WoO: Kraig Kinser Hoping Race Won’t Be Derailed Once Again
May 13, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS– The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws (WoO) Sprint Series heads eastward into the rolling hills of the Pennsylvania and New York countryside this week as its competitors hope to be through with a seemingly losing war against Mother Nature. While this part of the country is known for its battlegrounds and other historic landmarks, Tony Stewart Racing’s (TSR) Kraig Kinser is hoping the four races on tap for this week won’t be derailed once again by rain.
As Kinser and the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops/Chevy/Maxim team roll into the 4/10-mile high-banked oval that is Lernerville Speedway in Sarver, Pa., on Tuesday, they’ll be looking to kick off the season’s first busy stretch of racing. In his last appearance at the track on July 19, 2005, Kinser finished 17 th in the A-main. He has five career WoO Sprint Series starts at the track to his credit. Kinser will also participate in an at-track autograph session hosted by the WoO Sprint Series prior to the night’s racing action.
Thursday and Friday’s doubleheader at Williams Grove Speedway in Mechanicsburg, Pa., will see Kinser vie for his first WoO Sprint Series A-main victory. He has made 12 career starts at the track, earning four top-10 finishes. Kinser, the No. 20 Bass Pro Shops team, his teammate Donny Schatz, and the No. 15 TSR/Armor All/ParkerStore/J&J outfit will also make an appearance prior to the Williams Grove event at the Bass Pro Shops store in Harrisburg, Pa., on Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. EDT.
For Kinser, a stop on Sunday at the Orange County Fair Speedway (OCFS) in Middleton, N.Y., will cap off the week’s racing action. In his last appearance at the facility on July 26, 2004, Kinser drove to a seventh-place finish. The wide, 5/8-mile high-banked oval is known for its speed and fast-paced racing action.
Kinser enters the weekend ranked 14th in the WoO Sprint Series Championship standings. He has made seven series starts thus far in 2008, having earned one top-10 finish.
The Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series’ first eastern swing begins at Lernerville Speedway, located near Sarver on State Route 356. Williams Grove Speedway is in Mechanicsburg. OCFS is located just off of CR 96 near Middletown.
On Tuesday at Lernerville, pit gates open at 4 p.m. EDT and grandstand gates open at 5 p.m. Hot laps are tentatively scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. At Williams Grove on Thursday and Friday, pit gates open at 4 p.m. EDT and grandstand gates open at 5:15 p.m. for advance ticket holders and 5:30 p.m. for all ticket holders. Hot laps are tentatively scheduled to begin at 7:15 p.m. For Sunday’s event at OCFS, pit gates open at 3 p.m. EDT and grandstand gates open at 4 p.m. Hot laps are tentatively scheduled to begin at 5:15 p.m.
