Glance: Kings & Perris

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Cars at a Glance: Kings & Perris

Outlaws ready to bring the heat to Southern California Friday and Saturday

HANFORD, Calif. — April 8, 2014 — The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series winds down its California Spring Break tour this weekend with events on Friday at Kings Speedway and Saturday at Perris Auto Speedway. The weekend marks the last chance to see the World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series in California until September.

Donny Schatz is the championship leader entering the weekend, but Kasey Kahne Racing is coming off a 1-2-3 finish on Sunday at Calistoga and will attempt to continue its momentum. Brad Sweet’s victory on Saturday night gives him three wins for the season, one more than teammate Daryn Pittman and Schatz.

What to expect this weekend? Well, Schatz won last year at Kings Speedway and Pittman won last season at Perris, but the competition remains fierce, and there’s no doubt Steve Kinser on his “Salute to the King” tour would love to get his eighth victory in Hanford and notch his first feature win in Perris.

WHEN

• Friday, April 11, at Kings Speedway. Racing begins at 7 p.m.
• Saturday, April 12, at Perris Auto Speedway. Racing begins at 7:30 p.m.
  • Kings Speedway is located at Kings County Fairgrounds. Go West on SR 198 to 10^th Ave. exit in Hanford, then 0.3 miles south. Click on the link for a map (https://goo.gl/maps/htiRQ)
  • Perris Auto Speedway is located at inside the Lake Perris Fairgrounds. Click on the link for a map (https://goo.gl/maps/Sp2RS)

WHERE

ABOUT THE TRACK

Kings Speedway is a semi-banked, 3/8-mile oval. The track record is 12.293 seconds by Joey Saldana on Feb. 23, 2001

Previous winners at Kings Speedway:

2013 – Donny Schatz on April 12

2003 – Tim Kaeding on Feb. 21

2002 – Danny Lasoski on Feb. 22

2001 – Andy Hillenburg on Feb. 23, Stevie Smith on Aug. 28

2000 – Johnny Herrera on Feb. 25, Joey Saldana on Sept. 8

1999 – Danny Lasoski on Feb. 19, Steve Kinser on Sept. 10

1998 – Steve Kinser on Sept. 11

1997 – Sammy Swindell on Sept. 12

1996 – Sammy Swindell on Sept. 11

1995 – Danny Lasoski on Sept.6

1994 – Dave Blaney on Sept. 7

1993 – Stevie Smith on Sept. 1

1992 – Stevie Smith on March 4, Sammy Swindell on Sept. 2

1991 – Dave Blaney on Sept. 18

1990 – Steve Kinser on Feb. 28, Steve Kinser on Sept. 19

1989 – Joe Gaerte on March 8, Bobby Davis Jr. on Sept. 19

1988 – Doug Wolfgang on Feb. 24, Steve Kinser on Sept. 20

1987 – Bobby Davis Jr. on Feb. 25, Steve Kinser on Sept. 9

1986 – Brad Doty on Feb. 26, Steve Kinser on Sept. 27

1985 – Jeff Swindell on Sept. 25

Perris Auto Speedway is a semi-banked, half-mile oval. The track record is 13.875 seconds by Danny Lasoski on Feb. 23, 2002

Previous winners at Perris Auto Speedway:

2013 – Daryn Pittman on April 13

2012 – Joey Saldana on March 10

2007 – Kerry Madsen on Oct. 20

2004 – Jason Meyers on Feb. 28

2003 – Danny Lasoski on Feb. 23

2002 – Daryn Pittman on Feb. 23

2000 – Danny Lasoski on Feb. 26

1999 – Johnny Herrera on Feb. 20, Craig Dollansky on Oct. 30

1998 – Mark Kinser on Oct. 31, Mark Kinser on Oct. 31

1997 – Mark Kinser on Feb. 15, Mark Kinser on Oct. 26

1996 – Mark Kinser on Nov. 1

DRIVER INFO

The following World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series drivers maintain websites:

