Lasoski Sweeps World of Outlaws Sprint Series Weekend at
Dodge City
Dodge City, KS — Oct. 8, 2005 — By Chris
Dolack, WoO Sprint Series Public Relations Director
Danny Lasoski has searched high and low for wins this season, and it was on the
bottom that he found the path to victory Saturday night in the World of Outlaws
Sprint Series main event at Dodge City Raceway Park.
Lasoski jumped out to a quick lead in the Bass Pro Shops Mopar Eagle and held
off Steve Kinser through five early cautions before Kinser eyed the racing
surface beginning to take rubber on an extremely windy night in southwestern
But Lasoski didn’t back down. Like he did on Friday when he won the preliminary
feature, Lasoski found a faster lane on the bottom by running in second and
darted back in front to lead the final 12 laps for his second A-feature victory
of the season. His preliminary win Friday was his fourth of 2005 as he swept a
two-night race for the first time this year.
Once he saw Lasoski on the bottom, Kinser dropped down from the top and cruised
to the checkered flag in second, but still extended his lead in the
championship standings with five race nights remaining in the season.
On a restart with 20 of the 40 laps complete, 2006 Outlaw Daryn Pittman powered
the Titan Garages & Carports Maxim past fellow ’06 Outlaw Donny Schatz’s
ParkerStore J&J to swipe third as Jason Meyers rounded out the top five in
the Elite Landscaping Maxim.
Brooke Tatnell in the Castrol/Steel Dreams Eagle, Craig Dollansky in the
VMAC/Karavan J&J and Terry McCarl in the Big Game Treestands Eagle — all
2006 Outlaws — raced to the checkered flag in line as Paul McMahan in the Selma
Shell Maxim and Shane Stewart in the Snap-On Maxim rounded out the top 10.
“It’s great to have this Bass Pro Shops Mopar car in victory lane,” said
Lasoski, a Mean 15 racer from Dover, Mo. “We’ve been struggling all year long,
but it just goes to show that with hard work with [engine builder] Paul Kistler
and everybody at Mopar, when you get these engines running these racecars will
roll around the racetrack.”
With a strong wind whipping across the 3/8-mile oval, Lasoski figured the track
would eventually have to take rubber. He guessed right, but Kinser found it
first to slide in front on Lap 23. Lasoski was able to move around through
traffic and find better grip on the bottom while Kinser was still up top. That
helped Lasoski recapture the lead as the two came off of Turn 4 on Lap 28.
“I had been looking around for rubber the whole time,” Lasoski said. “I didn’t
see it. I didn’t see anybody beside me and I knew I went through the corner
pretty good. He got a run on me down the backstretch and I knew it had to be
somewhere. Sure enough, there it was off of Turn 2. I found it in Turns 3 and 4
quicker than he did. The lap before, I could have gotten to him but as
everybody knows, if you race the King you better get on by and get on by quick.
“I hit those corners very good, but for the King to go by me, there had to be
rubber there. I went down there and felt it and I got to him and I backed off
because I didn’t want to show him.”
Kinser figured the path to victory would be along the top, but once he saw
Lasoski go back in front he knew it would be tough to win.
“I found the rubber first down in Turns 1 and 2,” said Kinser, a Mean 15 racer
from Bloomington, Ind. “I searched around for it in Turns 3 and 4, I just
didn’t go down low enough. It looked blacker right in the middle, so I tried it
there. I was still loose there so I started running the top. I just didn’t go
down low enough to catch it. If I would have gone down there I would have been
all right. I didn’t catch it until I saw Danny go by and it was too late then.”
Pittman’s third-place run for the second night in a row keeps his momentum
moving forward as the team gears up for the 2006 Outlaws tour. He has been one
of the hottest drivers on the circuit, earning four of his five victories since
the Knoxville Nationals.
