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2011 will be a year to remember as NHRA celebrates its
60th anniversary
Tuesday, January 04, 2011
From "the Swamp Rat" to "the Bud King," from "the Snake" to "the Mongoose,"
from the first fans lining airport runways to those who today pack historic
venues like Auto Club Raceway at Pomona, NHRA’s rich and storied past will
take center stage in 2011 as the world’s largest motorsports sanctioning
body celebrates its 60th anniversary.
What began with a simple signature by Wally Parks in March of 1951 has
evolved over the last six decades into the fastest, most powerful and
fan-friendly motorsport in the world. And NHRA will be marking the 60th
anniversary of Parks’ formation of NHRA with a year-long celebration that
will pay homage to the evolution of the hot rod, the impact of the sport’s
legendary racers, and the lifeblood provided by the many millions of loyal
and passionate NHRA fans.
“Wally created NHRA for the hot rod enthusiasts and the 2011 season, our
60th Anniversary, will be a year-long celebration in their honor,” said NHRA
President Tom Compton. “Fans, accustomed to the up-close and personal
experience through our open-pit environment, will have a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity to meet the stars and see the cars from throughout the 60-year
history of the sport.”
In addition to presenting John Force and Larry Dixon and the nitro-fueled
thunder of their modern-day machines at each of the 22 events on the 2011
schedule, NHRA officials also promise to showcase the sport’s rich history
with vintage car shows, Cacklefests, tribute-car races and meet-and-greets
with the legends of drag racing.
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BODE REACHES FIRST CAREER FINAL, WINS FIRST CAREER
RACE Dixon, Coughlin and Hines round out winners at final
Countdown to 10 race
By Michael Padian
BRAINERD, Minn. – Three drivers had a shot at
their first career NHRA Full Throttle Series win on Sunday at the 29th
annual Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway and Funny
Car veteran Bob Bode was the lucky one who struck paydirt.
The other winners at the 17th of 23 events in the NHRA Full Throttle Series
season – and final race in the Countdown to 10 regular season – were Larry
Dixon (Top Fuel), Jeg Coughlin (Pro Stock) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock
Motorcycle).
Also on Sunday, the final five spots in the Countdown to 1 NHRA Playoffs
were determined as Dave Grubnic (Top Fuel), Tony Pedregon (Funny Car),
Rodger Brogdon (Pro Stock) and Karen Stoffer and Craig Treble (Pro Stock
Motorcycle) clinched berths.
And the final two No. 1 seeds were settled as well with John Force (Funny
Car) and Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle) joining Dixon (Top Fuel) and
Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) as top seeds.
Bode defeated Cruz Pedregon, Bob Tasca and Tim Wilkerson to reach the final
where he proceeded to celebrate a surprisingly easy win when Jack Beckman
struck the wheels on his Freightliner Dodge Charger R/T early and slowed to
a 8.338 at 86.32. Bode’s official winning run in the Alard Machine Chevy
Impala was a 4.248 at 253.66.
“All of this is kind of like a dream I’m afraid I’m gonna wake up from,”
Bode said. “I didn’t know if it would ever happen, but now that it did, I
can’t believe it happened. It’s the best thing that ever happened to me in
my entire life in the racing world. I have a wife and kid, wonderful things
there, but the racing world, this is it.”
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ANTRON BROWN
RACES TO NO. 8 QUALIFYING SPOT AT BRAINERD
By Ted
Yerzyk
BRAINERD, Minn. (Aug. 14, 2010) - Antron Brown, a four-time winner at
Brainerd International Raceway, drove his Don Schumacher-owned Matco
Tools/U.S. Army dragster to the No. 8 qualifying position Saturday at
B.I.R.
Brown, who entered the final day of qualifying for the 29th annual
Brainerd race in the provisional No. 9 qualifying position after
clocking an elapsed time of 5.106-seconds on Friday, improved his
position on Saturday's opening pass. The 24-time NHRA winner used a
tune-up from crew chiefs Brian Corradi and Mark Oswald to power the
Matco Tools/U.S. Army car to a lap of 3.923 seconds at 302.62 mph. That
placed Brown eighth in the order. On his final qualifying effort, the
former college track star's bright blue Matco-backed car lost traction
and slowed to pass of 4.585 at 167.66 after losing the blower belt on
the run. It is the 15th time in 17 races this season that Brown will
start from the top half of the 16-car field. He also qualified eighth at
the Joliet race in June. His average qualifying position this season is
4.7 with five No. 1 qualifiers. Doug Kalitta earned the Top Fuel pole on
Saturday at Brainerd at 3.842-seconds.
"We struggled during qualifying this weekend here at Brainerd, but we've
been trying some things on our Matco Tools car too," Brown said. "We'll
go back to what we know for race day and I'm confident we can go some
rounds. Morgan (Lucas) will be tough. We'll have to throw down a good
lap to get by those Geico boys, but this DSR Matco team is up to it."
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KALITTA EARNS SECOND NO. 1 IN LAST FOUR RACES Force Hood, Edwards, Hines also top their respective classes
By Michael Padian
BRAINERD, Minn. – Surging Top Fuel driver Doug Kalitta earned his second No.
1 in the last four races Saturday at the 29th annual Lucas Oil NHRA
Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway.
The other No. 1 qualifiers at the 17th of 23 events in the NHRA Full
Throttle Series season – and final race in the Countdown to 10 regular
season – were Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and
Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
Also on Saturday, Top Fuel driver Steve Torrence, Pro Stock driver Johnny
Gray and Pro Stock Motorcycle riders Eddie Krawiec, LE Tonglet and David
Hope secured their berths in the Countdown to 1. That leaves only five
positions left to be decided on the final Sunday of the Countdown to 10
regular season – one each in Top Fuel, Funny Car and Pro Stock and two in
Pro Stock Motorcycle.
Kalitta, who is coming off his first win of the season at the Mopar
Mile-High NHRA Nationals, paced the Top Fuel field with a 3.842-second pass
at 305.49 mph in his Kalitta Air dragster that moved him around overnight
leader Brandon Bernstein and the Copart dragster team.
