Team Reports

CALISTOGA, Calif. (April 12, 2015) – The Wine Country Showdown finale tonight at picturesque Calistoga Speedway brought out another field of 35 marquee sprint car teams and drivers.

Joey Saldana, last night’s fast qualifier and the Calistoga track record holder, clocked a 16.999-second lap tonight good for the No. 3 qualifying spot.

In the third heat, Saldana rolled to the green flag with his Motter Equipment HE&M Saw Beltline Body Shop sprint car from the fourth position. When the track went green, polesitter Bud Kaeding assumed the lead. Rico Abreu was second and Saldana mastered a slide job that bought him third place. The top three did not change position for the remainder of the event. Saldana solidified a spot in the dash as well as the feature.

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CALISTOGA, Calif. (April 11, 2015) – Tonight was the first of a two-night World of Outlaws stand at picturesque Calistoga Speedway in the heart of the California wine country.

Joey Saldana was fastest in hot laps tonight and logged his second No. 1 qualifying effort of the season, lapping the half-mile in 15.782 seconds in the Motter Equipment HE&M Saw Beltline Body Shop 71M.

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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (April 8, 2015) — For the first time in 23 years, the World of Outlaws returned to Placerville Speedway for an event promoted by Outlaws campaigner Brad Sweet at his hometown track.

On a track where Joey Saldana had never turned a wheel, he drove the Motter Equipment HE&M Saw Beltline Body Shop 71M to an 11.008-second lap, qualifying in the No. 9 position. California drivers occupied the top eight qualifying positions, putting Saldana in the top slot for “out of state” drivers.

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INDIANAPOLIS (April 2, 2015) – Early returns on the continued partnership between Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) and Chevrolet Performance have been extremely favorable with six-time and reigning World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz leading the way in one of the most competitive divisions of major motorsports.

Chevrolet Performance, the one-stop shop for customers looking for components to get more out of their Chevrolet products, is continuing its long and successful relationship with TSR in 2015 serving as a co-primary sponsor on the TSR No. 15 Bad Boy Buggies/Chevrolet Performance J&J that Schatz continues to race at dirt tracks all across the United States from February to November. The results have been solid through the first 12 events, with Schatz earning a series-high three victories and holding the top spot in the championship standings.

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PLACERVILLE, Calif. (April 1, 2015) – For the first time in 23 years, the World of Outlaws will return to Placerville Speedway for an event promoted by Outlaws campaigner Brad Sweet at his hometown track.

Despite years of experience, Joey Saldana, driver of the Motter Equipment HE&M Saw Beltline Body Shop sprint car, has never competed on the Northern California quarter-mile bullring track.

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TELFORD, PA. – April 1, 2015 – Paul McMahan was charging. A pole position and a stout #51 machine had the Nashville Tenn. resident gunning for a victory at Antioch Speedway. The only thing standing in his way? Daryn Pittman.

“The battle we had with Pittman was pretty good,” said McMahan, driver of the Bairs Tree Service, Nyce Crete & Landis Block & Concrete and All Star Performance sponsored machine. “We just came up short on that one. It wasn’t for lack of effort though. It capped off two solid nights for us out in California.”

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Inside Line Promotions – ANTIOCH, Calif. (March 30, 2015) – Shark Racing drivers Jacob Allen and Logan Schuchart are remaining optimistic throughout growing pains on the West Coast.

The team had bright points during a pair of World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series events last weekend in California, led by Allen’s 11th-place qualifying effort out of 44 cars on Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico.

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For the second consecutive weekend, Tony Stewart/Curb-Agajanian Racing (TSR) driver Donny Schatz scored a World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series A-Feature victory as the series continues its early season run through California. The driver of the TSR No. 15 Bad Boy Buggies/Chevrolet Performance J&J earned his third WoO A-Feature triumph of the season with a thrilling victory in the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico Saturday before finishing 15th in Sunday’s race at Antioch Speedway.

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ANTIOCH, Calif. (March 29, 2015)— The Motter Equipment HE&M Saw Beltline Body Shop team hoped to rebound tonight at Antioch Speedway after a rocky start last night at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif.

Tonight, Saldana returned to his normal qualifying groove, navigating the 3/8-mile oval in 11.652-seconds, good for the No. 2 spot!

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CHICO, Calif. (March 28, 2015) – Joey Saldana has four World of Outlaws victories, including two Gold Cup trophies, along with three preliminary event wins at Silver Dollar Raceway. His most recent appearance in victory lane was 2013 in the Motter Motorsports 71M.

At Chico, Dan Motter welcomed executives from Wyoming-based sponsor Mine Rite Technologies, along with their customers.

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