Daryn Pittman Sweeps World of Outlaws Sprint Series
Weekend With Victory at Powercom Park
Beaver Dam, WI — Sept. 24, 2005 — By
Chris Dolack, WoO Sprint Series Public Relations Director
In mid-summer, Daryn Pittman wondered if his team would win again this season.
Now, the rest of the teams are wondering when Pittman’s going to give them a
turn.
For the second night in a row, Pittman drove his Titan Garages & Carports
Maxim into the lead on the first lap and showed the way to the checkered flag,
holding off Steve Kinser for 40 laps on Saturday night at The Raceway at
Powercom Park for his third victory in the past four World of Outlaws Sprint
Series A-feature events and his fifth win overall.
Pittman led the way once again as the 2006 Outlaws racers found their way to
the front, with Donny Schatz and Craig Dollansky also posting top-four runs.
Combined with Friday’s feature at Jackson Speedway and Saturday’s race at the
1/3-mile high-banked oval in central
Kinser held on to finish second in the Quaker State Maxim while Schatz in the
ParkerStore J&J and Dollansky in the VMAC/Karavan J&J charged through
the field from the eighth and 12th starting spots on the grid. Kerry Madsen motored
to a fifth-place run in the TK Concrete Cool.
Tim Shaffer held his ground to finish sixth in the Casey’s General Store Maxim,
followed by fast-qualifier Brian Paulus in the Arnold
Transportation/Abbylou.org Maxim, Brandon Wimmer in the Astro Titanium/Abbylou.org
Maxim, Jason Meyers in the Elite Landscaping Maxim and Paul McMahan in the
Selma Shell Maxim.
It was banner weekend for the drivers competing in 2006 with the Outlaws. Aside
from Pittman’s two victories and Schatz’s two top-three finishes, Dollansky
also earned a top five, Terry McCarl broke the Jackson Speedway single-lap
record in his Big Game Treestands Eagle and Brooke Tatnell had his Castol/Steel
Dreams Eagle in the top five Friday when mechanical trouble forced him out of
action.
The front row Saturday was a reversal of Friday’s top spots, this time with
Pittman on the pole and Kinser on the outside. The result was the same as
Pittman powered into the first corner and slid his machine to the front. Kinser
fell in line behind with Paulus, Madsen and Wimmer giving chase.
On a restart with seven laps down, Pittman had a huge jump with a lapped car
between him and Kinser. At the same time, Schatz was able to work his way up to
third and Dollansky to eighth. Heavy traffic with 12 laps down bunched the
leaders, but Pittman was able to work his car on the top and bottom to push his
way through.
The action really heated up on a restart with 22 laps down. With the race more
than half over, Kinser was determined to make his move when the green flag
waved. Pittman’s momentum carried him up to the middle in Turn 1 as Kinser and
Schatz dove underneath. But before the lead change could become official,
another caution waved for a stopped car on the backstretch, resetting the top
three positions with Pittman in front followed by Kinser and Schatz.
Having seen the Kinser’s move, Pittman was able to pinch his car lower in the
first turn and never gave Kinser a chance to sneak inside.
“I knew that was what he was going to do the first time he got by me, and the
biggest thing is I was trying to take off on the bottom so it was awfully hard
for him to have enough speed going by the cone to tuck back in underneath me,”
said Pittman, a Mean 15 racer and native of Owasso, Okla., who joins Dave
Blaney as the only two-time winners at Powercom Park in Outlaws competition. “I
thought I was leaving early enough so that he couldn’t do that. I thought I
shortened up the corner enough, but he had enough speed and drove it in awfully
deep. I just shortened it up the next time so he couldn’t get his wheel
underneath me, and he still got to my left rear. He tried it again but luckily
we shortened it up enough that he wasn’t able to get out in front of us and
make us get out of the throttle.”
From there, Pittman navigated traffic and a restart with three to go before
coming through Turns 3 and 4 for the final time, feeling his car sputter and
nearly run out of gas coming to the checkered flag to pick up the victory.
“It was awesome to be able to come out here and do two in a row,” Pittman said.
“This was an awesome racetrack.”