“We managed to get down both lanes today so I think the track is pretty
good,” said Kalitta, a two-time Brainerd winner. “(Sunday) is supposed to be
a little cooler so I think the fans are going to be in for a treat with the
performances. (Team owner) Connie (Kalitta) won this race in 1985 and I’ve
had some luck here as well, so hopefully we can have a good day,”
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BERNSTEIN IN POSITION TO EARN FIRST NO. 1 OF 2010 Force Hood, Allen Johnson, Hines also top their respective classes
By Michael Padian
BRAINERD, Minn. – Former Auto Club Road to the
Future winner Brandon Bernstein is in position to collect his first No. 1 of
2010 after Friday’s first qualifying session at the 29th annual Lucas Oil
NHRA Nationals.
The other provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the 17th of 23 events in the NHRA
Full Throttle Series season – and final race in the Countdown to 10 regular
season – were Ashley Force Hood (Funny Car), Allen Johnson (Pro Stock) and
Andrew Hines (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
The surging Bernstein, who has been to the semifinals and finals at the last
two races, paced the Top Fuel field with a 3.846-second pass at 309.27 mph
in his Copart dragster. It would be only his first No. 1 of 2010, and the
14th of his career.
“This is a great race for us to come on strong,” Bernstein said. “We’ve been
right there the last four to six races and to be peaking right now is
perfect, right before Indy and the countdown and then charge right on. We
hope this is an indication that we’re going to be up there at the top and
run for the championship.”
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NHRA STATEMENT REGARDING CRASH AT NHRA NORTHWEST
NATIONALS
KENT, Wash. -- Top Alcohol dragster racer Mark
Niver, 60, from Phoenix, was involved in a fatal incident today when his
dragster crashed in the shutdown area during eliminations at the NHRA
Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways. NHRA officials are investigating
the accident.
NHRA and Pacific Raceways officials extend their deepest sympathies to the
entire Niver family.
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KALITTA EARNS FIRST NO. 1 SINCE 2006 AUTO CLUB NHRA
FINALS Hight, Edwards also get No. 1s; Kalitta, Brown and Force clinch berths in
Countdown to 1
KENT, Wash. – Doug Kalitta ended a
three-and-a-half year drought on Saturday at the 23rd annual NHRA Northwest
Nationals at Pacific Raceways with his first No. 1 qualifier since the 2006
Auto Club NHRA Finals.
The other No. 1 qualifiers at the 14th of 23 races in the 2010 NHRA Full
Throttle Drag Racing Series season were Robert Hight (Funny Car) and Mike
Edwards (Pro Stock).
On a cooler day Saturday, many expected change at the top of the qualifying
ladder but only Edwards emerged from the pack –Kalitta (3.844, 313.58) and
Hight (4.194, 291.57) set the pace in each of their respective classes in
the Friday night session.
“Obviously we held on today. Larry Dixon got close (a 3.896 in the third
qualifying session). I’m real proud of my guys. It’s nice to get some
performance out of (the Kalitta Air dragster) and our first low qualifier in
awhile,” Kalitta said.
The No. 1 was Kalitta’s first pole since November, 2006, and it was the 29th
of his career.
“(Team owner) Connie (Kalitta), obviously he’s happy, and the whole team is
happy. It’s been awhile. Hopefully this will be the beginning of something
good for us,” he said.
He will have a bye in the first round tomorrow and when reminded of the
incident in Denver where Brandon Bernstein banged the blower on the burnout
during a bye run and couldn’t stage, thus forfeiting the gimme 20 points, he
said, “We won’t do that …”
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HIGHT LEADS FORD PARADE AT TOP OF FUNNY CAR FIELD Kalitta, Line round out provisional No. 1 qualifiers at NHRA Northwest
Nationals
KENT, Wash. – Robert Hight earned the
provisional No. 1 qualifying position in Funny Car after the first two of
four rounds of qualifying were run on Friday at the 23rd annual NHRA
Northwest Nationals at Pacific Raceways.
The other provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the 14th of 23 races in the 2010
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season were Doug Kalitta (Top Fuel)
and Jason Line (Pro Stock).
In Funny Car, Hight set the pace with his 4.194-second pass at 291.57 mph in
his Auto Club Ford Mustang.
“It’s supposed to cool off so I don’t know if that 19 is safe,” said Hight,
who praised the track condition. “We knew it was going to be better than
last year and that 4.19 was better than anyone ran all throughout last year
– and it was probably hotter (today than it was at any point in last year’s
race) so hat’s off to Seattle.”
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HIGHT STAYS HOT, IN POSITION FOR THIRD STRAIGHT NO.
1 McClenathan, Edwards and Phillips also atop qualifying after two rounds
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. – Funny Car driver Robert
Hight stayed hot on Friday with a 4.025-second pass at 313.00 mph to earn
the provisional Funny Car pole at the 41st annual NHRA Supernationals at Old
Bridge Township Raceway Park.
The other provisional No. 1 qualifiers at the 11th of 23 races in the 2010
NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series season were Cory McClenathan (Top
Fuel), Mike Edwards (Pro Stock) and Michael Phillips (Pro Stock Motorcycle).
The No. 1 qualifier would be the third in a row for Hight and the Auto Club
Ford Mustang team and fifth overall this season. Hight, the defending NHRA
Full Throttle Series champion, has also been to four straight final rounds –
winning three times – to assume the points lead in Funny Car.
"Where was that 4.02 in the final last week in Chicago," said Hight, whose
three-race winning streak was snapped by Matt Hagan last week. "I didn?t
talk to (crew chief) Jimmy (Prock) much before the run. I didn?t know what
he was gonna try to run. Then when we ran that 4.02, I knew (Matt) Hagan was
more than capable of making a better run or maybe Ashley (Force Hood). A
little surprised it held up.
"I used to come here for the Wednesday match races with John's car and it
was always a lot of fun. Tonight reminded me a lot of that," Hight said.
McClenathan secured the provisional No. 1 in the FRAM dragster with the
quickest and second-fastest run since NHRA moved to 1000-foot racing two
