Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes

Team JEGS / Pre-race Notes
United Association Route 66 Nationals
Route 66 Raceway
Joliet, Ill. (June 3-6)

 

Jeg Coughlin is the defending Pro Stock champion at the United Association Route 66 Nationals. He defeated Mike Edwards in the final round. Jeg has also claimed wins at this event in 2002, 2003, and 2007.

 

Jeg Coughlin Jr. enters this weekend’s Joliet race as the third ranked Pro Stock driver in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series. Thus far in 2010, Jeg has recorded victories in Houston and Atlanta to go with a runner-up finish in St. Louis.

 

In 16 career appearances at Route 66 Raceway, Jeg has a round win record of 31-10 in Pro Stock competition.

 

Jeg has qualified in the top half of the Pro Stock field in 8 of his 16 appearances at route 66 Raceway including a best of No. 1 in 2008. He also set low elapsed time of the event in 2008 with a run of 6.705 seconds. 

 

With 50 career Pro Stock wins, Jeg ranks fourth all-time among Pro Stock drivers. Only Warren Johnson (97), Bob Glidden (85) and Greg Anderson (60) have more titles.

 

In 269 career Pro Stock races, Jeg has reached the final round 80 times, recording 50 wins. Including his 14 sportsman victories, Jeg has won a total of 64 times, good for ninth place on NHRA’s all time wins list. During his career, Jeg has appeared in 99 final rounds, 80 as a professional and 19 as a sportsman racer.

 

Jeg is ranked No. 4 in the K&N Horsepower Challenge standings. The K&N Challenge is a special event that will take place in Norwalk, Ohio on June 26. It is a special $50,000 to win event that is open only to the top eight Pro Stock racers based on their qualifying performance over the previous year. Jeg won the 2000 version of the K&N Challenger, which was held at Route 66 Raceway.

 

Jeg Coughlin is a four-time NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series Pro Stock champion. He earned season titles in 2000, 2002, 2007 and 2008. As a sportsman driver, Jeg also claimed the NHRA Super Gas championship in 1992.

 

In 2009, Jeg enjoyed one of his best years as a professional racer winning seven of 23 events and reaching the final round in two others. He compiled a round-win record of 50-17, the second best record in the class.

 

During his Pro Stock career, Jeg has recorded 451 round wins while incurring just 206 losses. He has failed to advance past the opening round just 61 times.

 

Jeg will once again be doing double duty in Joliet as he will also be racing his JEGS.com Dodge Challenger Drag Pak entry in Stock eliminator. Jeg has previously won national event titles in Pro Stock, Comp, Super Stock, Super Gas, and Top Dragster. If he were to win a Stock Eliminator event, he would become the first driver in NHRA history to win in six different classes

 

Jeg will be joined in Joliet by his fiancée, Samantha Kenny, who will also be competing in Super Comp with her JEGS.com dragster. Samantha is a former national event winner. 

 

The United Association Route 66 Nationals will also be the site of the annual JEGS Allstars competition which features 80 of the best drivers from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series. The event attracts racers from all over North America who compete for both team and individual honors.

 

Samantha’s brother, Jason, will be representing the Northeast Division in the Super Comp class during the JEGS Allstars. This is Jason’s first JEGS Allstars appearance.

 

In Topeka, Jeg will continue to promote the JEGS “Win this Car” contest on the hood of his Cagnazzi Racing Pro Stock entry. The Win this Car contest is a special promotion to celebrate the 50th anniversary of JEGS Mail Order. As part of the promotion, one lucky JEGS fans will win a yellow and black 2010 Chevy Camaro.

 

Team JEGS – By The Numbers
O’Reilly Auto Parts NHRA Summer Nationals edition

7 – Final rounds for Jeg Coughlin at Route 66 Raceway (4 wins and 3 runner-up finishes)

 

9 – Jeg is one of just nine NHRA professionals to reach the 50 win plateau in national event competition

 

50 – Number of Pro Stock wins for Jeg Coughlin since his debut in 1997

 

99 – Final rounds, 80 as a professional and 19 as a sportsman racer

 

269 – Number of Pro Stock races for Jeg in his career

 

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown

World of Outlaws Wrap-Up: Circle K NOS Energy Outlaw Showdown at The Dirt Track at Charlotte & Inaugural Event at Tri-City Speedway in Pennsylvania

Concord, NC-May 31, 2010-  

 The battle at the top tightens: Following the two races this past weekend the battle at the top of the World of Outlaws championship standings tightened up even more, with Steve Kinser using a runner-up finish at Tri-City Speedway and a fourth-place effort at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to move into second, just 18 markers behind Joey Saldana, with Jason Meyers third only 21 markers back. Saldana finished second on Saturday night and was seventh on Sunday night. Meyers was sixth at Tri-City and ninth at Charlotte and also was among the Top-Five in time trials both nights to earn bonus points in the standings as he chases his first title.

