A-Mains he competed in. Golobic's rides included a winged 410 and 360 sprint car, a non-wing 410 sprint car and a midget. See the FINAL Calistoga points.

20,000 Reasons to Smile: Jason Meyers Wins Finale at Skagit Speedway - Alger, WA— September 5, 2009—For the second consecutive season, Jason Meyers found himself leading the finale of the annual two-day World of Outlaws event at Skagit Speedway in Washington on a lap-32 restart with Joey Saldana lining up behind him. The end result was the opposite of one year ago, as Meyers would keep the top spot and claim the $20,000 triumph with Saldana finishing behind him. Meyers got around early leader Jayme Barnes in heavy lapped traffic on the ninth lap and endured four cautions over the remainder of the 40-lapper to earn his sixth win of the 2009 campaign aboard the GLR Investments KPC. He also was able to gain 14 points on Donny Schatz in the series standings and now is just 38 points out of the top spot as he chases his first career title. “For us it wasn’t about the money tonight, but that sure will be nice,” said Meyers. “I’ve worked real hard here for a lot of years to win a race. I’d been close a few times and had just come up short. To get this one tonight feels real good. We haven’t won for a while and were struggling a little bit. We won the race and got a lot of points in the championship. All in all it was a magnificent night for this team.”

Whitt, Walker, and Bacon Saturday stars - HD Staff - August 22, 2009 - Cole Whitt, Tyler Walker, and Brady Bacon emerged as the stars of a busy Saturday of racing in the United States. Whitt won for the first time in his career in the USAC Silver Crown division - by capturing the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at the Springfield Mile in Illinois. The win was also the first in the series for car-owner Keith Kunz. ...Tyler Walker meanwhile is the 2009 King of California. The Los Angeles driver became the first Southern California driver to win the prestigious championship with a decisive feature event victory in the series finale at Placerville Speedway. Walker won a record nine A-Mains on the season. ...Finally, Brady Bacon earned $10,000 and top honors in the Ron Shuman Classic at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS. The Shuman race along with the Silver Crown event were both points earners in the Racer's Racing Series.

FOUR IN A ROW FOR SCHATZ! - HD Staff - Knoxville, IA. - August 16, 2009 - Donny Schatz drove past Joey Saldana on lap 35 of 40 to win the 49th annual Knoxville Nationals Sunday night at Knoxville Raceway. Saldana held on for second followed by Stevie Smith, Tim Kaeding, and Shane Stewart. Kraig Kinser was sixth with Tim Shaffer, Dale Blaney, Craig Dollansky, and Jac Haudenschild rounding out the top ten. Schatz's win was his fourth straight - matching an accomplishment only held by Steve Kinser.

Rain pushes Nationals to Sunday - HD Staff - Knoxville, IA. August 15, 2009 - Persistent rain showers forced the postponement of the B-Main and A-Main at the 49th annual Knoxville Nationals Saturday night. The B-Main and A-Main are now scheduled for Sunday with the green flag dropping at 7pm. Wayne Johnson had just won the C-Main when the skies opened up.

Friday Knoxville non-qualifier feature to Sammy - HD Staff - August 14, 2009 - Knoxville, IA. ...A star studded night of racing Friday took place at Knoxville Raceway in the "non-qualifiers" event for the Knoxville Nationals. Sammy Swindell took the lead from Brad Sweet late in the 20 lap A-Main to claim the inside row six starting spot in the C-Main for tomorrow nights final. Those finishing in the top ten also earned spots in Saturday's C-Main. Following Swindell at the checkered flag Friday night were: Sweet, Randy Hannagan, Daryn Pittman, Don Droud Jr., Lance Dewease, Cody Darrah, Lynton Jeffrey, Jason Sides, and Tony Bruce Jr. ...Donny Schatz won the A-Scramble but the front row for tomorrow's 49th annual Knoxville Nationals A-Main will feature high-point man Stevie Smith, and second in points - Joey Saldana.

Tim Kaeding wins Thursday prelim - HD Staff - August 13, 2009 - Knoxville IA., - Tim Kaeding passed Dusty Zomer on lap eleven of 25 to win the second preliminary night of racing in the Knoxville Nationals Thursday night. ...Stevie Smith earned high-points honors. Details.

Shaffer wins opener - By Bobby Gerould - August 13, 2009 - Donny Schatz emerged as the high points man after the first night of rain-delayed action in the Knoxville Nationals. Tim Shaffer won the opening preliminary feature. SEE THE KNOXVILLE POINTS HERE.

Ultimate Challenge to Hockett - HD Staff - Oskaloosa, IA. August 11, 2009 - "The Rocket" Jesse Hockett won the $15,000 top prize offered Tuesday night at Southern Iowa Speedway. The Ultimate Challenge was sanctioned by USAC and was also a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. Dave Darland was second to Hockett - and was followed by Chad Boat, Levi Jones, and Cole Whitt.

Sammy wins Front Row Challenge, rain washes away USAC at Knoxville - HD Staff - Oskaloosa, IA. August 10, 2009. ...Sammy Swindell outlasted a strong field of 43 race teams, and Mother Nature to win Monday's rain-delayed Front Row Challenge at Southern Iowa Speedway. Joey Saldana finished second followed by Craig Dollansky, Donny Schatz, and Lance Dewease. ...Meanwhile - the scheduled return of USAC's sprint car series to Knoxville was rained out on Sunday night.

360 Nationals to McCarl, Iron Man is Saldana - HD Staff - August 8, 2009 - Terry McCarl had a huge night at Knoxville Raceway Saturday night. The Altoona, IA driver won both the Knoxville 360 Nationals as well as the final weekly 410 sprint car program before THE Knoxville Nationals. It was McCarl's third career 360 Nationals victory. Meanwhile - in Pevely MO, Joey Saldana outlasted the willing to snare the inaugural Iron Man 55 at I-55 Raceway. The World of Outlaws event at Pevely as well as the 360 Nationals were both points earning events in the Racer's Racing Series.

Tyler tackles Oswego Silver Crown - HD Staff - Oswego, NY. August 6, 2009 - Brian Tyler won the USAC Silver Crown event at Oswego Speedway Thursday night. He led all 100 laps. USAC has not raced at the famous track since 1968. Following Tyler at the checkered flag were Josh Wise, Jay Drake, Kody Swanson, and A.J. Fike. Both Ryan Newman and Kasey Kahne were part of the starting field Thursday with Newman finishing eleventh, and Kahne winding up 20th. ...Bud Kaeding finished tenth and maintained his lead in the series standings heading into the August 22nd date at the Springfield Mile.

Darrah's Dream Race, Clauson's Belleville - HD Staff - August 1, 2009 - Cody Darrah won the Dream Race Extreme at Port Royal Speedway in Pennsylvania Saturday night. The event paid $15,000 to win. Darrah held off Greg Hodnett to score the biggest prize of his young career. ...In Belleville Kansas, Bryan Clauson won the Midget nationals Saturday night. Brad Sweet finished second. Both races were points earning events in the Racer's Racing Series. More on Darrah's win

Meyers & Sides reign in Canada - HD Staff - Oshweken, Ontario - July 30, 2009 - Jason Meyers won the opening night (Tuesday) while Jason Side captured the finale Wednesday of the Six Nations Showdown at Oshweken Speedway. Following Sides at the checkered flag Wednesday night were Donny Schatz, Craig Dollansky, Jason Meyers, and Jac Haudenschild. ...Meyers Tuesday night triumph included a top-five of Meyers, Schatz, Dollansky, Steve Kinser, and Haudenschild.

Lasoski and Stevie Smith win twin 30's & Lasoski claims overall Silver Cup title - Sarver, PA— July 22, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano — Danny Lasoski and Stevie Smith made history on Wednesday night at Lernerville Speedway as they split the first ever Twin-30 lap features in the annual Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup at the high-banked track located just outside of Pittsburgh as the “Month of Money” rolls on for the World of Outlaws. Lasoski was victorious in the first 30-lapper after taking the lead from Jason Sides with 10 laps remaining and holding off a furious charge from him over the last few laps to score the $15,000 win, while Smith got around Danny Smith with just four laps remaining in the second 30-lapper to also earn $15,000. Lasoski made a little more history as it was his first career win at Lernerville Speedway, after finishing second at the track four times. Coupled with a seventh-place finish in the second feature event, that made him the overall champion of the 2009 Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup. “It's an honor to win the Don Martin,” said Lasoski. “It's a race that everyone wants to win. I had finished here second quite a few times and was never able to quite put a full night together and tonight we did. This is a great win for this whole team. Like I said before, we win as a team and we lose as a team.”

Schatz wins Kings Royal - HD Staff - July 18, 2009 - Rossburg, OH. ...Donny Schatz endured a terrific battle with Dale Blaney to win the 26th annual Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway Saturday night. The $50,000 victory marked the sixth career triumph for Schatz at the famous high-banked half-mile dirt track. Dale Blaney wrestled the lead of the race away from Schatz during a fierce stretch of green flag action on lap nine. However, Schatz rebounded to take control of the race for good on lap 18 of 40. Blaney tussled with Sam Hafertepe Jr. for second before finally securing the runner-up spot. Hafertepe was third at the checkered flag followed by Tim Shaffer and Terry McCarl. McCarl was the "hard-charger" of the race after starting 22nd. Tim Kaeding finished sixth with Danny Lasoski, Daryn Pittman, Kraig Kinser, and Brandon Wimmer completing the top ten.

Steve Kinser wins Brad Doty Classic for the second time - Lima, OH— July 15, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano - Steve Kinser is one of just two drivers competing full-time with the World of Outlaws this season that raced against Brad Doty. He competed against the Ohio native numerous times in the early days of the World of Outlaws, and during that span he struck up a great friendship with the fellow driver. One of the most special wins of Kinser's career came in 1989 when he won the inaugural Brad Doty Classic and the 20-time World of Outlaws champion was able to pick up another extra special win on Wednesday night, claiming the 21st Annual Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park in Ohio, an event that the Hall of Famer and Ohio native helped promote again this season. Kinser took the lead from Jason Meyers on the 35th lap and would lead the remainder of the 40-lap contest to score his second win of the 2009 campaign and the fourth of his career at the pristine Limaland Motorsports Park, which is owned and operated by the University of Northwestern Ohio. Kinser started sixth and got around Jason Sides and Dale Blaney on the opening lap to move into fourth. He then battled Daryn Pittman for the next eight laps before taking the third spot on the 10th circuit. He then patiently worked on Jason Meyers who was running second for a number of laps, before battling Sam Hafertepe Jr. when Meyers took the lead from him. After Hafertepe got into the wall and upside on the 29th lap while running second, Kinser moved into the runner-up spot and set his sights on Meyers. On a lap-29 restart, Kinser kept pace with Meyers and looked coming off the fourth turn on the next lap for the lead. He was all over Meyers for the next couple of laps and went low off turn four on the 35th lap and slid up in front of Meyers to take the lead. He would pace the field for the rest of the way to earn the 552nd A-Feature win of his career with the World of Outlaws aboard the Quaker State Maxim. Jason Meyers finished second followed by Jason Sides, Kraig Kinser, and Jac Haudenschild.

An Even Dozen: Saldana Wins at 34 Raceway to Earn 12th Victory of 2009 - West Burlington, IA— July 8, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano. ... Joey Saldana set a career high in 2007 with the World of Outlaws winning 12 A-Feature events over the course of that nearly 80-race season. The second generation driver matched that mark on Wednesday night at 34 Raceway in Iowa, winning for the 12th time in 2009 in just the 34th race of the season as he looks to eclipse his career high for victories with the series this season. Saldana started on the pole and led the first 11 laps before Donny Schatz got around him on the 12th lap and would pace the next 20 circuits. After a thrilling battle in traffic that saw Saldana continually use the high side of the track before ducking under Schatz to take the lead on the 32nd lap. A late caution set up a green-white-checker finish that saw the race extended an extra go-around to 36 laps. The win for Saldana aboard the Budweiser Maxim was the 51st of his World of Outlaws career, which moved him into a tie for ninth on the All-time list with recent Hall of Fame inductee Jac Haudenschild. ...Schatz was second, followed by Terry McCarl, Danny Lasoski, and Jason Sides.

Eagle Nationals to Lasoski - Eagle, NE July 4, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano - Danny Lasoski and his Parsons Motorsports team have one single goal when they pull into a race track and that is to win races. After a slow start to the 2009 World of Outlaws season they are not worried about points, but rather adding more victories to the win column. The 2001 series champion was successful at this on Saturday night, as he dominated the A-Feature in the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway in Nebraska, scoring the victory. It was the 84th A-Feature triumph of his career the series, and he has now visited the winner's circle at Eagle Raceway three times. Sammy Swindell, who began the night by setting a new track record in time trials, wound up second in the Tom Rolfe Trucking Maxim as he continues to chase his first win of the 2009 season. The three-time series champion kept pace with Lasoski in lapped traffic and nearly took the top spot in the 20th lap when the pair split a lapped machine in turn one. Late in the race he was able to gain ground on the leader, but was held up by a couple of lapped cars, allowing Lasoski to open the gap just enough to pull away the last couple of laps. “I was hoping we'd get a few breaks with the lapped cars,” he noted. “We got the one that we split, he went under it and I went around. It just didn't exactly work out. Track position made a big difference tonight. We're happy we were able to run with how our luck has been this past month or so. We have a good car the circumstances just haven't showed it.” ...Joey Saldana was third, followed by Craig Dollansky, and Lucas Wolfe.