years ago, a 3.752-second pass at 324.75 mph. He also set both ends of the
track record.
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NHRA STATEMENT
REGARDING HIGH-SPEED CRASH AT NHRA SUPERNATIONALS
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. --
Top Alcohol Funny Car racer Neal Parker, 58, from Millville, N.J.,
crashed today at a high rate of speed in the shutdown area during
qualifying for the NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway
Park and was pronounced dead. NHRA officials and the New Jersey State
Police are investigating the accident. On behalf of everyone at NHRA and
Raceway Park, we are deeply saddened and want to pass along our sincere
condolences to the entire Parker family.
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ANTRON BROWN
RACES TO NO. 3 SPOT FRIDAY EVENING AT ENGLISHTOWN
ENGLISHTOWN, N.J. (June 11, 2010) - Antron Brown, a New Jersey native,
drove his Don Schumacher-owned Matco Tools/U.S. Army dragster to the
provisonal No. 3 qualifying position on Friday evening at Old Bridge
Township Raceway Park. The two-time winner at Raceway Park used a Friday
evening elapsed time of 3.819-seconds to finish third in the order.
Brown enters the 11th race on the 2010 NHRA schedule ranked fifth in the
NHRA Top Fuel standings with three poles and three final round
appearances this season. On Friday's opening qualifying attempt, the
Matco Tools/U.S. Army car posted great early numbers but overpowered the
track as Brown slowed to a run of 4.209 seconds at 227.65 mph. It was
the ninth quickest of the session. On Friday's evening session, the
24-time NHRA winner used a tune-up from crew chiefs Brian Corradi and
Mark Oswald to power the bright blue Matco-backed rail to a lap of 3.817
at 315.86 to finish in the provisional No. 3 qualifying position. Brown
earned the Top Fuel pole at Raceway Park two years ago and qualified
fifth last June at the SuperNationals at 3.871-seconds.
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ANTRON BROWN
RACES TO SECOND ROUND AT JOLIET
JOLIET,
Ill. (June 6, 2010) - Antron Brown drove his Don Schumacher-owned Matco
Tools/U.S. Army dragster to a second-round finish Sunday afternoon at
Route 66 Raceway. The 24-time NHRA winner remains fifth in the NHRA Top
Fuel standings following 10 of 23 races on the 2010 NHRA schedule.
A day after racing his John Wolfe (Matco Tools' top distributor) tribute
car to the No. 8 qualifying position with an elapsed time of
3.872-seconds, Brown bested local favorite T.J. Zizzo before falling to
No. 1 qualifier Larry Dixon in the quarterfinals. Brown now has a mark
of 13-10 in 23 rounds this season.
As the first pair of cars to race down the Route 66 Raceway track on
Sunday morning, Brown scored the wire-to-wire win in his special John
Wolfe/Matco Tools car. Brown left first and powered his Brian Corradi/Mark
Oswald-tuned car to a lap of 3.899 seconds at 313.15 mph to advance to
the second round and earn his 100th career Top Fuel round win. Zizzo,
who qualified ninth, lost traction in his dragster and slowed to an
elapsed time of 8.067-seconds.
Squaring off against the Al-Anabi team for the third time this season,
Brown posted his quickest lap of the weekend, however it wasn't enough
to defeat the two-time NHRA champion who ran the quickest pass of the
round. Brown powered his John Wolfe/Matco Tools car to a run of 3.839 at
315.78, but Dixon's slightly quicker lap of 3.830 at 317.94 was enough
to card the narrow win. Brown is now 0-3 against the Alan Johnson-owned
car this season.
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Saldana’s Dominant Return, A Full Weekend of WoO
Sprint Cars And The Latest From the UMP Late Model Series, 4Wide.TV Has Your
News and Video from the World of Outlaws and DIRTcar Racing
CONCORD, N.C. – Sept. 28, 2011 – This week’s
episode of 4Wide.TVincludes the highlights
from Joey Saldana’s triumphant return to
World of Outlaws Sprint Car competition plus video highlights from
DIRTcar racing in the Midwest.
Click here to see Saldana’s first race back
at Hartford Motor Speedway on Wednesday night, where fellow drivers and fans
saw the “Brownsburg Bullet” at his best. The #9 machine rode the cushion to
victory, his first time behind the wheel in two months as he recovered from
injuries sustained at the Kings Royal back in July. However, Friday the
series took on the high banks of Eldora Speedway, a track that has brought
Saldana some of his greatest wins and harshest wrecks. Not fear, nerves or
even the retaining wall could trump Saldana’s confidence behind the wheel,
and for the second event in a row, the Kasey Kahne Racing Red Bull #9 was
back in victory lane. The series then headed east to Lernerville Speedway on
Saturday night for the Commonwealth Clash. Saldana couldn’t make it three
for three, but defending champion Jason Meyers made his fifth trip of the
season to victory lane. You won’t want to miss these highlights, because as
the schedule dwindles down, the racing heats up! We’ve got all your news and
video from the WoO Sprint Car Series right here at
4Wide.TV.
Meyers Widens Points Lead by Picking Up Fifth
Win of 2011 Season
2010 Champion gets third top-5 in a row, Schatz finishes 2nd with
Swindell 3rd
Meyers Notches 5th Wins from World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Vimeo.
By Kyle Luetters
SARVER, Pa. — Sept. 24, 2011 — The World of Outlaws Sprint Car
Series season is entering its stretch run, and Jason Meyers knows
the pressure is on if he's going to repeat as champion. On Saturday
night in the Commonwealth Clash at Lernerville Speedway, Meyers and
his Elite Racing team rose to the occasion and captured their fifth
victory of the year and extended their lead in the standings at the
same time.
"Wins have been so hard to come by this year," said Meyers, of
Clovis, Calif. "We had a great car all night and then when we got to
lap traffic, you never knew where they were going to go. Some went
high, some went low. You had to be very patient tonight when it came
to getting through all of it. Our car seemed to work really well
around the top. I need to thank Brian (Bloomfield) for pointing that
out to me during the last yellow flag. Just was another great run
for our entire DDNi/Media-Tile/GLR Investments/All-Star Performance
team and we’ll use this to go into Williams Grove (Speedway) this
weekend."
Kinser Completes Weekend Sweep by Winning at
Huset’s Speedway
Bloomington, Ind. native outlasts points leader Meyers and early
leader Sweet