“The last three races I think I’ve been the last guy to find to the rubber and
tonight I felt like I was the first,” said Pittman, a Mean 15 racer and native
of Owasso, Okla. “I got stuck in the middle and I found the rubber. I did not
want to see that yellow come out [with 20 laps down]. If that yellow wouldn’t
have come out, I think we would have had a good chance to get up there and
battle with Steve and Danny. I know we were the first ones to find it and they
weren’t really searching around at that time. But that’s how it goes. The
yellow came out. Steve found it trying to slide Lasoski and once he found it
the race was pretty much done and everybody was in it. Schatz stayed out of it
long enough that we were able to get by him. It was another solid run for us. Hopefully
we can get another win before the year is up.”
Schatz, who was coming off of wins in the past two A-feature events posted
another top five as he and his crew continue using the final races of 2005 to
prepare for the 2006 Outlaws season.
“Steve found the rubber the quickest, but he made a mistake there and Danny got
him back a little lower in Turns 3 and 4,” said Schatz, a Mean 15 racer from
Fargo, N.D. “I didn’t really expect it to lay rubber like that. We talked about
it being a 40-lap race that it may do it. There’s no way I would have guessed
it. We were running third and lost a spot to Daryn, but they’re usually better
than us in the rubber anyway. I just never have been very good in the rubber
and don’t like it that way.
“It was a decent run. We feel like it’s a bad weekend because we didn’t win
anything. We were good enough [on Friday] but we blew a motor. We’ll just go on
to Phoenix and qualify there.”
Meyers, who is second in the championship standings, is hoping to use his
top-five as a springboard to success as the season winds down with races next
weekend in his native California before the finale in Las Vegas.
“I’m looking forward to going home,” said Meyers, a Mean 15 racer from Clovis,
Calif. “I think we’re getting our act together. We’ve been running right there
every night, we’re just still looking for that ‘W’ column. We’re going home to
a track that’s real familiar as well as Vegas, where I’ve had a lot of success.
Somehow I wish I knew we were going to get another win. That’s definitely the
goal here in the last five races.”
The World of Outlaws Sprint Series returns Tuesday to Manzanita Speedway in
Phoenix to complete the Cactus Classic, which was postponed by rain in March
with Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, Steve Kinser and Shane Stewart locked into
the Stacker 2 Dash. Following the Cactus Classic, the Outlaws close out the
year with a two-day show Oct. 14-15 at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.,
and a two-day show Oct. 21-22 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
DODGE CITY NOTEBOOK
• Jason Meyers paced the 30 cars that went through time trials with an AMB
i.t.-timed lap around the 3/8-mile oval in 12.502 seconds at 107.983 mph. Donny
Schatz, a 2006 Outlaw, set the track record on Friday night when he shattered
the Dodge City Raceway Park record with a lap in 12.277 seconds at 109.962 mph.
Schatz also was the second quickest racer Saturday night with a lap in 12.510
seconds at 107.914 mph. After finishing in the top four positions during the
preliminary feature, Danny Lasoski, Kraig Kinser, Daryn Pittman and Steve
Kinser were locked into the Stacker 2 Dash and did not go through time trials
or heats.
“Getting quick time on the second night is everything,” Meyers said. “The only
thing worth getting on the second night is first or second.”
• Danny Lasoski’s victory Saturday night was his second A-feature win this
season. He also has four preliminary feature victories. … Steve Kinser has a
series-leading 19 A-feature victories and six preliminary feature wins this
season. … There have been 17 different A-feature winners this season. Including
preliminary features, 22 different drivers have visited Victory Lane this
season with the Outlaws. … Donny Schatz’s victory Oct. 1 at Williams Grove
Speedway was his eighth of the season, second-most this year with the Outlaws.