Pittman knows no Outlaws victory is easy, and although he was feeling confident
with one lap to go, his fuel situation suddenly caught his attention in the
final two turns. Combined with worn down tires, he just made the minimum weight
requirement of 1,375 pounds.
“The worst part is, every time you think you have one in the bag, we were in
the middle of Turns 3 and 4 and I thought, ‘All right, we got it,’” Pittman
said. “I hadn’t seen [Kinser] yet and I thought we’d get to the line. Just when
I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, it started missing and sputtering and
barely made it back to the scales.
“I ran out of fuel. We put some weight in right before the race. It was about
five pounds over, that’s way too close. I had no idea until [the engine] missed
in Turns 3 and 4, and the first time it coughed was coming to the checkered. It
really never crossed my mind that we had run that many laps. I don’t think we
did, we probably weren’t getting very good fuel mileage.”
Starting on the outside, Kinser figured his best chance was to get on the
bottom and try to pick up some of the moisture from rain earlier in the day. He
took his shot on the restart with 22 laps down, but once the caution waved again
he knew it was an uphill battle once Pittman saw his intentions.
“Our cars were about the same,” said Kinser, a Mean 15 racer from Bloomington,
Ind., who is closing on his 20th World of Outlaws championship. “I knew I was
in trouble on the start because there was a lot of moisture on the bottom. I
felt like we’d run him down in the middle of the race, but we never did get it
done. He ran a real good race. He’s been running real good and he finished it
off. I hated to see that one yellow come out there, but he was getting through
the lapped cars good.
“I caught him unexpected [on the move to the lead], but once I showed it to him
he was going to block it all the time.”
Schatz has not finished outside the top 10 in an A-feature since mid-August at
Billings, and he nearly won that race before mechanical trouble turned the lead
and victory over to Pittman. Starting eighth on Saturday, Schatz made a quick
charge to the top three and had slid under Pittman to grab second behind Kinser
when the caution moved them both back to second and third.
“We were really good at the beginning and got right through there,” said
Schatz, a Mean 15 racer from Fargo, N.D., who has six main-event wins this
season. “We could roll the bottom and roll the middle. We just had the wrong
rear tires on. As the race went on, I got loose and loose and loose. There
wasn’t much tire left.
“It was a virtually a whole new team going into the Knoxville Nationals, but
everybody has fun and they work good together. We communicate well and we enjoy
being out here and racing with the World of Outlaws. It makes a big difference
when you’re running good. We still have fun when we don’t as long as we’re
learning something every night. Whenever you have a new driver and crew chief
combination, everything you learn is the most valuable piece of information. We
want to run for a championship next year so in order for us to do that, now is
when we have to learn and we only have 10 races left.”
Dollansky, the second fastest qualifier, was seeking a repeat of his dominating
July victory at Powercom but rear end trouble during the Dash forced him to
start the feature in 12th. D.J. Lindsey and crew made quick repairs to the
machine and Dollansky made quick work of the cars in front of him. By the time
the final caution waved to set up a three-lap shootout to the checkered flag,
Dollansky was in fifth and bearing down on Madsen, eventually getting around
the 2005 Knoxville Raceway champion.
“The car was working real good,” said Dollansky, a Mean 15 racer from Elk
River, Minn., whose team is based in nearby Fox River, Wis. “We were struggling
a little bit in Turn 4, but I think I had a right rear that was losing air
pressure. All in all, I was pretty happy with that racecar. We lost the rear
end in the Dash and had to start 12th, but we were maneuvering pretty good. I
would have liked to have gotten to a little heavier lapped traffic or a restart
with 30 laps in. That would have helped us out a little bit, but it was a good
run from 12th and we’ll take it.”
The Outlaws roll Tuesday to K-C Raceway then head Sept. 30-Oct. 1 to Williams
Grove Speedway in Mechanicburg, Pa., and back across the Midwest for a
two-night event Oct. 7-8 at Dodge City Raceway in Dodge City, Kan. From there
the series drops Oct. 11 into Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix to complete the
Cactus Classic that was rain-delayed after the preliminary feature in March.
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.
