INDIANAPOLIS (April 13, 2011) – The early returns are in on the 2011 World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series and all indications point to another extremely competitive season unfolding throughout the 70-race schedule. Tony Stewart Racing (TSR) teammates Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz have established themselves as championship contenders through the first 11 races and now turn their focus to this weekend’s traditional Outlaws doubleheader at Paducah (Ky.) International Raceway and at I-55 Raceway in Pevely, Mo.
Team Reports
Looking to Get into a Rhythm: Kraig Kinser Heads Back to the Midwest for races at Paducah & Pevely
Granger, IA—April 13, 2011—One of the challenges of competing with the World of Outlaws is getting into a rhythm early in the season, with the races being spread out, rainouts thrown in the mix and breaks in the schedule. For Kraig Kinser, he has experienced a little bit of all of these as he continues his first season driving the Casey’s General Store Maxim for the Parsons Motorsports team. Beginning this weekend with a trip back to the Midwest, the series will compete at least once a week for the next 26 consecutive weeks as the 2011 season kicks into high gear.
Elite Racing Playlist
In 2004, Outkast had the #1 song on the Billboard Charts with Hey Ya! While the nation was getting down to that song, the first World of Outlaws team to be based out of California was being established. Elite Racing has been busy writing its history for the past seven years, just like a lyricist … Read more
Tony Stewart Racing Closes Outlaws’ California Tour
Schatz, Kinser Continue Top-10 Streaks at Merced, Calistoga
Dates: Friday-Saturday, April 1-2, 2011
Series: World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series
California Cool: Jason Meyers ends homecoming tour with two top-10 finishes
When most people picture California, they think of the surfing culture that has spread its tradition of “cool.” In fact, the state is so cool that it has a town that is simply known as Cool, California. This weekend Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team kept their cool to collect two more top-10 finishes in their home state. With the team overcoming adversity at both Merced and Calistoga Speedway, the whole team had to rally to hold on to the third position in the point standings.
Tony Stewart Racing Concludes Outlaws’ California Spring Break
INDIANAPOLIS (March 30, 2011) – For the first time in eight seasons, the World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Car Series stars have spent an early portion of their season competing in the Golden State. This weekend, the traveling Outlaws are set to conclude their five-race tour of California with an inaugural race at Merced (Calif.) Speedway on Friday and a return to the picturesque Calistoga (Calif.) Speedway on Saturday. Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Steve Kinser and Donny Schatz are each looking to race their way to victory and finish the California tour with some momentum.
California Confidence: With hometown support Meyers closes in on first victory of 2011
One has been referred to as being the loneliest number, but in the racing world it can sometimes be the most elusive number. For Jason Meyers and his Elite Racing team, it took several close calls for them to win their first World of Outlaws Series title, but they took that number one spot last season. The champions have had a slow start to the 2011 season, but this weekend they made some gains towards taking their first victory of the season in front of their hometown crowd. Unfortunately, rain would get in the way at Giant Chevrolet Kings Speedway. But at Thunderbowl Raceway, Meyers came within 0.419 of a second from celebrating in Victory Lane.
California Spring Break Swing Continues for Kraig Kinser at Kings Speedway & Thunderbowl Raceway
Granger, IA—March 17, 2011—Spring Break brings thoughts of warm weather and sunshine to mind. Baseball teams traditionally head to Florida and Arizona to get in the swing of things and gear up for the season ahead. For the World of Outlaws, Spring Break 2011 means a month long tour of the state of California, visiting five different tracks and that tour continues this weekend.
Mach Speed: Elite Racing Thanks the Armed Forces at Mini Gold Cup
Speed is a universal language. The speed at which an object moves through the air is known as mach speed. While sprint car racing measures speed in miles per hour, most of our men and women in uniform are accustomed to measuring speed in machs. As Jason Meyers raced for the first time in California at Silver Dollar Speedway since winning the 2010 World of Outlaws title, he also took some time to thank the men and women of the Armed Forces this weekend. While everything did not go quite as planned at the Mini Gold Cup, the Elite Racing squad rallied and did their best to handle an issue they rarely have to deal with.
First Win of 2011!
Watch Dollansky’s post-race interview HERE!
The Big Game Treestands #7 team opened up racing in California on Saturday as they returned to Silver Dollar Speedway for one of the biggest events each year in ‘The Golden State’, the Mini Gold Cup, an event Craig
