INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 21, 2011) – Winning is contagious. Last Saturday night, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser won his 570th career World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series A-Feature at Deer Creek Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn., and less than 48 hours later, his boss, Tony Stewart, parked the Stewart-Haas Racing No. 14 Office Depot/Mobil 1 Chevrolet Impala in victory lane at Chicagoland Speedway in Joliet, Ill. The question is whether TSR’s Donny Schatz, winner of a series-high 79 races since the beginning of the 2006 WoO season, can continue the victory parade as the Outlaws embark on their final 10 races in 2011.
Team Reports
Tony Stewart Racing Tandem Chase Outlaw Victories in Iowa, Minnesota
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 14, 2011) – When a team gets on a roll, it wants to compete as much as it can. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser closed the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series annual Gold Rush tour with his eighth win of year on Monday night at Antioch (Calif.) Speedway, and he can’t wait to return to action this weekend and continue his pursuit of a 21st WoO championship.
Back to the Midwest: Kraig Kinser Set for Stops at Clay County Fair Speedway & Deer Creek Speedway
Granger, IA—Sept. 13, 2011—With the calendar well into September, and the leaves starting to turn, that means one thing, the World of Outlaws season is beginning to wind down. The series will make their final appearance of the season in the Upper Midwest this weekend with a pair of shows, as the stretch run continues, with just 11 main events remaining in 2011. For Kraig Kinser, this weekend will present a couple of tracks that he has run up front at and been in contention for wins at.
Strong Night, Sour Ending in Antioch
The narrow highbanks of Antioch Speedway was next up for the Big Game Treestands #7 team as they wrapped up racing on the West Coast with the first ever appearance by the World of Outlaws at the 3/8-mile track in Antioch, California.
California Closing: Elite Racing ends their final California tour in 2011
“It’s like a race. Curtain opens, out you go, and the stage is yours” (Lansbury). As Elite Racing took to the track this weekend in California, the stage was theirs. It was like a three act play as the World of Outlaws raced for the final time this season in Jason Meyers and Elite Racing’s home state. During the first act they spent some time in the spotlight at Silver Dollar Speedway, before the curtain came crashing down during Act II in the Gold Cup Race of Champions. Then the stage changed as they traveled to Antioch Speedway for the third act. After the grand finale, the critics had their opinions, but it did not change the fact that Meyers left his home state with a 75 point lead over his nearest competitor.
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Looking for Gold in Final California Races of 2011
INDIANAPOLIS (Sept. 8, 2011) – The chase to a championship is never easy. With less than 15 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series races remaining in 2011, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz both know it’s going to take a strong finish in order to capture one of motorsports’ most difficult crowns. Kinser, a 20-time WoO champion, and Schatz, a four-time WoO titlist, find themselves chasing 2010 WoO champion Jason Meyers down the stretch and each looks at this weekend’s races in California as an opportunity to close the gap.
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Continue Consistency in Great Northwest
The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series continued its annual Gold Rush Tour with three nights of racing in Washington and Oregon during the Labor Day weekend. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser maintained his surge following the Knoxville Nationals by earning three top-three finishes while his TSR teammate Donny Schatz finished the weekend with a pair of top-fives. The TSR tandem raced at Skagit Speedway in Alger, Wash., on Friday and Saturday and then on Monday evening made its yearly stop at Cottage Grove (Ore.) Speedway.
A Golden Opportunity: Kraig Kinser Heads to the 58th Annual Gold Cup Race of Champions & Antioch Speedway
Granger, IA—Sept. 7, 2011—There are a handful of crown jewel events that every sprint car driver yearns to win during their career. For Kraig Kinser, he was able to check off of those off the list in 2005, claiming the Knoxville Nationals. The third generation driver would like nothing more than to add his name to the list of drivers that have won both that event and the Gold Cup Race of Champions.
Déjà vu: Kraig Kinser Victorious over Steve Kinser at Cottage Grove Speedway
Cottage Grove, Ore.—Sept. 5, 2011—Kraig Kinser has raced against his father Steve plenty of times over the years, and one of the most memorable races for the pair came at Cottage Grove (Ore.) Speedway in 2004, as the younger Kinser picked up his first career World of Outlaws A-Feature win, passing his dad in that event. History repeated itself again on Monday night at the ¼-mile bullring as Kraig battled Steve for the win, getting by him with five laps remaining to score the $10,000 victory.
Washington Winner
Following a weekend of racing in Canada, the Big Game Treestands #7 team returned to ‘The States’ to open up the month of September as World of Outlaws racing continued in Alger, Washington on Friday as ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ made his 12th appearance at Skagit Speedway.