POWERCOM PARK NOTEBOOK
• Brian Paulus paced the 39 cars that went through time trials
with an AMB i.t.-timed lap around the 1/3-mile oval in 11.488 seconds at
104.352 mph as July Powercom winner Craig Dollansky was second quick with a lap
in 11.513 seconds at 104.126 mph. Daryn Pittman established the track record of
11.275 seconds on July 10, 2001, in a Gumout Series event.
“We typically run pretty well here at Beaver Dam,” said Paulus, a Mean 15 racer
from Aliquippa, Pa., who has two A-feature victories and a preliminary win this
season. “The track conditions are pretty awesome. The little bit of rain we got
before is real consistent all the way around.”
• With 10 race nights (six main events, four preliminaries) remaining in the
season, there have been 518 drivers to earn points in World of Outlaws Sprint
Series competition.
• Daryn Pittman’s victory Saturday night at The Raceway at Powercom Park was
his fifth of the season. … 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. …
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. … Donny Schatz’s victory on Sept. 4 at Calistoga Speedway was his sixth
of the season. … 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. … Danny Lasoski won Aug. 30 at Cottage
Grove Speedway and has three preliminary feature wins. … Fred Rahmer 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.
• The Raceway at Powercom Park is a 1/3-mile oval. The series has raced 12
times this season on a track that size, including preliminaries, with five
different winners. Chad Kemenah earned the first World of Outlaws victory by
winning July 9 at I-55 Raceway. Steve Kinser won June 17-18 and Sept. 16-17 at
Eagle Raceway and May 24 at Grandview Speedway, Tim Shaffer captured A-mains
May 6 at Lake Ozark Speedway in Eldon, Mo., and Feb. 25 at Thunderbowl Raceway
in Tulare, Calif. Craig Dollansky won at July 6 at Powercom Park and Feb. 26 at
Bakersfield Speedway near Bakersfield, Calif. On April 2, Kraig Kinser won at
I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo. Daryn Pittman led all 40 laps to win Sept. 24 at
Powercom Park.
• 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), Kerry
Madsen once (Australia), Paul McMahan once (Williams Grove), Brian Paulus once
(Red River Valley), Fred Rahmer once (Knoxville), Joey Saldana once
(Lernerville), Shane Stewart once (Knoxville), Brooke Tatnell once (Princeton),
Sammy Swindell twice (Eldora/Knoxville).
• In the Stacker 2® Dash that set the inside top six rows for the main event,
Daryn Pittman drove to the front in the first corner and pulled away to the
checkered flag and the pole for the feature. Brian Paulus was second, followed
by Brandon Wimmer, Tim Shaffer, and Terry McCarl. After brake trouble in heat
race action, Kevin Swindell decided against running the Dash and was credited
with sixth, putting him on the inside of Row 6 for the feature.
• In the second Dash that set the outside top six rows for the A-main, Kerry
Madsen was showing the way when Craig Dollansky’s rear end failed with four
laps down. Steve Kinser fought his way past Madsen with one to go and held on
to win and earn a spot on the outside of the front row. Madsen was second,
followed by Jason Meyers, Donny Schatz and Tom Busch. Dollansky was credited
with sixth, putting him on the outside of Row 6 in the feature.
• In the B-main, Joey Saldana started on the pole and held off Paul McMahan in
the first two corners to grab the lead. Saldana maintained his lead as Tim
Kaeding charged through the field, picking off car after car to finish second.
McMahan and Troy Hepfner, who slipped past Kim Mock with seven laps down,
earned the final transfer spots to the A-main.
• In heat race action, Jason Sides won easily in the first heat; Danny Lasoski
cruised to a 2.952-second victory in the second heat; Jason Solwold went
flag-to-flag in the third heat; and Tom Busch grabbed checkered flag in the
fourth heat.
• The Outlaws roll Tuesday to K-C Raceway then head Sept. 30-Oct. 1 to Williams
Grove Speedway in Mechanicburg, Pa., and back across the Midwest for a
two-night event Oct. 7-8 at Dodge City Raceway in Dodge City, Kan. From there
the series drops Oct. 11 into Manzanita Speedway in Phoenix to complete the
Cactus Classic that was rain-delayed after the preliminary feature in March.