Steve Kinser (Photo by Tim Johnson)
By Kyle Luetters
BRANDON, S.D. — Aug. 20, 2011 — After a lackluster
showing at the 51stGoodyear Knoxville Nationals, Steve Kinser and
his #11 Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/ Chevrolet crew have found their
groove again as the “King of the Outlaws” picked up his seventh win
of the season and second win in a row. The Bloomington, Ind. native
led the final 14 laps to claim the checkers at Huset’s Speedway in
Brandon, S.D.
“It’s a great feeling to be back in victory lane for the second
night in a row,” said a grinning Kinser. “The track started to
rubber up a bit and we found something there about halfway through.
It hooked up car really well and allowed us to get by the 14 and the
9. The whole crew really worked hard to get us back to where we were
earlier this year and I think we are getting there. We certainly had
a lot more speed the past two nights than we have had in the last
month.”
Kinser started the night’s feature event in the 8thposition as Kerry
Madsen led the field to green with youngster Brad Sweet to his
outside. Once the green flag flew, Sweet powered the #9 Red Bull
Maxim to the lead and held on thru the first 21 circuits. Sweet had
to hold off numerous challenges from second place finisher Jason
Meyers. The Clovis, Calif. native was battling hard with Sweet when
Kinser snuck by.
“Another great run for us tonight in this All-Star Performance/DDNi/Media-Tile
car,” Meyers said. ”Brad and I got to battling there pretty good and
the track started laying rubber down. There’s not much left here on
this right rear but we made it. Like I said, just another great
night for us.”
Kinser Powers By To Victory in Final Turn at
River Cities Speedway
Tony Stewart Racing teammates trade lead numerous times; Meyers
third

