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WEEKLY REWIND
Week of August 24
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: Tuesday, Aug. 19 DATE: Tuesday, Aug. 19
TRACK: Billings (Mont.) Motorsports Park TRACK: Billings (Mont.) Motorsports Park
TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval
QUALIFIED: 11th of 33 QUALIFIED: Seventh of 33
HEAT RACE:
DASH: First in the third heat.
First in the dash. HEAT RACE:
Third in the third heat.
A-MAIN: Second A-MAIN 11th
TOTAL LAPS: 25/25 TOTAL LAPS: 25/25
RACE RESULTS: Donny Schatz RACE RESULTS: Kraig Kinser
SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series
DATE: Friday, Aug. 22 DATE: Friday, Aug. 22
TRACK: Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alb. TRACK: Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alb.
TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval
QUALIFIED: Second of 31 QUALIFIED: 15th of 31
HEAT RACE:
DASH: Second in the second heat.
Third in the dash. HEAT RACE: Fifth in the third heat.
A-MAIN: Ninth A-MAIN: 19th
TOTAL LAPS: 35/35 TOTAL LAPS: 34/35
RACE RESULTS: Donny Schatz RACE RESULTS: Kraig Kinser
SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series SERIES: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series
DATE: Saturday, Aug. 23 DATE: Saturday, Aug. 23
TRACK: Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alb. TRACK: Castrol Raceway, Edmonton, Alb.
TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval TRACK SIZE: 3/8-mile dirt oval
QUALIFIED: 16th of 31 QUALIFIED: 17th of 31
HEAT RACE:
DASH: First in the first heat.
Second in the dash. HEAT RACE:
Fifth in the second heat.
A-MAIN: Second A-MAIN: 16th
TOTAL LAPS: 35/35 TOTAL LAPS: 35/35
POST-RACE QUOTES & NOTES:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/Chevy/ParkerStore/J&J for TSR:
ˇ§It was one of those frustrating weeks for us, but weˇ¦re trying to keep a positive outlook on it. Any time you lead a race like we did at Billings, you feel like you should have won it. But on the other side, you donˇ¦t often flip in a feature and still come out with a top-10 finish.
ˇ§I know Iˇ¦ve won races being in second when the leader comes to traffic and thatˇ¦s just what happened Tuesday night. I was in the lead and Joey (Saldana) took advantage. On Friday, the guys had the Armor All car really nice in the feature and we were trying to find a way into the top-three when Paul (McMahan) got sideways, leaving us with no place to go. Iˇ¦m just happy Steve (Kinser) was able to avoid us, because that could have been ugly. My hat goes off to my crew (Ricky Warner, Shane Bowers, and Kyle Sunby) and the Bass Pro team guys for getting me back out there. At that point, it was about getting whatever you could get and we were fortunate to get back to ninth.
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ˇ§Saturday was certainly more frustrating because we had another chance at victory and came home second again. The track started taking rubber, but we were able to get it wide enough and still pass. We tried everything we could, but just didnˇ¦t end up first like we hoped. Now, weˇ¦ll turn our focus on returning to Skagit and do everything we can to get win number 13 for Tony Stewart Racing and all the people involved with our team from 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 had high hopes heading into the week and just couldnˇ¦t build on the momentum we had from our third-place run at Minot last Sunday night. On Tuesday in Billings, we qualified seventh but didnˇ¦t get one of those top two spots in the heat, and we were back to starting in the middle of the pack.
ˇ§The weekend in Canada was pretty much the same. We didnˇ¦t get qualified very well either night, so we were in the same situation weˇ¦ve been in most of the year, starting the features in rows six and seven. Everyone is working really hard to get this Bass Pro Shops/Chevy running up front and weˇ¦ll do our best this week to be ready for a couple of nights in Skagit.ˇ¨
STATISTICS TO DATE:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/J&J for TSR:
„« WoO Sprint Series: 12 victories, 34 top-fives and 45 top-10s in 45 starts.
„« All-Star Circuit of Champions (ASCoC) Series: two victories, one quick-time award and four top-fives in four starts.
„« American Sprint Car Series (ASCS): one victory in two starts.
„« Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals: one victory.
Kraig Kinser, driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR:
„« WoO: three top-fives and 10 top-10s in 41 starts.
„« ASCoC Series: one top-10 in two starts.
„« Knoxville (Iowa) Nationals: B-Main finish.
CHAMPIONSHIP POINT STANDINGS TO DATE:
Donny Schatz, driver of the No. 15 Armor All/J&J for TSR:
„« Schatz is ranked first in the WoO championship standings with 6,480 points.
Kraig Kinser, driver of the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Maxim for TSR:
„« Kinser is ranked 14th in the WoO championship standings with 5,247 points.
NEXT ON THE DOCKET:
DATE: Friday-Saturday, Aug. 29-30
TRACK: Skagit Speedway, Alger, Wash.
TRACK SIZE: 3/10-mile dirt oval
COMPETING SERIES: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
TRACK NEWS & NOTES: For race tickets, contact Skagit Speedway at (360) 724-3567. The official Web site of
Skagit Speedway is www.skagitspeedway.com.
PREVIOUS RACE WINNERS
(Aug. 25, 2007) Craig Dollansky won the last race at Skagit. Donny Schatz finished ninth. Kinser will be
making his debut at the track.
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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