Bloomington, Ind.— April 15, 2012 — Consistency is one of the key ingredients to being successful over the course of the nearly 80-race season when competing with the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series. Kraig Kinser has had a very consistent start to the 2012 campaign, finishing among the Top-10 in seven of the first nine races and currently finds himself fourth in the series standings, following the series first stop of the year in the Midwest this past weekend.
Team Reports
Kraig Kinser Takes on Paducah and Pevely
Bloomington, Ind. — April 11, 2012 — While Kraig Kinser enjoys racing at just about any dirt track, the facilities in the Midwest, where he cut his teeth in sprint car racing, will always be near and dear to him. A couple of those venues are Paducah International Raceway in Kentucky and Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Missouri, and he will get a chance to compete at each this weekend as the World of Outlaws return to action and begin a nine-race stretch in the Midwest.
STEVE KINSER & DONNY SCHATZ: Outlaws’ Midwest Debut Begins Busy April Slate for Tony Stewart Racing
INDIANAPOLIS (April 10, 2012) – One of the best aspects of racing with the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series is there are plenty of opportunities to compete. Following a rare weekend off and with their next scheduled off weekend not until mid-October, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz are ready to resume competition beginning Friday night at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway. The race will be the first of the season in the Midwest and launches a seven-race run over the next three weeks with stops at dirt tracks in six different states. Saturday, they’ll duel it out on the high banks of Federated Auto Parts Raceway at I-55 in Pevely, Mo.
Kraig Kinser Guest on “The Racing Fan” Saturday Morning at 11:45 a.m. Eastern
Bloomington, Ind. — April 6, 2012 — Kraig Kinser will be a guest on “The Racing Fan” on 1320 KFAN–Salt Lake City on Saturday, April 7 at 11:45 a.m. Eastern. Kinser will talk about the recent addition of Hendrickcars.com to his team, as well as his strong start to the 2012 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season.
Kerry Madsen – Returning to the shop
(Bill W) April 4, 2012 – Kerry Madsen and the Keneric Racing #29 team finished up their western swing with the World of Outlaws last weekend in Merced, California. The St. Mary’s, New South Wales, driver is glad to be back to his stateside home and the team’s headquarters in Knoxville, Iowa as he prepares for his next outing. The WoO takes a weekend off before hitting Paducah, Kentucky and Pevely, Missouri on April 13 and 14.
Hendrickcars.com Joins Kraig Kinser on the World of Outlaws Circuit
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — April 3, 2012 — Hendrickcars.com has partnered with Kraig Kinser for the remainder of the 2012 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series season. Kinser, who drives the No. 11K, owned by his father, 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser at Steve Kinser Racing (SKR) is currently fifth in the series standings.
Kraig Kinser to be a Guest on “Winged Nation”
Bloomington, Ind. — April 2, 2012 — Kraig Kinser will make his second appearance of the 2012 season on “Winged Nation” on MotorRacingNetwork.com on Tuesday, April 3 at Noon Eastern.
Kinser Closes Outlaws’ California Swing with Another Top 10
As often is the case for the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series in March, Mother Nature continues to be more than a formidable foe. For the third consecutive weekend, Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) drivers Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz were able to compete Friday and Saturday but were forced to watch as rain prevailed. Kinser closed the Outlaws’ spring California tour by finishing seventh in Friday night’s WoO 40-lap A-Feature at Merced (Calif.) Speedway while Schatz finished 15th after some bad luck midway through the main event.
Dollansky Charges at Merced
Sunny California weather finally greeted Craig Dollansky and the Big Game Treestands #7 team on Friday as they returned to Merced Speedway for just the second World of Outlaws event at the tight bullring.
Fourth-Place Finish for Kraig Kinser at Merced Speedway and a New Track Record
Bloomington, Ind. — April 1, 2012 — With the high level of competition at each and every World of Outlaws event, qualifying and being in the right position at the beginning of the night is of the utmost importance. No driver has been quicker in qualifying over the last two weeks that Kraig Kinser, as he has set fast time in each of the last two races for the series. On Friday night at Merced Speedway, the native of Bloomington, Ind. was nearly two-tenths of-a-second faster than any other driver, en route to establishing a new track record at the now one-third-mile bullring.