McCarl wins Knoxville WoO - By Tony Veneziano - June 27, 2009 ...Knoxville, IA. ...Terry McCarl had been in contention a number of times for wins this season with the World of Outlaws and came up just short in each of those bids. He entered Saturday night's event at his home track of Knoxville Raceway with three runner-up finishes with the series in 2009 and also had three second-place finishes at the legendary half-mile. McCarl put all of those near misses behind him with a dominating performance in the World of Outlaws final stop of the season and the famed track on Saturday night leading flag to flag to pick up his eighth career A-Feature win with the series in a race that was completed in less than seven minutes and ran caution free. “It felt good to come home and win tonight and to hold off Donny Schatz,” said McCarl. “I always feel like these are good tune-ups for the (Knoxville) Nationals. We almost won this race last time and he got us late in the race. I feel like we are a contender if we keep our stuff together.” McCarl started on the pole for the 25-lap A-Feature for the second consecutive night in the Big Game Treestands Maxim and the fourth time on the season as he chased his first World of Outlaws win since last fall. After starting first on Friday night at U.S. 36 Raceway, and falling to sixth by the end of that race, he was determined on Saturday night to stay at the front of the field. McCarl set a blistering pace, lapping all the way up to the eighth-place finisher. “I couldn't sleep last night, I was so disappointed in myself,” admitted the winner. “We were really fast last night at U.S. 36 (Raceway). What a great race track it was. I just misread the track and we backed her up last (Friday) night.” ...Donny Schatz finished second at Knoxville - and overtook Sammy Swindell for the lead in the Racer's Racing Series point standings. Kraig Kinser was third, with Steve Kinser, and Jason Sides next in line.

Barnes back-to-back Dirt Cup winner. Wild race includes bad luck for Walker and Crockett - HD Staff - Alger, WA. June 20, 2009 - Jayme Barnes of Everett, WA scored $25,000 Saturday night at Skagit Speedway by winning his second consecutive Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup. Barnes started outside row one in the Law Motorsports #33b - getting the jump on polesitter Tyler Walker. Walker got past Barnes coming out of turn four on lap eight of 40. Roger Crockett, looking for his first Dirt Cup win, eventually got around Barnes to take second place. The race climaxed on lap 35 when Crockett's car overheated and slowed and Tommy Tarlton also stopped to bring out the yellow flag. During the caution, Walker's car lost all of its water due to a punctured hose. Walker stopped on the front stretch and was pushed to the pit area. Barnes inherited the lead and handled the restart and final five laps to score the popular victory. Tim Kaeding finished second in the Roth Motorsports No. 83. His brother Bud, who started right alongside him in the fourth row, ended up third in his No. 29. The run of the night belonged to three-time Dirt Cup champion Brent Kaeding. "BK" started sixth in the B-Main, transferred to the A-Main and came from the 21st starting position to finish fourth in his own No. 69.

Walker, Allard in Dirt Cup prelims - June 20, 2009 - Alger, WA. HD Staff - Tyler Walker and Jon Allard were the winners of preliminary main events on Thursday and Friday night at Skagit Speedway. The Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup tonight features the top six in event points in a scramble race to determine the polesitter in the A-Main. Walker and Allard will be joined in the scramble by Peter Murphy, Jayme Barnes, Tommy Tarlton, and Roger Crockett. The rest of the drivers that have already qualified for the A-Main are: Bud Kaeding, Tim Kaeding, Rick Fauver, Shane Stewart, Kyle Hirst, Chad Hillier, Jason Solwold, Brock Lemley, Jesse Whitney, and Travis Rutz.

Saldana sweeps Dodge City weekend - HD Staff - Dodge City, KS. June 13, 2009 - ...Joey Saldana won his series best tenth feature event Saturday night in World of Outlaws action at Dodge City Raceway Park. The teams endured a three hour rain delay before Saldana was able to lead every lap of the feature. Donny Schatz finished second with Sam Hafertepe Jr. third.

Schatz Wins at Lawrenceburg to Pick up First Career Win in Indiana - Lawrenceburg, IN— June 6, 2009—Donny Schatz competed in the state of Indiana for the first time back in 1997 during his rookie season with the World of Outlaws. In nearly 40 career starts in the Hoosier State leading into Saturday night's finale at Lawrenceburg Speedway, the three-time and defending series champion had finished second or third six times in the state, but was still looking for that elusive first victory. He changed that all on Saturday night as he battled Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana to pick up the win at the pristine high-banked 3/8-mile located in Southeastern Indiana. Schatz was trailed at the checkered flag by Meyers, Danny Lasoski, Steve Kinser, and Jason Sides. ...Saldana did not finish due to a broken U-joint.

McDaniel killed at Knoxville - HD Staff - May 30, 2009 - Knoxville, IA. ...Chad McDaniel of Concordia, KS died Saturday morning due to injuries suffered in a midget crash Friday night at Knoxville Raceway. According to the Des Moines Register, McDaniel’s car struck another driven by Davey Ray on the 18th lap of the 20-lap USAC King Doodlebug Classic feature race. Ray’s car flipped in the fourth turn before being hit by McDaniel. McDaniel, 34, was taken by ambulance to Knoxville Area Community Hospital before being transported by helicopter to Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. ...McDaniel is survived by his wife Trish and their two children Trevor and Taylor. ...McDaniel is the 16th racing-related death at Knoxville, according to Des Moines Register research. The most recent fatality came in 2006, when Steve King of Jetmore, Kan., died from injuries suffered in a crash.

Saldana stars in Charlotte - By Bobby Gerould - Concord, NC. May 22, 2009 - Joey Saldana stole the lead from Donny Schatz, in traffic on lap 20 of 30, Friday night at the Dirt Track at Lowe's Motor Speedway, to win an exciting World of Outlaws feature event. The race was televised on Speed TV. Jason Sides also passed Schatz to earn a runner-up finish. Schatz came home third with daryn Pittman, and Steve Kinser completing the top-five. The race was a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series.

Hodnett beats WoO at the Grove - HD Staff - May 15, 2009 - Mechanicsburg, PA. ...Greg Hodnett and the Pennsylvania Posse put a hurtin' on the World of Outlaws Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway. Only three WoO regulars finished in the top 15 positions in the A-Main at the legendary half-mile dirt track. Hodnett led a top five that included Cody Darrah, Stevie Smith, Dave Ely, and Donny Schatz. Sixth through tenth were: Daryn Pittman, Todd Shaffer, Brian Montieth, Fred Rahmer, and Keith Kauffman. The tough race drew 45 teams. It was a points earning event in the season long HammerDownUSA.com Racer's Racing Series.

Déjà Vu: Schatz Wins at Eldora & Takes WoO Point Lead - Rossburg, OH— May 9, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano. ...For the second consecutive year, Donny Schatz won a race at Eldora Speedway in the month of May and took the lead in the World of Outlaws championship standings in the process. The three-time and defending series champion used a very fast race car and a little luck when 20-time series champion Steve Kinser broke with just two laps remaining to inherit the lead and ultimately the $10,000 win and take the point lead in the process. The win for Schatz was the fifth of his career at Eldora Speedway, which is owned by his car owner, two-time NASCAR champions Tony Stewart. For the North Dakota native, it was his 93rd career A-Feature win with the World of Outlaws. He has won five times this season, all on half-mile tracks aboard the Armor All J&J. “It was a great night,” said Schatz. “This is what we needed here. We learned so much tonight. The car was just great. When you can come from fifth up there and pass those guys like that is a good night. Sometimes you have to be lucky also and we got a little luck tonight as well. I'm very happy to pick up a win here at Eldora.” Sammy Swindell finished second and maintained his lead in the HammerDownUSA.com Racer's Racing Series. Third through fifth fell to Danny Lasoski, Craig Dollansky, and Randy Hannagan.

It's still Schatzville. WoO champ wins at Knoxville - By Tony Veneziano - Knoxville, IA., May 2, 2009. ...After enduring more than his fair share of bad luck last weekend, Donny Schatz was bound and determined to get back on track at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa on Saturday night. The three-time and defending World of Outlaws champion showed he would be the man to beat, setting fast time and then charging from the fourth starting spot in the first heat race to win that heat and earn a spot in the dash. He wrapped up the night by winning the 25-lap A-Feature, taking the lead from Terry McCarl with five laps to go. For Schatz, it was his second consecutive win at Knoxville aboard the Armor All J&J for Tony Stewart Racing and his fifth in his last seven starts at the famed half-mile. The victory worth $10,000 on Saturday night was his fourth of the season and the 92nd of his World of Outlaws career. “To get a victory is all you can ask for, especially after the weekend we had last week and we're going to have them, but we're not going to stay down long,” said Schatz in Victory Lane. “We come back kicking.” ...McCarl was second, followed by Steve Kinser, Brian Brown, and Jac Haudenschild. There were 47 cars on hand.

On Top of the World: Kinser Wins at Tri-State Speedway & Takes Over World of Outlaws Point Lead - Haubstadt, IN— April 25, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano ... It's hard to believe that 2005 was the last time that Steve Kinser was on top of the World of Outlaws championship standings. The 20-time series title winner changed that on Saturday night as he won at Tri-State Speedway in his home state of Indiana and in the process took over the point lead from three-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz. Kinser started on the pole and actually fell back to fourth early in the race, before moving back into third and then the runner-up spot, as he battled Terry McCarl tooth and nail down the stretch for the win. Kinser got under McCarl exiting turns three and four on the 38th lap which would ultimately be the pass for the lead and the win, after he looked high on McCarl in turns one and two and again in turns three and four for two consecutive laps. The $10,000 triumph was Kinser's first win of the season and the 551st of his World of Outlaws career. “I'm just glad to win a race,” said a relieved Kinser in Victory Lane. “We have been around the Top-Five all year and hadn't won one. I'm just darn glad to win a race.”

Tim Kaeding wins WoO West Memphis - HD Staff - April 24, 2009 - W. Memphis, AR. - Tim Kaeding drove the Roth Motorsports #83 to victory at Riverside International Speedway Friday night. The World of Outlaws triumph was worth $10,000. Tony Bruce Jr. finished second followed by Brooke Tatnell, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., and Randy Hannagan. The race was a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series.

Meyers paces Pacducah - By Tony Veneziano - Paducah, KY. April 17, 2009 - ...Jason Meyers felt like a win slipped away from him and his team last season at Paducah International Raceway as he had just taken the lead when a caution flag flew prior to the lap being completed, placing him back in the second spot, where he would eventually finish. He made up for the near miss in impressive fashion on Friday night, leading all 30 laps to pick up his first career win at the high-banked 3/8-mile in the Bluegrass State. Meyers started on the pole and never looked back en route to the $10,000 triumph, which was the 29th of his World of Outlaws career, which ties him for 14th on the all-time win list. It was his second win of 2009 and helped him move into the third spot in the series championship standings, just 12 markers out of second. “To be able to get our second win of the season is very special to us,” said Meyers. “We have had some new additions to the team recently and everyone is working hard and it is paying off." This team has been working very hard and they never quit. They keep digging. Hopefully this is not a sign of things to come, that both races we have won, we qualified outside of the (heat race) inversion and had to do it the hard way.” After turning in the 22nd fastest lap in time trials, Meyers started sixth in the second heat race and powered his way to a runner-up finish to earn a spot in the Crane Cams Dash, in which he started second and would win to earn the pole position for the 30-lap main event aboard the GLR Investments KPC. Donny Schatz finished second, followed by tenth starting Randy Hannagan, Steve Kinser and Chad Kemenah.

Saldana sweeps Texas weekend - HD Staff - April 11, 2009. ...Joey Saldana won both World of Outlaws feature events this weekend at Lone Star Speedway and Houston Raceway Park. That makes it five feature wins already this season for the Kasey Kahne Racing #9. Saldana now has 44 career World of Outlaws A-Feature wins and is just two shy of Bobby Davis Jr., who is 10th on the all-time win list. Saturday's top-five finishers were: Saldana, Donny Schatz (from 14th), Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, and Steve Kinser. ...Friday night at Lone Star Speedway, Saldana beat Schatz, Kinser, Jason Meyers, and Lasoski.

