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WEEKLY REWIND
Week of April 6
World of Outlaws
RACE RESULTS: Donny Schatz RACE RESULTS: Kraig Kinser
SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series
DATE: Saturday, April 5 DATE: Saturday, April 5
TRACK: I-55 Raceway TRACK: I-55 Raceway
TRACK SIZE: 1/3-mile dirt oval TRACK SIZE: 1/3-mile dirt oval
QUALIFIED: 11th of 29 QUALIFIED: 13th of 29
HEAT RACE:
Third in the second heat HEAT RACE:
Sixth in the first heat
A-MAIN: Eighth A-MAIN 19th (DNF ˇV blown tire resulting in crash)
TOTAL LAPS: 40/40 TOTAL LAPS: 23/40
POST-RACE QUOTES & NOTES:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/Chevy/ParkerStore/J&J for TSR:
ˇ§It was good to get back racing, but we certainly didnˇ¦t have the kind of night we hoped for. We expect to be challenging for wins every night and tonight we werenˇ¦t.
ˇ§We were one of the later cars to qualify and the track slowed down, but we still made the inversion (top 12) for the heat race. We started on the pole in the second heat race and werenˇ¦t able to hold the spot to make it into the dash. In the feature, we started 11th and were able to get into the top-10 early, but couldnˇ¦t charge to the front like we were looking to. Ricky (Warner) and the crew (Shane Bowers, Kyle Sundby and Evan Funk) worked hard to give me a good car all night.
ˇ§The schedule starts to pick up, now, and we can get back to racing regularly. We are looking forward to continuing to improve every night with this Tony Stewart Racing team. Our goal continues to be putting that first World of Outlaws victory on the board for TSR, Armor All, Chevy and ParkerStore.ˇ¨
Kraig Kinser, driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Chevy/J.D. Byrider Maxim for TSR:
ˇ§We were ready to get back to racing as we headed to Pevely on Saturday, but things didnˇ¦t turn out the way we would have liked them to in the end. I-55 is one of those tracks where things can go really, really well or they can turn the tables on you. Iˇ¦ve had some luck there in the past and weˇ¦d hoped to continue to build our momentum on Saturday. We had a decent qualifying run and transferred out of the heat race to put the TSR/Bass Pro Shops/Chevy in the A-main. During the race, we had just gone back to green after Billy (Alley) had flipped. Iˇ¦m not sure if something broke or if we lost a tire, but the car started flipping and our night was over at that point.
ˇ§All of the guys at Tony Stewart Racing have worked really hard over the break to prepare for getting back on the road. Weˇ¦re going to work hard to put Bass Pro Shops, Chevy and J.D. Byrider in the winnerˇ¦s circle very soon. Weˇ¦ll go back to the shop this week and get ready for the two-day show at Eldora this weekend.ˇ¨
STATISTICS TO DATE:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/J&J for TSR:
„« In five WoO Sprint Series starts, Schatz has earned three top-five finishes and five top-10s.
„« In three All-Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) Series starts, Schatz has earned two victories, one quick-time award and three top-five finishes.
Kraig Kinser, driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR:
„« In five WoO starts, Kinser has earned one top-10 finish.
„« In two ASCoC Series starts, Kinser has earned one top-10 finish.
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CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS TO DATE:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/J&J for TSR:
„« Schatz is ranked third in the WoO championship standings with 706 points.
Kraig Kinser, driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR:
„« Kinser is ranked 14th in the WoO championship standings with 588 points.
NEXT ON THE DOCKET:
DATE: Friday-Saturday, April 11-12
TRACK: Eldora Speedway in Rossburg, Ohio
TRACK SIZE: Half-mile dirt oval
COMPETING SERIES: WoO Sprint Series
TRACK NEWS & NOTES: For more information, please call the track at 937-338-3815.
The official Web site of Eldora Speedway is www.eldoraspeedway.com.
PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS:
(Sept. 21, 2007) Joey Saldana won the last race at Eldora Speedway. Schatz finished seventh.
Kinser will be making first appearance since Aug. 5, 2005, when he finished eighth.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact Misha Geisert with True Speed Communication at 317-432-4110 or Misha.Geisert@TrueSpeedCommunication.com or log onto www.TrueSpeedCommunication.com for driver bios, stats and updated race results.
Other Tony Stewart Racing-related Web sites: www.tonystewartracing.com, www.bassproshops.com, www.armorall.com, www.chevy.com, www.donnyschatzmotorsports.com or www.kraigkinser.com.
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