Steve Kinser #11 and Donny Schatz #15 race to the checkers at River
Cities Speedway Friday night. (Photo by Tim Johnson)
By Kyle Luetters
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — Aug. 19, 2011 —Tony Stewart
Racing teammates Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz waged an epic back
and forth battle for the checkers at River Cities Speedway in Grand
Forks, N.D. Neither driver was able to gain a clear advantage on the
other and the 40 lap main event came down to the final turn. With
Schatz riding high, Kinser dove to the bottom in turn four and
powered past to claim victory by little over a tenth of a second.
“That was a race,” said Kinser as he gained his breath back in
Victory Lane. “Donny Schatz is one the greatest sprint car driver
out here right now and to battle him tonight was awesome. I leaned
on him a few times there and I shouldn’t have but I wanted this one
really bad. We didn’t run nearly as well at (Knoxville) Nationals as
we wanted to so we all went back to the shop and put our heads
together. We came out tonight and got our second quick time of the
season and the win so I think we found something.”
Weiss gets Late Model win at River Cities
Speedway

Ricky Weiss #7 got the Feature win
at RCS on Friday August 19, 2011 (Photo by Tim Johnson)

World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance:
“Great Northern Tour” kicks off at River Cities Speedway and Huset’s
Speedway

Local racer Mark Dobmeier #13 of Grand Forks, ND will be looking for
more success against the World of Outlaws after his win on night
two, of the Knoxville Nationals last week.
By Kyle Luetters / 2011 file photo by Tim Johnson
CONCORD, N.C. — Aug. 14, 2011 — North Dakota’s
Donny Schatz will ride the momentum from his 51stGoodyear Knoxville
Nationals championship into World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
events at River Cities Speedway on Friday, Aug. 19, in Grand Forks,
N.D., and Huset’s Speedway on Saturday, Aug. 20, in Brandon, S.D.,
to launch the Great Northern Tour, which also includes races on
Tuesday, Aug. 23, at Black Hills Speedway in Rapid City, S.D., and
Aug. 26-27 at Castrol Raceway in Edmonton, Alberta.
DONNY KNOXVILLE: Schatz Claims Fifth Goodyear
Knoxville Nationals Crown in Six Years
Gutsy early move to charge past Swindell and Sweet leads to $150,000
payday
By Kyle Luetters
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Aug. 13, 2011 — Donny Schatz
wasted little time finding his way to the front of the 51stGoodyear
Knoxville Nationals on Saturday night at historic Knoxville Raceway.
Normally a driver who excels in the latter stages of a race, the
four-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion quickly
charged from 13thto fifth, then set his sights on the lead of the
$150,000-to-win, 50-lap main event.
Schatz struggled through his qualifying night on Wednesday when
motor issues forced his car into the pits, but he was saved by
strong time trial and heat race performances that blunted the
effects of his rough time in the A-main.
“I was sweating bullets when I thought were going to have to come
through the Last Chance Showdown after we finished 24thin that main
(qualifying night),” said Schatz, of Fargo, N.D., who drives the
Tony Stewart Racing STP/Armor All/Chevrolet. “Thankfully we had
enough points to qualify to start 13th in Saturday’s show. My car
was awesome all night long. The motor, the chassis, everything was
great. The bottom was a place where my car was able to work really
well early on and as the race progressed, I kind of wore out that
line so I had to move up a bit. I’m very lucky to be with great
people and I need to thank the over 1,100 people the signed up for
our sign and ride program. It was really cool to get all of those
people into victory lane tonight.”
Lucas Wolfe, Tim Shaffer, Kevin Swindell Take
Center Stage in Final Tune-Up for 51st Goodyear Knoxville Nationals
Sammy Swindell, Brad Sweet comprise front row for $150,000-to-win
A-main
By Kyle Luetters
KNOXVILLE, Iowa. — Aug. 12, 2011 — Lucas Wolfe is
still chasing the first points-paying victory in his World of
Outlaws Sprint Car Series career, but on Friday night at Knoxville
Raceway he dominated the best drivers in the world by winning the
Premier Chevy Dealers Knoxville World Challenge, the third of three
feature events during the night before the focus quickly turns to
Saturday’s 51stGoodyear Knoxville Nationals $150,000-to-win A-main.
Wolfe, a Mechanicsburg, Pa. native, has been heating up on the World
of Outlaws circuit lately, but a victory at Knoxville during the
biggest week in Sprint Car racing certainly brought a smile to the
series top rookie in 2008.
“This was the most money I’ve ever won in one event,” said Wolfe,
who pocketed $10,000 for the win.
Wolfe wasn’t the only winner on the night. Defending Knoxville
Nationals champion Tim Shaffer claimed the inaugural Q20 Race of
Champions, the second feature Friday night, while Kevin Swindell
kicked the night off by capturing the A-main for drivers outside the
Top 50 in qualifying points earned during Wednesday’s and Thursday’s
programs.
One of the most impressive performances of the night belonged to
Shane Stewart, who finished second in the World Challenge and the
Race of Champions.
Dobmeier Captures Goodyear Knoxville Nationals
Qualifying Victory
North Dakota racer edges Meyers for win; Sammy Swindell tops overall
points
By Kyle Luetters
KNOXVILLE, Iowa. — Aug. 11, 2011 — Mark Dobmeier
knew he let one World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series victory slip away
earlier this year at Princeton (Minn.) Speedway and he wasn’t about
to let Thursday night’s Goodyear Knoxville Nationals qualifying
event get away from him, too.
Dobmeier charged past World of Outlaws champion Jason Meyers on Lap
14 and held him off for the victory, putting himself solidly into
the field when the green flag falls on Saturday night’s $150,000 to
win main event.
“Wow, I can’t believe we’ve gotten here,” said Dobmeier, of Grand
Forks, N.D. “We feel like we’ve gotten this place figured out here
in recent weeks and this positioned us well for Saturday night. I
let one win get away from me by picking the wrong line at Princeton.
We’re pumped about this and the car worked really well al night
long.”
Swindell Takes Opening Night Victory at
Goodyear Knoxville Nationals
1983 Nationals champ tops points chart after late-race pass of
runner-up Heskin
By Kyle Luetters
KNOXVILLE, Iowa. — Aug. 10, 2011 — Sammy Swindell
used a bit of patience and the high groove at Knoxville Raceway on
Wednesday night to blast past Davey Heskin and claim the opening
night feature event at the 51stGoodyear Knoxville Nationals.
Heskin led from the initial green flag and fought off challenges
from pole-sitter Joey Moughan and Kasey Kahne Racing’s Brad Sweet.
However, with five laps to go, Swindell worked his way to the front
and held on through a late race caution to wind up in victory lane
on the first of four nights of racing that culminates with the
$150,000-to-win finale on Saturday.
“We got another win in the qualifying night which sets us up pretty
good for the feature on Saturday night,” said Swindell, of
Germantown, Tenn. “The car worked well all over the racetrack but
was pretty good up high. We’ve got a brand new car here and Alan
Parker built us a brand new motor so we’re pretty excited. We just
need to hold on and get through Saturday night and hopefully we’ll
be back up here when it’s all said and done.”
2010 ALL STAR CHAMPION AND KNOXVILLE NATIONALS
WINNER TIM SHAFFER TO RACE THIS THURSDAY IN WINNIPEG AT RED RIVER
CO-OP SPEEDWAY.

Tim Shaffer #83 (2010 file photo by
Tim Johnson)
In 2010 Tim Shaffer won the "Crown Jewel" of
sprint car racing by winning the "50th Annual Knoxville Nationals".
This was the biggest win of Tim's career!
The Steel City Outlaw / CH Motorsports No. 83 Team
found victory lane an astonishing twenty-one times!.... Shaffer
claimed his second consecutive championship with sixteen All-Star
wins. To date Shaffer's All Star win total now stands at 36.
The Aliquippa, PA Native also won the "North
East Open Cockpit Award" for most feature wins. Tim was the hottest
sprint car racer in the nation!!

AMSOIL Speedway to host All Star Circuit of
Champions for first time ever
CAMARGO, IL. (7-26-11)By Brian Liskai – The All
Star Circuit of Champions have added a new track to the eight race
Thunder Through the Plains extravaganza. AMSOIL Speedway in
Superior, Wisconsin will host the traveling 410 sprint car series on
Tuesday, Aug. 16 for a $5,000-to-win event.
This is the first time the All Stars have visited the track. The
AMSOIL Speedway race is part of the All Stars' traditional "Thunder
Through the Plains" which has taken on a new twist this year. The
All Stars have created separate regions with separate point funds
for 2011. The Thunder Through the Plains comprises the Western
Region with points awarded during each of the eight events. The
overall champion will earn $10,000!
It all kicks off Thursday, July 28 at Red River Co-Op Speedway in
Winnipeg, MB, Canada (rain date of July 29. Following are the dates
of the "Thunder Through the Plains:"
Saldana Recovering Following Surgery to Arm
Injured in Kings Royal Crash
Kasey Kahne Racing driver caught up in multi-car incident early in
Eldora A-main