Kemenah closes out WoO at Manzy - By Tony Veneziano - Phoenix, AZ. March 28, 2009 - Chad Kemenah put his name in the history books on Saturday night, as he led all 30 laps en route to winning the final World of Outlaws event at the legendary Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix. The victory also marked the first World of Outlaws win for his car owner Jon Kantor of Oklahoma. Kemenah earned $10,000 for the third victory of his World of Outlaws career and the first since 2006. He battled the two winningest drivers in World of Outlaws history for the victory, with Sammy Swindell challenging him early in the race and Steve Kinser in the later going. “This is really special,” said Kemenah. “I wanted to get the first win for the race team and I wanted to get it for Jon Kantor. He has given me the opportunity to come out here and compete against these guys every night. I told him we would get one and now hopefully we can one after another. That would be very nice. We need to consistently run up front.” Kemenah added his name to a legendary list of drivers that have won at Manzanita Speedway over the 50-plus years the track located at the corner of 35th and Broadway has been in existence. He became the 12th driver to win an A-Feature with the World of Outlaws at the half-mile, as he piloted the Kantor Oil Company Maxim to a win in the second heat race and a win in the Crane Cams Dash to earn the pole position for the 30-lap main event. Kinser, who had 21 career wins at Manzanita Speedway, dating back to 1979, battled his longtime rival Swindell for a number of laps for the second spot a couple of different times over the course of the race. The native of Bloomington, Indiana was running second in the early going and looked to the inside of Kemenah on a lap-8 restart. He kept pace with Kemenah for a number of laps in lapped traffic, en route to a second-place performance, which moved him to within 11 points of three-time and defending series champion Donny Schatz in the standings. “We were pretty good,” said Kinser. “I got a little loose and with the rubber coming in, I was afraid to burn the tire off, so I went a little conservative.” Danny Lasoski, the 2001 World of Outlaws champion, battled second-year driver Lucas Wolfe for a majority of Saturday night's event, eventually coming home third in the Casey's General Stores JEI to earn his fourth Top-Five finish of the season. Kraig Kinser started ninth and finished fourth in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim He got around Jason Meyers on the opening lap, before working on Terry McCarl and Lucas Wolfe. Wolfe wound up fifth in the Allebach Racing Maxim to earn his best finish of the season. Jason Meyers was sixth in the GLR Investments KPC, with Terry McCarl seventh in the Big Game Treestands Maxim. Jason Sides was eighth in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim, with Johnny Herrera finishing ninth to earn the KSE Race Products Hard Charger Award. Craig Dollansky rounded out the Top-10 in the Direct TV Maxim for Kasey Kahne Racing.

Saldana, Hannagan top Tulare - By Bobby Gerould - Tulare, CA. March 21, 2009 - ...Joey Saldana and Randy Hannagan headlined the World of Outlaws action at Thunderbowl Raceway this weekend. Hannagan won the Friday A-Main while Saldana won a non-stop 35 lapper Saturday to earn the $10,000 winner's share of the purse. ...Friday's race was entertaining as Hannagan moved to the front of the pack and then withheld challenges from Sammy Swindell to secure the popular victory. Saturday's feature was contested on a slippery Thunderbowl track surface that saw slower lap times but an up tick in slide jobs. Saldana won the points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series over Terry McCarl, and Swindell. ...McCarl established a new single lap track record for the high-banked 1/3-mile clay oval with a 12.713 clocking Friday night.

Meyers win his third Mini Gold Cup - By Bobby Gerould - Chico, CA. March 14, 2009 ...Jason Meyers was never headed in a 40-lap romp Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. The Clovis, CA. veteran drove the Elite Racing/GLR #14 to the winner's circle on a chilly night at the quarter-mile clay oval. Danny Lasoski made the race interesting as he closed in on Meyers late in the action. However, Lasoski's rim-riding efforts fell short and he settled for the runner up position. Kraig Kinser rebounded from a tough opening night to finish third. Craig Dollansky and Steve Kinser completed the top-five. Jason Sides, Kerry Madsen, Jac Haudenschild, Jesse Hockett, and Jon Allard were sixth through tenth at the checkered flag. ...Lasoski paced 54 cars in time trials.

Saldana: track record and feature win in night one of Mini - By Bobby Gerould - Chico, CA. March 13, 2009. ...Friday the 13th was not a problem for Joey Saldana. The Indiana driver owned the opening night of action in Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway. Saldana, driving the Kasey Kahne Racing #9 Maxim, made the feature winning pass by using a "screen" by a lapped car to pass Kahne stablemate Craig Dollansky in traffic. Saldana then ran away to win comfortably over Jason Meyers, and Terry McCarl. B-Main winner Danny Lasoski finished fourth. ...Saldana opened the night with an ultra-fast 10.918 second clocking on the quarter-mile. The single lap was the first ever in the ten second bracket at the track. ...Steve Kinser's #11 suffered a broken frame rail on the left rear, in the dash, after he got into the concrete wall outside turn four. Kinser brought out a spare car and then raced from 24th starting, in the feature field, to a fifth place finish. ...Sixth through tenth in the 40 lapper were Chad Kemenah, Sammy Swindell, Randy Hannagan, Kerry Madsen, and Donny Schatz. Schatz rallied from an early mechanical problem that sent him to the rear of the pack. ...Drivers that endured flips on the night included Kraig Kinser, Chad Groves, and Brad Furr. ...54 cars were in the pits.

Mini Gold Cup ready for green - By Bobby Gerould - Chico, CA. March 12, 2009 ...The Mini Gold Cup returns to a World of Outlaws sanctioned event Friday and Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway. Not since 1992 has the popular race been a points earner in the rugged WoO winged sprint car series. Established as a 'must-see' event, the Mini Gold Cup offers a chance to witness the wild 800+ horsepower, 1200 lb. race cars on a surface deep with moisture. Spring rains traditionally saturate Northern California leaving the quarter-mile clay oval "heavy", and often softer than normal. The result is controlled mayhem with drivers doing all they can to keep their front wheels on the track. Favorites heading into the weekend include 2008 Gold Cup winner Jac Haudenschild of Wooster, OH., Tim Kaeding from San Jose, CA., 2008 Mini Gold Cup winner Jason Meyers of Clovis, CA., and defending WoO champion Donny Schatz from Fargo, ND. Also expected to contend for $10,000 feature wins are Jason Sides (Bartlett, TN.), Craig Dollansky (Elk River, MN.), Sammy Swindell (Germantown, TN.), Jon Allard (Chico), Steve Kinser (Bloomington, IN.), Brent Kaeding (Campbell, CA.), Joey Saldana (Brownsburg, IN.), Terry McCarl (Altoona, IA.), Danny Lasoski (Dover, MO.), Kerry Madsen (Australia), Randy Hannagan (Pittsboro, IN.), Andy Forsberg (Auburn, CA.), Tyler Walker (Los Angeles, CA.), and Kraig Kinser (Bloomington, IN.). Track event ticket information can be found by calling the track office at (916) 969-7484. ...The Mini Gold Cup can be seen on DIRTVision.com with live streaming video and audio for both nights of the event. Visit http://www.DIRTVision.com.

Schatz has hot hand, wins Vegas WoO - By Tony Veneziano - Las Vegas, NV— February 26, 2009—For Donny Schatz, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway has always been a special place. He won the final World of Outlaws race of the millennium at the half-mile in 1999 and also was victorious in the series last visit to the track in 2006 when he capped his first series title with a victory. The three-time and defending series champion continued to add to his impressive resume at the track on Thursday night, picking up the win in the World of Outlaws return to Las Vegas before a packed grandstand. Schatz lined up third in the Armor All J&J and fell back to fourth early in the race before getting around Jason Sides and Craig Dollansky to move into second. He then used heavy lapped traffic to his advantage to pass three-time series champion Sammy Swindell on the low side of turns one and two on the 16th lap. He endured three cautions over the final 15 laps. The win for Schatz was his third of the season in World of Outlaws action. He now has 91 career A-Feature victories, which is fifth best all-time. He also extended his lead in the series championship standings to 37 over Jason Sides who moved back into the second spot. Swindell finished second followed by Dollansky, Sides, and Danny Lasoski. The race counted as a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series.

Bud Kaeding, Hagen, Sweet capture features at Copper on Dirt - HD Staff - Phoenix, AZ. Feb. 21, 2009. ...Bud Kaeding, Darren Hagen, and Brad Sweet were the winners across the USAC Silver Crown, National Sprint Car, and National Midget divisions at the 2009 Copper on Dirt. Held Staurday at Manzanita Speedway - the Silver Crown feature awarded points in the Racer's Racing Series. The third annual event was highlighted by 25-lap Midget, 40-lap Sprint and 50-lap Silver Crown A-Mains on the half-mile dirt track. Kaeding's "Champ Car" win came over a top-five that included runner up Jesse Hockett, followed by Levi Jones, Tracy Hines, and Derek Hagar. ...The Sprint Cars drew 55 entries while there were 40 Midgets on hand.

Saldana nips Sides for WoO night two win at Volusia - By Tony Veneziano. February 7, 2009. Barberville, FL. ...Joey Saldana did not lead the most laps on Saturday night during at Volusia Speedway Park, but he led the last few hundred feet of the most important one, the last one to edge Jason Sides by just 0.138 seconds to earn his 40th career World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature win. Saldana led four times for seven laps in a race that saw him, Sides and Cody Darrah trade the top spot on six occasions. The win for the second generation driver was worth $10,000 and was his second with the World of Outlaws at Volusia Speedway Park. “It feels great to win this early in the season,” said Saldana. “We put ourselves in position to win. That is what you have to do with these guys to win races. Tonight we did it. We could have given up after a 24th place qualifying effort, but we stuck with it and got the win.” For Sides, it was his second consecutive runner-up finish at Volusia Speedway Park and in three races this week at the half-mile he has finished on the podium in each and every one of them aboard the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim. He has finished sixth or better in all six of his starts this season in North America. “To start eighth and get to second and finish second would be great, but when you get to the lead and lead that many laps and have the caution come out and for him to drive back by on the last lap hurts,” Sides said. “Maybe we can keep this momentum going and have another good run tomorrow night and hopefully keep that going all year.” Jac Haudenschild picked up a third-place finish in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass Maxim after winning the third heat race. For the native of Wooster, Ohio, it was his third consecutive Top-10 finish this week. Greg Hodnett was fourth in the Macri Concrete JEI, with Stevie Smith in the Zemco Speed Equipment Maxim rounding out the Top-Five. Steve Kinser was sixth in the Quaker State Maxim, followed by Daryn Pittman in the Pete’s Bridge Street Motors Maxim, Donny Schatz in the Armor All J&J, Sammy Swindell in the Tom Rolfe Trucking Maxim and Jason Meyers in the GLR Investments KPC.

Strong Start for Schatz: Wins World of Outlaws Season Opener - Barberville, FL— February 6, 2009 - By Tony Veneziano —Donny Schatz picked up exactly where he left off last season on Friday night and that was in Victory Lane in the season opening World of Outlaws event at Volusia Speedway Park. The three-time and defending World of Outlaws champion tracked down Jason Sides in heavy lapped traffic on the 11th lap and led the remainder of the 30-lap contest that went nonstop to earn the $10,000 top prize, which was the 89th A-Feature win of his World of Outlaws career. It was the third win in the last four days of the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH for Schatz, who now has seven wins in his career at the half-mile. “This is where we want to be,” said Schatz. “We wanted to get the first one under our belts and keep at it. We have this thing rolling very well and the guys are communicating very well. We are all doing what we are supposed to do and having fun.” ... Sides wound up second in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim. Dating back to the end of last season, Sides has finished sixth or better in seven of his last eight starts in a sprint car. The 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year, charged by Greg Hodnett on the final lap to earn the runner-up finish. Hodnett battled Sides for a number of laps in the middle of the race taking the second spot on the 12th lap and setting his sights on Schatz. He wound up third in the Macri Concrete JEI. Kraig Kinser finished fourth in the Bass Pro Shops Maxim, with three-time World of Outlaws champion Sammy Swindell rounding out the Top-Five in the Tom Rolfe Trucking Maxim.

Hockett scores Ronald Laney Memorial cash - Lonnie Wheatley, TAMPA, Fla. (January 31, 2009) – Missouri's Jesse Hockett added his name to the prestigious list of Ronald Laney Memorial feature winners by topping the eighth edition of the event that capped the opening weekend of East Bay Raceway Park's 33rd Annual Winter Nationals on Saturday night. Hockett's first American Sprint Car Series Rebel Region triumph was worth a hefty $12,500 and served notice that he'll be among this year's top title contenders with the Lucas Oil ASCS Sprint Car Dirt Series, which kicks off the season with the Devil's Bowl Spring Nationals in March. A third-place finisher in 2006 ASCS National points, Hockett gridded Saturday night's feature field inside the fourth row aboard the VKCC Motorsports/Tom Buch No. 13 JEI and needed only nine rounds to take over the top position before leading the balance of the 40-lap distance. "Everything is new, from the ground up," Hockett explained in victory lane.  "The car was great, I don't think I turned the steering wheel more than two inches over those last eight laps." Jason Sides made a late move to snare the runner-up position.  Gene Lasker nipped Danny Martin, Jr., at the line for the show position, with Tony Bruce, Jr., rounding out the top five.

