In 66 days when the rest of us are unwrapping presents under our tree, Jason Meyers will be “Down Under” unwrapping his racecar for the final race of 2011 and first of 2012. This year the 2010 World of Outlaws champion looks to expand upon his successful campaign in Australia, which kicked off his 2011 season. Meyers will be once again join forces with Steve Caunt Racing to pilot the Fire Service Plus SCR9 in 9 events over the span of a month.
Team Reports
Fifth at Fremont
Following a runner-up performance last weekend in upper New York, Craig Dollansky and the Big Game Treestands #7 team traveled to Ohio on Saturday where the World of Outlaws season continued at Fremont Speedway, a track the ‘Greatest Show on Dirt’ hasn’t competed at since way back in 1993.
Schatz, Kinser Continue Battle for Second in Outlaws Championship Standings
Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz and the rest of the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series stars made their final laps in the Midwest for 2011 on Saturday night at Fremont (Ohio) Speedway. Schatz led 12 of the first 13 laps of the 40-lap A-Feature in the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J before ultimately finishing fourth, while Kinser bounced back from an accident in the opening heat and raced the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet Maxim from 15th to 10th.
Back at Fremont: Kraig Kinser Returns to Ohio Bullring this Weekend
Granger, IA—Oct. 12, 2011— It’s certainly been a while since Kraig Kinser has raced at Fremont Speedway and it’s been even longer since the World of Outlaws last took to the high-banked one-third-mile bullring. Kinser last raced at Fremont in 2003, and it was a decade before that, when the World of Outlaws last set a tire on the Northern Ohio oval.
Tony Stewart Racing Drivers Make Final Ohio Start of 2011
NDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 12, 2011) – It’s all in the numbers. Statistics can be used to determine a lot of things, but not everyone turns out to be a believer. In World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series circles, winning races often comes down to percentages. With only four opportunities remaining to claim victory in the 2011 WoO season, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz like their odds of returning to the winner’s circle before season’s end.
Battling to 8th at ‘Open’ Finale
A beautiful day of weather on Friday in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania presented Craig Dollansky and the Big Game Treestands #7 team as they returned to Williams Grove Speedway for another crack at the National Open due to the event being rained out the previous Saturday. After posting the fifth fastest time overall in hotlaps amongst the 53 cars signed in for competition, ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ kept the strong start to the night going by piloting the Karavan Trailers Maxim to the 4th fastest time in qualifying at 16.371 seconds. Starting from outside row two in the fourth heat, Dollansky raced past Tim Shaffer and finished 3rd, one shy of a spot in the dash but still a transfer into the main event. With non-dash cars lined up according to their qualifying efforts the Aggressive Hydraulics #7 was mired all the way back in row seven for the 40-lap, $50,000-to-win, A-Main.
Tony Stewart Racing Drivers Look to Double Up in Pennsylvania, New York
INDIANAPOLIS (Oct. 6, 2011) – The biggest stars always seem to attract the most attention. In the sports world, winning and building dynasties gets everyone’s attention. It brings out the lovers and the haters. And it seems those who have been fans all along root on their heroes even more, and the ones hoping for anyone else to win will cheer at the top of their lungs when the stars don’t finish on top.
National Open Take Two: Kraig Kinser Return to Williams Grove Speedway Along with a Stop at Rolling Wheels Raceway Park
Granger, IA—Oct. 4, 2011— Weather was the story at the beginning of the 2011 World of Outlaws season and again has taken center stage, as the second night of the $50,000-to win Morgan Hughes National Open at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa. was postponed by rain last Saturday and will be made up this Friday night, which will mark the final visit of the season for Kraig Kinser and the Casey’s General Store team to the famed half-mile for the 40-lap contest.
In the Groove at Williams Grove: Jason Meyers wins his second consecutive race at The Grove After two consecutive wins
After winning at Williams Grove Speedway what is Jason Meyers going to do next? Well in the immortal words of the 1980s advertising campaign, “I’m going to Disneyland.” The 2010 World of Outlaws Champion celebrated his 6th win of 2011 on Friday night at Williams Grove Speedway. After having the second night of racing postponed to next Friday night, Meyers will be celebrating his triumph with his family at Disneyland on Monday. While we wait to see who will be the victor of the 2011 National Open, it’s time to reflect on Elite Racing’s second win in a row at the immortal Williams Grove Speedway.
Kraig Kinser Wraps up a Busy Week with a Top-Five Finish at Lernerville
Granger, IA—Sept. 25, 2011— With the season quickly winding down and the number of races tapering off, the World of Outlaws had one final three-race swing this past week, as they visited tracks in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. Kraig Kinser continued his strong second half of the season wrapping up the trio of races on Saturday, Sept. 24 with a fifth-place finish at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa. aboard the Casey’s General Store Maxim.