… Kraig Kinser captured the Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 14 for his sixth
A-feature victory of the season. He also has a preliminary feature win at Las
Vegas. … Jason Meyers earned his fourth win of the season July 2 at Red River
Valley Speedway in West Fargo, N.D. … Tim Shaffer’s victory July 19 in the
Silver Cup was his third of the season, going with wins Lake Ozark Speedway and
Thunderbowl Raceway. … Craig Dollansky has two A-feature victories and three preliminary
feature wins. … Brian Paulus won June 28 at Huset’s Speedway for his second
victory of the season, and picked up a preliminary feature win in the following
race at Red River Valley Speedway. … Brooke Tatnell has two A-feature
victories, winning at Cedar Lake and Fulton speedways, as well as a preliminary
feature win at Princeton Speedway. … Sammy Swindell won his second A-feature of
the season June 4 at Eldora Speedway. Swindell also has a preliminary feature
win April 8 at Eldora and Aug. 14 at Knoxville Raceway in the Nationals’
non-qualifiers event. … Fred Rahmer’s victory Friday night was his second
preliminary feature win of the season with the Outlaws. He also won the Summer
Nationals crown July 23 and picked up a preliminary feature win in the
Knoxville Nationals on Aug. 10. … Single-event winners include Jac Haudenschild
on Aug. 5 at Eldora Speedway, Stevie Smith July 13 at Attica Raceway Park, Tim
Kaeding June 11 at Sheboygan County Fair Park, Chad Kemenah July 9 at I-55
Raceway, and Jeff Shepard Feb. 11 at Volusia Speedway Park. … In preliminary
features, Joey Saldana, Paul McMahan, Jason Johnson and Shane Stewart have each
won once.
• Dodge City Raceway Park is a 3/8-mile oval. Including preliminaries,
the series has raced 16 times this season on tracks that length, at Pike County
Speedway, Houston Raceway Park, Batesville Speedway, Outlaw Motor Speedway, 81
Speedway, Huset’s Speedway, Cedar Lake Speedway, Attica Raceway Park, Fulton
Speedway, BMP Speedway, Grays Harbor Raceway, Rocky Mountain, K-C Raceway and
Dodge City Raceway Park. Steve Kinser held off Brooke Tatnell to win at Pike
County, Donny Schatz edged Steve Kinser at Houston, Kraig Kinser dominated at
Batesville, Steve Kinser snuck past Jason Meyers late at Outlaw, Daryn Pittman
cruised to victory at 81 Speedway, Jason Meyers outlasted the field at Sharon,
Brian Paulus started on the pole and won at Huset’s, Brooke Tatnell picked up
his first win of the year at Cedar Lake and his second at Fulton, Stevie Smith
won at Attica, Daryn Pittman won the feature and Steve Kinser won the
preliminary at BMP Speedway, Donny Schatz won the feature and Steve Kinser won
the preliminary at Grays Harbor, Daryn Pittman won at Rocky Mountain, Donny
Schatz won at K-C Raceway and Danny Lasoski swept the weekend at Dodge City.
• Drivers who have raced to victory in preliminary features this season include
(in alphabetical order) Craig Dollansky three times (Manzanita/Williams
Grove/Silver Dollar), Jason Johnson once (Williams Grove), Kraig Kinser once (Las
Vegas), Steve Kinser six times (Eagle twice/Billings/Elma/Calistoga/Silver
Dollar), Danny Lasoski three times (Australia/Knoxville/Calistoga/Dodge City),
Fred Rahmer twice (Knoxville/Williams Grove), Kerry Madsen once (Australia),
Paul McMahan once (Williams Grove), Brian Paulus once (Red River Valley), Joey
Saldana once (Lernerville), Shane Stewart once (Knoxville), Brooke Tatnell once
(Princeton), Sammy Swindell twice (Eldora/Knoxville).
• Danny Lasoski, Kraig Kinser, Daryn Pittman and Steve Kinser were locked into
the Stacker 2 Dash that set the top six positions for the A-main, and they were
joined by Jason Meyers and Donny Schatz. In the Dash, Kraig Kinser held off
Lasoski in the first corner and raced to the pole for the second night in a
row. Lasoski was second followed by Steve Kinser, Schatz, Meyers and Pittman.
• In the B-main, Jeremy Campbell jumped out to a quick lead and raced to the
checkered flag. Brooke Tatnell, Brandon Wimmer, Jason Martin, and Tim St.
Arnold earned the final transfer spots.
• In heat race action, Terry McCarl held off Jason Meyers to win the first
heat, Donnny Schatz slipped past Randy Hannagan in the final corner to win the
second heat, and Shane Stewart raced to victory in the third heat.