Racing Community Mourns Passing of Lou Blaney - By Chris Dolack - CONCORD, N.C. — Jan. 26, 2009 — The racing community is saddened to learn of Lou Blaney’s passing on Sunday, Jan. 25. Blaney was an incredible competitor on the track, piling up more than 600 victories and more championships than he could count in Sprint Cars and Modifieds during a legendary career that ultimately earned him a Hall of Fame induction in 2000. Few men have represented the racing community with such grace and elegance as Lou Blaney, who called Hartford, Ohio, his home. His feats at Lernerville Speedway are matched only by the elite drivers in the track’s 41-year history. He is second to only Bob Wearing Sr. in career feature wins (118) and track championships (seven). In one incredible stretch from 1972 to 1975, Blaney captured 49 wins and four consecutive track titles in Sprint Cars. He then moved into a Modified and reeled off championships in 1980, 1991 and 1996, along with a division-leading 69 feature wins. He also drove a Modified to a career-best second-place finish in 1981 at the New York State Fairgrounds during Super DIRT Week events. Blaney was athletic and passed his competitiveness on to his sons, Dave and Dale, each of whom has achieved success behind the wheel of a race car. In recent years, the Blaney family, including Lou’s wife Kate, has owned and operated the legendary Sharon Speedway, site of several World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events. “It’s honestly difficult to find the words to express what Lou Blaney meant to Lernerville Speedway and the local racing community in general,” said Lernerville PR Director Eric Westendorf. “It sounds cliché, but he truly transcended the sport. He was a rival, a mentor, a hero for multiple generations of drivers and fans. He made everyone around him want to be better — a better driver, a better promoter, a better person. He will be sorely missed for a very long time.” Visitation is from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27, at the Hartford United Methodist Presbyterian Church on State Route 305 in Hartford, Ohio. A funeral will be Wednesday at 11 a.m. Cards can be sent to the Blaney family at P.O. Box 159, Hartford, OH 44424.

Sammy wins his fifth Chili Bowl, Tim McCreadie injured - By Bobby Gerould - January 19, 2009. Tulsa, OK. ...The 23rd annual Chili Bowl Midget Nationals were dominated by Sammy Swindell. The Tennessee legend won every time he hit the 1/5-mile, clay oval, indoor track, driving a radical looking Spike/Esslinger #1. Jerry Coons Jr., and Tracy Hines led early in the 50-lap A-Main Saturday night but Swindell, who had dropped to fourth position on lap 27, went to the high side of the racetrack and proceeded to drive by the top three of Brad Kuhn, Coons, and Hines en route to a runaway victory. The $10,000 triumph marked the fifth time that Swindell has won the superstar laden event. Swindell's last win in the Chili Bowl final came eleven years ago in 1998. Hines settled for second with Kuhn third, followed by Coons Jr, and J.J. Yeley. Dave Darland was sixth and Chris Windom came from 23rd starting to finish seventh. ...2006 Chili Bowl champion Tim McCreadie was injured during preliminary action. The late-model shoe suffered a shattered T3 vertebrae in a violent high flying flip after suffering a broken axle upon entry to turn one. McCreadie was released from a Tulsa hospital and is expected to be re-evaluated by noted doctor Terry Trammell of Indianapolis. ...Look for more Chili Bowl notes in the Positivity column (below) after I rest up a bit from a LONG week.

Bowl season means midgets indoors in Tulsa - By Bobby Gerould - January 11, 2009 - Terry McCarl calls it "the modern day International Race of Champions" (IROC). And that may be the best description for what takes place in Tulsa this week as 293 pre-entered cars and drivers compete in the Chili Bowl. The indoor event is held at the Quik-Trip Center in Tulsa. A one-fifth mile dirt track that is plenty racy and ever-changing, challenges the pilots. This year - 21 of the top 40 drivers in the 2008 Racer's Racing Series points are among the entrants. Defending champion Damion Gardner will try to become the first driver to score consecutive Chili Bowl A-Main wins. He figures to be challenged by the likes of fellow Indiana sprint car aces Dave Darland, Jon Stanbrough, and Shane Cottle. Young stars such as Brad Sweet, Bryan Clauson, Kevin Swindell, Brady Bacon, and Cole Whitt should also contend. Past champions entered include Sammy Swindell, Tracy Hines, Tim McCreadie, Cory Kruseman, Jay Drake, and Scott Hatton. Past USAC National Midget champions entered that will dice for the famous Golden Driller trophy include J.J. Yeley, Jerry Coons Jr. Jason Leffler, and Kasey Kahne. Brad Kuhn - a former National Midget Driver of the Year, along with "The Rocket" Jesse Hockett will also look to generate headlines. ...World of Outlaws drivers entered include Jason Meyers, Terry McCarl, Joey Saldana, Danny Lasoski, Paul McMahan, Daryn Pittman, Chad Kemenah, and Sam Hafertepe Jr. ...There are 67 rookies entered. Follow the action at any of these sites: www.ChiliBowl.com, www.JackSlash.com, www.motorsportslife.com, or www.RacinBoys.com.

Steve Kinser ends Schatz streak, wins Aussie 50 grand at Parramatta HD Staff - Australia. Jan. 3, 2009 ...Steve Kinser beat Donny Schatz to earn a $50,000 (AU.) win Saturday at Tyrepower Parramatta City Raceway. Schatz had won the race five years in-a-row but could not finish in front of "The King" on this night. Schatz took the lead one lap prior to the white flag but Kinser raced by inside of Schatz in turn three later in the same lap. The two mirrored each other for the final circuit with Kinser edging Schatz. ...Kinser's car was being tuned by Peter Murphy. Robbie Farr finished third followed by Kerry Madsen.

HammerDown! Popularity Contest reaches final 30 drivers - By Bobby Gerould - Rocklin, CA. December 19, 2008. ...After months of voting and narrowing from 200 drivers to 70 drivers - we have now cut it to a top 30 in the HammerDown! Popularity Contest. Four polls remain (listing ten drivers at a time). The next three polls will list the 30 remaining with 10 of those drivers making the final poll. Not surprisingly - due to our site being based in the Golden State, California drivers have dominated the voting. Those still alive in the contest include: Jon Allard (CA.), Robert Ballou (IN.), Sean Becker (CA.), Dave Blaney (OH.), Bryan Clauson (IN.), Roger Crockett (OR.), Andy Forsberg (CA.), Rickie Gaunt (CA.), Alissa Geving (CA.), Shane Golobic (CA.), Jac Haudenschild (OH.), Kyle Hirst (CA.), Jesse Hockett (MO.), Danielle Huson (WA.), Brent Kaeding (CA.), Bud Kaeding (CA.), Tim Kaeding (CA.), Kasey Kahne (WA.), Steve Kinser (IN.), Kyle Larson (CA.), Paul McMahan (TN.), Jason Meyers (CA.), Joey Saldana (IN.), Jason Statler (CA.), Shane Stewart (OK.), Tony Stewart (IN.), Brad Sweet (CA.), Sammy Swindell (TN.), Gary Taylor (OK.), and Tyler Walker (CA.).

2008 All-HammerDown! Team announced – December 7, 2008. …Rocklin, CA. …The sixth annual All-HammerDown! Team was announced today by internet site HammerDownUSA.com. 40 drivers are honored yearly as the best in sprint car, midget, and champ-dirt car racing. “The All-HammerDown! Team simply acknowledges 40 outstanding racers for their driving exploits on American soil during the calendar year”, said Bobby Gerould – editor of HammerDownUSA.com. “Making the All-HammerDown! Team means you are a driver that traveled off the front porch and performed well at the big National races.”  Six drivers made the All-HammerDown! Team for the first time in their career.  The talented half-dozen includes Tony Bruce Jr., Cody Darrah, Sam Hafertepe Jr., Wayne Johnson, Kevin Swindell, and Cole Whitt. Meanwhile, 12 racers own the distinction of being on the All-HammerDown! Team since its inception in 2003. That elite group of drivers includes Donny Schatz (winner of the Racer’s Racing Series points championship in 2008), Jason Meyers, Steve Kinser, Jac Haudenschild, Terry McCarl, Joey Saldana, Daryn Pittman, Danny Lasoski, Dave Darland, Chad Kemenah, Paul McMahan, and Tim Kaeding. (Read the whole deal)

Turkey Night to Santos - HD Staff - November 28, 2008. ...Irwindale, CA. ...Bobby Santos III passed Indy 500 veteran Davey Hamilton on lap 90 of 98 to win the 68th Turkey Night Grand Prix for midgets at Irwindale Speedway Thursday night. Driving the Western Speed #45, Santos led the final eight laps and beat Hamilton, Darren Hagen, Ryan Kaplan, and Jason Leffler to the checkered flag. ...Cole Whitt finished eleventh and wrestled the USAC National Midget points championship from Tracy Hines by one point! ...59 midgets attempted to qualify. ...Hines won the sprint car feature event Thursday night.

Cameron Dodson critically injured in auto accident - HD Staff - November 23, 2008 - Last Tuesday, 20 year-old Cameron Dodson was critically injured in a single car crash on a highway in Indiana. According to his web-site, CameronDodson.com, he is "showing signs of progress." ... The young charger from Greenfield, IN. was a winner this season at Iowa Speedway in the 100 mile USAC Silver Crown event. Last November - he won in the same division at Phoenix International Raceway. ... For more on Dodson please read this well written piece by Casey Temple.

Western World to Kevin Swindell - HD Staff - November 8, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ. - Kevin Swindell drove the Tom Rolfe #10 to victory in the Western World Championships Saturday night at Manzanita Speedway. Kevin's father Sammy won the 1980 Western World title at the famous half-mile. Jerry Coons Jr. finished second and wrapped up the 2008 USAC National Sprint Car championship. Levi Jones was third with Dave Darland, and Jeremy Sherman next in line.

USAC National Midgets at P.I.R. to East - HD Staff - Avondale, AZ. November 6, 2008 ...Bobby East won the midget portion of the Copper World Classic at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday night. 45 cars were on hand to tackle the ultra fast one-mile paved oval. East was followed to the checkered flag by Brad Kuhn, Cole Carter, Kasey Kahne, and Jason Leffler. Chuck Gurney Jr was sixth with Darren Hagen, Cole Whitt, Billy Wease, and Shane Hmiel next in line.

Advance Auto Parts Budget Reduction Affects World of Outlaws - CONCORD, N.C. — Nov. 7, 2008 — World Racing Group officials announced today that Advance Auto Parts will not return as title sponsor of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series for the 2009 season. Advance has reduced advertising and marketing budgets for 2009 and realigned its business priorities. Advance Auto Parts exercised an opt-out provision in the three-year agreement. “It is an unfortunate decision for the Series, our Promoters, Competitors and all of the Team Members at Advance who worked so hard to make the partnership the success that it was. The budget cuts came as a surprise to us and are impacting other sports properties as well, but we remain confident in the value of our Series and the sponsorship experience that we delivered,” said World Racing Group CMO Ben Geisler. “I would also like to thank our fiercely loyal fans who so warmly welcomed Advance to our sport by visiting their stores, participating in promotions and sending them messages of support.”The marketing team at World Racing Group is in conversations with several companies about replacing Advance as Title Sponsor of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and hope to make an announcement before the end of the year. World Racing Group CEO Brian Carter commented, “Advance was an important partner, but just one of our partners. The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series will continue to be ‘The Greatest Show On Dirt’ and this announcement will not affect our 2009 plans with respect to the series.” The World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season will kick off the 2009 season at Volusia Speedway Park as the headliner for the first week of the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals by UNOH with single-day shows on February 6th, 7th and 8th. Visit www.volusiaspeedwaypark.com for ticket information.

From deep - Perris Oval Nationals to Hockett - HD Staff -November 1, 2008, Perris, CA. - Warsaw Missouri's Jesse Hockett stole the show at Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night in the Oval Nationals. The biggest event of the year at the Southern California half-mile dirt oval came down to the wire with Hockett grabbing the lead from Jerry Coons Jr. on lap 38 of 40. Hockett started 19th on the grid in the McMillen Motorsports #2. Coons wound up second followed by Kevin Swindell, Brad Sweet, and Darren Hagen. Bud Kaeding finished sixth with Chad Boat, Thomas Meseraull, Dave Darland and Mike Spencer rounding out the top-ten.