 Running hard: Jason Sides who won earlier this season after an epic battle with Tim Kaeding at Houston Raceway Park that saw the pair run side-by-side for most of that race, running some of the hardest laps of his life, had to run just as hard on Sunday night as he battled 20-time World of Outlaws champion Steve Kinser for the win. The pair was in lapped traffic for most of the race, splitting lapped cars a couple of times, with Sides taking the lead on the ninth lap and leading the final 16 circuits.”Steve (Kinser) makes you run hard,” noted Sides in Victory Lane. “If there is an opening you have to take it when you can. We got to lapped traffic and he made a choice to run around the outside of them and left the bottom open a little bit and I committed to the bottom. The engine broke around lap 16 or so, and started laying down, but it hung on till the end and I’m glad it did.”

A huge crowd: A picture perfect day greeted the World of Outlaws for the inaugural event at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pennsylvania on Sunday night. A huge crowd was on hand with fans camping out for the weekend at the track, with many others arriving very early in the afternoon to get a good seat for all of the action. Fans tailgated in the parking lot for hours prior to the race and long after the final checkered flag flew.

 Leader of the pack: Donny Schatz used his win on Saturday at The Dirt Track at Charlotte to put himself atop the standings in the LaCrosse Footwear Extreme Tough Challenge which pits the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series stars against the stars of the World of Outlaws Late Model Series in an eight-race competition. Schatz was victorious over Joey Saldana and Lucas Wolfe, with Steve Kinser and Danny Lasoski, who finished fourth and fifth also earning points in the standings. The Top-Five finishers in each of the eight designated races will earn points. Shane Clanton from the World of Outlaws Late Model series is currently tied with Schatz for the lead, with $5,000 going to the winner, who will be crowned at the World Finals at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in November.

 Missing man formation: World of Outlaws drivers saluted fellow driver Jesse Hockett, who passed away last week, with the ‘Missing Man Formation’ on Saturday night at Charlotte, with pole sitter Joey Saldana pulling out in front of the field during the traditional Four-Wide Salute to the Fans to honor the 26-year old. Many drivers in the field also carried a decal commemorating Hockett on their machines. Hockett, who hailed from Warsaw, Missouri, scored his best career World of Outlaws finish last season at Silver Dollar Speedway during one of the preliminary features of the Gold Cup Race of Champions.

 Two for two: Toni Lutar, one of the contenders for the Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year Award, made the dash for the first time in his career with the World of Outlaws on Saturday night at Charlotte and followed that up with another appearance in the dash on Sunday night in his debut at Tri-City Speedway in Pennsylvania. The native of White Rock, British Columbia, Canada also won his first heat race with the World of Outlaws on Sunday night taking the second heat over Lucas Wolfe and local hot shoe Rod GeorgPlenty of momentum Lucas Wolfe used a very strong weekend that saw him finish third on Saturday night and fourth on Sunday night to move up to seventh in the World of Outlaws championship standings. He is currently just one marker behind Paul McMahan who is sixth in the standings. For Wolfe, it marks the highest he has ever been in his career in points as he continues to close in on his first series win. The 2008 Kevin Gobrecht Rookie of the Year has 11 Top-10 finishes with six of those being Top-Five performances.”We have a lot of momentum,” shared Wolfe. “I think we are as competitive as anybody. We’re just not quite putting the whole night together, but we’re close. We’ve been challenging a lot of races this year. I think that momentum-wise and competitive-wise we are very strong right now. Hopefully we’ll be able to carry that into some of the races when we get to the busier part of the schedule and be able to stay up here.”Hard charging: Donny Schatz who was victorious on Friday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte came from the 17^th starting spot on Sunday night in his debut at Tri-City Speedway to finish fifth to earn his 10^th Top-Five finish of the season, along with the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award. The four-time and defending series champion gained four spots on the opening lap and was up to ninth by just the third circuit. He broke into the Top-Five on the white flag lap of the 25-lapper”It was a great run,” said Schatz. “When you need yellows, I guess you can’t get them and that’s what we needed. We had a good enough car to win. I got racing with some guys that raced pretty hard. I’m glad we were able to get forward that way. A yellow would have been a miracle saver for me and we could have been up there racing for the win.”Non-stop action: The inaugural event at Tri-City Speedway in Pennsylvania went green-to-checkers on Sunday night in seven minutes and 53 seconds with Jason Sides pulling away slightly at the end to win by 1.398 seconds over 20-time series champion Steve Kinser. A couple of events have gone non-stop this season in the first 21 races of the season.”It’s not surprising with this group of guys, they do it all the time,” noted Kinser of the caution-free feature.

