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Kemenah Heats Up in World of Outlaws Return to Lawrenceburg

The Findlay, Ohio, native withstands Kraig Kinser in an epic, side-by-side battle

LAWRENCEBURG, Ind. — May 28, 2012 — The hottest race day of the season produced arguably the best feature in a special Memorial Day event.

Fighting temperatures in the mid-90s and high humidity most of the day on Monday, Chad Kemenah outlasted Kraig Kinser to claim the first World of Outlaws feature at Lawrenceburg Speedway since 2009.

“I seen Kraig get underneath me a couple of times and I figured we were going to win it or wear it,” Kemenah said. “Kraig, he’s an awesome race car driver. He could have probably pinched me off there a couple of times. He raced me like I race him I believe and that matters.”

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Saldana Works for Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown Win

The Brownsburg, Ind., native claims win No. 3 in the heart of NASCAR country

CONCORD, N.C. — May 25, 2012 — Joey Saldana parked his sprint car in front of the near-capacity crowd at The Dirt Track at Charlotte and emerged with a renewed vigor.

Drenched in sweat and caked in dirt, the veteran celebrated his third World of Outlaws feature win on a hot Friday night at the $12,000-to-win Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown. The event in the heart of NASCAR was also broadcast live on SPEED.

“The racing people that normally don’t see what we do, at least they can see that we actually work in our race cars,” Saldana said. “You do get dirty, you sweat and it’s definitely a chore out there to drive a winged sprint car especially on dirt and especially on a track like this. At least they can see what we do and they appreciate that we’re actually going out there and working for a living.”

Saldana did exactly that at the semi-banked, 4/10-mile dirt oval, where he won twice in 2009. He led 23 of the 30 laps, including the final eight, to pick up his 81st career World of Outlaws feature victory and the first in exactly six weeks.

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Dollansky Dictates Round 2 of Kasey Kahne Challenge

Kinser takes over the World of Outlaws points lead after late charge at Hagerstown

HAGERSTOWN, Md. — May 20, 2012 — Craig Dollansky was clearly the fastest at Hagerstown Speedway on Sunday night.

He clocked in almost a quarter of a second faster than anyone else – and less than two-tenths off the track record – in qualifying, charged from fourth to claim his heat race, nearly won the dash after starting sixth and led all 25 laps of the Ollie’s Bargain Outlet presents the Kasey Kahne Challenge brought to you by O’Neill Race Gear feature.

“We had a good race car from the time we unloaded,” Dollansky said after his third World of Outlaws win of the season.

It was his first career Outlaws victory at Hagerstown Speedway in the series return to the half-mile track following a six-year absence.

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Kinser Victorious Once Again at Orange County Fair Speedway

‘The King’ ties Swindell for the World of Outlaws championship points lead

MIDDLETOWN, N.Y. — May 19, 2012 — Like they did in the ‘70s and ‘80s and ‘90s, Steve Kinser and Sammy Swindell are battling for a World of Outlaws championship.

Swindell, who leads the series with four victories, has been in or around the points lead since the start of the season. Kinser has gotten hot recently and capitalized on the momentum.

He snapped a 27-race winless streak exactly a week ago and added to an impressive record on Saturday at Orange County Fair Speedway, where Kinser won for the sixth time in 22 features, claimed career Outlaws victory No. 572 and pulled into a tie atop the World of Outlaws championship standings with Swindell.

“It’s nothing that hasn’t happened many years before,” Kinser said of his renewed rivalry with Swindell.

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McMahan Trucks to World of Outlaws Win at Rolling Wheels

Nashville driver dominates ‘The Fast Track’ after getting help from unlikely sources

ELBRIDGE, N.Y. — May 16, 2012 — Attention all CDL drivers: Paul McMahan needs a volunteer.

A former touring Outlaw who has already pieced together rides with four different teams this season, McMahan can’t make it to the next race without a certified trucker.

It doesn’t matter if you haven’t met. After all, he picked up his first World of Outlaws win of the season Wednesday at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park thanks to the help of a truck driver he found on Facebook.

“Don’t ask me his name because I don’t know,” McMahan said with a big grin.

With only one crew member – Cody Jacobs – McMahan pieced together his way to the track, around the 5/8-mile oval and out of Victory Lane.

“We don’t even have a four-wheeler,” he said. “We had to bum a ride to get from Victory Lane.”

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Kinser Restores World of Outlaws Pride with Morgan Cup Victory

The King dominates features at Williams Grove, tightens championship points race

MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — May 12, 2012 — Steve Kinser cruised to a pair of victories Saturday at a packed and rowdy Williams Grove Speedway, first snapping his 27-race winless streak with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series and later claiming the Morgan Cup on behalf of the series.

Kinser, the World of Outlaws career wins leader, entered the event with only five feature laps led this season. That changed dramatically as he led the final 23 laps of the $12,000-to-win main event and then dominated all 12 laps of the Morgan Cup – a race featuring five World of Outlaws drivers and five Pennsylvania Posse drivers in a showdown about bragging rights, a sterling silver trophy and an additional $4,000 prize.

“We had been running top fives, but hadn’t been able to get to Victory Lane,” Kinser said. “We got two tonight.”

It was his 571^st World of Outlaws feature win and 38^th total Outlaws victory at the famed half mile. Both numbers are more than double the next closest driver.

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