Capping the year in style: Schatz wins finale of World Finals - Concord, NC— November 1, 2008 - By Tony Veneziano - After wrapping up his third consecutive Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series title on Friday night during the second annual VAULT World Finals, with a runner-up finish, Donny Schatz was determined to return to the track on Saturday and close the season with a win. He did exactly that leading all 30 laps in dominant fashion live on SPEED to pick up his series-best 18th A-Feature win of 2008. Schatz, who won the Crane Cams Dash to earn the pole position, powered his way into turns one and two at the start and never looked back en route to the $10,000 victory, which was the 88th of his career with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. “We just had an awesome race car for how the track was,” noted Schatz. “There wasn’t a lot of moving around, but man it was fast. It was one of the faster tracks that we have been on in a while. This thing was on a rail. The motor ran great and we had the car working well. We started up front, which was a major bonus and had to be smart for 30 laps.”

Sweet! Trophy Cup for the ages to "The Yam" - By Bobby Gerould - October 25, 2008 - After three nights of exciting, HammerDown! racing, Brad Sweet emerged as the high-point man and winner of the 2008 Trophy Cup (A Tribute to Howard Kaeding) at Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday night. Sweet used a late rush in the 50-lap A-Main to gain enough points to narrowly defeat Sammy Swindell for the title. Randy Hannagan won the A-Main that saw five drivers with a shot at the win in the hectic closing laps. In deep traffic, Hannagan took over the race lead from first-time Trophy Cup entrant Mark Dobmeier of Grand Forks, ND. ...Tyler Walker won both the Thursday and Friday night preliminary feature events. ...Walker, Tim Kaeding, and Brent Kaeding all suffered flips in separate incidents on Saturday night. ...The top 15 in the final Trophy Cup points earned points in the Racer's Racing Series. (Read Ron Rodda's account here)

Short Track Nationals to the "Gangsta from Liberal" - HD Staff - Little Rock, AR. October 25, 2008 - Tony Bruce Jr. of Liberal, KS. took home the top prize at the Short Track Nationals Saturday night at I-30 Speedway. The Racer's Racing Series points earning win paid $15,000 to the 24 year-old. ...Tim Crawley won the Friday night preliminary while Gary Wright won the Thursday show.

WoO weekend dominated by Steve Kinser, and Jac Haudenschild - By Bobby Gerould - Tulare, CA. - October 19, 2008 - ...Jac Haudenschild won the World of Outlaws event at Thunderbowl Raceway Saturday night after a terrific three-way, traffic battle with Steve Kinser and Sam Hafertepe Jr. On a night where 44 cars timed in, Haudenschild was able to drive the Carnahan Motorsports #R19 around Kinser on lap 20 of 35 in the A-Main. “These tracks are really tight and you have to stay away from the lapped cars,” said Haudenschild. “You just go where the other guy isn't.” ...Kinser was the winner in Friday's race at Ocean Speedway in Watsonville. Haudenschild finished second in that one.

Coons Jr., and Darrah score big - HD Staff - October 11, 2008 - Jerry Coons Jr. led all 50 laps of the Gold Grown Midget Nationals Saturday night at Tri-City Speedway in Pontoon Beach, IL. The win paid $15,000 to Coons. ...Meanwhile, Cody Darrah won the 2008 Williams Grove National Open that was reduced to a local show that paid $12,000 to-win after being originally scheduled as a $50,000 to-win World of Outlaws show. Rain forced the change.

Schatz and Ballou big weekend winners - HD Staff - October 5, 2008. ...There were two points earning events in the Racer's Racing Series this weekend. Donny Schatz won the World of Outlaws sanctioned Princeton National while Robert Ballou captured the $10,000 first prize at Lawrenceburg Speedway. The Lawrenceburg race was sanctioned by the MSCS and it drew 57 non-wing sprint cars.

National Open rained out but re-scheduled as a local event - HD Staff - Mechanicsburg, PA. - September 30, 2008. - Persistent rain left officials no choice but to call off the Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway over the weekend. The race has been re-scheduled for October 11, 2008 as a local event that will pay $12,000 rather than $50,000. The race will not be sanctioned by the World of Outlaws. "Once again we felt the tradition of the race had to continue," said Williams Grove Speedway, General Manager - Justin Loh.  "And this event will also provide a nice payoff for our weekly racers and anyone else who may come to challenge them." ...The event will be a points earning race in the Racer's Racing Series.

All-time Williams Grove National Open A-Main is a fantasy line-up to dream of - By Bobby Gerould, September 22, 2008. ...In the history of the Williams Grove National Open - who are the 24 drivers that have performed the best? We applied the Racer's Racing Series points format to the finish of each National Open since 1964*. The top 24 in the point standings make up our fictional HammerDownUSA.com All-Time Williams Grove National Open Feature Line-Up! *based on available data. Some early races did not list the entire top 15 finishers. ...Sources: Open Wheel Times, and our own records.

30c Lance Dewease - Fayetteville, PA. 797	19 Steve Smith - New Oxford, PA. 758
69k Don Kreitz Jr. - Sinking Springs, PA. 750	11 Steve Kinser - Bloomington, IN. 724
7 Keith Kauffman - Mifflintown, PA. 683	51 Fred Rahmer - Salfordville, PA. 629
1a Bobby Allen - Hanover, PA. 626	19 Stevie Smith - New Oxford, PA. 624
5m Mark Kinser - Olitic, IN. 592	59 Kenny Jacobs - Holmesville, OH. 560
10 Dave Blaney - Hartford, OH. 523	33 Danny Lasoski - Dover, MO. 488
15 Donny Schatz - Fargo, ND 486	17e Cris Eash - Hanover, PA. 474
22 Greg Hodnett - Thomasville, PA. 474	1 Lynn Paxton - Dillsburg, PA. 461
56 Smokey Snellbaker - Ephreta, PA. 416	R19 Jac Haudenschild - Wooster, OH. 391
77 Bobbie Adamson - Mercer, PA. 383	29 Kenny Weld - York, PA. 358
29 Doug Wolfgang - Sioux Falls, SD. 330	73 Kramer Williamson - Palmyra, PA. 314
26 Barry Camp - Beavertown, PA. 286	45x Johnny Herrera - Albuquerque, NM. 285

See the spreadsheet here.

Weekend winners led by Dale Blaney. Elma to Shane Stewart. Darland, Sweet and Yeley USAC Four Crown stars - HD Staff - September 21, 2008 - The biggest prize of the weekend was snatched by Dale Blaney. $20,000 was the winner's share at Fremont Speedway's Jim Ford Classic Saturday night. Blaney - driving for car-owner George Fisher said, "I'm so happy for George Fisher ....everything this car earns he puts right back into it. That's the only way we can race ...there's not one dog-gone sponsor on this thing. George builds the engines and sets the car up and pays the bills." Stevie Smith ran second to Blaney. The top-five was filled out by Greg Wilson, Tim Shaffer, and Brock Mayes. ...Shane Stewart won the Fred Brownfield Memorial, ASCS Northwest Region, winged sprint car race at Grays Harbor Raceway Park Saturday night. Aboard the Doyle's Harley Davidson #1HD, Stewart won $10.092. Roger Crockett finished second followed by Wayne Johnson, Jason Solwold, and Travis Rutz. ...Finally, at Eldora Speedway - the annual Four-Crown Nationals winners were: Dave Darland (Silver Crown), Brad Sweet (Sprint Cars), and J.J. Yeley (Midgets).

Saldana sweeps Eldora, Dollansky injured. - HD Staff - September 19, 2008. Rossburg, OH. ...Joey Saldana pulled off the first clean sweep of the 2008 World of Outlaws racing season with a spectacular effort at Eldora Speedway Friday night. Driving the Kasey Kahne Racing JEI #9, Saldana set quick-time, won his heat race, won the dash, and the 30-lap feature event. ...The feature included a grinding crash involving Craig Dollansky, Jason Meyers, and Tim Shaffer. Meyers was racing on the low groove when he made contact with Jac Haudenschild causing Meyers' #14 to turn left into the turn one wall. Meyers hit head-on and then flipped back down across the track. Dollansky had nowhere to go and hit Meyers while he was flipping. That contact sent Dollansky flipping. Shaffer also flipped as he tried to avoid the accident. Dollansky was taken to a local hospital with a fracture in his upper right arm. ...Steve Kinser finished second followed by Chad Kemenah, Donny Schatz, and Kraig Kinser. (Read more)

Dale Blaney wins third All-Star championship and Hoosier Fall Classic - HD Staff - Lawrenceburg, IN. - September 13, 2008 - Tim Shaffer put a slide job on Brock Mayes on a lap 23 restart to take the lead and looked like a sure winner Saturday night in the Hoosier Fall Classic. However, coming to the checkered flag, Blake Feese made a desperation attempt to pass Shaffer that came up short knocking both from contention. That gave the lead to Dale Blaney who said afterward, "that's about as lucky as you can get." ...Blaney won the season long All-Star Circuit of Champions title for the third time in his career. The Ohio driver edged out Lance Dewease for the $50,000 season championship. ...Randy Hannagan finished second in the 35 lap feature. Byron Reed was third.

Haudenschild wins Gold Cup for third time - By Bobby Gerould - September 6, 2008 - Chico, CA. ...Jason Meyers' horrible luck was a blessing for Jac Haudenschild Saturday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in the 55th running of the Gold Cup Race of Champions. Meyers was leading in traffic when he was suddenly taken out after trying unsuccessfully to avoid the spinning car of Jesse Hockett. That gave the lead to Haudenschild in the Carnahan Motorsports R19. The "Wild Child" held back Craig Dollansky to win the 40-lap feature and take home the $50,000 top prize. Next at the checkered flag on the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval was third place finisher Jon Allard followed by Brent Kaeding, and Sammy Swindell. Paul McMahan was sixth with Steve Kinser seventh after starting 19th. Jayme Barnes walked away from a nasty flip on lap two after being fed a wheel.

All-time Gold Cup (Chico) A-Main is a fantasy line-up to dream of - By Bobby Gerould, September 3, 2008. ...In the history of the Gold Cup Race of Champions' Chico existence, who are the 24 drivers that have performed the best? We applied the Racer's Racing Series points format to the finish of each Gold Cup A-Main since 1980. The top 24 in the point standings make up our fictional HammerDownUSA.com All-Time Chico Gold Cup Feature Line-Up!

11 Steve Kinser - Bloomington, IN. 1183	R19 Jac Haudenschild - Wooster, OH. 900
11x Jeff Swindell - Memphis, TN. 800	69 Brent Kaeding - Campbell, CA. 763
10 Sammy Swindell - Germantown, TN. 754	1 Danny Lasoski - Dover, MO. 690
01 Jimmy Sills - Elverta, CA. 554	5m Mark Kinser - Olitic, IN. 541
2 Andy Hillenburg - Broken Arrow, OK. 465	10 Dave Blaney - Hartford, OH. 442
83a Tim Shaffer - Alliquippa, PA. 395	15 Donny Schatz - Fargo, ND 395
6 Paul McMahan - Nashville, TN. 389	19 Stevie Smith - New Oxford, PA. 384
14 Tim Green - San Jose, CA. 367	10 Bobby Davis Jr. - Memphis, TN. 294
9 Joey Saldana - Brownsburg, IN. 294	2 Craig Dollansky - Elk River, MN. 290
7TW Joe Gaerte - Rochester, IN. 288	21 Daryn Pittman - Owasso, OK. 274
39 Greg DeCaires - Elk Grove, CA. 270	14 Jason Meyers - Clovis, CA. 261
14P Kevin Pylant - Santa Cruz, CA. 252	45x Johnny Herrera - Albuquerque, NM. 245

(See how the line-up changed after adding in the 2008 results)

Saldana snares Skagit. T. Kaeding, K. Swindell rule Calistoga - By Bobby Gerould - September 1, 2008 - Joey Saldana was the biggest winner this weekend, taking home $25,000 for winning the World of Outlaws rain delayed event at Skagit Speedway Sunday night. Jason Meyers was next at the finish line followed by Steve Kinser, Donny Schatz, and Craig Dollansky. ...Meanwhile, at Calistoga Speedway - Tim Kaeding and Kevin Swindell were feature event winners. Kaeding won an epic battle with Jesse Hockett to open the Louie Vermeil Classic Saturday night. Sunday was dominated by Swindell who ran away in a non-stop 30-lapper. Johnny Rodriguez won both midget main events. ...Track records were broken in both the sprint car and midget divisions. Hockett drove the McMillen Motorsports #2 Maxim to a wicked fast 19.530 second lap on the half-mile, while Nic Faas destroyed Tony Stewart's prior midget standard with a 20.723 clocking.

Cajun Jason Johnson earns 50 grand in Ollie's 360 final at the Grove - HD Staff - August 19, 2008. Mechanicsburg, PA. ...Jason Johnson won $56,000 Tuesday night after he won his second feature race of the three-race Ollie's 360 Challenge. At inception of the series - any driver that could win two of the three features was promised a $50,000 bonus. Each individual feature in the series paid $6,000 to win. Only Johnson and Donny Schatz were eligible for the bonus going into the race but Schatz had a conflict and was forced to miss the Grove race. Schatz won the first race at Sharon Speedway in Hartford, Ohio, and Jason Johnson won the second race at Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio. Johnson was followed to the Grove checkered flag by Fred Rahmer, Stevie Smith, Aaron Ott, and Tony Stewart. ... The Williams Grove race benefited the Kasey Kahne Foundation.