 One of his favorite tracks: Dale Blaney has had a good amount of success over the years at Tri-City Speedway with a couple of wins and several Top-Five finishes. He built on that on Sunday night coming home third after turning the quickest lap in time trials For Blaney it was his best World of Outlaws finish of the season.”We have a lot of laps here,” said Blaney. “Probably more laps than anyone here. We always seem to run well here and enjoy racing here. We’ve had a tough last few days so it was good to overcome that and pick up a solid run tonight. I wish we were racing here again next week.”

 A career night: Andy Priest, who has a couple of career wins at Tri-City Speedway scored his best-ever finish with the World of Outlaws on Sunday night, coming home eighth after turning the second fastest lap in time trials. Priest finished fifth in the second heat to earn a spot in the dash for the second time in his career against the World of Outlaws. He won a heat last year at Rolling Wheels Raceway in New York to make the dash for the first time in his career with the series on that night.”We definitely would like to race more, which would help us,” stated Priest after the race. “We qualified early tonight which helped with the second quick and then getting in the Top-Five to go to the dash. We started seventh and finished eighth and these guys race more, that’s the difference. We’re happy with a solid finish though and hopefully can hit some of the bigger races down the road and just race more.”

On sale now: Tickets for the third round of the Showdown for the Bud Crown, Kasey’s King of Sedalia Presented By Budweiser at Sedalia’s State Fair Speedway in Missouri on June 16 are on sale now. Kasey Kahne, who is promoting the event along with the World Racing Group, will race at Sedalia. Tickets are also available for the final round of the Showdown for the Bud Crowd, Kasey’s King of LaSalle Presented By Budweiser at LaSalle Speedway in Illinois on July 8. Tickets are also available now for the Don Martin Memorial Silver Cup Twin 30′s at Lernerville Speedway on July 20. To purchase tickets for these events visit www.worldofoutlaws.com/ticketUpThe World of Outlaws head to the legendary Knoxville Raceway in Iowa for the three-day Hall of Fame Classic, June 3-5. next:

WORLDOFOUTLAWS STANDINGS

2010 World of Outlaws Championship Standings through May 30  

Position	Driver	Pts.	Difference	Earnings	Wins	Top-5	Top-10
1.	Joey Saldana	2983		$97,800	4	15	18
2.	Steve Kinser	2965	-18	$74,150	2	15	20
3.	Jason Meyers	2962	-21	$94,750	6	11	18
4.	Donny Schatz	2840	-143	$61,300	2	10	16
5.	Jason Sides	2828	-154	$55,700	2	8	14
6	Paul McMahan	2701	-282	$42,825	1	7	11
7.	Lucas Wolfe	2700	-283	$40,125	0	6	11
8.	Jac Haudenschild	2683	-300	$44,250	1	4	11
9.	Danny Lasoski	2676	-307	$37,650	0	4	11
10.	Craig Dollansky	2657	-326	$45,150	1	4	10
11.	Kraig Kinser	2646	-337	$31,300	0	2	9
12.	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	2535	-448	$24,350	0	1	3
13.	Chad Kemenah	2402	-581	$21,820	0	1	5
14.	Ben Gregg	2211	-772	$14,405	0	0	0
15.	Brian Ellenberger	2131	-851	$12,420	0	0	0
16.	Toni Lutar	2023	-960	$11,625	0	0	1
17.	Tim Kaeding	1861	-1122	$23,625	0	3	6
18.	Daryn Pittman	1650	-1333	$18,110	0	1	4
19.	Brad Sweet	1648	-1335	$22,080	0	3	6
20.	Terry McCarl	1307	-1676	$12,525	0	0	3

Schatz, Clanton Power to Top of LaCrosse ‘Extreme Tough Challenge’ Standings

Schatz, Clanton Power to Top of LaCrosse ‘Extreme Tough Challenge’ Standings

CONCORD, N.C. – May 31, 2010 – World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion Donny Schatz and former World 100 winner and World of Outlaws Late Model Series warrior Shane Clanton powered their way to the top of the LaCrosse Footwear Extreme Tough Challenge championship standings during Memorial Day Weekend action.