Joey Saldana in the Red Bull # 9 (2011 file photo by Tim Johnson)
By Chris Dolack
ROSSBURG, Ohio - July 17, 2011 - World of Outlaws
Sprint Car Series championship contender Joey Saldana had surgery on
Sunday in Indianapolis to his right forearm, which was broken in a
multi-car crash early in the Kings Royal A-main Saturday night at
Eldora Speedway.
Doctors inserted two plates and 25 screws to stabilize his arm.
Saldana's ribs were also injured in the incident, which contributed
to a partially collapsed lung. He is expected to remain hospitalized
until midweek.
Saldana counts two Kings Royal victories among his nine World of
Outlaws wins at Eldora. After sustaining a concussion in a crash
last September at Eldora, Saldana won in May at the famed Tony
Stewart-owned speedway in rural western Ohio. Saldana has been at or
near the top of the championship standings all season as he tries to
win his first World of Outlaws championship as well as the first
championship his Kasey Kahne Racing team.
World of Outlaws Late Model Series ‘Wild West
Tour’ Gets Off To Wet Start On Tuesday At Independence Motor
Speedway
Rain Postpones Iowa Track’s First-Ever Tour Event To Mon., Aug. 8
By Kevin Kovac
INDEPENDENCE, IA – July 12, 2011 – The World of Outlaws Late Model
Series ‘Wild West Tour’ got off to wet start with the postponement
of Tuesday night’s event at Independence Motor Speedway.
Intermittent rain intensified into steady showers later in the
afternoon, forcing co-promoters Cam Granger and Rick Hartzell to
reschedule the three-eighths-mile oval’s first-ever WoO LMS program
to Mon., Aug. 8. The race will now immediately follow the
$50,000-to-win USA Nationals on Aug. 4-6 at Cedar Lake Speedway in
New Richmond, Wis.
“We were ready for a great night of World of Outlaws racing at
Independence but Mother Nature had other ideas,” said Hartzell, the
husband of WoO LMS follower Jill George of Cedar Falls, Iowa.
“Fortunately we were able to work with World of Outlaws officials to
find a new date that fits well into the tour schedule, so we’ll
regroup and try to build even more interest for August 8.”
Tuesday marked the sixth weather-related postponement of a WoO LMS
event during the rain-plagued 2011 season.
The ‘Wild West Tour’ will continue with the 32ndannual NAPA Auto
Parts ‘Gopher 50’ on Wednesday night (July 13) at Deer Creek
Speedway in Spring Valley, Minn. The swing also includes events on
Fri., July 15, at River Cities Speedway in Grand Forks, N.D., and
Tues., July 19, at Gillette (Wyo.) Thunder Speedway.
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series at a Glance:
Brad Doty Classic at Limaland Motorsports Park and Kings Royal at
Eldora Speedway

Jason Meyers
By Kyle Luetters / 2011 file photo by Tim Johnson
CONCORD, N.C. — July 11, 2011 —Jason Meyers and Joey Saldana emerged
victorious as the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series spent the
weekend in Wisconsin. Cedar Lake Speedway proved to be the perfect
night for Meyers, the 2010 Series Champion, to flex some muscle as
he led all thirty-five laps of the night’s feature event.
Saldana set the tour on fire earlier in the year but cooled as the
month of June kicked off. A trip to victory lane for the second year
in a row could be the catalyst the #9 Kasey Kahne Racing team needed
to get their season back on track.
As the Outlaws gear up for the legendary “Month of Money,” the
series points standings is closer than ever with the top six running
within 85 points of each other.
This week, the Outlaws are in Ohio as the 23rdAnnual Ohio Logistics
Brad Doty Classic presented by Racing Optics on Wednesday, July 13
and then it’s on Eldora Speedway for the famed Kings Royal weekend.
Sides Conquers Second Night of Boot Hill
Showdown in Kansas
Schatz retakes points leader over Saldana by seven, top six tighten
up

Jason Sides #7 / 2011 file photo by Tim Johnson
By Kyle Luetters
DODGE CITY, Kan. — July 2, 2011 — Jason Sides knew
he wasn’t going to get very many shots to pass a strong race leader
in 2010 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Champion Jason Meyers.
The Clovis, Calif. native had been stout all weekend and started the
second night of the two day show on the pole and led early on.
However, lap traffic proved to be the window of opportunity that
outside pole sitter Sides needed.
“Lap traffic played a big role in tonight’s race,” said an exhausted
yet excited Sides, who led the final 17 laps of the 30 lap event.
“Jason (Meyers) got in there a little bit hot and slid up the track
a bit and that opened the bottom up for me. There was quite a bit of
wet stuff low so that was the best place for our car. When I saw
that open up, I knew I had to take it.”
Sides Conquers Dodge from World of Outlaws Sprint Cars on Vimeo.
Dollansky Dives to Score Fifth Win of 2011
Campaign at Dodge City
Points Leader Schatz has engine woes, Saldana retakes lead in
standings
By Kyle Luetters
DODGE CITY, Kan. — July 1, 2011 — Dry and hot conditions have forced
city and local officials to ban fireworks in Southwest Kansas.
However, the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series staged a show that
would put even the biggest and brightest fireworks to shame. Elk
River, Minn native Craig Dollansky charged through the field and
used a late race restart to grab his fifth win of the season and
first victory at Dodge City Raceway Park.
“Tonight certainly was a work in progress as we had to keep
adjusting throughout the heats and the dash,” said Dollansky in
victory lane. “It always is a total team effort and to get that last
restart was pretty cool. I wasn’t quite sure what was going to
happen on it. I got a good run off of Sammy (Swindell) coming off of
turn 2 and got under him and made it work.”
Swindell, who led 26 laps of the 30 lap main event, settled for
second place after starting on the outside pole.
“We really didn’t want to see that caution with three (laps) to go,”
said Swindell, a native of Germantown, Tenn. “Craig pulled of a
pretty good move and I wasn’t able to get back past him. It’s a good
night for Big Game Treestands.”
Dollansky Sweeps World of
Outlaws Sprint Car Series Duel in the Dakotas with Exciting Final
Turn Pass at River Cities Speedway
‘The Greatest Show on Dirt’ next heads to Princeton and Huset’s
speedways