Springfield to Tyler. Shuman Classic is Ballou's - HD Staff - August 17, 2008 - The two Racer's Racing Series points earning events this weekend were taken by Brian Tyler and Robert Ballou respectively. Tyler won the Tony Bettenhausen 100 at the Springfield Mile in Illinois Saturday while Ballou notched the $10,000 top prize in the Ron Shuman Classic at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, KS.

Call Schatz a Knoxville master! Third straight Nationals win to North Dakota ace - By Bobby Gerould - August 9, 2008 - Donny Schatz joined Steve Kinser Saturday night as the only driver in the history of the Knoxville Nationals to win three straight championship races. The Fargo, North Dakota driver took the lead from Jason Meyers at the close of lap 25 of the 30-lap A-Main on the half-mile clay oval. Meyers finished a Nationals career best second followed by Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, and Steve Kinser. Schatz earned $150,000 for his win while Meyers cashed in for $75,000. The top 15 finishers earned double points in the Racer's Racer's Series. ...Doug Esh was named Nationals Rookie of the Year. (More)

Shepard injured at Thursday Nationals prelim. Saldana wins - By Bobby Gerould - August 7, 2008. ...Jeff Shepard was injured Thursday night during the start of the B-Main at Knoxville Raceway. The Upperco, MD. pilot known as "The Jet" was involved in a seven car crash in turn one. Shepard was reported to have been unconscious for a matter of minutes before becoming alert as he was cut out of the mangled Zemco #1z. Shepard was taken by ambulance to a local Knoxville hospital and then airlifted to a larger hospital in Des Moines. ...Joey Saldana was the winner of the 20-lap preliminary A-main. Jason Meyers finished second followed by Gary Wright, Billy Alley and Craig Dollansky.

Knoxville Nationals Wednesday prelim to Wayne Johnson- By Bobby Gerould - August 6, 2008. ...Wayne Johnson scored a huge $12,000 victory in the opening night of the Knoxville Nationals. Johnson benefitted from several teams not transferring through their heat race - which put Johnson - the 22nd fastest in time-trials - on the pole for the quick 20 lap preliminary feature. He was challenged on lap 12 by eventual runner-up Danny Lasoski but then Johnson pulled away for the win. Steve Kinser finished third followed by Jac Haudenschild, and Daryn Pittman. Sixth through tenth were Justin Henderson, Shane Stewart, Donny Schatz (transfer from the B-Main), Paul McMahan, and Jason Solwold.

Sweet wins Belleville Midget Nationals - By Bobby Gerould - August 2, 2008, Belleville, KS. - Brad Sweet scored his biggest career victory Saturday night at the Belleville High Banks in the Belleville Midget Nationals. Rim riding in Kasey Kahne's #49 MOPAR midget - Sweet ran away with the 40 lap event. "I just wanted it so bad", said Sweet in the winner's circle. The Cool, CA. driver was followed across the line by Bobby East, Brady Bacon, Cole Whitt, and Tracy Hines. (More) ...Wayne Johnson wins Knoxville 360 Nationals - HD Staff - Knoxville, Iowa. ...Mustang Oklahoma's Wayne Johnson won the Knoxville 360 Nationals Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. Brian Brown finihsed second followed by Billy Alley, Brooke Tatnell and Tyler Walker. (More) ...Brady Short wins Haubstadt ten grand - HD Staff - Haubstadt, IN. ...Brady Short won the MSCS sanctioned $10,000 to-win Hooiser Sprint nationals at Tri-State Speedway Saturday night. Kyle Cummins was second with Robert Ballou third.

Kinser, Walker, Gurney Jr., and East among recent winners - HD Staff - July 26, 2008. ...Steve Kinser won the World of Outlaws feature event Friday night at I-96 Speedway in Michigan. It was his 547th career WoO victory. ...Tyler Walker led a stout top-five at Silver Dollar Speedway Friday night in Golden State Challenge action. Walker was followed to the checkered flag by Sammy Swindell (in the Tom Rolfe #10), Brent Kaeding, Tim Kaeding, and Sean Becker. ...Bobby East won the Thursday night J.D. Byrider 100 at Indianapolis Raceway Park. Ryan Newman finished second. The USAC Silver Crown event was contested side-by-side with a USAC National Midget event which was snared by Chuck Gurney Jr. "Little Rim" also had fast time for the night in perhaps his biggest career score to date. Kasey Kahne finished as runner-up.

Schatz snares Grove Summer Nats 25 grand - HD Staff - July 19, 2008. ...Donny Schatz won the $25,000 top prize Saturday night at in the Williams Grove Summer Nationals sanctioned by the World of Outlaws. The race was a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. Craig Dollansky finished second to Schatz. Third through fifth went to Jason Meyers, Fred Rahmer, and Joey Saldana.

Steve Kinser wins Silver Cup 40 grand - HD Staff - July 15, 2008. Sarver, PA. ...The second BIG race in the Month of Money fell to Steve Kinser Tuesday night at Lernerville Speedway. The 20-time World of Outlaws champion led all 40 laps of the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup contested on the fast dirt of the 3/8's mile oval located near Pittsburgh. Donny Schatz finished second with Jason Meyers, Joey Saldana, and Kerry Madsen next in line. Kraig Kinser was the 'hard charger' of the night - coming from 22nd starting position to finish ninth. The race was a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. (Read more)

Pittman wins wild Kings Royal - Rossburg, OH— July 13, 2008 - By Tony Veneziano - Daryn Pittman has been searching for a spark all season long, as he has been close a number of times to breaking through for his first win of the campaign. He has had a number of strong runs cut short by bad luck, but that all changed on Sunday night as a fast race car and a little good fortune found him, as he was victorious in the 25th Annual Kings Royal at the famed Eldora Speedway in Ohio, with the cameras from SPEED capturing all of the action. Pittman inherited the lead on the 28th lap after Joey Saldana who was leading came to a stop after making contact with the back straightaway wall due to a flat right rear tire. Pittman would lead on the restart and held off Jason Meyers on the last lap in traffic to pick up his first World of Outlaws win of the season. It was his third career win at Eldora Speedway, and he became the 14th winner of the famed Kings Royal and the fifth different winner in the last five years, as he donned the traditional purple robe, received the crown and held the sceptre as he sat atop the throne with the Kings Court. The $50,000 triumph was his 26th career World of Outlaws win, which moved him into 15th on the all-time list. (Read more)

Meyers use last lap pass to win Brad Doty Classic - July 9, 2008. - Allentown, OH. - HD Staff ...Jason Meyers made a last lap pass of Steve Kinser to win the Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park Wednesday night. The event was one of 60 points earning races in the Racer's Racing Series. The top five included, Meyers, Kinser, Joey Saldana, Shane Stewart, and Donny Schatz.

Schatz has bad luck, Johnson wins Ollie's at Eldora - By Bobby Gerould - July 8, 2008 ...Donny Schatz was chasing a $50,000 bonus Tuesday night at Eldora Speedway. The Ollie's 360 Challenge offers $50,000 to any driver that can win two of the three special races this summer. Schatz won the opening round of the Challenge at Sharon Speedway on June 17th setting up the shot at $50,000. He drew last for his heat race Tuesday night but was leading the heat after just two laps! He started from the pole for the 30 lap feature and was on his way to victory when a mechanical failure forced him to the pits. Jason Johnson inherited the lead and went on to win the $6,000 top prize. (Results)

Double Digits: Schatz Wins 10th Race of Season at Riverside International Speedway - By Tony Veneziano - West Memphis, AR— July 5, 2008—Last season Donny Schatz only finished outside of the Top-10 in four events with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series en route to his second consecutive series title, and one of those events was at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas, after he got upside down in a heat race and then had a flat tire in the A-Feature. He made up for that in a big way on Saturday night, as he led wire-to-wire in the 40-lap event, to pick up his 10th win of the season and the 80th of his Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series career. He now just one win away from breaking into the Top-Five on the series all-time win list. (Read the whole deal)

Dollansky again at Huset's - By Tony Veneziano - Brandon, SD— July 3, 2008—The last time that Craig Dollansky visited Huset’s Speedway on June 13 with the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series, he picked up a win over Donny Schatz, snapping a three-race win streak by the two-time defending series champion. On Thursday night, it was déjà vu, as Dollansky won for the second time this season at the high-banked 3/8-mile and again snapped a three race win streak that Schatz had going. Dollansky led all 35 laps after starting on the outside of the front row to earn his fifth Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature win of the season and his sixth career victory at Huset’s Speedway. The triumph was worth $10,000 for the native of Elk River, Minnesota. (read it all)

Esh opens PA. Speedweek with Gobrecht Memorial win - 18TH ANNUAL CINDY ROWE AUTO GLASS 410 SPRINT PENNSYLVANIA SPEEDWEEK OPENER. 9TH ANNUAL KEVIN GOBRECHT MEMORIAL. Lincoln Speedway. 06/28/08 ...Feature (30 Laps) - 1. 30-Doug Esh ($7,000); 2. 21-Brian Montieth; 3. 51-Fred Rahmer; 4. 25-Chad Layton; 5. 22-Greg Hodnett; 6. 1-Jeff Shepard; 7. 10N-Niki Young; 8. 89-Cody Darrah; 9. 28-Brian Paulus; 10. 71-Brian Leppo; 11. 17E-Cris Eash; 12. 6W-Josh Wells; 13. 59-Jim Siegel; 14. 11C-Cory Haas; 15. 7-Keith Kauffman; 16. 7M-Mark Smith; 17. 38N-Nick Schlauch Jr.; 18. 12-Mike Bittinger; 19. 22Z-Michael Carber; 20. 47J-Jeff Busby; 21. 19-Stevie Smith (DNF); 22. 87-Alan Krimes [alternate] (DNF); 23. 25-Aaron Ott; 24. 4-John Rudisill. DNS-Shawn Weaver. No time. ...Lap Leaders - Doug Esh (1-30).

Barnes owns Dirt Cup - HD Staff - Alger, WA. June 21, 2008. ...Jaime Barnes of Everett, WA. took home top honors at the 2008 Jim Raper Memorial Super Dirt Cup at Skagit Speedway Saturday night. The win, worth $25,000, came over Roger Crockett, Tim Kaeding, Travis Rutz, and Brock Lemley. ...Barnes also won the opening night preliminary feature while Jon Allard won Friday's prelim. (Read the Skagit Speedway story)

Ollie's 360 Round One to Schatz - HD Staff - Hartford, OH. June 18, 2008. ...Put up the money for a big race, schedule it right, and the stars will come to play. Such was the case Tuesday night at Sharon Speedway where Donny Schatz captured round one of the three-race Ollie's 360 Challenge. The series offers $50,000 to any driver that can win two of the three events. Last night's victory paid Schatz $6,000. Danny Lasoski finished second in his own #33, followed by Jason Meyers, Bryan Howland, and Jason Johnson. The race was a points earning event in the 60 race Racer's Racing Series.

Eagle Nationals to Dollansky - HD Staff - June 14, 2008 - Craig Dollansky backed up his Huset's Speedway World of Outlaws win with another victory in the Eagle Nationals at Eagle Raceway Saturday night. The event was one of 60 points earning races in the Racer's Racing Series. Dollansky started from the pole and drove away in traffic to win the non-stop 40-lap feature. Dollansky took the lead from Steve Kinser on lap four to cap a night that saw him win his heat race, and the dash. Kinser finished second, with Jason Meyers third, Donny Schatz fourth, and Shane Stewart fifth. The top ten was completed by Joey Saldana, Jac Haudenschild, Terry McCarl, Sam Hafertepe Jr., and Kerry Madsen.

Stewart and Schatz are WoO weekend winners - By Bobby Gerould - June 8, 2008 - Shane Stewart, and Donny Schatz snared feature event wins under the World of Outlaws sanction this weekend. The Friday and Saturday night shows were contested at Knoxville Raceway (Iowa), while Sunday night's event went off at Tri-City Speedway in Granite City, IL. Schatz won on both Saturday and Sunday while Stewart narrowly edged Schatz Friday night. Racer's Racing Series points were awarded to the top 15 finishers in Saturday's feature.

2008 Hall of Fame class inducted - HD Staff - May 31, 2008 - Knoxville, IA. ...Saturday was the big day for the Class of 2008 of the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. Inductees this year included Kramer Williamson, Brent Kaeding, Doug Howells, Glenn Fitzcharles, Dick Jordan, Louis "Rusty" Espinoza, Earl Wagner, Bob Hampshire, Johnnie Parsons, Tony Bettenhausen, Gordon Schroeder and John Padjen ...Randy Smith, a six-time Knoxville Raceway track champion won the Friday night Master's Classic.