Tony Stewart Racing’s Schatz held off Kasey Kahne Racing’s Joey Saldana on Saturday night at The Dirt Track at Charlotte in a World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series event televised nationally on SPEED. One night later at West Virginia Motor Speedway, Clanton battled for the win and was the top finishing World of Outlaws Late Model Series racer, earning five points to pull into a tie with Schatz atop the Extreme Tough Challenge standings.

The Extreme Tough Challenge features 16 overall events – eight per series – where drivers who are competing full-time in the World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series or the World of Outlaws Late Model Series earn points toward the championship, which will be decided at the World of Outlaws World Finals in November at The Dirt Track at Charlotte. The top five finishers no matter the series will share a $15,000 point fund, and the winning driver will receive the Extreme Tough Challenge champion trophy.

“Any time anybody steps up and puts money in our program, you got to take your hat off to them,” said Clanton, of Locust Grove, Ga. “For a corporation to want to sponsor us and help us get on the road and do what we do, it’s pretty neat. It’s pretty cool to have a points scenario with the Sprint Car guys that will come down to the World Finals. Maybe I’ll be tied with somebody going into the World Finals and I can win all of it.”

“When we go out there we try to win what we can,” said Schatz, a four-time World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series champion from Fargo, N.D. “The extra incentive is great, we all thrive off of it.”

Also, at each Extreme Tough Challenge event, LaCrosse will distribute keepsake posters as well as provide hat and t-shirt giveaways. Fans can get involved at every race through a unique Extreme Tough competition with the chance to win a pair of LaCrosse boots.

LaCrosse Footwear develops performance footwear and apparel designed to help users dominate their ground in work and recreation. LaCrosse boots, including the Extreme Tough™ line, can be found at premium retailers such as Bass Pro Shops and Gander Mountain.

Visit http://www.extremetoughchallenge.com for all of the up-to-date news and standings. For more information on LaCrosse Footwear, go to http://www.lacrossefootwear.com.

LACROSSE EXTREME TOUGH CHALLENGE STANDINGS (through May 31)

1. Donny Schatz (WoO Sprint)………… 5

Shane Clanton (WoO LM)…………… 5

2. Joey Saldana (WoO Sprint)…………. 4

Steve Francis (WoO LM)…………….. 4

3. Lucas Wolfe (WoO Sprint)………….. 3

Darrell Lanigan (WoO LM)…………… 3

4. Steve Kinser (WoO Sprint)………….. 2

Tim McCreadie (WoO LM)………….. 2

5. Danny Lasoski (WoO Sprint)……….. 1

Tim Fuller (WoO LM)…………………. 1

LACROSSE EXTREME TOUGH CHALLENGE EVENTS

World of Outlaws Sprint Cars

May 28 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, NC (Donny Schatz)

June 3 – Knoxville Raceway, Knoxville, IA

July 16 – Eldora Speedway, Rossburg, OH

July 23 – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA

July 25 – Lebanon Valley Speedway, West Lebanon, NY

Oct. 1 – Williams Grove Speedway, Mechanicsburg, PA

Oct. 9 – Rolling Wheels Raceway, Elbridge, NY

Nov. 5 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, NC

World of Outlaws Late Models

May 30 – West Virginia Motor Speedway, Mineral Wells, WV (Shane Clanton)