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 Sept. 28 the 1/3-mile Short
Track Nationals from O’Reilly Auto Parts Eagle Raceway and on Oct. 5 the event
from The Raceway at Powercom 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
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sponsors include DART Machinery, MSD Ignitions, and Wrisco Industries.
WoO Sprint Series Statistical Report; The Raceway at Powercom
Park; Beaver Dam, Wis.; Sept. 24, 2005
Qualifying
1) Brian Paulus, Pender 28, 11.488
2) Craig Dollansky, Karavan 7, 11.513
3) Tim Shaffer, Parsons 6, 11.518
4) Steve Kinser, Kinser 11, 11.518
5) Joey Saldana, Woodward 2, 11.519
6) Daryn Pittman, Titan Racing USA 21, 11.527
7) Jason Meyers, Elite Racing Team 14, 11.530
8) Brandon Wimmer, Two Winners Racing 7TW, 11.551
9) Kerry Madsen, VerMeer 55, 11.558
10) Terry McCarl, McCarl 24, 11.563
11) Donny Schatz, Schatz 15, 11.618
12) Kevin Swindell, Swindell 1, 11.629
13) Tom Busch, Busch 4, 11.632
14) Shane Stewart, Rudeen Racing 26, 11.655
15) Kraig Kinser, Kinser 11K, 11.701
16) Paul McMahan, Helm 11H, 11.702
17) Jason Sides, Sides Motorsports 7S, 11.703
18) Danny Lasoski, Stewart 20, 11.713
19) Jason Solwold, Carnahan R19, 11.718
20) Brooke Tatnell, Rush Racing 8, 11.767
21) Sammy Swindell, Forbrook 5, 11.787
22) Kim Mock, Osborn 1M, 11.794
23) Troy Hepfner, Hepfner 82, 11.800
24) John Haeni, King 21J, 11.828
25) Tim Kaeding, Roth 83, 11.854
26) Todd Hepfner, Hepfner 28H, 11.932
27) Bill Warren, Warren 95, 11.932
28) Scott Young, Cruse 45, 12.094
29) Curt Trainer, Trainer 36, 12.154
30) Dave Moulis, Dodd 01, 12.180
31) Darrell Dodd, Dodd 111, 12.226
32) Steve Meyer, Meyer 85M, 12.281
33) Bill Wirth, Wirth 53W, 12.562
34) Scott Biertzer, Biertzer 4B, 12.622
35) Jeremy Schroeder, Schroeder 43, 12.769
36) Duane Olson, Olson 16, 13.495
37) Tony Wondra, Olenburg 97W, 13.543
38) Wayne Johnson, Fattfro 14AJ, No Time
39) Billy Hafemann, Mueller 99, No time
First Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Jason Sides
2) Kerry Madsen
3) Brian Paulus
4) Brandon Wimmer
5) John Haeni
6) Tim Kaeding
7) Curt Trainer
8) Bill Wirth
9) Billy Hafemann
10) Paul McMahan
Second Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Danny Lasoski
2) Terry McCarl
3) Kraig Kinser
4) Jason Meyers
5) Craig Dollansky
6) Troy Hepfner
7) Dave Moulis
8) Scott Biertzer
9) Todd Hepfner
Third Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Jason Solwold
2) Shane Stewart
3) Donny Schatz
4) Tim Shaffer
5) Daryn Pittman
6) Kim Mock
7) Bill Warren
8) Darrell Dodd
9) Jeremy Schroeder
Fourth Heat Race (10 laps, top 5 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Tom Busch
2) Steve Kinser
3) Sammy Swindell
4) Brooke Tatnell
5) Kevin Swindell
6) Joey Saldana
7) Steve Meyer
8) Scott Young
9) Scott Young (DNS)
Stacker 2® Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined inside first 6 rows of
A-feature)
1) Daryn Pittman
