The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series returned to Princeton (Minn.) Speedway for the first time in three seasons on Saturday night, and Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz continued his domination at the quarter-mile dirt oval. Schatz raced the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J to his third consecutive victory at the track by leading the final 13 laps in the 40-lap A-Feature. TSR’s Steve Kinser joined Schatz on the podium by charging from 10th to third behind the wheel of the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet Maxim.
Team Reports
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Return to Upper Midwest Short Tracks
INDIANAPOLIS (June 24, 2011) – In the fast-paced world of motorsports, the theory of slowing down to go fast is somewhat of an anomaly. You have to have speed, but making the best laps isn’t always calculated by miles per hour. The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series competitors are regularly challenged by competing on tracks of varying sizes. The big half-miles squeeze every ounce of power from the 800-plus-horsepower winged cars, but the tight quarter-mile tracks require the drivers to use a lot more finesse.
Duel in the Dakotas Sweep!
After racing to their third victory of the season on Friday at River Cities Speedway, the Aggressive Hydraulics #7 team returned to the high banked, high intensity, 3/10-mile on Saturday looking to keep the momentum rolling in the finale of the Duel in the Dakotas.
A strong field of sprinters assembled for battle on the hot sunny day in North Dakota with Dollansky piloting the Big Game Treestands Maxim to 4th fastest time in qualifying among the 34 cars in the pit area.
Schatz Continues To Lead Championship Standings, Kinser Still Fourth
The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series made its annual trek to North Dakota this past weekend and staged the Duel of the Dakotas at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz and Steve Kinser continued their quest toward winning another WoO championship by each scoring a pair of solid finishes in the doubleheader. Schatz raced the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J to a second-place finish in Friday’s 40-lap A-Feature and seventh on Saturday. The finishes allowed him to add to his lead in the 2011 WoO championship standings. Kinser finished fourth and third on consecutive nights, respectively, driving the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/Chevrolet Maxim.
Elite Racing Steps up to the Table at Grand Forks
Long before a Sprint Car was ever dreamed of; the land surrounding River Cities Speedway called “les Grandes Fourches” and was a rendezvous point for trappers and traders. On Friday, when Elite Racing entered the gates at River Cities Speedway, they had an appointment with over 30 of the best sprint car drivers out there. After two nights of high speed racing rendezvous, Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team collected two finishes in the Top-6 and continues to make it a three-way battle for the championship.
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Set To ‘Duel’ in North Dakota
INDIANAPOLIS (June 15, 2011) – A midsummer stop in North Dakota by the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series teams has been as common as victory parades following championship celebrations. During the last 30 years, the traveling dirt-track stars have spent at least one weekend competing in the Roughrider State. For Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz, the annual stop in his home state is a reminder of his childhood days when one weekend each summer he would travel to Fargo to see his current TSR teammate Steve Kinser battle his childhood idol Doug Wolfgang and the rest of the Outlaws. Kinser has been involved in many North Dakota celebrations during his illustrious career and, in recent years, Schatz has participated in his share, as well. The TSR duo will look to celebrate again this weekend as it competes in the annual Duel in the Dakotas on Friday and Saturday nights at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks.
K. Kinser Heads for River Cities
Granger, IA—June 15, 2011—Kraig Kinser raced quite a bit on tight, high-banked tracks in the Indiana/Michigan/Ohio area when he was cutting his teeth early in his career. A track very similar to the bullrings he grew up on is River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D. The third generation driver will have two chances to compete at the high-banked three-tenths-mile this weekend aboard the Casey’s General Store Maxim, as the World of Outlaws take part in the Duel in the Dakota on Friday, June 17 and Saturday, June 18.
CDR Gettin’ “Aggressive”
Racing on the premier sprint car series of the world requires great partners. Each year since 2008 Craig Dollansky Racing has select events to get exposure for partner Aggressive Hydraulics. The same is true this year as ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ will get ‘aggressive’ this coming weekend at River Cities Speedway in the flashy Aggressive Hydraulics #7 paint scheme for the first time in 2011.
Kraig Kinser Scores Top-10
Granger, IA—June 12, 2011—Knoxville Raceway has been pretty good to Kraig Kinser over the years. In 2005, he won at the track for the first time and later that same season he made history winning the Knoxville Nationals, to make he and his father Steve, the first father/son duo to ever win Sprint Car Racing’s biggest event. The famed track continued to smile on the third generation driver this past weekend as he made his first start at the legendary half-mile aboard the Casey’s General Store Maxim for the Parsons Motorsports team, based less than an hour away in Granger, Iowa. Kinser picked up a solid ninth-place finish in the 25-lap main event of the Mediacom Shootout on Saturday, June 11.
TSR Takes to Knoxville
The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series continued its 2011 campaign across North America and a familiar theme continues to play out. Mother Nature has been the toughest competitor of all and once again prevailed in Friday’s opener of the Mediacom Shootout at Knoxville (Iowa) Raceway. It was the ninth race in the series’ first 27 of 2011 affected by weather. Fortunately, Saturday’s weather was perfect for the second night of the program, and Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz raced the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J to a fourth-place finish in the 25-lap A-Feature.
