The State of Kansas is named after the Indian tribe which used to inhabit the land, the Kansa. The tribe’s name means “people of the wind,” which is fitting with all the fast paced racing action the state saw this weekend. Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team had to race like the wind over the weekend to score two top-5 finishes. First up was the team’s first visit to the Belleville Highbanks, before the team traveled to Lakeside Speedway in the heart of Kansas City.
Team Reports
TSR Tandem Looks for Success at Knoxville
INDIANAPOLIS (June 8, 2011) – In the world of Sprint car racing, Knoxville Raceway is reminiscent of famed venues like Yankee Stadium, Boston Garden and Lambeau Field. It’s more than just a racetrack. There’s history, tradition and some times intimidation. The half-mile dirt oval located in central Iowa annually hosts the sport’s premiere event, the Knoxville Nationals, each August. And for every driver in the sport, every lap around that track means something. This weekend, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series will contest the Mediacom Shootout, a two-night program that is the only stop at the track prior to this year’s Nationals.
Kinser Adds Another Outlaw Win
The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series spent a pair nights racing in Kansas last weekend and, despite numerous obstacles, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz were able to continue their climb in the championship standings. Kinser earned his fifth victory of the season Saturday night in the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet Maxim at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City. Schatz turned in a pair of respectable finishes at Belleville (Kan.) High Banks on Friday and Lakeside Saturday night behind the wheel of the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J. Team owner Tony Stewart, who competed in NASCAR’s STP 400 at Kansas Speedway on Sunday, joined Kinser and Schatz in the field at Lakeside and finished 12th.
Looking Ahead to Knoxville
Craig Dollansky and the rest of the World of Outlaws ventured to Kansas this past weekend for two of four scheduled events in 2011 in ‘The Sunflower State’. The first event on Friday marked the series first appearance since 1981 at the ultra-fast Belleville High Banks followed by their annual stop at Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City.
Top Ten at Lakeside Speedway
Following a runner-up finish on Friday at Belleville High Banks, the Big Game Treestands #7 team headed to Lakeside Speedway in Kansas City, Kansas on Saturday. In the previous three appearances at the half-mile oval ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ has never finished outside of the top-ten and recorded his best finish, fourth, last June.
Kraig Kinser Heads to Kansas this Weekend
Granger, IA—June 1, 2011—Blazing fast speeds and scorching hot temperatures will be the name of the game this weekend for Kraig Kinser and rest of the World of Outlaws, as the series returns to the Belleville High Banks in Belleville, Kansas for the first time since 1981 on Friday, June 3, followed by stop at Lakeside Speedway near Kansas City also in Kansas, for the second consecutive year on Saturday, June 4. Belleville is dubbed as the “World’s Fastest Half-mile,” while the flat half-mile at Lakeside also lends itself to some breathtaking speeds and thrilling racing.
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Look To Turn Up the Heat in Kansas
INDIANAPOLIS (June 1, 2011) – The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series championship hardware won’t be handed out until early November, but if a team wants to be a factor, success in June, July and August is vital. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz know all about heating up during the summer, and their 24 total WoO championships back that up. As the calendar turns to June, the Outlaw title battle is being hotly contested, as evidenced by the fact just 67 points separate the top-five in the standings. And things will continue to evolve with four consecutive two-race weekends scheduled throughout the heartland.
Tony Stewart Racing Teams Start Memorable Weekend in Charlotte
INDIANAPOLIS (May 25, 2011) – When a race schedule includes more than 70 dates, it’s hard to calculate the value of a single night. No matter the sport, certain games or events just mean a little more. As the world of motorsports takes center stage during the Memorial Day weekend, the races throughout the country … Read more
Schatz Wins First A-Feature of 2011 for Tony Stewart Racing
Kinser Closes Gap on Points Leader as Mother Nature Shortens Weekend Again
The World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series staged a classic event on Friday night at Attica (Ohio) Raceway Park and the capacity crowd witnessed a vintage performance by Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Donny Schatz. The driver of the TSR No. 15 STP/Armor All/Chevrolet J&J raced to his first victory of the season and 106th career WoO A-Feature triumph. TSR’s Steve Kinser was a contender throughout the program in the TSR No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet Maxim and ultimately finished sixth.
Runner Up at Attica
Following a weekend in Pennsylvania, the Big Game Treestands #7 team returned to ‘The Buckeye State’ on Friday as racing resumed at Attica Raceway Park, a 1/3-mile oval that Dollansky has recorded top-ten finishes in all four World of Outlaws starts including a podium finish in 2005.
A beautiful day in Attica, Ohio would see the local competition came out in full-force as 57 sprinters signed into the pit area to do battle in the Kistler Engines Classic. In qualifying time trials, Dollansky rocketed the Aggressive Hydraulics Maxim to the 12th fastest time overall at 12.707 seconds. Starting from outside row one in the second heat, ‘The Crowd Pleaser’ started alongside Kerry Madsen and burst out to the lead on the start and never looked back, leading all 10 laps to earn a spot in the dash. In the 8-lap dash to set the grid for the main event, Dollansky gained one position and finished 4th.