Throttle Cottle wins Little 500, corner worker killed - May 24, 2008 - HD Staff - Anderson, IN. ...Kokomo Indiana's Shane Cottle won the 60th running of the Little 500 Saturday at Anderson Speedway. Driving the Contos #4, Cottle took the lead for good on lap 378 on the high-banked, quarter-mile, paved oval. Tony Elliott finished second followed by Elk Grove, CA racer Johnny Rodriguez in the Ken Pierson #14. The prestigious race counted as a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. ...Tragedy struck on lap 99 when track worker Roy Hiatt - with his back turned to oncoming traffic - was accidentally struck and killed by the car driven by Tyler Underwood. The caution flag had just appeared when Hiatt stepped on to the track to help clean up. Hiatt was dusting the track with oil-dry powder. (Read more)

Tanner Swanson wins USAC National Sprint Car event at Anderson - HD Staff - Anderson, IN. May 21, 2008. ...Kingsburg, CA driver Tanner Swanson upset the USAC National Sprint Car drivers with a win in the 100-lap Glen Niebel Classic Wednesday night at Anderson Speedway. The 17 year-old gained the lead on lap 52 and never looked back. Brad Sweet of Cool, CA finished second followed by Bobby Santos III, Cole Whitt (Alpine, CA.), and Chris Windom.

Tim Kaeding wins Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial - HD Staff - May 17, 2008 ...Tim Kaeding was hotter than the temperature in blazing hot Chico Saturday night. The San Jose California masher took home the top prize in the prestigious Dave Bradway Jr. Memorial at Silver Dollar Speedway. The race on the high-banked quarter-mile clay oval was sanctioned by the Golden State Challenge. Roger Crockett finished second with Tyler Walker third, and the Allard brothers (Stephen 4th, Jon 5th) next in line at the checkered flag.

Hines and Shepard are weekend's big winners - By Bobby Gerould - Rocklin, CA. May 12, 2008. ...Tracy Hines and Jeff Shepard scored the biggest wins in weekend sprint car racing. Hines won the Don Branson-Jud Larson Classic at Eldora Speedway run under the USAC sanction. The Saturday night non-wing show on the high banked half-mile included a top-five of Hines, 18 year-old Brady Bacon, Shane Cottle, Brady Short, and Jesse Hockett. ...Jeff Shepard won the Bob Weikert Memorial race sanctioned by the All-Stars at Port Royal, PA. Shepard headed a top-five of Lance Dewease, Greg Hodnett, Todd Shaffer, and Keith Kauffman.

Historic Night for Schatz at Knoxville: Sets New Track Record & Wins - Knoxville, IA— May 3, 2008— By Tony Veneziano. ... Donny Schatz knows the history of Knoxville Raceway very well and he added his name to that history in three different ways on Saturday night. Not only did he put himself in elite company of drivers that have won on opening night at the famed half-mile in Iowa, but he also set a new track record for a 25-lap event, as the race was completed in just seven minutes and 14 seconds. On top of that, the two-time defending Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion and two-time defending Knoxville Nationals winner, picked up his first A-Feature triumph with the series, driving for Tony Stewart Racing. Schatz took the lead on the 18th lap, powering his way past Steve Kinser on the high-side of the track exiting the fourth turn. One lap earlier he nearly took the lead at the same spot on the track with a similar move. He quickly opened an advantage aboard the Armor All J&J en route to his 71st career Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series A-Feature win, which moved him into the fifth spot on the all-time win list ahead of 1995 series champion Dave Blaney. He pocketed $10,000 for the win, which was the eighth of his career at Knoxville Raceway. (More)

More rain sends teams scrambling. Saldana wins Eldora All-Star, TK at Tulare - By Bobby Gerould - April 27, 2008 - ...Rain and snow forced postponement of the World of Outlaws date Saturday night at Knoxville Raceway. The race was to be a points earning event in the Racer's Racing Series. It has been re-scheduled for this coming Saturday, May 3, 2008. ...With enough lead time - several teams headed for Eldora Speedway (Rossburg, OH.) for the Saturday night All-Star sanctioned race. Joey Saldana won the 30-lap feature with Daryn Pittman, Donny Schatz, Steve Kinser, and Paul McMahan completing the top-five. Kasey Kahne made a rare sprint car start and finished eleventh in the feature. ...Tim Kaeding returned to California and promptly won his 35th career Golden State Challenge feature at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare Saturday. "T.K." also won the Friday night points show at Silver Dollar Speedway (Chico).

RRS adds races - By Bobby Gerould - Rocklin, CA. April 24, 2008. ...After losing races to poor weather - the Racer's Racing Series has added three events as points earning features for 2008. In an effort to maintain a 60-race schedule, the RRS will offer points to the top 15 finishers at the World of Outlaws event at Lernerville Speedway (Sarver, PA.) May 13th, as well as the WoO race at Eagle Raceway (Eagle, NE.) June 14th. The final addition is the MSCS sprint car event September 27th at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, IN. All of the three races added pay $10,000 to the winner.

Catching up with Karl Kinser - Concord, NC— April 15, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director. ...As part of the 30th Anniversary of the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series celebration, a number of different individual involved in the inaugural season of 1978 will be highlighted over the course of the 2008 campaign in a series entitled “Catching up with.” Drivers, car owners, promoters and crew members who were instrumental in helping the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series become what it is today will also stop by a number of races and tracks throughout the season, to visit with fans and share their memories of the 1978 season, as they traveled from coast-to-coast with the newly formed series. This week, Hall of Fame car owner and crew chief Karl Kinser will be featured. The native of Oolitic, Indiana won the first Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series championship in 1978, with Steve Kinser behind the wheel. The pair would go on to win a total of 14 series championships, along with hundreds of races. Karl Kinser also picked up two more titles with his son Mark Kinser behind the wheel in 1996 and 1999. During his career, Karl Kinser was victorious as a car owner/crew chief in the Knoxville Nationals, a record 12 times. He also was victorious as a car owner/chief chief in the Kings Royal at Eldora Speedway, the Gold Cup Race of Champions in California, the Williams Grove National Open and even the Little 500 at Anderson Speedway in Indiana among others. He was inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame in Knoxville, Iowa in 1994. To view the entire “Catching up with Karl Kinser” feature which contains an interview, as well as a number of photos from his career, visit: http://www.worldofoutlaws.com/sprint/history.aspx and click on the picture of Kinser.

16 year old Shane Golobic wins Golden State run at Watsonville - By Gary Thomas, Watsonville, CA – April 12, 2008. …16 year-old Shane Golobic put together an impressive night Saturday at the Ocean Speedway and capped it all off with a dominating drive to lead all 30 laps and pick up his first career Golden State Challenge Series main event win. The youngster nearly recorded a clean sweep aboard the Brian Sperry wrenched, Joe Von Schriltz owned No. 121. Golobic was the class of the field all night long as he set fast time, won the dash and proceeded to easily win the 30 lap A-main event. “This is just awesome and it really hasn’t sunk in yet,” the 16 year-old said in the pits following the races. Golobic credited crew chief Sperry for giving him a great car all night long as well as former GSC champ Tim Green for coaching him during the night. Golobic became the third first time winner during the first seven races of the '08 season. Allard held onto the second position the whole way to score his best finish of the early GSC season aboard the Williams Motorsports No. 0 and defending GSC champ Brent Kaeding of Campbell finished third to score his third straight podium. Scotts Valley’s Evan Suggs brought home a fourth place finish for the second straight week in a row in the GLR Investments No. 33e with Campbell’s Bud Kaeding rounding out the top five aboard the Alviso Rock No. 29. (Summary)

Hot Meyers wins WoO, Walker at Antioch - By Bobby Gerould - April 7, 2008 - Jason Meyers is the hottest driver in sprint car racing after winning again Saturday night in World of Outlaws action at I-55 Raceway in Pevely MO. Meyers outlasted a furious charge to the checkered flag by runner-up Craig Dollansky. It was Meyers third win in five WoO starts in 2008. He also won the Mini Gold Cup. ...In Golden State Challenge competition, Tyler Walker of Los Angeles, CA. scored his first career series feature win Saturday night at Antioch Speedway.

Weekend winners share spotlight - HD Staff - March 24, 2008 - ...Louisiana's Jason Johnson, and California's Mike Henry were among the biggest winners this past weekend. Johnson won the ASCS National Tour event headliner in Oklahoma City, OK Saturday night while Henry scored a victory in the Golden State Challenge at Placerville Speedway Saturday night. (P-Ville summary is here) ...Sean Becker was the Saturday night 360 Silver Cup feature winner in Chico, following Shane Stewart's Friday night triumph. ...Danny Lasoski won the Friday ASCS show. ...Craig Dollansky invaded Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, PA Friday night; winning the main event with Joey Saldana running second. (Read Jerry Reigle's Grove story here) ...In USAC Western Midget action at Bakersfield Speedway Saturday night, Brad Kuhn was the winner followed by Garrett Hansen, and Jason Meyers.

Meyers again in Cali, Wright at Devils Bowl, plus more spring winners - HD Staff - March 17, 2008. ...The weekend past saw Jason Meyers win the Golden State Challenge event at Watsonville Speedway in California, while Gary Wright added another triumph at Devils Bowl Speedway (Mesquite, TX.) in the Spring Nationals. Wright stole the win from eventual runner-up Tony Bruce Jr, who won the Friday night preliminary. Jason Sides was third in the ASCS National race with Wayne Johnson and Zach Chappell completing the top five. ...At Watsonville - Meyers was followed by Shane Stewart, Tim Kaeding, Jon Allard and Bud Kaeding. 16 year-old Shane Golobic finished sixth in a great drive for car owner Joe Von Schriltz. ...Jeremy Sherman won the USAC-CRA feature at Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix, AZ. ...Fred Rahmer was the man at Lincoln Speedway (PA.) on Saturday.

Meyers stays hot, wins Mini Gold Cup - By Bobby Gerould - March 8, 2008 - Chico, CA. ...Jason Meyers continued his roll that dates back to November of last year with a convincing win in the 40-lap Mini Gold Cup Saturday night at chilly Silver Dollar Speedway. Meyers passed Paul McMahan in traffic on lap 28 to secure the $6,000 victory aboard his own Elite Racing KPC winged sprint car #14. McMahan held on for second place followed by Tim Kaeding, Brad Sweet, and Greg DeCaires. Sixth through tenth on the quarter-mile clay oval were: Mike Henry, Jon Allard, Andy Gregg, Mark Hall, and Travis Rutz. ...Allard set quick time for the 64-car field with an 11.820 clocking. ...Gregg won the B-Main. Bud Kaeding, Tyler Walker, Brandon Wimmer, and Joey Saldana won heat races. McMahan won the dash with Brent Kaeding capturing the C-Main.

McMahan opens Mini Gold Cup strongly - By Bobby Gerould - March 7, 2008. ...Chico, CA. ...Paul McMahan won in wire-to-wire fashion Friday night at Silver Dollar Speedway in the opening race of the Golden State Challenge 2008 season. Serving as a tune-up for Saturday's $6,000 to-win Mini Gold Cup, McMahan's 30 lap Friday win was popular with the Chico fans that watched him 'cut his racing teeth' on the high-banked quarter mile clay oval before McMahan took his skills on the road as a full time traveling outlaw. Driving the Brian Sperry Racing #51, McMahan outgunned fellow front row starter Brad Sweet to take the early lead. On lap 12 - Jon Allard drove the Morrie Williams #0 into second with a low line pass of Sweet in turn one. Meanwhile the battle for fifth was intense with a charging Tim Kaeding (who started 14th in the 22 car field) going three-wide in turn four with Kevin Sharrah and Tyler Walker. The race climaxed on lap 23 when Allard pulled along side McMahan in traffic in turn one. But as the lap was completed - Allard drifted over the edge of the front chute and lost ground, actually surrendering the runner-up spot to Sweet. By lap 25 McMahan was in heavy traffic with Sweet (in Rod Tiner's #83t) and Allard in hot pursuit but a yellow flag for a slowing Brent Kaeding one lap later took away the possibility for a fantastic finish. The lap 26 restart was easily controlled by McMahan and he cruised to the checkered flag to win over Sweet, Allard, Tim Kaeding, and Walker. Sixth through tenth unofficially went to Andy Forsberg, Sharrah, Jason Meyers, Sean Becker, and Shane Stewart. ...61 cars timed-in. ...Joey Saldana was a late addition - driving the Fisher-Main #35a. Saldana finished 15th in the feature. ...Walker, Tim Kaeding, Jason Statler, and Greg DeCaires won heat races. ...McMahan won the Dash. ...Matt Mitchell drove only his second career winged sprint car race and won the C-Main. ...Mark Hall won the B-Main.

Meyers rises in Phoenix - HD Staff - March 1, 2008 - Phoenix, AZ. ...Jason Meyers won the World of Outlaws feature event Saturday night at Manzanita Speedway. The Clovis, CA. driver reached the checkered flag ahead of defending WoO champion Donny Schatz, Shane Stewart, Joey Saldana, and Craig Dollansky. ...Stewart was the night's fastest qualifier - circling the half-mile in 15.569 seconds. Danny Lasoski was involved in a tangle at the start of the feature resulting in a flip.

