The World’s fastest Sprint Cars, the World of Outlaws, will make a rare Southern California appearance this Saturday night, October 20th, at Perris Auto Speedway. The event will mark the Outlaw’s first race under the bright lights of the Riverside County clay oval since 2004. Spectator gates will open at 4:00 PM with racing at 7:00.
Heading the list of entries for Saturday’s high-speed drama will be the legendary “King of the Outlaws” Steve Kinser from Bloomington, Indiana. The popular 53-year old has won the World of Outlaws championship 20-times and has the amazing total of 542 World of Outlaw main event wins.
“Getting the opportunity to watch Steve Kinser is like watching Willie Mays play baseball or Wayne Gretzky play hockey, ” Perris promoter Don Kazarian said from behind his desk on Monday afternoon. “Simply put he is a legend. He is everything to Sprint Car racing that Gretzky and Mays are to their respective sports. ”
Indeed Kinser is a legend and his 542 wins have come at tracks across the nation. He has won on obscure small town ovals and he has won on the most famous dirt tracks in the country including the Eldora Speedway in Ohio, Iowa’s Knoxville Raceway, Williams Grove Speedway in Pennsylvania and the legendary Ascot Park in Gardena, California. However, Kinser, who placed 14th in the 1997 Indianapolis 500 and won the 1994 IROC Race at Talladega, has never won a main event at Perris Auto Speedway. The World of Outlaws have made 10 appearances at The PAS and Kinser’s best outing came on February 23, 2003 when finished second in a photo finish to Oklahoma native Daryn Pittman.
While Kinser is the legend, the driver to beat on Saturday is Fargo, North Dakota’s Donny Schatz. The 30 year old defending World of Outlaws champion won his third straight main event last Saturday at the Thunderbowl Raceway in Tulare, California and leads Brownsburg, Indiana’s Joey Saldana by 107 points with just four races to go in the 2007 campaign.
“I am really looking forward to Saturday night, ” Kazarian said. “And, so are a lot of fans as tickets sales have been brisk. It will be exciting to see all of the Outlaw stars in person. These cars are so fast! I wonder how many drivers will qualify in the 13 second bracket? ”
In addition to the rare appearance of the World of Outlaws, there will be a special PASSCAR Modified Invitational race on the card. Southern California stock car legend Rick Becker, from Highland, will be one of the favorites in the Modifieds.
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