Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) continued the World of Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series nine-race tour through California Friday with a program at Merced (Calif.) Speedway. TSR’s Donny Schatz earned his seventh top-10 of the 2013 campaign by racing the No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet Performance J&J to a ninth-place finish. Steve Kinser drove TSR’s No. 11 Bad Boy Buggies/J.D. Byrider/Chevrolet Performance Maxim to a 15th-place finish in the 40-lap A-Feature.
Team Reports
SALDANA SETS NEW TRACK RECORD IN MERCED, FINISHES SEVENTH IN A-MAIN AFTER SOLID RUN
MERCED, Calif. (March 29, 2013)—More than 30 matadors came to hone their skills at the bullring located at the Merced County Fairgrounds. Only these were World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car drivers who have an addiction for winning. They were as adept at performing moves on four wheels as matadors are on two feet.
Tight Confines of Merced Speedway Next Up for Kraig Kinser on West Coast Swing
Bloomington, Ind.—March 27, 2013— As far as tracks go on the World of Outlaws STP Spring Car Series circuit, they don’t get much smaller than Merced Speedway in California. After the series made its debut at the track in 2011, which at the time was a quarter-mile, the series returned last year to a reconfigured third-mile, which still poses some very tight surroundings. Kraig Kinser has raced on and adapted to many small tracks over the years, especially when he was cutting his teeth early in his career in the Indiana/Ohio area, at venues that tend to lead drivers to really “sit up” in the seat.
SALDANA AND MOTTER MOTORSPORTS TEAM READY FOR INTENSE OUTLAWS COMPETITION IN MERCED
MERCED, Calif. – Fans attending the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Series this year have gotten their money’s worth of full fields of hard-charging drivers pounding the gas, driving high and low, sliding, spinning and flipping. Fans attending the Friday, March 29 race at Merced Speedway will have prime-time seating in the high rise front stretch grandstands to catch all the action.
Tony Stewart Racing Shows Well in California Doubleheader
A pair of podium finishes highlighted the weekend for Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) in World of Outlaws (WoO) STP Sprint Car Series competition in California. TSR’s Donny Schatz piloted the No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet Performance J&J from 13th to third in the Outlaws’ debut at Stockton (Calif.) 99 Dirt Track Friday, while team owner Tony Stewart had an impressive debut Saturday at Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico, Calif., racing the TSR No. 14 Chevrolet Performance/Mobil 1 J&J to a third-place finish in the 40-lap Mini Gold Cup A-Feature.
Kraig Kinser Comes Home Eighth in the Mini Gold Cup
Bloomington, Ind.—March 24, 2013— Kraig Kinser has only raced in the Mini Gold Cup at Silver Dollar Speedway three times in his career, but he has turned in solid performances and finished among the top-10 in each of those races. He continued the trend this past weekend as he recorded an eighth-place finish at the quarter-mile bullring located in Chico, Calif., as the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series continued their early season West Coast swing.
71M TEAM FACES CHASSIS SET-UP CHALLENGES AT CHICO
CHICO, Calif. (March 23, 2013) –Joey Saldana and the Motter Equipment Fatheadz Eyewear team pulled into the Silver Dollar Speedway running on about three hours of sleep, but with a positive attitude and eager to get the night’s World of Outlaws Mini Gold Cup competition underway.
71M TEAM OVERCOMES MECHANICAL GREMLINS TO FINISH 11TH IN INAUGURAL STOCKTON OUTLAWS FEATURE
STOCKTON, Calif. (March 22, 2013) – The World of Outlaws played to a fired up sold-out crowd at the new Stockton 99 Dirt Track located on the San Joaquin Fairgrounds.
Tony Stewart Racing Tandem Shoots for Better Results in California Doubleheader
INDIANAPOLIS (March 20, 2013) – Just as a number of college basketball teams are hoping to find a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow over the next three weeks of NCAA March Madness play, the best Winged Sprint car drivers are seeking gold this weekend with a pair of World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events in The Golden State of California. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser look to rebound from a tough weekend at Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, Calif., by christening Stockton 99 Dirt Track Friday and returning to Silver Dollar Speedway in Chico for the annual Mini Gold Cup Saturday.
Best of Both Worlds: Kraig Kinser Heads to Stockton & Chico this Weekend
Bloomington, Ind.—March 20, 2013— The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series has a long history, with a handful of tracks that have been around since the early days of the series. Building on this legacy, the series continues to visit new tracks as well. That will be the recipe this weekend, as Kraig Kinser and his fellow competitors will race at the Stockton 99 Dirt Track for the first time, while also making a stop at the storied Silver Dollar Speedway as the West Coast swing continues in California.