June 26 – Lernerville Speedway, Sarver, PA

July 3 – Tazewell Speedway, Tazewell, TN

Aug. 7 – Cedar Lake Speedway, New Richmond, WI

Aug. 20 – Mohawk International Raceway, Hogansburg, NY

Sept. 4 – Tri-City Speedway, Franklin, PA

Sept. 18 – I-55 Raceway, Pevely, MO

Nov. 5 – The Dirt Track at Charlotte, Concord, NC

WORLD OF OUTLAWS STANDINGS

Points last updated: 5/30/2010 9:23:02 PM

	Driver	Driver Points	Earnings	Wins	Top 5	Top 10	Points behind Leader
1	Joey Saldana	2983	$97,800	4	15	18	0
2	Steve Kinser	2965	$74,150	2	15	20	18
3	Jason Meyers	2962	$94,750	6	11	18	21
4	Donny Schatz	2840	$61,300	2	10	16	143
5	Jason Sides	2829	$55,700	2	8	14	154
6	Paul McMahan	2701	$42,825	1	7	11	282
7	Lucas Wolfe	2700	$40,125	0	6	11	283
8	Jac Haudenschild	2683	$44,250	1	4	11	300
9	Danny Lasoski	2676	$37,650	0	4	11	307
10	Craig Dollansky	2657	$45,100	1	4	10	326
11	Kraig Kinser	2646	$31,300	0	2	9	337
12	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	2535	$25,350	0	1	3	448
13	Chad Kemenah	2402	$21,820	0	1	5	581
14	Ben Gregg	2211	$14,405	0	0	0	772
15	Brian Ellenberger	2132	$12,420	0	0	0	851
16	Toni Lutar	2023	$11,625	0	0	1	960
17	Tim Kaeding	1861	$23,625	0	3	6	1122
18	Daryn Pittman	1650	$18,110	0	1	4	1333
19	Brad Sweet	1648	$22,080	0	3	6	1335
20	Terry McCarl	1307	$12,525	0	0	3	1676
21	Tim Shaffer	1289	$14,030	0	1	4	1694
22	Sammy Swindell	1183	$16,150	0	3	4	1800
23	Fred Rahmer	993	$20,750	1	2	3	1990
24	Lance Dewease	959	$13,950	0	1	4	2024
25	Bill Rose	908	$5,550	0	0	0	2075
26	Dale Blaney	761	$9,600	0	1	3	2222
27	Cale Conley	683	$4,750	0	0	0	2300
28	Randy Hannagan	657	$5,700	0	0	1	2326
29	Kerry Madsen	610	$7,200	0	0	3	2373
30	Bronson Maeschen	583	$2,250	0	0	0	2400
31	Jared Ridge	510	$2,290	0	0	0	2473
32	Austen Wheatley	484	$2,885	0	0	0	2499
33	Stevie Smith	466	$4,000	0	0	0	2517
34	Doug Esh	450	$3,725	0	0	1	2533
35	Greg Hodnett	440	$2,460	0	0	0	2543
36	Mark Smith	433	$3,600	0	0	1	2550
37	Justin Henderson	428	$5,060	0	1	2	2555
38	Rob Chaney	385	$2,250	0	0	0	2598
39	Brian Paulus	347	$1,450	0	0	0	2636
40	Jessica Zemken	335	$1,260	0	0	0	2648
41	Tony Bruce, Jr.	332	$2,400	0	0	0	2651
42	David Gravel	331	$1,325	0	0	0	2652
43	Johnny Herrera	319	$2,275	0	0	0	2664
44	Zach Zimmerly	307	$1,980	0	0	0	2676
45	Greg Wilson	295	$1,725	0	0	0	2688
46	Ricky Logan	291	$1,780	0	0	0	2692
47	Brooke Tatnell	280	$2,325	0	0	1	2703
48	Lee Jacobs	270	$1,350	0	0	0	2713
49	Anthony Simone	266	$1,190	0	0	0	2717
50	Brian Leppo	264	$3,300	0	0	1	2719

IZOD INYCAR STANDINGS

Current Standings

After 94th Indianapolis 500 – Sun, 05/30/10

Rank	Driver	Points	Behind
1	Will Power	227	-
2	Dario Franchitti	216	11
3	Scott Dixon	203	24
4	Helio Castroneves	199	28
5	Ryan Hunter-Reay	175	52
6	Justin Wilson	167	60
7	Ryan Briscoe	155	72
8	Tony Kanaan	151	76
9	Dan Wheldon	142	85
10	Marco Andretti	134	93
11	Alex Tagliani	126	101
12	Danica Patrick	118	109
13	Vitor Meira	114	113
14	Raphael Matos	112	115
15	Mike Conway	110	117
16	Mario Moraes	109	118
17	Alex Lloyd	95	132
18	Hideki Mutoh	88	139
19	Mario Romancini	86	141
20	Simona De Silvestro	85	142
21	EJ Viso	84	143
22	Takuma Sato	73	154
23	Graham Rahal	73	154
24	Milka Duno	56	171
25	Bertrand Baguette	52	175
26	John Andretti	35	192
27	Ana Beatriz	33	194
28	Sarah Fisher	26	201
29	Ed Carpenter	20	207
30	Tomas Scheckter	19	208
31	Townsend Bell	18	209
32	Sebastian Saavedra	15	212
33	Davey Hamilton	14	213
34	Bruno Junqueira	13	214
35	Jay Howard	10	217

