For the second consecutive season the World of Outlaws will make a stop at 34 Raceway in Burlington, Iowa with this year’s event taking place on Wednesday, July 8 at the high-banked 3/8-mile. The largest crowd in the history of the track was on hand last season for the series debut.
Tony Bruce Jr. made history scoring the first World of Outlaws win at 34 Raceway and also the first A-Feature win of his young career with the series. He battled 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, who has been racing for longer than he has been alive for the majority of the race, holding off the Hall of Famer for the win. Kinser began the night by setting a new track record in time trials.
Danny Lasoski, the 2001 World of Outlaws champion, will make his first start with the series at the track this week, but has five career starts at the bullring, winning three of those and finishing second in the other two.
A couple of other drivers that are competing full-time with the series this have season made multiple starts at the track and one of those is Craig Dollansky who has a couple of Top-Five finishes at 34 Raceway earlier in his career. Sam Hafertepe Jr. also has made a couple of starts at the track.
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A podium finish every time: Danny Lasoski, the 2001 World of Outlaws champion, has competed five times in his career at 34 Raceway and has finished on the podium each and every time, with three of those being wins. He won in his debut at the track in 1992 and also was victorious twice in 1996. He finished second last season at the track with the IRA (Interstate Racing Association) and will make his World of Outlaws debut at the high-banked bullring this week.
Putting on a show: Steve Kinser, the 20-time World of Outlaws champion, started fourth last season at 34 Raceway in the main event and quickly moved up to second and worked on leader Tony Bruce Jr. for just about every circuit of the 35-lap contest, nearly taking the lead a couple of times in traffic and on restarts. He wound up settling for second on a very fast track that had received a couple of inches of rain the night before the race. Kinser began the night by setting a new track record in qualifying.
A strong showing: Jason Meyers finished fifth last season in his first visit to 34 Raceway after lining up ninth for the A-Feature. The California native has won four times this season and is currently third in points as he chases his first World of Outlaws title. He won his first ever World of Outlaws race in the state of Iowa back in 2001 at the famed Knoxville Raceway and remains the only driver in series history to accomplish this feat.
A solid debut: Jason Sides finished fourth last season at 34 Raceway in his first trip to the track. He lined up sixth that night after racing his way into the Crane Cams Dash and had veteran sprint car driver Terry Gray helping him turn the wrenches for that race. The 2003 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year is currently fifth in points and has 24 Top-10 finishes on the season.
Looking for a few more spots: Donny Schatz, the three-time and defending World of Outlaws champion, finished seventh last season at 34 Raceway in his debut at the track after lining up 11th. The North Dakota native has won eight times this year and leads the series in Top-Five finishes as he chases his fourth consecutive series title. He has 13 career wins in the state of Iowa, with most of those coming at Knoxville and a couple at Clay County Fairy Speedway in Spencer.
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