Craig Dollansky in the Aggressive Hydraulics / Big Game #7 Sprint
Car takes the win at River Cities Speedway just ahead of the red #7
of Jason Sides.
By Kyle Luetters / Photo by Tim Johnson
GRAND FORKS, N.D. - June 18, 2011 - Craig Dollansky completed a
sweep of the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Duel in the Dakotas
in thrilling fashion on Saturday night at River Cities Speedway when
he swept past Jason Sides on the high side in the final corner and
charged to the checkered flag.
It was a reversal of fortune for Dollansky, who earlier this season
lost a race to Sides on the final turn. This time Dollansky, of Elk
River, Minn., was the hunter, and earned not only a sweep of the
weekend event in Grand Forks, N.D., but also picked up his fourth
overall victory of the season.
"I may be from Minnesota but I love North Dakota, I will tell you
that," said a beaming Dollansky. "We were good around the top for
most of the night. I also want to give a special shout out to all
the fathers out there. This is just really cool."
Dollansky sported a different primary paint scheme as brilliant
shades of blue from Aggressive Hydraulics adorned his #7 Big Game
Treestands Maxim during the two-day event. The combination seemed to
work all weekend as Dollansky and the rest of the pack survived a
wild night. Sides led from the start of the race in the Wetherington
Tractor Service Maxim and held off hard challenges from Dollansky,
Joey Saldana and Steve Kinser. Sides led the first 17 laps before
Saldana went to the point on Lap 18. Sides then recaptured the lead
a lap later and held it until the final circuit.
Dollansky Surges to World of Outlaws Win at
River Cities Speedway
Schatz edges Rose for second in ‘Duel in the Dakotas’ opener, widens
points lead
By Kyle Luetters
GRAND FORKS, N.D. — June 17, 2011 — Craig Dollansky tracked down
Bill Rose midway through the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Duel
in the Dakotas opener on Friday night at River Cities Speedway and
charged through traffic, got a strong jump on a late restart then
powered to victory for the third time this season.
Dollansky, of Elk River, Minn., chased pole-sitter Rose from the
drop of the green flag, eventually catching and passing him on Lap
19 at the 3/10-mile bullring. Rose, trying to earn the first World
of Outlaws win of his career, raced with Dollansky through traffic,
looking for any kind of opening to pull off a huge upset. Rose’s
final shot at Dollansky came on a double-file restart with five laps
left in the 40-lap main event, but Dollansky proved to be too strong
in his specially outfitted Aggressive Hydraulics/Big Game Treestands
Maxim.
Dollansky chose the bottom groove, with Rose lined up to the outside
and current points leader Donny Schatz right behind Dollansky on the
inside of the second row. As Dollansky sped away, Rose tried to
fight off Schatz’s STP/Armor All/Cheverolet J&J, but Schatz was able
to move into the runner-up position with one to go. Rose wound up
holding onto a career-best third in the KJM Trucking Maxim with
Steve Kinser in the Tony Stewart Racing Bass Pro Shops/J.D. Byrider/Chevrolet
Maxim and Joey Saldana in the Kasey Kahne Racing Red Bull Maxim
rounding out the Top Five.
“What a team effort tonight by DJ (Lindsey), Troy (Dollansky) and
Luke (Dollansky) tonight,” said a smiling Dollansky in victory lane.
“They put such a car under me tonight that it was unreal. It truly
was fun to wheel this Aggressive Hydraulics-backed car and pick up a
win for them as they are our primary sponsor this weekend. The track
was also great too. Tons of grip and I could run anywhere.”
Dollansky was near the front all night long but had to contend with
Rose and four-time series champion and North Dakota native Schatz.
After getting passed for the lead, Rose did his best to fend off
Schatz as the laps wound down before Schatz pulled in front of Rose
coming off Turn 4 with the checkers in sight.
"Under the Board Walk" Show & Shine

A great turn out at Winnipeg
Beach for the "UNDER THE BOARD WALK" SHOW & SHINE on Sunday June 12,
2011. Nice weather, live music and plenty of custom cars were on
hand for all to see.






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River Cities Speedway
Feature Winners
Casey Mack #8 Sprint Car Feature Winner -
May 6, 2011
Joey Pederson #7P WISSOTA Late Model Feature Winner -
May 6, 2011
Dustin Strand #71 WISSOTA Midwest Modified Feature Winner -
May 6, 2011
Jim Geringer #12 WISSOTA Street Stock Feature Winner -
May 6, 2011
Red River Co-op Speedway
2010 Track Champions