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series returns Tuesday to Manzanita Speedway in
Phoenix to complete the Cactus Classic, which was postponed by rain in March
with Craig Dollansky, Danny Lasoski, Steve Kinser and Shane Stewart locked into
the Stacker 2 Dash. Following the Cactus Classic, the Outlaws close out the
year with a two-day show Oct. 14-15 at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif.,
and a two-day show Oct. 21-22 at the Dirt Track at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
• The Outdoor Channel will air at 8 p.m. Eastern on Oct. 12 the National Open
from Williams Grove Speedway on Oct. 12, followed Oct. 19 by the race from
Dodge City Raceway Park.
• The Official World of Outlaws Sprint Series Web site is at
http://www.dirtmotorsports.com/sprint. Among the features are updated driver
biographies with individual statistics and pictures, race-by-race statistics,
detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press
releases. Also, links to the press kit and official rulebook can also be found
at the bottom of the home page.
• If fans can’t get to a track to see the series, they can experience the
excitement of the World of Outlaws Sprint Series live on Dirtvision.com through
the DIRT Radio Network. To listen to the audio broadcasts, log on to
www.dirtvision.com and click on the DIRT Radio Network logo. Listeners will
need Windows Media Player 9 or higher to listen to the DIRT Radio Network. For
technical support or questions, e-mail webmaster@dirtvision.com.
• The World of Outlaws Sprint Series is brought to the fans across the country
by several sponsors and partners, including series sponsors Hoosier Racing
Tire, Stacker 2®, and The Outdoor Channel. Promotional Partners include AMB
i.t., RACEceiver, HUMMERSGONEWILD.COM, Zippo Lighters, The University of
Northwestern Ohio and Timberwolf. Slick 50 is an Associate Program Sponsor and
Contingency sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions, and Wrisco
Industries.
WoO Sprint Series Statistical Report; Dodge City finale; Dodge City, Kan.;
Oct. 8, 2005
Qualifying
1) Jason Meyers, Elite Racing Team 14, 12.502
2) Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 12.510
3) Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 12.622
4) Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 12.642
5) Chad Kemenah, Harble 15K, 12.663
6) Jeff Shepard, Roth 83, 12.668
7) Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 12.669
8) Randy Hannagan, TH Racing 1X, 12.676
9) Shane Stewart, Rudeen Racing 26, 12.696
10) Gary Taylor, Conklin 5D, 12.722
11) Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 12.734
12) Brian Paulus, Pender 28, 12.740
13) Jason Solwold, Carnahan R19, 12.741
14) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 12.790
15) Joey Saldana, Woodward 2, 12.862
16) Jeremy Campbell, Campbell 10C, 12.869
17) Tim Shaffer, Parsons 6, 12.877
18) Brandon Wimmer, Two Winners Racing 7TW, 12.883
19) Tim St. Arnold, Williams 7W, 13.134
20) Tony Bruce, Bruce 18, 13.207
21) Steve King, King 88, 13.306
22) Jason Martin, Martin 36M, 13.338
23) Patrick Bourke, Bourke 27, 13.449
24) Mike Woodruff, Haneborg 44, 13.627
25) Tom Busch, Busch 4B, 13.630
26) Larry LaPoint, LaPoint 88X, 13.758
27) Curt Trainer, Trainer 36, 13.906
28) James Mosher, Mosher 12M, 13.985
29) Dennis Park, Park 1XX, 14.188
30) Kevin Schramek, Schramek 4S, 15.122
Top four finishers in preliminary feature (locked into first four starting
positions in Dash): Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20; Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K;
Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21; Steve Kinser, Kinser 11
First Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Terry McCarl
2) Jason Meyers
3) Jeff Shepard
4) Jason Solwold
5) Brian Paulus
6) Jeremy Campbell
7) Jason Martin
8) Dennis Park
9) Larry LaPoint
10) Tim St. Arnold (DNS)
Second Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Donny Schatz
2) Randy Hannagan
3) Paul McMahan
4) Chad Kemenah
5) Tim Shaffer
6) Brooke Tatnell
7) Tony Bruce
8) Curt Trainer
9) Kevin Schramek
10) Mike Woodruff (DNS)
Third Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Shane Stewart
2) Craig Dollansky
3) Gary Taylor
4) Jason Sides
5) Joey Saldana
6) Steve King
7) Brandon Wimmer
8) Tom Busch
9) Patrick Bourke
10) James Mosher
Stacker 2 Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined first 6 starting
positions of A-feature)
1) Kraig Kinser
2) Danny Lasoski
3) Steve Kinser
4) Donny Schatz
5) Jason Meyers
6) Daryn Pittman
B-main (12 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Jeremy Campbell [$40]
2) Brooke Tatnell [$40]
3) Brandon Wimmer [$40]
4) Jason Martin [$40]
5) Tim St. Arnold [$40]
6) Tony Bruce [$400]
7) Steve King [$350]
8) Dennis Park [$320]
9) Patrick Bourke [$300]
10) Tom Busch [$300]
11) Curt Trainer [$300]
12) Larry LaPoint [$300]
13) James Mosher [$300]
14) Kevin Schramek [$300]
15) Mike Woodruff (DNS) [$300]
A-main (40 laps)
1) Danny Lasoski [$12,000]
2) Steve Kinser [$6,000]
3) Daryn Pittman [$4,000]
4) Donny Schatz [$3,500]
5) Jason Meyers [$3,300]
6) Brooke Tatnell [$3,100]
7) Craig Dollansky [$3,000]
8) Terry McCarl [$2,500]
9) Paul McMahan [$2,100]
10) Shane Stewart [$2,050]
11) Tim Shaffer [$2,000]
12) Joey Saldana [$1,600]
13) Jeremy Campbell [$1,500]
14) Jason Martin [$1,200]
15) Brandon Wimmer [$1,100]
16) Jason Solwold [$1,000]
17) Tim St. Arnold [$900]
18) Randy Hannagan [$800]
19) Brian Paulus [$800]
20) Jason Sides [$800]
21) Chad Kemenah [$800]
22) Jeff Shepard [$800]
23) Gary Taylor [$800]
24) Kraig Kinser [$800]
Lap leaders: Danny Lasoski 1-22, 28-40; Steve Kinser 23-27
World of Outlaws
Sprint Series Standings, through Dodge City, Oct. 8, 2005
Driver
Team Team Team Team A-feature
Rank Driver Points Points Earnings Diff. Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 Steve Kinser 9127 9127 $474,900 0 19 45 58
2 Jason Meyers 8620 8620 $220,730 -507 4 23 47
3 Craig Dollansky 8453 8453 $195,250 -674 2 21 40
4 Donny Schatz 8306 8306 $312,310 -821 8 21 38
5 Kraig Kinser 8246 8246 $326,570 -881 6 20 35
6 Danny Lasoski 8186 8186 $206,505 -941 2 13 35
7 Daryn Pittman 8048 8048 $196,855 -1079 5 16 30
8 Tim Shaffer 7980 7980 $188,085 -1147 3 15 28
9 Terry McCarl 7976 7976 $145,720 -1151 0 12 28
10 Brooke Tatnell 7964 8240 $186,305 -887 2 19 33
11 Paul McMahan 7946 7946 $125,730 -1181 0 7 24
12 Joey Saldana 7730 7730 $155,285 -1397 0 15 27
13 Shane Stewart 7677 7677 $137,250 -1450 0 6 23
14 Brian Paulus 7461 7461 $121,190 -1666 2 6 17
15 Jason Sides 7434 7434 $90,550 -1693 0 2 12
16 Jason Solwold 7231 7231 $105,410 -1896 0 4 14
17 Brandon Wimmer 6729 6729 $61,320 -2398 0 1 5
18 Tim Kaeding 6461 0 $0 -9127 0 0 0
19 Sammy Swindell 4607 4457 $116,580 -4670 2 14 18
20 Kevin Swindell 3519 3519 $29,545 -5608 0 1 3
NOTE: Dennis Roth’s No. 83 car driven Friday night by Jeff
Shepard is 14th in owners’ points. The car also has been driven this season by
Tim Kaeding, Jac Haudenschild and Brian Brown.
*Rush Racing’s No. 8 car driven by Brooke Tatnell is sixth in owners’ points.
**Tim Kaeding and Jac Haudenschild each have one victory this season in the No.
83 car.