Cody Darrah – CodyDarrah.com

Tim Kaeding – TKaedingRacing.com

Kraig Kinser – KraigKinser.com

Steve Kinser – SteveKinser.com

Kerry Madsen – KenericRacing.com

Paul McMahan – PaulMcMahanRacing.com

Daryn Pittman – DarynPittman.com

Joey Saldana – JoeySaldanaRacing.com

Logan Schuchart – Shark1s.com

Donny Schatz – DonnySchatz.com

Jason Sides – SidesMotorsports.com

Brad Sweet – Bradsweetracing.com

Sammy Swindell – SwindellMotorsports.citymaker.com

For more driver information, visit: WoOsprint.com

WINNERS: Brad Sweet – 3 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 14, Tucson International Raceway on March 8 and Calistoga Speedway on April 5),Daryn Pittman – 2 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 14 and Calistoga Speedway on April 6); Donny Schatz – 2 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 15, The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 6) Rico Abreu – 1 (Thunderbowl Raceway on March 15), David Gravel – 1 (Merced Speedway on March 28) Steve Kinser – 1 (Volusia Speedway Park on Feb. 16), Kerry Madsen – 1 (Stockton Dirt track on March 22), Paul McMahan – 1 (The Dirt Track at Las Vegas on March 5),

LISTEN LIVE: Listen live as the Voice of the Outlaws, Johnny Gibson, calls the action at all World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series events on the DIRT Radio Network, with a number of events throughout the season being featured on the DIRTVision Cybercast. Visit DIRTVision.com for more information on all the features.

LIVE ONLINE UPDATES: Check out the Official World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series website at WoOsprint.com for live, interactive text updates of each race. It also includes driver biographies with statistics and pictures, race-by-race stats, detailed track information and race coverage, series news and team press releases.

UP NEXT: The World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series races into El Paso Speedway Park on Tuesday, April 15, and then to Mesquite, Texas, April 18-19 for the Texas Outlaw Nationals.

World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Championship Standings

2014 STAT ATTACK

There have been 12 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series A-Mains this season.

Winners (8 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins

1 – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 3

2 – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 2

   – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 2

4 – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 1

   – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 1

   – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1

   – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1

   – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 1

Total Laps Led (15 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Laps

1- DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 37

2 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 35

   – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 35

4 – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 29

5 – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 28

6 – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 27

   – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 27

8 – TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. – 26

9 – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 22

10 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 20

11 – KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 18

12 – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 16

13 – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 14

     – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 14

15 – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 7

Pole Positions (11 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Poles

1 – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 2

2 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 1

   – KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1

   – BUD KAEDING, Campbell, Calif. – 1

   – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 1

   – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1

   – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1

   – DONNY SCHATZ, Fargo, N.D. – 1

   – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 1

   – TIM SHAFFER, Aliquippa, Pa. – 1

   – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1

Hard Charger Award (8 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – H.C. Awards

1 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 5

2 – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 1

   – JOHNNY HERRERA, Albuquerque, N.M. – 1

   – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 1

   – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1

– DARRYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 1

   – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 1

   – JASON STATLER, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1

Time Trial leaders (6 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Quick Times

1 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 5

2 – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 3

3 – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 1

   – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 1

   – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 1

   – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 1

Bonus Points Earned (19 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Points