Ricky Weiss #7 WISSOTA Late Model

Shane Edginton #5E WISSOTA Modified

Colin Kendal #k9 WISSOTA Super
Stock

Lee McRae #9 Super Truck

Henry Peters #40 WISSOTA Street
Stock

Roland Bernard #2 Lightning Sprint
VIEW RESULTS

Lowes Foods World of Outlaws World Finals
Postponed; Friday’s Portion Of Event To Be Held
Saturday
CONCORD, NC - Nov. 5, 2010 - Friday night’s
portion of the Lowes Foods World of Outlaws World Finals presented by Bimbo
Bakeries and Tom's Snacks scheduled for The Dirt Track at Charlotte has been
postponed until Saturday due to inclement weather.
“We have been monitoring the weather forecast and all indications are
calling for rain throughout the evening hours,” said Christian Byrd, general
manager of The Dirt Track at Charlotte. “With a weather forecast of this
nature we feel the track surface would not be fit to race on until tomorrow
morning. This decision has been made in the best interests of our fans and
competitors. We appreciate our fans’ patience and look forward to a full day
of racing tomorrow.”
The Dirt Track at Charlotte and World Racing Group officials will make every
effort to make sure all scheduled racing events are fully completed so the
fans will have the best possible racing experience this weekend.
The pit gate will open on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. and spectator gates will
open at 10 a.m. Racing is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.
Tickets purchased for Friday night’s action will be honored Saturday
morning. Upon the completion of Friday’s scheduled portion of the event,
there will be a break in racing action and the grandstand and pit area will
be cleared to make room for those fans that have purchased Saturday-night
tickets.
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Lowes Foods World of Outlaws World Finals
Featured On Sirius Channel 98 ‘RaceTime Radio’ Show Tonight (Nov. 2)
CONCORD, NC – Nov. 2, 2010 – The Lowes Foods World of Outlaws World Finals
Presented by Bimbo Bakeries and Tom’s Snacks will be the big topic of
discussion tonight (Nov. 2) at 8 p.m. ET on the ‘Race Time Radio’ show on
Sirius Satellite Radio Channel 98.
Race Time Radio host Joe Chisholm will provide Sirius Channel 98 ‘The Score’
listeners an in-depth preview of the blockbuster fourth annual Lowes Foods
World Finals scheduled for Nov. 4-6 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in
Concord, N.C., filling much of the show’s hour with interviews of star
drivers from the World of Outlaws Sprint Car and Late Model series and the
Super DIRTcar Series for big-block Modifieds. The three headline divisions
will be part of the season-ending spectacular at the four-tenths-mile oval.
The points leaders of the three tours – Jason Meyers (WoO Sprint Car
Series), Josh Richards (WoO Late Model Series) and Matt Sheppard (Super
DIRTcar Series) – will be featured on the show, which originates from a
studio in the Canadian city of Toronto.
Meyers will chat with Chisholm about closing in on his first-ever WoO Sprint
Car Series title – a goal he fell short of realizing at last year’s Lowes
Food World Finals. He carries a 96-point lead over Donny Schatz into this
year’s edition of the tour’s season-ending events.
Richards, meanwhile, will talk about his dramatic battle for the WoO LMS
crown. He leads Darrell Lanigan by just 22 points entering the Lowes Foods
World Finals as the 22-year-old defending tour champion bids to become the
first driver to win the series title twice since it was re-launched in 2004
under the World Racing Group banner.
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Lowes Foods World Finals Presented by Bimbo
Bakeries & Tom's Snacks Marks First World of Outlaws Broadcast in High
Definition Four hours of coverage on SPEED begins 8 p.m. ET on Saturday,
Nov. 6
CONCORD, N.C. - Oct. 31, 2010 - The Lowes Foods
World of Outlaws World Finals Presented by Bimbo Bakeries and Tom's Snacks
is the year's most anticipated dirt track racing event featuring the World
of Outlaws Sprint Cars, World of Outlaws Late Models and Super DIRTcar
Series Big-Block Modifieds Nov. 4-6 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. Now, for
those watching the four-hour spectacle at 8 p.m. ET Saturday on SPEED, the
event will become the first World of Outlaws race broadcast in high
definition.
Led by popular SPEED personality Dave Despain serving as host for the fourth
consecutive year, the broadcast team also includes Bobby Gerould and
hall-of-famer Brad Doty calling the Sprint Car action with Shane Andrews and
Dr. Dick Berggren covering the Late Models and Big-Blocks. With more than
150 cars expected to compete for a spot in one of the three A-mains, Sarah
Jane Hunt and Tony Bokhoven will be busy uncovering all of the stories in
the pits.
The three-day Lowes Foods World Finals Presented by Bimbo and Tom's kicks
off on Thursday. Fans from 48 states plus Canada, New Zealand, Australia and
the United Kingdom are already making their way toward The Dirt Track at
Charlotte to see the exciting event where champions for the three top dirt
track series in the world will be crowned after the final races of the
season on Saturday, Nov. 6.
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At a Glance: Lowes Foods World of
Outlaws World Finals Presented By Bimbo Bakeries and Tom’s Snacks
By Tony Veneziano
Concord, NC-November 1, 2010-
WHAT
•The 2010 season wraps up this week with the Lowes Foods World of Outlaws
World Finals Presented By Bimbo Bakeries and Tom's Snacks at The Dirt Track
at Charlotte, which will be even bigger this year, as the World of Outlaws
Sprint Car Series and World of Outlaws Late Model Series will be joined by
the Super DIRTcar Series Big Block Modifieds for the first time ever.
Entering the World Finals, Jason Meyers leads four-time and defending series
champion Donny Schatz by 96 points and 20-time series titlist Steve Kinser
by 100 markers as he looks to claim his first World of Outlaws title and
become the first driver ever from the state of California to claim a title.
The World Finals kick off with two rounds of time trials on Thursday,
November 4 which will set the lineups for heat races on Friday, November 5
and Saturday, November 6. The finale on November 6 will air live on SPEED
beginning at 8 p.m. Eastern.
WHEN
•On Thursday, November 4 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the pit gates will
open at 11 a.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern
and hot laps are set for 5:45 p.m. Eastern. The first round of World of
Outlaws Time Trials are set for 7:05 p.m. Eastern with the second round
tentatively set for 9:10 p.m. Eastern.
•On Friday, November 5 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the pit gates will
open at 12 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern
and hot laps are set for 5 p.m. Eastern, with racing set to begin at 6 p.m.
Eastern.
•On Saturday, November 6 at The Dirt Track at Charlotte, the pit gates will
open at 12 p.m. Eastern, with the grandstand gates opening at 4 p.m. Eastern
and hot laps are set for 5 p.m. Eastern, with racing set to begin at 6 p.m.
Eastern.
WHERE
• The Dirt Track at Charlotte is located in Concord, North Carolina. Take
I-85 to Exit 49 (Speedway Blvd./Concord Mills, then travel East towards the
Speedway. There is parking available on the right.
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