WORLDOFOUTLAWS TRI-CITY RESULTS

Race Results:

Race	Position	Driver Name	Team Name	Points	Earnings
A-Main	1	Jason Sides	Sides Motorsports	150	10000.00
	2	Steve Kinser	Tony Stewart Racing 11	146	5500.00
	3	Dale Blaney	Fisher 35M	144	3200.00
	4	Lucas Wolfe	Allebach	142	2800.00
	5	Donny Schatz	Tony Stewart Racing 15	140	2500.00
	6	Jason Meyers	Elite Racing Team	138	2300.00
	7	Joey Saldana	Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb 9	136	2200.00
	8	Andy Priest	Priest Raccing 21J	134	2100.00
	9	Danny Lasoski	Parsons Motorsports	132	2050.00
	10	Jac Haudenschild	Carnahan Motorsports	130	2000.00
	11	Rod George	George 4	128	1500.00
	12	Dave Ely	Ely 75	126	1200.00
	13	Chad Kemenah	CK Racing	124	1100.00
	14	Ed Lynch Jr.	Lynch	122	1050.00
	15	Paul McMahan	Kasey Kahne Racing with Mike Curb 91	120	1000.00
	16	Tim Shaffer	Call Racing 83X	118	900.00
	17	Kraig Kinser	Steve Kinser Racing #11K	116	800.00
	18	Toni Lutar	Lutar Motorsports	114	800.00
	19	Craig Dollansky	Big Game Motorsports 7	112	800.00
	20	Brian Ellenberger	Brian Ellenberger Racing Inc.	110	0.00
	21	Sam Hafertepe Jr.	Plumbfast Racing 15H	108	800.00
	22	David Gravel	Gravel Racing 89G	106	800.00
	23	Bob Felmlee	Felmlee 6F	104	600.00
	24	Jared Ridge	Ridge 12	102	800.00
	25	Ben Gregg	Ben Gregg Racing	102	0.00
	26	Brad Knab	Knab 38	102	800.00
B-Main	5	Bob Felmlee	Felmlee 6F	0	200.00
	6	Ben Gregg	Ben Gregg Racing	0	180.00
	7	Mike Lutz	Chappell Racing	75	175.00
	8	Brian Ellenberger	Brian Ellenberger Racing Inc.	0	160.00
	9	Brent Matus	Matus	75	150.00
	10	Bill Rose	Rose Racing	75	150.00
	11	Danny Holtgraver	Holtgraver D4	75	150.00
	12	Russ Sansosti	Sansosti 23S	75	150.00
	13	Brandon Matus	Matus 3J Racing	75	150.00
Qualifying Points	1	Dale Blaney	Fisher 2X	5	0.00
	2	Andy Priest	Priest Raccing 21J	4	0.00
	3	Jason Meyers	Elite Racing Team	3	0.00
	4	Jason Sides	Sides Motorsports	2	0.00
	5	Rob Eyler	Eyler	1	0.00

Sides Victorious at Tri-City Speedway

Winning Again: Jason Sides Victorious at Tri-City Speedway in Pennsylvania to Score Second Triumph of 2010

Franklin, PA- May 30, 2010- Winning a World of Outlaws event is never an easy task. Winning one over 20-time series champion Steve Kinser, the winningest driver in series history, is a monumental feat unto itself. Jason Sides was able to accomplish this on Sunday night as he was victorious in the inaugural World of Outlaws event at Tri-City Speedway in Franklin, Pennsylvania before a huge crowd on a picture perfect evening.Sides took the lead on the ninth lap on the bottom of the front straightaway and would lead the remainder of the 25-lap contest, holding off a couple of late charges by Kinser to score his second win of the season and the sixth of his World of Outlaws career. For the native of Bartlett, Tennessee it was his first career win in the state of Pennsylvania.