Vegas USAC CRA mains to Blake Miller and Levi Jones - HD Staff - Las Vegas, NV. - February 29, 2008. ...The non-wing sprint cars of the USAC-CRA series raced two nights at Las vegas Motor Speedway Thursday and Friday with Blake Miller and Levi Jones winning the respective night's main events. The half-mile dirt oval welcomed 23 sprint cars Friday night with Jones being followed at the checkered flag by Jesse Hockett, Cory Kruseman, Danny Sheridan, and Miller. (Friday summary)

Rain washes out Tulare WoO - By Gary Thomas - Tulare, California – February 21, 2008…The World of Outlaw Sprint Car Series event scheduled for this weekend at the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway has been cancelled due to the bleak weather forecast.  Track officials spoke with the National Weather Service and based what they had to say, the decision was made to cancel the entire weekend to save everyone from driving down only to get rained out. World of Outlaw officials were also wanting a decision by today, since many of the teams are waiting in Phoenix where the series will compete next weekend.  The next event for the Tulare Thunderbowl Raceway will be March 29 when the Golden State Challenge King of California Series and Western States Modifieds share the bill for an exiciting night of action. Fans can contact the Thunderbowl office to arrange for refunds at 559-688-0909 or 559-687-1955.

Fire forces temporary closure of John Padjen Motorsports business office - By Bill Sullivan - Roseville, CA. February 17, 2008 - An early morning structure fire destroyed the offices of John Padjen Motorsports and the home of John Padjen Motorsports Saturday. Nobody was injured in the fire, however, the majority of the contents of both the home and the office were destroyed. Due to the circumstances, the office will remain closed until late Tuesday or Wednesday of this coming week when the business will reopen at a nearby commercial location and all communications including internet, email, phone and fax lines are restored at that time. In the wake of this situation, John and Robbie Padjen want to let everyone know they are ok. They sincerely appreciate all of the thoughts and prayers coming from their friends, vendors and members of the auto racing community. If you have any inquiries or business matters regarding the upcoming racing season they ask to please be patient for the next two days until they are back in business and the office phone number of (916) 969-7484 is restored.

Coons biggest winner in Copper on Dirt - HD Staff - February 16, 2008.- Phoenix, AZ. ...Jerry Coons Jr. won the USAC sanctioned Copper on Dirt Silver Crown race Saturday night at Manzanita Speedway. The win paid Coons $10,500. Bud Kaeding finished second followed by Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Shane Cottle, and Tracy Hines. (Summary). ...Companion features for sprint cars and midgets were won by Cottle, and Darren Hagen. (Practice highlights at JackSlash.com).

Lasoski big winner at Volusia - By Tony Veneziano - February 10 , 2008 - Barberville, FL. ...Over the course of the last week, Danny Lasoski was plagued with some bad luck on the track and also was under the weather off the track, battling the flu for a majority of the 37th Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park. The 2001 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion received the perfect remedy Sunday night, leading all 30-laps of the finale at Volusia Speedway Park to earn the 81st A-Feature win of his career. For Lasoski, it was his 17th career win at the half-mile, but the first in an Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event. “It’s very gratifying to come down here with my own car and win,” said Lasoski, who piloted the American Compressed Steel JEI. “I couldn’t do it without my friends, Tony Ross at American Compressed Steel and Ron Ditzfeld. They helped pay the way down here. I am very proud of my guys. My dad helped build this car at home and we just had great guys behind us.” (Read the whole deal)

Not to be Outdone: Meyers Wins at Volusia Speedway Park - Barberville, FL— February 9, 2008--By: Tony Veneziano, World of Outlaws PR Director - Jason Meyers came close to winning on the first night of the Alltel DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park and again on the third night, battling with Donny Schatz in both of those contests. The pair found themselves dueling yet again on Saturday night, and this time Meyers was not about to be outdone, as held off Schatz to earn his first A-Feature win of the 2008 Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season. (Read it all)

Dollansky wins WoO season opener - HD Staff - Barberville, FL. - February 8, 2008 - Driving the Larry Woodward owned #2 car, Craig Dollansky won the season opening night of racing for the World of Outlaws. Dollansky had a great Friday night - starting with a quick qualifying effort over a 46 car field at Volusia Speedway Park. He also finished second in his heat and second in the dash. Following Dollansky at the checkered flag was Donny Schatz, Terry McCarl, and 23rd starting Lance Dewease. Jason Meyers finished fifth with Chad Layton, Joey Saldana, Chad Kemenah, Daryn Pittman, and Tim Kaeding completing the top ten. (Read the WoO report)

Wayne Johnson slaps star studded field on low groove - HD Staff - Barberville, FL. February 6, 2008. ...Wayne Johnson used the bottom of Volusia Speedway Park's rubber-down racetrack to steal a victory from Danny Lasoski and Sam Hafertepe Jr in the second night of All-Star winged sprint car action Wednesday. Johnson, from Mustang OK, went from third place to the point on lap 20 with his low groove maneuver. “I was trying to pass Hafertepe but I got such a good run I just drove past them both.  I was kind of shocked myself.  I knew we could run around the bottom when nobody else could, so I was just saving my tires when all those guys were running up in the rubber.” ...Hafertepe finished second and Lasoski was third. 24th starting Craig Dollansky ran all the way up to fourth, with Donny Schatz fifth. (Read the All-Star race report and summary.)

Schatz wins first night Volusia All-Star show - HD Staff - Barberville, FL. 02/05/08 ...Donny Schatz won Tuesday night's All-Star Sprint Car program at Volusia Speedway Park. The Fargo, North Dakota driver started from the pole and won the feature over Jason Meyers, Steve Kinser, Lance Dewease, and Daryn Pittman. Craig Dollansky drove the Larry Woodward owned #2 to a sixth place finish. Completing the top ten were Joey Saldana, Kraig Kinser, Chad Kemenah, and Sam Hafertepe Jr. ...See pictures at Hoseheads.com

Cajun Jason Johnson wins Laney Memorial - HD Staff - Tampa, FL. February 2, 2008 - ...Eunice Louisiana's Jason Johnson took home $10,000 after his win in the Ronald Laney Memorial King of the 360's feature event Saturday night at East Bay Raceway Park. Gary Wright finished second followed by Terry McCarl, Travis Rilat, and Kenny Adams. (Summary)

Racing underway in Florida. Hafertepe, McCarl, Adams already winners - By Bobby Gerould - Rocklin, CA. - February 1, 2008. ...Three nights of winged sprint car racing have been contested in Flordia with Sam Hafertepe Jr., Terry McCarl, and Kenny Adams finding the winner's circle. Hafertepe's win came in the season opener for the All Stars at North Florida Speedway, with McCarl, and Adams picking up up preliminary wins in the ACSC National event - The King of the 360's at East Bay Raceway Park. Saturday's ASCS final is part of the Racer's Racing Series.

Kaeding, Padjen among Sprint Car Hall inductees - KNOXVILLE, IOWA  (January 25, 2008)  -  The National Sprint Car Hall of Fame announced the names of its twelve inductees for 2008.  The individuals will be inducted into the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame on Saturday afternoon, May 31st, during the nineteenth annual ceremonies on the Marion County Fairgrounds in Knoxville, Iowa.  The inductees are: Drivers:  Tony Bettenhausen (Sr.), Glenn Fitzcharles, Brent Kaeding, Johnnie Parsons (Sr.), Earl Wagner, Kramer Williamson. Owners-Mechanics-Builders-Manufacturers-Car Sponsors:  Bob Hampshire, Doug Howells, Gordon Schroeder. Promoters-Officials-Media Members-Event/Series Sponsors:  Louis “Rusty” Espinoza, Dick Jordan, John Padjen. ...According to National Sprint Car Hall of Fame & Museum Foundation executive director Thomas J. Schmeh, “Nine of the twelve inductees are living, which presents us with another great opportunity to honor people within their lifetime.  The 72-member National Induction Committee has done another outstanding job of nominating and electing some of the greatest achievers in our sport.  The induction banquet will be a great time to reflect back on the accomplishments of those veterans that have gone before us like drivers Tony Bettenhausen, Sr., and Johnnie Parsons, Sr., and builder/manufacturer Gordon Schroeder.  And then we’ll have the opportunity to honor modern era achievers such as multi-time champion drivers Glenn Fitzcharles (United Racing Club), Brent Kaeding (Northern Auto Racing Club, Golden State Challenge Series), Earl Wagner (Knoxville Raceway), and Kramer Williamson (United Racing Club, Williams Grove Speedway), owner/mechanics Bob Hampshire (All Star Circuit of Champions, United States Auto Club) and Doug Howells (American Sprint Car Series), and promoter/sanctioning officials Louis “Rusty” Espinoza (California Racing Association), Dick Jordan (United States Auto Club), and John Padjen (West Capital Raceway, Silver Dollar Speedway,  Golden State Challenge Series, California Civil War Series).  The induction banquet, to be emceed by Dr. Pat Sullivan on Saturday, May 31, will be a very special event for many people!” Those seeking more information on the 2008 NSCHoF induction weekend, May 30-31-June 1, are encouraged to visit the museum’s web site at www.sprintcarhof.com.  Those seeking more information on the May 30-31 winged sprint car races at the Knoxville Raceway, including the Friday night Masters Classic for drivers age 50-plus, should go to the legendary half-mile dirt track’s web site at www.knoxvilleraceway.com.

Gardner star of stars at Chili Bowl - By Bobby Gerould - January 12, 2008, Tulsa, OK. - Damion Gardner scored an impressive 50 lap win in the Chili Bowl Midget Nationals at the Quik Trip Center Saturday night. The Concord, California racer wound up the best of 274 entrants at the annual race that attracts great drivers from the USA, Canada, and Australia. Lap eleven provided what turned out to be the winning pass as Gardner moved by Josh Ford to take command of the race. "The car was really good when it was pretty tacky all the way across, but it was getting really slick to a curb.  And it was right after a yellow, I got in a little too hot and caught the edge of it and spiked it up.  I just tried to keep it straight, and when we landed Dave (Darland) was alongside me but he was on the slick and probably gonna get no traction.  From then on, I just entered a little lower and tried to put in good smooth laps rather than fast ones." (Quotes courtesy Lonnie Wheatley). Dave Darland finished second with Shane Cottle, Bryan Clauson, and Jon Stanbrough completing the top-five. (Read the official results and story)

Darland tops Turkey Night midgets. Santos drives Toyota to first Sprint Car win - HD Staff - Irwindale, CA. November 22, 2007. ...Dave Darland captured top honors at the Turkey Night Grand Prix Thursday night at Irwindale Speedway. The Indiana driver was followed across the finish line in the 98-lap race by Kasey Kahne, Bobby East, Mike Murgoitio, and Garrett Hansen. ...In the companion Sprint Car race on the paved half-mile - Bobby Santos III wheeled the Western Speed Toyota to victory - marking the first ever feature win for Toyota's new 360 cubic inch engine. Ryan Kaplan finished fifth to wrap up the 2007 USAC Western Sprint Car championship. (Midget summary)

Steele strong at Phoenix International - HD Staff - November 8, 2007 - Avondale, AZ. - Dave Steele proved his pavement prowess again with a win in the USAC National Midget feature on the mile at Phoenix International Raceway Thursday night. The event was a points earning race in the Racer's Racing Series. Billy Wease led from lap three to lap 20 but he was overtaken by Steele on a lap 21 restart. Bobby Santos III finished second with Kody Swanson driving home third in his first start on the mile. Bobby East, and Wease completed the top-five. (Read summary)

Bud Kaeding steals Perris Oval Nationals - HD Staff - November 3, 2007 - Perris, CA. ...Bud Kaeding made a last lap pass of Casey Shuman to earn the $30,000 winner's share at the Perris Oval Nationals Saturday night at Perris Auto Speedway. The dramatic, high-side turn two, pass - after the white flag, provided a fantastic finish. It was Kaeding's third career win in the Oval Nationals - making him the only driver to have accomplished such a feat. Shuman finished second, with Brady Bacon third. Bacon was impressive - coming from 15th on the starting grid after transferring through the B-Main. Friday prelim winner - Jesse Hockett was fourth at the stripe with Scotty Weir completing the top-five. (Read Andrew Kunas' report)

Madsen stays hot - wins Perris. HD Staff - Perris, CA. October 21, 2007 ...Kerry Madsen won the World of Outlaws feature event at Perris Auto Speedway Saturday night. The Australian driver of the Selma Shell #11h has been quick of late - scoring a third in the Princeton National, and a fifth at last week's Dave Helm Memorial. At Perris - the "Mad Man" was followed by Friday night Manzanita winner Danny Lasoski, Jason Solwold, Donny Schatz, and Jason Meyers. (more)

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