1 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 42

2 – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – 26

3 – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 18

4 – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 15

5 – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 12

6 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 10

7 – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 8

   – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 8

9 – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 6

10 – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 5

11 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 4

   – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 4

   – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 4

14- DALE BLANEY, Hartford, Ohio – 3

   – JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 3

   – TREY STARKS, Puyallup, Wash. – 3

17 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – 2

     – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 2

     – LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 2

Heat Race Winners (23 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins

1 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 4

   – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – 4

3 – RICO ABREU, St. Helena, Cal. – 3

   – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 3

   – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – 3

   – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 3

   – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – 3

8 – DANNY LASOSKI, Dover, Mo. – 2

   – TERRY McCARL, Altoona, Iowa – 2

   – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – 2

11 – DAVE BLANEY, Cortland, Ohio – 1

     – BRYAN CLAUSON, Noblesville, Ind. – 1  

     – KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1

     – DANNY HOLTGRAVER, Pittsburgh, Pa. – 1

     – WAYNE JOHNSON, Oklahoma City, Ok. – 1

     – BUD KAEDING, Campbell, Calif. – 1

     – BRONSON MAESCHEN, Pleasantville, Iowa – 1

     – JASON MEYERS, Clovis, Calif. – 1

     – DJ NETTO, Hanford, Calif. – 1

     – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – 1

     – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 2

     – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 1

     – TOMMY TARLTON, Fresno, Calif. – 1

Last Chance Showdown Winners (10 Different Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Wins

1 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – 3

2 – BRIAN BROWN, Grain Valley, Mo. – 1

   – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – 1

   – MIKE FARIA, Tipton, Calif. – 1

   – DAVID GRAVEL, Watertown, Conn. – 1

   – KYLE HIRST, Elk Grove, Calif. – 1

   – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – 1

   – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – 1

   – MASON MOORE, Princeton, Calif. – 1

   – LUCAS WOLFE, Mechanicsburg, Pa. – 1

Dash Draw Selection (12 Dashes)

Number – Times Picked

0 – 1

4 – 5

6 – 4

8 – 2

*Beginning on March 28 at Merced Speedway, the dash went from 10 cars to 6 cars, eliminating the possibility for the inversion to be an eight.

Feature Winnings (Platinum Drivers)

Rank – Driver, Hometown – Winnings

1 – DONNY SCHATZ, Minot, N.D. – $47,450

2 – BRAD SWEET, Grass Valley, Calif. – $51,300

3 – STEVE KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – $35,400

4 – PAUL McMAHAN, Hendersonville, Tenn. – $36,150

5 – KERRY MADSEN, St. Marys, New South Wales, Australia – $36,050

6 – DARYN PITTMAN, Owasso, Ok. – $43,600

7 – TIM KAEDING, San Jose, Calif. – $23,750

8 – JOEY SALDANA, Brownsburg, Ind. – $24,900

9 – CODY DARRAH, Red Lion, Pa. – $21,100

10 – KRAIG KINSER, Bloomington, Ind. – $14,900  

11 – SAMMY SWINDELL, Germantown, Tenn. – $16,300

12 – JASON SIDES, Bartlett, Tenn. – $13,050

13 – LOGAN SCHUCHART, Hanover, Pa. – $11,840

14 – JACOB ALLEN, Hanover, Pa. – $1,840

2014 World of Outlaws STP Sprint Car Series Winners

No. / Day, Date / Track / Location / Winner (Number of Wins in 2014)

1. Friday, Feb. 14 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Brad Sweet (1)

2. Saturday, Feb. 15 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Donny Schatz (1)

3. Sunday, Feb. 16 / Volusia Speedway Park / Barberville, Fla. / Steve Kinser (1)

4. Wednesday, March 5 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Paul McMahan (1)

5. Thursday, March 6 / The Dirt Track at Las Vegas / Las Vegas, Nev. / Donny Schatz (2)

6. Saturday, March 8 / Tucson International Raceway / Tucson, Ariz. / Brad Sweet (2)

7. Friday, March 14 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Daryn Pittman (1)

8. Saturday, March 15 / Thunderbowl Raceway / Tulare, Calif. / Rico Abreu (1)

9. Saturday, March 22 / Stockton Dirt Track / Stockton, Calif. / Kerry Madsen (1)

10. Friday, March 28 / Merced Speedway / Merced, Calif. / David Gravel (1)

11. Saturday, April 5 / Calistoga Speedway / Calistoga, Calif. / Brad Sweet (3)

12. Sunday, April 6 / Calistoga Speedway / Calistoga, Calif. / Daryn Pittman (2)

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