“Anytime you can win, whether it’s once a month or two or three in a row is good,” said Sides. “Another win for us is great. It was another good night for us. Doug (Rankin) works so hard and it’s a great night for all of our sponsors as well. Sides lined up second in the Wetherington Tractor Service Maxim and looked low in turn one at the start and then in turns three and four on the opening circuit, nearly taking the lead from Kinser, who started on the pole. Following Sides move to the lead on the ninth lap, the lead pair split a lapped car in turn one with Kinser on the high side of the track and Sides on the low groove. They would split a lapped machine again later in the going.

“We were just trying to get up underneath them and not really root them out of the way, but just let them see who is coming so they are not racing you,” noted Sides when asked about the lapped traffic. “A lot of them were very considerate about that.”The 25-lap contest went green-to-checkers without a caution in just under eight minutes. Sides found himself in lapped traffic for most of the race and withstood a couple of spirited challenges from Kinser for the top spot.”It really was surprising, but I’m glad it did because it kept us in traffic,” said Sides of the caution free race. “When I could clear some of the traffic it made me like I had a little leeway before Steve got to them or past them.”

Kinser led the first eight laps on Sunday night aboard the Bass Pro Shops Maxim for Tony Stewart Racing en route to the runner-up finish which was his series leading 20^th Top-10 in 21 races. He used the top of the track for a large part of the race as he tried everything he could to track down Sides as the laps wound down. The second-place run helped the 20-time series champion move back into second in points, just 18 markers behind Joey Saldana as he chases his record 21^st title.”The top gave away on me and I should have gone back down to the bottom and stayed out there a little bit too long and Jason (Sides) got by me,” shared Kinser. “He was running fast and I couldn’t do anything with him. I had a chance to win it and gave it away.”

 Dale Blaney, who began the night by turning the fastest lap in time trials, scored his best World of Outlaws finish of the season coming home third in the Ti-22 Performance Maxim. The veteran lined up sixth for the main event and got around Jason Meyers on the opening lap to move into fifth before setting his sights on Lucas Wolfe for the fourth spot. Once in fourth, it took Blaney just a couple of laps to pass Jac Haudenschild to move into third.”We’re happy to take third,” said Blaney. “I wasn’t that great the last half (of the race), so I don’t know if a caution would have helped. It would have gotten me in the second row in a double file restart and I could have ended up second or ended up sixth out of that, so you never know.”  

 Lucas Wolfe followed up a podium finish at Charlotte with a fourth-place performance on Sunday night at Tri-City Speedway in just his second career start at the half-mile. He dropped back to fifth early in the race before moving back into fourth. He then battled Jason Meyers for a number of laps, eventually taking the fourth spot on the final circuit.”We were pretty good tonight and continue to improve,” said Wolfe. “This was a very hard slick track and I think that’s a good sign for what’s coming later this summer. Hopefully we’ll be able to repeat these performances and stay consistently in the Top-Five and hopefully that will translate into wins in the future. That’s what we keep working on and we’ll get there soon.”

Donny Schatz, the four-time and defending World of Outlaws champion, came all the way from the 17^th starting spot to finish fifth aboard the Armor All/STP J&J to earn the KSE Racing Products Hard Charger Award.

Jason Meyers finished sixth in the GLR Investments KPC, with Joey Saldana, the current World of Outlaws point leader coming home seventh in the Budweiser Maxim. Andy Priest, who was second fastest in time trials, scored the best finish of his career with the World of Outlaws coming home eighth aboard the Priest Enterprises Maxim. Danny Lasoski was ninth in the Casey’s General Store JEI, with Jac Haudenschild rounding out the Top-10 in the Owens-Corning Fiberglass XXX.

 

The World of Outlaws return to action June 3-5 at Knoxville Raceway in Iowa for the Hall of Fame Classic.

