Day: February 24, 2012

A new year to most commences when the calendar flips from December to January.  In racing the new year begins the day after the final race of the season.  For the Big Game Treestands #7 team this viewpoint was instilled in early November as the team spent the next few months at the Princeton, MN shop preparing for 2012.  After accruing numerous hours doing countless tasks the hauler has at last been loaded and the team is heading south for warmer temperatures in Florida as anticipation builds for the World of Outlaws season that kicks off at the 41st Annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals.

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Bloomington, Ind. — Feb. 20, 2012 — Kraig Kinser had a couple of goals heading into the season-opening 41st Annual UNOH DIRTcar Nationals Presented by Summit Racing Equipment at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla. First, he wanted to run up front and be a contender for wins, which he did on two of the nights of racing. Second, he wanted to be consistent and build a solid foundation for the remainder of the nearly 80-race season, which he also did, racing his way into all five main events during the week of action and racking up three Top-10 finishes.

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Four-time World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series champion Donny Schatz led the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) contingent in the 41^st Annual University of Northwestern Ohio DIRTcar Nationals at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., earning a victory,  a runner-up finish and a fourth-place run in a span of just over 24 hours on Saturday and Sunday. 

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INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 15, 2012) – When the 2011 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series season concluded last November, there was a bug going around the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) camp. It was something that not only TSR’s Donny Schatz felt, but his boss, Tony Stewart, also caught it. The 2012 WoO season is set to open this weekend with the 41^st Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla., and Schatz is hoping he hasn’t been cured.

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INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 14, 2012) – Twenty-time World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series champion Steve Kinser started his day with a morning bike ride in the fresh Florida sunshine. It was a chance for the driver of the Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) No. 11 Bass Pro Shops/JD Byrider/Chevy Maxim to break a sweat on the final day of his offseason. On Wednesday night, it’s back to business behind the wheel of a Winged Sprint car for the 56-year-old with the 41^st Annual Florida DIRTcar Nationals by University of Northwestern Ohio kicking off the 2012 season at Volusia Speedway Park in Barberville, Fla.

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