Tri-State Speedway: World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series Preview
Jul 03, 2008
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A busy Fourth of July weekend wraps up for the Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car series with a bang on Sunday, July 6 at Tri-State Speedway in Haubstadt, Indiana. The event which was originally scheduled for April 19 and postponed by rain will be the second of three consecutive events for the series on ¼-mile tracks over the holiday weekend.
Leading the way to Tri-State Speedway will be current series point leader Donny Schatz who has three consecutive wins and nine overall on the season. The two-time defending series champion has six consecutive Top-10 finishes at Tri-State Speedway, and also has finished in the Top-10 in all 24 events this season., as he chases his third consecutive series title.
Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, has won each of his last two starts at the ¼-mile in his home state, leading all 80 laps of feature racing competition in the process. He held off Jac Haudenschild for the win last year. In his career at Tri-State Speedway, he has 21 wins in 40 starts and has finished in the Top-10 in all but three of those events. Kinser has won twice this season and is just four points out of the Top-Five in the series championship standings.
Jason Meyers finished third at the high-banked track last season and enters this weekend’s event second in the championship standings, as he chases his first World of Outlaws title. In three career starts at the high-banked ¼-mile, he has three finishes of ninth or better. The California native has won five A-Feature events this season and has 18 Top-Five finishes.
Craig Dollansky was victorious at Tri-State Speedway in 2006. Along with Steve Kinser, he is the only active Advance Auto Parts World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series driver that has scored a victory at the track with the series. The native of Elk River, Minnesota has six career Top-10 finishes at the track in the Hoosier state, including four in a row.
Joey Saldana led the World of Outlaws last season with four wins on ¼-mile tracks driving for Kasey Kahne Racing. The native of Brownsburg, Indiana has nine career Top-10 finishes at Tri-State Speedway. He enters the event fourth in championship points, on the strength of 21 Top-10 finishes. He picked up his first win of the season in World of Outlaws action on June 20 at Dodge City Raceway Park in Kansas.
Jac Haudenschild has 10 Top-10 finishes in his career at Tri-State Speedway. The native of Wooster, Ohio is currently fifth in championship points on the strength of 17 Top-10 finishes. He has finished in the Top-Five nine times this year as he closes in on his first A-Feature win of the campaign.
Kerry Madsen, the reigning Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year made his first start at Tri-State Speedway last season. The native of St. Mary’s, NSW, Australia is seventh in points this season and has racked up 15 Top-10 finishes. He led a number of laps on Sunday night at Cedar Lake Speedway en route to a fourth-place finish.
Chad Kemenah won in 2004 at Tri-State Speedway with the All Star Circuit of Champions. The native of Findlay, Ohio was seventh last season at the track with the World of Outlaws and in his career has four Top-10 finishes.
Shane Stewart finished sixth in his last visit to Tri-State Speedway in 2005. The former Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year is currently ninth in the championship standings, and won at Knoxville Raceway last month.
Terry McCarl has one win at the high-banked ¼-mile in career, with that coming in 1996. He finished second there in 2006 and was ninth last season. The six-time Knoxville Raceway and Huset’s Speedway track champion has nine Top-10 finishes this season and is 10th in points.
Daryn Pittman has two career Top-10 finishes at Tri-State Speedway. He won once last season on a ¼-mile at Riverside International Speedway in West Memphis, Arkansas. The native of Owasso, Oklahoma has 12 Top-10 finishes this season and is just outside of the Top-10 in points.
Sam Hafertepe Jr. made his debut at Tri-State Speedway last season, during his rookie campaign with the World of Outlaws. The native of Sunnyvale, Texas has had a strong start to his sophomore season with the series, picking up nine Top-10 finishes thus far.
Kraig Kinser made his last start at the ¼-mile in 2005. He finished third at the track in 2003 with the former Great Lakes Outlaw Sprint Series. The third generation driver is currently in his first full season driving for Tony Stewart Racing as a teammate to Donny Schatz.
Jason Sides has made three starts during his career at Tri-State Speedway. The 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year has five Top-10 finishes this season.
Tony Bruce Jr. and Chad Hillier both made their debuts at Tri-State Speedway last season during their rookie campaigns with the World of Outlaws.
Paul McMahan has three Top-10 finishes in his career at the high-banked ¼-mile, including a third-place run in 2005. He recently joined forces with car owner Lonnie Parsons to pilot the No. 6 machine, picking up a Top-10 finish in just his second race with the team at Cedar Lake Speedway on Sunday.
Lucas Wolfe, Current Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year leader from Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania will miss the event after sustaining a back injury at Tri-City Speedway last month.