2) Brian Paulus
3) Brandon Wimmer
4) Tim Shaffer
5) Terry McCarl
6) Kevin Swindell
Second Dash (6 laps, finishing order determined outside first 6 rows of
A-feature)
1) Steve Kinser
2) Kerry Madsen
3) Jason Meyers
4) Donny Schatz
5) Tom Busch
6) Craig Dollansky
B-main (12 laps, top 4 finishers transferred to A-feature)
1) Joey Saldana [$20]
2) Tim Kaeding [$20]
3) Paul McMahan [$20]
4) Troy Hepfner [$20]
5) Kim Mock [$200]
6) Todd Hepfner [$180]
7) Bill Warren [$175]
8) Steve Meyer [$160]
9) Curt Trainer [$150]
10) Bill Wirth [$150]
11) Jeremy Schroeder [$150]
12) Duane Olson [$150]
13) Darrell Dodd [$150]
14) Dave Moulis [$150]
15) Scott Biertzer (DNS) [$150]
16) Billy Hafemann (DNS) [$150]
17) Scott Young (DNS) [$150]
18) Wayne Johnson (DNS) [$150]
19) Tony Wondra (DNS) [$150]
A-main (40 laps)
1) Daryn Pittman [$10,000]
2) Steve Kinser [$5,500]
3) Donny Schatz [$3,200]
4) Craig Dollansky [$2,800]
5) Kerry Madsen [$2,500]
6) Tim Shaffer [$2,300]
7) Brian Paulus [$2,200]
8) Brandon Wimmer [$2,100]
9) Jason Meyers [$2,050]
10) Paul McMahan [$2,000]
11) Joey Saldana [$1,500]
12) Jason Solwold [$1,200]
13) Terry McCarl [$1,100]
14) Tim Kaeding [$1,050]
15) Kevin Swindell [$1,000]
16) Kraig Kinser [$900]
17) Brooke Tatnell [$800]
18) Sammy Swindell [$800]
19) John Haeni [$800]
20) Shane Stewart [$800]
21) Jason Sides [$800]
22) Tom Busch [$800]
23) Danny Lasoski [$800]
24) Troy Hepfner [$800]
Lap leaders: Daryn Pittman 1-40
World of Outlaws Sprint
Series Standings, through Powercom Park, Sept. 24, 2005
Driver Team Team Team Team A-feature
Rank Driver Points Points Earnings Diff. Wins Top 5 Top 10
1 Steve Kinser 8635 8635 $458,180 0 19 43 55
2 Jason Meyers 8139 8139 $208,390 -496 4 21 45
3 Craig Dollansky 8014 8014 $185,850 -621 2 21 38
4 Kraig Kinser 7847 7847 $320,120 -788 6 20 35
5 Donny Schatz 7800 7800 $265,810 -835 6 18 35
6 Danny Lasoski 7714 7714 $184,905 -921 1 12 32
7 Daryn Pittman 7571 7571 $174,555 -1064 5 14 28
8 Tim Shaffer 7565 7565 $181,765 -1070 3 15 27
9 Brooke Tatnell* 7512 7788 $177,195 -847 2 19 32
10 Paul McMahan 7506 7506 $118,810 -1129 0 7 22
11 Terry McCarl 7503 7503 $132,340 -1132 0 11 25
12 Joey Saldana 7325 7325 $149,265 -1310 0 15 26
13 Shane Stewart 7284 7284 $132,080 -1351 0 6 22
14 Brian Paulus 7084 7084 $117,680 -1551 2 6 17
15 Jason Sides 7051 7051 $85,630 -1584 0 2 12
16 Jason Solwold 6817 6817 $98,380 -1818 0 4 13
17 Tim Kaeding** 6386 7338 $135,900 -1297 2*** 9 24
18 Brandon Wimmer 6333 6333 $56,060 -2302 0 0 4
19 Sammy Swindell 4607 4457 $116,580 -4178 2 14 18
20 Kevin Swindell 3352 3352 $28,625 -5283 0 1 3
*Rush Racing’s No. 8 car driven by Brooke Tatnell is sixth in
owners’ points.
**Dennis Roth’s No. 83 car driven Saturday night by Tim Kaeding is 12th in
owners’ points. The car also has been driven by Jac Haudenschild and Brian
Brown this season.
***Tim Kaeding and Jac Haudenschild each have one victory this season in the
No. 83 car.