F1 STANDINGS

Current Standings

After Turkish Grand Prix – Sun, 05/30/10

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Team	Points
1	Mark Webber	Australian	RBR-Renault	93
2	Jenson Button	British	McLaren-Mercedes	88
3	Lewis Hamilton	British	McLaren-Mercedes	84
4	Fernando Alonso	Spanish	Ferrari	79
5	Sebastian Vettel	German	RBR-Renault	78
6	Robert Kubica	Polish	Renault	67
7	Felipe Massa	Brazilian	Ferrari	67
8	Nico Rosberg	German	Mercedes GP	66
9	Michael Schumacher	German	Mercedes GP	34
10	Adrian Sutil	German	Force India-Mercedes	22
11	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Italian	Force India-Mercedes	10
12	Rubens Barrichello	Brazilian	Williams-Cosworth	7
13	Vitaly Petrov	Russian	Renault	6
14	Jaime Alguersuari	Spanish	STR-Ferrari	3
15	Sebastien Buemi	Swiss	STR-Ferrari	1
16	Kamui Kobayashi	Japanese	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg	German	Williams-Cosworth	1
18	Pedro de la Rosa	Spanish	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	0
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Finnish	Lotus-Cosworth	0
20	Karun Chandhok	Indian	HRT-Cosworth	0
21	Lucas Di Grassi	Brazilian	Virgin-Cosworth	0
22	Jarno Trulli	Italian	Lotus-Cosworth	0
23	Bruno Senna	Brazilian	HRT-Cosworth	0
24	Timo Glock	German	Virgin-Cosworth	0

INDIANAPOLIS 500 RESULTS

Pos	Car	Driver	Team	Time	Gap	To 1st	Speed
1	10	Dario Franchitti	Chip Ganassi Racing	39.8983	-	-	225.574
2	9	Scott Dixon	Chip Ganassi Racing	39.9718	0.0735	0.0735	225.159
3	12	Will Power	Team Penske	40.0012	0.0294	0.1029	224.993
4	33	Bruno Junqueira	FAZZT Race Team	40.0182	0.017	0.1199	224.898
5	3	Helio Castroneves	Team Penske	40.0439	0.0257	0.1456	224.753
6	8	EJ Viso	KV Racing Technology	40.1036	0.0597	0.2053	224.419
7	4	Dan Wheldon	Panther Racing	40.1353	0.0317	0.237	224.242
8	32	Mario Moraes	KV Racing Technology	40.1582	0.0229	0.2599	224.114
9	2	Raphael Matos	de Ferran Dragon Racing	40.2358	0.0776	0.3375	223.681
10	77	Alex Tagliani	FAZZT Race Team	40.2644	0.0286	0.3661	223.523
11	6	Ryan Briscoe	Team Penske	40.2698	0.0054	0.3715	223.493
12	26	Marco Andretti	Andretti Autosport	40.2814	0.0116	0.3831	223.428
13	20	Ed Carpenter	Panther/Vision Racing	40.2939	0.0125	0.3956	223.359
14	99	Townsend Bell	CGR/Sam Schmidt Motorsports	40.3611	0.0672	0.4628	222.987
15	5	Takuma Sato	KV Racing Technology	40.3633	0.0022	0.465	222.975
16	14	Vitor Meira	A.J. Foyt Racing	40.4286	0.0653	0.5303	222.615
17	24	Mike Conway	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	40.4287	0.0001	0.5304	222.614
18	37	Ryan Hunter-Reay	Andretti Autosport	40.4441	0.0154	0.5458	222.529
19	23	Tomas Scheckter	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	40.4518	0.0077	0.5535	222.487
20	11	Tony Kanaan	Andretti Autosport	40.4657	0.0139	0.5674	222.411
21	7	Danica Patrick	Andretti Autosport	40.4847	0.019	0.5864	222.306
22	34	Mario Romancini	Conquest Racing	40.5367	0.052	0.6384	222.021
23	36	Bertrand Baguette	Conquest Racing	40.5424	0.0057	0.6441	221.99
24	78	Simona De Silvestro	Stargate/HVM Racing	40.5996	0.0572	0.7013	221.677
25	21	Davey Hamilton	de Ferran Dragon Racing	40.6017	0.0021	0.7034	221.666
26	6	Hideki Mutoh	Newman/Haas Racing	40.619	0.0173	0.7207	221.571
27	43	John Andretti	R.Petty/Andretti Autosport	40.6515	0.0325	0.7532	221.394
28	19	Alex Lloyd	Dale Coyne Racing	40.712	0.0605	0.8137	221.065
29	22	Justin Wilson	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	40.7189	0.0069	0.8206	221.028
30	67	Sarah Fisher	Sarah Fisher Racing	40.7389	0.02	0.8406	220.919
31	29	Sebastian Saavedra	Bryan Herta Autosport	40.7957	0.0568	0.8974	220.611
32	25	Ana Beatriz	Dreyer & Reinbold Racing	40.8393	0.0436	0.941	220.376
33	30	Graham Rahal	Rahal Letterman Racing	40.9095	0.0702	1.0112	219.998